234. Prepare for a Night Attack

Under the northern wall, each regiment successively set up two official roads, so that the officers and soldiers who used the guns to shoot in front and the officers and soldiers who went to the city wall to shoot were rotated to rest here. Bayi Chinese Net =≠.This kind of self-work has never been done before, and the brigade commander is very surprised by this. Mrs. Guo sent people to constantly bring hot water and supper to the position. The front line called one after another, reporting that the devil attack outside the city had begun. Then, it was reported that the devil was shooting into the sky, and asked how to deal with it. Brigade Commander Ding looked at the stern eyes of all the commanders and ordered Chief of Staff Zhang: "Call them back, just say that it is not yet dawn, and the devils are also bluffing, so wait and see what ......happens." Chief of Staff Zhang called back to the regiments and directly subordinate teams one by one, conveying the meaning of Brigade Commander Ding.

Brigade Commander Ding suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "Listening to the devil's gunshot, pretending to be unpredictable, but fatigue is extremely real. The devils are so tired, but our officers and soldiers are holding back their spirits, and it seems that they still have stamina to stand on their own land. He pondered for a while, and then said: "If you don't do anything, you will take advantage of the devil's fatigue to go out of the city and try to kill Motegi...... Deputy Brigade Commander Ji, who had just entered the house, heard what he said, his eyes lit up, and he said: "Brigade Commander Ding, you have finally made up your mind, then let's study a general way of fighting......

All the commanders stood up with a hula and looked at Brigade Commander Ding with enthusiasm. Commander Yang Ganmiao said: "My 234th Regiment will go out of the West Gate first, and then I will run to the 17th Wing and give him a surprise attack...... Commander Lin Qingshan said: "The 235th Regiment should go out of the East Gate, and we will focus on the 13th Wing......" Commander Miao heard this, and said with a smile: "This Brigade Commander Ding has not given an order yet, you two have put down the two wings first, which means, the 25th Wing of the devil will give it to us......" Brigade Commander Ding heard this, waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, let's discuss, the brigade headquarters has its own arrangements." The 233rd regiment is in the middle position and cannot move for the time being......"

At this time, Liu Guoqing, the commander of the 236th Regiment who was standing at the end, finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My grandmother, God has eyes, give us some devils left, the Northeast Army is not all a bad breed...... Deputy Brigade Commander Ji also waved his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet. He raised his hand again and asked staff officer Wang Yuan to bring over a simple large map that had just been drawn, pointed to the map and said: "Near the headquarters of the Devil's Brigade, there must be preparations, I will put it here first?" After speaking, he looked up at Brigade Commander Ding. Brigade Commander Ding touched his bearded chin, pointed to the map and said, "Then according to what the commanders said, the 234th Regiment went out of the West Gate and went straight here, the 17th Wing of the Devil." Be steady and ruthless, and kill him by surprise......"

Brigade Commander Ding pointed to the map again and continued: "The 235th Regiment went out of the east gate and went straight here, the 13th Wing of the Devils. Regardless of whether they encounter the devil or not, they must rush into their camp, with the purpose of killing and injuring their living forces, if this team is killed, Lao Tzu will reward each of them with a tael of tobacco and soil......" After he finished speaking, he felt a little excessive. Hurriedly raised his head and inspected everyone's faces, and said in his heart that it was okay, Director Han was not there, and the student corps was not there. But he also saw that his commanders were no longer accustomed to him using the words of the past to boost morale. Just like he didn't say it, everyone took the initiative to study the layout of troops with Chief of Staff Zhang, and no one laughed at him. It turned out that everyone couldn't laugh, obviously a little chattering, and the direct captain who came from behind was squeezing forward.

