Chapter 514: All parties cooperate and the war intensifies
While the soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, Zhou Weihan and Li Yunlong called in several battalion commanders of the new regiment to discuss the current battlefield situation.
Thanks to the popularity of radio stations in each regiment, each regiment reports the current battle situation to Zhou Weihan every once in a while.
"The little devil has already missed the first move. The main force of the Japanese army in Anyang has been killed by us. At least the initiative tonight is in our hands. However, during the day tomorrow, the Japanese aircraft at Xinxiang Airport will definitely be up to support various battlefields!
"Zhou Weihan said to everyone present.
Several people present nodded after hearing this. Whenever the Eighth Route Army fought with the Japanese army, the biggest headache was the Japanese aircraft. With the current weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army, there were neither anti-aircraft machine guns nor anti-aircraft guns. There was nothing that could be done about the Japanese aircraft unless they lowered their altitude.
When Zhou Weihan led an independent detachment to shoot down a Japanese plane at Shimen Airport in southern Hebei, it was because the little Japanese pilot was so arrogant that after the bombing, he actually took the initiative to swoop and straf the battlefield.
In addition, Zhou Weihan deployed a large number of Maxim heavy machine guns around the battlefield in advance, so he was able to shoot down the Japanese aircraft by chance.
"Chief, let's take advantage of the darkness to attack the little devils. Before our first battalion even exerted its full strength, the little devils were wiped out!" Zhang Dabiao, commander of the first battalion of the new regiment, said.
"That's right, our first and second battalions are only responsible for fighting on the flanks. What's wrong with that?" Sun Desheng, commander of the second battalion of the New First Regiment, answered.
Having just experienced a big victory, the soldiers who participated in the battle were very excited. Several battalion commanders present were as excited as they were, and they all shouted for a fight, with different tones.
Zhou Weihan didn't think anything about what happened before him, but Li Yunlong felt that these arrogant and powerful generals had embarrassed him in front of Zhou Weihan, and at the same time they also wanted to protect his subordinates.
He immediately scolded: "It's too late. We just won a battle and we don't know how high the sky is. How many of you are still thinking about taking part in the command?"
Li Yunlong's scolding was quite effective. Zhang Dabiao and others who had been shouting just now immediately shut up and said nothing.
"Okay, let's talk business!" Zhou Weihan stretched out his hand to stop Li Yunlong's next move.
"I'm not worried about the First Regiment. The reinforcements from Anyang are enough to handle it. Although the Fourth Regiment's initial battle was unfavorable, they have now occupied favorable terrain and are in a stalemate with the Japanese army. There is also a large space for maneuver behind them!"
"In the future, the Zhinan area will definitely be connected with southwestern Shandong. If we can take the opportunity now to eliminate the main force of the Japanese army in the Liangpu area, that would be great!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Then let's fight. The Yonggu group where the third regiment is currently fighting the Japanese army is only thirty miles away from where we are. At the marching speed of our new regiment, two hours is enough to reach the battlefield. It's a lot of time!" Li Yunlong
He said proudly.
Seeing Li Yunlong's stance, Zhou Weihan also strengthened his determination to deal with the Japanese troops in the Liangpu area who were fighting against the Third Regiment.
Then Zhou Weihan looked at the time and saw that it was almost ten o'clock in the evening.
Immediately ordered all units participating in the war to replenish ammunition, and the two recruit companies escorted the wounded and captured weapons and equipment back to the base area.
At the same time, the Tainan Military Region.
Military Region Chief of Staff Xing Zhiguo personally rushed to Lin County to command the operation. The Tainan Military Region troops included most of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Division, the supplementary regiment, and Yang Han's 280th Regiment, the Cixian Backbone Regiment.
The two sides had conducted a tentative battle in the afternoon. When it got dark, the front-line troops reported that the firepower of the Japanese troops in the battle had weakened and they were gradually shrinking towards the county town near the Pinghan-Hankou Railway.
Xing Zhiguo immediately noticed that the Japanese army's initiative to retreat was unusual. After communicating with Zhou Weihan via telegram, he immediately realized that the Japanese troops remaining in Anyang and the 35th Division were stationed north in Tangyin, and the Japanese troops in Qi County were deploying troops to the east for reinforcements.
Then, in order to reduce the pressure on the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Military Region, Xing Zhiguo ordered all participating units to increase the intensity of their attacks. The main force of the Second Regiment continued to advance eastward, and most of the Ci County Basic Regiment crossed the Zhang River to harass the Japanese stronghold in the northern suburbs of Anyang.
At the same time, the 280th Regiment was supplemented and was approaching Qi County, Ji County and Hui County south of Lin County, trying to hold the Japanese troops of the 35th Division stationed around Xinxiang in place so that they could not move towards the eastern Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas.
reinforce.
In the southwest of Shandong, Xin Tiebing, the chief of staff of a regiment who stayed in the mountainous development base of Luling Town, led a battalion and local armed forces to cause a big battle around Heze, and successfully contained the Fourth Cavalry who was originally going north.
The 26th Regiment of the Brigade.
Before the war, Zhou Weihan and Xing Zhiguo did not meet to discuss specific combat matters, but after getting along for a long time, they had a tacit understanding.
The two men led their troops to occupy both sides of the Ping-Han Railway from Anyang to Xinxiang, supporting each other, causing the Japanese army to be unable to look at each other from east to west and exhausted.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army headquarters directly ordered the combat troops in the Luxi Military Region and Huxi Base Area to do their best to involve the Japanese troops on the surrounding railway lines and not to allow Japanese reinforcements to pass.
Adjacent areas such as central China, southern Hebei, and Taiyue must also send corresponding troops to put pressure on the local Japanese troops.
The first theater stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain also came to its senses that night. Unknowingly, the Eighth Route Army actually staged a huge formation in front of their eyes.
Therefore, the national army was not willing to give up this opportunity to gain advantage. The commander of the First Theater Command sent a telegram that Changzhi's 27th Army sent a main force southward at night to join the New Fifth Army and the 40th Army to attack southward where the Japanese troops were stationed.
Jincheng.
At the same time, the armies stationed in the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain were divided into two groups. One group went north to attack Jincheng, and the other group moved east from Meng County to attack the Japanese army's Daoqing Railway.
Zhou Weihan, who was marching, did not expect that the local battle caused by the transaction of Fushimi Miya Mingyi had evolved into a battle.
Under the dark night, the Tainan and Hebei-Shandong-Henan regions on both sides of the Ping-Han Railway were filled with flames of war.
It can be as small as an inconspicuous ambush involving dozens of people, or as large as a desperate battle involving five or six thousand people from both sides. All forces are involved.
The Eighth Route Army alone directly participated in the war, with a small number of 30,000 troops. The main force indirectly participated in the battle, and there were no less than 50,000 local armed forces. The battle was evolving in an uncontrollable direction.
Neji Okamura, who was far away in Peiping, was also woken up by his adjutant. His face turned pale as he looked at the telegrams sent from various places.
"Nani, has the Eighth Route Army organized another Hundred Regiment War?"
The adjutant did not dare to answer. Okamura Neiji looked through various telegrams and could not figure out why the Eighth Route Army was so aggressive.
In the end, it was a farewell telegram forwarded by the Japanese army in Anyang that attracted Okamura Neiji's attention. After Okamura Neiji finished reading it, his face turned pale: "Baga, Zhou Weihan, die, die!"
