Chapter 97 Chapter 97: Enmity and Enmity 1

At that time, there were 7 armies in the peripheral reinforcements of Hengyang, namely the 20th, 62nd, 73rd, 74th, 79th, 93rd, and 100th armies. The total number was three times that of the Japanese army attacking Hengyang, which shows its strength.Although Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly issued offensive orders, the reinforcements moved slowly and were not strong enough to break through the siege. The reinforcements passively protected themselves and failed to rescue. In particular, Huang Tao, the commander of the 62nd Army, only wanted to protect himself and delayed the rescue attack time. Sit back and watch the destruction of the 10th Army.The 62nd Army is not a direct-line army, and is usually squeezed out by the Jiang family. At this time, it is expressing anger, and there are also internal struggles among the direct lineage.

What's more, Li Tianxia, ​​the commander of the 100th Army, who was also a third-term student of the Whampoa Military Academy with Fang Xianjue, not only did not actively rescue the siege, but even went so far as to say, "Hengyang has rescued the siege, so Fang Xianjue has become an anti-Japanese hero! "Such shameless words can be said.It turned out that this guy was narrow-minded. He once had a feud with Zhang Lingfu, Fang Xianjue's in-laws and another famous anti-Japanese general. National interests and the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, avenged private revenge, and transferred the grievances against Zhang Lingfu to Fang Xianjue, his in-law.

Coincidentally, this gentleman repeated his old tricks in the classic plot of the most famous movie "Southern Expedition and Northern War" on the Shandong battlefield, which was the response to the Menglianggu Battle in the early mainland during the war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and showed the same performance: Surrounded by the Communist Legion, Zhang Lingfu, who was about to be completely wiped out, called for help and begged Li Tianxia, ​​Li Junchang, who was ordered to come to the siege: "Li Junchang, Li Junchang, for the sake of the party and the country, you can help your brother!"

"Mr. Zhang, please hold on for the last 5 minutes, and I will come to rescue you in the last 5 minutes!" Li Junchang replied with a sneer. Commander Zhang finally failed to wait for General Li's reinforcements, so that the reorganized 74th Division, known as the ace of the national army known as the Royal Army, was wiped out.The national army has once again tasted the evil consequences of the evil disease of only caring about preserving its strength, not helping each other, and dismantling each other.However, good is rewarded with good, evil is rewarded with evil, and good and evil are rewarded in the end.Li Tianxia was also dismissed by the furious Chiang Kai-shek from his post as commander of the reorganized 83rd Division, investigated and dealt with, and punished by military law.

What's going on?That's a long story. Peking has fallen!Tianjin has fallen!North China is in a hurry!The whole country is in a hurry! It was still in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, when the "December 28th" Shanghai Anti-Japanese War was the most tense, and the whole country was shaken.The 29th Route Army of the National Army only survived for 23 days.Lugou Bridge won three times and lost three times, and finally fell again due to the fact that the enemy was outnumbered. Tong Linge, deputy commander, and Zhao Dengyu, commander of the 132nd Division, died heroically.

The North China Plain, which was exposed under the iron hooves of the Japanese army, was wide open and there was no danger to defend.Within a few days, the mechanized troops of the Japanese army could go straight to Wuhan, an important city in central China, and drink horses from the Yangtze River, cutting off this national military and economic artery in one fell swoop. The invincible Japanese chieftain uttered the rampant clamor of "Destroy China in three months!" In order to reverse the situation of the war, buy time, and cover the transfer of the country's center of gravity and strategic materials to the southwest, the Supreme Command of the National Army headed by Chiang Kai-shek made a decisive decision: to open a second battlefield in Songhu, taking advantage of the international status of Greater Shanghai and the favorable terrain of Jiangnan Water Town , in order to hold back the main force of the Japanese army and delay the Japanese offensive.

On August 13, 1937, the Battle of Songhu, which shocked China and foreign countries, broke out suddenly! In the morning of the next day, the weak air force of the national army, with fearless heroism, first attacked the Japanese fleet moored on the Huangpu River and other targets.In the afternoon of the same day, the main force of the national army went into battle.Facing the invaders' modern warships, aircraft, tanks, and cannons, General Zhang Zhizhong led the Ninth Army to take death as home, stormed the Japanese Marine Corps in Hongkou and Yangshupu, and fought hard to retake Chizhi University and Wuzhou Cemetery, which were occupied by the Japanese army the day before. , Hujiang University and Bazi Bridge and other strongholds.

