Just as Huzi expected, the defenders of Tonggu fled long before the arrival of the Fourth Regiment led by Chen Xi, and the Second Division of the National Revolutionary Army captured Tonggu effortlessly.
The Fourth Regiment inherited by Chen passed through the city and was stationed at Bamu Tang, six kilometers east of the city. This is the fork of the road from Tonggu to Yifeng and Fengxin. The strategic location is more important; Hui Dongsheng's Sixth Regiment was stationed at
In the hot spring town three kilometers north of the city, the fifth regiment of Wen Zhiwen, who arrived a step later, was stationed in the city.
The model battalion and divisional units entered the county town at 6:30 in the evening on the 13th. During the march, An Yi and his former boss, now the military quartermaster, Kuang Shimin, walked side by side and talked and laughed. The two had a deep friendship.
Well, we didn't meet much after we separated, so we felt more cordial, so not only Kuang Shimin, but also more than 500 people from the entire military supply and logistics unit stopped making fire during the day and a half of the march. They were all in the model camp, which was famous for the quality of food in the division.
Eat together.
The humorous and generous An Yi and his brothers served a group of agency officers and soldiers to satisfaction. No one in the hunting and reconnaissance teams sent out day and night returned empty-handed, especially Lu Xiong, the platoon leader who led his brothers out to search and warn.
With outstanding performance, this fierce man with half of his brothers from Jiangxi actually shot a wild boar weighing more than 150 kilograms and brought back seven newly weaned wild boars. Old Hantou from the cooking team and the others were very happy.
Ear your lips.
Facing the delicious wild boar meat and delicacies made from deer, hare, civet and other game animals, a group of people from the division headquarters all ate with their mouths watering and praised loudly. They all said that they would march with the model battalion in the future.
An Yi and his brothers always treated them with joy and enthusiasm, and the officials of Lao Kuang generously allocated 50,000 rounds of ammunition, 13 shell guns and 600 pairs of newly arrived high-tech weapons to the model camp.
Help field shoes.
On the night when they camped in Gaopi Village, Lao Kuang, tricked by An Yi, secretly issued more than 70 new K98 rifles with original stabs to the model camp, and took back the 70 or so old Hanyang-made rifles in the engineer camp's inventory to recharge them, along with other office supplies,
Tents, jackets and other supplies were also distributed in advance. The brothers in the model camp no longer had to shiver in the frosty autumn nights. After putting on new shoes, everyone said they could walk much faster.
The model camp entered Shuaijiaba, one kilometer east of the city, and set up camp. After intense discussions with Huzi, Yin Jinan, Xia Jian and others, An Yi and his adjutants mounted their horses and hurried to the Xiao Clan Temple, where the division headquarters was located in the west of the city, to report.
After walking into the main hall of the Xiao Family Ancestral Hall with carved beams and painted buildings, the three of them were immediately called to the big table by deputy division commander Jiang Dingwen to inquire about the situation of the camp. An Yi also reported in detail the recruitment plan of his model camp and sought Jiang Dingwen's support.
As soon as An Yi finished speaking, Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao also returned from inspecting the camps of the three main regiments. Jiang Dingwen told Liu Zhi and Liu Zhi about the plan of the model camp with a smile on his face:
"These three guys want to recruit troops in Tonggu, and they have a complete set of detailed plans, including publicity, building a 500-meter dirt road in the east of the city for the people, sending instructors from each company into the surrounding villages to do publicity, etc. They asked us
How many days can you give them?"
Liu Zhi pointed to a row of exquisite Taishi chairs on the left, motioned for An Yi and the others to sit down, and ordered the orderlies to serve tea. After everyone sat down, Liu Zhi said kindly:
"At present, the Fourth Regiment and the Sixth Regiment have begun to recruit new soldiers inside and outside the garrison. The Fifth Regiment cannot take care of them because of the large number of new recruits. In principle, we agree that each regiment and battalion will recruit on their own, but there is one thing that must be strictly observed, and that is that our revolutionary army
You must not forcibly recruit civilians like the old warlord's troops did. Furthermore, your various departments must greet each other well and demarcate their respective recruitment areas, and do not allow your officers and soldiers to create conflicts over this."
