Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen Bloody Battle at Gubeikou

Before the Japanese army approached Gubeikou, disputes occurred within the defenders.As the defenders of the Central Army, Guan Linzheng and Du Yuming have great differences in personality and tactics.The seven warriors of Gubeikou could not hear the "assembly call", and they would not retreat until they died, which made the Japanese army admire them. After entering the pass, before I could catch my breath, the two Northeast Army leaders quarreled. Who is the boss? Wang Yizhe, commander of the 67th Army, and Zhang Tingshu, commander of the 112th Division. They are not reviewing the gains and losses of this retreat, nor are they studying how to defend in the next step. The two are vying for who will end first.

The 112th Division actually belongs to the 57th Army (He Zhu Guojun) in terms of jurisdiction, but in Gubeikou, of course, it must obey Wang Yizhe's command. But this is only theoretical. When there was a real war, Zhang Tingshu didn't listen to Wang Yizhe at all, let alone him, his immediate boss, He Zhuguo, still wouldn't listen. If you want to ask why Zhang Tingshu is so good, you can only find out after checking the background. The second son of "Assistant Commander" Zhang Zuoxiang, and Zhang Xueliang were classmates at the Northeast Martial Arts Hall at the same time.

How about it, are you convinced? Because of this unparalleled nepotism, the 112th Division is also very bullish and hot in the Northeast Army.Whether it is equipment or treatment, there is no best, only better. Good treatment is the last word. For this reason, everyone wants to come in.Diploma education is also rising. Among military officers, there are a lot of them in the Northeast Lecture Hall and the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Department.It is said that there is a regiment leader who is from the first phase of the Northeast Martial Arts Hall, and his qualifications can catch up with the young commander, but he is willing to stay here as a high-paying regiment leader, and he is not willing to go to other troops to be a low-paying division commander brigade long.

However, there is a popular saying that goes: Without money, everything is impossible, but with money, it is not everything. The Tax Police Headquarters has money and can fight, while the 112th Division of the Northeast Army has verified the latter example, that is, being rich does not necessarily mean that you can fight. Holding such a precious lump, the young commander and the "assistant commander" are usually not willing to take out real swords and guns to practice, so the 112th division has always been out of the door, and the second door is not open. and also. What are you doing?Learn the military parade at home and go forward.

As a result, the guard of honor of the three armed forces performed beautifully, but the actual combat experience was blank.Those who have good deeds are given a nickname: Master Young Master. The young master has a big tone, a big temper, and a big air, but you have to ask him if he has any real skills.Sorry, no comments.Because most of the time, strength and arrogance do not match each other. According to Wang Yizhe, Master Zhang Zhengfang can persist outside the pass for 3 days with a weak brigade, which is already good. If he wants to fight in the front, it is really difficult for others. Besides, guarding Gubeikou is originally your job, Zhang Tingshu. Others came to suffer for you, and now that you are here, this place should naturally be handed over to you.

This is of course not wrong, and compared with Zhang Zhengfang's division, Zhang Tingshu's 112th division is indeed "strong in soldiers and strong in horses".Although it is also a division promoted from a brigade, its three regiments are not the three regiments of Zhang Zhengfang. The number of soldiers is almost double that of the latter, and the weapons and ammunition are very sufficient. However, after the boss delivered the order, Zhang Tingshu's reaction to this was "very angry". Is it because my family is good that I have to help you, why? Your surname Wang said it nicely, the weak brigade survived for 3 days, it seems very remarkable, then you should look at how many devils there are in front of you, and how many devils there are now.Right now, the Kwantung Army is gathering in piles outside the city, let me 1 division (actually 1 brigade) fight his 1 division, is there any mistake!

Division Zhang Zhengfang is your old army, and the 112th Division is still my lifeblood. He said unceremoniously to Wang Yizhe: If you withdraw with the 107th Division, then I will not stay in Gubeikou as "cannon fodder". Seeing this situation, Wang Yizhe had no other choice but to show his identity as the commander of the army and claim that if the other party refused to obey the order, he would be punished as disobeying the order. If you were an ordinary subordinate, even if you don't regard the leader as the leader anymore, you will usually have to obey when the leader comes out with a trump card, but this Zhang Tingshu is not an ordinary subordinate.

He snorted: You can let me obey your orders, put the warrant of the young marshal or Chairman Jiang in front of me, and I will keep it for you without a discount. What?No warrant?Then don't blame the brother for not giving face, I will go when the moon goes. With such a subordinate, the leader probably has to jump off a building and hit a wall. In the end, the two men were at war with each other, and even the guards on both sides drew their guns. To be honest, I don't have any special prejudice against the two of you, but the Japanese are almost pushed to the bottom of the wall, and you are still talking about endless nonsense here, which is too much.

I believe that your eyes are all red when you fight for territory internally, what's going on now? It should be pointed out that there were two important spectators at the scene at the time, and they were inexplicably embarrassed for a while, and they didn't know how to go up and persuade them. Compared with Wang Zhang, these two were all famous fighters who later became all-powerful. One of them was Du Yuming, deputy commander of the 25th Division and commander of the 73rd Brigade (Whampoa Phase 1). The other is Guan Linzheng, the commander of the division (Whampoa Phase 1). Du Yuming thought everyone must be very familiar with it, so I don't need to introduce it, but in fact, his superiors far surpassed him in terms of reputation at that time.

Sun Liren is known as China's Rommel, and correspondingly, the Americans also gave Guan Linzheng a nickname: China's Patton. A few years ago, someone made a gimmick, saying that the grandfather of Hong Kong movie star Guan Zhilin was the Whampoa general Guan Linzheng, the so-called talented woman of the generals, and there was a lot of noise about it.However, recently, there has been a lot of quotations, tracing back to the source, pointing out that the beautiful woman Guan and the old general Guan are actually not at odds, and they are not even real relatives, let alone grandparents and granddaughters.

