In Taigu County, Colonel Kuta, captain of the 26th Infantry Regiment, received a request from Lieutenant Colonel Feng Zhengrong for tactical guidance in Nanguan Town.
He learned that it was the Eighth Route Army team that made him hate so much that he was attacking Nanguan Town.
It took half an hour to mobilize a brigade of troops and even a cavalry squadron, which was bound to wipe out Li Yunlong's team at once.
"Lieutenant Colonel Feng Zhengrong, no matter what the cost, you must hold back this enemy force. Reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Colonel Kuta gave Lieutenant Colonel Feng Zhengrong a death order to drag Li Yunlong's team to Nanguan Town no matter what the cost.
Later, Colonel Kuta decided to personally lead the team to Nanguan Town for support.
"Set off!"
Transferring command to the deputy commander, Colonel Kuta led the infantry brigade on the train and marched quickly along the Baijin Railway, while the cavalry squadron took the lead.
The Little Japanese Cavalry Squadron was very fast. Not long after passing through Laiyuan Town, they discovered the railway that had been blocked by the 769th Regiment's blasted rocks.
The captain of the cavalry squadron immediately passed the news to Colonel Kuta on the train behind him.
Through inquiries, I learned that there are steep cliffs on both sides of that section of the railway, and it would take a lot of time to climb over it on foot.
Colonel Kuta immediately made a new decision, asking the communications troops to inform the cavalry squadron to take a detour, continue to advance from the west road, and clear obstacles for the follow-up troops!
Soon, the train stopped at Laiyuan Town, and the team of little devils began to march on foot, heading towards the Yangchang Valley.
At this time, in the ambush position of the 769th Regiment in Yangchang Valley, the soldiers stared wide-eyed at the winding road below with the faint light.
On the artillery position at the commanding heights, Political Commissar Bao glanced at the time, and then anxiously used his binoculars to look outside the Yangchang Valley where the night was gradually fading.
Because the little devil's cavalry squadron was responsible for exploring the road, and the closer they got to the Yangchang Valley, the road became more tortuous and difficult, so they couldn't help but slow down their march.
Only then were the sentries of the 769th Regiment in charge of reconnaissance on the periphery to run to inform the team first.
The sentry informed the nearest battalion of the news, and the battalion commander immediately sent someone to quickly run to the main position where Commander Zheng was responsible.
"Captain, commander! There's a situation!"
The main position where Commander Zheng was located happened to be on a ridge in the middle and back section of the Yangchang Valley. In front of him was the straightest section of the Yangchang Valley, and then he was blocked by this ridge, and he went around from one end of the ridge. A big bend.
The messenger ran to Commander Zheng, and Commander Zheng immediately asked, "How many troops have the little devils come?! How long will it take for them to arrive!"
"Reporting to the leader, this is a small Japanese cavalry squadron with more than a hundred horses. They are searching and advancing. They will enter the Yangchang Valley ambush circle in about a quarter of an hour!"
Commander Zheng frowned, "Only one cavalry squadron?!"
Commander Zheng thought quickly, "No, no, this shouldn't be the main force of the Japs' reinforcements!"
The threat of the cavalry lies in their speed, but if you want to support the street fighting in Nanguan Town, you are tying yourself up, let alone only one squadron of cavalry.
This should be the vanguard of the Japs, presumably used to pursue Li Yunlong when he planned to encircle and suppress him!
After understanding this, Captain Zheng now has two choices before him. Either attack the cavalry squadron directly, but this will wake up the main reinforcements of the Japs behind, and the ambush will completely evolve into a positional battle.
The idea of holding back the prepared little Japs and achieving encirclement and annihilation was in vain!
Either let the little devil's cavalry squadron go over and only attack the main force of the little devil's reinforcements behind.
Doing this would also be very risky, because as soon as you leave the Yangchang Valley, it will be a flat plain, and the little devil's cavalry squadron can come and go freely. If there is an encounter with Li Yunlong's 7th Regiment on the road, it will be Greatly slow him down!
The second option is to try luck and hope that Li Yunlong's team will not encounter the cavalry squadron.
That is to hope that Li Yunlong will attack Nanguan Town very quickly and be able to block the cavalry squadron in the Yangchang Valley before the little Japanese cavalry squadron can make a correct response.
Without much choice, Captain Zheng chose to believe in Li Yunlong's ability, "You immediately notify the battalions and let the little devil's cavalry squadron pass. We will focus on the main reinforcements behind!"
Soon, not long after Commander Zheng's order was conveyed, the little devil's cavalry squadron had already entered the Yangchanggu ambush circle.
Now that the night has gradually faded, the captain of the Little Devil Cavalry Squadron has also discovered that the terrain here is very complex, which is very suitable for an ambush.
"Send the order, conduct fire reconnaissance, and then the entire team quickly passes through this place!"
"Ta da da...ta da da..."
The little Japanese used light machine guns to shoot at suspicious spots on the hillsides on both sides from time to time while advancing rapidly.
The soldiers of the 769th Regiment had rich combat experience and hid themselves very well. Even if they were unfortunately hit by bullets, they gritted their teeth and endured the severe pain without making any sound.
Soon, the little devil's cavalry squadron came to the ridge where Commander Zheng was responsible.
On the ridge, all the bunkers and tunnels had been covered with weeds by Captain Zheng. With his blurred vision, the little devil didn't notice anything unusual, so he quickly bypassed the ridge and continued moving forward.
Not long after the cavalry squadron passed by, the infantry brigade led by Colonel Kuta finally entered the Yangchang Valley.
Because the cavalry squadron that opened the road in front found nothing. Although the terrain of the Youchang Valley made Colonel Kuta very wary, he did not arrange too much reconnaissance. Instead, he just asked the team to speed up and wanted to pass here quickly.
On the artillery position at the commanding heights, Political Commissar Bao looked at the Japanese infantry brigade entering the Yangchang Valley and couldn't help but clenched his fists, "Great, quickly, inform Commander Li that we can fight this battle!"
Soon, the news reached Li Yunlong through the radio station.
"Captain, commander! There's news from the 769th regiment!"
The communications soldier who had been turning on his phone and waiting to receive the news immediately informed Li Yunlong of the received news.
"A cavalry squadron and an infantry brigade!"
Li Yunlong's eyes gleamed, "Hahaha, the little devils are really giving me face, Lao Li, I have to treat them well!"
Li Yunlong shouted loudly, "Monk, monk! Inform the whole regiment and immediately launch a general attack. The fish has taken the bait and the bait is useless. Eliminate all the remaining little Japanese and puppet troops!"
"Then the whole army rushes to Yangchang Valley. We still have a big meal to eat!"
As Li Yunlong's order was issued, the entire regiment no longer retained firepower. Mortars and super bazookas took turns taking charge. The original defense line of the little Japanese was suddenly shattered.
Under the cover of machine gun and submachine gun fire, the entire army charged, and the soldiers fought hand to hand with the Japs.
Under the strong firepower, the Japs held on for less than ten minutes and were completely defeated. Lieutenant Colonel Feng Zhengrong, who was originally fierce and stubborn in resisting, was sent to meet the locusts by a rocket!
Soon, the stubborn little Japanese in the last barracks were bombarded by a large number of rockets and mortar shells and were buried under the rubble.
The entire Nanguan Town fell silent again, leaving a platoon to guard the explosives in the warehouse. Li Yunlong gathered the team and headed straight for the two highlands in the north of the town.
