Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Furthermore, the Nationalist Army's elite troops were entering Northeast China en masse, with many heading to Shandong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, the heartland of Chiang Kai-shek's army. Consequently, a large number of troops were tied up in the Central Plains, and Chiang Kai-shek felt stretched thin. Therefore, he decided to deploy these miscellaneous troops around the Jin-Cha-Ji region.

Therefore, it also supported the miscellaneous troops and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops in fighting.

Among these miscellaneous troops, Fu Zuoyi was the most capable of fighting. Therefore, although Fu Zuoyi's troops suffered a defeat, Chiang Kai-shek still supported Fu Zuoyi and allowed him to recover his strength as soon as possible.

"Yigong, Lao Jiang said that if we can lift the siege of Datong, Datong will be handed over to us directly. At the same time, he will give us the weapons and equipment of three divisions, the military pay of three divisions, and he is willing to give us an army number."

"Three divisions?"

Fu Zuoyi shook his head and said, "Chiang Kai-shek is too stingy. I told him I want the equipment and pay of five divisions. I also want the Northeast Advance Army currently in Datong to be reorganized by me."

"Five divisions? Will Chiang Kai-shek give them?"

"We will give it to you. And we ask Chiang Kai-shek to send it as soon as possible. As long as the weapons are delivered to Yulin, and I see the military pay for five divisions, then we will send troops."

Fu Zuoyi was very confident.

The current situation in North China is very bad.

North China may appear to have a large military presence, but there aren't many troops capable of actually fighting. Most are former puppet troops, or a motley crew of puppet police, bandits, and security guards.

The same was true for the more than 100,000 troops owned by Yan Xishan.

There were not many troops with real combat effectiveness. Originally, after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Yan Xishan's main force marched into southern Shanxi. Unexpectedly, they were defeated by the 129th Division led by General Liu, and lost more than men.

The Zhaixi troops suffered heavy losses.

Although Yan Xishan later tried his best to expand the army, except for the Japanese troops he reorganized, the combat effectiveness of other troops was very poor.

So, in North China, apart from the Central Army's troops, Sun Yat-sen and Lian Zhong had a few reorganized divisions capable of fighting. Chiang Kai-shek could only rely on Fu Zuoyi's troops. Fu Zuoyi's troops were the only ones capable of containing, or even defeating, the Jin-Cha-Ji region.

So Fu Zuoyi was very confident.

Chiang Kai-shek has to give it now whether he wants to or not.

Otherwise, if Fu Zuoyi had just stood by and watched, Datong would have been lost. If that had happened, the entire situation in Shanxi would have changed.

Fu Zuoyi changed the subject and said, "From now on, none of our officers are allowed to go home for food and lodging. Everyone must stay in the camp. Telegrams from various departments are not allowed to use the public code. All must be changed to temporary codes. Let our troops quickly detect the direction and strength of the Communist signal."

"Yes."

Fu Zuoyi fought on the battlefield for more than 20 years.

He fought bravely and had meticulous plans before any battle. Especially after last year's defeat, Fu Zuoyi reflected deeply on his mistakes. He realized that he had become a little arrogant and had been blinded by victory.

So this time he was even more cautious. Fu Zuoyi knew that the PLA was the best at cracking the KMT's codes, so he immediately asked all troops to abandon their original codes and start using temporary codes.

And officers in the army were not allowed to go home.

Fu Zuoyi was worried that there were underground party members lurking in his own troops.

Chiang Kai-shek's bargaining chips were one thing, and Fu Zuoyi's own ambitions were another.

On July 1946, 7, the Second Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army, the Third Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army, and the Shanxi-Suiyuan troops launched the Datong Campaign.

Wei Hongjun’s order was “fast first, slow later.”

To attack the outer positions of Datong, the troops need to attack simultaneously, killing a large number of the outer Jinsui Army troops. However, the attack on Datong cannot be too hasty, because there are Japanese troops in Datong City.

If they attacked by force, there would be heavy casualties. At the same time, Wei Hongjun also needed Datong to lure Fu Zuoyi.

Telegrams requesting assistance from Datong flew in like snowflakes to Yan Xishan and Chiang Kai-shek. Everyone knew the importance of Datong. Once the People's Liberation Army took Datong, the entire northern Shanxi would fall into the hands of the People's Liberation Army.

So Chiang Kai-shek kept sending telegrams to Fu Zuoyi, asking him to send troops, but Fu Zuoyi remained silent. This was because Fu Zuoyi was making the final mobilization, and all the officers above the regimental level in Fu Zuoyi's department were in the conference room.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Fu Zuoyi had close ties with the Party members in Yan'an, so he learned a great deal from them. He excelled at political mobilization. During the Liberation War, many troops were captured and revolted. Among them, Fu Zuoyi's troops were the most challenging to reform.

Because Fu Zuoyi also conducted political education for his own troops.

Of course, in addition to political mobilization, there is also military deployment. This time, Fu Zuoyi is going to carry out the most rigorous military adventure.

