After Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei discussed the battle plan, they returned to prepare.

Chu Yunfei has completely let himself go now. If he was asked to cooperate in the battle before, he would definitely have many concerns.

But now, he has completely forgotten those repeated orders.

As long as he can fight the Japanese, Chu Yunfei will not hesitate.

Moreover, this battle was to allow the guerrilla detachment to quickly capture Yangcheng and eliminate the Fourth Cavalry Brigade.

Chu Yunfei also deliberately transferred his artillery battalion directly to the guerrilla detachment to command operations.

At ten o'clock in the evening on the 15th, the guerrilla detachment began to set off. They acted separately and rushed directly to Yangcheng.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of the little devils, each department advanced in multiple ways.

At the same time, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment also launched operations. They deployed their main force to the north of Yangcheng and were ready to defend the Wakamatsu detachment.

In addition, they deployed a reinforced company of 300 troops to the south of Yangcheng to guard the 33rd Division.

And here in Yangcheng, at the headquarters of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade.

Major General Shigeichi Kato, commander of the brigade, was not in a very good mood at the moment. He stood in front of the map with a solemn expression.

The Fourth Cavalry Brigade currently has just over 4,000 troops, half of which are artillery units.

Yangcheng where they are stationed is located on the east side of Lishan Mountain, and they need to undertake the task of blocking the east side of Lishan Mountain.

This means that once the Lishan defenders break out from the east side, they will definitely need to quickly launch a comprehensive defense.

However, the various units of the Lishan garrison continued to gather their defeated troops, and their strength continued to increase.

In Kato Shigeichi's view, once they gather the main force to attack Yangcheng, their own brigade will need to bear a lot of pressure.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, we have established perfect contact with the Wakamatsu detachment and the 33rd Division."

"As long as we encounter an attack here, they will get the news immediately and mobilize their troops to quickly support us."

"The overall strength of these two forces is still very strong. If they can provide support, they can still play a decisive role."

At this time, the brigade chief of staff came to Kato Shigeichi and reported directly.

As soon as Kato Shigeru heard the news, his expression improved a little.

After all, the two Japanese troops from the north and the south could rush over quickly for reinforcements, which could also reduce their combat pressure.

"Xinxi, contact the troops in Ciying Town and ask them to pay close attention to the situation in Lishan."

"At the same time, we also need to make them more vigilant to prevent them from being annihilated."

Kato Shigeichi looked at the chief of staff and issued the combat order.

These two different commands are completely mutually exclusive.

It is obviously difficult to not be annihilated but also to keep a close eye on Lishan's situation.

After all, if you want to monitor the situation in Lishan, you need to deploy troops for investigation.

When the troops leave Ciying Town, they will inevitably be hit and suffer losses.

But for Kato Shigeichi, he was not willing to let his cavalry continue to suffer casualties.

You must know that cavalry is very precious, and it is not easy to support a cavalry.

Even within the Japanese army, cavalry is still an aristocratic branch.

Such troops suffer losses, and it will take time to replenish them.

If there are too many casualties, the commander will naturally be held accountable.

The Fourth Cavalry Brigade had already suffered hundreds of losses, so Kato Shigeichi was unwilling to suffer any more losses at this time.

Moreover, in his view, there was a problem with the deployment of the First Army headquarters, and his own cavalry brigade should not be responsible for defense tasks.

Of course, this problem is very complex and cannot be solved by Kato Shigeichi.

The Fourth Cavalry Brigade is affiliated with the Mongolian Army, and the command of the operations is the First Army Headquarters. Naturally, they will not be given special care.

As for the North China Front, they are too busy and dizzy now, so naturally they can't worry about it.

What's more, they have decided to focus on encircling and annihilating the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain. Even if they know about this, they will not interfere.

The Fourth Cavalry Brigade cannot be stationed in Yangcheng, so other troops need to be mobilized.

And now there are not many troops that the little devil can deploy.

Because of these problems, the 4th Cavalry Brigade can only assume defense tasks.

After explaining everything, Kato Shigeru went to rest.

