"Lao Jiang, don't worry, the little devil is now a fish on the board, and he can't make any big waves. As for the baggage, it doesn't matter if it's heavy or not. They are here to chase our rout this time, and they are chasing after them with so much baggage. Lao Jiang, order the troops to prepare for battle, and the devil will immediately enter the ambush circle. Zhang Xianyun, political commissar of the first brigade and one regiment, said.

Jiang Feng's old partner, Zhang Xianyun, the political commissar of the First Brigade and the First Regiment, is a standard scholar, Zhang Xianyun is an authentic North China native, Zhang Xianyun, who graduated from Yenching University, participated in the student movement when the army was involved in North China in 35 years, and also served as the leader of the student movement at Yenching University.

In 36, the Central Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, and Zhang Xianyun traveled thousands of miles to northern Shaanxi to join the Red Army. Although the party organization hoped that he would continue to stay in Beiping to lead the student movement, Zhang Xianyun, who was bent on abandoning his pen and joining Rong, eventually stayed in northern Shaanxi and became a Red Army soldier.

The literate people rose to prominence in the Red Army very quickly, also because the composition of the Red Army at that time was mainly from poor peasant families, and the literacy rate was extremely low. Some infantry companies did not necessarily have a literate person, and even the cadres who served at the level of the Red Army battalion and regiment at that time were rarely literate, so Zhang Xianyun was promoted to platoon commander when he joined the Red Army. Soon, because Zhang Xianyun had a lively brain, he had a lot of ideas for fighting ghosts, and he knew how to calculate for the troops. In the two years in northern Shaanxi, Zhang Xianyun changed the weapons of the infantry company he led, and on the eve of the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Xianyun was already a battalion commander.

Like Jiang Feng, Zhang Xianyun was also transferred to the Inner Mongolia Military Region during the previous cadre adjustments, and he also received key training from Han Yunhua. It's just that his starting point is much higher than Jiang Feng's, and before coming to the Inner Mongolia Military Region, Zhang Xianyun had read some famous works on modern military theory, and he also had a very profound interpretation of the party's policies, so he was appointed by Master Chen as the political commissar of the first brigade and one regiment of the 77th Division.

Jiang Feng and Zhang Xianyun got along very well, which was different from the regimental commanders and political commissars of other units of the Eighth Route Army who couldn't pee in a pot. Although Jiang Feng, a big old man, suddenly has a very good set of fighting, adhering to Han Yunhua's surname of only taking advantage and not suffering losses, Jiang Feng generally only wins and does not lose in wars. But Jiang Feng also has a shortcoming, that is, he can't manage the troops, and although he doesn't treat the soldiers like the little gangsters he originally commanded, it is definitely not scientific management. In addition to high pressure or high pressure, the soldiers couldn't stand it, and he himself was also angry.

However, Zhang Xianyun's arrival really made Zhang Xianyun's head a lot lighter, Zhang Xianyun, who graduated from Yenching University, was very outstanding in the management of the troops, and under Zhang Xianyun's management, all the work of a regiment of Nuoda was carried out in an orderly manner. It immediately relieved Jiang Feng from his irritable work, so that he could fight against the enemy with peace of mind.

Jiang Feng and Zhang Xianyun both admired each other's talents, so every time there was a big battle, the two of them would discuss it, and this time the big battle was no exception.

Major General Xi Shiyuan is also a person with very rich combat experience, he knows that the large army is easily ambushed by the enemy on the way, although the current situation seems to be almost zero such a chance, but this is the minimum basic course for a soldier, especially a senior officer, so it is natural for Major General Xi Shiyuan to divide the whole army into three echelons, and each echelon is only one kilometer apart.

Although it is only a short kilometer, once the front troops are attacked, the middle troops and the rear echelon can quickly adjust their combat deployment, and whether to fully support the fierce attack or the rear guard to retreat is the initiative.

The river valley at the mouth of Dashuiquan Village is not too long, less than four kilometers from beginning to end, and it cannot accommodate 10,000 devils at all. However, Master Chen also knew that an ambush war like this must not be a war of attrition, and it must be resolved quickly.

