In fact, Zhou Weihan's worries were completely unnecessary. The head of the headquarters and the brigade commander were foresighted.
Both sides agreed that the main force of the Japanese 36th and 37th Divisions, which had escaped from the pursuit of the New 1st Regiment and the 22nd Regiment, would arrive at the Huiting and Xiadian strongholds of the Baijin Railway from the junction of Wuxiang and Xiangyuan.
Then the troops were divided into two groups. The 37th Division returned to support Yuncheng, while the 36th Division went directly south and arrived at the northern part of Zhongtiao Mountain. The national army and the Japanese army fought fiercely at Hengling Pass and Dongfeng Town.
The 17th and 18th regiments led by the political commissar of the 386th brigade are rushing to set up positions here, trying to delay the Japanese army's actions again.
After Zhou Weihan learned the news, he smiled bitterly: "It seems that the chiefs are the chiefs, just like I thought!"
"Old Zhou, you are really being wise after the fact!" Xing Zhiguo complained.
"But it's impossible to stop the Japanese army with just two regiments. Other troops are fighting, and it's not good for our independent detachment to just watch from the sidelines!" Zhou Weihan thought of how much the brigade commander had taken care of him before.
At present, the 386th Brigade is short of troops, and it is the turn of the independent detachment to provide support.
"The mobility of other troops is insufficient. Let the Zhu Dashan Cavalry Regiment go and stay in camp to cooperate with the 386th Brigade in fighting the Japanese army. What do you think?" Zhou Weihan looked at Xing Zhiguo and Zhou Weiguo.
"Of course I have to help if I can! I have no objection!" Zhou Weiguo said.
"There are basically no Japanese troops from Pingshun to Changzhi and then to Lucheng, and the traffic will be smooth. If the 28th Regiment still has strength while consolidating the base area, the 28th Regiment can also send part of its troops to reinforce!"
"I estimate that tonight the New Regiment and the 22nd Regiment will be able to deal with the heavy Japanese troops left behind. As long as Political Commissar Wang can stop the Japanese troops more, the brigade commander will have a lot more troops by then!" Xing Zhiguo continued.
said.
"Let's do it this way. Immediately notify the relevant regiments and try our best to reinforce the brothers in the Taiyue Military Region!" Zhou Weihan finally made his decision.
The words are divided into two parts.
The 10th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army dispatched about 3,000 Japanese troops to participate in the sweep. There were also more than 5,000 puppet troops to coordinate the operations. The remaining 2,000 Japanese troops were distributed in various counties within the defense zone.
After the Japanese army returned to the division, Kong Jie's independent regiment did not confront the Japanese army head-on and avoided the sharp edge of the Japanese army. Small groups of troops harassed the Japanese army many times along the way and dragged the Japanese army into Tunliu territory for nearly a day. It was also regarded as the 358th Regiment.
Gained time.
The commander of the 10th Independent Mixed Brigade, Tsutsutaro Kawada, wanted to avenge his younger brother. He only sent a partial division to contain the independent regiment, while the rest of the main force rushed towards his eldest son.
And Chu Yunfei also didn't expect that Zhou Weihan would have nothing to do when he led his troops to capture Changzhi. His 358th Regiment only captured a small Changzi County. The Japanese army returned in a hurry, seeming to use all their strength to wipe out the 258th Regiment.
After learning that the Japanese troops had returned to the division, Chu Yunfei was quite undecided at first. After all, Tunliu was still blocked by Kong Jie's New Second Regiment. Chu Yunfei decided to take this opportunity to reinforce the fortifications.
But the current situation was beyond Chu Yunfei's expectation.
In the southeast of Shanxi, when it comes to the established Shanxi-Sui Army, the 358th Regiment can be said to be the only one. This situation is related to the internal disputes between the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army.
At the beginning of the all-out war of resistance, the Second Theater Zone was established, and the Shanxi-Sui Army troops were reorganized into the Sixth and Seventh Group Armies.
