Throughout the morning, the Japanese Army's Taiyuan headquarters was constantly enveloped by the sounds of explosions. Faced with the landmines that came out of thin air overnight, the entire Taiyuan immediately went into city-wide martial law and prepared for massive manhunts.
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, not only our headquarters, but also mines planted by the Eighth Route Army were found near the military camp outside the city, and this was also found." As he said, a staff officer handed the commander a piece of cloth with writing on it.
"Blood debt, blood taste." The commander who was proficient in Chinese slowly read out these four words. "Baga, must be Liu Hua's independent division. They are taking revenge. They are taking revenge. Moreover, they are attacking in the east and in the west. They want to
Use their revenge to attract our attention and distract us. This is a tactic commonly used by the Eighth Route Army."
"Order that soldiers in each military camp are prohibited from leaving the camp at will. Send a report to the garrison in each county. In addition to leaving the necessary troops to defend the city, lead all the troops you can lead and immediately assemble to the edge of the Eighth Route Army's Shanxi base area."
The commander looked at the map on the wall and said with his back to the chief of staff.
"Hi, Commander, I'm going to send a report right away. Commander, what should we do with the eight people in the city? Do we want to continue searching?" asked the Chief of Staff.
"No, as soon as we attack the Eighth Route Army's base, they will automatically retreat. Go and send the report immediately." The commander waved his hand and said.
As a result, the Japanese troops stationed throughout Shanxi were mobilized after receiving orders from the Taiyuan headquarters. In each county, except for a squadron of troops left to defend the city, the remaining Japanese troops were led by their respective commanders.
, assembled towards Taiyuan. Slowly, many places in Taiyuan showed a state of emptiness. The remaining Japanese troops, except for barely able to defend the city, did not have any extra troops to leave the city.
"Commander, commander, good news." The chief of staff excitedly ran into the ward where Liu Hua lived.
"Chief of Staff, what happy event are you so happy about?" Liu Hua asked with a smile, because he had already vaguely guessed what it was?
"Northern Shanxi is empty, northern Shanxi is empty..." the chief of staff said excitedly.
"Well, tell me the details!" Liu Hua was also excited. After all, he had been preparing for several days and waiting for this good opportunity. Now that the opportunity had come, could he not be happy?
"Chief of Staff, according to the report of the special operations brigade near Taiyuan, the Japanese army has recently withdrawn a large number of troops from the city defense forces in various places and assembled in Taiyuan, as if they are going to launch a new round of attack on our entry base area.
According to reconnaissance, the Japanese army has assembled 20,000 troops nearby," the chief of staff continued, looking at the smiling Liu Hua.
"Just now, I received information from our comrades in northern Shanxi. The Japanese army's defense in northern Shanxi is now very empty. There is generally only one squadron of garrison in a county, and in many strongholds, only a small squad of Japanese troops are left.
We will use our troops to conduct a symbolic defense. It can be said that the door to northern Shanxi has now been opened to us."
"Okay, very good, Chief of Staff, record the order:
The Independent Second Brigade moved northward into Yuanping County and established a stronghold in Yunzhong Mountain. With Yuanping as the center, it spread to the surrounding areas and must occupy all the rural areas around the plain before the Japanese army could react.
The Third Independent Brigade penetrated directly into Fuping County and carried out the struggle with Fuping County as the center. We drove a nail at the junction of Hebei and Shanxi and turned the Fuping area into our base area as soon as possible.
Laying the foundation for development in Hebei.
Each unit set out tonight, and the units were required to march covertly when heading towards their destination. After arriving at the combat target, the specific actions were decided by the political commissar of the respective brigade commander, and the division headquarters did not have too much involvement.
Teacher, Liu Hua."
"Division commander, are there any more?" the chief of staff asked with the document recording the order.
"Haha, it's over. How the rest of the situation can develop depends on the courage of the two brigade commanders. Also, inform the first brigade to be prepared for counter-encirclement and suppression at any time. After all, our Jindong base cannot be lost!
Liu Hua said.
"Okay, Commander, I'll send the report right away."
"Brigade commander, division commander telegram." Chen Dazhong, political commissar of the second brigade, took a telegram and hurried into the headquarters hidden in the woods. And just around the headquarters, there were also more than 3,000 troops of the independent second brigade hidden.
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"Quick, show me. We have been hiding here for three days. We are almost going crazy." He said and grabbed the telegram from the political commissar's hand.
"Haha, political commissar, now we have a mission, to open up a new base area with Pingyuan Yunzhongshan as the center. It turns out that the commander asked us to hide here all the time, just to advance north. Correspondent, map." Soon a map appeared.
Placed on the table in front of you.
"Yunzhong Mountain, here." Brigadier Gao Yuan pointed to a mark on the map and said.
"By the way, brigade commander, Chief of Staff Li just called and told us to go to the cavalry regiment or special operations brigade to find a few soldiers to serve as our army's guides. They are very familiar with the terrain of Yuanping County, especially the special operations brigade.
