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Chapter Seventeen Luoyang (2)

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    At this time, the situation in the Central Plains region has actually taken a turn for the worse. Although the Kuomintang's army still has a certain advantage, it is no longer very obvious. Moreover, several legions are on one side and there is no good defense system. At this time, it may be difficult for many  For the generals of the national army, they still think that they are taking the initiative and are a little arrogant.

    In the days around the Chinese New Year in February, the Northwest Field Army led by the Communist Party of China in Shaanxi finally launched a counterattack. Under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai, it launched an attack on Yichuan County, located west of Hukou of the Yellow River.  Yichuan is located between the Northern Shaanxi Liberated Area and the Southern Shanxi Liberated Area. Its location is very important. Once it is captured, the Communist Party can link the two liberated areas together.  The battle in Yichuan was very brutal. Peng Dehuai adopted the method of siege and reinforcements. In fact, he wanted to annihilate one of Hu Zongnan's main forces.  Hu Zongnan was easily fooled and quickly dispatched the 29th Reorganized Army to assist Yichuan. On the way to the rescue, Liu Kan, the commander of the 29th Reorganized Army, realized something was wrong and asked to repel the Communist troops on the road before moving to Yichuan.  , but was rejected by Hu Zongnan.  With no choice, Commander Liu had no choice but to obey his orders and led his troops to advance towards Yichuan, and naturally fell into Peng Dehuai's ambush.  The final result is conceivable. The 29th Reorganized Army was completely eaten by the Northwest Field Army, losing the headquarters of one reorganized army, the headquarters of two reorganized divisions, and five brigades, a total of more than 29,000 people.  Army commander Liu Kan committed suicide.

    After the Battle of Yichuan, the military strength in the Guanzhong area of ??Shaanxi Province immediately became doubly empty. In order to ensure Xi'an, Hu Zongnan urgently transferred all Pei Changhui's troops stationed between Tongguan and Luoyang to the west to reinforce Xi'an.  As a result, all the military units of the national army in the Central Plains were disrupted. Sun Yuanliang's regiment originally planned to go south to fight. At this time, it had to stay near Zhengzhou, preparing to use two brigades to strengthen Sishui Pass and Heishiguan in the west.  First-line defense; Qiu Yuqing's reorganized Fifth Army, which was originally used to defend the Yellow River defense line in southwestern Shandong, had to return to the area east of Longhai Road. Coupled with Hu Congjun's reorganized 18th Army, which was originally stationed in the Zhumadian area, in fact,  These two units are the only ones the Chinese army can use to maneuver in the Central Plains.

    Along the more than 370 kilometers of Longhai Road from Luoyang to Zhengzhou in the east and Tongguan in the west, only the 206th Division of the National Army Youth Army stationed in Luoyang is left, and there are no other regular troops.  By that time, this young army had actually fallen into isolation. For the Chen Xie and Chen Tang corps of the Communist Party, it was really a God-given opportunity to attack Luoyang.

    The so-called Youth Army was actually formed by the Nationalist Government in the late period of the Anti-Japanese War. Due to the shortage of troops, Chiang Kai-shek put forward the slogan "One inch of rivers and one inch of blood, one hundred thousand young people and one hundred thousand soldiers" and called on educated young people to enlist in the army. A group of young people were soon formed.  The army composed mainly of these educated youths had a total of nine divisions from 201 to 209, and Chiang Kai-shek was very relieved to let his son Chiang Ching-kuo serve as the political director of these youth armies.  In fact, these youth armies are just highly political armies, and in terms of combat, they are actually student soldiers. They have not fought any major battles and have very limited actual combat experience.  After the first batch of Youth Army soldiers were demobilized, due to the outbreak of the civil war, the Nationalist Government began to recruit the second batch of Youth Army soldiers.  Facing the constant losses of the national army, in order to cope with the shortage of troops, these young troops had to be sent to the battlefield at this time, but they were only responsible for the task of defending the city in the rear.

    In order to launch the Luoyang Campaign, the main commanders of the Chen Xie and Chen Tang corps of the Communist Party held a meeting in Xiangcheng, Henan. They convened many column commanders, political commissars and chiefs of staff for a meeting and study, and conducted an in-depth analysis of the situation in Henan at this time.  The situation and the deployment of Luoyang's enemy forces and the construction of fortifications were analyzed, as well as the combat methods, favorable conditions, and time required in this regard. In particular, the reinforcements of the national army were deeply discussed.  Analysts at the meeting believed that if the Battle of Luoyang started, Pei Changhui's regiment going west would have no time to go eastward. Sun Yuanliang's regiment in Zhengzhou was not a direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek, so the Western aid would not be very active. Only Hu Congjun's reorganized Eighteenth Army on Pinghan Road would  Army, Chiang Kai-shek will definitely order reinforcements from this army urgently.  This is exactly what everyone wants to see, and it is also the main reason for launching this campaign, which is to transfer the reorganized Eighteenth Army away from the surrounding areas where Liu and Deng are commanding.

