In charge of the defense of the northwest flank was Zhao Qilong's 162nd Division. His opponents were eight divisions of the Mongol army, about 40,000 men. The strength of the army was more than four times that of Zhao Qilong's 162nd Division, which had more than 9,000 men. However, the eight divisions of the Mongolian army were relatively outdated, and most of the guns were made in Hanyang, China, except for a small number of 38 covers issued by the Japanese army. Heavy firepower weapons such as light and heavy machine guns and mortars are even rarer. In terms of weapons and equipment, Zhao Qilong did not take the other party in his eyes at all. But what deserves Zhao Qilong's attention is that each of the eight divisions of the Mongol army has a cavalry unit. The total amount is approximately equivalent to two cavalry regiments.

The cavalry unit could be said to be a treasure on the battlefield at that time. Because when the charge is launched, the cavalry unit with its rapid mobility and the impact of the horse's impact caused by the close-range stabbing force is very terrifying! When he served in the Northeast Army, Zhao Qilong once saw the charging ability of cavalry troops. At this moment, after receiving Tian Zheng's order to attack on both flanks, Zhao Qilong began to think about how to kill the two Mongolian cavalry regiments.

At this time, Outer Mongolia was not yet independent. Despite the pressure and coercion of the Soviet Union, Chiang Kai-shek had not yet recognized the independence of Outer Mongolia. At this moment, the Mongolian army is the "puppet Mongolian army", a puppet army unit supported and supported by the Japanese. The main members are the troops left behind when Zhang Xueliang retreated from the northeast, plus various bandit beards recruited from Mongolia. The commander's name is Li Shouxin. Li Shouxin originally served as a gunner for the Lama Banner Officer of the Tumut Right Banner, and then served as a messenger for the commander and pipe band of the Rehe Travels Horse Team, and was promoted to the commander of the Fengjun battalion in 1921 and the regimental commander of the Rehe Army in 1926. In 1933, he surrendered to Japan with Cui Xingwu, commander of the 17th Brigade of the Northeast Army, and invaded six counties in northern Chabei. Later, he took advantage of the political situation in North China before and after the July 7 Incident to become the commander-in-chief of the puppet "Mongolian Army". He is fierce and cunning. He is also timid as a mouse, good at speculation, and has changed hands several times. At this time, although he led the troops of the so-called eight divisions to the northwest of Nanyuan in Beiping, they unanimously did not move, and they also disobeyed the order given to him by the Japanese army to "wait for an opportunity to advance and further reduce the activity space of the Chinese troops."

Of course, these materials were sorted out by Tian Zheng and given to Zhao Qilong. It is difficult to obtain this kind of information on enemy generals from the intelligence network established by the 54th Group Army, and Tian Zheng only relied on the advantages of the traverser to summarize it according to the above evaluation of later historical data.

"Commander! The 29th Division of the 37th Army of the defending army on the opposite side was already on the verge of losing its position. But suddenly a force appeared. Called the 54th Army. This unit had great firepower and actually helped the 37th Division hold its position. And it also made the imperial army suffer a big loss. The Imperial Army orders us to attack from the flanks! Li Shouxin's adjutant reported to him.

Li Shouxin nodded, "This dog's imperial army." When I encounter a soft persimmon, I want to go up and pinch it, and I don't give us any credit. If you encounter a hard bone, you have to let our brothers go up and fight hard! Fuck it! Shouxin spat out, "But this imperial army is our food and clothing, and we have to listen to their orders." Is the situation on the other side clear? How many troops did the 54th Army have? ”

The adjutant smiled flatteringly. "Commander, the intelligence has been gathered a long time ago!"

