The commander of the Kawamoto Division directed the Japanese and puppet troops to attack and advance towards Zhencheng. He was helpless and very afraid of Xu Dalong. What's more, he is now only responsible for a feint attack mission and has insufficient troops. Heben is very worried that Xu Dalong will see through the true intentions of the Japanese army and launch an all-out counterattack against him.
Therefore, Kawamoto was extremely careful during the operation. He not only sent puppet troops to lead the battle, but also sent many surveillance posts in front of the marching brigade.
After the death of Tanaka, the former director of the Special High School in Kuala Lumpur, his position was replaced by Japanese Lieutenant Colonel Sasato. The new official took office three times. In order to show his talents in front of Kawamoto, he personally organized a large number of military police and pseudo-police to gather information for the Japanese marching brigade at the front. This method is very effective. It is already difficult for Xu Dalong to command his troops to ambush the Japanese army.
In order to deal with the surveillance posts sent by the Japanese and puppets, Xu Dalong naturally had ways to deal with them. He dispatched a group of special forces members to form a combat team with guerrillas who were familiar with the local situation. They monitored the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops in front of the main guerrilla force and eliminated spies sent by the enemy. When the members of the combat team found a suspicious person, they formed a combat formation and surrounded them. When encountering resistance, besiege and annihilate them.
When the identity of the visitor cannot be determined, he or she will be detained. If his home is nearby, he will be detained to verify his identity; if he comes from out of town, he will be detained and released after the anti-mopping campaign is over.
This method was very effective. A large number of spies sent by the Japanese army were eliminated, which greatly enhanced the concealment of the operation.
Xu Dalong originally judged that there were not many troops sent by the Japanese army to conduct a feint attack, and he sent a large number of surveillance posts to verify. After grasping the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops, Xu Dalong made up his mind to concentrate on defeating the Japanese and puppet troops who were responsible for the feint attack.
The largest establishment of the Malaysian puppet army is the independent brigade, with a total of five. Other puppet military establishments are security regiments in various security districts, responsible for local security. The five independent brigades are the main force of the Malaysian puppet army.
The 1st Independent Brigade of Huang Xiejun stationed in Kuala Lumpur was formerly a servant army of the British Army in Malaysia. This force has been established for a long time, has many veterans, is well-trained, and has strong combat effectiveness. Jalan, the commander of the 1st Independent Brigade, is Malaysian, as are other key officers. In order to strengthen their control over the independent brigade, the Japanese army sent a Japanese major to serve as the instructor of the first independent brigade. He also had a military police detachment under him to monitor the puppet troops.
Although the Japanese military commander Major Ikawa was only a major, he actually held the command of the Independent First Brigade. He was a military policeman and only had basic military knowledge. He was a layman in terms of combat command. However, this guy is extremely powerful and looks down on Malaysians. He also has no regard for the Malaysian commanders of the Independent First Brigade.
Yichuan acted arbitrarily in the First Independent Brigade, which made the officers and soldiers very dissatisfied with him. Although they were respectful to him on the surface, they held him in contempt secretly.
The commander of the Kawamoto Division commanded the troops to attack Zhencheng. Before the battle began, he had already made two major mistakes. The first mistake was that he thought he was smart and thought that Xu Dalong could not judge the strategy decided between himself and Yamashita Fengfumi. Kawamoto judged that Xu Dalong could only take a defensive position against the attack of the troops commanded by the Japanese army, and was even forced to abandon the base and move into the mountains. , this is also the main strategy adopted by ordinary guerrillas when facing the Japanese army. The second mistake he made was to send puppet troops to lead the battle in order to prevent the Japanese army from suffering losses.
Although the first brigade sent by Kawamoto was the most powerful among the puppet troops, it ignored that the commander Yichuan was a big idiot. This was destined to make him suffer a big loss as soon as the battle started.
After the First Independent Brigade received the task of leading the charge, it held a combat meeting.
Jalan, the commander of the First Independent Brigade, is 45 years old and is of mixed British and Malaysian descent. He had joined the British Army in his early years, and later served as the commander of the Malaysian Servant Army. He also studied at the Huang Family Military Academy of the British Army. Jalan can be said to be a very senior commander with rich combat experience.
