Chapter Fifty-Eight: Withdrawing in the Night
The devil mobilized a large army and prepared to encircle and annihilate 500 divisions. Whether it is hiding in the Dabie Mountains or fleeing away from home, it is a helpless move for passive defense. Before the army of devils was mobilized in place, Xinyang City was one of the weakest defensive positions. Gao Quan is to grasp this weakness of the devil, and he wants to make a time difference and give Nokanichiro a beheading operation!
The generals and colonels of the 500 Division at all levels were all warmongers, and as soon as they heard Gao Quan put forward such a thrilling and exciting combat method, their eyes lit up and they applauded loudly, and the result was naturally unanimously approved without any suspense.
Now that the general strategic direction has been implemented, it is natural to discuss the specific operational steps of this beheading operation. This time it was a war, not an assassination, which was completely different from the previous assassination of Takashi Takamori. This time, just killing a Nokanichiro is obviously not Gao Quan's goal. What he wants to kill is all the devils in Xinyang City, and he wants to give the people the good news of the victory that the 500 divisions liberated Xinyang City, and he wants to carry out a big operation to justify the prestige of the 500 divisions!
There is at least one brigade of devils in Xinyang City, and it is impossible to bring fewer people on his side. Naturally, the reconnaissance battalion was all dispatched, not only to monitor the devils in the surrounding counties and towns, but also to be responsible for reconnaissance along the Jinghan Railway, and at the very least, to walk north from Xinyang for two or three stops. Gao Quan must know in advance where the brigade that came by train from Kaifeng arrived, otherwise, if there is a lively fight in Xinyang City here, and the back road is blocked by a brigade of devils, it will be a big problem.
These can be left to Liu Qi's reconnaissance battalion, and another big trouble is the Japanese army wing in Liulin Town. Although this group of Japanese troops has been defeated by the 500 divisions, their losses are not large, and the main force of the wing is still strong. If you add the remaining remnants of the Eighteenth Wing, as well as the original defenders of Liulin, it is still a strengthened wing. There are 500 divisions and three brigades in this town, and the old devils of Ito will only shrink into the town, if the 500 divisions drive to Xinyang, will the devils follow after the buttocks, this also has to be guarded against!
The one or two brigades in Xinyang City, if you add a multi-wing team here, it will definitely be enough to give you a headache! If you don't do well, the 500 divisions may be in a desperate situation in advance. This beheading plan proposed by Gao Quan is definitely an adventurous operation in the fire!
There must be at least one reinforced regiment or brigade outside the town of Liulin to hold back Ito Nobuyoshi. Who is going to do this? Gao Quan's eyes turned back and forth on the faces of the brigade commanders and regiment commanders present, and when he saw whom, his head quickly lowered, no one wanted to stay here as a partial teacher! Over there, they went to attack Xinyang and put an end to the brigade headquarters of the devils, but they were making a feint here, and no brigade commander was willing! Even if it is sent out a regiment, a brigade with one regiment missing, what is it called? Is that still a brigade?
It seems that these people will not automatically ask for help! Gao Quan looked at the group of people under him, and felt a little hated that iron could not become steel. If you want to get angry, you can force it down, and enlighten yourself: Forget it, these gangs are either old soldiers, or bandits, and they have never done any political and ideological education on them, how much more consciousness can they be expected? If you want these people to comply, you have to designate them directly!
"Ahem, this time to attack the 29th Brigade of the Field Survey, I decided," Gao Quan's eyes swept around, and he saw that everyone around him was staring at him with burning eyes, and no one was distracted anymore. "The 201 Brigade will be the main attack! Special service battalions, cavalry battalions, and an artillery company assisted in the attack! The 501st Regiment of the 500th Brigade and the 2nd Regiment of the Independent Brigade formed the second echelon, commanded by Qian Bin, commander of the 500th Brigade. The 1st Independent Regiment, the 500th Regiment, the attached artillery battalion, and the transport battalion were under the unified command of Zhang Yaohua, the commander of the Independent Brigade, and were stationed here to monitor the devils in Liulin, and resolutely not let the devils in Liulin increase troops to Xinyang. ”
Whoever points to his troops, he will get up. When most of the people present called their names, Gao Quan glanced at everyone who stood up, and there was already a trace of murderous aura in his eyes. "This battle is a battle for the name of my 500 division. As for what the name is, I think you all know it, so I won't say much about it here. I just want to say one thing, our army will win this battle! We hope you will work together! ”
That night, the participating units of the 500th Division began to quietly move from the front line of Liulin Town. The withdrawal of troops was carried out quietly, and Ito Daisa in the city did not know anything about it. The barracks of the 500 divisions outside the city still existed, and the barracks were still brightly lit, and the sound of guns and cannons continued day and night, and from time to time cold guns and cold bullets hit the town.
Zhang Erxiao has a brigade of thousands of people in his hands, and he has done something deceitful, but he can't be caught? However, from this night onwards, the two regiments left outside the town of Liulin began to dig trenches and repair dark forts, and began to prepare for a protracted war.
When the Japanese observation post in the town found out about the situation, they reported it to Ito Osa, who after hearing about it, thought about it in his heart and put it aside. The two armies are fighting, digging a trench, isn't it a normal thing, the Chinese can't attack the town, you still don't let the family dig a trench to defend it?
Gao Quan led two brigades of attack troops, bypassed Liulin Town overnight, and drove in the direction of Xinyang.
It is obviously impossible for a large army of tens of thousands of people to march without being known at all. Liu Lin is not far from Xinyang, and it is said that it is close, but it is not something that can be walked in a while and a half. The army set out and walked for most of the night, and when it was just dawn, they arrived at the mouth of the two rivers south of Xinyang.
The reconnaissance battalion searched in front of the troops, and Xiao Shi took his company all the way into Lianghekou Village. The devils didn't garrison the village before, and the last time they passed through Lianghekou Village, they didn't see the devils. The soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion are naturally cautious, but they are a little relaxed about the familiar road they have walked, and it is inevitable.
Originally, the troops did not intend to stop in the village, but just passed by here. After the scouts entered the village, they walked along the only street in the village to the end of the village, and when they reached the end of the street, they counted out the village. This is the only way for the scouts to investigate, and it is impossible for them to knock on doors and search from house to house.
Most of the street passed, and in front of it was the house of Yang Shanren, a wealthy landlord in the village. The high gate is a large household, covering an area of several acres, and the courtyard wall of the blue brick base, and the branches of the jujube tree are also poking out from the courtyard wall.
In the past, when the troops passed through the mouth of the two rivers, Yang Shanren also sent two big fat pigs to the troops, and he was a more patriotic landlord. Xiao Shi also talked to this Yang Shanren. Passing by the door of the house again tonight, I couldn't help but feel a little warm in my heart.
There was an angry oil lamp hanging at the gate of Yang Shan's house, which illuminated the road in front of Yang's house in a dim light in the dark night. Under the light, a yellow figure was constantly rubbing his hands and stomping his feet in the night wind, this person was holding a spear in his arms, and he was a devil!
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