The map Wang Shuhuai brought marked the current locations of the various units of the Japanese independent mixed 11th Brigade, as well as their corresponding numbers after they pretended to be Huang Xiejun.
Li Qiulin took out a money order worth 20,000 yuan, handed it to Wang Shuhuai, and said: "Our captain asked me to say hello to you and your teacher Yan. This money is a little bit of his kindness, so please accept it."
Wang Shuhuai was not polite, put away Dayang, and said: "On the back of the drawing I gave you, there is a radio contact method. If anything happens, you can keep in touch with me at any time."
He looked over at the truck and saw that everything had been unloaded, so he said to Li Qiulin: "Brother, I will take the first step. Captain Li, I wish you success immediately!"
After that, he got into the car and left with the truck.
Li Qiulin and the special forces team members all put on the uniforms of Huang Xiejun's Fourth Division sent by Wang Shuhuai. Following the markings on the map, they left the road and entered the cornfield. Based on the intelligence provided by Wang Shuhuai, they launched operations.
Sun Desheng and his cavalry brigade did not follow Li Yunlong and others this time. According to the orders of Wang Limin and Zhao Gang, the cavalry brigade and the Guancheng County Guard Regiment formed a rapid mobile force as the anti-mopping campaign reserve team of the Mawushan Military Division.
Wang Chengzhu also stayed in the base area and distributed the artillery of his artillery brigade to the various units participating in the war in the base area. He himself led the military division guard battalion, independent brigade engineering battalion, Wancheng County brigade and Ping'an County brigade to defend Wanzhou. cities, counties and airports outside the city.
As the Zheng Commissioner of the military division, Zhao Gang was under great pressure this time. Although he has fought many battles and can be regarded as an excellent commander, this time he has to take charge of defending the Mawushan base area. Before Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong come back, he will have to make the final decision on the security of the entire Mawushan base area.
He was a little nervous, and coupled with his rigorous personality, he was worried about many things and had to ask about every detail. Therefore, he was so tired that he had no more than four hours of rest a day.
As the military commander and independent brigade commander who stayed behind in the Mawushan base area, Wang Limin also deeply felt the heavy responsibility. This time the Japanese and puppet troops launched a large-scale attack on the Mashan base area, and he was also responsible for the military affairs. Under tremendous pressure, he was also afraid of any negligence. He kept holding various meetings, assigning tasks, and even went to inspect them in person.
While the base area was actively preparing for war, Yoshio Shinozuka in Taiyuan City was also a little nervous.
What he is most worried about now is that Xu Dalong will see through his plan of substituting one thing to another, and he is prepared in advance. He is also worried that Xu Dalong will see through another of his hidden plots.
Hebei SJZ.
That night, the streets were filled with the rumble of vehicles and the neat and heavy footsteps of large groups of people. Liu Minsheng, an underground party traffic officer who lives near the south gate of the city, was awakened by the movement outside. After getting dressed, he came to the entrance of the alley to observe. He saw a large number of Japanese troops passing by on the street and heading towards the south gate of the city. go.
In order to find out the real movements of the Japanese army, he went out from the other end of the alley, made a big circle, and came to the south gate of the city. He saw the Japanese troops leaving the city. He thought this situation was very important, so he went to another street, found a public phone booth, dialed the number of the underground party liaison station, and reported the situation of the Japanese troops leaving the city to his superiors. .
Not long ago, the underground party intelligence station of SJZ had heard some news that the Japanese army was about to launch a large-scale attack on the base areas of the Jinan Military Region of the Eighth Route Army. Now the Japanese army left the south gate of the city overnight and headed in the direction of Yuanshi and Zanhuang, where the Jinan Military Region is located. This confirmed that the Japanese army really had an intention to attack the anti-Japanese base area of the Jinan Military Region.
The underground party intelligence station sent a telegram to report to the higher-level party organization. The higher-level party organization notified the Eighth Route Army Jinan Military Region to prepare for counter-mopping up.
After the Japanese army left SJZ, they drove more than ten kilometers south. The leading force, about an infantry brigade, pulled away and continued to drive south, but the main force turned to the west.
The Japanese army marched all night and passed Jingxing Pass at dawn and entered the Shanxi border.
After receiving notifications from their superiors, underground party organizations in Yuanshi, Zanhuang and other places also sent people to monitor the actions of the Japanese army. As a result, they discovered the Japanese marching brigade. They couldn't count how many people there were in the darkness, but they were sure that there was a Japanese brigade approaching the base of the Jinan Military Region.
