The cavalry regiment went deep alone. The first and second cavalry companies advanced at full speed and were only responsible for dispersing the puppet troops along the way. The remaining three companies and platoons pursued the puppet troops who fled into the nearby mountains, forests and villages.
A small number of puppet soldiers who were slow-minded tried to race with the war horses on the road. The cavalry were naturally not polite and drew their sabers. Taking advantage of the speed of the war horses, they raised and lowered their swords, and the puppet soldiers were cut down one by one.
The following regiment and artillery battalion advanced at full speed. Zhou Weihan planned to eliminate the Japanese troops of the 41st Division within three hours.
The Japanese army had four airports around Shanxi, namely Yuncheng Airport on the west side of Zhongtiao Mountain, Changzhi Airport on the east side, and Shimen Airport. Taiyuan Airport where the First Army was located was in a four-corner formation, radiating most of North China.
Further north is the Peiping Airport where the North China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters is located, and to the south is the Xinxiang Airport.
Having completed the encirclement, this group of Japanese troops were like grasshoppers after the fall, but Zhou Weihan was still a little worried about the air threat.
Fortunately, the Japs have always been very naughty and unwilling to dispatch planes easily, and among the Japanese Army, it has always been a shame to call for air support.
The nearest Changzhi Airport not only supports the war in Lucheng, but also supports the war around Lintun Highway.
When Zhou Weihan chose to launch the attack, according to the Changzhi Intelligence Station, the planes from Changzhi Airport had not returned yet. Considering the surrounding situation, the Japanese aircraft were most likely to support the Japanese troops fighting in the Taiyue Military Region.
The cavalry regiment advanced all the way, and the Japanese squad responsible for guarding the rear had long heard the sound of gunfire. This Japanese squad was stationed at a village next to the road. The machine gunners mounted three crooked handles and were waiting in full formation.
"Hey!" Zhu Dashan pulled the galloping war horse and stopped it outside the shooting range of the Japanese army on the opposite side. The two sides just faced off without anyone making a move.
At this time, Zhu Dashan was thinking about whether to rush forward and kill this group of Japanese troops. Zhou Weihan's order to Zhu Dashan was that before the main force arrived, the cavalry regiment was not allowed to fight with the large Japanese army.
However, there was only this small Japanese army in front of him, and the cavalry regiment would probably not be involved in the big battle later. Thinking of this, Zhu Dashan no longer hesitated.
"The first company is outflanking from the left, the second company is outflanking from the right, attack!"
After a brief confrontation, the sound of horse hooves echoed across the ground again, and muffled thunder struck from the left and right sides.
The Japanese machine gunners on the opposite side immediately started shooting. The cavalrymen hid sideways on their horses. After sacrificing several soldiers, the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd cavalry companies rode their horses and rushed into the Japanese squad.
What followed was a massacre.
Division Headquarters of the 41st Division.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, a cavalry unit of the Eighth Route Army has engaged in combat with our rearguard unit in Chencun!" the adjutant reported the emergency situation quickly.
"Nani? So fast?" Tian Daoshengwu expected that the Eighth Route Army would attack from behind, but he did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would come so fast.
Previously, Tian Daoshengwu only wanted to eat the new group and then join the vanguard, which was too greedy.
However, at this moment, I was actually feeling lucky. If I had given up the vanguard and retreated to Lucheng, I might have ended up in an encounter with the Eighth Route Army coming from behind.
"Where is the Kitahara brigade!"
"The Beiyuan Brigade is entangled by the Eighth Route Army and cannot escape!"
Tian Daoshengwu then looked at the map. Mountains, villages, and rivers were all marked on the map. However, Weizi Town happened to be located on a small plain, and there was no danger to defend the surrounding area.
"Baga, immediately order Matsutani Shinya to stop the attack, lead his troops to move closer to the division headquarters, and build a position. As long as we can block it for two hours, the planes from Changzhi Airport will arrive for support!" Tian Daoshengwu said sternly.
After a battle, Tian Daoshengwu clearly understood that the Eighth Route Army in Tainan should not be underestimated. It was very different from the original Eighth Route Army around Linfen.
This decision was the most appropriate in the opinion of Tadō Moritake. The soldiers of the empire were exhausted after a long battle and were stationed on the spot for defense. They could not only recover their physical strength but also wait for the aircraft to come to support them before breaking out.
"Hi!"
Weizi Town.
After receiving the order, Shinya Matsutani took a look at the Weizi Town where he lost many troops and generals. The soldiers tried to break through the last line of defense of Weizi Town several times, but each time they were repelled by the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side.
The two infantry brigades he led, with the fire support of the mountain artillery brigade, took turns to launch attacks. A rough count of the number of casualties was no less than three infantry squadrons, with a number of more than 600 people.
