According to Yang Jicai, who has not received the exact report, he is not sure whether his judgment is accurate. However, the state of the Japanese army in front of him tells him that this is a good fighter opportunity. If he gives up or fails to seize it,
It will become a lifelong regret for myself.
After this telegram of more than 3,000 words was sent, Yang Jicai ordered Su Yingqi, the commander of the Second Regiment, and Chen Zhiping, the political commissar of the Second Regiment, who had already withdrawn to Bayannuoer, to command all the existing troops of the Second Regiment that could be gathered. Regardless of the fatigue of continuous fighting,
, regardless of the casualties in previous battles, seize the front line of Tongsi and Butun Maudu as quickly as possible, posing a threat to the flanks of the enemy in Bala Chirud.
He ordered the political commissar of the first regiment, Xiong Ziren, and the deputy commander of the second regiment, Ma Biao, who were in the Aohan camp, to immediately launch continuous tactical counterattacks against the enemy in front of them. It was necessary to firmly hold back the Japanese troops in front of them so that they could not attack Balaqi.
The Rude front line moved closer. Ordered the troops to recover Zhangjiayingzi. Except for leaving a platoon to monitor the enemy's left flank in front of Balachi Rude, the rest of the main force moved north to seize Hunte Aoter and completely cut off the connection between Aohan Yingzi and Bajiayingzi.
The connection between Rakirud's enemies.
Considering that the troops on the front line of Zhangjiayingzi, which were composed of the original heavy artillery guard troops, were really insufficient and could not take care of both directions. Yang Jicai gritted his teeth and strengthened the last company at hand that had been recovered from Kundu direction to Zhangjiaying.
sub-direction.
He also ordered Gou Zaihe on the front of Bala Chirud to immediately seize the time to adjust, enrich the troop establishment, replenish ammunition, and closely monitor the movements of the enemy forces in front of them, and at the same time, move the defense line as close as possible to the Japanese army. Do not break away from the Japanese army.
At the same time, the entire army must be prepared to attack at any time. After Su Yingqi arrives at the designated location and the troops attacked by Zhangjiayingzi capture Hunte Gouter, they will launch a counterattack across the board.
For Yang Jicai, it takes time for his superiors to reply, and before that, he can't just wait. Even if the troops at hand cannot form a complete encirclement, he can at least form a pincer attack on the enemy in front of him.
.At least these devils cannot be allowed to react and run away before their superiors give a reply.
At the same time, Yang Jicai discussed with Qiu Jintang to concentrate all the remaining heavy artillery shells, especially rocket shells, on a part of the artillery. This part of the artillery was moved forward to the direction of Shizui, while the rest of the artillery rested on the spot and waited for the headquarters.
After replenishing the shells, you can join the battle again depending on the situation.
Listening to Yang Jicai's suggestion, Qiu Jintang smiled bitterly and said: "You are planning to invest all my capital at once. You don't even think about it, the Seventh Division is really in chaos now as you judged.
What's the status? Are there really only that few troops left?"
"If things are not as you imagine, and the Japanese army still has a large number of troops hidden in a place that we have not yet discovered, what should you do? The few artillery shells I have on hand are your last resort. What if
Use up all the artillery shells before the headquarters can send additional artillery shells. Once things go beyond your judgment, what will you do? With the few troops you have on hand, how can you fight this battle?"
"The most critical issue is that you are switching to a full-scale counterattack now without the approval of your superiors. You are acting without authorization. Once the enemy situation changes and it is not what you judged and imagined, your responsibility will be quite heavy.
I suggest you reconsider it carefully and at least wait until Lin Xi’s reply."
"All actions must be followed as commanded. This is the first of our three major disciplines and eight points of attention. This morning's battle was forced by the situation and had no choice but to do it, but the current situation is completely different. And even if it is
The 7th Division has suffered heavy casualties, but the current forces you can mobilize are too disparate. Once your counterattack fails, it will be easy for the Japanese army to counterattack."
Regarding Qiu Jintang's half-persuasion, half-incomprehension, Yang Jicai said without any hesitation: "Chief, no matter whether the enemy has follow-up troops or not, the current opportunity is the only one we can seize. Once the Japanese army
If we take the initiative to retreat, we will become passive."
"It's not that I don't want to wait for Lin Xi's order, it's because we can't afford to delay this time. I'll take action first, at least to delay the Japanese army. Otherwise, once the Japanese army makes up its mind, we will probably not even have a single hair.
They can't catch them. If the Japanese army's next move is contrary to my judgment, then our counterattack will catch him by surprise."
"Chief, I hope you can agree to my request again and adjust the deployment according to my wishes. And I believe that except for the small number of troops in front of us, unless they can destroy the two soldiers who were messed up by Commander Wang last night.
The Eighteenth Regiment has gathered up again, otherwise they will not have any reinforcements at all. Because of the battle last night and this morning, they have already invested all their elite troops."
"If there are other troops that have not been discovered by us, then they can continue to attack northwest and bypass our Ao when our army has concentrated all its forces on the Bala Qirud line.
Hanyingzi flank. Because in that direction, our army has no troops to defend. Since it has hit a wall at Bala Chirud, there is no reason for the Japanese army to choose the direction of attack again."
"Once they truly break through our army's Kundu front line and attack southward or continue to the west, our army will be passive across the board. By then, the Bala Chirud front line will face our army and will be blocked by the Japanese offensive.
