Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 391 Autumn Offensive, Pre-war Meeting Please Subscribe

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Someone from Jiang issued a formal combat order to the headquarters of the first theater through his attendant room. This order was rarely conveyed through the military committee. It is strange that the chief department of the second theater did not receive the relevant order.

He, Jiang, shook his head after the Hundred Regiments War and became a staunch anti-Japanese faction.

In fact, in 1939, Jiang planned to launch four nationwide counter-offensives in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Among them, the winter offensive was the largest and the most fruitful. The Eighth Route Army also invested about 20 regiments in order to cooperate with the national army's offensive on the frontal battlefield.

On December 1939, 12, the winter offensive began in full swing.

However, as early as the end of November, the commander-in-chief of the Japan-China Expeditionary Force deciphered the code of the national army, mastered the plan and intention of the national army's offensive, and notified the Japanese troops in various places to be on alert.

Fortunately, the Japanese army underestimated the previous defeat of the national army's counter-offensive. Until December 12, before the full-scale launch of the winter offensive, many senior Japanese generals even said arrogantly: "The so-called general counter-offensive in the third phase of the War of Resistance must be Idiots talk about dreams", so the Japanese army in many areas was not prepared, and the defenses were not strengthened.

The national army in southern Shanxi took the initiative to attack, and achieved remarkable results in the early stage, but was subsequently defeated by internal struggles.

The troops of the Eighth Route Army in this battle were mainly the Tainan Military Region where Zhou Weihan was located, so Zhou Weihan sent a telegram to order Zhao Gang and Zhou Weiguo to lead the military region to move forward, and Li Yunshan continued to stay at Yanwang Mountain.

That night, in Yushugou in Ludongnan, the deputy chief of staff held a combat meeting and conveyed the spirit of the meeting.

Participants included the four-member team of the Tainan Military Region, the heads of the subordinate regiments, and comrades from the General Staff Office.

"This battle plan is called the second autumn offensive. The key target of the attack is the Changzhi area. The core tactics are still the old method. The main force besieges Changzhi, and the reinforcement troops occupy the surrounding favorable terrain. Tunliu, the Japanese army of the eldest son, wipe out the Japanese army in the surrounding counties of Changzhi!"

"Take advantage of the time gap to eliminate the small reinforcements of the Japanese army first, and then concentrate on blocking the possible reinforcements of the Japanese army currently entrenched in the hinterland of the Taihang Mountains!"

"Next, I will announce the specific combat order. Zhou Weihan will lead the independent detachment [-]st, [-]nd, [-]th, cavalry, and artillery battalion to besiege Changzhi City!"

"If the Japanese army in the hinterland of Taihang reinforces Changzhi, they will definitely cross Shexian County and march along the Hanchang Highway. At that time, the 22nd Regiment will deploy the first line of defense in Shexian County. Licheng and Lucheng deployed the second and third lines of defense, and based on the favorable terrain, fought against the Japanese army step by step to buy time for the main force!" The deputy general staff said one after another.

"There are currently eight main regiments in the Taiyue Military Region. The Japanese troops of the 772th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army are still being dragged on the Lintun Highway. At that time, the [-]nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment will detour to the rear in advance and attack them from behind. Unable to be distracted, while threatening Tunliu and the eldest son!"

"The garrison regiment of the independent detachment, together with the base regiment of Shexian County, Wuyi, and Wu'an, blocked the reinforcements of the Japanese 104th Brigade!" the deputy chief of staff ordered one by one.

"How are the troops of the national army arranged?" Zhao Gang asked.

"Lao Jiang is still reluctant to let go of his direct line Central Army. Currently, only the 281st Regiment of the Central Army is on the offensive list, and Pang Bingxun's [-]th Army, which belongs to the Hebei-Chahar Theater, is currently in the Tainan area. Sun Dianying's New Fifth Army military"

"More than 281 people from the [-]st Regiment attacked Lin County, and the Forty Army and the New Fifth Army attacked the Japanese troops in Gaoping, Huguan, Lingchuan and other places!" said the deputy chief of staff.

