Chapter 392: Matsushita Shin's soldiers are divided into three routes
After Zhou Aiguo went out, Liu Tianshu came to Guo Sizhong's room. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Political commissar, how are the preparations for the transfer of the plan by the local folks?" Liu Tianshu saw what Guo Sizhong was writing in front of the table, so he asked with concern.
Guo Sizhong put down the pen in his hand, and after inviting Liu Tianshu to sit down on the side, he said with some concern: "Commander, you may not know, some villagers in our base area have not seen devils, and they don't know the cruelty of devils at all, and many people don't understand the transfer from home. Some people even said that even if the Japanese came, they were just honest farmers, and they wouldn't be embarrassed if they wanted to come to the devil. Therefore, there is not much understanding and support for the mobilization of our cadres. ”
"Well, that's a problem." Liu Tianshu nodded, this place is different from the north, although the devils have occupied Nanjing, Anqing, Wuhan and other big cities, but they still don't have enough troops to control the vast countryside. Besides, on the ground in Anhui, there are not only troops from the Fifth Theater but also troops from the Third Theater, not counting the New Fourth Army, but also some other spontaneously organized anti-Japanese armed forces.
It can be said that in addition to controlling the railways and highways, the devil is still beyond the reach of the vast countryside.
This is also a reason why the villagers do not have a good understanding of the ferocity of devils.
It's just that since the devils have decided to sweep the base area this time, they will definitely raise the butcher knives in their hands.
"In this way, political commissar, let the local cadres do their best to do the ideological work of the villagers, and in addition, let the local cadres and anti-Japanese activists strictly implement the transfer order. At the same time, it is necessary to immediately transfer military rations and military supplies to all towns and villages, and we must do a good job in the safe transfer of anti-Japanese military dependents. Liu Tianshu thought about it and decided that he could only retreat to the next best thing, and he must ensure the safety of the families of the anti-Japanese soldiers and anti-Japanese activists, especially the party members and cadres who appeared in public in various villages, and they must be prepared for safe transfer.
The devil may not kill the ordinary people, but the anti-Japanese activists and anti-Japanese party members and cadres will certainly not be merciful.
"Okay, I'll hold a meeting to make a special emphasis." Guo Sizhong also realized the importance of preserving the anti-Japanese forces, and he nodded solemnly.
"Political commissar, in addition, I have an idea, our base area is surrounded by devils, and there are enemies on all sides, so the collection of enemy intelligence should be a very important task for us, and the local subordinate organizations must be strengthened. When necessary, we can set up a special military intelligence department under the Political Department to be responsible for reconnaissance and collection of enemy military intelligence. Liu Tianshu thought for a while and looked at Guo Sizhong and said.
After the two discussed again in the house, Liu Tianshu returned to his room.
Early the next morning, he took Lei Yong, under the protection of the guard squad, to Sanguba, and then, accompanied by Xie Pingcai, went to the Wild Boar Ridge to inspect the terrain.
The Wild Boar Ridge is like a natural barrier, spanning between the base area and the flat hills to the east of Hefei.
The first time Liu Tianshu came to the base area, he entered from the north of the Wild Boar Ridge.
After surveying the entire Wild Boar Ridge, Liu Tianshu had a bottom in his heart.
If the Japanese army in Hefei wanted to sweep their base area, they either passed through the Black Eagle Valley in the middle of the Wild Boar Ridge, or bypassed the Wild Boar Ridge from the north and then turned to Sanguba, or bypassed the Wild Boar Ridge from the south to attack Sangu Dam and Banqiaoji.
Of course, it is very likely that Matsushita Nobuyuki will divide his troops into three ways and rush to the base area from these three directions.
Subsequently, Liu Tianshu inspected the north and south sides of the Wild Boar Ridge again, and found that except for the Wild Boar Ridge, there were all low hills, and if the devils attacked with heavy troops, there was no danger to defend at all.
Just as Liu Tianshu returned to the headquarters of the second battalion of Sanguba, Zhou Aiguo rushed in.
"The battalion commander, the reconnaissance fighters reported that the enemy in Baishaji and Yuyangji has been moving frequently in the past two days, and this is the statistics of the devils who have entered and exited the two strongholds.
Liu Tianshu took a look and found that there were 30 cars in and out of Baishaji in the past two days, and all of these cars were hung with tents, and the soldiers who reconnoitred couldn't see whether they were filled with devils or supplies. In addition, the devils also reinforced a battalion of the Imperial Association Army and a squadron of devils to Baishaji, and these devils and the Imperial Association Army stepped up the construction of fortifications on the periphery of the Baishaji stronghold, and also pulled barbed wire outside, and their guards were very tight.
The situation in Yuyangji is similar.
After reading the information sent back by the reconnaissance soldiers, Liu Tianshu walked around the second battalion headquarters with his hands behind his back, and after stopping, he looked at Zhou Aiguo and said: "The soldiers of the reconnaissance company have done a good job, and they are ordered to continue to monitor, but they must not be discovered by the devils." ”
It seems that the devil began to collect supplies to these two strongholds, which means that Matsushita Nobuyuki will soon rely on the two strongholds to launch an attack on the base of the 16th Regiment, but I don't know whether Matsushita Nobuyuki will divide his troops into three or two routes.
In the evening, Liu Tianshu used the radio station of the second battalion to send a telegram to the commander of the third battalion, Ou Biaofei, and asked his third battalion to immediately use the night to rush to the wild boar ridge. Take advantage of the dense mountain forests on the ridge to hide.
Of course, he did not forget to let the third battalion bring enough food for a week.
