Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 549 Does he even have that appetite?
Just as the First Field Army was actively preparing and about to arrive, Hu Shoushan was also constantly studying ***.

With the help of his female secretary, Hu Shoushan got dressed, ready to discuss the specific situation of the G Army in detail at the operational meeting.

Upon arriving at the venue, Hu Shoushan asked directly, "Have all the *** pamphlets been distributed?"

Pei Dingchang immediately stood up: "They've been distributed."

"What year was *** born? What subject did he study at the military academy? Does he have a wife?"

Faced with Hu Shoushan's three questions, the people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment, but no one could answer them.

Seeing his subordinates know nothing when asked, Hu Shoushan was furious.

"Why aren't you watching?!"

"If you don't thoroughly understand the enemy, what are you basing your operational plans on?!"

"Meeting adjourned!" Hu Shoushan said, getting up to leave.

Pei Dingchang felt somewhat helpless and immediately stood up to remind him, "The military situation is urgent, so please let the commander say a few words first."

"What urgent military situation?"

"The North China Army has arrived today. It will take at least a month of training before they can be deployed for combat."

"This is basic military common sense!"

“Yes, yes, the officer is right.” Pei Dingchang nodded repeatedly.

As long as you don't leave and are willing to hold meetings, anything is negotiable.

Looking at his subordinates who lacked any sense of propriety, Hu Shoushan said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

"These documents were painstakingly compiled by my secretary. Since you don't want to look at them, I'll have her read them to you."

After receiving Hu Shoushan's signal, the female secretary immediately opened the booklet and began to read.

"***, born in Xiangtan, Hunan Province in 1898."

Seeing that Nian's description was not detailed enough, Hu Shoushan immediately added: "The tenth day of the ninth lunar month, which is the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh lunar month."

“I shook hands with him; his hands were rough, like sacks.”

After speaking, Hu Shoushan waved his hand, signaling his female secretary to continue.

"*** attended a private school for two years and joined the Hunan Army at the age of 18, serving as a soldier in the 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division."

"Later, at the age of 24, he was admitted to the Hunan Military Academy."

What subjects did you study?

"Four major courses, four minor courses, plus military system studies, horsemanship, and mountain artillery tactics."

"In the Hunan Army, *** successively served as squad leader, acting platoon leader, platoon leader, acting company commander, company commander, acting battalion commander, battalion commander, acting regimental commander, and regimental commander."

After the female secretary finished reading, Hu Shoushan looked at everyone and said, "They all use the character '代' (dai), but you are all much better than him."

Although Hu Shoushan could recite ***'s experiences by heart, Pei Dingchang still had some difficulty:
"Sir, there seems to be something wrong with our current formation."

Previously on the front lines, although he explained things to Wang Ziqi on behalf of Hu Shoushan, he also knew that what Wang Zhiqi said made sense.

"Inappropriate? What's inappropriate?"

Hu Shoushan pointed to the map and said, "My five armies are positioned in a group, flanking both banks of the Wei River."

"The Qinling Mountains provide a retreat to the south, while the two Ma'anshan Mountains provide support to the north."

“If the G army attacks Erma, I can attack their flanks and rear with all my might; if the G army attacks me, Erma can also rush to my aid quickly.”

"If you look through that booklet, you'll see that there's no precedent in ***'s ledger for taking out five of my armies in one go."

In other words, does he even have the appetite for it?

Just when Hu Shoushan was confident that the G Army would not take any action in the short term, Chen Chengxing had already dispatched the 22nd Detachment to seize Linping Town ahead of time.

At 4 p.m., the 21st and 23rd detachments set off from Linping and began their infiltration operation according to the established plan.

In July, during the height of summer, there wasn't a breath of cool air, even at night.

The 21st and 23rd detachments had to endure the scorching heat and march 75 kilometers before dawn the next day to complete all their assigned attack missions.

Guo Jun is currently completely unaware of all of this.

In the middle of the night, the 232nd Regiment of the 23rd Detachment was the first to arrive at Yidian Town.

"Commander, the special operations team has captured a prisoner on the outskirts of the town and obtained his password and information about the enemy's defenses."

How many people live in the town?

"It's a battalion, but it only has two hundred soldiers."

After thinking for a moment, Tian Cheng, the commander of the 232nd Regiment, said, "Ignore them and go around to the west."

The 232nd Regiment's mission was to reach Juluo Town as quickly as possible; there was no time to capture these KMT soldiers.

"yes!".
After taking a detour, the 232nd Regiment successfully bypassed Yidian Town.

However, when the 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment made its detour from the east, it was discovered by the Kuomintang army.

From a distance, the Guo soldiers couldn't see clearly and could only shout, "Who goes there?! Password!"

The 231st Regiment had not captured any prisoners, so naturally they did not know the password of the Kuomintang army.

Just when the situation was critical, the company commander suddenly shouted, "I was transferred to Meixian, how the hell did I know your password?"

"Let me tell you, I'm in a really bad mood marching at night, don't make me want to slap you across the face!"

The KMT soldiers, after being scolded, actually lowered their guard.

This taste is unmistakable; it's from a friendly force.

"Damn it! Open the gate! The brothers need to go in and rest!"

"Damn it, it's so hot!" the company commander continued, still grumbling and cursing.
Without any suspicion, the KMT soldiers immediately opened the gate. However, when the entire battalion filed in, the KMT soldiers' eyes widened in disbelief.

It was late at night, and I couldn't see who it was from a distance.

However, at a distance of three to five meters, the differences in clothing can already be distinguished.

