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The Japanese army moved very quickly. After formulating a combat plan, they began to mobilize troops and generals. A large number of troops and military supplies also poured into Zaozhuang, Xuzhou and other places.
The movements of the little devils also attracted the attention of all the national troops, including Li Guoyao. After all, the actions of the Japanese army clearly sent a signal to the Chinese army - they were about to take action!
Although the number of national troops in Lunan is large, if divided carefully, it can be roughly divided into three parts. One part is the Sulu theater led by Commander-in-Chief Yu, the other part is under Li Guoyao's command, and the last part is Shandong affiliated to the Eighth Route Army. Column.
The Japanese army was gathering forces in southern Shandong at this time, either targeting the National Army or the Eighth Route Army. They even planned to wipe out all the anti-Japanese troops in Shandong.
Therefore, neither Yu Xuezhong nor Li Guoyao dared to neglect. Stimulated by the Japanese army, a large number of troops were assembled, ready to meet the Japanese attack at any time. The atmosphere in Lunan became tense instantly, with a lot of tension!
However, what is unexpected is that although the Japanese army assembled troops in southern Shandong, the 32nd Division stationed in Zaozhuang did not take any action. They only strengthened the vigilance on the front line and even deliberately reduced their troops, which was a bit confusing. No idea.
But it soon became clear to the national army that the Japanese target was not the Shandong battlefield at all, but Northern Jiangsu!
After noticing the intentions of the Japanese army, the entire national army immediately became highly vigilant!
Since the Japanese invaded China, their ambitions in the Jiangsu region have never been cut off! As early as the spring of 1938, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force advanced from south to north with several divisions in order to expand the occupied area. Part of the 101st Division set out from Shanghai and moved north along the east side of northern Jiangsu, successively capturing Chongming, Nantong, Rugao, Hai'an and other places.
Afterwards, in order to cooperate with the North China Expeditionary Army in the Battle of Xuzhou, the Central China Expeditionary Army launched a powerful force of 5 infantry brigades and 1 artillery battalion from the Sato detachment of the 101st Division on the right wing from Dongtai to the north and launched an attack on southern Jiangsu. In a short period of time, they Use heavy artillery to open the city gates and capture Yancheng.
Then the Japanese army continued to move north, quickly defeated the "tenacious enemy Han Deqin's Department" and captured Xingxing. With the air support of a flying squadron, Funing was captured after a fierce battle with the 111th Division and the 117th Division of Han Deqin's 24th Group Army.
After the Japanese army captured Funing, due to the small number of troops left behind in places such as the route, the security brigade of the Han Deqin Department of the National Army and other troops launched a counterattack against the remaining Japanese troops in Tianshengang, Nantong, Rugao, Dongtai and other places, and dug up roads and destroyed bridges. As a result, the Japanese army's 200-kilometer transportation line to the rear was cut off, and the Japanese army was forced to organize armed fleets and switch to water transportation.
Because the rear communication lines were destroyed and various strongholds were attacked repeatedly, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force ordered the Japanese troops in Funing to stop advancing and advance to Haizhou (Lianyungang) with one unit. This was later abandoned because the Japanese Marine Corps captured Lianyungang alone.
Fortunately, the national army is also quite tenacious. While stationed in Funing, the 101st Brigade of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army suffered a powerful counterattack by the 111th Division and 117th Division of Han Deqin's 24th Group Army, causing heavy casualties.
Until the Japanese army withdrew the garrison troops stationed in Funing, Yancheng, and Dongtai to the coast of the Yangtze River in preparation for the Wuhan Battle, and prepared to participate in the Wuhan Battle in the Jiujiang area, the battle between the two sides in the Jiangsu area was temporarily over.
The national army still attaches great importance to the Jiangsu area, because the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas are currently the only coastline controlled by the Chinese army, which is of great significance to China.
At the same time, the Jiangsu area is also an important area for north-south shipping. Now that the Chinese army is here, the Japanese army's desire to use shipping to strengthen the connection between the north and the south is threatened.
More importantly, the Chinese army is based in the wealthy areas of Jiangsu, directly threatening the security of Xuzhou, Linyi, and even Qingdao, Haizhou and other seaport cities, greatly containing the main force of the Japanese army.
During the Battle of Wuhan, the Nationalist Government, in order to play the role of the national army behind enemy lines, ordered the Han Deqin Ministry to concentrate their forces to continue to destroy the Jinpu southern section of the railway, hinder the enemy's transportation, and attack the enemy at any time.
To this end, Han Deqin obeyed the order and led his headquarters and local armed forces to take the initiative to attack and actively destroy the Jinpu southern section of the railway.
After the Japanese invaded and occupied Xuzhou, Han Deqin's Ministry engaged in a protracted tug-of-war with them in northern Jiangsu, and took advantage of the Wuhan Battle to launch an offensive against the Japanese and occupied Dongtai, Yancheng, and Funing.
After conquering Funing and Yancheng, the Nationalist Government expressed deep praise and sent a message to Han Deqin: "The army's loyalty and bravery in annihilating the enemy and its repeated achievements in combat are deeply comforting. We still hope to continue our efforts to disturb the enemy's rear areas in order to benefit the overall situation."
Even when the battle was in full swing, the Chinese army once counterattacked Xuzhou. During the battle, the Chinese army once invaded Xuzhou Xiguan and occupied Xuzhou.Some urban areas. Although Xuzhou failed to be captured in the end, the Japanese troops were restrained to a certain extent.
