Hao Mengxuan's 72nd Regiment suddenly drove to a place 60 miles north of Linchuan, which startled the commander of the 144th Division, Hamamoto. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

You must know that last year, the 144th Division attacked the Central Army in the direction of Linchuan and drove the Central Army out of western Zhejiang in one fell swoop, but it did not launch an attack on the New Seventh Brigade of the Independent Division of the New Fourth Army.

And it was when he quietly gathered his troops.

Could it be that the independent division actually knew about his own actions? Lieutenant General Hamamoto couldn't help but be suspicious.

Hao Mengxuan's guess was right, the 144th Division was ordered to assemble this time, and one of the tasks was to prepare to sweep the base area of the New Fourth Army in Siming Mountain. With the outbreak of the Pacific War, the main force of the Japanese Navy all went to the Pacific to engage in fierce battles with the US military, and at the same time, the Japanese Army was also sweeping through Southeast Asia, and the US troops in the Philippines were encircled and had to surrender to the Imperial Japanese Army.

Now the army of the empire is militant in Indochina.

Suffice it to say, the saber of the Empire has never been brighter than it is now.

At present, the focus of the Chinese battlefield is to concentrate forces to force Chongqing to submit to the empire, and at the same time, to concentrate all forces to encircle and suppress the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army, which is active in the control area.

Although the number of the New Fourth Army in Simingshan was small, it naturally became a thorn in the side of the Japanese Empire because it threatened the security of Hangzhou Bay.

But as soon as he gathered his troops, the new Seventh Brigade immediately pressed up, and Lieutenant General Hamamoto couldn't help but get nervous.

Liu Tianshu saw that Hao Mengxuan sent the 72nd Regiment formed later to the front line of Linchuan, stared at the map for a long time, and combined with the information obtained by the intelligence department, after determining that the real target of the Japanese army was Siming Mountain, he couldn't help but fall into nervous thinking.

However, Siming Mountain is located in the south of Hangzhou Bay, with the sea to the east, the wide Hangzhou Bay to the north, the Fuchun River to the west, and the defense area of the third theater to the south.

Therefore, when it was decided to operate the Simingshan area, only the 72nd Regiment was sent to Simingshan to be reorganized into an independent regiment. Now it seems that this move was the right move.

It's just that the Siming Mountain base area is very likely to face a severe test.

Subsequently, several leaders of the division headquarters gathered around the table and began to study how to deal with the preparations of the 144th Division to attack Siming Mountain.

"Division commander, to the south of Siming Mountain, there are two divisions of the Third Theater of Operations, once Siming Mountain is tight, I think you can ask for help from friendly forces?" Xiang said after thinking about it.

When Jiang Jinyong heard this, he also turned his eyes to Liu Tianshu.

In the past year, the relationship between the troops of the Eighth Route State of the New Fourth Army and the Nationalist Government has been somewhat delicate, but it is not as tense as it was a year ago.

"I have also considered what the chief of staff said, but I think everything has to rely on ourselves, I thought about it carefully, the 144th Division wants to defend the line of the Fuchun River in western Zhejiang, and the maximum number of troops that can be drawn is one wing, plus the strength of the 22nd Division, it is estimated that the Japanese army should be about 3,000 to 5,000 people, plus the puppet army that cooperates with the operation, the total strength is estimated to be between 5,000 and 7,000 people. This point of strength, if the independent regiment copes with it properly, it should not suffer a big loss, after all, the terrain around Siming Mountain is complicated. My biggest concern was whether the Japanese would come from the sea. Liu Tianshu looked at the map and said.

"From the sea?" Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.

"Yes, according to intelligence, a marine corps of the Japanese Navy is in the East China Sea, this is an elite unit with super combat effectiveness, once it lands from the east, the independent regiment is very likely to fall into the enemy's heavy encirclement." Liu Tianshu said worriedly.

The Japanese Navy's 2,000-strong Marine Corps was stationed in the East China Sea, and this was information from the military headquarters, and it was said that the Marine Corps had embarked from Shanghai.

Although fighting was raging in the Pacific, the Japanese Navy had no shortage of 2,000 marines.

"Tianshu, if this is the case, I'm afraid Siming Mountain is not optimistic." Jiang Jinyong said with a frown.

"Yes, political commissar, in addition, the attitude of the troops in the third theater south of Siming Mountain is also unclear, some time ago, they also protested several times because of the development of the independent regiment to the south, whether they will take advantage of the fire to rob this time, it is still a number of knowledge." Liu Tianshu said.

"These guys in the third theater are really, they were driven by the Japanese army and kept retreating, and they didn't want to regain the lost territory, but they only blamed the development of our army's base areas, which is really not a thing." Zhang Zhouhong couldn't help but say hatefully.

"Well, in short, we can't pin our hopes on our allies." Liu Tianshu said in a deep voice, "In this way, send a telegram to Gao Weiheng and let them immediately prepare for the counter-sweep, and at the same time order the 68th Regiment of the 22nd Brigade to immediately prepare for the south." ”

Xie Pingcai received an order from the division headquarters and immediately asked Shi Qiang to personally command the 68th Regiment to rush south and join the 72nd Regiment, which had arrived north of Linchuan.

It is no coincidence that there is no book, and it is Chen Jian, the deputy commander of the new Seventh Brigade, who personally commands the 72nd Regiment.

