Chapter 557: Mengjin Ferry
ββIn the city of Miyang, Li Yunlong made the decision to send a cavalry company to attack in the direction of Mengjin, which made Zhang Dabiao and others puzzled.
ββLi Yunlong directly held a temporary combat meeting at the brigade headquarters of the 39th Brigade of the Japanese Army in the city and told everyone about this decision.
ββZhang Dabiao spoke up first and said, "Commander, Miyang City has been taken by me. Killed more than 10 Japanese officers of the 39th Brigade Headquarters below Major General Sekihara 6. Now let the cavalry company rush to the opposite side of Mengjin, will the Japanese army mobilize heavy troops to cross the river north? βγ
ββ"Da Biao, you mean to think that the troops should secretly withdraw from Miyang. Don't have to attack Luoyang? β
ββLi Yunlong more or less guessed what Zhang Dabiao meant, so he smiled.
ββZhang Dabiao nodded and said, "Not bad!" Head. At present, the brothers have fought in many places and have suffered a lot of losses! At present, we have only about 1,800 troops left. Although the morale of the big guys is high, it is a bit too big to go south to seize the Mengjin ferry and force Luoyang! βγ
ββSeeing that Li Yunlong was not dissatisfied, Zhang Dabiao paused and continued: "Judging from the map, although at this time, the troops can directly cross the Yellow River and directly kill at the Mengjin Ferry. Capture Mengjin Pass and force Luoyang. However, Luoyang was under the control of the Japanese heavy army group, and Luoyang had a garrison of little devils in the occupied areas of the eastern and western cities above the Longhai Railway, and Luoyang could be reinforced by rail. And at the moment, the Japanese army in Luoyang does not have much more troops! βγ
ββAt this time, He Yongjie, the commander of the fourth battalion, also nodded and said: "Regiment commander, Mengjin Pass is bordered by the Yellow River in the north and Piling in the south. Its situation is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a battleground for soldiers. What's more, the Yellow River goes out of Shaanxi, rushes in the canyon of western Henan, the water flow is turbulent, to Mengjin, the river channel gradually widens, and the flow speed drops sharply, although it is convenient for boats to cross. However, because of this, Mengjin Ferry has been a key traffic point between the north and the south since ancient times. The Mengjin Pass established here, with the Yellow River as a natural barrier, occupies the geographical advantage. Once we attack Mengjin Pass, I am afraid it will not be easy to capture this pass in a short period of time, and force Luoyang! βγ
ββAfter the two finished speaking, they all looked at Li Yunlong.
ββI saw Li Yunlong waving his hand and smiling, pointing to the military map that was laid out and saying: "I said that I sent a cavalry company to display the banner of our department, and made a feint to cross the river and go ashore from the Mengjin Ferry to attack Mengjin Pass. In fact, it's just a show, and it's impossible to attack Luoyang. At this time, our troops are not enough to take Luoyang! Rushing to the Mengjin Ferry and feinting to attack the Mengjin Pass only attracted the attention of the Japanese army. Cover the evacuation of the large army! βγ
ββWhen everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief. If Li Yunlong really led the big guy to cross the river and go ashore from Mengjin Ferry, attack Mengjinguang, and force Luoyang. The troops would be in a hurry to close the superior Japanese garrison on the nearby railway line, and the troops would be too dangerous at that time.
ββ"Regiment commander, the cavalry company is running to feint to attack the Mengjin Ferry, what should we do next?" Zhang Dabiao then said.
ββLi Yunlong actually knew that it was not good to go south to Luoyang City at this time. On the one hand, Luoyang is located on the Longhai railway line, with convenient transportation, and the Japanese troops in strategic towns along the railway can quickly reinforce Luoyang through the railway. On the other hand, in Zhengzhou, east of Luoyang, there was the military headquarters of the Japanese Twelfth Army, and a large number of Japanese troops were stationed.
