Zhang Dabiao had been listening to their conversation, but he was still thinking about going out to fight. He felt that Ding Wei came to the headquarters for a meeting, probably for some big combat operation.
He asked: "Captain Ding, you came to the headquarters for a meeting. Do you have any combat operations? Can you tell me?"
As soon as he said this, Li Yunlong focused his attention on this. He said: "Yes, Lao Ding, tell me quickly, what kind of combat operations are there? Don't worry, if there are really any combat operations, our independent regiment will do our best to help
you."
Ding Wei said: "There is really a big operation. The headquarters has decided to launch a large-scale raid, covering Hebei and Shanxi. Our main focus here is to launch a raid on the Shitai Line.
However, your Independent Regiment and Lao Kong’s New Second Regiment are both responsible for the security mission of the headquarters, so this battle may not be possible.”
Li Yunlong became anxious when he heard this. He said: "No wonder. The headquarters informed you that Ding Wei will attend the combat meeting, so there will be nothing wrong with me and Lao Kong. No, I will go find the brigade commander right away. This is so unfair."
At this moment, the phone rang in Li Yunlong's room.
Li Yunlong returned to the office, answered the phone, and said excitedly after coming out: "Lao Kong, Lao Ding, Lao Zhao, Zhang Dabiao, the brigade commander called and said there was a major combat operation, and asked us to report to the brigade headquarters together."
Guancheng County.
After Li Yunlong attended the combat meeting, he sent a telegram to Xu Dalong and conveyed the brigade commander's order.
This time, the brigade headquarters dispatched troops from more than a dozen regiments including the Independent Regiment, New First Regiment, New Second Regiment, and the 69th Regiment to launch a traffic attack on the Shitai-Taiwan Railway.
In order to contain the strength of the Japanese 108th Division, the Mawushan guerrillas were sent to fight in the direction of Yucheng.
After discussing with Chu Yunfei, Xu Dalong decided to first capture Yinping County, and then attack Lingao City, forcing the Japanese 108th Division to come to rescue.
Xu Dalong reported this combat plan to the brigade commander. After receiving the brigade commander's approval, Xu Dalong mobilized one chariot unit, cavalry unit, artillery unit, and infantry unit of the Mawushan guerrillas.
Chu Yunfei dispatched the 358th Regiment, directly under the Artillery First Battalion, to Yinping County.
Yinping County was the last of the five counties surrounding Mawu Mountain to be controlled by the Japanese and puppet forces. After taking this county, the base area centered on Mawu Mountain formed a considerable scale, and the military, political and economic aspects were also larger.
development prospects.
Before attacking Yinping County, Xu Dalong sent a telegram to Wang Shuhuai, asking him to tell Yan Guiwu to withdraw the troops of Huang Xiejun's Fourth Division from Yinping County once the battle started.
Now in Yinping County, there is a brigade under Yan Guiwu. He saw that the Mawushan guerrillas were getting stronger and stronger, and he was always worried about conflict with the guerrillas.
Xu Dalong was able to inform him in advance this time, and he was really grateful, so he asked Wang Shuhuai to tell Xu Dalong that after the battle started, both sides would shoot into the air, and then the troops of the Fourth Division would evacuate quickly.
After Guancheng County, Xinhe County, Juma County, and Dongxiang County fell one after another, the Japanese 32nd Division now only has the Japanese 81st Regiment in Yinping County and the first part of the 82nd Regiment, with a strength of two
There are a total of more than 2,900 people in a group and a half, as well as the troops directly under the 81st Regiment Wing Headquarters.
Compared with the Mawushan guerrillas and Chu Yunfei's troops, these Japanese troops have no advantage in numbers or equipment. However, if they stick to the county seat, it will not be easy to capture the county seat. The Mawushan guerrillas and
The troops of the 358th Brigade will suffer heavy losses.
When formulating the battle plan, Chu Yunfei proposed that the 358th Regiment should be the main attack, with the Mawushan Guerrilla tank unit providing cover, and the 358th Brigade's artillery battalion and the Mawushan Guerrilla Artillery Comprehensive Squadron providing artillery support.
The reason why Chu Yunfei formulated such a battle plan was because he learned regular combat in the military academy and had been fighting such battles for so many years. It seemed to be quite satisfactory and there was nothing wrong with it.
But Xu Dalong didn't want to fight such a battle. With the chariot troops as cover and powerful artillery as support, it shouldn't be too difficult to invade the county. However, if the Japanese army is in the city, it will need to be solved through street fighting. When the time comes,
It was difficult for artillery and armored units to function, and they relied entirely on manpower to fight the Japanese army. Xu Dalong had always tried his best to avoid such a battle.
