The Japanese army is very arrogant, and most of them are fanatics. However, most of these people are younger junior officers, and the Japanese generals are very calm.
The generals of the Japanese army have been in high and low positions for decades, and all of them are naturally experienced. They will never be as impulsive as those young boys, knowing that if they refuse Xu Dalong's request, they will die immediately.
However, if he ordered the troops to surrender, his future would definitely be over. After returning to the country, he would be subject to military law. Therefore, he could not make up his mind for a while.
At this moment, Monk Wei walked in and said: "Captain, all the Japanese officers in the compound have been captured. Those who tried to resist have all been killed."
Monk Wei knew that Xu Dalong was working as the leader of the Japanese division, so he deliberately said these words in front of the division leader. He had been following Xu Dalong for a long time, and the two of them cooperated very well.
As Monk Wei spoke, he deliberately gestured with the dagger covered in fresh snow in his hand.
This move was indeed effective. After listening to Monk Wei's words, the division commander looked at the dripping dagger in his hand. He knew that if he did not agree to Xu Dalong's request, he would soon be like his men.
Killed by others.
These high-ranking Japanese officials are also afraid of death. The division commander has managed to reach this position today. He has a beautiful wife and concubines, and countless wealth. His son has just given him a pair of twin grandsons, and he is just 52 years old.
I don’t want to just throw away everything I have gained.
He said: "Captain Xu, I think what you said makes sense. The soldiers of the Yellow Army are still very young. They should not die in the war like this, let alone make unnecessary sacrifices when they are unable to resist.
.I am willing to end this fight as soon as possible.
But Captain Xu, you also know that the loyalty of the soldiers of the Huang Army to Tian Huang Bixia is unquestionable. If I issue an order to surrender, I am afraid that most people will not accept it. There is a kind of subordinate in the Japanese army that overcomes the superior.
According to custom, those young and young officers who have not run out of ammunition and food may find it difficult to accept my orders."
Xu Dalong believes that what the division commander said makes sense. There are indeed many young officers in the Japanese army, and these guys are even more fanatics about ****. They think that the senior generals are old-school and have backward ideas, so they treat them badly.
It has become a common trend to obey and disobey the orders of the subordinates and subjugate the superiors. There have been many vicious cases in the Japanese army where young officers killed senior generals. Before the Japanese army was defeated and surrendered, there had been cases of young officers killing senior generals in Tokyo.
incident involving the Secretary of War.
If the order given by the division commander is a normal military order, ordinary lower-level officers will not dare to disobey it. However, if the division commander gives an order to surrender, I am afraid that most officers will not obey it.
The last time the Japanese infantry regiment of the 32nd Division surrendered under the siege of Xu Dalong and others, it was because the Japanese army not only ran out of ammunition and food, but also the 32nd Division was often attacked by Xu Dalong's troops.
This kind of psychological panic is developed over a long period of time.
It is not very possible for a field unit like the 37th Division to surrender without running out of ammunition and food.
Xu Dalong has already considered this issue. The reason why he is trying hard to persuade the Japanese division commander is to win his cooperation. Now that the division commander has chosen to surrender, the next thing will be much easier to handle.
In order to give full play to the role of the captured division leader, Xu Dalong tried his best to consider him and strive for his maximum cooperation.
Xu Dalong had already thought about it. He said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, I understand your situation. I can preserve your reputation among the Japanese army, but you must do it according to my requirements. As long as you meet my requirements
, I can release you quietly and let you return to the Japanese army normally."
The division commander was overjoyed when he heard this. He knew that as long as he issued the order to surrender, his future would be over, let alone being the division commander again. If he was not sent to a military court, it would be a high price.
He was very tempted by Xu Dalong's proposal, and he said: "Thank you, Captain, for your consideration. I am willing to cooperate."
Xu Dalong asked about the troop deployment of the 37th Division and asked the division commander to issue orders according to his requirements.
28th Army Headquarters.
General Fu is anxiously waiting for news about Xu Dalong.
If Xu Dalong could capture the Japanese division headquarters and eliminate the Japanese command structure, the Japanese army would inevitably fall into chaos and the battle would be much easier to fight.
