Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Every family has scriptures that are hard to recite (1)

Following the fall of Changsha and Hengyang successively, Xue Yue not only failed to replicate the glory of the third Changsha battle, but his Ninth War Zone was completely changed. There were a total of 48 divisions, and 25 of them completely lost the ability to fight again. Thirteen are already in bad shape. If there is a loss, we must make up for it, but China calls it a conscription system. In fact, except for Guangxi, other provinces do not meet the conditions. The number is small, and they often escape, so the first and ninth theaters that have been baptized by the war cannot recover their combat power in a short period of time, which means that most of their martial arts have been abolished.

In contrast, the life of the opponent is much easier.Although Japan has long been besieged on all sides, the common people immediately responded to the call for "total war". Even women and children took part in training with bamboo spears, preparing for a decisive battle with the US military at home. How can the difference in national spirit be taken lightly. After the First World War in Hengyang, Heng Shanyong's 11th Army was supplemented by 100,000 recruits, but when he wanted to continue his aggressive offensive along the lines of communication, he ran into a wall at the headquarters of the "China Expeditionary Army".

Who is big and who is small Due to the disparity in equipment, the Japanese army suffered defeats in the Pacific battlefield and the South Asian battlefield at that time, and the defeat was disastrous. By the end of the Battle of Hengyang, the U.S. military had broken through Japan's defense circle in the far sea, and could attack the Japanese mainland or the coast of China at any time. Implement login. Under such circumstances, the Japanese army turned to defense as a whole, and everyone from the United Front Work Department to the "China Expeditionary Force" wavered on whether to concentrate their forces to "open up the mainland communication line."

Therefore, when Yokoyama reported the battle plan, Hata Shunroku could only pour a basin of cold water, saying that you should stay in Hengyang honestly and not go anywhere. Yokoyama was furious: "Why don't you let me fight?" Hata Shunroku's telegram clearly stated: "At present, there is a lack of effective supplies..." Yokoyama didn't even look at it, and there was even more clamor in the headquarters of his 11th Army. The staff officers were blushing, and their voices were getting higher and higher, "Whether the supplies can keep up is their business, we just have to fight!"

It is true that "the sea is full of water, and the spider is full of legs". In the entire Eleventh Army, there is no one who is willing to be a little bit more modest. But Isamu Yokoyama looked very happy. He liked the atmosphere of the stars holding the moon and who can give up me. He immediately drafted a telegram and sent it to Hata Toshiroku, saying: "The soldiers on the battlefield are the commander of the 11th Army." powers." Hata Junroku received the telegram and was too angry to speak. Yokoyama's disobedience to orders was not occasional, but always.During the occupation of Changsha and Hengyang, Jun Hata was stationed in Wuhan under the six names. In fact, it only played a symbolic role. He had no role in commanding, and it was all done by Isamu Yokoyama.

All of Hata Shunroku's instructions fell on deaf ears, and Yokoyama was reminded to show his boss some face, but he looked disdainful—to follow the guy's instructions, he had to lose the battle. Hata Junliu had nothing to do in Wuhan, so he had to move back to Nanjing, but apart from scolding, he had nothing to do with this arrogant subordinate, because among the first-level commanders of the army, he could not find a better one. Yokoyama is a more experienced and capable general. In desperation, Hata Junroku sent a senior staff officer to the 11th Army to "understand the truth". By the way, the "truth" the staff learned was that Yokoyama Isamu had become a veritable overlord. In front of him, he said bad things about Hata Shunroku.

The staff officer was dumbfounded, and did not dare to speak directly after returning, so he could only report like this: The two sides do have some understanding issues that need to be unified. Everyone understands that "understanding" is false, and it is true to find the next step. Hata Toshiroku has long been a junior, and Yokoyama Yu is the boss. Therefore, the result of the final "unification" is that the small takes the big, and everything follows Hengshan planned actions. Hengshan is brave and domineering, but it is tantamount to ruining his own future. Considering that the Southwest War is becoming more and more important, the Japanese High Command intends to establish a front army above the Eleventh Army. Hata Shunroku once asked Yokoyama Isamu for his opinion, and the other party's answer was very simple-upgrading the Eleventh Army Command to a The Front Army Command is fine.

