Ma Zhenyu and others were very generous this time. They not only provided a large amount of food and other living materials for the coalition forces, but also prepared 15 oil tankers to ensure the fuel supply to the coalition forces.
The coalition troops stayed in Datong for two days, organized the troops, and then continued their march northward.
Except for the cavalry, the coalition forces were all mechanized troops. They marched very quickly and reached the border between Shanxi and Suiyuan the next day.
The special operations brigade opened the way ahead, captured a border town in Suiyuan, eliminated a cavalry company of the puppet army, and captured more than 120 war horses. The coalition troops had a meal in Tianjin and then continued northward.
It was impossible for such a large-scale operation of the coalition forces to be concealed, and the enemy was quickly reported.
The news was reported to the First Army Headquarters. Yoshio Shinozuka was shocked when he got the news. When he heard that this unit was not going to Taiyuan, but to Suiyuan, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In previous battles, the Japanese Chahar Dispatch Army rejected Yoshio Shinozuka's request several times and refused to send troops into Shanxi to fight. Yoshio Shinozuka had strong objections to them.
However, he was a person with an overall view, and still sent a telegram to the Chahar dispatched troops to remind them to be prepared for the attack of the coalition forces.
The Chahar Expeditionary Army had sent cavalry troops into Shanxi many times to fight. Each time, they suffered heavy losses and were very wary of Xu Dalong's troops. When they heard that Xu Dalong was leading the coalition troops to fight in Suiyuan, they immediately became nervous and hurriedly held a meeting.
An emergency meeting was held to discuss countermeasures.
Baotou, Chahar Expeditionary Army Headquarters.
When the Chahar Expeditionary Force was first formed, it was very powerful. It had three cavalry brigades and two independent mixed infantry brigades. As time went by, the Japanese army was lacking in strength, and the two independent mixed infantry brigades of the Chahar Expeditionary Force had been replaced.
After being transferred away, the original three cavalry brigades could not be restored to their original formation after constant consumption. Later, one cavalry brigade was simply cancelled. The current Chahar Expeditionary Army actually only has two cavalry brigades.
and some garrison troops, stationed in several large and medium-sized cities in Suiyuan. The rule of Suiyuan mainly relies on a large number of pseudo-Mongolian armies. These pseudo-Mongolian armies are composed of tribes of different sizes in Mongolia. The strongest among them is
An introduction related to King De.
King De, Prince Demuchukdonglupu, also known as Xixian, is the prince of nmg and advocates the independence of nmg.
After the July 7th Incident in 1937, the Chahar dispatched troops quickly controlled the Pingsui Railway between North China and NMG, and occupied Baotou on October 17. King De, Li Shouxin and others defected to the islanders and served as puppet leaders. Mongolia
After the establishment of the Union Autonomous Zhengfu, King De served as Deputy Zhu Xi, and in 1938 he became Zhu Xi. Later, he merged the "Chanan Autonomous Zhengfu" and the "Northern Shanxi Autonomous Zhengfu" to form the "Mongolian-Xinjiang United Autonomous Zhengfu", which owned
Five leagues including Bayantala (today's CF City), Chahar, XLGL, WLCB, and YikeZhao (today's EEDS) and two Zhengting Halls in northern Shanxi (Datong), southern Chanan (Zhangjiakou), etc. The capital of the joint Zhengfu is located in
hhht, nominally under the jurisdiction of Wang Jingwei and Zheng Mansion of Nanjing.
King De had more than 30,000 cavalry under his command. He was very arrogant and oppressed other Mongolian tribes for a long time, and even acted against the islanders.
Fan Zhaoshouming, the commander of the Chahar Expeditionary Force, was also very dissatisfied with him and had long wanted to get rid of him. However, due to King De's influence among the Mongols and the fact that his troops were currently stretched thin,
We had to make use of King De and other Han Dynasties to maintain their rule in Chahar.
Fan Zhao is a very scheming person. He is well aware of the power of Xu Dalong's troops, and hopes to let King De's troops fight to the death with Xu Dalong first, consuming Xu Dalong's strength, and then he can reap the benefits.
So he praised King De in front of the leaders of various tribes.
He said: "Dear Your Majesty King De, the warriors of the Mongolian people have always been brave and good at fighting, especially the soldiers of Your Excellency King De, who are even more brave and invincible. Now the Eighth Route Army has come to invade Suiyuan. They are communists and they are here to steal your cattle."
