Li Zongren said kindly: "Uncle, this Xuzhou battle requires our sincere unity and unity to thwart the Japanese offensive momentum. We must explain it in front of the chairman of the committee and the people of the country. Your troops must be on the evening of the 2nd." Arrive at the Lanling area and launch an attack on the flank of the Isogaya Division on time at 4 a.m. on the 3rd. Is there no problem?" Li Zongren knew that Tang Enbo didn't pay attention to them at all, but in order to resist the war, Li Zongren swallowed his anger and gave the order in a consultative tone. Tang Enbo.
Tang Enbo has never met anyone. He has no enthusiasm for resisting Japan at all. Preserving his own strength and expanding his military strength are his interests. It is best for others to die while he gnaws on the meat, and goes head-to-head with Isogani like today. During the battle, Tang Enbo felt guilty, especially as he had no confidence in Sun Lianzhong's ability to hold Taierzhuang. On the one hand, Tang Enbo made arrangements to avoid engaging with the main force of the Japanese army, and on the other hand, he lied about the military situation to deal with the constant calls from Li Zongren and the 31st Division. . On the grounds that the main force should attack the enemies in Zaozhuang first, the main force of the 20th Army was placed in the mountains north of Zaozhuang and remained stationary. Until the 28th, Tang Enbo still did not have the determination and deployment to move all the way south. He ignored Li Zongren's orders and repeatedly found excuses to leave the 85th Army in the mountainous area. He also ordered a small part of the 52nd Army to go south to meet Sun Lianzhong's army and use mobile force. The situation can be fought or taken away. At that time, the 52nd Army had 8 regiments in addition to the troops directly under the army. According to Tang Enbo's plan, only 3 regiments were dispatched. Guan Linzheng did not agree with this kind of dispersed use of troops from the beginning. He advocated that if you want to fight, you should concentrate your efforts instead of doing it piecemeal. Therefore, Guan Linzheng did not make any arrangements to send three regiments to quickly assist Taierzhuang on the 28th.
Therefore, Tang Enbo fully agreed to Li Zongren's order at this meeting. In fact, he had no intention of confronting the Japanese army head-on. If the Chinese army in Taierzhuang could hold its position, thwart the Japanese attack, and maximize the consumption of the enemy's troops, then it would be better to defeat the exhausted enemy. It is easier, less labor-intensive, more certain, and easier to obtain military exploits. Therefore, although an agreement was reached at the meeting, the situation in Taierzhuang did not improve.
According to the pre-made plan, my troops needed to pass through Yixian County and accompany the 20th Army Corps to the Lanling attack site. However, Yixian County was already occupied by the Japanese Setani Brigade at that time. If the 20th Army Corps needed to attack the Isoya Division from the Lanling area, Yixian must be recovered first, so Li Zongren ordered the 20th Army and the 52nd Army led by Guan Lin to attack part of the Setani Brigade in Yixian on the 25th, occupy Yixian, open the passage, and surround the Isogaya Division from the side and rear.
Two divisions of the 52nd Army used the planes of the Li Guang Regiment to bombard the Japanese troops defending the city. They attacked from both sides and drove out all the remaining troops of the Setani Brigade in one fell swoop. However, the Japanese troops deployed on the 380-meter-high Tianzhu Mountain outside the county town. The artillery position continued to contain the Chinese army. The six artillery pieces of this artillery squadron not only hindered the activities of the Chinese army in the area, but also left a support point for the Japanese army to reoccupy Yixian. Therefore, the task of solving this artillery squadron was left to the just now Teng Chao was released.
Teng Chao moved his head and looked at the special forces standing in front of him, "Don't think that after I went in for a few days, you just let the sheep go. There is a mission this time. You guys tell me what to do." Captain Song Xiaopeng I have been sent to reconnoiter the distribution of Japanese troops in the Lanling area. The guard company and special forces brigade are now in the hands of Teng Chao, who looks at them sideways.
Squadron leader Fu Yunsong stood up and said, "Captain, I think it's best for us to use a night attack. We can take advantage of the cover of night to climb up from the back mountain and kill the Japanese in one pot." Teng Chao shook his head, "No, the Japanese army has already They are frightened. They must have blocked the defense on the mountain. Friendly forces have attacked from the front three times, but all failed. The defense of the back mountain may be stronger than the front mountain." Captain Feng Anguo stood up: "Captain, I think we How about this, everything is ready-made." He whispered in Teng Chao's ear for a while, and Teng Chao patted him on the back: "Good boy, okay. That's it."
At night, the Japanese army stared at the bonfire of the Chinese army at the foot of the mountain with red eyes. There were not many artillery shells, so for some infantry of low value, the squadron leader ordered that the infantry should not be shot unless the Chinese army attacked. The fierce fighting made the Japanese soldiers very tired. Once they were relieved of their posts, they immediately fell asleep. It looks like it’s Christmas Eve again. A few days ago, the Chinese army launched a night attack, but they were defeated. For two consecutive days, there was no major firefight at night. Squadron leader Hayase even had an extravagant hope, that is, The Chinese commander forgot about them. Hayase planned to observe for a while, and if there was no movement, he would also take a nap.
