Glorious Mission 1937

() Seishiro Itagaki's move to invite you into the urn is undoubtedly very clever. The Fifth Division suddenly turned to attack north when it was in full swing. This is rare good news for Yan Xishan. If the Fifth Division The regiment continued to attack south as usual, so judging from the current offensive and defensive postures of both sides, it is only a matter of time before Taiyuan falls. .. : Although Yan Xishan was well aware of the Japanese army's sudden plan to go north, in order to gain time to prepare for the defense of Taiyuan, Yan Xishan had no choice but to admit it. On November 11th, a military meeting of officers above the military level was held in the World War II zone to discuss matters related to the defense of Taiyuan.As in history, on the issue of defending Taiyuan, the Second Theater Command had a disagreement. Wei Lihuang, the deputy commander of the World War II zone, believed that the isolated city of Taiyuan was difficult to defend, and another deputy commander, Huang Shaohong, avoided fighting and wanted to preserve his strength. As for Yan Xishan, he insisted on sticking to Taiyuan.After half a day of deliberation, the generals at the meeting finally reached a consensus, that is, if the Fifth Division does not participate in the Taiyuan attack, the World War II zone is fully capable of keeping Taiyuan, but if the Fifth Division goes south, Taiyuan will be isolated and difficult to defend. , so there must be an army to contain the Fifth Division in northern Shanxi.But now the situation in northern Shanxi is in chaos. After the main force of the Seventh Army retreats southward, only Li Fuying's No.4 First Army and Chen Feng's 60nd Division are left in the northern Shanxi area. There is also No.222 Army several guerrillas.The most important thing is that it has only been more than a month since the last war. Neither the No.18 First Army nor the 60nd Division has recovered. How can they resist the Fifth Division known as the Steel Army.Another problem is that if the No.222 60st Army and the 222nd Division are ordered to guard northern Shanxi, then the issue of the ownership of the two troops cannot be avoided.However, who will command the No.60 First Army and the 222nd Division has become a problem. It stands to reason that the No.60 First Army is an army-level combat unit, and the 222nd Division is a division-level combat unit. It should be led by the No.60 First Army 222nd Division.However, in terms of combat effectiveness, the No.60 First Army is obviously not comparable to the 222nd Division.In addition, in terms of the number of troops, the 222nd Division is a Type A division, and the No. 60 First Army is a Type B division plus a brigade. The number of soldiers in the 222nd Division is much larger than that of the No. 60 First Army.Finally, looking at Li Fuying and Chen Feng, in terms of seniority, Li Fuying is undoubtedly much older than Chen Feng, while Chen Feng is just a rookie, the two are not opponents of the same level at all.But in terms of commanding ability, even Li Fuying couldn't keep up with Chen Feng.Moreover, Chen Feng is still a very temperamental officer, so he may not necessarily be willing to obey Li Fuying's orders, after all, he is now a famous anti-Japanese general who is well-known all over the country, compared to Li Fuying, he has become an unknown junior.Based on the consideration of various factors, the Second Theater Command finally made the following order, promoting Chen Feng to the No. 60 No. 60 Army Lieutenant General Commander, and at the same time serving as the Datong City Defense Commander, commanding all the squadrons in the northern Shanxi and Suinan areas to defend to the death. Datong.Li Fuying, the commander of the No. 60 First Army, and some officers of the No. 60 First Army were transferred back to the World War II Zone Commander's Department for other appointments. At the same time, Fu Zuoyi was ordered to be the commander of Taiyuan City Defense, responsible for defending Taiyuan.This is the best way in the eyes of the high-level officials in the World War II zone. Chen Feng was promoted to an official position, and even the No. 222 army was given to him. Although it is difficult to stick to Datong, Chen Feng will not have any opinions if he wants to come. .And Li Fuying also knows that defending Datong is not a job that ordinary people can take on. I heard that it is not only the troops of the Fifth Division who attacked northern Shanxi this time, but also other troops from the Mongolian Army and the North China Front Army. There is no difference between Datong and death. After all, there are not many squadrons in northern Shanxi. If they are surrounded by the Japanese army, they will be destroyed sooner or later. It is a great thing for him to leave at this time. These days He has always been worried that the World War II Zone Chief's Department will allow him to defend Datong.In this way, although he lost his military power, he saved his life. After weighing the pros and cons, Li Fuying had no opinion.After receiving the order from the World War II District Chief's Department, Chen Feng smiled wryly. Didn't the **** put him on fire?Defend Datong, what a joke, now that the Japanese army has captured Niangziguan and Xinkou, Datong has no strategic value, except for Datong's coal, it doesn't matter whether Datong is defended or not.Now, in order to buy time for the Taiyuan defense war, Yan Laoxi is going to use his troops as cannon fodder. Although in another sealed telegram, Yan Xishan authorized Chen Feng to abandon his troops and escape when things were impossible, but in this way The family property that Chen Feng worked so hard to manage is all over.After more than a month of development and recovery, the four brigades and one cavalry group of the [-]nd Division are basically full.

