Chapter 471: The Fighting Power of the New Brigade
Thinking that Xu Dalong let him live, he owed Xu Dalong a favor. The most important thing is not here, but because he personally experienced Xu Dalong's power.
When he realized that the ones blocking them in front were Xu Dalong's troops, he immediately felt a twinge in his heart. He didn't want to fight Xu Dalong, and he wasn't sure he could defeat Xu Dalong, but he had to rescue the 75th Brigade.
He thought twice, ordered the large army to stop advancing, and first sent an infantry group to the front to conduct a test.
Xu Dalong received a notification from Li Yunlong and learned that reinforcements from the Japanese 37th Division had arrived. In order to frighten the enemy, he immediately sent a group of bombers to fly over.
The infantry brigade sent by the commander of the 37th Division was slowly marching towards the position of the New 1st Brigade. Before they could get close to the position of the 1st New Brigade, they were blown up by bombers flying over. They suffered casualties on the spot.
There were three to four hundred people.
The captain had to order the troops to stop advancing, and ran back to report to his superiors in person, asking for tactical guidance.
When the commander of the 37th Division saw that Xu Dalong did not send a plane to bomb his marching group, knowing that Xu Dalong was saving face for himself, he decided not to take this trip into troubled waters.
The division commander ordered the large troops to stop advancing, but still sent the remaining defeated soldiers of the infantry group to launch a tentative attack on the position of the new first brigade.
At his suggestion, they stopped advancing a full 300 meters away from the New 1st Brigade's position, set up mortars and machine guns there, and fired at the New 1st Brigade's position indiscriminately.
Li Yunlong was really dumbfounded when he saw this scene. Now he finally understood what Xu Dalong said before. The Japanese 37th Division was here to show off, so the position of the New 1st Brigade would not be in any danger.
Li Yunlong came to fight, not to watch the excitement. Seeing this scene, he sent a telegram to Xu Dalong, asking about the ins and outs of the matter, and requesting new combat missions.
After receiving Li Yunlong's telegram, Xu Dalong knew that he no longer had to worry about reinforcements from the Japanese 37th Division.
He also understood Li Yunlong's mood, so he asked Li Yunlong to leave Zhang Dabiao to continue to defend against the Japanese 37th Division, and asked Li Yunlong to lead the two regiments in reserve to participate in the attack of the Japanese 75th Brigade.
Li Yunlong was originally full of resentment, but now he became happy and immediately led the reserve team to the battlefield to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 75th Brigade.
At the coalition headquarters, General Fu saw the slow progress in besieging the Japanese 75th Brigade, and he was very worried.
At this time, the reinforcements of the Japanese 38th Division were already engaged in fierce battles with the troops of the 63rd Army, which was responsible for blocking. He was relatively relieved on this side, because after all, the blocking force was an entire army of the 63rd Army.
Their numbers far exceeded the number of Japanese reinforcements.
Although the troops of the Guo Army are not very good at offensive warfare and mobile warfare, they rely on defensive positions and are still the best at defensive warfare.
Therefore, he believed that the 63rd Army would be able to block the reinforcements of the Japanese 38th Division.
What he was most worried about was the troops of the new brigade led by Li Yunlong. You must know that the reinforcements they wanted to fight were the Japanese 37th Division, and they only had one brigade, so their strength was too thin.
When he heard that the troops of the 37th Division had come for reinforcements, he said worriedly: "Brother Dalong, can the troops of your brigade block the reinforcements of the Japanese 37th Division? If it is too difficult, my hand will
There are still two regiments of reserve teams inside. If that doesn't work, send them out for reinforcements."
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Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Sir, don't worry, I can guarantee that not even a single soldier of the Japanese 37th Division will rush here."
Despite Xu Dalong's assurance, General Fu was still very worried. You must know that the battle to besiege the Japanese 75th Brigade is at a critical moment. If the Japanese 37th Division breaks through the Eighth Route Army's position and rushes to the battlefield to reinforce,
Not only did the battle to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 75th Brigade fall short, but the troops of the Guo army were attacked from both sides, and the battle was bound to turn into a major defeat.
While General Fu urged the troops to intensify their attack on the Japanese 75th Brigade, he also asked Li Yunlong to keep him informed of the situation of the Japanese 37th Division at any time.
Li Yunlong did not reply at all. Just when General Fu was worried that they could not withstand the Japanese attack, he found that Li Yunlong had already led two regiments of the Eighth Route Army over.
After meeting Li Yunlong, General Fu asked in confusion: "Commander Li, why did you come here with your troops? Where is the Japanese 37th Division now?"
Li Yunlong knew what he was worried about, so he said: "Sir, don't worry, the little Japs have been blocked by us. I can guarantee that not even a little Japs will come here. I came here with two regiments of reserve teams.
From the 75th Brigade who came to fight the Japanese."
Li Yunlong's words made General Fu feel very reassured. At the same time, he felt a little embarrassed. Li Yunlong's one brigade of troops blocked the Japanese 37th Division. Not only that, he was also able to mobilize two regiments to participate in the battle here.
