Huang Xiejun's Fourth Division watched helplessly as the troops from the Mawushan Military Division passed through their defense area in a mighty manner, barely stopping to greet them.
After a long march, the troops from the Mawushan Military Division finally arrived at the Taihang Mountain base area.
Without waiting for them to rest and recuperate, the commander issued a combat order and ordered the troops from the Mawushan Military Division to directly go into battle.
Recently, Kong Jie's life has been very difficult. The base area he opened is in the southeast of the Taiyue Military Region, which is the first barrier to entering the hinterland of the Taiyue Military Region base area. The Japanese army concentrated one and a half divisions to attack Kong Jie.
The troops from the Sixth Army Division where they were located launched a frantic attack.
In addition to the new second brigade, the troops of the Sixth Army Division also formed two regiments and five county brigades. The establishment of the military division was relatively short. Each of the two newly formed regiments has less than 1,000 people. Most of them are
The combat effectiveness of the new recruits was relatively weak, and the situation of the five county brigades was even worse. The largest county brigade only had more than 600 people. It was still possible to maintain local security, but it was basically useless against the Japanese field troops.
The troops that can really fight in the Sixth Army Division are the three main regiments of Kong Jie's New Second Brigade, with a total strength of less than 10,000.
In the face of a large-scale Japanese attack, Kong Jie could only command his troops to conduct mobile defense. However, the battle depth of the Sixth Army Division was shallow and there was little room for maneuver. As a barrier to the southeast of the Taiyue Military Region, it was necessary to protect the Taiyue Military Region headquarters.
In the core base area, the New Second Brigade was also responsible for blocking the Japanese army.
Kong Jie had to concentrate his main force in the Jiuling Mountain area and engage in positional warfare with the Japanese army.
With the arrival of the main force of the Japanese army, there were also a large number of Huang Xiejun troops. Taking advantage of the fierce battle between the main force of the New Second Brigade and the main force of the Japanese army, they took the opportunity to capture most of the base areas of the Sixth Army Division.
Kong Jie couldn't get away now, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Not only that, the main force of the New Second Brigade is now tightly entangled in the Jiuling Mountain area by the Japanese army, and the situation is very critical.
That morning, the Japanese army launched three consecutive attacks on the position of the New Second Brigade. The New Second Brigade paid a heavy price and repelled the Japanese army.
Due to the constant fighting and the inability to keep up with the supply replenishment, the New Second Brigade is now almost running out of ammunition and food.
Kong Jie was a man who wanted to save face. He knew that the situation in the entire Taiyue Military Region was not very good, so he did not ask for help from his superiors.
At this time, the observation post in front reported that the Japanese army had transferred another artillery unit, and the troops had regrouped. It seemed that a larger attack was about to be launched.
Wang Zhengwei saw that the troops were very tired and had begun to run out of ammunition. He was worried that if the fight continued like this, the entire New Second Brigade would be destroyed.
He said: "Lao Kong, don't hold on, it's better to ask the commander for help quickly."
Kong Jie said: "Now the base areas of the Taiyue Military Region have been attacked by the Japanese. Compared with other military regions, our troops are relatively large.
The commander only has two regiments in reserve, and I'm afraid they have already been put to use at this moment. Asking him for help is just to cause him trouble."
Wang Zhengwei understood Kong Jie. In this case, if he asked the commander for help, he would not only get no reinforcements, but also make the commander feel pressured.
He said with some worry: "What should we do? We can't just carry on. We have to think of a way."
Kong Jie said with some annoyance: "Damn it, why do so many little devils come specifically to attack us? This battle was really awkward. I think back when I fought with Brother Dalong and the others, how happy the battle was.
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When this was mentioned, Wang Zhengwei's eyes lit up and he said: "Old Kong, why don't we ask Brother Dalong for help."
Kong Jie said: "Brother Dalong and Li Yunlong are far away in the Mawu Mountain base. Water from afar cannot quench their thirst nearby."
Wang Zhengwei said: "Brother Dalong, don't they have an air force? If they send the air force to bomb the little devils, won't our pressure be much less?"
Kong Jie smiled and said: "That's right, how could I forget this? Hurry up and draft a telegram and send it to Brother Dalong."
Kong Jie was not the first person to think of asking Xu Dalong for help.
Ding Wei was smart and had been thinking about it for a long time. Shortly before Kong Jie and Wang Zhengwei sent the telegram, Xu Dalong had received a telegram from Ding Wei, saying that they were blocking the Japanese army and hoped that he could send the air force to support them.