"Hey, this can be regarded as a big battle, fun, fun!" Li Yunlong shouted excitedly.

On the contrary, the rest of the people looked dignified, and Ding Wei said: "Lao Jiang has a good plan. The [-]st Division of the Japanese Army in the south of Changzhi is currently empty of defensive strength. This is obviously to pick a soft persimmon. Squeeze, and all the strength of the Japanese army is concentrated on the northern front, and the pressure is all on the side of our Eighth Route Army!"

After hearing this, Zhou Weihan smiled and said nothing. Before the meeting, the deputy chief of staff and Zhou Weihan had communicated first, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party had some agreed appearances, which were not known at the level of Ding Wei and others.

The Eighth Route Army was able to mobilize its troops to go to war, all because the Kuomintang and the Communist Party secretly signed an agreement. The content of the agreement was that the Eighth Route Army would capture Changzhi City and hand it over to the National Army after the war. Shipping lanes through the frontier.

This agreement was witnessed by several democrats, and the Minister of Military and Political Affairs personally signed the agreement. Of course, Lao Jiang also kept a hand and did not sign it himself.

"Will the Jinsui Army take part in the battle? Although the main force of the Jinsui Army is in the west of Shanxi, the 358th regiment of Chu Yunfei, which is at the junction of Anze and the eldest son, also has a lot of people?" Zhao Gang wondered.
Zhou Weihan laughed, and said: "It's not that Lao Jiang couldn't trust Yan Laoxi. In 39, the national army launched a winter offensive. The first war zone achieved a relatively large victory in the early stage. As a result, the Jinsui Army dragged its feet. Initiating the Shanxi Incident, Yan Laoxi ordered Chen Changjie's troops to attack the Ximenghui and the Shanxi New Army, and as a result, the autumn offensive in southern Shanxi became a joke."

What Zhou Weihan said was only one, and the other was that Lao Jiang himself knew that the Japanese army had planted many moles in various institutions of the Nationalist government.

The Headquarters of the WWII Zone Commander was infiltrated into a sieve. The battle plan reached Yan Laoxi's desk beforehand, and the Japanese knew the specific military deployment behind it. Maybe the telegraph operators of the WWII Zone Commander's Division were all from Japan. people.

Of course, this is just an excuse on the surface. The actual situation is that the Jinsui Army has its own system, the orders of the Military and Political Department are not effective, and Yan Laoxi's attitude towards Japan is vacillating.

Before the situation in southern Shanxi became clear, Yan Laoxi’s shrewdness would definitely not allow the Jinsui Army to participate in the war. In addition, Shanxi was far away from the Changzhi area and could not provide support. The army issued combat orders.

"Today is the [-]th. Before [-]:[-] a.m. on the [-]th, all ministries entered the designated positions, and the independent detachment launched an attack on Changzhi!" The deputy chief of staff finally said.

After the meeting, everyone dispersed.

"How about it, are you sure?" the deputy chief of staff asked.

"I'm very sure of taking down the empty Changzhi City. I'm [-]% sure if I count the Han-Chang Highway's blocking, but I'm only [-]% sure if I add the national army in the south of Changzhi!" Zhou Weihan said in a deep voice.

"It's not the time for you to clamor for an offensive. Why are you so pessimistic at this time?"

"The main reason is that the attitude of the national army is erratic. After the start of Changzhi, the 238th Army and the New [-]th Army watched the fire from the other side and watched the reinforcements from the [-]th Regiment of the [-]st Division of the Japanese Army stationed in the south of Changzhi. Casualties will inevitably increase by then!" Zhou Weihan Said.

"If you can think of this in advance, then I can rest assured. You can rest assured that someone Jiang will take action to make these two soldiers obey orders!"

　The battle of Changzhi is about to start

　　
　
(End of this chapter)