The march of the army was fast, and the first echelon soon entered the river valley. The second echelon also followed closely, as the commander of this pursuit mission, Major General Xi Shiyuan was also in the second echelon, of course, for the sake of insurance, the second echelon was also the largest and strongest echelon. However, because the second echelon has the largest number of people, it has become the target of Master Chen's key attack.

After the second echelon had all entered the river valley, Jiang Feng gave a big order to attack. Suddenly, a dense array of guns stretched out from the edge of the seemingly ordinary river valley and opened fire on the unprepared Japanese troops.

"Dada...... Dadada......"

"Boom...... Boom ......"

The sound of gunfire quickly pierced the silence of the night, and nearly 7,000 Yue troops were surrounded in the river valley area, and less than a kilometer away from the river valley area, there was also a complete infantry wing of the Yue army, which was rushing towards the river valley after hearing the gunshots. However, how could Master Chen make such a low-level mistake, the Chinese troops who were originally blocking the escape of the Yue army at the mouth of the valley quickly prepared for battle, and arranged a blocking position outside the valley to prevent the third echelon of the Yue army from converging with the little devils in the first and second echelons. At the same time, it also prevented the little devils of the first and second echelons from breaking through to the south, so Master Chen put the elite of a reinforced battalion at the exit of the river valley.

Although a reinforced battalion is only more than 700 people, but limited by the special terrain of the river valley area, even if there are 100,000 people, there will be no more than 100 people who really participate in the battle, and the width of the valley mouth is only 100 meters, and it is too crowded to arrange an infantry company.

Of course, Master Chen also knew that the pressure on the troops who were responsible for the task of blocking the mouth of the river valley must be very great. They are going to be attacked by the second and third echelons of the army, but if the third echelon of the army and the first two echelons converge, then it will be really difficult to annihilate the little devils of more than 10,000 people, and the little devils who are caught in a group are not vegetarians. Breaking each one is the king, otherwise it will be a bit uncost-effective to kill 10,000 enemies and lose 8,000 yourself.

Master Chen was determined to eat the devil's infantry brigade, so in addition to the first brigade and one regiment of the 77th Division of Reading Li who participated in the attack on both sides of the river valley, two artillery regiments were also arranged on the periphery of the river valley, and a reinforced battalion was placed at each end of the mouth of the river valley. At the same time, two infantry divisions were arranged on the southern front, one was used to encircle the infantry wing of the third echelon of the army, and the other was to take on the task of blocking the enemy's reinforcements.

Master Chen also knew that once something could not be done, Major General Xi Shiyuan would definitely ask Lieutenant General Yamashita Fengwen for help. At that time, blocking the enemy's reinforcements will become the key factor in the success of this battle, so Master Chen believes that an infantry division is necessary.

The army in the valley was suddenly stunned by the sudden attack, and all the officers of the army, including Major General Xi Shiyuan, felt the seriousness of the matter, and the density of firepower on both sides of the valley alone exceeded that of an infantry brigade, and the dense shells falling from the sky proved that this was definitely the main force of the [***] team, and it was definitely not as simple as more than one infantry.

Major General Xi Shiyuan was also an extremely experienced commander, and by the ballistic landing point of the shells, he was almost certain that the Chinese army had at least two artillery units or more. Moreover, the dense bullets fired from both sides of the river valley also made Major General Xi Shiyuan's heart fall to the bottom, and the density of automatic vitality was definitely above two divisions. And listening to the voice, it seems that it is the imperial standard equipment 92 type heavy machine gun and Taisho 11 type light machine gun, which is commonly known as the crooked handle, the weapons and equipment of the Chinese army have always been inferior to the Great Empire, even their most elite political axe regular army is far better than many Great Imperial Empire, and where did this Chinese army get so many imperial weapons.

Major General Xi Shiyuan organized the soldiers to carry out a counter-charge, but unfortunately the soldiers of one squadron were hit by a dense number of bullets on both sides when they reached a distance of less than twenty meters to the top of the valley, and the survival rate of the elite soldiers of a squadron was less than one-fifth. The overwhelming bullets were more than a step stronger than the effective offensive methods, and coupled with the shells falling from the sky from time to time, Master Chen taught Major General Xi Shiyuan a lesson, telling him what is modern warfare in the true sense, whether it is a modern soldier with a gun in his hand, and a modern war can be fought without commanding a group of soldiers with modern weapons.

