Li Yunlong made up his mind and did not hesitate any longer.
It was at this point in Pingxiang that a sudden emergence from numerous raids attracted the attention of all parties. The Japanese army even dispatched reinforcements from Qu County and Xiaoan Town to support Pingxiang on the way.
Li Yunlong gave an order, and the main force of the Fourth Battalion of the Independent Regiment suddenly launched a fierce attack on Xiaoan Town.
The military action at this point is causing quite a stir.
The first person whose judgment was disturbed was the Japanese command.
Yoshio Shinozuka originally thought that the Eighth Route Army's sudden attack on towns like Pingxiang was a bit crazy. In fact, the credibility was not high. Perhaps the Eighth Route Army wanted to divert the attention of the Imperial Army by attacking towns and villages, and indirectly cover the vicinity of the Shota Railway transportation line.
The attack operation.
Therefore, although Yoshio Shinozuka is also paying attention to the battle situation in Heixiang, his actual focus is still on the Eighth Route Army who are carrying out the attack.
But who would have thought that just when the Japanese army thought that the Eighth Route Army was powerful enough to attack a flat town and use it to coordinate the attack, Xiao'an Town was suddenly attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
According to communication messages sent back from the Japanese military headquarters in Xiaoan Town.
The attacking Eighth Route Army has fierce firepower and looks like it is going to take over Xiaoan Town. It cannot be faked.
Judging from the strength, firepower configuration and offensive, it is definitely the main combat force of the Eighth Route Army.
At this time, Shinozuka Yoshio also had some doubts about his previous judgment. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army did not want to indirectly cover the attack by attacking towns, but was preparing to attack towns and even recover lost territory?
Also, which team attacked Pingxiang and Xiaoan Town? Why were they so rampant?
Qu County, Xiaoan Town, and Pingxiang, these three points form an angle with each other, forming a stable triangular defense system. According to Shinozuka Yoshio's original calculation, with these three points cooperating for garrison, according to the main force of the Eighth Route Army
With the size and firepower of the group, even two main groups may not be able to defeat it.
Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has assembled two main regiments in front of them, preparing to attack Pingxiang and Xiaoan Town in one fell swoop?
When Yoshio Shinozuka was confused, news suddenly came from Heixiang:
Although the Eighth Route Army's firepower in attacking Pingxiang was fierce, the Eighth Route Army that could fight did not seem to have any intention of attacking Pingxiang. They only opened fire outside the city until daybreak.
When the reinforcements from Qu County and Xiao'an Town were about to arrive in Pingxiang, this group of Eighth Route Army troops directly chose to retreat, and disappeared without a trace in the Pingxiang area in the blink of an eye.
Reinforcements from Qu County and Xiao'an Town finally arrived, but they were all in vain.
The defenders of Pingxiang were stunned!
Yoshio Shinozuka was also dumbfounded, and immediately his face turned into the color of pig liver.
Listening to the information reported by the Signal Corps that Xiao'an Town was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, Yoshio Shinozuka still didn't understand that he had fallen into a trap. The attack on Pingxiang was just a false move. The Eighth Route Army's main attack point was actually located in Xiao'an Town!<
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The military value of Xiaoan Town is much more important than that of Pingxiang.
If the military value of Qu County is that it is the hub of the Japanese army's supplies and arsenal, then Xiao'an Town is the transfer station for Qu County's supplies and arsenals.
Xiao'an Town will hoard a considerable amount of supplies and arms before transferring them to Qu County.
As a big piece of fat, Kong Jie and Ding Wei once teamed up to launch a sneak attack on Xiao'an Town and made a lot of seizures. Kong Jie even got a Type 92 infantry cannon.
Therefore, for the Japanese army, even if they lose Pingxiang, they cannot lose Xiaoan Town.
The Japanese military command immediately ordered that the reinforcements originally sent to Pingxiang from Xiaoan Town and Qu County quickly returned to support Xiaoan Town, and Qu County sent reinforcements again to support Xiaoan Town.
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New group.
After a night of fighting, Ding Wei has led a new regiment of soldiers to successfully complete the attack on a certain railway line from Taikoo to Yangquan.
Before returning to the station on the way, the scouts suddenly came to report: "Report to the leader, Japanese reinforcements were found five kilometers away and are advancing rapidly towards Pingxiang. In addition, we have detected fighting in Pingxiang. It seems that our comrades are
Attack Pingxiang."
