Chapter 378: Iron Wall Encirclement Against the Japanese Army
How could the series of military operations of Wang Yigong's Fourth Regiment in Pingshun be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Japanese army? However, Tian Daoshengwu was too confident in the strength of the Japanese army before.
He just let the Japanese troops in Pingshun strictly defend their strongholds and cities, and waited for the Japanese troops of the 41st Division, which he personally led, to gain an advantage in the battle along Lucheng and then return to destroy the Eighth Route Army in Pingshun.
Tian Daoshengwu's move was extremely courageous. He exchanged the loss of some areas of Pingshun for the opportunity to annihilate the main force of the Tainan Eighth Route Army. However, after all, Tian Daoshengwu had never fought against the Tainan Military Region. At the same time, he did not expect that Terauchi Isamu would deceive his teammates. In fact,
There has been quite a deviation in the situation of the battle.
As a result, the Japanese army was blocked by the New Regiment in Weizi Town and was unable to move forward, and was unable to join the Japanese army fighting with the 28th Regiment.
Division Headquarters of the 41st Division.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, there is a telegram from Pingshun. This morning, multiple strongholds in the north of Pingshun were attacked by the Eighth Route Army. They have now lost contact! They speculate that the Eighth Route Army is most likely to attack the Xinzhuang stronghold next!"
The telegraph operator at the regiment headquarters reports.
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"Nani, the Eighth Route Army has moved to the north of Pingshun to attack again?" Tian Daoshengwu was still kept in the dark at this time.
Immediately walking in front of the map, the combat staff member was marking the several strongholds just mentioned on the map one by one.
Following the Eighth Route Army's offensive trajectory, and finally looking towards the Xinzhuang stronghold, Tian Daoshengwu exclaimed: "Baga, what do the Eighth Route Army want to do?"
When he saw that the Pingshun Eighth Route Army was focusing its attack on the highway from Pingshun to Lucheng, Tian Daoshengwu, an old Japanese soldier, finally sensed a crisis.
"Let Matsutani Shinya come to the division headquarters immediately!" Tian Daoshengwu shouted loudly.
Matsutani Makoto is also the captain of the 239th Regiment and is on the front line in charge of the Japanese offensive against Weizi Town.
Not long after, Shinya Matsutani returned to the division headquarters from the front line.
"Matsugu-kun, how long will it take to capture Weizi Town!" Tian Daoshengwu asked sharply.
"The Eighth Route Army in Weizi Town suffered heavy losses under the offensive of the imperial army. It has lost several positions outside the town. I estimate that we can take Weizi Town today and join the vanguard tonight!" Shinya Matsutani
Said confidently.
"Did you know that our rear is at risk, and the Eighth Route Army can launch an attack from behind at any time!"
"Nani!" Matsutani Shinya, who knew nothing about this, was shocked.
After understanding the situation, Shinya Matsutani suggested: "Your Excellency, division commander, should you ask Jiro Ikeda's 238th Regiment to come from the southern area of Changji to increase troops and support?"
"No, the 238th Regiment must not move. China's government troops have stationed many troops here. The troops in Jiro Ikeda's hands are already stretched thin. Once the enemy sees through the real situation, the consequences will be disastrous!" Tadō Moritake directly rejected Shinya Matsutani's offer.
proposal.
"However, we are about to capture Weizi Town and eliminate the Eighth Route Army along Lucheng. It would be a pity to miss this opportunity!" Song Guzhen said unwillingly.
"I am not far away from giving up this good opportunity to annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army, so you have to organize your forces and increase the intensity of the attack. As long as you eliminate this group of Eighth Route Army in Weizi Town and join up with the vanguard, the surrounding Eighth Route Army will not be able to do anything to us. You
Got it!"
"Hi!" Shinya Matsutani bowed his head and responded, then turned around and left in a hurry.
"Where is the 104th Brigade now?"
When the adjutant heard Tian Daoshengwu's inquiry, he obviously hesitated. Previously, Tian Daoshengwu was furious because the 104th Brigade was unable to reinforce Lucheng in time.
