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"Chiang Kai-shek?" Zhu De was startled. As far as he knew, this Chiang Kai-shek seemed to be hostile to the CCP. He ran to Huludao to rescue him. No matter how he looked, he looked like a weasel greeting a chicken for the New Year!He immediately asked: "Does the central government have any new instructions?"
"Not yet." Cai Tingkai shook his head.
The battle in Beipiao has lasted from last night until now, and the Japanese attack has become more and more fierce every time. Zhu De is also proud of his Eighth Route Army. Outside the position, they have never lost an inch of their position under the attack of an enemy far stronger than themselves.
During this period of time, Beipiao was surrounded by war, and the Japanese army attacked from three sides. Beidashan in the southeast, Chaheyingzi in the east, and Zhaojiagou in the south were all involved in fierce fighting.Chaoyang in the west has also been occupied by the Japanese army, leaving only the north side without any smoke, but anyone with military knowledge knows that the Japanese army is playing a trick of encircling three ques and one.
"Report the situation here to the Central Revolutionary Military Commission and tell them that our army has been attacked on three sides by about three divisions of the Japanese army, and the Japanese planes come and go freely, and the Kuomintang air force is gone." Zhu De looked serious and his tone was very dignified. .Luo Yaoguo had promised him in the telegram last night that he would send an air force to assist in the battle, but now he only saw Japanese aircraft, not the Kuomintang air force at all!
This is a very dangerous omen. Everyone knows that the current Kuomintang Air Force is far stronger than the Japanese Army Air Force.The Kuomintang Air Force already has two aviation divisions, and the Japanese Army Air Force is just two wings, and the active fighter jets of the Kuomintang Air Force are also more advanced than the Japanese. There is no reason to avoid the war.
There was a violent explosion, and Zhu De looked up to listen. The explosion was coming from the east, and he didn't need to ask to know that it was the Japanese army launching a new round of attack on the front line of Chaheyingzi.
"Damn! These little devils have quite a lot of shells." Xiao Jinguang lay on the inner horoscope observation port of the shelter, and the telescope was full of smoke, so he couldn't see the situation on the position clearly.Angrily, he turned around and picked up the phone, and shouted into the receiver: "Luo Ming! Luo Ming! I'm Xiao Jinguang, how many people are there in your [-]th Regiment?"
"Teacher, half of our regiment has casualties, and there is no reserve team. The Japanese army is still attacking. Commander, give us some troops!" The voice from the microphone was noisy, and there were faint sounds of guns and shouts.
"Damn it! Do you want people? Do you want me, Lao Tzu? Listen to me, Luo Ming. I don't care if there are any people in your [-]th regiment. You must hold the position for me, and you can't lose an inch! Otherwise, you are against the revolution. crime! Do you hear that?" After finishing speaking, Xiao Jinguang hung up the phone heavily, and muttered: "Man, the way back is cut off, where can I find someone?"
Now there is only one divisional guard battalion left in his reserve team, which he reserved for counterattack at the critical moment, and the rest has been filled in!In less than a day of bloody battle, at least one-third of his No.20 Third Division had been killed or injured!If this fight continues for at most three days, this elite division that has come all the way from the Northwest New Army will be wiped out.
"The devil is coming up again!" Someone shouted.Xiao Jinguang quickly grabbed the telescope and returned to the observation port.
Through the binoculars, one could clearly see the formation of the devils. About a brigade of devils lined up the attacking skirmish line so that they could walk on the snow-covered hillside at a walking speed.
"Master, do you want to order the artillery to prepare to shoot?" Chief of Staff Luo Ruiqing's voice suddenly came.
"Don't worry." Xiao Jinguang hurriedly stopped. The 23rd Division was assigned an artillery battalion equipped with twelve 80mm mortars and four 70mm infantry guns.This is the treasure of the whole master!But in less than a day of fighting, all four infantry guns were lost, and there were still ten mortars.Before the most critical moment, this cannon cannot be fired casually.In fact, not only the cannons, but even the machine guns suffered heavy losses in the short ten-hour battle. Often only dozens of bullets were fired, and a bunch of mortar and grenadier shells were attracted.Before the Northeast War of Resistance, no one in the Eighth Route Army thought that weapons and equipment would become disposable consumables when facing a real powerful enemy!It seems that without a strong heavy industry behind it, there is really no hope of regaining the Northeast and liberating the whole of China.
"Onboard! Onboard!" The enemy was getting closer, and bursts of shouts came from the opposite side, and then the Japanese army began to run wildly.At the same time, the civilian [-]th heavy machine gun on the defensive position immediately sounded like popping beans, and more than a dozen flames spewed out and swept towards the enemy group. The running Japanese soldiers immediately fell down, and the rest immediately lay on the ground On the ground, the two sides fired at each other.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
The shells fired by a row of grenadiers exploded on the heavy machine gun position. Several machine guns were turned into parts and were lifted into the sky. The remaining machine guns also quickly moved their positions.The enemies lying on the ground jumped up and rushed towards the top of the mountain one after another. In the snow, the white blades shone with cold light and moved little by little.
