Li Yunlong said: "What do these guys from the Jinsui Army do? I have long said that if you want to control the Hancheng area, you must defend Niangzi Pass. I really don't know why these guys are so stupid. They only think of this now."
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "I think they are a little embarrassed. The last time they came to us, they couldn't open their mouths, especially since they didn't have the ability to win the Niangzi Pass. When they mentioned this matter, they were really embarrassed.
It’s a bit hard to live with.”
Li Yunlong said: "It's not that I look down on the Jinsui Army guys. If our troops had the equipment and logistical support they have, the little devils would have driven us out of Shanxi long ago."
Zhao Gang said: "Anyway, I got another 300,000 yuan and the equipment of an infantry regiment this time. It's worth going out to fight this battle."
Li Yunlong said: "Old Zhao, you are becoming more and more like a member of our independent group. Now you talk about asking for money and things. What our independent group wants is such a real person."
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "Old Li, from what you said, it seems that I, Zhao Gang, was not a real person before."
Li Yunlong said: "Brother Dalong, you conducted a sneak attack on Niangzi Pass last time. I think the little devil has already suffered a loss. The precautions must be very strict. Even if it is a sneak attack on New Year's Eve, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. We will still have to do it this time
Just be prepared.”
Xu Dalong said: "This time I plan to take Wei Monk's special operations squadron, Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron, and just in case, Sun Desheng's cavalry brigade."
That afternoon, Chu Yun'er came to Xu Dalong and said, "Brother Dalong, the performance is about to take place. Let's practice those songs again."
Xu Dalong shook his head and said, "Sorry, Yun'er, I'm afraid we can't perform together."
Chu Yun'er was full of expectations for performing on the same stage with Xu Dalong, but when she heard Xu Dalong's words, she suddenly felt very disappointed.
She asked in confusion: "Brother Dalong, what happened?"
Xu Dalong said: "I was just about to tell you about this." He told Chu Yun'er that he would cooperate with the Jinsui Army in fighting.
Chu Yun'er was very disappointed. She said, "Okay. Brother Dalong, if you're not here, there's no point in me staying. Then I'll go back to Fendong County with you. I'll spend the Spring Festival at home."
Xu Dalong understood Chu Yun'er's feelings, and said: "Yun'er, when you arrive in Fendong County, I will accompany you to buy gifts. After this battle is over, I will accompany you to drink coffee, watch movies, and dance."
Chu Yun'er became happy and said, "It's a deal. I'll go back and pack up and set off with you."
After arriving at the World War II District Chief's Headquarters, Xu Dalong met Li Kun and Geng Guoyuan, commander of the 203rd Division of the 68th Army who participated in this operation.
In order to ensure the success of this operation and avoid unfavorable cooperation, Li Kun specially selected Geng Guoyuan, a fellow countryman with whom he had a good relationship, and his 203rd Division would be stationed at Niangziguan from now on.
Li Kun hosted a banquet in honor of Xu Dalong, Wei Monk, Sun Desheng, Geng Guoyuan and others. He said that Shanxi Wanghe Chief of Staff attached great importance to this sneak attack on Niangziguan. The reinforced battalion participating in the operation was drawn from the security regiment of the District Governor's Department during World War II.
Elite. In addition to being equipped with a large number of machine guns and artillery, many officers and soldiers of the reinforced battalion are also equipped with submachine guns purchased from the United States, and many are equipped with 20-shot shell guns, which have quite powerful firepower.
In order to ensure the success of this operation, the Chief of Staff specially added a mountain artillery battalion to Geng Guoyuan's 203 Division, strengthened 200 light machine guns, and increased the ammunition by two bases.
Xu Dalong, Li Kun, Geng Guoyuan and others were chatting while eating. Xu Dalong proposed that in order to avoid exposing our army's movements in advance, the reinforcement battalion commanded by Li Kun and Geng Guoyuan's 203rd Division should remain in the original barracks and be ready to set off at any time.
Preparations. Monk Wei's special team first went to Niangziguan for reconnaissance.
After accepting the mission, Monk Wei personally led the reconnaissance team to Niangzi Pass for reconnaissance. Under the leadership of local guides, they climbed to the top of the mountain near Niangzi Pass and used telescopes to observe the situation at Niangzi Pass from a distance.
Not only that, they also visited pedestrians who passed through Niangzi Pass and basically found out the situation of Niangzi Pass.
