After determining the action plan, Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment immediately began to implement it, and the first target was Yike Zhaomeng, the capital of Hetao!
At this time, the Japanese army that invaded China had exceeded one million people. This number seemed huge, but if divided among the more than 1,500 counties in the occupied area, each county only had 600 people. Considering
It is necessary to set aside enough mobile troops and focus on protecting large cities as well as railway and highway lines. The number of troops garrisoned in each county is even more pitiful.
For example, the Yike Zhao League only stationed an infantry squad of the Japanese, with less than fifty people.
However, in addition to an infantry squad of the Japanese, the Yike Zhao League also stationed a cavalry division of the puppet Mongolian army.
This cavalry division of the Puppet Mongolian Army was organized under the guidance of Japanese advisers. It has two cavalry regiments, each of which has four cavalry companies, plus a guard company, a communications company, a baggage company, and a heavy machine gun company.
As well as mortar companies, the division has a total of thirteen companies. However, the heavy machine gun company and mortar company are just empty frames.
However, the entire cavalry division still has more than 2,000 cavalry numbers.
However, this cavalry division was not stationed centrally in the Yikezhao League, because there were several banners under the Yikezhao League. In order to defend against the Eighth Route Army in the south, the Jinsui Army in the east, and the underground working group of the Communist Party of China in the territory, troops must be stationed in each banner.
, like the Okto Banner that was previously captured by the Chahar Independent Regiment, there was a company of puppet Mongolian troops stationed there.
Therefore, the puppet Mongolian army stationed in the Yike Zhao League actually only had one cavalry regiment.
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At this time, the headquarters of the 1st Cavalry Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army.
Altan Ozil walked into his office a little depressed. As the leader of the so-called Ikha League of the Puppet Mongolia and the commander of the First Cavalry Division, Altan Ozil was also considered a figure in the Puppet Mongolia.
, but what made him feel very depressed was that a mere squad leader in the Japanese army dared to discipline him like a grandson.
Just now, Captain Tanaka of the Japanese army stationed in the Ikezhao League sent someone to call him over. This is what makes Altan Ozil feel uncomfortable. He is a dignified alliance commander and division commander, but he was taken over by a small Japanese soldier.
The captain shouted back and forth, but Altan Ozil finally passed by holding his nose.
After the meeting, Tanaka asked Altan Ozil to prepare rations for a division for half a month.
At this time, Japan's battle front has been stretched very long. From the North China battlefield, the Central China battlefield and then to the South China, the Japanese army is stalemate with the National Army on thousands of kilometers of fronts, and they still have to face hundreds of thousands of guerrillas in the occupied areas.
In addition to the war of harassment and fighting with the Soviet Red Army in the Far East battlefield, finances were already very tight.
In addition, Xu Rui made a big fuss in Tokyo a while ago, causing heavy losses to Japan.
Therefore, now, the Japanese base camp really does not have more financial resources to support the offensive operations of the North China Front.
Because of this, after Anan Weiji took office, he did not ask for a penny of food rations from the base camp, but planned to collect them all from the nearest occupied area. As the alliance closest to Wuyuan, the Yikezhao League naturally had to share the most rations. However,
, asking the Yikezhao League to bear the rations required by a division for half a month of fighting is a bit excessive.
Captain Tanaka is actually taking this opportunity to rip off some benefits.
Of course, Altan Ozil was unwilling to bear such a large amount of food rations, so he just exchanged a few words with Tanaka, which resulted in a scolding from Tanaka. Faced with Tanaka's power, Altan Ozil dared to get angry and
I dare not say it, just Tanaka is nothing, but behind Tanaka stands the Japanese Empire!
Altan Ozil is very clear about his own weight. If the Japanese want to kill him, it would be like squeezing an ant to death. Don't take it too easy!
So Altan Ozil had no choice but to agree.
But as soon as he returned to the division headquarters, Altan Ozil began to sigh.
Not to mention that the Yikezhao League is extremely poor now. Even in good years, the Yikezhao League will not be able to provide all the rations needed to supply a Japanese division for half a month. But if they can't come up with it, the Japanese will definitely
I won't let him go. When the time comes, his role as leader and jockey will come to an end.
When the guard company commander Bart saw Altan Ozil sighing, he said: "Coalition commander, these little devils are bullying people too much. Let's just stop serving you and turn against you!" After a pause, Bart said angrily,
"Leader, you don't know, every time I go home, my mother calls me a white-eyed wolf and won't let me enter the yurt!"
"Shut up." Altan Ozil's expression changed and he scolded, "What are you talking about? I don't want to kill you?!"
Actually, it was not that Altan Ozil had never thought of betraying him, but firstly he was worried that the Japanese would retaliate against him, and secondly he was also worried that the Nationalist Government would settle accounts later, so he did not dare to actually do it.
Bart said no more and was about to turn around and leave, but Altan stopped him.
"Come back." Altan Ezier frowned and said, "Immediately send someone to notify the flag chiefs of each banner to come for a meeting. All banners will do their best to collect grains assigned by the emperor."
Bart crossed his right hand across his chest in greeting, then turned and left.
The next day, the flag captains of each flag arrived one after another.