"Baga, are the Eighth Route Army in Weizi Town all invincible? I really want to know what kind of army this is?" Song Guzhen said unwillingly.
"The offensive force continues to maintain its attack intensity, and the remaining squadrons move closer to the division headquarters!"
After the order was issued, other troops waiting to attack first retreated one after another, and then the two attacking squadrons retreated under cover.
Inside Weizi Town.
Hearing the gunshots gradually becoming sparse, Li Yunlong immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Obviously the Japs are attacking fiercely. It doesn't look like they were repulsed by us. Instead, they seem to be retreating on their own initiative. No, the Japs are trying to escape, correspondent!" Li Yunlong immediately ordered the troops to attack.
"Old Li, what if the Japs lure us to send troops? Once the Japs take the opportunity to break through our regiment's defense line, and the Japs' forces are combined into one, the 28th Regiment will definitely not be able to withstand it. The casualties will be small, but the impact on the war situation will be huge.
Ah! Besides, we have completed the encirclement, where can the little devil run!" Luo Benzhong thought of another possibility and stepped forward to persuade Li Yunlong.
The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and Zhou Weihan did not know the specific situation of Weizi Town, so he specifically mentioned in the telegram that Li Yunlong could wait for an opportunity to act.
"No, although there is no easy-to-defend or difficult-to-attack terrain in Weizi Town within a dozen miles, the Japs still have at least 1,400 to 500 infantrymen. Even if Zhou Weihan leads his troops, it will be difficult to attack by force.
A bone to chew!”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "In this way, you take the second battalion and the third battalion to stay in Weizi Town, and I will take the first battalion to go forward and find out the situation!" Li Yunlong said very conservatively,
But Luo Benzhong still doesn’t understand what Li Yunlong means by touching?
Seeing that Luo Benzhong wanted to refute, Li Yunlong immediately said: "I am the military commander, and you must listen to me during the war. This is what we agreed before!"
Zhang Dabiao's first battalion had five infantry companies and one heavy machine gun company, with nearly 900 men at full strength.
Early this morning, the first battalion was withdrawn to rest and recuperate. The soldiers were always gathering, waiting for the order to counterattack.
Zhang Dabiao also noticed the movements of the Japanese troops outside the town. When he saw Li Yunlong coming, he immediately realized that it was time to counterattack.
"Assemble the entire battalion!"
"Zhang Dabiao, how is the rest of the first battalion going?" Li Yunlong asked.
"Report to the commander, there are a total of 652 people in the first battalion including the lightly wounded, and they are all ready for battle. Commander, please give the order!" Zhang Dabiao said with a strong voice.
"Okay, this sounds encouraging!" Li Yunlong turned to look at the assembled battalion of soldiers.
Many soldiers were wounded, but there were no serious injuries. All the seriously injured soldiers stayed on the battlefield and died together with the Japs.
Wherever Li Yunlong looked, all the soldiers raised their chests, even the wounded.
"The little devil wants to escape, can we let him escape?"
"Can't, can't!"
"Okay, I won't say any more, just one sentence, it's time for us to eat meat as a new group, rush up and bite off two pieces of meat from the little devil!" Li Yunlong said loudly.
Li Yunlong didn't make any foolhardy claims about leaving the wounded behind. In his opinion, at this time, any man would not want to watch his comrades kill the enemy at the front while he was left behind to watch.
the other side.
The cavalry regiment used companies as a unit to form a net to search for small groups of Japanese troops. At this time, Zhu Dashan did not know that the Japanese troops had begun to retreat.
Part of the Japanese army's baggage accompanied the combat troops, while part stayed at the temporary headquarters of the division and regiment.
The baggage train and the wounded of the 239th Regiment were the first to retreat. This was to prevent being overtaken by the Eighth Route Army.
At this time, a Japanese army's baggage team of more than 110 people was driving a carriage, loaded with combat supplies and about 200 wounded people, walking along the country road.
Suddenly, there was a thunderous sound of horse hooves, and the squadron leader leading the team looked around like a frightened rabbit.
"Is this the sound of horses marching? The imperial army participating in this battle did not have cavalry. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army in Weizi Town still has cavalry?" The squadron leader vaguely guessed that the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army was detouring to pursue.
In order to avoid panic in the troops, only a few Japanese officers knew about the Eighth Route Army's attack from behind, and the captain of the baggage train was obviously not one of them.
Immediately, he ordered the troops to rush towards the gap between the cornfields not far away. However, the speed of the war horses was too fast. As soon as the convoy entered halfway, the two sides collided head-on.
The leader of the team was Han Mengzi, commander of the fifth cavalry company. Han Mengzi was confused when he saw this situation. He originally wanted to see if there was a small group of Japanese troops on the periphery of the battlefield, but unexpectedly he actually bumped into the Japanese army's baggage train and wounded soldiers.