    Regarding the reinforcement route for the reorganization of the 18th Army, the meeting also analyzed it. It was believed that Hu Congjun would most likely go north along the Ping-Han Railway to Zhengzhou, and then march westward side by side with Sun Yuanliang. This road is very important for the reorganization of the 18th Army.  It is the best and safest way to go. The only drawback is that it is a bit detoured.  Of course, the meeting also assumed another path for reorganizing the Eighteenth Army, which was to go from Pinghan Road to Dengfeng and Linru Trails to Luoyang. Although this road is a relatively short straight line, it is rugged and difficult to navigate and the place is narrow.  It is not easy to deploy. Just put a few troops on both sides of the road to ambush.The counselors and adjutants also spoke one after another, and they all believed that it would be best to go west through Zhengzhou, but Zhang Xian kept thinking and did not speak for a long time.

    "Zhang Xian, what's your opinion?" Hu Congjun finally couldn't help it and asked.

    Zhang Xian looked up at the map, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I think we should take the shortest way!"

    Everyone was stunned, but Hu Congjun nodded and then asked: "Oh, can you tell me your reason?"

    Zhang Xiandao: "Everyone knows that Luoyang's strategic position strangles the three provinces of Qin, Jin and Henan. I won't go into details about its importance. Once it is lost, it will mean that the Communist army will cut off the throat of Shaanxi from Tongguan and let their  The liberated areas are united. And this time we are acting as reinforcements. As the saying goes, rescuing troops is like putting out fire. If we arrive on the battlefield one day late, the soldiers in front will be in danger for one more day! If we arrive one day early, everyone will be able to turn the danger around as soon as possible!"

    "But the road over there is too difficult!" said a staff officer.

    "This is not a problem. No matter how difficult the road is, we can still walk on it. Was it easy to walk on the roads we had in western Hubei and western Hunan? Was it easy to walk on the roads in the Yimeng Mountains? We can overcome these!" Zhang Xian  Explaining.

    "What if there is an ambush by the Communist army on the road?" Another staff officer asked.

    Zhang Xiandao: "Although the roads in the mountainous areas are difficult, the difficulties for us are also for the Communist army. In a small mountainous area, it is impossible to deploy troops on a large scale to fight a war of annihilation, so we  There is no need to worry about being surrounded by the superior strength of the Communist army. I predict that at this time, they will not have the courage to attack us when we reorganize the 18th Army. Their most likely way is to set up a roadblock to stop us, haha,  This is not the first time that we have fought against the Communist Army. With so many of our brave soldiers, unity from top to bottom, and superior firepower, they can¡¯t stop us! Besides, I think the Communist Army will definitely think that we will  If we choose the first route, we will probably focus our support on the road from Zhengzhou to Luoyang instead of on the Songshan Road!"

    Hu Congjun nodded.

    Teacher Qin and Wang Yuanling looked at each other, but still shook their heads and objected: "This is taking a risk, I don't agree!"

    Wang Yuanling also echoed: "Yes, although what Zhang Xian said has some truth, I think it is better for us to be cautious!"

    Zhang Xiandao: "I am not taking a risk. If you think so, the Communist Army must also think so. They all think that Commander Hu is always known for his caution in war, so he must not dare to take that shortcut!"

    "This is just your guess!" Xu Haibo also said: "I also agree to take the first path!"

    Hearing everyone¡¯s firm opposition, Zhang Xian couldn¡¯t help but fell silent.

    Hu Congjun was a little disappointed and asked for his opinion for the last time: "Zhang Xian, do you have any objections?"

    Zhang Xian bit his lip, and his thoughts suddenly flew back to Changde City, which was filled with war and poisonous fog. In that battle, they struggled to support the shattered city, just because they believed that reinforcements would arrive soon.  "Have you ever been surrounded by enemies?" He suddenly asked everyone calmly.

    Everyone couldn't help but be stunned and pondered for a while. Commander Qin nodded first and replied: "Of course we were surrounded. When the Communist Army attacked Nanma last year, our reorganized 11th Division was surrounded and fought by the enemy for a week.  !¡±

    After he said this, everyone nodded and immediately remembered the tragic Nanma battlefield.

    "Then let me ask one of you again, did you feel good being trapped at that time?"

    "Is there any need to say it?" Xu Haibo replied dissatisfied.

    "So, what did everyone want most at that time?"

    "Of course I hope to get out of the siege as soon as possible!" Teacher Tan blurted out without thinking.  But just when he said it, he fell silent again.

    Wang Yuanling did not answer. He was not present during the Battle of Nanma.  Xu Haibo lowered his head, already knowing what Zhang Xian was going to say.

    Hearing that everyone stopped talking, Zhang Xian couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said leisurely: "The reason why our national army has been invincible is because everyone has selfish motives and thinks too much about themselves. If this continues, I'm afraid that  There will be such a day when we reorganize the 18th Army!"

    Everyone here knows very well what this day refers to.

    Hu Congjun nodded and finally made a decision: "Okay, since we are going to rescue, we must take the shortest road as quickly as possible!" (Remember this website's website address: www.hlnovel.com
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