Chapter 71 Digging in the corner

In the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek clearly instructed Zhang Xuewu to be fully prepared to meet the enemy and hoard weapons, ammunition and materials. As the commander of the Rehe Police Chengde, the new first division has the obligation and responsibility to defend Chengde to the death, but before facing the enemy, he must ensure the smooth flow of the strategic transition route.

What is the strategic transition route? According to Zhang Xuewu's understanding, it is his own way out. If you defeat the battle, you can't say that you won't be defeated so as not to affect morale, so you can gently say that you can turn forward. Just like I asked for reinforcements, you always say that you need tactical guidance!

Chiang Kai-shek gave Zhang Xuewu a clear indicator and date, that is, on March 20th at the latest, Huang Jie's 2nd Division and Guan Zhenglin's 25th Division will arrive at Chengde and converge with him. Before that, they must adhere to Chengde. Without the order of the Central Military Commission, they must not retreat without authorization! This order was sent to the Beiping Army Branch in the form of a telegram.

Zhang Xueliang was also amazed by Jiang Gong's good intentions on this telegram. He could see that Jiang Gong was reluctant to join the new first division, and Zhang Xuewu was the first person to rely on him. Before the unified reorganization of the whole [***] team, Zhang Xuewu's position next to Chiang Kai-shek was unmatched. Jiang Gong needs an example for everyone to follow, and Zhang Xuewu has just become this role model. He also admires Zhang Xueliang for his decisive vision.

"The Japanese invaders invaded the heat in the north, and the period is not far away. Today, only a decisive battle can save the hearts of the people. Although it is defeated, it can still survive, otherwise it will be the sinner of the nation for thousands of years." Chiang Kai-shek's words made Zhang Xueliang, because the central government was really determined to fight to the death with the Kou?

However, Zhang Xuewu's new first division is in a storm at this moment. The Japanese invade the situation and cannot use the Central Army to protect its strength without fighting. At this time, the Central Army often has to set an example to fight the enemy and set an example for local departments. Therefore, the Central Army of two divisions came up, and all three divisions are piled up in Chengde, even Chengde is at a loss, and the three divisions can also rely on each other to fight and retreat.

For Zhang Xuewu's new first division stationed in Chengde, Zhang Xueliang also inherited Zhang Xuewu's favor, because he was much more at ease because the new first division in Chengde. In the final analysis, it was caused by his distrust of Tang Yulin's military command ability.

Zhang Xuewu is very dissatisfied with the overall strategic and tactical arrangements of the Rehe Campaign. How can he huddle his head and prepare to be beaten before the war starts? However, with the current overall situation of Rehe, even if it is handed over to Zhang Xuewu's command, I'm afraid it will be unable to return to heaven.

On February 27th, the 22nd year of the Republic of China, a large number of troops on the front line began to defect in Chengde. There were rumors that the army in Chaoyang was lost. In addition, there were rumors that the army would collapse from time to time. Those people who were still waiting on their homeland could only pack up their simple burdens and leave their homes, and left in three steps. Chengde, no one seems to know where the road is? But everyone knows that from today on, they have become displaced people and refugees!

Zhang Xuewu did not go to Tang Yulin's general headquarters, because Chengde was only stationed by Tang Yulin's three brigades at this moment, and Shao Benliang, the head of the main regiment of Dong Futing Brigade of the Chaoyang Guard in history, defected on the front line. In addition, the army invested three armies in such a narrow triangle area to destroy the city. Offense, so the Tang Legion will soon lose Nanling, Beipiao, Chaoyang and other strategic points.

The loss of the triangle area also plunged Ling Nan, who was guarded by Wan Fulin's three brigades, into a difficult situation. Wang Yongsheng's headquarters and the 30th brigade in Wan Fulin's hands were all engaged in the defense of the Chaoyang flank. Chaoyang's The rapid loss will also make the two brigades suffer from the enemy. If the elites of the second national defense brigades of Wan Fulin's 29th and 30th brigades are defeated, then the combat strength of Wan Fulin's army will be reduced by half.

Looking at the three black arrows representing the Japanese army deep into the hot river in front of Zhang Xuewu's war map, he sighed in his heart that the gap between the [***] team and the Japanese army in terms of the combat of the barracks is really a world, although there are also many problems in the deployment of the strategic tactics of the Japanese army.