At the same time, he was also worried about Xu Dalong's safety. Waiting was very difficult, and even a mature and prudent general like General Fu would inevitably feel anxious before he could get certain news.
General Fu felt suffocated in the tent, so he went out of the tent to get some air outside.
At this time, he saw someone hiding on the side of the tent and secretly smoking. In normal times, such behavior would be a violation of military discipline, especially at night. The behavior of exposing the target will definitely be severely punished, but now General Fu
But he didn't have the intention to pursue the matter. He walked towards the man.
The smoker was a combat staff officer and he was very addicted to cigarettes. He did not dare to smoke while on duty and had been holding back for a long time. Now that there was nothing to do, he finally couldn't help it anymore, so he hid outside the tent.
Smoking quietly.
He heard footsteps coming over, and when he looked carefully it turned out to be General Fu. He was so frightened that he quickly threw the cigarette on the ground and stamped it out with his feet. He stood up straight, saluted General Fu, and stammered.
: "I'm sorry, Commander. I've violated military discipline by despising my position. Please punish me."
Unexpectedly, General Fu did not blame him. He just stretched out his hand and said, "Give me one too."
The staff officer didn't believe his ears, but when he saw General Fu's extended hand, he quickly took out a cigarette, handed it to General Fu, and took out a lighter to light it for him.
General Fu sat down next to the tent. Seeing that the combat staff was still standing upright in front of him, he smiled and said, "Come and sit down."
The combat staff officer sat down next to General Fu tremblingly.
General Fu said: "You can also smoke one."
The combat staff officer was a heavy smoker, and he felt very uncomfortable when he saw General Fu smoking and refused to let him smoke. Hearing General Fu say this, he was overjoyed, and he couldn't wait to take out his cigarette, lit it and started smoking.
General Fu asked: "How confident are you that Xu Dalong and others will succeed in a sneak attack on the Japanese headquarters?"
The staff officer shook his head and said: "Sir, I don't know. But judging from Commander Xu's previous achievements, it seems that his actions have never failed. I think it should be successful this time. Especially the Japanese army, it is impossible to think of it.
, Chief Xu and others were surrounded by heavy Japanese troops. In such a situation where they had no time to take care of themselves, they actually mobilized their troops to attack the heavily defended command structure of the Japanese army. Therefore, I think they have a high possibility of success."
General Fu felt a lot comforted when he heard the words of the combat staff. In fact, he thought so too. However, in his tense moments, he also hoped to hear some words of comfort from others.
Soon after, the commander of the 28th Army walked out of the tent, almost jogged all the way to General Fu, and said excitedly: "Sir, Xu Dalong successfully destroyed the Japanese army's command structure."
When General Fu heard this, he said excitedly: "That's great." After saying that, he walked towards the tent. After walking a few steps, he didn't forget to turn around and said to the combat staff: "It won't be the same next time."
The staff officer was also very happy. This time he put out his cigarette voluntarily and hurried back to the war room.
General Fu looked at the lantern hanging in the middle of the tent and read the telegram sent by Xu Dalong repeatedly.
He said: "Xu Dalong and the others not only destroyed the Japanese army's command structure, but were also able to mobilize the Japanese army, which is simply incredible. This battle will be much easier to fight, but in this way, the pressure on Xu Dalong and Li Zhendong will be even greater."
The commander of the 28th Army said with emotion: "Brother Dalong, they are really noble and honorable. It is really unreasonable that we cannot win this battle. Don't worry, sir, I will immediately mobilize the troops to prepare to attack the Japanese army."
General Fu quickly gave the order to prepare for the attack to the 28th Army, 30th Army, 31st Army and 63rd Army, as well as Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao and others. The time was set at 6 o'clock in the morning.
At 5 o'clock in the morning, the troops of the Japanese 74th Brigade stationed in the front positions of the 28th Army and the 30th Army received an order from the division headquarters, requiring them to leave only one infantry brigade on the original defensive position.
The main force of the brigade immediately went to Liangzhou River Bridge to annihilate Xu Dalong's troops guarding the bridge.
The brigade commander had no doubts, because he already knew that the Japanese reinforcements were coming in a steady stream, and the Guo army had already transferred two armies. He thought that the Guo army had no intention of continuing to attack the 37th Division, probably
The entire army is already preparing to flee.
