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Chapter 541: Battle in the Mountains of Northern Jiangxi (5)

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    In the Battle of Lanfeng a few months ago, first the commander of the 27th Army, Gui Yongqing, abandoned the city and fled, easily handing over the important town of Lanfeng to the Japs. Then the commander of the Eighth Army, Huang Jie, gave up for extremely ridiculous reasons.  He arrived at Guide, an important town, and almost failed in the battle of Lan Feng.

    Although the final ending was satisfactory, Xue Yue still couldn't calm down the anger in his heart afterwards. As the commander-in-chief of the First Corps, he angrily sent a message to the Wuhan Military Commission, accusing Gui Yongqing and Huang Jie of being greedy for life and fearing death, delaying the war opportunity, and requesting strict punishment.  .

    So after the Battle of Lanfeng, the Military Commission settled the accounts and severely punished those officers who had neglected their duties, but the final result left Xue Yue and others stunned.

    Gui Yongqing, Huang Jie and others who should have been severely punished did not receive the punishment they deserved. Instead, Long Muhan, the commander of the 88th Division, was shot.

    The reason is that Gui Yongqing passed the responsibility for the loss of Lanfeng to Long Muhan, which also led to Long Muhan being sentenced to death by a military court and executed by firing squad in Wuhan.

    As the commander-in-chief of the First Corps, Xue Yue can already know a lot of inside information. He knows the twists and turns of settling accounts after the fall.

    Gui Yongqing was not only a trusted general of Chairman Chiang, but also deeply appreciated by He Yingqin. Therefore, with the protection of Chiang and He, Gui Yongqing simply dismissed his post as commander of the 27th Army.  Li Liangrong, the commander of the 46th Division, was also dismissed and retained in his post for meritorious service.

    Huang Jie, on the other hand, was only dismissed from his post after becoming a runaway general because of his life-saving favor to Chiang. Only one year later, he was transferred to the director of the Education Department of Chengdu Military Academy, and later even became the "Minister of Defense", often  Being called a "famous anti-Japanese general" by the Kuomintang people is really infuriating.

    Thinking of such a result, Xue Yue felt ridiculous. Just because Gui Yongqing and Huang Jie were direct disciples of Chiang Kai-shek, they could ignore national, French and military disciplines. How could they convince people!

    This also made the resentment in Xue Yue's heart even more difficult to resolve. It can be said that what happened on the Lanfeng battlefield became an unforgettable haze for Xue Yue in his life, and it also made him much more cautious when using his direct troops.

    ¡°However, ordinary troops really don¡¯t have the strength for the task of blocking the mouth. After thinking about it again and again, Xue Yue decided to let the 58th Division take care of the steel plate.

    "What Xue Yue didn't know was that with this order, he pushed Feng Shengfa directly into the frying pan.

    The battle is raging on the front line of Zhanggushan!

    The Japanese army began to break through in the early morning of September 26. The Matsuura Division used an infantry regiment to clear the way, and the rest of the troops circled to both sides, trying to break through the national army position in Zhanggu Mountain in front of them, and then walked out of the mountainous area of ??northern Jiangxi through Zhanggu Mountain.  Return to Huimaling in the north of De'an.

    The battle started at 5 o'clock, and the two sides fought crazily in an area of ??three square kilometers.

    Since the defenders had been well prepared, although the Japanese attack was sharp and caused great pressure and losses to the defenders, the progress was not great.

    In view of this, Matsuura Junrokuro did not dare to neglect, and immediately asked Okamura Neiji for help, hoping that he could send aviation troops to coordinate operations.

    Okamura Neiji was actually a little worried about the safety of the Matsuura Division. After receiving the telegram from Matsuura Junrokuro, he immediately sent a report to the commander of the Central China Front, Yan Shunroku, requesting the aviation force to fight.

    The battle reached eight o'clock in the morning when the fighter planes sent by Okamura to help Songpu rescue arrived on the battlefield. One after another, the Harmony fighter planes were seen flying over the position with strange screams. Bombs and incendiary bombs were falling like raindrops.  Shrapnel and raging fires engulfed the defenders' positions at the foot of Zhanggu Mountain and swallowed up the fighting officers and soldiers of the 58th Division.

