Taihang Mountain base area, brigade headquarters.
The brigade commander attended the meeting from the headquarters and said to the chief of staff: "I just received a notification from the headquarters that the Japanese army is currently mobilizing its troops frequently and is about to launch a large-scale offensive campaign. Their target is likely to be against the Mawushan guerrillas. . The headquarters requires our brigade to help Xu Dalong and others repel the enemy's attack."
The chief of staff said with emotion: "Xu Dalong and his guerrillas have struck hard at the Japanese army many times and caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army. It is inevitable that they will retaliate against the Mahushan base area. We must help them."
At this moment, Xu Dalong's telegram arrived. The telegram said that they had received relevant intelligence that the Japanese army was about to launch a large-scale attack on the Mawushan base area. The base area had now launched comprehensive preparations for war. In order to buy time, the Mawushan guerrillas, the independent brigade and the Shanxi-Sui Army In order to disrupt the Japanese army's combat deployment, the 358th Brigade decided to adopt preemptive tactics and launch an attack on the Japanese army first.
Below the telegram is their battle plan. Xu Dalong and others have independent combat rights. The reason why they have to report their combat plan to their superiors is because the Mawushan base area has strong troops and horses, and their combat scale will be relatively large. Their combat operations will have a certain impact on the entire anti-Japanese battlefield in Shanxi. The deployment of Japanese troops will inevitably change accordingly, which will also have an impact on other anti-Japanese base areas. These must be reported to superiors.
After reading the telegram, the brigade commander handed the telegram to the combat staff and asked him to mark it on the map. Then he and the chief of staff carefully looked at the map and carefully studied the combat plan proposed by Xu Dalong and others.
The brigade commander said: "This move by Xu Dalong and the others is a good move and will definitely disrupt the Japanese army's combat deployment. It will take a long time for the Japanese army to adjust its deployment, which buys time for the Mawushan base area to strengthen its defense.
Xu Dalong and the others want to sing, so we have to help with the stage. He sent a telegram back to Xu Dalong and said that he fully agreed with their combat deployment. We would also dispatch troops here to contain the Japanese 108th Division in the direction of Yucheng and cooperate with the combat operations of the Mawushan guerrillas. "
Independent regiment headquarters.
In Li Yunlong's room, Zhang Dabiao was reporting to Li Yunlong on the troop expansion.
He said excitedly: "Captain, we have recently recruited 1,200 new recruits. Many of these recruits are militiamen with combat experience. When I went to receive this batch of militiamen, the captain of the county brigade did not agree to release them. I persuaded them and gave them 100 38-guns and two crooked machine guns, and then I accepted the militiamen."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Yes, Zhang Dabiao, you have done a good job in this business, and we have plenty of weapons and ammunition. With this batch of new soldiers, we can expand his two battalions, and our independent regiment will now have eight battalions. We are down to 5,000 men. Then our troops will step up their training, and coupled with our tough weapons and equipment, even an infantry regiment that can hold on to the Japs will have no problem at all."
Zhang Dabiao said with some worry: "Captain, the establishment of the two battalions we expanded not long ago has not been reported to the brigade commander. Now we have to expand two more battalions. Will the brigade commander not approve it?"
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Li Yunlong grabbed a peanut and threw it into his mouth. After chewing a few mouthfuls, he said slowly: "I say Zhang Dabiao, you really don't understand the brigade commander. The team needs to develop. The more people there are, the more people there will be." The happier you are. If you had the ability to get him 100,000 men, he would be able to become the army commander and commander directly. It’s too late for him to praise you, so why wouldn’t you approve it?”
Zhang Dabiao said: "Then let's report our establishment to the brigade commander. Otherwise, the appointment of our cadres will not be approved by our superiors, and everyone will not feel at ease."
Li Yunlong said: "Why are you in a hurry? First expand the army and seize the time for training. The appointment of cadres will be a matter of time."
At this moment, the phone on the table rang. Zhang Dabiao went over and picked up the phone, and the brigade commander's voice came from inside, saying: "Ask Li Yunlong to listen to the phone."
Zhang Dabiao hurriedly handed the phone to Li Yunlong and said, "It's the brigade commander's call."