On the 19th, outside Wusongkou, the 26-year-old National Army Air Force Lieutenant Shen Chonghui and Second Lieutenant Chen Xichun were eager to kill the enemy. When the plane caught fire, they resolutely gave up their hope of parachuting to escape, roaring from an altitude of 2,000 meters. The plane crashed into a large Japanese cruiser. "boom"!The enemy ship suddenly tilted and exploded violently. The water column soaring into the sky was like an exclamation mark in capital letters, as if once again showing that Chinese soldiers are the unyielding backbone of the Chinese nation!

"When I die, the country lives, and when I live, the country dies. With the life of our people who must die for decades, we will build the foundation of the country's immortality for hundreds of millions of years! Kill your life for benevolence, sacrifice your life for righteousness, serve the country loyally, support the building that will collapse, and turn the tide from the collapse. "Mr. Sun Yat-sen's words have become the voice of the 400 million Chinese people, regardless of party affiliation, disregarding past suspicions, sharing the same hatred, and going to the national crisis together.

Going thousands of miles to the military plane, Guanshan is like flying.Rows of fast-moving military vehicles, warships riding the wind and waves, and groups of national troops marching in straw sandals and carrying rifles, marched from Hunan, from Shaanxi, from Sichuan... from all directions of the motherland, toward Shanghai, toward the eastern starry night. It was in this magnificent background that Zhang Lingfu, head of the 305th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade of the 51st Division of the 74th Army, embarked on the anti-Japanese battlefield.Along the way, the pride of "driving a long car and stepping through the gates of Helan Mountain" surged in his broad and thick chest all the time.

