Chapter 372 The Battle of Lucheng, the Great Strategic Detour
Lucheng, along the Handan Chang Highway.
The 41st Division is a three-unit security division formed in Japan in 1939. It has three infantry regiments and the 41st Mountain Artillery Regiment.
Among them, the 237th Regiment was the Nara Regiment that was completely wiped out by the main force of the 386th Brigade at Shentou Ridge. Therefore, the 41st Division that had just been transferred from Linfen was not full.
In addition, some troops needed to be supplemented to maintain law and order around Changzhi, and the national army in the south of Changzhi needed to keep an eye on it, so the 238th Regiment and a mountain artillery brigade were left to garrison in the rear.
Ding Wei's 28th Regiment had been fighting back and forth with the vanguard of the 41st Division before. When the plane came, I would go into the woods, and when it left, I would continue to fight. I learned the essence of guerrilla warfare.
After three battalions of Li Yunlong's new regiment arrived to support them, the force front became even fiercer. At one point, the Japanese troops retreated continuously.
However, the New Regiment and the 28th Regiment did not join forces to eat up the vanguard of the 41st Division. Li Yunlong, a bold guy, instead concentrated their efforts on attacking Weizi Town in the northeast of Lucheng, killing the 41st Division in one fell swoop.
The army column was broken into two parts.
At this time, the entire Tainan war situation was mainly concentrated in Lucheng and Pingshun.
The Japanese 239th Regiment and two mountain artillery brigades were dragged along the Lucheng line by the New Regiment and the 28th Regiment, while the Fourth Regiment of the Independent Detachment aggressively attacked Japanese strongholds in Pingshun, where the Japanese army was slightly weaker.
Lucheng, headquarters of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army.
The division commander Tian Daoshengwu was listening to his adjutant's report on the battle ahead. When he heard that Weizi Town had been captured by the Eighth Route Army, he couldn't help but become furious.
"Baga, previous intelligence showed that the only independent detachment operating in Wuyi in Tainan is the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Where did so many main forces of the Eighth Route Army appear now? There is an Eighth Route Army in Pingshun, and there is also an Eighth Route Army in Lucheng. Is it difficult?
Could it be that the Eighth Route Army in the central and northern parts of Taiyue and Taihang all went to Tainan? Or did the independent detachment captain get his wings and fly over from Lijiagou?" Tian Daoshengwu shouted angrily.
The adjutant understood why the division commander was angry. First, the Yamazaki Battalion was wiped out in the Lijiagou area. Now that he had a lot of troops, he was blocked by unknown Eighth Route Army troops in the Lucheng area. Even Mao Zedong, an independent detachment,
Didn't see any.
Far away in Peiping, Okamura Neiji was very concerned about the war in Tainan. When he saw that the 41st Division was not going well in the war, he sent many telegrams to urge them with harsh words.
Tian Daoshengwu was so angry because he was afraid of being held accountable after the war.
In contrast, the 104th Brigade that set out from Handan was "making great progress". Judging from the battle report it submitted, it was invincible in Wuyi and Wu'an. Isamu Terauchi even sent an inquiry telegram to Tian Daoshengwu, asking him to confirm his independence.
The specific location of the detachment.
"Division Commander, judging from the current situation, the independent detachment will definitely not be in Wuyi, otherwise the 104th Brigade will not be able to achieve such a record. Although the Eighth Route Army in front of us cannot be identified, I think they are the independent detachment. General Gangcun named them
The Eighth Route Army must be destroyed!" said the adjutant on the side.
At this time, Tadō Moritake suddenly realized that the 41st Division had been hindered by Okamura Neji's orders before, and the 41st Division mustered up their morale to fight the independent detachment, but in the end no trace was found.
"I understand. I will immediately notify the 104th Brigade. The one we are fighting with is the Independent Detachment of the Eighth Route Army. Please rush to Lucheng as soon as possible to jointly destroy the independent detachment!" Tian Daoshengwu said anxiously.
"Order the troops around Pingshun to guard and defend until the main force of the imperial army is free, and then destroy the Eighth Route Army in Pingshun!"
Tian Daoshengwu didn't want to get into trouble at this time. He just wanted to immediately eliminate the Eighth Route Army in front of him and use his achievements to wash away the previous shame of the 41st Division. As for whether it was an independent detachment, Tian Daoshengwu didn't want to worry about it anymore.
The words are divided into two parts.
After learning that Lucheng was fighting well, Zhou Weihan immediately felt relieved and urgently ordered a regiment, a cavalry regiment, and an artillery battalion to march toward Pingshun.
After comparing the strength of the two sides, Zhou Weihan found that his side had an advantage and used bolder strategies. This was also influenced by Li Yunlong.
Attack Pingshun, if your Japanese 41st Division divides its troops, my two regiments in Lucheng will dare to eat the rest of your troops, and the troops who come to Pingshun for reinforcements will not even think about running away. If you do not divide their troops, my Eighth Route Army troops in Pingshun will
, take a detour to the south of Lucheng and stab you in the back.
Ding Wei's 28th Regiment is in the north, Li Yunxin's 1st Regiment is in Weizi Town in the middle, and the main force of the independent detachment led by Zhou Weihan is in the south. Its 239th Regiment and two mountain artillery brigades are completely separated along the Lucheng line.
Weizi Town.
Li Yunlong grinned like a flower, but he didn't expect that his "unintentional act" would actually become the decisive factor in the battle.
Luo Benzhong on the side was complaining that Li Yunlong was too reckless in attacking Weizi Town, putting the new regiment in a situation of being attacked from both sides.
"My political commissar Luo, we, Mr. Li, are not hiding from you. Your political skills, Mr. Luo, are indeed not bad, but your military vision needs to be strengthened!" Li Yunlong said seriously.
After hearing this, Luo Benzhong laughed angrily and asked Li Yunlong to speak.
"To be honest, we have fought against each other before, and we generally know the combat capabilities of the other party. Just the strength of our three battalions of the New Regiment and Ding Wei's 28th Regiment. If it is revealed clearly, the little devil's infantry regiment
The two artillery brigades have to think carefully about whether they dare to fight with us!" Li Yunlong said proudly.
"However, the Japanese army is not a vegetarian. If they fight a tough battle, even if they win, it will be a miserable victory. I am not willing to fight such a battle. Besides, what will happen if the Japanese troops still in Lucheng escape?"
"What is the situation now? Our regiment is in the middle. The vanguard of the Japanese army is riding in a car. The two groups of Japanese troops are too far apart. As a result, the infantry brigade and part of the artillery are entangled by the 28th regiment. What can these little devils get back?
In Daweizi Town, our new regiment only has to face the two infantry brigades that have just arrived in Lucheng. Can the Japanese planes continue to blow up on my head?"
"As for Zhou Weihan, the Fourth Regiment has already opened a passage in Pingshun. With the mobility of the main force of the independent detachment led by him, it will take less than a day to realize the strategic detour from Wu'an to Lucheng via Pingshun!"
"Hey, by that time, the little devil's troops will not be enough for us to fill our teeth!" Li Yunlong said with a smile.
Although Zhou Weihan did not elaborate on the battle plan in the telegram, Li Yunlong really had some military talent. Through the telegram, Zhou Weihan had already guessed the movements of the independent detachment.
"Okay, I admit that what you said makes some sense, but the Japanese army's artillery firepower and aircraft are not vegetarian. I will be responsible for getting the soldiers to build the fortifications outside the town!" Luo Benzhong said at last.
Seeing that Luo Benzhong was persuaded by him, Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel a little proud. This political commissar was barely to his liking and could pee into a pot.