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Chapter 37: Dangerous City (2)

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    In November, it was the early stage of the Cairo Conference between China, the United States, and Britain. Chairman Chiang went to Cairo to hold talks with his allies, U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill. However, the outbreak of war in northwestern Hunan cast a pall over the commissioner's trip.  Shadow, the war is still going on and has just begun. If this battle is won, then the value of the appointment will naturally double during the Cairo talks, and vice versa!

    On November 6, the 10th Group Army and the 29th Group Army were still in fierce battle with the enemy. The 10th Group Army, under the command of commander Wang Jingjiu, was dealing with three enemy divisions at the junction of Hunan and Hubei.  The 44th Army, the main force of the 29th Group Army, met the enemy in Nanxian and Jin City. The enemy's 39th Division was divided into multiple groups. The 44th Army was forced to spread out its front, plug leaks bit by bit, and launch hundreds of attacks.  In Yu Huali, he committed a military taboo.

    At this time, Sun Zhong, the commander of the Sixth War Zone, began to adjust the deployment of the war zone, mobilized the Jiang Defense Army to go south for reinforcements, and ordered the Thirteenth Division of the Eighty-sixth Army and the Eighteenth Army of the Jiang Defense Army to advance towards the Tenth Group Army's defense area.  The 16th Group Army and the 33rd Group Army were preparing to coordinate the offensive in this direction. At this time, Sun Zhong and Guo Wan had confirmed that the Japanese army had no intention of attacking the Jiang Defense Army's position. The enemy's front must be pointing to what Zhang Xian said.  Changde!

    On November 7, the two first-line corps armies had formed a complete line of defense at Wangjiafan, Nuanshui Street, and Hongmiao, while the second-line corps, mainly composed of two divisions of the 74th Army, was still on the move.  , the 100th Army was rushing from Liuyang in the Ninth War Zone.  However, in the morning of that day, the Tenth Army was attacked by three enemy divisions twice as large as its own. The Sixth Division of the Seventy-ninth Army suffered heavy losses. Although Commander Wang Jingjiu ordered all units to counterattack and regain their positions,  But none of them worked. As a last resort, the 79th Army had to retreat to the main position on Nuanshui Street and use it as the core to deploy defenses.

    The fighting on Nuanshui Street was fierce. Commissioner Chiang in Cairo personally ordered the Tenth Army on the front line to concentrate its forces to defeat the invading enemy.  It's just that this leader who is thousands of miles away doesn't know the situation of the war at this time.  Faced with a huge disparity in strength, the Tenth Army had to defend Nuanshui Street, not to mention attacking.

    However, the five divisions of the Tenth Army were all elite civil engineering troops of the national army. Under the command of Commander Wang Jingjiu, they fought fiercely with three enemy divisions. Their fighting spirit was high and their morale was like a rainbow. They actually defeated these three enemy divisions.  It was delayed for a week and could not advance. At this time, the Eighteenth Army and other units of Jiang's Defense Army were advancing steadily. On the 11th, they were approaching Yuyang Pass and approaching Wangjiachang, threatening the enemy's flanks.

    Hengshan Yong saw that the line between Wangjiachang and Nuanshui Street was insurmountable, and it would no longer be possible to use Nuanshui Street as the center according to the original plan, so on November 12, the troops made a dangerous move and changed the direction of the main attack, leaving only the third party behind.  The two regiments of the 19th Division built defenses on the spot near Nuanshui Street to delay the national army, and then turned their main force due south to raid Xin'an and Shimen. As expected, they successfully broke through the first line of the national army.  Corps defense line.

    Faced with the enemy's sudden turn, Sun Zhong and Guo Wan in Enshi were caught off guard and ordered the 29th Army to defend Shimen. At the same time, the 74th Army was rushed to Cili and Shimen for reinforcements.  However, the Tenth Army worked non-stop and immediately organized to regain the lost ground and eliminate the flank threat from Jiang Defense Force.

    Late at night on November 13, the enemy's leading troops arrived on the north bank of Lishui River and immediately launched a fierce attack on the 73rd Army under the 29th Group Army.  At the beginning of the battle in western Hubei in May, the 73rd Army was outflanked by the enemy in Nanxian and Anxiang. It suffered more than 10,000 casualties and was severely damaged. It had just finished resting and its combat effectiveness was not strong.  The 44th Army struggled with the enemy for several days, and its forces were scattered and difficult to assemble for a while.  At this time, the three armies under the 29th Group Army, with the 44th Army guarding Li County, the main force of the 73rd Army guarding Shimen, and its 77th Division guarding Xin'an, controlled the various ferries on the Li River.