Regardless of whether it is true or false, for me, there will be a trace of sadness in my heart. A well-known anti-Japanese war general, but now he has to rely on a famous movie star to barely get people's memory of him. In the Whampoa Military Academy back then, Guan Linzheng was a standard good student, his grades were definitely among the top few, and he had another characteristic, that is, he had strict self-discipline and never violated school discipline.Since ancient times, this teacher has always preferred students who are more obedient. For this reason, Guan Linzheng has been listed as a model student by the instructor, and he is usually the one who receives the most praise. But everything in this world is complementary, if there are good ones, there must be mischievous ones.The most typical example is his classmate Chen Geng. This brother Chen has always said that he loves to joke, even if he sees the Lord of Hell, he can't wait to go up and try to grab his beard. Guan Linzheng's seriousness made him feel itchy: No, I have to play with you. There was an exercise in the class, and a row of people stood facing each other.Guan Linzheng has a straight figure, serious manner, and looks like a "model".At this time, Chen Geng on the opposite side started acting. He winked at Guan Linzheng and kept making all kinds of funny expressions. Guan Linzheng was really praised by the instructor just now. He was so beautiful that he lost his psychological defense. He didn't know what Chen Geng meant by doing this, and he couldn't ask, so he just stared blankly. This reminds me of a game that I think everyone has played: first, don't cry, second, don't laugh, and third, don't show your white teeth. I don't know how your patience is, anyway, I can't support it for long.Although you can't cry, it's inevitable to laugh out loud. Unfortunately, Brother Guan couldn't stand it anymore, and he also smiled (probably showing his "little white teeth"). But then cried. The instructor called him out, raised his hand and slapped both of them, making the unlucky brother staring at him. Next, there may be a model student, but it is no longer you Guan Linzheng, it is this classmate-Chen Geng. Classmate Chen has a serious face, and his standing posture looks more standard than anyone else. If these scenes are placed in the time tunnel of memories, no matter whether it is fighting, fighting, crying or laughing, it still does not lose its warmth and kindness. Because within a few years, the so-called Whampoa classmates really started fighting, and they became enemies of life and death for each master. Farewell, those school days that are gone forever. Their later experience also further verified the "famous saying" that "a steel knife is a steel knife, and a classmate is a classmate": On the battlefields of Hubei, Henan and Anhui, two former classmates, Guan Linzheng and Chen Geng, met each other with swords drawn, and fought inseparably until Fight to the death. Whether we like it or not, some plots will always be staged. Fortunately, it was the anti-Japanese battlefield that really made Guan Linzheng famous at home and abroad. The 25th Division led by Guan Linzheng was only a brigade (4th Division Independent Brigade) a month ago.After the expansion, there were more people, but there were no correspondingly more weapons. In terms of heavy weapons, there was nothing but mortars, and there were no mountain artillery or field artillery. This expedition is even more sinful. On the day when they were ordered to set off, the troops were still facing a situation where they would not be able to solve the problem, and the food expenses for the next month were still not settled. You can ask soldiers not to be afraid of death, but you can't let them go to war hungry. The central government also had no money to allocate, so it had the cheek to find a place to borrow. A total of 100,000 yuan was collected, and this heart was temporarily put on the ground. Thinking of the boundless road ahead and not knowing how many difficulties there will be, Guan Linzheng asked Du Yuming to take the express train alone, and went to Beiping to familiarize himself with the situation ahead, lest the troops' eyes would be dimmed when they arrived. With wheels, it was quite different. Du Yuming rushed to Peiping on March 1, and immediately asked to meet the young commander. At this time, the situation in Rehe was already quite critical. Du Yuming believed that the young commander would definitely attach great importance to his arrival, at least he was very happy, after all, it was a reinforcement. But he was wrong. I don't know if I'm happy or not, anyway, the young marshal doesn't want to see him ("I won't be visiting"). Although Du Yuming was a soldier, his mind turned quickly, and he immediately called the Shuncheng Prince's Mansion where the young marshal lived.This time he put a halo on his head, saying that he came here at the order of Lao Jiang. You can miss a small brigade commander, but the imperial envoy must not. There was a reply: I will reply tomorrow. Du Yuming was so anxious that he kept turning around the room, but there was nothing he could do. What is a big name, this time he has learned the lesson. God is sorry, the next day, he finally got his wish to meet the young marshal. Since he was here to participate in the war, Du Yuming was of course most concerned about the combat situation between the two sides since the start of the Rehe war, our strategy and