Ten days after the Battle of Songhu started, the Japanese army massively increased its troops in Shanghai and forced a landing on the front line of Wusongkou with two divisions.The fierce battle for Luodian, known as the "Flesh and Flesh Mill", began.There are enemy planes swooping in the sky, fierce artillery fire on the ground, and dense fleets on the water. In the face of the Japanese army's modern land, sea and air combat, every inch of the great mountains and rivers of the motherland must be preserved. A division of tens of thousands of troops was pulled up, and more than half of the casualties could not last for a day and a half. When Zhang Lingfu led his troops to Jiading near Luodian, even though the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, the ground trembled slightly amidst the sound of rumbling guns.But the first thing that catches the eye is the banner of "Warmly Celebrate the Great Victory of Luodian" hanging at the gate of the regiment.The "Shenbao" and "Ta Kung Pao" with the "Luodian Great Victory" were posted all over the street.In the newspaper, the photo of Major General Wang Yaowu is majestic and majestic. It turned out that yesterday, under the command of Wang Yaowu, a battalion of the 306th Regiment of the 51st Division attacked Luodian at night. After breaking through the Japanese defense line, it pretended to retreat. The five chariots were reimbursed on the spot, and the main force of the 51st Division took advantage of the momentum to recover Luodian in one fell swoop. After hearing this exciting news, Zhang Lingfu rubbed his hands with regret, and said repeatedly: "It's too late! It's too late! Damn, the teacher made all the dumplings!" At this moment, he was full of energy. Immersed in the lofty ambition of "eating the meat of the barbarians hungry, laughing and drinking the blood of the Huns".Five years ago, during the "December 28th" Shanghai Anti-Japanese War, although he was deployed in Shanghai with Chief Hu Lian's 1st Division, he did not participate in the war in the end.Now I finally came to Shanghai again, and the brother army took the first victory again.Alas, who made his 305th regiment a supplementary regiment? First assembly, then training, wasted time. Cai Renjie, deputy head of the group, welcomed the head of the group with complicated eyes.He reminded Zhang Lingfu lukewarmly: "There are battles that are fought, and there are fierce battles every day. The regiment should make plans early in order to be prepared." Cai Renjie arrived at Jiading in advance and had already heard and seen the tragic battle.He admired, worried, and a little jealous of the regiment leader's enthusiasm for killing the enemy.As for Cai Renjie's indifference rather than enthusiasm, Zhang Lingfu not only didn't care about it, but felt a little guilty in his heart, feeling that he had robbed him of his position. Not long ago, the 74th Army was hastily formed in Hankou. The commander was Yu Jishi, a first-year student of Huangpu who had served as Chiang Kai-shek's bodyguard and participated in the "1.28" Songhu Battle.The whole army governs the 51st Division, 58th Division, and 57th Division. Each division is a Class A division with two brigades and four regiments, with 16,000 officers and soldiers.Among the three Class A divisions, only the 51st Division stationed in Baoji is the authentic blood of the Central Army, and the other two divisions were jointly compiled by the security regiments in Shandong and Zhejiang and other places.Cai Renjie is the former head of the Hankou security regiment and police chief of Hubei Province. When Army Commander Yu Jishi was stationed in Hankou, he saw that the market was orderly and the military discipline was good, and he often praised Cai Renjie for his good governance.With the prosperity of the Anti-Japanese War, Cai Renjie was obliged to ask Yu Ji to be recruited to the front line when he visited Yu Ji many times.However, the 58th Division, which Yu Jishi personally served as the division commander, was full, and there was no vacancy for a regiment leader, so he recommended it to Wang Yaowu's 51st Division.He dared to neglect the talents recommended by the army commander. Wang Yaowu promised Cai Renjie in bold Shandong dialect: come according to the person, act according to the official, and fight according to the battle.But on the way, another Cheng Yaojin was killed, and Zhang Lingfu was released from the prison in Nanjing.After repeated weighing and deliberation, I thought that after all, the enemy is facing a great enemy, and one of the generals must be in command.In the end, Wang Yaowu still appointed Zhang Lingfu as the head of the regiment and Cai Renjie as the deputy head of the regiment. I remember the first night when the troops were about to march from Baoji to Shanghai, Cai Renjie was playing cattail fan in the dormitory and sitting under the lamp while watching. Suddenly someone knocked on the window and looked up. It turned out to be the division commander Wang Yaowu. "Why are you still reading at such a late hour?" After speaking, Mr. Wang walked in, shaking his cattail fan.Cai Renjie quickly stood up and saluted, only to realize that he was only wearing a vest and big underpants, and the gesture of saluting was a little hesitant and distorted. The funny look made the teacher laugh out loud. "You, a Hankou person, have changed your habits a lot. You didn't go shirtless at night, and you didn't move a bamboo bed to sleep on the side of the road." Wang dragged Cai to the wicker chair again. "Come on, sit down, what are you doing politely!" Wang Yaowu's words suddenly narrowed the distance between the two.Cai Renjie felt that the teacher's seat was very casual and friendly, and the awkward mood became much more natural. "The teacher is very familiar with our Hankou?" The three towns of Wuhan are the famous stove city in the whole country. In midsummer, it is extremely hot, and shirtless men and women in shorts can be seen everywhere. Get out of the bamboo bed array to enjoy the coolness. "Ha, familiar, why not familiar? I have a biscuit factory in Hankou, Zhenxing Biscuit Factory, do you know? This is what I opened." This kind of half-literate language is more like a joke between acquaintances , making it much easier for Wang Yaowu to talk with his subordinates.He casually picked up the items on the table and flipped through them, looked at Cai Renjie and said, "Taoyuan has three sworn brothers, one fence has three stakes, and one hero has three gangs. Now we are fighting in a trench and eating in a big pot. It is even more important to unite with sincerity. Don’t you think so?” There is no need for a heavy hammer to sound the drum.Cai Renjie immediately understood the intention of the teacher, and nodded again and again: "I understand what you mean. I must fulfill my duties, not offside when I am in place, and help not to cause trouble!" "Okay, cool! After all, he is the talent in Mr. Yu's appearance, who knows right from wrong and understands reason. Commander Yu is my old boss. Who dares to ignore the talents recommended by his old man? Don't worry, if there is a vacancy, I will fill you first !" Later, Cai Renjie was fortunate to find that Zhang Lingfu's character and military characteristics were very similar to Wang Yaowu's.Moreover, both of them are iron-blooded officers who are rare in the national army who are not greedy for women and do not drink soldiers' blood.Therefore, I have a great feeling of hatred for Zhang Lingfu.But at that time, despite the teacher's promise, I also expressed my position.But after all, there are some knots in my heart, and it shows on my face that it is lukewarm, or more indifferent than enthusiastic. After hearing Cai Renjie's reminder, Zhang Lingfu's mind also calmed down a lot.He had experienced this little devil's ferocity and modern military equipment five years ago, so he couldn't be careless.So after putting down their luggage and concealing the troops, they took Cai Renjie to the front to understand the situation. As soon as we left the town, several Japanese bombers flew over the treetops, and the machine guns beat the ground into a cloud of dust.The two hurriedly rolled into the traffic ditch on the side of the road, and after that, they heard a violent explosion in the town. "Damn it, bully me that I don't have planes or anti-aircraft guns!" Zhang Lingfu spat out a mouthful of dust, pulled out his pistol, and aimed a few shots into the sky.After venting his hatred, he and Cai Renjie bowed their waists and continued to run along the traffic trench.