At present, the two armies are able to draw a tie, and most of the credit should be attributed to the two artillery cannons. It was the firepower of these two artillery cannons that blocked the enemy's attack. In order to block the enemy's attack, the artillery has been firing rapidly. When the mortar shells brought are all used up, it becomes a question whether the first battalion can block the enemy's counterattack. []
The first battalion commander, who had figured it out, summoned all the messengers. On the battlefield where bullets were flying, the first battalion commander issued several orders: 1. The troops currently standing in Zhongguo Village should be organized immediately, and they must be organized in the shortest possible time. 2. All troops must implement battlefield discipline and must follow the battalion headquarters¡¯ trumpet orders when retreating. No unauthorized retreat will be allowed without permission for anyone; 3. Reinforcement troops must resolutely withstand the enemy¡¯s attack. The gap that has been torn must be maintained, and the retreat channel must be protected at all costs; 4. The artillery platoon leader must personally count the artillery shells, and must reserve a certain amount of ammunition to prepare for interception shooting during the official retreat; 5. Immediately Inform the people left behind in Shangguo Village to make all preparations. All personnel must pack lightly, and items that are inconvenient to take away must be destroyed immediately. When a full retreat is decided, the action must be fast, and the Japanese and puppets must not be entangled; 6. In view of the severe enemy situation, the camp must The Ministry immediately sent two messengers on flying horses to report the news, requesting the regiment to send troops for reinforcements immediately.
After accepting the mission, the ordering soldiers immediately conveyed these orders to the troops. Because it was a critical moment of life and death, the troops who accepted the orders were able to carry out these orders to the letter.
The teams stationed at the Zhongguo Village fortifications immediately made adjustments. Some troops were shrinking, while some covering troops increased their firepower. The reinforcements that tore open the encirclement circle also increased their firepower, and the Japanese soldiers who were attacking with all their strength were taken advantage of. With one blow, they were pinned down in the attack; the mortar's firing speed dropped, but its shooting accuracy increased. It seemed that the artillery was already preparing to retreat.
The officers and soldiers of the first battalion quickly adjusted their tactics, which greatly puzzled the attacking Japanese soldiers. In their experience in the invasion of China, the tactics of the Japanese troops were both conservative and rigid. Under normal circumstances, the Japanese troops adjusted their tactics either because they were forced to do so, or because they had other intentions. Now the two armies are evenly matched. , the first battalion adjusted its tactics and changed its tactics. It was obvious that it had another agenda.
What is their intention? Are you preparing to retreat? Or is it because additional reinforcements have arrived? The Japanese commander was not sure for a while. In order to understand the opponent's true intention, the Japanese commander ordered to postpone the attack and observe first. The pressure on the opposite side of the first battalion suddenly decreased.
This hesitation of the Japanese and puppet troops gave the First Battalion an extremely valuable opportunity. The troops in Zhongguo Village were quickly assembled, and the opening of the encirclement was firmly controlled by the reinforcements. Seeing that the time had come, the First Battalion Commander immediately ordered the buglers to blow the trumpets. The defenders in Guo Village rushed out, and the reinforcements blocked the enemy's pursuit in time. Basically, all the troops in the village broke out.
As a direct line unit carefully constructed by Sun Dianying, the military quality of the First Battalion is relatively strong. After the breakout troops rushed out of the village, they did not leave the village. They defended and blocked the troops step by step together with the reinforcements. The battalions took turns covering, and finally they actually broke out of the encirclement.
Only then did the Japanese understand the true intentions of the First Battalion. They began to intensify their attack, hoping to capture the First Battalion. But the first battalion's mortars played a great role in blocking artillery fire. Under the cover of artillery fire, these people gradually distanced themselves from the pursuing Japanese troops and quickly retreated to Shangguo Village.
But what the first battalion commander did not expect was that the Japanese and puppet troops were like maggots on the tarsus and could not be driven away. They followed the retreating troops to Shangguo Village.
Fortunately, the First Battalion of the newly formed First Regiment of the New Fifth Army was ready to continue retreating. In Shangguo Village, the First Battalion reorganized the troops briefly, and then left a small group of troops to block the attack. The other personnel immediately retreated quickly.
The commander of the first regiment had received the report from the first battalion, and the commander did not dare to abandon the officers and soldiers of the battalion. They sent reinforcements to respond. When the first battalion withdrew five or six miles away, the reinforcements finally arrived. .
The Japanese army only had one squadron, plus a large group of puppet troops. Now Sun Dianying's troops had exceeded the number of Japanese and puppet troops. In addition, the Japanese and puppet troops were not familiar with the terrain here. They pursued for a while and then stopped.
The newly formed first regiment did not stop after breaking away from the contact with the Japanese and puppet troops. They only left a small number of security forces to monitor the Japanese and puppet troops, and most of their main forces continued to retreat. In order to prevent the enemy from attacking again, they abandoned this mountainous area and retreated to the other side of the mountain.
After the Japanese and puppet troops gathered their troops after the successful attack, they left a small number of troops stationed in Sanguo Village. Most of their troops immediately turned around and continued their search in a northerly direction.
At the same time, Sun Dianying's other ministries were also attacked one after another, and those stationed inThe ninth detachment in the Hehe area was actually safe.
