Wei Dayong nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and was immediately given up on the idea of using prisoners to expand his troops on a large scale. He looked at Huang Yu and continued to ask: "Then what are we going to do next..."
"The troops have just won a big victory and their morale is at a high level. It would be great if there is a chance to fight again."
Huang Yu opened the map and replied: "The purpose of our trip is to fight, and we will fight a big battle, Paigang Village Neji. As long as the soldiers are not afraid of hard work, there are plenty of battles for us to fight around Peiping."
Pointing to a river on the map: "This river is called Dashi River. The Japanese and puppet troops in Fangshan County must pass here to reach Zhoukoudian. Our next goal is to set up an ambush here to kill all the reinforcements sent by Fangshan County to Zhoukoudian and further consume them." Japanese and puppet troops around Peiping.”
"Take all the light and heavy machine guns and mortars we captured. We will set off in ten minutes and rush over as quickly as possible to set up pocket formations. If we are late, the Japanese and puppet reinforcements will successfully pass through the Dashi River and try to annihilate them all. It’s difficult for them.”
"But...it will be dawn soon..." Wei Dayong immediately raised his concerns.
"What if the Japanese ambush us during the day? What if they send out planes and attack us from the sky? Then the troops will not be able to escape even if they want to withdraw from the battle?"
"Then let's fight quickly and not give the Japanese planes a chance to reinforce the battlefield..." Huang Yu said confidently.
Then he pointed to Fangshan County on the map and analyzed: "This is the headquarters of the Japanese Brigade. A mixed brigade is permanently stationed to defend Beiping."
"In order to reinforce Baoding, three of the five Japanese infantry brigades have been transferred. Together with the Fangshan County garrison and the puppet troops, there are at most more than 2,000 Japs and more than 1,000 puppet troops in the city."
"The Zhoukoudian garrison was severely damaged by us. Without knowing the enemy's situation and ensuring the safety of Fangshan County, the Japanese could at most dispatch a reinforcement brigade and a battalion of puppet troops to reinforce the battlefield."
"Although we only have one reinforced battalion, we are equipped with nine heavy machine guns..."
"No, with the seizure just now, there should be twelve heavy machine guns now."
"There are also four mortar companies with more than forty mortars and forty or fifty light machine guns."
"Launching a sudden attack on the march of the Japanese and puppet troops, specifically targeting the little devils in the team."
"As long as the terrain is suitable, I am sure to kill half of the Japs in the first round of fire raids, and then use mortars and grenades to severely injure the remaining half. Finally, the whole army will rush out, and it will end with lightning speed. fighting."
"Do you think the Japanese reinforcements have a chance to wait for aircraft support?"
The more Wei Dayong listened, the more excited he became. Before Huang Yu gave the final order, he couldn't help but said: "Then what are you waiting for?"
"This is a little devil who strengthens the brigade. It is difficult to encounter such a good fighter in the base area. This opportunity must not be missed before it comes again. Before it is completely bright, let's set off now and set up the pocket formation as soon as possible. Wait for the day The puppet troops came and threw themselves into the trap.”
Huang Yu was noncommittal: "You really need to hurry up?"
"If I were the commander of the remaining troops at the Zhoukou stronghold, I would definitely send a request for assistance telegram to the brigade headquarters as soon as the second wave of reinforcements was attacked."
"Let the troops bring their equipment and ammunition, and go to the special agent company first, and then go to Dashi River together."
"Correspondent, you immediately give an order to the three guerrillas in my name: After the troops change their uniforms, leave one guerrilla team to guard the prisoners, and cooperate with the instructor we left behind to recruit troops among the prisoners. By the way, we will recruit the most traitorous ones among the prisoners. Find all the evildoers for me, put them on public trial, and execute them all who deserve to be executed, so as not to leave any future troubles."
"The other two guerrilla groups immediately rushed to the Zhoukou stronghold, built fortifications around it, dug trenches, and assumed a posture that we were going to storm the stronghold. We must pay attention to air defense during the operation."
"When we take down the reinforcements sent by Fangshan County, we will turn around and attack the Zhoukou stronghold."
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At the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters in Fangshan County, the brigade commander had never expected to frown like this for a long time.
In his memory, since he took office as brigade commander, the largest enemy group around Peiping had only one battalion. At that time, he dispatched an infantry brigade and wiped out the enemy in just half an hour.
From then on, the only thing the mixed brigade had to guard against was the guerrillas operating in the nearby mountains.
But he built a stronghold on the edge of the mountain and garrisoned it with heavy troops. No matter how powerful the guerrillas were, they were subdued by the garrison. They were surrounded in the mountain and had no impact on the safety of Fangshan.
As a result, before dawn this morning, I was awakened by a telegram asking for help.
The Zhoukou stronghold, which had killed several guerrilla groups in succession, fell into the Eighth Route Army's plan to encircle the point for reinforcements. The garrison suffered heavy losses and was in urgent need of reinforcements.
My first reaction after receiving the telegram was disbelief.
The brigade headquarters has many sources of intelligence. In his memory: In recent months, there has been no main force of the organized Eighth Route Army around Peiping.
With only the few men and guns of the guerrillas, not to mention severely damaging the seven to eight hundred garrison troops at Zhoukou stronghold, even a small group of the imperial army was no match.
If the Eighth Route Army mentioned in the telegram came from somewhere else, with the combat effectiveness displayed by the Eighth Route Army, if they wanted to severely damage the garrison at the Zhoukou stronghold, they would at least need a main force group.
