Xu Dalong said: "The underground party members have a broad mind. As long as you can wholeheartedly participate in the anti-Japanese cause, the past will be wiped out.
If you are willing to join the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces now, I can report to the superiors that you are not forced to surrender, but an uprising on the battlefield. I wonder if you are willing? "
Surrender and uprising are completely two concepts, one in the sky and the other in the earth. The two of them really didn't expect that Xu Dalong would be willing to treat them like this. Anyway, they had no other way out, so they determined to join the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces.
Brigadier Wang said: "Thank you Captain Xu for your tolerance and generosity. You can treat us like this. We are willing to defect to Captain Xu and join the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party."
Chief of Staff Huang also expressed the same attitude.
Xu Dalong was very happy and invited all the officers from the fifth brigade and above, and Brigadier Wang and Chief of Staff Huang did their work.
The officers were originally worried about their future. Now that Brigade Commander Wang and Chief of Staff Huang have decided to join the underground party's armed forces, they have also expressed their willingness to join the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces to fight against Japan together.
In order to express their determination to join the anti-Japanese cause, Brigadier Wang, Chief of Staff Huang and others drafted an anti-Japanese declaration, and all the officers signed it.
Xu Dalong also gave them full trust. On the one hand, he sent people to escort the officers' family papers to Guancheng County, and on the other hand, he returned the captured weapons and ammunition to the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Brigade.
Brigadier Wang, Chief of Staff Huang and the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Brigade were very moved when they saw Xu Dalong's trust in them.
Brigadier Wang said: "Captain Xu, since we have now joined the anti-Japanese team, please give us your order on what to do next."
Dawangzhuang, Hongcheng County, brigade frontline headquarters.
The brigade commander and others were holding the last combat meeting before the war. The commanders of each regiment reported to the brigade commander the preparations before the battle started.
The chief of staff reiterated the details of the operational plan to encircle and annihilate the Japanese independent mixed fourth brigade, and then asked the brigade commander to do pre-war mobilization.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
The brigade commander looked around at the commanders of each regiment, and was about to speak when the communications staff officer sent a telegram and handed it to the chief of staff.
The brigade commander didn't know what happened, so he cast an inquiring look at the chief of staff.
After reading the telegram, the chief of staff said in surprise: "Well done."
After speaking, he handed the telegram to the brigade commander. After reading the telegram, the brigade commander couldn't help laughing.
The leaders of the regiments did not understand what had happened to make the brigade commander and chief of staff so happy.
The brigade commander put down the telegram and said: "I originally wanted to mobilize everyone before the war, but now it seems that it is not necessary. You will understand the content of this telegram."
The brigade commander read: "Brigadier Commander, Chief of Staff,
Our troops made a surprise attack on the fifth brigade of the puppet army in disguise. After disarming, they successively annihilated the squadron directly under the Japanese 108th Division and a reinforced infantry brigade, wiping out more than 1,400 enemy soldiers. At present, the Japanese army has huddled in Yucheng, and all actions are under the surveillance of our department.
Wang Limin, commander of the fifth brigade of the puppet army, and Huang Jingzhong, chief of staff, have patriotic sentiments. After mobilization, they have decided to lead more than 6,300 officers and soldiers of the fifth brigade of the puppet army to join the underground party armed forces. They are currently cooperating with our department in preparing to block the Japanese army's third Reinforcements from the 108th Division.
Please rest assured, chief, our department will resolutely block the Japanese reinforcements and will never allow the Japanese troops to go for reinforcements one by one.
Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade Captain Xu Dalong and Deputy Captain Sun Desheng
Today"
After hearing the good news, the leaders of each regiment talked a lot, and they were all happy.
The brigade commander smiled and said: "Brothers, the Japanese 108th Division in Yucheng originally had six to seven thousand people, plus more than 6,000 people from the fifth brigade of the puppet army, the total strength is more than 13,000. People. Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng only brought 1,200 cavalry to block the Japanese reinforcements.
To be honest, including me, I feel a little bit uneasy.
Now, Xu Dalong and the others have annihilated more than a thousand Japanese troops, leaving only more than 5,000 Japanese troops. The fifth brigade of the puppet army has also participated in the anti-Japanese war. The balance of power between the enemy and ourselves has fundamentally changed, completely blocking the On the way to the Japanese reinforcements, we can safely go all out to encircle and annihilate the Japanese independent mixed fourth brigade.
Now I will no longer do any pre-war mobilization. I hope that each regiment can establish your merits on the battlefield like the Mawushan guerrillas. Brothers, do you have faith? "
The leaders of each regiment stood up at the same time and shouted loudly: "Yes, yes, yes."
Yucheng.
As night fell, Fujiwara Konichi went to check the city defenses in person, and felt reassured when he saw his officers and soldiers standing ready.
He believed that although his troops were not strong enough to go out of the city and annihilate the enemy, he was still confident of holding the city.
Therefore, soon after returning to the division headquarters, he fell asleep.
At 5:30 a.m. the next day, the commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, sent a telegram saying that the Japanese independent mixed fourth brigade had been besieged by a large anti-Japanese armed force and asked Fujiwara Konichi to lead the troops forward. Go for reinforcements.
Hearing this order, Fujiwara Konichi couldn't laugh or cry. Now he only wants to defend Yucheng, and he has no ability to go to reinforce the independent fourth brigade.
Fujiwara Kinichi sent a telegram to Shinozuka Yoshio and reported to him the situation in Yucheng.
He truthfully told Yoshio Shinozuka that he now had only more than 5,000 troops. Excluding agencies and logistics personnel, there were not enough infantry regiments that could actually participate in the battle.
There are a large number of enemy troops outside the city gate. The only thing they can do now is to defend Yu City and prevent the enemy troops from attacking the city. He no longer has the ability to go to reinforce the independent fourth brigade, leaving Yoshio Shinozuka to think of other ways.
Yoshio Shinozuka is really having a headache now. Near the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade, there were only troops from the Japanese 108th Division. If he was asked to think of a way, what should he think about? If it were before, he could at least send the air force to support, but the airport in Yucheng has never been repaired, and the airport in Taiyuan is currently being repaired and cannot be used.
Yoshio Shinozuka could do nothing now but tell the truth to the independent fourth brigade and ask them to hold on to the county seat. If they could not hold on, they would break out on their own.
Hongcheng County.
After the battle started, each regiment of the participating troops launched an attack on the county seat.
The Japanese army had a large number of troops in the city and relied on solid city defenses for defense.
Except for Li Yunlong's independent regiment, the troops of each regiment made little progress for a while.
Li Yunlong's independent group is in the limelight everywhere this time. After the battle started, they entered the city in less than half an hour.
Seeing that other troops had not made a breakthrough, the brigade commander ordered troops from other regiments near the Independent Regiment to follow the Independent Regiment into the city and start street fighting with the Japanese army.
The reason why the Independent Regiment was able to make progress so quickly was because they had unique conditions.
After the battle started, Cui Zhenyue commanded the chariot brigade of the Mawushan guerrillas and the chariot battalion of Li Yunlong to cover the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment as they rushed towards the city wall of Hongcheng County.
Wang Chengzhu commanded the artillery brigade of the Mawushan guerrillas and fired fiercely at the county wall.
The artillery brigade had a large number of Type 92 infantry guns with enough shells to blast a large hole in the wall. A large number of mortar shells covered the wall near the gap. The Japanese army in this area basically lost their ability to resist.
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment rushed into the city smoothly.
The independent regiment took the lead. Kong Jie, Ding Wei and others were a little unconvinced, because this was unfair. They did not have the cover of the tank troops, nor did they have so much artillery support. They could only watch Li Yunlong helplessly. Show off your power there.
Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao led the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment to engage in street fighting with the Japanese army. Zhao Gang led some officers and soldiers to open the city gate, and Cui Zhenyue commanded the armored troops to also enter the city.
The tank stayed on the street, using its artillery and machine gun firepower to destroy the enemy's fire points, covering the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment and continuing to expand their results.
Wang Chengzhu also led the artillery unit into the city, using the Type 92 infantry cannon to conduct direct fire.
The Japanese officers and soldiers hiding in the building could not resist it at all, and they were retreating steadily under the attacks of the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment.
After Kong Jie's new second regiment and Ding Wei's new regiment entered the city, they also attacked forward. They lacked the cover of tank troops and the support of artillery fire. During the attack, the troops suffered heavy casualties.
So the two of them came to Wang Chengzhu personally, hoping that he could allocate part of his troops to assist the troops of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment.
Both Kong Jie and Ding Wei were Wang Chengzhu's old leaders. He immediately ordered to separate a part of the tank troops and artillery troops to support the troops of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment respectively, making the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment The speed of the forward attack has been greatly accelerated, and casualties have been greatly reduced.
The Japanese army was very tenacious. They were familiar with the terrain and used the buildings in the city to resist. The battle was extremely fierce.
After the troops of each regiment entered the city, the brigade commander also entered the city himself. Seeing that Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment, Ding Wei's New First Regiment and Kong Jie's New Second Regiment were making rapid progress, he ordered the troops of other regiments to attack the enemy forces in other urban areas, disperse the enemy's forces, and cooperate with the Independent Regiment. The New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment fought.
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment originally lacked experience in street fighting and were a little confused when they first entered the city. As time went by, their combat experience became more and more abundant. During the attack, Among them, they encountered a strong enemy firepower point and requested tank troops and artillery support.
Waiting until the enemy's firepower points are destroyed before attacking forward will not only improve efficiency, but also greatly reduce casualties.
As the firepower points of the Japanese army were destroyed one by one by fierce artillery fire, the strength of the Japanese army was reduced little by little, and the independent regiment, the new first regiment and the new second regiment were progressing faster and faster.
