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Zhang Fakui had just made up his mind. Before he could give the order, the phone on the table rang!
The combat staff officer hurried over and picked it up. After asking for a few words, he said to Zhang Fakui: "Sir, the call is from Commander Zhang from the east of the city. Commander Zhang wants to talk to you on the phone!"
Zhang Fakui hurriedly walked to the phone, took the phone and said, "I'm Zhang Fakui!"
Instantly, a hoarse voice came over the phone: "Commander-in-Chief, this is Zhang Yanchuan. Our division has suffered two-thirds casualties. Three of the four main regiment commanders have died, and eight battalion commanders have died. The company and platoon commanders have been replaced." If the attack continues, our Preliminary 9th Division will be completely destroyed. I beg the Commander-in-Chief to leave a seed for our Preliminary 9th Division"
"How long can you hold on?" Zhang Fakui said in a deep voice.
"Two hours at most!"
Zhang Fakui gritted his teeth, punched the table, and said loudly: "Okay, then it will take two hours. Your division will withdraw in two hours. I will take care of this big thing."
"Commander-in-Chief, who will take over the position if our division withdraws?"
"Don't worry about this. Remember, the Japs must not be allowed to invade the city within two hours. Your mission will be completed after two hours!" Zhang Fakui said.
"Yes, I understand!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Fakui immediately said to the combat staff in the headquarters: "I am giving you an order: Let all troops and units prepare to evacuate Jiujiang immediately. Take away everything you can and burn everything you can't take away. Especially food and ammunition, we must not leave any of them to the little devils!"
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When the order for the Second Corps to evacuate Jiujiang was issued, Li Guoyao smiled bitterly in his headquarters.
To be honest, as a Chinese, Li Guoyao would rather see all Zhang Fakui's troops die in Jiujiang City than see the important city garrisoned by 100,000 people be captured by the Japs in just three days. It's so fucking embarrassing.
But reason told him that if you can keep the green hills, you donĄŻt have to worry about having no firewood, and there is no need to distinguish the importance of saving people and land. I think that the man from YanĄŻan once said this: If you save people, you will lose the land, and everyone and the land will be saved; if you save the land, you will lose the people. , people and land are lost.
The death of one hundred thousand national troops in Jiujiang City can certainly demonstrate the courage of the national army, but the result is still the fall of Jiujiang, and the result will not change.
"But if we can withdraw our troops to the west of Jiujiang to stop the Japanese army, we can at least hold back the tens of thousands of Japanese invaders in Jiujiang City.
Of course, Li Guoyao's initiative to take back Jiujiang City was not because he was really sure, but because he had no choice because the system issued a new task for him - to counterattack Jiujiang.
There is no way, the system has always been quite cheating, and Li Guoyao can only passively accept it.
It is naturally impossible to counterattack Jiujiang with a unit of their 61st Army alone, so Li Guoyao needs the Second Army to attract firepower for him, so he takes such a large responsibility.
By the way, following Zhang FakuiĄŻs order, the national army on the Jiujiang frontline took action quickly.
These troops themselves did not have much confidence in defending the city. After receiving the retreat order from the general headquarters, they were so excited that each one of them had to grow two legs.
On the night of the 25th, the 2nd Corps retreated across the board and moved toward the line positions at Chengmen Lake in Niutoushan, Jinguanqiao, Shilishan, and Zhuanlin Mountains.
After the defenders retreated, the Japanese army immediately occupied Jiujiang City!
However, for the Japanese army, capturing Jiujiang was only one of their strategic goals. Okamura Neiji was more concerned about whether he could annihilate the more than 100,000 Chinese troops in Jiujiang City.
After learning that the Chinese army had fled without the spirit of Bushido, Okamura Neiji immediately ordered the Namada detachment and Songpu division to immediately pursue the Chinese defenders, annihilate as many as they could, and do their best to expand the results.
In the view of Okamura Neiji, the Chinese army is like a bird. Once it retreats, it will collapse across the board, such as the September 18th Incident, and the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing.
At this time, as long as the troops pursue them, no matter how many troops the opponent has, they can easily be defeated or even completely annihilated.
Okamura Neiji has seen too many such things on the Chinese battlefield. For example, when the Kwantung Army captured Rehe, 128 cavalry frightened Tang Yulin's tens of thousands of troops away and easily captured it. The provincial capital is Chengde.
For another example, in the later stages of the Battle of Songhu, the entire national army collapsed. More than a hundred imperial soldiers actually chased 100,000 national troops. When encountering combat units at the battalion and company level of the national army, they could basically overwhelm them with a single charge. In regiment-level combat, Units can also be defeated easily.
The situation is the same at this time. As long as we catch up, we may be able to wipe out tens of thousands or even 100,000 enemies.
However, what Okamura Neji didn't know was that although Zhang Fakui evacuated Jiujiang City, he held a breath in his heart and was unwilling to evacuate.
