Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Outer Puzzle 3

Will God not help me?Lao Jiang had a lot of worries. At this time, the reinforcements from all walks of life were repeatedly intercepted accurately by the Japanese army. The Japanese army appeared on the flanks of the various rescue forces of the national army many times, and they always took the initiative on the battlefield. Their actions were timely and very effective.The 62nd Army captured Tanzishan on July 24. The 40th Division of the Japanese Army first pointed northeast from 12 kilometers due west of Hengyang, and then turned back to the southwest, facing the 151st Division of the 62nd Army, causing its offensive to reverse immediately. And was forced to give up.In addition, the 10th Army's special agent battalion was ambushed as soon as it left Hengyang, etc. It can be seen that something strange happened.Lao Jiang seemed to be aware of it, and called to remind Fang Xianjue to be careful that the telegram was "deciphered by the enemy".The 11th Army Headquarters of the Japanese Army disclosed in the Japanese military history made a brief announcement to the headquarters on July 24: "The Supreme Command of the Chongqing Army issued eight telegrams for commanding operations as follows..." After that, there is a whole paragraph He quoted eight combat guidance orders issued by the Supreme Command of the National Army on July 23, detailing the attack targets and directions of each unit, the matching of military forces, and so on.The Japanese army collectively referred to this news as "special intelligence."

The Japanese army also got the news in the "special intelligence" on July 24: the 48th Division of the National Army Mechanized Force and the 3rd Tank Regiment quickly advanced from Quanzhou, Guangxi to Hongqiao and Hengyang.The value of this information lies in the fact that when the national army tank troops advanced at full speed along the Hunan-Guangxi Highway and approached Ertang, which is only 10 kilometers away from Hengyang, the Japanese army had already prepared rapid-fire guns specially designed to deal with American medium tanks. When the tank is 350 meters away, it can shoot accurately without haste.The front deck of the advancing tank convoy was immediately penetrated; the tanks in front exploded and burned after being hit one by one, and the Japanese rapid-fire guns fired at the tanks behind.This is a new 47 rapid-fire gun specially developed by the Japanese army. It has extremely high bullet speed and strong penetration. The 68-80CM steel plate is like chopping melons and vegetables.Light and medium tanks are no match for them, so they have to be beaten passively.

The tank unit commanded by Stilwell, who was fighting in northern Burma, was also threatened by this rapid-fire gun.However, Uncle Shi, an old soldier, has concluded that the killer feature against this rapid-fire gun is that the range of this gun is the most effective at 350 meters, and its efficiency is greatly reduced when it is 300 or 400 meters away.Therefore, once you encounter the attack of this kind of gun, you need to accelerate your advance and quickly cross the danger zone to win a big victory. But on the Hengyang front, due to the "special intelligence" of the Japanese army.The Japanese army accurately concealed this rapid-fire gun in the only way of the national army, waited for a rabbit, and attacked suddenly, which made the tank attack specially arranged by Lao Jiang suffer a setback, and the dream of relying on mechanized troops to quickly rescue Hengyang came to naught.Turning points in the Hengyang crisis were lost one after another.Is it really doomed.Lao Jiang sighed and said: "It is really a matter of the survival of the country, and it is by no means comparable to ordinary success or failure."But the top secret has been repeatedly intercepted and deciphered by the enemy, wouldn't it make people sigh and feel sad.

History is often complicated and confusing, as if deliberately playing a prank on others.The reasons for so many ineffective reinforcements seem to be accidental, but they are inevitable.If the article of "leaking secrets" is established, at this critical moment of life and death, and the top secrets of the national army fall into the hands of the enemy, what should we say? "The leak in the house is met with continuous rain all night, and the boat is in the headwind again."Otherwise, at the moment when the highest level of the Japanese army, who had the same headache and was also unable to get off the tiger, could not stop the attack because of Hengyang for a long time, the Japanese army's No. 1 operation might stop under the city of Hengyang for some reason?

On July 27, Chiang personally drafted a telegram to Fang Xianjue: "Mr. Fang: The officers and soldiers defending the city are well aware of the hardships and spirit of sacrifice. At this time, only the supervisor and his troops are determined to stand by and wait for foreign aid. Yu urged reinforcements The rapid advance of the troops must be more urgent than my brother's desire for help in the city. I can understand this. In the future, when asking for help or in a difficult situation is absolutely necessary, there is no need to send a detailed report to prevent the enemy from deciphering it. I will be responsible for my brother and all officers and soldiers. Do your best to support and help. Don't read it. Zhongzheng hands up."