Major General Xi Shiyuan did not know that in order to fight this battle well, Master Chen concentrated all the automatic firepower of the 1st Field Division and the 77th Reading Division into one brigade and one regiment, and specially approved five tons of ammunition to Han Yunhua. Therefore, a brigade and a regiment almost have one light machine gun per person, and there are more than 600 heavy machine guns, and the combat effectiveness of more than 600 heavy machine guns and more than 900 light machine guns in the narrow valley of several kilometers is absolutely unimaginable.

Moreover, according to the experience of previous ambushes, Master Chen ordered a regiment to prepare more than 9,000 cluster grenades, and the power of these grenades with these iron nails and other things between every five ordinary grenades was definitely not much worse than a 75mm caliber mountain artillery shell. Three such cluster grenades per person were all thrown out within three minutes of the start of the battle, and such a dense explosion point in such a small combat area, not to mention that Major General Xi Shiyuan had never seen it, and even Master Chen, who had always seen a big scene, had never seen it. With the combat style of Master Chen, an outstanding graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, he couldn't think of such a "lossy" move, but he couldn't resist the persuasion and suggestions of several other brigade commanders of the 77th Division.

Those brigade commanders, this and even the regiment commander were all trained by Han Yunhua himself, and they all grew up with Han Yunhua from Xinghe County in Saibei. In the first few battles of Han Yunhua's troops in Xinghe County, there was no artillery support, and there was a great shortage of weapons and ammunition, so this simple cluster grenade became the only "heavy firepower" that Han Yunhua could rely on.

Of course, these inconspicuous little things did not disappoint Han Yunhua, whether it was attacking Xinghe County or ambushing the reinforcements of Datong to Tianzhen County, this simple weapon played an unimaginable role. And the terrain of this Dashuiquan ambush is also extremely suitable for the use of this kind of weapon, so the cadres personally trained by Han Yunhua of the Inner Mongolia Military Region immediately thought of this awesome weapon.

Master Chen was also a good man, and since everyone agreed to use this kind of thing, he also pushed the boat down the river and ordered the soldiers to prepare three such grenades each.

At the beginning of the battle, the role of the cluster grenade was simply god, no worse than the two mountain artillery regiments, and these were all targeted by the fighters, and they exploded to the point. Moreover, some fighters know how to make a grenade explode in the air, which further expands the power of this grenade. For a time, the entire valley was filled with wails and groans, and countless wounded soldiers were killed.

Because the explosion range of cluster grenades is relatively large, and the quality of the grenades manufactured by the Inner Mongolia Military Region is not very different from the border area made by the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the lethal power of the grenades is limited, and unless they explode directly on the body, it is difficult for a single piece to kill people. However, there is no ambiguity in killing and injuring the enemy, this explosion is a large area, and the dead are limited, but the wounded are more than ten times or even dozens of times the dead.

Major General Xi Shiyuan now regrets that even his intestines are green, more than 10,000 troops are now surrounded by 7,000, and there are more than 3,000 behind him who do not know life and death, and the cavalry wing will not have any hope of survival. Fortunately, because the signal corps usually acts with the brigade headquarters and the level of protection is very high, the radio station is still intact until now.

Major General Nishishien immediately ordered the signal corps to send a telegram to Yamashita Fengfumi, telling Lieutenant General Yamashita that he had led his troops to pursue the Shina troops and had been ambushed thirty kilometers south of Zhangbei, and that his troops had suffered heavy losses. However, the enemy's firepower was extremely fierce, and there was little hope of breaking through the encirclement, so it was hoped that His Excellency, the commander of the division, would immediately give effective combat guidance. At the same time, Major General Nishiyuan ordered the signal corps to send a telegram to the Yamada Wing outside the encirclement of the [***] team, ordering the unit to immediately attack the [***] team blocking the mouth of the valley and break through the encirclement together with the imperial army in the valley.

In fact, not long after Major General Xi Shiyuan left, Yamashita Fengwen vaguely felt that something was wrong, and there was no reason for this feeling, it was simply a feeling that something was wrong, a bit like a woman's sixth sense. Although there is no reason in the slightest, Yamashita Fengfu still decided to prepare for defense, after all, if a general with rich combat experience like Yamashita Fengfumi did not foresee the danger at all, then he would not have much benefit.

