Chapter 161: Iron Wall Encirclement Please subscribe
Jing Dagang successfully defeated the three remaining troops stationed here by Shiyou at Laoyakou, and captured a large number of ships.
The other two routes went equally smoothly. The Second Battalion led by Li Ziwen, political commissar of the First Regiment, was far away from Changfengdu, so it was almost noon when they arrived.
It happened that the defenders on the ship were lighting a fire for cooking, and the smoke revealed the location of the ship. Li Ziwen immediately ordered the 82nd mortar company to open fire, destroying the enemy ship in one fell swoop.
The headquarters of the Qiu County Independent Detachment.
"Commander, the First Regiment sent a telegram. All the enemy boats at the three crossing points were destroyed. However, a few enemies escaped. The First Regiment asked about the next combat mission!" Dong Jianghui reported.
"Hey, now the Third Stone Friend has no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth. Let's see where he runs this time! Tell Jing Dagang to let his group be deployed along the Wei River in Guantao County. If the Third Stone Friend dares to
If you want to swim manually, then let the troops press on and beat up the drowned dog!"
"Send a report to Commander Song immediately to inform you of the results of this battle!"
"yes"
Zhou Weihan lowered his head to check the map. The main force of the independent detachment has now been pressed forward. The defense line runs from Jize County in the northwest, through Qiu County in the middle, and then to Guantao County in the southeast.
By occupying major transportation routes, a long line of defense was built, spanning north and south.
"Well done, I didn't expect Zhou Weihan to actually destroy Shi Yousan's boat crossing the river. Some time ago, I asked the enemy's engineering department to search for a long time but they couldn't find the crossing point of Shi Yousan. What an unexpected surprise!" Commander Song heard Zhou Weihan say.
He said happily that he had received a telegram.
"What is the war status of each department? Have they been reported?"
"Shi Yousan's military headquarters and special agent brigade fled south under the attack of Commander Chen's left column, intending to join up with the temporary third division in the north of Wei County. The enemy's 181st Division received the order and went south to support. It has been attacked by the left column.
Surrounded by Dongjia Temple."
"The central column eliminated one regiment each of the temporary third division and Sun Liangcheng's department in the northern part of Wei County!"
"According to the report from the right column, there was no movement from Gao Shuxun's troops east of the Wei River. The enemy and we had exchanged blows, but the enemy retreated with one blow and seemed to have no intention of rushing for reinforcements!"
After hearing the report, Commander Song pondered for a while and said: "If you don't even help Shi Yousan, it's time to close the net. Order the 115th Division Independent Brigade to cross the Wei River before twelve o'clock tonight, and cooperate with the central column to eliminate the temporary No. 3
Didn't the Third Division, Sun Liangcheng's troops, and Zhou Weihan capture many ships? Let them contact each other about crossing the river!"
At this time, various units of the Eighth Route Army had formed a large network. After more than a day of fierce fighting, each unit had made considerable gains.
The fact that Shi Yousan's retreat was cut off is still going on. The remaining troops at the three crossing points were all direct descendants of Shi Yousan. After escaping, someone reported to Shi Yousan.
Although the battle was fierce, the spread of news from both sides was not interrupted. Even with the "help" of our army's staff lurking in the Third Division of Shiyou, news from each battlefield spread rapidly within the 69th Army.
At this time, Shi Yousan was like an ant on a hot pot. Shi Yousan's 69th Army was divided into three parts by our army. The 181st Division in the north, the military headquarters and the special agent brigade in the middle, and the temporary division in the northern part of Wei County
The Third Division and Sun Liangcheng's Department.
At the beginning of the raid on the military headquarters and the secret service brigade, after breaking out of the encirclement of the left-wing column led by Commander Chen, Shi Yousan hesitated. He first led his troops southward, and then worried that his direct unit, the 181st Division, would be eaten by our army, and attempted to gather troops.
To reinforce the 181st Division, which was blocked in the north, the temporary Third Division was entangled by our army's central column. Both the northern and southern divisions were too busy to take care of themselves. Shiyousan was in a dilemma and missed the opportunity to continue to break out south.
"Military seat, we have missed the opportunity to reinforce the 181st Division. The 181st Division has no hope. It is stuck by the Eighth Route Army. Even we will not be able to leave by then!"