For example, the Japanese army uses a heavy army cluster of heavy troops to attack in the narrow Rehe triangle area. If this battle is defended by the French or German army in Europe, the Japanese army will stage the most tragic massacre after World War I. Unfortunately, the mobile surname of the [***] team is not as good as that of the Japanese army, and the firepower is projected. The density is only one-thirtieth of that of the Japanese army. Although there is also air support and cover, there is a lack of necessary ground and air cooperation drills.

Therefore, the old-fashioned tactics adopted by the Japanese army in World War I are very easy to work. In simple strategic considerations, if after the Japanese army goes deep into the hot river, delay the army's attack with fixed-point defense, attack the front line of the mountain customs with the elite of three to five divisions, and turn to Jinzhou to destroy the transfer station of the Japanese army's forward materials, then The 200,000 Japanese army that invaded Rehe will fall into a situation of exhaustion in the ice and snow. At that time, it will be surrounded by the main force of the Central Army, which will definitely shock the whole Japanese army. Can the Japanese army with only 16 divisions stand up to such a total annihilation several times? Take advantage of the situation to recover the banks of the Yalu River in the three northeastern provinces.

These are just strategic plans in Zhang Xuewu's imagination. It is very important whether the enemy has a flaw in strategy and tactics, but whether he has the ability to find a fighter plane to catch the flaws of the Japanese army is another matter. Just as Zhang Xuewu said, his strategic and tactical deployment staff plan is as full of loopholes as a pig's head. Extremely laughing.

But the cruel reality slapped Zhang Xuewu in the face fiercely, that is, the Japanese army made great progress with this loopholes tactical plan, and no matter how good the strategy and tactical plan was, he could only shrink in Chengde to strengthen the fortifications every day. Zhang Xuewu also thought about attacking, but in the narrow strategic attack. On the way, his new first division was surrounded by the two heavy army groups, and the only result was that it was crushed to pieces.

In addition to the key point of defending Chengde, a crucial gateway to the Rehe River, Zhang Xuewu has no other way. Because it is boring to divide the army into the Rehe River, the ultimate goal is still at this point of Chengde, so what he can do now is to always pay attention to Tang Yulin's movements and strengthen the defense system of Chengde City.

Zhang Xuewu remembers that in history, Tang Yulin's three brigades and his guard forces in Chengde were elite, but in addition to his guard troops with sufficient pay, the other three brigades have not been payable for half a year, so the troops are not stable at all, and the three brigade commanders are also busy transferring their property.

At noon, Zhang Xuewu received a report from Huang Tao that Tang Yulin actually sent people to rob 30 Ford two-and-a-half tons and three trains of the new first division at the railway station, with a total of more than 60 carriages. Huang Tao ordered the division's guard battalion, the gendarmerie company and the mechanized regiment to quickly rush to bomb, and take extraordinary measures if necessary. .

As soon as Zhang Xuewu finished speaking, Li Xinkai hurried in and opened his mouth and said, "Master! Tang Yulin said that he would rush to the front line to supervise the battle! Order the other three brigades to stick to Chengde. He has left the city with a battalion of guard, and the remaining three battalions are moving to Tianjin for him. There are more than a hundred trucks alone.

Zhang Xuewu frowned and looked at Xu Guohui and Wang Chuang, who came with Li Xinkai and said, "Tang Yulin's three brigades, how are you doing?"

Wang Chuang smiled and said, "That's natural. Even the platoon basically has to follow us. The soldiers below are indeed good soldiers, and the weapons are also good. They insist on giving Tang Yulin no pay for half a year to a mutation. Those who are soldiers are also human, and they have to eat to support their families, right? We use the relationship between our hometowns, classmates, relatives and friends to basically connect at least six sincerity.

Zhang Xuewu nodded and said, "I still say that, pull a battalion over and I will give him the battalion commander, and I will give him the deputy commander of the regiment. All the salary owed will be made up, and the roster will be included in my new first division. In the future, they will all be the Central Army."

Wang Chuang smiled and said, "Master, don't break your promise and dislike the large number of people at that time?" Zhang Xuewu stared at Wang Chuang and said, "You should take your regiment to Tang Yulin's house immediately, surround and disarm his guard forces, dare to resist and execute on the spot, and seize all his property in the name of the police headquarters. I'm poor now. It's not too much to borrow Tang Erhu to do flowers from him."

"Yes! Please put 120 hearts in the teacher's seat!" Wang Chuang turned around and left with a clean military salute.