After receiving Xu Dalong's telegram, Lin Xueying came to the military command headquarters to find You Yukun. In the past, Lin Xueying was a subordinate of the military commander and could not talk to the headquarters at all. Now her identity is different. Although it has not been made public, You Yukun and the others also know that Lin Xueying is Xu Dalong's fiancée. Xu Dalong must give her face, so when they met Lin Xueying, You Yukun was very enthusiastic.
When Lin Xueying explained her intention and asked You Yukun to notify the local military control department to help find Kong Jie's family, You Yukun readily agreed and held a special banquet for Lin Xueying, asking Lin Xueying to say hello to Xu Dalong on his behalf.
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The special forces members sent out for reconnaissance came back and reported the information they detected to Xu Dalong, Kong Jie and others.
The situation reported by the scouts of the special team was very detailed. Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei and the chief of staff felt that Xu Dalong's special team was indeed extraordinary. The aspects and details that the scouts understood far exceeded those of the Sixth Army. The intelligence provided by military division scouts can enable commanders to make more accurate judgments.
Chief of Staff Li proposed on the spot that he hoped Xu Dalong's special force could help the Sixth Army Division train a group of scouts.
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Xu Dalong agreed wholeheartedly, saying that the level of these guerrilla scouts was not high enough. The Mawushan guerrillas had a special intelligence brigade, and the Sixth Army Division could select some of the scouts to be trained in the intelligence brigade.
Wang Zhengwei and Chief of Staff Li were both shocked by this. They now admire Kong Jie very much. It is definitely a good thing for Kong Jie to have such a good relationship with Xu Dalong, an outstanding person, for the Sixth Army Division. They can get a lot of benefits from it, and it is simply a shortcut to improving the combat effectiveness of the Sixth Army Division.
Kong Jie was also proud of his close relationship with Xu Dalong. When he mentioned Xu Dalong, he would inevitably show off their brotherly relationship.
Based on the information provided by the scouts, Xu Dalong, Kong Jie and others formulated a combat plan after discussion. They determined the tactics of encircling the points for reinforcements. They first eliminated the reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops, and then calmly invaded the county town, went to the machinery factory to transfer machinery and equipment, and transferred the engineering and technical personnel inside to the Taihang Mountain base area.
Chief of Staff Li of the Sixth Army Division is very shrewd. He believes that being able to fight with Xu Dalong is an excellent learning opportunity. Therefore, he suggested to Wang Zhengwei and Kong Jie that this time, enough troops from the Sixth Army Division, including the county brigade, should be gathered together to follow Xu Dalong to fight this battle and accumulate combat experience.
Kong Jie and Wang Zhengwei agreed with his opinion and believed that the opportunity was rare, so they issued orders to their troops to assemble at the headquarters. Some troops were on the edge of the base area and were difficult to mobilize, so they asked those troops to send some of their backbones to report so that they could observe and learn in the subsequent battles.
Kong Jie told Xu Dalong about this matter, and Xu Dalong had no objection and readily agreed.
Soon after, all the troops that could be mobilized by the Sixth Military Division gathered at the location of the military division headquarters. Only then did Xu Dalong realize that he still underestimated the strength of Kong Jie and the others.
The old foundation of the Sixth Army Division is Kong Jie's New Second Brigade, which originally had more than 6,000 troops. Today, the Sixth Army Division has the New Second Brigade, the Independent First Brigade of the Military Division, the First Supplementary Brigade, five supplementary regiments, and 14 The county brigade has more than 20,000 troops and complete weapons and equipment, but the ammunition is slightly insufficient. No matter what, with such a strong strength and the two special operations squadrons brought by Xu Dalong, Xu Dalong is absolutely sure that he can fight a good battle against the three Japanese brigades and some puppet troops.
In order for the troops to conduct targeted learning, Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei, and Chief of Staff Li summoned cadres above the company level in the military division. Through Xu Dalong's careful explanation, the cadres in the military division all learned how to command a battle. Battles and battles.
The officers at the grassroots level of the Sixth Army Division used to carry out the orders of their superiors in combat and did not know much about the overall situation of the entire battle. Xu Dalong's explanation gave them an overall concept and learned how to think when conducting a battle or campaign. problem method. The officers all felt that their horizons had been broadened and their command level had been improved.
When Xu Dalong was giving lectures, Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei and Chief of Staff Li were also on the scene. They felt more and more that Xu Dalong's level was beyond their imagination. No wonder Xu Dalong was able to achieve such impressive results in a complex environment. His achievements are definitely not due to luck. In fact, Xu Dalong has put in hard work and fought with real swords and guns. You don't have to admire him or not.
After the combat plan was formulated, the issue of combat command authority was discussed. Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei, and Chief of Staff Li all recommended Xu Dalong to be the commander, but Xu Dalong declined. After all, he was a guest from afar, and the troops participating in the war were mainly people from his Sixth Army Division, and Xu Dalong also believed that Kong Jie had the ability to complete the battle plan that had been formulated. Therefore, he recommended Kong Jelai to be the commander-in-chief of this battle.
Kong Jie understands Xu Dalong and knows that he is not hypocritical and modest. Besides, this battle is mainly focused on the Sixth Army Division, and he, the commander, does his part. However, Kong Jie still asked Xu Dalong to stay in the headquarters so that we could discuss things together when encountering them. Xu Dalong also agreed to Kong Jie's request.
