Back to the Republic of China as a commander

The First Division of the Youth Army is said to be an old unit started by Wang Zhenyu, because the predecessor of the Guards Division was the first team incorporated by Wang Zhenyu, the Hubei Student Team. The first division was really developed by Wang Zhenyu's Second Battalion of the Hunan Army I got up, so in terms of qualifications, looking at the entire youth army system, there are really few who can challenge this division.In addition, this division is the foundation for the Tigers Ninth Brigade to teach the team, and its personal connections are also among the best in the entire army.Especially under Wang Zhenyu's deliberate arrangement, almost every middle and senior officer in every division of the army has the experience of serving and studying in the first division.In other units, those with outstanding military exploits, such as Zhang Zizhong, will also be transferred to the First Division. In such an environment of great exchanges, the popularity of the First Division is unparalleled.

And in the War to Protect the Nation and the European War, the First Division also made impressive military exploits that were extremely enviable.Even Bai Chongxi, who has always been extremely picky about his subordinates, has to admit that, whether it is morale or equipment, among the divisions of the youth army, the first division is the trump card.

However, it is an indisputable fact that the style of the first division has been changing. The first division commander was Zhao Dongsheng, the current commander of the guard division. Strictly speaking, this person is a fierce man, not a general.He can be so reused by Wang Zhenyu because this kid is loyal enough, you must know that Wang Zhenyu took the board for him at the beginning;Such comrades are very useful in peacetime, but I am afraid they will not be very useful in battle.Therefore, Zhao Dongsheng was the commander of the lieutenant general of the army, but he never commanded troops to participate in battles larger than regiments. This did not change until he retired.Therefore, the troops brought out by such a division commander basically don't have many characteristics. If you have to find a characteristic, you must be well-behaved. Everything is carried out according to standards and regulations.

The second division commander was Tao Zhiyue, who was about to become a general of the army. Before the southeast battle, this kid was trained by Wang Zhenyu as the number one thug.And he himself was very competitive at the beginning of the War to Protect the Nation. In the early days of the War to Protect the Nation, he made a surprise attack on the Baoqing Mansion to recruit Qian Lin Xiumei, and everything was done smoothly. .It is a pity that Tao Zhiyue misjudged the battlefield situation in the southeast battle later, and almost let go of more than [-] Beiyang elites led by Feng Guozhang, thus falling from the position of the first thug. It is worth mentioning that the current youth army At that time, Bai Chongxi, the number one thug, and Tao Zhiyue were the commanders-in-chief of the left and right routes, and they were on an equal footing.What's even more coincidental is that it was none other than Zhang Zizhong, the current commander of the First Division, who helped Tao Zhiyue clean up the mess and finally made Li Zongren's southeast front army successfully wipe out Feng Guozhang's troops.Although Tao Zhiyue had flaws in his strategic judgment, the deep impression left by the First Division was that he could run and attack very quickly.

The current division commander Zhang Zizhong was only a battalion commander under Lu Diping's command during the Southeast Battle, and he had just been adapted from the Beiyang Army.But he got a good opportunity, so he quickly shined in the youth army system.The Verdun counterattack in the European War was the battle for which Zhang Zizhong became famous. It was in this battle that Zhang Zizhong successfully completed the task of defending himself twice, which made the German army whose strength was several times his own helpless, and established his reputation as the first defensive general of the youth army. It's a pity that another guy named Fu Zuoyi came to grab this title later.Zhang Zizhong served as the division commander for only half a year, and the defensive ability of the first division has been greatly improved. He was good at attacking and became good at attacking and defending. This time in the Shandong battle, Bai Chongxi, the chief of staff, thought over and over again, and still handed over the important task of guarding Linzi to the youth. Army's first division. . .

Linzi is located in the central part of Shandong Province. It is named because the ancient city of Qi is close to the Zi River. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, and slopes to the northeast.From south to north, it gradually slows down, and there are low mountains and hills, piedmont plains, slightly sloped flats, shallow flat depressions and other landform units in sequence.The areas of low mountains, hills and plains account for 400% and 27.9% of the total area of ​​the region respectively.Although Linzi's strategic location is very important, in terms of military terrain, this place is really safe to defend.

Zhang Zizhong was almost the first to arrive in Linzi from the entire division. He took a few guards to look around the terrain without even entering the county town.After looking at the terrain, Zhang Zizhong, with a livid face, returned to Linzi County silently all the way, and the guards who followed him were too scared to make a sound.

Zhang Zizhong himself is from Linqing, Shandong. This time he fought at his own gate. If he didn't fight well, he would discredit all Shandong people. Thinking about it, the pressure in his heart suddenly increased a lot.

That night, Zhang Zizhong recruited the major and above officers of the First Division who had already arrived in Linzi to his temporary county office. He had only one purpose, to work together to figure out how to fight this battle!