"Thank you, Master! The engineering battalion absolutely abides by strict discipline." An Yi continued: "It's just that we don't know how long we will stay here. If we leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, we need to adjust our plan, otherwise it will be too late."
Xu Tingyao smiled and said: "Don't worry, we can give you three days to recruit troops and horses. On the fourth day, our Second Division will attack eastward to attack Fengxin. On the way from Tonggu to Fengxin, there are Dayuan, Xita, Shangfu and so on."
It’s a big town, and it’s estimated that the enemy will deploy troops to resist continuously, and your engineering battalion may also have to fight against it.”
An Yi and the others were overjoyed when they heard this. They looked at each other for a moment and seemed to be ready. The three officials Liu Zhi were a little surprised when they saw this. Jiang Dingwen thought for a while and immediately guessed that An Yi and the others must have had a baby.
He had a plan to report. He smiled, turned to Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao and whispered a few words. Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao nodded in realization. Jiang Dingwen coughed lightly and asked unhurriedly:
"Tell me, what are your thoughts on the next battle?"
An Yi, who was discussing with Hu Zi and Yin Jinan in a low voice, raised his head in surprise. When he saw Jiang Dingwen's shining evil eyes, he knew that the matter could not be hidden. He simply stood up and pointed at the big map on the wall on the right side of the main hall and said loudly:
"If sir is interested, the three subordinates are very willing to report in detail the superficial opinions they have discussed over the past two days. Sir, please correct me. Sir, please move on..."
Jiang Dingwen, Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao also privately summarized the performance of the model camp after the siege of Wuchang and the battle in Suozi Valley. They recalled that An Yi and the other three had experienced initial fights and injuries since the establishment of the engineering company, and a hurried training session.
The unfolding skills competition in the north of Guangzhou City, the smooth development of the Hunan-Guangdong border road after the Northern Expedition, the military court incident in Changsha City, the siege and capture in the east of Yueyang City, the outstanding incorporation operations in the mountainous areas of northern Hunan, etc., deeply felt An Yi and his example
The battalion is growing rapidly, and its handling of things is becoming more and more mature and smooth. The three chief officers are all top leaders in military training. They cooperate with each other tacitly to make up for each other. They are brave, resourceful, and courageous. Almost all the actions they participate in are carried out with the minimum of effort.
The price is paid in exchange for the greatest effect, vaguely revealing a cunning and viciousness that goes beyond their age and normal abilities.
What is particularly rare is that the model battalion's solidarity, mutual assistance and extraordinary cohesion are very different from those of the current regiments in terms of many operational plans and military training. Just a hastily launched shuttle valley encirclement operation destroyed their troops.
The unique training results and strong combat effectiveness were fully demonstrated - the concealed and efficient reconnaissance, the selection of timing and positions, the mutual trust and cooperation with friendly forces, the layout of firepower points, and a series of performances before and after the battle all impressed Liu Zhi and the others.
Surprisingly, I have to look at it differently.
At this time, seeing An Yi and the others walking towards the map with a plan in mind, Liu Zhi and others paid special attention to it. They knew that the strategy An Yi and the three came up with must have merit, and maybe an accidental gain would be the same as the several big gains since the Northern Expedition.
In the same way, your second division will benefit a lot and return home with a full load.
"Sir, please look at Fengxin. I don't know the numbers and numbers of the enemy guarding Fengxin. However, from the position where Fengxin is connected to De'an in the north, Gao'an in the south, and Nanchang in the back, it is undoubtedly the western barrier of Nanchang City. It cannot defend the enemy.
There will be less than one division, plus Tonggu, the Yifeng defenders retreat and Sun Chuanfang's reinforcements continue to move south. De'an in the north and Gao'an in the south are strategic towns that the defenders cannot abandon. According to previous battle reports, the enemies gathered in the two places
There are no less than 30,000 troops, so we can defend the enemy in Xincheng without the worry of being attacked from the north or the south."
