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Chapter 387: Reinforce Mengcheng

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    When they received the telegram requesting for help from the Mengcheng defenders, the entire 21st Army was shocked. They all knew about the combat effectiveness of Zhou Yuan and the 1033rd Regiment. According to the estimation of Liao Lei and others, the 1033rd Regiment was at least  It can block the Japanese army for more than three days.

    However, in less than two days, the 1033 regiment has suffered more than half of its casualties. The Japanese army has even partially entered the city, and the situation is critical.

    Although Mengcheng is not an important city, its geographical location is extremely important. It can even be said to be the retreat of Xuzhou's army. Only by guarding Mengcheng can Xuzhou's troops have a chance to withdraw southward smoothly.

    Mengcheng cannot be lost. This is the consensus of the 21st Army. However, the current result is that the main force of the 21st Army is still on the front line in Xuzhou. There are not many troops in the rear and there are not enough troops to reinforce Mengcheng.

    In desperation, Liao Lei could only report the situation to the Fifth Theater Command and ask the senior officer to make a decision!

    The commander of the Fifth War Zone was also shocked after receiving the news. Now Commander Li has decided to withdraw troops from Xuzhou, and the time has been set. On May 15, his leading troops had even begun to withdraw. At this time  If Mengcheng is captured by the Japanese army, it is entirely possible that the troops on the Xuzhou front line will be made dumplings by the Japanese army.

    After thinking over and over again, the Fifth War Zone could only send a report to Wuhan, requesting Wuhan to coordinate. The nearby Third War Zone would send troops to reinforce Mengcheng and protect the retreat of the 600,000-strong army in the Fifth War Zone and the Xuzhou front.  .

    Wuhan's attention was also drawn to the Xuzhou front line at this time. Chairman Chiang's enthusiasm for a decisive battle in Xuzhou was frightened by the deteriorating situation on the front line. He learned that the 600,000 troops on the Xuzhou front line were in danger of being annihilated by the Japanese army.  , naturally also very frightened.

    Good guy, that is an army of 600,000, and most of them are elites of the national army. Once they are wiped out by the Japanese army on the Xuzhou front line, the consequences will be disastrous.

    In view of this, Chairman Chiang personally called the headquarters of the Third War Zone Commander and ordered them to reinforce Mengcheng at all costs.

    However, when the telegram was sent to the headquarters of the Third War Zone Commander, Gu Zhutong, Huang Baitao and others were silent!

    In fact, just yesterday, the head of the Third War Zone also sent a telegram to Wuhan asking for help. The reason is that the Japanese army has occupied Feidong and is currently concentrating its main force to attack Hefei.

    Hefei City, also known as Luzhou, is located in the central area of ??Anhui Province. It can reach Wuhu by waterway and Lu'an to the west by land. The geographical location is extremely advantageous.

    The Japanese army not only had a very clear understanding of Hefei's geographical location, they even conducted a detailed investigation of Hefei's strategic location and historical and cultural environment before the war, and printed some pamphlets specifically for the Japanese troops on the front line, almost all of them.  share.

    In these pamphlets printed by the Japanese army, Hefei was described in this way, saying that "the county seat is surrounded by canals and ditches", which is the Fei River. It was also recorded that the shape of Hefei's city wall was "oval", and the length and length of the city wall were also recorded.  Thickness is also calculated.

    The reason why the Japanese army was determined to capture Hefei was not only because of Hefei's important strategic position, good water transportation conditions, and rich rice and grain resources, but also because it was connected by railway to Xinyang, Wuhan.  Insert Wuhan.

    In other words, the Japanese army¡¯s attack on Hefei was actually to prepare for the Wuhan battle that was being prepared!

    At this time, Hefei's situation was already very dangerous. On the southern front, two regiments of the Japanese Sixth Division entered Chaoxian County from two directions, and Chaoxian County completely fell into their hands.  At the same time, Feidong was also captured by the main force of the Japanese army, and the fall of Chaoxian and Feidong put Hefei in danger.

    Facts show that the main force of the Japanese army is encircling Hefei and is expected to arrive outside Hefei in one day.

