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Chapter 767: All-round Counterattack (7)

Among the 4,000-strong anti-Japanese detachment raised by Yang Jiuxiao, there were indeed dozens of young students from the Northeast who graduated from the crash course of the Central Army Non-commissioned Officer School in old Nanchang at that time, and there was also a staff group of eight people secretly transferred from the independent division and the southern Sichuan garrison, which undertook the arduous task of assisting Yang Jiuxiao in formulating combat plans and forming and training a teaching team. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Chaoyang area of western Liaoning, the mountains and hills are undulating, the canyons are interspersed and the ravines are vertical and horizontal, there are only small pieces of flat land between the mountains and the alluvial plains along the river, it has always been called "seven mountains, one water and two fields", the mountains and hills are criss-crossed, the forests cover the streams and many streams, the terrain is extremely complicated, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, therefore, the base camp of the Yang Jiuxiao detachment of the northern column belonging to the fourth department of the staff headquarters of the Central Military Commission in Nanjing is stationed in the mountains of Shifotougou, which is 22 kilometers south-west of Chaoyang.

In mid-December, the mountain stream has frozen, and it has rained for three consecutive days of moderate snow, dyeing the sky and the earth white, only the mottled abrupt mountains where the snowflakes fall one after another by strong winds and the dark dense forest gaps under the white snow, which can make people distinguish the layering of high and low, far and near. Rows of two-story wooden houses are covered in snow, and the low eaves of the verandah hang with crystalline ice cubes, and if it weren't for the rising smoke, it would be impossible to find the many low-rise buildings half-hidden on the edge of the mountains and dense forests, even from a distance of 100 meters.

In a large and low wooden house on relatively high ground, the firewood of the stove made of iron oil drums is burning vigorously, and the large black copper kettle above the flame is squeaking steam, and seven or eight men wearing dogskin hats or bareheaded melons are sitting around a simple and sturdy long table, each with a stubble beard and a strong body, and has a heated discussion on the two maps with dense words and symbols written on the table, only Yang Jiuxiao, the detachment leader wearing a wolf's skin coat, sits on a thick tree stump, "Let's da, dada" Smoking his pipe, he bent forward, his right hand resting his chin on it, and stared at the map without saying a word.

Yang Jiuxiao greatly admired the two battle plans formulated by Zhao Rui, deputy director of the Fourth Department, who had never met his superiors, and Xu Yide, a young intelligence staff officer of the detachment who had returned from Beiping at noon today, brought the news that made Yang Jiuxiao and the brothers in the detachment excited.

Under the arrangement of the brothers at Beiping Station, Xu Yide, an intelligence staff officer who studied science and engineering at Northeastern University, personally met with An Yi, the supreme commander of the headquarters, Zhao Rui, chief of staff and deputy director of the department, Liu Qing, director of the intelligence department, Zhan Dao, director of the political training department, and Zhang Yang, chief of the quartermaster department.

When Xu Yide told the whole meeting process, the brothers opened their eyes one by one with great envy, and what surprised and admired the brothers the most was that the two maps and battle plans handed over to Xu Yide by Chief Zhao Rui were perfect and ingenious, and Tong Zhiqiang, chief of staff of the detachment, said with great emotion after reading it: I am afraid that I will not be able to reach this level even if I study for a lifetime.

What made Yang Jiuxiao and the brothers even more emotional was that An Yi and a group of commanders did not give a death order, but said very politely that the two battle plans and the two maps were just a reference for the brothers in the detachment.

Shangfeng's humility and understanding touched Yang Jiuxiao and the brothers very much, and they all secretly made up their minds that they must fight a beautiful battle, and while serving the country, the nation and the appreciation of the chief, they also gave themselves a long face.

After smoking a pot of cigarettes, Yang Jiuxiao straightened up, snuffed out the tobacco, stuffed the pipe into the waistband of his trousers, and once again put his hand into the wolfskin jacket, stroked the refined cowhide holster on his waist, and was reluctant to let go for a long time. He knew how much the pistol weighed and what it contained.

