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Chapter 47: Desolate (3)

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    Although the Military Commission ordered the Sixth War Zone not to approach Changde, Sun Zhong and Guo Wan knew the remaining strength of the Japanese army well at this time, and Changde was irrelevant at this time, so Chief Sun was happy to free up his hands.  Focus on arranging the encirclement along the Lishui River.  Starting from December 6, the 74th Army led by Wang Hui went north to pursue the fleeing enemy 13th Division. After capturing Hesu, the 19th Division of the 100th Army also fought with the enemy's 3rd Division.  The divisions met and fought a battle northwest of Changde.  The Eighteenth Army of the Qi Army deployed in the Sixth War Zone went south and captured Xin'an Town, a hub between Lixian County and Shimen, which immediately reduced the Japanese army's retreat route by half. After the victory, Army Commander Peng Tianguang  They continued their efforts and pursued the enemy's 39th Division southward, crossed the Lishui River, and approached Linli.  Yokoyama Isamu was naturally extremely nervous when he saw that the 39th Division, which was supposed to cover the retreat, was forced to move south.  The 79th Army of the National Army launched an attack in the middle, directly attacking the flanks of the enemy's 13th Division, advancing steadily, and the battle situation was excellent.  At this time, Sun Zhong and Guo Wan began to plan in detail the location to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army.

    On December 7, the 18th Army of the National Army went south, fighting side by side with the 79th Army, and worked together to mow down the enemy in front of them. Both wings targeted Linli, Jinshi and Lixian County, intending to press the enemy to Lishui and Yuanjiang Rivers.  The triangle area sandwiched between them, gather together and annihilate them.  At the same time, Fang Qing's 66th Army rushed straight to the south bank of the Yangtze River, preparing to occupy the Japanese positions south of the Yangtze River and completely cut off the enemy's return path.  The 74th Army to the west of Changde was in a fierce battle with the enemy's reinforcements from the 3rd Division of the 13th Division. The Japanese 3rd Division was fighting and retreating, and the front line had been shaken and was on the verge of collapse.

    Hengshan Yong knew that if he did not retreat, it would definitely be too late.

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    On December 7, Isamu Yokoyama no longer cared about the telegrams from the Tokyo base camp and the Nanjing dispatched troops, and led the Japanese Eleventh Army to disobey orders and flee north, completely abandoning Changde and heading straight to Lishui.  Hengshan Yong used the 3rd Division and the 13th Division to entangle the two front lines of corps that rushed towards him in the 6th Theater. His 116th Division and 68th Division avoided the attacks of Xin'an Town and Li County.  The national army rushed north along the Dongting Lake on the northeast side.  The 39th Division rushed to the coast of the Yangtze River and fought fiercely with the assisting troops of the 33rd Army of the National Army in the public security area, hoping to expand the Japanese army's crossing area.  The troops remaining on the north bank of the Yangtze River of the Japanese Eleventh Army were also ordered to cross the Yangtze River to assist in the battle, preparing to cover the main force of the Eleventh Army crossing the river.  However, in the direction of public security, the 77th Army of the National Army fought hard and refused to give up an inch of ground. For a time, it formed a stalemate with the Japanese troops crossing the river.

    After the Military Commission in Chongqing learned that the Japanese troops had indeed fled north, they learned that the Japanese troops had no intention of staying in Changde. At this time, the New 11th Division of the Ouzhen Corps had reoccupied Changde. Only then did the General Staff Headquarters realize that they had misjudged the enemy's situation and lost the battle.  An opportunity to destroy the enemy.  At this time, the Military Commission quickly made up for the situation and ordered the two theaters to pursue the Japanese army. The order said: The enemy has been shaken, and we should seize this good opportunity to intercept the enemy and pursue them fiercely, in order to achieve a greater effect of annihilating the enemy.  The Sixth War Zone was already actively attacking the enemy and only expressed encouragement to the Central Military Commission's calls. However, the Li Yutang Corps and Ou Zhen Corps of the Ninth War Zone stayed in Changde City at this time and were unwilling to go north.  Therefore, the Military Commission once again repeated its old trick and assigned the Hefu line under the original attack area of ??the 74th Army to the Ninth War Zone, urging Commander Xue Yue to send troops to pursue it.

    On December 12, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces, Shunroku Hosei, learned that Yokoyama Isamu had automatically "swung northward". He was extremely angry and called the 11th Army, and ordered Yokoyama Isamu to return to Changde and hold on to the important ground.  Hengshan Yong ignored it. At this time, the Eleventh Army had retreated to Linli and began to rush to cross the Lishui River. The rear guard's third division also began to withdraw its troops. The remaining covering troops were not interested in fighting and retreated steadily.

    On December 12, Commander Sun of the Sixth War Zone ordered all troops to attack the triangle area of ??Linli and Jin City in order to completely annihilate the enemy running north to the Lishui line.  In addition to the main force gathering at the mouth of the river, the 18th Army, under the orders of Commander Sun, rushed to Jin City with the 165th Regiment of the 55th Division to block the enemy's way back north.  The 79th Army, with the temporary Sixth Division as the forward, penetrated directly into Linli. The 74th Army turned north and also rushed towards Linli. Even the 73rd Army of the 29th Group Army that had retreated and  The 44th Army was also ordered to attack and eliminate the enemy in front of them.  Deputy Commander Feng, who had retreated to Taiyang Mountain with his remaining troops, was also contacted by his superiors at this time, and was forced out by Chief Sun to attack Jin City.  The two front-line corps of the Sixth War Area were advancing bravely towards the Japanese Eleventh Army on the Lishui River. At this time, the entire battle situation had shown a winning trend, and all that had to be accomplished was to maximize the results.

    However, Sun Zhong and Guo Wan still made a big mistake. They overestimated the strength of the Japanese army remaining on the south bank of Lishui River, and underestimated the combat power of Wang Hui Group.  The 79th Army, which was originally on the north bank of Lishui, was transferred across the river to form aIn the telegram between Isamu and Hoshunroku, Yokoyama Isamu had stated that the casualties were as high as 18%. Hoshunroku also pointed out that the number of casualties was more than 10,000, and that a large number of new soldiers were added during the war to provide for Yokoyama.  Because of their brave use, the actual losses of the Japanese army far exceeded 18%.  Isn't it too funny if Hengshan Yong didn't dare to take Changde again because more than a thousand people died, and he was too timid to fight forward. He also dared to disobey the military orders of the base camp and the Nanjing Expeditionary Force, and retreated without permission in a tit-for-tat confrontation?

    In fact, after the Battle of Changde, the national army's intelligence system confirmed that the Japanese Eleventh Army had been severely weakened, and its Third Division and Thirteenth Division, which were originally scheduled to be transferred to the Pacific Theater, had to stay behind.  .  At this time, the Chinese army has a chance to regain Wuhan.  The Japanese army also urgently mobilized the 106th Division of the Thirteenth Army from Anqing to Wuhan, which proved how empty the Eleventh Army's strength was after this war.  However, at this time, the Chongqing Military Commission did not dare to take advantage of the situation and pursue the victory. The first reason was that Chongqing had maintained a conservative mentality for a long time and lost its enterprising spirit; on the other hand, the counterattack of the expeditionary force in western Yunnan and northern Myanmar was ongoing.  While this was going on, even if Chairman Chiang had the intention, he would not have the strength!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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