A regiment was defeated miserably in Ancheng, which caused quite a shock in the Japs headquarters. The Japs never expected that even though they sent a second-level regiment, they were actually defeated in a single encounter.
Incredibly, it was carefully selected and equipped with a lot of heavy weapons, and its opponent was just an ordinary Chinese regiment organized locally.
From this point of view, the combat quality of the Chinese army is constantly improving, and the weapons are becoming more sophisticated, which undoubtedly casts a haze on their upcoming large-scale operations. They are worried that the Chinese army is prepared,
They were even more worried about the stubborn resistance they were about to encounter during the attack. However, the matter was already here and the large-scale attack could not be changed or stopped. The Japanese once again sent an offensive force to Anseong. This time it was the first brigade that was originally the vanguard in Operation No. 1.
group.
Judging from the deployment of the Japanese base camp, they have attached considerable importance to Anseong. In addition to strictly ordering the First Brigade to capture Anseong within one day so that the surprise attack would not be noticed by the Chinese army, they also have to eliminate all Anseong's troops.
The defenders were able to restore morale, and the Japanese follow-up troops immediately launched operations.
Su Yuan, who was stationed in Ancheng, soon received the news that the Japanese were coming. While he was relieved, he also felt heavy pressure. He immediately asked Li Qian to report to the war zone again, but this time he was still disappointed.
The war zone only learned that the Japanese First Brigade was about to invade Anseong, but they still did not notice the actions that a large number of Japanese troops were about to carry out behind it. They thought it was a retaliatory action by the Japanese army, so they asked Su Yuan to hold on to Anseong to repel the Japanese.
invasion. For Su Yuan's command of the troops to defeat the Yoshino Regiment, the theater issued a commendation order, but did not give any substantial support.
"Damn it!" Li Zhuang couldn't help but yelled after learning about the situation. "Even if there is no large-scale Japanese operation, how can we stop this brigade? They should send us some reinforcements."
"We can't defend Ancheng no matter what," Meng Tianze said.
"But the summit requires us to hold on, what should we do?" Zhang Hao asked worriedly.
"To this day, the war zone still doesn't believe what we reported." Su Yuan said worriedly: "It seems that only a good fight with the Japanese can attract their attention."
"Tuanzuo, do you really want to hold on to Ancheng?" Meng Tian asked.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Su Yuan has never hesitated like this before. What he is most worried about now is that the Japs are surrounding Ancheng, and if the Japs' large forces continue to move south, then his persistence will be worthless, and his brothers, who are alive and dead, will also
He will pay a heavy price for this, and he has never advocated such a battle.
"Then let's retreat to the mountains and take care of those fucking officials." Li Zhuang replied first. He had experienced it before, and the bloody battle in the daimyo made him wary.
"This is not good," Zhang Haoze said, "If we retreat privately, we will be punished by military law."
Su Yuan thought about it again and again, and it seemed that this battle must be fought. The only way to prove the Japs' actions and gain time to prepare for the war zone was through fighting. As for what to do after the fight, we could only rely on the situation at the time.
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"We want to let the war zone know and buy time to prepare for the war. This is of great importance, so we must stick to Ancheng." Su Yuan said. He then said to Li Qian: "Li Qian, you can report the war situation to us at any time. Once the war zone
If you believe what we say, then we will evacuate and try to hold off the Japanese around us."
"It seems that this is all." The regiment leader had already ordered, and everyone felt that this was all. Everyone began to lead their troops to strengthen preparations for war according to Su Yuan's deployment.
Su Yuan reduced his troops and prepared to hold on. In order to evacuate in time, he sent a force to defend Xicheng Town, which was the passage to the mountainous area.
The brutality of the battle was beyond Su Yuan's expectation, and what worried Su Yuan even more was that the Japanese launched an encircling attack on them. In one day, the Japanese launched more than ten attacks on them, and the city fell.
Countless Japanese corpses were killed, but the defenders also suffered heavy casualties, but they finally held on.
When the sky was getting dark, the Japanese stopped attacking. Su Yuan just breathed a sigh of relief, but then he felt the crisis and shock when the news came.
The first was the news of the fall of Xicheng Town. Now they were completely surrounded by the Japanese. Although Su Yuan was worried about this, he did not feel too much pressure. If they were lost, they could still open it during the breakout.
Su Yuan was disappointed that he had led his troops to fight for a whole day, but the war zone still did not pay attention to the future battle. According to reconnaissance, the Japanese army showed signs of bypassing Ancheng and heading south. This was what Su Yuan was most worried about.
Su Yuan was angry with Li Qian, and Li Qian also felt aggrieved. The response from the war zone was still to tell them to stick to it or engage in military law.
Su Yuan's heart suddenly moved after hearing Li Qian's report. It seemed that reporting to the war zone was of no use, and Li Qian didn't have the ability to do so, so he could only make the matter bigger.
"Li Qian, you immediately send a clear message to me, keep sending it to me, introduce our battle situation today to all radio stations that can receive it, and explain the news that the Japanese army has bypassed Ancheng and moved south. Their target is not only Henan
, but threaten Chongqing.”
"This..." Li Qian understood that this was the best way, but it was beyond her scope of authority, but when she saw Su Yuan's eyes burning, she still agreed.
That night, not only the war zone, but also Chongqing, the Japanese, and the surrounding Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army all received this important news, and they quickly made different reactions to it.
The Japanese army responded quickly. On the one hand, they ordered the troops heading south to speed up their advance, preparing to catch the Chinese army that had just been alerted by surprise. At the same time, they ordered the first brigade that besieged Anseong to capture Anseong on the next day.
In order to destroy this Chinese army that sabotaged their operations, the Japanese hated Su Yuan to the core.
The war zone also began to be a little worried about Su Yuan's report. This must have alarmed Chongqing. Sure enough, Chongqing, which received the clear message, responded immediately. The message said that the Japanese army was about to threaten Chongqing. Chongqing immediately ordered the war zone to prepare for war.
But by now it was too late.
Similarly, Yan'an also received a clear message from Ancheng, and they immediately ordered the nearby troops to respond and deploy.
At this time, Su Yuan seemed to be relieved of a heavy burden. He had done his best, and there was no point in holding on any longer. He began to make preparations for a breakout, but it was too late tonight, and he would have to break out tomorrow night.
Facing the crazy attack of the Japanese during the day, the Japanese must have gone crazy at this time. Whether they can hold on for another day is the key to the survival of their troops.