The enemy situation is very serious. Today, the Japanese army has deployed an infantry regiment at Niangzi Pass. In addition to Niangzi Pass, defensive positions have also been built on the hills on both sides.
In order to find out the situation of Japanese reinforcements after the battle started, a squad leader of the special operations squadron led an intelligence team over the mountains and ridges out of Niangziguan, and hid near the road leading to Niangziguan to monitor at all times.
The movement of Japanese reinforcements.
After receiving the information from Monk Wei, Xu Dalong, Li Kun, Sun Desheng and others all felt that the situation was serious. They did not expect that a little girl would station a Japanese regiment.
Xu Dalong and others had been stationed at Niangzi Pass. The existing buildings there were simply not enough to station so many Japanese troops. The last time they attacked Niangzi Pass, the Japanese army had only two infantry squadrons there.
Unexpectedly, in order to guard Niangzi Pass, a large number of Japanese soldiers would live in tents in such a cold winter. It was so cold here, and Xu Darong and others admired the Japanese soldiers for their endurance.
The Jinsui Army prepared to use a division to attack Niangziguan, and also brought a large number of tents, but these were only temporary. As long as Niangziguan was occupied, the Jinsui Army would send a large number of migrant workers to build large-scale construction around Niangziguan to provide for Jinsui.
Military residence.
The Japanese army has retaken Niangzi Pass for some time, but there is no sign of additional construction. It seems that the Japanese army is hoping to reoccupy the Hancheng area. In that case, Niangzi Pass will not need so many defenders.
Xu Dalong still found it a little strange that the Japanese army stationed so many troops in Niangzi Pass, because after the Japanese army reoccupied Niangzi Pass, they sent troops from Niangzi Pass many times to attack the Jinsui Army's positions, but the Jinsui Army never went there once
Attacked Niangzi Pass.
Under such circumstances, the Japanese army should not leave a large number of troops there for defense. It seems a bit abnormal to station so many troops at Niangziguan.
Xu Dalong sent a telegram to Monk Wei, asking him to understand the changes in the enemy situation at Niangzi Pass, instead of simply providing the current strength of the Japanese army.
After Monk Wei learned about it, he learned that the Japanese army had only one infantry brigade stationed at Niangzi Pass. They set out from Niangzi Pass many times to attack the Jinsui Army. The troops all passed through Niangzi Pass after long marches.
After the battle, they returned to their original base via Niangziguan.
The infantry regiment currently stationed at Niangziguan has only arrived here in the past few days.
The situation that appeared in front of them made everyone feel very headache. The original plan to attack Niangziguan was still based on the battle plan formulated by the Japanese army stationed an infantry brigade there. Now an infantry regiment appeared there. It was obvious that Xu Dalong
The troops originally planned to be used by others were obviously insufficient to capture Niangzi Pass.
Li Kun and the commander of the 203rd Division Geng Guoyuan felt very discouraged and believed that it was basically impossible to capture Niangzi Pass. They all began to back down and prepared to report to the Chief of Staff, suggesting that the Spring Festival attack on Niangzi Pass be cancelled.
Xu Dalong was a little embarrassed at this time. He had received 300,000 yuan from the Jinsui Army, plus the equipment of an infantry regiment. If the battle was cancelled, the money and supplies would be a bit hot.
Now that the thing is in my hands, it feels really uncomfortable to hand it over again.
Xu Dalong thought about how he could keep the money and supplies he had received with peace of mind.
He suggested that Li Kun and Geng Guoyuan postpone reporting to the chief of staff and then study a new battle plan to capture Niangzi Pass.
Xu Dalong didn't think about how to capture Niangzi Pass for a while. He suggested that everyone think about it and meet again tomorrow to discuss.
After returning to the reception area, Sun Desheng said: "Captain, we can't just cancel the battle plan. We have already consumed a lot of troops this time, and my cavalry brigade consumes a lot of money every day. If we don't fight,
The Jinsui Army asked for the money and equipment back, but we lost it in vain. No matter what, we have to find an excuse to keep the money and equipment we got. We can't work in vain."
Xu Dalong said helplessly: "I think so too, but the original battle plan is really difficult to implement. The Japs at Niangzi Pass have an infantry regiment. Not only are there a large number of Japs stationed at Chengguan, but Niangzi Pass also has a large number of Japs stationed there.
There are also Japs on the tops of the mountains on both sides of the pass. If we attack Niangzi Pass, not many people can get up at one time. Even if we successfully attack the city pass and the Japs on the mountains on both sides suppress us, we will not be able to defend it. That is enough for an infantry regiment.
