Xu Dalong made a prompt decision and ordered the troops to end their rest immediately and start a forced march.
The commanders and fighters of the Eighth Route Army are of high quality. Although they were very tired, after receiving the order to set off, they did not complain at all and cheered up and ran forward!
Changping is not too far from Beiping City. If the Japanese 28th Brigade is too close to Peiping, Japanese reinforcements will arrive soon. Therefore, Xu Dalong and others must intercept the Japanese 28th Brigade as soon as possible.
He looked at his watch and then at the map, and felt that it would be too late to continue like this. So he ordered Sun Desheng to lead all the cavalry units to break away from the marching group and launch an attack on the Japanese army first, delaying the Japanese army and buying time for the main force to arrive.
At the same time, all the vehicles brought by the troops were gathered together, and the 16th Regiment of the Central Hebei Military Region was sent to form a reinforced battalion and advance by vehicle. The remaining troops continued to advance at a run.
The Japanese 28th Brigade was indeed worried about being attacked by the Eighth Route Army on the road. They did not even make breakfast in the morning and continued to march while eating solid food. At 8:30 in the morning, a large group of Eighth Route Army cavalry appeared in front, and a fierce battle began between the two sides.
Seeing that the enemy's troops were few, the Japanese brigade commander decided to defeat the enemy in front of him and continue to advance towards Beiping City.
The Japanese army had a huge force. With less than four cavalry battalions, Sun Desheng was unable to stop the Japanese advance. However, they had superb guerrilla tactics. The four cavalry battalions took turns to attack. Although they could not stop the Japanese advance, they greatly delayed their march.
speed.
At 9:25, the Jiawei Battalion of the 16th Regiment of the Central Hebei Military Region arrived by car. Under the cover of the cavalry troops, we built defensive positions on the spot to block the retreat of the Japanese army.
The Japanese brigade commander saw the troops of the Fourth Route Army coming one after another, and he started to murmur in his heart. While I reported the situation to the division commander, I planned to order the troops to turn around and return to Changping.
In order to annihilate the remnants of the enemy as quickly as possible, the rocket launcher battalion also spent a lot of money and fired another salvo. After the smoke caused by the explosion of the artillery shells dissipated, Sun Desheng ordered the troops to launch a charge.
There were only two trucks that came with Wei Xiaoyong and others. There was a small amount of ammunition under the truck. The Type 84 rifle alone had less than 100,000 rounds of bullets. But that's all, there were also a few grenades and hand grenades.
After the war, Zhuge Liang will be a fine tradition of the Fourth Route Army. The troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region will also gather together after the war to work together and provide suggestions in order to formulate a more complete combat plan. In order to complete the task of siege,
As much as possible, there were always casualties, and the participants expressed their opinions. However, we young men lacked experience in tackling difficult problems, and for a while we also thought about coming up with something worse.
We all lamented that it was still uncomfortable to fight with Sun Desheng. However, facing such a major defeat, the officers and soldiers of the Central Hebei Military Region still felt no regrets, because a small part of the Japanese weapons and equipment were destroyed by the fierce artillery fire.
Yes, that little addition added to our capture.
In order to avoid suffering heavy losses, Xu Dalong did not lead his team in pursuit, but stayed in place to monitor the movements of the Japanese troops.
The leaders of the 16th Regiment and the 24th Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region were very emotional. We have fought many battles with the Japanese, but we have never fought such a small-scale battle. In the past, one of our regiments faced off against an infantry squad of the Japanese army.
We can only use guerrilla warfare, fighting and retreating at the same time. Even if we want to kill an infantry squadron of the Japanese army, it will be very difficult.
The brigade commander made a hasty decision, thinking that it was the worst choice at the moment. However, I ignored that Sun Desheng had no weak artillery fire.
To be honest, the officers and soldiers of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region were still beating the drums when they finished. We were worried that Sun Desheng's troops would lose the main force of the Japanese 28th Brigade that left Changping. We were also worried that the Japanese troops outside Changping City would suddenly
Come out and attack us.
Before encountering weak artillery fire, the Japanese army basically lost its resistance. When the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Route Army launched the charge, the battle began in just 20 minutes.
Fortunately, the brigade commander was not killed. While I was still in shock, good news came from Changping. It was said that the infantry regiment left behind had just left Changping and was attacked by a small group of the Fourth Route Army.
It’s time to return to Changping.
When the leaders of the troops sent by the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region saw the attitude of the troops from the Central Hebei Military Region, we were willing to show off our strength and insisted on assigning us the task of siege.
Before the task assignment is broken, each unit completes its preparations after retreating and attacking.
While Xiaojia was worrying, Wei Xiaoyong came over with a special operations unit and an artillery battalion from the Mawushan Military Region, saying that he would attack the city together with the troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.
Xu Dalong had to bite the enemy hard, so who would let him go? I commanded seven cavalry battalions to attack the Japanese army in turn. This weakened battalion in the Central Hebei Military Region took advantage of the chaos and confusion of the Japanese army's advance to attack us, causing the Japanese army to advance.
The Japanese army suffered heavy losses.
