The Lu family's line to Jingzi Pass has been controlled by Tuqiao once, and the unit is further south, intending to jointly attack Tang Enbo, Li Zongren's unit, Nanyang, Laohekou and other places with several other Japanese troops, are no longer able to defend. [w..cm

｜I｜|】As long as Tang and Li retreated, the five divisions from the 11th Army and the 13th Army will follow the road opened by the Tuqiao First Division, either attack southern Shaanxi through Xiping, or attack the Lingbao on the Longhai Line from the north of the Lu family and the Hangu Pass line...

Luoyang has been lost. Three divisions of Yoshimu Shizuki and Japanese chariot clusters can advance straight west along the Longhai Line, and launch a fierce attack on the front lines from Hangu Pass to Tongguan with the cooperation of the Japanese aviation force.

In this way, the Japanese army will concentrate at least ten divisions of huge forces in the east of Tongguan and eastern Shaanxi. In addition, the Japanese chariot clusters with strong maneuvers and assault power, as well as the Japanese aviation forces that cooperate with them will reach more than 200,000!

In contrast, the troops originally near the Longhai Line of the War Zone, except for the Sun Tongxuan's troops of the Third Army, who retreated to Lingbao's dangerous defending after being blocked in reinforcements, the other troops either retreated to Songshan or Xionger Mountain, Funiu Mountain and other places in southwest Henan. Tang Enbo's troops were far away in the Nanyang area. Yes, except for the casualties and collapses, the remaining troops were almost isolated by the Japanese army on the battlefield from Hangu Pass to Tongguan!

As for Li Zongren's army, it was extremely difficult to survive in the previous month and a half of hard battles. Now more than half of the casualties of the troops are far away in northwestern Hubei, so they are obviously unable to reinforce the battle in Henan and Shaanxi.

Although Yan Xishan's troops in the Second World War Zone had nearly 300,000 troops, they were strong and powerful, but Yan Xishan ignored Chiang Kai-shek's telegram and called back that "the Japanese army in North China still posed a threat to our defense zones in southeastern Shanxi and other places. Moreover, the Japanese army on both sides of the Yellow River in Shanxi and Henan were very strict in defense, and the section of the river that could cross the river below Longmen in Shanxi and Shaanxi was blocked by the enemy's aviation. Our troops were anxiously unable to cross the river and join the front-line battlefield of Hangu Pass and Tongguan. However, the national responsibility was unavoidable for the country. Our generals launched an attack in southeastern Shanxi and Jinzhong to restrain the Japanese army's forces in North China and support the front-line battle..."

After receiving the call from the Second World War Zone, Chiang Kai-shek was so angry that he cursed. However, he was very helpless to Yan Xishan, who was separated by the Yellow River and had an ambiguous relationship with the People's Party and managed southwestern Shanxi like an iron bucket. Chiang Kai-shek was really helpless now. Chiang Kai-shek had to lower his posture and sincerely call "Brother Baichuan" repeatedly, stating his interests and begging him to "but for the country and the nation..."

However, because Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly sent people to fight the autumn wind in a few years, and now there is no central army to control him, Yan Xishan is determined to guard the southwest of Shanxi, and only agrees to attack the Japanese army in the southeast of Shanxi and the north bank of the Yellow River, and agrees to use the artillery troops in his hands to support the south bank of the battle across the river. As for sending troops across Henan, Yan Xishan insists on letting go!

Although Zhu Shaoliang and Hu Zongnan in the Eighth War Zone were close to the battlefield, the unit was not a front-line battle zone for combating Japan. In the second half of 1942, it only had the 34th and 37th armies and some local security forces. Tao Zhiyue's army was previously transferred to the Fifth War Zone, and the main force of the 34th Army was transferred to the Tongguan line. This not only made Guanzhong's troops appear empty, but also had insufficient troops in southern Shaanxi, which faced the threat of the Japanese Tuqiao headquarters at one time.

1. The fifth liang war zone has lost more than half, and Yan Xishan in the Second World War Zone has other thoughts. If the troops in the Eighth War Zone are also exhausted, the prospects of the Chongqing authorities will become dimmer. If Tang Enbo and Hu Zongnan are also out of their own lineages, then Chiang Kai-shek will not have much capital, and whether he can continue to sit firmly in his current position will be two. Under such circumstances, Chiang Kai-shek will have to consider the series of problems that the Chongqing authorities and themselves will face if they are defeated in this battle.