Attraction, no troops can be mobilized for defense."
"But the Japanese army did not do that precisely because they did not have any other troops to use. It was also because they could no longer afford to pay the price of continuing to attack to the west. Therefore, they attacked Bala Qiru on the spot.
De reached the front line of Aohan camp and attacked with all his might."
"The purpose is to obtain a shortcut, wedge deep into our army as quickly as possible, and weaken our army's air-to-ground firepower attack. I am sure that the troops they invested in the front from Bala Qirud to Aohan Camp were already more than twenty other troops.
All the effective forces except the Eighth Regiment. Apart from that, they don’t have any hidden forces that we haven’t discovered yet.”
"As for the battle this morning, the Japanese losses that have been roughly and incompletely counted are at least more than 4,000. In addition, the 28th Regiment was completely defeated by Commander Wang at this time, as well as the losses during the day and yesterday.
The results of our heavy artillery and aviation units at night."
"Except for the non-combat engineers and baggage troops of the current Seventh Division, most of the remaining combat soldiers are probably concentrated here. Of course, there must be some troops behind them to ensure their supply lines, but the strength of the troops
There will be no more than two or three squadrons. Although sometimes, one company can change the balance on the battlefield."
"But as long as we move quickly, the two or three Japanese squadrons scattered like sheep shit from Baichengzi to Xilamulun River will not have much impact on the battle situation even if they are gathered together and rushed over. So I dare to take my head.
Guaranteed, the less than 3,000 Japanese troops in front of us are all their remaining effective forces. They may even include some engineers, heavy baggage troops, and other non-combat troops."
"Chief, since we won the bet after finishing the battle and this morning, why can't we have the courage to win and chase the poor bandits, and use this opportunity to completely clean up the remnants of the 7th Division and reduce the risk of massacre?
The pressure on the troops in the next full-line counterattack?"
"The most important thing is that, in my opinion, no matter what the Japanese army's next move is, we have now reached the moment to implement a comprehensive counterattack. Because we must beware of the crazy momentum of the Japanese army. Rather than passively respond when the time comes,
It is better to take the initiative and disrupt their actions and deployment."
"My idea is very simple, which is to concentrate the existing forces to delay the Japanese army first. At the same time, I will look at the situation and then adjust my tactics appropriately. If the Japanese army falls into chaos, then I will launch a counterattack with all my strength. If the Japanese army can stabilize its position, I will delay it while
While they are fighting and waiting for a reply from the headquarters, they are striving to completely and completely eat up the 7th Division."
"No matter what the superior's answer is, I am determined to counterattack this time. Even if I kill all the two regiments in the Aru Horqin Banner, as long as it is beneficial to the overall situation, then what's the point of burning the boat once? I have lost my flank.
The two divisions on the front of the Linxi battlefield supporting and coordinating the battle, no matter how powerful their combat effectiveness is, cannot create much of a storm."
"On the contrary, the combat scope of the main force of our army can be further expanded. If Commander Wang Guangyu is more courageous, he can even concentrate the troops currently hidden north of Kundu and use this opportunity to penetrate the front line of Wengniute Banner with all his strength.
Block the retreat of the two Japanese divisions in front of Linxi in advance."
"So from an overall perspective, this battle will benefit us without any harm. Besides, it is not my style to strictly and rigidly implement the deployment of superiors and not adjust my tactics and strategic deployment according to changes in the situation. In
On the battlefield, I am definitely not the kind of person who is careful and makes no mistakes."
Seeing Yang Jicai looking at him resolutely, Qiu Jintang hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, since you ask, I can agree to readjust the deployment. But the rest of the artillery will not be replenished until there are new shells.
, I want to withdraw to the territory of Bahrain Right Banner."
"If you make a mistake in your judgment, you will fail to launch a full-scale counterattack and be rushed into the depths by the Japanese army. These artillery pieces of mine are heavy and take a long time to move, which is dangerous. The artillery pieces in my hands are almost one-third of the heavy artillery troops directly under the headquarters.
, I can't take any risks. If Commander Chen's is included, these heavy artillery account for almost two-thirds of the heavy artillery directly under the headquarters."
"Besides, I'm really worried about handing over all the artillery to you. Your boy's one-hour firepower attack destroyed two-thirds of the reserve artillery shells, and also caused some losses due to overuse of the artillery. We all
Artillery, except for rocket launchers, are second-hand goods. Some are even products from more than 20 years ago. Can they withstand such intense use by you?"
"In an hour's rapid fire attack, I lost one 100mm howitzer, one 155mm howitzer, and two 75mm field guns. None of these artillery pieces were destroyed by the Japanese counterattack. It was under your strict orders.
High-intensity shooting, blasting the barrel hard."
"If you kid goes crazy again, why don't I leave all these precious things in your hands? I will leave you two 122 rocket launcher batteries and the entire 107 rocket launcher battery. The remaining rockets are
We’re running out, so you guys have to use it sparingly. Our supply line is too long, and we don’t know when the next batch of supplies will arrive.”
"As for the barrel artillery, I will leave you two field artillery battalions, four 100mm howitzer batteries, plus a 155 heavy howitzer battalion. There are also artillery that followed the guy named Su Yingqi and retreated to Bayannuoer.
, I will leave them all for you. Based on the number of artillery shells we have left on hand, it is enough to use these artillery pieces for two to three hours."