Chapter 36: The Battle of Xinyang (3)
September 30, Sui County, southern Henan.
Cheng Jiaji and others were unable to get the reception banquet set by Commander Qin. An emergency telegram from the war zone forced all the soldiers of the Independent 100 Division to arrive in Sui County without stopping.
"Brother Wei Li, is there any latest battle report in Xinyang?" Cheng Jiaji asked Qian Shen, worried about gains and losses, just now from the telegraph room.
At this moment, Cheng Jiaji was most concerned about, without a doubt, as the 45th Army was the battle to block the 10th Division of the Japanese Army in Xinyang.
You should know that if the 45th Army was defeated, the 100th Independent Division would definitely be transferred to the Xinyang front by the commander-in-chief of the war zone. Cheng Jiaji had never been afraid of fighting the Japanese. However, not only did the strength of the Independent Division be greatly reduced, but it also lacked the powerful artillery needed to fight the city defense. The ammunition was pitifully small, and many heavy weapons had less ammunition, and even they could barely take it over. In the face of the fierce firepower of the Japanese army, Cheng Jiaji prayed to heaven in his heart to give his troops the opportunity to not have to go to the battlefield for the time being, which made Cheng Jiaji, who had always never knew what it was to avoid war, felt a little guilty.
"The division seat is good news. Under the heroic blockade of the 45th Army, the attack of the 10th Division of the Japanese army was frustrated and had retreated towards Luoshan. In this battle, the 10th Division of the Japanese army suffered a lot of losses. If there were no large reinforcements, they would be unable to invade Xinyang again within a month. Even if the Japanese Third Division could advance to reinforce, it would take half a month before the Japanese army wanted to attack Xinyang." After saying these words, Qian Shen himself felt relieved.
Time! Now the most important thing for the Independent 100th Division is time! The 45th Army won these blocking battles, which not only temporarily stabilized the situation in Xinyang, but also created better conditions for the mobilization of troops in the war zone. The most important thing is that it may have won more than half a month of precious time for the Independent 100th Division.
"That's great! Brother Wei Li, please send another telegram to urge Gao Shiying to tell him to lead his troops to leave Xuchang today. If there is any delay in military law, I have already greeted Xu Shenzun. If Gao troops have not left Xuchang today, you can let the people who stay in Xuchang do things cheaply, as long as they don't have their lives." Cheng Jiaji was worried about the success or failure of the Xinyang war in his heart, and almost forgot about Xuchang.
"Master, please rest assured that Xuchang has made arrangements for the job, and it will be foolproof! Those who have a little knowledge of Qian Shen know that it is impossible to let the Chief of Staff, who is extremely strong in the Independent One Hundred Division, speak softly, but it is very difficult to hear a full word from him. Today, Qian Shen can say such a safeguard, which shows that he is still very confident in the chess pieces he set up in Xuchang.
Two hours later, Xuchang Railway Station.
The atmosphere outside the first waiting train at the train station today is very different from usual. A squad guard standing outside the door of the first waiting train room was a burly man wandering around who was wearing plain clothes but had every move but full of the atmosphere of a soldier. There were even many mysterious figures flashing in the dark. All of this was telling everyone passing by here that today, this magistrate and noble people who were specially used by Xuchang, came the "glorious guests" in the waiting room.
In the first waiting room, a group of officers and families of the Independent 100 Division were chatting in groups of three or three. The days of the Independent 100 Division were too short, and now it was the early period of frequent wars. Even the vast majority of battalion-level officers did not get married. Therefore, the number of subordinates of the entire Independent 100 Division was not large, less than fifty, and nearly half were the families of middle and senior officers of the division, brigade, and regiment-level. In order to prevent these wives and ladies from being wronged, Gao Shiying, who has always been very good at being a good person, specially booked the only first-class carriage of the train to Luoyang.
The one who is very cautious outside the door is that the atmosphere in the first waiting room is relaxed and harmonious. In the center of the first waiting room, Cheng Jiaji's three wives and Wen Songyuan's newlywed wife, known as the contemporary "Fan Lihua", who is known as the contemporary "Fan Lihua", and Liu Tianlong's Xinna, who is dressed in a very modern dress, sat together, and they were talking loudly or whispering in a low voice, which was very lively.
Gao Shiying, the highest commander of the Independent 100th Division in Xuchang, was not visible, and hurriedly huddled in an unobtrusive corner. He talked quickly and softly with his wife, who seemed a little rustic among these ladies and ladies. Looking at the expressions between him and his wife, it seemed to be something important, while Gao Shiying's youngest son fell asleep happily aside.