An Yi paused briefly, and was secretly satisfied when he saw the solemn expressions of Liu Zhi and the others: "After repeated speculations, the three subordinates put themselves in the position of the defenders and considered it - if I have more than one division of troops in my hands,
, I can abandon the first two small towns, but I will not abandon Shangfu Town, a transportation hub 40 kilometers east of Fengxin. At least I will conduct some resistance there to consume the attacker's strength and vigor, even in
The ambushes were set up in that complicated valley and hilly area and they would act according to the opportunity. If there was a chance, they would suddenly hit the invading enemy hard. If there was no chance, they would immediately retreat and rearrange their positions. They would never allow the invading enemy to easily approach the city. Therefore, we estimated that in Shangfu, we would
There will be a tough battle in the town area."
Liu Zhi and the other three looked at each other and became energetic.
Xu Tingyao took the baton from the chief of the operations section and walked to the map: "Okay, let's deduce it together. You are the defender and we attack. Shangfu is like a crossroads of 90 square kilometers. The Lianhe River
Crossing from west to east, it is 12 kilometers away from Zaoxi Town in the north and 21 kilometers away from Tong'an Town in the south. If your judgment is true, our three main groups will face each other from the west, south and north.
Shangfu on the city wall will carry out a pincer attack. Due to the shortcomings of the area east of Shangfu Town and the north of Shangfu Town, which are steep and have many ravines, artillery positions cannot be arranged. Our division can set up artillery positions in Puping Village, four kilometers west of Shangfu, to cover the attack.
The army's attack, the artillery salvo, and the general attack from three sides were launched at the same time, how can you resist?"
An Yi walked to the wall and picked up a baton, pointing confidently at Rouge Stone Village, 3.7 kilometers north of Shangfu Town: "There is a nearly 180-degree bend here, this narrow 400-meter-long
The curve can only pass an oxcart, and it requires climbing uphill. There are sloping valleys that are impossible to climb for several kilometers on both sides. The ditches and bumps in the north of the sloping valley make it impossible to deploy a battalion's attack formation. I only need to deploy a machine gun company.
By staying at the top of the slope from a high position, you can block a group...
Looking towards Tong'an Town in the south, the only place where artillery positions can be set up is at Cross Road Village, which is 5.7 kilometers away. Even if your artillery shells can cross the several mountains to the north of the village, they will not be able to hit me. I only need to set up artillery positions between Dongtian and Cross Road.
By deploying a battalion on both sides of the two-kilometer road in the narrow terrain of the mountainside highlands, a regiment's offensive road can be blocked. Therefore, a north-south pincer attack is almost useless to us...
Now turn to Puping Village, four kilometers west of Shangfu. Even if you occupy Puping Village and successfully build an artillery position, I only need to urgently send a battalion along the north bank path to occupy Mabei Ridge on the other side of the Lian River to the west of Puping Village.
Taking advantage of the high mountains and dense forests, you set up several machine guns to harass and fire at Puping Village, a distance of 400 meters on the south bank. Your infantry couldn't hit me with rifles, and your artillery couldn't fire calmly. They rushed to the west of Shangfu Town.
The main attacking force above will be blocked by the same force. Unless the Russian planes at Xianning Airport can be mobilized to assist in the battle, it will be difficult for you to break through my defense line due to the loss of geographical advantage."
Xu Tingyao stared at the large map in confusion for a long time, and asked in disbelief: "How come you know so much about the terrain in the Shangfu area? You mentioned the 180-degree bend in Rouge Stone and the opposite bank of Puping Village.
Mabeiling, why don’t we know... Section Chief Li!"
"arrive!"
The 29-year-old Colonel and Chief of the Operations Section had cold sweat all over his forehead.
Seeing Chief Li's nervous look, Xu Tingyao shook her head helplessly: "How do you and the special agent company do their work? Look at this map, what's the use of drawing it so big? You... go down and remember this lesson.
"
"yes……"
Liu Zhi turned around from the map: "An Yi, how did you figure out so many situations?"