Afterwards, Jiang ordered Wei to take the Central Army and some miscellaneous troops originally belonging to the second theater to establish a separate first theater.
In 1939, Jiang added the designations of the Eighth and Thirteenth Army to the Shanxi-Sui Army. Sun Chu was appointed commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army and concurrently director of the Southeast Shanxi Office.
The defense area of the first theater includes southern Shanxi and northern Henan, but the administrative power of Shanxi Province is in the hands of Yan Laoxi, and southeastern Shanxi is under the jurisdiction of Sun Chu's Southeast Shanxi Office.
Afterwards, friction arose between the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army, and the Shanxi Incident broke out. With the secret promotion of the Central Army, the Sixth Army and the Southeast Shanxi Office were expelled.
Today, Sun Chu only stays near Yangcheng with a guard regiment, barely keeping his face.
The fact that Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment was able to stay was because he himself graduated from Huangpu and commanded the troops of the Jinsui Army, which made Jiang and Yan Laoxi reach a consensus.
"Regiment, the 1st Battalion has come to report that Baodian Town has been lost. The 1st Battalion has retreated to the 2nd Battalion's position on the south bank of the Zhang River and is blocking the Japanese army along the Zhang River!" Chief of Staff Fang Ligong reported hurriedly.
"Lost it so soon?" Chu Yunfei said with a frown.
"This is because the Eighth Route Army raided from behind the Japanese army from time to time, otherwise... Tuanzuo, Baodian Town is only thirty miles away from Changzi County. The Zhang River that blocks the Japanese army is short and has long river banks. It is also night now
, it is impossible to observe the movements of the Japanese army, and with the current manpower of the first and second battalions, I am afraid that they will not be able to defend it for long!"
"Then what do you mean?"
"Regiment, the number of Japanese troops is at least the strength of a regiment. It is not the best idea to fight so hard. It is better to retreat to Anze while the Japanese troops are still far away!" Fang Ligong suggested.
"Retreat? I just reported to the attendant's office that I had occupied the eldest son, and now I have lost it. How do you want me to explain it to the principal?" Chu Yunfei said with a cold snort.
"Right now, our 358th Regiment is not alone. I have sent a telegram to the principal's attendant's office asking for help. The principal has already conveyed rescue orders to the Eighth Route Army and the 27th Army, telling each battalion that as long as we hold on until tomorrow morning, by then the Second Army in Changzhi will
The Seventeenth Army will send a unit to support us!"
Chu Yunfei's words were like a reassurance to all the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment. After the order was issued, the resistance of the blocking troops deployed along the route of the 358th Regiment also became firmer.
386 Brigade Department.
The brigade commander was convening a meeting with the heads of various regiments. Halfway through the meeting, he suddenly received a telegram from Zhou Weihan.
Looking at the contents of the telegram, the brigade commander couldn't help but sigh: "Zhou Weihan, I have to thank you!"
The current situation is that although the 386 Brigade currently has three regiments assembled here, after the Hundred Regiment War, each regiment has added a lot of recruits. Although the recruits are equipped with captured weapons and equipment, their combat effectiveness has declined. In addition, the Japanese army
During the big sweep, each regiment suffered heavy casualties.
At this time, the brigade commander was indeed in a dilemma. If he really fought hard with the Japanese army, even if the 358th Regiment was added, casualties would be inevitable.
"Brigadier, what did Zhou Weihan say? Troops were sent to support us?" Cheng Shifa, leader of the 772nd Regiment, asked.
"Although Zhou Weihan once belonged to the command of the 386th Brigade, and you are all comrades in arms, but now he is the commander of the Tainan Military Region. I call him Zhou Weihan, but you also call him Zhou Weihan?" the brigade commander said dissatisfied.
"Yes, yes!" Cheng Shifa smiled and responded quickly.
The brigade commander usually didn't get angry, but once he got angry, Li Yunlong was scared and panicked.
"As I said before, your three regiments will attack in three directions. If the enemy advances, we will retreat, and if the enemy retreats, we will harass. You will entangle the Japanese army to death!"