Chapter 124: The 26th Division of the Japanese Army
Just as Li Yunlong was commanding his troops to rest for 15 minutes at the foot of the southern foot of Daqing Mountain, Matsui Ishine commanded the 3rd Division to hastily withdraw nearly 30,000 Japanese troops from Xinghe City and pursue them in the northwest direction.
The headquarters of the 26th Division under the jurisdiction of the Mengjiang Garrison Army in Guisui City also transferred a brigade of nearly 7,000 Japanese troops to the north in an attempt to recapture Kezhen and Taolin.
In order to outflank the more than 7,000 soldiers of the new regiment commanded by Li Yunlong, the commander of the 26th Division of the devil, Miyasuo Taro, also ordered a wing of the 51st Brigade of the division to attack northward to attack the Baotou area, and the rest to stop Li Yunlong's headquarters in a roundabout way.
However, at this time, for Matsui Ishine and Miyasuo Taro, there is still a distance between their two forces compared to the main position of Li Yunlong's troops.
In particular, the headquarters of the 3rd Devil's Division under the command of Matsui Ishine rushed northwest from Xinghe, and at least half of the distance was farther than the brigade sent by the 26th Division that set out from Guisui Castle and headed north.
At this time, in order to prevent Li Yunlong from attacking in the direction of Baotou in a roundabout way, Miyasuo Taro ordered to go north to seize Kezhen, and the 51st Brigade of the division in the Taolin area divided his troops into two roads halfway. All the way to the north, continue to recapture Kezhen, Taolin area, to the north to crush the pursuit and entangle Li Yunlong's main force.
The other way is to attack and advance to the west, occupy the area around Baotou, and block the possibility of Li Yunlong's troops making a detour to the south to attack Baotou.
Because once Baotou is lost, the main force of Li Yunlong's army can attack and advance to the area of Wuyuan, and on that side, the Japanese army's strength is very scarce, far from enough to block the powerful attack of Li Yunlong's main force of about 7,000 to 8,000.
Thinking of this, at this time, Miyasuo Taro, who was at the headquarters of the 26th Division in Guisui City, summoned the chief of staff of the division, Toie Jiichiro, and said in a condensed voice: "Order to attack the 101st Wing of the 51st Brigade and Regiment that occupies Baotou to the west and strengthen the defense in the direction of Baotou!" All over the blockade line, once it is found that Li Yunlong's main force is attacking Baotou, immediately send a report directly to the division headquarters! ”。
"Division commander, do you think it is possible for Li Yunlong to make a detour south and attack Baotou?" Shiichiro Watae said with a solemn expression, pointing to the map placed on the big table of the division headquarters, a little dignified.
Miyasuo Taro picked up the command pole and analyzed it on the huge map: "Judging from the current situation, there is also a high probability that Li Yunlong may be in the position at this time, plus the tactical command we have obtained about Li Yunlong's past, this person is really likely to attack and advance to the Baotou area." And once the attack from Baotou to the west, things will be very troublesome. Behind, the 3rd Division under the command of General Matsui was still struggling to pursue. Once Li Yunlong is allowed to attack and advance to the west of Baotou, then the supply line of the 3rd Division will be too far by then! ”。
"Maybe when the time comes, General Matsui will withdraw his troops and return to Sui to rest and recuperate!"
Miyasutaro sneered, "How is that possible? I heard that Senior General Matsui had issued a military order to Commander Tada to deal with Li Yunlong's main force in a short time. Now that they have been chased out of Jin Province, General Matsui will not give up! Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's just do our own thing, go and send a report to let the 101st Wing of the division attack westward and strengthen the defense of Baotou! Just in case! ”。
"Okay, division commander, obey the order!"
Seeing that Miyasuo Taro was a little serious, Jiichiro could only pause heavily, and immediately sent someone to report to the commander of the 51st Brigade, and divided a wing to attack and advance to the area of Baotou to strengthen the defense of the Japanese puppet army in Baotou City.