An Yi replied solemnly: "Yesterday before dawn, we received an order from the division headquarters to let our battalion rest and standby. We discussed it for a long time and sent out sixteen three-person reconnaissance teams at nine o'clock in the morning without permission. Each team has a
My hometown is in northern Jiangxi, and soldiers from central Ganxi served as guides, conducting reconnaissance against the enemy in seven directions.
By the time we entered Tonggu City to camp, twelve groups had successfully returned and brought back more than twenty young people who were willing to join our army. These more than twenty young people were young people from the villages along Tonggu Zhishangfu.
Naturally, we are extremely familiar with the place where we live, so we hurriedly compiled the information and rushed to the division headquarters. In addition to asking for instructions on recruiting troops, we also planned to report the situation in detail, but we did not have time to compile it into a written report."
Before Liu Zhi could say anything, An Yi added again: "The division commander, deputy division commander, chief of staff, and subordinates believe that the flaws in our operational map cannot be blamed on the combat section and the special agent company: First of all, the time is too short, from Liuyang
Traveling all the way to Tonggu, it was difficult for the special agent company and each regiment to obtain detailed information. It was difficult for the operations department to make a map of this area. They almost always summarized and verified the information provided by the reconnaissance companies of each regiment, and then quickly drew up the map.
It is inevitable.
Another thing is that none of the brothers in the division's special agent company are locals. Most of them are the old team before the Northern Expedition. It is difficult for them to get help from the local people. Our reconnaissance team passed by the brothers from the special agent company on the road more than once.
It proves that it is difficult to carry out reconnaissance work in an unfamiliar environment without the support of local people.
The subordinate engineering battalion is different. When it was first established, there were dozens of brothers who were originally from Jiangxi. The rest of the brothers were originally from Hunan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Henan and other places. It is precisely because of this convenience that the subordinates can expand the scope of reconnaissance.
Double the expansion, from a certain point of view, the subordinate engineering battalion occupies the favorable location and people."
The newly appointed commander of the special agent company Qiao Shijie and a group of staff from the combat section all looked at An Yi gratefully. The three of them, Liu Zhi, looked at each other and smiled, secretly praising An Yi for his intelligence and tact.
Liu Zhi ordered An Yi and the others to submit a detailed reconnaissance report before ten o'clock tonight, and then turned to the map to signal An Yi to approach: "If the intelligence can confirm that Shangfu is indeed the enemy's key blocking area, how do you plan to attack?"
"It's still the style of play mentioned by the chief of staff. All we need to do is add a little more spice, that is, surprise the enemy from behind and cut off the enemy's retreat. Under the attack of three main groups, how can anyone not be timid? And as long as we
If you are faster and more ruthless than him, you can be the first to occupy a favorable terrain. Surrounded by mountains and dense forests, there is no way to defend the enemy, so you have no choice but to surrender."
As soon as An Yi said this, Xu Tingyao and Jiang Dingwen immediately stepped forward, and several combat staff members also surrounded them.
An Yi picked up the baton and pointed at Luoshi Town, ten kilometers east of Shangfu: "Starting from Tonggu City where we are, follow the southern path through Tong'an, take Shanshulin Ridge and climb over the low winding mountain, you can reach Luo
Hualin Village, about twelve kilometers south of the city, and then launched a surprise attack on Luo City within the agreed time to cut off the enemy's retreat.
The entire journey is about 86 kilometers. There are several shortcuts that can shorten the distance by more than 20 kilometers, but it is not easy to walk. My brothers in the camp police platoon took about 19 hours to carry about 15 kilograms of equipment.
After the walk, when we came back, we were familiar with the road and didn't need to hide too much. It only took thirteen hours, and we could rest for six hours on the way.
The subordinates believe that only one company of troops can cut off the enemy's retreat. The main reason is that there is a five-hole stone bridge about 45 meters east of Luoshi Town. The river is three to five meters deep. As long as the stone is blown up,
If there is a bridge hole near the river bank at either end of the bridge, a gap of more than five meters will be exploded. Coupled with the blocking of more than 20 light machine guns, the enemy will be caught in a jar."