    At this time, the Third Theater Command Headquarters still had three divisions in Hefei, but they were of little use. The three divisions only numbered more than 20,000 people, and the Japanese troops outside Hefei at this time had nearly two divisions.  With 40,000 soldiers, the strength was almost twice that of the defenders.

    More importantly, at this time, the Japanese army on the southern front was still the Sixth Division with the most powerful combat effectiveness. It was really difficult for the troops in the third theater to defend the city.

    "But they cannot turn a blind eye to Wuhan's orders. The city of Hefei is important, but if Hefei is lost, it is just a city lost. Compared with places such as Shanghai and Nanjing, a Hefei city is nothing.

    However, once Mengcheng is lost, the retreat of the more than 600,000 troops on the Xuzhou front may be cut off. By then, the loss will not be one or two divisions. Maybe the defenders will really be defeated by the little devils.  If you make dumplings, the consequences will be really unimaginable.

    But just when the commander of the Third War Zone was in trouble, the operator suddenly received a telegram. The telegram was from the 61st Army.After arriving, they took the initiative to request their troops to go north to reinforce Mengcheng.

    After receiving the telegram from the 61st Army, Chief Gu and Huang Baitao were relieved. While shocked by Li Guoyao's amazing strategic vision, they also agreed that the 61st Army should go north to reinforce Mengcheng.

    Mengcheng. Chucun Town. Provisional Military Headquarters of the 61st Army.

    At this time, Li Guoyao also felt helpless. After evacuating from Bengbu City, he originally planned to pass through Huainan and then evacuate to Guoyang to rest for a while.

    However, what he didn¡¯t expect was that as soon as the troops arrived in the Macheng Town system, a new mission was issued to him - to reinforce Mengcheng!

    Li Guoyao finally found Mengcheng on the map. Only then did he realize that the geographical location of Mengcheng was a bit surprising. This small town in northern Anhui was likely to affect the life and death of Xuzhou's frontline troops.

    However, going north to Mengcheng is not an easy task, because the 61st Army received an order to withdraw to Huainan. Before receiving the latest order from the theater commander's department, the troops could only rush to Huainan instead of going north to Mengcheng. Otherwise,  That is disobedience.

    However, the tasks given by the system are all mandatory tasks. If you do not complete them, the consequences will be very serious!

    In desperation, Li Guoyao could only order the main force of the Duba Brigade to go west through Macheng Town and penetrate into Chucun Town north of Huainan, where the military headquarters also rushed.

    In addition, the main force of the 7th Division and the newly formed 100th Brigade continue to rush to Huainan.

    This town of Chucun is only less than thirty kilometers away from Mengcheng. If something happens over there in Mengcheng, you can get there in two or three hours at full speed.

    ¡°And Li Guoyao could also see clearly that the main force of the Japanese army was currently attacking Mengcheng. Once Mengcheng could no longer bear it, it would inevitably ask for help from nearby troops.

    Looking at the entire northern Anhui, the only ones who can rush to Mengcheng as soon as possible are the troops from Huainan and Guoyang. The defenders in Guoyang currently only have one reinforced battalion and are powerless, so as long as Mengcheng asks for help,  The 61st Army in Mengcheng was the first to bear the brunt.

    But what makes Li Guoyao depressed is that they have been waiting on the Chucun front line for half a day, and they have not waited for the order from the war zone commander.

    Seeing that the mission time given by the distance system was coming soon, Li Guoyao had no choice but to take the initiative to call the theater commander's department to request reinforcements for Mengcheng.

    ¡°And Li Guoyao had also thought about it. If the war zone commander did not approve it, he would act without permission.

    However, what excited Li Guoyao was that as soon as his telegram was sent, there was a response from Hefei. The theater commander agreed to their request to go north to reinforce Mengcheng, and at the same time promised to replenish some ammunition for them, and how much was consumed in this battle.  Add as much as you need so they can fight with confidence!

    After receiving the telegram from the war zone commander, Li Guoyao was overjoyed and immediately ordered the cavalry regiment, artillery regiment and air defense regiment directly under the military headquarters, plus the Independent Eighth Brigade, to immediately go north from Chucun Town and go straight to Mengcheng.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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