After reading the combat order issued by the front army, Yamaguchi frowned immediately. He said: "Mr. Yantian, the front army ordered our division to attack Xu Dalong's headquarters, but my troops are so dispersed that most of them are in
Over in Changping, even if we want to assemble the troops, it is not an easy task. How can we launch an attack on Xu Dalong's headquarters in such a hurry?"
Yantian said: "You can adopt the tactic of advancing separately and attacking together. The two infantry brigades under the division's jurisdiction can start from here and Changping respectively, and meet in the Mazhuang and Xiaozhangzhuang areas."
"How can this work? This is absolutely not possible." Yamaguchi shook his head like a wavy drum and said: "According to the information I have, Xu Dalong's headquarters is in the Xiaozhangzhuang and Mazhuang areas, and there are at least five or six regiments of troops.
, has tens of thousands of troops, and its equipment is far more advanced than my troops. Xu Dalong's troops also have a large number of vehicles and cavalry, and have strong mobility. Once our troops leave the barracks and divide into two groups, it will be difficult to stay in the army.
There will be no attacks from the Eighth Route Army on the way. Although our army has an infantry brigade on each route, it will be very dangerous if we encounter a surprise attack by the enemy when we do not have superior strength and backward equipment.
Once this situation occurs, other troops will be too late even if they want to rescue. If a brigade is lost as a result, how will I explain to the front army?"
When Yantian heard this, he felt deeply sad. When the Japanese army first entered China, they were so arrogant. They often used a small force to deal with the enemy, and the result of the battle was basically that the larger force defeated the smaller force. When dealing with
When it was a special unit of the Fourth Route Army, the main force, the ratio of troops could not reach 1:8. An infantry squadron dared to retreat from a battalion of the Fourth Route Army or even less.
It is thought that now, even a brigade of the majestic main division of the Yellow Army of the island country dares to fight against Li Changshui's troops alone. How can that be embarrassing?
Yantian is just here to convey the order. As for whether the 14th Division carries out the order, that has nothing to do with me. I said: "Yamaguchi-kun, that is the order from the front army. As for how to implement it, he will decide based on the actual situation."
You cannot make demands to the front army. For the sake of an old friend, he has no demands. You will convey them to the Chief of Staff for him."
In fact, Yamaguchi had already thought bad about it. If the front army ordered his troops to retreat to Li Changshui's headquarters, I would find countless excuses to refuse. I would definitely refuse, so I would try to delay it.
I said: "Your 14th Division has lost a lot of troops in the subsequent battles. Although it has received some supplements, the supplements are all new recruits who have not undergone much training. How dare you expect to have a weak combat effectiveness?"
.You still lack a small batch of weapons and ammunition and need to be replenished by the front army.
In addition, the Fourth Route Army under Li Changshui does not have a small group of weapons to retreat first, and it does not have a small amount of cavalry troops. In terms of mobility and firepower, your division has the advantage. I hope the front army can weaken part of your division.
Chariot troops and cavalry troops. In this way, your division's certainty of winning in battle can be reduced."
The order to assemble the troops was given at the mountain pass. However, according to my instructions, the speed of the troops was very slow, and it was possible for the 14th Division to send troops in a short time.
However, after the troops rested for only half an hour, news came from the rear that the Japanese army suddenly slowed down their marching speed. Apparently the Japanese army was afraid of being ambushed by the Fourth Route Army on the way, so they slowed down their marching speed to increase the number of troops on the road.
stay time.
I thought about it for a moment and understood it. The Fourth Route Army attacked the Japanese army under the highway, which scared the guy in Yantian. Yantian knew that there was no Fourth Route Army active in the city, so how could anyone dare to take risks again? The reason why I
I took the risk and came to the 14th Division Headquarters because I had the combat order in my hand and I dared to come. But now that I have not completed my mission, staying outside the 14th Division Headquarters is dangerous at best.
Judging from Yantian's tone, it seemed that he wanted to leave there for the time being, so Yamaguchi was not a little surprised.
The chief of staff smiled and said: "Important supplies are as important as fighting Japanese invaders. It is commendable that Li Changshui can make correct decisions based on local conditions and the actual situation. Besides, no matter when the task is assigned to Li Changshui, I can complete it."
Seeing that the delay was increasing, Yamaguchi gave the order to the 28th Brigade stationed in Changping to set off.
Far away from the Japanese army's barracks in Changping, the special operations team members have been closely watching the movements of the Japanese army. When we found that a small group of Japanese troops left the barracks and gathered in the direction of Jingshan, we immediately reported to our superiors.
Yamaguchi is also an old man. Although I understood what Yan Tian was thinking, I said it in vain and said with a smile: "That's bad. Let's meet in a few days and talk about it."
It was a long time ago that Li Changshui received another telegram from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, saying that we were very willing to cooperate with the actions of Li Changshui's command. We only dispatched the Seventh Independent Regiment and ordered the Shanxi Army 80 kilometers away from Changping.
