As for the county armed forces, their equipment is even worse. There are not even many Jin-made rifles. Some are even equipped with Jin-made submachine guns that only have a few dozen rounds of ammunition. Once they are used up, there will be no room to replenish them. In order to prepare for this
During the battle, the Jinsui Military Region incorporated better equipment into the main force. In addition to training reasons, except for some harassment warfare and guerrilla warfare, it would be difficult for these county and district local armed forces with poor equipment and insufficient training to fight such a tough battle.
Powerless.
This time, the Jinsui Military Region, which received instructions from the central government, attached great importance to cooperating with the Anti-Japanese Alliance in the rescue operation. However, since the main force could no longer be mobilized, it could only concentrate four independent battalions, plus some county armed forces. After personally taking charge
Under the urging of the senior commander in command of Xingxian County, the acting commander gritted his teeth and deployed a main regiment plus two battalions of the Fourth Column.
With so many troops mobilized, there is now only one main regiment left in the entire northwest of Shanxi. In fact, the entire northwest of Shanxi is now completely empty. If the Jinsui Army that has entered Fangshan County continues to move north, the entire southern part of northwest Shanxi will
Except for a main regiment left behind in Xing County, there were almost no troops left to defend the gate.
As for the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Second Division, which is operating east of the Tongpu Railway, although there are still a few small groups in the hands of the fourth division, they are basically unable to cooperate because they do not have a direct contact code and do not know the area where the division headquarters is currently operating.
In this battle, not to mention the Jinsui Military Region, even their direct superior, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, cannot find the headquarters of this military division.
Although only separated by a road, the scale of the Japanese army's raids on southeastern and northeastern Shanxi last year was far greater than that of Shanxi-Suiyuan. Especially Beiyue District in northeastern Shanxi, as well as the four divisions of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei active in this area, and the areas to the north
The Second Division was the first to bear the brunt of the Japanese army's large-scale raids on northeastern Shanxi.
During the brutal sweeps of the Japanese army, the troops shrunk their organization and continued to operate in small groups. In addition, the radio station of the second division was damaged, and their immediate superiors could not contact them for a while. However, the commander of the eighth division this time never
Before returning from the front line, we sent people to the west of Lingjing between Shouyang and Dingxiang. Although they did not find the headquarters of the second and fourth divisions, they found a regiment of the second division operating in this area.
This hot-tempered man didn't care whether the regiment leader wanted it or not, and whether he had orders from his superiors, he directly took them back to the west of Tongpu Road. They are currently stationed with the Jiaocheng Independent Battalion of the Eighth Division. If not
The group leader is also a bold guy, and with the boss's written order, he may not be able to bring him back.
However, after talking about the current difficulties of the Jinsui Military Region, everyone's attention, including the acting commander of the Jinsui Military Region, turned to the six 76mm cannons and a tank battalion brought by Yang Jicai. Meaning
It's not like we can't fight these two counties, it just depends on the power of such a big guy like you.
Yang Jicai received the looks of several people, but shook his head inwardly. It turned out that his plan was to concentrate the armed forces of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Military Region and launch an attack on Jingle and Lan counties, attracting the attention of the Japanese army and covering his roundabout detachment.
Directly into Taiyuan. But now it seems that this hope is basically impossible.
After hesitating for a moment, Yang Jicai pointed at the map and said with a wry smile: "Several leaders, it's not that I am unwilling to contribute. I have no problem cooperating with you to attack these two counties, but this attack, involving tanks and trucks, will definitely alarm
Japanese Army. And the straight-line distance between Jingle and Taiyuan is not far. Once we appear in Jingle, everyone knows that our next target may be Taiyuan."
"In this way, there is no problem in the two counties. But what about the tasks assigned to us by the central government? Once the surrounding Japanese troops quickly reinforce Taiyuan, what will we do with such a small number of troops? I think this rescue operation should still be done
Mainly use surprise attacks, supplemented by strong attacks."
"How can I rescue those captured comrades in Taiyuan City? Tanks cannot climb the city wall, and I only have one reinforcement regiment of infantry in my hands. Once the tactical plan is exposed, with the usual speed of action of the Japanese army, not only will I not be able to complete this task, but it will
It’s easy to get ourselves involved.”
"My opinion is to concentrate the county armed forces and an artillery company to besiege Lan County. In this way, the Japanese troops in Jingle will inevitably come to rescue. We will concentrate part of the main force to set up an ambush between Lan County and Jingle to ambush them. During the movement
, destroy this group of Japanese troops. At the same time, we will cover our detachment in a roundabout way and advance covertly towards Taiyuan."
"In fighting this kind of battle, you leaders are all experts. I don't need to say how to win. But I think the best way to fight this rescue battle is to advance as concealed as possible and escape immediately after a successful attack. Absolutely not
Fight to the death with the Japanese and puppet troops, let alone entangle with them. If taking these two counties will reveal our true intentions, then my opinion is to give up temporarily."
"If we can come back intact, I will cooperate with the leaders to capture these two counties when we return. But before that, if it affects the progress of the battle, I still give up. We cannot forget that we
The main task.”
"However, I suggest that it would be best if the two county towns could start at the same time as the Taiyuan battle to distract the Japanese army's attention from Taiyuan. If this is not possible, we can adopt siege tactics to temporarily surround the Japanese army in the two county towns. County
The district armed forces and the local militia are not good at fighting tough battles. I think there will be no problem in fighting this kind of siege battle."
