Ma Zhenyu immediately decided that the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column would not be downsized for the time being and would continue to maintain its current size. All decisions would be made after Xu Dalong arrived.
Soon after, Xu Dalong and others arrived at the Daqingshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Base. Ma Zhenyu and others were very enthusiastic when they saw Xu Dalong.
Ma Zhenyu said: "Captain, I have been waiting for you. Now our guerrilla column has hope."
Xu Dalong said: "Commander Ma, you're welcome. If we work together, we will definitely be able to overcome the current difficulties."
After arriving at the headquarters, the anti-Japanese guerrilla column held a meeting for Xu Dalong and others.
At the meeting, Xu Dalong announced the instructions from his superiors, temporarily making him the supreme commander of the guerrilla column.
The cadres of the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column admired Xu Dalong very much, and they all warmly welcomed this decision.
Ma Zhenyu said on the spot that he would resolutely obey Xu Dalong's command.
After the meeting, Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng and the main leaders of the guerrilla column held a military meeting.
After Ma Zhenyu introduced the current difficulties faced by the Daqingshan guerrilla column, Xu Dalong said: "The top priority is to destroy the Japanese cavalry troops and restore the connection between the base area and the outside world. Therefore, the first phase of the combat mission is to annihilate the Japanese Chahar Expeditionary Force.
Cavalry."
In order to figure out the activity patterns of the Japanese cavalry, Sun Desheng personally led people, with the cooperation of the anti-Japanese guerrilla column cavalry company, to reconnoiter the enemy's situation.
After a week of preparation, Xu Dalong and others deployed a combat plan to encircle and annihilate the Japanese cavalry.
Early that morning, near Chaigoubao, a team of the anti-Japanese guerrilla column drove more than 100 large vehicles, escorted by a detachment, to the Daqingshan base area.
7:20. The Japanese cavalry troops appeared. They surrounded the grain transport team from three directions: east, west, north and west. The Japanese cavalry troops were large in number, as many as 2,000. It was obvious that this was a cavalry regiment of the Japanese army.
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The leader of the covering guerrilla detachment immediately organized his troops and set up a cordon around the grain truck to block the Japanese attack.
The Japanese army launched an attack from three sides. The guerrilla detachment only had more than 900 people. Their equipment was backward, especially the soldiers did not have much ammunition. They could not withstand the Japanese attack and had to abandon the carts and food.
In order to avoid being annihilated by the Japanese cavalry, they retreated while fighting and occupied a nearby hill.
The main goal of the Japanese cavalry was to rob the anti-Japanese guerrilla columns of food. They only sent a small part of the cavalry to deal with the guerrillas, and the rest came to the food truck.
A Japanese second lieutenant jumped off his horse, opened a grain bag with a knife, and found that it was not grain, but loess.
He hurriedly pierced other sacks, and the situation was exactly the same.
Other Japanese soldiers also checked the food in the car and found that it was all filled with loess.
When the Japanese cavalry commander saw this situation, he knew he had been fooled and immediately ordered his troops to retreat.
Unfortunately, it was too late. A large number of guerrilla infantry appeared to the east of the grain transport team, and a large number of anti-Japanese armed cavalry appeared to the northwest. Coupled with the food guard team that seized the small hill in the south, the Japanese cavalry regiment was surrounded.
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The Japanese cavalry regiment captain was very experienced in combat. He saw that the enemy's infantry occupied favorable terrain, and the cavalry troops were restricted in such terrain. If they tried to break through the enemy's blockade, they would surely suffer heavy casualties.
He chose to break out from the direction where the enemy cavalry appeared.
After making up his mind, he immediately led the cavalry regiment to charge towards the enemy's cavalry.
The cavalry raised their carbines and charged while fighting. When they were less than a hundred meters away from the enemy cavalry, they all shouldered their carbines, drew their sharp sabers, and charged forward with shouts.
The Japanese cavalry are well-trained and have full confidence in hand-to-hand combat.
Unfortunately, the enemy's cavalry did not follow the routine. They did not come forward with their sabers and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese. Instead, they jumped off their horses, set up light and heavy machine guns, and fired wildly at the Japanese cavalry.
What the cavalry feared the most was the machine gun. The target of the war horse was so big and so many machine guns swept over it. The Japanese cavalry fell off their horses one after another and became a mess in an instant.
Seeing his men falling in large numbers, the Japanese cavalry captain cursed angrily: "Bayalu, Tubalu are not samurai, they are really despicable."
He knew that he would not be able to break out of the encirclement at all, so he had no choice but to lead the remaining cavalry and rush towards the east where the terrain was gentler.