The brigade chief of staff contacted the communications corps and began to issue orders. He simply asked the Ciying Town cavalry not to attack for the time being.

It was precisely because of this order that all units of the guerrilla detachment bypassed Ciying Town and secretly advanced towards Yangcheng.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, gunfire began to appear outside Yangcheng. This was the guerrilla detachment discovered by the secret sentry deployed by the Japs.

The piercing siren sounded, and the main force of the 4th Yangcheng Cavalry Brigade quickly prepared for battle.

Kato Shigeru, who had just fallen asleep, woke up in an instant and rushed to the brigade headquarters immediately.

"What's going on? How many enemy troops are there outside?"

"What exactly are the troops in Ciying Town doing and why did they let the enemy troops come here?"

Kato Shigeichi looked at the chief of staff and asked with anger on his face.

The chief of staff didn't know how to explain and stood there awkwardly.

It was pitch dark outside now, and the little devil had no idea that the main force of the guerrilla detachment was coming.

Moreover, no one dares to act without permission without Kato Shigeichi's order, so they still don't know the situation outside.

The only thing the little devil can be sure of right now is that there are enemy troops outside.

But they don't know anything about their numbers, strength, weapons and equipment, etc.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, should we contact the Wakamatsu detachment and the 33rd Division and ask them to come over quickly for reinforcements?"

After the brigade chief of staff hesitated for a moment, he looked at Kato Shigeichi and asked.

Kato Shigemoto instinctively wanted to contact the Japanese troops in the north and south and ask them to rush over for reinforcements.

But considering that he didn't even know the situation outside, he didn't dare to issue orders without authorization.

After all, the Japanese troops in the north and south have their own combat missions!

If Yangcheng is attacked by Lishan's main force, they can come with support.

However, if Yangcheng is only attacked by a small force of the Lishan garrison, if they come to support, there will be holes in the overall defense, and the consequences will be serious.

By that time, Kato Shigeichi will not be able to bear all responsibilities.

Therefore, he did not contact the Wakamatsu detachment and the 33rd Division, but issued a defense order.

All two thousand cavalry were dismounted and they began to be used as infantry for combat.

More than thirty 75MM artillery pieces were also ready to fire.

Kato Shigeichi believed that as long as the other party did not come with the main force, his own troops would be able to defend Yangcheng.

But he didn't know that it was the main force of the guerrilla detachment that came to the outskirts of Yangcheng at this time.

As multiple troops gathered together, the guerrilla detachment immediately used the cover of night to build starting positions and artillery positions.

At this time, there were a lot of artillery that could provide support to the guerrilla detachment, including four artillery battalions!

The 358th Regiment Artillery Battalion has twelve Jin-made 75MM mountain guns.

There are 28 artillery pieces in the three artillery battalions of the guerrilla detachment.

Twenty of them are 75MM caliber, four are 85MM caliber, and four are 105MM caliber!

While the soldiers were building their positions, the detachment headquarters was established on a nearby high ground.

The three infantry battalion commanders Zhang Dabiao, Shen Quan, and Wang Huaibao, the cavalry battalion commander Sun Desheng, and the armored vehicle battalion commander Li Erhu gathered together.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Lu Ming stood in front of the map and continued to discuss it.

The attack hasn't started yet, but once it does, it must be resolved quickly.

Otherwise, it will turn into a war of attrition, which will naturally not be good news for the guerrilla detachment.

The five battalion commanders looked eagerly at Li Yunlong and others. They were all eager to get the main attack mission.

"Detachment leader, political commissar, chief of staff, let us, the first battalion, take the main attack."

"If we are unable to invade Yangcheng, I am willing to accept any punishment."

"Chief of Staff, you know the combat effectiveness of our First Battalion. We will definitely be able to invade Yangcheng!"

"And our first battalion now has four mountain cannons, we will definitely be able to capture Yangcheng!"

Zhang Dabiao was relatively senior and saw that Li Yunlong and others remained silent for a long time.

He stood up directly and took the initiative to challenge.
To be continued...