Of course, the flag commander of the Ekto Banner cannot come, and Altan Eqir does not expect the flag commander of the Ekto Banner to come to the meeting of the Ikezhao League. He already knows about the Ekto Banner, because the Ekto Banner
When the Ketu Banner fell, Altan Ozil specifically ordered the First Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army Cavalry to strengthen its vigilance to guard against a sneak attack by the Wolf Fang.
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However, these precautions are of little use.
Xu Rui, Leng Tiefeng and Digua Qiao disguised themselves as herdsmen and easily infiltrated the Yike Zhao League.
At this moment, Xu Rui and the others were wandering around the streets of Yikezhao League with their sleeves rolled up, spying on the Japanese garrison and the troop deployment of the puppet Mongolian army.
Soon, the three of them arrived outside the Tanaka team's station.
The headquarters of Team Tanaka was originally a large car shop, a row of adobe houses to the north. The front yard was surrounded by a wall, and a sentry was set up at the gate. However, there was no sentry on the wall, and there was no barbed wire. That's all.
With so much vigilance, it is simply wishful thinking to prevent the infiltration of the Wolf Fang members.
Leng Tiefeng closed his eyes and released his senses. After listening for a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "The number of Japs inside will not exceed fifty at most, which is just an infantry squad."
Xu Rui shook his head slightly and said, "Let's go to the place where the puppet Mongolian army is stationed to see the situation."
The Yikezhao League was not big, only the size of a slightly larger market town in the Central Plains. Not far ahead, the three of them discovered the garrison of the Puppet-Mongolian Army. The garrison of the Puppet-Mongolian Army was even more dilapidated than the Japanese.
, but the gate made of logs and the plaque hanging on the gate are quite impressive, which reads "The First Cavalry Division of the Mongolian Alliance Autonomous Army".
"A cavalry division?" Digua stuck out his tongue and whispered, "This is really troublesome."
"Don't be intimidated by appearances." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "One cavalry division of the Puppet Mongolian Army governs two regiments. It would be good to have one cavalry regiment here. Moreover, the equipment of the Puppet Mongolian Army is extremely crude.
Not to mention the new lances, there are not even standard sabers, they are basically old-fashioned scimitars prepared by the herdsmen themselves."
While Xu Rui was talking, a group of pseudo-Mongolian cavalry happened to drive up the street.
Digua and Leng Tiefeng looked around and saw that these teams of pseudo-Mongolian cavalry did not carry guns on their backs. What they carried on their waists was not the standard saber, but the kind of scimitar commonly used by Mongolian herdsmen. In addition,
This group of more than ten Mongolian cavalry all had bows and arrows attached to the backs of their saddles, and they were still relying on bows and arrows to fight.
It is embarrassing that bows and arrows are still used in modern battlefields.
From this we can also see the embarrassing current situation of the puppet Mongolian army.
Then, Xu Rui asked Digua and Leng Tiefeng to release their senses and monitor the movements of the puppet Mongolian army.
After a while, Digua opened his eyes first and said frustratedly: "It's like a chicken coop, I can't hear clearly."
"Don't be discouraged, slowly accumulate experience, you can do it." Xu Rui comforted Di Gua. At this time, Leng Tiefeng also opened his eyes and said, "About seven hundred people."
"That's right." Xu Rui nodded and said, "More than seven hundred people are a cavalry regiment."
After finding out the details of the Zhao League Japanese and puppet Mongolian troops stationed in Iraq, Xu Rui turned his attention to the local residents.
It was time for lunch, and Xu Rui and the others walked into a restaurant on the street and ordered three bowls of mutton soup and ten cornmeal buns. While the food was being served, Xu Rui chatted with the boss: "Boss, business."
How's it going?"
"How's the business?" The boss shook his head and said, "Don't mention it anymore, the whole family is going to suffer from the northwest wind."
"Isn't that true?" Xu Rui glanced around and said, "I think your business is pretty good."
"Business is pretty good, not just average." The boss chuckled, but his laughter was full of bitterness.
At this moment, a translator wearing sunglasses and leather boots walked in with four Japanese soldiers.
As soon as we entered the hotel door, the translator shouted at the top of his voice: "Yang Lao Guan, hurry up and prepare a roasted whole lamb. It should be crispy on the outside and crispy on the inside. The princes are all hungry."
"Bullshit!" the restaurant owner cursed in a low voice, and then quickly put on a smile to greet him.
Xu Rui exchanged glances with Leng Tiefeng and already guessed why the restaurant owner said he wanted to drink the northwest wind. It was probably because the Japanese from the alliance and the troops stationed in Mongolia often came here to fight the autumn wind. As expected, an hour later,
The four Japs finally had enough to eat and drink, then they stood up, wiped their lips and left.
The translator also wanted to leave, but was stopped by the hotel owner.
"Interpreter Ba Nao, should we settle this account?" The restaurant owner said in a low voice, "A small shop is also a small business and cannot afford a credit like Taijun."
"Why are you in a hurry?" The translator named Ba Nao pushed the hotel owner away and said aggressively, "Does Taijun still owe you these small sums? Taijun Koizumi said, wait a few days
After paying the salary, I came over immediately to settle the bill. As for today's meal money, I still followed the old rules and recorded it all in the account."