The Japs, with only one division of the Jinsui Army, may not be a match for them. If our people take Niangzi Pass, it is impossible to withdraw, and they might even be trapped in it.
The most critical issue is not this. Judging from the attitudes of Li Kun and Geng Guoyuan, they had already backed down when they heard that there was a regiment of Japs there.
Under such circumstances, the possibility of counting on them to attack Niangzi Pass is very small. If they cannot be given a convincing reason tomorrow, they will definitely report to the Chief of Staff and request the cancellation of this combat operation to attack Niangzi Pass.
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Sun Desheng said: "This group of Jinsui troops are just cowardly and afraid of death. Although the Japanese have an infantry regiment, they have a full division. They are really cowardly. No matter what, captain, the money and money we have obtained
The equipment cannot be returned to the Jinsui Army.
My opinion is that we insist on fighting. Our attitude is here anyway. It's their business if they don't want to fight. This doesn't count as a breach of our promise.
In any case, the money and equipment cannot be returned to the Jinsui Army."
Xu Dalong said: "That's of course. It's impossible to give back what you get, but let's think hard about how we can convince the Jinsui Army to continue fighting this war."
After Sun Desheng thought for a while, he felt that he was not sure to win Niangzi Pass. He scratched his head and said: "Damn Japanese! They are really hateful. Why did they suddenly increase so many troops? Don't stay in the barracks during the Chinese New Year.
He wants to go to the top of the mountain to live in a tent, I really don’t know what he thinks because he brought up these little devils?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "This is our Spring Festival. The little devils also celebrate the New Year, but it is almost a month earlier than us."
Sun Desheng scolded: "These damn little devils are really full. In such a cold weather, it would be better to freeze these guys to death."
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Xu Dalong's mind, and he said: "It's now the third nine, which is the coldest time.
Tell me, what is the reason why the little devils have suddenly increased their troops in the past few days?"
Sun Desheng also felt that there was something wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment and cursed: "Damn little devil, you just don't want us to have a good New Year."
"Let us celebrate the New Year well." This sentence reminded Xu Dalong, and he asked: "Old Sun, you said that we want to use the Spring Festival to sneak attack on the Japanese, will the Japanese also want to use the Spring Festival to sneak attack on the Shanxi-Sui Army?"
Xu Dalong's words made Sun Desheng feel bright.
He said: "Oh! Don't tell me, it's really possible. The little devils want to take back the Hancheng area and have sent troops from Niangziguan several times. The New Year is coming, the defense of the Jinsui Army must be very lax, the little devils are sure
Will use this opportunity to sneak attack the Jinsui Army.
This is probably why they suddenly increased so many troops at Niangziguan."
Xu Dalong said: "What you said makes sense. I think it is probably for this purpose."
Sun Desheng suddenly became happy and said: "This is really great. If this is really the case, although we cannot help the Jinsui Army take Niangzi Pass, we can help them repel the Japanese attack. They are still embarrassed.
Do you want the money and equipment from us?"
Xu Dalong said: "You are right. Let's plan carefully and help the Jinsui Army repel the Japanese attack. If the battle goes well, there may be a chance to seize Niangzi Pass."
Sun Desheng said: "If the Japs attack the Jinsui Army in a sneak attack, their troops will definitely be very large. Even if we take Niangzi Pass in a sneak attack, we won't be able to defend it. I think we should not take this idea for the time being."
Xu Dalong said: "That's not necessarily the case. Since the enemy's military strength has changed now and the original battle plan cannot be implemented, we must also change the battle plan. Let me ask you, if we attack Niangziguan this time without our original strength, will we
With all our main forces transferred here, plus the main forces from the Jinsui Army and Zhongtiao Mountain, can we still not win Niangzi Pass?"
Sun Desheng's eyes lit up and he said: "Captain, do you want to fight a big battle here and eat the Japanese who come out of seclusion? If that is really possible, taking Niangzi Pass will definitely not be a problem."
Xu Dalong said: "Let's discuss it carefully and re-formulate the battle plan based on this idea."
Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng discussed for a while and got a general idea. In order to accurately judge the movements of the Japanese army, Xu Dalong sent a telegram to Wei Monk, asking him to notify the reconnaissance team that had passed Niangzi Pass to the Japanese 5th Division and
The station of the 112th Division to find out whether the Japanese army has any signs of sending troops in the near future.