Hata Junliu understood that Yokoyama himself wanted to be the commander of this front army. If you want to be, you should be more obedient, so that there is no big or small, and when you sit in that position, will you have to ride on my neck to shit? Whoever makes it, can't let you be it! mason On August 25, 1944, General Neji Okamura, the former commander of the "North China Front Army", was appointed as the commander of the Sixth Front Army. Hata Toshiroku urged him to take up the post in Hankou as soon as possible. Okamura's heart was pounding. He felt that the "master" who told his fortune was really very clever. He first said "War" and it came true, and then he said "Southwest" and it came true again.

However, another oracle from the "Master" at that time puzzled him: Your position will be changed, and it will be a promotion. The position has changed, but is this a "promotion"? The "North China Front Army" is an old military region of the Chinese dispatched army, but the Sixth Front Army is a new military region that has just been established. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it has been promoted. Arriving in Wuhan, Okamura was even more depressed when he revisited the old place. When he was the commander of the 11th Army, there were still many elite ace troops, such as the Sixth Division of Kumamoto and the Third Division of Nagoya. Before the Pacific War, it was in shambles and crumbling, and the remaining ones were headed by the Nagoya Division and the Thirteenth Division, but they did not have the prestige of the "reinforced iron frame" in the impression.

The war greatly consumed the elite field troops of the Japanese army Finally understanding what I was asked to do, Okamura told his staff with a wry smile: "You and I have become masons. Wherever there is trouble in combat, we are called to smear it." Finally, this "mason" is not an ordinary craftsman, he can be regarded as a small foreman, and there are two part-time workers under him, one is the 11th Army in Hengyang, code-named "Xu Group", the other is the 23rd Army in Guangzhou, Codenamed "Bo Group". With Okamura as a small foreman, Hata Shunroku no longer has to deal directly with Yokoyama Isamu, who he called "the bastard". Soon, Okamura also saw how "bastard" Yokoyama Isamu was.