    The commander of the 29th Group Army is Wang Zuanxu. This is a powerful Sichuan warlord. The 44th Army is his direct descendant. His son holds the position of commander. In order to preserve his only capital, he uses the 44th Army as the commander.  On the grounds that the army was exhausted after a long battle, he led the 44th Army to withdraw across Lishui, leaving the 73rd Army alone on the battlefield north of Lishui, which was fighting fiercely with the enemy.

    The 73rd Army reluctantly tried its best to support Shimen, the gateway to the north of Changde. The enemy crossed the Lishui River from the ferry abandoned by the 44th Army and went around to the back of the 73rd Army, forming a trend of outflanking this army.  Shimen's right wing was breached at this time, which shocked both Sun Zhong and Guo Wan. Chongqing's Military Commission also panicked, but did not want to mobilize reinforcements. Liu Fei, deputy director of the Military Command Department, instead crossed the Sixth War Zone.  A telegram was sent to Commander Wang Zuanxu to allow the 73rd Army to break out of the encirclement.

    On the evening of November 14, most of the 73rd Army crossed Lishui, leaving behind the fifth division to occupy Shimen.  As soon as the 73rd Army crossed the river, it was attacked by the enemy. While crossing the river, people were in chaos and the organization was completely dispersed. The two divisions had lost control and fled each other. The Army CommanderYun was very devoted to Wei Lengzi.  In this way, Wei Lengzi became Zhang Xian's personal soldier. At that time, he was still unwilling to leave his Sima battalion commander.

    When they left the city gate, they saw that the group of people had dispersed. The soldier who had just argued with the fellow was being escorted by a company commander under Gao Wei. The fellow was also following behind the company commander.  Talking about something.

    "Captain Zhao, what's going on?" Zhang Xian blocked their way and asked.

    Company Commander Zhao looked up and saw Zhang Xian, immediately stood at attention, and then said: "Report to the regiment, this guy violated military orders and helped this fellow pick things out of the city, but also charged for labor money, so he had a quarrel with this fellow."

    "Oh?" Zhang Xian frowned and said solemnly: "The division headquarters has already issued an order not to charge fellow villagers. Violation of the order will be dealt with according to the military law!"

    "Yes!" Captain Zhao agreed and pulled the soldier towards the open space on the roadside.

    The so-called military law punishment is shooting.  The soldier was so frightened that he fell to his knees and cried: "Commander, please spare me, I will never dare to do it again next time!"

    The fellow on the side was also startled and quickly came up to express his sympathy to Zhang Xian. Zhang Xian was just indifferent. He knew that he had to kill as a warning at this time to establish his military power.

    Company Commander Zhao dragged the erring soldier a few steps away. The soldier suddenly stopped shouting and turned around and shouted: "Captain, I know I was wrong. Don't shoot me here! Let me kill a few of you even if you want to die."  If a Japanese devil dies, it will be unjust for me to die like this!"

    Zhang Xian was startled for a moment, but this boy was right. As he was hesitating, Wei Lengzi beside him also advised: "Captain, please spare him this time. I know his name is Xiao Dao'er, and he is a recruit.  I came here voluntarily to be a soldier, I just joined the army not long ago, and I still don¡¯t know the military regulations!¡±

    Zhang Xian thought for a moment and shouted: "Captain Zhao, bring him back!"

    Company Commander Zhao was startled for a moment, and then brought Xiao Dao'er back.

    Zhang Xiandao: "I can spare you this time today, but Captain Zhao, you have to write it down for me. If you kill a Japanese on the battlefield, it will be worth your life today. If you don't kill a Japanese, as soon as the war is over,  I will definitely deal with your past and past crimes together!"

    "I promise I will!" Xiao Daoer quickly signed the ticket, dripping with sweat.

    After handling this small matter, Zhang Xian was about to return to the city when he saw two Westerners at the city gate entangled with the guards guarding the gate. He quickly walked up and saw that the two foreign reporters were a middle school principal.  , entangled Zhang Xian again.  It turned out that these two Westerners were both American war correspondents. One was a reporter from the New York Times and the other was a reporter from the Chicago Sun. When these two reporters heard that a big war might be going on in Changde, they came all the way from Chongqing.  It was only a step late that the guards guarding the city gate received an order from the top and were only allowed to go out and not enter. Even the two foreigners were no exception and were not allowed to enter the city at all.  Zhang Xian had to match the dedication and fearlessness of these two American reporters. He remembered that Liu Manli worked at the New York Times, so he asked the reporter from the New York Times if he recognized Manli, but it was okay not to ask.  Upon questioning, it turned out that the reporter named David was very familiar with Manli, and he couldn't help but feel sad for a long time when he mentioned her.  This David got close to Zhang Xian for a while, and then asked him to bring two people into the city. They all wanted to experience this big battle.  Although he wanted to help the two reporters, Zhang Xian also knew that during this critical period, military orders were still the most important thing, so he politely dissuaded them. This disappointed the two American reporters, but they did not give up and remained around Changde.  Interviewing.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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