When the Japanese army invaded Malaysia, he was a regiment leader of the British servant army. Later, the British army defeated and surrendered, and he became a prisoner. Later, he accepted the appointment of the Japanese army and served as the brigade commander of the First Independent Brigade.
Since Xu Dalong was far away in China, Jalan didn't pay much attention to him. Since Xu Dalong entered Malaysia and commanded the guerrillas to fight several beautiful battles, Jalan began to pay attention to Xu Dalong. After he collected information related to Xu Dalong, he discovered that Xu Dalong turned out to be so famous and an extremely difficult character to deal with.
This was a great shock to Jalan. He knew how powerful the Watanabe Regiment was. When he was serving in the British army, he was captured by the Watanabe Regiment. Xu Dalong was actually able to command the guerrillas whose equipment and training were very backward, and ate up the Watanabe Regiment, which was armed to the teeth. Thinking back to the time when his troops cooperated with the British army to fight against the Watanabe Regiment, their troops numbered more than 14,000 people at that time, which was several times that of the Watanabe Regiment. But the final result was that they were defeated and became prisoners of the Watanabe Wing.
Jalan's heart pounded at the thought of having to fight such an opponent.
Jalan's first feeling was that he was no match for Xu Dalong. Therefore, he warned himself and his main officers to be extra careful in future battles. They must not let down their guard at any time, let alone rush forward greedily to avoid being fooled by Xu Dalong.
With this mentality in mind, he discussed with the main officers and worked out a relatively safe marching combat plan, which he prepared to submit to Major Yichuan.
Unexpectedly, the combat meeting had just begun, and the self-righteous Major Yichuan proposed his combat plan.
Major Yichuan was very confident and talked endlessly about his battle plan. After hearing this, the officers of the first brigade looked at each other and frowned.
Yichuan once served as the captain of the gendarmerie in the Fifth Public Security District. He fought with the guerrillas and took advantage of them. He even completely wiped out a local guerrilla group and received a commendation from his superiors. As a result, he was transferred to the division organization as a staff officer, and later was sent to the First Independent Brigade as an instructor.
It is precisely because Yichuan is familiar with the guerrillas that he does not take the guerrillas seriously at all. He also thinks that the guerrillas led by Xu Dalong are nothing great. As for why the Watanabe regiment was completely destroyed, it was because Xu Dalong received help from regular troops such as the Yunnan Army. The most important reason was Watanabe's incompetent command.
Yichuan believed that he now had an independent first brigade with more than 5,500 troops, and almost two regiments of Japanese troops behind him. Xu Dalong relied on a ragtag group of guerrillas and a reinforced battalion of Yunnan troops. What can you do to him?
Yichuan believed that he had excellent military commanding talents and hoped that he could serve as a chief officer in the regular army, make contributions and honor his ancestors. Unfortunately, he belongs to the military police system and would not have this opportunity under normal circumstances.
This time Yichuan had the opportunity to control such a large force as the First Independent Brigade to fight against the guerrillas. He felt that this was a great opportunity for him to make contributions and show his talents. He was determined to seize this opportunity and fight a good battle to let his superiors see his talents and realize his desire to take charge of a field force.
The commander of the Kawamoto Division once emphasized that this battle was just a feint attack, but Yichuan believed that Kawamoto was too cautious. With so many Japanese and puppet troops, he could directly eliminate the guerrillas without any need to play tricks like feint attacks. Therefore, he decided to lead the Independent First Brigade to directly capture Zhencheng, severely damage the guerrillas, and show his military command talents in front of the commander of the Kawamoto Division.
Yichuan's combat deployment was to use the brigade headquarters directly under the First Independent Brigade plus agency logistics, plus a puppet army company, to march toward Zhencheng with great fanfare to attract the attention of the guerrillas. The first and second regiments of the puppet army of the first brigade used concealment at night to suddenly surround Zhencheng and cut off the guerrillas' retreat. After the headquarters of the independent first brigade arrived, they captured Zhencheng and annihilated the guerrillas and the Malaysian army. The headquarters of the Zheng Committee of the Anti-Japanese Army.
When Yichuan conceived this plan, he was very much looking forward to the success of this operation and surrounded the guerrilla corps and the Zheng Committee of the Anti-Japanese Army in the city. By then, Xu Dalong and Mr. Chen would also become turtles in the urn.