"How's the signal detection situation?"

"Yigong, this is the direction and strength of the signal we received."

Fu Zuoyi read the investigation report.

The signal strength around Datong is very strong, with dense signals. Current signal detection is certainly not comparable to what it will be decades later, but the Nationalist army uses American signal detection equipment.

Strength and weakness analysis can still be carried out.

Fu Zuoyi is very smart.

In history, when he was unable to accurately judge the deployment of the Shanxi-Chahar troops, he used this method to analyze the deployment of the People's Liberation Army several times. As a result, Fu Zuoyi found the defensive weaknesses and successfully attacked them in several battles.

"What do you think?"

Fu Zuoyi asked his general Dong Qiwu.

"The most direct way to rescue Datong is to capture Guisui, then Liangcheng and Fengzhen, and finally attack the Communist troops outside Datong. If we, tens of thousands of people, attack Datong directly, we will definitely be able to rescue Datong. However, judging by the strength of the Communist signals, they have deployed heavy troops in the Liangcheng and Fengzhen areas."

"of course."

Fu Zuoyi nodded and said, "Once Datong falls, the Communist troops will be able to completely control the northern Shanxi region. Then their main force can move south and sweep across the entire Shanxi region. The small number of troops under Commander Yan will definitely not be able to stop the large forces of the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, Datong is a must for the Communist troops in Jin-Cha-Ji and Jin-Sui regions. Judging from the strength of this signal, there are at least 100,000 troops around Datong. They are also worried that we will send reinforcements, so they have deployed heavy troops in Liangcheng and Fengzhen to prevent us from reinforcing Datong. If we start from Guisui to capture Liangcheng and Fengzhen, not only will we not have enough time, but it will also give the Communist troops more time to prepare."

"Don't they care about Guisui's safety?"

"Compared to Datong, Guisui's importance has declined significantly. The Communists can lose Guisui, but they won't give up on taking Datong. As long as they take Datong, they can take Guisui back at any time. By the way, has Chiang Kai-shek sent any new intelligence?"

"Yes. Chiang Kai-shek's aircraft reconnaissance also discovered a large number of troops digging trenches in the Liangcheng and Fengzhen areas."

"It seems that the Communist army is well prepared this time."

Dong Qiwu looked at the map and said, "If the Communist army really deploys a large number of troops in Liangcheng and Fengzhen to block us and prevent us from directly rescuing Datong, then we can only attack Jining by besieging Wei to save Zhao."

"Correct."

Fu Zuoyi looked at the map, then at the signal strength table, and said, "The Communist army has also heavily defended Jining and Taolin. But judging from the signal strength, the number of people in each place is not too large, probably only about one brigade, around 10,000. As long as we concentrate our forces to attack Jining and capture Jining, the Communist army will inevitably need to withdraw troops from the Datong front to provide support. Because they can ignore Guisui, but they absolutely dare not lose Jining."

"Yigong, we fought against the Jin-Cha-Ji Eighth Route Army last year. They were very powerful. Even if Jining only had 10,000 men, it wouldn't be easy for us to break through."

"That's right. So this time I'm going to mobilize all my troops, including all the artillery, including howitzers and heavy artillery. The troops must charge forward in this battle. If we can win this battle, we can break out of Suiyuan. In the future, Chahar, Suiyuan, northern Shanxi, and even Rehe will be our territory. But if we fail to win this battle, then we can only stay in Wuyuan and Baotou. Maybe we can't even hold Baotou.

To do righteousness is to be ambitious.

For him, this battle can only be won. If he fails, everything will be meaningless.

Because once Datong fell, the Jin-Cha-Ji and Jin-Sui Liberation Army would be directly connected, and there would be no more worries. The Jin-Cha-Ji and Jin-Sui forces could unite to deal with themselves to the west and Yan Xishan to the south.

This is how my life will be.

This was not what Fu Zuoyi wanted. He wanted to become a regional leader and build something great. Now, in order to counter the powerful PLA, Chiang Kai-shek could only increase his support for Fu Zuoyi's development. Fu Zuoyi wanted to seize this opportunity.

"Duke Yi, if we mobilize all our forces, there's a high chance that He Long's troops will attack our hometown.

"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Communist Army is nothing to worry about. The biggest threat to us is the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Communist Army. As long as we can defeat the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Communist Army in this battle, then everything can be saved. I want to give you this important task. I plan to give you four divisions to attack Jining. You must fight hard and force the Eighth Route Army in Jining to ask for help. I plan to concentrate my troops to annihilate the Communist reinforcements to Jining. If this fails, then you must take Jining."

The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Liberation Army was very powerful.

But Fu Zuoyi was also very ruthless this time.

The Jin-Cha-Ji People's Liberation Army must be completely annihilated. Not only must Datong be relieved, but Jining must also be captured to completely open the door to Chahar.

"Don't worry, Lord Yi. I will definitely take Jining."

