At the end of the month, the Japanese North China Front was formally formed, with General Juichi Terauchi as its commander.
It had jurisdiction over the 1st and 2nd armies and directly affiliated units, a total of 8 divisions, together with the Chahar Corps of the Kwantung Army, and 4 mixed brigades.
Regiment, as well as aviation, artillery and other special forces, a total of about 380,000 people.
After the formation of the Northern Front Army Headquarters, strategic deployments were quickly made.
In response to the two possible trends in the combat operations behind the front line of Zhangjiakou after the Japanese army occupied Nankou, the Shanxi Second Theater Army also made corresponding adjustments.
The 4th and 89th Divisions of the 13th Army Tang Enbo retreated to Anyang No. 1 for replenishment due to heavy losses.
Its 94th Division headed for Mahuangyu and came under the command of Wei Lihuang.
Liu Ruming's 143rd Division fought against the mountains in the Yu County area.
The Gao Guizi Division of the 17th Army was deployed in Guangling and was still under the command of Tang Enbo.
The two armies of the Shanxi-Sui Army, Yang Aiyuan and Fu Zuoyi, also made emergency deployments in the northern Shanxi region.
According to the mobilization situation of the second theater, a semicircular defense circle from Shangdu, Xinghe, Tianzhen, Yuxian to Zhuoxian can be formed on the left wing of the North China Front.
But at this time, the Japanese military command once again made a clever secret hook, which led Seishiro Itagaki to quickly enter the vicinity of Yuxian County regardless of the reduction of troops in the battle and the difficulty of replenishing military supplies.
In early September, the Japanese 5th Division divided into three columns and advanced together near Huailai.
However, Liu Ruming's 143rd Division, which was in charge of defense, retreated without authorization without making substantial contact with the attacking Japanese troops.
Tang Enbo and Deng Gao Guizi of the 17th Army was ordered to send a regiment from Guanglu to Yu County.
When the regiment was seven or eight miles away from Yu County, a regiment of Japanese cavalry had already entered Yu County.
At the same time.
The 41st Regiment of the Japanese 5th Division entered Yijiabao and Tonggou north of Laiyuan.
So far.
The 5th Division successfully completed the task assigned by the front army to quickly enter the vicinity of Yu County without much effort.
"The battle to defend Datong was half broken before it even started.
Almost all the troops in Suiyuan were withdrawn.
Yan Xishan just wanted to protect his Taiyuan."
Things have not been going well for Chairman Chiang recently.
Whenever he hears the battle reports from the front, he gets a headache.
This is also the reason why he can remain standing in Nanjing.
Every hero has his own unique side.
Jiang was born in troubled times, and he had enough mental endurance to cope with the chaos, and he could withstand blows.
This is also the reason why he has been able to hold on to this position despite several ups and downs.
And those Sun Ke and Wang who want to replace him will be forced to step down by various troubles after finally getting this position.
"Commissioned, Northwest Emergency" "read" "The Sino-Japanese all-out war of aggression against China has begun.
Appeasement is currently prevalent among the Western powers.
Britain and France are being pushed step by step by Germany in Europe but they dare not start a war and have no time to look west.
This situation is very similar to the European war in the early Republic of China.
The United States He has always been good at profiting from both sides.
He will not easily get involved in the war unless he has no choice.
We hope that the central government will not blindly rely on the intervention of the British and other powers to save the country."
"Mother Xipi, I need to come from the northwest to teach you how the central government should act."
Before the telegram had finished reading, Chairman Chiang cursed.
At present, the war in Shanghai was not going well.
In the early days when the Japanese army was weak, he mobilized the 9th and 15th Group Armies, the most elite in the entire Central Army sequence, to attack the Japanese army at a disadvantage in Shanghai, although it caused a certain amount of damage to the enemy. , but it did not help.
Its own losses were three or four times that of the Japanese army.
Otherwise, as the Japanese army continued to increase its troops, the Central Army, whose offensive was exhausted at this time, was somewhat weak in follow-up.
After the first one or twenty days of offensive, they failed to drive the Japanese troops into the sea.
At this time, with the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, the Central Army could barely maintain the relative balance of power in Shanghai.
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In the last Songhu War of Resistance, in the end, The war stopped due to the intervention of the great powers.
This time, Chiang still placed high hopes on the great powers and had begun to lose confidence in the military solution to the Japanese army.
Jiang Li was directly exposed at this time, and Jiang was naturally very angry.
"Although Jiang Li is a bit arrogant, what he said is still very reasonable."
Li Zongren took the telegram, took a look, and took a breath.
"What else did Jiang Li say?"
Jiang calmed down at this time, and he did not lose his sense of proportion in front of Li Zongren.
"We have also obtained information that the Japanese army will continue to increase its troops in Shanghai.
If the current situation continues, if the great powers do not intervene, Shanghai will probably fall within three months.
What Jiang Li means is to suggest that Nanjing move its capital to Wuhan and prepare Start the Battle of Xuzhou to contain the Japanese army and buy enough time to move the capital to Wuhan, and also prepare for the Battle of Nanjing and the Battle of Wuhan."
"He would think that after all these big battles are fought, his Northwest Army will just watch from the side," Jiang sneered.
"Jiang Li also suggested that Nanjing let the Northwest Army take over Henan, preside over the Central Plains Campaign, and block the Japanese troops from the Pinghan-Han Railway going south.
Cover the north of Wuhan and coordinate with Xuzhou.
Try to block the Japanese troops on the southeast coast."
Li Zongren said.
"What does Jian Sheng think of Jiang Li?"
Chairman Jiang looked at Bai Chongxi again.
Compared to Li Zongren, he felt better about Bai Chongxi.
Bai Chongxi was good at military affairs but not good at politics.
Although he was intolerant of fighting, such a person was easily Control, but Li Zongren was a very politically minded person.
"The number of Japanese troops on the North China Front has reached nearly 400,000.
Without the help of the northwest, it may be difficult to stop the Japanese troops rolling south.
If Jiang Li can hold Henan, the safety of the north of Wuhan will be safe for a while.
Once Zhengzhou falls, The Japanese army went south along Pinghan Road to join forces with the Japanese army in East China.
Wuhan will not be protected, but it is not entirely dependent on the northwest army to stop the Japanese army."
When Bai Chongxi said this, his eyes flashed and he refused to go on.
Jiang smiled coldly in his heart.
Bai Chongxi was a smart man after all.
There were some things he could do, but he couldn't tell them.
The Japanese army's march south would not take a day or two.
When the flood season comes, the Yellow River is dug, and the overflowing floods will cut off the Japanese army.
In terms of logistical supplies, the Japanese army that has lost supplies is still powerful to the national army, but it is no longer a scourge.
So even though the Battle of Songhu was in trouble at this time, and many people thought that the situation had deteriorated to the point where it was almost impossible to deal with it, Chiang still could see some opportunities in the chaos.
"The situation is not so bad that it is unmanageable.
Han Fuju in Shandong still has 60,000 to 70,000 troops, Liu Zhi, Shang Zhen, the 29th Army, and Sun Dianying's troops still have some strength.
There is no problem in blocking the Japanese army north of the Yellow River.
Right now The central government has not yet completely given up on Henan.
Once the central government withdraws its troops from Henan and the northwest takes over Henan, it will be difficult to bring Henan under the central government," Li Zongren said.
"But now there is no need to get into a stalemate with them because of some small actions in the northwest.
The first priority is still to repel the Japanese army
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