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Milli County.

The Fifth Road Headquarters of the Northern Anhui People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army.

Commander-in-chief Yu Yanong gently put down the letter, looked up at the messenger, and said slowly: "Thank you General Yang, thank you for coming from afar." ”

Lin Cunxiao smiled faintly and said, "Then I don't know what Commander-in-Chief Yu wants, do you agree with Commander Yang's combat arrangement?" ”

Yu Yanong nodded and said: "General Yang has made outstanding achievements, and the three verticals can fight habitually, how can they be compared to the Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army?" The Japanese army is menacing, and the self-defense army will definitely be difficult to resist, so they can only bother the soldiers of the three columns to fight bravely in order to protect the county and the lives of the people in the county. ”

In late April 1939, the Japanese army in Zhecheng attacked Luyi with a temporary brigade (more than 500 people) and two regiments of the puppet army Guo Zhenru to directly threaten Haoxian. It was learned from the intelligence that after the enemy had reorganized and rested a little, he was going to attack Haoxian on a large scale.

Yu Yanong is self-aware, and it is absolutely difficult to resist the enemy's attack with the strength and equipment of the self-defense army, and the reinforcement of the third column can be said to be the right time. Of course, Yang Tianfeng personally led the team with a kind attitude, and Yu Yanong also guessed the deep meaning implied.

When Yang Tianfeng ran a special training class, he naturally did not leave Yu Yanong's self-defense army. Through the descriptions of the students sent and some weapons given in advance, Yu Yanong had a more direct understanding and understanding of the strength of the Three Columns and Yang Tianfeng's military talent.

And Yu Yanong's situation is not good, the threat and attack of the Japanese puppet army is on the one hand, and the Gui figures in Anhui Province are also quite jealous of him, especially Li Pinxian. Historically, Yu Yanong's Self-Defense Army was defeated by the Japanese army, withdrew from Hao County, and moved to the hinterland of Anhui Province, where he was soon surrounded and disarmed by Huang Ruihua and Meng Ruogang of the Guangxi Army.

Although he didn't know the fate of himself and the Self-Defense Army in the future, Yu Yanong also felt that it was okay in Hao County, and across the Yellow Flood Area, Li Pinxian and others couldn't help him. But once it is withdrawn to the hinterland of Anhui Province, I am afraid that it will be a crime that wants to be added, and sooner or later it will be excluded and suppressed, or even more serious.

"Commander Yang intends to merge the Fifth Route of the Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army to make this unit well-equipped and powerful, and appoints Commander Yu as the head of the new four detachments." Lin Cunxiao said bluntly: "If Commander Yu is unwilling, after this battle, he can lead his troops back south." Commander Yang wanted to keep elite soldiers and strong generals stationed in the county seat so that the western front would have no worries. ”

This is the county under the jurisdiction of the Suzhou Prefecture, and Yang Tianfeng still bears the title of the security commander of the Suzhou Prefecture, but it is reasonable to ask Yu Yanong to lead the troops to withdraw. But at the same time, it also gave Yu Yanong the opportunity to choose, whether to merge into the Third Column and break away from the control of Anhui Province, or continue to serve as the commander of the Self-Defense Army's Fifth Route and withdraw from Haoxian to the south.

"Commander Yang said that Commander Yu is enthusiastic about resisting Japan and never cares about personal gains and losses." Lin Cunxiao slowed down his tone and said: "And there is no general who does not want the army he leads to be strong, unless it is for personal fame and fortune, and he holds on to the name of this commander and that commander......"

Yu Yanong waved his hand lightly, interrupted Lin Cunxiao's agitation, and said: "It is my wish to resist Japan and fight devils; So that the people of Anhui Province will not be slaughtered by the Japanese invaders, but the days of slavery are also my wishes. If Commander Yang and the soldiers of the Third Column can do this, I will not be in this command, and I will be relieved to return to my hometown to do business and agriculture. In this case, please reply to Commander Yang, as stated in the letter, please enter the city tonight and prepare to meet the enemy. As for the Self-Defense Forces, they should fully cooperate with them. After this battle, if the Self-Defense Forces are willing to join the three columns, please accept; If you don't want to, please allow them to return to their hometowns. As for me personally, it doesn't matter where I go and how I arrange it. ”

This seems to be a euphemism, Lin Cunxiao feels that Yu Yanong basically agreed to Yang Tianfeng's conditions, otherwise, how could there be the sentence "how to arrange"?

However, now is not the time to weigh the words, but to inform the troops to enter the city at night, make defensive preparations, and divide the troops to the key points outside the city, build positions, and meet the enemy.

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Suiyang and Taikang have the Li Zhenqing Brigade of the Pang Bingxun Department of the National X Army; Sui County, Qi County and other places have the New Fourth Army Peng Xuefeng, Xiao Wangdong, Zhang Zhen Division; There are also several guerrilla armies in the countryside around Shangqiu. These were all forces that contained the Japanese army in eastern Henan, making it difficult for the Japanese army to draw out sufficient mobile forces before returning to North China in a big way.

The First Battle of Taipingji stabilized the anti-Japanese war situation in Xiayi County, and if the county could annihilate or severely damage the enemy army, the anti-Japanese war situation in eastern Henan would be improved. At that time, only the three verticals had this strength, this confidence, and such an arrangement.

There is no way, weapons and ammunition are needed to expand the army, the arsenal does not make guns, and the production of shotguns is limited, and it cannot meet the requirements.

There are more than 500 devils, although the number is less than a standard brigade, but the artillery fire may be comparable to that of the standard brigade, plus light and heavy machine guns, grenadiers, and the combat quality of the Japanese army, it is definitely a difficult bone to gnaw.

