In the Battle of Zezhou, the Japs and the Jinsui Army gradually turned into a war of attrition. The tenacity of the Jinsui Army exceeded Xiao Zhuoyi's expectations. Even after the Japs launched their ultimate move, the Jinsui Army still did not collapse. Withstood the Japanese attack.
The two sides fought outside the city for another two days. The 65th Division and the 70th Division of the Jinsui Army finally couldn't hold it any longer. The remaining troops all withdrew into Zezhou City, which was surrounded by Japanese soldiers.
At the critical moment, Officer Yan clearly energized the enemy and clarified the Japanese lies with facts. This not only completely stabilized Zezhou's military morale, but also made Xiao Zhuoyi'nan and the Japanese lose face and made an out-and-out joke.
At the First Army Headquarters, Xiao Zhuoyinan was furious
"Bagayalu, why doesn't Yamamoto Kazuki, that bastard, die? He still has the nerve to bring a dozen people back with him. He's a guy who succeeds more than he does!"
"Duanmu's intelligence department didn't even discover a single subcontracting scheme. What's the point of the empire raising trash like you?"
"So is Kubota, the bastard. Two divisions of Imperial Warriors are connected to a small Zezhou City..."
Xiao Zhuoyi-nan has transformed into Xianglin's wife. After scolding this and that, it is all the fault of the people below anyway. This is the leader's thinking. Miyamoto and Duanmu can only bite the bullet and silently endure the saliva in the room, the air It was filled with a foul smell.
Half an hour later, Xiao Zhuoyi'nan was finally tired of scolding, and then he signaled to Miyamoto to get down to business.
Miyamoto wiped the saliva all over his head and face without leaving any trace, and then said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, the remaining two divisions will arrive in Taiyuan tomorrow, two days earlier than expected."
Xiao Zhuoyi'nan finally got good news when he heard it. After the reinforcements arrived, the embarrassment of insufficient troops was alleviated. Now he finally didn't have to worry about Chu Xiong's troops joining the battle group!
"Miyamoto-kun, it's very good. Now this battle is considered stable. I'm really looking forward to Chu Xiong taking the initiative to join the battle group and just take care of it together;
The 73rd Division was ordered to participate in the Battle of Zezhou. The three divisions launched a general attack from four directions at the same time, annihilating the remnants of the Jinsui Army in the city within two days, and retaking Zezhou City! "
Miyamoto discovered a loophole and quickly reminded:
"Your Excellency, Commander, it will take at least three days for the reinforcements of the two divisions to arrive in Taiyuan and be deployed on the battlefield in Zezhou. Will Chuxiong fight this three-day time lag?"
Xiao Zhuoyi Nan shook his head and said:
"Miyamoto-kun, you are worrying too much. There are three divisions of the imperial army outside Zezhou City, with more than 40,000 people. Do you think Chu Xiong and the Eighth Route Army dare to touch the tiger's butt?"
Major General Miyamoto thought about it. It was okay for the Eighth Route Army to engage in guerrilla warfare. The tens of thousands of imperial troops were not something the Eighth Route Army dared to provoke!
"Miyamoto-kun, I still look forward to Chu Xiong and the Eighth Route Army coming over to touch the Imperial Army's tiger butt."
Liu Town, Independent Brigade Headquarters, Chu Xiong and the division commander are discussing touching the tiger's butt.
"Chu Xiong, please think about it, there are tens of thousands of Japanese, and the tiger's butt is not easy to touch."
Chu Xiong said domineeringly:
"We just want to touch the devil's buttocks, not only touch them, but also beat them and hurt them!
It takes at least half a year to develop in one battle! "
Commander Chen was very excited when he heard this. Now his waist is very thick. Not counting Chu Xiong's troops, the main 81 brigade and various miscellaneous regiments have a total strength of no less than 60,000. Those who can be used on the Zezhou battlefield are No less than 15 main regiments, more than 30,000 men, and hundreds of artillery pieces!
If you add Chuxiong's independent brigade, you can gather at least 50,000 people. These 50,000 people are fully equipped with Japanese weapons, well-equipped soldiers, and have a large number of artillery. It is unthinkable to completely annihilate the Japanese's three C-level divisions. , but it is still possible to defeat the Japanese and wipe out one enemy.
"Chu Xiong, then fight!
I want to see if Xiao Zhuoyi's butt is hot!
The general attack time is set at five o'clock in the morning two days later. The 81st Brigade and the Independent Brigade will attack the Japanese from the south and north directions at the same time. I will coordinate the Jinsui Army in Zezhou City. At that time, they will attack from the east and south of the city. Attack from two directions, cooperate inside and outside, and defeat the Japanese in one fell swoop.
How many Japanese can be left behind depends on the abilities of you and Monk Xu! "
After hanging up the division commander's phone, Chu Xiong called Gao Wancheng, Zhong Guoliang, Liu Xingguo and others to make battle arrangements. This was a major battle involving nearly 20,000 main troops, and the preparations for the two days were actually very tight.
The division commander has already made up his mind for the battle. The independent brigade is an execution unit, so there is no need to discuss anything else. He, the brigade commander, directly deploys:
"Comrades, the division commander has made up his mind to fight and send troops to rescue Zezhou City. Time is tight and the task is heavy, so I gave the order directly;
Zhong Guoliang quickly notified each regiment to bring together a week's combat supplies, adopt a day-and-night maneuver, and rush to the designated place to assemble and stand by no later than one o'clock in the morning on the 22nd. The brigade headquarters will separately organize the assembly point of each regiment. Send it to them;
The artillery battalion, guard battalion, cavalry battalion, and special operations brigade directly under the brigade move with the brigade headquarters. The special operations brigade and the cavalry battalion are responsible for clearing out the Japanese on guard at the periphery, while the garrison regiment stays at the base area.
This time we are going to make a big dumpling for the Japanese outside Zezhou City!
The Joint Logistics Department must provide ammunition support for the troops directly under the brigade, especially the artillery battalions must bring enough rockets and explosive packs!
The high political commissar must mobilize no less than 5,000 frontline civilians in the base area to be responsible for transporting supplies to the front line and evacuating the wounded and sick, etc.;
The main force is only responsible for fighting. This time we are going to fight the Japanese in a battle-level mobile war with the support of the broad masses of the people. "
"Do you have anything else you need to add?"
Gao Wancheng and others all shook their heads and said no. They should not be too democratic in combat command. Once the battle is determined, everyone will put their efforts somewhere, perform their duties, and go all out to fight the battle.
The war machine of the independent brigade began to operate at high speed, in order to ensure the suddenness of the launch of the battle and to confuse the Japanese intelligence personnel to the maximum extent;
The troops directly under the brigade went into the old camp in batches to collect military supplies. Externally, they carried out anti-mopping drills, and the militia companies and the masses in each village were also mobilized.
For a time, the entire base area was buzzing with alarms, and the masses began to practice moving into the mountains;
Such drills are held almost once a month in the base area, so they do not attract too much attention from the Japanese lurking personnel. They are just routinely reported to the Japanese intelligence center, and finally reached Xiao Zhuoyi's office through Duanmu. on the table.
"Yo Xi, Chu Xiong's counter-mopping drill is definitely not aimless, he probably smelled something;
The imperial army received reinforcements from 5 divisions, and he began to have trouble sleeping;
Chuxiong, this is just the beginning. From now on, the imperial army will make your base area never peaceful! "