"it is good."

Chapter 668 Misjudgment

Wei Hongjun made a mistake in judgment in this battle.

Wei Hongjun had originally estimated that Fu Zuoyi could only dispatch around 50,000 troops, or perhaps 40,000. Although Fu Zuoyi boasted of a 100,000-man force, his troops also had to garrison Wuyuan, Baotou, and other areas, guarding against General He's Jinsui Field Army and even Hu Zongnan and his men. However, Fu Zuoyi unexpectedly brought a force of over 85,000.

He brought all the troops he could mobilize, and truly came out in full force.

This time he really wanted to burn his boats.

Completely disregarding his own nest.

Of course, although he brought so many troops, the main force among them was still the 35th Army, the rd Temporary Army, and the th Cavalry Army. Fu Zuoyi attached great importance to his own troops. After all, in the National Army, if you don't have your own troops, you can't move forward.

Why did Chiang Kai-shek value Fu Zuoyi?

This was because of the powerful combat effectiveness of Fu Zuoyi's direct troops. If Fu Zuoyi did not have his own direct troops, Chiang Kai-shek would have sent his own direct Central Army to Suiyuan long ago. How could he have let Fu Zuoyi serve as the commander-in-chief of the 12th War Zone?

After this period of reorganization, Fu Zuoyi expanded his own army to nearly 60,000 people. Therefore, Fu Zuoyi was very confident this time.

Fu Zuoyi's troops set out secretly from Baotou.

It really was a secret departure.

During this period, the entire Baotou army was silent. All officers were not allowed to go home. All troop meetings were secret, and no information was allowed to be leaked. Fu Zuoyi did a very good job in this regard. If it were other national army units, it would be very difficult to keep such secrecy from others. Not to mention a force of more than 80,000 people. How could the actions of so many troops be kept secret? But Fu Zuoyi did it.

Fu Zuoyi even shut down the radio station.

The troops began to march secretly until they reached Guisui and Wuchuan. Fu Zuoyi left behind the Chasui Advance Army, the Suiyuan Guerrilla Army, and the Second Cavalry Column, a total of 5000 troops. The troops then continued to advance towards Jining.

Fu Zuoyi did a very good job.

Unfortunately, Suizhong was the old base of the Eighth Route Army, and the mass base here was very strong, especially in Wuchuan, which was the old nest of the Daqingshan Detachment.

Although Fu Zuoyi's march was secret, after passing Wuchuan, the local troops in Wuchuan had already discovered Fu Zuoyi's whereabouts. Although they did not know how many people Fu Zuoyi had brought, they had already discovered that Fu Zuoyi's troops were marching into Jining.

Wei Hongjun soon got the news.

Therefore, the First Brigade guarding Jining was immediately notified.

This time, Zheng Weishan once again served as the frontline commander, and he chose the 1st Brigade to defend Jining. This was because the 1st Brigade was well-versed in defending Jining and Zhuozi. In addition, the 1st Brigade was the most powerful unit in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Third Field Army.

Even in the entire Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, they are considered a top-notch elite force.

The 1st Brigade immediately began to move into position.

To capture Zhuozi, Fu Zuoyi deployed a three-pronged offensive. The northern route consisted of the 5000th, th, and th Cavalry Columns, along with the st and nd Cavalry Security Divisions, totaling approximately cavalry troops. These units, with a jumble of designations, represented various armed forces reorganized by Fu Zuoyi after the war. These included puppet troops, landlord forces, bandit forces, and, of course, some civilian anti-Japanese forces. Fu Zuoyi's northern army attacked from the northwest of Jining County, aiming to capture the Datucheng and Xiaotucheng areas (Chayouqian Banner) northwest of Jining County.

The southern route was the 7000rd Cavalry Column, the th Cavalry Column, the th Cavalry Column, the th Cavalry Column, plus the rd Cavalry Security Division and the Security Brigade, a total of more than people bypassed from the south and attacked the southern area of ​​Zhuozi.

Of course, the northern and southern routes were both fake, and they were considered as decoys, and were also intended to distract the Eighth Route Army's defense in Zhuozi.

The real main force is in the middle.

Dong Qiwu led four divisions of troops in a frontal attack.

These were the 35th Army's new 31st and 32nd Divisions, plus the 11th and 17th Divisions of the Third Army. Fu Zuoyi was going all out this time, and of course, he had made extensive preparations. There were nearly 600 troop trucks alone, carrying all the howitzers and heavy artillery. Most of the artillery was assigned to Dong Qiwu, who was ordered to capture Zhuozi quickly. Fu Zuoyi needed to capture Jining quickly.

As a result, the First Brigade faced increased pressure at Zhuozi Mountain.

After all, this time Fu Zuoyi brought all his belongings with him, and howitzers and heavy artillery roared towards the Zhuozi position. Chiang Kai-shek had really given Fu Zuoyi a lot of good things during this period, so Fu Zuoyi really had no shortage of artillery and artillery shells.