In fact, even Mr. Zhu felt that Xu Rui's step was a bit hasty.
At this time, Mr. Zhu and Vice Chairman Zhou gathered at Chairman Mao's house to deduce the outcome of the Battle of Guisui. Mr. Zhu graduated from the Yunnan Jiangwu Hall and received formal military school education. Of course, war chess deductions were also included, and they were deduced several times.
, but the results were all the same: the Japanese arrived in Guisui before the Sui army.
In the end, Mr. Zhu threw the war chess away and said: "This little guy Xu Rui still took the risk this time."
After a pause, he continued: "Although the main force of the Mongolian army has been severely damaged in Wuyuan, there are still three to four thousand Japs left in Zhangjiakou and Datong. As long as the Japs in Taiyuan and Laiyuan can go north in time and block the enemy.
If there is a gap between Datong and Zhangjiakou, then the garrison of Datong and Zhangjiakou can completely rush out and rush westward to support Sui."
Vice Chairman Zhou also said: "Let's not talk about whether Fu Zuoyi's Sui army can reach Guisui before the Japanese. Even if it can reach Guisui before the Japanese, I'm afraid it is already at the end of its war effort and may not be able to withstand the Japanese's massive counterattack.
, So, Comrade Xu Rui’s plan this time is indeed a bit adventurous.”
Chairman Mao shook his head and said with a smile: "You guys, have you forgotten the Wolf Fang Brigade?"
"Langya Brigade?" Vice Chairman Zhou was surprised, "Comrade Xu Rui didn't say that he would transfer Langya to Guisui."
"He didn't say it, but he will definitely send Langya to Guisui." Chairman Mao said, "If the Langya brigade had sneaked into Guisui City as an internal response, the Sui Army and the Chahar Independent Regiment would have captured Guisui City.
It would be much easier. So, as long as the Sui Army or the Chahar Independent Regiment can arrive half an hour before the Japs, they will have a chance to annihilate the Japs in Guisui before the Japs reinforced by Datong and Zhangjiakou arrive, and
Build a line of defense.”
After a pause, Chairman Mao continued: "As long as the Sui army builds fortifications in Guisui, and the Chahar Independent Regiment is watching from the outside, it will be impossible for the Japanese reinforcements from Datong and Zhangjiakou to retake Guisui.
Then the only way left for them is to retreat, and this retreat means that the Japanese have completely withdrawn from Suiyuan Province."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chairman Mao's guards hurried in and reported: "Chairman, the boss and Vice Chairman Zhou have just received a telegram from Commander Xu that the Langya Brigade directly under the Chahar Independent Regiment has captured Guisui City, and
We took control of the arsenal, but were soon besieged by Japanese troops returning from nearby strongholds for reinforcements, and the two sides were now engaged in a fierce battle."
"What did I just say?" Chairman Mao chuckled and added, "Comrade Xu Rui will never let a sharp knife like the Langya Brigade go unused."
"That's enough." Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "I will send a telegram to Lao Peng and ask him to order the troops in northern Hebei, northern Shanxi and Suinan to use all their strength to block the Japanese reinforcements from Zhangjiakou and Datong.
I dare not say more, but there is no problem in fighting for more than ten hours for the Sui Army and the Chahar Independent Regiment."
After a pause, Mr. Zhu said to the guard again: "Just ask the Communications Department to call Commander Xu back and say that the troops from Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei will try their best to buy them ten hours, but the reinforcements have changed the course of the battle."
As a result, the outcome of the battle against Guisui still depends on the performance of their independent regiment and the Sui Army."
"Yes!" Chairman Mao's bodyguard agreed, turned around and hurried away.
…
Soon, the telegram from Yan'an reached Baichuan Fort.
After learning that the Eighth Route Army would send the main forces from northern Shanxi, northern Hebei and southern Sui to attack the Japs marching westward from Datong and Zhangjiakou to reinforce Guisui, Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie's hanging hearts finally fell back into their stomachs. In fact, the reason why Fu Zuoyi
Dare to adopt this almost crazy plan proposed by Xu Rui, the key lies in the Eighth Route Army of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei!
Since the Battle of Taiyuan, the senior officials of the National Government knew that the Eighth Route Army had been broken into pieces and developed deep behind enemy lines. Even the Eighth Route Army had grown from 40,000 to more than 400,000 in less than two years. People like Fu Zuoyi
The high-ranking generals also knew about it, so the Eighth Route Army took action to stop Zhangjiakou and the Japanese reinforcements from the direction of Datong could be sent for more than ten hours. With these precious ten hours, the Sui Army had every chance to rush to Guisui.
city!
At that moment, Fu Zuoyi said to Ye Qijie: "Brother Xin, please call the Commander-in-Chief of the Guard immediately and ask him to speed up the march and arrive at Guisui City before dawn tomorrow! Even if the horses break their legs and the soldiers run out of breath, we must do it no matter what.
Appear outside the gate of Guisui City before the sun rises tomorrow!"
"Yes!" Ye Qijie stood at attention.
…
Almost at the same time, on the road from Baotou to Guisui, a cavalry group consisting of more than a thousand Sui Army cavalry and the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment was rushing towards Guisui, with more than 2,000 war horses and more than 8,000 iron hooves.
The dense knocks on the dirt road made a sound like thunderous hooves, and billowing smoke rose into the sky.
