At the same time, at the top of the city at Zijingguan.
The battle to seize Zijingguan was uneventful. He Shuya's second battalion did not even need to participate in the battle. The Langya Brigade easily dealt with a squadron of Japanese soldiers stationed in Zijingguan and a battalion of puppet troops.
Taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and capturing Zijing Pass is not a problem, the problem is that it must be defended afterwards!
Leng Tiefeng stared at He Shuya blankly and asked, "Nerd, are you really not using it?"
"It's really unnecessary." He Shuya pulled on his military uniform and said calmly, "Your Langya Brigade is a strategic-level military force. If it is used in high-intensity positional battles, it will be a huge waste of resources! More
Besides, there are more important tasks waiting for you ahead, so you can’t waste time here.”
Leng Tiefeng was silent, because He Shuya was not lying. There were indeed more important tasks waiting for them ahead, such as destroying the airport in Peiping, sneaking into big cities along the way to cause destruction, and beheading the enemy's headquarters.
In addition to fighting, the most important mission is to collect intelligence!
In this blitzkrieg, the one with the heaviest task is their Wolf Fang Brigade.
But even so, Leng Tiefeng still wanted to stay at Zijingguan for as long as possible in order to provide the second battalion with the assistance he could, even if it was just the frontline commander who helped them snipe a few Japs, because Zijingguan
Guan is about to face a fierce attack from the little devils.
The Second Battalion here is likely to face a fierce attack by the entire Japanese brigade, the entire division, or even several divisions!
It is completely foreseeable that this will be an unprecedented fierce battle. He Shuya is indeed the best performer among the youth training team students in the same period. The combat effectiveness of the second battalion is also the strongest among the infantry battalions. But if you want to compete with the first battalion,
He tried his best to withstand the fierce attack of the entire Japanese division and even several divisions, but he was still powerless!
The second battalion is just an infantry battalion anyway!
Due to the need for maneuver, the artillery company originally assigned to the second battalion was temporarily transferred.
Leng Tiefeng frowned and said: "Half a day, we will only stay for half a day and leave after dark!"
"It's really not necessary." He Shuya smiled slightly and said, "Captain, I know what you are worried about, but I can tell you responsibly that your worries are unnecessary, whether it is one day, three days, or
No matter how small a brigade, a division or even two divisions come, they will never be able to recapture Zijingguan from our Second Battalion."
When He Shuya said this, his tone was calm but revealed unquestionable determination.
Leng Tiefeng's pupils shrank slightly, he was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Okay."
After a while, Leng Tiefeng led the Langya Brigade away. They did not take the main road, but took the mountain path. The group of more than a hundred people quickly disappeared into the dense forest of Huangtu Ridge.
He Shuya looked away from Huangtu Ridge and asked the guards to call the three company commanders over.
Among the three company commanders, the first company commander, Lin Wei, came from a big family and even went to Peking University. Unfortunately, Peiping fell before he graduated. He followed his fellow teachers to move south, and finally joined the army on the bank of the Yangtze River.
He joined the Dameishan Independent League and later entered the third phase of the youth training team. He was He Shuya's junior student.
Xu Cenxi, the commander of the second company, was also a child of an aristocratic family, but he joined the independent regiment in Shanghai.
The third company commander is Liu Chen. The surname Liu can be very rare, but it is an ancient surname. It can be traced back to the Sixth Prince of the Song Dynasty during the Warring States Period. Unlike Lin Wei and Xu Cenxi, who came from aristocratic families, Liu Chen came from a poor background.
I have never been to school, and I don’t even know the meaning of a flat pole.
However, after joining the Dameishan Independent Group, Liuchen improved his cultural level rapidly through self-study. Now he can not only read maps, but even do homework on them.
The origins of these three company commanders are all different, but they have one thing in common, that is, they are all from the Northeast.
Since the sacrifice of Wan Zhongshan, He Shuya has naturally become the core of Northeastern soldiers in the independent regiment. The grassroots officers and combat backbone of the Second Battalion are mainly Northeastern veterans. Even the recruits of the Second Battalion have recruited a large number of homeless people.
The Northeastern refugees who came to Suiyuan also wanted to improve their combat effectiveness.
Because the Chinese people attach great importance to the concept of rurality, and this concept has been integrated into the bone marrow. Because of language and customs, when fellow villagers gather together, they can often break out a stronger fighting force. This is true in modern China.
It has been proven many times, such as the Hunan Army, Chu Army and Huai Army.
Back to business, the three company commanders were soon called to He Shuya.
For He Shuya, the battalion commander, Lin Wei and the three company commanders still respect him very much, not only because Wan Zhongshan specifically told them before he died that the hope of fighting back to the northeast rested on He Shuya, but more importantly,
He Shuya has demonstrated superb tactical command capabilities in many battles.
There is also a saying in the Chahar Independent Group that He Shuya is Xu Rui's true successor.
