The sudden sound of gunshots in Guisui City immediately alerted the commander of the Guisui Military Police, Takeshi Noda.
This Noda Takeshi was not the Noda Takeshi who competed in the 100-pound competition in the Battle of Songhu. That Noda Takeshi was just a second lieutenant officer, but Noda Takeshi, the commander of the Guisui Military Police, was a major and came from a samurai family.
Noda Takeshi had just received an emergency order from the North China Front Army Headquarters, and immediately sent people to various neighborhoods to declare martial law. Noda Takeshi did this just in case. He was worried that there were underground CCP members in the city who would attack the 35th Army.
The city took the opportunity to engage in sabotage activities, so the entire city was put under martial law in advance.
It was originally just a precaution, but something happened.
Noda Takeshi was not surprised but overjoyed, because it was better for a situation to arise now than to wait for the 35th Army to arrive. Now that there was a situation in Guisui City, he still had enough time to solve the problem, because according to the information provided by the front army headquarters
According to intelligence, the counterattack force of the 35th Army had just passed Baotou at this time, and it would take at least two days and nights to reach Guisui.
In other words, he has at least forty-eight hours to solve the current trouble.
However, what Noda Takeshi did not expect was that gun battles broke out in more than 20 places in Guisui City at the same time, so the garrison in the city seemed to be somewhat insufficient.
Speaking of which, the gendarmerie in Guisui originally had an infantry brigade of more than a thousand people.
But just yesterday, the Baimiaozi stronghold was attacked by the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, so Noda Takeshi transferred two infantry squadrons from the garrison in Guisui and two battalions of the puppet Mongolian army for emergency reinforcements. At present, the gendarmerie in Guisui only
There are two infantry squadrons left plus two battalions of puppet Mongolian troops, which is less than 2,000 people.
At this time, Noda Takeshi didn't know that he had fallen into a serial trap.
In fact, last night's attack on the Baimiaozi stronghold by the Suizhong guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army was an integral part of Xu Rui's entire combat plan. The purpose was to disperse the garrison in Guisui and prepare the ground for the possible launch of the Langya Brigade in Guisui City.
The military strike reduced the pressure and made Guisui's recovery easier.
Noda Takeshi was born in a traditional samurai family in Japan. He was arrogant from a young age, especially looking down on the Chinese. When he learned that fighting was taking place in dozens of blocks at the same time in Guisui City, he immediately divided the Japanese garrison and puppet Mongolian army in the city into twenty groups.
Multiple teams then went to various neighborhoods to carry out a comprehensive crackdown.
This wrong decision by Noda Takeshi led to irreparable disaster consequences.
Originally, if Noda Takeshi concentrated all his forces to defend a few points, such as the military police headquarters and the armory, it would be quite difficult for the Langya Brigade to deal with them. After all, there are more than 500 Japanese garrisons, and there is a
If there are more than a thousand puppet Mongolian troops and they stick together to defend, it will be really difficult to deal with them without heavy firepower.
Then, when the Japanese from various peripheral strongholds, especially the Baimiaozi stronghold, return to support, the situation may be reversed.
Then, it would be at least two days before the counterattack force of the 35th Army and the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment arrived in Guisui. At that time, the reinforcements arriving from Taiyuan and Laiyuan should be about 30 kilometers away from Guisui.
It's not far away. If they hold on for at most ten more hours, reinforcements will arrive, and Guisui can be saved.
Unfortunately, Noda Takeshi did not concentrate his forces, but divided his forces to attack tit for tat.
This decision directly led to disastrous consequences. In a street fight, who can be Langya's opponent?
After dispatching more than 500 Japanese and more than 1,000 puppet Mongolian troops, Noda Takeshi was left with only an infantry squad and a company of puppet Mongolian troops. However, the old Japanese was not worried at all and actually drank tea at the headquarters calmly.
, and then, almost half an hour later, bad news began to come back one after another.
However, by this time, the situation was irreversible.
Because, the more than 500 Japs and more than 1,000 pseudo-Mongolian troops sent out by Takeshi Noda into more than 20 teams have been killed by the Langya Brigade. In street fighting, the Langya Brigade is invincible. The Langya Brigade is invincible.
At the negligible cost of one person being seriously injured and three people being slightly injured, more than 500 Japanese soldiers and more than 1,000 puppet Mongolian troops were killed.
Then, Leng Tiefeng concentrated all his forces and attacked the arsenal.
After receiving a call from the arsenal, Noda Takeshi realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly led the last remaining infantry squad and a company of the Puppet Mongolian Army to rush to the arsenal. Unfortunately, it was too late! Before Noda Takeshi led the troops,
When the army arrived, the Langya Brigade had already captured the arsenal, and then set up a trap to ambush Noda Takeshi.
By noon, Guisui City had fallen into Langya's control.
Even Xu Rui, when he sent the Langya Brigade to Guisui, he never thought that the Langya Brigade could actually capture Guisui with its own strength. His intention was just to let the Langya Brigade sneak into Guisui in advance.
Inside the city, and then wait for the main force of the 35th Army and the Chahar Independent Regiment to arrive, and then carry out destruction from inside the city and cooperate with the siege.
But the final result was that the Langya Brigade actually captured Guisui City straightforwardly.
