It was not only the Japanese who made slow progress, but also the troops of the Dameishan Military Division.
In order to ensure the smooth retreat of the main force of the division, Naosaburo Okabe kept Iwasaki Minao's 47th Regiment. The Iwasaki Battalion relied on the solid fortifications of Daping Town to tenaciously withstand the two main groups of the Dameishan Army Division.
After many rounds of attacks, it was not until noon the next day that the regiment finally occupied the outer positions of Daping Town.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese were compressed into a narrow area of less than 100 meters in radius.
Seeing the lively fight between the two main regiments in Daping Town, and the guard battalion being sent to Badou Town to block the attack, the guard regiment commander Gao Chu and the cavalry battalion commander Tiegang became a little anxious.
Gao Chu and Tiegang worked together to find Xu Rui.
"Captain, you are too partial to one." Gao Chu yelled first, "Anyway, our security regiment can be regarded as the main regiment of the military division, but now the first regiment and the second regiment have been fighting against the Japs in Daping Town for a long time.
But our security regiment still refuses to let us in. How can this be done? The battalion and company commanders under me are already in trouble."
This is the biggest difference between Kuomintang officers and Communist officers.
Because of the official ecology of the Kuomintang officers, only with guns can you gain status and have a strong waist. Therefore, each one of them often only wants to preserve their strength, so they try not to go to the battlefield if they can, because going to the battlefield means that they will
Consuming the troops in their hands will weaken their power and status.
Therefore, in the Kuomintang army, there are almost no officers who take the initiative to fight!
But the officers of the Communist Party are different. The officialdom of the Communist Party is much better and more energetic than that of the Kuomintang. Therefore, the Communist Party commanders have to think the other way around. They are not afraid of fighting at all, they are afraid of not having a war! Because fighting often means that
Having more military exploits often means promotion.
Aren’t Communist commanders afraid that their troops will be wasted?
I’m really not afraid, because the Communist Party’s troops all belong to the Party, not to the individual commanders. This is the most essential difference between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. There are many factions within the Kuomintang army, and there are actually factions within the Communist army, but this faction
It has nothing to do with military power.
Therefore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Republic faced danger several times, but the troops never became chaotic.
With Lin Biao's lofty status in the People's Liberation Army system, he could not even take away even one regiment before defecting. If it were the Kuomintang army, with Lin Biao's status, just one word, the entire old army from the four fields would probably gather in Jingcong.
, but this is simply impossible to happen in the Communist Party.
Closer to home, the good political ecology within the Communist Party and the military determines that the commanders of the Communist troops are all keen on fighting, so Gao Chu and Tiegang saw the First Regiment and the Second Regiment fighting the Japanese in Daping Town.
, and seeing that Daping Town was about to be captured, the two of them couldn't calm down.
Tiegang said: "Lao Gao, what are you calling for? Since the beginning of this anti-mopping campaign, your security regiment has been pretty good and has fought several tough battles. Our cavalry battalion is in the worst situation. We haven't even had a decent battle."
When it was my turn, last time in Guan County, Iida detachment chased and annihilated the Japs, but the intensity was really not enough."
After finishing speaking, Tiegang said to Xu Rui: "Commander, should our cavalry battalion go up? The first and second regiments are too tired. They have been fighting for a long time without capturing Daping Town. Let's go up to our cavalry battalion instead."
I’ll get it for you in one go!”
Gao Chu immediately counterattacked and said: "Old man, don't make trouble. You cavalry only fight in the field. Positional warfare is not your thing. This final general offensive mission must and can only be done by our guard regiment!"
"It must and can only be from your security regiment?" Xu Rui said with a half-smile, "Okay, that's no problem for me, as long as you can convince Lao He to give up the final offensive mission to your security regiment."
"Gah?" When Gao Chu heard this, his face immediately fell.
Gao Chu could rob anyone's food, but he did not dare to rob He Guangming's food, not only because He Guangming had a bad temper, but also because He Guangming was his senior officer.
Tiegang said again: "Commander, you can't always leave our cavalry battalion alone, can you?"
"I'm leaving you alone?" Xu Rui said in amusement, "Old Tie, you are overthinking. Your cavalry battalion is the sharpest knife in our Dameishan Military Division. How could you leave your cavalry battalion alone in such a big war?
"
Tiegang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "Captain, do you mean you have a mission?"
"Of course." Xu Rui nodded heavily and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the main force of the Kumamoto Division should have been blocked by the guard camp near Badou Town by now, and the next step will be the annihilation battle against the Kumamoto Division. But in the end,
The Kumamoto Division will definitely seek to break through to the west, and at that time, it will be the time for your cavalry battalion to show its talents."
"Understood!" Tiegang said excitedly, "Commander, don't worry, none of the little devils can escape!"