Soldiers know Yuanping almost everything." Political Commissar Chen Dazhong reminded.
"Okay, political commissar, I'll leave this matter to you. Let's set off on time at eight o'clock in the evening. Let the troops take time to rest now. All heavy weapons should be dismantled and carried on mules, horses or on people's backs. I estimate that we will have a lot of trouble in the past few days.
Part of the march is on trails," the brigade commander said.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the soldiers who had rested for several days had dinner and, under the leadership of the soldiers of the special operations brigade, embarked on their own journey. Since the troops jumped to the outside to fight, the amount of ammunition carried by the troops was limited.
It was very huge, almost three times the size during normal wars. Almost every soldier was carrying something, so the marching speed was not very fast.
The troops marched day and night, and it took them six days to reach the plain. On the advice of the political commissar, the troops chose the location where the arms were hidden last time.
"Correspondent, map of the plains." In the tent that had just been set up, Brigadier Gao Yuan did not bother to rest, and hurriedly wanted to understand the situation on the plains.
"Political Commissar, has the reconnaissance company been sent out? Since we are carrying a large amount of ammunition, we have been delayed for two days on the road, so we must hurry up. Otherwise, when the Japanese army reacts, we will be unworthy of our success."
Gao Yuan was also one of the insiders who knew about the plan to advance northward. He valued this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity very much, so he was very anxious.
"Brigadier Commander, as soon as we entered Yuanping, the entire reconnaissance company was sent out. Now the soldiers have just set up camp, and the staff office is counting the baggage we brought. We plan to leave some ammunition as ammunition reserves for our independent second brigade to establish a base. The remaining
The soldiers below are all taking a rest. After all, the soldiers have been overloaded and marched for six consecutive days, and everyone is very tired." Political Commissar Chen Dazhong said.
"Well, political commissar, that's very good. Ask the commander of the reconnaissance company to come to the headquarters as soon as he comes back. Also, inform the cooking classes of each company that the troops will have extra meals tonight, and we will have a good rest in this valley. Tonight, the brigade headquarters will
The guard company is responsible for the security mission. Tomorrow night, we will start taking action to catch the Japanese army by surprise." Brigade Commander Gao Yuan ordered.
"Yes, brigade commander, I will go and deliver the order right away."
On the very next day, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company began to return to the camp one after another. As each soldier reported to the headquarters, Brigadier Gao Yuan also had a deeper understanding of the situation of the Japanese army in the plains. Each Japanese stronghold was marked on
On the map of Yuanping County, the map slowly began to be improved until the last soldier returned to camp. The enemy situation in the entire Yuanping area has been marked on the map in front of him.
"Correspondent, please immediately notify all cadres above the battalion level to come to the headquarters for a meeting. Hurry." Brigadier Gao Yuan shouted loudly to the correspondent outside the tent.
Soon, more than a dozen cadres gathered at the temporary headquarters.
"Comrades, I think you are still very confused as to why we came here day and night. I will tell you today. We came here under the order of the division headquarters to establish a
The new revolutionary base area will eventually be connected with the Shandong Revolutionary Base Area to strengthen our strength. "After listening to Gao Yuan's words, everyone's face was full of excitement.
"After yesterday's reconnaissance, we now have a complete grasp of the enemy situation in the entire Yuanping area. Now there are less than a thousand Japanese defenders in the entire Yuanping area. This is an opportunity for our independent second brigade to show off its capabilities. Now I order:
The first battalion of the third regiment carried a platoon of the regiment's mortar company to attack Changlianggou Town, the second battalion carried a mortar company and a platoon to attack Yanzhuang Town, the third battalion carried a mortar platoon to attack Duanjiabao Township, and the fourth regiment and one
A mortar platoon attached to the battalion attacked Yangou Township, a mortar platoon attached to the second battalion attacked Zhongyang Township, and the third battalion attacked Dongshe Town. The brigade headquarters security company, reconnaissance company, and 82mm mortar company attacked Wangjiazhuang Township.
.Do each battalion know its mission?"
"Clear."
"Okay, we will set off on time at 6 o'clock tonight and start the attack at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. All troops participating in the attack must capture the predetermined target in the shortest time. Then, each battalion will leave a company of troops to maintain
To maintain public security and mobilize the masses, the main force will advance towards Yuanping County together. Tomorrow night, all main forces must attack the outskirts of Yuanping County. This time we will also launch a siege for the devils, but it will be a seven-way siege to let the devils know
Our Eighth Route Army is powerful."
"Yes, brigade commander, we must let the Japanese know how powerful our Eighth Route Army is." Everyone answered in unison.
"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news. Political Commissar, do you have anything else to add?" The brigade commander turned to look at Chen Dazhong next to him.
"Comrades, the brigade commander has already said what needs to be said. What I want to say is that this battle is the first time that our Second Independent Brigade jumps to the outside to fight alone. So comrades, we must show the strength of our independent division and defeat us.
The majesty of the Independent Second Brigade. Also, we must strictly abide by the discipline of our Eighth Route Army, otherwise, military law will be imposed."