The best way to fight against the Japanese is to attack their transportation lines and isolate them.
After discussion, Xu Dalong and others decided to carry out comprehensive destruction of the Japanese railways and roads around the base area.
They dispatched more than 40,000 troops from guerrillas, county brigades, and security regiments from each county. In addition, hundreds of thousands of people from the base areas and disaster victims were mobilized to completely destroy the Japanese roads, railways, bridges, and culverts.
This was not over yet. Wei Monk led the special forces, Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron, and Sun Desheng led the cavalry brigade. They carried a large amount of explosives and ran to Yangquan, Taiyuan, and SJZ, far away from the base area, specifically destroying railway lines and causing damage. The Japanese army suffered terribly.
Even so, Xu Dalong and others still did not give up. They wanted to fight a big battle and teach Yoshio Shinozuka a lesson.
Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei came to the World War II District Chief's Department and asked to see the Chief of Staff.
Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei hoped that in the next battle, they could get the support of the World War II District Chief's Department and mobilize some troops from the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Zhongyang Army to cooperate with the Mawushan Army divisional troops.
After meeting the chief of staff, Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei explained their intentions.
After hearing this, the chief of staff said with some embarrassment: "Nowadays, most of the troops in the World War II zone do not have enough to eat, and rationing of food is implemented. Under such circumstances, the morale of the soldiers is low, and it is difficult to expect them to have any combat effectiveness. Yours I agree with the battle plan, but it’s best to wait until autumn and winter.”
Hearing what the chief of staff said, Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei were both a little disappointed.
However, they also know that the interior of the World War II zone is very complicated, and the superiors have always been better off doing less than doing more. The chief of staff had no intention of doing so, so he tried hard to get it, but the effect was not good. So the two of them said goodbye and left.
On the way back to Mawushan, Chu Yunfei suggested not to go through the World War II District Chief's Department this time, but to narrow the target of the campaign. The Mawushan Military Division and the 358th Brigade's troops would fight together, and the strength would be sufficient.
Xu Dalong had no objection. He said that after the two county towns of Raohe County and Gaoliang County were captured, they would be handed over to the jurisdiction of Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade.
Although Chu Yunfei had independent combat power, if he sent troops to fight, if he could not get some oil and water for the Jinsui Army, the King of Shanxi would inevitably feel unhappy.
These two county towns border the defense area of Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade. If these two county towns are captured, it will not only be able to attack the Japanese army, but also expand the territory of the two counties for the Shanxi-Sui Army. The King of Shanxi will definitely be happy to see this. result.
Chu Yunfei now has a close relationship with Xu Dalong, and he usually doesn't need to be so polite, but he still sincerely expressed his gratitude to Xu Dalong for his kindness.
When passing through Xinhe County, Chu Yunfei did not return to the 358th Brigade Headquarters. Instead, he followed Xu Dalong directly to the Mawushan Military Division and re-discussed the battle plan with Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao and others.
For Li Yunlong, as long as there is a war, he is happy. Although the target of this battle has been narrowed a lot, he is not willing to cooperate with other units of the Zhongyang Army and Jinsui Army. There will be too many troubles there. He still trusted Chu Yunfei, and he felt happy that they were the only ones to fight this battle. ….
Li Yunlong agreed with Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei's opinions.
Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao also had no objection. Then Zhang Dabiao and Fang Ligong, chief of staff of the 358 Brigade, jointly formulated a combat plan.
The goal of this battle was to annihilate an infantry regiment of the Japanese 110th Division stationed in Raohe and Gaoliang counties.
The Mawushan Military Division dispatched the two main regiments of the New First Brigade, the guerrilla chariot brigade, the cavalry brigade, and the artillery brigade.
Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade dispatched three infantry regiments and an artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters.
The total strength of the army exceeded 20,000, and they attacked the two counties in a mighty manner.
There is only one infantry regiment of the Japanese army stationed in the two counties of Raohe and Gaoliang. Together with the local Japanese and puppet troops, the number of troops does not exceed 5,000. For the coalition forces with well-equipped equipment and strong combat effectiveness, it is not a problem. Chewy bones.
