Glorious Mission 1937

At this time, the eighth war zone was like a huge machine, running at high speed from the inside to the outside, and the energy it released shocked everyone.Even Kang Ze, Deng Ping, and Li Yunchang, who were not from the northern part of Serbia, were taken aback. They had been in the Eighth War Zone for more than three years, and they all thought that they knew Chen Feng and the troops under Chen Feng's command very well, but now It seems that what they understand is only superficial, and they are still far from the real understanding.

They have always known that Chen Feng's prestige in this land is very high, but they didn't expect it to be so high. One must know that Chen Feng hardly interferes with the government affairs of the Saibei area.As he said before, everything is handled by the Presidium of the Sebei Provincial Government. Over the past few years, this model has worked very well. No matter what disputes there are, the three parties can resolve them through the Presidium Meeting. Therefore, for a long time, both the KMT and the Communist Party have almost ignored it. The existence of Chen Feng, the big boss, was eliminated.

But now it seems that although Chen Feng does not intervene in the specific government affairs of Saibei Province, its influence is still unparalleled. It really echoes that sentence. Although my brother is not in the Jianghu, there have always been legends about him in the Jianghu. This kind of prestige Under Chen Feng's few orders, it quickly transformed into a real power and fighting power, which are the envy of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

On August 8, Lao Jiang personally sent a report to Chen Feng, hoping that he could represent the national government to participate in the Allied Conference held in London on September 29, and specifically discuss the establishment of the Allied Powers.

But it was rejected by Chen Feng, the reason Chen Feng gave was impeccable, he was very busy.If it weren't for Kang Ze and others in Saibei.Lao Jiang thought that Chen Feng was trying to put him off, but according to the information he got from Kang Ze, Chen Feng was indeed very busy during this time, not only himself, but the entire Northern Saibei Province.

The army is busy with this transfer, the workers are busy with production, and the farmers are busy with harvesting crops. It seems that there is no idle person in the entire Sebei Province. Even those little guys who run around with bare buttocks are sent to school. Provisions. Children aged 5-7 are required to receive a one-year preschool education free of charge.

If you don't participate, you don't participate.In fact, Lao Jiang also knew that the protagonists of the London meeting were destined not to be Chinese, but the United States and Britain were the real masters, and he went to see what they were arguing about. It happened that Wang Chonghui and others were still in Moscow.It happened to turn to London from where.

The large-scale mobilization of Chen Feng's department and the vigorous production and construction in the northern part of the Great Wall shocked the Japanese.According to the information sent back by the Japanese military intelligence personnel lurking in Saibei.The eighth war zone is undergoing a large-scale change of defense. A large number of troops with combat experience have been concentrated in Guisui, while the newly formed troops have been transferred to the rear to serve as garrison troops.There are various signs that Chen Feng's subordinates are planning a big conspiracy.

After careful deduction and analysis, the Japanese base camp believed that Chen Feng's troops were likely to launch an unprecedented attack on the Kwantung Army in Manchuria and the North China Front Army in North China to cope with the battles of the Chinese government in Central China and the US and Britain in the South Pacific.

Dozens of senior generals and staff officers from the General Staff Headquarters of the base camp conducted three deduction on the sand table, and the results were not very satisfactory. If Chen Feng's troops only launched an attack on the Northern China Front Army, then both sides would be most likely to lose out, because the Northern The living space of the Chinese Front Army was compressed within such a large area of ​​Shandong and Pingjin, and its defense area was reduced by two-thirds compared to when it was at its strongest in Showa 3.

At the same time, the total strength of the North China Front Army has increased by more than [-]. Coupled with the cooperation of the Royal Association Army, which has surged in numbers, the North China Front Army is not afraid of the attack of the China Army, because in such a small place, too many Instead, the army can't use its hands and feet.

But if the Chinese army launches a full-scale attack on the Kwantung Army, the problem will be a bit serious, because the Empire of Japan has just transferred 4 field divisions from the Kwantung Army to the Southern Army for the smooth implementation of the southward strategy. Two recruit divisions have been added to the Kwantung Army, but it is an undeniable fact that the strength of the Kwantung Army has declined.

However, according to the strong combat power displayed by the Chinese army during the last conflict between the two sides, it was difficult for the Kwantung Army to get cheap from the Chinese army. Therefore, the base camp urgently dispatched troops to the Kwantung Army, and at the same time urged the 11th Army on the Chinese battlefield as soon as possible. End the battle and prepare to reinforce the Kwantung Army.

However, the Japanese base camp did not expect at all that Anan Wei, the commander of the No. 11 Army, had changed his tactics a long time ago, and the battle was developing in an unpredictable direction.

On August 8, the 31rd Regiment of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army caught up with the 23rd Division of the 20th Army, which was ordered to retreat near the Longfeng Bridge. After 133 hours of fierce fighting near Longfeng Bridge, the Japanese army finally occupied the position of the 133rd Division at 8:21 that day after paying huge casualties.