"What a plan!"
Xu Tingyao praised and pointed to Fengxin City, 33 kilometers west of Luo City, with a smile: "If the defenders are stubbornly resisting, and the enemies of Fengxin rush to help quickly, the surprise attack force will probably fall into a situation of being attacked from both sides. What should we do?"
An Yi replied sheepishly: "My subordinates have also thought of this problem, but there is no way to solve it. We can only rely on the attack speed of the three main groups. Please forgive me for speaking out boldly. After repeated analysis, the three subordinates believe that
, judging from the current mountain marching speed of each regiment in our division, only the first company of the engineer battalion and the two platoons directly under the battalion headquarters are capable of such a difficult long-distance attack mission, and they cannot bring heavy machine guns, otherwise it will be difficult to ensure
Stealth speed and stealth.”
Liu Zhi, Xu Tingyao and Jiang Dingwen looked at each other for a moment and had to admire the abilities of An Yi and the others.
Liu Zhi thought for a moment and walked to the Eight Immortals table in the hall. He called Xu Tingyao and Jiang Dingwen to whisper for a while. Xu Tingyao and Jiang Dingwen discussed briefly and nodded to Liu Zhi in unison.
Liu Zhi called An Yi and the others: "When you go back, be quiet and let your brothers in the first company and the two battalion platoons have a good rest, and secretly prepare to set off at any time. From tomorrow on, the members of your model camp will
Food and meat are supplied by the logistics department of the division headquarters. It doesn't matter how you recruit new soldiers. We all support it. There is only one request: make the recruitment noise as loud as possible. It is best to let everyone within a hundred miles know that we are resting and recuperating.
Replenish troops, do you understand?"
"clear!"
An Yi and the three of them answered in unison.
Liu Zhi nodded with satisfaction and signaled that the three of them could go back. Jiang Dingwen sent An Yi and the others out of the main hall into the courtyard, and ordered the adjutant to go to the logistics office to pick up a box of cigarettes and bring them to Battalion Commander An. An Yi smiled gratefully and puzzled.
Asked why the entire division stayed at Tonggu for so long?
Jiang Dingwen explained helplessly: "General Li Zongren's Seventh Army is still stuck in Daye and has not moved eastward as scheduled. The principal personally rushed to the Seventh Army headquarters in Nanhu, Wuchang, and sent 100,000 foreign currency as military supplies before they set off again.
It will take at least three days to approach the Ruichang front line. Previously, because Guangxi demanded a high degree of autonomy and was unwilling to bear the central government's taxes, it did not receive full military pay from the central government. In the past few days, they complained from time to time that the weather was already cold and the officers and soldiers did not have winter clothes.
We couldn't make ends meet with ammunition and food, so the principal had to persuade us personally, so we were forced to stop. Our First Division and the Sixth Army also stopped attacking the Xiushui Stabilization Front, waiting for the friendly forces on the south road and the Seventh Army on the north road to advance together.
Otherwise, if you go deep alone, you will be in danger of being surrounded on three sides."
"So that's it...Boss, it seems we have to think of some ways to make some money, otherwise won't we be penniless and unable to move one day?" An Yi said with emotion.
Jiang Dingwen laughed: "Don't worry, our Huangpu family will not be short of money. I'm worried that you won't be able to recruit enough soldiers here."
An Yi chuckled: "If I recruit one thousand eight hundred, you bosses are not allowed to divide it up again under clever names, okay?"
"Okay! As long as you have the ability, we won't be jealous no matter how many you recruit, but at least you can allocate a company to the division headquarters, and you are not allowed to bargain, how about that?"
Jiang Dingwen asked back as if nothing had happened.
An Yi laughed boldly: "With the boss saying this, what should I worry about? Can't we just separate one or two hundred people? It's simple, haha!"
Jiang Dingwen laughed heartily, and Huzi and Yin Jinan also laughed happily.
An Yi saw Jiang Dingwen smiling so treacherously and proudly, and suddenly felt like he had been deceived, but after thinking about it, he still felt that he had made a big profit, so he also laughed happily.