On the Jinbei Highway leading from Taiyuan to Xinzhou, the Fifth Division discharged a long column that meandered for two kilometers and continued to move forward, although the Japanese soldiers looked very short, like radish heads, but their bodies and calves were extremely thick and developed, and their steps were steady and powerful, and there was almost an overwhelming and powerful momentum. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although the 21st Brigade suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Xinkou, the transport troops of Pingxingguan were ambushed first, and then the 42nd Wing was completely annihilated by the instructors in Henan Village, and even the chief of staff of the division, Nishimura Liwen, was shattered in the battle, but the Japanese army had a complete reserve system of an industrial country, and its ability to organize and mobilize was far above that of the Chinese army.

Although the 42nd Wing of the 21st Brigade was completely annihilated by the instructor, Itagaki Seishiro believed that this was the reason why the Eighth Route Army set up an ambush and sneak attack, and if it was a head-on battle, the instructor would definitely not be able to destroy the 42nd Wing.

Now Itagaki thinks that the Fifth Division is fully prepared, except for the 9th Brigade to the south, the whole army is dispatched together, the 42nd Wing, which was previously eliminated, is back in formation, and the officers and men of the entire new 42nd Wing are also shouting to eliminate the instructor and avenge the shame of the old 42nd Wing.

Moreover, in addition to the participation of the Fifth Division in this battle, the 108th Division also went south from Datong to help, and dealt with one instructor of the Eighth Route Army with two divisions, even if the instructor was eliminated, he should be proud, Itagaki thought.

"Zhongchuan-kun, how far is the distance from Datong to Xinzhou?" Itagaki, who was sitting in the car with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and asked Nakagawa Hiroshi, the new chief of staff of the Fifth Division, in the back seat.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, Datong is more than 400 miles from Xinzhou, and if the 108th Division is faster, it should take four days to reach Xinzhou." Hiroshi Nakagawa replied.

"Our Fifth Division will arrive in Xinzhou one day, and we don't have to wait for the 108th Division to arrive before launching an attack on the Eighth Route Army. The 108th Division was ordered to speed up, requiring them to enter the Xinzhou battlefield within three days, otherwise they would come in vain. Seishiro Itagaki said dissatisfied.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, if we don't wait for the 108th Division to attack, what if we are surrounded by the Eighth Route Army because we don't have enough troops?" Hiroshi Nakagawa said worriedly.

"Although the Eighth Route Army wiped out many of our Japanese troops, their victories were all based on a sneak attack from behind, and the actual combat effectiveness was not very good, if it was a head-on battle, I believe that an infantry wing of our Fifth Division could defeat them." Seishiro Itagaki said arrogantly.

"Hai, Your Excellency the division commander is right, the Eighth Route Army will only sneak attack and fight guerrillas, if the ability to engage head-on is not even comparable to the Kuomintang army, this time the instructor gave up the advantages of fighting guerrillas and took Xinzhou City, which seems to have won a victory, but in fact it is the way to die." Hiroshi Nakagawa said respectfully.

"Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army will only sneak attack, not the work of warriors, they enter Xinzhou City is to die, just so that our Fifth Division can reunite and encircle and annihilate." Seishiro Itagaki said proudly.

"Hi, Your Excellency the Division Commander is very wise." Hiroshi Nakagawa complimented.

In Douluo Town, which is necessary to pass through Taiyuan to Xinzhou, the instructor is urgently holding a pre-war meeting to exterminate the Fifth Division.

Chief of Staff Zhang Fengming first briefed the cadres attending the meeting on the situation of the enemy and us: "At present, the enemy's garrison in Taiyuan is only the 118th Brigade and one Army Aviation Flying Group; The 20th Division went south to Pingyao to pursue Wei Lihuang's 14th Army; The main force of the Fifth Division went north to Xinzhou, which was still a day's journey from us; The 108th Division was about four days' journey south.

As for the Fifth Division, because its 9th Brigade moved south to form the Kunisaki Detachment, the actual strength was only about 17,000 people, plus the 42nd Wing had been wiped out by our instructor into a formation, and now it is all new recruits, and how effective it is remains to be tested. However, it is worth noting that the 21st Brigade is a mechanized unit, with about 30 tanks and 50 armored vehicles, which poses a relatively big threat to our instructors. ”

He then mobilized the political commissar for the battle to encircle and annihilate the Fifth Division, and he pointed out in particular: "Comrades, the Fifth Division is the trump card of the Japanese army, and it is known as the 'Steel Army' and the 'Flower of the Imperial Army' among the Japanese army.

If we can wipe out such a powerful force on the land of northern Shanxi, its impact will be no less than that of our successful capture of Taiyuan, and it will certainly greatly boost the determination and morale of the military and people throughout the country to resist the war to the end, defeat the arrogance of the Japanese army, and expand the influence of our Eighth Route Army at home and abroad a thousandfold.

Comrades, we taught our instructors what kind of strong enemy they have not touched since the formation of the army, and as a result, they were all torn off the masks of paper tigers by our army, revealing their weak and unbearable nature, and their invincible records were all swept into the garbage heap of history by us. And the 5th Division will be no exception! Are you confident that you can do it? ”

"Yes!" The fighting spirit of the cadres was boosted by the highly encouraging words of the political commissar, and everyone shouted hoarsely at the top of their throats.

Finally, Zhang Cheng announced the operational deployment: "The goal of this operation is to completely annihilate the Japanese Fifth Division, and order: 1. Teach the 1st Brigade and the 5th Brigade to build a frontal blocking position near Douluo Town, and require that the position must be strong and can resist the bombardment of the Japanese 105-mm howitzer.

2. The artillery brigade built artillery positions on high ground, and demanded that it concentrate its firepower on destroying the Japanese tanks, armored vehicles, and field artillery units at the first time, and knock out the Japanese firing points.

3. The engineer regiment planted mines and explosives on the road of the Japanese army's advance, and the Japanese army had a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, and the mines planted must be powerful enough, and it was best to blow up a large crater in the highway to paralyze the Japanese army's mechanical troops.

Fourth, the mortars and heavy machine guns of the whole division were concentrated and handed over to the artillery brigade and heavy fire regiment for centralized use, so as to ensure that they had enough firepower to defeat the main force of the Japanese army at the first time.

Fifth, in dealing with the Japanese army's firepower points, we must not use human lives to fill them, we must give full play to the powerful firepower of our instructors, we must remember one sentence, artillery shells can still be captured and manufactured when they are gone, and human lives can never come back, and we must cherish the lives of our soldiers.

6. Teach the Fourth Brigade and the divisional combat units to act as the general reserve of the whole army, lurking behind the Japanese army, and once our army launches a counterattack, it will immediately cut off the rear road of the Japanese army, so that the Japanese army will become a turtle in an urn.

7. In order to avoid bombing by Japanese army planes, the battle will begin tomorrow night, and the special operations brigade and blocking battalion will take the initiative to attack during the day tomorrow and extensively carry out cold guns and cold artillery campaigns to delay the march of the Fifth Division and ensure that they will not be able to reach our predetermined battlefield during the day, and at the same time buy time for the main force of our division to set up an ambush circle.

Finally, after the battle began, the commanders and fighters of all units should personally go to the front line to give command, give play to our army's glorious tradition of bravery and fearlessness, and demand that all officers and men give full play to our army's advantages of strong firepower and quick surprise attack, and not give the Fifth Division a chance to counterattack. Is it clear to everyone? ”

"Clear!" Comrades shouted loudly.

Zhang Cheng waved his hand: "If it's clear, let's act, dismiss the meeting!" ”