Chapter 299: Night Attack
Leng Jie didn't know that the Japanese army had already sent troops to Nanchang, and it would be a few days later when he knew, because this kind of order would not be given to the division level, and even the commander of the 54th Army might not know.
On the Nanchang side, the speed of the Japanese army's attack was too fast, and Luo Zhuoying learned about it on the afternoon of the 28th, and it was already evening when the theater command and Chongqing knew about it.
And Leng Jie did his old job again, crossed the Miluo River at night, and prepared to trouble the Japanese army.
Regarding the deployment of the Japanese army on the north bank of the Miluo River, Leng Jie was also blind, and he was not clear, so he could only rely on temporary reconnaissance and what to hit when he encountered it.
He's here to make trouble anyway!
"Sir, two kilometers ahead is Fan's homeland, it seems that there are Japanese troops stationed!" Wang Guangming quietly came to Leng Jie's side and reported.
"Have you found out how many Japanese troops there are?" Leng Jie asked
Fanjiayuan is marked on the map as a small town along the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, but there is no station.
However, before the Chinese troops withdrew, they destroyed the railway and various bridges along the way, making it difficult for Japanese heavy equipment, including tanks, to reach the front line.
The Jiangnan area was already covered with a dense water network, and bridges and roads were destroyed, which was undoubtedly very inconvenient for the Japanese army.
However, here in Fanjiayuan, because it is along the railway, it is also a necessary way for the Japanese army to retreat.
Previously, the main force of the 6th Division arrived from here on the north bank of the Miluo River, because it was located on the north bank of Xinshi controlled by the Japanese army, and Guiyi, which was close to Yingtian, was recaptured by the Chinese army, and the Japanese army could only cross the Miluo River from the side of Luojiang and Xinshi.
Thinking of the importance of Fan's homeland's geographical location, Leng Jie had an idea.
"I don't know, we don't dare to get too close, there are a lot of Japanese troops there, at least thousands, the lights are bright, and there are cars, but I don't know if it's the headquarters of the Japanese army, or a material turnover center, or just a temporary assembly area." Wang Guangming was not sure.
"Let's go check it out!"
Seeing that Wang Guangming couldn't find out, Leng Jie still wanted to see it and confirm it in person.
When Leng Jie set off towards Fan Jiayuan with a small force, he finally stopped at a distance of one kilometer from Fan Jiayuan, because there were indeed a lot of Japanese troops.
It is not the command of the Japanese army, because Leng Jie did not see too many antennas through the telescope, there is, but it is definitely not the division headquarters, but it is like a place to store supplies.
However, the Japanese troops here were very busy, even at night, putting a large amount of supplies on mule horses and setting off towards the south.
There are also cars, but there are fewer of them.
The Japanese army's use rate of cars is not high, in addition to the Japanese army's own car manufacturing strength, there are also because of road problems, this place is not very suitable for the use of cars, as for how these cars appeared here, Leng Jie does not know.
Even Leng Jie saw some armored vehicles, but these armored vehicles did not mean to go south, as if they were going north...
"Sir, there are a lot of devils, it seems that there are more than a thousand people, and if we want to fight, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult with just our people."
Seeing the situation of the Japanese army, Liu Xin was a little worried.
"Did you notice that those devils' armored vehicles are actually heading north. Now that the fighting in the south is raging, the armored troops, which are a strong support for the attack, do not go to the south for reinforcements, but instead go to the north. Leng Jie and the others happened to encounter a group of Japanese armored troops leaving.
"Sir, do you mean that the Japanese army is about to retreat? But the Japanese attack in the south was very fierce, and they all fought with the 14th Division, and even on the Guiyi side, there were Japanese troops attacking.
How could the Japanese retreat at this time? Liu Xin was also puzzled.
"It is estimated that the Japanese army really has other plans." Leng Jie wasn't sure now.
"So what now?" Liu Xin asked.
"What to do? Since you have touched it, you have to fight. Leng Jie said firmly, "Although this place is not the only retreat route for the Japanese army, if this retreat route is cut off, the Japanese army can only retreat from Changle."
At that time, it was up to the Ninth Theater Commander's Department to think about it. If they react quickly enough to intercept the Japanese army's retreat from the Pingjiang side, we will be able to block the Japanese army's retreat.
At that time, the Japanese army on the south bank of the Miluo River will become a turtle in the urn, and it is up to us to decide how to eat this Japanese army.
Let's hope the Chief's Department won't be sluggish. ”
"Sir, if that's the case, the Japanese army will definitely try their best to recapture this place." Liu Xin immediately thought of that situation.
"So, we have to find a way to hold on and wait for reinforcements to arrive." Leng Jie said.
"Sir, you just give the order, the soldiers of the 119th Regiment are not afraid of death. Whoever wants to escape from the battle, you don't have to bother, sir, I will kill him directly. Liu Xin assured.
"Do you see a few small hills a few hundred meters to the southeast?" Leng Jie pointed to the southeast direction and said.
The reason why Leng Jie was able to find out was because the Japanese army's baggage troops were walking from that side, and even at night, the Japanese army was transporting ammunition and materials.
Although the Japanese army did not plan to storm Changsha, the consumption of weapons and ammunition for more than 20,000 people was also a large number, so the materials had to be transported to the front line in time.
"See!" Liu Xin nodded.
"You will send a battalion to hide near those hills, and if there is a fight here, that side must capture those hills as soon as possible, and then build a position to block the possible counterattack of the Japanese army.
The remaining two battalions and the special service battalion were divided into three routes and launched a sneak attack on the Japanese camp in front of them. Don't think about capturing it, our goal is to destroy these Japanese supplies and capture this place, and give priority to attacking the Japanese ammunition dumps and oil areas. ”
"Understood!"
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Morizaburo Takaya was the commander of the baggage wing of the 6th Division of the Japanese army, and the Japanese troops stationed here in Van Jiayuan included the 1st and 2nd field hospitals, a part of the engineer and artillery units, in addition to a brigade of the baggage wing.
As for the division headquarters of the 6th Division, it was in Luojiang, a town on the north bank of Xinshi, that is, eleven kilometers southeast of Fanjiayuan.
It can be seen that Inaba Shiro is also ready to retreat, otherwise his division headquarters should be set up in Xinshi on the south bank of the Miluo River, not in the Luojiang River on the Miluo River.
Despite the fact that there are two field hospitals here, the seriously wounded have been transported away during the day, and the lightly wounded are also being transferred, and there are only a few hundred wounded left.
In the south, you can still see fires flickering from time to time, indicating that the battle is still going on at night, but this has nothing to do with Morizaburo Takaya.
At this time, after seeing off a troop of troops transporting supplies, he was ready to lie down on the marching bed and sleep.
But at this moment, there were suddenly a few screams outside!
"Boom!"
In the absence of preparation of the Japanese army in the Fan homeland, several shells fell!