latelenovela Chapter 369: The Battle Ends
Chapter 369: The Battle Ends
"After an internal investigation, no matter how hard we tried, they still didn't believe us." Li Qun felt very aggrieved. He tried his best but still couldn't gain the full trust of the Japanese.
Now, he began to understand the pain Chen Yang felt every time he was targeted by the Japanese.
"Don't worry, they can't blame you for everything you didn't do."
Chen Yang comforted him, "The trouble with this matter is that Jin Maosheng had the accident in Songjiang, which is neither close nor far."
"It's only a few dozen kilometers from Shanghai. If you want to completely sever your ties, neither the Mei Agency nor the Special High Section will agree."
"To put it bluntly, I just want to drag you in and share the responsibility."
"Director Li, go back and control your subordinates and try to cooperate. I think it's just a lot of noise but little action. Just get through it."
Li Qun frowned, sighed helplessly, bowed to Chen Yang, and walked out of the office.
Watching Li Qun leave, a smug smile appeared on Chen Yang's face.
Chen Yang was not worried at all that the Special High Police's internal investigation would implicate him.
Yes, it was he who provided detailed intelligence to the Red Party, but he was not the only one who knew this information.
The train stop routes and the list of escort personnel are all known by people in the Mei Agency, the Ju Agency, the Special High Section, and Unit 76.
It would take at least three to five months to check everything, and they don't have that much time.
But if we try to link this matter to Chen Yang, it would be too far-fetched.
Moreover, with Lin Jiang as the scapegoat, the Special High Police's biggest suspicion is that Lin Jiang leaked the secrets.
But we don’t even know whether Lin Jiang is dead or alive, so how can you make false accusations against him?
The Special High Police were investigating No. 76 in full swing, and Chen Yang was not idle either.
Letters of intelligence about supplies transported from Shanghai to the front line for the 11th Army were continuously sent back to the Shancheng headquarters via Qiu Chan's radio.
The person who was most happy to receive this information was Zheng Jiemin.
Zheng Jiemin is now the deputy director of the Second Military Command Department, and his immediate superior is Yang Jie, deputy director of the Military Command Department.
After receiving the material delivery information sent back by Chen Yang, they quickly deduced the combat strategy of the 11th Army Group, and kept sending messages to Commander Li, asking him to adjust the defense line.
Because of this, Gangcun's 11th Army fought particularly hard in the Zaoyang area.
Originally, in early May, they had already taken full control.
The more than 200,000 miscellaneous troops under Commander Li fought and retreated, and have retreated to the Tongbai Mountain and Dahong Mountain line.
Suixian, Zaoyang and other places fell into the hands of the Japanese army.
Originally he thought the battle was won, but the following battle surprised Gangcun.
According to the intelligence in Gangcun's hands, the more than 200,000 troops under Commander Li were composed of a ragtag group of troops withdrawn from the Battle of Wuhan. There were huge disparities in their combat effectiveness and their equipment was also uneven.
In his opinion, the ragtag army of more than 200,000 had no combat power at all. For the brave and warlike imperial army, they would just be a waste of bullets.
Therefore, Gangcun decided to follow the Japanese army's usual strategy of encircling the enemy from the left and right sides and breaking through the center with the main force.
However, in the middle of the battle, Commander Li seemed to have opened his clairvoyance and was able to accurately estimate his next target of attack and the number of troops to be mobilized.
In addition, Commander Li did not seek a head-on battle, but only wanted to delay the enemy's pace and adopt a defensive strategy.
The three divisions, two cavalry regiments and one armored brigade of Gangcun's 11th Army were actually slowed down in their offensive.
At this time, after analyzing the intelligence sent by the Military Affairs Department, Commander Li made another decision that Gangcun did not expect.
That is, to launch a counter-encirclement against the 3rd Division, 13th Division, and 16th Division that were besieging the Tongbai Mountain and Dahong Mountain areas.
On May 31, Tang Enbo, who received the attack order, led the main force from Henan to the south to attack Tongbai Mountain and Zhongxiang. The 19st Army and the 33th Army attacked Suixian and Xinye. The rd Army located in Xianghe supported from the inside to block the Japanese army's retreat route.
On May 14, Tang Enbo recovered Sui County.
Next, the two sides cooperated internally and externally, intending to encircle the Japanese army in the Sui Zao Basin and catch them in a trap.
At this time, the three Japanese divisions were still rushing forward, completely unaware that their retreat had been cut off. By the time they reacted, the three divisions had been surrounded from the front and back.
Faced with such a battle situation, the Japanese army also demonstrated its impressive combat effectiveness. At the cost of more than 10,000 lives, it broke through the encirclement and broke out.
On May 24, the main force of the Japanese army escaped from the encirclement and retreated to Zhongxiang, defending the Yingshan area.
At this point, the Sui-Zao Campaign, which lasted for nearly a month, came to an end.
Although the National Army defended Sui County and Zaoyang and curbed the Japanese army's westward advance this time, the price paid was not small.
The Japanese army suffered more than 13,000 casualties, while the National Army suffered more than 25,000 casualties.
It was thanks to the timely intelligence provided by Chen Yang that Commander Li was able to accurately judge Gangcun's combat intentions, thus turning defeat into victory and annihilating a wave of Japanese troops.
Of course, although the results of this battle were not satisfactory, it was of extraordinary significance.
The Wanjialing Victory was achieved by using 100,000 national troops with absolute superiority to encircle more than 10,000 Japanese troops, thus destroying the enemy's main force.
This battle was the most exciting one since the War of Resistance.
Two hundred and twenty thousand miscellaneous troops faced off against one hundred and ten thousand elite troops. Although there was a huge disparity in troop strength, there was also a huge disparity in combat effectiveness.
The two sides could be said to have fought a battle of equal strength, but in the end, the National Army had the upper hand, which proves that the Japanese army was not as terrible as imagined.
This battle greatly inspired the national army's enthusiasm for anti-Japanese resistance. Xue Boling, who was guarding Changsha, also gained confidence at this time, and he unconsciously became more confident in the fight against Gangcun.
On the other hand, the Japanese army, because of the defeat in Gangcun, also received a reprimand from the headquarters.
There were more and more doubts about General Nishio in the Army Ministry, and many people suggested that Terauchi Hisaichi should take over General Nishio's position and lead the Chinese Expeditionary Army.
Faced with such a situation, General Nishio was helpless and could only urge the implementation of the five-province joint mopping-up plan as soon as possible in an effort to restore some of his image.
At Meihua Tower, Chen Yang couldn't help but want to applaud when he saw the news in the newspaper that the Sui-Gao battle was over, but considering that he was at Meihua Tower, he suppressed the impulse in his heart.
As the end of the get off work day approached, Chen Yang called home and asked Haley to come home early and have dinner with him. Then he called home again and asked Aunt Lan to open a bottle of red wine to keep her awake and wait for them to drink it when they got home.
After dawdling until the end of the workday, Chen Yang couldn't wait to pick up his briefcase and ask the driver to take him home.
However, just as he passed Hualan Road, he was surprised to find that the green plants on the third-floor balcony had become two pots.
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