Liu Yi hurriedly walked into the war room with a piece of telegram and said to Yue Weihan: "Military seat, Pang Hu's team is sending an urgent message that the main force of the Japanese forward brigade has passed Niangzi Pass!"
Twelve noon.
At the foothills of Taihang Mountain, the headquarters of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
Deputy Commander Xu hurried into the war room and said to Commander Liu and Deng Gong: "The forward observation post reported that the main force of the Japanese 20th Division has passed Niangzi Pass."
Mr. Liu held his eyes on the bridge of his nose and said thoughtfully: "It's almost here."
Duke Deng suddenly asked: "Commander Liu, how do you think the Baoshan Division will fight in this battle?"
Commander Liu said: "Although the Japanese 20th Division has nearly 40,000 people, the most difficult ones are only two infantry brigades. Therefore, the most reasonable way to fight is to cut off the head and tail, and use two elite troops to fight to the death.
Block the Japanese forward brigade and rear guard brigade, then concentrate our forces to quickly annihilate the 20th Division's supplementary corps, directly affiliated troops and division headquarters."
After saying this, Commander Liu said with some confusion: "The Baoshan Division will definitely use Jingxing Pass and Niangzi Pass to block the Japanese forward brigade and rear guard brigade, but the problem is that the main force of the Baoshan Division is thirty to forty thousand.
Man, how can such a big target avoid the Japanese military reconnaissance, and how can it covertly engage the enemy?"
"Yes." Deputy Commander Xu also said with deep understanding, "How can the Baoshan Division covertly meet the enemy?"
If it is a small-scale ambush, the troops can find a hidden area on both sides of the road to ambush.
However, large-scale ambush battles are not possible. A large target of 30 to 40 thousand people cannot be hidden on both sides of the highway.
In order to avoid being exposed in advance, the troops involved in the ambush can only be dispersed and ambush in relatively distant areas. When the enemy is about to enter the ambush area, the scattered and concealed troops quickly gather and quickly enter the predetermined attack position. However, there are
The question arises, how can the Baoshan Division's troops avoid Japanese aerial reconnaissance when they are gathering?
Once the ambush of the Baoshan Division is exposed in advance, the Japanese army can shrink its troops before the troops participating in the ambush of the Baoshan Division enter the attack position, and seize the nearby favorable terrain to build a solid defensive position. Once the Japanese army is prepared, it can use the 20th Division's
Without military strength and combat effectiveness, the Baoshan Division will undoubtedly be defeated.
Therefore, in large-scale ambush battles, it is very important to covertly engage the enemy!
It was precisely this that confused Commander Liu and Deputy Commander Xu.
In fact, this is what makes Bunzaburo Kawagishi feel confident!
The Japanese army has absolute air superiority. The Baoshan Division can just hide in the woods and never come out. But if there is any disturbance, the Japanese reconnaissance planes hovering over the Shitai Highway will detect it immediately, and the Japanese army will be able to make immediate decisions.
reaction, so Bunzaburo Kawagishi was not worried at all that the Hoyama Division would ambush the 20th Division.
Phoenix Ridge, mountainside observation post.
Tang Dashan had just put down his telescope and sat down to smoke a cigarette when the guard next to him suddenly shouted: "Deputy Commander, the little devil is here!"
"Huh?" Tang Dashan quickly turned over and sat up.
Sure enough, a group of Japanese soldiers had already arrived on the road ahead.
This group of Japanese soldiers was small in number, more than thirty people in total, and the formation was a bit chaotic. As they walked, they fired randomly at the mountains and forests on both sides of the road. If they found suspicious targets, they would set up machine guns to sweep them around. Fortunately, Tang
The fortifications where Dashan and the others were hiding were built so secluded that the little devils couldn't even detect them from a distance of 500 meters.
"This is just a Japanese soldier, don't pay attention to it." After Tang Dashan finished speaking, he sat down again.
Just after smoking a cigarette, another group of Japanese troops came over in a mighty manner. The formation of this group of Japanese troops was much more orderly. Nearly a thousand Japanese troops strode forward in neat four-way columns. Several hundred meters away,
The sound of "chachacha" footsteps could be heard. At the end of the team, there were more than a dozen trucks, six of which were towing six 92 infantry guns.
"Deputy commander, would you like to detonate it?" the guard said, reaching for the detonator.
"Why are you panicking?" Tang Dashan pushed away the guard's hand and said coldly, "We were the vanguard just now, and this infantry brigade is also exploring the way. The little Japs are cunning. If we treat this infantry brigade as the main force of the Japs,
If it explodes, then you have fallen into their trick. Let me tell you, the main force of the little devil's brigade is still behind."
"Deputy Commander, you are really awesome." The guard said with great admiration, "I can't hide anything from you."
"That's right." Tang Dashan said proudly, "I have been fighting with the little devils for such a long time. As long as the little devils stick their butts out, I can know what they want to pee?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a huge roar of airplanes in the sky.
When Tang Dashan and the two guards looked up anxiously, they saw two Japanese planes roaring past their heads.
The Japanese plane's altitude was extremely low, almost flying close to the top of the mountain. After flying forward a long way, it turned around and came back, and then began to circle back and forth over Fenghuang Ridge.
After the two Japanese planes circled for more than ten minutes, there was finally movement on the highway again.
"Deputy Commander, Japs! There are so many Japs!" A guard pointed forward and shouted in a very rude manner.
