Chapter 3 Bloody Battle at Xifengkou (Seven Attacks on Fengtai)
Speaking of which, among the generals of the 29th Army that Ouyang Yun admired, Zhao Dengyu was the least pretentious towards him. Of course, Ouyang Yun did not "hold a grudge" because of this. For Zhao Dengyu, who died young in history , he still respects it very much,
He thought for a while and agreed without saying a word: "How about one regiment of heavy artillery and one regiment of anti-aircraft machine guns."
Maybe he didn't expect him to be so happy. It took Zhao Dengyu a while to react and asked in surprise: "Heavy artillery."
"Yes, 36 105mm caliber howitzers and 18 150mm caliber howitzers. However, you have to buy the shells yourself. General Zhao, do you have any questions?"
"No, Commander Ouyang."
"Call me Ouyang, if you don't want to see anyone else."
"Okay, brother Ouyang, thank you so much for Dengyu."
Ouyang Yun smiled: "Brother Zhao, we are all fighting against the Japanese. If it were not for financial constraints, a few artillery shells would be nothing."
Zhao Dengyu also laughed and said: "No, no, there is no such reason. The advantages we take from you are not just one or two points. Although they are all used to fight the Japanese, I know that you are not rich either. By the way, I was here just now Those seen by Huang Jiayu should be self-propelled artillery."
In this era, self-propelled artillery is a fairly advanced weapon. It is said that it is impossible to know Zhao Dengyu's knowledge and qualifications. In this case, it should be revealed by his own people. Well, it seems that intelligence work needs to be done. Strengthen, Ouyang Yun thought without leaving any trace, and said: "Yes, Brother Zhao, have you got the news? The Japanese are going to negotiate. I don't know what the commander is thinking."
Zhao Dengyu snorted and said: "The negotiation should be a delaying tactic. The Japanese really treat us as fools, but that's fine. We just use this time to re-build the defense line and pull back the cannons sent to us by your ministry."
Ouyang Yun nodded and said: "The Japanese originally wanted to catch us off guard. Now that we are prepared, we probably have to rearrange our arrangements. Brother Zhao, I think the Japanese will never give up this time. In order to To coordinate and support each other in the subsequent battles, should we organize a joint combat headquarters? Please go back and discuss it with the commander. If he has no objection, I hope it can be implemented as soon as possible. In terms of overall command authority, I am willing Be the chief's deputy."
Forming a joint combat command with the 57th Army was an idea only Ouyang Yun had. The reason why he had this idea was because he drew on historical experience and lessons. Of course, the more important point is that he was afraid that Zhang Zizhong would be there. Under the influence of Nanjing, if there is another retreat or something, in that case, he will not have the confidence to defend the huge territory of Jicha with the Xuebing Army alone.
Zhao Dengyu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said: "This is a good suggestion. I personally think it is very necessary. Commander Ouyang, I believe that Commander Ouyang will also agree with this suggestion."
The two talked about other things. Half an hour later, Zhao Dengyu refused Ouyang Yun's offer to stay for lunch, and asked his adjutant and several accompanying staff members to leave a few people to receive artillery and other equipment. The fifteen-man guard returned to Tianjin,
Standing on the high ground and watching Zhao Dengyu leave in the off-road vehicle, Ouyang Yun suddenly felt a little uneasy when he remembered that this person did not participate in the Battle of Nanyuan after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. After thinking about it, he called Bai Liusu and asked her to Arrange a class of "Lang Ya" to see off Zhao Dengyu.
Ouyang Yun actually did this out of his "sixth sense", but unexpectedly it really worked. When Zhao Dengyu's motorcade arrived near Fengtai, it was really ambushed by the Japanese army. If it weren't for the Wolf Fang soldiers sent by Ouyang Yun, If he appeared in time, he might really be fatally attacked by the Japanese.
Because of this small incident, Ouyang Yun became more cautious. He began to pay attention to the events that happened during this period in history. He did not dare to be careless at all and strived to nip problems in the bud.
Just like the existence of the Huabeitun garrison in the Japanese Concession in Tianjin, Fengtai is now an extraordinary area. A regiment of Japanese troops occupies this area and is currently repairing the airport.
Ouyang Yun's original plan was to see if he could sneak attack Fengtai Airport after the Japanese opened it and obtain a few planes for fun. Now, he no longer thinks so. If the enemy of Tianjin is a nail, Then the Japanese army in Fengtai was a thorn in the bone. Because of the Peiping rebellion started by Jin Bihui, Fengtai now houses about two regiments of puppet troops. Such a force is nothing in normal times, but in wartime, It’s hard to say what role it can play. Historically, the 29th Army wanted to solve the enemy in Fengtai shortly after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. However, because the Japanese army happened to throw out a smoke screen to solve the problem through negotiation, Song Zheyuan gave up this plan and lost everything. good opportunity,
Two days later, after Zhang Zizhong unified and established the joint command headquarters, Ouyang Yun obtained his consent and transferred a regiment of troops from Renqiu and a battalion of self-propelled artillery from Xifengkou, plus the one from the original 29th Army. The regiment-level officer training corps has completed the deployment of troops for the Fengtai military operation.
Then, just when the delegation headed by He Yingqin sent by Nanjing sat down at the negotiating table with the Japanese in Tianjin, Ouyang Yun issued the order to attack.
The Japanese troops stationed in Fengtai were a regiment belonging to the Zhengsan Infantry Brigade by the river. The regiment leader was named Ouchi Gucun, and the puppet troops of the two regiments were the remnants of the security brigade commanded by Huang Zhenhai.
Before Ouyang Yun mobilized the troops, he first asked Mu Jiandie and Guo Biao to cooperate. With the cooperation of the 57th Army Military Police, they launched a "red terror" in Beiping City, arresting traitors and those who had participated in the rebellion, and carried out While making the whole people of Peiping panic, it also laid a good smoke screen for the mobilization of troops.
The precise time of the attack was 3:15 in the morning on the 29th. The first to be dispatched were a special operations team and an engineer platoon led by Guo Biao himself. Since they suffered heavy losses in the "decapitation operation" to capture Dofeihara, Wolf Under Ouyang Yun's strict order, Ya began intensive training of hard work and courage, and this time the participants in the operation were all Langya veterans who had experienced the "Beheading Operation".
The operation went smoothly from the beginning. Although the Japanese army arranged a small team of security forces near the main city gate of Fengtai, under the cold weapons and strong hands of the Langya warriors, the more than thirty Japanese soldiers had no chance of making a sound. None, so they all went to see Amaterasu. As the current soul figure of Langya, Guo Biao was even more ruthless. The third brother Japs who died under him had their necks broken without exception.