In the end, Li Yunlong still couldn't defeat his biological brother, and even the brigade's intervention was of no avail; the division commander couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly after hearing this: "These two brothers are both stubborn!"
Having said that, the battle plan still had to be formulated. After a night of careful study and reporting to the former enemy headquarters, the 129th Division decided that the new regiment would hold Pianguan City;
The western front force consists of the 772nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade, the Independent Regiment, and the New Regiment, and snipes the enemy from Pinggang to Lanxin Line;
The eastern front force consists of the 769th Regiment and the 770th Regiment of the 385th Brigade and the 28th Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to attack the enemy from Dafangdian to Linyuan;
There is also the 771st Regiment of the 386th Brigade as the reserve force, and the 20th Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region as the mobile force.
Among them, the 771st regiment is called the reserve force, which is actually the supplementary force of Li Yunfeng's defense army. Once they suffer a loss and are defeated, the regiment will fill the gap as soon as possible and continue to snipe the Japanese army.
In addition, in order to protect this most important base area in the Three Jins, the former enemy general headquarters decided that the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region in central and eastern Shanxi would take the initiative to attack the Japanese puppet strongholds and artillery towers within its jurisdiction. , and even launched attacks in small towns; trying to draw the enemy's firepower so that the Japanese were exhausted and unable to do anything.
However, they never thought that Shinozuka Yoshio would be a bastard this time and was determined to win the side pass, so he ordered the Sakata detachment to set off immediately. As for the snowflakes of distress telegrams from various places, he only asked the latter to hold on to the position and return after the war. aid.
May 1st
The troops of the Sakata detachment were divided into three groups to formally attack. Among them, the middle group led by Nobutetsu Sakata was the main force. It had an entire tank squadron, 16 tanks, two infantry brigades, an artillery squadron, and a regiment of the Puppet North China Security Army. There are more than 4,500 people in total.
At the right time, because Sakata Nobutsu was eager to capture Pianguan City, he did not bother to deploy vanguards and rearguards along the way, and directly opened the way with 16 Type 97 tanks, rushing toward the new regiment at lightning speed.
As for Li Yunfeng, he led more than 500 people under his command and blocked Xindian, a hundred miles away from Pianguan. This was the place where Sakata Nobutetsu must pass to attack Pianguan. A group of soldiers were building fortifications.
"Commander-in-Chief, we have more than 500 people to block Sakata detachment's elite troops of several thousand people. Should we be cautious?"
During this period, Zhang Dabiao was worried and found Li Yunfeng to confess his feelings.
His worries were unfounded. The Chinese Defense Forces were indeed powerful. With the battle at the Xinzhou Prisoner of War Camp, they were even more famous, and their name resounded throughout the land of the Three Jin Dynasties!
But in the final analysis, since the establishment of the National Defense Forces, the combat mode has been based on breakthroughs and assaults. When the enemy is overt and we are hidden, and there is a huge disparity in equipment, one versus two, one versus three, or even one versus one. Five are not a problem.
But now this posture clearly indicates that they are going to fight a frontal positional battle with the Japanese. But this time is different from the past. The Japanese have obviously spent a lot of money in order to destroy the defense force and the 129th Division.
In the case of a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ours, our move is tantamount to mantis trying to control the chariot! What's more, according to the intelligence source of the 386th Brigade, the old Japanese Sakata came to transfer tanks and combat vehicles this time!
You know, looking at the whole of China at that time, only the Central Army with foreign military aid and the wealthy Jinsui Army were equipped with that big guy!
However, due to various factors such as technology, the amount of equipment is pitifully small. They are usually hidden like treasures. How can they dare to show it and fight with the little devil with real swords and guns?
On the other hand, 200 of the Type 97 tanks that were newly launched last year were produced at one time, and more than one-fifth of them were used in the battle at Pianguan!
This does not include the addition of artillery and grenadiers. If they are included, the advantage of the entire company of the Self-Defense Forces in all its weapons and equipment will disappear.
"Elite? Hahaha! What I'm fighting is the elite! The old lady picks out the persimmons and only picks up the soft ones. That's what women do! I am the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Defense Forces, can I be the same as them?"
The soft persimmon that Li Yunfeng refers to refers to Tang Enbo of the Central Army during the Battle of Taierzhuang a week ago. He led a main force to encircle and annihilate a Japanese brigade of the 11th Division. Due to the needs of public opinion, the bald CEO deliberately amplified it into A brigade.
The whole country was in an uproar because of this, and Tang Enbo's Thirteenth Army was hailed as the Anti-Japanese Iron Army!
In this regard, the top brass of all armies are well aware that the 11th Division is a newly formed second-class division after the outbreak of the all-out war between China and Japan. In terms of combat effectiveness and equipment, it is completely different from the 17 standing divisions such as the 2nd Division and the 5th Division. group's opponent.
Therefore, Li Yunfeng laughed at him as a soft persimmon!
"Commander-in-Chief! The 11th Division is a soft persimmon, but the Sakata Detachment is not! That is a real hard fight! The division is even equipped with a tank unit. Our defense force is fully equipped with weapons, but the Japanese also have artillery for them. The tank troops provide fire support, and adding two to one to five equals the gap in our equipment."
Zhang Dabiao was still trying to dissuade him earnestly. To him, the National Defense Force was his home, Li Yunfeng was the head of this family, and he was the eldest son of this family. He really didn't want to see this family broken up and displaced.
Seeing Zhang Dabiao's eager and anxious eyes, Li Yunfeng just smiled, raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "What if this commander has the ability to kill all the tanks?"
Hearing this, Zhang Dabiao was speechless. As the most capable general under his command, he knew very well that his commander-in-chief would not talk nonsense, and what he said would definitely be accomplished!
"There are still thousands of Japs!"
Zhang Dabiao still refused to give up.
"Thousands of Japanese soldiers are fools! At least one-third of them are puppet soldiers!"
"But the other party also has cannons!"
"Huh haha! Their artillery is okay against the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army! How about us? Huh, my shells have all hit his bed, and his shells can't even touch a hair on our head!"
"Can!………"
"Okay! The troops are used to following me in sneak attacks and night raids! They haven't encountered a positional battle yet, so today they must see that only the troops who dare to bayonet and see the red are the real ones. troops!"
Li Yunfeng waved his hand and said no more!
"Commander-in-Chief! The observation post reports that the Japanese tanks are coming!"
At the right time, the forward observation troops came forward to report to Li Yunfeng.
"Zhang Dabiao!"
"arrive!"
"The troops are under your command! I'm going to meet the little devil's tanks!"
"Commander-in-Chief!"
"Excuting an order!"
"yes!"
After speaking, the two left
Li Yunfeng raised the corner of his mouth and summoned a Barrett anti-material sniper rifle from the storage space: "Hey! You little devil! I want you to learn what the great rift of the times is!"
Immediately, he shouldered his gun and strode forward in the direction of the tank to greet the Japanese.
