That night, in the independent brigade, except for the sentries who were on guard, every soldier happily ate and killed the mules and horses. There was laughter everywhere, but the Japanese Banqiao headquarters and even the entire Shotai line were in chaos. You know
The Japanese lost nearly a thousand imperial soldiers in less than three days, which made the frontline commander very angry. Soon, Colonel Kawa Sanada of the Sixth Regiment of the Baggage Regiment came to the Banqiao headquarters in person
command operations...
Although the independent brigade has won two battles in a row, Liu Hua knows that the current situation of the army will get worse and worse. In the hearts of the people, his team has not been fully recognized. What is more important is the main equipment of his independent brigade.
It is made in China, and the bullets can be said to have fewer rounds. Soldiers and ammunition are the things that the independent brigade currently lacks the most.
"Brigade commander, political commissar, headquarters is calling." Chief of Staff Li Qing ran in.
"read."
"I am very relieved to hear that your troops have achieved two consecutive great victories in Changshengkou, wiping out many enemies. In order to cooperate with the Kuomintang Party in defending Taiyuan, according to the central government's orders, your troops have been specially ordered to move to the Pingding area and actively look for opportunities to flank the Japanese army. I request your troops to attack the Japanese army in the near future.
Hold a major annihilation campaign to attack the enemy, cooperate with the frontal battlefield, and at the same time prepare for the long-term establishment of a local base, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army."
"Political commissar, the mission has come again, it's time for us to set off again." After listening to the telegram, Liu Hua sighed.
"Order the first and second companies of the newly formed cavalry battalion to set off immediately for covert reconnaissance in the Pingding area, mainly to investigate the recent activities of the Japanese army and the upcoming logistics transportation... Bring a radio and report immediately if there is any situation."
"Let the three regiment leaders and political commissars come to the headquarters for a meeting." The political commissar followed Liu Hua's words and ordered.
Soon, the three regiment leaders arrived at the headquarters. Liu Hua stood up and got down to business without any further nonsense.
"Comrades, we have won two battles in a row in the past few days, which has had a great impact on the Japanese army and effectively supported the National Party's frontal battlefield. However, now the national army in front is preparing for the Taiyuan battle, and the headquarters requires
Do you have the confidence that we can fight again?" Liu Hua looked at the people who were listening carefully and asked.
"have"
"Okay, now I'm ordering the troops to move day and night to the Pingding area. The cavalry battalion has now set out to investigate the enemy's situation. Maybe the fighter planes are coming soon, so we have to hurry up and get to the location before tomorrow night. Tonight
Action, the first regiment is the vanguard, the second regiment and all directly affiliated troops are in the center, and the third regiment is the rear guard of the entire brigade. Now let me give the political commissar a speech."
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Soon, the impromptu meeting ended. Several chief officers quickly returned to their teams for pre-war mobilization. The soldiers in the supply camp began to load and unload supplies...
In the evening, the entire independent brigade began to march towards Pingding as scheduled. Halfway through the march, Liu Hua received an enemy situation telegram from the cavalry battalion.
"It has been detected that the main force of the Japanese 20th Division is advancing towards the pacification of Jingchaiyu Town, and about 1,000 people from the rear supply troops have entered Qiyu Town to camp. According to analysis, the enemy will pass through Qigen Village tomorrow afternoon...
"Seeing this, Liu Hua thought of the Qigen Village ambush battle in later generations.
"It seems that history has not changed much because of my arrival." Liu Hua sighed secretly.
"Map, call the political commissar and chief of staff over." Soon, a map was laid on the bullet box in front of Liu Hua, and at the same time, the political commissar and chief of staff also ran over.
"Information from the political commissar, chief of staff, and cavalry battalion indicates that there is a big battle going on..." After saying that, he stared at the map and started searching.
"Qigen Village, Qigen Village..." Liu Hua said to himself, "Here..." Liu Hua pointed to a point on the map.
"Chief of Staff, how far are we from Qigen Village now?" Liu Hua looked at the Chief of Staff next to him.
The chief of staff gestured with his hands and said, "Brigade commander, it's not very far. We are now 40 miles away from Qigen Village. If we march urgently, we will definitely arrive tomorrow morning." The chief of staff replied affirmatively.
"Okay, order the troops to speed up their march and rest when they arrive at Qigen Village. The three of us walked and talked." Soon, the order was conveyed to the ears of every soldier, and the troops slowly started to trot. At the same time, the independent brigade's
Three commanders were also riding on war horses, walking and talking...
Because the fighter plane came too suddenly this time, in order to be able to grasp it and win the final victory, after discussion, Liu Hua and the chief of staff led the last company of cavalry to bypass the main force and directly attack Qigen Village from the alley.
The political commissar must arrive at Qigen Village in the morning.
Liu Hua looked at the terrain in front of him and couldn't help laughing loudly. "Okay, what a great place. Chief of Staff, formulate a combat plan immediately, and the troops will enter the position immediately after they arrive."
In this way, Liu Hua followed the chief of staff to draw sketches under the dim moonlight and discuss the ambush locations of each unit. Finally when he saw the vanguard of the approaching troops, a combat plan was distributed to all battalions through the soldiers of the cavalry company.
In the hands of the above cadres.
"Send a report to each regiment, and the ambush will be carried out in strict accordance with the positions in the combat plan. The troops are not allowed to light fires for cooking. All personnel must eat dry food. Party members must take the lead and send it out immediately." Liu Hua looked at the sweating men.
The telegraph operator ordered urgently.
Soon, each unit began to move towards their predetermined positions. At the same time, the soldiers in the supply camp began to distribute ammunition to each regiment and battalion. Although the soldiers were very tired, under the leadership of cadres and party members who set an example, no one
People have complaints...
In less than an hour, the Qigen Village position fell into silence again, with only the sound of soldiers gnawing dry food...
While the soldiers were busy, telegrams from the cavalry battalion began to be sent to the temporary headquarters: "The Japanese army had breakfast at 7 o'clock in the morning and has now left Chaiyu Town. The cavalry battalion is now following closely behind. According to statistics, this baggage load
The army has a total of more than 1,100 combatants, carrying four guns, six mortars, eight heavy machine guns, and more than 300 mules and horses...
"Political Commissar, it seems that the name of the cavalry battalion should be changed. The enemy's weapons and equipment have been sent. This is really detailed... Order the soldiers to rest first and get up again when the time comes. The soldiers are too tired now...
This time, the Japanese army's baggage troops were transporting urgently needed bullets, artillery shells, and grenades to the Japanese troops fighting in the Taiyuan battle on the front line. The highest commander was Lieutenant Colonel Last Moon, the captain of the first brigade of the 20th Division's baggage regiment. Due to the independence these days,
The brigade's two consecutive ambush battles against the Japanese army forced the Japanese army to strengthen the defense of logistics transportation. In order to escort this batch of ammunition that was in short supply on the front line, the commander of the 40th Brigade on the front line, Yoshio, specially sent two strengthened infantrymen last month.
squadron.
Although Lieutenant Colonel was a mid-level commander of the imperial soldiers last month, as a commander who came from the countryside without any background, he could only be transferred to the logistics unit in the highly hierarchical Japanese army.
The blow was huge. Because if a Lieutenant Colonel is in a combat unit, he is at least a captain. There are more than a thousand elite imperial soldiers below him, and now, although he is a captain, he only has more than 500.
Although they are equipped with infantry weapons, they are simply incomparable to the front-line troops. Now I finally command more than a thousand troops, as well as two elite reinforced squadrons.
Seeing the queue stretching for nearly two miles in front of me, last month couldn't help but happily hummed and sang a Japanese folk song...