Sure enough, only two and a half hours later, something happened on the side of Xishiyuan, and the entire 10,000 army didn't wait long before they began to cry and shout for reinforcements.

I still know a lot about Major General Yamashita Fengwen of Xishiyuan, although the ability of this Major General Xishiyuan is not outstanding from time to time, but it is definitely not a gentleman in the general sense, and the promotion of Major General Xishiyuan to Major General is of course indispensable to the contribution of the Xishiyuan family, but if Xishiyuan himself does not give strength, it is not easy for anyone to speak. Xi Shiyuan joined the army not to come to the army gilded, he stayed in Northeast China and North Korea's West Shiyuan for six years, and fought to the death with the Anti-Japanese Union active in the deep mountains and old forests for six years, and his rich combat experience is definitely not under the ordinary lieutenant general.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Yamashita Fengwen didn't think that Major General Nishiyuan wanted to call for reinforcements by himself because of his ability, but he knew that it was really troublesome to actually do it. Although the Yamashita Division is one of the few post-established four-formed divisions in the army, with the addition of supplementary wings, the total strength of the Yamashita Division has reached a terrifying 30,000 people.

However, these more than 30,000 defenders were not just used to defend a city in Zhangjiakou, and the vast area north of Beiping in Zhangjiakou had to rely on the division under the mountain to manage the defense. So at this time, there were less than 20,000 people in Zhangjiakou City, except for the 10,000 people taken away by Major General Xishiyuan, there were only 10,000 people in the city who could use Fengwen under the mountain.

However, the important surname of Zhangjiakou City is self-evident, and the armies of the two sides have fought for it no less than three times around Zhangjiakou. Three major wars almost razed this famous city to the ground, but it still could not shake its important military and political position. And now the Chinese army in eastern Hebei is huge, and the strength of the various departments of the empire has almost been compressed to the extreme. The frequent appearance of the Chinese army has seriously threatened the security of Beiping, so General Bin Sanyuan had to shift the focus of defense to a large-scale defense system with Beiping as the center and Zhangjiakou, Zunhua and other county towns as strongholds. Therefore, Zhangjiakou absolutely does not allow any accidents.

But Major General Xi Shiyuan must not save him, otherwise not to mention that the Xi Shiyuan family will not let go of himself, even His Majesty the Emperor will have a bad image of himself, so for a while Yamashita Fengwen fell into contemplation.

Yamashita Fengwen considered that if there were fewer people going, he was adding color to Han Yunhua, maybe Han Yunhua was now wishing that he would send troops to rescue the Xishiyuan Department. However, if there are more troops to come to the rescue, it is necessary to reduce the defensive strength of Zhangjiakou City. Moreover, Yamashita Fengwen has a certain understanding of the composition of Han Yunhua's troops, and knows that Han Yunhua's troops have an unknown number but extremely strong mechanized troops.

On more than one occasion, the army took the risk of sending agents and spies to the Baotou training base of the mechanized brigade to steal information, and even sent a large number of air forces to bomb it thousands of miles away, but it is a pity that under Han Yunhua's perfect air defense early warning mechanism, the entire two bomber wings of the army could only return to Baoding Airport in a gloomy manner after killing seven bombers from the air defense positions of the mechanized brigade.

Some time ago, Han Yunhua repaired the plank road and secretly crossed Chencang, openly attacking Zhangjiakou, Tianzhen, Huai'an, and Wanquan, but in fact, he sent a mechanized brigade with a strong mobile surname and cavalry troops to secretly take Xilinhot down. The most important ally of the Yue army in the Saibei steppe, De Wangsheng, was captured, forcing Li Shouxin, the second leader of the puppet Mongol army, to flee to the northeast with dozens of horsemen to seek refuge in the puppet Manchu regime in the northeast. Therefore, the long-range combat capability of Han Yunhua's mechanized troops has been greatly valued by the North China Front Command, and the commander of the Front Army, General Bin Sanyuan, has also specially instructed all divisions and regiments of the North China Front Army to strictly guard against the sneak attack of Han Yunhua's mechanized troops.

(To be continued)