Sheep, property, and your lives will also be destroyed.
You are all brave and fearless Mongolian warriors. You will never tolerate the Eighth Route Army of the underground party to bully you. I believe that you will be as glorious as your ancestors, fight bravely, destroy the invading enemies, and restore the glory of your ancestors. Here is my invitation.
Your Majesty the King speaks."
After saying this, he took the lead in applauding, and the tribal leaders also applauded sparsely.
King De had always been arrogant, and after being praised by Fan Zhao, he stood up triumphantly and said carelessly: "Those Tuba Road in Shanxi are making trouble in the borders of Shanxi. I can't control it, but if they dare to come to our Suiyuan to die,
I was the first to refuse.
Now that they are here, I will let them taste the power of our Mongolian sabers. I will kill them until they are running away, and they will not even dare to invade our Chahar again in their dreams."
Fan Zhao despised King De's boastful performance, but he still had a smile on his face and took the lead in applauding him.
The meeting then made a decision that King De would lead his cavalry and the cavalry of the four tribes, with a total force of more than 50,000 people, to fight Xu Dalong's coalition forces first.
On this day, the coalition troops were marching. A squadron of the special operations brigade of the vanguard found enemy cavalry in front. Then they also found enemy cavalry on the left front and right wing. There were so many of them that they could see
Thousands of people. They probably saw that the special operations squadron was small, so they rushed over with sabers raised high and roaring.
Of course, the officers and soldiers of the special operations squadron would not fight with them with sabers, and they were not equipped with sabers at all. They naturally had ways to deal with the enemy's cavalry.
Seeing the cavalry rushing up, the special forces members quickly dismounted, lined up ten light machine guns one after another, and fired fiercely at the enemy's cavalry. The rest of the special forces members also picked up sniper rifles and struck the horsemen.
cavalry.
Although the enemy's cavalry was numerous and menacing, facing the firepower network composed of more than a dozen machine guns, they were shot and fell one after another. No one or one horse could rush within 100 meters. The enemy's cavalry encountered
After the attack, they suffered heavy losses and had to retreat.
After a while, the special operations team members discovered that a large number of enemy cavalry had arrived. More than 10,000 people could be seen, and there were cavalry troops coming in a steady stream from a distance.
They hurriedly reported to Xu Dalong via wireless telegraph.
After Xu Dalong received the report, he commanded the troops to rush over.
The invading enemy cavalry was the cavalry unit led by King De and four other tribes, with a total number of more than 50,000. At this moment, they were arrayed on the grassland. Looking from a distance, they saw a sea of people and a magnificent momentum.
However, in the eyes of the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers, there was no pressure at all, and mocking smiles appeared on all their faces.
In order to confuse the enemy, Xu Dalong ordered the cavalry of the coalition forces to form a formation in front. The cavalry troops made arrangements behind them and waited for the enemy to launch an attack.
King De looked at the mighty cavalry troops behind him and was very satisfied. He pulled out his saber, waved it forward, and shouted loudly: "Mongolian warriors, you are all brave warriors. For the glory of your ancestors, go to
Kill all those hateful Tubal and charge!"
When the Mongolian cavalry saw that the number of enemy cavalry was far less than theirs, they were already eager to try.
After hearing King De's order to charge, they mobilized their horses, raised their sabers high, and rushed over with a roar.
The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army were very timid. When they saw the Mongolian cavalry rushing over, they did not dare to fight and fled quickly to both sides.
Seeing this situation, the Mongolian cavalry became more and more excited, shouted at the top of their lungs, and ran forward wildly.
However, when all the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army withdrew, what the Mongolian cavalry saw was horrifying to them. What they saw was the infantry of the Eighth Route Army lined up. In front of these infantry, there were rows of light and heavy machine guns, at least hundreds of them.
Yes, there are also a large number of artillery pieces, no less than a hundred.
The cavalry in front suddenly panicked and hurriedly tried to rein in their horses. However, the cavalry behind did not know the situation in front and continued to swarm forward. The formation suddenly became chaotic.
The person in charge at the front was Sun Desheng. He maintained the original tradition and kept his saber in his collection.
He waved his saber and shouted: "Fire." The machine guns and artillery roared immediately.
The bullets fired by hundreds of light and heavy machine guns were like strong winds, mowing down the enemy's cavalry in rows. Artillery shells of different calibers exploded among the enemy groups, causing the cavalry to be bloody and bloody.