"Attack Pingxiang?"
Ding Wei was a little surprised. Isn't this an attack? Why are you still planning to attack the township?
Troops?
"Which army? Send someone quickly to find out."
"Yes."
Soon after, the scouts brought back the information Ding Wei was waiting for.
"The regiment leader is a company from the Fourth Battalion of the Independent Regiment, plus local troops and some militia comrades. He said that he was ordered by Deputy Commander Li to attack Pingxiang."
"Hey, Li Yunlong!" Ding Weile said: "I know that any such outrageous things must have something to do with that kid Li Yunlong."
"Continue to pay attention to the battle situation in Pingxiang and report to me at any time."
"Yes."
After the scouts left, Ding Wei was wondering what the two guys, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, were planning?
It would be fine if these two people were alone, but together they would be like each other.
Not long after, the signal corps returned to the reporting station and reported: "Report to the regiment leader, after the Japanese reinforcements arrived in Pingxiang, the independent team that attacked Pingxiang retreated directly. The Japanese reinforcements seemed to have received the order and were quickly moving towards Xiao'an Town.
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Ding Wei rubbed his chin and pondered: "This guy Li Yunlong posted a company of troops in Pingxiang. As for the local troops and militia comrades, they are just here to fill the gap. The Japanese reinforcements will be withdrawn as soon as they arrive. This is obviously a feint attack!"
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"Xiao'an Town! That's a piece of fat. Everyone who has eaten it knows it. It seems that Lao Li has also set his sights on this piece of fat. The Japanese reinforcements are rushing over. Maybe Lao Li has already launched an attack."
Thinking of this, Ding Wei immediately ordered: "Immediately send an order to the first battalion to quickly catch up with the Japanese reinforcements and stop the Japanese reinforcements. The second battalion took the opportunity to make a detour. If they can eat this group of Japanese reinforcements on the spot, that's it."
A big piece of fat."
"Yes!"
Brigade Headquarters.
The news that the Eighth Route Army troops were attacking Pingxiang first and then Xiaoan Town soon spread.
Since the battle took place under the jurisdiction of the 386th Brigade, the headquarters also called to inquire about the situation. The boss thought it was the brigade commander's arrangement.
As a result, the brigade commander was also confused.
The regiment sent out is conducting an attack on the railway line!
There is no order from the brigade headquarters to arrange for attacks on villages and towns.
At first the brigade commander was a little annoyed, but when he turned around, the boss said that these towns were fighting well, first Pingxiang, and then Xiaoan Town. After such a fight, the entire northwest of Shanxi was in chaos.
For a while, the little devil really couldn't figure out the real intention of the Eighth Route Army. Is it a railway line or an attack on towns?
This just gave each regiment a good cover for their attack operations.
In this way, the teams attacking Pingxiang and Xiaoan Town were a mistake, which indirectly contributed to the success of the attack.
But merit is merit and fault is fault. Even the brigade commander didn’t know what was going on with this sudden military action to attack towns and villages, which is not bad.
Without further ado, the brigade commander immediately ordered an investigation to find out which regiment's territory is closest to Pingxiang and Xiaoan Town.
It turned out to be a guerrilla area belonging to an independent group.
"Okay, we found the rightful owner."
The political commissar wondered: "So it's the independent regiment that did it, but brigade commander, Kong Jie is leading the main force of his regiment to attack the railway line in the eastern section of Yangquan! Political commissar Zhao Gang called to report the situation not long ago, saying that it was
Successfully destroyed more than 300 meters of the railway line in the eastern section of Yangquan, uprooted three small and medium-sized Japanese strongholds, repelled Japanese reinforcements, and captured huge profits."
"Kong Jie doesn't have the art of cloning, so how can he fight on two fronts, carrying out an attack on the eastern section while attacking Pingxiang and Xiao'an Town?"
The brigade commander was so shrewd that he snorted coldly and said, "You have forgotten about Li Yunlong, the deputy commander of the independent regiment."
"Yes! There is also a fourth battalion in the Independent Regiment, and Li Yunlong is in charge of it! This kid must have done it." The political commissar suddenly realized.
The brigade commander said: "This kind of thing is too similar to Li Yunlong's style. As long as it happens, don't think about it, just pile it on this kid."
"Although this stinky boy got it wrong, he needs to change his boldness. Next time he comes to the brigade, I will see if I don't beat him to death."