There was no reason to let go of the fat meat that was delivered to him. He did not hesitate at that moment, drew his saber, shouted to the surrounding soldiers and rushed forward.
The Japanese squadron leader was very stubborn and ran into the cornfield, then turned around and ran out. Then he organized the soldiers to use the carriage as a cover and started shooting.
The distance between the two sides was not far, and they were still within sight. In addition, the little Japanese was restrained by the baggage and the wounded.
In the blink of an eye, the fifth company of cavalry divided into two groups and attacked along both sides of the convoy. Han Mengzi rode at the front. A little devil who was near the carriage was immediately chopped down, and the saber was slashing on his neck. He could not stop bleeding.
Sneaked out.
Then he roared past and continued to aim at the target ahead. Unexpectedly, the second little devil was very smart. Looking at the oncoming saber, he actually got under the carriage.
Han Mengzi slashed his sword at the side of the carriage, causing the ground to tremble and hurt.
In less than a minute, the cavalry company killed the Japanese army's baggage team and then turned their horses' heads to surround the remaining twenty or so little Japanese.
The little devils were all short in stature, and the soldiers of the cavalry company were all riding tall horses. The little devils were close together. The cruel and rapid killing just now made these heavy soldiers tremble with fear.
"Da da da!" There was a burst of gunfire, and the three light machine guns of the fifth cavalry company unleashed their power, completely wiping out the remaining Japs.
After the battle was over, Han Mengzi felt quite unfinished, so he smashed his mouth and put his saber back into its scabbard.
"Company Commander, there are a lot of wounded Japanese soldiers in the car. How should we deal with them?" The speaker was the soldier Han Mengzi brought from southern Hebei Province.
Han Mengzi also had a headache when he saw these wounded Japanese soldiers. During the battle, all the wounded Japanese soldiers who were able to move immediately were repaired by Han Mengzi.
Now that the battle is over, according to the discipline of the Eighth Route Army, Japanese soldiers who lay down their weapons are considered prisoners, not to mention wounded soldiers.
Fortunately, when the battle just started, Zhu Dashan heard gunshots not far away and immediately arrived with his people.
Seeing Zhu Dashan coming, Han Mengzi threw this problem out: "Commander, how should we deal with these little Japanese wounded soldiers?"
"How to deal with what? Do we still need to be gentle with the little devil?"
"You have just arrived, so you don't know some things. Now let me tell you that there is an unwritten rule in our Tainan Military Region. No kid will be spared alive if you encounter him, except those with an extremely sincere surrender attitude!" Zhu Dashan said to the five cavalrymen!
The soldier of the company said.
"Go and see if these little devils are sincere or not!" Zhu Dashan immediately asked the guards to come forward and check them out.
I saw the guard approaching a carriage and grabbing the kid on the carriage: "Hey, kid, do you want to surrender?"
This little devil couldn't understand Chinese. He was seriously injured. He rolled his eyes and saw the Eighth Route Army surrounding him. He couldn't help but cursed: "Baga! Die, die, die!"
"Damn it, you still dare to scold me at this time!" The guard suddenly became angry, pulled out his bayonet, and stabbed the wounded soldier directly into the chest.
The little Japanese wounded soldier did not expect that the Eighth Route Army soldier in front of him would strike so suddenly. He tightly grasped the bayonet with both hands, and the guard immediately turned the handle of the knife.
The wounded soldier's eyes widened and he breathed his last breath unwillingly.
"Captain, isn't it good to do this?" Han Mengzi asked hesitantly.
"What's wrong? The little Jaap won't surrender even after being wounded, and he even insults the soldiers. What's the point of leaving him alive? Besides, this is what our commander wants!" Zhu Dashan waved his hand and said.
"Why are you still standing there? Take action quickly, the army of little devils will be here soon!"
In the past, it was just because of discipline, but now that Zhu Dashan had given orders, the soldiers of the fifth cavalry company no longer hesitated, and each one struck faster than the other.
The soldiers took action, and the company commander Han Mengzi stood next to Zhu Dashan: "Captain, there is something wrong with these little devils. They want to transport baggage to the front line, and what are they doing with the wounded? If the wounded are transported from the front line to the rear, then
What does it mean to carry baggage?”
"I wonder if the little devil is going to run away?" Han Mengzi expressed his speculation.
"The kid is trying to escape. The soldiers who were conducting reconnaissance from the direction of Weizi Town just now reported that the gunfire over there has stopped. Looking at the current situation, we are almost inseparable!"
"Okay, you don't need to worry about this anymore, just pull these carriages and hide this material near the hilltop where we just divided our troops!"