If you ask, where did the Sui Army cavalry horses come from?
It was the Chahar Independent Regiment that lent them the money. Of course, this loan was definitely not for nothing. The Chahar Independent Regiment lent the Sui Army a thousand war horses for two days, and then when it was returned, the Sui Army would return it to Chahar.
The independent regiment has 1,200 war horses, and there cannot be one sick or lame horse. This is definitely usury.
Fu Zuoyi knew that this was a high-interest loan, so he had no choice but to borrow it because he needed these horses!
It's more than three hundred miles from Baotou to Guisui. If you rely on walking, you won't be able to get there in one day and night even if you break your legs. But if you have a horse to travel, it is still possible. Although Xu Rui has a dark heart, the two
The interest on two hundred war horses is required every day, but this is nothing compared with the income from the restoration and return to Sui.
So when Fu Zuoyi borrowed the war horse, he didn't even frown.
At this moment, Wei Jingyun, who temporarily served as the frontline commander of the Sui Army, was galloping. The dust raised by the horses in front made him choke and panting. He could not even cover his face with his hands. Instead, he observed those of the Haer Independent Regiment.
The cavalrymen were all equipped with veils, and no matter how bad they were, they had towels, which made them appear calm and at ease. However, the officers and soldiers of the Sui Army were very hardworking.
At this time, a fast horse caught up from behind, and the signal soldier on the horse shouted: "Commander in Chief..."
But before he finished shouting, he started coughing violently, and Satellite Cloud quickly took the signal soldier off the road. It wasn't until he was almost a hundred meters away from the road that the dust finally disappeared.
The signal corpsman gasped and said: "Commander-in-Chief, there is an urgent call from the headquarters, ordering us to move in at full speed. We must reach Guisui City before dawn tomorrow at all costs!"
"Got it." Wei Jingyun waved his hand fiercely, and just as he was about to return to the road, the roar of aircraft engines suddenly sounded overhead. When he looked up, he saw two planes coming out of the clouds and diving towards the road.
When I got down and took a closer look, I saw two plaster patterns painted on the underside of the wing. It was obviously a Japanese military aircraft.
Seeing a Japanese plane swooping down, the cavalry on the road immediately started a commotion.
Wei Jingyun's expression immediately changed and he shouted sternly: "Give me an order. No one is allowed to leave the road even half a step. Don't worry about the Japanese planes in the sky. Go at full speed, go at full speed..."
The order was quickly conveyed, the commotion subsided, and the cavalry group continued rolling along the road.
The two Japanese planes dived and strafed twice, then flapped their wings and flew away, because they were not bombers, but just two reconnaissance fighter jets. Not only were they not equipped with aerial bombs, they did not even have the ammunition for the onboard machine guns.
After two dives, all the ammunition was used up, and there was not much fuel left, so it was necessary to return.
The cavalry group continued to roll forward, getting closer and closer to Guisui.
…
At the same time, the Japanese reinforcements coming from Datong and Zhangjiakou were also rushing towards Guisui.
In comparison, the Japanese reinforcements heading north from Datong could only walk, but the Japanese reinforcements heading west from Zhangjiakou could take a train. Although the speed was not fast, it was much easier for people.
However, the good times did not last long. Less than 200 miles away from Zhangjiakou, when we were about to reach Chaer Lake at the junction of Huai'an County and Xinghe County, we could not leave. Why? Because the railway track was ripped off!
The Japanese reinforcements returning to Sui from Zhangjiakou included an infantry brigade.
This infantry brigade is one of the three infantry brigade of the 11th Infantry Regiment of the 26th Division. When the main force of the 26th Division marched westward to participate in the Wuyuan Battle, this infantry brigade was left behind as Zhangjiakou's
Guard brigade to guard against the Eighth Route Army in Zhangjiakou and several nearby counties.
The captain leading the team is Naoto Okamoto.
When the train was forced to stop, Naoto Okamoto had not yet figured out the situation. He took his adjutant and several guards and angrily came to the locomotive to ask the driver to accuse him. However, he found that a long section of the track in front had been torn off.
The driver must react in time, otherwise it will cause a derailment accident.
"Damn Tubal Road." Naoto Okamoto could tell at a glance that it must have been done by the Eighth Route Army. Because the Eighth Route Army's arsenal lacked steel, they often scraped rails from railway lines as materials. Not to mention the whole of North China, even under the rule of Zhangjiakou.
There have been dozens of such cases.
Naoto Okamoto was furious to death, but there was nothing he could do.
The rails were stripped and the train could no longer move forward, so the Japanese had to get off the train and walk.
However, the matter was not over yet. Less than two kilometers further along the railway, when passing through a mountain col, dense gunshots suddenly rang out from the dense forest on both sides. Naoto Okamoto was startled. Hearing this,
The density of firepower required at least dozens of machine guns to fire at the same time to achieve such an effect. An order was immediately issued to form a battle formation.
But after the formation was unfolded, no enemy rushed out of the dense forest.
What's even more bizarre is that the enemy's firepower was so intensive that not a single Japanese casualty was reported!
After being confused for a long time, Okabe Naoto sent an infantry team into the dense forest to investigate, only to find more than 20 oil drums hanging in the woods, and the oil drums were filled with large amounts of firecracker debris.