However, due to too many new recruits, the combat effectiveness of the troops did not directly increase, but decreased slightly.Especially the 224th brigade, which is almost entirely composed of oil recruits, and only two battalions of the whole brigade have been on the battlefield. If such a unit really goes to the battlefield, it will be a disaster for these recruits.Looking at this telegram of sticking to Datong for more than 20 days, Chen Feng fell into deep thought. To be honest, with the strength of the 222 Division, sticking to Datong for 20 days is not a problem at all, let alone 20 days, even two months is not a problem.But the problem is that 20 days is enough time for the Japanese army to encircle Datong completely. At that time, they will be the bastards in the urn, and their destruction will only happen sooner or later.But the Second World War Zone thought that the order to be issued this time was a death order, and there was no room for Chen Feng to refuse it. If the Ministry agrees, then this Datong is not impossible to defend. If the World War II District Chief Ministry does not agree, then this matter will have to be carefully planned.Taiyuan. Department of World War II area chief. "Yisheng, what do you think?" Since the conditions proposed by Chen Feng were related to the internal affairs of the Jinsui Army, only the senior officers of the Jinsui Army participated in this meeting, and Wei Lihuang and the senior officers of the No.18 Army were not invited to participate. "Chen Feng's conditions are mainly in two aspects. The first one is the issue of the command of the battle. He requires that any decision he makes after the war begins must not interfere with the WWII Commander's Department, and there is no need to ask the WWII Commander's Department for instructions. In other words, he has the decision-making power to command. This is understandable, once Chen Feng's troops enter the battlefield, they will become a single army in a sense, this right is understandable, and it is not too much." Stop After a pause, Fu Zuoyi continued: "As for the second condition, it is worthy of our consideration. Chen Feng requested to reorganize the No. 60 First Army and transfer all officers above the brigade level of the No. 60 First Army. We all know that the No. 60 First Army It is an air army, and the whole army is only one division and one brigade, so it can only be regarded as a larger division. It is understandable for Chen Feng to want to reorganize the No. What do you mean?" Yang Aiyuan thought for a while and said, "Actually, there is nothing I can't figure out. Although Chen Feng's 60 Division is said to belong to our battle order in World War II, in fact we have almost zero control over him, because from Fundamentally speaking, this army is Chen Feng's private army. It is an army formed by Chen Feng with all his family property, so he does not allow anyone to get involved in this army. Yes, because his army is likely to disappear after this battle, so he is leaving a way out for himself." "A way out, what way out, isn't my status as the son-in-law of someone Yan not a way out?" Lu, can't you let him beat devils at ease?" Officer Yan was obviously a little angry. "Marshal, although you did betroth Changxi to Chen Feng, after all, they are not married yet. And to tell the truth, don't dislike it. If one day Chen Feng loses all his military power, I'm afraid your Changxi Maybe they will marry." "That's when... um, this..." Although Yan Xishan was a little embarrassed, he didn't refute. "So Chen Feng wants to leave a way out for himself. His meaning is very clear. If you want me to defend Datong, the No. 222 First Army will be my private army in the future. Maybe in the World War II zone, you can still command the No. 60 First Army." Army, but it may be impossible to get back the ownership." Yang Aiyuan analyzed. "Marshal, compared with Taiyuan and the whole of Shanxi, the 60st Army is really insignificant. Besides, after two major wars, the No. 61th Army is considered disabled. More than half of the soldiers are newly added recruits. The combat power is even higher. I'm afraid Chen Feng didn't fall in love with those ten thousand people, but the designation of the 60st Army, the Type A army, so he didn't want us to intervene." As the former commander of the 61st Army, Li Ye Ying still has a good understanding of the situation of the No. 61 First Army, so his words are still very convincing to these officers present. "Yes, now Taiyuan is our foundation. I, Yan, don't care about the designation of a mere army, so I treat it as a dowry to Changxi. Yisheng, the 60nd Division and the No. 222th Army belong to you." The Seventh Army is under the jurisdiction, so you can send a telegram to the young man for the old man, and say that the old man said it, and I will agree to both of these conditions. But he also promised the old man to stick to Datong for more than 60 days, otherwise Military law!" Yan Xishan thought for a while and finally made a decision.