The 21st Regiment of the Chaji Military Region and two county teams operating in the distance also rushed to Changping and promised to provide a batch of food and other supplies to Li Changshui's troops.
Li Changshui and others followed the troops on a slow march. At 3 o'clock in the morning, the troops were too tired, so Li Changshui and others ordered the troops to stop and rest.
Go fight the Japs first and then complete the mission, which is a proper job. Besides, the subordinates have not clearly stipulated the time limit within which to seize this batch of important supplies."
Li Changshui and others were marching when they received a telegram from Xu Dalong, saying that they completely rejected our battle plan and had not yet contacted the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. Currently, they were 50 kilometers away from Changping, and there was no Jin-Cha-Hebei military area.
The Seventh Independent Regiment of the Hebei Military Region is operating outside. We have not yet received the order from our superiors, so we went to attack Changping and cut off the approach of the Japanese 28th Brigade.
The commander of the front army lost his temper and gave the 14th Division a death order, ordering us to complete the troop assembly within two days, launch an attack on Li Changshui's headquarters, and destroy the anti-Japanese base area we had just established.
Xu Dalong said: "Now call your superiors and ask the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to send troops to cooperate."
Within the attack range of the Fourth Route Army, the Japanese and puppet personnel complained repeatedly and fled to Beiping City to seek help from the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "What do you appreciate about Li Changshui? He has a proactive attitude in everything he does. Only in this way can he make accurate judgments based on the actual situation. We only need to reject my request, but also
Help me as much as you can."
Commander Si Ling said happily: "Our Fourth Route Army is still bad. No matter which region the troops belong to, they are all brothers and comrades-in-arms. They can help when the time is critical. At this point, these die-hards in the army are extremely valuable."
The hope is low."
Yamaguchi understood what Yantian meant and had no intention of delaying it for me. It wasn't until the seventh day that I reported Yantian's request to the front army headquarters via the radio.
Li Changshui and others decided to leave an infantry battalion of the 24th Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region, a cavalry company of the Mawushan Military Division, and a county team in the Mazhuang area to operate outside the newly established anti-Japanese base. All the rest of the main force went to Changping
Start a slow march in the direction.
I agreed wholeheartedly and said, "Is there any problem with that? You will do your best to apply to the front army for retreat."
The chief of staff said: "You think the same way. There are no troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region operating in Sidaling, which is far away from Changping. He seems to have contacted the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region closely and asked them to
We sent troops to retreat and cooperate."
The Japanese army was stalling outside, but Li Changshui, Commander Si and others were not idle. We also sent people to monitor the movements of the 14th Division of the Japanese army. When we saw that the Japanese army had not sent out troops for a long time, we let Xiaogan go.
.We left part of the main force as a reserve force, and deployed the rest of the force in an all-round way to attack the Japanese and puppet army's Zhongda strongholds in seven locations, destroy the Japanese and puppet rural grassroots organizations, and mobilize the masses to establish anti-Japanese base areas.
Before receiving the intelligence of the Japanese army's dispatch, Li Changshui immediately convened a meeting of cadres below the battalion. The meeting decided to adopt the tactic of long-distance attack to attack the Japanese 28th Brigade.
The chief of staff frowned before receiving the telegram. I am even more stupid and saw through Yantian's intentions at a glance. I took the telegram from Yantian to see Commander Sir, and discussed the matters raised in the telegram from Yantian.
Yantian knew that Yamaguchi was like a lion, and the front army could not meet my request. Yamaguchi also used that as an excuse to delay the implementation of the combat orders issued by the front army.
Yantian said: "This is bad. I'm afraid I will bother Yamaguchi-kun in those days."
Nowadays, the strength of the front army is also stretched thin, and various supplies are as abundant as before. To increase the strength of the 14th Division and provide less weapons, equipment and other supplies, the front army does not have that capability now.
Li Changshui said with emotion: "Xu Dalong is always so considerate. We are really lucky to meet such a leader."
I am an old fox who has passed through Yantian. I can't help Yamaguchi convey the request of the 14th Division. As for whether the front army can agree to it, it has something to do with me. I am just out of touch and leaving a personal favor outside Yamaguchi.
Before receiving the telegram from Li Changshui and Commander Si, Lu Xiaolu said to the Chief of Staff: "That guy Li Changshui is not peaceful. Originally, I was sent to Peking just to rob this batch of important materials plundered by the Japanese army, but I
An anti-Japanese base area was established outside here. Now I have a small appetite and want to kill an infantry brigade of the Japanese army. He said, how should I be said to be bad? Do you mean that I am fooling around, or do I do my job properly? "
Therefore, we can only agree to Yamaguchi's request and let the 14th Division retreat first to assemble. When the entire division is united, we can then launch a retreat attack on the Fourth Route Army.
Yamaguchi said: "That's really bad. I'll leave it to Mr. Yantian. He will come here in a few days, so today I'm so bad that you can show your kindness as a landlord."