ββTherefore, how could Li Yunlong really use his current strength of less than 2,000 men to really attack Luoyang? The dispatch of Sun Desheng's cavalry company to feint an attack on the Mengjin Ferry was just a false impression of forcing Luoyang, so as to mobilize the nearby Japanese troops to move in the direction of Luoyang and form favorable conditions for the main force to move in other directions.
ββLi Yunlong pondered silently for a while, looked at the military map in front of him, and quickly said: "Gather all the troops, after we take a section of the road along the water, we will make a detour to Qinghua Town in the north, and then march north to the mountains near Yuxia Pass to rest and recuperate. We'll talk about it then! Brothers, get ready! βγ
ββ"Regiment leader, you are going to go to Wu'an, and Huang Zeguan is going north! Are we going to go north from the previous path to the south back to the Shiheng Mountain base area? He Yongjie quickly saw Li Yunlong's plan from the map and said.
ββLi Yunlong bowed his head and said, "Lao He, what you said is not bad. However, when the time comes, whether to go north from Niangzi Pass and Jingcheng, and return to the Shihengshan base along the Great Wall in the Taihang Mountain section depends on the next movement of the Japanese army! Let's prepare immediately, and in five minutes, the troops will assemble at the north gate and withdraw from Miyang! βγ
ββ"Understood, Captain!" Zhang Dabiao and the others stood up and saluted.
ββLess than a minute after everyone went out, the signal soldier accompanying the army made an urgent report to Li Yunlong: "Regiment commander, intercept the radio of the Japanese army in Qinghua Town to the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan City. Just translated out, the Japanese army in Qinghua Town has learned of the farewell telegram sent by the last moment of the original six of Miyang Guanyuan, and it is estimated that Qinghua Town wants the headquarters of the Japanese First Army in Taiyuan to report the news of the loss of Miyang! βγ
ββ"Do the little devils in Qinghua Town want Taiyuan City to report that it is our new group that has raided Miyang?" Li Yunlong waved his hand and asked.
ββ"Commander, the translated content is not mentioned!"
ββLi Yunlong said: "I know, intercept the Japanese army's radio at any time, and translate useful content at any time!" βγ
ββ"Understood, Captain!" The Signal Corps soldier stood up and saluted.
ββAt this time, just after Li Yunlong led the main force of his department to withdraw from Miyang five minutes later, Yoshio Shinozuka in Taiyuan City had already received an urgent telegram from the Japanese army in Qinghua Town.
ββ"Yaga! We were tricked by Li Yunlong! It must be Li Yunlong's troops who attacked Miyang, but he didn't expect to turn around and secretly enter the city of Miyang to launch a surprise attack! In the military headquarters of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka received an urgent telegram from Qinghua Town, and the content of it made Yoshio Shinozuka angry, but soon Yoshio Shinozuka stabilized his mood.
ββLi Yunlong's nonsensical attack target, Yoshio Shinozuka has not been able to catch it. At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka had already heard Li Yunlong's news, and he was all immune.
ββThe chief of staff of the First Army, Miyano Taro, said loudly: "Your Excellency, there is also a new telegram, opposite the Mengjin Ferry, on the north bank of the Yellow River, a new regiment of cavalry troops has been found to have begun to cross the river, and the intention is to prepare to take advantage of the Yellow River to freeze, and the river can directly cross the river by stepping on horses to attack the Mengjin Ferry!" βγ
ββ"Hmph, cavalry troops. Could it be that Li Yunlong still wanted to attack Mengjin Pass and attack Luoyang after capturing the Mengjin Ferry? What a self-defeating way to die! "Yoshio Shinozuka did not think that with Li Yunlong's current strength, he could seize Mengjin Ferry and Mengjin Pass in a short period of time, and then march to Luoyang. It's ridiculous to think about. Yoshio Shinozuka believes that the troops garrisoned by the imperial army at Mengjin Pass are just exaggerated, and it is not worth worrying that Li Yunlong will really attack Luoyang!