Chapter 856: I have the advantage, launch a general attack
As the sun sets in the west and the sky gradually turns dark, the outside of Dayangji seems unusually quiet and even has a slightly eerie atmosphere.
Before the arrival of the National Army, the Japanese army was worried that the local people would take the opportunity to go north with the National Army. At the same time, in order to reduce the worries of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, they forcibly relocated the people around Dayangji in advance.
To the east of Dayangji is the combined mountain artillery battalion of two regiments of the Fourth Teaching Brigade. Cheng Qiwu, deputy chief of staff of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu column, led the front team to complete the task of building up the momentum, and then took on the task of escorting the wounded to the rear.
To the north of Dayangji are three regiments of the 15th Brigade and an artillery battalion. Wu Qin's 14th Brigade is resting and preparing to secretly move north after dark. The cavalry regiment is operating on the boundary ten miles west of Dayangji.
In Dayangji, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company, like other soldiers of the national army, leaned loosely against the wall, with weapons and equipment scattered aside. It was not until the cook loudly called for dinner, that the dead crowd became somewhat alive.
"Company Commander, I see that these people are all awkward. After a battle, they seem to have lost their energy and energy. This has never happened to our team!" A soldier from the reconnaissance company said softly.
"It's strange that these soldiers have lost all their courage and have no food or water. Don't you think the senior officials of the national army dare not send them to the front line?" Cao Dabao said.
The soldiers of the reconnaissance company blended into the team in twos and threes. Firstly, because the spirit of the soldiers of the reconnaissance company was very different from that of these national troops. The gathering of a hundred or so people was too conspicuous. Secondly, they spread out to better obtain useful information.
Information.
"Why are you just giving me this little rice? It's all gone after two bites. Give me two more spoons!" shouted a Nationalist soldier who was queuing up.
The cook in charge of cooking also banged the table with an iron spoon, and his attitude was extremely tough: "There is a clear order from the top. Each of you has two taels of rice for each meal, plus some dried vegetables. The front-line combat troops
Good treatment depends entirely on your own ability. If you really have a temper, then go find the people above you. The people behind you still need to eat, so don't block it here!"
"Hey, what a turtle, what a great official power!"
The lunch box was directly placed on the cook's face, and his hair was stained with white grains of rice. The national soldier who took action seemed to have become more courageous, emboldened by the group of people behind him.
"It's natural for brothers to serve as soldiers and eat food. Let's go hungry now. Even this grandson is shouting and showing off in front of me. Who gave you the courage? I have to show you some color today!"
"Try him, this grandson usually messes with the brothers' food. He has long been displeased with him!"
I don't know who pushed him from behind, and the rioting national soldier involuntarily rushed forward. His fist, which was just a feint, instantly hit the cook's face. The bridge of the cook's nose collapsed and blood flowed like a pillar.
The wailing sound can probably be heard two miles away.
The soldiers of the reconnaissance company who were mixed in the crowd originally wanted to take the opportunity to build momentum again. They turned back and looked in the direction of Cao Dabao, but saw that Cao Dabao shook his head and had to stop their activities.
The crowd roared louder, and the commotion quickly attracted the guard regiment responsible for maintaining order. The leading officer looked at the chaos in front of him, and immediately ordered the soldiers of the guard regiment to suppress it. However, this move only aroused the excitement among ordinary people.
The soldiers resisted fiercely, and the two sides even began to confront each other with guns.
"Put down the gun, put down the gun quickly!" The guard regiment is a direct descendant of Li Xianzhou. It usually dispatches some personnel to serve as military police or supervise the battle team, and they have long had a grudge with ordinary soldiers.
Although both sides were very excited at the moment, no one dared to fire the first shot. However, unexpectedly, a gunshot was heard suddenly in the noise, and the leading officer was shot in the right chest and fell to the ground. Both sides were immediately worried.
A surprise.
"Who fired the shot, grandma, you are looking for death!"
The guard regiment was equipped with all Garand rifles and carbines, and they immediately pulled the bolts and pointed their guns at the rioting national soldiers.
"Da da da!"
The two sides started fighting like this. Fortunately, there were only a few Chinese soldiers making trouble. The rest saw that something was wrong and decisively retreated to watch the fun.
The fierce gunfire that rang out in Dayangji quickly attracted the attention of senior officials of the National Army. After Li Xianzhou learned about this, he did not dare to leave the headquarters easily for fear of being secretly shot by Nationalist officers and soldiers.
If He Cui, commander of the 12th Army, was asked to handle the matter beforehand, he was worried that he would favor the soldiers who caused the trouble, so he finally asked Liu Ziban, director of the Group Army's Political Department, to investigate in person.
