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Chapter 132: The end of the Twelve Divisions

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    April 4, 1938

    The 132nd Division, 134th Division, 135th Division, and 136th Division of the Eighty-Eighth Group Army, four infantry divisions gathered in Yangzhou and Taizhou, looking like they were about to launch a cross-river battle.

    This immediately made Yan Junliu understand that the time for the Eighty-Eighth Group Army to launch a cross-river campaign was approaching.  Then he immediately deployed the 3rd Division, 6th Division, 19th Division and other divisions to defend on the front line from Nanjing to Zhenjiang.

    Yan Junliu was dispatching troops and generals, but Zhou Weiguo was not dispatching troops and generals?

    On April 5, Zhou Weiguo once again urgently expanded his troops and added 13,000 people who had been training in the new barracks for some time but had not yet completed the training to the 152nd Division.

    At the same time, Wei Yunsong was immediately ordered to abandon Suqian and immediately go south to Huainan.

    The remnants of the original 31st Army were mixed with new recruits to enhance the combat effectiveness of the 152nd Division. At the same time, the 152nd Division began to be re-equipped.

    Such a big move by the Eighty-Eighth Group Army and the Central China Expeditionary Force made the whole of China focus on both sides of the Yangtze River. Even the ongoing Battle of Xuzhou has been deliberately forgotten by people.

    Countless newspapers were overwhelmingly calling this war a battle of liberation.  If the Eighty-Eighth Group Army successfully crosses the river, the Central China Expeditionary Force's retreat will be cut off by the Eighty-Eighth Group Army.  At the same time, the liberation of Nanjing is just around the corner.

    After learning about the Eighty-Eighth Group Army's big move, the Little Japanese Base Camp also began to speed up the expansion of its troops, preparing to send the troops to central China after the expansion was completed.

    To this end, Shangfeng convened an emergency military meeting in Chongqing, and even Li Delin, who was commanding the battle in Xuzhou, rushed back.

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    Chongqing, Supreme Command, Conference Room

    "Everyone! The 88th Group Army has decided to launch a cross-river campaign and a decisive battle with the Central China Expeditionary Force. What do you think?"

    Shangfeng sat at the top and looked at the generals below and said in a deep voice.

    This time Zhou Weiguo suddenly decided to go south and launch a cross-river campaign. This was really beyond his expectation, but after learning that Zhou Jixian was caught by the Japs, he understood in his heart.  This battle must be fought.

    But if it can be defeated, Shangfeng will naturally support it.  You must know that Jiangnan is his pocketbook.

    And if Nanjing can be recovered, this will also be a good thing.

    "Shangfeng! I think this battle is not that easy to fight. When crossing the Yangtze River, the Japanese navy fleet will definitely intervene. Don't lose your troops and generals then!"

    The commander of the Second War Zone, Yan Baichuan, didn¡¯t know why, but he actually took the lead in this military meeting.  And it seems that they are not very supportive of this cross-river battle.

    "Shangfeng, Zhou Weiguo is just a young man in his twenties. What does he know? If our resistance to war is greatly reduced because of him, then he will be a national sinner. So I think Zhou Weiguo should be ordered to immediately  Stop all military operations. And transfer to the Eighty-eighth Group Army to avoid further trouble!"

    There will never be a shortage of jealous people in this world, such as Cheng Qian, the commander-in-chief of the First War Zone.

    He is not from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and has not held any position in Baoding Military Academy, Huangpu Military Academy or Central Military Academy.

    He is not someone who came out of the First Army. He does not meet any of Shangfeng¡¯s employment principles.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? and the character of this person in history is worrisome. He continued to create troubles for his own selfish interests and wanted to become a warlord, but unfortunately he failed.

    But historically, he was dismissed as the commander of the First War Zone at the end of 1938 because he took the blame for Shangfeng.

    "I don't agree with Commander Cheng's view. In the past, Huo Qubing in the Han Dynasty was already weak and led the army on an expedition, and the Huns fled. If we look at his ability based on his age, how many Japanese troops did Commander Cheng destroy?"

    There is a saying that is good!  There are people in the court who are easy to do things with.

