After saying that, Yue Weihan winked at Liu Yi again.
Liu Yi understood, and immediately pulled on his woolen military uniform, took two steps forward and said: "Captain Peng, we have just received information that Zoucheng's defense is empty. The Baoshan Brigade decided to attack Zoucheng by surprise. However, due to insufficient troops, we hope
Your Eighth Route Army can cooperate with our Baoshan Brigade in fighting, and the Eighth Route Army will temporarily be under the command of our Baoshan Brigade."
"You want to attack Zoucheng?" Peng Mingzhi said in disbelief, "Attacking the Shuiye Brigade?"
"No way?" Lu Han was also extremely shocked and said, "The Shuiye Brigade has five infantry brigades, plus the artillery brigade, cavalry brigade, baggage brigade, engineering brigade, communications brigade and field hospital, the total strength is enough
There are more than 7,000 people. How many people are left in your Baoshan Brigade? How dare you take advantage of Zoucheng?"
Yue Weihan said: "To tell you the truth, our current strength is only the cavalry battalion!"
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"No." Peng Mingzhi said, "You should have other troops. The Bayonet Battalion is attacking Jining, right?"
"You still have the nerve to say that?" Liu Yi said angrily, "If your Eighth Route Army hadn't indiscriminately attacked the Xishan Army Racecourse and exposed the target by letting the cavalry battalion block the Japanese army, causing the little Japanese in Jining City to be prepared in advance, the bayonet battalion and artillery battalion would only
I’m afraid that Jining’s arsenal has already been captured!”
"Jining Arsenal?" Peng Mingzhi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately said, "Liu Shenzuo, you can't blame us for this. You didn't inform our Eighth Route Army before taking action, and our old Peng didn't know about your Baoshan
The brigade is going to attack Jining. If you had told Lao Peng earlier, Lao Peng would never have come to join in the fun."
Liu Yi was silent after hearing this. Peng Mingzhi's words were indeed correct.
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In order to keep it secret, Yue Weihan and Liu Yi did not notify the Eighth Route Army in advance, and even the cavalry battalion commander Liu Fengsheng did not know the details of the entire plan, so the Eighth Route Army was not really to blame for this incident.
"I won't mention this matter anymore." Yue Weihan waved his hand and said to Peng Mingzhi, "Commander Peng, I just ask you, are your Eighth Route Army willing to cooperate with our Baoshan Brigade to attack Zoucheng?"
Peng Mingzhi said without hesitation: "As long as it's about fighting Japanese invaders, I, Lao Peng, will definitely accompany you!"
Yue Weihan smiled half-heartedly and said: "Captain Peng, don't you need to ask the head of your headquarters for instructions?"
"It's useless to ask for instructions." Peng Mingzhi said carelessly, "I'll wait until I ask the head of the headquarters for instructions. The day lilies are already cold."
Liu Yi's opinion of Peng Mingzhi changed slightly. Although this person was rude and calculating, he was indeed a tough man. At least he was unequivocal in fighting Japanese enemies.
"Aren't you afraid that we don't have enough troops to take Zoucheng?" Yue Weihan asked again, "The bayonet battalion and the artillery battalion have to stay and continue to put pressure on the Japanese troops in Jining City. Therefore, the only troops that can be put into the Zoucheng battle are the cavalry battalion plus the cavalry battalion.
The number of people who want to be with you is only six or seven hundred, but there are more than seven thousand little devils?"
"Do you really think that our old Peng is a big bastard who doesn't understand anything?" Peng Mingzhi curled his lips and said unhappily, "Your Brigade Commander Yue Da has made so much noise in the past few days. The little devils are now putting out fires everywhere. Jining
It is estimated that most of Zoucheng's troops have been mobilized. If we are fully prepared, it would be good if Zoucheng still has two infantry brigades left."
After saying this, Peng Mingzhi added: "Now if Jining fights like this again, the Japs in Zoucheng will at least send another brigade to reinforce. In this way, the Japs guarding Zoucheng will only have one infantryman left."
It’s a brigade, and in addition there are some military depots and so on. If you add one more, it’s just over a thousand people. As long as you plan it properly, this battle can still be fought."
Yue Weihan couldn't help but exchange a look with Liu Yi. This Peng Mingzhi was able to survive the brutal ten years of civil war, walk across the snowy mountains and grasslands for twenty-five thousand yuan, and rise from a mud-legged man to the current leader of the main force.
, Sure enough, there are still two brushes. This keen battlefield insight alone is not something ordinary people can have. Looking at the entire Baoshan Brigade, except for Yue Weihan and Liu Yi, Cao Xinglong is better than Peng Mingzhi, Chi Cheng
Feng, Lu Xiufeng, and Li Yulong were brave enough, but their ability to see the battlefield was obviously far behind.
"Okay." Yue Weihan said immediately, "Hurry up and have your troops replenish their ammunition and prepare to set off."
Peng Mingzhi immediately asked Lu Han to gather troops and replenish ammunition, then turned back to Yue Weihan and said: "Yue Brigade, can I ask how you plan to fight this battle?"
"I would have told you even if you didn't ask." Yue Weihan nodded and said, "Your judgment just now is basically correct. The Japs in Zoucheng still have at most one infantry brigade left, and the rest of the puppet
The army and depots and troops are basically negligible, but even if there are only a thousand or so little Japs, we will definitely lose in a head-on fight."