After investigation, it was found that three people from the guard group were killed and five were injured. The soldiers who caused the trouble belonged to the 64th Regiment of the 22nd Division. Eight officers and soldiers were killed and 12 were seriously injured. However, the investigation did not find out who fired the first shot. The soldier who led the trouble was already dead.
, and finally the result was reported to Li Xianzhou.
Li Xianzhou was extremely dissatisfied with the results of the investigation. Since the 22nd Division headquarters no longer existed, he sent an adjutant to read Shangfeng's disciplinary decision to the chief officer of the 64th Regiment.
Then he felt that the military discipline of most of the soldiers of the 64th Regiment and the Supplementary Regiment that had retreated to Dayangji had been ruined. If they continued to stay near the headquarters, it would be a hidden danger after all, so they were ordered to garrison in the fortifications outside Dayangji, leaving only the soldiers inside Dayangji.
The guard regiment and artillery attached to the lower group army headquarters.
At the same time, He Cuizhi learned about the relevant decision. When he heard that the 64th Regiment and the supplementary regiment were stationed in the outer fortifications, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Very good, but these two regiments must be stationed in specific arrangements and cannot be placed casually. You take this opportunity to contact the two commanders of the 64th Regiment and the Supplementary Regiment and say that they have done a good job. We will wait for the operation at night.
notify!"
"Yes!" the adjutant on the side responded.
All of this was done intentionally by He Cuizhi. He and Li Xianzhou were at odds with each other, and had already planned to leave for independence. So he secretly notified the two regiment leaders to send people to encourage the soldiers to cause trouble, thereby intensifying the conflict, but Li Xianzhou did not expect
He actually sent a two-person regiment to the outer fortifications.
In this way, He Cuizhi can directly control more troops, and his subsequent actions will be more convenient.
As time went by, the positions of both the enemy and ours became quieter. The Eighth Route Army launched a propaganda offensive during the day and stopped taking action after dark, but its vigilance did not relax.
The positions of both sides were also two to three hundred meters away. I don't know when, scattered figures jumped out of the ditch and trotted towards the Eighth Route Army's position opposite. Other soldiers on the National Army side did not stop them.
"Comrade Eighth Route Army, don't shoot. I'm here to surrender. Don't shoot!"
In order to prevent misunderstandings, the Nationalist soldiers who came to surrender put their guns slanted on their backs and held them high. When they came closer, the Eighth Route Army side could clearly see the actions of the Nationalist soldiers through the bonfire on the position.
"Brothers from the national army, come here quickly, our hot buns are ready!"
After hearing these words, these national soldiers obviously accelerated their pace. When they arrived at the position of the Fourth Teaching Brigade, they directly threw all their weapons and equipment on the ground.
"Brother, are there really steamed buns?"
"How can it be fake? Big buns stuffed with cabbage and meat. Every bite is oily!"
"No matter what, that's great!" The national soldier who spoke swallowed his saliva.
"Brother, where are you from? Your accent sounds familiar!"
"We are all from Yongcheng, where are you from?"
"Hey, I am from Dangshan, we are all fellow villagers!"
Worried about causing unnecessary chaos in the front-line positions, multiple settlement points were set up in the rear of the positions specifically to entertain these incoming National Army soldiers, and even prepared local specialty liqueur.
At the same time, He Cuizhi called together the three regiment commanders of the 81st Division and the two regiment commanders of the 64th Regiment of the 22nd Division and the supplementary regiment on the pretext of inspecting the position.
"Several of you all followed me from Jincheng, and some of you even followed me in Shandong. We are all old brothers who have waded through mountains of corpses and seas of blood!"
"My 12th Army lost too many brothers in this battle. I no longer want to fight and want to find a way out on my own. Will you follow me?" He Cuizhi asked.
"Military Commander, how do you usually treat us? I know in my heart that Li Xianzhou regards us as no-names. After all, he still doesn't trust the brothers. As long as you say a word, I will take the brothers below to follow you!"
"Yes, as long as you don't take refuge with the Japanese, anything will work!"
Looking at the performance of several regiment commanders, He Cuizhi was pleased that although the 12th Army lost more than half, it still retained nearly half of its effective strength.
"Shandong is our hometown. Brothers all want to return to their roots. I think so too. Just follow my orders on how to do it!"
"After the Eighth Route Army's propaganda during the day, there will definitely be people who are going to surrender. Don't worry about them. You can't keep people's hearts no matter how they are dispersed. But the real ones who are left behind are our brothers. It will be more convenient for us to take action then!"
"It is now 10:15 in the evening. We must gather on the south side at 3 o'clock in the morning. Bring all the supplies and baggage you can carry, and go and notify each level immediately!"
