Chapter 1085: Before the Decisive Victory (Medium)
Only those who have been to Taihang Mountain will know how dangerous the mountains of Taihang Mountain Range are, cliffs can be seen everywhere, and there are few trees and shrubs in the mountains, and bare stone mountains account for the majority.
Standing on this side of the mountain beam and looking at another mountain that is only a few tens of meters away, but you can't pass it, and if you want to go over, you can either go deep into the valley and climb up, or you can go around for more than ten miles.
If Xuehua Mountain, Lack of Donkey Ridge, Niangzi Pass, Jiuguan and so on are the important places for the entrance and exit of Taihang, then the endless Taihang Mountains behind it are the real dangerous places.
Many of the inhabitants of the villages may not have ever descended the mountain in their lives, because the mountain is so steep that it is extremely dangerous to go up and down.
Qigan Village, on the other hand, is in a depression surrounded by mountains. The mountain people along the mountain open up terraces to plant dryland crops for a living, generations of mountain people after hundreds of years of efforts, the terraces are downward, like a ladder, from the top of the mountain down, magnificent.
The reason why the former god of war in time and space, the current commander of the 129th Division, Liu Division, set up an ambush in Qiqian Village three times in a row, breaking the rule of "using troops for the first time" is precisely because of the geographical environment here.
It's not dangerous, it's important.
Here, it is a key road for Shimen to connect the Donkey Ridge and then to Niangzi Pass through the Taihang Mountains.
The purpose of the Japanese army to open up the Donkey Ridge was not only to test the flank of Yuzhen to attack the rear flank of Niangzi Pass, but also to consider the transportation of materials. The distance of transporting materials from Jingcheng County to the front line of Niangziguan is much farther than that from Shimen (Shijiazhuang) through Qiqian Village to Donkey Ridge. Don't look at the twists and turns of the mountain road, but the mountain road in this area can cross the carriage, which is definitely a must-have for copying the path.
In the past time and space, because of the loss of the main position of Niangziguan, the main force of the Japanese army detoured from the right flank did not play the role imagined, but its baggage squadron from Shimen to Qiqian Village was ambushed by the 386 Brigade three times in a row, killing hundreds of people, which is one of the highlights of the Red Army in the Battle of Shanxi.
It was only because the 115th Division of Pingxingguan was so amazing in the first battle, and nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers were wiped out in the first battle, so the ambush battle of Qigan Village was not well known to the world. Human beings, in fact, are very forgetful, and it is good to remember the strongest decades ago.
But should history really be forgotten?
Liu Lang stood on top of the long canyon in front of Qiqian Village, silent.
Beside him, stood the future general full of confidence and smiles, behind the two of them, stood two rows of officers, namely the commander of the 772nd Regiment Xu and the three battalion commanders under his command, and Zhang Ruhao, deputy of the Independent Regiment, also stood behind with the commanders of the three major infantry battalions of the Independent Regiment.
In addition to Zhao Ergou, the commander of the artillery battalion who had not yet arrived, and Yu Xiancheng, who commanded special operations at the headquarters of the Jiuguan Independent Regiment, all the commanders of the 18th Group Army and the Independent Regiment who were preparing to ambush the Japanese invaders in Qiqian Village were all here.
Although they had been here no less than ten times before, and they were so familiar with the terrain that they could draw it with their eyes closed, Liu Tuanzuo, the deputy commander of this operation, was here for the first time.
Although they didn't know that Liu Lang's familiarity with the terrain of this place was not much worse than theirs, and even Liu Lang knew that where they stood, in 80 years, there would be a commemorative plaque 10 meters high commemorating the Battle of Qiqian Village.
Liu Lang believes that in this time and space, after 80 years, whether it is Donkey Ridge, Niangziguan or Qiqian Village, there will be commemorative plaques standing tall. The republic, not to forget, all the fighters who died for the sake of the nation. Nor should they be forgotten.
Today, he is going to be here, so that the Japanese invaders will also have an unforgettable impression of Qiqian Village.
In front of Liu Lang's eyes, this east to Shimen, more than 5,000 meters long, dozens of meters deep, the bottom of the canyon with a width of four meters, is the Japanese invaders must pass through, whether it is its baggage troops or its main force, want to reach the back side of Niangzi Pass, in addition to taking strong pills to climb over one mountain beam after another, then, can only pass here.