tactics, and lessons learned. This is also the main reason why he insisted on meeting the young marshal. But after chatting for a long time, I couldn't get any relevant information from the young commander. The other party seems to be only interested in how many people and how many guns there are in the 25th Division. Du Yuming felt awkward.As many people as I have have guns there, there are neither too many nor too few. The most important thing now is to study how to fight against Japan. It's pointless to talk like this, so just ask directly. If you don't ask, you don't know. If you ask, you will be shocked. Q: How is the situation in Rehe? Answer: I did not receive the telegram (this answer made me feel speechless. Is there such a command to fight?). He also said: But there are not many Japanese troops, so don’t worry (I’m about to faint, don’t you worry? Rehe will soon be owned by others). Question: The 25th division is coming soon, how to use it? Answer: Rest, let's talk after a rest (you don't need reinforcements at all, do you?). Question: What precautions should be taken in the war against Japan? Answer: The Japanese machine is a bit powerful... For details, you can ask Wang Yizhe for research (you don't know yourself, or are you engaged in bureaucracy? Ju Khan is one). Du Yuming's questioning was very important at every step, and he didn't say a word of nonsense, so he knew what to do. The young marshal faltered, but none of them answered the point, and he didn't know whether he didn't understand, or he didn't want to tell others. Du Yuming was almost kicked out later, because the young marshal was already a little anxious by his questioning ("even calling the adjutant to pour tea"). After leaving the door, the famous general who will be called the "Kunlun Lion" in the future had to look up to the sky and let out a long sigh. Small things (daily affairs) are smart, but big things (the War of Resistance Against Japan) are confused.Is it possible? It seems that sometimes the so-called famous generals have the right to speak about the war. Brother Du, if one day you sit in that position, you will understand that what seems small to you may be a big thing to others; what is big to you may be small to others.What is "may" not "may"? Only when you think about the problem from another angle will you suddenly see the light and not worry about it. But soldiers just like to chase after them, especially Du Yuming. The young marshal couldn't find anything here, so he thought of going to the military branch to find out. This idea, I think is good. Because generally speaking, it is really difficult to ask leaders to be familiar with specific things, and the bigger the leader, the more likely this is. After all, people are in charge of the macro. The staff officers of the military branch should have more say. After going there, Du Yuming no longer knew what to say. The person in charge of the staff office was not there, and the people next to him said that they had private affairs to take care of (this is in line with the habits of military and political officials in the Northeast when the enemy is in front of them). The people next to him, that is, the little staff officers who stayed in the office, asked that they didn't know anything. You can't blame them yet, it's interesting enough to stay in the office under such circumstances, at least it's better than going out to deal with private affairs. Afterwards, Du Yuming inquired again, and it turned out that the so-called taking care of private affairs was to prepare for escape. This makes people want to pay respect to the little staff officers. Compared with their own leaders, their performance is really good. Du Yuming's early trip to Peiping was not all fruitless. At least he let the people of Peiping know that the Central Army was coming soon, which made people feel more at ease. Guan Lin Zhengshi entered Peiping in a thin shirt and barefoot straw sandals.The Japanese have the conditions to provide luggage, they don’t pay attention to it, and it’s useless even if we pay attention to it, because we don’t have the so-called cold-proof equipment at all. At this time, the land of North China is still covered with ice and snow, and the area around Gubeikou is even more vast. People's hearts are fleshy, not to mention that this is a group of heroes who are going to bleed and die, so all walks of life in Peiping mobilized people to make donations.Whoever has a cotton coat, fur coat, etc., will take it out for them.It doesn't solve the problem completely, but it's better than nothing. If you donate clothes, you have to donate tools. Aren't the mountains around the Great Wall full of rocks that are difficult to dig out? It is impossible for the officers and soldiers of Guan Linzheng to dig with both hands. Everyone donated again. The majestic Central Army had to accept donations from the common people before going to battle, which is probably rare in the world. The next step is not to fight on the wheel, but to walk, and walking is tiring and unpleasant. Advance from Tongzhou to Miyun.Look at my picture of "The Great Wall of Resistance Against Japan", it seems to be a distance of one finger, but isn't that a schematic diagram, the two places are actually far apart, a full 140 miles, so many roads, less to say, 2 God has to go.Walking on the road, I heard the news that Chengde had been lost, and I felt depressed. When I arrived in Miyun, I didn't feel sound asleep, and I received an order