"Bang bang", just when Hayase thought he could survive safely, two green flares suddenly rose from the east side of Yuzhu Mountain, and Hayase's optic nerve and central nervous system immediately became active due to stimulation. He hurriedly ordered the soldiers to enter combat positions and carefully observed the movements of the Chinese army. In the vast area to the east, various rifle and machine gun bullets were flying in the air, and there were many flashes of exploding artillery shells. Hayase suddenly became excited, "Reinforcements, our reinforcements are here, Commander Setani Brigade He has not forgotten us, he has brought people to rescue us." The rest of the Japanese soldiers also shouted excitedly: "Long live, long live."
The flashes of gunfire were getting closer and closer to Yuzhu Mountain. Finally, at the foot of the mountain, countless bullet trajectories were flying across the night sky, dividing the dark night into countless small black blocks. It was obvious that reinforcements were coming to the mountain. At his feet, Hayase gave an order, and more than 100 Japanese troops rushed out of the trenches waving rifles. They were suddenly shot at from close range. It turned out that under the cover of night, a Chinese army was hiding on the mountainside, catching Hayase by surprise. , Hayase's infantry suffered one-third casualties. They sought cover on the spot and fired back at the Chinese army, while the gunfire at the foot of the mountain became louder and closer. This Chinese army was attacked from two directions and retreated hastily. Hayase's sleepyhead had already flown to nowhere. He stood excitedly on the mountainside waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. Soon, a murderous army appeared. Under the light of the light, most of their yellow uniforms were stained with blood and dust, but their firm steps and upright bodies told Hayase that this was not the case. An ordinary army, and on their rifle bayonets, several rising sun flags were swinging with the roar of the mountain wind. The two leading officers were wearing yellow woolen coats, with the rank badge of lieutenant colonel on their shoulders. This was obviously They were two captain-level commanders. Hayase hurriedly ordered the soldiers to stand at attention, but out of caution, he still ordered the flag soldiers to contact the other party and ask what kind of troops they were. The flag soldier quickly waved the small flag and asked the opponent's number. Did Tengchao and the others know any flag language? Fu Yunsong rolled his eyes and ordered the soldier with the best Japanese to shout: "It's dark and it's hard to see clearly. The Chinese army hasn't gone far yet. Let us come over quickly. We have a lot of artillery shells." And food." Once Hayase heard the pure Kyushu accent, he no longer had any doubts and motioned for them to come over. Teng Chao whispered and ordered the soldiers to prepare grenades and obey his orders. He and Fu Yunsong led the soldiers to approach Hayase. After Hayase walked up to the two lieutenants, he hurriedly saluted. One of them was tall. Lieutenant Colonel casually returned the salute, and suddenly shouted: "Hit." Before Hayase could understand what was going on, dozens of grenades exploded around the standing Japanese soldiers, and the shrapnel roared and knocked down almost every soldier. A standing Japanese soldier, Hayase didn't understand why the Japanese soldiers wanted to fight the Japanese soldiers when he fell to the ground. Due to the loss of command, the more than 100 Japanese troops still on the mountain fell into a state of chaos. They did not know whether to fight or welcome. The Japanese troops wearing Japanese military uniforms were rushing towards them. Could they open fire on their own people? While they were hesitating, the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side did not hesitate to shoot bullets, throw grenades, and viciously stabbed their bayonets into the bodies of the Japanese soldiers who were hiding in Tibet.
"Pop!" This time, two red flares rose from the top of Yuzhu Mountain. I looked at these two flares at the bottom of the mountain and understood that the mission was completed. After dawn, the soldiers cleaned up the battlefield, killed several Japanese soldiers who luckily escaped the night attack, and seized six intact 75mm mountain cannons. These mountain cannons naturally belonged to our "Houyi" Armored Regiment. The 52nd Army looked at They were greedy, so I told them to find a place to get them by themselves. These belonged to our armored regiment, and they would not be given to anyone who asked for them. Also seized were more than 700 artillery shells, which I loaded on a truck and transported back to me. At the station of the armored regiment, several soldiers rode on the barrel of the cannon and did not get down. They sat on the cannon all the way back, attracting the side glances of the 52nd officers and soldiers on the road.
The recovery of Yixian County and the settlement of the Yuzhushan artillery position created conditions for the 52nd Army to attack Lanling. However, in order to preserve its strength, Tang Enbo violated the law and ordered the 4th Division to attack Lanling. As soon as they came into contact with the Japanese army, they withdrew the main base of the legion. At this time, according to Li Zongren's order, Tang Enbo should use 2 corps and 4 divisions to attack the Lanling area with all his strength. However, Tang Enbo did not move and still stationed troops in the Baodugu Mountain area to avoid the Japanese army.
