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Chapter 549: Battle in the Mountains of Northern Jiangxi (End)

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    By the end of the war on October 2, there were only a few thousand remaining soldiers of the Songpu Division, which were compressed into several strongholds such as Wanjialing, Leiwugu, Tianbusu, and Jianlusu.

    At this time, the Matsuura Division was already depleted of troops and horses. Not to mention the heavy losses of the troops, the weapons and ammunition were basically exhausted, and the food was gone two days ago. The entire division relied on slaughtering horses to satisfy their hunger in the past two days.

    As a last resort, Matsuura Junrokuro personally called Okamura Neiji and stated that if there were no reinforcements, everyone in the Matsuura division would serve the country with their own lives, and Matsuura Junrokuro had even written a farewell letter.

    In fact, Okamura Neji himself also knew that the Songpu Division was in a desperate situation and must provide support, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

    Once the Matsuura Division is completely wiped out by the Chinese army, then he, the commander, will bear the main responsibility. The Imperial Japanese Army can tolerate death, but it cannot tolerate failure. Failure often means death.

    In view of this, Okamura Neiji personally selected more than 200 grassroots officers from the legion headquarters, and then airdropped them to the Wanjialing area by plane.

    The airdrop process went smoothly, and most of the officers arrived on the battlefield smoothly, which made up for the serious shortage of officers in the 106th Division, but the battle situation still left Linpu breathless.

    The airdrop of hundreds of officers at one time was a unique thing done by the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield, and it also showed the desperate situation Songpu was in.

    The Japanese airdrop of officers was soon discovered by the Chinese army on the front line. In the following days, the Chinese Air Force also appeared in the northern Jiangxi area to prevent the little devils from continuing to transfuse blood to the Matsuura Division.

    Victory seemed to be only one step away for the First Corps and Xue Yue, but at this step, Xue Yue and his 100,000 soldiers could not take another step, because the little devil was already prepared to crush the entire army.

    Matsuura Junrokuro was also a ruthless man. He found that there was no hope of breaking through and reinforcements were difficult to arrive for a while. Instead of surrendering to save his life, this guy ordered all the troops to enter the front-line position, hold on to a few hills, and issued an order to the entire army.  A desperate order to fight to the last soldier.

    Due to the crazy blocking of the little devils, the national army compressed the defense line to the Wanjialing line and then stopped!

    And the lack of good news from the front has also caused rumors to spread in Wuhan, and even Chairman Chiang can't sit still.

    In the basement of the Military Commission in the Wuhan camp, after listening to the reports of Minister He and Director Dai, Lao Jiang called the Minister of Military Order Xu Yongchang.

    Xu Yongchang is a native of Guoxian County, Shanxi Province. The turning point in his life is quite like chicken soup for the soul.

    Xu Yongchang¡¯s parents died when he was very young, and he worked in a carriage and horse shop to make ends meet.

    In 1900, due to the invasion of the Eight-Power Allied Forces, Empress Dowager Cixi fled westward in a hurry. On this day, he arrived in Datong, Shanxi and ordered to rest.  The master of one of the battalions was named Xu Chunling, who lived in the carriage and horse shop where Xu Yongchang worked.

    Xu Chunling was old and needed someone to take care of him, but the soldiers around him finally settled down and ran out to have fun. Xu Chunling called several times but no one answered. He was sulking. At this time, Xu Yongchang came over.  , serving him wholeheartedly, never getting tired of it for several days.

    Later, when Xu Chunling left, he naturally took Xu Yongchang with him, and his legendary career began.

    After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Xu Yongchang was transferred to the Central Committee by Chiang Kai-shek and served as the Minister of the Military Command Department of the Military Commission. Together with the Minister of Military and Political Affairs He Yingqin, the Minister of Military Training Bai Chongxi, and the Minister of Political Affairs Chen Cheng, they were also known as the "Four Giants" of the Military Commission.

    Anyone who is familiar with modern history knows that He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, and Chen Cheng are definitely top players. The fact that Xu Yongchang can be ranked alongside them shows his strength.

    But in terms of fame, Xu Yongchang is completely incomparable with those above. In fact, there is no inside story. Xu Yongchang is too low-key. He lets others do the good things. As long as he can serve the country, he will do anything.  It doesn't matter.

    Of course, another very important reason why Chiang Kai-shek valued Xu Yongchang so highly was the balance of factions.

    Among the "four giants" of the Military Commission, He Yingqin and Chen Cheng were both from Chiang Kai-shek, Bai Chongxi was from Li Zongren, and Xu Yongchang was from Yan Xishan. Moreover, Xu Yongchang was a decent man, upright and honest, loyal to the country, and served in the Northwest Army.  , are also well-known in the Northeast Army, so it is most appropriate for him to coordinate the relationship between the various factions.