The Eighth Route Army of the Jinan Military Region mobilized urgently and made preparations for counter-mopping up. The Eighth Route Army in Shanxi was not aware of the actions of the Japanese 8th Division. The anti-mopping battle in the Mawushan Military Division is still going on according to the original combat deployment.
In order to hide their true combat intentions, the Japanese army first launched an attack on the Taihang Mountain base area. The Eighth Route Army units in the Luliang Military Region of the Taiyue Military Region launched a fierce battle with the Japanese army.
At the same time, the Japanese 112th Division launched a feint attack against the Guo Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, and the Japanese 109th Division launched a feint attack against the Jinsui Army. Suddenly, the battle was very lively on the land of Shanxi.
After sufficient preparations, the Japanese army finally launched an attack on the Mawushan base area.
That morning, the Japanese 112th Division first launched an attack on Chu Yunfei's headquarters of the 358th Brigade of the Shanxi-Sui Army, which was stationed in Xinhe County, Dongxiang County and Juma County, and launched a counter-mopping campaign in the Mawushan base area. The beginning of the battle.
Behind the 358th brigade defense area is Guancheng County, the core of the Mawushan base area.
After the battle started, Guancheng County organized a transportation team to send a large amount of ammunition to Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade, and also sent a medical team to help them treat the wounded. Zhao Gang himself also went to the brigade headquarters of the 358th Brigade to understand the situation there.
Chu Yunfei told Zhao Gang that the 358th Brigade would definitely hold its position and would never allow troops from the Japanese 112th Division to enter the Mawushan base area.
In the direction of Licheng, the Japanese 109th Division appeared in front of the Eighth Route Army's defensive position at night. Lin Husheng, a regiment of the New 1st Brigade who held the position, led the Licheng County Security Regiment and launched a fierce battle with the Japanese army.
Li Qiulin and others disguised themselves as troops from the 4th Division of Huang Xiejun and monitored the 11th Japanese independent mixed brigade, which was also disguised as troops from the 4th Division of Huang Xiejun. When they discovered that the Japanese army was advancing covertly towards the Mawu Mountain base, they sent a telegram to Xu Dalong.
Prior to this, under the command of Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong led seven regiments of the Eighth Route Army, Kong Jie led four regiments, Ding Wei led three regiments, Commander Cheng led three regiments, and the artillery regiment directly under the Taiyue Military Region The Mawushan Guerrilla Tank Brigade and the Mawushan Guerrilla Tank Brigade also adopted the method of traveling by day and night to enter the defense area of the 4th Division of the Huang Xie Army.
According to Xu Dalong's prior request, Yan Guiwu issued an order to the troops of the 4th Division to evacuate the area where the Eighth Route Army was about to pass. With Yan Guiwu's help, so many troops were mobilized, but the Japanese army did not receive any news.
The 11th independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army attacked in the southwest direction. Their mission was to occupy Yangcheng County and cut off the connection between the Eighth Route Army and the base area in the direction of Licheng.
The 32nd garrison division attacked and advanced on the left flank of the independent mixed brigade and the 11th independent mixed brigade to ensure the safety of the flank of the independent mixed 11th brigade.
The 11th independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army disguised itself as Huang Xiejun and entered the Mawushan base area. First, they were blocked by the Yangcheng County brigade. They were no match for the Japanese army. They did not hold out for long before they were forced to retreat.
The Japanese army advanced very quickly, and soon they reached the city walls of Yangcheng County, where they were blocked by the Yangcheng County Security Group. The Yangcheng County brigade also withdrew here at this time. Together with the Yangcheng County security regiment, they launched a tenacious blockade against the Japanese army.
This time they relied on the trenches to fight to the death. The Japanese army launched three consecutive attacks, but failed to break through the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions.
Seeing that it was difficult to break through the front, the brigade commander of the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade ordered a reinforced infantry brigade to outflank the left wing.
Sato, the Japanese captain who was responsible for the outflank mission, was leading his troops on a rapid march when they were suddenly blocked by the Eighth Route Army. Sato originally thought that he had encountered another small force of the Eighth Route Army. He was determined to defeat this Eighth Route Army as soon as possible, so he directly launched a fierce attack on the Eighth Route Army.
However, he soon discovered that this Eighth Route Army was well-equipped and extremely powerful, far exceeding the county brigade and guard regiment they had just encountered. Not only that, the enemy in front of them was not a small force, but more and more, and even armored units appeared.
According to the intelligence provided by his superiors, there should not be a large number of Eighth Route Army troops here. The sudden situation surprised Sato, and he hurriedly reported the situation to the brigade commander.
