Yang Jicai looked at the 51st Regiment in front of him and all the company and above cadres of the attached troops with a serious expression. He hesitated for a moment before speaking directly: "I will take the three battalions, one company, the third company, and the remaining reconnaissance company as
Reserve team. But let me make one thing clear first: I will not dispatch this reserve team easily."
"Before I think I have to invest, even if the Japanese army has hit me right in front of my eyes, I will never send out a single soldier. My reserve team must be deployed at the most critical moment.
The direction we need is not for you to be firefighters."
"That is to say, if you capture the location I designated, no matter what the number of casualties, there will be no reinforcements. You will have to rely on yourself to deal with a possible large-scale counterattack by the Japanese army. But these points I mentioned will not be obtained if you do not get
Before I give the order, even if I kill you all, you have to guard it for me."
At this point, Yang Jicai said to Su Yingqi, the leader of the 51st Regiment: "Old Su, you are an expert in fighting this kind of battle. You personally command the battle on the left. Last year, we worked together to defeat the First Army in Aruhorqin Banner.
Seventh Division, the two of us are joining forces this year to form an independent ninth mixed brigade in Yin, what do you think?"
Su Yingqi, who was smoking a cigarette, after listening to Yang Jicai's deployment, smoked a whole cigarette in a leisurely manner and said: "Director Yang, this time the General Political Commissar and the Chief of Staff came to talk to me and told me that you will be the one to call the roll this time.
When we were asked to join our group, I knew it was not a good job."
"Fighting with you is actually quite enjoyable. But there is one thing that is quite demanding. If you use the words of intellectuals like you, people with a slightly worse psychological quality may not be able to stand it. Turn your head a little slower.
, can’t even keep up with your pace.”
"You choose the left wing of the entire Kangbao battlefield as the real main assault direction. This is putting me on the fire. The left wing is the joint part of the independent mixed ninth brigade and the 110th Division. From this direction
When you start, you know that there are tigers in the mountains, so you prefer to go to the tiger mountains."
"From this direction, I might just poke a hornet's nest and be attacked from both sides. Although the main force of the Japanese 110th Division was attracted by the frontal offensive, there is still a field coalition in Huade.
Although it is impossible for the whole team to come out for reinforcements, there is no problem for some of them. If I am not careful, I will be attacked from both sides."
After complaining a few times, Su Yingqi, who did not reply to Yang Jicai's words, closed his mouth and then lit another cigarette. But he did not put the cigarette in his mouth, but quietly
After watching the cigarette burn down little by little, he said: "Director Yang, there is no problem in letting me go in that direction, but you have to promise me two things."
"First, don't give me so many rules and regulations. I can decide for myself how to attack in which direction. Anyway, I promise to meet your requirements by daybreak. Second, I want three 14mm anti-aircraft machine guns, but not two.
It's assembled, I want the three disassembled ones."
Listening to the two requests of this old man who had saved the crisis together on the battlefield of Alhorqin Banner, Yang Jicai said directly without even thinking about it: "These two items, there is no problem, I can agree to you. But
I also have two requirements, and you must fulfill them."
"First, you are not allowed to carry your big sword while you fight the Japanese army with bayonets. You are the commander of the regiment, and your position should be in your command position. You must maintain control of the entire army. Second, what I want is
The cooperation of several parties is not an assault on your part. The attack stop line I drew for you must stop after arrival before there is a new order."
Although they had not worked together for a long time in the Alhorqin Banner, and the two of them did not have a close relationship, that battle made the two guys with very obvious sense of smell understand each other's style very well.
Therefore, both of them made requests at the same time.
Yang Jicai agreed readily, and Su Yingqi nodded without any hesitation. In order to show his determination, Su Yingqi directly called the guard behind him and brought him from the pass with the knife on his back.
The sword, which had shed the blood of countless Japanese soldiers, was handed into the hands of Yang Jicai.
Looking at the ghost-headed sword that Su Yingqi handed to him, he knew that this sword had been with him since the Red Army era. They had gone through the Long March together and fought bloody Hexi Corridor together. Even after the Western Expedition failed and the troops were dispersed, he was alone
When I returned to Yan'an, I didn't leave this big knife behind. I really don't know how this guy brought it out in such a harsh environment.
After weighing the sword filled with the enemy's blood for a few times, Yang Jicai smiled and stuffed it back to him. After looking at the hands on his wrist, he said: "It is now seven o'clock in the evening, and all the ministries will immediately start massing. At ten o'clock in the evening
Before the attack, the entire front line was deployed and the attack was launched immediately. I don’t have a full banquet of Manchus and Han people here, so I won’t leave everyone here.”
Yang Jicai waved his hand, and the company commanders of each battalion did not dare to say anything and hurried over to prepare. Looking at the cadres at all levels who were preparing, Yang Jicai tightened half of his coat and looked at the Japanese positions that were shot from time to time under the night.
But he shook his head. Whether his plan can be realized depends on the situation on the battlefield.
In fact, Yang Jicai himself wanted to have a happy battle with the Japanese army, but the limitation of military strength only allowed him to complete the tasks assigned by Wang Minggui through careful calculations. However, the lack of military strength made Yang Jicai uncertain about the possible progress of the battle.
