After Xu Rui came out, he called Cheng Luming and three other cavalry company commanders in.
No one knows what Men Bingyue said to Cheng Luming and the three of them in the dungeon. They only know that less than five minutes after the three entered, their hoarse wails could be heard in the dungeon. When Xu Rui entered again,
Then they discovered that General Men Bingyue had breathed his last. This cavalry warrior finally died for his country.
Xu Rui immediately led Leng Tiefeng to the body of General Men Bingyue and took off his hat to pay tribute.
The members of the Langya Brigade also lined up and took off their hats to salute General Men Bingyue.
In the era of war, everything can only be simplified, but the Chinese people pay attention to the burial of peace, so Cheng Luming led the remaining soldiers of the 7th Cavalry Division to dig a large pit on the outskirts of the Okto Banner, and added a small pit.
The officers and soldiers of the 7th Cavalry Division who died in the battle were buried, and the small pit was used to bury General Men Bingyue alone.
Because I was afraid of the little devils digging the grave, I didn't dare to set up any tombstone.
By the time everything was arranged, it was already past six in the morning and it was already dawn.
Cheng Luming, Zhao Hao, and Li Zhengrong came to Xu Rui and stood at attention.
"Tuan Zuo!" Cheng Luming said with a serious expression, "The master has told us that we will follow you from now on. From now on, you will be the commander of all the brothers of our 7th Cavalry Division!" After that,
Cheng Luming saluted Xu Rui with a military salute, and Zhao Hao and Li Zhengrong also raised their hands to salute.
Xu Rui returned the greeting and said: "Our Communist Party emphasizes the equality of officers and soldiers, so you should call me regiment leader."
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "General Men must have told you that from now on, you will still use the designation of the 7th Cavalry Battalion. Before you truly accept the ideas and theories of our party, I will not
Send instructors to the 7th Cavalry Battalion. If you want to leave, you are free to leave, but before leaving, I hope you can tell me!"
"No problem!" Cheng Luming said solemnly, "If that day comes, we will definitely say goodbye to you in person."
"Okay." Xu Rui nodded and said, "As for the establishment and positions, the arrangements are as follows for the time being. I will serve as the battalion commander of the 7th Cavalry Battalion for the time being. The 7th Cavalry Battalion has three cavalry companies under its jurisdiction, and three of you will serve as each.
How about the position of company commander?"
The three of them exchanged glances, and then Cheng Luming replied: "Everything is at the discretion of the group leader."
"Okay." Xu Rui said calmly, "That's such a happy decision."
The remnants of the 7th Cavalry Division were thus absorbed by Xu Rui.
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Xu Rui dared to be good at such a big thing as recruiting the remnants of the 7th Cavalry Division, but he definitely didn't dare not to report it.
Immediately after collecting the remnants of the 7th Cavalry Division, Xu Rui asked the communications team to send a telegram to Yan'an to report the matter specifically to Yan'an. Therefore, the news was quickly presented to Chairman Mao and Boss Zhu.
Vice Chairman Zhou was away and went to Xi'an to negotiate with Hu Zongnan about the looting of supplies by the Ma's Army in the northwest.
After Mr. Zhu finished reading the telegram, Chairman Mao asked: "Boss, what do you think of this matter?"
"What do you think?" Mr. Zhu said without hesitation, "Good thing, these are more than 500 cavalry! And they are all veteran cavalry who have experienced hundreds of battles. With these more than 500 cavalry, the Chahar Independent Regiment can stand up.
It is considered to be set up, unlike before, it was just a battalion at most, but with stronger combat effectiveness."
Chairman Mao said: "But this is the cavalry of the Central Army after all."
The Communist Party will never be soft on the benefits it gets.
For example, in Shanxi's New Army, Yan Laoxi provided money and guns, and in the end, they all benefited our party.
But the Central Army is different from the Shanxi-Sui Army after all. This is Chairman Chiang's direct line of troops.
"So what?" Mr. Zhu said, "The officers and soldiers volunteered, and we did not force them. Even if this matter was brought before Chiang Kai-shek, we would not be afraid." After a pause, he continued, "And in recent times,
, the Kuomintang die-hards have a tendency to resurgence. Even Fu Zuoyi sent the working group we sent out of the country as a gift, showing that he wanted to draw a clear line with us. We just used this incident to give him a blow.
Help him understand the situation."
Chairman Mao shook his head and said with a smile: "Since you have said so, boss, then there will be no further investigation."
After finishing speaking, Chairman Mao said to the guard: "Let the Communications Department reply to the Chahar Independent Regiment. This will not happen next time."
The guard agreed and left. Mr. Zhu continued: "Old Mao, now that the 7th Cavalry Division has been severely damaged and Fu Zuoyi has lost an arm, then the troops stationed in Mongolia should launch an encirclement and annihilation of Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army.
Action, right? Maybe the Japanese army in Shanxi will also participate in this action."
After a pause, Mr. Zhu said again: "Do you think Fu Zuoyi can hold on?"
"I can't hold on!" Chairman Mao shook his head and said, "Fu Zuoyi's Thirty-fifth Army nominally has three divisions, but in fact only the 101st Division still has some combat effectiveness. The newly formed Thirty-first Division and the newly formed Three
The combat effectiveness of the 12th Division is very low, not much better than the county brigades in our various base areas."