"yes!"
As He Cuizhi said, when the people's hearts are lost, there is no way to lead the troops. As time goes by, more and more people from the national army surrender.
Inside the headquarters, Zhao Bingzhang was reporting the results of the current stage to Zhou Weihan: "So far, the number of surrenders reported by the 15th Brigade and the 4th Teaching Brigade has reached 852. According to statistics, most of them are from the Huaibei area, and a small number are from the Jincheng area.
, some people even said straight to the point, they are here for your name, Communist Party member!"
Zhou Weihan nodded when he heard this: "It seems that these people were later added to the 12th Army. The will of the backbone veterans of the 12th Army has not been broken, but the current results are very good. They can weaken the enemy by one point. I
The military superiority will increase by one point, one will decrease and the other will increase, and the advantage of victory lies with me!"
"Let's go and have a look in front. I always stay at the headquarters and my bones are itchy!" Zhou Weihan didn't let anyone else say anything and strode out of the headquarters. Zhao Bingzhang and Luo Benzhong hurriedly followed.
"Lao Luo, the headquarters needs someone to keep an eye on it, you stay and take charge!"
It was March, especially in the second half of the night, and it was obvious that it was freezing to the bone. Zhou Weihan tightened his military coat tightly and called Zhao Bingzhang to hurry up.
"I don't know how the soldiers rest? So we have to walk more and see more!" Zhou Weihan said: "We have a charcoal basin in the house, but we can't feel it!"
Luo Ji was still some distance from the front line. The monk heard that Zhou Weihan was going to inspect the front, so he quickly arranged the guards and horses, and a group of more than 20 people rode towards Dayang Ji.
Zhou Weihan saw a group of flames appearing in the direction of Dayangji from a long way away, and he knew in his heart that these were soldiers on the front line trying to keep themselves warm. He did not notify him in advance before coming, but he saw Deng Keming waiting with his men.
"Old Deng, it must be Lao Lu who told you!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Director Luo is also worried that Yang Ji's national troops may be quietly sent to the rear. If there is an accident, it will be troublesome!" Deng Keming said.
"I'm here now, but you can still drive me back. How's the situation?"
"Most of the national troops have not moved. I think they are still determined to give up!"
Zhou Weihan walked closer and discovered that although the Fourth Teaching Brigade had fires lit, many of the fires had no one in front of them: "Okay, they actually set up a enchantment array!"
"Hehe!" Deng Keming grinned: "This is not a solution. The national army on the opposite side is probably afraid that starting a fire will be noticed by our artillery, so I am trying to make some noise to see how they react!"
"**member!"
"**member!"
The soldiers along the way kept saying hello, and Zhou Weihan responded one by one. Seeing that the soldiers were either covered in coats or wrapped in quilts, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Although the Fourth Teaching Brigade is the main force of the Eighth Route Army, its weapons and equipment are lagging behind. Especially the daily equipment was not fully equipped before the war. Fortunately, a lot of it was seized from the national army. Zhou Weihan asked Zhang Faming, the director of the Military Supplies Department, to give priority to the teaching brigade.
The Fourth Brigade allocated a batch.
A few people were talking when suddenly a staff officer trotted over: "Brigadier's emergency, forward observation post reports, the national troops on the outer fortifications of Dayangji are being mobilized!"
"Pass the order, all units should prepare for battle, and notify the 15th Brigade!"
About ten minutes later, there was still no movement from the national army. Deng Keming asked doubtfully: "Is it true that the national army is also using tactics to tire out the enemy? Shouldn't it be?"
Not long after, the walkie-talkie at the headquarters of the Fourth Brigade began to ring. Luo Benzhong, who was sitting at the headquarters, sent an important piece of information reported by the reconnaissance company. The national troops on the outer fortifications of Dayangji quietly withdrew.
The current movement is unknown, but the 28th Army headquarters is still there.
Immediately afterwards, a small force deployed south of Dayangji reported that a large number of national troops were moving south, and follow-up was under way.
"Could Li Xianzhou have come to spread suspicion and run away quietly?" Zhao Bingzhang said.
Zhou Weihan said, "Which unit is following the main force of the national army and how many people are there?"
"I taught a platoon from the 10th Regiment of the 4th Brigade. It was equipped with horses, but there was no radio!"
"It's not safe. It's very dangerous if the national army notices it. Once it is eaten by the national army, it will be difficult to deal with it. Contact the cavalry regiment and send a cavalry company with a radio to follow up!"
"Regardless of whether Li Xianzhou has created suspicions or not, the guard regiment and artillery regiment of his group army headquarters are still there, so he can order the troops to launch a general attack and sneak into Dayang Ji!" Zhou Weihan said.