Songhu: Never Give Up

"Old Yue, Commander Li is really generous. All 8 replacement soldiers are strictly trained soldiers, and many of them are veterans of the Northwest Army.

The most rare thing is the 3 Guangxi Army and Militia Corps. Most of the soldiers have been to school. Although the company and platoon leaders have never been to the battlefield, they are all educated people who have attended new-style middle schools. "

Chen Zhongyuan, who was in charge of receiving soldiers and supplies, started shouting as soon as he saw Du Yue, with a smile on his face;
Yue Qianli couldn't hide his joy after hearing this, these were 8,000 reinforcements, and Admiral Li's move was truly extraordinary, it was much more than a medal in the attendant's room, not to mention the large amount of supplies.

So Lao Yue smiled and said:
"Brothers, Commander Li has shed a lot of blood this time, so you must perform well and kill more devils to thank Commander Li for his care;

The overall quality of Guangxi's wolf soldiers is impeccable. During the time that Li was in charge of Guangxi, the province was governed by peace and prosperity. Most people have access to education and food, and the illiteracy rate is the lowest in the country. "

Everyone agreed deeply, and then looked at Yue Qianli with expectation. It was obvious that they were all eyeing this batch of reinforcements, waiting for Old Yue to share the cake.

As soon as Yue Qianli saw the expressions of the crowd, he knew that they didn't even have the awareness to cooperate with him in flattering Commander Li, but were just thinking about sharing the benefits. How realistic!

He knew that this matter could not be avoided, so he thought about it and said:

"It will probably be some time before we go on the field, so it's a good opportunity for us to use the veterans to guide the newcomers so that they can quickly adapt to the guerrilla column's tactical system;
Each detachment has 1500 reinforcements, 1000 in the training battalion, 500 in the baggage battalion, and the remaining 2 are under the control of the column headquarters and organized into a reinforcement battalion.

These 1500 people are the reinforcements for the entire Wuhan Battle. You can decide how to distribute them. Don't focus on the 2 people in my hands. They are the last reserve of the guerrilla column and will not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. "

Although it was not evenly distributed, each brigade received 1500 men, and several brigade leaders were already very satisfied;
After the training battalion commander Zhao Tianci left, Yue Qianli took over the position of training battalion commander himself, while the quartermaster battalion commander was concurrently served by deputy detachment commander Tian Yuanxi. Yue Qianli felt relieved to have him as the chief steward.

After we have our own base, the organization of the training camp will be upgraded to the detachment level. Not only will we need to train all officers and non-commissioned officers, but we will also train officers for the guerrilla column and build a branch similar to the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. In that case, he will be the next in line to be the leader of the training detachment.

The baggage battalion also needs to be upgraded, and a military factory needs to be established. Its functions should cover logistics and equipment, so it is just right to let Lao Tian be in charge.

The three detachments also made adjustments to their equipment. The first detachment continued to use the original German equipment, the second detachment replaced all of it with Japanese equipment, and the third detachment temporarily used Soviet equipment, and would also replace it with Japanese equipment after the ammunition ran out.

Now the guerrilla column has three detachments and three types of equipment. Supply is indeed a headache, but there is no solution;
After advancing behind enemy lines, German equipment will be replaced by Japanese equipment, but ammunition cannot be obtained by simply seizing it. He has to find a way to get a 6.5mm bullet production line. After establishing a base, the military factory must be put into operation.

After receiving troops and supplies in Shangcheng, the guerrilla column continued to move southward according to the requirements of the war zone, secretly moving to the western mountainous area of ​​Huoshan-Liu'an to wait;
After arriving west of Huoshan, Yue Qianli immediately organized the troops to carry out mountain warfare adaptation training.

The eastern foot of the Dabie Mountains is a typical mountainous terrain. Previously, the guerrilla columns had fought in cities and plains and had little exposure to mountain warfare.
It just so happened that the Japanese had not yet reached Lu'an, and they still had about a week to train, with Yue Qianli personally taking charge.

