The 1st Xuexue Division and the Xuebing Army Mountain Division are now under the command of Zhang Zizhong. In this time and space, Zhang Zizhong has no experience as a left-behind garrison commander in Peiping, so he does not have the ideological burden of being misunderstood by the Chinese people as a traitor. When commanding operations, he does not have to worry about being motivated. , the whole battle was based on war, and his personal command level was fully displayed. After receiving Li Zongren's order, he analyzed it carefully with Guo Da and others, and felt that this was a battle and this trip, so he immediately acted on the order.
When the 57th Army was in Hebei, it had eight divisions and two brigades at its peak. After a hard battle with the Japanese army, only five divisions were left, three of which were disabled. These three divisions were sent by him In Guangdong, the First Xue Division and the Mountain Division were exchanged. Li Zongren's suggestion was to dispatch the First Xue Division and the Mountain Division together, march down to Linyi, and then turn to the direction of Dushan Lake to cooperate with Yu Xuezhong's 51st Army to attack Tengxian County. ,
The Japanese troops stationed in Linyi are the main force of the recapture detachment under the Fifth Division, with nearly 7,000 people in six brigades; while in Teng County, an entire division has just entered, and the Japanese 10th Division has nearly 40,000 people. , there are agents from the Hutong Foreign Affairs Department in Linyi and Tengxian County. As early as three days ago, that is, the night when the 10th Division just entered Tengxian County, the Hutong Foreign Affairs Department provided detailed intelligence on the Japanese troops in these two cities. The telegram was sent to Guo Da, who in turn reported it to Zhang Zizhong and Li Zongren. Based on this information and the actual situation, the latter concluded that the Japanese army was gathering troops towards Linyi and would then march to Xuzhou from Linyi and Tengxian. To launch an attack, he made the decision to take the initiative and disrupt the Japanese army's deployment.
On the night of April 17, at around nine o'clock, all troops under the 57th Army dispatched from a hidden camp near Xiangcheng. Among them, the 1st Xuexue Division and the Mountain Division mechanized march towards Linyi at the fastest speed, while the 38th Division and The 132nd Division moved towards Beizhuang with supplies (mainly oil and artillery shells). At the same time, the 51st Army, led by Yu Xuezhong, set out from Xuzhou and took a train to Lincheng.
In order to adapt to the battle in northern Jiangsu, the standard equipment of the First Xueyi Division and the Mountain Division have been changed. Among them, the allocation of tank units has been reduced from one brigade to one regiment, and all the extra establishments have been replaced by mechanized air defense units. Zhang Zizhong came out After careful consideration, Yu separated these four regiments and set up a special air defense brigade. Considering that the attack on Linyi was carried out at night and there was no need for air defense, he asked the air defense brigade to follow the 38th Division and the 132nd Division. In this way, , the troops actually attacking Linyi were actually only five brigades, but with the full strength of the Xuebing Army as an armored division, the number of these five brigades reached more than 18,000, plus nearly one and a half brigades. There is no problem in theory with self-propelled artillery to support the battle.
Amidst the rumbling roar of the motor, Guo Da stuck his head out of the Great Wall "160A" light armored vehicle and looked forward and backward. He saw a snowy light that was dazzling, and the torrent of steel at the front and rear could not be seen. He looked at the vehicle again. Looking at the road conditions ahead, I suddenly felt a little irritated, so I said to the army staff officer Yu Zequan beside me: "Contact the chief of staff."
Yu Zequan was sitting behind him. Hearing this, he took off the walkie-talkie microphone hanging on the back of the seat behind him and began to call: "I am Grand Canal, I am Grand Canal. Please reply to Little Canal, over." "
Panasonic's send button, and soon a voice came from the microphone: "Xiaoyun Received, completed."
Yu Zequan handed the microphone to Guo Da. Guo Da pressed the send button, raised it to his mouth and shouted: "I am Guo Da, let the chief of staff answer the phone."
The current chief of staff of the First Xueyi Division is Xu Dalin, a cadet who rose through the student training class. Xu Dalin quickly took the call and responded: "Master, I am Xu Dalin, what are your instructions?"
"Have Lao Xu, Qiu Jun and the others changed their minds? Please inform me in time if there is any situation. There is always something wrong in my heart."
Qiu Jun was the first scout, responsible for surveying road conditions and enemy situations.
Xu Dalin replied: "Received, Qiu Jun and the others have not turned around yet, and no warning signs have been found on the road. Master, I will send another platoon out."
"Okay, there's nothing wrong with being more cautious."
On the battlefield, generals with rich combat experience are often blessed and alert to the upcoming unknown dangers. The reason why Guo Da suddenly asked Xu Dalin, the chief of staff in front of the convoy, to send additional scouts was because of this situation. And the facts proved that, His temporary order was so wise and wise. A platoon of scouts sent by Xu Dalinzeng rode motorcycles less than thirty kilometers away from the brigade when they encountered a soldier from the first wave of scouts led by Qiu Jun. ,
The scout named Yun Yi was riding a motorcycle at an almost crazy speed. The two sides met at a corner, and a tragic collision almost occurred between the two vehicles.