He felt a burst of enthusiasm and inferiority in his heart, it seemed that the understanding of the officers and soldiers under his command had improved against Japan, and he was still a little ignorant. With red eyes, he watched as a staff officer lit a kerosene lamp with a small stick. Then he adjusted in an unquestionable tone: "Commander Miao, your regiment is equipped with a battalion of the independent regiment, while monitoring Motegi's brigade headquarters, while sending elite soldiers directly into the barracks of the 17th Devil Wing, slashing and killing, if you can't win completely, don't wait for the devils to organize a counterattack, and disperse and ......withdraw lightly" He pondered for a long time and said: "The number of Motegi devils has been reduced by three or four percent, but with the current physical fitness of our officers and soldiers, it is not easy to completely solve them. It's not good, you don't die when you fight a tiger, but you are bitten by a tiger. It's so decided, if you don't want to wipe out all the devils, you can't wipe them all out, and all the regiments just want to kill for a while and withdraw it is victory......"

Chief of Staff Zhang and several staff officers quickly drafted the battle plans of each regiment while communicating with the commanders. Brigade Commander Ding stood at the table and stared at them, and Deputy Brigade Commander Ji also repeatedly scrutinized the words of the staff officers. The regimental commanders and the captains directly under them also frequently put forward their heartfelt opinions, and sometimes they even blushed. In the end, it was determined that Liu Guoqing took a part of the 236th Regiment, followed the 234th Regiment, went out of the West Gate, went straight to the north, and touched the vicinity of the 25th Wing of the Devils. The purpose of monitoring and not fighting is to block the possibility of the 25th Wing intercepting the 234th Regiment. The 234th Regiment, led by the regiment commander Yang Ganmiao, was attached to a battalion of the Independent Regiment, and actually took the positions and barracks of the 17th Wing of the Devils...... The 233rd Regiment, although it did not move in place, had to send no less than one battalion of troops to fight outside the city and put some wood on the city walls as cover. If the regiments out of the city are entangled by devils, they must attack from a high position on the city wall.

The final plan was that the 235th Regiment was attached to the 3rd Battalion of the Special Service Regiment, which went out of the east gate and drove directly to the barracks and positions of the 13th Wing of the Devils...... He also informed the proprietor of the National Congress and the company to concentrate all the family styles in the city that could cut off the heads of devils, and borrow them for the defenders. Also, the baggage regiment, counting the guns and bullets, after dawn, sent to the front.

The plan for the attack was set, and the morale of the officers and men was immediately touched. But when Brigade Commander Ding gave an order, the night attack operation began immediately. At this time, Brigade Commander Ding suddenly seemed to remember something, patted his head and said, "Deputy Brigade Commander Ji, Chief of Staff Zhang, you see, do you have to ask the old army commander for this matter?" When Ji Zhang and Zhang heard this, their faces sank, and then they both said, "Now...... Excuse me, old commander? …… Don't you delay the fighter? Can we wait for the order of the old military commander, can the old devil Motegi wait for us? ......" Brigade Commander Ding said: "Such a big operation, don't ask for instructions, once you are ambushed by the devils, who can afford it?" ”

At this time, a voice full of laughter and yin and yang came in, and everyone knew that it was Jia Congliang, the big back, who was coming. He bared his two front teeth, changed his oath just now, and said to Brigade Commander Ding: "Don't worry about the brigade commander, Jia has already sent a telegram to Commander Sun, and it is estimated that he will come immediately...... "Everyone look at me, I look at you, a little stunned." Brigade Commander Ding, Deputy Brigade Commander Ji, and Chief of Staff Zhang turned their disdainful gaze to Jia Congliang. Suddenly, the telegraph in the confidential room ticked out. After a short time, the telegram was translated through the code, and the chief of the confidential department came out and handed the telegram to Brigadier Ding. It is to the effect that:

Boting's brother, the commander of the 117th Brigade, Chifeng had to withdraw his troops, leaving the lone brigade alone to resist the Japanese army of tigers and wolves, and my brother was really ashamed. Brother always feels shameless to see your subordinates again. However, you can't return to the building for a while, and I can't sleep for a while. I have received a report that you fought side by side with the Second Commander Han Li and the Fourth Brigade of the Motegi Cavalry, and played the prestige of the squadron, won the hearts of the people of Rehe, and echoed the other defenders fighting on the Great Wall line. Commendable.