Li Yunlong took the phone and asked: "Mr. Brigadier, we are trying to talk to you. What are your instructions?"
The brigade commander said: "Stop talking nonsense to me. There will be a combat operation soon. You and Zhang Dabiao rush to the brigade headquarters immediately."
"Yes, brigade commander, we will be there soon." When Li Yunlong heard that there was a combat operation, he immediately became excited and replied loudly.
Zhang Dabiao was very happy when he heard that there was a war. He had already gone out before Li Yunlong put down the phone.
He came to the yard and shouted: "Hurry and prepare horses for me and the regiment leader."
Brigade Headquarters.
Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao entered the conference room and saw Kong Jie and Li Zhengwei from the New Second Regiment also in the conference room. It seems that two regiments are acting together again this time, which shows that the scale of the battle must be quite large.
Li Yunlong said happily: "Brigade commander, what are the combat operations?"
The brigade commander did not answer his words, but first asked him to sit down. The orderly came over and poured tea for Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong was not in the mood to drink tea. He just stared at the brigade commander, wanting to hear what big move he would make this time.
The brigade commander looked at Li Yunlong and Kong Jie and said, "I heard that you were doing some tricks behind your back and secretly expanding your troops. Tell me, what kind of family fortune are you now?"
Hearing this, Li Yunlong was a little proud. He looked at Kong Jie and said, "Commander Kong should speak first."
Kong Jie did not hesitate and said directly: "Report to the brigade commander, our regiment has indeed recruited some new soldiers. Now the new second regiment has five infantry battalions and one engineering battalion. Together with the teams directly under the regiment headquarters, the total strength is 4,244 people. "
After speaking, he took out a new organization list of the new second regiment and handed it to the chief of staff next to the brigade commander.
The brigade commander nodded and said: "Yes, Kong Jie, you did a good job. When you came out of the Independent Regiment, I was worried that you would have ideological baggage. I was still a little unhappy when I handed over the New Second Regiment to you. Be practical. However, I am very satisfied with your current performance. You are a leader."
Kong Jie was the leader of the independent regiment at the beginning. He was dismissed from his position as regiment leader because he suffered heavy losses due to an attack by the Japanese Yamamoto special agent team. At that time, the Independent Group was called dough by the boss, and he himself felt very useless. After arriving at the New Second Regiment, Kong Jie worked hard and finally achieved what he has today.
Hearing the brigade commander's approval, the grievance in Kong Jie's heart was suddenly released, and his eye circles instantly became moist.
He choked up and said, "Thank you, Brigadier. Thank you, Brigadier."
Seeing Kong Jie's excited look, Li Yunlong glanced at him with some disdain, and then said proudly: "Report to the brigade commander, our independent regiment now has one tank battalion, one artillery battalion, six infantry battalions, plus the regiment headquarters The direct team has a total strength of 4,870 people and a full set of Japanese equipment."
After speaking, he also handed over the new establishment list of the independent regiment to the chief of staff.
The brigade commander smiled and said: "Li Yunlong, your independent regiment has developed well and deserves recognition."
Hearing what the brigade commander said, Li Yunlong felt a little unhappy. Kong Jie's new second regiment was obviously not as developed as the independent regiment, but the brigade commander praised it. The independent regiment was so awesome. The brigade commander only said one sentence, which was a bit disappointing to him.
He didn't drink tea just now, but now he picked up the tea and drank it to cover up his disappointment.
The brigade commander said: "I called you here this time because Xu Dalong and his men are going to launch an offensive campaign against the Japanese army. Your two regiments cooperated well with them last time. This time it is up to you to cooperate with their combat operations."
Hearing that he was going to fight with Xu Dalong again, the little loss in Li Yunlong's heart disappeared in an instant.
He said happily: "It's great. I'm willing to fight with that guy Xu Dalong. It's so enjoyable."
Kong Jie was also very happy. He said: "Yes, brigade commander, we will definitely coordinate Xu Dalong's combat operations."
The brigade commander stood up and walked to the battle map hanging on the wall.
Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and others also gathered around to listen to the brigade commander's combat deployment.
Guancheng County.
