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Chapter 53: Defeat (2)

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    In November of this year, due to Okamura Neiji¡¯s outstanding performance in the battle of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi, the Japanese base camp appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Forces in Nanjing, replacing the former commander-in-chief Hoshunroku.  Hoshunroku was awarded the title of Marshal by the Emperor of Japan in June and was transferred back to China as the Director of Army Education.

    In December, Chongqing¡¯s Military Commission also carried out a major reorganization and established the Army General Headquarters.  This actually came into being in response to the suggestions of U.S. allies. The purpose was to unify the military systems of China and the United States so that they could prepare for a counterattack against Japan with the United States, the Soviet Union and other allies.  Its organization is completely modeled on the U.S. Army structure, with an Army Commander-in-Chief, under whom there are deputy commander-in-chief, chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, etc. The headquarters also has four business staff offices: personnel, intelligence, operations and logistics.  , and directly command four front armies, each of which has jurisdiction over four to six armies, which is equivalent to the strength of two group armies.  The original order of battle in each theater remains unchanged, and they are all under the command of the Army Headquarters.

    The commander-in-chief of the Army Headquarters is the Minister of Military Affairs He Yingqin. Among the four front armies under him, the first front army is the Yunnan Army stationed in Yunnan, and its commander is Lu Han; the second front army is the Gui Army that retreated from Guangxi to Guizhou.  The commander is Zhang Fakui, the former commander of the fourth theater; the commander of the third front army is Tang Enbo, who returned from the defeat in the first theater. Although he is a hated general, he is a close confidant of the commission; the commander of the fourth front army is Tang Enbo.  Relying on his own strength, he fought all the way from the Battle of Songhu to General Wang Hui, who had experienced almost all the battles in the War of Resistance and made great achievements. Before that, he was the commander of the 24th Group Army of the National Army.  General Wang Hui is the youngest and least qualified among the commanders of the four front armies, but he is a general who can really fight, win, and has real talent and learning.  Under the command of the Fourth Front Army are all the essential main forces of the national army. In addition to Wang Hui's original 74th Army and the 100th Army that was later transferred to it, the 10th Army, which was originally affiliated with the Sixth Theater, was also included.  The Eighth Army and the Seventy-third Army, the two civil engineering units, have become the most powerful divisions in the national army.

    It is worth mentioning that the commander of the 18th Army at this time is no longer Peng Tianguang, but Hu Congjun.  In August, Chief of Staff Guo Wan, following Chief Chen's instructions, transferred former Army Commander Peng Tianguang to another department and promoted Deputy Army Commander Hu Congjun in order to avoid intensifying conflicts between the chief and deputy commanders of the 18th Army.  As Hu Congjun was officially promoted to the commander of the 18th Army, the 11th Division also made some changes. The former division commander was transferred to another place through connections due to a disagreement with Hu Congjun. This was exactly what Hu Congjun wanted, and he immediately reported to the top.  He proposed that his cronies, Yang Tao, the deputy commander of the 11th Division, be promoted to division commander. This proposal was quickly accepted by Chief Chen.  Just after Yang Tao was promoted to commander of the 11th Division, Wang Yuanling was also promoted and appointed as deputy division commander and director of the Political Department.

    Before that, in November, there was another thing that had to be said about the Eighteenth Army, that is, as the main force of the direct line of the Central Army, this army was the first batch to receive the treatment of dressing up with beautiful weapons.  There were only five corps in the first batch of the national army to be re-equipped with fine weapons, and the 18th Army was among them. This shows the importance of this army in the Chairman and the Military Committee. Of course, this is also due to the fact that Chief Chen is behind  of exertion.  After more than three months of intense training, with the help of representatives stationed by the US military, the officers and soldiers have been able to master American ordnance and equipment and can operate it skillfully.  Take the 11th Division as an example. Lower-level officers are able to use American-made carbines and Tom submachine guns; the artillery battalion directly under the division headquarters has also been replaced by American-style mountain guns with a caliber of 75, and the regiment headquarters is also equipped with tanks directly under the division headquarters.  The defensive artillery company and the battalion headquarters are equipped with mortar platoons, and there are also many light and heavy machine guns below the company.  For the Eighteenth Army, due to the large number of American weapons equipped, there has been a major leap in combat effectiveness. The firepower ration is already much better than that of the strongest Japanese army. This makes Hu Congjun very excited.

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    On December 11, Chongqing welcomed a general who had been rescued from a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. He was Commander Fang Xianjue, who led the Tenth Army to defend the city for 47 days and nights during the Hengyang Defense Battle. The Chinese people knew him as  We have a broad mind to welcome this general who raised the white flag. After all, he once fought tenaciously against the enemy. Although he failed in the end, in people's minds, he was still proud of his defeat, even on the roadside.  The slogans carried by the crowd on the street were also: "Welcome the souls of the Anti-Japanese War to return!", and many newspapers such as Ta Kung Pao also published editorials, comparing General Fang to Zhang Suiyang, the mainstay of the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, and regarded him as a national hero.  This time, even Chairman Chiang gave a speech strangely. He did not blame Commander Fang for lowering the flag, but instead greatly comforted him, making the defeated general feel flattered.

    President Chen Yi invited General Fang to give a speech to the students at Mainland China University, and General Fang happily agreed.

    With Fang Jiang?Although fighting Hengyang to the death was indispensable, it violated the clear instructions of the commission. I wonder why Commander Fang didn't choose Chengren in the first place?  "

    Commander Fang¡¯s face looked a little ugly, and Principal Chen also glared at the student. He didn¡¯t want this symposium to become a criticism meeting.  However, Commander Fang still replied: "Actually, it is much harder to choose death than to live. To be honest, I had already made up my mind to commit suicide when I saw the city was destroyed, but my subordinates discovered  , and took away my pistol, he also asked me to think about everyone. Although I will become famous if I die, but there are still more than 9,000 officers and soldiers? More than 6,000 of them are wounded soldiers who cannot leave. These people  What should I do? I was very hesitant at the time. If I died, these people would have no chance of survival and could only be slaughtered by the enemy. It would be better to negotiate with the enemy, maybe there would be a turn for the better, so I then  We followed the advice of our subordinates and sent our chief of staff to negotiate with the Japanese army, and they finally agreed to our request!"

    Another student put forward a different view, thinking that no matter what, Commander Fang was surrendering and it was a big loss for the Chinese army.  This made Commander Fang very embarrassed. Fortunately, Principal Chen and several other officers beside him helped to change the subject.

    Zhang Xian listened to Commander Fang's explanation and thought of Commander Luo. The situation at that time was almost exactly the same as that of the Tenth Army. Between life and death, honor and shame, as a leading general, at that moment, he really  He was facing a huge problem. To this day, he still remembers what Hu Congjun once said to him: "Since ancient times, no one has died, and his loyalty will be remembered by history. Alas, it was just a passing thought. It could have been remembered forever. It's a pity.  !" He was lamenting that Roda did not seize the opportunity to leave his name in history.  But if you put yourself in his shoes, if you were a general and faced the same situation as Roda and Commander Fang when there was no way out, would you choose to make a sacrifice that would leave your name in history?  Or will they choose to surrender in order to save thousands of wounded soldiers?

    This is indeed a difficult question to make, so that in the long years to come, this question will always linger in his mind without a correct answer.  Destiny really plays tricks on people. It wasn't until a few years later that Zhang Xian really faced this situation, but at that time, he couldn't help himself.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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