Xu Rui nodded and said: "Yes, the pursuit force was able to capture Baotou so quickly. This shows that there was no large-scale offensive in Baotou. It also shows that the little Japs in Baotou City were not prepared at all. This also further explains that
, the Japanese high-level officials still don’t know that the main force of the Mongolian army has been defeated by us in Wuyuan!”
This truth is obvious. If the Japanese high-level officials already know that the main force of the Mongolian army has been defeated, then the Japanese in Baotou will definitely be prepared in advance. How can they let the pursuers of the 35th Army bite the butt of the defeated Mongolian army and go all out?
How about breaking into Baotou City? The Japanese are not fools after all, are they?
"How is that possible?" Several senior counselors present looked at each other in shock when they heard this.
Ye Qijie also said: "The Japanese radio stations are equipped at the brigade level. The troops stationed in Mongolia who participated in the Wuyuan Battle have at least a dozen communication radio stations. Since the main force of the troops stationed in Mongolia was defeated by our army, it has been three years since then.
For more than ten hours, how can the top brass of the Japs not know about the battle situation in Wuyuan?"
"Nothing is impossible." Xu Rui said decisively, "Don't think that reporting good news rather than bad news is just a tradition for us Chinese. In fact, the same is true for the generals of the little devils. The fact that Baotou was recovered so quickly is enough to make a judgment.
, the two old devils, Kuroda Shigenori and Abe Norihide, did not report the battle situation of Gohara to the North China Front Headquarters in a timely manner!"
Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie nodded subconsciously, because apart from this, they really couldn't find any other explanation.
Xu Rui added: "The North China Front Army Headquarters did not know that the main force of the Mongolian army had been defeated in Wuyuan, so it would not take the initiative to make adjustments to the deployment of troops in Suiyuan, and it would not be possible to mobilize a solid number of troops from Hebei and Shanxi.
Preventing Suiyuan, that is to say, now returning to Suiyuan, Datong and even Zhangjiakou are as empty!"
After a pause, Xu Rui said again: "I won't mention Datong and Zhangjiakou. After all, it is too far away from Baotou. By the time the pursuers of our Thirty-fifth Army rushed over, the Japanese reinforcements from Shanxi and even Hebei had already arrived, so
No chance, but Guisui is only more than 300 miles away from Baotou, and it can be reached in two days and nights of urgent march! On the other hand, even if the Japanese troops are mobilized from Shanxi and Hebei to defend Datong and Zhangjiakou, it will take at least three to five days to defend Guisui.
It will be even slower in Sui! Besides, our Eighth Route Army will never let the Japanese easily reinforce Gui Sui."
"In other words, there is absolutely enough time!" Fu Zuoyi clenched his fists hard.
"But the problem is, our troops are too few!" Ye Qijie said worriedly, "There are only nine infantry battalions in total participating in the counterattack. Counting the attrition during the counterattack, plus those who fell behind due to lack of physical strength, we will be able to
The number of people who appeared outside Guisui City is only over 2,000. With just this small number of people, can Guisui be truly liberated?"
"Why not?" Xu Rui said solemnly, "As long as the Japs don't bring reinforcements from Shanxi and Hebei, the little Japs in Guisui will only survive three to five hundred people. With an army of two thousand, it will be enough to liberate Guisui."
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"But don't forget, there are puppet Mongolian troops in Guisui." Ye Qijie said with a frown.
"The troops stationed in Mongolia don't count." Xu Rui waved his hand and said, "A bunch of rabble are vulnerable!"
After a slight pause, Xu Rui continued: "What's more, in this battle of liberation and return to Suizhou, the 35th Army is by no means fighting alone. We also have the assistance of our Chahar Independent Regiment! I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Commander Fu.
And Chief Ye promised that our Chahar Independent Regiment will go all out in this battle and will never hide any secrets!"
"Do it! Then fight!" Fu Zuoyi finally made a decision.
Seeing that Fu Zuoyi had made up his mind, Ye Qijie immediately turned around and ordered the signal soldier: "Immediately send a telegram to the deputy guard of Baotou and ask him to immediately assemble all nine battalions on the front line and attack Guisui! In addition, the battle to capture Guisui will be held."
, the deputy of the Guard Corps will temporarily serve as the frontline commander!"
"Yes!" The signal corpsman took the order.
Fu Zuoyi waved his hand and sent away the cavalry commander Liu Chunfang and several senior staff members. He, Ye Qijie and Xu Rui were the only three people left in the headquarters. Then he said: "Brother Xu, this time our 35th Army can fight
Winning the battle of Wuyuan, severely damaging the main force of the Mongolian army, and even recovering Baotou can be said to be all thanks to you."
Xu Rui waved his hand and said: "Commander Fu is serious. The great victory of Wuyuan was achieved by the sacrifice of tens of thousands of soldiers of the 35th Army in exchange for their lives and blood. It is definitely not my fault alone! If you say that, I really can't afford it!"
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"Yes, this victory is indeed the result of tens of thousands of soldiers of the 35th Army paying their lives." Fu Zuoyi nodded and said, "But brother, your command is also the most meritorious. Mr. Fu has always had a clear sense of grudges. You are against
Our Thirty-Fifth Army has a great debt of gratitude, and we will definitely repay this debt, so please be sure to speak frankly, what do you want from us?"