Several telegraphs in the military headquarters have recently become old, and Nanjing will not take care of the facilities, and General Feng Yuxiang of the Northwest Army is busy forming an allied army, so it is difficult for me to stretch out my hand to him. Therefore, when I received the news that you were going to attack the Japanese army at night, I was very enthusiastic about your guts. But after all, you are my subordinates, and you have been following me for many years. Today, when Nanjing is not really anti-Japanese, what are you still doing at night? Didn't you strike a stone with an egg? Hurry up and go to the road beam, go to Siheyong and Awl Mountain, take the road to Duolun, and go to Chahar to rebuild, cut and cut.

After reading this telegram, some of them were filled with righteous indignation, some of them sighed generously, and many more did not know what to do, and they could not find the courage and spirit of attacking the devils that were still full of their heads just now. Brigade Commander Ding couldn't decide what to do at that time, he felt that a few hours ago, Director Han proposed that this part of the troops should be dispersed to the Blue Banner Karen and other places to resist the Japanese, which was far from the old commander's order. Although the latter was a long way away, and most of the Northeast Army went to Chahar, he still agreed with the latter.

Deputy Brigade Commander Ji and Chief of Staff Zhang, this one was in a hurry, and looked at his brigade commander a little helplessly. At this time, one of Jia Congliang's subordinates walked into the headquarters and handed a telegram with both hands, which was from the Beiping Military Branch of the Nationalist Government. Brigade Commander Ding took this inexplicable telegram and was so disgusted that he didn't want to read it, because it was sent by Jia Congliang's people. The messenger of the telegram saw this situation and walked away in a gloomy manner. Originally, he didn't hand it to Jia Congliang, but directly handed it to Brigade Commander Ding to show his face. He left, but Jia Congliang didn't think so. He looked around at all the commanders contemptuously, and not only bared his front teeth in his mouth, but also deliberately bared his gold teeth, and said ostentatiously: "Brigade Commander, you can see who is paying for it first, and then read the message......

When Brigade Commander Ding heard him say this, he was shocked, and he took the opportunity to put the telegram on the map spread out on the table. Everyone turned their eyes over, only to see that the telegram had the names of three people, one was He Yingqin, chairman of the Beiping Military Branch, the next was Huang Shaohong, chief of staff of the Military Branch, and then Xu Zuyi, director of the war room. Everyone didn't know these three people, and after reading it, they were even more speechless. Jia Congliang shook his head, pinched his front teeth and said, "These three, don't you know each other?" It's ridiculous. Let me introduce, the current Beiping is no longer Zhang Xueliang's world, he has gone into the field on the 11th, and is sitting in the first-class cabin of the foreign steamer at this time, and it is estimated that he has now fallen asleep. The Beiping Army Branch of the Nationalist Government fully took over the war ...... in North China"

He thought that everyone's eyes would light up, and they would surround him, the representative of Nanjing, and ask for instructions on the battle guard. But to his incomprehension, all the people looked at him coldly, as before, and some of them spread out to find a prick to sit down and start smoking. He had no choice but to take the telegram and read it to everyone.

Ding Boting, commander of the 117th Brigade of the 41st Army of the Ninth Army of the Kuomintang:

Jun Jian.

I was shocked to hear that your ministry was fighting a bloody battle with Kou, and his diligence was worthy of the show, and he was a pillar of the party-state. President Hongnian feels the same from the bottom of his heart. Order of the Beiping Army Branch: Brigade Commander Ding Boting, promoted to lieutenant general and division commander of the 31st Division, and awarded 500,000 yuan; Ji Zhanwen, deputy brigade commander, was promoted to major general and deputy division commander of the 31st Division, and was awarded 300,000 yuan, (this person left for Nanjing 6th Army University to study on the same day...... He also ordered the headquarters of the 31st Division (formerly the 117th Brigade) to immediately get rid of the entanglement with the Japanese army, and also get rid of other irregular troops under it, and drive to the area of Qilaotu Mountain in the east of Yanshan to exterminate the armed forces in eastern Hebei under the North China Bureau of the Communist Party......

Jia Congliang finished reading the telegram in a domineering manner, and just wanted to look up to see Brigade Commander Ding's expression after he was promoted, only to see him snatch the telegram and click it twice, tear it to pieces, and slam it onto Jia Congliang's face. He scolded angrily: