Chapter 241 It is better to chase the poor bandits with the remaining brave men
"Old Zhou, can you reveal your long-prepared next battle plan?" Xing Zhiguo asked enthusiastically.
"Haha, don't you, the chief of staff, know what I think? But our independent detachment alone can't handle the next actions. Once implemented, it will have a chain reaction in southeastern Shanxi, southern Hebei and even the entire Shanxi and Hebei. In the end, it can
If it cannot be implemented, it still depends on the decision of the headquarters?" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Li Yunlong, what's going on with Ding Wei?"
"After sending a telegram not long ago, we lost contact with the headquarters. They should be fighting fierce battles with the Japanese troops in Changzhi along the Handan-Changzhi Highway. According to Wang Yigong's report, there are about 800 Japanese reinforcements going out from the direction of Changzhi, and the puppet troops are as high as
2,000 people! However, the new regiment and the 28th regiment have nearly 5,000 main troops, and a large number of militiamen to cooperate in the fight. Even if they cannot defeat this group of enemy troops, there is no question of self-protection!" Xing Zhiguo
said.
After hearing this, Zhou Weihan looked at the map and said: "The Fourth Regiment of Wang Yigong has now withdrawn from the outskirts of Changzhi to the territory of Pingshun. The Fourth Regiment cannot rest!"
"Monk, ask the telegraph operator to contact the Fourth Regiment, order the Fourth Regiment to march north along the Handan-Changchang Highway, and tell the soldiers that they must not be afraid of hard work and difficulties, and bite the Japanese and puppet troops coming out of Changzhi, and complete their victory in one battle.
Eat this group of enemy troops in one fell swoop!" Zhou Weihan said with determination.
"Old Zhou, your appetite is a bit big! It's already late at night, and the soldiers' physical strength has reached its limit, right..." Xing Zhiguo said hesitantly.
"The Japanese army is exhausted and more tired than we are. The New Regiment and the 28th Regiment are operating on the Handan-Changchang Highway. They have demolished the surrounding strongholds in advance, which will not waste much physical strength. However, Wang Yigong's fourth regiment has to carry out long-distance operations again.
March, but the superior strength of the three regiments can completely eat up this group of Japanese and puppet troops. This is a rare good opportunity to weaken the Japanese army!" Zhou Weihan analyzed.
"Monk, go quickly!"
"Yes!" the monk replied.
"As the saying goes, one step first, one step at a time. This battle is the largest battle our Eighth Route Army has ever launched against the Japanese army. Tonight, the little devils have been completely mobilized by our Eighth Route Army. Look at the Tainan area
, How many troops do the little devils still have that can be mobilized? Now they are just sticking to the city to protect themselves!" Zhou Weihan analyzed.
"You're right, I'm too conservative!" Xing Zhiguo said simply.
Zhou Weihan was talking, but he blurted out for some reason: "It is better to chase the poor bandits with the remaining brave men, cough cough!"
As soon as he said half a sentence, he realized that something was wrong and kept silent. An indescribable force interfered with him.
"It is better to leave the brave soldiers to pursue the poor bandits, what is the second half of the sentence?"
"Ahem, Lao Xing, you keep staring for a while, I can't stand it anymore, so go and take a nap first!" Zhou Weihan said perfunctorily, and then he lay down on a wooden board in the headquarters with his clothes on and fell asleep.
Xing Zhiguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw Zhou Weihan's appearance, and didn't bother much.
The words are divided into two parts, within the territory of Licheng.
Life was not easy for Li Yunlong. The new regiment faced an unsatisfied field brigade of the Japanese 35th Division stationed in Changzhi, plus a division of the puppet army.
The Japanese army set out from Changzhi and passed through Lucheng where Ding Wei's 28th Regiment was located. The 28th Regiment did not take the initiative to attack, but pursued them one after another.
The Japanese army was now facing layer upon layer of ambushes from Li Yunlong's new regiment, and behind them were constant harassment from several small units from Ding Wei's 28th regiment.
Ding Wei's tactics of exhausting the enemy came up with new tricks. For a while, the Japanese army did not dare to use all their strength to attack the new regiment. The troops sent to deal with the 28th regiment were divided and annihilated.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The four Type 92 infantry cannons carried by the Japanese army continued to pour out artillery fire towards the new regiment's position.
Li Yunlong held a telescope and looked at the Japanese artillery position, muttering: "You can come wherever you want. This little devil is the roundworm in our belly. These four Type 92 infantry cannons belong to us!"
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"You said what's yours is yours? This group of enemies is only afraid of 3,000 people, and you are not afraid of breaking your teeth!" Political Commissar Luo Benzhong said coldly.
"Hey, that's nonsense. There is a Japanese brigade stationed in Changzhi. How can the little Japanese be mobilized in full force? Don't look at the little Japanese who is so arrogant now. After exhausting its vigor, it will become meat on a sticky board!"
"Ding Wei is not a good boy. It is stupid to blindly block the enemy. Now the 28th Regiment is like a sword hanging behind the Japanese army. It keeps biting the little devils. The little devils have to think carefully about their advance and retreat.
!" Li Yunlong said with a grin.
"Lao Luo, I'm not telling you, you're good at political work, but you're not even close to military command!"
Luo Benzhong was speechless after being retorted by Li Yunlong. After thinking about it carefully, the situation did develop as Li Yunlong said.
According to the original plan, when Li Yunlong attacked the Japanese transport convoy on the Handan-Changchun Highway, Ding Wei's 28th Regiment was to block the Japanese reinforcements coming out of Changzhi.
However, the new regiment moved too quickly. Before the Japanese troops from Changzhi came out, Li Yunlong finished his work.
Later, Ding Wei changed the battle plan through a telegram, and the 28th Regiment took the initiative to let the Japanese troops in Changzhi go.
Li Yunlong and Li Yunlong quickly reached an agreement after discussing it, and finally formed the current situation.
The basis of this battle is that first of all, the blocking regiment in front must be able to fight back the Japanese attack and cannot be eaten up by the Japanese army in one fell swoop. The regiment behind must be flexible in combat. If the Japanese army gets impatient, it can turn around and attack fiercely.
strength, and the New Regiment and the 28th Regiment fully meet the conditions.
On the other side, Wang Yigong's fourth regiment was rapidly marching north along the junction of Pingshun and Lucheng after receiving Zhou Weihan's order.
Wang Yigong rode on a war horse and kept urging the marching team, and then went straight to the back of the marching team.
At the end of the team, a radio station was set up on a carriage, and the telegraph operator of the fourth regiment was constantly contacting the new regiment.
"How's it going? Have you contacted me?" Wang Yigong asked anxiously.
"Report to the leader, the radio station of the new regiment is probably shut down or undergoing radio silence!" the telegraph operator expressed his guess.
“Contact Group 28 to try!”
"yes!"
Ding Wei 28th Regiment.
"Captain! A telegram from the Fourth Regiment of the Independent Detachment!"
Ding Wei received the telegram and smiled happily: "In the past, we could only rely on communication troops to communicate with each other, which would inevitably delay the fighter planes. It is convenient to have a radio station!"
"What are you talking about in the Fourth Regiment?" asked Xiang Ying, political commissar of the 28th Regiment.
"The Fourth Regiment is thinking about our urgent march. It won't be long before we cross the Zhanghe River and reach the junction of Pingshun and Licheng!" Ding Wei clasped his hands and smiled.
"Great, the fourth regiment has arrived, and we have three regiments of troops. It's just the right time!" Xiang Ying said excitedly.
"Call back to the Fourth Regiment immediately and report the location of our unit!" Ding Wei ordered.
"yes!"
After the telegraph operator left, Ding Wei said meaningfully: "After all, I didn't hide it from Zhou Weihan. If Li Yunlong knew that someone was coming to take a piece of the pie, I don't know how angry he would be? But it's okay, now I am sure to end the battle before dawn.