Xu Rui hummed lightly, and then said: "But now, let's capture Daping Town first. Only by capturing Daping Town and annihilating all the Japs entrenched in the town can we pursue forward without any distractions. Otherwise, keep it."
With such a group of Japs behind us, we might cause some trouble, and if the Japs try to steal our retreat, it will be a lot of fun."
As soon as Xu Rui finished speaking, there was another violent explosion outside the headquarters. Xu Rui quickly walked out of the headquarters with Tiegang and Gao Chu, then raised his telescope to look in the direction of Daping Town, and saw the direction of Daping Town.
There were already clouds of smoke and dust rising up. It was Niu Dazhuang's artillery battalion, which was using unscrupulous cannons to carry out cluster bombardment.
"Lao Niu's artillery battalion has started." Gao Chu said, "It looks like the regiment is about to start a general attack."
Tiegang said with some worry: "Is the artillery position okay, but don't let the Japanese aviation bomb it?"
Since the beginning of the counter-mopping up, the Japanese reconnaissance planes, fighter jets and bombers over the Damei Mountain area have not stopped. Almost every hour or two, a Japanese plane will come over, or drop a few aerial bombs, or do a few dive and strafing attacks.
The threat to infantry is actually not great, but the threat to artillery is great.
"It can't be blown up." Xu Rui said, "Didn't you see that big smoke over there? It was all lit by the artillery battalion. When the Japanese bombers looked down from the sky, they could only see large expanses of smoke. Apart from the smoke, there was no trace of smoke at all.
I can't see anything, let alone find the artillery battalion's emplacement, so it's fine."
Creating smoke is the cheapest and most effective defensive measure against aerial bombing. What's even more advantageous is that it is the middle of winter, and the land in central Anhui is filled with harvested wheat straw. Wheat straw will be the source of smog that people hate in later generations.
But in this war era, it is the most effective and cheapest air defense material.
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Almost at the same time, the main force of the Kumamoto Division also arrived near Badou Town.
The main force of the division cannot march as fast as the forward troops because it has to carry a large number of trucks, horse-drawn carriages and field howitzers. The transportation of these weapons relies on roads, and the roads have already been dug up in a mess by the militia team led by Wang Husheng.
, so we can only wait for engineers to re-level the road before we can pass through it smoothly.
Because of this, the main march of the division takes longer than that of pure infantry.
The main force of the Kumamoto Division set off yesterday evening and has only arrived at Badou Town after walking for a full twenty hours.
The journey from Daping Town to Shanxian County, and then from Shanxian County to the vicinity of Badou Town was very smooth. Several of his team captains and Chief of Staff Shigetori Shigetori were very happy, but Naosaburo Okabe was heartbroken.
Sinking a little bit, he never thought this was a normal situation, because according to battlefield logic, the later the enemy's counterattack comes, the more powerful it is!
Badou Town is already at the midpoint between the Japanese-occupied area and the enemy war zone, which is equivalent to a boundary. This means that if the Dameishan Independent Regiment really has any powerful back-up, it will definitely choose to take action in Badou Town, because in the past
After arriving at Badou Town, they entered territory controlled by the Japanese army, and the Dameishan Independent Regiment lost the advantage of its home field.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the Dameishan Independent Regiment does not intend to retaliate against their Kumamoto Division.
However, Naosaburo Okabe thinks this possibility is unlikely. With Xu Rui's character, he will definitely retaliate. Even if he cannot keep their entire Kumamoto division, he will at least bite off a large piece of meat from them! So eight
Douzhen is likely to become a life and death test for the Kumamoto Division.
Because of worries, Naosaburo Okabe repeatedly sent telegrams to the Sano Regiment in charge of opening the road, asking where they were and how far away they were from Badou Town. As a result, the Sano Regiment replied every time that they were on the way and had been attacked.
We encountered the mine array of the Dameishan Independent Regiment and were conducting mine clearing operations.
Asked again if the Sano United Team had encountered the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment? The Sano United Team replied, no.
The Sano Regiment actually encountered an obstruction, but it was just a small force. Sano Torata didn't take it seriously, and Okabe Naosaburo didn't care too much either. What this old devil cared about was the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, which was the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
Tens of thousands of troops confronting their Kumamoto division near Daping Town!
As time passed, and as Badou Town got closer and closer, the uneasiness in Naosaburo Okabe's heart became stronger and stronger.
What’s the saying? The more you fear something, the more likely it will come!
What Naosaburo Okabe was most worried about was that he would encounter a stubborn resistance from the Dameishan Independent Regiment near Badou Town. As a result, when the main force of the division was still more than ten miles away from Badou Town, a signal corps hurried over and reported: "Division Commander
, just received a report from the 23rd Infantry Regiment that they were blocked by the Dameishan Independent Regiment in Badou Town."
Naosaburo Okabe felt his heart tremble and asked urgently: "How many people are there?"
The signal corpsman immediately reported: "There is at least one battalion of troops!"