After Okamura took office, he encountered the problem raised by Hata Shunroku, that is, due to the extended front, the Eleventh Army may have difficulty keeping up in terms of supplies. When the new official took office, he had to show a little gesture, so Okamura took over the job of the logistics minister, and sent the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Miyazaki Monday, to Hengyang to explain the situation to Yokoyama. Ordinary people, if they provide you with food and clothes, you need to say a few words of thanks, but "Brother Yong" is not an ordinary person, he thinks that you should do all these things for granted. Except for his lack of elegant appearance, Yokoyama is very similar to Okamura in other aspects. He especially likes to act as a "thinker" and spends most of the day in meditation. What Heng Shanyong thought about was not Goldbach's conjecture, but what was wrong with his superiors or something he could catch. Not being the commander of the front army, this kid was full of dissatisfaction. He complained that Shunliu Hata was ignorant, and also hated Okamura for taking his position. In front of Miyazaki Monday, he began to criticize and ridicule Shunliu Hata endlessly. Hata Shunroku is also Miyazaki Monday's boss. When the two sides met for the first time, they encountered this incident, which surprised and embarrassed Miyazaki Monday. After returning to report to Okamura, the latter was naturally very unhappy. But Hata Toshiro's difficulties, Okamura also has the same. Among the two groups of Xubo in the Sixth Front Army, the 23rd Army of the "Bo Group" has been stationed in Guangdong for a long time, and lacks the field experience of the 11th Army of the "Asahi Group". There is no way to be alone. Obviously, if you want to prevent Isamu Yokoyama from taking the lead, you must have your own strength.In this regard, Okamura established the Twentieth Army in Hengyang. This army is directly under the Sixth Front Army. The military headquarters is stationed in Hengyang, which can control the "Asahi Group" face to face. In order to strengthen control, Okamura also specially transferred Lieutenant General Kazuyoshi Sakanishi from the Kwantung Army system to serve as the commander of the 20th Army, but it was precisely this Sakanishi who broke things. If Isamu Yokoyama is a lunatic, Banxi is a psychopath who usually takes care of everything, which makes those staff officers who have nothing to do complain loudly. The point is that Banxi, like Yokoyama Isamu, is also a thorn in the head. In China, he is known as a general who dares to publicly insult veterans. After he was transferred to Hengyang, he also went his own way, which made Okamura regret it, but there was nothing he could do. —— Banxi’s father-in-law Rihachiro Sakanishi is Doihara's master, because of this background, he can't be replaced even if he wants to. There is no way, the "Xu Group" can do whatever they want. whether to attack or defend On August 29, after more than 20 days of rest and replenishment, Yokoyama Yong's 11th Army launched an aggressive attack again. Xue Yue's frontal defense line west of Hengyang was quickly smashed to pieces. In the Ninth War Zone, which was once feared by the Japanese army, only a few units such as the 74th Army were still powerful. The 58th Division of the "Yulin Division" belonging to the 74th Army set up an ambush in the northwest of Hengyang, killing and wounding a large number of Japanese troops. , has been unable to reverse the entire war situation. On September 7, Wang Jiaben, commander of the 79th Army, died in hand-to-hand combat. It seems that all general stars will never fall for no reason. It is said that Wang Jia was sacrificed next to a pavilion named "Yu Qiting". There is a couplet engraved on this pavilion. ...", the second line begins with "Looking at July...". That day was the 20th day of the seventh lunar month. Personally, this may be a coincidence, but if it is used as a metaphor for the southwestern Chinese army in a miserable situation, it is perfect. As Xue Yue led the remnants to retreat to the southeast of Hunan, the door of Guangxi was wide open. The 11th Army of the "Xu Group" came from the north, and the 23rd Army of the "Bo Group" came from the west. The fourth theater creates unprecedented pressure. The main force of the Fourth War Zone is the Guangxi and Guangdong armies, whose strength is far inferior to that of the Ninth War Zone in its heyday. Zhang Fakui, the commander-in-chief of the fourth war zone, saw that the situation was not good, and decided to adopt the "persistent defensive" tactic, that is, to concentrate all remaining troops and stick to Gui and Liu to buy time for the follow-up corps to gather in Guizhou one after another. It should be said that this was almost the only safe strategy when the military was in decline.Guilin, in particular, not only has the best mountains and rivers in the world, but also has a large number of limestone peaks and caves inside and outside the city. As long as these caves are slightly modified, they can become natural fortifications. However, Bai Chongxi couldn't tell. "Little Zhuge" used to have a high prestige in the military circles in Guangxi and even the whole country. Guangxi people even regarded him as the "God of War" and believed that as long as he went, he would win the battle. Bai Chongxi was also quite conceited. Since the War of Resistance, I have always wanted to create classics for the world to see. It is a pity that almost all the battles related to great victories in the Anti-Japanese War were not led by him. For example, the Taierzhuang War was mainly due to Li Zongren's credit. It makes people feel like a hero's twilight: the "God of War" is no longer effective, and Zhuge seems to have no magic tricks