At the beginning, Li Yunlong believed that
Because as long as a main regiment of the New 1st Brigade is dispatched, and an artillery battalion is attached, this Japanese army can be eaten.
Xu Dalong firmly advocated bringing more troops and horses to annihilate the enemy with absolutely superior force. In this regard, Li Yunlong thinks it is a bit of a fuss.
Zhao Gang was also a little reluctant. The cost of dispatching so many troops is too great. As soon as the cannon fired, there were thousands of taels of gold, so many soldiers, horses, and vehicles marched for long distances to fight, and the white ocean was spent like running water. It's fake if you don't feel bad.
However, both Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang have great trust in Xu Dalong. Since Xu Dalong has decided something, even if they have some opinions, they will resolutely implement it.
Soon after, the battle began. Li Yunlong led the troops of the New 1st Brigade to surround Gaoliang County, and Chu Yunfei led the troops of the 358th Brigade to surround Raohe County.
The chariot unit was divided into two halves, with Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei's troops fighting respectively. The guerrilla cavalry brigade is in the northwest of Gaoliang County, monitoring the actions of Japanese reinforcements.
At the beginning of the battle, Li Yunlong's troops and Chu Yunfei's troops both made considerable progress. Some of their troops had already broken through the county gates and started street fighting with the Japanese army.
After receiving the telegram requesting reinforcements, the Japanese troops in the direction of Yangquan sent reinforcements. On the way, they were blocked by the first section of Sun Desheng's cavalry brigade. Their movements were slow and they were unable to arrive on the battlefield for support in a short time.
For some reason, Xu Dalong felt vaguely uneasy. Therefore, the eight cavalry squadrons of the cavalry brigade, as well as Wei Monk's special operations squadron and Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron were not dispatched, ready to respond to emergencies at any time. situation.
Xu Dalong's premonition was keen. At the fiercest moment of the battle, the accident really happened.
During the war, Xu Dalong attached great importance to intelligence work. He not only sent a large number of surveillance posts to monitor the movements of the Japanese army, but also monitored the situation of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
A reconnaissance team sent to monitor the 69th Army sent a telegram saying that the Japanese army had broken through the 69th Army's defense area and was attacking in the direction of Gaoliang County.
It turns out that the defense area of the 69th Army of the Shanxi-Sui Army is northwest of Gaoliang County. After the battle between Gaoliang County and Raohe County began, the Japanese army launched an attack on the 69th Army's defense area. The Japanese army wanted to pass through their defense area and rescue them. Surrounded Japanese troops.
The commander of the 69th Army believed that the Japanese army attacked their defense area because Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei provoked the Japanese army. They were unwilling to pay the price, so they abandoned their defense area and left the Japanese reinforcements without help. appeared in front of the coalition forces. ….
Xu Dalong was very helpless and had to order the reserve team to stop the Japanese army and reported the situation to Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei.
After hearing this, Li Yunlong became furious and cursed: "These damn Jinsui Army are really nothing. One day, Laozi must make them look good."
He admires Xu Dalong even more now. He feels that Xu Dalong is the one who sees far and takes all unpredictable situations into account.
Li Yunlong immediately ordered the troops to increase their attack intensity, striving to annihilate the surrounded Japanese troops as soon as possible, and then led the troops to reinforce Xu Dalong.
After Chu Yunfei received Xu Dalong's report, he felt dumbfounded. According to intelligence, there is only one infantry regiment of the Japanese army in front of the 69th Army's defense area, with a strength of no more than 4,000 troops. The 69th Army has nearly 30,000 troops and has no problem dealing with the Japanese army.
But who would have thought that these guys would voluntarily abandon their defense zone and allow the Japanese army to pounce on the troops of the 358th Brigade.
Chu Yunfei said: "Brother Dalong is still thoughtful. If there are fewer troops this time and cannot eat the surrounded Japanese army, I am afraid that even we will be in danger."
Fang Ligong said: "When fighting against the Japanese army, as long as Commander Xu is around, I feel at ease.