Before the war, Sun Dianying and others also learned that the enemy was about to conduct a battle. Based on previous experience, they estimated that the focus of the Japanese and puppet army's attack must be the Eighth Route Army near the Hu family shack, or the ninth detachment in Qinghe, because currently among the three forces in northern Henan, these two are relatively weak, and the Japanese army is generally They will attack the weak ones first and will not cause trouble for their New Fifth Army.
But after the battle began, the Japanese army was uncharacteristically different. The Japanese and puppet offensive forces first attacked the New Fifth Army, which shocked Sun Dianying's New Fifth Army.
Various battle reports continued to reach the New Fifth Army Staff Headquarters, and marks were constantly marked on the map. From the map, it appeared that the Japanese army was conducting a multi-pronged attack this time, and the destinations of the attacks of each unit were vaguely pointing to the same target. It is the headquarters of the New Fifth Army.
The staff officers of the New Fifth Army thought they had seen the Japanese army's intentions, and they hurriedly reported this judgment to Sun Dianying. After Sun Dianying learned of this judgment, he did not dare to be careless. He immediately ordered the radio station to ask for help from the First War Zone. Sun Dianying claimed in the telegram that the New Fifth Army had been fully attacked by the Japanese and puppet troops, and that the entire New Fifth Army had fallen into the enemy's focus. During the offensive, in order to ensure the situation of fighting the enemy in northern Henan, Sun Dianying requested the First Theater Command to immediately send troops to support the New Fifth Army.
Li Qinglin and Liu Zhenghong received the news shortly after the Japanese and puppet troops launched their attack. At this time, they were both in their respective headquarters, studying the battlefield situation in front of the map.
The Japanese army first launched an attack on the New Fifth Army, which was indeed beyond everyone's expectation. The New Fifth Army is the strongest force in northern Henan. Why did the Japanese launch an uncharacteristic attack?
In the headquarters, Li Qinglin carefully studied the map and all the information he obtained. Judging from the map, the Japanese army attacked at multiple points with obvious targets, which was in line with their so-called tactics of dividing forces and attacking together. However, these Japanese and puppet troops do not seem to be particularly determined to fight. They often repel the troops of the New Fifth Army and then stop advancing. This is not in line with the Japanese army's traditional tactics that focus on eliminating effective forces.
"Does the Japanese have other plans?"
Li Qinglin carefully studied the composition of the Japanese and puppet offensive troops. He suddenly found that the Japanese and puppet troops attacking the New Fifth Army this time had some characteristics. The biggest feature is that the main combat force is not actually the Japanese army, but the puppet troops account for the majority. According to the intelligence analysis obtained in this regard, the ratio of Japanese and puppet troops is one to three. This kind of force composition does not seem to be the force configuration of the Japanese army preparing to launch the most powerful attack. Another point is that these attacking troops are not from other places. What was transferred was the local garrison troops stationed by the Japanese and puppet troops.
Sun Dianying¡¯s message to his superiors asking for urgent help was indeed effective. The First Theater Staff Headquarters requested the Ninth Detachment to urgently reinforce the New Fifth Army, and messages were sent one after another.
Li Qinglin was not impatient about the emergency reinforcement order from the First War Zone. He convened a meeting of officers above the squadron captain of the Ninth Detachment to discuss the issue of reinforcement.
The brigade captains and squadron captains quickly gathered in Qinghe, and the ninth detachment military meeting was quickly held. As before every military meeting, the old smokers chatted and talked, making the meeting room full of smoke.
The meeting began, and Li Qinglin didn¡¯t say much. At the beginning, he took out the message from the First War Zone and read it to everyone.
As soon as Li Qinglin finished reading the telegram, Liu Changda stood up immediately. He waved his hand to drive away a cloud of smoke in front of him, and then said to Sun Dianying, this old cunning guy, doesn't his New Fifth Army claim to have tens of thousands of people? How many Japanese and how many puppet troops were there to attack him this time? The information we have received is that there are only more than 1,000 Japanese and 4,000 puppet troops in total. With only a few enemies in total, the tens of thousands of people in his New Fifth Army cannot stand it? Are reinforcements coming? "
Zhang Ergou also yelled, "That's right, his grandson has occupied a good place and is also trafficking in cigarettes. He has become stronger in recent years, right?" He can't stand these devils? How many of us are there? His troops fired a few shots and then ran away. Now that he wants us to reinforce him, it is obvious that he wants us to block his shots. "
Liang Xixian was choked by the smoke and coughed. After the cough subsided, he slowly said that this Sun Dianying had always only wanted to take advantage of opportunities. They had only so many enemies in front of the New Fifth Army. They didn't want to fight a good battle, but in their hearts they hoped Follow us. "
Li Gou Sheng jumped up and cursed Mr. Sun. He ran away more aggressively than anyone else, was less courageous than anyone else in fighting, and was more ruthless in asking for ammunition and supplies than anyone else. He just wanted to be a thief and eat meat. He never thought about being a thief and getting beaten. In my opinion, we won¡¯t go. We are determined not to go. "
Li Qinglin looked around for a week and saw that all the officers had a look of injustice on their faces. It was obvious that no one was willing to reinforce the New Fifth Army.
Li Qinglin thought for a while, then he said, don¡¯t worry, the New Fifth Army is our friendly army, and the orders from the war zone are coming in a hurry, no matter what Sun Dianying is like??, I think we still need to help him this time. "
Xiaoliuzi asked strangely: Boss, have you become a Bodhisattva today? Do you really want to use our few people and guns to fight a war for Mr. Sun? "
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