Xu Dalong read the telegram sent by the brigade commander and said to Zhao Gang: "The brigade commander is really considerate. If the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment cooperate with our combat operations, this battle will be easier to fight."
Zhao Gang was also very happy and said: "With the cooperation of Lao Li and Commander Kong, the little devils can't even think about being fooled. I will issue a notice now and hold a combat meeting."
Soon after, Xu Dalong, Zhao Gang, Wang Limin, Chu Yunfei and others all came to the conference room.
Xu Dalong said: "The brigade commander just sent a telegram. He has sent Commander Li's Independent Regiment and Commander Kong's New Second Regiment to cooperate with our combat operations. With their participation, our battle will be easier to fight. Now we We need to make some adjustments to our combat deployment."
After saying that, he walked to the battle map, and everyone gathered around him.
Xu Dalong finalized his adjustments to the combat deployment after soliciting everyone's opinions.
Xu Dalong said: "Now all the ministries will go back to make pre-war preparations and carry out operations according to the plan. They must enter their respective predetermined combat positions before two o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, and launch the attack on time at 5 o'clock in the morning."
Lingao City.
Yan Guiwu, commander of Huang Xiejun's 4th Division, has been having a headache recently because Chiba Xunyi gave him a very important task, which is to provide accurate intelligence about the Mawushan guerrillas to the 32nd Division.
Today, Chiba Xunyi is very afraid of the Mawushan guerrillas. Before the large Japanese troops were assembled, he was worried that his troops would be attacked by the Mawushan guerrillas again, so he reduced the strength of the entire division to In Lingao City.
Even so, he still felt uneasy and wanted to accurately grasp the intelligence of the Mawushan guerrillas.
He found Yan Guiwu and asked him to monitor the Mawushan guerrillas. Chiba's reason for finding one is very good, because the troops of Huang Xiejun's 4th Division are still distributed in various counties in the defense area of the 32nd Division. They are distributed over a wide range and have the conditions to monitor the actions of the Mawushan guerrillas. .
Yan Guiwu did not dare not accept Qianye Xunyi's order, which made him very embarrassed. To be honest, Yan Guiwu couldn't even hide from the Mawushan guerrillas, so how could he possibly provide relevant intelligence. Besides, even if he really obtained information about the Mawushan guerrillas, he would not dare to disclose it to the Japanese army. If he did this, Xu Dalong would not be able to spare him.
Now Yan Guiwu feels like a rat in a bellows, suffering from both sides.
He thought again and again and felt that he should report the situation to Xu Dalong to avoid misunderstandings.
On this day, Wang Shuhuai came to the Mawushan guerrilla intelligence station in Lingao City, told the guerrilla intelligence officers what Yan Guiwu meant, and asked them to inform Xu Dalong of the situation, hoping that both parties could cooperate to ensure that the Mawushan guerrillas At the same time, it also allowed him to have an explanation to Qianye Xunyi.
The intelligence station in Lingao City sent a telegram to report to Zheng Xirong, and Zheng Xirong reported Yan Guiwu's request to Xu Dalong.
This incident is really good news for Xu Dalong. He was thinking of using false information to confuse the enemy, and Yan Guiwu could just help.
Xu Dalong once again adjusted the battle plan that had been formulated. In order to enhance the suddenness of the campaign, he notified all the troops participating in the battle of the adjusted campaign plan and also reported to the brigade commander.
After the plan was deployed, Xu Dalong asked Zheng Xirong to notify Yan Guiwu.
Lingao City.
After listening to Wang Shuhuai's report, Yan Guiwu couldn't help but praise: "Xu Dalong is such a good friend, and his tricks are so good that even if the Japanese are beaten to death, they won't even think of it."
Yan Guiwu drove to the headquarters of the 32nd garrison division and asked to see Qianye Xunyi.
Seeing Qianye Xunyi, Yan Guiwu said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, my subordinates have just received information that Xu Dalong's Mawushan guerrillas have now gone to the direction of Yangquan, probably to attack Huang Jun's 110th Division. Please remind the Huang Army of the 110th Division to be more vigilant."
Qianye Xunyi looked at Yan Guiwu with some confusion and said, "Are you sure?"
