User Upload Chapter 38: Blood and Fire Cage City (15)
.The next battle development, as Cheng Jiaji expected, was the commanders of the Chinese and Japanese armies, who determined the melody of this battle, did not intend to fight one goal. If they were defeated, they would lose all their troops and would lose all their attrition.
While the two Japanese divisions returning north from Nanchang City retreated in great strides, trying to get out of touch with the Chinese army. They were clearly aware that the possibility of chasing and annihilation of the two divisions that had retreated north was not very high. The acting commander of the Ninth War Zone also immediately issued a series of new combat orders to the troops on various battlefields on their own. He first ordered the three armies in Wucheng to immediately go south and move closer to the defenders of Nanchang City, and asked the three armies to reorganize the two defense lines centered on Lehua, which the Japanese army had abandoned, to prevent the Japanese army from going south to attack Nanchang again. The western front was near Wuning, and the ten armies who were fighting fiercely with the three Japanese divisions also received the order of the main force to retreat to Xiushui, and two armies to enter Huibu and Guxian. While the above order was issued, the commander of the Ninth War Zone continued to urge the two armies in the Third War Zone to quickly arrive in Nanchang.
On the fifth day of the Nanchang fire, that is, the evening of March 24th, the Ninth War Zone formed a loose encirclement of the Japanese troops from the southwest with the total strength of the 17th army, and relied on key points to send several troops forward, which was a posture of actively attacking in one unit.
This kind of ambition against China is very strong, but in practice it is a cautious attack. The countermeasures used by the General General of the Gang Village, who knows the intention of the commander of the war zone, are only one word "retreat."
Even Cheng Jiaji, who had expected the Japanese army to withdraw, was not as clean and neat as to the Japanese army to withdraw so cleanly. In addition to being retained, Gangcun was backed by Poyang Lake, and could get support from Duchang and Hukou at any time. Outside such a bridgehead, all the Japanese army came from there and went back there within a few days.
With the Japanese main force retreating in an entire month, the first Nanchang Battle lasted for a whole month, with a total force of nearly 500,000. In this way, when both sides had their own concerns, they seemed a little bit out of the way.
Looking at this battle, during the month-long battle, the Japanese army was neither able to actually occupy Nanchang City nor destroy or severely damage the main force of the Ninth War Zone. Instead, they destroyed two divisions. The only gain was to occupy the key point of Wucheng, but with nearly 40,000 casualties, they could not meet the conditions for the Japanese army to declare that this battle was a victory.
The post-war summary of the 11th Army of the Japanese army honestly admitted it. The so-called Nanchang strategy on the Internet was a defeat, and the real losses were reported. However, it was reported to Tokyo. When it was announced, not only the casualties had shrunk to 9,000. The "Nanchang strategy" moved by the Japanese army also became "limited victory in the strategic goal" in the official spokesperson. Objectively speaking, Japan's artificial words were still very capable. In the future, this paradoxical rhetoric became the standard fig leaf for the Japanese army after the defeat, and was humorously called the "Emperor" shorts by the officers and soldiers of the allied countries.
Compared with the Japanese army's concealment, China is much more generous. At the first time of the end of the battle, Chongqing not only announced to the people of the whole country, but also to the people of the world that this was a great victory for the Chinese army. It also claimed that this victory not only fully confirmed that the war between China and Japan had entered a stalemate stage, but also in this battle, the fatigue of the Japanese army was revealed, and soon the Chinese military and civilians were about to launch a counterattack.
For a time, the people were in full swing and the whole country was jubilant. Chongqing, Changsha, Guilin, Yichang and other big cities held large-scale parades. The people's emotions were so hot. They cheered, held torches all night and leaped, shouting, as if China was already sure to win in this war.
When the entire mountain city was surrounded by a garland that celebrated the victory of the Nanchang Battle. Cheng Jiaji, who was the undeserved minister of the victory of this battle, was in a ruined wall, and the stinking charcoal and corpse.
The fire in Nanchang City burned for more than six days before it was extinguished. With the "help" of the strong southeastern wind for several days, this fierce fire not only burned thousands of Japanese troops, but also razed a large area of the city to the ground. There were more than 20,000 houses alone.