in the middle of the night: Fighting broke out in the outer positions of Gubeikou, and I had to rush for reinforcements. Without further ado, he got up and ran. At 8:00 a.m. on March 9th in the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), we finally arrived at Shixia Town. At this time, Wang Zhi's army in Changshanyu Huangtuliang could hardly stand it anymore. At this time, it is no longer possible to drive to Gubeikou. There is no other reason: the Japanese plane is on work, and the time slot has to be staggered. After discussion, the troops were temporarily handed over to the commander of the 75th brigade, Zhang Yaoming (Whampoa Phase 1), and Guan Linzheng and Du Yuming first took a car to Gubeikou to contact Wang Yizhe. Along the way, both of them frowned. At this time, the Northeast Army was retreating southward in large numbers. In broad daylight, regardless of whether the Japanese planes would come to bomb or not, the mess was all people anyway. On a road, the road is blocked ("the road is blocked"). Where is the army, the refugee group is probably a little better than them. Given this crowd, the car naturally couldn't drive fast ("the car runs like a cow"), and it didn't arrive at Gubeikou until 12 o'clock in the middle of the night. Gubeikou Street was also in chaos, with panicked people everywhere.After inquiring, they were all troops of Zhang Zhengfang's division. They had already retreated into Gubeikou after receiving the retreat order from Wang Yizhe, and they didn't know which street to retreat south from. The scene in front of me made people look at it. Apart from heaviness, it was disappointment, not to mention how uncomfortable it was. Then they walked into Wang Yizhe's headquarters, and were "fortunate" to see a scene that made them even more uncomfortable. Persuade them, otherwise the two who are arguing tonight will not be able to call it a day. Guan Linzheng said to Zhang Tingshu: Do you want to leave? Well, then you just wait for the Kwantung Army to come to Peiping.Just a few days later, everyone is waiting to go to the military court together! Zhang Tingshu is not afraid of Wang Yizhe (in fact, he may not really be afraid of the young marshal or Lao Jiang), but he is still a little scared when he thinks that he may "go to a military court" because of this. How to do it? This dear friend glanced at the two "uninvited guests" in front of him, and suddenly said: Yes, Commander Wang is leaving, and I can't defend it. Your Central Army is strong enough, you come to defend it! At this moment, Wang Yizhe was feeling like he was riding a tiger. Young Master Zhang couldn't hold it back, and he was actually eager to get out so that he could defend himself and retreat. This "suggestion" just helped him out.Therefore, he also used the donkey to go downhill, saying that Guan Linzheng could take over Zhang Tingshu and defend Gubeikou instead of the latter. The persuasive fight actually got him involved, and Guan Linzheng immediately became angry: It is not impossible for the Central Army to come up to defend, but since I come up, it does not mean that you have to go down.There is no such thing as strength in numbers. Seeing Guan Linzheng getting angry, Wang Yizhe hesitated again. He also didn't dare to offend these people in the Central Army, for fear that if they got angry, they would walk away with their picks, which would really make every day unresponsible and the earth not work. There was no other way, in front of "outsiders", he had no choice but to pick up the authority of the officer again, and turned his head to suppress Zhang Tingshu: The 25th Division just arrived at the front line, and the state has not adjusted well. It is better for you to defend Gubeikou first.If you are still yelling to withdraw, come and see me! The latter sentence sounds quite bold, quite courageous as "kill without pardon, make a decision". It's a pity that the color is harsh and the inside is soft.Zhang Tingshu pushed him all the way away with one sentence: Master Zhang Zhengfang wants to withdraw, it's fine, let me guard Gubeikou, that's fine, but you have to promise me one thing. What's up? You Wang Junchang must stay at the front line of Beigukou to preside over the overall situation. Wang Yizhe was speechless for a moment and couldn't make a sound. Guan Linzheng on the side saw that this was not the solution, so he suggested that the formation could be arranged according to this model: Division Zhang Tingshu was on the first line at Gubeikou, and the 25th Division was on the second line at Nanguan. Nanguan is a small town close to Gubeikou. The terrain is lower than the Gubeikou Great Wall. Historically, it was the rear of the Gubeikou defenders. Anyway, the two divisions were very close together. Even if Zhang Tingshu's position was breached, the 25th Division could regain the position with a counterattack. At the same time, he asked Wang Yizhe, as the coach, not to leave when Zhang Zhengfang's division was withdrawn, but to take command from Gubeikou. This is actually a compromise opinion.In my opinion, it also makes sense. Division Zhang Zhengfang has become like this, it is reasonable to withdraw and rest, but Division Zhang Tingshu, you have not fired a single shot, so you are ashamed to lie down behind, not to mention that the main division of the Central Army is with you back to back, what's the matter? You should also have the guts to hold on. As for Commander Wang, I don't expect any amazing commanding