in the legend. Bai Chongxi's staff work is top-notch, but he is not content to be the chief of staff, just like he is not willing to wave a fan beside Li Zongren, but since the Battle of Southern Guangxi, there are very few opportunities for him to perform on the battlefield.In the third battle of Changsha, he visited Changsha in person, but Xue Yue lost his temper, thinking that he was taking credit, and pulled his face in front of his face, "I can't fight, why don't you take command." Bai Chongxi was embarrassed and annoyed, so he had to go back wherever he came. After a few years, I didn't expect that such a majestic tiger cub would be beaten and run around. Isn't this just an opportunity for him to display his talents and restore his reputation? Bai Chongxi planned to organize a big battle in Guilin, just like the third Changsha battle: you can't just sit and be beaten, but also attack! Dislocation of time and space At the military meeting, Bai Chongxi emphasized that there is no need to deploy too many troops in the city of Guilin. A few divisions are enough for defense. How many divisions can hold Guilin? No one believed it. Bai Chongxi believes that during the civil war, the Dian army besieged Nanning, and the Guangxi army general Wei Yunsong defended Nanning for several months. Finally, he personally organized troops to counter-encircle Nanning outside the city, thus defeating the Dian army in one fell swoop. When Wei Yunsong was guarding Nanning, he ate up all the grain and survived by eating black beans. Bai Chongxi was always proud of it, and specially designated the day when the GUI army guarding the city began to eat black beans as the "Black Bean Festival". The glory of Heidou can continue. I will now appoint Wei Yunsong, who is good at defending the future, to guard Guilin. As long as he sticks to it for three months, with the dual tactics of "waiting for help" and "attacking from inside and outside", he will surely be able to restore the former glory. There was still silence. At the time of the civil war, the Guangxi Army and the Yunnan Army were opponents of similar level. Of course, they could survive by eating black beans, but when is this? Is the Japanese army’s combat effectiveness comparable to that of the Yunnan Army many years ago? Wei Yunsong is good at defending, Fu Zuoyi is better than him, Taiyuan will fall in a day, this is called time and space dislocation, and Bai Chongxi suffered a loss in the war of resistance, many times he can't see this, and the burden of honor on his back is too heavy. Others call you "God of War", that is in the past tense, the target is different, and the civil war experience cannot be copied. Zhang Fakui is a vivid example. During the Northern Expedition, the commander of the old iron army was almost victorious in every battle, but his first independent command of the Battle of Jiujiang was surprising. You have to understand that the world changes fast enough. Zhang Fakui understood this a long time ago, and he saw with his own eyes that the Gui army withdrawn from the front line has become a tired army, all of them are depressed and depressed. can make a difference.decisive battle?How can I have this capital.But he knew it in his heart, but he said that he fully agreed with Bai Chongxi's proposition. When questioned by the staff, Zhang Fakui explained: "Bai Chongxi is the deputy chief of staff and also known as the 'God of War'. He said that, and he has his own wisdom. We don't need to come up with another idea." In Guangxi, what Zhang Fakui implemented was one word: forbearance. As the commander-in-chief of the Fourth War Zone, although Zhang Fakui is the military and political head of Guangxi Province in name, he is sitting on the bench. No matter where he was, Bai Chongxi never relaxed his control over Guangxi province and Gui army. He often used the pretext of coordinating the war zone to issue orders directly to the military and political departments of Guangxi, bypassing Zhang Fakui, which actually emptied Zhang Fakui. Sitting on the bench is very uncomfortable, but Zhang Fakui has experienced a lot of ups and downs in personnel affairs, he is not as reckless as Xue Yue, and he will not say "I will not go to Guangxi to show people the gate". The relationship is like Li Zongrenzhi and Bai Chongxi in the past, the one in front always gave way to the one in the back, so some people call Zhang Fakui "Zhang Gong Bairen" in Guangxi: We are in the same boat, if you want to seize power, let you catch it, I will do everything Forbearance, try to listen to you. Of the Guangxi and Guangdong armies in the fourth war zone, Zhang Fakui is the only one who can command with ease. However, the latter has been defending the 23rd Army of Tian Zhongjiuyi in Liuzhou. The defense of Guilin depends on the Gui army. After all, Bai Chongxi said Forget it, so what if you don't agree. Zhang Fakui is "Zhang Gong Bai Ren" in Guangxi On November 9, the 11th Army of Yokoyama Yong launched a general attack on Guilin.The defenders were very heroic and killed and wounded a large number of Japanese troops, but their strength was relatively small, and more than half of them were killed before they could "eat black beans". Wei Yunsong had to lead a small number of the remaining people to break through. On November 10th, Guilin fell, coupled with peripheral operations, barely defended for ten days, which was far from the expectation of "defending for three months". Naturally, Bai Chongxi's "big battle" had to be aborted. Affected by this, Liuzhou fell that day.One month later, the 23rd Army of Tanaka Hisaoichi invaded and occupied Nanning, and then joined the Japanese troops stationed in Vietnam, marking that the Japanese troops had completely opened up the so-called "mainland communication line".