As early as the day before yesterday, when the various units of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army had just retreated to the area where the battle started, several Chinese troops guarding Nanchang had already made plans. As soon as the fire stopped, a large number of troops were sent to clean up the fire. All the troops were so ambitious that they were eager to do the aftermath, because it was spring now, and it was the peak period of epidemics. If a plague broke out, it would be a big problem. Secondly, it was also to make the defense of the city when the Japanese army attacked Nanchang again, the defenders could not only serve as a barrier to defend the city, but also used to build a "feng shui treasure land" for fortifications.
Cheng Jiaji's mission on this trip was to clear the fire. Of course, this task alone did not require a commander of a division to take action. Cheng Jiaji took action himself mainly to see what he brought to Nanchang with his own eyes. Seeing all the things in front of him, Cheng Jiaji was silent. He was wandering around the fire over and over again... He ignored his stomach and insisted on watching every deadly Japanese corpse that was cleared out of the ruins like a dragged dog. He was forcing himself to face the products he decided to do, and at the same time for forcing his nerves to be strong. Cheng Jiaji understood that compared to facing everything he had to face in the future, these were only small scenes. For the future, to realize his ideals, and to live to the day when he could live to victory, he had no choice but to adapt to all this as soon as possible.
"Master, I found a big Japanese guy stuck in the mud there." Cheng Jiaji walked quickly to the scene under the guidance of his subordinates.
Deep in a wide pit, a Japanese-style eight-nine tank with a top dyed black with ash on it, lying quietly there. Obviously, this was one of the tanks that the Japanese army fell into the pit when they first entered the city. For some reason, the Japanese army didn't get it out immediately. As the fire broke out, the Japanese had time to escape, and they still cared about the dead thing there. So, the tank stayed here.
"Ma Sanbao, go and ask them to drive a few more cars from the division. They also find a few thicker cables. Call the Hojo that Tian Jiafu said, "Why are you still standing there? Go quickly." Cheng Jiaji was surprised and happy when he saw the spoils. He hurriedly urged Ma Sanbao to go back and move his troops.
Cheng Jiaji, the commander of the first division, personally recruited the people of the Automobile Company of the 100th division, which was better than Feng Jinglun. In less than an hour, the company commander Wu Baogen led his men to the scene with nine daily cars.
Because the silt layer at the bottom of the tank had been dried up by fire for several consecutive days, under the pull of nine cars, this big guy weighing more than ten tons was successfully pulled up.
"Hojo. Tian Jiafu said you have driven a tank in Japan. Can you drive this model?" When the officers and soldiers were fiddling with crowbars and tinkering with the doors of the Type 89 tank, Cheng Jiaji asked Hojo, who had just arrived here.
This Hojo is the Grand Master Hojo who was captured in the Battle of Samantabhadra a few days ago. After being captured, Hojo was extremely caring for his life with a noble instinct. When he learned that he had the opportunity to survive and could live very well, Hojo had not waited for his old acquaintance, Tatsuo, to make trouble, psychologically, he quickly completed the transformation from an "imperial" soldier to a Chinese officer. Hojo was a big fish, and under his "patience" persuasion, (of course, on this issue, Tatsuo invented the coolness of the land.
The punishment also played a role.) Nearly one-third of the Hojo brigade officers and soldiers captured with it chose to join Tian Jiafu in order to survive. Other Japanese officers and soldiers who were loyal to the "Great Japanese Empire" were "unfortunately" killed by all the remaining bombs. The occurrence of this "misunder bombing" greatly shocked Hojo and his alive subordinates, making them acted as obedient in Tian Jiafu, and they were even more afraid of Tian Jiafu's master Cheng Jiaji.
"God of General, this 89 tank should not look like there is no big problem, I can drive it." Hojo answered Cheng Jiaji's question with respect and lowered his eyebrows, while carefully looking at the Chinese general who could decide his life and death with one word.
"General, you, I have worked in the armored division for more than a year. Not only can I run, but I can also carry out simple repairs." Seeing that Cheng Jiaji showed a look of appreciation to him, Hojo took advantage of the situation to show off his abilities. Although Hojo was timid and afraid of death, he had a strong ability to grasp opportunities. He never missed any opportunity to show himself. This was also a habit developed by living in a superior environment since childhood. Hojo was smart in some aspects. He knew very well that only by being appreciated by Cheng Jiaji, he could live better. If he was lucky, he might even be able to replace him.