Yan Guiwu said: "I can't guarantee this, but my men did see a large group of Mawushan guerrillas heading towards Yangquan. There was only the 110th Division of the Huang Army over there, and I'm afraid they were rushing to Went with them."
What Qianye Xunyi was most worried about was that the Mawushan guerrillas would attack Lingao City. If they went to Yangquan, it had nothing to do with him.
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I will report it to the 110th Division."
Chiba Xunyi sent a telegram to the Japanese 110th Division stationed in Yangquan, reminding them that the enemy might enter their defense area and asking them to strengthen their combat readiness.
The Japanese 110th Division sent a telegram to express its gratitude to Chiba Xunyi, and then sent a large number of scouts to conduct reconnaissance along the road leading to the Mawu Mountain base area.
A group of Japanese scouts were searching along the road. Suddenly they saw the cavalry of the Mawushan guerrillas appearing in the fields.
There were a large number of enemy cavalry, at least more than a hundred, and the Japanese scouts were also cavalry. Seeing this situation, they hurriedly retreated towards Yangquan.
The cavalry of the Mawushan guerrillas roared in pursuit, and the Japanese scouts galloped and fled at the risk of their lives. A few who couldn't run fast were overtaken and knocked off their horses, while the rest fled back to Yangquan City in panic.
The division commander of the Japanese 110th Division was originally doubtful of the intelligence provided by Chiba Xunyi, but when he saw the cavalry of the Mahu Mountain guerrillas, he believed that the intelligence was true. He immediately ordered all units to be on standby to guard against the enemy. s attack.
At the same time, the division commander of the 110th Division also sent a special telegram to Chiba Xunyi to express his gratitude to him.
Seeing that the information provided by Yan Guiwu was indeed accurate, Chiba Xunyi trusted him even more. He also called Yan Guiwu specifically to commend him and encourage him to continue to work hard and continue to provide accurate intelligence to the Japanese army.
That night, Chiba Xunyi slept very soundly, because he knew that the Mawushan guerrillas would definitely not come to Gaocheng, and they would attack the 110th Division. The more lively the fighting there is, the safer it will be here in Lingao City.
Chiba Xunyi was sleeping when he was suddenly awakened by the sound of gunfire. He hurriedly ordered people to go out to check to see what happened.
Soon after, the staff on duty at the headquarters reported in a panic that the Mawushan guerrillas suddenly appeared outside Lingao City, and that their cavalry and chariot troops had launched an attack on the city gate.
Qianye Xun was shocked. His first feeling was that he had been tricked by the Mawushan guerrillas. The enemy was obviously going to attack the 110th Division, but in fact they were coming to attack Lingao City.
He quickly ordered his troops to organize defenses to prevent the enemy from attacking the city.
After Chiba Xunyi issued a series of orders, the chief of staff came to report that the tasks had been assigned, the troops had gone to the city to defend, and were ready to repel the enemy's siege.
General Chiba Xunyi reported the situation of the enemy troops coming to attack Lingao City to the First Army Headquarters. At the same time, telegrams for reinforcements were also sent to the 108th Division in Yucheng and the 110th Division in Yangquan, hoping that they could send troops for reinforcements.
Commander Yoshio Shinozuka who was in Taiyuan City was woken up from his dream and immediately contacted the 110th Division and the 108th Division to ask them if there was enemy situation there as well. He wanted to rely on the reports from these three divisions. , to comprehensively judge the enemy’s true intentions.
Just after the battle in Lingao City started, the Japanese 108th Division in the direction of Yucheng was also attacked by Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment and Kong Jie's New Second Regiment. Their offensive was very fierce and the battle was extremely fierce.
Yoshio Shinozuka believed that the enemy was going to attack Lingao City and was worried that the 108th Division would send reinforcements, so he sent troops to attack Yucheng to contain the 108th Division's reinforcements.
The commander of the 110th Division was feeling puzzled because it turned out that Chiba Xunyi's report said that a large number of enemy troops were incoming, but in the end they only saw about a squadron of cavalry from the Mawushan guerrillas, and never again. Found traces of other enemy troops.