"However, our target is the Japanese arsenal in the south of Zoucheng, so there is no need to fight with the Japs!" Yue Weihan said this and quickly drew a simple city defense layout map on the ground.
When Han saw it, he immediately cried out, "Zou Cheng's city defense layout plan?"
What Yue Weihan drew was indeed the city defense layout of Zoucheng.
Before this operation, Chi Dianwen sent a total of two city defense layout plans, one for Jining and the other for Zoucheng. After repeated weighing, Yue Weihan chose Jining, which was relatively empty of Japanese defenses, but he did not expect to let
The Eighth Route Army caused trouble. Fortunately, due to a strange combination of circumstances, there was another opportunity to attack the Zoucheng arsenal.
Yue Weihan finally picked up the kettle and put it on the sketch, saying: "Look, this is the Zoucheng Arsenal. It was rebuilt from the warehouse of the Zoucheng Railway Station. The walls are not high, and there is no high-voltage power grid. The garrison strength is
About a squadron, but the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 10th Independent Mixed Brigade is stationed at Zoucheng Railway Station, less than 500 meters from the arsenal!"
Peng Mingzhi said: "From a geographical point of view, the Zoucheng arsenal is isolated outside the city. The two places are at least two kilometers apart, which is conducive to our army's assault. The key is the independent mixed 10th brigade stationed at Zoucheng Railway Station.
The 3rd Infantry Group, if we don’t move this infantry group, it will be impossible for us to capture the arsenal."
"There are two possibilities." Yue Weihan nodded and said, "One possibility is that the 3rd Infantry Brigade stationed at the train station has been transferred to reinforce Jining, then the situation will be simple; the other possibility is that the 3rd Infantry Brigade stationed at the train station has been transferred to reinforce Jining.
The 3rd Infantry Brigade has not moved. At this time, you, the Eighth Route Army, need to attack Zoucheng with all your strength to mobilize the 3rd Infantry Brigade. Of course, the cavalry battalion will cooperate with you!"
"And..." After saying this, Yue Weihan said again, "After the Zoucheng arsenal is captured, I need to trouble you, the comrades of the Zoucheng underground party, to mobilize the common people to help transport the arms. The more people, the better. We must be there before the devils."
Before the army returns for reinforcements, all arms will be transported into the mountainous area northwest of Zoucheng."
"Wait a minute." Peng Mingzhi said anxiously, "Mobilizing the Japs and transporting arms is not a problem. The problem is how to eliminate the Japs squadron in the arsenal? What if a little Japs jumped over the wall and detonated the arsenal? If so, we would be wasting money.
You waste ammunition and manpower, but in the end you get nothing, are you a fool?"
"Leave this to me." Yue Weihan said confidently, "I have my own way."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Tiezhu, the captain of the special operations brigade, ran over panting, stood up at attention and said: "Brigade, the special operations brigade failed to complete its mission, please punish me."
Yue Weihan waved his hand and said, "Are there any casualties among the brothers?"
"No." Liu Tiezhu said loudly, "The brothers are unscathed."
"Okay." Yue Weihan nodded and said, "There is the body of the little Japanese at the Xishan Army Horse Farm. You have the brothers take off the little Japanese's uniforms and put them on immediately. You have to move quickly!"
"Yes." Liu Tiezhu agreed and led the special operations brigade.
Yue Weihan immediately said to Peng Mingzhi: "Commander Peng, leave the arsenal to me, and I'll leave the rest to you."
"Don't worry, Master Yue." Peng Mingzhi beat his chest loudly and said, "As long as you can successfully capture the arsenal, Lao Peng will definitely be able to find enough manpower to transport all the arms into the mountainous area, and in the arms
We will never let a little devil cross our Eighth Route Army's defense line before the operation is completed!"
"Thank you!" Yue Weihan snapped to attention, then turned around and walked away.
"You're welcome." Peng Mingzhi quickly returned the greeting, looking more serious than when they first met.
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About two o'clock in the morning.
After more than two hours of rapid march, Yue Weihan finally led the special operations brigade to the vicinity of Zoucheng Railway Station.
The entire Zoucheng Railway Station seemed quiet, but the Zoucheng Arsenal not far away was brightly lit. The four searchlights on the surrounding watchtowers moved back and forth, illuminating the several hundred meters of open space outside the entire arsenal as bright as day.
, it seems that the little Japs in the Zoucheng Arsenal have also heightened their vigilance and heightened their vigilance.
Yue Weihan immediately ordered the special operations brigade to rest on the spot, and then personally took Chu Zhongtian into the train station to conduct reconnaissance.
Under the cover of night, Yue Weihan and Cao Shangfei quickly approached the arsenal. The entire train station was quiet. There were only sporadic lights on in the Northern Army barracks, but there were not many people. Yue Weihan let out a long sigh of relief. It seemed that
Fortunately, the second team stationed at the train station was probably transferred to reinforce Jining.
The next thing will be simple, now it depends on the ability of the special operations team.
At that moment, Yue Weihan led Chu Zhongtian back to the original route, and then led the special operations brigade onto the main road in a swagger, heading straight for Zoucheng Railway Station. Yue Weihan did not dare to go to the arsenal without getting the password for the Japanese army tonight.
Although there is a risk involved in entering the train station, the risk is much smaller after all, because there are currently at most two squads of defenders left at the train station.