Subsequently, the divisional artillery regiment also rushed to the vicinity of Linchuan.

After the three units met, according to the decision of the division headquarters, the three regiments formed a temporary detachment, with Shi Qiang as the detachment leader and Chen Jian as the deputy detachment leader.

After Liu Tianshu handed over the matter of dealing with the reinforcement of the Simingshan base area of the 144th Division to the temporary detachment, his attention was on the surrounding Japanese troops.

At this time, it is already the beginning of summer, and the whole Jiangnan is full of green scenes.

The Japanese troops in the direction of Huzhou have only been unable to hold out, and the strongholds to the west of Huzhou have all been abandoned, and it seems that they are going to form a confrontation with the independent division. After the independent division regained Changxing, it had recaptured Xia Yucun and confronted the enemy in the north on the front line of Dingyuan Town.

It's a pity that in order to prevent the attack of the independent division, the Japanese army has built in-depth fortifications in several directions, and it is planned to firmly block the independent division around Tianmu Mountain.

Because of the enemy's blockade, the base area began to have a shortage of materials, and it was imperative to break the enemy's blockade.

In order to solve this problem, Liu Tianshu has already made contact with the Sixth Division of the New Fourth Army, and the two divisions are ready to concentrate their forces to attack Yixing again and open up the connection between the two base areas.

To attack Yixing again, this matter is naturally highly secret, only the main leaders of the two divisions know, and the sixth division is busy dealing with the enemy's sweep during this time, so all preparations must be completed by the independent division.

Therefore, Liu Tianshu's attention during this time was all focused on collecting the enemy situation in the Yixing area and planning how to take Yixing in one fell swoop.

Although the work of the independent division is complicated, Jiang Jinyong and Su Lan are responsible for the ideological, political, and local political power work, the troops are trained and replenished, Deputy Division Commander Zhang is in charge, Minister Luo is in charge of logistical support, and Sun Xuexuan is in charge of intelligence work.

The three reporters sent by the military headquarters, after being picked up by the reconnaissance brigade, immediately conducted interviews among the units of the independent division, and then sent a press release to the military headquarters.

In order to ensure the safety of these reporters, Liu Tianshu also specially set aside a platoon to take charge.

However, the actions of these reporters must be reported to Su Lan for approval in advance.

Just when Liu Tianshu was planning how to take Yixing at the lowest cost, a wing of the 144th Division of the Japanese Army suddenly left the station and advanced in the direction of Siming Mountain, and at the same time, the 22nd Division in Hangzhou also dispatched a wing to encircle in the direction of Siming Mountain.

Upon learning that the Japanese army was beginning to move, Shi Qiang and Chen Jian immediately commanded a temporary detachment and pounced on the 144th Division's stronghold in Liujiazhen, west of Linchuan.

Liujia Town is an important stronghold of the Japanese army in Linchuan, just outside Tianmu Mountain, and it is the only place to pass from Shitian to Linchuan.

The 68th Regiment received the order and immediately rushed to Xiaotongling between Linchuan and Liujiazhen to cut off the contact between the enemy in Liujiazhen and the enemy in Linchuan, and the 72nd Regiment surrounded Liujiazhen.

The Japanese army in Liujiazhen had only one squadron, one battalion of the puppet army, and the total strength was only 500 people.

When Hamamoto received the report that Liujiazhen was surrounded by the New Fourth Army, a sinister smile appeared on his face, and he ordered the Japanese army in Linchuan to send reinforcements, and at the same time ordered the Japanese army in Liujiazhen to wait for reinforcements.

Subsequently, the Nogi Wing, which was hidden in the east of Linchuan, quietly dispatched and attacked the flank of the temporary detachment, trying to cut off the connection between the temporary detachment and the new seventh brigade.

At the same time, a Japanese stronghold on the Fuchun River suddenly appeared with a large number of troops and rushed straight to Liujiazhen from the south.

Shi Qiang did not know that the Japanese army had secretly assembled two wings of troops in the area of the Fuchun River, and was surprised when the battle of the 72nd Regiment to attack Liujiazhen began, and the Japanese army in Linchuan actually sent a brigade to reinforce it.

I know that according to intelligence, the total strength of the Japanese army in Linchuan is only a little more than one brigade, could it be that the little devil will fight for a Liujia town

Pouring out of the nest.

Just when Shi Qiang felt that something was wrong, the scouts sent a message that a wing of Japanese troops suddenly appeared behind him, and another wing of Japanese troops rushed towards Liujiazhen from the south.

When did so many Japanese troops gather around here? Shi Qiang was taken aback, and immediately reported to Hao Mengxuan, and at the same time ordered the 68th Regiment to immediately abandon Xiaotongling and withdraw to the north of Liujia Town, and at the same time ordered the 72nd Regiment to give up attacking Liujia Town.

Liu Tianshu was also taken aback when he received Hao Mengxuan's report, when did the Japanese army hide so many troops on the front line of the Fuchun River? You must know that the Japanese army in Zhejiang has only three divisions, of which the 22nd Division is stationed in Hangzhou, the 144th Division is stationed in western Zhejiang, and there is also a division and regiment, which is stationed at the junction of Zhejiang and Shanghai and is responsible for defending Shanghai.

Could it be that the Japanese army's attack on Siming Mountain was just a false move? (To be continued.) )