The third part of the bloody war of resistance, Chapter 9, the rushing flow, Section 8, the Yellow River Roaring (17)

"Bei Wangtong Village was lost, Nanwangtong Village's outpost position was lost, the first detachment was killed 1,236 people, injured 1,04 people, the battalion commander of the 17th Battalion was sacrificed, and the battalion commander of the 12th Battalion was sacrificed,..." Listening to Wang Jshan's report, Chen G felt a little painful. On the first day, two battalion commanders were killed, and more than a dozen platoon leaders were killed. The Japanese attack seemed extremely fierce.

"The position of the old grave at the New Eighth Army was lost. The troops retreated to Wangguandian, and 717 people were killed and 680 people were injured. The Japanese rushed into Wangguandian three times and were counterattacked by our troops three times...." Gao Shuxun's tone was slow, but there was a hint of excitement. The Shandong battle began this time, and the New Eighth Army did not actually participate in many battles. This time, this was the most intense battle.

"The 0th Division was killed in battle, 371 people were injured, and Tong Fei, the leader of the 716th Regiment, was killed in battle..." Xie Zixing was in a deep mood. Tong Fei was his old subordinate. He followed him from the Kuomintang-controlled area to the enemy's backbone and insisted on fighting behind the enemy for four years. Unexpectedly, he died here today.

"Pang Sun's troops, the Wuzhuang area defending, were occupied by the Japanese army. Pang Sun retreated to Zhaolutun. More than 580 people were killed, more than 220 people were injured, and seven platoon leaders were killed." Pang Bingxun's tone was a little guilty. His troops had not been eliminated for a long time. In addition, he was also worried about Zhuang Jihua's attitude towards them. Among these people, besides Chen G, he probably knew Zhuang Jihua the best. If this battle is fought well, there will be hope in the future, otherwise Zhuang Jihua would not let them go.

Chen G silently counted that in less than one day, all the participating troops suffered more than 5,000 casualties, and all the participating troops suffered huge casualties. The longer they participated in the war, the greater the casualties.

"We have great casualties," Chen G turned to the generals who came to attend the meeting and said: "Everyone, the Japanese attack was very crazy. They were crazy, which just shows that the entire battle situation was beneficial to us. The Japanese army in De County was about to be destroyed. Once De County was captured, Matsui Ishigen could not escape. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how serious the casualties are, we must defend Wang Tong and firmly block the Japanese army here."

"General Chen, needless to say, we all know the situation. Even if the troops are completely exhausted, I will fill it in." Xie Zixing had a gloomy face and glanced at Gao Shuxun and Pang Bingxun. Gao Shuxun and Pang Bingxun nodded in agreement.

"General Chen, judging from today's situation, our equipment is relatively poor. The Japanese are crazy. Can you urge Qiu Qingquan's tank troops to arrive as soon as possible?" Pang Bingxun's tone wandered. If you want to have a good result in the future, not only will this battle be fought well, but the losses of the troops cannot be too great.

Chen G had no choice but to do anything about Qiu Qingquan. He learned about it when he was at the Whampoa Military Academy. He knew that this man was only obedient to Chiang Kai-shek and under the lower level. Only Zhuang Jihua could suppress him. His eyes were on his head and he was arrogant and arrogant, but others really had no choice but to deal with him. This man had a few tricks under his command.

"The First Mechanization Army is replenishing oil and is expected to arrive before dawn."

This situation was reported by the theater command on the way to come. Chen G did not urge Qiu Qingquan to the theater command. He believed that these troops could block the Japanese attack. Although the equipment was almost there, the troops were very strong. The Japanese army had 60,000, and now he had a lot of troops. Pang Sun's troops had 30,000, the New Eighth Army's three divisions, 36,000 people, and the New First Detachment had 13,000 people, with a total force of 90,000 people, which was 30,000 more than the Japanese army. It was completely possible to block the Japanese army here.

As he was speaking, he heard heavy footsteps outside the cover, and when the curtain was lifted, Qiu Qingquan walked in quickly. After entering the door, Qiu Qingquan took off the hat on his head, and without looking at who it was, he picked it up and took a sip.

"Commander Chen, I am ordered to accept your command. My tank will arrive at the pre-determined position before dawn. Please give me any tasks?" Qiu Qingquan put down his cup, his voice was loud, but his tone was rare respect.

Chen G breathed a light sigh of relief. Now that Qiu Qingquan is coming, Chen G is even more confident. He is about to speak when the cannon sounds. All the generals attending the meeting stand up together and run outside the cover. With Wang Tong as the center, the front lines more than 20 miles long from east to west are getting fire and exploded.

Chen G's face was solemn. The Japanese army rarely fought night battles, but now they take the initiative to launch an attack at night, which shows that De County is already very dangerous and also shows that the Japanese army's determination to open up De County.

"Telection from Commander Zhuang in the War Zone." The staff officer sent Zhuang Jihua's telegram. Chen G took it. After reading it, he said to everyone: "Commander Zhuang called and asked us to block the Japanese army north of Wang Tong regardless of the cost. Commander Zhuang has already ordered the Air Force, and tomorrow the Air Force will do its best to provide us with air support."

When all the generals heard about air support, they quietly breathed a sigh of relief. The Chinese Air Force occupied the sky. With the support of the Air Force, the gap between the two sides in firepower would narrow and the casualties of the troops would be reduced.

"Everyone, the Japanese are 60,000, and we are 90,000. Now General Qiu's tank troops have arrived. There is no reason not to stop the Japanese army. Everyone, Commander Zhuang has already said in the telegram that the troops were broken through, resulting in the failure of the blocking. The number of the troops was cancelled after the war."