Yue Qianli remembered that in another time and space, the battle on the Lu'an-Huoshan front was very fierce, especially the battle of Fujinshan, where Song Xilian's 36th Division fought fiercely with the 13th Division in Fujinshan for half a month, annihilating tens of thousands of enemies, and only a few hundred people were left in the 36th Division;
Now that his guerrilla column has arrived, it must do something. Daring to go deep into the depths of Dabie Mountains with only one and a half divisions shows that they do not take Lao Yue seriously.

Due to the urgent military situation, the guerrilla column carried out adaptive training in the mountainous area on a detachment basis after arriving at its location. At the same time, it also used the old to bring up the new, so as to integrate several thousand supplementary soldiers into the tactical system of the guerrilla column as soon as possible.

Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army was defending the northern foothills of the Dabie Mountains. The area where the guerrilla column was located was just south of the center of the triangle formed by Lu'an, Huoshan and Shangcheng. The troops stationed in Lu'an were the 51st Army of the Northeast Army, the troops stationed in Huoshan were the 77th Army of the Northwest Army, and Shangcheng was the location of the headquarters of Sun Lianzhong's Army Group. The main defense force was Song Xilian's 71st Army.

Yue Qianli clearly remembered that in another time and space, the Japanese first attacked Lu'an, then Huoshan, and finally the mall;

The most brutal battle was the Battle of Fujin Mountain west of Yejiaji, which was a crucial battle in the offensive and defensive battles on the eastern and northern foothills of the Dabie Mountains.

At this time, the Japanese 10th Division and the 13th Division had penetrated deep into the defense depth of the 2nd Army. It was the best time to fight a war of annihilation and it was also the opportunity chosen by Yue Qianli to intervene. Now they had to wait for orders from the headquarters.

On the second day after the guerrilla column started its adaptive training, the Japanese vanguard had already reached the outer position of the 51st Army's defense line in the east of Lu'an City, Shilipu, but was resisted by the 51st Army's Mou Zhongheng Division and retreated to Jinguan.

The two sides just briefly touched each other and then broke off contact. The Japanese vanguard squadron was not arrogant enough to repel an entire division.

A few days later, the main forces of the 10th and 13th Divisions, which departed from Hefei, arrived in Lu'an City one after another, and immediately launched a fierce attack on the defense line of the 51st Army in Lu'an City;
The attacking 10th Division's front-line forces gradually increased to 3000 men. The two sides fought fiercely for a day and a night, and the 51st Army withdrew from Lu'an City with heavy casualties.

Subsequently, the main force of the 13th Division launched an attack on Huoshan. Feng Zhian's 77th Army rose up to resist. The two sides fought fiercely for several days, with corpses everywhere. The 77th Army's defense line was in jeopardy.

Since there was a guerrilla column between Huoshan and Shangcheng in this time and space, General Li did not intend to give up Huoshan easily, and decided to send a part of the guerrilla column to reinforce Huoshan City;

After receiving the order, Yue Qianli sent a telegram back to Commander Li, making suggestions that were different from those of his superiors. Commander Li's first order was indirectly rejected by Yue.

Commander Li did not curse but laughed:
"This Yue Qianli is quite bold. He even dared to disobey my orders. This is the first time. Even his senior classmate, Army Commander Song Xilian, doesn't dare to do that."

Admiral Bai held the message and said:

"Mr. De, it's okay for young people to have some edges and corners. I think his idea is very good. If it is implemented well, it may really teach the Japanese pursuers a painful lesson.

The guerrilla column was temporarily transferred by us. They have been in a latent state all the time, and the Japanese may not be aware of it. This is in line with the elements of surprise attack and unpreparedness in the art of war.

Let the 77th Army pretend to be defeated and withdraw from Huoshan to lure the enemy deeper. It is better for the guerrilla column to ambush the pursuers than to reinforce Huoshan. I think it is a good idea!"

Commander Li immediately made the decision:
“Then do it!

Young people all have this courage, you and I can't lose to Yue Qianli in terms of temperament." (End of this chapter)