skills from you.Staying in Gubeikou was an explanation to Zhang Tingshu, and a reassurance to the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army. I think the two who quarreled should be able to agree. Unfortunately, we were all wrong. Zhang Tingshu and Wang Yizhe still disagree. Zhang Tingshu did not dare to evade the plan of defending the two lines, but asked Guan Linzheng to guard the front line, and he guarded the second line of Nanguan. How dangerous is the front line, what if the Japanese bullets hit right through the heart? Wang Yizhe just wanted to get rid of the burden. It would be best to hand over the command right and so on, so he would not stay in Gubeikou anymore. This is good. It used to be two people arguing, but now it's three people arguing. Quarrels are like boxing ring matches, there are also times when you are tired.During the intermission, the three parties discussed while resting. After arguing for so long, Du Yuming did not speak. He has no idea? Of course there are ideas.His idea is: simply follow them, and our 25th division will go to the front line of Gubeikou and forget it. The reason is simple, since the Northeast Army has neither the mind nor the fighting spirit to continue to defend, and the twisted melon is not sweet, even if they stay, they may not be willing to really work hard. Why don't we just go up at this time and leave a section west of Gubeikou for them to guard for a while. They don't need to guard the front, so they are willing to stay for two more days, and then they can leave whenever they like. Go multi-tube.At that time, they will have face, and they don't have to tear each other's faces, and the next time they meet, it will look better. This reason is simple, but it is not simple, because Guan Linzheng can't understand it. Guan Meng has an upright temper, the type of General Patton, and considers issues from a purely military point of view. He is straight and will not bend. As far as the defense of Gubeikou is concerned, two troops are definitely better than one. There are two lines of depth, and if the first line is broken through, there is a second line. It was broken through, silly. Du Yuming is not stupid.He considered it from a comprehensive perspective. To put it bluntly, he had many detours in his mind to think about the problem. At this time, the military headquarters of the 17th Army was still in Bengbu, Anhui, and all the troops in Gubeikou, including Guan Linzheng, belonged to the Beiping Army Branch, which was under the command of Zhang Xueliang. If you were exempted, you made Wang Yizhe difficult and Zhang Tingshu lose face, wouldn't that mean that the Young Marshal and the Northeast Army couldn't step down? Under the same roof, everyone bows their heads but does not see them, why bother. It's fine if Wang Yizhe and Zhang Tingshu can help a lot, but they can't help much. In this case, there is no need to hold them back. In the final analysis, Du Yuming and Guan Linzheng are two types of people with completely different thinking patterns and personalities. You can say that Du Yuming is not a pure soldier, but a soldier who is too pure seems to be a bit unappealing everywhere, whether it is Guan Linzheng in China or the old Patton in the United States. Why do we look at it in the future, Du Yuming will be better than his old boss Guan Linzheng, not to say that the former is better at fighting than the latter, in fact, kung fu is beyond poetry. Since Guan Linzheng did not agree to compromise, the dispute had to continue. If you don't let it go, I won't let it go. If you quarrel until dawn, there will be no results. Du Yuming had no choice but to play the role of a mediator. It seemed that persuasion was useless, so he lied. He said to Zhang Tingshu, do you think it is a disadvantage to guard the front line of Gubeikou?no! First of all, you have to be precise. If you want to leave immediately, it will definitely not work, so you have to stay.Since you are staying, you must choose a good position.Which position is the best? Of course it is the first line.How high is the position here, the Nanguan ratio can't be compared, it doesn't feel too good to fight, and don't think that you will be here for ten days and a half months, in fact, it is only a few days, waiting for the 25th division All the supplies and equipment are coming up, and I will definitely replace you. What if not? Very serious consequences. If you are eager to switch to the second line now, the Japanese army outside the city will also give way.They will take advantage of the situation to climb up, chasing and beating your ass, let alone retreating to the second line, even if you want to run back to Peiping, it will not be an easy task. You don’t know how Master Zhang Zhengfang retreated along the way, do you? Du Yuming has a knack for deceiving people, and he is also good at scaring people. Zhang Tingshu's expression changed. Seeing that there seemed to be a door, Du Yuming quickly followed up with another sentence: How about this, besides being on the second line, the 25th Division will add another one-to assist you in defending against the right wing. Guan Linzheng also knew that such a stalemate was not good for everyone, so he nodded to Du Yuming's "unauthorized price concession". In this way, Zhang Tingshu had no way out, so in desperation, he agreed to try on the front line for two days. One first. The eyes of several people all focused on Wang Yizhe. Wang Yizhe couldn't bear it anymore, and