This is the place where the military gods and future generals in time and space once ambushed the Japanese invaders, and it is also the place where he Liu Lang chose to ambush the Japanese invaders.
Last night, the defense of Jiuguan was handed over to Lieutenant General Zhao Shoushan of the 17th Division, and the head of the 772nd Regiment Ye was the commander-in-chief of the front.
On the ridges on both sides of the canyon, it is still the same, there is no position, no trenches are dug, ten days have passed, and it is still the same.
Even, not a single soldier was in sight.
But Liu Lang knew that there were 4,500 elite soldiers stationed here.
2,000 people of the 386th Regiment of the 771st Brigade, half of the main forces of the Death Battalion, Bayonet Battalion, Panshi Battalion and Artillery Battalion of the Independent Regiment gathered here. It is much stronger than the strength of Jiuguan.
They are all in the mountains and forests 800 meters away, and they only need an order to enclose the entire canyon into an iron bucket in less than five minutes.
"Commander Liu, the death battalion of the independent regiment is blocked at the head of the canyon, the bayonet battalion and the rock battalion are located on both sides of the canyon, and the 772nd regiment of my 386 brigade is guarding the end of the canyon, what do you think of this arrangement?" The future general standing on Liu Lang's side pointed to the terrain and asked Liu Lang for advice.
Although he was the commander-in-chief of this operation, the independent regiment sent three infantry battalions, half an artillery battalion and 600 strong men, and the strength actually accounted for the majority, plus Liu Lang was the leader of this plan, so the battle plan naturally had Liu Lang's opinion.
"No." Liu Lang shook his head slightly, vetoing the battle plan of the future general.
The reason why Liu Lang categorically vetoed it was naturally because he knew that the future general would leave the hardest, most tiring and most dangerous work to his 386 Brigade. Not to mention that the Japanese invaders entered the urn and were eager to flee for their lives, the 772nd Regiment after defending the canyon would encounter a counterattack by the enemy, which must be a vicious battle.
More importantly, the length of the canyon of 5,000 meters seems to be not short, but the Japanese commander is not an imbecile, with 4,800 people in 4 infantry brigades plus nearly 7,000 artillery and baggage engineers, it is impossible to cram all the troops into this Jedi where you can only see the sky.
In addition to sufficient reconnaissance, Liu Lang estimated that the most likely possibility was to divide the entire brigade into three routes, front, middle and rear, with one or two infantry wings taking the lead, and then the brigade headquarters in the center, and at least one infantry brigade covering the artillery to pass through this dangerous road.
As long as the commander of the Japanese Major General's Brigade doesn't have a cramp in his head.
In that case, even if 50% or even more than 60% of the main Japanese infantry were surrounded by this place, the main force of the Japanese army behind the canyon would frantically attack the 772nd Regiment trying to block the exit of the canyon.
The pressure on the 772nd Regiment will be greater than ever. Liu Lang didn't want to design a good show against the Japanese army, but in the end, the independent regiment ate the fruit, but the 386 brigade collapsed.
Not only has it changed the future history of many people, but Liu Lang will have no shame to see the future general and military god in the future.
It's not that they can't be sacrificed because they are valuable, but since they are comrades-in-arms, they have to face it together, Liu Lang has never had the habit of only pinching soft persimmons.
However, Liu Lang knows the personality of the future general in front of him, don't look at his smile, in fact, his temperament is extremely tenacious, what he decides, it is not easy to convince him.
"Hehe, does Brigade Commander Chen think that my independent regiment will be useless without fighting for four years? Do you think that my independent group has been in Sichuan for four years, eating hot pot and drinking spicy food, fat and strong, and traveling to Shanxi? Liu Lang simply did the opposite, expressing his dissatisfaction with an angry face.
"What is tourism?" Liu Lang's unsparing move really worked, and he directly made the future general ruined.
