Chapter 418 The Doomsday of the Tenth Division (4)
Chapter 418 The End of the Tenth Division (4)
After the combat meeting, all units of the instructor division began to move quickly that night and went to the designated location to hide and wait, waiting for the 10th Division to come and die.
It was only more than 50 miles from Binxian County to Huimin, and Hu Laohu led the cavalry traveling force to arrive in two hours. At this time, the Hebei-Shandong Border Administrative Office had been transferred with the troops, and the anti-Japanese democratic government of Huimin County also implemented a clearing of the country.
All the residents in the county town have been evacuated, but only the county brigade is still standing in the county town, ready to fight and then withdraw when the Japanese come.
Seeing the arrival of the cavalry brigade, the cadres and soldiers of the county brigade cheered, thinking that the cavalry brigade was coming to defend Huimin County, and they all smiled with joy.
When Hu Laohu arrived, he had already received accurate information. The 3rd and 2nd Brigade of the Japanese Cavalry had entered Qingyun on the afternoon of the 11th. However, there were two roads from Qingyun to Huimin, one was Qingyun via Yangxin
There is one road from Qingyun to Huimin via Wudi, and one from Yangxin to Huimin. Of course, there is another road from Qingyun that goes directly to Binxian via Wudi. Therefore, the Third Cavalry Brigade, which has the strongest mobility of the Japanese,
How the group will go requires further investigation.
When Liu Yimin gave the order to Hu Laohu, he asked Hu Laohu to choose the ambush location next to the highway at the junction of Huimin and Yangxin. He considered that Huimin was the headquarters of the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region, and the Japanese were independently organized into the Seventh Brigade.
They were stationed in Huimin at that time. The Japanese would definitely think that the Eighth Route Army was going to guard Huimin no matter what.
Yes, it is impossible to abandon Huimin without firing a shot. The Japanese are likely to prepare for a heavy siege of Huimin, and after capturing Huimin, they will divide their forces to cooperate with the 10th Division to attack Bin County. It is also based on this consideration,
Liu Yimin then sent the cavalry brigade to go north overnight, setting up an ambush in advance and preparing to clean up the Third Japanese Pioneer Cavalry Brigade on the North Road.
Considering that the county brigade was all infantry and could not play a big role in the battle to eliminate the Japanese Cavalry Third Brigade, and that holding on to Huimin County had little practical significance and would only cause unnecessary sacrifices, Hu Laohu asked the county brigade to leave two soldiers behind.
A comrade who was familiar with the terrain led the way for the cavalry brigade, and the troops quickly moved.
Hu Laohu thought about it and felt that the 3rd Japanese Cavalry Brigade might rely on its strong maneuverability to penetrate Huimin from Qingyun via Yangxin, opening the way for the large force to seize Huimin. Therefore, he ordered the troops to continue to advance.
Set up an ambush between Xiaomuzhuang and Dongxin.
After arriving at Dongxin Village, Hu Laohu observed the terrain with his eyes. In fact, the terrain was not interesting. In the vast plain, only the village could serve as a defensive fulcrum.
After Hu Laohu read the terrain, he decided to eliminate the 3rd Japanese Cavalry Brigade here. Because there are two main roads crossing in Dongxin, the main roads have been dug into trenches by the people. With a little disguise, they can hide the troops and build a cross fire position.
.And because the road has been dug into trenches, the little Japanese cavalry here will never dare to gallop in the trenches where mines are often buried. They must march in the big fields. The vast fields between the two trenches
It's the little devil's graveyard.
After making up his mind, Hu Laohu ordered the cavalry regiment and the cavalry battalion to immediately move forward twenty miles to hide and take on the task of luring the enemy. He ordered the troops to reduce the slope of the west side of the road trench that had been destroyed by the common people to make it easier to charge, and then ordered the troops to hide and rest.
After receiving the order, the commander of the 1st Cavalry Battalion Zhu Quanle and the instructor Zheng Yao led the 1st Battalion to Liu Village in Dikou in the west of Yangxin County. This is the intersection of Qingyun to Huimin and Leling to Huimin roads. They guarded this place.
I won't be afraid of the little devils taking a detour and making a sneak attack.
Zhu Quanle and Zheng Yao were very good at luring the enemy. Last time in Langfang, they killed the cavalry regiment of the First Division with one battalion. However, the Japanese cavalry regiment of the infantry division only had two or three cavalry squadrons.
The main task is search and reconnaissance. This independent mixed third cavalry brigade is different. It is a professional cavalry unit with two cavalry regiments under its jurisdiction.
and a cavalry artillery regiment. Each cavalry regiment has four cavalry squadrons, a machine gun squadron, an artillery squadron, plus baggage and engineering troops. The entire brigade has a total of 5,600 soldiers, equipped with 5,668 military horses, rifles and cavalry
3,705 pieces, 12 heavy machine guns, 36 field guns and other weapons and equipment, it is a standard rapid attack force.
After arriving at Liu Village in Dikou, Zhu Quanle sent out scouts and contacted the militiamen, asking them to help detect the enemy's situation. Then he laid mines and explosives on the road, and ambushed three cavalry companies in sections, preparing to block attacks.
Alternate cover. I led the fire support company and followed the company, preparing to give the Japanese a welcome greeting.
After the troops were deployed, Zhu Quangle ordered them to rest in hiding to restore the strength of their horses' legs and prepare for fighting in the future. He and Zheng Yao also spread out two bundles of wheat straw and lay on them to rest.