"Tap, tap, tap..." At this time, the sound of Minsan's [-]th machine gun resounded throughout the battlefield, and the charging Japanese soldiers were knocked down row by row again.It turned out that after several battles, the Eighth Route Army also found a way to deal with the fierce and multi-layered artillery fire of the Japanese army. They divided the heavy machine guns into two groups, fired in turn, and moved their positions in turn, so as to minimize losses.
At this moment, a burst of violent artillery fire exploded behind the Japanese army. This was the artillery regiment directly under the 22nd Division firing.What followed was a burst of shouts of "Comrades, follow me!" Another attack by the Japanese army collapsed under the counterattack of the Eighth Route Army.
Seeing that his troops repelled the Japanese attack again, Xiao Jinguang let out a sigh of relief and put down the binoculars in his hand.Looking back at Luo Ruiqing, who was still nervously observing the position, he said with a wry smile: "Eldest son Luo, your family has made our Eighth Route Army suffer! You said well that you will send troops and planes, but right now you don't even see a single plane." .”
Luo Ruiqing's expression was not good, the devil's offensive was too powerful!With an overwhelming advantage in firepower and excellent infantry, and the numbers of the two sides are comparable, if the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army cannot be rescued in time, the result will only be annihilation of the entire army!But how can the Kuomintang be willing to come to the rescue sincerely?
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The wind and clouds rise, the mountains and rivers move, the Guangdong army is established, and the revolutionary warriors are loyal.
Jin Ge and iron horse, fighting battles in the battlefield, Annii and foreigners are the vanguard.
Sweep vertically and horizontally, rejuvenate China, invincible wherever possible, and make great contributions.
The flags are flaring, the golden drums are sounding, the dragons and tigers leap the army is majestic, loyal and precise.
Mobile offensive, brave and composure, surprise attacks, proactive and resourceful.
Let us take care of each other, unite ourselves, annihilate the enemy, and sing well.
On a road leading to Chaoyang County in the mountainous area of western Liaoning, military flags were flying, military vehicles were rattling, and the passionate and majestic army songs of the National Revolutionary Army wafted in the mountains and fields.The motor roared, and the tracks of the tank pressed shallow marks on the snow-covered road. The endless truck dragged the heavy artillery and drove forward slowly. The truck was full of young National Revolutionary Army soldiers. On both sides of the road were The infantry marching in columns, they wore steel helmets wrapped in white cloth, and they wore khaki military uniforms with white coats.
In order to relieve the siege of the Communist Party's Eighth Route Army, Lao Jiang seems to have taken out his old roots. He even sent out two tank battalions temporarily assigned to the First Division and the No.11 Division. In addition, an infantry regiment was assigned to follow these troops. The tanks moved together to form a temporary armored group, with Xu Yunfei, the commander of the [-]nd Light Armored Division, as the commander-in-chief.
Xu Yunfei was originally the chief of staff of an infantry division, but after the Battle of Shandong, he went to the branch school of armored forces for more than a year. After graduation, he was appointed as the commander of the second light armored division.The organization of the light armored division is an infantry brigade, a tank regiment, plus an artillery, engineering, supply, and armored reconnaissance regiment.Moreover, this tank regiment will also be expanded into a tank brigade at an appropriate time, so that the light armored division will also become an armored division.
"General Xu, we should speed up, otherwise it may be too late!"
It was Liu Bocheng who said this. He is probably the only one in the entire rescue army who is concerned about the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army of Beipiao.So he really couldn't stay in Huludao, so he simply moved with the armored group that was the vanguard of the rescue force, and was arranged to sit in the same car with Xu Yunfei, the commander-in-chief of the armored group.What surprised him was that the speed of these tanks was very slow. They just crawled slowly on the narrow mountain roads, traveling no more than five kilometers per hour.And the quality of those iron guys is really not that good!From time to time, a tank would break down, and then the whole convoy would have to stop and wait for the broken tank to be repaired before going on the road together.At this speed, I'm afraid I won't be able to climb Beipiao in ten days!
Xu Yunfei looked at the marching convoy, which could not be seen at both ends, and smiled bitterly: "General Liu, our National Revolutionary Army is too heavy-duty. If the road conditions are good, it can run very fast. Planting mountainous roads...it really can't be done quickly. But don't worry, although we spend a little more time on the road, we will fight very quickly when we get to the place. A bombardment of heavy artillery, a bombing of an airplane, and a charge of a tank It’s over. With your famous Eighth Route Army, how can you defend Beipiao for a week? With this week, we can climb to the top.”
"General Xu, as the saying goes, soldiers are like fighting a fire, and there should be no delay." Liu Bocheng gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at the long tank convoy, and smiled coldly: "You can't leave Are tanks and heavy artillery rushing to Chaoyang?"
Xu Yunfei smiled faintly, and shook his head: "Without tanks and heavy artillery, what are we going to use to fight Chaoyang? Chief of Staff Liu, don't think these things move slowly in the mountains, but they are really useful on the battlefield!"