On July 31, the U.S. military officially announced that Stilwell had been promoted to a four-star general.This is the United States preparing for Shi to officially take over as the top military commander of the Chinese theater.For Lao Jiang, Hengyang's current political and diplomatic value is far greater than its military value.Although the military value is also extraordinary.He wrote down a lot of details in his diary that day: "The defense of Hengyang has been going on for more than a month, and eight-tenths of the officers and soldiers of the 10th Army have been killed or injured. However, Hengyang is standing still, because the gains and losses of Hengyang are related to the survival of the country and the honor and disgrace of the nation."

On the same day, Fang Xianjue also sent a message to President Jiang in desperation: "Our army has been holding on to Hengyang for more than a month. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers have been loyal and brave, and have been preserved. But the fact that it is so epic and the tragic and heroic sacrifice makes people dare not Memories! Since the beginning of construction, it has been more than two months. Our officers and soldiers wear stars and wear moons, sleep and eat, and fight the enemy all day long in the scorching sun and rain. I can't bear to describe the general tragedy, but I have to briefly describe it with Jun Zuo.

1. The houses in Hengyang were burned or bombed, and all materials were destroyed. Fortunately, the rice and salt were buried in the ground, and there was no major loss.However, the diet of officers and soldiers does not have any non-staple food except rice and salt. Because of insufficient nutrition, officers and soldiers cannot sleep day and night, and are exposed to wind and sun every day, resulting in diarrhea and abdominal pain. , There is no replacement of troops, only to inspire their perseverance and stand by for help. 2. The officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties. They were stretched from east to west, ammunition was scarce, and flying supplies were limited. Since the 30th of yesterday, the enemy has been onslaught, and the tragic battle is repeating itself.Crisis lurks, one can imagine.If it wasn't for me being afraid of the enemy, or complaining about suffering, I would never leave Hengyang!But the fact is so, I dare not hide it, so as not to miss the overall situation! "

On August 2, under the unusually fierce artillery fire of the Japanese army, a transport plane of the Chinese Air Force got into the sky over the smoky and gloomy Hengyang, and accurately dropped some items on the national army positions in the narrow urban area. One of them was a large In his pocket was a personal letter from Generalissimo Chiang.This was written after receiving the telegram from Commander Fang Xianjue on July 31. It seems that the sentence has been rushed. In addition to the words of "sticking to it" in the previous telegrams, he specifically asked Fang Xianjue to "serve the country with one death". In it, Christian doctrines emerge together.The letter said:

"The sacrifices and hardships of the officers and soldiers I guarded in Hengyang, as well as how to quickly reinforce them and get rid of the siege as soon as possible, are all exhausted physically and mentally. Even if I sleep in sleep, I dare not ignore them. However, the success of an extraordinary career requires extraordinary training and must be done. There is a very magical power to hinder it, to test whether the person's confidence and determination are firm and strong. The success or failure of Hengyang this time is really a matter of the survival of the country, and it is by no means comparable to ordinary success or failure. He must experience unimaginable dangers And sacrifice. These major events of life and death have their own destiny, but we must go to them with the determination to repay the country with our own death, so that we can conquer everything, overcome magic power, break danger, and complete the great cause of final victory. God will surely bless the final victory and glory of our Hengyang garrison. The reinforcements for the second time have arrived at Ertang, Tuolidu, Shuikoushan, Zhangjiashan and Qilishan as scheduled this morning. Yu must order the air force to cover, Strict governors are advancing too!"

My principal, you said that as long as everyone exerts their extraordinary fighting spirit in an impossible situation, they can turn danger into safety and defeat into victory. There is no invincible difficulty and nothing impossible.The truth is this, but sometimes it is another matter to actually do it.Fang Xianjue read the exhibition letter and felt a lot of emotion.The battles that Fang Xianjue and the 10th Army are currently experiencing and everything they are about to face are by no means able to deal with the "self-motivation" philosophy that President Jiang used to teach.Everything in the future is unknown, and it seems that "it has its own destiny". Among the generals, the only way to practice the last moment is with this kind of helpless determination.