Without saying a word, Xu Dalong sent a telegram to Zhao Gang, asking him to organize the air force to go to the Seventh Army Division to support Ding Wei's troops in combat.
After receiving Kong Jie's telegram, he also sent a telegram to Zhao Gang, asking him to send some bombers to assist Kong Jie in the battle.
Zhao Gang has already dispatched 16 bombers, and there are still 12 left at home that can be used.
Following Xu Dalong's request, he sent a telegram to Kong Jie, asking them to provide specific coordinates, and soon he sent 12 bombers out.
After receiving the telegram from Zhao Gang, Kong Jie said: "Commissioner Wang Zheng, Old Zhao and the others are really interesting. They have sent 12 bombers to support us. Let our people quickly measure the location of the Japanese artillery positions. As long as they can blow up the Japanese
With the artillery positions, life would be much better."
Commissioner Wang Zheng was very excited and sent his chief of staff to arrange the measurement quickly.
At 11:30 in the morning, the Japs once again launched a fierce attack on the position of the New Second Brigade. This time they concentrated a large number of artillery. They bullied Kong Jie's troops because they had fewer artillery pieces and insufficient ammunition, so they simply pushed the artillery position forward.
Arriving at a place not far from the position of the New Second Brigade, we prepared to violently bombard the position of the New Second Brigade and cover the infantry to launch the attack.
"Boom, boom, boom" the Japanese artillery began to test fire. The officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade did not have a solid position. They were all lying on the mountain. When encountering enemy shelling in this kind of terrain, there was no place to hide. The mountain was rugged with rocks, and the artillery shells were flying in the mountains.
The explosion among the rocks produced a large amount of rubble and caused many casualties.
Seeing that a large-scale Japanese artillery bombardment was about to begin, Kong Jie looked anxiously at the sky, hoping that his air force would appear quickly.
The midday sun was very dazzling. Kong Jie looked towards the sky, but was blinded by the sunlight.
He put his hands on the arbor and looked for a while, but his arms felt a little sore again, so he had to lower his head, rub his eyes, and prepare to look at the sky again.
"It's coming, it's coming, our plane is coming." At this moment, some sharp-eyed people saw those little black dots in the sky and couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Soon after, 12 bombers appeared in the sky. The officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade all knew that only the Mawushan guerrillas had a flying brigade in this area. When they heard the sound, they knew that their own planes were coming. The officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade
They all cheered.
The Japanese troops who were preparing to launch an attack at Yamashita also discovered the plane in the sky. They also knew that it was an enemy plane and evacuated immediately.
They fled in confusion, looking for cover, hoping to escape the bombing of enemy planes.
The Japs could run away, but the cannons on the artillery positions could not be moved away. According to the directions of the Japanese artillery positions sent by Kong Jie, the bombers of the flying group quickly found the Japanese artillery positions, and then began dive bombing.
The officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade could clearly see smoke and dust billowing from the Japanese artillery positions on the mountain. The heavy artillery pieces were like toys, blown to pieces by aerial bombs, and some flew high.
The officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade were very excited and kept shouting.
After blowing up the Japanese artillery positions, the bombers dropped the remaining aerial bombs on the Japanese infantry.
The Japanese troops were just preparing to launch an attack and had already gathered together. Although they were temporarily evacuated, they could not get far in such a short period of time, so they were densely packed with Japanese soldiers everywhere.
Aerial bombs kept falling, causing the Japanese to cry and howl, causing heavy casualties.
Kong Jie was very excited when he saw it. He waved his fist and said: "It's so exciting! This is enough for a little devil to drink a pot."
The Japanese soldiers at the foot of the mountain went through this bombardment. Most of the artillery was destroyed and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties. They had to temporarily stop the attack and go back for lunch.
The Japanese army suspended its attack, and the officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade seized the time to repair the fortifications in preparation for the Japanese army's renewed attack in the afternoon.
However, as a large number of Japanese artillery pieces were destroyed, the officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade felt much less pressure and their morale was even higher.
In the operations room of the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters, the commander and chief of staff have been paying attention to changes in the entire battlefield situation.
The base area of the Taiyue Military Region was attacked by Japanese troops from almost all sides. The scope of the base area continued to shrink, and the enemy situation became more and more serious.
