139. Chapter 139 Information from the Brigade Headquarters
Chapter 139 Information from the Brigade Headquarters
Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to move towards the north one after another, while Li Yunlong led the troops to disperse and hide.
The Sato detachment arrived at the Xinxian area at 1:40, but there were no longer any Jinsui Army or Eighth Route Army troops there.
The remnants of the Ninth Brigade of Xinxian Independent Infantry saw the reinforcements arriving and rushed to report.
After learning that the Jinsui Army troops were moving north, Lieutenant Colonel Sato quickly ordered the cavalry squadron to quickly pursue the north to determine the whereabouts of the Jinsui Army.
But he did not command the main force to follow up and prepare for a comprehensive attack.
At the same time, Lieutenant Colonel Sato immediately contacted the Harada detachment and asked them to prepare for an encounter.
The Moon Army troops stopped briefly in the Xinxian area and continued their pursuit in a mighty manner.
At two o'clock in the morning, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to march north.
However, the communication soldier hurriedly came to Chen Ziyun, saluted quickly and reported.
Chu Yunfei's brigade headquarters sent an urgent telegram. According to reliable information, troops in the northern Shanxi region were marching south-east along the railway overnight.
After receiving the news, Chu Yunfei immediately sent a message asking Chen Ziyun about the current combat situation of the troops.
It is obvious whether Chu Yunfei guessed that the Moon Army troops came towards Chen Ziyun's troops.
Of course, that information could not have been conveyed by the Jinsui Army Seventh Army Headquarters, otherwise Chu Yunfei would not have received such information.
Whether Yan Laoxi has been developing in Shanxi Province for decades, and whether he has retreated to the western Shanxi area now, he does not know whether the situation in Shanxi Province is large or small.
This is especially true for the mobilization of puppet troops in Yue, and the focus of Yan Laoxi's attention. After all, he needs to ensure that the Sui Army of the Eastern Jin Dynasty under his feet will not be attacked.
If I had asked for permission before, Yan Laoxi would definitely not pass such news to Chu Yunfei.
Could it be that after the battle at Cangyunling and the two battles at Yangcun, Yan Laoxi misunderstood Chu Yunfei, and whether Chen Ziyun had the intention to win over him.
Even though it was already early in the morning, he could not give instructions personally, begging Zhao Yinfu to contact Chu Yunfei immediately.
Whether northern Shanxi falls within the defense range of the Mongolian army, and whether their troops south and east, Yan Laoxi thinks it must be related to Chu Yunfei's troops.
The 48th Independent Brigade had just been organized, and Yan Laoxi obviously did not want to see too many casualties in that unit.
"Contact all ministries to stop the advance immediately, and the cavalry company will be on guard all around."
After Chen Ziyun read the message sent by Chu Yunfei, he immediately sent the battle order eastward.
Then he quickly took out the map and immediately found his location.
Currently, he is in the central area between Xin County and Yuanping City in the north. Please continue to advance forward and reach outside the scope of Yuanping City.
The terrain of Shanxi Province is quite special. The Tongpu Railway passes through many towns from north to south.
Does the area where the railway is located have flat terrain, but does the east and west sides of the railway town have high terrain?
Originally, Chen Ziyun wanted to use the First Army and the Joint Headquarters of the Mongolian Army to make a fuss, and unexpectedly launched a combat attack on the Yue Army troops.
But now that the Mongolian army stationed in northern Shanxi has also sent troops to fight in the south and east, it is obvious that the little devils plan to adopt the strategy of staggering the north and south to eat up their own troops.
From that point, Chen Ziyun was even more certain whether Qian Bojun and Zhang Furun had leaked the news of their commanding troops to attack in advance.
Otherwise, the Moon Army would not have been able to respond so quickly!
"Two traitors, they really want to plot against me."
"After the battle is over, let's see how I deal with us when I go back."
"The little Japs are marching from the north to the south and want to fight a war of annihilation, so let's see if we have a good mouth."
Chen Ziyun murmured to himself. After looking at the map and thinking for a while, he soon came up with a battle idea.
At this moment, all the troops heading north received orders to stop coming eastward.
Did the battalion commanders of each battalion send messengers over immediately to inquire about the detailed situation?
After seeing the messengers, Chen Ziyun directly asked them to go back and deliver the battle orders.
Ten minutes later, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to move toward Hesuo Town in the west.
Is he prepared to command his troops to the western highlands and set up positions to ambush the Moon Army troops from too far away?
Then, the subsequent troop actions will be decided based on the combat situation.
Wu Ziqiang commanded the 5th Battalion of the Independent Infantry and was deployed in Yangpo Village, while Shi Yujian commanded the 6th Battalion of the Independent Infantry and was deployed in Xihui Village.
