Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, don't worry. The Japanese 37th Division won't be able to bring many reinforcements. Even if they send troops, it's probably just for show and there won't be much pressure."
Hearing this, Zhang Dabiao was even more confused.
He asked: "Brother Dalong, why are you so confident? Can the 37th Division still obey your command?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Absolutely. I can guarantee that the Japs will never launch an attack on the New 1st Brigade with all their strength. Therefore, after the battle, don't send all the troops up. At least two regiments should be left as reserves. The key is When the time comes, I will transfer the troops of these two regiments to join the battle in other directions."
Zhang Dabiao heard Xu Dalong talk more and more evil. Xu Dalong's intention was to deal with the Japanese 37th Division, not even a brigade was needed, but two regiments were taken away from it. Although the New 1st Brigade now has six regiments, it sounds a bit mysterious to only use four regiments to block the Japanese 37th Division.
However, Zhang Dabiao still has great trust in Xu Dalong. Seeing that Xu Dalong has made such a decision, he naturally has his reasons. He said, "Okay, I'll tell the commander when I get back and I'll follow your deployment."
The reason why Xu Dalong dared to organize an attack on the Japanese 37th Division with such a small number of troops was that he was indeed sure. Because the commander of the Japanese 37th Division owed Xu Dalong a favor, during the last Fenhe Battle, Xu Dalong let go of the commander of the 37th Division and the division command organ. The commander of the 37th Division had the leverage under Xu Dalong's control. in hand.
Xu Dalong firmly believed that when the battle started, the commander of the 37th Division of the Japanese Army would be wary of spreading this news and not dare to attack with all his strength.
Taihang Mountain base area.
During this period of time, Zhang Wanhe seemed to have a huge boulder on his heart, making him feel very heavy. Because his superiors never canceled Xu Dalong's transfer order, they always emphasized that Xu Dalong must report to northern Shaanxi after finishing the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.
Zhang Wanhe felt that he might lose Xu Dalong as a cash cow. In addition, he and Xu Dalong had established a deep relationship and were reluctant to separate from him. Zhang Wanhe seemed to be lovesick. He didn't think about tea or food, and he was almost sick.
He is also a very smart person. He feels that he cannot sit still and wait for death, but must do something.
On the one hand, he reported to his superiors, emphasizing the importance of Xu Dalong, hoping that his superiors would prevent Xu Dalong from being transferred. On the one hand, he decided to take the initiative. So he came to the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters to discuss with the commander how to retain Xu Dalong.
The commander was also having a headache about this matter, so he asked Zhang Wanhe what he had in mind.
Zhang Wanhe said: "Commander, when you were in Shanghai, you have been working with your superiors and have very good connections in northern Shaanxi. My opinion is that you go out and do some activities in person. We can donate 100,000 to Junzheng University. Dayang, and then promised to support them with another 20,000 Dayang every year, as long as Xu Dalong's transfer order is cancelled."
The commander thought for a while and said, "What you said makes sense. Then I will send a telegram to my old superior in northern Shaanxi and ask him to come forward to coordinate."
After careful consideration, the commander's telegram was sent to northern Shaanxi.
Not to mention, Zhang Wanhe's idea worked.
The funds for running Zheng University during the Anti-Japanese War were very tight. Even the cave dwellings where the faculty and staff lived were dug by themselves. Most of the teaching tools were also made by themselves. The annual funding for running the school was only 50,000 yuan. The Taiyue Military Region actively sponsored 100,000 yuan, and also provided 20,000 yuan in school funding every year, which will play a great role in improving the educational conditions of Zheng University in the Anti-Japanese Army.
After discussion, the school leaders concluded that it was still unknown when Xu Dalong would be able to report. Perhaps in the future he would not be able to report at all due to the fighting, and the transfer order would have to be cancelled. Rather than this, it’s better to accept it
Due to the conditions of the Taiyue Military Region, it would be more cost-effective to obtain this considerable amount of funds to improve the teaching conditions of the school.
So they reported to their superiors, and after obtaining their consent, they canceled Xu Dalong's transfer order.
After getting the good news, Zhang Wanhe was very excited. He was worried that his superiors would change his mind, so he immediately found the commander. The Logistics Department and the Taiyue Military Region each sent out 50,000 yuan, and together they collected the 100,000 yuan promised to the anti-Japanese army Zheng Daxue and sent it directly.
Then he immediately sent a telegram to Xu Dalong and told him the good news.
After Li Yunlong heard about this incident, he smiled and said: "Brother Dalong, you are really good. I gave you two levels in a row and went to the rear to enjoy the blessings. But you didn't do it. You spent money to cancel the transfer order and stay here to find fault." Shou, what are you doing?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Captain, if I were to replace you, would you do it?"
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Teaching students, wouldn't it cost us our lives? Going to the rear to enjoy peace and happiness, how can it be as enjoyable as us fighting the Japanese? You are right, if it were Laozi, Laozi would not Go, I would rather spend money to stay here and fight the Japanese."
Xu Dalong saw that Zhang Wanhe and the commander cared so much about him, and of course he was not willing to let them suffer financial losses. He sent a telegram to Zhao Gang and asked him to send people to send 7 letters to Zhang Wanhe and the commander respectively. Wan Dayang, 50,000 days is to return his old capital, and 20,000 days is to express his gratitude to Zhang Wanhe and the commander.