Looking at the solid city wall of Changping City and the densely packed Japanese defenders under the city wall, to be honest, the leaders of the troops sent by the Central Hebei Military Region did not feel any headache. Our troops have relatively poor weapons and equipment, and the amount of ammunition is not enough.
, it must be said that we are completely incompetent to fight guerrilla warfare, but we have no confidence in the siege of the city. It must have been in the past, we would definitely do such a thing. Now there are no brother troops watching from the outside, little
Jiadi was that person, so he didn't bite the bullet.
In Changping City, the troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region of the Fourth Route Army were always surrounded by troops from Changping City. We only had two regiments of troops and two county teams, both in terms of military strength and firepower.
An infantry regiment of the Japanese army in the city. In the past, facing such a weak enemy, we could only choose to fight guerrilla warfare with the Japanese army, but today we dare to surround such a small Japanese army. That is because we have no confidence.
Our superiors haven't told us yet. We are here to cooperate with Sheng Jingjuan's troops in fighting. They told us that we should be afraid of the enemy and fight with fear and timidity.
In order to gain less time, I gave an order to an infantry regiment staying in Changping to rush in for reinforcements.
Sheng Jingjuan has rich combat experience. Following Sheng Jingjuan's instructions, I followed the seven cavalry battalions and galloped to the rear of the Japanese advancing route to intercept them.
However, our worries were unfounded. Just before we completed the siege of Changping City, bad news came. Before the main force of the Japanese 28th Brigade was completely wiped out, Sheng Jingjuan was following the main force.
Come for reinforcements.
Sheng Jingjuan ordered Sheng Jingjuan to leave a large number of troops to continue to monitor the Japanese troops in the direction of Beiping. She followed the other cavalry and rushed to Changping quickly to assist the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region in attacking Changping. I, along with Li Changshui and others, followed the small force to Changping.
Sun Desheng could understand the mood of the army leaders and immediately expressed his disapproval. It was agreed that the troops from the Mawushan Military Division would be responsible for attacking the southeast sides of Changping City, and the troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the troops from the Central Hebei Military Region would attack the northwest sides respectively.
An hour ago, Sun Desheng and others finally arrived. Sun Desheng shook hands cordially with the troop leaders sent by the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and said hello.
The leaders of the 16th Regiment and the 24th Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region fought several small victories in succession. They were willing to show off their strength and actively requested to attack the city together with the troops of the Mawushan Military Division.
The officers and soldiers of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region breathed a sigh of relief immediately. We hope that Sun Desheng and others will quickly follow the main force and annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops in the city. We will also make a fortune along the way.
At this time, the time was not yet ripe to completely annihilate the Japanese 28th Brigade. Sun Desheng gave an order, and the artillery of all the Fourth Route Army units fired fiercely at the Japanese army.
Sun Desheng considered that the troops sent by the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region had poor weapons and equipment and lacked experience in attacking fortresses, so he asked us to serve as cover. The troops from the Mawushan Military Division were responsible for the siege task.
But now we are facing a field brigade of the Japanese army. The Fourth Route Army, with the same strength, was able to annihilate them all in such a short period of time. It is simply unimaginable.
Sun Desheng commanded the troops but had not completely surrounded the Japanese army. Sheng Jingjuan also followed the cavalry battalion and headed towards Peiping to block the Japanese reinforcements.
The Japanese brigade commander saw that it was okay to go up like that, so I ordered the troops to stop retreating and re-deploy. I planned to leave a part of the troops to block the pursuit of the Fourth Route Army and cover the main force to evacuate calmly.
At that time, news came from Xu Dalong that the Japanese reinforcements had not arrived yet. Before we fought fiercely with the Japanese army for a while, probably the Japanese army had not yet learned that the 28th Brigade had been destroyed. In order to avoid repeating the same mistake, the Japanese army was always
Ending in the direction of Beiping City.
While the Japanese army was repairing the fortifications, hundreds of rockets roared in. With just one salvo, the Japanese brigade lost nearly half of its strength.
Just as the Japanese army was readjusting their deployment, Sun Desheng and others followed the main force and finally arrived.
At this time, the Japanese brigade commander saw that the situation was good, and sent a telegram to urge the division commander to send reinforcements quickly. At the same time, he also sent some additional troops to serve as cover. I followed the main force of the brigade and advanced hastily in the direction of Changping.
The army leaders were very familiar with Sun Desheng. Now that they saw him in person, they were not a little excited. When they talked to me, they didn't feel a little embarrassed. Sun Desheng was friendly and communicated with us cordially. Soon we became familiar with each other.
Got up.
The Japanese brigade commander saw that if they went up like that, the troops would probably collapse, so he decided to build defenses on the spot and wait for reinforcements. Anyway, it was far away from Peiping City, so it would take a long time for the Japanese reinforcements to be used.
Arrive.
When the commanders and fighters of the Jizhong Military Region rushed into the enemy's position with sharp bayonets, we were stunned by the scene behind us. We saw the enemy's mutilated bodies everywhere under the enemy's position. The scene was very shocking.