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In comparison, the Guo Army was a bit too cowardly. The entire two armies, with the cooperation of the Eighth Route Army's tank troops and the air force, made such slow progress, which is unreasonable.
General Fu was a little embarrassed to use the troops brought by Li Yunlong. He said: "You have come a long way, so you should take a rest first."
Li Yunlong said: "Sir, we are not tired. Please join the attack immediately."
Xu Dalong said: "Sir Fu, please approve the Eighth Route Army's participation in the combat operation to attack the Japanese 75th Brigade."
General Fu was now also eager to annihilate the Japanese 75th Brigade. Seeing the Eighth Route Army's initiative to join the war, he no longer hesitated.
He said: "Thank you for your hard work, please lead your troops to participate in the attack on the Japanese army.
Li Yunlong led two regiments of troops to the front line, and happened to encounter the troops of the Guo Army attacking the Japanese army, and they immediately followed behind.
The Japanese army resisted tenaciously, but the Guo army suffered heavy casualties and had to withdraw again.
At this moment, a loud charge sound sounded from behind the Guo army. Li Yunlong led two regiments of troops to rush over. They directly crossed the retreating Guo army and launched an attack on the Japanese army.
When Cui Zhenyue saw that Li Yunlong was leading the troops, he immediately ordered the troops to open a road ahead to cover the Eighth Route Army troops and launch another attack on the Japanese army.
The officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade were brought out by Li Yunlong, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong. Following Cui Zhenyue's tank troops, they broke through the Japanese defensive positions. Li Yunlong immediately led the troops to rush in, quickly developed in depth, and soon overwhelmed the Japanese army.
Divided into two parts.
The troops of the Guo Army saw that the Eighth Route Army had broken through the Japanese defensive positions. The Japanese army had begun to be confused and their firepower had obviously weakened. So they mustered up their courage and launched another attack on the Japanese army.
Since the Japanese army was now in chaos, the Guo army soon made great progress. They also broke through the Japanese defensive positions and joined forces with the Eighth Route Army to encircle and annihilate the remaining Japanese troops.
In the command post, General Fu kept holding a telescope to observe the battle situation on the front line. When he saw Li Yunlong leading the troops and breaking through the Japanese defensive positions with one charge, he said with emotion: "The Eighth Route Army is really good."
Li Yunlong led his troops to advance deep into the Japanese defensive positions, specifically looking for the Japanese headquarters.
When he saw a large number of Japanese troops gathered on a hill with a radio antenna erected on it, he led his troops to attack there.
As expected, this was the location of the brigade headquarters of the Japanese 75th Brigade. When the Japanese saw the Eighth Route Army rushing over, they immediately organized a defense.
The officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade carried a large number of rocket launchers and 82mm recoilless rifles. These two types of artillery were powerful weapons in close combat. The hastily constructed defensive positions of the Japanese army were simply vulnerable.
At the same time, Li Yunlong also commanded the troops to use 240mm heavy mortars to bombard the Japanese command post. One shot could kill many Japanese troops. After several rounds of shelling, it was obvious that the Japanese command post had been bombed.
It had to be wiped out into ashes.
The command structure of the Japanese army was indeed destroyed by the fierce bombardment. All the main commanders of the Japanese army, including the commander of the 75th Brigade, died under the bombardment.
The Japanese army, which lost its command, became even more chaotic. They fought independently, and their combat effectiveness was greatly weakened.
The troops of the Guo army were best at fighting against the wind. Seeing that they had an absolute advantage, it was no longer a problem to annihilate the Japanese army. Their morale was extremely high. Tens of thousands of soldiers, holding sharp bayonets and shouting, rushed towards the Japanese army. They had the strength in numbers.
The crowd quickly defeated the Japanese troops they encountered.
After an hour and a half of fierce fighting, the coalition forces completely annihilated the Japanese 75th Brigade.
After the gunfire on the battlefield stopped, General Fu said with emotion: "Our army has been besieging the Japanese army for so long without making any breakthrough. The Eighth Route Army troops came over and the Japanese 75th Brigade was annihilated.
Brother Dalong, I really don’t know how you trained your soldiers?"
The Japanese 75th Brigade was destroyed. The Japanese 37th Division, which served as reinforcements, immediately retreated, and the 38th Division also returned to its original station. The battle to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 75th Brigade ended successfully.
In this battle, the Zhongtiaoshan Guojun troops and the Mawushan guerrillas worked closely together to annihilate more than 12,500 Japanese troops, including the 75th Brigade, and achieved a brilliant victory.
After the battle, General Fu, accompanied by Xu Dalong, inspected Li Yunlong's troops. Seeing the high morale of the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, General Fu was full of praise.
When he saw the rocket launcher and 82mm recoilless rifle used by the Mawushan guerrillas, he was very curious and asked Xu Dalong what kind of weapons they were.
Xu Dalong introduced it to General Fu. General Fu was very envious and said, "Brother Dalong, can you sell me part of this weapon? Don't worry, I will definitely give you a good price."