Xu Dalong suggested changing the battle plan and preparing for Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade and the Mawushan guerrillas to attack Yinping County with great fanfare, forcing the Japanese troops to evacuate the county on their own to avoid brutal street fighting. Xu Dalong planned to wait until the Japanese troops left the city.
Intercept them in the wild and annihilate them.
Although Chu Yunfei thought what Xu Dalong said was reasonable, he also had some doubts. He asked: "We went to Yinping County with great fanfare. This is tantamount to telling the enemy in advance that we are going to attack the county. If the Japanese army does not withdraw, we will decide to hold on.
County, doesn’t this give them time to fully prepare? By then, I’m afraid this battle will be even more difficult to fight.”
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Mr. Chu, what you said makes sense, but I am very confident that the Japanese army will evacuate in advance before we surround the county."
The reason why Xu Dalong was so confident was that he knew the Japanese army in this area. The Japanese 32nd Division had been frightened by the Mawushan guerrillas.
Nowadays, the Mawushan guerrillas not only have powerful artillery, but also a company of armored combat vehicles. Together with Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade, the Japanese army has less than one infantry regiment. It is expected that they will not dare to stay in the county to wait for death.
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During this period, Xu Dalong also laid a foreshadowing, that is, Yan Guiwu.
After a long battle, Xu Dalong also knew Yan Guiwu very well. He believed that Yan Guiwu knew in advance that the Mawushan guerrillas and the 358th Brigade were coming to attack Yinping County, and he would definitely withdraw his troops during the battle.
But this guy is very clever. In order to prevent him from abandoning the Japanese army and retreating alone, he will secretly inform the Japanese 81st Regiment of the news. This has nothing to do with whether he betrays the tacit understanding between Xu Dalong and it is just the need for self-protection.
Xu Dalong put himself in his shoes. If he were in his position, he would probably do the same thing.
He knew that Yan Guiwu would try his best to persuade the Japanese army to withdraw from Yinping County in order to evade responsibility. The captain of the 81st Regiment of the Japanese Army would report this news to Chiba Xunyi.
Chiba Xunyi is almost a frightened bird now. His troops have suffered heavy losses. He does not want to lose the 81st Regiment again, so he is most likely to have the 81st Regiment withdraw from the county.
The Mawushan guerrillas and Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade attacked Yinping County with great fanfare. The Japanese army would definitely be unable to withstand such pressure and eventually choose to evacuate Yinping County.
Of course Chu Yunfei didn't know there were so many twists and turns, but he had been dealing with Xu Dalong for so long and knew that Xu Dalong always spoke in a measured way. Since he was so sure, Chu Yunfei accepted Xu Dalong's suggestion.
Chu Yunfei and Xu Dalong re-formulated the battle plan and prepared to annihilate the Japanese 81st Regiment outside the field.
Xu Dalong's guess was correct. Although Yan Guiwu had secretly reached an agreement with Xu Dalong, when Xu Dalong launched an attack, he would pretend to resist and then retreat while fighting. However, there was still the Japanese 81st Regiment in Yinping County. If the Japanese army stayed
Defending the city, he really had no good reason to evacuate alone.
If the 81st Regiment was destroyed because of this, he would have no way to explain it to Chiba Xunyi, and he would probably have his head chopped off by Chiba Xunyi.
Yan Guiwu decided to hide the news from Xu Dalong and secretly inform the Japanese army that the guerrillas were about to attack Yinping County. As long as the Japanese army could evacuate, he could follow suit.
He sent a telegram to the brigade commander who was also stationed in Yinping County, asking him to inform the Japanese army of the news, and at the same time persuaded the captain of the 81st Regiment of the Japanese Army to leave Yinping County.
The 81st Regiment of the Japanese Army is stationed in Yinping County, and the commander of the regiment has been feeling nervous. The other four surrounding counties have now been captured by the anti-Japanese armed forces. He knows that sooner or later, large groups of anti-Japanese armed forces will attack Yinping County.
When the brigade commander under Yan Guiwu informed him that the anti-Japanese armed forces were about to attack Yinping County, he immediately sent a reconnaissance unit to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Juma County and the Mawushan guerrilla base area, and soon discovered 358
The brigade and Mawushan guerrilla troops are advancing towards Yinping County.
The commander of the regiment hurriedly reported this information to Chiba Xunyi, saying that the enemy's force was huge. Should he evacuate the county in advance or hold on? He asked Chiba Xunyi for tactical guidance.