One or two thousand Eighth Route Army troops marched straight into Peiping. No matter how secretive the march was, it could not be silent. It was impossible for the brigade headquarters not to receive any news.
"General, no matter where the Eighth Route Army attacking the Zhoukou stronghold comes from or how many people there are, the Zhoukou stronghold cannot be lost!" The brigade chief of staff pointed to the Zhoukou stronghold on the sand table for analysis.
"As long as the Zhoukou stronghold is firmly in our hands, the Eighth Route Army can at most send some small units to bypass the stronghold and enter the occupied areas of our army. The main force will not be able to enter and will be directly divided by the stronghold inside and outside the mountains. It will be easy for us to Defeat them all and destroy them all.”
"If the stronghold is lost, the Eighth Route Army can use the Zhoukou stronghold as an advance base and dispatch its main force to attack the area occupied by our army. It can attack when advancing and defend when retreating, and it will be in an invincible position."
The brigade leader's frown slowly relaxed, and the puzzled expression on his face was replaced by determination. He looked at the sand table and said: "You are right, only by firmly holding the Zhoukou stronghold in our own hands can we stand firm. A place of defeat.”
"The Fourth Infantry Brigade, the mountain artillery squadron directly under the brigade, and the First Battalion of the Imperial Association Army will set off immediately to march on a rush to reinforce the Zhoukou stronghold."
"First find out the true strength of the Eighth Route Army there, and then find a way to gather them together and annihilate them."
"Contact all our troops blocking the mountain and ask them to be on guard. If a small group of Eighth Route Army troops bypass the stronghold and enter the occupied area, report it to the brigade headquarters immediately."
"A reinforced squadron will be transferred from the Fifth Brigade, and an agitation squadron will be temporarily formed using the vehicles equipped by the baggage train as a means of transportation. It can dispatch troops at any time to eliminate small groups of the Eighth Route Army that penetrate deeply into our army's occupied areas."
"This is what the imperial army stationed in the plains does. The combat effect is very good. Let us learn from it once and not give our opponents any opportunities to take advantage of it."
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The Dashi River Stone Bridge is the only way for reinforcements to go to the Zhoukou stronghold.
Huang Yu ran for more than two hours to get here. He took one look at the surrounding terrain and smiled, and the tired expression on his face immediately disappeared.
Although there is a clear view here, because there are no Eighth Route Army activities, the grain poles in the fields on the roadside have not been cut down like in Yi Zhong.
"Zhang Xuan..." Huang Yu ordered while observing the terrain.
"Captain, do you have a mission for us?" Zhang Xuan, still immersed in the joy of the victory just now, ran to Huang Yu and asked with anticipation.
"Deploy a platoon to block the stone bridge!" Huang Yu ordered, pointing to the only stone bridge on the Dashi River.
"After the ambush started, not a single Japanese and puppet army was allowed to withdraw to Fangshan County through the stone bridge."
"Other troops set up an ambush along the road... The mortar company set up artillery in the valley five hundred meters away from the road, aiming at the road..."
More than 1,200 Japanese soldiers and more than 300 puppet troops passed through the stone bridge in a mighty manner and entered the pocket array prepared by Huang Yu for them.
Some people say that the Japs cannot be that stupid. They are well-trained, strong in combat, and highly vigilant. No matter how arrogant they are during the march, they will send forwards and scouts.
In fact, this is indeed the case. The Japanese and puppet troops also arranged forward troops and scouts. However, they underestimated the enemy and did not expect that they would be attacked on the march. In addition, the marching speed was very fast, resulting in the forward troops and scouts being attacked. More like decoration.
In the eyes of the leader of the Japanese Brigade, the Zhoukou stronghold is still in his hands. There are no loopholes in the defense line blocking the mountains. No matter how strong the Eighth Route Army suddenly appears in the jurisdiction, it will not be able to fly past the defense line and enter the occupied area.
Little did they know that after the garrison at the Zhoukou stronghold was severely damaged, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops were frightened into a coward, and the Eighth Route Army became the world outside the stronghold.
The main force marched from a place where the stronghold garrison could not see it, and could easily cross the blockade and enter enemy-occupied areas.
The Japanese didn't know this, so they didn't take any precautions.
They marched in a hurry all the way to the Zhoukou stronghold, fearing that they would be slow and cause an accident at the Zhoukou stronghold.
"Dongdongdong..."
As soon as the dull sound of heavy machine gun fire rang out, the dream of the Japanese and puppet troops to reinforce the Zhoukou stronghold was shattered.
More than a dozen heavy machine guns and more than fifty light machine guns were set up along the road. There was one every ten meters. Some of them fired long and short bursts, and they fired wildly at the Japanese on the road.
Densely packed bullets were pouring onto the road as if they were free of charge.
The worst thing was that the little Japanese on the side of the ambush troops were like a row of living targets, being swept to the ground one by one.
As soon as the surviving little Japanese lay down, more than forty mortar shells and more than forty grenade grenades whizzed down, as if they had eyes, and most of them hit the road.
Of course, even if artillery shells hit both sides of the road, the flying fragments would still kill the Japanese and puppet troops on the road.
The terrain here is unobstructed. Although it is not suitable for ambushes, it is especially suitable for both the enemy and ourselves to use firepower. Whoever has stronger firepower can suppress the opponent.
The Eighth Route Army was obviously the party with stronger firepower.
Dozens of light and heavy machine guns killed about 200 little Japs in one shot, and at the same time suppressed the surviving Japanese and puppet troops on the road.
Artillery shells and grenades fell from the sky, blowing up a large area and claiming another hundred or two hundred lives.
