According to Yang Jicai's suggestion, all the Baichengzi front line in the middle road must be abandoned, which is equivalent to a 180-degree U-turn in the entire original combat plan. In this situation, even if he, the highest political director of the Linxi theater, It is impossible to make a decision without consulting the military commander and without asking the headquarters for instructions.
Although Yi Jianping is not the kind of dogmatic person, there are strict regulations in the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Without the necessary authorization from superiors, the political commissar cannot interfere with the command of the military chief, let alone the military chief. battlefield deployment, the political commissar does not have the final say on military issues.
Even if he is the top political leader of the entire Linxi battlefield, he does not have the right to make such a comprehensive adjustment and deployment. He has just given the order to Qiu Jintang to mobilize all artillery to cooperate with Yang Jicai in the battle. He has already done his best, and has even exceeded the limit. There is a certain bottom line, no matter how much he takes, it will depend on the situation.
What's more, Yang Jicai has only made a request so far, but has not reported any reports on the current battle situation on his side. The situation is unclear now, and he has not grasped the real progress of the battle. Even if he wants to overstep his authority, there is no way to do so. To execute, if you want to convince Wang Guangyu, you must have first-hand knowledge of the progress of the battle. The most important thing is what is this guy's true thoughts?
What surprised Yi Jianping was that he could not contact Yang Jicai at this critical moment. The walkie-talkie was on, but there was no response to the call from the walkie-talkie. The pilot's voice was hoarse from shouting, and there was silence.
At this time, both radio stations and wired telephones have been withdrawn here. In other words, even if the straight-line distance between the two is no more than 700 meters, he can't contact him at all except for a trip in person. Yang Jicai was a few hundred meters away from him.
Although Yi Jianping didn't mind going there in person, Qiu Jintang next to him refused to do anything. Just kidding, he used a telescope to observe from here before. Although Yang Jicai at the bottom of the mountain had not been breached, the area around his headquarters was The fight was still going on. The Japanese army five hundred meters in front of them, although they no longer had the ability to attack, were like nails, stuck there and refusing to retreat.
Now that the sky has gradually begun to lighten, and the distance to the Japanese army is so close, at this time, a stray bullet without eyes may be able to bring Yi Jianping, the top political director of the battlefield in Western Manchuria, to see Marx, although he was not Yi Jianping's direct subordinate, he, Qiu Jintang, dared to take this risk no matter what.
Although I don’t know what went wrong with Yang Jicai, I am now eager to know Yang Jicai’s true thoughts, and in order to dissuade Yi Jianping from leaving the original headquarters, which has now become the forefront, he has no choice but to take the most backward step. Create a contact method and send a liaison officer to the foot of the mountain to find out what happened.
But Qiu Jintang did not expect that the distance of 700 meters would become a life-and-death line. The three correspondents he sent one after another were all knocked out by the long-range machine gun fire of the Japanese army in front of Yang Jicai's headquarters. This kind of When the situation arose, both Yi Jianping and Qiu Jintang felt that something was wrong.
After receiving the report, the two people looked at each other, and they grabbed the binoculars and went directly to the shelter to look down the mountain. When they saw it, they both couldn't help but feel frightened. The battle situation at the bottom of the mountain had changed in just ten minutes. , almost earth-shaking changes have taken place.
The Japanese troops who were originally still 500 meters away from Yang Jicai's headquarters have now reached an area less than 150 meters away from his headquarters. And behind this Japanese army, there are still a steady stream of Japanese troops, risking it. With the shells falling continuously, they rushed towards this side regardless of casualties.
At this time, Yang Jicai's only company, brought over by Yi Jianping, and the original guard platoon were still desperately resisting. However, as the number of Japanese troops increased, they showed that they were in a state of exhaustion. Under the pressure of the Japanese army, although the retreat was not large, it was always retreating slowly.
As for the two artillery batteries originally assigned to Yang Jicai, one was concentrating its firepower and firing on the right wing with all its strength to block the Japanese army's roundabout route to the rear of the Aohan camp, while the other was pouring artillery shells in the direction of the stone table. As for Yang Jicai's front, I don't know why not a single shell has fallen.
Moreover, of the four artillery pieces of the artillery company that were firing in the direction of Stone Table at this moment, only two fired, and the remaining two were silent all the time. Even if the barrels of the two artillery pieces were bald, it would be impossible in any case. Blocking the breach of Stone Table opened by the Japanese army.
However, Qiu Jintang, who had already transferred all the artillery that he could mobilize to Yang Jicai, found that the artillerymen he had allocated to Yang Jicai were silent at this moment. Even in the face of such a crisis, they did not fire a single shell. , has always remained silent.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Yi Jianping said with some annoyance: "What the hell is this Yang Jicai doing? The artillery he asked for was given to him. Now the Japs are in front of him, but he himself is mute. Now the Japs have rushed in with more troops." , has reached nearly an infantry brigade, and if he doesn’t take action at this time, what does he want to do?”
Yang Jicai over there didn't say anything, and Yi Jianping over there couldn't hold back his anger. Alhorqin Banner Front has now lost a military commander. If it loses another military officer, it will become a big joke. And It is fair to say that Yang Jicai died, but if he had been captured, he would have fought until the Anti-Japanese Alliance broke out of the mountains. There is no record of any cadres above the battalion level being captured.