Then, he sent a telegram to the commander of the 4th Battalion, ordering the 10th Company of the 4th Battalion to rush to Banqiaoji immediately, cooperate with the district squad to defend Banqiaoji, and make it look like the 3rd Battalion was still in Banqiaoji. The 11th Company rushed to Wangjiadian to help the regiment headquarters and its staff to transfer at any time.
A platoon of the machine gun company and the reconnaissance company hurried to the boar ridge in the dark of night to join the third battalion.
As for the second battalion, it remained in Sanguba for the time being.
Just when Liu Tianshu was secretly mobilizing troops, Nobuyuki Matsushita was also paying attention to Liu Tianshu's movements.
After he received the order from the brigade commander and asked him to command the 138th Wing to eliminate the 16th Regiment of the New Fourth Army, he has been thinking about Liu Tianshu.
Liu Tianshu had heard from the brigade commander about repelling the Sakai brigade in Shandong.
Knowing that Liu Tianshu was an extremely difficult character, Nobuyuki Matsushita had to be more careful. He first asked the troops sent by the brigade commander to take over the defense of Hefei, carefully gathered his troops, and then sent a squadron of Japanese troops and a battalion of the Imperial Allied Army to rush to the Baisha stronghold and the Yuyang stronghold, and after reinforcing the fortifications of the two strongholds, he transported to the two strongholds by car the ammunition that could ensure the supply of the entire wing for half a month and sustain the battle for half a month.
After everything was ready, he decided to divide his three brigades into three routes, each with the cooperation of an imperial army, and press Liu Tianshu's 16th regiment from the north of the Wild Boar Ridge, the west of the Wild Boar Ridge and the south of the Wild Boar Ridge.
Liu Tianshu has only one regiment and four battalions in his hands, and according to intelligence, the battalion with the strongest combat effectiveness is still east of Majiaji.
With three brigades and two thousand imperial troops, he can crush Liu Tianshu's sixteenth regiment to smash it.
He believed that in the face of absolute strength, if Liu Tianshu was wise, he could only abandon his base area and flee east or north.
However, there were Japanese troops in the north between the 16th Regiment and the 4th Detachment of the New Fourth Army, blocking the road of Liu Tianshu's northward escape, and to the east, the Jinpu Road was originally heavily guarded by the Japanese army, and it was not so easy to cross.
As for the southeast, there is Nanjing, even if you think with your feet, Liu Tianshu will not run there, and you don't have to worry about the south, there is the Yangtze River defense line.
In Matsushita Nobuyuki's view, even if Liu Tianshu has the ability to reach the sky, I am afraid that this time it will be difficult to escape.
After learning that Nobuyuki Matsushita finally moved, Liu Tianshu and Guo Sizhong, who rushed to Sanguba, thought nervously around the map. The Northern Route Army of the 138th Wing, Liu Tianshu and Guo Sizhong had no choice but to give up resistance and let the army of the road drive straight in. And from the south, the Japanese army, Liu Tianshu and Guo Sizhong were helpless, but Liu Tianshu and Guo Sizhong concentrated several district squads and four battalions and ten companies, and put on a heavy attack on the west side of Banqiaoji.
Moreover, intentionally or unintentionally, the numbers of the third and fourth battalions of the 16th Regiment were revealed, giving people the impression that Liu Tianshu wanted to concentrate the third and fourth battalions to block the enemy in the south of the wild boar mountains.
Nobuko Matsushita set up the headquarters of the wing in Baishaji, and he looked at the markers on the map and couldn't help but laugh at Liu Tianshu's plan to concentrate two battalions of troops to block his third brigade at the southern end of the wild boar mountain.
Two infantry battalions want to block one of their own brigades, which is too self-sufficient.
Not to mention the more than 800 Imperial Allied troops who cooperated with the action.
Thinking of this, Nobuko Matsushita immediately gave an order to act, and the third brigade went straight to the southern end of the wild boar ridge, and the second brigade was ready to force its way through the wild boar ridge from the Black Eagle Valley and go straight to the Sangu Dam.
The first brigade went straight from the north and then went straight south.
If Liu Tianshu wanted to fight the Imperial Army in the area of Sanguba and Banqiaoji, Matsushita Nobuyuki didn't mind having an honest battle with Liu Tianshu.
At this time, Liu Tianshu had moved the command post to the third battalion of Wild Boar Ridge, and the third battalion at this time had been ambushed on both sides of the Black Eagle Valley, just waiting for the second brigade of the Japanese army and the Imperial Alliance Army to come in.
In order to severely damage Matsushita Nobuyuki's Middle Route Army, Liu Tianshu also transferred four companies from the second battalion.
However, this amount of troops is still a little powerless to ambush the second brigade of the Japanese army.
Therefore, Liu Tianshu's idea is to cut meat with a blunt knife.
Ou Biaofei's seventh company was ambushed on the eastern hill of the Black Eagle Valley, and according to Liu Tianshu's order, this company allowed the enemy to enter the valley.
The machine gun company and the 8th company were ambushed to the east of the 7th company.
The Ninth Company was ambushed on both sides of the narrowest part of the middle of the Black Eagle Valley, and their task was to forcibly block the road in the valley with rocks after receiving the signal from the regiment commander, and split the enemy entering the valley in half.
Four companies were kept in reserve.
The most dangerous part of this road from the west through Wild Boar Ridge to Sangu Dam is the Black Eagle Valley.
Although the road is not accessible to cars, there is no problem with horseback riding and walking. Even the carriage, with the help of manpower, can barely pass.
Commanding the Central Route Army was Saburo Okada, the second captain of the 138th Wing of the Japanese Army, who rode on his horse and saw the Imperial Allied Army moving forward continuously, while the terrain on both sides became more and more dangerous, and he couldn't help but be secretly careful. (To be continued.) )