"Master, do you think we are following the old method of the Xuzhou battle and building a flexible position on this open terrain. No matter how powerful the Japanese are in combat, they will have to fight one fort after another." Chief of Staff Jiang Zhiqing is former Chief of Staff Zhang Xuguang He took over this position after being transferred. He participated in the last Xuzhou battle, so he put forward his own point of view.If Wang Zhenyu saw this scene, he would probably lament that history has been messed up by him, a traveler. In history, Jiang Zhiqing, the leader of a country, a nation, and a leader, has been reduced to the point where Zhang Zizhong is the chief of staff.It's a bit too condescending, but Lao Jiang didn't think it was easy for him to be the chief of staff. It was very difficult to step from a political cadre to a military cadre, thanks to his military exploits. . .

In fact, this method is very good. As far as Japan's industrial strength is concerned, it is definitely enough for a small Japan to drink a pot with a bunker-based elastic defense.This kind of position is indeed the most difficult to conquer in history, until the Americans learned how to use cement to bury the bunker alive.

Zhang Zizhong nodded and shook his head: "The method is good, but we don't have enough time and transportation capacity. The area of ​​the elastic defensive position we can build is not much larger, and we have to rely on other methods."

He Chengjun, the head of the 101st Regiment, thought for a while and said: "Master, if we turn our defense into an offense, our firepower may not be worse than that of the little devil, and maybe we can catch him by surprise with chaos."

Zhang Zizhong leaned on the chair and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "No, the idea is good, but it is not practical. Even if we succeed in one blow, we can't do anything to Little Japan! And compared to the Japanese army, we rely more on logistical supplies. Great, this is the decision, we can only guard..."

The officers spoke one after another, but they couldn't come up with any particularly good ideas. The meeting was very lively and continued until late at night.

Just when everyone was scratching their heads, not knowing what to do, a young officer who hadn't spoken for a day suddenly stood up and said, "Master, have we entered into a misunderstanding, our mission is just to delay The Japanese army created conditions for the main force of the entire left army to fight in Jinan, instead of blocking the Japanese army in Linzi."

Zhang Zizhong glanced at the unfamiliar officer and asked, "What's your name?"

The officer immediately stood up and saluted, "Reporting to the division seat, Chen Changjie, a low-ranking officer, is from Minhou, Fujian. He is 22 years old this year. He graduated from the first phase of the Army University's Staff Command Department. He was a trainee staff officer in the Fourth Division before. He was transferred to our division staff in September. Staff Major."

Zhang Zizhong immediately became interested in this staff officer who was six years younger than himself: "Chen Changjie, what a name. He is from Minhou, Fujian. Don't most of your people apply for the Naval University? Why did you come to our army?"

"Reporter, I enlisted in the army in the fourth year of the Republic of China. I first served in the Fujian Army. After the War to Protect the Nation, I was assigned to serve in the Shanghai Garrison. During this period, I never served in the Navy."

"Well, what you said was very good just now, go on and talk about how we should complete the task of the superior." Zhang Zizhong smiled, and the atmosphere in the division suddenly relaxed a lot.

Chen Changjie also felt a little more relaxed. He took a light breath and said: "Master, if the information about the Japanese army I saw is correct, in fact, the Japanese army may not be as good as our army in terms of equipment. So the humble officer The suggestion is not to over-display the superiority of our army's firepower. Instead, we should continue to send out powerful small troops to alternately interfere with the Japanese army's march and try to provoke the opponent. Then we set a trap and concentrate our forces to annihilate a part of the Japanese army as quickly as possible. At this time, we can retreat to Jinan calmly, and the Japanese army will inevitably follow us to Jinan, and the next step is not just our division's business."

Zhang Zizhong suddenly felt enlightened, he gave a very rare smile and said: "Chen Changjie, Chen Changjie, it's a pity to put such a good name here as a staff officer, brother Zhongzheng, I think you should consider letting him go after this battle Go to the troops below to take care of the sick. At the worst, you can be the chief of staff of the regiment, which is better than running errands in the division headquarters."

Jiang Zhiqing is actually a very coquettish person, otherwise in history, he would not lose his temper and resign and run away.But this temper also depends on the person. For Zhang Zizhong, a fierce general who can survive in Verdun, he can't help but be polite: "It's his blessing that the master can see him. If it's not for the battle, I will go to the battlefield to see him." Don't mind sending him down now..."

Zhang Zizhong immediately changed his mind and said seriously: "Brother Zhongzheng, you have worked hard, and the staff department will immediately come up with a specific plan. I guess the Japanese will come out of Qingdao soon..."

Zhang Zizhong's analysis was good. A week later, the Japanese imperial army finally came out to protect the expatriates.After all, Japan is now one of the great powers, so we still need to talk about civilization, so the Emperor of Japan's civilization, benevolence and righteousness, and mighty teacher found enough excuses to come out. . .