During the Hundred Regiment War, due to the inability to unify the Japanese command in the western counties of Changzhi, Anze was the Kawada Kamesaburo unit of the 10th independent mixed brigade, the eldest son was a brigade of the 108th Division stationed here, and Tunliu was the 35th Division.
A defense area.
Speaking of which, it was caused by a military operation carried out by Zhou Weihan at the request of Chu Yunfei when the Jinsui Army observation group visited the Eighth Route Army.
Each unit of the Japanese army fought independently, and each unit of the Japanese army suffered heavy losses. Afterwards, Yoshio Shinozuka learned his lesson, and after replenishing his troops, he re-planned the defense area. The eldest son, Tunliu, Qinxian and other places to the west of Changzhi were the Japanese independent 10th mixed brigade.
defense zone.
In the large-scale mopping up plan planned by Gangcun Ningji, the 10th Independent Mixed Brigade and the Japanese 36th Division in Linfen marched east-west along the Lintun Highway to attack the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taiyue Military Region.
The Japanese army was large in number and assisted by a large number of puppet troops, so the brigade commander avoided his advantage and voluntarily abandoned the peripheral base areas. He ordered the 386th Brigade to move to the mountains of Qinxian County and the third column to move to Qinyuan in a desperate move.
As a result, the Japanese army advanced step by step for a time, and among the various participating units of the Japanese army, the independent 10th Mixed Brigade and the 36th Division achieved the most outstanding results.
But just last night, the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taiyue Military Region suddenly launched a fierce offensive under the cover of darkness. The two sides fought fiercely all night, and each suffered injuries.
The headquarters of the 10th Independent Mixed Brigade.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, during the battle last night, all our encirclement and suppression troops in Laohekou were in pieces. There should be an Eighth Route Army unit that broke through the defense line here and jumped to the outside line. It is reported that there is also an Eighth Route Army unit in the direction of the 36th Division.
The troops have broken out, shall we send troops to pursue them?" Adjutant Hui reported.
"There is no need to pursue. This is just a small unit of the Eighth Route Army. There were fighting conditions at various blockade points last night. According to the fighting situation at that time, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is definitely still in the encirclement. The Eighth Route Army is feinting with the intention of distracting our troops. Once the troops are divided,
If the encirclement is weakened, the main force of the Eighth Route Army will break through!" Tsutsutaro Kawada, commander of the 10th Independent Mixed Brigade, said confidently.
"But will the Eighth Route Army launch an attack on the remaining troops in the rear?" the adjutant asked again.
"Even if the county seat in the rear is occupied, as long as the main force of the Eighth Route Army is eliminated, everything will be worthwhile. When our troops return with the power of victory, the Eighth Route Army troops in the rear will naturally be defeated without a fight. Besides, the remaining troops have solid strongholds and city defenses.
, How could the Eighth Route Army defeat it!" Kawada Tsutsutarou said rather cold-bloodedly.
The troops that the 386th Brigade broke out of last night were Kong Jie's independent regiment. After emerging from the Japanese encirclement, they went all the way south and arrived in Tunliu territory.
Early this morning, nearly 2,000 soldiers from the Independent Regiment, along with several artillery pieces allocated by the brigade, divided their forces along Tunliu Road and attacked the Japanese strongholds in Tunliu along the way. On the other side, Kong Jie personally led the troops to continue south and guard Changzi County.
The Japanese army launched an attack.
Since the Japanese troops left behind were empty of troops, and the independent regiments had artillery support, the war in Tunliu advanced step by step and went extremely smoothly.
But in Changzi County, where Kong Jie personally led his troops, the situation changed.
"What did you say? Are the Jinsui Army at war with the Japs from Changzi County?" Kong Jie asked doubtfully.
The soldier who was sent out to investigate said with certainty: "Commander, it is unmistakable that they are the troops of the Jinsui Army!"
"Oh, this is interesting. The Jinsui Army is in the hinterland of the Japanese-controlled area and has the courage to take the initiative to exchange fire with the Japs. It is Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment!" Kong Jie lit the cigarette pot and took two puffs.
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"Damn it, Chu Yunfei has a very vicious vision. He knew that the Japs were weak in the defense area at this time, so he picked a good time and got ahead of us!" Kong Jie suddenly came back to his senses.