Zheng Yao couldn't sleep, so he lay down and counted the stars in the sky, counting one, two, three, four, which made Zhu Quanle upset, so he asked Zheng Yao what was going on and if he missed the girl.
Zheng Yao simply sat up, took out a pack of cigarettes, gave one to Zhu Quanle, lit one himself, and said slowly: "Old Zhu, the division commander said that the third cavalry brigade has a cavalry artillery regiment, let me forget it.
For a moment, its cavalry artillery wing
There are at least 2,000 people. If this is the case, tomorrow we must fight quickly and leave as soon as we touch it, without giving the little devils a chance to launch firepower. Otherwise, the Japanese cannons alone will make us unable to survive."
Zhu Quanle laughed when he heard this: "Old Zheng, didn't you hear what the division commander said? This cavalry artillery regiment is actually an artillery regiment that strengthens the firepower of the Japanese troops on the northern front. Under normal circumstances, it will be directly under the direct command of Okamura Neiji.
Commander, it is impossible to go with the two Japanese cavalry regiments.
It doesn't matter even if we are traveling together, its speed cannot keep up with the two cavalry regiments. After we complete the task of luring the enemy, we will go around and attack them. Those guys don't have rifles and sabers. We will find them, take care of them and teach these cavalry artillerymen a lesson.
If the cannon is not fired, it will become a headless ghost."
Zheng Yao said: "I'm thinking, our instructors have few casualties in the war, but they consume too much ammunition. The arsenal in Shaanxi was bombed. Our arsenal equipment has no time to install, so we can only reload the ammunition for the time being. If we can attack the Japanese
It would be nice to have an arsenal, but other than that, these shells are really precious."
Zhu Quanle thought about it for a long time before he realized that the instructor was thinking about something big. He started to worry about the teacher, so he smiled and said: "Okay, old man, you don't have to worry about the teacher. There are plenty of shells. We can reload each one."
, the second one seized so much in Qingdao, and bought so much, and the third Southwestern Shandong Security Brigade was at Guantai Ferry
We also captured a lot of them. I thought, we have a lot of artillery shells. Besides, after the Japanese raids are repelled and the arsenal can produce normally, it will be no problem to meet our needs. However, you are right, we will give it to the brigade later.
Let me report to you, let’s go and attack Cangzhou. There must be a large arsenal of the Japanese there, with lots of good stuff!”
As soon as Zheng Yao heard about the attack on Cangzhou, he immediately became energetic. He took two strong puffs, threw away the cigarette butt, and said: "Your idea makes sense. Think about it, the little devil is now encircling Hebei, Lu and Jizhong with heavy troops."
, Cangzhou Railway Station is an important supply base, where the arms supplies for the Kwantung Army's troops going south are all there. If we wipe out the 10th Division, I guess the little Japanese will soon
They are red-eyed. I am afraid they will no longer care about the encirclement and suppression of Hebei Central and South Hebei. They will mobilize all their forces to pursue the main force of our army. Maybe they will swarm towards Central Shandong and South Shandong to find my main force for a decisive battle. When the time comes,
There are fewer Japanese troops on the Hebei-Shandong border, and maybe even the main defenders of Cangzhou will be transferred away. If we stay here, wouldn't we have a chance?"
Zhu Quanle thought about this and got excited. He looked at Zheng Yao and said, "Instructor, I can't tell that you still have the ability to be a staff officer. Okay, I think it's okay anyway. After the battle, we will quickly report to the regiment commander and brigade commander.
The commander suggested that they report to the division commander and ask the division commander to make a decision."
The two people talked more and more passionately, and they even started gesticulating on the ground.
These two small battalion-level cadres could not have imagined that their seemingly outlandish ideas would later really attract Liu Yimin's attention, and they would really play a role in breaking the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression of Shandong.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the investigators reported that they found a squadron, the vanguard of the Third Japanese Cavalry Brigade, in combat formation, heading towards Liu Village in Dikou.
Zhu Quanle immediately ordered to prepare for battle. The machine guns, rifles, grenade launchers, and 60-meter mortars on the cavalry battalion's position were all pointed in the direction of the Japanese.
The Third Cavalry Brigade was originally stationed in Jiamusi. This time, it was ordered to go south with the 1st, 2nd, and 7th Divisions of the Kwantung Army to join the battlefield in North China. These Japanese cavalry were arrogant in the Northeast. They often carried out expeditions and massacred villages.
The job of annihilating families. When we arrived at the North China battlefield, we were initially a little afraid of killing so many Japanese instructors, but when we entered the Hebei-Shandong border
Since then, they have not encountered any decent resistance. The Japanese cavalry became arrogant again, thinking that the Eighth Route Army must have been scared and ran away. They had to catch up quickly. They were late, and they might not even be able to see the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, after receiving the order from Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji to move quickly and attack Huimin, the 3rd Cavalry Brigade set off first.
The 3rd Cavalry Brigade is one of the four Japanese cavalry brigades in China. It is also a veteran unit with strong combat effectiveness. When this little devil is dispatched, there is a search in front and protection on both sides. It looks decent.
The Japanese cavalry squadron responsible for search and investigation came up. Zhu Quanle suddenly found that the Japanese cavalry had their helmets on their backs. He felt that these little Japanese were really crazy and didn't know how to write the word "death". He originally thought of activating explosive packs and mines.
After thinking that there were too few Japs coming, it would be a waste to detonate now, so I ordered not to detonate explosive packs and mines, and to use guns to deal with the Japs.
Seeing that the Japanese were already within shooting range, Zhu Quanle waved his hand, shouted "hit", and commanded the light and heavy machine guns to start shooting.