However, the battle was not over. Although most of the Japs and the Puppet Mongolian Army in Guisui City were annihilated, Noda Takeshi, an old Japs, took advantage of the chaos and ran away. Moreover, the Langya Brigade and the Japs fought fiercely for a long time in the city, and various strongholds around it
After hearing the news, the Japanese and puppet troops also came back for reinforcements. In the end, nearly a thousand Japanese and puppet troops gathered.
This time, Noda Takeshi, an old Japanese soldier, did not make another mistake and did not divide his troops. Instead, he held tightly together and adopted the tactic of advancing steadily and step by step. After breaking into the city from the south gate, the old Japanese soldier even ordered arson along the streets because
He has realized that he cannot defeat his opponents in street fighting, so he can only adopt extraordinary tactics.
Relying on their superior strength and unbridled fire attacks, the Japs finally reached a stalemate with Langya.
Of course, the reason why the Japanese were able to reach a stalemate with Lang Ya was also related to Leng Tiefeng's unwillingness to attack forcefully.
Because, in Leng Tiefeng's eyes, every member of the Langya Brigade is a treasure. Even if the little devil on the opposite side gives ten lives in exchange for one of theirs, he is not willing to do so. Moreover, in two days and nights at most, the Thirty-fifth Army
We will be able to reach Guisui with the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment, and it will not be too late to deal with the Japanese by then.
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The Suiyuan battlefield fell into a temporary period of silence.
The counterattack force of the 35th Army and the Chahar Independent Regiment moved eastward at full speed along the Pingsui Railway, while the Japanese reinforcements from Datong and Zhangjiakou westward also moved toward Guisui at full speed. Whether it was Fu Zuoyi or Anan Weiji,
Everyone knows that whoever's troops can arrive first will be able to seize Guisui, and then seize the entire Suiyuan Province.
However, not everyone thinks so, such as Chief Yan.
By evening, Commander Yan already knew the situation in Guisui.
When I heard that the 35th Army refused to give up after regaining Baotou and continued to advance eastward to attack Guisui, I couldn't help but sneered and said disdainfully: "Fu Yisheng was so carried away by the victory that he forgot all about it.
Ah, it is a blessing to regain Baotou, but to still dream of regaining Baotou and return to Sui is simply ignorant."
Yang Aiyuan, commander-in-chief of the Seventh Group Army who happened to be present, said: "I can't see it. At present, the main force of the Mongolian army has been severely damaged or even completely wiped out by the 35th Army in Wuyuan. The Japanese are left in Datong, and the troops in Zhangjiakou may not be left."
How much, so even if we urgently mobilize troops to go west for reinforcements, they may not be able to have much effect."
After a slight pause, Yang Aiyuan continued: "So, as long as the counterattack troops of the 35th Army can reach Guisui before the Japanese reinforcements coming from the direction of Datong and Zhangjiakou, then the capture of Guisui will be a certainty. After all, Guisui will be captured."
Sui is now in a state of chaos, and the Japanese are unable to organize an effective defense."
"What do you know?" Yan Xishan glared at Yang Aiyuan displeased.
Yang Aiyuan immediately fell silent. He was a loyal and honest person. Although he had been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the World War II zone, he still rarely contradicted Yan Xishan as before. It was precisely because of this that Yan Xishan also trusted Yang Aiyuan.
Later, when he was defeated and fled to Taiwan, Yan Xishan's family property was escorted by Yang Aiyuan.
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Those who are not optimistic about the future of the 35th Army include the senior staff of the headquarters.
Bai Chongxi vowed: "Fu Yisheng's move was definitely dazzled by the victory in front of him. It is more than 300 miles from Baotou to Guisui. The 35th Army can only walk, and from Zhangjiakou, Datong West
The Japanese who entered were riding in cars, so how could a person's legs outrun the wheels of a car?"
Chen Cheng was even more harsh when he said: "Fu Yisheng, he was lucky enough to win the battle in Wuyuan, and he took advantage of the little Japs to take Baotou without warning. You don't know how thick the heaven and earth are, but this time, he is definitely
If we want to cause a big fight in Guisui, not only will the troops involved in the counterattack be wiped out by the Japanese, but even those who have eaten them will be vomited out."
He Yingqin nodded and agreed: "I also agree with Brother Cixiu. Fu Yisheng was too aggressive this time, and the final result can only turn victory into defeat. In my opinion, not only will what is eaten be vomited out, but in the end
Even Wuyuan will fall, and the entire Suiyuan Province will fall completely. This will put the Northwest Highway under threat."
Seeing that each of his three close aides was speaking more seriously than the other, Chairman Jiang began to feel guilty. He frowned and said, "Is it that serious? The current situation in Suiyuan is not generally good. Will the reversal you mentioned really happen?
"After a pause, Chairman Chiang continued, "I'm afraid that's not the case, right?"
Bai Chongxi was quite confident in his own judgment and said calmly: "Since the committee does not believe in our judgment, let us wait and see. Anyway, it will only take two or three days at most, and the battle situation in Suiyuan will be clear. By then,
The committee will know whether the judgments of me, brother Jing, and brother Cixiu are right or wrong."
Chairman Chiang turned his attention to Chen Cheng and He Yingqin.
Unfortunately, He Yingqin turned his eyes elsewhere, but Chen Cheng lowered his head and pretended to study the map of Changsha. Neither of them saw it. Usually their opinions were rarely consistent with Bai Chongxi's, but this time, the three of them
The opinion was unprecedentedly unanimous. In fact, to put it bluntly, I still suffered from pink eye, and I couldn't see Fu Zuoyi winning such a victory.
