PFC Chapter 192 is, of course, an attack on the Japanese army!
Chapter 192 is, of course, an attack on the Japanese army!
That night, in Huangchuan, at the headquarters of the Third Column.
The phone suddenly rang urgently, breaking the silence in the command center.
Li Jianghe reached for the receiver, and immediately heard the familiar accent of Commander Li.
"Jiang He, order your troops to immediately enter mobile combat status. The defense line in Huangchuan is handed over to the 27th Army Corps."
Upon hearing Commander Li's orders over the phone, Li Jianghe's brows furrowed instantly, his tone filled with obvious worry:
"Commander-in-Chief, I know about General Zhang Jinchen's 27th Army Corps. The entire army has only about 20,000 men."
But with at least tens of thousands of Japanese troops pressing in head-on, could he withstand them?
He knew all too well that the prerequisite for him to engage in mobile warfare was that the frontline defense forces could withstand the first wave of the Japanese offensive.
In the historical Battle of Xinyang, Zhang Zizhong did fight brilliantly at Huangchuan, but at that time he was facing only more than 10,000 Japanese troops.
But right now, the Japanese army has divided its forces and is rushing towards this area, with at least two fully-fledged Class A divisions and a force of at least 50,000 men.
How can we expect the brothers of the 27th Army Corps to hold out?
"There's another unit that will provide support south of Huangchuan, so you don't need to worry."
Commander Li sensed his concern and, without hiding anything, spoke frankly.
"Which unit?" Li Jianghe immediately asked.
He was worried. If a weak and ineffective army came, it would be a complete waste. Forget about providing support; he'd be lucky if they didn't ruin Zhang Zizhong's Northwest Army.
Commander Li chuckled on the other end of the phone and said:
"The commander of this unit is someone you know well, the 71st Army of the Central Army."
"The 71st Army? Song Xilian?"
Li Jianghe was suddenly stunned, his hand holding the receiver paused slightly, his face filled with surprise, followed by a surge of joy.
He certainly remembered that historically, it was Song Xilian's troops who held off wave after wave of fierce attacks by the Japanese army at the Fujinshan line, killing and wounding more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers and becoming famous for this battle.
"That's right, it's him. Is this unit enough?" Commander Li asked with a smile.
"That's enough!" Li Jianghe answered immediately and decisively, his worry completely gone, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Hahaha, that's more than enough!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Jianghe turned and walked to the map, tapping the mark of Huangchuan heavily with his finger, and gave an order to the officers in the room:
"Pass down the order: all units must immediately prepare to depart. The defense of Huangchuan will be handed over once the 27th Army arrives."
"Set off? Where are we going?"
Yang Ruifu, who was standing next to him, asked with some surprise.
A sharp smile curled at the corners of Li Jianghe's lips, his eyes gleaming with a shrewd light:
"Of course, we should circle around behind the Japanese soldiers, stab them in the back, and attack them!"
That night, on the outer defensive positions of Huangchuan, the night wind blew dust and carried a chill.
A sentry in the distance, rifle in hand, vigilantly stared into the darkness, while lights twinkled in the field.
Li Jianghe strode up to General Zhang, stretched out his hands, and tightly grasped his rough palms.
"Brother Jinchen, I entrust the defense of Huangchuan to you. The longer you hold off the Japanese army on the front, the more damage I can cause behind enemy lines and turn their world upside down."
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General Zhang, dressed in a faded military uniform, his face etched with the marks of time, yet his eyes remained resolute and unwavering. He gripped Li Jianghe's hand firmly, his voice earnest and weighty:
"Jiang He, just go ahead with peace of mind. Those Japanese devils will have to step over my dead body before they can break through Huangchuan!"
"Brother Jinchen, rest assured, Song Xilian's 71st Army is deployed on the flank and can come to your aid at any time. The Huangchuan defense line should be safe."
Li Jianghe quickly added.
As the two were talking, Wang Dayong ran over quickly, saluted, and loudly reported to his superior:
"Sir, all units have assembled and are ready to depart at any time!"
"Alright." Li Jianghe nodded, looked at General Zhang again, and solemnly saluted. "Brother Jinchen, when you return victorious, I will surely drink three hundred cups with you!"
After saying that, he turned around and nimbly jumped onto the Puma armored command vehicle next to him.
As the engines roared, a steel torrent of armored vehicles, tanks, and trucks slowly started up in the night and quickly disappeared into the vast darkness.
Forty kilometers south of Huangchuan lies a continuous mountain range.
This is the foothills of the Dabie Mountains, where the mountains are high and the forests are dense. In the height of summer, the vegetation grows exceptionally lush, with layers upon layers of branches and leaves blocking out the sun, forming a perfect natural cover.
Li Jianghe led the Third Column's mechanized troops on a forced march of over forty kilometers overnight, plunging into this mountain forest.
The troops strictly adhered to the discipline of being active at night and hiding during the day. They moved quickly under the cover of darkness at night and hid in the mountains and forests during the day. Personnel and vehicles were carefully camouflaged to avoid frequent aerial reconnaissance by Japanese reconnaissance planes.
Meanwhile, in Hefei, at the headquarters of the Japanese Second Army.
Beside him, Chief of Staff Naosaburo Okabe was marking on a map with a pencil, his expression equally grim.
"It's confirmed that the armored forces of the Third Column of the Chinese Army, which were originally stationed in the Huangchuan area, vanished without a trace overnight. Our reconnaissance aircraft have conducted repeated reconnaissance over the Huangchuan area for several days, but have not found any trace of them." Okabe Naosaburo reported in a deep voice with his head down.
Nishio Toshizo's gaze swept coldly across the vast area from Huangchuan to Lu'an on the map. After a long silence, he finally managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth:
"Order all units to advance rapidly according to the original plan."
"Commander, shouldn't we be more cautious?" Naosaburo Okabe looked up, his face showing obvious worry, and quickly advised, "If the Third Column takes advantage of our advance and launches a surprise attack on our flank and rear, the consequences would be unimaginable..."
He knew all too well that the 10th and 20th Divisions had been brutally defeated by the armored forces of the 3rd Column in open field battles. The sheer force of that steel torrent was still chilling to the bone.
But Nishio Toshizo snorted coldly, his tone icy and resolute:
"We have 130,000 troops, and each unit is equipped with a considerable amount of anti-tank weapons. What is there to fear?"
"Moreover, Mr. Hata Shunroku has called many times, his tone full of impatience."
The troops along the Yangtze River are currently enduring fierce attacks from the Chinese army in the Jiujiang area. If our northern offensive is not launched as soon as possible to relieve the pressure on them, the entire war situation may change.
After hearing this, Okabe Naosaburo no longer insisted and could only lower his head and loudly reply:
"Hai!"
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