As for the puppet army of two regiments (less than 800 people), it is easy to deal with, and it may even become a breakthrough, causing annihilation or heavy damage to the devil's fighters.

Of course, Yang Tianfeng still has many ways to deal with devils. Especially the Japanese army who fought against him and the Third Column for the first time almost did not suffer some losses and was pitted several times.

Yang Tianfeng led his troops into the county seat of Haoxian County at night, leaving only a small number of troops to garrison, and the rest of the troops went directly to the designated place and made preparations for the battle in full swing. Yang Tianfeng and Yu Yanong were not polite, summoned the Fifth Route of the Self-Defense Army, and announced the policy of merger. With Yu Yanong's encouragement and support, 14,500 of the 2,000-strong team were willing to stay and join the Third Column.

Yang Tianfeng immediately announced the establishment of four detachments, with Yu Yanong as the leader of the detachment and Lin Cunxiao as the chief of staff, and transferred some veterans from the Jiang detachment and the guard regiment into the four detachments, and some recruits from the four detachments were drawn out to supplement the old detachments. In this way, in addition to the small number of troops stationed in various places, the number of troops in Yang Tianfeng's hands has exceeded 5,000.

In addition to considering the fact that the four branches had just been established and their combat effectiveness was not reassuring, although Yang Tianfeng had heavy troops in hand, he did not have the heart to pounce on them.

After the trivial matters were dealt with, Yang Tianfeng and Yu Yanong led four guard battalions out of the county seat and rushed to the battlefield set in the plan overnight - Shibali Town in the west of the county seat.

At four o'clock in the morning, it was already dark. Seeing the hustle and bustle in the town, the people were evacuating and leaving their homes, and the soldiers were building fortifications outside the town, Yang Tianfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Chief of Staff Liang Moqing rushed over to report the situation, the terrain around Shibali Town is still more suitable for blocking, although there is a circuitous road, but troops have been assigned to build fortifications and hold them. Special combat units and guerrilla units have already moved forward to harass the enemy in selected locations to gain time.

"Our army is going to fight the enemy in the town?" Yu Yanong was a little surprised, in his mind, it should be digging trenches and ditches to fight the enemy in the field, or relying on the city wall to fight the enemy in the county seat.

"Street fighting, night fighting, and close combat are the tactics that can best bring our army and the Japanese army closer to their tactical qualities." Yang Tianfeng stretched out his finger and pointed to the town and explained: "This medium-sized town is more suitable, the county seat is too big, and too many troops are needed." If the mobile forces are insufficient, it will be difficult to form an encirclement and pursuit of the enemy, and the only way to do so is to repel them. ”

Appetite! Yu Yanong did not know exactly how many men and horses were dispatched by the Third Column, but he only knew that there were more than 2,000 enemies who captured Luyi, which was very strong.

However, according to Yang Tianfeng's calculation formula, in the field battle, the three verticals may have to fight two to one or three to one to resist the devils, and if there are complete fortifications, this ratio can be reduced to 1.5 to 1, or even one to one; if it is a street battle, with close combat weapons, the three verticals will definitely be able to fight with the devils in a one-to-one number, supplemented by traps and flying thunder cannons, this number can still be reduced.

As for the puppet army, Yang Tianfeng thought that in a one-to-one situation, it was enough to defeat them head-on. In this way, the three verticals can draw at least three times more troops to deal with the devils, and it is not a normal field battle.

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible. Yang Tianfeng and the Three Columns are very familiar with the devil's troops, firepower, and even combat methods. And the devils, especially the devils in Zhecheng, don't know much about the equipment and tactics of the three verticals, and the cunning and ruthlessness of Yang Tianfeng. This is the first time to fight, it should be certain that you will suffer a big loss.

"Nine times out of ten, the enemy's main force is going to take the shortest road." Since Eighteen Mile Town is suitable for street fighting, there is no need to change the scheduled battle plan significantly, Liang Moqing said to Yang Tianfeng with a smile: "I will lead the troops to make a big detour, and the commander will be in command here!" ”

A great detour can also be seen as a possible division of forces to intercept the enemy. From Luyi to Hao County, there are two relatively large roads to go, the largest one is Taiqing Palace Town, Shibali Town, from the west to Hao County; The other is Taiqinggong Town, Anyu Town, Hegang Town, and Huatuo Town, which arrive in Hao County from the northwest.

Regardless of whether the enemy divides his forces or not, the troops in a big detour have the task of cutting off the enemy's rear and flanking the enemy.

Yang Tianfeng nodded, in addition to the two brigades and some artillery of the Chen detachment, he also asked Yu Yanong's opinion, and drew more than 1,000 people from the newly established four detachments under the command of Liang Moqing.

According to normal thinking, if the enemy divides his troops, it is very likely that the puppet army will be the main force, and Liang Moqing's troops will have the certainty of attacking and defeating it. If the main force of the devil wants to go far away, then block the attack step by step, lure the enemy to the county seat, and Yang Tianfeng leads his troops to attack from behind.

The plan was thorough, and all possibilities were taken into account as much as possible, and a lot of contingency measures were prepared. This made Yu Yanong guess that Yang Tianfeng and Sanzong had a premeditated plan for Hao County, and they had a detailed understanding of the surrounding situation.

In any case, the Third Column of the People's Republic of China sincerely accepted the Self-Defense Army, and as soon as the Fourth Detachment was established, they basically supplied the guns and ammunition (captured in the Battle of Taipingji). Thinking of Anhui Province's attitude towards itself and the Self-Defense Army, I am afraid that the only way is to disband and dismantle it. (To be continued.) )