Therefore, after learning that Okamura Neiji actually sent troops to pursue the Second Army, the furious Zhang Fakui immediately sent out the Fourth Army, his starting force, and returned to fight the pursuing enemies. The two sides started a bloody battle outside Jiujiang City. .
At the same time as the bloody battle, Zhang Fakui also ordered the 4th Army to contain the various armies from Lion Mountain, Zhangjiashan and Caijiahu. However, it was hurriedly occupied at night and the fortifications could not be constructed. After dawn, the Japanese army used the Jiulian Highway to attack the second unit with armored vehicles and artillery. Moreover, the line was too close to Jiujiang and was under fire from enemy naval artillery. The situation was very unfavorable.
After analysis, the Second Corps felt that the current terrain was not conducive to defense. It was better to build fortifications on the Niutoushan, Jinguanqiao, Shilishan, and Zhuanlin Mountains and along the Chenghu Lake line. Then, under Zhang FakuiĄŻs order, the Second Corps moved to the second line. Enter.
On the same day that Jiujiang fell, the Japanese 6th Division in Jiangbei occupied Taihu County. After that, the 11th Army fought continuously with the defenders there. Due to heavy casualties, they were forced to abandon their plan to attack Nanchang.
Military Commission!
With the fall of Gutang and the fall of Jiujiang, the gate of Wuhan was knocked open by the Japanese army. When the news came, the city of Wuhan was shaken!
After a setback in the first battle, Chiang Kai-shek, who had been waiting quietly for three days in the Military Commission headquarters, became angry. In front of He Yingqin, Wang Shihe and others, Chiang Kai-shek scolded: "Mother Xipi, Zhang Xianghua has selfish motives at this critical moment. He put The 4th Army is hiding, why not use it? Why not use it?"
Immediately afterwards, Lao Jiang banged on the table and shouted: "The heroes of the Iron Army and the pioneers of the Anti-Japanese War are all fake. He is blatantly disobeying orders and has no sense of military law! He has no sense of military law!"
He Yingqin, who was on the side, waited for Old Chiang Kai-shek's anger to subside a little, and stepped forward to persuade him: "Chairman, the 2nd Corps left the 4th Army unused, perhaps because it was difficult to save the situation and was afraid of being entangled by the Japanese army. Now the whole army has withdrawn safely. As for the second position, the ending is justifiable. It is better to give him a chance and let him stop the enemy on the front line of Jinguan Bridge and restore the influence."
Lao Jiang stood up from his chair with a bang, walked two steps in the room, stood up, and shouted with lingering anger: "Losing Jiujiang is like giving a strong enemy a foothold. The battle of Nanxun is difficult 10 This is twice as true. A general with such a lack of military discipline must never be placed on the front line again."
Chiang Kai-shek had no good opinion of the generals of Guangdong and Guangxi, and he could not tolerate those who were suspected of selfishness among his subordinates.
"Let him come back, come back, I want him to explain clearly." Lao Jiang roared angrily.
Hearing Chiang Kai-shekĄŻs roar, everyone in the Military Commission was startled. Is the Chairman planning to relinquish Zhang FakuiĄŻs military power?
Although everyone was very surprised by this decision, they also understood Chiang Kai-shek's mood.
In recent times, the Japanese have been pressing harder and harder. In terms of peace talks, because the Japanese insist on the resignation of Chiang Kai-shek as a prerequisite, the negotiations have actually reached a dead end.
Militarily, the Japanese refused to give in. They first expanded the Central China Expeditionary Army, transferred the 2nd Army of the North China Front to the Central China Expeditionary Army, and formed the 11th Army with the main force of the Central China Army. The 400,000 Japanese troops were divided from both sides of the Yangtze River and The foothills of the Dabie Mountains turned westward to attack Wuhan.
All roads were blocked, so Chiang Kai-shek naturally had no choice but to fight. Therefore, a few days ago in Wuchang, Chiang Kai-shek declared to the reporter of the British "Daily Express": "It is said that the diplomatic representatives of Britain, France, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland in China They all came to Hankou in an attempt to mediate peace. However, Gou Fei fully restored sovereignty and would never welcome any country's mediation. China has been completely unified politically, and the Chinese people's determination to resist Japan is growing day by day."
He pressed hard with a tough attitude, but was defeated in the first battle. How could this make Chiang Kai-shek feel better?
What's more important is that the Chinese army defended the Jiujiang area with 100,000 heavy troops. It fought against the enemy's Bay Brigade, a newly established division and part of the navy. It only lasted three days before Jiujiang fell. This made the defense of Wuhan even more difficult. The entire Anti-Japanese War had a great emotional impact.
In addition, according to reports from the front line, the Japanese troops landed in Gutang at night, but the defending troops were not aware of it beforehand, took inadequate measures afterwards, and behaved very incompetently.
As the top commander on the front line, Zhang Fakui obviously has to bear the main responsibility. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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