Chapter 81: Going against the wind and snowing out of the heroic pass (2)
The entrance to the peak is the Lulongsai Pass, which has carried hundreds of years of war history. In the Han Dynasty, there was Shuangtanting Pass. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao passed through this fortress when he fought against Wuhuan in Western Liaoning. According to legend, there used to be people who guarded the border all year round. There is no news about his father.
After searching around for thousands of miles, they met. The father and son met at the foot of the mountain, hugged each other, laughed and died in joy, so the fortress was called Xifengkou. Xiongguan is located in the Luanhe River Valley, with mountains on the left and right facing each other.
One of the thirty-two important passes first built in the Yanshan Mountains.
Due to frequent wars, successive dynasties have continued to build and consolidate its defense system. The three gates of Xifengkou are connected by solid brick walls. There are six joints in the city wall, all with hollow ground floors. Exit
For military reasons, Xifengkou is divided into two parts: Guancheng and Castle. The castle is located in a basin surrounded by mountains. It is built with strips of stone on all sides. It is very strong. The city wall is more than two feet high. There is a gate built on the gate.
The 13-meter-high Zhenyuan Tower. Guancheng is built in the north of the castle, facing mountains on three sides. One side is close to the river, and the passes are connected by solid stone walls.
After passing through the three gates, it can be said that it is heavily guarded and solid.
Upstairs in the majestic Zhenyuan, Liu Ruming, Zhao Dengyu, Li Jintian and more than a dozen generals of the Northwest Army silently looked down at the officers and soldiers of the Independent Division heading north under the sky full of snowflakes. Everyone was puzzled as to why An Yi's 15,000 troops set off lightly and in a hurry.
Carrying only a small amount of dry food and a basic number of ammunition and mortar shells, all vehicles and anti-aircraft brigades were left in the military camp south of the city gate. Only three infantry brigades and a makeshift cavalry battalion braved the wind and snow without hesitation.
It was already dusk, and the wind and snow were biting. Whether the soldiers could carry it for three days would be a problem.
The generals were talking a lot. Zhao Dengyu laughed at An Yi, a southerner who didn't know the depth of ice and snow in the North, and would travel day and night in such weather to attack the Japanese army in Qinglong Town. Several generals also echoed. Liu Ruming remained silent. He knew An Yi's cunning.
, also experienced the speed and ruthlessness of An Jiajun, and thought that An Yi, known as the "Flying Fox General", could not make such a low-level mistake, not to mention the Gu Changfeng Division under his command and the newly formed independent Second Division.
During the ten-month campaign in western Liaoning, he would not fail to consider weather factors, but in this case. Why did An Yi still ignore the dissuasion of Song Zheyuan and his brothers in the 29th Army, insist on going his own way, and send his most elite independent division to western Liaoning overnight? Even if An Yi didn't
You know, can Hu Jialin, the deputy commander of the 17th Army and the commander of the independent division, who is from Hebei, and the chief of staff Zhao Rui, who is from Shandong, be ignored? After thinking about it, Liu Ruming still didn't know what kind of medicine An Yi was selling in the gourd, but he was convinced that
An Yi must have a major conspiracy behind this move.
Brigadier Wang Zhibang's voice suddenly sounded: "Look, boy An Yi actually met a soldier Danzi. The two seemed to be talking about something. The military officer also joined in the fun and shook hands with the soldier.
"You are soft-spoken when you eat people, and soft-handed when you take others. Out of etiquette, it is appropriate for the military to accompany An Yi to see off the soldiers coming out of the customs." Li Jintian said with a smile.
The generals looked down quickly. Hu Jialin, Wu Liheng and other generals who were saluting each other and bidding farewell to An Yi and Song Zheyuan were heading north. An Yi raised his hand and fastened the dog-skin hat on the last tall young man, and seemed to be saying something in his mouth.
He kept muttering something. Song Zheyuan on the side stared with great interest at the young man's face, which was mostly covered by a leather hat. The young man carrying a submachine gun took a step back, raised his hand in salute, turned around happily, and ran away, quickly chasing after him.