Then he said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, our department has lost contact with the radio stations of the subordinate units of the 104th Brigade in Wuyi and Wu'an. According to the response from the headquarters of the 104th Brigade, its two infantry brigades are still communicating with the independent detachment.
The fierce fighting even required our troops to quickly reinforce the Wuyi and Wu'an areas!"
"Nani? Baga, they are still fighting fiercely with the independent detachment? It seems that they can't be pointed out. Where is the cavalry regiment of Nishigang Enji currently?"
"The cavalry regiment was left in the Tunliu area to conduct coordinated operations with the 10th Independent Mixed Brigade. It should currently be fighting in the Taiyue Military District of the Eighth Route Army!" the adjutant replied.
"Immediately order the cavalry regiment to quickly reinforce Lucheng!"
"Hi!"
At this moment, compared with Tian Daoshengwu who was like spinning on a hot pot, Li Yunlong seemed a little calm.
After Li Yunlong received the news that the encirclement was about to be completed, he deliberately whetted the appetite of the Japs and deliberately reduced the strength of the positions in the southwest and southeast directions outside Weizi Town, clearly to give the Japs a taste of the sweetness.
At this time, the soldiers of the second and third battalions retreated from the second position towards the third position.
Not long after, the Japanese army occupied the second position, and they didn't even have time to cheer.
Suddenly there was a burst of explosions. The seriously injured people who stayed on the position ignited the explosive packs and died together with the Japanese troops who rushed up.
Although the Japanese army occupied the position, they suffered a lot of casualties.
After returning to the front line, Shinya Matsutani immediately continued to organize the Japanese offensive regardless of casualties.
The words are divided into two ends, Xinzhuang stronghold.
The first regiment, cavalry regiment, and artillery battalion have all arrived at the Xinzhuang stronghold. Zhou Weihan immediately issued a combat order. The cavalry regiment sent a platoon to conduct reconnaissance along the Handan-Changchun Highway, while the rest of the troops temporarily rested and reorganized.
Zhou Weihan and Xing Zhiguo called all the military chiefs together to make the final military deployment.
"Since the Battle of Lijiagou started, it took nearly three days to finally complete the encirclement of the troops dispatched by the 41st Division of the Japanese Army! In the past, it was always the little devils who encircled us with iron walls, but now it is the other way around. Since you
If you dare to send troops to carry out a large-scale raid on my base, I will also surround you with an iron wall so that even a little devil can't even try to escape!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Look, this is the intersection between the Handan-Chang Highway and the Pingshun-Lucheng Highway. The Fourth Regiment set up an ambush at the intersection along the commanding heights of the two highways. Large groups of Japanese troops must be advancing and retreating along the highway. You
The task of the regiment is to keep the secret. Once the main force is dispatched, it will become a joke if the little devils from other places take the retreat!" Zhou Weihan pointed at the map and said.
"The first regiment, the artillery battalion, and the cavalry regiment are advancing along the Handan-Changchang Highway, stabbing the 41st Division in the butt! Li Yunlong's new regiment has been holding on in Weizi Town for two days, and the casualties are insignificant!" Then Zhou Weihan added
Detailed deployment was carried out.
The impromptu combat meeting was not over yet, and the cavalry platoon responsible for detecting the enemy's situation returned.
"Report to the detachment leader, we set out from the fork in the road and found that all the strongholds along the route have been destroyed, and there are only a small number of puppet troops stationed along the way!"
"As we just expected, Ding Wei's 28th Regiment has already destroyed its stronghold while operating on the Handan-Changchun Highway. This saves us trouble!" Xing Zhiguo said.
"This is the battle plan. The key is to be fast. All units should take action immediately!" Zhou Weihan finally said.
Subsequently, the cavalry regiment was the first to be dispatched. More than 800 cavalrymen galloped on the Handan-Changchang Highway. The puppet troops encountered along the way, under the cavalry regiment's front, fled towards the nearby mountains and forests.
Some of the puppet troops who resisted were easily dispatched by the cavalry regiments.