The commander is a general with rich combat experience. He knows that in order to break the enemy's siege, he must concentrate his forces and first defeat the enemy forces along the way. However, under the current circumstances, concentrating forces is not easy. Troops from various military divisions are
How could a large number of mobile troops be deployed in a fierce battle with the Japanese army?
Therefore, the commander has been expecting the chief of staff to rush over with troops from the Mawushan Military Division to provide support.
The good news finally came. Troops from the Mawushan Military Region finally entered the base area of the Taiyue Military Region.
The commander asked the chief of staff to seek the opinions of Xu Dalong and others, hoping that they would not rest and go directly into battle. Because the Japanese army attacking the Taiyue Military Region base area, the strongest route was the Japanese army attacking Kong Jie's New Second Brigade.
Shoot men first, shoot horses first, and capture thieves first, capture kings. As long as the strongest Japanese army can be defeated, the offensive of other Japanese armies will naturally stop.
Therefore, he asked Xu Dalong and others to go directly to the defense area of the Sixth Army Division and join forces with Kong Jie to defeat the current Japanese army.
Misfortunes never come singly, good things come in pairs. Kong Jie and Wang Zheng were just happy because the guerrilla flying brigade bombed the Japanese artillery position. A telegram from Xu Dalong was sent, saying that the main force of the Mawushan Military Division was heading to Jiuling Mountain.
In this area, Kong Jie and others were asked to entangle the main force of the Japanese army and prevent them from running away. Once they arrived, the two armies would join forces to surround and annihilate the current main force of the Japanese army.
Kong Jie was very excited and said: "It's great to be able to fight side by side with the Dalong brothers again. Now I wonder where you damn little devils are going?"
He immediately ordered to convey the good news to every commander and soldier, requiring close monitoring of the movements of the Japanese army. Once signs of Japanese army retreat were found, he would immediately launch a charge to entangle the enemy, so that the main force of the Mawushan Army Division could arrive and encircle and annihilate them.
The enemy creates conditions.
When the officers and soldiers heard such inspiring good news, their morale was greatly boosted. They were gearing up and waiting to join the main forces of the Mawushan Military Division to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops at the foot of the mountain.
After Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and others entered the base area of Taiyue Military Region, based on the intelligence, they immediately divided their troops into three groups.
Li Yunlong led two regiments of the New 1st Brigade, Wang Chengzhu's artillery brigade, and Zhang Dabiao led the other two regiments of the New 1st Brigade, plus the artillery regiments of the military division, to outflank the Japanese army on the left and right flanks. Sun Desheng led the cavalry brigade,
Go directly to cut off the Japanese army's retreat.
Xu Dalong led a capable command team from the Mawushan Military Division to Jiuling Mountain to meet with Kong Jie and others.
Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei and others heard that Xu Dalong was coming and hurriedly came to greet him.
Seeing Xu Dalong, Kong Jie said excitedly: "Brother Dalong, I've been waiting for you. Now, we brothers can fight side by side again and teach the little devil a lesson."
Wang Zhengwei also came up to greet Xu Dalong warmly and said, "Brother Dalong, how many people are here this time?"
Xu Dalong introduced the strength of the Mawushan Military Division dispatched this time.
Kong Jie said excitedly: "It's great, now not a single little devil can escape."
Xu Dalong inquired about Kong Jie's current enemy situation, informed Li Yunlong, Zhang Dabiao and Sun Desheng respectively, adjusted the attack route, and completed the encirclement of the Japanese army.
Taiyue Military Region Headquarters War Room.
Seeing that the chief of staff was back, the commander asked with concern: "Where are Xu Dalong and the others?"
The chief of staff said: "Xu Dalong and others have already gone to support Kong Jie and others."
The commander said: "Very good, the troops in the Mawu Mountain Division are tenacious in combat. They marched for such a long distance and were able to go directly into battle without any rest. They are worthy of being the main force of our Taiyue Military Region."
The chief of staff smiled and said: "Commander, this time I have really seen Xu Dalong's family background. Although these guys are marching long distances, they are all traveling in cars, so they are not tired at all. After arriving at the battlefield, they
You can go into battle."
The commander said with emotion: "Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong, they are really capable. This is the first mechanized unit in our military region, and it is even more mechanized than the Japanese army.
With such a strategic mobile force, the situation on the battlefield can be changed at any time. I believe that after they join forces with Kong Jie's troops, they will be able to defeat the Japanese army in the southeast."
The chief of staff said: "Commander, I think Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and these guys have a huge appetite. They should not only defeat the Japanese army there, but also want to annihilate the Japanese army."