The Japanese army is very arrogant, and most of them are fanatics, but most of these people are younger grassroots officers, while the Japanese generals are very calm.
The generals of the Japanese army have been in high and low positions for decades, and all of them are naturally experienced. They will never be as impulsive as those young boys, knowing that if they refuse Xu Dalong's request, they will die immediately.
But if he orders the troops to surrender, his future will definitely be over. After returning to the country, he will be dealt with by military law. So for a while he couldn't make up his mind.
At this moment, Monk Wei walked in and said: "Captain, all the Japanese officers in the compound have been captured. Those who tried to resist have been killed."
Monk Wei knew that Xu Dalong was working as the leader of the Japanese division, and he deliberately said these words in front of the division leader. He has been following Xu Dalong for a long time, and the two of them work together very well.
As Monk Wei spoke, he deliberately gestured with the dagger covered in fresh snow in his hand.
This move was indeed effective. After listening to Monk Wei's words, the division commander looked at the dripping dagger in his hand. He knew that if he did not agree to Xu Dalong's request, he would soon be like his men. Killed by others.
These high-ranking Japanese officials are also afraid of death. The division commander has managed to reach this position today. He has a beautiful wife and concubines, and countless wealth. His son has just given him a pair of twin grandsons, and he is just 52 years old. I don’t want to just throw away everything I have gained.
He said: "Captain Xu, I think what you said makes sense. The soldiers of the Yellow Army are still very young. They should not die in the war like this, let alone make unnecessary sacrifices when they are unable to resist. .I am willing to end this fight as soon as possible.
But Captain Xu, you also know that the loyalty of Huang Jun's soldiers to Tian Huang Bixia is unquestionable. If I issue an order to surrender, I'm afraid most of them will not accept it. There is a custom in the Japanese army of subordinates overcoming superiors. Those young and young officers who have not run out of ammunition and food may find it difficult to accept my orders. "
Xu Dalong believed that what the division leader said made sense. There are indeed many young officers in the Japanese army, and these guys are even more fanatics of the Communist Party. They believe that the senior generals are old-school and have backward ideas, so they obey their orders and subjugate their superiors. There have been many vicious incidents in the Japanese army in which young officers killed senior generals. Before the Japanese army was defeated and surrendered, there was an incident in Tokyo in which young officers killed the Minister of War.
If the order given by the division commander is a normal military order, ordinary lower-level officers would not dare to disobey it. However, if the division commander gives an order to surrender, I am afraid that most officers will not obey it.
The last time an infantry regiment of the Japanese garrison's 32nd Division finally surrendered under the siege of Xu Dalong and others, it was because the Japanese army not only ran out of ammunition and food, but the garrison's 32nd Division was often attacked by Xu Dalong's troops. This kind of psychological panic is developed over a long period of time.
It is not very possible for a field unit like the 37th Division to surrender without running out of ammunition and food.
Xu Dalong has already considered this issue. The reason why he is trying hard to persuade the Japanese division commander is to win his cooperation. Now that the division commander has chosen to surrender, things will be much easier to handle next.
In order to give full play to the role of the captured division leader, Xu Dalong tried his best to consider him and strive for his maximum cooperation.
Xu Dalong had already thought about it. He said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, I understand your situation. I can preserve your reputation among the Japanese army, but you must do it according to my requirements. As long as you meet my requirements , I can release you quietly and let you return to the Japanese army normally."
The division commander was overjoyed when he heard this. He knew that as long as he issued the order to surrender, his future would be over, let alone the division commander. If he was not sent to a military court, it would be a high price.
He was very tempted by Xu Dalong's proposal. He said, "Thank you, Captain, for your consideration. I am willing to cooperate."
Xu Dalong asked about the troop deployment of the 37th Division and asked the division commander to issue orders according to his requirements.
28th Army Headquarters.
General Fu is anxiously waiting for news from Xu Dalong.
If Xu Dalong can capture the Japanese division headquarters and eliminate the Japanese command organization, the Japanese army will inevitably fall into chaos, and this battle will be much easier to fight.
