Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

After the Japanese army crossed the river, they hid and did not attack, but hung like a sharp sword over the heads of the national army. Not only were the soldiers at the bottom disheartened, but even the senior officials began to question that the battle was too hasty.

Hu Zhongnan even sent nine telegrams asking for help to the First War Zone Commander's Department in one day. He kept his attitude extremely low and respectfully addressed Li Mo'an as Chief Li.

However, the troops in the First Theater Command were as stable as Mount Tai. They neither put pressure on the Japanese troops to the north nor added troops to support them across the river from Fenglingdu.

"It's really all your own fault. You have to take risks. One general is incompetent and the whole army is exhausted. He Hu Shoushan can only command a regiment, but he relies on the trust of the principal to rise to the position of commander-in-chief of the group army!" Li Mo'an looked disdainful. Could it be that he saw Hu Zongnan was naturally very happy when he was lying low and careful.

Hu Zhongnan is the leader among Huangpu officer cadets, but after being promoted to a general officer, he has never been able to achieve outstanding results, but he has been promoted all the way, which makes officers like Li Mo'an who are also in the first phase of Huangpu very dissatisfied.

"Brother Linsheng, according to the information from the front, the main force of the Japanese army has all crossed today, and the forces in Hejin, Jishan and other places are empty. Now the pressure is all on the 34th Army. This is a godsend opportunity!"

"If you still hesitate to move forward, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the Chairman!"

The person who spoke was Dong Yingbin, chief of staff of the First War Zone. This person was the backbone of the Northeast Army after entering the customs. When Zhang Yang mutinied, he was the chief of staff of the Northeast Army and was responsible for the daily work of the Northeast Army.

Unfortunately, he later lost the support of the young marshal. Due to his lack of qualifications, Dong Yingbin gradually lost power in the struggle between the young faction and the veteran faction of the Northeast Army.

After the July [-]th Incident broke out, he went to Jinling alone and entered the fourth phase of the special class of the Army University. Later, he served as the chief of staff after the establishment of the first theater.

Dong Yingbin, the chief of staff, is an airborne faction and does not actually control the troops in the first theater, but he was specially selected by the old man to balance the internal factions.

Seeing that Li Mo'an had not expressed his position for a long time, Dong Yingbin decided to add fuel to the fire: "The current situation is no longer a local battle. It affects the whole body. If we don't respond in time, it will affect the situation in North China as a whole!"

"Sir, please see that if the heavy Japanese army breaks through the defense line of the 34th Army in Weinan, then there will be two offensive routes. One will go west, and the troops will point directly at Guanzhong. The consequences will be disastrous. Once the battle line is stretched too long, victory or defeat is unknown!”

"Secondly, after the Japanese army arrived in Weinan, they turned to march eastward, and then their fronts pointed directly at the area south of the Yellow River. At that time, the Japanese army attacked westward on the Ping-Han line, and the two armies from the east and the west attacked our troops. Your perseverance will be meaningless!"

Li Mo'an, who was still holding the wisdom pearl, was startled suddenly, and said, "Brother Xianzhang is exaggerating, how could the situation of the war be so rotten?"

"As the chief of staff, it is my duty to estimate the situation on the battlefield. Although Hu Zongnan has more than [-] troops, the officers and soldiers of this department have been out of battle for a long time and most of them are recruits. I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the Japanese attack!"

Under Dong Yingbin's strong recommendation, and worried about the old man's prosecution, Li Mo'an gave up the idea of ​​sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, so he ordered the 14th Army under the 98th Group Army and Kong Lingxun's 80th Army to quickly assemble and pass Fenglingdu at Tongguan. garrison, intending to intercept the Japanese army west of Tongguan.

At the same time, the Japanese troops assembled in Hancheng began to move south rapidly, and their leading troops were still the two brigades of the Independent Ninth Mixed Brigade.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the Japanese army broke through multiple defense lines of the 36th Army's temporary 52nd Division. The 52nd Division turned from a false defeat into a real defeat, discarding armor along the way, and fled to the defense area of ​​the 57th Army's 97th Division before stopping the rout.

Originally, in accordance with Zhou Weiguo's wishes, the main force of his direct First Army was deployed in the west of Dali County. The 57th Division of the 8th Army and the new 24th Division were still stationed in the west of Dali County. The 57th Army was stationed in Heyang County and Dali County. The north-south junction. The 76th Division of the 24th Army is stationed at the east-west junction of Heyang County and Chengcheng County, thus forming a pocket. When the 36nd Division of the 52th Army pretends to be defeated, it will lure the Japanese vanguard to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, thus widening the distance from the rear troops. The 10th Cavalry Division was about to launch, cutting off the connection between the two Japanese armies.

That night, the phone at the First Army Headquarters in Dali County kept ringing, and the battle situation on the front line was constantly summarized in Zhou Weiguo's hands. The Chinese army and the Japanese army fought fiercely from the afternoon until dark, and the gunfire gradually weakened.

"Hello, I'm Zhou Weiguo!"

"Military seat, I am Wu Hongren, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division. The Japanese offensive has obviously weakened. I guess there may be a problem with the Japanese army's ammunition supply. Should we order the troops to start a counterattack immediately?"

Zhou Weiguo did not respond immediately, but thought for a moment: "First order the troops to prepare a counterattack and wait for the order from the military headquarters!"

Seeing Zhou Weiguo hang up the phone, the chief of staff stepped forward and said, "Military seat, something seems wrong!"

"Our army's current fighting areas with the Japanese army are mainly concentrated on the front lines of Weizhuang, Siqian Town, and Fanjia Town. The Japanese army's early offensive in Siqian Town was particularly fierce, but the Japanese army's offensive in the east and west was weak!"

"The strangest thing is that the 10th Cavalry Division has penetrated along the Yellow River to Hejiazhuang, 30 miles away from the battlefield, and continues to send scouts northward, but no trace of the enemy's follow-up troops has been found!"

"It is indeed a bit suspicious. It is only more than 200 miles from Hancheng to the battlefield. The main follow-up force of the Japanese army should not be too far away!" Zhou Weiguo was also puzzled.

The battle did not go smoothly. Because the 36nd Division of the 52th Army was defeated too quickly, the 52nd and 97th Divisions were supposed to march westward to take on the task of blocking the opening, but the time was delayed because of the reorganization of the 52nd Division.

"Immediately contact the 36nd Division of the 52th Army and order it to send elite troops from Yichuan to Hancheng to detect the movements of the Japanese troops!"

"At the same time, order the frontline troops, except the reserve team, to counterattack across the board and eat up the Japanese troops in front of us as soon as possible!" Zhou Weiguo ordered one after another.

The officers and soldiers on the front line received the order, and under the cover of artillery fire, they jumped out of the trenches and launched a counterattack towards the Japanese position. Unexpectedly, just one charge broke through the first Japanese position.

While the frontline troops were in shock, some soldiers discovered something fishy: "Battalion Commander, we have all been deceived. The Japs have no follow-up reinforcements at all. More than half of these [-] people are pretending to be puppet troops!"

"Damn it, why do I always think that the little devils across the street are useless? It turns out they are a group of second devils. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep well last night!"

"Report the information to the regiment headquarters immediately. Brothers, it's our turn to eat dumplings. Come on, don't let the enemy escape!"

In less than a day, the offensive and defensive momentum of both sides reversed. (End of chapter)