After a pause, Chairman Mao continued: "The Japanese army stationed in Mongolia has a division, an independent mixed brigade and a cavalry group. Considering that it is entirely possible for the Japanese army in Shanxi to send troops to flank Suiyuan, then what Fu Zuoyi said
The situation we face is even more dangerous, so the fall of Wuyuan is inevitable."
"It's ridiculous that Fu Zuoyi is expelling our working group at this time." Mr. Zhu sneered and said, "He is simply destroying himself by doing this. If our party's working group is here, he can mobilize the local people and give him the first aid."
With the strong support of the 35th Army, mass work in Wuyuan has now come to a standstill."
Chairman Mao said: "But even so, we still have to give Fu Zuoyi the help we can, because if Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army is wiped out by the Japanese army, the entire Suiyuan will completely fall under the control of the Japanese army.
Then the whole of northern Shaanxi will be completely exposed to the Japanese army. In the future, if the Japanese army launches attacks on northern Shaanxi from two different directions at the same time, Suiyuan and Shanxi, we will become very passive."
The Eighth Route Army in northern Shaanxi and the Thirty-fifth Army in Suiyuan were originally at each other's horns. If the Thirty-fifth Army in Suiyuan were eaten by the Japanese army, it would mean that this horny momentum would be broken down, and the situation would immediately become
The Eighth Route Army in northern Shaanxi faced the Japanese troops from Suiyuan and Shanxi alone. If Hu Zongnan in Xi'an was taken into account, the situation would be even more dangerous.
"Old Mao, you are right. Fu Zuoyi avenged his revenge, but we cannot share the same understanding with him." Mr. Zhu nodded and continued, "I think we can let the troops from the Daqingshan base area launch an attack on the Pingsui Railway, even if it cannot be completely
Cutting off the Pingsui Railway will also put a certain amount of pressure on the Japanese army's logistical supplies."
After a pause, Mr. Zhu continued: "In addition to the troops in the Daqingshan base area, Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment must also attack from as many channels as possible."
Chairman Mao continued: "We also need to tell Xu Rui that they must not only protect themselves, but also attack as many enemies as possible, protect Wuyuan from the flanks, and reduce the pressure on Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army."
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Almost at the same time, the rear banner on the right wing of Ordos.
When Kojima Yoshizo walked into the headquarters, he found Kuroda Shigenori's face looking very ugly.
Things have to start from last night. Before ten o'clock, everything was going smoothly. Men Bingyue's 7th Cavalry Division unpreparedly stepped into a trap carefully designed by the Japanese army. After nightfall, the 7th Cavalry Division was forced to
They broke out separately, and the infantry squadrons of the 26th Division tried their best to intercept, with great results.
Immediately afterwards, there was a pursuit by the Fourth Cavalry Brigade.
By ten o'clock in the evening, the results were gradually becoming clear.
As expected, the annihilation of the 7th Cavalry Division was inevitable, because even the assembly point where the 7th Cavalry Division broke out had been captured by the Japanese army. This meant that even
The remnants of the 7th Cavalry Division broke through to the Okto Banner, but could not escape being annihilated.
However, the situation reversed after ten o'clock.
First, the eleven cavalry teams sent out lost contact. When they realized that all this was unusual and that it was probably Xu Rui and his Langya Brigade, Xu Rui and his Langya Brigade appeared.
He captured the Okto Banner and captured the Okto Banner with lightning speed.
It was so fast that the 26th Division and the 4th Cavalry Brigade had no time to reinforce!
Of course, after learning that the opponent was Xu Rui and his Langya Brigade, the 26th Division and the 4th Cavalry Brigade had no intention of reinforcements at all! And the final facts proved that it was right not to send reinforcements, because Hubei
The defenders of Ketuo Banner only held on for less than an hour. If they sent reinforcements, they would only cause greater losses.
However, this is not the most disturbing thing. The remnants of the 7th Cavalry Division were rescued. This is not a big deal. Anyway, the main force of the 7th Cavalry Division has been wiped out. The remaining 300 or 400 remnants can no longer make any waves. Eleven
It's not a big deal if the cavalry pursuit and destruction squad loses contact. They can still afford this loss.
What really worried Kuroda Shigenori was the disappearance of Fushimi Miya Akiyoshi.
Just now, Commander Okabe Naosaburo of the garrison in Mongolia sent an urgent telegram. Not only did he scold Kuroda Shigenori in the telegram, but he also sternly demanded Kuroda Shigenori to find Fushiminomiya Akiyoshi at all costs. Kuroda Shigenori's anger was reduced.
It is conceivable that after all, this matter has nothing to do with him directly, Fushimi Miya Mingyi insisted on coming.
Seeing Kojima Yoshizo come in, Kuroda Shigenori immediately stood up and asked: "Kojima-kun, have you found it?"
"No." Kojima Yoshizo shook his head and said in a solemn tone, "The cavalry search team sent out has searched a fifty-mile radius, but still has not found the whereabouts of Fushimi Palace." After a pause, he continued,
"Commander of the division, if nothing else happens, Fushimi Palace Shita has probably been killed."
"Baga." Kuroda Shigenori's face became even more ugly.