agreed to sit in Gubeikou himself. At 4 o'clock in the morning on March 10, this ridiculous and incredible farce finally came to an end. At this time, there was not a single Japanese army under the Gubeikou city. Two hours later, the Xiangyuan Battalion of the Kwantung Army, which had been chasing after them all the way, arrived at a place called Erlisai.This place is still 6 miles away from the city gate of Gubeikou. Captain Aihara Shaozuo got out of the car. From here, he could clearly see Panlong Mountain where Gubeikou was located. The Great Wall is in front of you.There is a beacon tower on it, called the general building. Aihara was actually facing an ancient battlefield. For thousands of years, with swords, swords, and iron horses, one alien race was repelled, and another barbarian nation came one after another. Therefore, the flames of war will not go out, and the alarm bells will keep ringing. What is defended is the dignity, safety and survival rights of an ancient nation. Aihara ordered the troops to get off the car and quickly occupied the nearby high ground. The car drove back and continued to pick up and drop off the follow-up troops. At 7 o'clock, the Japanese army established an artillery position on the high ground and began to conduct tentative shelling of the defenders in the city. At 7:30, the Miyake Cavalry Regiment, which had made a detour from the 18th game, arrived at Erlisai. At 9:00, the main force of the Kawahara Brigade basically arrived at Erlisai. Within 3 hours, the troops were assembled, the positions were built, and the offensive preparations were completed in one go, as precise as assembly line operations, without any sloppiness. What does this mean? Highly professional military literacy. Compared with them, our gap may not only lie in weapons. However, the actual situation of the Kawahara Brigade is not as good as it seems. Due to the excessive speed of advancement and the failure of radio communication, they had lost contact with the division headquarters at this time, and their ammunition was also a little tight. Kawahara could choose to stay and wait at this time, but he was obviously unwilling to do so. In addition to the ambition to "make contributions", there is another important factor that makes him unwilling to stop. March 10th is a very important festival in Japan - the Japanese Army's Army Day. He wants to congratulate his army with the "victory" of conquering the Great Wall. If the first reaction of the Chinese defenders at this time is how to flee from the road and let their partners or comrades go to the top, then the first thought of their opponents is to spare no effort from different positions and angles. Attack. The collective will and cohesion of the Japanese were at their peak at this moment. Aihara didn't need to wait for any order, he knew to occupy the high ground and cover the main force to follow up. Miyake didn't need to say hello, he would obey the command without hesitation, outflank when he was told to outflank, attack when he was asked to attack, even if he jumped off his horse and used it as infantry, he didn't complain at all. Similarly, the Kwantung Army's flying team, even when they had no contact with the ground troops, still took the initiative to cooperate, once an hour, 5 aircraft at a time, and bombed the Chinese defenders on the ground in turn. The Northeast Army on the front line was bombed all the way by planes, and it was a little bit better. The 25th Division on the second line had been fighting in the south before, and they had never seen planes much, let alone had any experience in air defense. Naturally, it was even worse. Even without knowing what the Japanese soldiers looked like, a large number of officers and soldiers had already fallen down. This made Guan Linzheng and Du Yuming truly see the power of the Japanese army's three-dimensional combat. Let me tell you, this is just pediatrics, the real test is yet to come. Zhang Tingshu, who was on the front line, was always worried, but since he had expressed his position in public, it would be really embarrassing if he didn't bite the bullet and persist. Du Yuming was right.Gubeikou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. For defense, the terrain is indeed very favorable. Among other things, the two mountains on the east and west, the crouching tiger on the left and the panlong on the right, are condescending, and the Kwantung Army will not be able to break in for a while. An important question facing Zhang Tingshu now is which direction Kawahara will focus his offense on, left, center and right, or in other words, which direction he needs to pay special attention to in defense. No one who has fought wars since ancient times can avoid this problem, because it determines the direction of the upcoming battle.Zhang Tingshu, who is in command on the front line, is no exception (Wang Yizhe's stay in Gubeikou is just a decoration). There is a class of geniuses who know the right answer just by smell. The next thing is talent, who rely on experience and talent and can also make rational judgments. Young master Zhang is neither of the two types, he just follows his feeling, wherever he thinks, he places the chess pieces. Right wing, here he doesn't want to bother. Because according to the "tripartite agreement", Guan Linzheng's 145 regiment (Dai Anlan regiment) is responsible for defending the Longyugou position here. What he needs to consider is the left wing and the front of