Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

At night in late July 1942, the heat was unbearable, and there was a heavy smell of earth in the air.

Hengling Pass used to be the front line of the confrontation between China and Japan, but as the national army regained the lost ground in Zhongtiao Mountain and expanded the defense area to the north, Hengling Pass also lost its role as a pass.

Stationed here is part of the Ninth Army of the National Army, which has the 9th Division, the 47th Division and the new 54th Division under its jurisdiction. It originally belonged to the No.24 Army. The strength of the Fourteenth Army Group, so the Ninth Army was placed directly under the theater.

The entire Zhongtiao Mountain generally runs in an east-west direction, and the defense of the national army here is also very particular. If it is deployed along the mountain range from east to west, it is like a long snake array, and the garrison troops will not be able to look at each other because of the long defense area. It's a taboo for military strategists.

Therefore, before leaving office, Chief Wei determined the overall defense plan. The entire Zhongtiaoshan area generally presents three major defense zones: west, center, and east.

From Yongji County on the westernmost side of Zhongtiao Mountain to the north of Maojindu Line in Pinglu County, including Yuncheng, an important town on the Tongpu Line, and Wenxi, Xiaxian, Wanquan and other places as barriers, the line of Wei Chief Liu Maoen's No.14 Army and Kong Lingxun's 80th Army were stationed.

The national army has a heavy responsibility, not only to resist the Japanese army going south from Linfen along the Tongpu Railway, but also to hold on to Fenglingdu, an important ferry connecting Shaanxi Province, which is the core area of ​​confrontation between the enemy and us.

According to the intention of the Chief Guard, a part of the first theater south of the Yellow River should be mobilized to support northward to fill the loopholes in the emptiness of troops caused by the expansion of the defense zone.

However, the old man transferred the Chief Guard because he had doubts about supporting the self-respect of the troops. After Li Moan took office, not only did he not increase his troops, but instead transferred the 9th Army that deployed the west from the west to the center.

The central part is north of the line from Pinglu to Yuanqu County, with Hengling Pass in the central part as the hub, echoing from the north to the south, and stationed by Zeng Wanzhong's 5th Army and Pei Changhui's [-]th Army.

The east is north of the line from Yuanqu County to Wen County, including Jiyuan, Yangcheng and other places in the north, as well as Qinyang, an important town at the end of the Daoqing Railway. Sun Tongxuan's 3rd Army is stationed here.

From a strategic point of view, the national army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area has a terrain advantage, and the eastern and western national armies can cut off the railway line for the Japanese attack at any time.

However, due to the complex and changeable terrain in the Zhongtiao Mountain area, although there are three armies and the other two armies, the connection between the various ministries is loose.

It was night, and the national army at Hengling Pass did not camp collectively in the sweltering barracks. Instead, with the tacit consent of the officers, more than half of the soldiers took turns to rest.

Although the local village is some distance away from Hengling Pass, it is a good place for officers and soldiers to go. In every village of Gein, there are officers or rich households that provide places for soldiers to have fun.

"Come on, come on, damn it, my brothers have to drink to their heart's content. Why do the officials have to drink spicy food in the rear, and our brothers have to suffer here? After drinking, go to the brothel for a while lock up."

"Company Commander, it's easy for you to say, we don't have as much face as you, and we can pay on credit in Adjutant Wu's kiln. Brothers don't have much money a month, but it's all on women!"

As soon as these words came out, the few people present nodded repeatedly. They must all want to sleep in the woman's quilt, but they were so shy in their pockets, so they quarreled here one by one.

The leading company commander immediately showed dissatisfaction, and slapped the wine bowl on the table: "Damn it, we brothers came here to show him face, no matter how capable he is, Wu Shuzhong has to pay back when he reaches Hengling Pass How much face do we have, otherwise he can still make money from our pockets?"

Wu Shuzhong is an adjutant in the regiment, and he runs several businesses in Xigou Village near Hengling Pass, but his family is not the only one near Hengling Pass.

If you really offend this group of soldiers, although you don't dare to ruin your life, you can switch to his family.

When it comes to business methods, this group of national army officers has developed their own skills. The west is close to the Yuncheng Basin, and the products are rich enough to be self-sufficient. They can also rely on copper mines to trade with the Eighth Route Army and make a lot of money.

The national army in the east can communicate with the 24th Army of Fan Hanjie in the Changzhi area in the north, and can also trade with businesses in the Japanese defense area in the east. Life is also enjoyable.

Only the national army in the central region had the most miserable life. Although from the perspective of location, the national army in the central region was the safest, with friendly troops on the east and west sides, and troops from the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army on the north.

However, the national army sticks to the core mountainous area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain, and the land is barren. On the one hand, it needs to distribute money and food from the rear, and on the other hand, it is with the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army in the north.

This also led to the officers of the national army in the middle of the country changing the law to earn money from the soldiers, and at the same time oppressing the local people more severely, causing the people to suffer unspeakably.

In contrast, the life of middle and high-level military officers is very different. Division headquarters and regiment headquarters are generally located in various counties or wealthy towns.

Because the Japanese army has shown signs of decline in North China, Zhongtiao Mountain has been at peace for a long time, and Li Mo'an only has the intention of keeping his own but has no intention of making progress. As a result, the military discipline of various ministries is very loose. The generals even stay in Luoyang instead of the front line. .

That night, the first war zone was holding a combat meeting. In order to facilitate the joint operations, Hu Zongnan arrived in Luoyang in person.

From the point of view of the organizational system, the No.30 Fourth Army also belongs to the battle order of the first theater. Hu Zongnan and Li Mo'an are both alumni of the first phase of Whampoa, but in fact, they are quite bored in their hearts.

However, Hu Zongnan is the only one in Shaanxi Province, and he only listens to the old man's orders, and Li Moangui, the acting commander-in-chief of the first war zone, cannot be transferred.

Hu Zongnan was promoted the fastest among the first-year students in Huangpu, until he was promoted to the commander of the group army, he was slowly caught up by others, but now Li Moan hugged Chen Cheng's thigh, just as the old man was dissatisfied with Chief Wei, he succeeded in taking the position. Surpassed Hu Zongnan in one fell swoop.

"Brother Shoushan, since there is an order from the principal, please rest assured that as long as the Japanese army intends to cross the river, our troops will block the way behind!" Li Mo'an said loudly, as if promising to fully support it.

Hu Zongnan was quite impatient when he heard the words. He had heard Che Jilu's talk like tonight's for two nights, but he didn't see Li Mo'an taking any real actions.

Because the old man did not give a formal order, Li Moan naturally wanted to shirk, and would not help Hu Zongnan share the pressure until the critical moment.

Although the two national armies are not incompatible, it is common for them to hold each other back within the national army. In the past, Hu Zongnan was able to watch the fire from the other side, but now Li Mo'an can naturally do the same. (end of this chapter)