However, when faced with the gun barrel of the black hole, they wisely raised their hands without even shouting.

Using one's own life to warn others is not the style of Guo Jun.

The 1st Battalion of the 231st Regiment disarmed an entire company in Yidian Town without firing a single shot.

Because the 23rd Detachment was delayed in dealing with the enemy in Yidian Town, the 21st Detachment followed.

After aligning with the 23rd team, Xu Wu did not confine himself to the original tasks and positions of the second echelon, but took the initiative to assume the tasks of the first echelon.

Xu Wu ordered the 212th and 213th Regiments to advance rapidly towards Juluo Town, while simultaneously ordering the 211th Regiment to take direct action at Meixian Railway Station.

Seeing that the 21st Detachment was heading straight for Juluo Town, Sun Xun changed his original plan and attacked Xiaozhai from the flank of the 21st Detachment, and then advanced into Caijiapo.

During this rapid march, the frontline sentries of both sides had frequent contact.

However, after the various units reported to the Corps Headquarters, Li Zhengxi, the Corps Commander of the 18th Corps and concurrently the Commander of the 38th Army, did not pay any attention to it.

“Wang Junzhang, the 90th Army and the 38th Army have similar reports. This is just a small operation by the local troops and guerrillas of the G Army. Don’t be nervous.”

Hearing Li Zhengxi's nonchalant attitude, Wang Zhiqi was so anxious he jumped up and down.

After pacing around the command post a few times, Wang Zhiqi gritted his teeth and decided to call Pei Dingchang, who was stationed in Chencang.

However, after making several calls, he still couldn't reach Pei Dingchang.

Pei Dingchang specifically instructed that he should not answer the phone at night.

Hearing the dial tone on the phone, Wang Zhiqi helplessly threw the phone back onto the table.

"I just hope this is really just a small group of guerrillas harassing us."

By dawn, the vanguard battalion of the 21st detachment had reached the outskirts of Juluo Town.

After crossing a hillside, the two sides suddenly encountered each other, and gunfire immediately broke out.

Upon hearing the gunfire, the main force of the 21st Detachment, which was not far behind, was immediately invigorated and rushed to the battlefield to launch an attack.

Before the enemy troops on the outer perimeter could even figure out what was happening, they were routed by a single charge.

Then, in just one hour, the 21st Detachment defeated a regiment of the garrison in Juluo Town and captured more than 1,500 people.

Subsequently, the 21st Detachment immediately divided its forces and occupied key locations in the west and north of Juluo Town, completely blocking the retreat route of the Guo army.

This tactic of flanking maneuvering was tantamount to directly stabbing the enemy in the throat.

The moment Wang Zhiqi learned that Juluo Town had been attacked, he sent a telegram to Chencang requesting an immediate retreat.

However, Wang Zhiqi did not expect that before the retreat order was issued, the 191st Division, located on the flank, had already retreated across the entire line without requesting permission.

Apart from the 19th Army Corps, which was responsible for containing Ma Ying-jeou and Ma Yuan, the other three army corps of the First Field Army had begun to advance westward in full force.

This meant that the other two divisions of the 119th Army were unable to leave their positions and retreat westward.

At the Hanzhong Pacification Headquarters, Chief of Staff Lü Hanwen rushed over: "Sir, at seven o'clock, the G Army suddenly launched an attack on our entire front."

"The 38th Army, the 65th Army, the 119th Army, and the 90th Army on the south bank of the Wei River were all subjected to fierce artillery fire at the same time!"

Upon hearing that the entire front line had been attacked, Hu Shoushan looked somewhat incredulous.

According to his plan, the North China G Army would need at least a month to rest and reorganize before it could engage in combat after entering Shaanxi.

Although Hu Shoushan was somewhat surprised, he was not too nervous at this moment.

"Don't panic. We have five army units equipped; the G army doesn't have that kind of appetite," Hu Shoushan analyzed.
"I estimate that the G army's attack is most likely a feint, and its real purpose is to attack the two Mas."

Hu Shoushan is still planning to launch a full-scale attack on the flanks and rear of the G army.

However, Hu Shoushan was not in a hurry, but Lü Hanwen was extremely anxious.

"Sir, whether it's fighting or retreating, we need to issue the order as soon as possible."

"Withdraw? What kind of logic is there in retreating without a fight?"

"How many armies did the G army deploy in total?" Hu Shoushan asked.

“It’s still unclear.” Lu Hanwen shook his head: “We discovered various signs last night, but the different armies are passing the buck and all think it’s a small unit of the G Army.”

"Don't know? You should know about us soldiers, right?" Hu Shoushan said unhappily.

“Five armies,” Lü Hanwen said helplessly.

"Hmph! Tell Li Zhengxi that he has five armies, a total of 100,000 men! Even if they were stacked one on top of the other, the G army wouldn't be able to cross them in a few days!"

"Yes!" Lü Hanwen nodded.

However, Lü Hanwen then added, "I just spoke with Li Siling on the phone, and he advocates for a westward troop movement."

Hu Shoushan was very dissatisfied with Li Zhengxi and Lü Hanwen's idea of ​​retreating.

In order to preserve his strength, he ceded Chang'an without engaging the G army in direct combat.

This caused dissatisfaction among the top leaders of the party and the state, especially Li Delin in Guangzhou, who caused a lot of trouble because of it.

Chang Ruiyuan has already given Hu Shoushan a written order, which absolutely forbids this from happening again.

"Relay my order: hold your position!"

"Yes!"

Left with no other choice, Lü Hanwen could only pass on the order to hold the line.

(End of this chapter)