Although the 69th Army did not stop the Japanese reinforcements, the Japanese army was only an infantry regiment. We had 20,000 troops. If these devils came over, they would only die in vain. This great bargain delivered to your doorstep is nothing if not taken up by us. "
Chu Yunfei also ordered the troops of the 358th Brigade to speed up the attack and annihilate the surrounded Japanese troops in the county as soon as possible.
An hour and a half later, Li Yunlong's troops and Chu Yunfei's troops annihilated the surrounded Japanese troops respectively. They divided into two groups and surrounded the Japanese troops who came for reinforcements.
After Xu Dalong received the notification from Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei, he left an infantry squadron to continue to struggle with the Japanese troops. He led other troops to leave the battlefield and take a detour to outflank the reinforcements' retreat.
Soon after, the main force of the coalition forces surrounded the Japanese reinforcements, and then launched an siege.
The commander of the 69th Army ordered his troops to abandon their defensive positions and let the Japanese troops pass. He originally wanted to see a good show, but he did not expect that the Japanese troops would be so unwilling to fight, which added another credit to Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei.
He deeply regretted it now. He might as well have let his troops block the enemy's reinforcements. In this case, they could also get a share of the great victory in Raohe and Gaoliang counties this time.
It's too late to regret now. Now he is thinking about how to prevent Xu Dalong and Chu Yunfei from going to the World War II District Chief's Department to complain.
He immediately rushed to the headquarters of the World War II district chief personally and sent a large amount of property to his relatives, asking them to help with the activities and avoid being held accountable by the King of Shanxi.
This time, the great victories in Raohe and Gaoliang killed two Japanese infantry regiments, as well as more than 9,000 Japanese and puppet troops stationed there, and seized a large amount of weapons, equipment and other supplies. Chu Yunfei's territory increased by two counties.
Chu Yunfei was the biggest winner in this battle and received great praise from the King of Shanxi.
He was a smart man and did not complain to the King of Shanxi. He did not even mention the 69th Army abandoning the defense zone without permission.
The reason why Chu Yunfei did this was because of his long-term considerations. Since he is already the biggest winner in this battle, there is no need to offend the 69th Army. After all, the 69th Army is the flank barrier of his defense zone. If the relationship is in trouble, he must always beware of the 69th Army's mischief in the future. ….
The commander of the 69th Army was originally uneasy and worried that Chu Yunfei would file a lawsuit. Seeing that Chu Yunfei didn't mention this matter at all, he felt relieved and felt a little grateful to Chu Yunfei. He took the initiative to send some supplies to Chu Yunfei's troops to show that he accepted Chu Yunfei's kindness.
After this incident, Chu Yunfei believed that it would not be so easy for the Japanese army to pass through the 69th Army's defense zone next time.
Xu Dalong agreed with Chu Yunfei's approach. Chu Yunfei was a very experienced commander in all aspects and had a great sense of the overall situation. Later, he was favored by Shangfeng and became the commander of the 25th Army.
Of course, Chu Yunfei will never forget the help Mawushan Military Division gave him. After capturing the two counties of Raohe and Gaoliang, he gave all the captured Japanese military equipment to Mawushan Military Division and sent 300,000 yuan. The ocean and a large number of various supplies.
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Not to mention, the Mawushan base area is huge, and the financial affairs are so complicated that Li Yunlong really doesn't have the ability to handle them.
He refused to admit defeat and said, "Old Zhao, you can pull me down. You want to switch with me, but you don't have the ability yet. We, Lao Li, are not bragging. When it comes to fighting, you are still far behind."
Xu Dalong and Zhang Dabiao saw Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang bickering, and they both laughed.
After the laughter, Zhang Dabiao took the new troop establishment list and said: "Commander, Commissioner Zheng, Brother Dalong, two regiments from the new first brigade of the Mawushan Military Division, two regiments from the independent brigade, and four regiments from the guerrillas The eight regiments and nine county guard regiments assigned to each county brigade, plus the directly affiliated troops, have reached a total strength of 42,000. Even if the strength of the county brigade is not included, the strength has already exceeded that of the Zhongyang Army. An army."
Li Yunlong said excitedly: "Brother Dalong still has a way.".
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