Chapter 1218 Seize Longyan River
"Commander, there is still a Japanese army on the Longyan River bridge!" Tian Kezhi reminded Zhao Zhiguo.
The Japanese defenders on the Longyan River were sent by Jinyang City. This force has been on the Longyan River.
"Didn't Ding Yucheng's reconnaissance battalion keep an eye on them?"
The troops directly under the headquarters, the special agent battalion, the reconnaissance battalion and the cavalry battalion have all been sent to the front line.
The cavalry battalion only has one company of troops, and currently Zhao Zhiguo can only raise a hundred war horses. It is too expensive to raise a cavalry battalion.
However, this cavalry company claims to the outside world that it is a cavalry battalion.
The cavalry battalion is now also under the command of Ding Yucheng. As long as the Japanese army needs troops on the Longyan River to return to Jinyang City, Ding Yucheng and others will take advantage of the situation and control the bridge on the Longyan River.
"It depends on how the four regiments on the front line cooperate. If the second stage goes well, we can take Jinyang City." Zhao Zhiguo said.
As long as the Japanese army makes wrong decisions, they will be able to compress the Japanese army in the city into a small space.
After eliminating the effective strength of the Japanese army in the city, the frontline combat troops can quickly mobilize their troops to block the Japanese army's reinforcements coming from other directions.
In fact, Zhao Zhiguo's purpose in the second stage was just to capture the Jinyang City wall, then destroy the wall, and when Japanese reinforcements arrived, the troops would immediately retreat.
The third stage is to capture the main urban area of Jinyang City.
Now that the fourth regiment has entered the city, the plan has taken a big step forward, which also gave Zhao Zhiguo the idea of capturing Jinyang in the second stage.
"Commander, let's leave the power of whether to expand the results to the frontline headquarters." Tian Kezhi said, "We will only provide them with the analysis of our headquarters."
The group leaders must know best how the battle is developing and whether to continue the fight.
"When sending a telegram to them, we must also ensure that the telegram can be delivered to Ding Yucheng." Zhao Zhiguo said, "The Japanese reinforcements have already set off one after another. If we cannot come up with a regiment of effective strength within fifteen hours, we will give up the attack."
Zhao Zhiguo is not on the front line and cannot judge the real situation.
Moreover, officers at all levels on the front line are veterans and know how to handle the war situation correctly.
"In addition, notify the reserve forces to select 2,000 soldiers who have completed training and go to Jinyang to provide additional strength at any time to troops with greater casualties."
Zhao Zhiguo and the others did not have a reserve team in hand, so they could only constantly add new effective forces to each regiment.
Moreover, the new recruits added to each regiment are led by veterans. After such a battle, as long as they can survive, they will not be in trouble in any subsequent battles.
This is an actual battle, and for Zhao Zhiguo, it is also a training exercise.
After capturing Jinyang, Zhao Zhiguo will continue to expand his troops, and expanding the army will require enough veterans.
When Zhao Zhiguo sent additional support to the frontline troops, the fourth regiment in Jinyang City also deployed.
The soldiers seized important intersections, captured important houses, and used the houses in the city as fortifications and bunkers.
Zhao Zhiguo once issued an order not to be afraid of destroying the houses. After capturing Jinyang, the troops were responsible for rebuilding houses for the people.
Compared with a house and a soldier's life, Zhao Zhiguo would rather save a soldier's life.
Moreover, occupying the houses can also complete the division of the Japanese troops in the city.
"Where did so many Chinese troops appear in the city?" the Japanese commander roared angrily.
The matter of Chinese soldiers in the army has not yet been resolved. So many Chinese soldiers suddenly appeared in the city, catching the Japanese army by surprise.
"How many of them are there?"
"have no idea!"
"Where did you enter the city from?"
"have no idea!"
"How equipped are they?"
"have no idea!"
The little Japanese army really didn't know anything about the Chinese army that appeared in the city.
"Trash! Idiot!"
The Japanese commander cursed angrily.
But he was still angry, but he had to face reality next.
Two-thirds of the troops in the city were attracted to the west and north of the city. These troops had been cut off by the sudden appearance of the Chinese army.
Fortunately, misfortunes never come singly, and the pressure in the east of the city is increasing. Chinese soldiers once rushed into the city and broke through the firepower deployed by the Japanese army several times.
The city wall fell, the east side of the city could not withstand the pressure, and the west and north of the city were divided by the Chinese army.
Only guard troops can be mobilized around the headquarters.
In this situation, any commander will feel powerless.
"Report, there was a mutiny in the Third Regiment of the Royal Association Army. The leader of the Third Regiment was killed by an unknown person. More than a thousand people from the Third Regiment of the Imperial Association Army attacked our army from behind." A Japanese soldier reported.
When a drum is broken, thousands of people beat it; when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down.
The commander of the puppet army was killed by the soldiers of the special operations team. The battle in the city went from bad to worse. The puppet army also knew that if they continued to follow the same path as the little devil, they might not be able to turn over in their lifetime.
Encouraged by the special forces soldiers, the puppet troops decisively turned their guns and started fighting with the Japanese army.
Being cut off from their retreat and facing a rebellion by the Imperial Japanese Army, the Japanese army was in chaos.
"It's over, everything is over!" The Japanese commander felt that the sky was about to fall.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we still have a force defending the Longyan River. If they rush back from the Longyan River to support us, they can still come in time," said a Japanese staff officer.
Longyan River is in the east of Jinyang City. If you rush back at full speed, you can get back to Jinyang City in less than half an hour.
Moreover, there happens to be a Chinese army attacking in the east of the city. The troops retreating from the Longyan River Bridge can directly relieve the Japanese army in the east of the city.
If the Japanese troops in the east of the city could withdraw, the Japanese troops in the city would have enough strength to support the south and north of the city.
The Japanese commander seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. To him, the troops guarding the Longyan River Bridge were like divine soldiers.
"Quick, send a telegram to the defenders on the Longyan River bridge and immediately launch an attack on the Chinese army in the east of the city." the Japanese commander ordered.
At this moment, the battle situation in Jinyang City has become unfamiliar to the Japanese army.
The Japanese troops coming from the east to support Jinyang City had to pass through the bridge over the Longyan River to support Jinyang City.
At this time, the Japs were effectively handing over the Longyan River to Zhao Zhiguo's troops.
The Japs had just evacuated from the Longyan River, and Ding Yucheng fired a signal flare to warn the fifth regiment in the east of the city.
After the commander of the fifth regiment saw the signal flare, he immediately ordered the troops to stop the attack and set up defenses on the city wall to defend the city wall.
After Ding Yucheng fired the signal bomb, he immediately asked the cavalry battalion to seize the Longyan River as quickly as possible, and the reconnaissance battalion followed closely.
In just ten minutes, Ding Yu successfully controlled the Longyan River and deployed defenses on the Longyan River.
After helping the reconnaissance battalion seize the bridge, Ding Yucheng immediately ordered the cavalry to support the fifth regiment and quickly deal with the retreating Japanese troops.
Chapter completed!