Ni Xianrong, the chief of the Hengshui Operations Section, who graduated from the Hu Jialin Independent Division and entered the non-commissioned officer school for further study, saw that the discussion was almost over, waved his hand, and motioned for the brothers to be quiet:

There seems to be a general consensus that most of the brothers chose to implement the second option, which I feel is more appropriate for the present situation. First of all, in just two days, the situation has changed, an infantry squadron and an artillery squadron of the Seventh Independent Brigade of the Japanese Kwantung Army suddenly drove to Chaoyang, plus a reinforced battalion of Zhang Haipeng's puppet army that was originally stationed, the strength has reached more than 900 people, which is a very difficult hard bone to gnaw. But I would like to remind you that if we want to fight, we must seize the opportunity, otherwise the 13th Wing of the 7th Independent Brigade will soon drive to Chaoyang, and it will not be easy to fight again at that time. Shangfeng chose this time to make a move, it must have been after repeated consideration, just as the battle plan said, if this battle is fought, it can attract all the Japanese Seventh Independent Brigade in Yixian, and even pose a great threat to the 12th Division of the Kwantung Army in Jinzhou.

"Moreover, due to the **Bayan guerrilla column stationed in the Great Black Mountain area recently constantly attacking the Japanese puppet army transport convoys west and north of Chaoyang, especially the action of attacking the Japanese transfer station in Daban Town in the early morning of four days ago, the Japanese puppet army has lost a lot of annoyance and shame, and a Japanese brigade and a regiment of the puppet army in Beipiao City have entered the Great Black Mountain to carry out encirclement and suppression, and the attention of the Japanese puppet army has been successfully attracted to the north, and it is estimated that there will be no result in three or five days, which is an extremely favorable condition for us. So, I'm in favor of fighting, and the sooner the better. ”

The brothers exchanged words and agreed with Ni Xianrong's opinion, and the chief of staff, Tong Zhiqiang, suddenly asked Xu Yide, the intelligence staff officer: "Yide, the chief of staff and political commissar in the Bayan guerrilla column led by **, is it the Zhao Shangzhi you mentioned?" ”

"That's right, it's him, this time in Beiping, Commander An also asked about our neighbor, and said to the younger brother that Zhao Shangzhi is two years younger than him, short but looks quite energetic, and left school due to the split of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party before graduating from the political department of the fifth phase of Huangpu. Knowing that Zhao Shangzhi was in the Bayan guerrilla column and was next to us, Boss An was very emotional, and said to his younger brother that if he could contact Zhao Shangzhi, say hello to him, and also said that it would be better if our department had the opportunity to cooperate with the Bayan guerrilla column. General An also said that it is difficult for us to play a strategic role by relying on our own strength, and we should take the initiative to attack and make friends, and establish contacts and friends with various anti-Japanese forces as much as possible. Xu Yide replied.

Tong Zhiqiang and Yang Jiuxiao glanced at each other, shook their heads and smiled bitterly. Half a month ago, in order to buy 5,000 rounds of rifle ammunition for emergency relief, the Bayan guerrilla column completed the transaction through the small merchant who was secretly lurking in Longtan Town, and I heard that now the department has been reorganized into an independent division of the 36th Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, just an independent division of one or two thousand people, it feels incredible to think about it, to say that it is an independent regiment, it is a bit reliable. This person is maverick and has not yet had any direct connection with Yang Jiuxiao's team of more than 4,000 people.

"Let's hold off in advance, let's discuss it next, and make sure that the battle in front of us is important."

Yang Jiuxiao waved his hand to stop the brothers from discussing, and turned his head to ask the four captains what their opinions were. Seeing that everyone had no objections, he immediately nodded and instructed Lu Yanqing, the commander of the spy company:

"Yanqing, you and the leopard led their brothers to set off overnight, and entered the city before dawn, and informed Zhao Laosi's squad to make all preparations, and when we transferred the main force of the Japanese puppet army out of the city, you will give me a hard clean up of the remaining officers and soldiers in the city, not a single one will be left alive, if you don't do it, you will die!"

"Understood!"

Lu Yanqing's eyes lit up and he replied excitedly.

"Xianrong, immediately make a plan of action, calculate how to attack the defenders of the city gate? How many men and horses do you need to set up an ambush in Da Yao Gou in the south of the city? How long will it take to fight this battle? Also, don't forget to send a squad to the West Houses Ditch Bridge in the north of the city to guard in case the main Japanese force suddenly arrives.