To this end, Lao Chiang specially sent a secret telegram from Zhu Shaoliang and Hu Zongnan to the two of them to fight on the front line of Tongguan, while they were trying to transfer all the strategic materials from Guanzhong to Hanzhong or northern Sichuan and Bazhong in southern Shaanxi to facilitate the long-term resistance. Regarding the battle east of Tongguan and eastern Shaanxi, Lao Chiang also clearly instructed: "If Tongguan is difficult to defend, the eighth war zone and the relevant troops in the front can retreat to southern Shaanxi at the right time after fighting against the enemy; the Shaanxi government and Guanzhong armed forces should also go together to protect the gateway of northern Sichuan based on the dangerous mountains and rivers and make long-term preparations. [.cm] At that time, there will be a People's Party in the west of Guanzhong and a Communist Party in the north, and the Japanese army will inevitably divide their troops to respond, so that our southern Shaanxi can be stable and Sichuan Province can be safe!..."

Before the front line of Tongguan was officially started, Chiang Kai-shek called Zhu Shaoliang and Hu Zongnan to prepare for retreat, and to lead the disaster to the People's Party and the People's Congress in order to make peace. It was this secret telegram that made Zhu and Hu, the two chiefs of the Eighth War Zone and the deputy commander, speechless after reading it.

"After resisting, it is indeed feasible to move to southern Shaanxi, but it will lose the favor of the people politically. Moreover, this will give the People's Party and the ** to march into Guanzhong." After a while of silence, Zhu Shaoliangcai sighed with regret, "Especially the People's Party armed forces, once the People's Army occupy Guanzhong, it will certainly attract the Japanese, but our army will no longer be able to move northward! This is very unfavorable to the central government!"

As Hu Zongnan's official rank rises in recent years, his temper and arrogance have become stronger and stronger, but his relationship with Zhu Shaoliang in the Eighth War Zone is still quite harmonious. As a favorite student of Chiang Kai-shek, Hu Zongnan can figure out the true intentions of the "principal", but it is not convenient to be too straightforward to Zhu Shaoliang. He responded with a wry smile: "With the current posture of the Japanese army and the troops invested, it is probably difficult for us to defend Tongguan. Once the Japanese army occupy Guanzhong, the People's Party will also send troops eastward in the name of resisting Japan. If we have already made up all our family's assets, then we will never be able to retreat to southern Shaanxi!

After weighing the trade-offs, we will fight the Japanese east of Tongguan for a while, which can be explained both domestically and internationally. The subsequent transformation will not be too criticized!

As for the Japanese army who entered Guanzhong and divided their troops to advance west or north, it cannot be dependent on us. After all, our Eighth War Zones do not have the responsibility to guard the People's Party and ** and push the tank!"

"Since you have to ensure the safety of southern Shaanxi and Sichuan at the cost of Guanzhong, you can only fight one or two games in the east..." Although Zhu Shaoliang felt that it was inappropriate to abandon Guanzhong, he also thought that Hu Zongnan had some truths. He shook his head and sighed, and then continued, "If you want to retreat, then this matter cannot be hidden from Xiong**. I think it will be up to him to move the government agencies and all the materials first on the grounds that the war is approaching. At the same time, local security forces are also prepared in the name of exercises so that they can pull them at any time. In this way, when Tongguan cannot be defended, they will not be in a hurry."

Xiong Bin is both the chairman of the Shaanxi government and the provincial security commander, so it is indeed appropriate for him to organize the retreat. Hu Zongnan thought about it and nodded in agreement, "Then let's settle it! I'll stare at Tongguan, and I'll ask you two in Xi'an."

Li Zongren and Tang Enbo were busy moving towards southern Shaanxi and northern Sichuan. Although Hu Zongnan led the 1st Army to Tongguan, Zhu Shaoliang and Xiong Bin were also busy implementing the transfer in Xi'an. Although several parties tried to act concealedly, the radio waves exchanged between the parties still exposed the intentions of the Chongqing authorities.

"Old Zhao, judging from the deciphered telegram, Chongqing is preparing to abandon Guanzhong!" After Zhou Mingyuan handed the telegram in his hand to Zhao Zhenzhong, he said, "Although Lao Chiang is not surrendering to Japan, he is obviously malicious! If the Japanese took Tongguan in advance before the end of the month, then our actions must be ahead! Everything else is good, but the guards will have some troubles when they cross the Yellow River before the beginning of winter!"

Zhao Zhenzhong carefully looked at the deciphered telegrams. After pondering for a moment, he said with great certainty: "At most, due to the status quo, Chiang Kai-shek reached a ceasefire with the Japanese in fact. As for surrendering to Japan, there is basically no such possibility!"