Wang Yanong, the platoon leader of the newly dispatched reconnaissance platoon, drove a motorcycle carrying a soldier named Hu Min and ran first. He passed by Yun Yi. The two drivers, including Hu Min behind him, and everyone else were shocked. He broke into a cold sweat, and under the shining headlights of the snow-like motorcycle, Yun Yi stepped on the brakes in time, but he was driving too fast, and the car still inevitably collided. Fortunately, his reaction was sensitive enough. , jumped out of the car in time and was not injured,
They all belong to the reconnaissance battalion directly under the division. Everyone is familiar with each other. Someone immediately recognized Yun Yi and shouted: "Yun Yi, what happened? Where is your Platoon Commander Qiu?"
Yun Yi climbed up, gasping for air and said sadly: "We were ambushed by the little Japs. Platoon Commander Qiu, Platoon Commander Qiu and others have all been sacrificed."
"What? We were ambushed by the Japs." Wang Yanong asked: "Where are they and how many Japs are there?"
"It's about fifteen kilometers away from here. There are several villages nearby. The number of Japanese is at least one brigade. Platoon Commander Wang, please turn around immediately and report the situation to the Chief of Staff." Yun Yi said, holding up the car and turning it off. The motorcycle, which was on fire, turned around and was about to go in the direction it came from when it caught fire.
Wang Yanong immediately stopped him: "What are you doing?"
Yun Yi reached out to wipe away the tears from his eyes and hissed: "Platoon Commander Qiu and the others are still blocking the Japanese army. As a comrade, I must go back and fight with them."
The Langya Special Forces Brigade is the leading special force in the military system. This reconnaissance unit is the leading special force in subordinate units at all levels. The organization of the special forces is different from that of regular troops. For example, Wang Yanong's platoon only has two squads. There are only seven people in each class. Qiu Jun's platoon, including Qiu Jun, the platoon leader, only has fifteen people, and Yun Yi is missing. With fourteen people fighting against more than a thousand Japanese, the result can be imagined. Yun Yi At this time, they rushed over and said they were fighting with their comrades-in-arms. In fact, it was no different from risking death. Wang Yanong and Qiu Jun, as platoon leaders of the same company, had a good relationship with the latter as much as Yun Yi. If possible, he He would rather fight back regardless, in case Qiu Jun and the others are not dead yet, and it would be better to die with Qiu Jun than to live alone. However, as the highest officer here and having a mission, although he was sad in his heart, But he could only force himself to suppress it, and shouted to Chao Yunyi: "Stupid, stop it quickly, don't you want to help your platoon leader avenge you? You have to help avenge the other brothers in your platoon." Are you going to die like this because you are afraid of taking on this responsibility?"
Yun Yi was stunned. When he was sternly ordered by Qiu Jun to return to report, four brothers in the platoon had already fallen. Now after such a long time, how could anyone be alive? The brothers used their blood and lives to fight for He had bought a chance to survive, so of course he should shoulder the heavy responsibility of avenging them. Yes, if he died, who would avenge them? After thinking about this, he said to Wang Yanong: "Wang Pai Commander, I will go back with you."
Wang Yanong cleverly persuaded Yun Yi and gave up the idea of sending his own life. He himself had no intention of going back. Those who can be selected into the reconnaissance force and serve as officers not only have outstanding combat skills, but also have first-class intelligence. Yun Yi brought him back The information was still too general. It was necessary to continue reconnaissance to obtain more detailed information. Only a few people were enough to report back. With this decision in mind, he divided everyone into two groups and asked a squad leader to lead a few soldiers. He Yunyi hurried back to report the situation, and then he led the others to continue moving forward, trying to figure out the specific enemy situation.
Everyone else had no objections, but Yun Yi quit and strongly demanded to act together with Wang Yanong. How could Wang Yanong agree, using the excuse that no one knew the situation better than him, and let a squad leader and a few soldiers fight him directly? Gone,
It was a complete coincidence that Qiu Jun and the others were ambushed by the Japanese army.
Who would have expected that the recapture detachment would hold a night attack drill today, and these Japs who had eaten too much to hold on would set out from Linyi by car at eight o'clock in the evening. This departure actually came to a distance of more than 30 years from Linyi. Kilometers around Kokura Village,
The intelligence obtained by Yun Yi was not comprehensive, because although it was only one Japanese brigade that ambushed them, there were two brigades participating in this exercise. Major General Ban Benshun, the top commander of the Japanese detachment, learned from the Japanese tactics in the Huaihe River area. The idea of holding this night attack was based on the experience of the tragic defeat. Ban Benshun personally directed the exercise, and a total of two brigades of Japs were dispatched. Regarding this exercise, Ban Benshun's idea was to use the cover of night to first Use a forced march to dispatch some troops to set up an ambush on the offensive route, and then openly dispatch another part of the troops to launch an attack, luring the Chinese army to intercept them halfway, thereby creating an ambush and directly following the defeated Chinese army.
Qiu Jun and the others did not expect that the Japs would set up an ambush more than 30 kilometers away from Linyi. Liao Benshun also did not expect that his purely theoretical night attack exercise would actually capture the enemy. Qiu Jun and the others were stunned. Plunging into the ambush of the Japs, there were fifteen soldiers in a platoon. In the end, only Yun Yi escaped. Fortunately, Yun Yi escaped. Otherwise, if they had been ambushed by Wang Yanong and the others, how could they have learned so much? A division will inevitably suffer heavy losses,