Get on the team.
Song Zheyuan watched the young man's figure disappear into the fast-moving dragon, turned to An Yi, and asked in a low voice: "How many such brothers does Brother An have?"
"Not many. Strictly speaking, there are four. One is Luo Shaodong, who serves as the brigade commander in Brother Hu Zongnan's First Division and is fighting in Hubei, Henan and Anhui. The other is Guan Shan, the chief of staff of Wang Xulun's brigade, the main force in the Battle of Butterfly Valley.
He followed his younger brother all the way to Guangzhou to fight. Not long after the Northern Expedition, he entered Huangpu Sixth Infantry School with the rank of major for further study. After graduation, he was spotted by Gu Changfeng and transferred to the 44th Division; there was another one who was good at marksmanship and more famous, Ming
Brother Xuan saw it when he inspected the Central Military Academy. It was An Jin who showed marksmanship to the commanders of various armies. He was currently leading troops in the 24th Army of Southern Sichuan. Only this Li Jun was the youngest, graduating from the eighth phase of Huangpu. It was when his younger brother taught at the military academy.
The younger brother I recognized is now the trainee platoon leader of the New 1st Brigade of the Bearded Independent Division. He is the one I admire most and am most optimistic about. If he is not killed, he will definitely come from behind within five years." An Yi said very proudly.
introduce.
Song Zheyuan was quite surprised: "Brother An, you really have a keen eye for talents. These brothers are all men with great military exploits. Everyone in the army knows that An Jin is your younger brother. If you don't tell us about these two outstanding men, Luo Shaodong and Guan Shan, we still don't know."
It's your brother. From this point of view, this Li Jun is also very good. Although he is young, his conversation and behavior are already extraordinary, especially the look in his slender eyes, which is impressive. He is a bit like the tiger general Gu Chang.
Feng's demeanor is not so aggressive. Maybe he can come back with meritorious deeds after leaving seclusion this time, that's great!"
An Yi shook his head and smiled: "Brother Mingxuan, please forgive me for keeping secrets from brothers before. It doesn't matter now. At this time tomorrow, Huzi will lead all the brothers to Lengkou Pass in the east and pass through Qian'an
Return to Peiping.
They are not just trying to contain the enemy's 14th Brigade in Qinglong Town, and they are threatening Jianchang as a secondary attack. Even if they have successfully completed their mission."
"Wait! What do you mean?" Zhuo Zheyuan pointed his finger in the northeast direction, his face full of doubts.
"I can't hide anything from Brother Mingxuan, haha! The independent division left the border in large numbers and traveled day and night, just to support the 30,000 soldiers of the 44th Division, the 17th Division and the Second Independent Division led by Gu Changfeng from the northeast to attack Jianchang.
If everything goes well, the battle will start at ten o'clock tonight. If Brother Mingxuan has time, how about asking Brother Mingxuan to supervise the battle together?" An Yi sincerely extended the invitation.
Song Zheyuan was stunned again: "Supervising the battle? Are we supervising the battle in the pass, which is more than two hundred miles away?"
"Yes, Brother Mingxuan will understand when we return to the temporary headquarters left for us at Chengguan Camp." An Yi said with a smile.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the atmosphere in the Xifengkou Chengguan Camp Headquarters, which had just withdrawn from the mutton hotpot, was warm. More than ten generals of the 29th Army gathered together. They looked at An Yi's staff team hanging up a large map. Several of them endured
He couldn't help but look at the box-type communication command vehicle that was still running outside the side door, at the row of radio equipment neatly placed on the wall and at the dozen or so communication staff officers who were working intensively. He was impressed by An Jiajun's advanced radio command system and strong financial resources.
I am envious of material resources.
An Yi, who was sitting in the front row of the large map, picked up his teacup and gestured politely to Song Zheyuan, who was beside him. Chief of Staff Zhao Rui took the two telegrams presented by his subordinates, glanced at them, and strode to the map to inform everyone.