Ye Qijie immediately added: "As long as we can do it, we will do our best!"
How could it be that Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie were lucky enough to be where they are today? Apart from anything else, the IQs of the two of them are the same. They have long seen that the reason why Xu Rui or the Communist Party behind him is
There must be a purpose for sparing no effort to help their Thirty-Fifth Army.
Xu Rui smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Don't Chief Fu and Chief Ye understand that helping you is equivalent to helping ourselves? Before this, the reason why the little devils did not dare to cross the Yellow River was because of three reasons.
The Fifteenth Army was stationed in Wuyuan, which made the Japanese use rat weapons to prevent them from making any move."
Fu Zuoyi shook his head and said: "If this is the case, you can just help our Thirty-Fifth Army win the Battle of Wuyuan, which is enough to ensure the power of the Horns. Why bother to help us regain Baotou, Guisui and even the entire Suiyuan Province? Mingren
Don’t say secret words, brother Xu should just say it straight away, so there’s no need to beat around the bush anymore.”
Xu Rui smiled and shook his head. It seemed that he really couldn't hide it from Fu Zuoyi, Ye Qijie and the others.
At that moment, Xu Rui said: "Okay, let me tell you something straight. After the liberation of Suiyuan, our Chahar Independent Group must have the advantage of free passage through Suiyuan Province! No matter whether our Chahar Independent Group passes with bare hands,
Whether it is armed passage, or even passage carrying a large amount of supplies, the 35th Army will not obstruct it for any reason."
"That's no problem." Fu Zuoyi said simply, "I can promise you now."
Ye Qijie quickly added: "Free passage is allowed, but your Chahar Independent Regiment must guarantee not to carry out any military operations in Suiyuan that are detrimental to our 35th Army."
"Of course." Xu Rui smiled, "This is for sure."
"Deal!" Fu Zuoyi stretched out his hand, and Xu Rui also stretched out his hand to shake it hard.
Fu Zuoyi laughed, and the stone hanging in his heart finally fell back into his stomach.
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Fu Zuoyi and Xu Rui chatted happily, but Anan Weiji, who was far away in Peiping, was already on pins and needles.
Because Kuroda Shigenori has not reported the battle situation in Gohara to the North China Front Army Headquarters for two days, Anami Weiji knew Kuroda Shigenori’s little thoughts. The reason why he did not report it must be because the battle in Gohara was not going well, so this guy
I want to wait until I break through the situation before reporting to him.
Kuroda Shigenori's approach is understandable. Almost every frontline commander does this.
But the problem is, this time is different from the past, because this time the Wuyuan battle involves Xu Rui's Wolf Fang Brigade!
According to experience, every time Xu Rui is around, the Japanese army will always suffer a loss. The difference is just a big loss or a small loss, so Anan Weiji began to worry about the battle situation in Wuyuan.
However, this is not what Anan Weiji is most worried about.
What Anan Weiji is most worried about is that since last night, the frontline headquarters of the Mongolian Army has lost contact!
After repeated calls to the frontline headquarters of the Mongolian Army but no response, Anami ordered the Communications Office to directly cross Kuroda Shigetori and try to contact the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade. As a result, the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade was also silent and there was no response. Immediately afterwards
Anan Weiji asked the Communications Department to contact the various regiments below, and even the brigade, but there was still no response.
By this time, Anami was certain that something had happened. If it was just Shigenori Kuroda's frontline headquarters that lost contact, it might also be a radio malfunction or a battery outage, but the various brigades, regiments and even infantry under the company
Since the entire team has lost contact, it's definitely not possible that it's just a radio malfunction, let alone a lack of power.
There can only be one explanation for this. Something happened to the troops stationed in Mongolia!
Moreover, this change happened very suddenly. Suddenly, the troops stationed in Mongolia lost almost all their radio stations.
In fact, the situation was not much different from Anan Weiji's guess, because the counterattack of the 35th Army came very suddenly, and the little devil's brigade and the wing headquarters had the bad habit of deploying forward, so in the 35th Army
In the first wave of counterattacks, the troops stationed in Mongolia lost almost all communication stations.
Just when Anami was in a state of panic, Operations Section Chief Keijiro Kanemitsu came in.
"Jin Guangjun." Anan Weiji immediately asked eagerly, "Has there been any discovery from the Third Flying Group?"
Kanemitsu Keijiro shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the reconnaissance plane of the Third Flight Regiment has just taken off from Datong and Zhangjiakou Airport. If there is any news, it will be noon."
"Baga!" Anan Weiji stamped his feet and said bitterly, "What on earth is this idiot Kuroda doing?"
Kanemitsu Keijiro advised: "Commander, don't worry too much. The main force of the Mongolian army participating in the Gohara Battle consists of one division, one independent mixed brigade and two cavalry brigades. Even if you suffer a loss, you will definitely
We won’t suffer a big loss, after all, there is only Fu Zuoyi’s army on the opposite side, and the imperial army has an absolute advantage.”
"You can't say that." Anan Weiji shook his head and said, "The opponent this time is Xu Rui's group."
Jinguang Kejiro shook his head and said: "Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment only has a few hundred people, and it has just formed an army, and its combat effectiveness is limited. It is completely different from the previous Songhu Independent Regiment, so I thought that the stationed troops
The Mongolian army should be fine. As for why all radio stations have lost contact, it should be due to other reasons."