Liang Guoping commanded the artillery battalion to be deployed on the Lijianao Highlands, with the cavalry company on guard to the north and the guard company to the east dispersed and hidden.
At the same time, the two infantry battalions each dispatched an infantry company, controlled by Chen Ziyun's legs, and directly served as the combat reserve team.
The villages were all in the highland area. Chen Ziyun relied on the highland to set up an ambush position.
I asked the Moon Army troops to appear there so that each battalion could catch them off guard.
At about 2:40 in the morning, while the various units were deploying, the cavalry squadron of Sato's detachment arrived.
Chen Ziyun commanded an army of more than 2,000 people and had a certain number of horses.
With such a large force, it is simply impossible for them to completely hide their whereabouts.
More than a hundred cavalry came to the Hesuo Town area, but they were very cautious.
A dozen cavalrymen searched in front, and a hundred cavalrymen followed behind. Those cavalrymen did not adopt a dense formation.
At about three o'clock, the leading cavalry troops arrived at Hesuo Town.
They searched and found that it had become an empty city.
The little Japanese cavalry troops realized that something was wrong, and they immediately looked towards the high ground to the west.
A dozen cavalrymen turned around and evacuated quickly, and it didn't take long for them to join the main force of the cavalry squadron.
Before Bu Nao could wait for their report, the machine gun company directly under the infantry battalion launched fire.
Type 97 mortars fired one after another, and grenades were fired at the Moon Army cavalry.
The Little Devil Cavalry was attacked by four mortars. After suffering more than 20 casualties, they quickly evacuated Hesuo Town.
Chen Ziyun raised his telescope to observe, frowning slightly.
The Moon Army was very vigilant, and they were obviously now exposed and unable to ambush.
After careful consideration, Chen Ziyun decided to leave his troops there to fight a defensive battle.
After all, are there any Lunar troops advancing to the north now? If you continue to advance to the north, you may be attacked from a flank.
On the contrary, they were deployed to fight on the high ground. Even if they could not block the Lunar Army's attack, they could easily move deeper to the west.
What's more, there has been no sound of gunfire from the Xinxian area, which means that the Yue army has not discovered Li Yunlong's army.
Li Yunlong's troops did not follow him. According to Lao Li's character, he had to eat the puppet troops for more than a hundred months, which was very embarrassing for him.
Therefore, Chen Ziyun expected that if he asked for a fight with the Japs, Li Yunlong would definitely command his troops to join in the fun.
And even if Li Yunlong arrives suddenly, with the current terrain advantages and various weapons and equipment, Chen Ziyun is not confident in fighting a battle with more than 4,000 Yuan troops.
"Each battalion strengthens its defense deployment and prepares for battle."
"The artillery battalion observation team immediately set up an artillery observation post to measure relevant data."
"The artillery set up sheltered positions, and the field artillery platoon was assigned to operate outside the first mountain artillery company."
Chen Ziyun put the telescope eastward and immediately issued the battle order.
The artillery battalion commander is currently Liang Guoping. He has been relatively honest recently and has taken the initiative to show his kindness several times.
Liang Guoping did not accept the old-fashioned artillery combat concepts, and did not understand advanced artillery operations at all.
Therefore, when commanding the battle, Chen Ziyun arranged for Li Yang and Zhou Wenbo to cooperate.
After receiving the order, the messenger quickly began to deliver it.
At the same time, the signal corps and signal corps are also working. They are building antennas and telephone lines respectively to ensure that they can communicate with the brigade headquarters and various departments in the east.
Of course, they currently don't have many radios. Chen Ziyun must rely on telephones to communicate with various ministries in the East.
The cavalry squadron of Sato's detachment was hit and they quickly withdrew to report.
Lieutenant Colonel Sato received the report. After learning that the Jinsui Army troops had moved to Hesuo Town, he ordered the troops to advance at full speed.
Did he want to command the troops to rush to Hesuo Town quickly and directly launch a combat attack against the Shanxi-Sui Army?
Of course, whether Lieutenant Colonel Sato was a staff officer of the First Army, he knew very well that he was inferior to the strength of the 48th Independent Brigade.
Especially after receiving a notification from the military headquarters and knowing whether Chen Ziyun was able to command the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in combat, he did not dare to hesitate at all.
But now he is commanding the troops to advance quickly towards Hesuo Town, hoping to contain the Shanxi-Sui Army troops.
"Quickly contact the Harada detachment and ask them to speed up the advance towards Hesuo Town."
"Tell Colonel Harada that they will rush to Hesuo Town quickly, launch a combat attack on Chen Ziyun's troops, and pin them down there."