At the same time, he was also worried about Xu Dalong's safety. Waiting is very difficult, even for a mature and prudent general like General Fu, it is inevitable to feel anxious before getting certain news.
General Fu felt suffocated in the tent, so he went out of the tent to get some air outside.
Then he saw someone hiding on the side of the tent smoking secretly. In normal times, such behavior would be a violation of military discipline, especially at night. The behavior of exposing the target will definitely be severely punished, but now General Fu has no intention of pursuing this matter. He walked towards the man.
The smoker is a combat staff officer and he is very addicted to cigarettes. He didn't dare to smoke while on duty. He had been holding back for a long time and now that there was nothing to do, he finally couldn't help it anymore, so he hid outside the tent and smoked quietly.
He heard footsteps approaching, and upon closer inspection it turned out to be General Fu. He was so frightened that he quickly threw the cigarette to the ground and stamped it out with his feet. He stood up straight, saluted General Fu, and stammered: "I'm sorry, Commander. Your humble position violates military discipline. Please punish me."
Unexpectedly, General Fu did not blame him. He just stretched out his hand and said, "Give me one too."
The staff officer didn't believe his ears, but when he saw General Fu's extended hand, he quickly took out a cigarette, handed it to General Fu, and took out a lighter to light it for him.
General Fu sat down next to the tent. Seeing that the combat staff was still standing straight in front of him, he smiled and said, "Come and sit down."
The combat staff officer sat down next to General Fu tremblingly.
General Fu said: "You can also smoke one."
The combat staff officer was a heavy smoker. When he saw General Fu smoking and refused to let him smoke, he felt very uncomfortable. Hearing what General Fu said, he was overjoyed and couldn't wait to take out the cigarette, lit it and started smoking.
General Fu asked: "How confident are you that Xu Dalong and the others will succeed in a sneak attack on the Japanese army's headquarters?"
The staff officer shook his head and said: "Sir, I don't know. But judging from Commander Xu's previous achievements, it seems that his actions have never failed. I think it should be successful this time. Especially the Japanese army, they simply can't think of it. , Chief Xu and the others were surrounded by heavy Japanese troops, and in such a preoccupied situation, they actually mobilized their troops to attack the heavily defended command structure of the Japanese army, so I think they have a high chance of success."
General Fu felt much comforted when he heard the words of the combat staff. In fact, he thought so too, but in his tense moments, he also hoped to hear some words of comfort from others.
Soon after, the commander of the 28th Army walked out of the tent, almost jogged all the way to General Fu, and said excitedly: "Sir, Xu Dalong successfully destroyed the Japanese army's command organization."
When General Fu heard this, he said excitedly: "That's great." After that, he walked towards the tent. After taking a few steps, he did not forget to turn around and say to the combat staff: "This will never happen again."
The staff officer was also very happy. This time he put out the cigarette butt voluntarily and quickly returned to the war room.
General Fu looked at the lantern hanging in the middle of the tent and read the telegram sent by Xu Dalong repeatedly.
He said: "Xu Dalong and the others not only destroyed the Japanese army's command structure, but were also able to mobilize the Japanese army, which is simply incredible. This battle will be much easier to fight, but in this way, the pressure on Xu Dalong and Li Zhendong will be even greater."
The commander of the 28th Army said with emotion: "Brother Dalong, they are really noble and honorable. It is really unjustifiable that we cannot win this battle. Don't worry, sir, I will immediately mobilize the troops to prepare to attack the Japanese army."
General Fu quickly issued orders to prepare for the attack to the 28th Army, 30th Army, 31st Army, and 63rd Army, as well as Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao and others. The time was set at 6 o'clock in the morning.
At 5 o'clock in the morning, the troops of the Japanese 74th Brigade stationed in the front positions of the 28th Army and the 30th Army received an order from the division headquarters, requiring them to leave only one infantry brigade on the original defensive position. The main force of the brigade immediately went to Liangzhou River Bridge to annihilate Xu Dalong's troops guarding the bridge.
The brigade commander had no doubts, because he already knew that the Japanese reinforcements were coming in a steady stream, and the Guo army had already transferred two armies. He believed that the Guo army had no intention of continuing to attack the 37th Division and was probably preparing to flee.