    After Xu Yongchang arrived, Lao Jiang immediately asked in a deep voice: "How is Xue Boling's attack going now?"

    "Commissioner, both sides in Wanjialing have suffered heavy losses, and no one can make decisive progress. However, if the delay continues, Commander Xue's command will become increasingly disadvantaged."

    "Oh, what's going on?"

      "Commissioner, I just received the news that the Japanese 9th Division has arrived on the battlefield and is cooperating with the 15th Division to attack Jiujiang City. The 27th Division on the southern front is also frantically attacking the 61st Army's positions.  , there are also a large number of Japanese troops attacking Ruoxi and the pass. In order to break the siege of Wanjialing, Commander Xue actually has only a few days left!"

    "Then how can we eat the remnants of Songpu? Can we mobilize more troops?"

    "I'm afraid it won't work. Firstly, it's difficult to quench the thirst with water far away. Secondly, there are no troops to mobilize."

    Looking at Lao Jiang's increasingly disappointed face, Xu Yongchang added: "Unless, unless Commander Xue is allowed to exert all his strength, leave no reserve team, and devote all his troops to counterattack, there may still be a chance of victory. These last five minutes are  The most important thing is that our army is in trouble and the Japanese are almost lying down. At this time, it¡¯s up to us who has the stronger will."

    Lao Jiang pondered for a moment and said to Xu Yongchang: "Okay, in the name of the Military Commission, you order Commander Xue of the First Corps to form a death squad with all armies and divisions to launch a final attack on Wanjialing, limited to 24:00 on October 5.  Completely annihilate this enemy."

    "yes!"

    On the De'an front line, Xue Yue was also wondering about this matter.

    This is the situation. The Japanese army has decided to wait for reinforcements and act like a coward. Other fancy tactics are of no use to these turtles and bastards.  Therefore, a strong attack is actually the only way to defeat Songpu in the end, and there is no other way.

    But if all the troops are put into a strong attack, let alone whether they can win the battle, even if they win, the casualties of the troops will probably be enough to make everyone feel distressed.

    Because of this, Xue Yuecai has been unable to make up his mind!

    But as the order from the Military Commission arrived at the front line, Xue Yue knew that Chairman Chiang was impatient and had no choice but to attack by force.

    On the afternoon of October 4, Xue Yue held an emergency military meeting at the Corps Headquarters, conveyed the order of the Military Commission, and immediately arranged combat tasks.

    ¡°Subsequently, under Xue Yue¡¯s death order, each division in the Wanjialing area formed a death squad of hundreds of people and launched an all-out attack on the last strongholds such as Wanjialing, Leiminggu, Tianbusu, and Jianlusu.

    The last five minutes, for the two people who fell to the ground exhausted and scarred from fighting, were not so much a competition of strength as a competition of will.

    Xue Yue's final blow completely destroyed Songpu in terms of momentum.

    The general offensive started at seven o'clock the next morning. The troops involved in the offensive included 60,000 people from three armies, and they faced the last 7,000 people of the Matsuura Division.

    The battle lasted from morning to night. At around six o'clock that night, Ou Zhen's 4th Army and Ye Zhao's 66th Army occupied the two important areas of Wanjialing and Leiminggu, annihilating more than 4,000 enemies and capturing more than 300 people.  Nearly a hundred light and heavy machine guns, more than 4,000 rifles, and hundreds of horses were seized.  ª¥

    It is very regrettable that the avant-garde commando team of the 4th Army once reached less than a hundred meters near the Songpu Division Headquarters in Wanjialing, but it was too dark and the prisoner trial was unfavorable, so they were unable to detect Lieutenant General Songpu in time and ended up letting him go.  This is the biggest prey.

    When the fighting was at its fiercest, troops of the 4th Army attacked the vicinity of the 106th Division headquarters several times. All service personnel from the Japanese Army Command Headquarters were dispatched to participate in the battle. Even Matsuura Junrokuro himself joined the battle.  If the national army had advanced a few dozen meters further, Songpu would have been captured or committed seppuku.

    Songpu was neither captured nor killed in battle. Instead, he put on makeup and fled to Tianbusu to join another group of remnants. After that, he had no intention of fighting. He took a small road to escape from the mountains of northern Jiangxi and fled north to Honghualing, preparing to fight with the 27th Army.  The divisions converged.

    "But what Matsuura Junrokuro doesn't know is that the 27th Division he is about to defect to is also in a very bad situation!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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