"Hehe, it's not that I haven't seen it before. Zhang Xueliang also has tanks. His armored cavalry brigade has [-] tanks. In the end, it just broke through a line of defense of the Japanese army." There was a sneer on the corner of Liu Bocheng's mouth. In such battles, the evaluation of tanks is naturally not much higher.
Xu Yunfei just smiled, didn't say anything more, but closed his eyes and closed his eyes to rest his mind.Sixty outdated light tanks from more than ten years ago were exchanged for a tightly fortified defense line, which pushed the entire front line by more than three kilometers at once.The record of the armored forces of the Northeast Army has caused a sensation in the world during this period of time!
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"Brother Fuwen, what do you think about this battle...?"
Chiang Kai-shek stood in front of a newly hung large map of East Asia with his hands behind his back, stared at it for a while, and suddenly said.
Luo Yaoguo lowered his voice: "After all, the Chinese Communist Party is our ally. I'm afraid we can't justify not saving them, right? Jiegong, do you think..."
Chiang Kai-shek suddenly turned his head, and shot Luo Yaoguo with mocking eyes: "Fuwen, do you really think so?"
Luo Yaoguo smiled and remained silent.
Chiang Kai-shek said coldly: "I am the chairman of the Military Commission. Isn't it just the two of us who are in charge of the National Revolutionary Army? It's fine if others don't know your thoughts... and you can hide it from me?"
Luo Yaoguo frowned, and looked at Lao Jiang with serious eyes: "Jiegong..." As soon as he opened his mouth, Chiang Kai-shek interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Are you young and have never been in Japan, or are you not Know these people!"
Luo Yaoguo was taken aback when he heard the words. He originally thought that Lao Jiang was going to talk about the Communist Party, but he didn't expect to talk about Japan.Chiang Kai-shek glanced at him and showed a playful smile: "I won't say much about Japan's land, resources, and population. Let's just say that they have gritted their teeth and lived a hard life for decades, and they have devoted themselves to strengthening the country and strengthening the army. Most of our older generation of Kuomintang people have seen it with their own eyes, and they are deeply touched! Those Japanese tightened their belts to live a hard life, saving money to build the army and navy... for the purpose of expansion, They claim to "leave Asia and enter Europe", but they are not really envious of the civilization and prosperity of Europe, but their colonial empire. We all know that for so many years, the Japanese have set their eyes on us for their colonial expansion. Think of us China as Japan's India. But it seems unrealistic now..."
Luo Yaoguo just shook his head: "The staff department doesn't understand..."
Chiang Kai-shek smiled and shook his head: "I didn't expect you, Luo Fuwen, to be confused. Do you think the Japanese are stubborn because eight horses don't come back, and they only know how to admit death?"
Luo Yaoguo was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't think too much about this question.Chiang Kai-shek went on to say: "I know that your plan is actually similar to that of the Japanese... In this battle, we might as well destroy the Japanese ambitions for the East Asian continent! Based on my understanding of Japan, they suffered a lot in the Northeast. They will definitely change direction, and their new expansion direction is either Nanyang or the Soviet Union! Isn’t this exactly what you want?”
Luo Yaoguo said in a low voice: "But let's not drag them to the Northeast battlefield now..."
Chiang Kai-shek sneered: "What's the difference between dragging them to the Northeast and letting them fight hard? Now that the Japanese have besieged the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army, isn't it just an opportunity? Why don't they just let them fight?" Let's fight, and then we'll come out to pick peaches... At that time, can a weakened CCP still make trouble for us?"
Luo Yaoguo took a deep breath: "Jiegong, do you want the Japanese to destroy the Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army?"
Lao Jiang slowly shook his head: "Of course not. Now it is a joint anti-Japanese war. The Communist Party is our friend. We can't do things that are sorry for our friends. But our army has a lot of heavy equipment, and the roads in the mountainous areas of western Liaoning are poor...so we can let the Northeast The Army and the Fourth and Third Route Army that are coming from within the pass will go up first. We will provide air support, and we will let the Communist Party rescue the Eighth and Seventeenth Route Army no matter what. Brother Fuwen, do you think it’s okay?"
There was silence in the room, two foxes, one big and one small, had become spirits, you looked at me, I looked at you, without saying a word.But the bottom of his mind was in a state of flux.
After a long time, Luo Yaoguo muttered in a low voice: "But once the war situation in the Northeast is over, will we and the CCP go to war again? The country can't bear such a toss..."
Chiang Kai-shek's expression was slightly gloomy, and he just gritted his teeth and smiled: "Brother Fuwen, don't worry, we will have any unresolved knots with the CCP? We are all Chinese! Any differences can be resolved through negotiations... ...It’s just that foreign forces cannot be allowed to interfere in our internal affairs, as long as foreign forces do not interfere, I believe the problem can be resolved through negotiations.”
Luo Yaoguo said silently, "I'm afraid that foreign forces will never give up!"
Chapter 0533 fierce battle in western Liaoning ([-]) the fierce collision between the great leader and the reactionaries
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