There are several main reasons why Zhao Zhenzhong made such a judgment:

First of all, when the outcome of Japan's defeat was expected, Chiang Kai-shek would not be so unwise, and jumped on a broken ship destined to sink at this time.

Due to the existence of the People's Party's armed forces, especially after the party and the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom reached an agreement on territorial issues, many people with insight believed that once the People's Party's armed forces turned their main force to the domestic anti-Japanese battlefield, it would be not far from the victory of the War of Resistance. In addition, after the outbreak of the Pearl Harbor incident, Japan fought with the allies led by the United States. Under the influence of the domestic and international situation, as long as Chiang Kai-shek did not choose to surrender to Japan at this time!

Secondly, the restraint between the morale of the military, the people, and the restraint between different factions within the Chongqing authorities determined that Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to surrender lightly at this time. Since September 18th, especially since the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek has won the formal support of many factions of the Kuomintang and the *** because of raising the banner of anti-Japanese war. Once Chiang lost this banner, all kinds of dissatisfactions suppressed by the War of Resistance over the years will surely erupt and completely submerge the Chongqing authorities!

Years of brutal war have accumulated too much hatred between China and Japan, especially the hatred between the general public and grassroots officers and soldiers under the rule of the Chongqing authorities and the Japanese invading China, which destined that Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to surrender to Japan easily. If he really dared to take the blame for the world, then without the armed attack of the People's Party, the Chongqing authorities themselves will fall into a state of fragmentation due to the conflicts between different factions within the issue of surrender or not.

At least, the Guangxi cliques where Yan Xishan's Jinsui army, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi are located, and Liu Xiang, who escaped the plot several times in recent years and had a lot of exchanges with the northwest, will not be buried with Chiang Chiang! The vast number of grassroots officers and soldiers under the rule of the Chongqing authorities, especially those miscellaneous soldiers who have made a lot of sacrifices but have gritted their teeth to persist until now, will take the lead in turning their guns to fight Chiang who surrendered to Japan with a little encouragement!

Again, when Chiang Kai-shek defected to Japan at this time, the Japanese would definitely let Ning Yu merge. According to the first and then arrive, Chiang Kai-shek and his followers would inevitably surrender to Wang Zhaoming, who had been expelled from the party forever. This is something that Chiang and others could not tolerate!

Finally, the People's Party armed forces have become a sharp sword hanging over the Chongqing authorities. Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to surrender to Japan rashly, which led to a large-scale attack by the People's Party armed forces based on the regime and its own safety.

With the development and growth of the People's Party's armed forces, the People's Army has not only posed a threat to the Chongqing authorities in Gannan, but also formed a strategic siege against the southwest region where Chiang Chiang lived in the west of the Jinsha River in Xikang, as well as northern Myanmar, southern Yunnan and other places. Once Chiang chooses to surrender to Japan, the People's Party's armed forces can launch a forceful attack on Chiang Chiang and his loyalists without any scruples!

What Chiang Kai-shek can do now is to gather his remaining troops to retreat to a corner. After reaching a de facto ceasefire with the Japanese army, he waits for Japan's final defeat in the name of his central government, and looks forward to the allies led by the United States interfering in China's internal affairs and providing assistance to it, and then exchange national and national interests for international support, defeating the People's Party's armed forces and **, and restoring its domestic rule.

"I heard from your analysis, this is really the case! If I keep Lao Jiang and cause trouble for us in the future, it would be better than surrender at this time! We can also clean up these bastards!" Zhou Mingyuan smacked his lips with regret. He said, "Old Zhao, according to this situation, our army's actions must be ahead of schedule. Do you think when will it be appropriate to start?"

The People's Party originally planned to launch a "blizzard" battle after the Yellow River was completely frozen in late December, but the troops in the First World War Zone had previously retreated too quickly. More than a dozen Japanese divisions were concentrating on Hangu Pass, southern Shaanxi and other places, and Chiang Kai-shek was doing something behind his back, so the Japanese army could indeed advance to Guanzhong before the end of the 10th.

If the People's Party armed forces just want to solve the North China problem, then it is not impossible to launch it at this time. But if we want to open up the Longhai Line and oppress the main force of the Japanese army participating in the Xi'an war to Central China while advancing to Pingjin, Zhao Zhenzhong and others will have to spend more time and choose the right time to launch it.

