After receiving Xu Dalong's telegram, Lin Xueying came to the military command headquarters to find You Yukun. In the past, Lin Xueying was a subordinate of the military command and could not talk to the headquarters at all. Now her identity is different. Although it has not been made public, You Yukun and the others also know Lin Xueying.
She is Xu Dalong's fiancée. Xu Dalong must give her face, so when she met Lin Xueying, You Yukun was very enthusiastic.
When Lin Xueying explained her purpose of coming and asked You Yukun to notify the local military control department to help find Kong Jie's family, You Yukun readily agreed and held a special banquet for Lin Xueying, asking Lin Xueying to say hello to Xu Dalong on his behalf.
Sixth Division Station.
The special forces sent out for reconnaissance came back and reported the information they detected to Xu Dalong, Kong Jie and others.
The situation reported by the scouts of the special team was very detailed. Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei and the Chief of Staff felt that Xu Dalong's special team was indeed extraordinary. The aspects and level of detail that the scouts understood far exceeded those of the Sixth Army.
Scouts in military divisions, the intelligence they provide can enable commanders to make more accurate judgments.
Chief of Staff Li proposed on the spot that he hoped Xu Dalong's special force could help the Sixth Army Division train a group of scouts.
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Xu Dalong agreed wholeheartedly, saying that the level of these guerrilla scouts was not high enough. The Mawushan guerrillas had a special intelligence brigade, and the Sixth Army Division could select some of the scouts to be trained in the intelligence brigade.
Wang Zhengwei and Chief of Staff Li were both shocked by this. They now admire Kong Jie very much. Kong Jie can have such a good relationship with Xu Dalong, an outstanding person, which is definitely a good thing for the Sixth Army Division. They learned from it
It can reap a lot of benefits, and it is simply a shortcut to improve the combat effectiveness of the Sixth Army Division.
Kong Jie was also proud of his close relationship with Xu Dalong. When he mentioned Xu Dalong, he would inevitably show off their brotherly relationship.
Based on the information provided by the scouts, Xu Dalong, Kong Jie and others discussed and formulated a combat plan. They determined the tactics of encircling the points for reinforcements. They first eliminated the reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops, and then calmly invaded the county town and went to the machinery factory.
Transfer mechanical equipment and the engineering and technical personnel inside to the Taihang Mountain base area.
Chief of Staff Li of the Sixth Army Division was a very shrewd man. He believed that being able to fight with Xu Dalong was an excellent learning opportunity. Therefore, he suggested to Wang Zhengwei and Kong Jie that enough of the Sixth Army Division be mobilized this time.
The troops, including the county brigade, gathered together to fight this battle with Xu Dalong and gain combat experience.
Kong Jie and Wang Zhengwei agreed with his opinion and believed that the opportunity was rare, so they issued orders to their troops to assemble at the headquarters. Some troops were on the edge of the base area and were difficult to mobilize, so they asked those troops to
Send some key personnel to report and let them observe and learn in the upcoming battle.
Kong Jie told Xu Dalong about this matter, and Xu Dalong had no objection and readily agreed.
Soon after, all the troops that could be mobilized by the Sixth Military Division gathered at the headquarters of the military division. Only then did Xu Dalong realize that he still underestimated the strength of Kong Jie and the others.
The old foundation of the Sixth Army Division is Kong Jie's New Second Brigade, which originally had only more than 6,000 people. Today, the Sixth Army Division has the New Second Brigade, the Independent First Brigade of the Military Division, the First Supplementary Brigade, and five supplementary regiments, 14
The county brigade has a strength of more than 20,000, and the weapons and equipment are complete, but the ammunition is slightly insufficient. In any case, with such a strong strength and the two special operations squadrons brought by Xu Dalong, it can deal with a mere three Japanese troops.
With a large group and some puppet troops, Xu Dalong was absolutely sure that he could fight a good battle.
In order for the troops to conduct targeted learning, Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei, and Chief of Staff Li summoned cadres above the company level in the military division. Through Xu Dalong's careful explanation, the cadres in the military division all learned how to command a battle.
Battles and battles.
The officers at the grassroots level of the Sixth Army Division used to carry out the orders of their superiors in combat and did not know much about the overall situation of the entire battle. Xu Dalong's explanation gave them an overall concept and learned how to think when conducting a battle or campaign.
The officers felt that their horizons had been broadened and their command level had been improved.
When Xu Dalong was giving lectures, Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei and Chief of Staff Li were also present. They felt more and more that Xu Dalong's level was beyond their imagination. No wonder Xu Dalong could achieve such impressive results in a complex environment.
His achievements are definitely not due to luck. In fact, Xu Dalong put in hard work and fought with real swords and guns. You don’t have to admire him or not.
After the combat plan was formulated, the issue of combat command authority was discussed. Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei, and Chief of Staff Li all recommended Xu Dalong to be the commander, but Xu Dalong declined. After all, he was a guest from afar, and the troops participating in the war were mainly from others.
People from the Sixth Army Division, and Xu Dalong also believed that Kong Jie had the ability to complete the battle plan that had been formulated. Therefore, he recommended Kong Jie to be the commander-in-chief of this battle.
Kong Jie knew Xu Dalong and knew that he was not hypocritical and modest. Besides, this battle was mainly focused on the Sixth Army Division, and he, as the commander, did his part. However, Kong Jie still asked Xu Dalong to stay at the headquarters in case something happened.
We can discuss it together. Xu Dalong also agreed to Kong Jie’s request.