He had long wanted to have a showdown with Xu Dalong and others. After receiving the order, he immediately led a large group of troops to the direction of the Liangzhou River Bridge.
Since the main force of the brigade had left, the remaining infantry brigade was unable to defend such a wide position, so they reduced part of their force to the core position, leaving a large gap in the Japanese defensive position.
This was the cooperation Xu Dalong asked the division commander to do. This move completely disrupted the Japanese army's defensive deployment.
At 6 o'clock sharp, all the troops of the Guo army launched an attack on the Japanese defensive positions at the same time. Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao and others led the troops to break through the defensive positions abandoned by the Japanese army.
There were only a few surveillance posts on these defensive positions, which could not stop the attack of Kong Jie and others. They quickly broke through the enemy's positions and penetrated deep into the Japanese defense zone. Their purpose was to penetrate into the Japanese 73rd Brigade
The rear of the regiment, cooperate with the 31st Army and the 63rd Army of the Fruit Army to eliminate the Japanese 73rd Brigade.
Facing the powerful offensives of the 28th Army and the 30th Army, the Japanese infantry brigade on the defensive position simply could not withstand it.
Soon after, the Japanese defensive positions were breached across the board.
General Fu commanded the troops of these two armies to continue to advance deeper into the enemy's territory. At this time, their target was also the Liangzhou River Bridge. Together with the troops guarding the bridge, they wanted to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 74th Brigade.
Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and others took the Japanese division commander and chief of staff and left Jiamu County and rushed towards the Liangzhou River Bridge.
When they left the county 10km away, they kept their word and released the Japanese division commander and chief of staff on the spot.
The division commander and chief of staff knew that the defensive position of the 37th Division had been broken through by the anti-Japanese armed forces, and the troops had also been divided and surrounded. This battle could not be fought no matter what.
After the two discussed it, they ran back to Jiamu County and led the Japanese troops in the county to break out in the direction of Yangquan.
The commander of the 74th Brigade of the Japanese Army, leading a large group of troops, was rushing to the Liangzhou River Bridge. Suddenly, there was the roar of airplanes in the sky, and then a large number of bombers flew over their heads and launched an attack on the Japanese marching group.
Bombing fiercely.
The Japanese marching brigade was blown to pieces and suffered heavy casualties.
Just when they were bombed and were about to gather their troops, Sun Desheng led the cavalry brigade of the Mawushan guerrillas to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army in squadron units. This not only slowed down the march of the Japanese army, but also caused serious damage to the Japanese army.
of casualties.
Sun Desheng and others clung to the Japanese 74th Brigade, making it difficult for them to move forward.
Soon after, General Fu commanded troops from the 28th Army and the 30th Army to catch up and launch an attack on the Japanese army.
At this time, the Japanese army had broken away from the position, and the entire brigade was exposed in the open area. They had already suffered heavy casualties under the bombing of the Mawushan guerrilla air force and the attack of the cavalry force, and now they encountered another 40,000-person attack by two armies.
The army's siege soon fell into passivity.
At this time, the Fruit Army troops and the Japanese army had reached a 6:1 advantage, and the Fruit Army troops' attack was progressing quite smoothly.
The troops of the Guo Army were like this. When fighting against the wind, the momentum was like a rainbow. When the officers and soldiers saw that there was an advantage to be taken, they rushed forward one by one.
After two and a half hours of fierce fighting, the Japanese 74th Brigade was finally completely annihilated.
The Japanese 73rd Brigade faced the attack of the 63rd Army and the 31st Army of the Korean Army. They did not pay attention at first. They did not pay attention to the combat capabilities of these two Korean Army units. But they could not even dream of it.
Unexpectedly, Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao and others led a large group of troops to suddenly attack from behind, catching them off guard.
The Japanese army had to mobilize troops to block the attack, which greatly reduced the number of enemy troops in the frontal position.
The troops of the 63rd Army and the 31st Army felt this change, immediately increased their offensive intensity, and soon broke through some of the Japanese forward positions.
At this moment, bombers from the Mawushan guerrillas flew over and launched a fierce bombing campaign against the Japanese 73rd Division Brigade.