After entering the strategic stalemate stage, the situation in the entire Jiangsu region is relatively stable, but the two sides are still engaged in constant battles. In general, the national army is on the defensive most of the time at this time.
The only active offensive took place from the end of November 1939 to the beginning of 1940. At that time, the National Army had just completed its second training, and then formulated the "National Army Winter Offensive Operation Plan" to deploy a comprehensive counterattack against Japan at the end of 1939.
At that time, Chongqing planned to use the training troops directly under the Central Military Commission and the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 9th war zones as the main offensive, and other war zones as auxiliary attacks. The Lusu war zone also received auxiliary attack tasks.
So North Korea's Delinqin Department was ordered to launch active counterattacks in Huaiyin, Baoying, Liuhe and other places. They fought more than ten times and wiped out thousands of enemies.
But they were soon counterattacked by the Japanese army. Not only did they suffer heavy losses, but all the territory they had previously occupied was also taken away by the Japanese army!
Since then, the national army in Jiangsu has fully shifted to a defensive state!
Knowing that the Japanese army¡¯s target this time was the Han Deqin Department in Jiangsu, both the Military Commission and the Sulu Theater Headquarters broke out in a cold sweat, and their hearts were lifted.
It is not yet known how many troops the Japanese army is preparing to dispatch, but they know the strength of Han Deqin's department!
Although Han Deqin, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Lusu Theater and chairman of Jiangsu Province, has jurisdiction over 33 counties and cities, his troops nominally include the 89th Army and the 112th Division of the 57th Army, and he also commands 10 security brigades and 6 Jiangsu Province security brigades in northern Jiangsu. There are 1 district security headquarters and 1 tax police corps, totaling about 100,000 people.
But in fact, this is just external propaganda. The actual strength of Han Deqin's troops is 100,000, not even two-thirds.
At this time, the anti-Japanese armed forces in northern Jiangsu were mainly composed of regular army, quasi-regular army, local teams and civilian forces.
The regular army in northern Jiangsu is mainly the 89th Army, which is Han Deqin's direct line unit. It has two divisions, the 33rd Division, the 117th Division, and the Independent 6th Brigade, with a total strength of more than 20,000 people.
The second is the 57th Army of the Northeast Army, but this unit is only nominally under the command of Han Deqin, but in fact it is under the command of Xuezhong. This unit was previously stationed on the border of Shandong and Jiangsu, but now it has been transferred to southwestern Shandong. It is beyond reach of northern Jiangsu and is of no use at all.
In addition, the quasi-regular army in northern Jiangsu mainly includes the guerrillas of the 8th Army and the guerrilla troops commanded by Li Mingyang.
The 8th Army Guerrilla Force was adapted from the former Tax Police Force of the Ministry of Finance. It was once affiliated to the 8th Army and under its command, but in fact it had no connection with the 8th Army. The guerrilla commander of the 8th Army Guerrilla Force was initially Zeng Xigui. He was later dismissed due to numerous conflicts with Han Deqin and almost internal strife. Chen Taiyun, a first-term student from Huangpu, took over as commander.
At this time, the total strength of the Eighth Army guerrillas was only six to seven thousand people, and their relationship with Han Deqin's headquarters was very average. Whether they could be used at critical moments was another matter.
The situation of Li Mingyang¡¯s department is even more special. Li is a veteran of the Kuomintang and has participated in the Revolution of 1911, the War to Protect the Law, the Second Revolution and the Northern Expedition. His qualifications are very old, so his army has its own system.
After the establishment of the Lusu War Zone, Li Mingyang's headquarters was reorganized into the Second Guerrilla Zone General Headquarters of the Lusu War Zone, with seven detachments and one North Jiangsu Security Regiment under its jurisdiction. This was later expanded to eight columns, two independent detachments, and one independent detachment. The regiment has a total strength of more than 20,000 people.
The local teams in northern Jiangsu mainly refer to security regiments and teams at the provincial and county levels. After the Anti-Japanese War, the provincial security regiments in Jiangsu Province expanded to 10 regiments. The latter part was added to the 88th Division and other central armies, and the other 6 regiments were reorganized into the 89th Army. . In order to make up for the shortfall after replenishing and reorganizing into a regular army, the Jiangsu Provincial Security Forces were reorganized again, first establishing several standing regiments and later expanding into several standing brigades.
By August 1939, the provincial security forces under the direct command of Han Delqin's Jiangsu Provincial Government had a total of 6 security brigades and 4 standing brigades.
After the Anti-Japanese War, the county-level security team was reorganized into a standing brigade of national militiamen in a certain county, with the county magistrate concurrently serving as the brigade captain. In important counties, two or three brigade units were added.
Although the number of these troops is large, their combat effectiveness is too limited.
More importantly, in the recent war, the 57th Army suffered heavy losses, with almost two-thirds of the casualties. Finally, Chongqing made a decision to transfer four brigades from the security brigades in Jiangsu to supplement the 57th Army.
" This directly led to the great loss of Han Deqin's strength. Now the total number of combat troops in the entire Jiangsu region is only 50,000 or 60,000, and they are also very scattered. Once the main force of the Japanese army attacks, the possibility of holding it is very small.
So much so that the telegram sent from the Sulu War Zone to Chongqing directly stated - Jiangsu is in danger! (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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