Chapter 420: People Who Don’t Like the Independent Regiment
The best way to fight against the Japanese is to attack their transportation lines and isolate them.
After discussion, Xu Dalong and others decided to carry out comprehensive destruction of the Japanese railways and roads around the base area.
They dispatched guerrillas, county brigades, and security regiments in each county, totaling more than 40,000 troops. In addition, they also mobilized hundreds of thousands of people from the base areas and disaster victims to move the Japanese army's roads and railways.
Bridges and culverts were completely destroyed.
This is not over yet. Wei Monk led the special forces, Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron, and Sun Desheng led the cavalry brigade, carrying a large amount of explosives, and ran to Yangquan and Taiyuan, far away from the base area, in the direction of SJZ, specifically destroying railway lines and causing
The Japanese army suffered terribly.
Even so, Xu Dalong and others still did not give up. They wanted to fight a big battle and teach Yoshio Shinozuka a lesson.
Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei came to the World War II District Chief's Department and asked to see the Chief of Staff.
Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei hoped that in the next battle, they could get the support of the World War II District Chief's Department and mobilize some troops from the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Zhongyang Army to cooperate with the Mawushan Army Division troops.
After meeting the chief of staff, Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei explained their intentions.
After hearing this, the Chief of Staff said with some embarrassment: "Nowadays, most of the troops in the World War II zone do not have enough to eat, and rationing of food is implemented. Under such circumstances, the morale of the soldiers is low, and it is difficult to expect them to have any combat effectiveness. Yours
I agree with the battle plan, but it’s best to wait until autumn and winter.”
Hearing what the chief of staff said, Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei were both a little disappointed.
However, they also knew that the interior of the World War II zone was very complicated, and the superiors had always been more willing to do less than to do more. The chief of staff did not have this intention, so he reluctantly fought for it, but the effect was not good. So the two of them said goodbye and left.
On the way back to Mawushan, Chu Yunfei suggested not to go through the World War II District Chief's Department this time, but to narrow the target of the campaign. The Mawushan Military Division and the 358th Brigade's troops would fight together, and the strength would be sufficient.
Xu Dalong had no objection. He said that after the two county towns of Raohe County and Gaoliang County were captured, they would be placed under the jurisdiction of Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade.
Although Chu Yunfei had independent combat power, if he sent troops to fight, if he could not get some oil and water for the Jin-Sui Army, the King of Shanxi would inevitably feel unhappy.
These two county towns border the defense area of Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade. If these two county towns are captured, it will not only be able to attack the Japanese army, but also expand the territory of the two counties for the Shanxi-Sui Army. The King of Shanxi will definitely be happy to see this.
result.
Chu Yunfei now has a close relationship with Xu Dalong, and he usually doesn't need to be so polite, but he still sincerely expressed his gratitude to Xu Dalong for his kindness.
When passing through Xinhe County, Chu Yunfei did not return to the 358th Brigade Headquarters. Instead, he followed Xu Dalong directly to the Mawushan Military Division and re-discussed the battle plan with Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao and others.
For Li Yunlong, as long as there is a war, he is happy. Although the goal of this battle has been reduced a lot, he is not willing to cooperate with other units of the Zhongyang Army and the Jinsui Army. There will be too many troubles. Chu
He still trusts Yun Fei, and he feels happy that only they are fighting this battle.
Li Yunlong agreed with Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei's opinions.
Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao also had no objections. Then Zhang Dabiao and Fang Ligong, chief of staff of the 358 Brigade, jointly formulated a combat plan.
The goal of this battle was to annihilate an infantry regiment of the Japanese 110th Division stationed in Raohe and Gaoliang counties.
The Mawushan Military Division dispatched the two main regiments of the New First Brigade, the guerrilla chariot brigade, the cavalry brigade, and the artillery brigade.
Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade dispatched three infantry regiments, and the brigade headquarters was directly under the artillery battalion.
The total strength of the troops exceeded 20,000, and they attacked the two counties in a mighty manner.
There is only one infantry regiment of the Japanese army stationed in the two counties of Raohe and Gaoliang. Together with the local Japanese and puppet troops, the number of troops does not exceed 5,000. For the coalition forces that are well-equipped and have strong combat effectiveness, it is not a difficult task.
Chewy bones.
At the beginning, Li Yunlong believed that as long as he dispatched a main regiment of the New 1st Brigade and attached an artillery battalion, he could defeat this Japanese army.
Xu Dalong firmly advocated bringing more troops and horses to annihilate the enemy with absolutely superior force. Li Yunlong thought that this was a bit of a fuss.