"Oh! I didn't expect you to be a generalist. I'll give you some tanks to make a combat-capable one?" Cheng Jiaji pointed to a Type 94 bean chariot abandoned by the Japanese army because of the broken track. He asked Hojo with interest.
After getting the answer that Hojo could try, Cheng Jiaji used a suggestive gesture to attract Tu Jingguo, who had been following him.
"You are now taking people to drive the broken Japanese chariots on the battlefield back to the division headquarters. By the way, if there is still such a Type 89 tank trapped in a pit, you have to get anything. "The reason why Cheng Jiaji asked Tu Jingguo to handle this urgent task is that his apparent position is the deputy director of the deputy director of the division headquarters, and his job is to do such a chore that the superiors will assign at any time. In addition, Tu Jingguo's ability and loyalty, Cheng Jiaji is also very trustworthy.
"The master's seat is about to be pried open. The door of this thing is really solid. It took half an hour for a brother from a class to get it done." As soon as Tu Jingguo took the order and left, Ma Sanbao, who was sweating profusely, came to show his merits. By the way, he also said, a new term he heard from Cheng Jiaji's mouth.
As soon as he pried open the side door of the tank, Cheng Jiaji immediately smelled the authentic scent of beggar chicken. He was surprised at first, the fragrance came from. When Cheng Jiaji thought about the source of the fragrance, Cheng Jiaji, who had been in a state of turmoil, could no longer hold it in his stomach, and he was holding it by the tank and vomited it. The people around Cheng Jiaji also understood that this fragrance would be heard in the tank because the Japanese soldiers who were stuffed in the tank were burned to the bottom of the tank in the fire, were filled with fragrance. All those who thought it through immediately vomited.
The direct consequences of this "Beghua Chicken" incident were not only because Cheng Jiaji had not entered the rice for a whole day and refused to go to the beghua Chicken for life, but also the first tank unit of the independent 100th Division system, which was directly under the division.
Not to mention, Hojo is really a treasure. Under his guidance, the people in the repair company really used those broken pieces to piece together five Type 94 chariots that could drive and fire shells. In addition, the Type 89 tanks that Cheng Jiaji had someone to pull up, there were five tanks. Although the bodies of these tanks were a little worn and fewer shells, this made Cheng Jiaji so happy that he was about to run to the roof to sing.
Just when Cheng Jiaji was obsessed with forming his own tank troops, a telegram flew from Chongqing, causing Cheng Jiaji to immediately fall from the sky to the deep valley.
"Haoran. The Military Commission asked you and I to go to Chongqing to report my job." When he said this, Lt. General Huang's face was not very good-looking. It was obvious that after the victory, he would not mention the award of medals and promotions, and asked them to go to Chongqing to report their jobs in a single room. It was not difficult to guess what was going on in this.
"Brother Peimin, brother has implicated you!" Cheng Jiaji knew that what he said was very vulgar, but this sentence was indeed his true words. Cheng Jiaji could guess that it was a matter of burning Nanchang without even thinking about it, and the above will investigate it.
Lt. Huang said nothing, but just patted Cheng Jiaji on the shoulder hard. The force was really strong and it hit her body. Cheng Jiaji, who was one number one older than Lt. Huang, swayed straight on his upper body.
A day later, Cheng Jiaji and Lieutenant General Huang boarded a small Soviet transport plane with a nervous mood, and began Cheng Jiaji's first trip to Chongqing.
As soon as the plane arrived at Shapingba Airport, Cheng and Huang were "escorted" by a team of soldiers who had been waiting for a long time and headed to the city. Cheng Jiaji and Lieutenant General Huang thought that they were going to go directly to the Military Commission to report their duties, but the car unexpectedly rushed out of Chongqing city and lived in the south.
Seeing that Lieutenant General Huang's mood became more and more nervous as the convoy drove southward, Cheng Jiaji hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Brother Peimin, where are we going?"
"Huangshan." The answer given by Lieutenant General Huang exterminated Cheng Jiaji in a state of aphrodisiac.
Chapter completed!