"When the Harada detachment arrives, their combined forces will definitely be able to completely annihilate Chen Ziyun's troops."
"The military headquarters has issued a reward. Please tell me if you can kill Chen Ziyun. Is it a great achievement?"
Sato Nakasa's face showed an expression of expectation, and he said with a serious expression.
Of course, if the First Army Headquarters Dongda issued a reward order, whether Bu Shen killed or captured Chen Ziyun, there would be a big reward.
Lieutenant Colonel Sato also knew that as the leader of the detachment, he would definitely not rush in front with a weapon.
But had Chen Ziyun been captured or killed by Sato's detachment, Lieutenant Colonel Sato would have received certain awards as the detachment leader.
Has he gotten the news that the Section Chief, Section 1, is about to ask to be transferred out?
As the Lieutenant Colonel and Staff Officer of Section 1, Lieutenant Colonel Sato is very interested in the position of Colonel Section Chief.
The Sato detachment advanced towards Hesuo Town at full speed, and they were ready to launch an attack.
The Harada detachment is currently on the march. That detachment is far away from the battlefield. If you want to call for reinforcements, it will take time.
After they received the report from Sato's detachment, Colonel Harada had already begun to order the troops to advance at full speed.
At about three o'clock in the morning, the Sato detachment was the first to arrive in the Hesuo Town area.
Because it was pitch dark late at night, the Lunar Army troops could not observe the terrain, so they could analyze it through maps.
After all, Lieutenant Colonel Sato had a background as a staff officer, and he had quick reactions. He quickly arranged to contact nearby Yue puppet troops.
Not long after, more than a dozen puppet soldiers and traitors came there and gave a detailed introduction to the topography of the Hesuo Town area.
After understanding the terrain, Nakasa Sato showed a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Assemble the nearby Royal Association Army, Security Regiment and other troops, and at least request a team of no less than 500 people."
"Let them get there quickly, as fast as possible, otherwise it will delay their battle and they will all die."
With a serious expression on his face, Sato Nakasa directly said that he was a traitor to the puppet army.
After the puppet traitors received the order, they nodded and bowed their heads and hurried back to report.
However, the Moon troops immediately built artillery positions on the spot and took up positions.
"The wrong side chose to build a position there, and it is obvious whether they intend to take advantage of the terrain to fight against them."
"Their artillery unit has a precise hit rate. At this time, they occupy high ground. If they launch a strong attack, they will definitely suffer losses."
"They first used the Imperial Army's security regiment to test their firepower deployment, then launched artillery suppression, and the infantry launched a dispersed containment attack."
"Just make sure that their troops are there, then they can pin them down there and prevent them from escaping."
"When the Harada detachment comes over, even if they have the terrain advantage, without their 10,000 troops, they will definitely be completely annihilated."
Sato Nakasa had a serious expression on his face, and he gave the order directly.
At this time, he had already judged Chen Ziyun's combat intentions and made the wrong deployment.
Did the Moon Army staff system learn from the German army? The overall level was very high.
And because of the characteristics of the Moon Army, they are not only rigorous, but also often able to make bold deployments.
Overall, the staff of the Little Devils are not very capable.
Can Sato Nakasa's series of performances prove this point?
At 3:30, more than 600 Imperial Army and Security Corps troops quickly arrived at Hesuo Town.
A lieutenant colonel of the puppet army, who was commanding the puppet troops in combat, came to Lieutenant Colonel Sato with an uneasy expression.
"We immediately launched an attack in Hesuo Town, focusing on the nearby Yangpo Village and Xihui Village areas."
"They will arrange artillery to cover our movements. There are some Shanxi-Suiyuan Army troops there. We must try our best to let them expose their positions."
"After completing that combat mission, they will reward us heavily."
After Lieutenant Colonel Sato saw the puppet army Lieutenant Colonel, he directly gave him the combat order.
When the puppet army lieutenant colonel heard that he was asked to command the troops to attack Hesuo Town, he was completely unwilling.
He is not stupid, and he naturally knows that the little devil is going to treat him as cannon fodder.
Can you look at Lieutenant Colonel Sato in front of you, and looking at the ferocious little devil nearby, the puppet army lieutenant colonel has no choice.
More than 600 puppet troops began to gather, and they advanced toward Hesuo Town in a mighty manner.
Lieutenant Colonel Sato immediately contacted the field artillery brigade and asked them to prepare for the bombardment.
In addition, the 6th, 7th and 8th Independent Infantry Brigades have also entered the starting position.
As long as there is a chance, the three brigades will quickly launch an attack and quickly break into the position.
As for the cavalry squadron of about 100 cavalry, they were scattered around to provide warning, and their focus was on the protection of the field artillery brigade.
