vstars Chapter 425
Chapter 425
10 a.m., Dongguo Town outside Yuncheng.
At this time, the westward column had already arrived here.
"Commander~
Commander!
Chief of Staff Zhang Fusheng ran to Xun Bai in a hurry and handed him a telegram.
Xun Bai was confused when he saw Zhang Fusheng panting.
He took the telegram and read it.
It turned out to be a telegram sent by Tang Huaiyuan, commander of the Third Army in Pinglu.
In the telegram, Tang Huaiyuan first complimented Xun Bai's westward column for recaptured Yuncheng at lightning speed.
The telegram then mentioned the tactical concept of cooperation between the two armies to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 20th and 27th Divisions in Zhangdian.
After reading it, Xun Bai put his hands behind his back and looked at what he was thinking.
"Commander~
Look, this?"
Xun Bai thought for a moment and turned to look at Zhang Fusheng.
"what is your opinion?"
Zhang Fusheng rested for a moment beside Xun Bai and then stood up.
"Huh~
Phew~"
“I don’t think that’s a good idea!”
"Oh?" Xun Bai asked.
"How do you say it~"
Zhang Fusheng hurriedly spoke when he heard Xun Bai's question.
“Based on previous contact with the Third Army, the Third Army currently has less than 8,000 men.
The newly reinforced 80th Army, although Kong Lingxun's 80th Army fought well.
But this person is a close confidant of the one who calls himself the junior chief.
If they do something behind the scenes, then~"
After hearing what the chief of staff said, Xun Bai immediately understood.
Xun Bai walked for a while with the telegram in his hand behind his back.
Then he turned and said to Zhang Fusheng.
"Call back the Third Army and tell them that our Westward Column agrees with their tactics.
We will rush to Zhangdian quickly.
Encircle these two Japanese divisions~"
Although Zhang Fusheng was puzzled, he still obeyed Xun Bai's order and sent a telegram to the Third Army to express his agreement with his tactics.
After finishing the work, Zhang Fusheng asked as he followed Xun Bai towards Zhangdian.
"Commander~
What if the 80th Army really causes trouble?"
Xun Bai was riding on a horse and smiled when he heard the chief of staff's words.
"Hey Fusheng, what do you think the 80th Army is doing?
What do you think they’re going to do?”
When Zhang Fusheng heard the commander's words, he thought about it based on his past experience.
"Just shoot at us!
Not likely~"
After saying that, I thought of something.
"Commander, you don't mean to say they're slacking off, do you?"
Xunbai smiled while riding on his horse.
"We have nearly 20,000 people. The two Japanese divisions that are still able to fight in the field plus those evacuated from Yuncheng only have about ten battalions.
If the 80th Army really lets us down and wants us to fight these two Japanese divisions, what do you think will happen if the Japanese find out that the 80th Army's defense is lax?
Hear Xunbai's explanation.
"Just charge at the 80th Army? Even though the 80th Army has over 20,000 men, if the Japanese army goes crazy, how can they be stopped?"
After hearing this, Zhang Fusheng finally understood why the commander didn't care about the 80th Army.
Yes, if the 80th Army really does something.
With these 20,000 people, they don't need to worry about the two Japanese divisions.
3pm.
After the two Japanese divisions and the 39th Brigade met in Zhangdian, they began to march towards Zhongtiao Mountain in the northwest direction.
In the rear, Tang Huaiyuan, who was on the road, suddenly looked unhappy when he received the news that the Japanese army was evacuating towards Zhongtiao Mountain.
Tang Huaiyuan riding on a horse.
The details of the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain are as follows:
War Background
-Geographical Background: Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the south of Shanxi Province, at the junction of southern Shanxi and northern Henan. It stretches across the north bank of the Yellow River and forms a pincer attack with the Taihang, Taiyue, and Lüliang Mountains. The Pinghan and Tongpu railways run through both sides of the mountain. Its strategic position is extremely important and is known as China's "Maginot Line."
-Chinese Background: After the Battle of Taiyuan, the Chinese army established an anti-Japanese base in Zhongtiao Mountain, which became the only base for the Kuomintang army in North China during the stalemate phase of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The commander-in-chief of the First War Zone led seven Central Army armies with nearly 200,000 troops to garrison there. In addition, Yan Xishan also stationed heavy troops in the area, and the Communist Party also established anti-Japanese forces there.