That night, all participating units secretly arrived at their designated positions. The military region's supplementary brigade, two supplementary regiments, and five county brigades surrounded Gucheng County and launched an attack.
The Japanese troops in the city saw the large number of Eighth Route Army troops outside the city, so they sent a telegram to their superiors for help.
Soon after, the Japanese army dispatched an infantry brigade from the east and west directions to come for reinforcements.
At 10 a.m., the New Second Brigade, two independent regiments, and two supplementary regiments ambushed a Japanese infantry brigade.
The Japanese troops were ambushed and resisted hastily.
Chief of Staff Li, who was in charge of commanding the troops, took the opportunity to lead his troops to attack the Japanese army.
There were more than 13,000 Eighth Route Army troops and more than 1,100 Japanese troops participating in the war. The difference in strength between the two sides was more than ten times. The Japanese army resisted hastily and it was difficult to organize an effective counterattack for a while.
The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were outnumbered and swarmed forward. After 40 minutes of fierce fighting, the Japanese army was completely wiped out.
Almost at the same time, Monk Wei led two special operations squadrons and, with the cooperation of three regiments from the Sixth Army Division and six county brigades, ambushed another group of Japanese troops.
There were only more than 800 Japanese troops along this route, and the total strength of the Eighth Route Army that ambushed them reached more than 8,000. After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese reinforcements along this route were completely wiped out.
After defeating the Japanese reinforcements, Chief of Staff Li and Monk Wei respectively set aside part of their troops to act as guards, and each led the main force to Gucheng County and joined the siege of the county.
The Japanese captain who was surrounded in Gucheng County was stunned. When he saw so many Eighth Route Army troops coming outside, their strength exceeded him by at least twenty or thirty times. He knew that he could not hold the entire county, so he gave up immediately.
He broke through the northern city wall and shrank his troops to the southwest of the county seat in an attempt to resist stubbornly. He also sent a telegram to his superiors again asking for help.
The superiors of the Japanese army were also very frustrated. The only reinforcements he could mobilize were the two infantry brigades, and now they have all been destroyed. In addition, the nearest Japanese army to Gucheng County is also 300 kilometers away, which cannot be broken down by water.
They were nearly thirsty and unable to rescue the Japanese troops surrounded in Gucheng County.
He could only send a telegram to the Japanese troops in Gucheng County, asking them to fight till the end and sacrifice their lives for Tian Huang Bixia.
The reason why the Japanese army shrank to the southeastern part of the county was to use the terrain and features to engage in street fighting with the Eighth Route Army troops. However, they still miscalculated. They really did not expect that the Eighth Route Army troops actually had a large number of rocket launchers and 82mm recoilless rifles.
, these weapons are most suitable for street fighting. They originally thought they were very safe while hiding in the house, but they were shot directly and killed without any ability to resist.
After wiping out the Japanese reinforcements, Kong Jie, Xu Dalong, Wang Zhengwei and others came to the county town.
In order to train all the troops participating in the battle, Kong Jie ordered to postpone the elimination of the surrounded Japanese troops and let the divisions of the Sixth Army Division participating in the siege take turns to send troops to launch attacks to gain experience in fortified operations.
Xu Dalong knew that there was no suspense in the battle, so he left the temporary headquarters and went to the machinery factory in the city with Monk Wei and others.
When Xu Dalong and Wei Monk arrived, the special forces had already surrounded the machinery factory and controlled all the personnel inside.
The harvest was huge. This machinery factory was very large. Xu Dalong and the others were able to dismantle and transport nearly 100 pieces of machinery and equipment. According to the regulations of the Eighth Route Army, those engineering and technical personnel should be mobilized under normal circumstances and on a voluntary basis.
Decide whether they will stay or go.
Xu Dalong did not do this. He knew that if mobilization was carried out in such a short period of time, not many people would be able to stay.
He didn't want to waste time, so he simply detained all the technical backbones in the factory. The excuse was that they were a Japanese-owned enterprise and all the employees were suspected of being traitors, and they were to be taken away for examination.
What Xu Dalong means is that no matter what, first bring these people back to the Taihang Mountain base area, and then slowly do their ideological work. In that case, most of them can probably stay.
After the troops of the Sixth Army Division took turns participating in the battle, Kong Jie lost patience and ordered a general attack on the Japanese army. Soon after, all the Japanese and puppet troops in the city were annihilated.
Kong Jie and others seized a lot of weapons and ammunition as well as a large amount of materials and funds in the city, and then abandoned the county and returned to the headquarters of the Sixth Army Division with Xu Dalong and others.
In this Gucheng battle, troops from the Sixth Army Division annihilated three Japanese infantry brigades and one gendarmerie, totaling more than 3,200 people, and annihilated two puppet army regiments, one security brigade, and one police brigade, totaling more than 5,200 people.
people, and seized a large number of weapons, ammunition and various materials. The entire Sixth Army Division troops, including the county brigade, were trained in actual combat. Such results made Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei and others very satisfied.
Kong Jie said excitedly: "It is so enjoyable to fight with Brother Dalong."
Wang Zhengwei and Chief of Staff Li were also very excited. They discussed together how to thank Xu Dalong.
Kong Jie said: "Brother Dalong is not interested in the seized weapons and ammunition. How much did we seize in total this time?"
Wang Zhengwei said: "About 160,000 oceans."
Kong Jie said: "I think we should just give it to Brother Dalong directly. He likes this best."