Having said this, Yang Jicai pointed to the tanks and cars behind him and said to the commander of the Eighth Division: "Chief, I would like to ask, in addition to the highway between Lan County and Jingle, there are also other roads in Guanlui Mountain.
There are no roads for big guys like me to pass? Tanks are okay, the main thing is cars."
"Our captured comrades have been detained in Japanese concentration camps for such a long time. Although they have not been killed, they must be extremely weak. Even if I can rescue them, the speed of action will definitely be extremely slow. Without these
Truck, I can't carry them out quickly."
Regarding Yang Jicai's problem, he has been active in the area west of Taiyuan for a long time. He knows the terrain of this area very well. He doesn't even need to look at the map when fighting. He thought for a long time, but he shook his head and said: "Such a large number of trucks, I'm afraid there is no other way to go."
There is no other way than the highway."
"When the Japs carried out their sweeps, most of them were infantry, and the number of motorized infantry transported by trucks was not large. Dozens of trucks were dispatched for each sweep, which is about the same. And they all relied on road marches to enter the country.
Fighting in mountainous areas is all about infantry."
"Even if there are a few tanks dispatched, the number is only a dozen. But the tanks of the Japs are much smaller than yours. Many of the tanks only have machine guns and no artillery. Oh, and their trucks are not as big as yours. Good guys.
, this truck of yours is much bigger than the little devil’s Type 94 truck.”
"If you want to make a quick assault, you can only take the Lan County and Jingle Highways. After arriving at Jingle, you can choose to go north through Xin County, Gaocun, and Huangzhai to the suburbs of Taiyuan. Or you can go south through Hujiazhuang, Loufan, and Lei
Jiazhuang, Gujiao, and Baijiazhuang are directly connected to the western mountains of Taiyuan. If you want to take the mountain road through the mountains, it will be difficult for these big guys like you."
"Although Guanchuan Mountain is not high, it is quite steep. Although there are valleys that can be passed through, the truck may be too choked. And even if you want to walk up the mountain, you must go across Lan County to Fangshan, Jingle
The two roads leading to Gujiao. So many tanks and cars will also expose your whereabouts."
"My suggestion is that instead of wasting time by crossing mountains and ridges, you should take advantage of the mobility of your cars and tanks, avoid fighting with the Japanese troops along the way, and drive straight into the western suburbs of Taiyuan at maximum speed. This of yours
If you build a tank, I heard it can run more than fifty kilometers an hour. Coupled with the speed of the car, I think we should be able to reach Taiyuan before the Japanese army reacts."
"Captain Yang, I think it's better for us to use the highway. Although there are a large number of Japanese strongholds along the way, you can forcefully rush over under the cover of tanks. The number of Japanese troops in these strongholds is not large now.
Most of them are puppet troops and do not pose much of a threat to your actions."
Yang Jicai thought about the suggestion of the Eighth Division Commander for a long time before he raised his head and said to the acting commander: "Chief, I see it this way. You mobilize some county armed forces to surround Lan County and Jingle without attacking them.
Trapped first. Gather some basic armed forces, set up an ambush between the two counties and pull out the Japanese stronghold on the road from Jingle to Lan County."
"In any case, the first point between the two counties is to destroy one point. I will leave you with an artillery squad, a 76mm cannon, two 14mm anti-aircraft machine guns, plus two recoilless
The artillery will cooperate with you in the battle. Chief, if there is really no second way to choose, then these strongholds along the highway will become obstacles in our retreat."
"We only have 200 trucks on hand, which can only carry some old people, women, children, and non-combatants who are too weak. The remaining people still have to march on foot. And once we attack Taiyuan City, the Japanese army will definitely pursue us. Even if
Even if we enter the mountains immediately, we may not be able to escape the pursuit of the Japanese army. Therefore, even if we do not capture the two county towns first, all the strongholds along the highway must be eliminated before we evacuate."
"Except for the regiment in the 4th Division of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Division, the two cadre battalions of the 8th Division of Shanxi-Suiyuan, and the two county brigades from Jinyuan and Xiyangqu County, I will not need any other troops for this operation for the time being. However,
Please contact the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and ask them to look for the Fourth Division and cooperate with us."
"And the most important thing is the intelligence on the various Japanese strongholds east of Tongpu Road and north of the Zhengtai Line, especially the independent fourth mixed brigade stationed in Yangquan. I don't expect them to be able to contain the fourth mixed brigade in Yangquan now.
The main force, but I must at least be able to monitor their activities at any time."
"As for this operation, I decided that after arriving in Taiyuan, I would use the two battalions that carried out this mission, the first and third tank companies, to strengthen the two basic battalions of the Eighth Division of Jinsui to attack Zhenyuan Gate in the northwest corner of Taiyuan City.
.Use the second tank company, an infantry battalion, and the troops from the four divisions of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei to seize the southwest line of Mengshan, Taishan, Longshan, and Xuanwengshan to protect the flanks of the troops and cut off the Japanese reinforcements along the Tongpu Railway.
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"The local armed forces in the Eighth District are seizing the front line of Lieshi Mountain and Juiwei Mountain to support and cover our army's retreat. Chief, can we mobilize some animal-drawn vehicles from around Taiyuan to assist us in transportation? There are also workers in Taiyuan who need to be rescued now.
Quantity, how many people are there? I'd better have a grasp of it in advance so that I can make a careful retreat plan."
"I estimate that if you include family members, the number will not be too small. I feel that there will be at least 10,000 people. Without a detailed evacuation plan for such a large number of people, it will be very easy to delay the chaos when the time comes.
Time. Once bitten by the enemy, so many non-combatants can easily miss the mark."