Chapter 196 Chen Ziyun and Qian Bojun’s different combat suggestions

The reinforcements of the Mongolian Army under the command of Harada Kenzo stopped briefly at Haradaira Castle and began to rest.

The commander of the Third Independent Mixed Brigade, Yanagi Shigeharu, quickly contacted Harada Kenzo, and the two sides met and discussed.

At around five o'clock, the 7th Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army dispatched a force of more than 600 people and began to assist in the operation.

The independent mixed third brigade cooperated with the 8th Division and the 7th Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army to the east and took the initiative to attack along both sides of the railway.

They began to raid the Eighth Route Army units that were attacking the railway, thereby ensuring the absolute safety of the railway.

The Eighth Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army is also a cavalry unit. After being reinforced by more than 600 cavalry units, their strength increased by more than 2,000.

More than two thousand cavalry cooperated with the little Japanese troops in combat, and they showed strong maneuverability.

During that battle, the puppet troops made certain progress, and there were no Eighth Route troops on both sides of the railway for the time being.

By the time more than 600 cavalrymen from the 7th Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army returned, it was already past six o'clock.

Harada Kenzo began to order the troops to prepare, and a rich breakfast had been arranged.

Considering that the Japanese and puppet troops could not take the initiative in Yuanping City, Harada Kenzo directly left some combat supplies there.

In this way, the weight of their troops can be reduced, which will give them a greater advantage when fighting from the east.

At half past six, we were at the headquarters of the New Regiment in the Taihang Mountain area east of Xin County.

Li Yunlong has been waiting there for a long time with his new regiment of 2,000 troops. Their combat mission is to block the reinforcements of the Yuan army that appear in the north and south of Xin County.

As news came from Yuanping City, Li Yunlong soon got the news that troops stationed in Mongolia were about to enter Xin County along the southeastern railway.

At this time, Li Yunlong was standing in front of the map, with a solemn expression on his face.

The division commander and brigade commander could communicate with the new regiment in time, and the new regiment was specially equipped with radios.

So is Li Yunlong currently able to communicate with his superiors through radio? And with radio, they can also get more information.

"Commander, there is news from the brothers' troops that there are many cavalry troops among the reinforcements dispatched by the Mongolian Army."

"Brothers' troops were also attacked by them and suffered some casualties, so they had to temporarily stop the attack operations."

"The puppet cavalry is not weak and has well-equipped weapons and equipment. It can effectively cooperate with the little Japanese troops in combat."

First Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao stood behind Li Yunlong and said with a solemn expression on his face.

Li Yunlong nodded thoughtfully and looked north of Xin County.

The terrain in the north of Xin County is relatively complex. In the area where it meets Yuan Pingcheng, there are even highland rivers there.

There is a hilly area to the northwest of Xinxian County, and there are also highlands. It is currently occupied by the remnants of the independent fourth brigade.

As for the mountainous terrain in the northeast of the county, there are highlands such as Pingding Mountain, Jiangjun Mountain, and Zhaizi Mountain.

Two different terrains stand side by side from east to west, with the Tongpu Railway running through them, and there is a Hutuo River there!

"Little Japs, please follow the railway to the south-east, so that we can quickly maneuver to the mountains northeast of the county and seize the commanding heights to launch an attack."

"Otherwise, please let the Jaap reinforcements pass there. The Xinxian area is flat. If we fight them there, they will suffer a loss."

"The Pingdingshan area in Buluo belongs to Yuanping City. There are no Moon troops deployed there for defense. It's too late now."

Li Yunlong pointed to the Pingdingshan area and said with a solemn expression on his face.

The New Regiment was very close to there, so it took time for them to rush there quickly, and it also took time to deal with the Moon Army there.

The most critical point is that the new regiment has more heavy weapons. Will this have a greater impact on the mobility of the troops?

In particular, they do not have enough horses, most weapons rely on human transportation, and the marching speed will not be very fast.

They wanted to station themselves on high ground to block the attack, but it was almost impossible.

And one thing is very clear, that is, the puppet reinforcements may not continue to move east along the railway.

There is Tongpu Railway to the east of the hilly area, but there are also towns such as Quanchun Town to the west, which is also flat.

That means whether the troops commanded by Harada Kenzo can advance to Xinxian County through two roads to fight.

One line will follow the Tongpu Railway to the southeast, advance to Xinkou Town, and directly connect with the independent mixed fourth brigade in the hilly area to the west of Xinkou Town.

One way is to advance Yanzhuang Town to the west of the hilly area and advance to Qicun Town, and also to gain contact with the independent mixed fourth brigade.

Since both roads are considered safe, we hope to reach Qicun Town and Xinkou Town. The terrain is relatively flat, which is conducive to cavalry troops fighting.