"If our army is launched at the end of this month and early next month, once the Japanese army controls the Yellow River Iron Bridge in Zhengzhou, and Liuling appears on the Yellow River, and the guards advance westward as originally planned. That will indeed increase a lot of trouble." Zhao Zhenzhong obviously had a comprehensive consideration of this issue, and nodded and continued. "However, the east is not bright, the west is bright, since Chiang Kai-shek wants to drag us into the water at the cost of Guanzhong, it will save us the effort of fighting with him after sending troops. The second and third two armies of the People's Army can advance into Guanzhong with the main force, and fight from west to east along the Longhai Line. The guards advance westwardly cross the ancient Yellow River Road from southern Hebei, occupying the Wei River and Qi River in northern Henan, north of the Yellow River and other places, and cut off the retreat route of the Japanese army in North China to withdraw from Pinghan Line to Pingjin via the Pinghan Line! The east-west attack can also achieve the original battle goal!

In addition, in view of the changes in the war situation, the northwest and Shandong jointly attacked Pingjin and blocked the Bohai Bay through air strikes and bombed the Liaodong Peninsula and the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, can be carried out simultaneously! As long as the troops in the Eighth War Zone evacuate from Xi'an, our air force can take the lead in attacking, and the ground forces can also act at the same time!"

Before the Soviet war, the People's Army had only five armies in the three theaters of Dihua, Guanwei and Yulin. Each of them had armored adaptations, with an armored division of more than 300 tanks and armored vehicles replacing the original infantry division. After more than a year of hard work, four armies of the People's Army completed armored adaptations this summer, and the individual equipment of these four armies was mainly the Northwest-style Type 39 semi-automatic rifle, and was equipped with some Type 40 assault rifles.

The second and third armies mentioned by Zhao Zhenzhong are two of the four armies that have been armored and adapted. The other two are the eleventh and twelfth armies under the Yulin War Zone.

After completing the armored adaptation, each army has three motorized infantry divisions, one armored division, artillery division, and one air defense brigade, plus the guards, reconnaissance, communications, sanitation, baggage and other forces directly under the army, a total of more than 120,000 troops.

Previously, the Second Army had been ordered to go to Xinjiang to participate in the war against the Soviet Union. However, after the People's Party and the Soviet Union reached an agreement on territorial issues this spring, the Second Army was transferred from Xinjiang to the Hexi Corridor in May, and was there to receive new equipment and conduct adaptive training with the newly formed armored division of the Third Army.

"Xu Mingyi and Dong Bicheng have two units. As long as one division is left in Gannan and Longdong, and the local security brigade is enough to ensure that our troops in Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan are worried about the defense line. With the cooperation of the Air Force, more than 200,000 other troops can be fought along the Longhai Line to Zhengzhou!" Zhou Mingyuan made a conclusion based on the enemy and us who had mastered the situation, and asked, "In the south of Guanzhong, we will temporarily be bounded by the Qinling Mountains, but how can we determine the boundary between the north and **? Although they cannot fight with the main force of the Japanese army, it is not a problem to send troops to the south while we are fighting with the Japanese. No, we still have to fight with them when we fight against the Japanese?"

Although the relationship between the People's Party and the Party has eased a lot since Mao Zedong took charge, and the two parties have even had limited cooperation on issues such as rescuing disaster victims, judging from the past style of **, it is possible to take the opportunity to make a fuss.

"As long as the main force of the Japanese army enters Guanzhong, with Lao Mao's temperament and the best combat style, we will definitely avoid head-on confrontation with the Japanese army, and transfer everything that can be transferred as soon as possible. At least, before confirming that our People's Army is advancing eastward, they will not go south!" Zhao Zhenzhong smiled and said, "After our army sends troops, with our advancement speed, when they go south, what should be occupied will probably be occupied by us long ago! However, in order to avoid any disputes in the future, we must also leave some sweetness for them. In this way, the north boundary of Guanzhong and the north bank of the Jinghe River, our army only controls Chunhua, Jingyang, and Sanyuan counties; in the north bank of the Weihe River, in order to ensure the future safety of the Longhai Line, we must control the east from Guanshan, through Qiangbai, Dali, and to Chaoyi on the west bank of the Yellow River!

When sending troops, the main force of Xu Mingyi's troops of the Second Army advanced east from the south bank of the Wei River, while the main force of Dong Bicheng's troops of the Third Army first advanced south from the north bank of the Jing River, and then east along the north bank of the Wei River. As for the area between Jing and Wei River to the west, the Third Army was responsible for it. With air cooperation and armored advances, Dong Bicheng would not have much effort!"


Chapter completed!