The fierce fire attack only lasted for a minute, and it had already caused thousands of cavalry casualties. Under such a terrifying fire attack, the courage of the enemy cavalry disappeared instantly, replaced by panic, and then they were stunned and desperately trying.
Fleeing.
At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army quickly put away their machine guns and artillery pieces and moved out of the way.
Cui Zhenyue's chariot troops led the way, followed by hundreds of trucks, chasing the enemy's cavalry.
Here is an endless stretch of flat prairie, on which all kinds of vehicles can travel without hindrance. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army used machine guns and rifles on trucks to attack the fleeing enemy cavalry, constantly knocking them off their horses.
The tank brigade was even more powerful. They lined up one after another, and the machine gun firepower of the tanks and armored vehicles was like a sickle, knocking down the enemy's cavalry to the ground one by one.
After the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army dispersed to both sides, they immediately outflanked the enemy from the left and right wings.
Although the enemy cavalry ran in all directions, some of them were still able to cut off their retreat. The cavalry had already been frightened, and many of them jumped off their horses and knelt down to surrender.
The entire battle lasted for only ten minutes, and the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army wiped out more than 20,000 enemies.
King De's troops suffered the largest losses in this battle, with more than 13,000 men. He no longer had the arrogance and the courage to continue fighting with the Eighth Route Army.
He did not ask Fan Zhao for instructions, and fled back to his home base with the remaining defeated generals. The other troops participating in the war were also beaten to pieces, and each fled back to their home base with their troops.
Fan Zhao originally counted on King De and the cavalry to inflict heavy damage on Xu Dalong's troops, at least to the point of losing both sides. Who would have thought that these idiots would be defeated as soon as they faced each other.
He could no longer count on King De, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the main force of Chahar's dispatched army to prepare for a decisive battle with Xu Dalong's troops.
Fan Zhao knew that his troops and firepower were not superior, so he reduced his main force to Baotou and ordered the Mongolian cavalry to move closer to Baotou, preparing to rely on Baotou for a decisive battle with Xu Dalong's troops.
Naturally, Xu Dalong would not fight according to Fan Zhao's ideas. He ordered the troops of the Guo Army in Zhongtiao Mountain and the troops of the Daqingshan Guerrilla Column to advance from the front to put pressure on the Japanese army and attract their attention.
He ordered Sun Desheng to lead a rapid mobile detachment and a special operations brigade to attack King De's lair overnight to completely defeat the Mongolian cavalry and eradicate the Japanese accomplices.
King De lost nearly half of his cavalry in the last battle and was severely weakened. He fled back to his home base and planned to recuperate. He knew that as long as he still had troops and territory under his command, he could guarantee King De
position and continue to dominate the grasslands of Chahar.
After returning, he gave orders to his subordinates. They were not allowed to go out without permission, let alone conflict with the Eighth Route Army. All actions were taken to preserve their strength.
He had the same calculation as Fan Zhao, hoping that the Japanese army would fight to the death with Xu Dalong's troops to give him the time and opportunity to recuperate and grow stronger again.
That night, King De and his two beautiful concubines spent a lot of energy and were sleeping soundly on the kang when they were suddenly awakened by the sound of gunfire.
He got up in panic and asked what happened. He saw his entourage running in in panic and reported that the Eighth Route Army had been discovered.
King De never dreamed that the Eighth Route Army would come here. At night, he couldn't figure out how many Eighth Route Army came, so he ordered his followers to prepare their horses and escape first.
His women were also awakened, and when they saw King De was about to leave, they cried and begged him to take them with him to escape. King De could not care about them and left without looking back.
King De led his guards to flee directly to the north. After running only two or three miles, he saw a large number of lights and fires in front of him. He hurriedly turned around and ran west. Not far away, there were also countless Eighth Route Army troops in front of him. He came from
Those who escaped from the south now have no choice but to go to the east.
However, he ran not far before a large number of lights and fires appeared in front of him again, as well as the rumbling roar of engines and the shouts of the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers. They were already surrounded.
During this night attack, Xu Dalong issued a death order and never allowed King De to escape. In order to prevent chaos and allow King De to escape, Sun Desheng set up a large encirclement and then continued to shrink it.
All the vehicles had their headlights on, illuminating the front very brightly. It was impossible for the enemy cavalry to take advantage of the chaos and escape.