Just as he sent his wife and children onto the train, Gao Shiying immediately left the station in a hurry. He also had to urge the troops to start dialing. In the past few days, the telegrams from the division headquarters have been urged tighter than the other, and the words are harsher than the other. The one more hour ago is clearly threatening to military law.
"The target's family has boarded the train to Luoyang, and under the control of our personnel, the original action plan has been suspended. Do not relax and dispatch personnel to track the target to the military camp."
In a two-story building diagonally opposite the train station, a leader of Longya issued new action orders to his subordinates. In this room, at least four blockers were moving with Gao Shiying's temples. According to Qian Shen's private arrangement, if Gao Shiying's family did not go to Luoyang with the families of the Independent 100th Division today, it would prove that Gao Shiying had a strange intention. The main force of "Dragon Ya" who stayed in Xuchang would be authorized to take fierce measures against Gao Shiying. If Gao Shiying did not submit this time, Qian Shen would have to deal with him decisively even if Cheng Jiaji was blamed for it. After all, Gao Shiying, who had already revealed his intentions and had nearly half of the Independent 100th Division, would be too dangerous for the current Independent 100th Division.
In the next few small groups, Gao Shiying was surprisingly buying power. With his unstoppable running, more than 2,000 troops left by the Independent 100 Division in Xuchang City finally headed towards Sui County at 4 pm. On the surface, everything passed calmly.
But no one would know that the moment Gao Shiying walked out of the station and got on the carriage, his military cap was soaked by the sweat shed due to tension, forcing Gao Shiying to change into the carriage. And no one would know that the first thing Gao Shiying said to him in his heart after getting on the carriage was; "I have been forced to pass this level. It seems that he has to be low-key for a long time. However, as long as he is driven out of the Independent 100 Division and is not killed by Qian Shen's subordinates, all this will not be decided yet!"
Two days later, Gao Shiying's troops sent by the Independent 100th Division, the war zone was replenished with gasoline and a huge car team that was so envious of any of the commanders in the war zone that they arrived in Sui County.
On October 3rd, Sui County.
"The division seat, Xie Gaoshen from the War Zone Commander's Office sent a telegram. He said that after he said that the Commander-in-Chief of the War Zone Commander had agreed that as long as we put most of the Japanese military vehicles seized this time into the war zone, the War Zone Commander's Office could immediately allocate a large number of guns, ammunition and gasoline to supplement our department first."
Gao Shiying, who was responsible for negotiating with the Military Control Commission of the War Zone on the issue of changing military vehicles to ammunition, reported the results of the talks to Cheng Jiaji.
Three days ago, as soon as Gao Shiying arrived in Sui County, Cheng Jiaji was polite and famously deprived of command of the troops he brought from Xuchang, and was still his deputy commander. In terms of logistics, Cheng Jiaji still trusts Gao Shiying's ability. Besides, as long as he holds the troops firmly in his own hands, Cheng Jiaji believes that even if Gao Shiying wants to do something, he is powerless.
After such a thing, Cheng Jiaji's approach to dealing with things has changed a lot without realizing it. If there is any problem within the Independent 100 Division, Cheng Jiaji is now more willing to solve it under the table. The trick of talking to others and expressing his heart is basically not used in the army at least.
"After receiving the supplies allocated from the military supplies, leave behind 30 cars in the best condition, and hand over the other more than 100 cars." Although I really hoped that my independent 100 Division would become a real motorized unit, Cheng Jiaji knew in his heart that it was impossible. Gasoline alone would not be able to solve it independently. Instead of letting such military vehicles become scraps due to lack of gasoline in the future, it would be cost-effective to not actively negotiate with the war zone for some affordable benefits. Besides, it is too eye-catching to hold such a large number of cars in the hands of a unit of a division-level system of the Independent 100 Division. With the current strength of the Independent 100 Division, it is impossible to keep these precious military vehicles in hand for a long time.
"Yes". Gao Shiying turned around and went to handle this matter in detail. When facing such a business, he could handle it easily.
After Gao Shiying left, Cheng Jiaji immediately devoted himself to the intense work. He and Qian Shen are so busy that they can’t even guarantee the meal to be on time. For the Independent 100th Division, the ten and half days of vain and breathing time is too important. Cheng Jiaji and Qian Shen understand that they must restore as much as possible to the Independent 100th Division as possible in this short period of time to welcome the cruel battle that is about to come.
On October 10th, on the open space outside the south gate of Suixian County, the first military parade since the formation of the 100th Independent Division was in progress.
It is indeed a bit exaggerated to say that it is a large military parade. According to Wen Songyuan, it is to pull all the troops out so that everyone can understand the overall situation of the Independent 100 Division. The sentence Wen Songyuan said basically represents the purpose of Cheng Jiaji's holding this military parade ceremony in name to celebrate the Double Tenth Festival.