Gubeikou. For the former, he arranged for the 635 regiment (Bai Yulin regiment) to be stationed. Bai Yulin was the group leader who graduated from the first phase of the Northeast Lecture Hall, but he didn't want to go anywhere, so he wanted to hang out here.From this point alone, it can be seen that Mr. Zhang attaches great importance to this regiment, and this is the only place where he is willing to spend some money. As for the front of Gubeikou, I don’t know what he thought about it, or he didn’t expect the Japanese army to visit here at all, so he arranged a 634 regiment (He Kui regiment) and a part to guard the commanding height of Panlong Mountain and the general building here. Everything is done, so there should be no problem in keeping it for two days. Regardless of whether there is a problem or not, safety first, I still can't get too close to the front line. Not to mention the first line, Zhang Tingshu didn't even want to stay on the second line. He took the division headquarters and other troops directly under him to a relatively safer stone box, and not long ago, Guan Linzheng had just left for Nanguan from here. . At 2:30 in the afternoon, Kawahara gave an order, and the Japanese army launched a full-line attack. He also divided the troops into three groups: left, center and right. However, the right wing is obviously not the focus of its attack, because Kawahara only sent a Miyake cavalry regiment there. The cavalry regiment runs fast, and it is also suitable to take a back route, but if they are allowed to dismount and attack the enemy's position, they are not as powerful as an infantry brigade. Of course, Kawahara didn't just send cavalry, he also sent infantry. How many? Two infantry squads. The right wing is not the point, is the left wing the point? Nor is it. Kawahara only sent the 2nd Battalion of the 32nd Regiment (Tanaka Regiment) into battle. At this point, I think any fool knows what Kawahara's plan is. Gubeikou closed the front, this is the real center of gravity of the attack, two-thirds of the Kawahara Brigade's troops are concentrated here! I can say from a fair and impartial standpoint that the Japanese are indeed among the best in terms of offense. No way, this is what people practice every day in China. Facing the Great Wall Fortress, Kawahara did not use the usual frontal attack method, but hired a local, bypassed the Great Wall from a hidden path, and attacked the commanding height of Panlong Mountain from behind. This "local person" naturally belongs to the traitor group, but what I want to know is whether the "local person" is so keen on being a traitor and helping the Japanese army to fight the Northeast Army. It is related to the boiling of public dissatisfaction. Facing the all-out attack of most of the brigades of the Japanese army, the He Kui regiment might not be able to withstand the whole brigade, let alone just "one part". Not surprisingly, the defenders were about to collapse. In just half an hour, the 17th Wing (Nagase Wing) captured the commanding heights of Panlong Mountain. In fact, this is not completely irreparable. At that time, as long as Zhang Tingshu took the initiative to contact Guan Linzheng, let his main force and the 25th Division of Nanguan join forces to launch a counterattack, and at the same time, the right-wing Dai Anlan regiment paid attention to moving closer to the center, there is still hope to regain the situation. It is a pity that Zhang Tingshu is not on the front line to command, and he knows the situation on the front line, and the Northeast Army seems to have no plan to cooperate closely with the friendly army to defend against the enemy. Everyone fights in his own way and has nothing to do with each other. On the right-wing Longyugou battlefield that day, the Miyake Cavalry Regiment was facing Dai Anlan's regiment. Facing a powerful infantry regiment like Dai Anlan's regiment, the Japanese army wanted to use cavalry as infantry. Naturally, it was difficult to see the effect, so the position remained motionless. . However, because they did not know what happened in the other two areas, especially the front of Gubeikou, Guan Linzheng and Du Yuming naturally misjudged after being attacked by the Japanese army, believing that the focus of the Japanese attack was on the right wing. This is not entirely unreasonable.Because the avenue from Changshan Valley is in the shape of a "Z", it passes here first, and then reaches the pass. According to the tactics that the Japanese army has always used, they like and are best at using outflanking and detours. The formation of an outflank after a breakthrough from the right wing can be seen as a practical application of this tactic. Guan Linzheng and Du Yuming were not fighting for the first time, and any disturbance on the battlefield had the sensitive and instinctive sense of smell that only professional soldiers have.In addition, this is not the first time that China and Japan have fought each other, especially after the previous "1.28" Songhu Battle, the Chinese soldiers have already understood the strategy and tactics of the Japanese army. However, under the premise of not being able to effectively grasp the intelligence, all the judgments you make may still be charades. It doesn't matter if you get the other riddles wrong, but this one is fatal. This reminds me of an idiom: a blind man rides a blind horse and faces a deep pool in the middle of the night. 据此，关麟征不仅没有让戴安澜团向中间靠拢，反而命令该部主力向右翼集中，并将阵地继续向东延伸至龙峪沟以东500米，从而使其与东北军的结合部更加薄弱。 