nucmednet Chapter 148: Going East and Attacking the West 2
Chapter 148: Going East and Attacking the West 2
After Yan Xishan asked this question, he felt a little uncomfortable. In fact, many people in the room felt the same as him.
I don’t know why two armored divisions and a motorized infantry division appeared in Shangzhai. Could it be that the target of attack this time is not Yanjing!
Many people had the same idea as Yan Xishan, and they were not informed of this military deployment until now.
Although I knew the confidentiality factor involved, I still felt uncomfortable when it really happened to me.
After all, there was a feeling of not being trusted, but if you think about it again, it was the 78th Army's business, what did it have to do with them.
Yan Xishan glanced at Li Delin, who was sitting in the first seat, and seeing that he did not speak, he turned and looked out the window.
He knew that this military action might have a significant impact on the situation, but the specific circumstances still needed further understanding.
The other generals were also silent, each thinking about how to respond next.
At this critical moment, every decision may affect the direction of the entire battle.
They need to remain calm and wait for more intelligence to arrive before they can make wise judgments.
"Commander Yan, I am not trying to deceive you! I believe everyone knows that the Japanese intelligence agencies' infiltration of all walks of life in our country has reached a terrifying level! They are pervasive and omnipresent. We must be cautious in every decision and action!"
"This battle will determine the fate of China. Its importance is self-evident."
"Therefore, Commander Li and Deputy Commander Wang decided to temporarily block the news to prevent the Japanese army from learning our strategic deployment and action plan in advance."
"Although this will bring us some difficulties, it is to ensure victory in the battle and national security. I hope you can understand and support our decision."
Hearing the words of Shen Mengdan, Chief of Staff of the 78th Group Army, Yan Xishan just smiled and waved his hand.
"I understand! Yan understands! If you hadn't reminded me this time, I would have been branded a traitor!"
When Yan Xishan knew that it was Li Delin, he naturally had no objection to Wang Qingzhi's order.
Back to a week ago, after meeting with them, the commander of the 78th Army Group had kindly reminded Yan Xishan of one thing - there was a serious problem with his secretary.
At that time, Yan Xishan did not publicize the matter, but he was already alert in his heart, so he secretly sent his confidants to conduct a secret investigation.
As the investigation continued to deepen, shocking facts gradually surfaced: this secretary, who was regarded as a confidant and a distant relative of Yan Xishan, was actually a spy sent by Japan!
What is even more shocking is that he had been lurking in China for twelve years, three of which he had been directly beside Yan Xishan.
This news shocked and angered everyone. Although Yan Xishan had long-standing connections with the Japanese, he was absolutely unwilling to see enemy spies hiding around him.
This incident not only shook Yan Xishan's confidence in the Japanese's so-called peace terms, but also aroused his inner vigilance.
Faced with this situation, Yan Xishan decided to take action. He quickly launched an encirclement and suppression operation against the spy organization, and through a series of means, he successfully destroyed the spy organization set up by the Japanese in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
However, the incident did not end there. Yan Xishan realized that he needed to strengthen the management and monitoring of the army to ensure that similar things would not happen again.
It began to cooperate with the Internal Affairs Department of the 78th Army to establish a more rigorous intelligence system in order to better grasp the dynamics and potential threats within the military.
On August 27, a torrential rain finally fell on the land of North China.
The rain came so heavily, as if it wanted to release the long-accumulated rain water in one breath.
Its scope is extremely wide, even most of the Central Plains Province is included.
The long drought was followed by a downpour, which was undoubtedly a timely rain for the already cracked earth. The dry land quickly absorbed the rain and moistened every inch of the land.
However, this rain brought joy and hope, but also made people feel the heavy sorrow of losing their loved ones.
In this severely affected land, many people live in poverty and are poorly clothed.
They were finally relieved from the drought by the heavy rain.
Many people knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. They looked up at the sky and questioned why God was so unfair to this land and why it had only just now sent down the rain.
This rain brought life to the earth and also brought a glimmer of hope to the poor people. Many farmers began to plant their treasured precious seeds, hoping to harvest a season of life-saving food before winter comes.
The pouring rain brought life and vitality to the world, and also dispelled the hot summer air. However, when the heavy rain gradually turned into a drizzle, a thrilling war was about to break out.
On the Changping front, the Chinese army deployed nearly a thousand powerful artillery pieces.
These steel behemoths quietly waited for orders, their guns pointed at the enemy positions, exuding a chilling aura.
Finally, at one moment, all the artillery roared almost at the same time, making a deafening noise.
The hundreds-kilogram shells fired from the 203mm artillery whizzed out, streaking across the sky like meteors, and smashing into the Japanese positions with endless power and fury.
Every shell was like a burning star, illuminating the entire battlefield.
The shock wave generated by the explosion of the shell shook the earth and raised huge smoke and flames.
The Japanese fortifications that were directly hit by the shells were destroyed instantly, the machine gun positions in the trenches were blown to pieces, and the soldiers were ruthlessly devoured.
The battlefield was filled with smoke and blood, and death and fear shrouded everything.
This round of shelling was so fierce that the Japanese army was unable to respond effectively.
Their defense system was completely disrupted and the soldiers fled in all directions, trying to find a chance to survive.
In the artillery units of the 78th Army, after the artillery fire had lasted for nearly twenty minutes, the Japanese artillery units on the front line began to fire one or two shells sporadically in counterattack.
However, this is just a drop in the bucket and cannot change the overall situation of the war.
As time went on, the Japanese resistance on the first front became weaker and weaker, and their defense line gradually collapsed.
Soldiers from a battalion of the 78th Infantry Division of the 7th Army successfully broke through the Japanese front line of defense and launched a charge towards the Japanese second line of defense.
The battlefield was filled with smoke and the sound of gunfire resounded through the sky. The soldiers of the 78th Army bravely advanced and engaged in fierce close combat with the Japanese army.
They fought the enemy with weapons such as bayonets and grenades, demonstrating their tenacious fighting will and indomitable spirit.
After several hours of fierce fighting, the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division successfully broke into the Japanese second line of defense and won the victory.
This was just a exploratory attack, a small-scale battle that took place on the front line of the confrontation between the two sides.
However, the artillery firepower of the Chinese army is terrifying, especially those heavy howitzers, which are simply death harvesters.
Okamura Neiji looked through the telescope and saw the black and red smoke rising from the Locust Army's position, and his hands were tightly intertwined.
Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, who had just arrived at the North China front, had already turned pale. You have to know that this prince had served as the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army.
He had some understanding of the Chinese army, but today he finally experienced the despair and helplessness that Okamura-kun had described to him.
Is this still the Chinese army I remember? It turns out that not only has their air force become stronger, but now even the artillery that the empire is so proud of does not even have the courage to fight back in front of them?