"All departments listen to orders, make food for the third watch, and set off for the fourth watch, this battle must be fought fiercely, play our military might, play the spirit of iron and blood, even if it is a big one, we will not hesitate. The demands of this war are still the same old saying - no prisoners, no Japanese left! ”

Yang Jiuxiao gave the order in detail, and after more than a year of continuous actual combat, he has sharpened this rough Northeast man to a rough and fine one, and he has done everything in his respect.

"Yes!"

And all the brothers answered in unison, filled with great confidence.

At ten o'clock the next morning, the gray sky gradually brightened, and the sun pierced the clouds, shining the snow on the ground very brightly.

The original gray city head is still covered by a piece of snow, but the city of Chaoyang has gradually become lively, and the ancient twin towers in the south of the city are still towering, which can be clearly seen for miles outside the city. The south gate is the largest city gate among the four city gates of Chaoyang City, the arched city gate of more than six meters high, about four meters wide is built of granite, quite imposing, the towering city tower above is simple and elegant, dignified atmosphere, just the machine gun fire point surrounded by the wind and snow shed and the sand that is temporarily built with wooden planks in front of the city tower, destroys the overall beauty of harmony, and has a little more solemn atmosphere.

At this time, two puppet machine gunners sat on sandbags smoking and basking in the sun, and two Japanese soldiers wearing yellow coats and carrying rifles constantly walked around the city wall to keep guard.

Outside the city gate, a circle of horses made of logs was placed, the road was tightly sealed, leaving only a gap of more than two meters wide for pedestrians to enter and exit, a squad of puppet soldiers who served as a prosecutor and guard was inspecting the long queue to enter the city, six Japanese soldiers were led by a military Cao with a long knife at his waist, standing straight on both sides, holding a rifle with a bayonet, carefully looking at the people entering and leaving the city, ox carts and rickshaws were taken to the open space between the city gates of the Juma River, searched in detail, and the sound of pleading and reprimanding continued to sound, As long as it is a slightly more expensive high-quality leather goods or medicinal materials, there is no one who has not been plucked by the puppet army geese.

An old rickshaw pulling four or five bags of grain was stopped by two fierce puppet soldiers, the sturdy man pulling the cart and the middle-aged man pushing the cart kept begging for permission, the puppet army squad leader squinted, unmoved, and ordered the two puppet soldiers to move half of it as the tax due.

The young man pulling the cart threw away the thick rope on his shoulders, threw himself on the grain piled up by the rickshaw, hugged it with open arms, and pleaded loudly with his mouth, and a group of villagers with courage or goods on their backs stood and watched in horror, with anger and sympathy in their eyes, but no one seemed to dare to stand up.

The two puppet soldiers who wanted to carry food scolded and scolded, and they couldn't pull people away, and in anger, they both punched and kicked the young man lying on the car, and the angry scolding was endless, and the puppet army and the seven Japanese soldiers who were inspecting and searching their bodies in the city and countryside were all attracted by this beating and scolding, and they all showed a knowing smile when they saw the two puppet army's dense fists and feet falling on the young man.

"Bang, bang...... Bang bang ......"

At this time, the gunshots rang out suddenly, and the four men in the civilian team who lined up to enter the city suddenly strode out of the team, each pulled out two shell guns, and suddenly attacked, the three men in front did not shoot the puppet army who checked the crossing, but raised their guns, and knocked down the two vigilant Japanese soldiers and the puppet army machine gunners above the city gate, and more than a dozen men who were watching the excitement at the city gate pounced on the Japanese soldiers who did not react at the same time, gouged out their eyes and twisted their necks, and used any poisonous tricks, and quickly knocked the two short and stubby Japanese soldiers to the ground, Continuing to hit relentlessly, the Japanese soldier Cao who opened the holster of the gun was smashed in the head by a thick wooden stick before he could pull out his pistol, and the two puppet soldiers who beat the young man and the puppet army squad leader who was scolding and scolding on the side were so frightened that they were pressed to the ground and broke their necks by five or six men who pounced on them before making the next move.

The city gate exclaimed, the scene was extremely chaotic for a while, hundreds of fathers and villagers, men and women fled in fright, making way for a wider space, Sun Fu, the captain wearing a dogskin hat, killed the last puppet army, and roared loudly: "Cut off the heads of the Japanese soldiers and traitors, take weapons and retreat immediately!" ”

In less than two minutes, more than 30 men chopped off the heads of 18 Japanese puppet soldiers, grabbed rifles, long knives, belt magazines, and retreated southward......