The generals were shocked, and no one suspected that this was just a threat. Zhuang Jihua's strength had spread throughout the military with the encounter between the Liu Ruming brothers of the 68th Army.

"Tonight is the craziest time for the Japanese, and it is their last madness. Everyone, resist the front line, prepare for the second line, build fortifications from the third, fourth and fifth lines, go back immediately and fight off the Japanese's attack."

With Qiu Qingquan's arrival, Chen G strongly felt that Matsui Ishigen's fate had been decided, and the Japanese attack on Wang Tong would eventually lead to a bloody blow.

What Chen G did not tell everyone was that Zhuang Jihua stipulated the use of Qiu Qingquan tank in the telegram. He told Chen G that the tank was used for attack, not for defense, and using tanks to counterattack on the flanks could give the Japanese heavy blow.

There are also Nakajima Kangjian in Liaocheng who has similar ideas. After the Eastward advance of the First Mechanized Group Army was confirmed, the attack of the Zhong** team turned to the east. Although the attack was fierce, both Matsukoshi and Nakajima Kangjian strongly felt that the offensive intensity of the Zhong** team had decreased. The biggest evidence is that the number of Chinese planes in the sky came less.

After the news that the main force of the First Division of the chariot was annihilated, Kazuya Nakajima concluded that Matsui Ishigen could not escape from General China's hand, but he did not say this judgment. When asked for his opinion, Matsui Ishigen also insisted on continuing to stick to Liaocheng. The Sendering Army Command informed them to continue to stick to it, attracting two Chinese armies to cover the troops transferred from the First Army to reinforce Toku Prefecture, and to respond to Matsui Ishigen.

But after getting reinforcements were blocked by Wang Tong, Nakajima Kangjian understood that the Chinese General had already prepared for this, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why Wang Tong had such a large-scale Chinese army.

"General, now we have two choices," Nakajima Kazuya said to Ashikori at the map.

The So Jing San was worried about the entire battle situation. He didn't know what was wrong. The entire battle was restricted by the Imperial Army, and was restrained by the Chinese army everywhere, and was passive everywhere. Even if he took some measures, he would passively deal with it. The entire battle was facing a desperate situation without realizing it.

"We miscalculated the entire battle. After Jiaodong fell, the hero should cut off his arm and give up Jinan. The entire army retreated to the north bank of the Yellow River. Even if we could not defend the north bank of the Yellow River, we could retreat to Dexian and connect with General Tani Shouo." Kazuya Nakajima seemed to see the doubts about the third grade, and was also very sad. In just six years, the powerful Emperor** team became like this and was beaten everywhere.

"This is just our tactical failure," Nakajima Yasuka continued: "The biggest failure is a strategic failure. General Ishihara proposed to give up Jiangnan, which is so wise and visionary. If Jiangnan's 400,000 troops were in North China, our situation would never be so passive."

Amo Seizo was speechless. The current situation completely confirmed Ishihara Kan's judgment at the beginning. Unfortunately, this visionary insight was rejected by the idiots in the military headquarters.

"What should we do now?" You Mo Jingsan didn't want to complain. It was too late to regret these things now.

"Two roads," Nakajima Kasuya looked at him solemnly: "One is to take the opportunity to break through and break north; the Chinese army now attaches importance to prevent our army from advancing east and assisting Matsui Ishigen, so we will definitely succeed when we go north to break through. The second road is dangerous. We launch a counterattack against the Chinese army, first attacking the Second Chinese Army in the west. Judging from the early battles, the combat effectiveness of this army is slightly weak. We concentrated two divisions to launch a counterattack against the Second Army. The Chinese army did not know our purpose at first, so the Chinese army in the east would not reinforce."

"There is the Forty Chinese Army in the west. This army is equipped with good equipment and has relatively strong strength," Youmo Jingsan thought for a while and shook his head, "I think it's better to attack north first and make a breakthrough. Judging from the battles over the past few days, the Sixty-Eighth Army is less powerful than the Forty Army. We will defeat the Sixty-Eighth Army first, and then attack the Forty-Eighth Army and defeat them one by one."

Some people know the meaning of Nakajima Kangjian. Now the entire imperial army in North China is restrained by the Chinese army, and only they are a little more relaxed. If they can break the battlefield and mobilize the Chinese army, the situation may be restored.

That night, Mo Jing San made emergency adjustments to the troops and secretly moved the Fifth Division, which defended the Eastern Front, to the north gate. Kazushima Kazuya was responsible for commanding the Fifth Division and the 212th Division, and launched an attack on the China Army on the North Front before dawn.

At the Yellow River Ferry, Matsui Ishigen looked at the troops swarming across the river in pain. Guangrao, the wealthy Shandong gave up like this. The sound of artillery in the distance was approaching. The Chinese army's offensive was not too fast, but it was always biting the rear troops. In order to cover the 59th Division, the 62nd Division has been sticking to the Jinan and Xincheng Ferry. News came from the North China Expeditionary Army headquarters that the Chinese army crossed the river on both sides. Matsui Ishigen understood that the Chinese army wanted to drive them away from the south bank of the Yellow River and annihilate them on the flat north bank of the Yellow River.

In To Prefecture, Kataoka struggled to hold on for a whole day. By night, the attack of the Chinese army stopped. His troops defended most of the positions, only a corner of the southwest was occupied by the Chinese army. He tried to counterattack and regain the position, but after counting the troops, he gave up this idea. In the whole day, half of his nearly two thousand troops were left, including more than two hundred wounded people. Let the Chinese army guard there. Tomorrow, perhaps the artillery fire of the Chinese army would not be so fierce.

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