"By the way, inform Admiral Matsui of our decision. Lest Daiji Matsui do nothing for us! ”
Suddenly thinking of something, Miyasuo Taro stopped Jiichiro Watale and gave another order.
When Watari Jiichiro heard this, he also knew what Miyasuo Taro meant, "Understood, division commander!" ”
A few minutes later, the radio sent from Guisui Castle was quickly intercepted and translated by the devil radio signal soldiers in Matsui Ishone's marching team.
The Devil Signal Corps quickly reported the translated telegram to Matsui Ishone, "Report to Your Excellency General, the commander of the 26th Division in Suicheng has sent a radio!" ”
Kagesa Zhenzhao was walking on the road with Matsui Ishine at this time, and because there were many mountains and mountains along the way to pursue Li Yunlong's headquarters, although the road was very flat, many of them could not pass through trucks and other vehicles. Therefore, the two old devils are also the same as the main force of the new regiment, and they are mostly chasing on foot.
Matsui Ishine was already a little tired at this time, and when Kagesa Zhenzhao saw the telegram, he handed it to Matsui Ishine, "Your Excellency, the commander of the 26th Division, Miyasuo Taro, thinks that the brigade that sent troops north will divide its troops and advance all the way to Baotou, strengthen Baotou's defensive forces, establish a blockade line in the west, and block Li Yunlong's main force from attacking Baotou south!" ”
"Hmmm! Miyasuso Taro still has some ideas! Call back to Miyasuo Taro, I already know! Agree to his plan to divide his troops! By the way, Ying Zuojun, and then contact the reconnaissance squadron and ask them to conduct low-altitude reconnaissance in the Daqingshan Mountains, don't be afraid, Li Yunlong's team at this time should not have anti-aircraft heavy machine guns. Detect more points at low altitude, otherwise how would you find out the main position of Li Yunlong? ”
Ying Zuo Zhenzhao said helplessly: "Hai, Your Excellency, General, I will immediately send another report to urge the reconnaissance squadron of the aviation force. However, Your Excellency, the reconnaissance squadron does not have many reconnaissance planes at present, and the Daqing Mountains are deeply forested and have a large number of trees, so even if they fly low, I am afraid that as long as the main forces of the new regiment under the command of Li Yunlong are hidden on the right side, the reconnaissance planes will probably be difficult to discover. And a long time has passed, and it is estimated that Li Yunlong's department has entered Daqing Mountain at this time. Reconnaissance aircraft are also unable to fly low in the mountains for reconnaissance. ”。
"Forget it, let the reconnaissance machine investigate according to the situation!" Matsui Ishine waved his hand a little helplessly, since the beginning of the Battle of Nakajo Mountain, most of the air force fighters under the jurisdiction of the First Army of the Japanese Army have gone south to participate in the war, and there are not many fighters that can be allocated to Matsui Ishine to reconnoiter the traces of enemy troops on the ground.
If he loses too many reconnaissance planes, Matsui Ishine will not be able to explain to Tada Jun and Okabe Naosaburo!
Ying Zuo Zhenzhao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Haiyi, Your Excellency General, I understand my humble position!" ”。
Subsequently, Kagesa Zhenzhao ordered the Devil Messenger to call back to Miyasuo Taro, but Matsui Ishine was a little annoyed and kept ordering all units of the 3rd Division to speed up the pursuit. If you can't catch up with Li Yunlong's main force, it's really a little embarrassing.
At this time, a new regiment of more than 7,000 soldiers commanded by Li Yunlong, who had completely entered Daqing Mountain, had already rested in a low-lying woods leaning against the slope of the mountain.
"Regiment commander, intercept the secret telegram sent by the headquarters of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army in Guisui City. Going north to prepare to occupy Kezhen again, the Japanese brigade in the Taolin area suddenly divided a wing and marched in the direction of Baotou to strengthen the defense of the devil defenders in Baotou City! When Li Yunlong was resting, a signal soldier with the army rushed to Li Yunlong and saluted!