"Commander, isn't this Jinsui Army blocking our way to make money? What a great opportunity to make a fortune, why can't we take advantage of it?" Guan Dashan, the commander of the first battalion, said angrily.
"What are you going to do? It's blocking the way to make money. Do you think you are a bandit who robs the road? This is the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The Jinsui Army and our Eighth Route Army are friendly forces. Because of the fight against the Japanese, they are causing unpleasant troubles. That's not good!"
"Forget it, let's give it to the 358th Regiment this time, and we will retreat to Tunliu!" Kong Jie gritted his teeth and said.
"yes!"
And at the temporary regiment headquarters of the 358th Regiment.
The guard posts dispersed by the 358th Regiment on the north side also discovered traces of the Eighth Route Army.
After hearing this, Chu Yunfei smiled and said quite proudly: "Don't worry, the Eighth Route Army has always been self-aware and will withdraw soon. Besides, the eldest son is a Japanese-occupied area, and whoever defeats it belongs to whom, but I
It’s a lot like trying to see which one is more powerful, the Eighth Route Army, or our 358th Regiment!”
Since the battle in Liangma Town, Chu Yunfei used the excuse that Qian Bojun, the commander of the first battalion, was afraid of fighting and caused the Japanese troops to escape, and sent him to a military court. He and the deputy battalion commander Zhang Fugui also left.
In the following period, Chu Yunfei rectified military discipline within the 358th Regiment, strengthened training, and replaced seven or eight seriously corrupt officers. As a result, the 358th Regiment's morale was corrected and its combat effectiveness also increased a lot.
The dispatch of troops by the 358th Regiment for long-term governance was not Chu Yunfei's own intention, but was the result of Chiang Kai-shek's instructions from the attendants to bypass the World War II District Chief's Department and directly issue combat orders to the 358th Regiment.
Chu Yunfei has long been accustomed to this. If the national army has a radio station at the battalion and company level, Chiang Kai-shek can directly command the battalion and company level operations. After all, he is a master of micro-management.
"Reporting to the regiment, the 1st Battalion has removed the Daliuzhuang stronghold and is currently less than thirty miles away from Changzi County!" a correspondent of the 258th Regiment reported.
"Okay, the first battalion took out three Japanese strongholds one after another. It seems that I made the right choice as the commander of the first battalion. Go tell Gong Tianmin to continue to maintain normal offensive intensity. After the war, I will personally ask for credit for him!" Chu Yunfei smiled happily!
said.
The commander of the 1st Battalion, Gong Tianmin, was the general he personally selected. The 1st Battalion was the first to achieve results, and he had a bright face.
Subsequently, the results of each battalion of the 358th Regiment were uploaded to the regiment headquarters.
"Tuanzuo, what a wonderful move to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army. While the Japanese army devoted all its forces to encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army, we attacked the city from behind. What a wonderful move, what a wonderful move!" Chief of Staff Fang Ligong said with emotion.
Chu Yunfei didn't know the whole story of this winter counterattack, but he took a meaningful look at Fang Ligong, an old fox, and thought to himself that if the guys in the Operations Department had the guts to formulate such an attack plan, it must have been proposed by the Eighth Route Army.
But he said rather regretfully: "The principal is still more conservative. The southern part of Changzhi and the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain where the Japanese 41st Division is stationed are empty of troops, but only the 40th Army and the New Fifth Army are in Changzhi.
An offensive was launched in the south, while Fan Hanjie's 27th Army near Yangcheng stayed put. What a pity, what a pity!"
"I still don't understand why the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are able to cooperate now, why there are still constant disputes within our army. If our army could be united, all the troops in the first theater would be willing to die and attack from the east, north and west!"
"In the World War II Zone, our Jinsui Army attacked from western Shanxi along the Tongpu Railway. One part went south to attack the Japanese 37th Division in the Yuncheng area with the First Theater Zone, and the other part went north to attack Linfen. If the battle was successful, the First Theater Zone would be in
The siege of Zhongtiao Mountain is possible, and our Shanxi-Sui army can escape from a corner of western Shanxi. There is much to be done from now on, and Shanxi is no longer dominated by the Eighth Route Army!"
After hearing this, Fang Ligong said vigilantly: 'Tuan Zuo, be careful what you say, we can't discuss the order to the peak behind your back!'