He had long wanted to have a showdown with Xu Dalong and others. After receiving the order, he immediately led a large group of troops to the direction of the Liangzhou River Bridge.
Since the main force of the brigade had left, the remaining infantry brigade was unable to defend such a wide position. Therefore, they reduced part of their force to the core position, leaving a large gap in the Japanese defensive position.
This was the cooperation Xu Dalong asked the division commander to do. This move completely disrupted the Japanese army's defensive deployment.
6 o'clock sharp. All armies of the Guo army launched attacks on the Japanese defensive positions at the same time. Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao and others led the troops to break through the defensive positions abandoned by the Japanese army.
There are only a few surveillance posts on these defensive positions, which cannot stop the attack of Kong Jie and others. They quickly broke through the enemy's positions and penetrated deep into the Japanese defense zone. Their purpose was to penetrate the side and rear of the Japanese 73rd Brigade, cooperate with the 31st Army and the 63rd Army of the Fruit Army, and eliminate the Japanese 73rd Brigade.
Facing the powerful offensives of the 28th Army and the 30th Army, the Japanese infantry brigade on the defensive position simply could not withstand it.
Soon after, the Japanese defensive positions were breached across the board.
General Fu commanded the troops of these two armies to continue to advance deeper into the enemy's territory. At this time, their target was also the Liangzhou River Bridge. Together with the troops guarding the bridge, they wanted to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 74th Brigade.
Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and others took the division commander and chief of staff of the Japanese army and left Jiamu County and rushed towards the Liangzhou River Bridge.
When they left the county 10km away, they kept their word and released the Japanese division commander and chief of staff on the spot.
The division commander and chief of staff knew that the defensive position of the 37th Division had been broken through by the anti-Japanese armed forces, and the troops had also been divided and surrounded. This battle could not be fought no matter what.
After the two discussed it, they ran back to Jiamu County and led the Japanese troops in the county to break out in the direction of Yangquan.
The commander of the 74th Brigade of the Japanese Army, leading a large group of troops, was rushing to the Liangzhou River Bridge. Suddenly, the roar of airplanes came from the sky, and then a large number of bombers flew over their heads and launched an attack on the Japanese marching group. Bombing fiercely.
The Japanese marching brigade was blown to pieces and suffered heavy casualties.
Just when they were bombed and were about to gather their troops, Sun Desheng led the cavalry brigade of the Mawushan guerrillas to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army in squadron units. This not only slowed down the march of the Japanese army, but also caused serious damage to the Japanese army. of casualties.
Sun Desheng and others clung to the Japanese 74th Brigade, making it difficult for them to move.
Soon after, General Fu commanded troops from the 28th Army and the 30th Army to catch up and attack the Japanese army.
At this time, the Japanese army had broken away from the position, and the entire brigade was exposed in the open area. They had already suffered heavy casualties due to the bombing of the Mawushan guerrilla air force and the attack of the cavalry force. Now they encountered another 40,000-person attack by two armies. The army's siege soon fell into passivity.
At this time, the Fruit Army troops and the Japanese army had reached a 6:1 advantage, and the Fruit Army troops' attack was progressing quite smoothly.
Guo Jun's troops were like this. When fighting against the wind, they were full of momentum. When the officers and soldiers saw that there was an advantage to be taken, they rushed forward one by one.
After two and a half hours of fierce fighting, the Japanese 74th Brigade was finally completely annihilated.
The Japanese 73rd Brigade faced the attack of the 63rd Army and the 31st Army of the Fruitful Army. They did not pay attention at first. They did not pay attention to the combat capabilities of these two Fruitful Army units. But they never dreamed that Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao and others led a large group of troops to suddenly attack from behind, catching them off guard.
The Japanese army had to mobilize troops to block the attack, which greatly reduced the number of enemy troops in the frontal position.
The troops of the 63rd Army and the 31st Army felt this change, immediately increased their offensive intensity, and soon broke through some of the Japanese forward positions.
At this moment, bombers from the Mawushan guerrillas flew over and launched a fierce bombing on the Japanese 73rd Division Brigade.
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