Under the signal of Yi Jianping, who was obviously a bit impatient, Qiu Jintang personally grabbed the phone and called the 107th Rocket Artillery Battery deployed southeast of Sumoyintala, asking them to cooperate with the two artillery batteries in Yang Jicai's hands. Fire a volley towards the Japanese attack sequence.
What made Qiu Jintang feel surprised and angry was that after receiving his order, the company commander actually said that he had received an order from Yang Jicai. Without his order, all artillerymen were not allowed to fire a single shell, even if it was Qiu Jintang's. Orders are absolutely not allowed. The artillery company commander fired the artillery without his orders, which was treated as insubordination on the battlefield.
Hearing the answer of the artillery company commander, Qiu Jintang's nose almost became angry. He couldn't even give orders to himself, the commander-in-chief of the artillery. What's this? Not to mention the division of labor on the battlefield, even in terms of military rank, there was no rotation. It's up to you, Yang Jicai, to say this.
If you don't obey the orders of me, a dignified colonel, the commander-in-chief of the artillery on the entire Aruhorqin Banner battlefield, do you still have to obey the orders of you, a major, who is equivalent to the chief of staff of a simplified division? If Yamashita had not been blocked by Japanese fire at this time
If he couldn't get down, Qiu Jintang was so angry that he had to go to that guy to settle the score himself.
Qiu Jintang, who did not believe in evil, looked for other artillery commanders, but they all got the same reply. Even the two artillery regiment commanders on the front line had the same reply, but after all, these two regiment commanders were responsible for their duties.
Although the answer is higher, the tone is still very clever.
I suggested that Qiu Jintang communicate with Yang Jicai. After all, they have temporarily assigned Yang Jicai to command. The answers from the two regiment leaders made Qiu Jintang angry and threw the phone down. This is not assigned to him to fight with Yang Jicai. This is simply
Deprived of his right to command.
Qiu Jintang threw the phone down and looked at Yi Jianping who was deep in thought next to him with a livid face: "This is the best combat staff of your column. This is the style of your army. This is the anti-Japanese alliance."
Our cadres are simply bandits, and they fooled my soldiers away with just a rough plan."
"Now, even my command power has been taken away from me. Political Commissar Yi, my troops are cooperating with him in fighting according to your request, not assigned to his command. If he does this, isn't this a disguised seizure of power?
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Looking at Qiu Jintang who was very angry, Yi Jianping lit a pipe: "Lao Qiu, don't be angry. I think this guy did this because he was afraid that you and I would interfere with his command. Over there with the walkie-talkie,
I'm afraid it's not that there's something wrong with his walkie-talkie, but that he consciously didn't turn it on."
"In this way, no matter what this guy's true intention is, let's solve the crisis on his side first. As for how to deal with him, we should wait until the battle is over. You still have a few guard companies in your hands. In this way, each
On the artillery position, leave one squad, and all the rest are mobilized. I will personally direct the attack, and I will deal with it after the crisis is resolved."
Hearing Yi Jianping's thoughts, Qiu Jintang smiled bitterly and said: "Political Commissar Yi, except for the security forces of several artillery regiments under my command, except for each regiment having a platoon, the rest have already started on the front line of Balaqirud.
He has already pulled them all away. As for where they were taken, I, the commander-in-chief of the artillery, don’t even know.”
"If I meet your request, there won't be even a single squad left in each of my artillery positions. And my nearest artillery position is less than five kilometers away from here. With so many Japanese troops infiltrating, once they are captured by the Japanese
If you touch any artillery position, the losses will be too great."
"Under this situation, except for the company around me that was transferred from your first division to serve as the guard company of the artillery headquarters, I really have no way to transfer any more troops to you. This guy just wants us here out of pure intention.
Be a spectator or act as a sounding board for him."
Qiu Jintang's answer stunned Yi Jianping. At the same time, no matter how well-mannered he was, he couldn't help but secretly cursed, "What the hell is this Yang Jicai doing? What on earth is he trying to do? Is this what he wants to do?"
Surrendering to the enemy, but judging from the performance on the battlefield, it doesn't look like it.
But if he didn't intend to surrender to the enemy, the little devil's bayonet was already stuck under his nose. Why did he still hesitate to move? He also held all the artillerymen, took away most of the artillery guards, and also Forcibly took over the command of the artillery in disguise.
Although they were very confused now, since they really could not get direct contact with Yang Jicai, Yi Jianping and Qiu Jintang could only stare at each other, but there was nothing they could do. After thinking about it, Yi Jianping decided to draft it himself. I sent a telegram to Wang Guangyu and explained the situation here to Wang Guangyu. After all, the current situation of the Alukorqin Banner can affect the whole body.
At the same time, Yang Jicai's request was explained to Wang Guangyu. Wang Guangyu is the highest military commander of the entire Western Manchuria battlefield. If he changes the original deployment, no matter how correct and high-sounding his reasons are, he must still communicate with Wang Guangyu. Communicate, because this is Wang Guangyu’s authority.
But Yi Jianping didn't mention whether he suggested removing Yang Jicai from his post. He still wanted to see what this guy wanted to do before making a judgment. Yi Jianping didn't think it was right to make the decision to replace him at this time. When choosing, especially when you are angry in your heart, you need to calm down in some aspects. At least you need a valid reason that can convince you, but you are not at that point yet.