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Bai Chongxi raised the issue of southern Guizhou at this time. Chairman Jiang knew that he had to make another major decision to avoid the impact of the overall situation due to the passive slack work of the Guangxi team. At the same time, if the Japanese army wanted to cut off the international transportation line in the southwest, it was indeed an important matter for the full battle.

After thinking for a while, Chairman Jiang nodded and said, "Just follow Jiansheng's previous suggestions. I will ask Ci Xiu and Ren Chao to assist you. Is this OK?"

The so-called previous suggestion was that Bai Chongxi requested to serve as the director of the Guilin camp, command the four war zones, and mobilize the National Army from Hunan, Guangdong and Sichuan to go south to participate in the war.

"According to information, the 21st Brigade of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, known as the "Steel Army", would have a great impact on the international and domestic markets." Bai Chongxi continued to strive for it, "Good steel is used on the blade. If the Fifth Army can go south to participate in the war, it will be very sure to win."

Where is the Fifth Army? Chairman Jiang was a little sad and reluctant to leave. It was the only mechanized army in the country. If there were heavy losses...

"This, ah, you can consider it." Chairman Jiang said as if he was having a toothache: "Let the Fifth Army prepare first. Whether to join the war depends on the specific situation, ah!"

Bai Chongxi knew that Chairman Jiang's meat was not so easy to dig. Since the Fifth Army could not give it to him immediately, he turned to another participating troops, which was the maximum achievement of his goal. He also discussed some winter counterattacks, and Bai Chongxi left.

The next day, Chairman Jiang announced at the military meeting with a serious expression: "All the second training troops on both sides of the Yangtze River that are expected to end at the end of the year will end one month in advance to participate in the unified winter counterattack! After the meeting is over, the commanders and commanders of each theater will go back to prepare immediately and wait for the offensive orders of the military command! After the offensive orders, the troops participating in the war must carry forward the spirit of decisive battle, attack bravely, and fight bravely!!"

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Before the government's order for a winter counterattack was issued, Yang Tianfeng had already diverted the counterattack.

First, the 25th Division was used as the main force to resist the Japanese army in Xiaoxian; then the 26th Division moved towards Suxian, and the three brigades of the 27th Division were arranged in Qinglong Town, Liuqiao Town, and Baishan Town east of Yongcheng as backup support; the independent brigade dispatched Mengcheng to guard against the Japanese army in Bengbu in the southeast.

Most of the men were arranged, and only the security brigade and the joint defense team were left in the base area to be responsible for defense. Yang Tianfeng acted as if he had to do his best to deal with the Eastern Front.

And this is not all the offensive forces. Yang Tianfeng and Sun Tongxuan communicated with him. In the name of the guerrilla commander-in-chief of the Henan-Anhui border area, Sun Tongxuan mobilized the Eighth Cavalry Division (formerly the 1st Cavalry Division) that had been rested in western Henan to station in Banqiao Town, Shuangjian Town and Liulin Town east of Mengcheng County, waiting for an opportunity to participate in the battle.

Yang Tianfeng's idea is not complicated. The Japanese want to use Suxian and Xiaoxian as the base for mobilization. Then I will take the initiative and focus on attacking these two strongholds. Even if I cannot attack the cities and villages, I will weaken your strength, compress your territory, and cut off the tentacles that the Japanese stretched out.

In fact, Yang Tianfeng's goal has indeed been achieved.

With the cooperation of the Suxi Guerrilla Brigade, the 26th Division pulled out several strongholds that the Suxian devils had eroded outward, wiped out more than 500 Japanese and puppet troops, forcing the Japanese in other strongholds to give up defense and retract back to the county town. At the same time, the Suxian devils' request for help turned the 54th Japanese registrar that was originally intended to reinforce Xiaoxian to Suxian to assist the war.

As a result, the Japanese army's sweeping deployment was disrupted. Not only was the preparation stage of sweeping, but the combat mission to clean up the four sides was not completed, but was forced to shrink. Moreover, before other troops were assembled, the 17th Division rushed to mobilize the 53rd and 54th registrars, which made the railway line it defended had weak links.

At dusk on November 7, the 1st and 2nd Regiment of the Eighth Cavalry Division, which had secretly advanced eastward to Shuangduiji Town, south of Su County, quietly dispatched and rushed for more than 50 miles. At about 4 a.m. on the 8th, attacked Jinpu Road, occupied two stations of Zhongxing and Dadian in one fell swoop, wiped out more than 400 Japanese and puppet troops, and blew up more than a dozen railways.

After the battles of Huaiyang and Shangqiu, the 1st Cavalry Division of the temporary cavalry was awarded for its merits and was reorganized into the 8th Central Army Cavalry Division, which was abandoned. In order to facilitate command and combat, the old brigade and construction system was abolished during the reorganization and replaced it with a new division, regiment, and Dalian organization.

Due to the serious loss of horses and the difficulty of replenishing, among the three regiments organized by the Eighth Cavalry Division, the first and second regiments were cavalry, and the third regiment (including more than 2,000 artillery personnel) were infantry. In addition, there were units directly under the division, including the division's battalion, company and other units. Ma Biao was still the division commander, and the organization was still maintained at more than 8,000 people.

The friendship formed with the New Seventh Army in the battle, the friendship between Yang Tianfeng and officers such as Ma Biao, and the long-standing weapon support, and the newly formed infantry regiment were also helped by Yang Tianfeng to train veterans and grassroots officers. These factors made the Eighth Cavalry Division willing to cooperate with the New Seventh Army again, and the Eighth Cavalry Division's anti-Japanese enthusiasm and courage are unquestionable.

Even so, in order to show respect and express gratitude for the Eighth Cavalry Division's assistance in the war, Yang Tianfeng visited Mengcheng in person and hosted a banquet to entertain senior officers such as Ma Biao.

When he was drunk, Ma Biao couldn't stop his words and said to Yang Tianfeng: "Brother Yang asked troops to help with the battle this time, which is exactly what I want. The plain area is flat and not easy to hide. Although the Eighth Cavalry Division has acted quickly in previous battles, the cavalry's goal is too large and the losses are not small!"

Yang Tianfeng knew that there were quite a few casualties. After the battles in Huaiyang, Shangqiu and other battles, the Eighth Cavalry Division suffered more than 3,000 casualties. Although some were added locally and some returned to the team after recovering from injuries, there were insufficient horses and the infantry regiments could only support the division's organization.

The Eighth Cavalry Division suffered such great casualties, which made Ma Biao very painful after the war, and I felt deeply sorry for the elders of my hometown. In history, Ma Biao did not return to his hometown, which is undoubtedly one of the reasons.

The New Seventh Army has never had a cavalry system. Firstly, it consumes too much cavalry, and secondly, it is because Yang Tianfeng feels that the cavalry is lagging behind the times. Of course, after the battles of Huaiyang and Shangqiu, Yang Tianfeng's views have changed.

Because the firepower of the armies of China and Japan is not particularly strong, so if the cavalry tactics are used reasonably, they are still relatively powerful. In Europe, due to the use of tanks and a large number of automatic guns, cavalry basically have no place to use.

In other words: whether the troops fall behind depends on the commander's command art; although weapons are backward and advanced, the more important thing is to depend on who is using.
Chapter completed!