Zhao Gang was also a little reluctant. The cost of dispatching so many troops was too great. Once the cannon was fired, thousands of taels of gold, so many soldiers, horses, and vehicles marched for long distances, and the white ocean was like running water.
If you don’t feel bad, that’s a lie.
However, both Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang have great trust in Xu Dalong. Since Xu Dalong has decided something, they will resolutely implement it even if they have some opinions.
Soon after, the battle started. Li Yunlong led the troops of the New 1st Brigade to surround Gaoliang County, and Chu Yunfei led the troops of the 358th Brigade to surround Raohe County.
The chariot unit was divided into two halves, with Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei's troops fighting respectively. The guerrilla cavalry brigade was in the northwest of Gaoliang County, monitoring the movements of Japanese reinforcements.
At the beginning of the battle, Li Yunlong's troops and Chu Yunfei's troops both made considerable progress. Some of their troops had already broken through the county gates and started street fighting with the Japanese army.
After receiving the telegram requesting reinforcements, the Japanese army in the direction of Yangquan sent reinforcements. On the way, they were blocked by a section of Sun Desheng's cavalry brigade. Their movements were slow and they were unable to arrive on the battlefield for support in a short time.
For some reason, Xu Dalong felt vaguely uneasy. Therefore, the eight cavalry squadrons of the cavalry brigade in his hands, as well as Wei Monk's special operations squadron and Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron were not dispatched, ready to respond to emergencies at any time.
situation.
Xu Dalong's premonition was keen. At the fiercest moment of the battle, the accident really happened.
During the war, Xu Dalong attached great importance to intelligence work. He not only sent a large number of surveillance posts to monitor the movements of the Japanese army, but also monitored the situation of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
A reconnaissance team sent to monitor the 69th Army sent a telegram saying that the Japanese army had broken through the 69th Army's defense area and was attacking in the direction of Gaoliang County.
It turns out that the defense area of the 69th Army of the Shanxi-Sui Army is northwest of Gaoliang County. After the battle between Gaoliang County and Raohe County started, the Japanese army launched an attack on the 69th Army's defense area. The Japanese army wanted to pass through their defense area and rescue them.
Surrounded Japanese troops.
The commander of the 69th Army believed that the Japanese army attacked their defense area because Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei provoked the Japanese army. They were unwilling to pay the price, so they gave up their defense area and left the Japanese reinforcements useless.
appeared in front of the coalition forces.
Xu Dalong was very helpless and had to order the reserve team to stop the Japanese army and reported the situation to Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei.
After hearing this, Li Yunlong became furious and cursed: "These damn Jinsui Army are really nothing. I will make them look good one day."
He admires Xu Dalong even more now. He feels that Xu Dalong is the one who sees far and takes all unpredictable situations into account.
Li Yunlong immediately ordered his troops to increase their attack intensity, striving to annihilate the surrounded Japanese troops as soon as possible, and then led his troops to reinforce Xu Dalong.
After Chu Yunfei received Xu Dalong's report, he felt dumbfounded. According to the intelligence, there was only an infantry regiment of the Japanese army in front of the 69th Army's defense area, with a strength of no more than 4,000 people. The 69th Army had nearly 30,000 troops and was completely unable to deal with the Japanese army.
no problem.
But who would have thought that these guys would voluntarily abandon their defense zone and let the Japanese attack the troops of the 358th Brigade.
Chu Yunfei said: "Brother Dalong is still thoughtful. If there are fewer troops this time and cannot eat the surrounded Japanese army, I am afraid that even we will be in danger."
Fang Ligong said: "When fighting against the Japanese army, as long as Commander Xu is around, I feel at ease.
Although the 69th Army did not stop the Japanese reinforcements, the Japanese army is only an infantry regiment. We have 20,000 troops. If these devils come over, they will die in vain. We will not take advantage of this huge bargain that has been brought to our door.
Don’t pick it up.”
Chu Yunfei also ordered the troops of the 358th Brigade to speed up the attack and annihilate the surrounded Japanese troops in the county as soon as possible.
An hour and a half later, Li Yunlong's troops and Chu Yunfei's troops annihilated the surrounded Japanese troops respectively. They divided into two groups and surrounded the Japanese troops who came for reinforcements.
After receiving the notification from Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei, Xu Dalong left an infantry squadron to continue to struggle with the Japanese troops. He led other troops to leave the battlefield and take a detour to outflank the reinforcements' retreat.
Soon after, the main force of the coalition forces surrounded the Japanese reinforcements, and then launched an encirclement and annihilation campaign.