But it's not very optimistic.
After pondering for a long time, Yang Jicai turned his attention from the Japanese positions to the map in front of him. He was constantly thinking about the contingency measures that the 110th Division and the independent mixed ninth brigade might adopt when the battle started, as well as his own response strategies.
.But no matter how he calculated, Yang Jicai felt that the troops in his hands were seriously insufficient. Looking at it, it was the only thing he could think of now.
As the time approached the time for the launch of the attack, Yang Jicai once again raised the telescope and never put it down. He frowned, while constantly observing the Japanese position in front of him, while always thinking positive in his heart.
Su Yingqi was worried about the intersection between the two Japanese armies.
Compared with the right wing, it is mainly from the front of the Japanese army to the east, and there is no Japanese attack direction behind it. On the left wing of Su Yingqi, unless it is attacked from the east of the right wing, if you want to reach the starting point of the attack, you must be between the two positions of the Japanese army.
It takes at least an hour of concealment to reach the starting point of the attack.
When Su Yingqi was in the Red Army, although he was the leading company commander who opened the way for the entire army, it can be said that practice makes perfect in commanding this kind of battle. But now, unlike in the past, the frontal battlefield was in full swing. After arriving in Kangbao territory today, he spent the daytime
Nothing was done, just many tentative attacks.
Although it only lasted half a day, this false and true story was bound to make the Japanese army extremely vigilant. The troops under his command were interspersed between the two Japanese army joints. If the target was accidentally exposed,
Before reaching the crossing position, what awaits them will be a flanking attack from both sides.
Yang Jicai was worried about Su Yingqi. At this time, Su Yingqi, who was leading the team carefully along the narrow gap between Huade and Kangbao and heading towards the starting point of the attack, had long since lost his usual carefree attitude.
Also be extremely careful in your actions.
When accepting the mission, Su Yingqi knew very well that this was not a good job. According to the intelligence observed by the scouts during the day, although the main force of the 110th Division of the two Japanese army joint units in this direction had been transferred away,
After that, there was a gap of several kilometers due to lack of troops.
However, the Japanese troops from both directions used artillery fire instead of troops to block this gap. As long as there was a trace of exposure, the Japanese army's artillery fire on both sides would block this gap with a width of less than a few kilometers at any time. Moreover, the Japanese defense on this line was also
It's not a blank slate. The Japanese army really didn't put a single soldier on defense.
The lack of troops does not mean that even a small number of security forces have not been deployed. One thousand and five hundred meters away in this direction, there is a small plum-shaped chain of field fortifications at the foot of the mountain. And on all commanding heights, there are
The Japanese army's security positions. The machine gun firing lines of these field fortification groups all intersect with each other, which is enough to block the gap that is only a few kilometers wide.
Once the intersecting operation exposes the target, the entire intersecting unit will be hit by Japanese machine gun crossfire and Japanese artillery fire in depth. Under the situation that they can only use ravines to detour, once the troops are suppressed in the ravine, they will face the condescending Japanese army.
There is a danger of the whole army being destroyed.
Although this route is all hilly, neither the altitude nor the slope is as tall and steep as the Yinshan Mountains. But after all, hills are also mountains, and they also have heights. The commanding heights are all controlled by others.
Once the whereabouts were exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable. So Su Yingqi changed his usual carelessness and led one of his reinforced battalions to move forward cautiously little by little.
But many times, the more afraid you are, the more likely you are to come. Walking at night, you will encounter a ghost. When you were less than three kilometers away from Mandetang, an unexpected incident occurred.
This interspersed operation was completely exposed.
The reason is very simple. As a reconnaissance platoon of the vanguard, a Japanese military truck was discovered outside the gate of a separate courtyard. As the vanguard, it is necessary to find out the enemy situation. What's more, there is a squadron of Japanese troops stationed here.
The Mandetang of the Kangbao County Security Brigade, the two squadrons of the Imperial Association Army, is less than three kilometers away.
Without identifying the origin of this enemy, there is no guarantee that the troops can successfully capture Mandetang and obtain the starting point of the attack. Mandetang is an important stronghold for the Japanese army northwest of Kangbao, blocking the road from Kangbao to Dehua.
At the same time, it is located at the junction of hilly areas and plains, and is a strategic point in the entire Kangbao Japanese fortification area.
According to Su Yingqi's plan, the troops approached Mandetang as secretly as possible, catching the Japanese and puppet troops by surprise, capturing Mandetang as quickly as possible, and then immediately attacking eastward with the entire army.
However, less than one kilometer away from Mandetang, a Japanese military vehicle suddenly appeared. The origin of this Japanese army must be thoroughly ascertained. Is it the original Japanese garrison force in Mandetang, or the independent mixed Ninth Army that was transferred later?
The most important thing for the troops of the brigade is to quickly eliminate the Japanese troops that may be present in the yard and open the passage for the subsequent large troops to pass through.
Especially if this Japanese army is staying here, then most of them will not be able to hide from this Japanese army when they pass by. If this Japanese army is not dealt with, the large forces behind will not be able to approach Mandetang in a concealed manner. And in the surrounding areas,
It was the focus of the Japanese military's firepower. If his whereabouts were exposed at this time, Su Yingqi's plan would undoubtedly fail.