Zhang Wanhe was smiling brightly. He was still a good friend of the Dalong brothers. No one could poach such a treasure no matter what.
The commander is also very happy. With a capable general like Xu Dalong, he will wake up from his dreams with a smile.
After half a month of preparation, the battle to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 75th Brigade finally began.
As soon as the battle began, General Fu commanded the 28th Army and the 30th Army, and under the cover of the Mawushan guerrilla tank brigade, launched a fierce attack on the 75th Brigade.
The 63rd Army built a defensive position between the Japanese 75th Brigade and the 38th Division to prevent the Japanese 38th Division from coming for reinforcements.
Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao led the New 1st Brigade to defend the Japanese 37th Division. In order to quickly defeat the enemy, the Mawushan Guerrilla Flying Group also sent 28 bombers to carry out fierce bombing on the defensive positions of the Japanese 75th Brigade.
After the Japanese 75th Brigade was attacked, it was very chaotic at first. Since the forward position had been destroyed by the artillery fire of the coalition forces, they could not stop the charge of the Mawushan Guerrilla Tank Battalion. Soon, the forward position was broken through, and the tanks and the Shanxi-Sui Army troops advanced deep into the Japanese defensive position. Advance.
The Japanese army's combat effectiveness was very tenacious. When they discovered that the main force of the enemy army attacking them was the Guo army, their morale quickly recovered. Officers at all levels organized soldiers to fight back against the officers and soldiers of the Guo army.
The officers and soldiers of the Guo army suffered considerable casualties under the Japanese attack. They either fell down on the spot or turned around and fled. As a result, the entire tank brigade was exposed to the Japanese attack.
When Cui Zhenyue saw this situation, he shook his head at Guo Jun's combat effectiveness.
Seeing the Japanese officers and soldiers rushing towards the chariot brigade with grenades, he quickly ordered the troops to alternate cover and withdraw from the original route. Thanks to the well-trained tank brigade and the armored vehicles providing fire cover to each other, they were able to avoid the tragic situation of being rushed up by the Japanese army and causing vehicle crashes and casualties.
In the observation post on the front line, General Fu was very depressed when he saw this scene. The total strength of the Japanese 75th Brigade is only seven to eight thousand. The 28th Army and the 30th Army participating in the war have more than 40,000 troops. With the cooperation of the Mawushan Guerrilla Air Force and the tank brigade, it is said that it should be very easy to deal with the Japanese army. . However, I didn't expect that he would behave this way once the battle started.
Even though General Fu had a deep sense of self-cultivation, he couldn't help but cursed angrily: "These damn cowards! They are so cowardly."
He ordered the chief of staff to immediately send out the supervising team and pass the order to the division commanders and regimental commanders. If any troops dared to retreat, they would be held accountable. As for those lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers, the supervising team has the right to execute them directly.
The chief of staff immediately assigned Zhongtiaoshan to take command of the team.
The Ministry's security regiment was sent up.
Due to the threat of the supervising team, the Guo Army's troops once again plucked up the courage and launched an attack on the Japanese army under the cover of the tank troops.
The troops of the new brigade led by Li Yunlong have built a defensive position on a ridge between the Japanese 75th Brigade and the 37th Division. At the beginning, he complained that Xu Dalong should not let him carry out this task.
He believed that if the Guojun troops could quickly annihilate the 75th Brigade, reinforcements would not come, so the new brigade he led would be just a show-off here. Coming all the way here, if you can't get a fight, it would be really embarrassing.
Li Yunlong waited for several hours, but the Guo army still did not annihilate the Japanese 75th Brigade. While he scolded these Guojun troops as cowards, he reminded the troops to prepare for battle.
Just as Li Yunlong expected, after the battle started, the commander of the Japanese 75th Brigade sent a telegram to the commander of the Japanese 37th Division asking for help. The Japanese 75th Brigade had not been able to annihilate the Japanese 37th Division for so long. The regiment carried out reinforcements to buy time.
Just when Li Yunlong ordered the troops to prepare for battle, the Japanese 37th Division had appeared in the distance.
Seeing the large Japanese troops coming, Li Yunlong ordered the flag of the Mawushan guerrillas to be erected.
When Xu Dalong sent a telegram to Li Yunlong, asking him to lead his troops to participate in this battle, he should bring more flags of the Mawushan Guerrilla Force. These flags clearly read "Mawushan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force".
Although Li Yunlong didn't know what Xu Dalong's intention was, he still followed his request and brought a large number of flags here.
The vanguard of the Japanese 37th Division saw many bright red flags flying on the ridge in front, and knew that there were enemy troops there to block the attack. The commander of the vanguard hurriedly reported the situation to his superiors.
The commander of the Japanese 37th Division received a report that enemy troops were blocking the way ahead, and the words "Mawushan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force" could be seen on the flying flag.
When the 75th Brigade asked him for help, it also showed that the enemy had dispatched tank troops and air troops. The division commander immediately understood that what was blocking their way was the prestigious Mawushan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force, which was Xu Dalong's army.