If he catches these two important figures, Yichuan will become famous in one battle and will soon become the most dazzling star in the Japanese army.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. When he was explaining his combat deployment, he was beaming with excitement and salivating.
Jalan and the main officers all felt that Yichuan was a bit wishful thinking. He had not yet understood the true strength of the guerrillas and was blindly confident before deploying for combat. This was simply treating others as fools. Xu Dalong is so famous, it is impossible to deal with him so easily.
Jalan thought it was a bit risky, and said after careful consideration: "Your Excellency, the commander, the battle plan you formulated is very good and very creative. However, Xu Dalong is full of tricks. If we divide our troops into three groups, there will be great risks.
His Excellency, the commander of the Kawamoto Division, ordered us to just feign an attack to contain the main force of the enemy. If the troops move separately, it seems that this is not necessary. I would suggest that the whole brigade should move together, it will be safer. As for the battle plan you formulated, wait until you have the opportunity to implement it in the next stage. "
Jalan was very careful with his words, trying to give Yichuan as much face as possible, but Yichuan, who had always been arrogant, couldn't accept it.
He roared and said: "Bage Yalu, you are a coward. When I was the captain of the military police, I only had dozens of Yellow Army warriors and less than 200 Yellow Army guard troops, and I eliminated many guerrillas.
Now you have a brigade under your command, more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the most advanced equipment provided by the Yellow Army. Facing a ragtag group like the guerrillas, you are so timid and are simply useless. "
Jalan was so scolded that he was so angry that he wanted to slap Yi Chuan in the mouth. It's a pity that he is now a wanderer of the island nation, and he can only act submissively in front of Yichuan. Seeing that Yichuan did not accept his suggestion, he knew that it would be useless to talk any more, so he remained silent.
At this time, Yichuan was dazzled by the idea of making a contribution. In his understanding, the guerrillas were vulnerable, and there was no problem in taking over Zhencheng with the strength of the Independent First Brigade.
What Yichuan is most worried about is that the Independent First Brigade will attack Zhencheng openly. Xu Dalong, Mr. Chen and others, as well as their command organization, will evacuate Zhencheng and flee into the mountains. In that case, if he wants to make contributions and stand out, he can only win the victory. Zhen Cheng’s credit is simply not enough.
He believed that Zhencheng must be surrounded by a surprise attack so that Xu Dalong, Mr. Chen, the guerrilla corps and the Zheng Committee of the Anti-Japanese Army inside Zhencheng had no time to escape, and then be annihilated. This is a real achievement, and only then can you realize your dream.
Thinking of this, he said decisively: "Follow the arrangements I made. This is an order. If anyone dares to disobey, he will be killed without mercy."
In order to show his authority, he also pulled out his command knife and slashed it on the table. The quality of the table was originally very good, but this knife actually cut off a corner of the table.
Faced with Yichuan's threat, no one of the puppet army officers dared to say anything anymore, and they all expressed their firm obedience to orders.
Jalan, the independent brigade commander, returned to his office. When the other officers saw Yichuan walking away, they quietly came over to express their concerns to the brigade commander. They believed that Yichuan was blind and arrogant, knowing neither himself nor the enemy. Based on wishful thinking, combat arrangements were made hastily. They didn't believe that Xu Dalong would not have thought that Yichuan might use this move, nor did they think that the first brigade could deal with the guerrillas under Xu Dalong's command. After all, the powerful Japanese 19th Regiment was eaten by others. I really don’t know where this idiot Yichuan got his confidence?
Jalan also felt helpless. His military rank is major general, and Yichuan is just a major. However, he, the major general and brigade commander, cannot make the decision regarding the first brigade, which makes him feel like a bitch.
Jalan said helplessly: "We have no way to refuse the orders of the islanders, we can only obey them. But please be careful. Each of the first and second regiments will take out a company to strengthen the security of the brigade headquarters.
During the march, you should slow down as much as possible and do not follow the main force of the Japanese army too far behind. During the march, more guard posts should be posted and placed farther away to prevent being ambushed by guerrillas. The walkie-talkie machine should keep the conversation going at all times and report any situation in a timely manner. "