The commander of the 69th Army ordered his troops to abandon their defensive positions and let the Japanese troops pass. He originally wanted to see a good show, but he did not expect that the Japanese troops would be so unwilling to fight, which added another credit to Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei.
He now deeply regrets that he might as well have let his troops block the enemy's reinforcements. In this case, they could also get a share of the great victory in Raohe and Gaoliang counties this time.
It was too late to regret now. Now he was thinking about how to prevent Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei from going to the World War II District Chief's Department to complain.
He immediately rushed to the headquarters of the World War II district chief personally and sent a large amount of property to his relatives, asking them to help with the activities to avoid being held accountable by the King of Shanxi.
This time, the great victories in Raohe and Gaoliang killed two Japanese infantry regiments, as well as more than 9,000 Japanese and puppet troops stationed there, and seized a large amount of weapons, equipment and other supplies. Chu Yunfei's territory expanded by two counties.
Chu Yunfei was the biggest winner in this battle and received great praise from the King of Shanxi.
He was a smart man and did not complain to the King of Shanxi. He did not even mention the 69th Army's abandonment of the defense zone without authorization.
The reason why Chu Yunfei did this was because of his long-term considerations. Since he was already the biggest winner in this battle, there was no need to offend the 69th Army. After all, the 69th Army was the flank barrier of his defense zone. If the relationship was in trouble,
It's deadlocked. From now on, we must always be on guard against the 69th Army's mischief.
The commander of the 69th Army was originally uneasy and worried about Chu Yunfei's complaint. Seeing that Chu Yunfei didn't mention this matter at all, he felt relieved and felt a little grateful to Chu Yunfei, so he took the initiative to send gifts to Chu Yunfei's troops.
Some supplies came to show that he accepted Chu Yunfei's kindness.
After this incident, Chu Yunfei believed that it would not be so easy for the Japanese army to pass through the 69th Army's defense zone next time.
Xu Dalong agreed with Chu Yunfei's approach. Chu Yunfei was a very experienced commander in all aspects and had a great sense of the overall situation. Later, he was favored by Shangfeng and became the commander of the 25th Army.
Of course, Chu Yunfei will never forget the help Mawushan Military Division gave him. After capturing the two counties of Raohe and Gaoliang, he gave all the captured Japanese military equipment to Mawushan Military Division and sent 300,000 yuan.
The ocean and a large number of various supplies.
There was an unexpected gain in this battle. Chiba Xunyi was even more upset when he learned that Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei went to fight the 110th Division again and killed two of their infantry regiments.
He knew that Xu Dalong and the others were giving him face. If someone came to attack the 32nd Division of his defense, he would be no match at all.
In order to express his gratitude, he used the excuse that the price of grain kept rising after he bought grain from Xu Dalong. He said that when he bought grain, the price was a little low, so he took out 200,000 yuan and gave it to Xu Dalong through Yan Guiwu.
At the beginning of this battle, Zhao Gang was still feeling distressed about spending so much money. After seeing the ocean of white flowers sent by Chu Yunfei and Qianye Xunyi, he became happy again.
Seeing Zhao Gang's money-grubbing look, even Li Yunlong was teasing him, saying, "Old Zhao, you are becoming less and less like a member of our independent group. You are becoming like Yan Laoxi."
Zhao Gang is now much thicker-skinned than before, and he doesn't take Li Yunlong's taunts seriously at all.
He said excitedly: "You cannot suffer losses in a war. If the seizures cannot exceed the consumption, then the war is a defeat.
Don't show your teeth there, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you're not a householder. Why don't we switch, and you'll be in charge of the logistics from now on."
Not to mention, the Mawushan base area is huge, and the financial and political affairs are numerous and complicated, and Li Yunlong really doesn't have the ability to handle them.
He refused to admit defeat and said: "Old Zhao, you can pull him down. You want to switch with me, but you don't have the ability yet. We, Lao Li, are not bragging. When it comes to fighting, you are still far behind."
Xu Dalong and Zhang Dabiao saw Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang bickering, and they both laughed.
After the laughter, Zhang Dabiao took the new troop establishment list and said: "Commander, Commissioner Zheng, Brother Dalong, two regiments from the new first brigade of the Mawushan Military Division, two regiments from the independent brigade, and four regiments from the guerrillas
Divided into brigade, eight regiments and nine county guard regiments were assigned to each county brigade, plus the directly affiliated troops, the total strength has reached 42,000 people. Even if the strength of the county brigade is not included, the strength has already exceeded that of the Zhongyang Army.
An army of."
Li Yunlong said excitedly: "Brother Dalong still has a way."