The New Regiment wants to block them outside Xin County so that they cannot advance to the Xin County area. It seems that this is not possible at present.

Especially if there are a large number of cavalry on the wrong side, if the new regiment makes a wrong move, it may cause heavy casualties to the entire regiment.

"Commander, in terms of the art of war, soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape."

"Currently, Jin Suijun's 48th Independent Brigade has severely damaged the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, and there is not much threat to their troops."

"Under such circumstances, there is no need for them to block the reinforcements of the Mongolian Army outside the scope of Xin County."

"Even if they are placed outside Xin County, they can effectively cooperate with the 48th Independent Brigade in combat."

Just when Li Yunlong was hesitant, Zhao Gang came to Li Yunlong and directly made suggestions.

When Li Yunlong heard Zhao Gang's first words, he frowned and was a little unhappy. He didn't like formality.

But Zhao Gang's subsequent suggestions made Li Yunlong thoughtful.

"I didn't see it. I really don't want to embroider pillows. Okay, let me continue to talk about what we should do when we receive Donglai."

Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang and asked with interest on his face.

Zhao Gang came to the map, and his eyes were fixed on the Pingdingshan area northeast of Xinxian County.

"Whether the Bubong Japs entered Xinxian County from the east or west in the hilly area, our new regiment will advance there."

"Take the highlands of Pingding Mountain, Jiangjun Mountain, and Zhaizi Mountain to the east. They can go north and assist the brother troops to threaten the Yue puppet troops in Pingcheng."

"At the same time, they can quickly retreat to the Xinxian area to assist the 48th Independent Brigade in combat."

"At critical times, they can also quickly move westward and directly attack the independent mixed fourth brigade in the hilly area."

"Furthermore, the reinforcements of the Mongolian army stationed in Bufu will enter Xin County from the south and east. They must be faster than them."

"When they get the high ground to the east, they can conduct roundabout operations at any time and attack them directly from the rear."

Facing Li Yunlong's inquiry, Zhao Gang pointed to different locations on the map and explained in detail.

In the original play, when Lao Li made a mistake, the boss joked that he was not versatile.

Li Yunlong's multi-faceted legs, has he ever taken the blame, raised war horses and other things?

But the famous Brigadier Chen is the one with truly versatile legs.

Brigadier Chen is proficient in both civil and military affairs, command, combat intelligence, education, etc.

Zhao Gangfan was not an ordinary college student, so how could Brigadier Chen directly arrange for him to come over and partner with Li Yunlong?

I want to know if Zhao Gang is not a graduate of Yanda University, he is not a fourth-year graduate.

Is the Anti-Japanese University a school that specializes in training cadres? Its fourth term opened in April 1938 and graduated by the end of the year and went to the front line.

Could it be that it has been 40 years now, which means that Zhao Gang had experience in other troops before he came to the new regiment as the official commander.

In just one year, Zhao Gang was able to report to Brigade 386, which shows his capability.

In the original play, Lao Li once said, could Zhao Gang be a Confucius with a sword on his waist and be both civil and military?

At this time, as Zhao Gang finished speaking, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao looked at Zhao Gang in disbelief.

They obviously didn't expect that Zhao Gang was arranging his troops, and they obviously had something unique to do.

"Hehehe, it seems that our Zhao Zhengwei is not simple either."

"That idea is exactly the same as ours, Mr. Zhao Zhengwei. I simply deny the roundworms in our stomach."

"Da Biao, just follow what Zhao Zhengwei said, and our regiment will advance towards the highlands in the northeastern part of the county."

Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang in the east and said with a smile on his face.

Obviously, from that moment on, Li Yunlong's attitude toward Zhao Gang changed.

A new regiment of troops gathered urgently, and at seven o'clock, they began to secretly advance towards the Pingdingshan area.

It was at that time that Chu Yunfei's brigade also received relevant news.

Chief of Staff Lin Zhiqiang and Chief of Staff Fang Ligong came to the map to mark it.

Seeing that thousands of puppet troops have arrived at Yuanping City, they will soon advance to the Xinxian area to start operations.

Chu Yunfei frowned slightly. After all, after the Choqi battle, the two eastern regiments of the Independent 48th Brigade had suffered combat losses.

Now they have more than 5,000 combat troops, and they are scattered in different areas for defense.

Originally, the 48th Independent Brigade was deployed separately. Could it be possible to attack the remnants of the Independent 4th Brigade in the hilly area and annihilate them at any time?

However, as a large number of Lunar and Puppet Army troops rushed over and dispersed their defenses, the Moon and Puppet Army would have the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

Chu Yunfei immediately began to contact Chen Ziyun, Qian Bojun, and Zhang Furun, begging them to come to the brigade headquarters quickly.

As early as six o'clock, orders had been sent to brigade headquarters.
To be continued...