Tang Dashan hurriedly raised his telescope and observed carefully. After seeing clearly, he couldn't help but take a breath of air!
On the wide and flat road, the dark Japanese soldiers formed a neat eight-way column and were marching toward Fenghuangling. Looking down from the mountainside, the Japanese infantry queue stretched for nearly two kilometers!
Behind the infantry formation was a huge convoy of hundreds of trucks!
"Deputy Commander, in another five hundred meters, the little devil will enter the mine array!"
Tang Dashan put down the telescope in a hurry, turned around and shouted: "Quick, pick me up from the division headquarters!"
A young soldier quickly picked up the phone and shook the handle of the phone suddenly. The call was quickly connected.
"Division Headquarters! Division Headquarters!" Tang Dashan took the microphone and shouted, "I am Tang Dashan, I am Tang Dashan!"
Jingxing County, Baoshan Division Headquarters.
Yue Weihan took the microphone from Liu Yi and said loudly: "Tang Dashan, I am Yue Weihan!"
After saying this, Yue Weihan said again: "Tang Dashan, please listen to me clearly. The target of the blast is the Japanese infantry. Don't worry about their baggage convoy. Don't worry about their baggage convoy!"
"Yes, the target of the explosion is the Japanese infantry, not the convoy!" Tang Dashan repeated loudly on the other end of the phone.
"Okay! Just wait for the Japanese infantry to enter the mine formation, and then detonate it immediately!" Yue Weihan hung up the phone and turned back to Liu Yi, "Chief of Staff, order all brigades and regiments to quickly enter the attack position! Then call the special operations brigade and
1st Battalion, immediately seize Niangzi Pass and cut off the connection between the 20th Division headquarters and the rearguard brigade!"
"Yes." Liu Yi stood at attention, then turned and walked into the communication room next door.
In less than a moment, the communications room was filled with calls from telephone soldiers one after another.
"Hey, hey, brigade 1, brigade 1, please answer when you hear it!"
"I am the division headquarters. I am the division headquarters. If you hear this, please answer the 2nd Brigade!"
"3rd Brigade, 3rd Brigade, the division headquarters orders your troops to assemble immediately, assemble immediately!"
"Artillery regiment, artillery regiment, enter the predetermined position immediately and quickly build artillery positions!"
"The cavalry regiment, the cavalry regiment, must enter the attack position within ten minutes! Must enter the attack position!"
Ten miles east of Niangziguan.
Kawagishi Bunzaburo's armored command vehicle was moving slowly along the road.
In front of the armored command vehicle was a dark, endless infantry formation, but behind it was a huge convoy of more than twenty Type 95 light tanks, hundreds of heavy-duty trucks, and hundreds of mules and horses.
The supplementary corps of the 20th Division and the directly affiliated regiments have all passed Niangzi Pass.
Although the aviation scouts reported that there were no squadrons in the area near Niangzi Pass, Kawagishi Bunzaburo left an infantry squadron at Niangzi Pass to connect with the 40th Infantry Brigade.
Kimura Kyuzo slapped a sunspot on the chessboard and said to Kawagishi Bunzaburo: "General, everything seems to be going well."
"Yes." Bunzaburo Kawagishi nodded, slapped another white stone on the chessboard, and said, "However, we still cannot underestimate the enemy. The closer we get to Jingxing County, the more vigilant we should be!" After saying this,
, and then said, "Order the 40th Infantry Brigade to speed up its march and catch up with the main force of the division as soon as possible!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the armored command vehicle suddenly stopped.
When the iron gate opened, a major staff officer suddenly put his feet back and stood at attention outside the car door, with a solemn expression: "General, the aviation reconnaissance team reported that Chinese government troops suddenly appeared near Niangzi Pass, with at least one battalion! In addition, Shitai Highway's Niangzi
A large number of Chinese troops are gathering on both sides of the section from Guan to Jingxing County, about five kilometers away, with ten regiments of troops!"
"Bang la la..." Several black stones in Kushimura Jiuzang's hand had already scattered on the chessboard.
Bunzaburo Kawagishi frowned and ordered in an orderly manner: "Order, the cavalry regiment immediately returns to Niangziguan to assist, the other units immediately stop advancing, the supplementary corps quickly seizes all the commanding heights on both sides of the road, and the field artillery regiment immediately looks for a suitable location.
Construct an artillery position, and then order the 39th Infantry Brigade to return immediately for reinforcements to assist the division headquarters in defeating the China Army!"
"Hai." The major staff officer lowered his head suddenly and immediately took the order and left.
Only then did Kimura Jiuzou come back to his senses and said to Kawagishi Bunzaburo: "I didn't expect that the Chinese army would really dare to ambush us."
"Having an idea but not having the corresponding strength is called overestimating one's capabilities." Kawagishi Bunzaburo said coldly, "The Baoshan Division's combat effectiveness may be very strong, but it is absolutely impossible to annihilate our division headquarters before dark.
, however, within two hours at most, the Takagi Brigade and the Yamashita Brigade will be able to rush in for reinforcements, and by then the China Army will be finished."
Jiucun Jiuzang said worriedly: "General, I'm afraid that the Chinese army has another back-up plan."
"Backhand?" Bunzaburo Kawagishi curled his lips and said with great disdain, "Any backhand is useless. In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks will be useless!"