:
"General Gu Changfeng called, saying that a puppet army division rushing to assist the Sixth Division has left Jianchang and arrived at Toudaoyingzi, the Japanese advance base 30 kilometers south. According to the investigation team report, this puppet army has sixteen 75-gun cannons.
The infantry division has unsaddled and set up camp. It is estimated that the men and horses are exhausted and exhausted."
"These bastards moved very fast. They probably took the train to the Yaowangmiao mining area first, and then headed south without stopping, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to move so fast. It's okay now. Even if they want to come back for reinforcements during the Jianchang war, they won't be able to do anything.
, it was windy and snowy at this time, and they couldn’t see their fingers, so they had to turn back and drive thirty kilometers away. It would probably be daybreak when they got there, haha! This madman Gu has no tricks left, what a great character!”
Zhang Weifan, the forthright Chief of Staff of the 29th Army, drank a few drinks and his voice became louder.
All the generals also praised him repeatedly. After a meal of wine, it seemed that An Yi was no longer so hateful. The estrangement in everyone's hearts was also baked by the alcohol. Unknowingly, a lot of it dissipated, and An Yi's unique affinity was once again gained.
Very good performance.
"Report to the chief of staff, the Jianchang assault battle has begun!" the intelligence staff officer sent a telegram and reported loudly.
Zhao Rui read the telegram amidst cheers, raised his head, and reported to the generals: "After five minutes of shelling, General Lu Yixuan's 17th Division took the lead in attacking a Japanese brigade in Bailang Mountain. The 44th Division divided its troops.
Two groups advanced from the west and north of the city. As you can see, there is no city wall in Jianchang. The Japanese regiment that originally went north to suppress the 44th Division only withdrew one brigade. The other brigade was located fourteen kilometers to the north.
The Baita Town was obviously specially arranged by the Japanese army to guard against sneak attacks by Gu Changfeng and Yang Jiuxiao, but the Kumamoto Division of today's army was too large. We thought that there would be oppression from the Eighth Division from the north, so our two
The division did not dare to attack them on a large scale. More importantly, they did not know that Lu Yixuan's 16th Division had already abandoned its artillery and quietly moved into the Kalaqin area in three batches, making a fatal mistake in the calculation of its troop strength.
Now Yang Jiuxiao's two brigades have outflanked them, and they are using 6,000 soldiers to attack the unprepared 1,100 Japanese troops. If they cannot defeat them, they will be embarrassed."
The generals laughed happily, and Song Zheyuan did not expect that Zhao Rui, a fellow Shandong fellow who was not always smiling, told a joke at this time. He nodded appreciatively, turned to An Yi and whispered, and his spirit seemed quite uplifting.
The generals of the Northwest Army in the headquarters also felt extremely stimulated and excited like their commander. They were as devoted as watching their own troops beat up the Japanese invaders. Discussions were buzzing and praises were endless. General An's resourcefulness and
His bravery was finally recognized by the generals of the 29th Army.
At 11:20, Zhao Rui excitedly announced to everyone: "The soldiers of the 17th Division have completely annihilated the Japanese troops in the Bailangshan Camp. The 51st Brigade besieged the remaining enemies from the east of the city who were stubbornly resisting. The 49th Brigade turned around and headed north.
Supporting Yang Jiuxiao's independent 2nd Division, the 50th Brigade was left to clean up the battlefield. It went more smoothly than we originally expected. It seems that this Kumamoto Division is no better than the 8th Division. There is no suspense in this battle so far.
, if everything goes well, the entire army will withdraw from the battlefield in another hour and a half and head to Kuancheng to the west to rest."
All the generals cheered loudly. Song Zheyuan stood up, shook hands with An Yi, congratulated warmly, and said sincerely that half of the Sixth Division's brigade was destroyed in one fell swoop, which made the middle line of defense much easier. At least it would force the Japanese army to be unable to attack within a week.
After regaining his breath, the general of the 29th Army sighed. Liu Ruming, who was prejudiced against An Yi, also stepped forward to shake hands with admiration and congratulate him.