That night, all the participating ministries secretly arrived at their designated positions. The military region's supplementary brigade, two supplementary regiments, and five county brigades surrounded Gucheng County and launched an attack.
The Japanese troops in the city saw the large number of Eighth Route Army troops outside the city, so they sent a telegram to their superiors for help.
Soon after, the Japanese army dispatched an infantry brigade from the east and west directions to reinforce.
At 10 a.m., the New Second Brigade, two independent regiments, and two supplementary regiments ambushed a Japanese infantry brigade.
The Japanese troops were ambushed and resisted hastily.
Chief of Staff Li, who was in charge of commanding the troops, took the opportunity to lead his troops to attack the Japanese army.
There were more than 13,000 Eighth Route Army troops and more than 1,100 Japanese troops participating in the war. The difference in strength between the two sides was more than ten times. The Japanese army resisted hastily and it was difficult to organize an effective counterattack for a while.
The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army swarmed forward in large numbers. After 40 minutes of fierce fighting, the Japanese army was completely wiped out.
Almost at the same time, Monk Wei led two special operations squadrons and, with the cooperation of three regiments from the Sixth Army Division and six county brigades, ambushed another Japanese army.
There were only more than 800 Japanese troops along this route, and the total strength of the Eighth Route Army that ambushed them also reached more than 8,000. After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese reinforcements along this route were completely wiped out.
After defeating the Japanese reinforcements, Chief of Staff Li and Monk Wei respectively set aside part of their troops to act as guards. They each led the main forces to Gucheng County and joined the siege of the county.
The Japanese captain who was surrounded in Gucheng County was stunned. He saw so many Eighth Route Army troops coming outside, and their strength exceeded him by at least twenty or thirty times. He knew that he could not defend the entire county, so he abandoned the northern wall and reduced his troops to the southwest of the county in an attempt to resist. He once again sent a telegram to his superiors asking for help.
The Japanese superiors were also very frustrated. The only reinforcements he could mobilize were the two infantry brigades, and now they have all been destroyed. In addition, the nearest Japanese army to Gucheng County was also 300 kilometers away. Far water could not quench the thirst nearby, and there was no way to rescue the Japanese army surrounded by Gucheng County.
He could only send a telegram to the Japanese troops in Gucheng County, asking them to fight till the end and sacrifice their lives for Tian Huang Bixia.
The reason why the Japanese army shrank to the southeastern part of the county was to use the terrain and features to fight street battles with the Eighth Route Army troops. However, they still miscalculated. They really did not expect that the Eighth Route Army troops actually had a large number of rocket launchers and 82mm recoilless rifles. These weapons were most suitable for street fighting. They thought they were very safe hiding in the house, but they were shot at and killed without any chance of resisting.
After wiping out the Japanese reinforcements, Kong Jie, Xu Dalong, Wang Zhengwei and others came to the county town.
In order to train all the troops participating in the war, Kong Jie ordered to postpone the elimination of the surrounded Japanese troops and let the divisions of the Sixth Army Division participating in the siege take turns to send troops to launch attacks to gain experience in fortified operations.
Xu Dalong knew that there was no suspense in the battle, so he left the temporary headquarters and went to the machinery factory in the city with Monk Wei and others.
When Xu Dalong and Wei Monk arrived, the special operations team members had already surrounded the machinery factory and controlled all the personnel inside.
The harvest was huge. This machinery factory was very large, and Xu Dalong and the others were able to dismantle and transport nearly 100 pieces of machinery and equipment. According to the regulations of the Eighth Route Army, those engineering and technical personnel should be mobilized under normal circumstances, and their stay should be decided based on the principle of voluntariness.
Xu Dalong did not do this. He knew that if mobilization was carried out in such a short period of time, not many people would be able to stay.
He didn't want to waste time, so he simply detained all the technical backbones in the factory. The excuse was that they were a Japanese-owned enterprise and all the employees were suspected of being traitors, and he would take them away for examination.
Xu Dalong meant that no matter what, first bring these people back to the Taihang Mountain base area, and then slowly do their ideological work. In that case, most people can probably stay.
After the troops of the Sixth Army Division took turns participating in the battle, Kong Jie also lost patience and ordered a general attack on the Japanese army. Soon after, all the Japanese and puppet troops in the city were annihilated.
Kong Jie and others seized a lot of weapons and ammunition as well as a large amount of materials and funds in the city, and then abandoned the county and returned to the Sixth Army Division's station with Xu Dalong and others.
In this Gucheng battle, troops from the Sixth Army Division annihilated three Japanese infantry brigades and one gendarmerie, totaling more than 3,200 people, and annihilated two puppet army regiments, one security brigade, and one police brigade, totaling more than 5,200 people. people and seized a large amount of weapons, ammunition and various supplies. The entire Sixth Army Division's troops, including the county brigade, have been trained in actual combat. The results made Kong Jie, Wang Zhengwei and others very satisfied.
Kong Jie said excitedly: "It is so enjoyable to fight with Brother Dalong."
Wang Zhengwei and Chief of Staff Li were also very excited. They discussed together how to thank Xu Dalong.
Kong Jie said: "Brother Dalong is not interested in the seized weapons and ammunition. How much money did we seize in total this time?"
Wang Zhengwei said: "About 160,000 oceans."
Kong Jie said: "I think we should just give it to Brother Dalong directly. He likes this best."