Just after the telegram was sent and no response was received, Sato discovered that not only a large group of Eighth Route Army appeared in the direction of their advance, but also a large group of Eighth Route Army appeared on the other three sides. They had been surrounded.
The Eighth Route Army surrounding them was the troops from the Mawushan Military Division led by Li Yunlong. Their mission was to intersect between the 11th Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade and the 32nd Japanese Garrison Division to cut off the communication between them.
The troops were marching in a hurry, and happened to encounter Sato's brigade, which was coming to make a roundabout way. Li Yunlong was good at catching fighter opportunities and commanded his troops to surround Sato's brigade.
The Japanese brigade commander received a telegram from Sato's brigade and felt that something was wrong. He immediately ordered the Sato Brigade to move closer to the main force of the brigade. At the same time, he also led the main force of the brigade to meet the Sato Brigade.
At the same time, he sent a telegram to the 32nd garrison division, requesting them to rescue Sato's brigade.
When the 11th independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army was moving closer to Sato's brigade, it found that large groups of the Eighth Route Army appeared on its left and right wings and behind it. The Eighth Route Army has a very large force and well-equipped weapons and equipment. It is obviously the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The entire brigade has been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.
Seeing the critical situation, the commander of the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade hurriedly ordered the troops to organize defense on the spot and reported the situation here to the First Army Headquarters.
It was the troops led by Kong Jie, Ding Wei and Commander Cheng who came to besiege the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade. According to the combat plan formulated by Xu Dalong, in this anti-mopping operation, they must first eat the Japanese independent mixed 11th Brigade.
Taiyuan City First Army Headquarters.
When Yoshio Shinozuka received the telegram from the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade, he was shocked and hurriedly checked the map.
The more he looked, the more frightened he became, his face was gloomy, and he stood there without saying a word.
The chief of staff stood aside and looked at Yoshio Shinozuka worriedly. He was worried about Yoshio Shinozuka's health because Xu Dalong was so angry that Yoshio Shinozuka vomited snow.
Seeing that his carefully planned conspiracy was about to go bankrupt again this time, he was very worried that Yoshio Shinozuka would not be able to hold on and collapse.
After thinking for a while, the chief of staff said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the enemy may not have seen through our army's intentions. The Eighth Route Army is good at concentrating its forces to attack a small point, and it is common for them to besiege the independent 11th Brigade.
Even if they see through our plan, it might not be a bad thing. The plan you made is not just about subverting the truth, but also about hiding something from the truth. The Eighth Route Army would be proud of themselves if they saw through our first step plan, and they would never have imagined that we would have a follow-up plan.
This will further increase the suddenness of the Eighth Division's attack. As long as the Eighth Division can capture Wanwancheng County in one fell swoop and destroy Xu Dalong's headquarters, the Eighth Route Army entrenched in the Mawu Mountain area will lose their foothold. Then your plan is complete. "
The chief of staff's words were very heart-warming. Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and said, "That's fine. The main force of the Eighth Route Army is besieging the 11th independent mixed brigade, which indeed provides a favorable opportunity for the Eighth Division.
Now I order the 11th independent mixed brigade to organize defense on the spot, the 32nd garrison division to provide full rescue, and the 112th division, 11th 3rd division, 109th division, and 110th regiment to launch an attack across the board.
The Eighth Division accelerated its march and did not get entangled with the small groups of enemy troops encountered along the way. It went all out to capture Wancheng County and destroy Xu Dalong's command structure, especially the enemy's airport there. "
"Hai." The chief of staff responded and immediately went to convey the order.
The 11th independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army was surrounded in a hilly area with Wangjiacun as the core. It urgently built epidemic prevention fortifications to snipe the Eighth Route Army's attack.
Since the Japanese army occupied better terrain, Commanders Kong Jie, Ding Wei and Cheng commanded their respective troops and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army. Although they caused great damage to the Japanese army, they were not able to break through the Japanese army's defensive positions. .
Seeing that the troops suffered heavy casualties during the daytime attack, they decided to temporarily stop the attack and prepare to use night attacks to break through the enemy's defensive positions at night.
Xu Dalong received a telegram from the front line saying that the Japanese independent mixed 11th Brigade had been divided and surrounded. He was very happy and sent a telegram to Li Qiulin asking him to take action according to the original plan.
The special force led by Li Qiulin disguised himself as members of the 4th Division of Huang Xiejun and followed the actions of the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade. Now they were also surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. They carefully avoided the large Japanese troops also disguised as Huang Xiejun and hid in a valley.
(End of chapter)
