Chapter 39 Chapter 8 Lure the Enemy Deep (3)

The defeated Japanese became furious and frequently mobilized their troops to launch attacks. The enemy and us started a tug-of-war outside Lanfeng City.Soon the main forces of our army arrived one after another, and the eastern Henan battlefield was full of battle clouds, waiting for the deployment to be completed to launch a general attack on the enemy.At this time, a military three-wheeled motorcycle from the military headquarters drove up to the position and delivered an order from the army commander to Master Long. 4 The 27th Army, the ace of the army, was formerly known as the Nanjing Central Teaching Corps. It has four "German-style divisions" and directly affiliated troops, with nearly 50,000 people. It is the largest Chinese army in terms of size and equipment. In 1937, Chiang Kai-shek held a military parade in Nanjing. Gui Yongqing, who returned from Germany, drove a German three-wheeled motorcycle to clear the way and led the troops to pass the parade.All Chinese officers and soldiers wear German-style steel helmets, German submachine guns on their chests, and German-style cowhide bullet boxes on their waists. Their invincible mighty spirit is exactly the same as that of the European German army. Therefore, some people simply call this ace army the "Chinese SS Army" ".

But China is not Germany after all, and the black-haired Chinese are not blond-haired and blue-eyed Germans, not to mention that these equipment are greatly discounted.For example, except for the troops directly under the army equipped with motorcycles and cars, the officers and soldiers of the troops mainly rely on their feet to march and walk, so the "mechanized division" announced to the outside world is of course a bit misleading.Another example is that the base camp was originally equipped with radio stations for the "German Division" at the request of German consultants. At that time, radio stations were far from widespread even in Western armies, and most Chinese armies and even corps-level units did not have a radio station. In 1937, two Sichuan Army The group army (corps) went out to fight against the Japanese, and there was no news for the past six months. The reason is the lack of advanced communication tools.However, the radio station of the "German Master" was quickly put on hold because of the lack of imported batteries, so the transmission of orders mainly relied on traditional manual methods.

In May 1938, the 27th Army sent a three-wheeled motorcycle to the 88th Division to convey an urgent order from the commander Gui Yongqing.This order was written on the back of a cigarette pack, and the content was that the 88th Division immediately abandoned Lanfeng County and moved to the Hongmiao position in the northeast direction.Because this order is very important and is related to the success or failure of the entire army's combat deployment, the military department specially assigned a communications staff officer surnamed Qin to carry out the task.Staff Officer Qin put the order in his briefcase, the motorcyclist started the motor, and the three-wheeled motorcycle drove out of the military headquarters and went away like an arrow.

The order was successfully delivered to the headquarters of the 88th Division at noon that day, and Staff Officer Qin received the signature of Master Long as a receipt. Many witnesses saw the German-made three-wheeled motorcycle leave the position in a hurry, and then disappeared on both sides of the road. In the rolling wheat sea.But the motorcycle never returned to the military headquarters. Staff Qin and the motorcycle rider disappeared together. Later, people found the wreckage of the motorcycle and two charred bodies in the field, so it was speculated that they might have died in an air strike.

This military order made Master Long, who was commanding the battle, frown and hesitate. Originally, it is only natural for subordinates to obey their superiors, and there is no room for bargaining, not to mention the rapidly changing battlefield situation, who dares to ignore the commander's order?However, the problem is that the transfer of the 88th Division to Lanfeng was a telephone instruction from the principal himself. The harsh Zhejiang accent is still in his ears, and Long Muhan still has lingering fears when he thinks about it.If the commander of the 88th Division was still Commander Song, he would have quietly asked for instructions, but now that he has been replaced by Commander Gui, the well-known secret of the disharmony between Gui and Song, he absolutely does not have the guts to touch this nail.

Long Muhan stood in front of the battle map and thought. The intelligence indicated that the invading Doihara division was very cunning, and its main force was entrenched on the front line of Kaocheng on the bank of the Yellow River.The purpose of Gui Yongqing's order to abandon Lanfeng is precisely to mobilize the enemy and use Lanfeng City as a bait to lure the enemy to go deep, and the Hongmiao position that the 88th Division is about to transfer is the mouth of this pocket. Just tie your pockets tightly and cut off your retreat. To be fair, this is a very courageous combat deployment. Even if he has a grudge, he has to admire Gui Yongqing's demeanor as a general, and he dares to take the initiative to send the enemy into the city for a decisive battle.But Lanfeng is a pivotal strategic location, and he is not sure what the principal will think.Since he is a student trusted by the principal, he should guard Lanfeng County for the principal. What if the principal disagrees?But he absolutely didn't have the guts to leapfrog to report to the chairman, so Long Muhan, who was in a dilemma, had to quietly send someone to send the order to the old chief, Commander Song of the 71st Army, to know.The sent person came back quickly and said that Chief Song only said that he knew and had nothing else to say.

This is the mystery of Chinese officialdom.Just saying that I know is not expressing my position. Now that the 88th Division is no longer under the command of Song Xilian, he can only be vague and ambiguous. Master Long made up his own mind.Long Muhan convened his staff to discuss, and the chief of staff remonstrated: Commander Gui is now the commander of the division commander, who dares to disobey the command of the commander?Besides, the army commander was ordered to command with full authority, "the general is out, and the emperor's order is not accepted", his order is equivalent to the principal's order, if the principal blames in the future, it should be based on the army commander's order.