除杜聿明旅坚守南关二线外，关麟征又急调作为师预备队的149团（王润波团）集结于古北口东关，进行策应，并从中抽出1个营，警戒司马台长城一线，以防日军从这里抄袭后背。 所有人的注意力都集中在右翼。 中间没有人补位，亦无人增援，空档越来越大，直至不可收拾。 从古北口正面退却的东北军，既未向右翼和南关二线的25师通报这一紧急情况，亦未要求友军“向我靠拢”或予以增援。 退就退了，丢就丢了，有什么了不起。 到下午5点半，日军已完全占领了古北口正面制高点，并将战线推进至长城以南。 晚上，日军把大炮运上了制高点，在其两侧都布置了炮兵阵地。 一招定胜负。至此，战场的主动权已被日军牢牢握在手中。虽然此时日军在两翼都未能取得大的突破，但这已经不重要了，而后战场的基调将朝着日军希望的方向走。 这一天是日军的节日，川原的节日，不是我们的。 3月11日拂晓，川原一声令下，日军总攻开始。 在步兵冲击前，重炮再次扮演了东北军克星的角色。 左翼白玉麟团在高强度炮击下乱成一团，团长白玉麟当场战死，部分阵地被日军第32联队第2大队趁机攻取。 正面，贺奎团更是完全无法抵挡日军的进攻。 上午10点，将军楼亦告失陷。 将军楼的失陷，使右翼的戴安澜团立刻陷入困境。日军可以依托附近的高地，居高临下，完全切断他们与二线主力的联系。 不过关键时候，日军方面也掉了一下链子。 川原旅团走得太急，本来就没带多少弹药在身上。昨天下午，今天早上，可着劲这么一使，已经所剩不多了。 前面进攻一缓，被日军打得苦不堪言的东北军总算捞到了喘口气的机会。如果此时张廷枢能及时调整部署，把除白玉麟团的两个团也整师压上，或者干脆点，就跟关麟征讲清楚：我顶不住了，你快过来帮忙。 这样的话，仍有反败为胜，甚至夺回关口的机会。 但张廷枢未对此作出任何反应，他只是心痛白玉麟团的损失，然后让副团长代替了团长的职务。 关麟征和杜聿明当然还是被蒙在鼓里，一门心思只关注着日军是否会从右翼包抄过来。 机会稍纵即逝。 2 p.m. 弘前师团师团长西义赶到前线。 从川原手上接过战场指挥权后，西义根据战场变化，着手调整进攻部署，命令把有限的武器弹药和人员集中起来，一路压向南关二线，一路对右翼龙峪沟阵地发动包围攻击。 直到日军前锋进逼南关，关麟征和杜聿明才如梦初醒，发觉大事不好。 此时，二线部队与一线龙峪沟阵地的联系已被阻断，别说走过去了，连电话线都被炸断了。 这是一个危险的信号，预示着戴安澜团可能在腹背受敌的情况下惨遭覆灭的命运。 一个军事主官的决心和意志究竟如何，只有在这时候才能最充分地表现出来。 关麟征霍然跃起。 夺回将军楼，援救戴安澜，主将亲征！ 自古战场上无必胜之兵，却定有必胜之将，赫赫关猛，名不虚传。 在把防守南关的任务交给杜聿明后，关麟征带着一个特务连，指挥作为预备队的王润波团，从古北口东关杀出，向将军楼发起凌厉攻势。 指挥作战的西义显然也注意到了这股突然杀出的劲敌，立即指挥部队向此集结。 将军楼已被日军牢牢地握在手中，虎口拔牙，难度很大，但关麟征很快发现，只要占领毗邻的一块叫北山的高地，即可直抵将军楼，同时打通和戴安澜师的联系。 看起来，日军似乎还未完全控制住北山。那还等什么，快上。 不料对手的反应更快，事实上已经有部分日军提前占领了北山。 进攻部队刚刚爬到山腰那块，再也上不去了。 这里日军虽然不多，但火力集中，十几挺机关枪一架，就把你硬生生地挡那儿了。 由于伤亡太大，王润波团一度被赶下山腰，在山脚下动弹不得。 时间早已不在关麟征这一边，他知道久攻不下的后果。 这块高地，必须以性命相争。 得之，戴安澜团得生；失之，后者可能再也无法南归，也就没有日后那个名震异域的海鸥将军了。 于是，惊人的一幕出现了。 关麟征挥舞着手枪，一马当先，亲自向山上冲去。 卫士们紧随其后。 领导都这么玩命，下面的一干官兵更不能干坐着看风景了，大家一齐嗷嗷叫着蜂拥而上。 黄埔精神在这一刻爆发出了它无可替代的力量：什么叫身先士卒，这就是。 山腰，冲过了。 山头，越来越近。 有3个日本兵发现了关麟征，断定这是支那军的高官。 不管站在哪个位置，无论是穿着还是气质，都与周边官兵有所不同。 他们立即准备朝这个方向投掷手雷。 不过晚了一步，关麟征身边的一名卫士也看到了这3个敌人，一愣神之际，不假思索地摸出一颗手榴弹，率先投了过去。 手榴弹互掷，向来先下手为强，后下手遭殃。 what happened?投出去的手榴弹没有爆炸！ 本来已经惊慌大叫的3个鬼子回过神来，一扬手，把自己的手雷甩了过来。 大家都靠得这么近，不是你死就是我亡。 关麟征旁边的几名官兵当场被炸死。千钧一发之际，一名卫士扑上去，用身体掩护了长官。 但关麟征仍然受伤不轻，身上共被炸伤四处，浑身是血。 事后才知道，情急之下，那名卫士竟没有把手榴弹引线拉掉就投了出去，当然不会爆炸。 关麟征一直以此为憾事，以后他训练25师官兵，别的先别说，投手榴弹这一关无论如何不敢马虎。 那是用鲜血和生命换来的教训啊。 师长倒了下去，作为先锋官的王润波（黄埔第3期）急了，赶紧组织人员上前抢救包扎。 躺在地上的关麟征对王润波说出了一句我们非常熟悉的话：别管我，快占领山头要紧！ 王润波当即也和师长一样，带头冲在了最前面。 3名鬼子被干掉了，山头的大部分日军在王润波团玩命的冲锋中也死伤殆尽。 北山的主人终于换成了中国军队。 这块高地的得失果然相当关键。虽然最终仍无法攻克将军楼，但有了北山这一地利优势，随后赶来增援的几千名日军都被阻于山下，无法再前进一步。 最重要的是，它挽救了戴安澜团，使其摆脱了被包围聚歼的厄运。 为此，关麟征师付出的代价是巨大的。除关麟征本人负重伤外，团长王润波也在冲锋过程中以身殉职。 王润波的名字现在听来有些陌生，但当年却很知名。 他进黄埔的推荐人是刘伯承，毕业后因成绩优异，曾连任三期黄埔教官。在他的诸多学生中，日后涌现出了一颗无比耀眼的将星，这就是黄埔第4期的林彪。 直到几年后的“一？二九”运动，还有很多学生记得王润波的名字，把他作为当仁不让的抗战英雄来颂扬。 战前，王团长曾给老母修书一封，信中谓：“儿率部北上，誓与古北口共存亡”。不料一语成谶，直叫人扼腕痛惜。 关于他阵亡的经过，有多种说法。 有一种说他丧生于日军武士刀下。我认为并不可信。 倒不是觉得这有损于英雄形象。本来嘛，肉搏厮杀，你砍了我，我宰了你，都属正常，不然就不叫肉搏了，这跟中子弹其实是一码事。 我主要是觉得此说与史实有一定出入。 日本明治维新后，其军备军制基本照搬照套西方的那一套。明朝时在倭寇中盛行的倭刀（即所谓的武士刀）这时候已被扔到了一边，军队中流行的佩刀是法国式的“P”型指挥刀，样子很拉风，但实际作战时全不济事，而且一般士兵并无资格佩备。 另外一个不可忽视的事实是，战后没有能找到王润波的完整尸骨。这么大的一个团级军官，即便真的被日军砍死，遗体总还是有的。 根据推测，王润波很有可能牺牲于日军的手雷。 我们常在电影中看到中国军队喜欢集中使用手榴弹，无论是中央军地方军，还是新四军老八路，莫不如此。 不是因为我们的手榴弹太好，而是因为太糟。如果单个甩出去的话，通常炸开来也只能分成两三瓣，杀伤力极其有限，所以一定要抱团才有威力。 与之相比，日军的手雷就要厉害得多，两颗以上便足以令人粉身碎骨。 当然也有一种说法，认为冲在最前面的王润波是被日军掷弹筒发出的炮弹打中的。 不管怎样，战场最高指挥官非死即伤，足见当时战斗之惨烈。 关麟征伤情严重，不得不送至北平疗伤，师长一职交由杜聿明代理。 此时我不知道，出师未捷身先伤的“巴顿”会不会为他的固执而后悔，如果早点听杜聿明的话，提前接防古北口一线阵地，战局应不致如此被动。 本来想借张廷枢一把力，不料力没借到，结果不仅丢了古北口，一个主力团也差点陷进去拔不出来。 事情不止于此，接下来，这位张少爷还有更绝的放在后面。 就在这天晚上，张廷枢一个招呼没打，带着他的部队撤往北平！ 在决定撤离之前，当然是犹豫过的。 他向北平军分会拍发了一封电报，报告了前线惨烈的战况。 北平军分会随后复电，表扬他“奋勇作战，迭挫敌锋”。 但对张廷枢来说，这封电报做的只是表面文章，重要的是下面这则电文。 老爸张作相电，中有“相机行事”数语。 What does it mean? 别问我，我不知道，各人去猜吧。 张廷枢正是看了这则电文后，下定决心：撤！ 晚上，悄悄地进行。 他还知道不搞一窝蜂，大家一个个来。先是贺奎团，再是白玉麟团，最后是根本就没怎么打仗的636团（李德明团）。 跟他一起撤下去的，还有早就被遗忘在角落里的“总指挥”：东北军67军军长王以哲。 张廷枢以为他做得神不知鬼不觉，不料还是被杜聿明察觉到了。 前面有了教训，再不多留个心眼就如同等死了。 张廷枢这一撤，令杜聿明禁不住倒吸几口凉气。 此时，关麟征师的两个主力团仍在一线与日军处于胶着状态，并非想撤就能撤，一时也无法把防线收缩回来。 右翼不能缩，就得想办法再把空空如也的左翼再撑起来，否则房梁非得塌掉不可。 杜聿明扳着指头数了一下，现在唯一建制还算完整的就只有150团（张汉初团），只有派他们去填补真空了。 最后的一个团是146团（梁恺团），该团随杜聿明防守正面。 虽然看上去似乎暂时还能应付，但杜聿明自己比谁都清楚，这是一个漏洞和危险性一样大的布局。 第二天日军如果不增兵，或可暂时维持平衡，一旦增兵，必将危矣。 突破阵地，迂回包抄，哪一样都足以制守军于死地，因为现在他手上再无多余兵力可派，既堵不住漏，也解不了围。 的确非常痛苦。可如果你不想同东北军张廷枢师一样不顾一切地逃命，还有比以上更好一点的办法吗？ 唯今之计，只能存如下侥幸之念：正好日军已无兵可援，又正好我部援军适时上来。 杜聿明也知道，这个念头实现的可能性不会超过百分之五十，所以他又硬是挤出了两个连的预备队，加上师部特务连，放在古北口以南到南天门一带的高地上，并在此设立预备阵地。 不为别的，就为了如果全军溃败，这3个宝贝连能起到掩护作用。 其实，发现张廷枢撤退的，不止一个杜聿明，还有他们的对手。 在得到张廷枢师撤退的情报后，深谙战阵的日军高层指挥官均意识到古北口一战已胜券在握。关东军司令官武藤信义当天即离开锦州回到长春。 这是一个非常具有象征意义的举动。 东北军突然撤走，中央军独木难支，取胜只是早晚的事了，还需要他天天守在指挥部等战报吗？ 西义、川原，你们自己去搞定吧。 与当年“一.二八”会战时，植田、白川几乎一刻不停地紧盯着军事地图，大气都不敢喘上一口的场面，已有天壤之别。 3月12日。 对于长城抗战的指挥系统来说，这是个具有转折意义的日子。因为就在这一天，少帅张学良黯然下野，何应钦走马上任。 在得知前线情况险恶之后，黄杰师的先头部队已朝古北口急进。 还有一天，只要一天，他们即能赶到古北口，到那时，也许情况就会大不相同。 然而这次幸运之神没有选择和杜聿明站一边儿。 中国援军未至，西义却如愿等到了包括野炮兵第8联队（广野炮兵联队）在内的援兵。随着后援辎重的到来，部队紧缺的武器弹药得以全面补充。 对川原旅团来说，久旱之后没有比这个更好的甘露了。 他们得到了最需要的东西——800发炮弹，一度因缺乏弹药而只能干瞪眼的日军炮兵阵地，遂得以重新开动杀人机器。 倒霉的事总是聚着堆来的。 同一时间，日军轰炸机群也开始对地面的中国守军进行狂轰滥炸。 前两天，它们不是一个小时一批次地搞过一下吗？那算小来来、挠痒痒的那种，这回要动真格的了。 出动的是关东军飞行队第12大队（轰炸机大队），由它们在空中配合步兵发动总攻击。 如事先所预料的那样，重磅援兵加以立体化的进攻阵形，在短时间内就击穿了杜聿明部署的一线防区。 由于工事阵地几乎全被日军炮火炸毁，正面的梁恺团、连接右翼的王润波团防线均遭强行突破。 日军直逼二线南关城墙之下。 守军既要防上面（飞机轰炸），又要防前面（野炮远射），还要防下面（步兵攻城），难度可想而知。 但每个人都知道南关失守，对留在左右翼的兄弟团意味着什么。 拼却一死，以尽天职。 The battle is heating up. 日军为加强进攻，组织了数支敢死队进行冲锋，然而多被打残，其中有些年头的常建制“骷髅敢死队”更是被打得所剩无几。 进攻部队三度欲图进城，但三度都被击退，场面激烈程度甚至超过了前两天的总和，乃至西义在战后的报告中，也慨叹此战确为整个长城战役“激战中的激战”。 然而，再强的精神和意志，也无法完全抵消实力上的巨大差距。 终究有支持不住的时候。 早上11点半，在经历两个小时的进攻后，南关北侧制高点终于落入敌手。 更险的事发生了。在进入南关后，日军大炮竟然直接对着杜聿明所在的指挥部就开了火。 他们怎么知道我们的指挥部在哪里？ 也许就像里那样，屋里伸出来一根天线，或者是参谋们进进出出，正好被他们发现了。 炮弹打得还真准，无线电台、电话总机和通信设备一个不留，全被炸得稀巴烂。 但是总指挥杜聿明却安然无恙。 只能说老天也惜才，它执意要给我们这个多难之邦留下一个能战之将。 可是屋里的坛坛罐罐都被打烂后，与前后方的联络已经完全中断，自然也没法再进行指挥了。 指挥中枢再不能起到调度全局的作用，如此一来，大家也就只有各安天命，自求多福吧。 前方指挥部被炸翻，杜聿明不得不带领警卫退至关帝庙师部所在地。 日军似乎在他身上安了追踪器，马上也跟了过来。 追兵离师部仅有100米的距离。 杜聿明急忙组织火力进行阻击。