    Although Zhou Weiguo has hardly made friends with any high-ranking officials in Chongqing since he time traveled.  But as long as they come from the Central Military Academy and Whampoa Military Academy, they regard themselves as disciples of the emperor.  They are always closely united.

    During the Anti-Japanese War, if people who graduated from the Central Military Academy and Whampoa Military Academy were defeated and lost cities and territory, as long as the problem was not serious, people from the Whampoa faction would unite to reduce the matter to a trivial matter.

    Gui Yongqing, he is a graduate of the first phase of Huangpu and the former commander of the teaching corps.

    During his tenure, it was when Zhou Weiguo was studying at the Central Military Academy. The previous acting also made Gui Yongqing see Zhou Weiguo's potential, and he was very pleased with him later.?.

    So now that Cheng Qian wanted to challenge Zhou Weiguo, he stepped forward.

    After he stood up, other Huangpu graduates also began to speak.

    Shangfeng looked expressionlessly at the generals who started to argue below.

    He understands what those opponents mean, and he also understands why people from the Huangpu faction agree.  Because they have common interests.

    Although Zhou Weiguo did not think that he was of the same type as these Huangpu people, they believed that Zhou Weiguo was from the Central Military Academy and was of the same type as themselves.

    "enough!"

    Shangfeng spoke and everyone stopped arguing.

    "This operation of the Eighty-Eighth Group Army is an opportunity for the country to regain its former capital. The Eighty-eighth Group Army has gathered more than 100,000 troops on the bank of the Yangtze River. The war is about to break out. How can it be stopped at any time? All theaters of this operation are  All must cooperate with the Eighty-Eighth Group Army in operations. The first, second, third and fifth theaters must cooperate with the Eighty-eighth Group Army.

    We will use all our strength to block the North China Expeditionary Force in the north and never allow them to go south to support us.  Ensure that the Eighty-eighth Army successfully regained Nanjing.

    ??Ci Xiu, you are in charge of the Wuhan camp.  After the 88th Group Army launches the attack, you must contain the military strength of the Central China Expeditionary Force for the 88th Group Army.  "

    After Shangfeng finished speaking, his eyes slowly swept across the crowd before continuing: "In this battle, no matter who obstructs the victory of the battle, he will be a sinner of the party and the country!"

    This military meeting at Shangfeng unified the thinking, that is, no one can hinder this military operation.

    And what is Zhou Shuang doing?

    On April 10, 1938, Zhou Weiguo decided to go to Yangzhou in person to command the cross-river operation.

    At the same time, the group army headquarters will be temporarily transferred to Yangzhou to facilitate the command of various units.

    Subsequently, the 152nd Division, which had replenished its troops and equipment, began to march towards Yangzhou with Zhou Weiguo and his guard brigade.

    And when Zhou Weiguo went south, a final encirclement and annihilation battle was going on in Donghai County.

    Being surrounded by the 133rd Division in Donghai County was the 12th Little Devils Division.

    The Twelfth Division has begun to expand its troops since it was stationed in the Northeast.

    Originally, according to the original configuration of the Twelfth Division, he was the same as other divisions.

    But because they have been stationed in the Northeast for a long time and for some other reasons, the 12th Division is not the same as the standing divisions other than the seven draft horse divisions.

    The 12th Division has jurisdiction over the 12th Brigade and the 24th Brigade, a total of four infantry regiments.

    In addition, it has a tank regiment, a heavy artillery brigade, two heavy artillery regiments, a cavalry regiment, an independent mountain artillery regiment, a field artillery regiment, an anti-aircraft artillery regiment, an engineer regiment, and a baggage regiment.  There are a total of thirteen regiments in the division.

    He also had a heavy artillery wing and a flying wing, but the heavy artillery wing competed with the artillery wing, and the flying wing was later incorporated into the Second Flying Division.

    So he now only has thirteen regiments, but even so, his power is still very powerful.

    This can be seen from the fact that Zhang Yichun's Forty-Eighth Army was defeated in less than a week, and its weapons and equipment and combat effectiveness are powerful.

    Even the 133rd Division fought with him for nearly half a month before he was almost exhausted.  But its own casualties are not small.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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