    Under the crazy bombing by the Japanese army, in less than half a day, the entire position was reduced to nothing but scorched earth and bare hillsides, and the fortifications had long since disappeared.

    Feng Shengfa is in trouble now. Without the forests and fortifications, how can we abide by the law on this bare hillside?

    One and a half of the four regiments in Songpu were directed at him. Coupled with the fierce artillery fire and bombs falling from the sky, not even an ant could survive on the position.  If you let him continue to defend Zhang Gushan, doesn't that mean he will die?

    Then Feng Shengfa had no choice but to directly plead with Army Commander Yu Jishi, asking him to withdraw his troops to the second-line position, otherwise his 58th Division might be crippled if the attack continued.

    However, Army Commander Yu Jishi's answer stunned Feng Shengfa: "No, Commander Feng, we cannot retreat even one step. If you retreat and let Songpu go, the Chairman will not be able to spare you, nor will he spare me. Concentrate the troops in  Behind the position, batches are on the ground. In short, the position must not be lost."

    Feng Shengfa is a native of Zhuji, Zhejiang, and graduated from the first batch of Huangpu Military Academy.  In 1925, he served as the platoon leader and district captain of the Whampoa Military Academy's teaching regiment. He was later promoted to major general and brigade commander of the 262nd Brigade of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army due to his meritorious service.??Last year he was promoted to lieutenant general and commander of the 58th Division of the 74th Army.

    As a true soldier, Feng Shengfa knew that he had no way out. If he really let Matsuura Junrokuro go, he might be executed by Xue Yue before he could see the principal.

    Feng Shengfa had no choice but to adopt tactics of refueling, move up the positions in battalions and regiments, and block the Matsuura division with flesh and blood.

    Facing the life-and-death blockade of the national army, the Japanese army also spent a lot of money here. They knew the importance of this battle very well. If they win the Matsuura Division, they can successfully withdraw to Jiujiang. Otherwise, it will be in trouble and they will be defeated by more than ten thousand people.  The elite troops surrounded this barren mountainous area and were eventually annihilated.

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    Therefore, the Japanese army attacked very crazily. If the squadron's attack failed, it would be replaced by a squadron. If the squadron failed, it would be replaced by a group. Aircrafts would support operations day and night, and the few artillery units would also use full firepower.

    Under the crazy attack of the Japanese army, the 58th Division suffered extremely heavy losses!

    The mountainous terrain restricted the Japanese attack and the deployment of defenders. Often there could only be one battalion on the position, and any more would not be able to accommodate it. The firepower of the Japanese army was also very terrifying, and a battalion was often not more than a few meters away.  They were all exhausted within an hour, so Feng Shengfa could only continue to send troops into the melting pot of death.

    From the attack on the 26th to the afternoon of the 27th, in less than 36 hours, Feng Shengfa's more than 10,000 men were reduced to only 3,000, who were basically disabled.

    At this time, Feng Shengfa once again appealed to Yu Jishi for mercy and requested to retreat, but he still did not receive permission.

    But Yu Jishi was not really cold-blooded. He knew that the 58th Division had suffered a lot in the past few days, so he arbitrarily transferred a battalion from the few reserve troops to reinforce Feng Shengfa's troops.

    At four o'clock in the afternoon on the 27th, after receiving part of the airdropped ammunition replenishment, Matsuura Junrokuro's troops once again launched a full-scale attack on the Zhanggushan position.

    By 7 o'clock in the evening, less than a thousand troops of the 58th Division were still standing. Corpses and lightly and seriously injured people were everywhere on the position, and they were in a dangerous situation.

    Of course, the Japanese army did not seek relief. The Japanese army had been on the offensive in the past few days, but it was still a feint attack, and the losses were no less than those of the 58th Division.

    But Matsuura Junrokuro still has no intention of stopping. He must rush out today, otherwise when the main force of the Chinese army arrives, his division may no longer have a chance to break through.

    The situation at this time is that one wants to escape and the other wants to be blocked. It is the strongest collision between the spear and the shield. In the end, whether the spear pierces the shield or the shield restrains the spear, it is really unpredictable!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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