"Tourism is the kind of thing that drags the family out to play and take picturesγγγγγγ Hey, Brigade Commander Chen, why are you talking about this? Anyway, I don't agree with you putting my independent regiment in this position, and I resolutely disagree. The anger on Liu Lang's face was intense, and he pointed to Zhou Shiyu, who was standing behind him, and ordered sharply: "Battalion Commander Zhou, I order you to take off your clothes, and by the way, report to Brigade Commander Chen the origin of your death camp." β
The major of the national army unbuttoned his military uniform and took off his clothes, revealing his hideous scars on his naked upper body, which was quite different from Zhou Shiyu's white-faced scholar. Zhou Shiyu, who has a dull personality, doesn't say much: "The predecessor of the Death Battalion was the Death Company, which fought in the Battle of the Great Wall and the bloody battle of the Japanese invaders for one day, with 206 people in the company, 160 killed in battle, 45 saved, 17 disabled, and 28 remaining. β
"Battalion Commander Liu, take off your shirt and report to Brigade Commander Chen about the origin of your bayonet battalion." Liu Lang pointed at Liu Dazhu again.
The stout Liu Dazhu has nothing in his muscles, but the two scars that are 15 centimeters long from his chest to his ribs are shocking, and everyone present knows that they were caused by bayonets. It's hard to imagine that anyone who has suffered such a severe knife wound is still alive and alive.
"The predecessor of the bayonet battalion attacked the death squad of the Eighth Division at night with 300 people, and in the first battle, 273 people died, 17 people lived, and nearly 1,000 people were killed." Liu Dazhu stood proudly in the admiring eyes of several red officers.
The future generals, who are also leading generals, understand that battalion commanders with such a temperament are elite, not in equipment, but in spirit. Even if they only survived a dozen or twenty, as long as they did not retreat, they were the elite of the elite.
"How? Brigadier Chen, can they be used on the blade? Liu Lang looked at the future general very seriously and said slowly.
This is also his Liu Lang's way of asking for war. His two battalions had to be used where the fighting was most intense.
"Tuanza, what about me?" Ling Hong, the commander of the Rock Battalion who ranked last, whispered a little aggrieved.
Liu Lang couldn't help but roll his eyes and ignored this goods. There are already two people who have already screamed, and there is another one, didn't you see that the three battalion commanders of the 772nd Regiment are also ready to unbutton and show their scars to prove that they are not a bad seed? Do you think a bunch of majors look good standing here shirtless?
"The first battalion and the second battalion of the 772nd Regiment are located on both sides of the canyon to kill and injure the Japanese at the bottom of the ditch, and the death battalion is located at the end of the canyon to block their escape from the Japanese invaders; The bayonet battalion and the three battalions of the 772nd Regiment blocked the reinforcements of the Japanese invaders, and after the annihilation of the Japanese invaders, the main force of our army carried out two more copies of the reinforcements of the Japanese invaders and annihilated them in one fell swoop; The guard platoon of the Independent Regiment and the guard company of the 386th Brigade, including the Zhuangding Battalion, the Baggage Company, and the Engineer Company of the Independent Regiment, set up an ambush in the rear of the Japanese invaders to block the fleeing enemy. This time, all the officers and soldiers went into battle, leaving no reserves, and all the officers and soldiers fought to the death without retreating. The position can be lost, but it must be all in. The regiment commander died, the regiment deputy died, the battalion commander died, the company commander died, the company commander died, and the platoon commander diedγγγγγ Liu Lang took a deep breath and looked back at everyone, although his voice was soft, but it was unprecedentedly firm.
Although it was not the first time that I had dealt with a large number of Japanese troops, this time it was different from any previous time.
This time, it was a Japanese infantry brigade armed to the teeth.
This time, the Separate Regiment no longer had any strong fortifications.
This time, although it was an ambush, there were still Japanese planes in the sky, and everyone was exposed to the Japanese planes.
Its difficulty is not like that of China, as long as the terrain advantage is used to surround the Japanese army, the Japanese army will immediately lose its armor and collapse into an army and let it be slaughtered.
The 115th Division fought at Pingxingguan, and thousands of people took advantage of the terrain to besiege a heavy army of only 1,000 people, but still played a casualty ratio of 1 to 1.
Especially the Japanese machine in the sky is what Liu Lang is most worried about.
I don't know, in the sky of Shanxi, will there be a Chinese eagle?
Perhaps, there will be! Liu Lang looked up at the sky, flashing his eyes with hope, and no one knew.