After ten days of reorganization, the 100 Independent Division was newly incorporated, including the new recruits with only more than 800 people transferred to the war zone, more than 2,000 recruits who had almost not received any training, and more than 1,000 "veterans" recruited in Xuchang who had not been on the battlefield. In addition, Liu Tianlong's cavalry finally had nearly 8,000 officers and soldiers in the 100 Independent Division. However, this new recruits accounted for more than half of the number of soldiers in each company, and how effective the combat effectiveness is. Cheng Jiaji and Qian Shen didn't know much about it. This military parade was just to touch the bottom of each unit.
Neither had enough time to conduct special training and rehearsals, and each of the participating troops added a large number of new recruits. The effect of this parade can be imagined. The "terrible" situation made the heads of the Independent 100 Division who were mentally prepared to sit on the rostrum all look old. The gentry invited to watch the ceremony were also as handsome as the faces of the Sui County gentry. Some of the impatient ones were reluctant to go home immediately to clean up the fines and softness to avoid the limelight. As for the onlookers, they were even more boasted.
Seeing the troops under his command passing by one by one with a footstep after dinner, Cheng Jiaji was also angry. Although he knew in his heart that his Independent 100 Division had never been a guard of honor that could only be combat-effective in military parades, his appearance of scattered soldiers and brave men is really embarrassing.
Fortunately, at least one unit in the Independent 100th Division can take advantage of it, and the cavalry under Liu Tianlong
When I was in the Northeast, I was stationed next to "Xinjing" for a while and was often harassed by this minister and general of the puppet Manchukuo. I still practiced this kind of storefront skills very well.
With the entry of the cavalry brigade, which was quite decent in the queue, the scene became much better. The gentry on the rostrum also began to return to normal. Some of the gentry who thought they were respected made a small statement of praise, while more gentry seized the time to get in touch with the officers of the Independent 100 Division. It seems that there is a reason for guns in troubled times, and the Sui County Finance Ministers still understand it very well.
The military parade finally ended in a decent end. Just as Cheng Jiaji turned down the joint banquet of the gentry of Sui County and wanted to return to the division headquarters to hold a meeting to discuss how to strengthen the training of the troops, the commander of the war zone to transfer the Independent 100th Division to urgently reinforce Xinyang. Cheng Jiaji later learned that on the "Double Tenth" Day, the 10th Division of the Japanese Army and the unit of the Third Division set out from Luoshan to invade Xinyang.
On the way to lead his troops to Xinyang, Cheng Jiaji changed his past habit of flirting with various troops and kept huddling on his military vehicle with a stern face.
At this time, Cheng Jiaji's heart was shrouded in a huge lingering cloud. Cheng Jiaji, who had never lost a war, had already had a premonition that he would have to taste the feeling of defeating a war with such an army.
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After finishing this book, Xiao Huang was in a slump for a long time. The Demon Cave of Life and Death could have been written, but it was better to stop updating it because it was not my own reasons. I apologize to everyone with 120,000 sincere heart.
Now that I have adjusted and have enough rest, I have written a new book, 1644, the countercurrent, and there are more than 100,000 words left in the manuscript. From today onwards, two updates a day, twelve o'clock in the morning and eight o'clock in the evening every day, only arrive early and never late.
The outline is now contributed. If you are interested, if you are willing to support the incompetent Xiao Huang, please go and have a look and beg!
A semi-manual car accident sent the soul of a modern man back to 1644 AD, becoming the mighty general of the Shun Army, Luo Hu, a bad luck man with a reputation in history. He suppressed his desire to turn the tide. He first hoped not to let Wu Sangui and Guanning Group fall to the Qing Dynasty. The situation was once very good, but it was inevitable that it would be defeated by historical conditions. It was too soft, but it was hard. He took the risk of blocking the victorious army of the Qing Dynasty at Shanhaiguan. He assisted Li Zicheng to defeat the army leading by Ajige. He went on a mission to Jiangnan, met Ma Shiying, played Fushe, kicked Donglin, rescued Yangzhou, and defeated the butcher Duoduo with Shi Kefa.
After returning from Jiangnan, the protagonist was ordered to go to Henan and began to develop his own power with Luoyang as the center. While reorganizing the army and martial arts, he improved the social structure. After several twists and turns, he finally swept through other forces and unify the world and lead China to glory.
The spirit of this book: First, based on careful research on history, we strive to be true and credible, which may be reasonable.
Second, the greatest wealth of time travelers is the strategic idea that surpasses the times, rather than a few advanced weapons.
Chapter completed!