"The 54th Army is a local armed force, which has always been entrenched in Shandong. But he repeatedly ran long distances to fight against the imperial army. And two years ago, they had a falling out with Han Fuqu in Shandong and Chiang Kai-shek in the Nanjing government! Originally, it was rumored that the 54th Group Army in this place was a force supported by Western powers. But for so many years, I have not seen a single country support them. So this argument should not be true. ”

Li Shouxin raised his head in surprise, "Oh? And what about the strength of this force? ”

The adjutant said, "The total strength of this force is only a few tens of thousands. There were less than 30,000 people who came to the Nanyuan battlefield this time. Excluding the forces of the Imperial Army defending the frontal positions and the forces of the Anti-Communist Autonomous Government in the east. The number of troops that can be assigned to our northwest direction is definitely not more than 8,000! The spies also came back to report. It is said that the total number of troops on the opposite position is only more than 14,000 people. Excluding the original 37th Division's Wang Zhibang's brigade of more than 6,000 people, the 54th Group Army was less than 8,000 people. ”

Li Shouxin clapped his hands disdainfully, "Damn." There are only so many people in total, and it's not enough for Lao Tzu to stuff his teeth! Adjutant. You've done a good job of intelligence! In this battle, you will take two divisions to fight the front station. Lao Tzu arrived with the rest of the troops! We must eat all these 10,000 people! ”

Zhao Qilong didn't know how Li Shouxin's blind arrogance was. However, he has always sent a reconnaissance company to closely monitor every move of Li Shouxin's troops. When he received information that the puppet Mongol army actually had two divisions advancing. As far as I know, it turned out that the Japanese thought the same as their side, and the frontal battlefield was in a stalemate, so they planned to break through from the flank. Zhao Qilong couldn't help but begin to admire Tian Zheng's materiality.

Li Shouxin's adjutant was called Ning Chunbo. He is not very old, only in his thirties. He is a person who is very good at slapping horses. I don't have a lot of real skills. He was able to become this adjutant because he had been with Li Shouxin for several years. Li Shouxin changed hands several times, and Ning Chunbo followed closely. So now as soon as Li Shouxin is developed, he immediately promoted Ning Chunbo.

But at this moment, Ning Chunbo was secretly scolding in his heart, "Damn! This old fox, he didn't dare to go on desperately, so he sent Lao Tzu out! However, Ning Chunbo scolded in his heart, but the matter of leading troops to fight is not child's play after all, and he does not dare to disobey. Just dragged the troops very slowly. And stop and go all the way, ready to turn around and run away at any time.

"Grandma, why do these two divisions of the pseudo-Mongolian army look so much like big rats? The march is sneaky, more delicate than his mother's big girl! Zhao Qilong said to a major general of the national army next to him in the front-line command post.

This major general of the national army is none other than Wang Zhibang, commander of the 110th Brigade of the 37th Division of the 29th Army. It was his infantry brigade of three regiments that was responsible for defending the northwest side of Nanyuan. Since the arrival of Zhao Qilong with the 162nd Division, Zhao Qilong quickly completed communication with Wang Zhibang, and the two armies joined forces to do military operations on the northwest flank.

"Master Zhao doesn't know. The commander of the puppet Mongol army, Li Shouxin, was cunning and suspicious, greedy for life and afraid of death. Only two divisions were dispatched this time, and they must have come to explore the way. Looking at the actions of these two divisions, this commander should be Ning Chunbo, Li Shouxin's adjutant. This Ning Chunbo has a set of tricks, but he is more afraid of death than Li Shouxin, and his military command ability is not worth mentioning! This Li Shouxin dared to let Ning Chunbo lead the team. I really don't know if he's crazy! Wang Zhibang smiled. It seems that he has already fought with this puppet Mongol army, and even knows the enemy's situation so clearly.

"Brigade Commander Wang, then Li Shouxin is so mediocre and incompetent, he gave it to our two divisions for nothing. If we don't accept it, aren't we too sorry for his generosity? Zhao Qilong suddenly laughed.

Wang Zhibang was a little dumbfounded, "Senior Zhao, what do you mean?" Let's eat these two divisions? ”

Zhao Qilong smiled and nodded.

"Although the enemy is vulnerable, it is also a full two divisions, a full force of 10,000 troops! If we want to eat it, I'm afraid it's not easy! And there are six enemy divisions behind! If we don't get it right, we may be made dumplings! ”

Zhao Qilong smiled mysteriously. "Brigadier Wang. You don't have to worry about this. As long as we cooperate well, it will not be difficult to leave all of Li Shouxin's eight divisions behind! (To be continued......)

PS: The subscription is very bleak. There should also be some mentorship and friendship. Because the anti-Japanese war books were sealed, the main site cannot be searched after the closure is lifted, which greatly affects the results of this book. So, I wanted to do a survey, should I finish this book ahead of schedule?