1938年,抗日战争进入了相持阶段,但在局部战场上,日军还有相当大的机动兵力。为了策应南宁方面的作战,1939年12月16日,日寇调遣部分驻宁部队,加上原在广州及其外围的两个师团,共约9万人沿粤汉铁路北犯,揭开了粤北战役的序幕。当时,处于粤北正面为场的国民党守备部队是余汉谋的第十二集团军。该集团军采取消极防御政策,助长了日寇的侵略气焰。不到半个月,即11月28、29日,中路敌军已深入翁源县的新江墟,直逼韶关。30日拂晓,广东军经过调整,以三路纵队进军青塘,不料敌军阵地毫无动静。这时新从湖南 In 1938, the war of resistance against Japan entered a phase of stalemate, but in the local battlefield, the Japanese army still has a considerable amount of maneuver force. In response to the war in Nanning, on December 16, 1939, the Japanese invaded some of the troops stationed in Ningxia and together with two divisions formerly located in and outside Guangzhou, a total of about 90,000 people along the Guangdong-Han Railway north opened the Prelude to the Battle of Northern Guangdong. At that time, the Guomindang garrison in front of Yuebei was the 12th Army of Yu Hanmou. The group army adopted a negative defense policy, contributing to the aggressive intentions of the Japanese invaders. In less than two weeks, that is, on November 28 and 29, Middle Road enemy has penetrated into Xinjian Market in Wengyuan County, almost equal to Shaoguan. At dawn on the 30th, the Guangdong Army adjusted to enter the Qingtang with a three-way column. Unexpectedly, there was no movement in the enemy positions. At this time from Hunan