The New Eighth Army's Gao Shuxun called us. We are blocked by the Eighth Route Army east of the Wei River and are unable to reinforce us. Even the Japanese who originally promised to take care of us are watching the fire from the other side. Now no one can rely on us and we can only save ourselves!" Shi, the commander of the Secret Service Brigade!
Youxin said.
"We are now only a dozen miles away from the location of the temporary third division, but two regiments of the Eighth Route Army are blocking us in the middle and have been blocking us for six hours!
The current plan is to abandon the 181st Division, concentrate all the forces in hand, and break out to the south to join the temporary third division." Shi Youxin, with sweat on his face in anxiety, persuaded Shi Yousan to make up his mind.
"Where's Duan Haizhou's Independent Fourth Brigade? What does he do as a brigade commander? How could the Eighth Route Army take away a good crossing point? How could we cross the Wei River without a boat!" Shi Yousan felt extremely regretful at this time. Why did he do it in the first place?
Lard blinded his heart, and he started to have friction with the Eighth Route Army.
"That's all, send the report to Zhang Yuting and let his 181st Division break out of the encirclement on its own and take the initiative to join the Japanese when necessary!" Shi Yousan said in a low voice.
Shi Yousan relied on his appointment by the National Government to recruit troops in southern Hebei. He repeatedly jumped left and right and completely offended the forces in various places in southern Hebei. He had a certain style of Ka Dazuo.
Due to the vast territory of southern Hebei, the Japanese army only occupied important transportation areas on the Pinghan-Han line and highways. Other counties in southern Hebei had at most one squadron, and at least one squadron.
This is also the reason why the Japanese tried to recruit Shi Yousan. As a result, Shi Yousan relied on his own strength and waited for a price. Now the Japanese are watching from the other side, watching the internal strife in the Chinese army.
On the night of July 6, 1940, the day after the battle began.
With the help of Jing Dagang's regiment, more than 5,000 people from the 115th Division's Independent Brigade crossed the Wei River ahead of schedule and arrived in Guantao County.
Taking into account the favorable situation, Commander Song proposed the strategy of encircling the 181st Division on the northern line, with the main force moving at the border of Wei County and Qiu County first, and working together to encircle and annihilate the enemy forces on the southern line.
Immediately ordered the two regiments that were blocking the southward movement of Shiyou's Third Military Headquarters and the Secret Service Brigade to withdraw from their positions.
Under the deliberate relaxation of the central column, Shiyou's three military headquarters and the special agent brigade joined the temporary third division and Sun Liangcheng's troops to break through the encirclement from the north of Wei County.
The Sixty-ninth Army, which was originally a trapped beast but still fighting, saw hope of breaking out, and the planned retreat plan was not implemented at all. The various units rushed south and were defeated all the way.
All units of the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei have arrived at designated positions, forming an iron wall encirclement.
The Central Column gathered troops to pursue southward. The 23rd Regiment and 28th Regiment of Hebei Province, as reserves, launched the pursuit from the northwest. The 115th Division Independent Brigade went north from Guantao County to Linxi and surrounded Shiyou's three troops from the southeast.
Zhou Weihan's independent detachment launched an all-out attack along the Qiu County and Jize areas.
"The Second Regiment, the reconnaissance company, the cavalry company, and the 92nd Infantry Artillery Company were the sharp knives. I personally led the attack on the remnants of the Fourth Independent Brigade. The other regiments used their companies as combat units to attack across the board. They launched a search for the defeated enemy troops and only looked at their clothes.
, Don’t recognize anyone.” Zhou Weihan ordered.
"Dong Jiang, you take the reconnaissance company and set off immediately. I want to see the advantages of your reconnaissance company on the battlefield!"
Zhou Weihan's intention was very clear, which was to let Dong Jiang lead the reconnaissance company to stab the enemy in the stomach and stir up as much chaos as possible.
If it had been before the defeat of the three Shiyou troops, Zhou Weihan would not have dared to let the reconnaissance company go out to attack the enemy with eggs. However, each of the three Shiyou troops had nothing to do, so he simply sent the reconnaissance company out to add fire to the enemy.