The anti-Japanese guerrilla column was very short of ammunition. This time Xu Dalong and others brought some ammunition to them. In order to annihilate the Japanese cavalry, they also took the bullets from the hands of the other soldiers, and the ammunition was still very sufficient.
Facing the charge of the Japanese cavalry, they also used a large number of machine guns to intercept. The Japanese were beaten to the point of being knocked back and had to retreat again.
Xu Dalong commanded the cavalry of the Mawushan guerrillas and the officers and soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column, slowly approaching, constantly narrowing the encirclement, and compressing the Japanese army into a small area.
They were not in a hurry to launch a charge, but set up artillery and fired hard at the Japanese cavalry.
The Japanese commander was very desperate. He knew that sooner or later the entire army would be destroyed if this continued, so he led the remaining cavalry and once again launched a charge against the Mawushan guerrilla cavalry.
All this was in vain. Under the fire net composed of a large number of machine guns, the Japanese troops became smaller and smaller. In the end, there was no longer a standing war horse on the battlefield.
After annihilating the Japanese cavalry regiment, the morale of the anti-Japanese guerrilla column was greatly boosted.
Without the harassment from the Japanese cavalry regiment, the base area of the Daqingshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column has resumed communication with the outside world.
Xu Dalong and others also brought 100,000 yuan this time. The material supply of the anti-Japanese guerrilla column was restored, and the mood of the officers and soldiers was completely stabilized.
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, after research, Xu Dalong agreed to the idea of streamlining the troops previously formulated by Ma Zhenyu and others, allowing those soldiers who were homesick to leave the troops and return to their hometowns, and at the same time resettled a large number of old, weak, sick and disabled personnel.
In the end, the anti-Japanese guerrilla column maintained a strength of 24,000 and was reorganized. The reorganized guerrilla column was divided into two main groups and six detachments.
After the reorganization, although the number of troops was reduced, they became more elite. It can be said that the overall combat effectiveness of the troops has been improved.
Xu Dalong cannot stay here for a long time. He must seize the time to improve the combat effectiveness of his troops as soon as possible and reserve a large amount of supplies.
Due to terrain and climate reasons, the Yanbei region itself is not rich in natural resources, and the materials needed by more than 20,000 people are very large. Only with sufficient reserves can we avoid the previous passive situation, especially in winter, if the anti-Japanese guerrilla columns want to
The possibility of obtaining material supplies is very small. From now on, we must prepare for the winter material reserves for the troops.
After the troops were streamlined and reorganized, Xu Dalong led the main force of the anti-Japanese guerrilla column and launched a fierce attack on the areas controlled by the Japanese army.
In order to restore the confidence of the officers and soldiers of the anti-Japanese guerrilla column, Xu Dalong and others still focused on fighting small battles, sending cavalry units to monitor the movements of large Japanese troops, and then concentrated their forces to attack areas with weak Japanese defenses.
There are currently no large Japanese troops around, and there are very few Japanese garrisons in each county. The anti-Japanese guerrilla columns have at least 10,000 troops each time they are dispatched. There are only less than 1,000 Japanese and puppet troops in a county, which is no match for them.
, can be said to be invincible.
Xu Dalong and others fought continuously for twelve days, captured seven county towns around the base area, and quickly expanded into the countryside.
After this stage of fighting, a large amount of supplies were collected, and the troops were given some training. At least the morale of the troops was restored.
Facing the offensive launched by the anti-Japanese guerrilla columns, the Japanese army certainly could not sit idly by and ignore it. They mobilized their troops and generals to prepare to attack the guerrilla columns.
According to intelligence, in the direction of Datong, the Japanese army concentrated an infantry brigade and strengthened an infantry regiment, as well as two infantry regiments from Huang Xiejun to cooperate.
The Chahar dispatched troops were very angry when a cavalry regiment was annihilated. This time they directly dispatched a cavalry brigade to cooperate with the Japanese army in Shanxi, preparing to wipe out the anti-Japanese guerrilla column's base areas and eliminate the anti-Japanese guerrilla column.
After the Japanese brigade commander formulated the combat plan, he reported it to the First Army Headquarters in Taiyuan.
Yoshio Shinozuka received information from the frontline troops that a large number of anti-Japanese armed cavalry troops suddenly appeared there, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong, which led to the destruction of a cavalry regiment of the Chahar Expeditionary Army. He immediately realized
Come on, this should be Xu Dalong’s doing again.