At the same time, the 40th Regiment of the 236th Division arrived at Chenjiaqiao in the afternoon, while the 234th Regiment arrived near Guanwang Bridge.On that day, the 236th Wing, with the assistance of infantry, artillery, and workers, attacked the Dounanjian Highland, 1 km east of Chenjiaqiao, but the Japanese army failed to succeed because the Ninth War Zone held on to the highland.

However, the attack of the 40th Wing of the 234th Division went smoothly. It captured Guanwang Bridge on the same day, and went south from the place, and arrived at Changle Street that night to confront the 37th Army of the Ninth Theater.

鉴于第九战区第37军第60师、第95师在瓮江、桃花、桐子山、湖源山、磨石山一线；又以第140师从花门楼到周家湾一线，各自占领阵地，企图长期战。因此第11军指挥部决定对占领汨水左岸高地阵地的第37军，在9月1日天明前发起攻势。

That night, Anan Weiji issued an order to the divisions of the No. 11 Army to capture Changsha: "Order the 3rd Division to move forward to the left bank of the Mishui River before dawn on the 31st, facing Guiyi's southern highlands." The enemy is ready to attack. The 6th Division should move forward to the left bank of Mishui near Xinshi after the 31st, and prepare to attack the frontal enemy before dawn on September 9. At the same time, order the 1th Division The divisions should advance to the southeast of Changle with the main force at the right time. Move one part to the opposite bank of the Xinqiang River. At the same time as the 40rd and 3th divisions launch an attack, prepare to launch an attack on the frontal enemy."

At the same time, Anan Weiji sent the combat plan and request for the capture of Changsha to the headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Army!

Obviously, Anan himself is optimistic about the battle situation.This is not how arrogant Ananwei is, but that the 11th Army's goal of severely injuring the Chinese field troops seems to have been achieved, and the Ninth Theater of the National Government plans to use the 20th Army as the main force. It fell through within a few days, and the "2 days of bloody battle" after the original plan of the 37th Army now facing it seems impossible.Coupled with the stimulation of the successful crossing of the 15rd Division on the 28th, Anan himself took the attack on Changsha for granted.

However, for the Japanese army, this is really not a good time to cross the river.Due to continuous days of torrential rain, the water level of the Miluo River increased and the flow rate increased, which caused a lot of trouble for the Japanese army to cross the river.It was the 37th Army and the 99th Army who guarded Mishui, which was waiting for work at leisure, which caused huge troubles for the Japanese army to achieve peace.

Unable to cross the Xinqiang River, Anan Weiji's so-called order that each division should be ready to attack before the morning of the 31st became empty talk that day.

不过阿南惟几并不气馁，遂命令第6师团、第40师团推后一天发动进攻，并且命令这两个师团在9月1日前渡过河就可以了。当日第11军指挥部向第40师团在空投了大量的橡皮船，同时派出大量的飞机协同作战。

With the assistance of planes and rubber boats, the 40th Squadron of the 235th Regiment of the 12th Division successfully crossed the river before dawn on September 9. Within 1 hours, they expelled the Chinese troops near the opposite bank of Changle and covered the bridge-building troops. Four hours later, the bridging work was completed, and the large Japanese troops began to cross the river.

However, at this moment, the reply from the headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Army hit Anan with a few sap.The reply from the headquarters of the China Expeditionary Army was very brief, with only 42 words: "To attack Changsha, the general army will give other instructions based on Tokyo's instructions and the situation in Guangdong. There is no need to be negative."

This reply was very knowledgeable and slick. On the one hand, the headquarters of the dispatched army did not agree with Anan's attack plan, and on the other hand, it encouraged Anan to "don't be passive", saying clearly: "Attack is okay, and you will be responsible for any accidents." manner.

Combined with the telegram sent by the base camp yesterday to end the battle in the direction of Changsha as soon as possible, and to be ready to reinforce the Kwantung Army at any time, Anan only knows how to fight and needs to make up his own mind. The dispatched army headquarters will not give him any instructions. After all, it is clear It is the most irrational way to fight against the orders of the base camp.

It stands to reason that he, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, should also accept the orders of the base camp. After all, a soldier should take obeying orders as his bounden duty.Are soldiers who disobey military orders still called soldiers, especially in an army with a strict system like the Japanese army, this is absolutely not allowed.

However, as the supreme commander on the front line, Anan felt that he should not waste the excellent fighters that the empire bought with his life. This is irresponsible to the tens of thousands of soldiers of the 11th Army.

As a last resort, Ananwei had to call the heads of several divisions under his command over to discuss this issue, whether to withdraw or continue to attack.After deliberation, most of the military officers believed that the current situation was very favorable for the imperial army and they should continue to fight. If reinforcements from the Chinese army arrived and the imperial army still failed to capture Changsha, it would not be too late to retreat.

Later, Anan Weiji ordered the troops to continue to attack, and it was this decision that caused the unprecedented defeat of the 11th Army! (To be continued..)