He Shuya's eyes swept across the faces of Lin Wei and the others, and said slowly: "I don't need to say more about how important the geographical location of Zijingguan is, but I still want to repeat it, even if the entire Second Battalion is exhausted,
Zijingguan must not be lost, otherwise all the efforts of our independent regiment in this blitzkrieg will be in vain!"
Lin Wei and the other two nodded heavily and said, "Understood!"
"Okay, now let me talk about how to fight this battle."
He Shuya spread out the map again, then pointed at it and said: "The difficulty of this battle is that our ancestors built Zijin Pass to resist foreign invasion from the northwest, so almost all the defense facilities were facing west.
Assuming that there is no means of defense against attacks from the southeast."
Lin Wei, Xu Cenxi and Liuchen's expressions immediately became solemn.
They had actually discovered what He Shuya said a long time ago, but they didn't think too much about it. Now that He Shuya said this, they realized the seriousness of the problem. To put it simply, let the little devil take back Zijingguan and immediately
It will become a natural chasm that blocks their Chahar Independent Regiment from advancing eastward!
Because when fighting from west to east, we first have to cross the Xiaojin City Guards on the west side of the Guxuan River, then we have to cross the Juma River, and finally we reach the outer city of Zijingguan. From the outer city to the south gate, we not only have to penetrate the three front and rear city defenses.
, there are eighteen climbs in the middle, which can be said to be shocking every step, and cannot be overcome without paying a heavy price.
More importantly, it takes a long time!
However, when resisting the Japanese attack from the east, the role that Zijing Pass can play is very limited, because the Japanese can directly attack the south gate of Zijing Pass as soon as they come up. After taking the south gate, they can launch a dive strike.
There is no danger to defend in the middle, so this battle will be very difficult.
"So my opinion is..." He Shuya clicked on the map and said, "We cannot defend at Zijing Pass, but push the defense line to Huangtu Ridge and end at Yaotaigou. Three defense lines should be deployed in front and back, especially Huangtu Ridge.
The most critical thing is that this is the last barrier before Zijin Pass and there is no room for error."
"Battal Commander, please hand over Huangtu Ridge to our third company!"
"Liu Zi, don't fight with me. Huangtu Ridge belongs to our second company."
"What are you two talking about? The last barrier is naturally the most important and the most important task. Of course it has to be given to our first company. So, that's settled."
Lin Wei, Xu Cenxi and Liuchen all took the initiative to ask for help.
This is the difference between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang. If it were the Kuomintang's army, the situation would definitely be one of pushing each other and waiting for others to go. But this is not the case with the Communist Party's troops. Instead, they are all vying to take on the most difficult tasks. This is
The reason in the middle is worth pondering.
"Okay, it's just you guys." He Shuya's eyes fell on Lin Wei, and he said, "What I want to explain to you is that in July last year, our friendly forces severely defeated the Japanese raids on the Loess Ridge.
The army also killed the Japanese Lieutenant General No. 1 and achieved a great victory in Huangtu Ridge. I don’t ask you to defeat the Japanese like a friendly force in the same company. I only ask that you can be like a nail and be nailed to Huangtu Ridge for me. Never let it go.
The little devil is half a step across the Loess Ridge!"
"Yes!" Lin Wei stood at attention and said proudly, "As long as there is one person in our company, as long as the last remaining person is still alive, the little devil will never even think of crossing the Loess Ridge!"
He Shuya waved his hand vigorously and said in a deep voice: "Let's take action."
Lin Wei and other three company commanders quickly led the troops forward.
…
At the same time, in Yi County.
The 15th independent mixed brigade led by Nagumo Kinichiro and the 8th independent mixed brigade led by Minamoto Yoshigeage arrived near Yixian almost at the same time. However, the 15th independent mixed brigade was moving too fast.
Only three infantry brigades came, and the independent mountain artillery brigade of the directly affiliated troops did not arrive either.
In other words, the Japs who have arrived in Yixian at this moment only have eight infantry brigades, plus one mountain artillery battalion. The rest are auxiliary arms such as engineers, transport troops, and medical corps. Even so, the strength of the Japs is...
Compared with He Shuya's second battalion, weapons still have an absolute advantage, at least eight times the advantage!
At this moment, two old Japanese, Nagumo Chiichiro and Minamoto Yishige, had already met outside Yixian City.
Because Nagumo Kinichiro arrived half a step early, he already knew some information from the Yixian Military Police. He immediately said to Minamoto Yoshishige, who arrived later: "Minamoto Yoshijun, the Chinese army that attacked Zijin Pass is said to have at least one regiment, and there are also
There are special forces, so it is completely foreseeable that this battle will be an unprecedented fierce battle."
When Minamoto Yoshizhong heard this, his old face immediately darkened.
At this moment, the roar of aircraft engines suddenly sounded in the western sky. The two old devils subconsciously raised their heads and saw a dozen fighter jets emerging from the thin clouds.