The combat staff frowned and lighted the sand table with bamboo sticks and said, "If the Japanese army broke through the second line of defense, the situation would be difficult to predict. On the one hand, the threat of artillery fire to us after entering the mountain was reduced, and on the other hand, the Japanese army had mountain cover.
Our lethality to it will be reduced. If the enemy forces attack more points, it will be difficult for us to defend.
Political Commissar Qian pointed to the large military map hanging on the wall with a pencil and said: "According to the current Japanese army's strength and offensive momentum, it is difficult for us to stick to the scheduled time. The troops' sacrifices are small, and the tasks assigned by superiors are large.
.I suggest that we ask for reinforcements from the independent brigade of the National Army that is closer to us.”
The combat staff and deputy regiment chief agreed with the political commissar's suggestion.
Commander Sun waved his hand and said, "I think this issue is not embarrassing. Intelligence and facts show that it is an open secret that the top government officials and the Japanese have reached a tacit understanding recently and the National Army and the Japanese Army have temporarily not taken the initiative to attack each other.
Brigade Commander Jiang Hailong received a telegram asking for help, and if he ordered the troops to reinforce us, he would be suspected of being the Shangfeng Anti-Agreement Order. If he was dismissed for this, it would be difficult for us to gain a foothold in the Independent Brigade. If the Independent Brigade completely collapsed in the future
To Lao Chiang, we will suffer greater losses. For the sake of the overall situation and long-term interests, I do not advocate asking them for help."
There was a silence in the venue.
News of the attack on Beishan quickly reached Jiang Hailong's ears, and he organized a meeting of senior officials at the garrison. At the meeting, he informed the situation in Beishan and said: "The Japanese have hoarded a large amount of military supplies at the station. I want to take advantage of the Japanese army's full strength.
During the suppression of the Communist Party, the Dejiao Company, who brought Li Tiezhu to the spies, was also a practical training for the newly formed Dejiao Company. I would like to hear your opinions."
Deputy Brigade Commander Li Ming agreed.
Jiang Hailong asked: "Staff Officer Xu, what are your opinions?"
Staff Officer Xu said: "The opportunity is rare, and I agree to sneak attacks on the station. As a combat staff officer, I ask to go with the team."
Jiang Hailong nodded in agreement.
Commander Li Tiezhu said: "Beishan is in urgent need, and we should send troops to reinforce. Once the Japanese occupy Beishan, their lips will be lost and their teeth will be cold, and our resident will inevitably be seriously threatened by the Japanese army."
Jiang Hailong said: "You are right, but there is an order on the top of the mountain. You cannot take the initiative to attack the Japanese army for the time being. We cannot publicly disobey the military order. It is another matter to attack the station without knowing it."
Li Tiezhu and Liu Heizi looked at each other and wondered: This is not the captain's previous style! Liu Heizi wanted to express his opinion, but Li Ming stopped him with a wink.
The first time he was going to participate in the battle of the Independent Brigade, General Xu rushed back to the dormitory after the meeting. On the way, he met Duan Guodong, deputy commander of the direct battalion who had been waiting for a long time.
Duan Guodong asked: "Brother Xu, how did you practice the tricks I taught?"
Staff Xu had something to do and said perfunctorily: "It's almost done, thank you brother." He flashed and wanted to leave.
Duan Guodong entangled him and said, "Why do you want to find a place to show me."
Staff Xu glanced at the scene of no one around and whispered: "I don't have time now. You are not an outsider. Tell you, I'm going to participate in the battle of the troops attacking the Japanese station soon. See you."
An hour later, the Jianghai Long Belt spy company and the Dejia Company hurried down the mountain.
Duan Guodong returned to the dormitory, took out the radio from the dark hole under the bed, and secretly reported Jiang Hailong's whereabouts to the Japanese Special High School and the Military Commission. He had two purposes for secretly reporting to the Military Commission. The first was to sue Jiang Hailong for disobeying the military order and actively attacking the Japanese army.
.The second is that if you are found to have a reasonable explanation when you send a report, it is his job to report the military movements to the Military Commission.
Jiang Hailong led his troops out of the mountain for ten kilometers and stopped moving forward. He used the radio to notify the commander of Li Tie, who was stationed in the Nanshan mining area, and led two battalions and armored convoys out for training, headed fifty kilometers towards the station and then returned on the same road. Then his troops kept the radio silent,
Turn around and march quickly towards the north mountain.
On the way, Jiang Hailong told the direct battalion commander and spy company commander Wang Dali, Dejia Company Commander Gong Ming, and Staff Xu that the real intention of this trip: the New Fourth Army garrison in Beishan was attacked by a large Japanese army, and we are going to secretly reinforce.
Hushan will never be allowed to be occupied by Japanese troops. No one is allowed to disclose this operation afterwards, otherwise the military law will severely punish it!
When Wang Dali heard that there was a big battle, he was so excited. There were many local soldiers in his company who were familiar with the terrain, who were responsible for being guides to lead the troops to take shortcuts. The spy company was full of talents and installed cableways between mountains.
A good hanging basket is used to transport heavy weapons such as mortars, grenade launchers, machine guns, etc. first with the hanging basket, and then transport people, saving the troops a lot of time.
Gong Ming was a cadre sent by the New Fourth Army. Jiang Hailong deliberately arranged to serve as the company commander of the Dejia Company. When he heard the news of Beishan's attack, he wanted to rush to his goal. He kept urging his team to catch up with the marching pace of the spy company.
When Staff Xu saw the brigade commander taking him to participate in a secret operation, he felt trusted. He ran around and checked the firmness of the cableway and the hanging basket and reminded the soldiers to pay attention to safety.
A few hours later, hearing the fierce gunfire sound, Jiang Hailong ordered the troops to accelerate, and turned on the radio to send a report to the Independent Regiment of the New Fourth Army.
The second line of defense was torn apart by the Japanese army, and the casualties of the first and second battalions continued to increase. Commander Sun was anxiously walking back and forth in the regiment headquarters, and was nervously considering whether to give up the second line of defense or pull out the third battalion.
Force reinforcements.
The telegrapher excitedly reported that the brigade commander Jiang Hailong led a team here! What are the locations?
Commander Sun, deputy regiment, government affairs, and combat staff couldn't believe his ears, and almost shouted in unison: "Repeat it!"
The news was confirmed that Commander Sun brought the combat staff and the guard platoon to greet him in person. Jiang Hailong's troops came through the mountains and bypassed the foot of the mountain.
The two troops marched towards each other and met in the mountains one hour later.
Commander Sun was a warm bear hug when he saw Jiang Hailong, and his gratitude was beyond words. He saw that the elite troops of the Independent Brigade had more than 100 people in a German-Air Corps, and the spy company had nearly 200 people in a strengthening company.
There was almost a battalion of the New Fourth Army, and the weapons and equipment were not only New Fourth Army, but even the Japanese army had to feel inferior.
The New Fourth Army Combat Staff launched a military map and briefly introduced the battle situation.
After asking a few questions, Jiang Hailong said decisively: "Immediately give up the defense line at the foot of the mountain and order the defensive troops to withdraw back to the mountainside. Do not move too fast when retreating, and retreat while fighting. In addition, change all my troops into the clothes of the new Fourth Army."
The military rank is higher than that of Captain Sun, so there is no need to be polite when speaking.
Seeing that Brigade Commander Sun was a little puzzled, Staff Officer Xu deserved to graduate from the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, he immediately explained: "The Brigade Commander wanted to introduce the Japanese army into the mountains to make the Japanese lose their artillery advantage and then give them a painful blow. He changed into his military uniform to avoid exposing us.