Chiba Xunyi is indeed very scared. The troops he currently has are stretched thin. The troops of the 81st Regiment in Yinping County are currently the largest force of the 32nd Division. They cannot be lost in vain.
He immediately ordered the 81st Regiment to evacuate Yinping County and move closer to the headquarters of the Japanese 32nd Division in Lingao City.
Chu Yunfei and Xu Dalong were leading a large force on the road. The scouts in front of them sent word that the Japanese army had abandoned Yinping County and fled towards Lingao City.
Chu Yunfei said with admiration: "Brother Dalong, you were indeed right. The little devil was really scared away."
After saying that, he ordered the troops not to continue to Yinping County, but to pursue them in the direction of Lingao City.
The 81st Regiment of the Japanese Army retreated to the northeast, and when it was crossing the Xiaosha River, a tributary of the Juma River, it encountered a frontal attack by the Mawushan guerrillas.
According to the battle plan formulated in advance, Sun Desheng had led six cavalry squadrons and two armored fighting vehicle squadrons to arrive here in advance and built fortifications on the river bank to give the Japanese troops who were crossing the river a head-on attack.
The captain of the 81st Regiment saw that there were pursuers behind him and the situation was critical. He immediately commanded the troops to cross the Xiaosha River in an attempt to break through the guerrillas' blocking position.
The Mawushan guerrillas were already well-equipped with a large number of machine guns and artillery. Now with so many tanks and armored vehicles, the intensity of their firepower far exceeded that of the Japanese army. The Japanese army's attack was in vain and could only leave a large area behind.
Corpses are simply unable to break through the guerrillas' blocking positions.
Soon after, large troops led by Chu Yunfei and Xu Dalong rushed over and surrounded the Japanese troops in the fields southwest of Xiaosha River.
The Japanese army had no danger to defend. Facing the powerful firepower of the anti-Japanese armed forces, coupled with the large number of tanks and armored vehicle groups, they were completely unable to resist and were completely passive.
After the fierce shelling, Chu Yunfei was ready to launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese army.
Xu Dalong said: "Sir Chu, wait a moment and send someone to shout to the Japanese troops to see if they can get these Japanese troops to surrender."
Chu Yunfei said: "Japanese are all beasts, why are we keeping them? Just kill them all."
Xu Dalong said: "These little devils can't run away. It's easy to kill them. But if you can get them to surrender, the impact will be greater."
Chu Yunfei was also very politically savvy. Of course he knew that if he could get the Japanese to surrender, it would have an even heavier blow to their morale.
He believed that the Japs were always stubborn and it would be difficult for them to surrender. He said, "Then give it a try. If it doesn't work, just kill them."
Xu Dalong was certain that the Japanese troops would surrender. After a year of fighting, the Japanese 32nd Division was repeatedly attacked by the Mawushan guerrillas. Morale was already very low. The Japanese troops surrendered to the guerrillas during the battle.
It is nothing new, but it is not on such a large scale. Xu Dalong decided to give it a try.
After Xu Dalong discussed with Chu Yunfei, he took the chariot troops of the Mawushan guerrillas as the lead, followed by the officers and soldiers of the 358th Brigade and the infantry of the guerrillas, and slowly pressed towards the Japanese position.
When the Japanese officers and soldiers saw the huge group of tanks approaching, they fired desperately at the armored group.
All this is in vain, and we can only watch helplessly as the enemy approaches step by step.
The Japanese commander discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, the artillery and machine guns on the enemy's armored cluster did not fire.
When he was feeling strange, the tanks and armored vehicles stopped, and then a man emerged from the top of the turret of a tank in front. He held a tin trumpet in his hand and shouted loudly: "Japanese officers and soldiers, listen up
, I am Cui Zhenyue, captain of the Mawushan Chariot Squadron, and I am calling you on the orders of our captain Xu. You have been surrounded by our army. If you continue to resist, there is only one way to die.
Our battalion commander said that the Japanese army is very tenacious in combat. However, our battalion commander said that it is not shameful to surrender to the enemy after a tenacious battle when there is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, no reinforcements, and no ammunition and food.
Have you ever considered it? You are young, have elderly parents, wives, children and brothers and sisters. What is the point of dying in a foreign country?
Our Mawushan guerrillas have always treated prisoners preferentially. Our captain has said that as long as you lay down your arms and surrender, the safety of your lives and private property will be guaranteed. Not only will we not abuse you, but we will also promise to let you go immediately. I still hope that you will take it seriously.