Because the largest cavalry unit of the underground anti-Japanese armed forces in Shanxi is the cavalry brigade under Xu Dalong. Based on the characteristics of their operations, it is obvious that Xu Dalong is causing trouble again.
Yoshio Shinozuka had a headache. He believed that although the anti-Japanese guerrilla column was a mob, there were tens of thousands of people after all. In addition, under the command of Xu Dalong, the Japanese army had an infantry brigade and an infantry regiment. Even if there were additional
The cavalry brigade of the Chahar Expeditionary Army was no match for Xu Dalong.
Therefore, they did not agree with the battle plan reported by them. Yoshio Shinozuka believed that in order to deal with Xu Dalong, heavy troops must be deployed to win.
After discussion with the Chief of Staff, Yoshio Shinozuka decided to mobilize the main force of the 109th Division stationed in the Yunzhong area to Datong to participate in the operation to encircle and suppress the anti-Japanese guerrilla column, and designated the division commander of the 109th Division, Yokoji Shiro, as the
The commander-in-chief of this battle.
After receiving the order, Yokojiro Shiro re-formulated the battle plan. This time, the total strength of the Japanese army to deal with the anti-Japanese guerrilla column reached one division, one brigade, plus one infantry regiment and one cavalry brigade. The total strength was
With 38,000 people, plus four regiments of the Huang Xie Army, it was a huge force. The anti-Japanese guerrilla column felt unprecedented pressure.
Xu Dalong's own intelligence network has reached all parts of Shanxi. Coupled with the intelligence support provided by the underground party, military commanders, and the Shanxi-Sui Army, Xu Dalong is well aware of the movements of the Japanese army.
Facing the upcoming massive Japanese attack, Xu Dalong certainly could not sit still and wait for death. He decided to take the initiative to disrupt the Japanese army's combat deployment.
The cavalry unit is highly mobile and can maneuver quickly on the battlefield, changing the balance of forces on the battlefield.
Compared with the Japanese infantry, the Chahar Dispatch Army's cavalry brigade posed a greater threat to the guerrilla columns. In order to disrupt the Japanese army's campaign deployment, Xu Dalong decided to deal with the Japanese cavalry brigade first.
In order to achieve this campaign goal, Xu Dalong decided to go directly to the Suiyuan area while the Japanese army's combat deployment was not completed, and caught the Japanese cavalry brigade by surprise.
Xu Dalong knew that the Japanese army's intelligence work was also very powerful. In order to cover up the attempt of the cavalry operation, he left a squadron of the cavalry brigade and used all the horses in the anti-Japanese guerrilla column, allowing people who could ride horses to temporarily pretend to be Mawushan guerrillas.
The cavalry of the cavalry brigade were active in the base area from time to time, creating the illusion that the main force of the Mawushan guerrilla cavalry force still remained in the base area. Xu Dalong led the main force of the cavalry brigade to leave the base area overnight and headed for Suiyuan.
Agu Town is a small town at the junction of Shanxi and Inner Mongolia. A cavalry battalion of Huang Xiejun is stationed here. Their main task is to guard a forage mill here. It can also be said to be equivalent to a post station in ancient times. Mainly
Providing fodder and food supplies for the cavalry passing through the border, it can be said that it is the only place the Japanese cavalry brigade must pass when entering Shanxi.
Xu Dalong decided to make a fuss in this town and eliminate the Japanese cavalry brigade.
That afternoon, Asr, the battalion commander of the Huang Xie Army stationed in Agu Town, received a report from the sentry that his brother-in-law came to visit him, so he asked the sentry to bring him to the battalion headquarters.
Soon after, Ang Qin came over, followed by two strong young men.
Seeing Aser, Ang Qin said happily: "Brother-in-law, how are you doing lately?"
Asr said: "Very good, why did you come here? Who are they?"
Ang Qin said: "Brother-in-law, let me introduce to you. These two are my friends from Baotou. They mainly deal in horse feed. I brought them here to see if, brother-in-law, you can cooperate with them here.
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The forage factory in the town is the largest in the area. It needs to purchase a large amount of forage every year, which can be said to be a good job. There are many businessmen who come to him to sell it. It is normal for my brother-in-law to bring two businessmen to sell forage.
However, Asr already has several fixed suppliers, and they usually pay him to honor him, and the two parties have maintained a relatively tacit relationship. As for his brother-in-law, he directly brought people over without his consent to get a share of the pie.
Aser felt a little unhappy.
He said: "Why didn't you tell me in advance when you came?"
On the surface, he was speaking to his brother-in-law, but in fact he was speaking to the two businessmen. This showed his attitude that he did not welcome them very much.