[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 565: Ambush (Ask for subscriptions, ask for monthly passes, ask for everything!) ）

On September 9, when the sky was bright, Liu Enmao's 15th Army buried the pot to make rice, and before seven o'clock, the army crossed the Wenyu River and began to march towards Gujiao. According to Sun Weiru's battle plan www.biquge.info, the 15th Army opened the way as the vanguard of the whole army, Li Jiayu's 47th Army was the middle army, 30 miles behind the 15th Army, and he himself followed the 47th Army with the ****, and the distance was also 30 miles.

The more than 60,000 men of the three armies were only 60 miles apart, and no matter which army was in danger, the other two armies could rescue in time without worrying about being annihilated by the enemy.

At half past ten o'clock in the morning, the 15th Army had already passed the retreat ditch and was about to enter Wangxiangtai.

Speaking of this 15th Army, it can also be regarded as a strange thing among the Kuomintang troops, the predecessor of the army was bandits and recalcitrant forces in the western Henan region, also known as the "Zhensong Army". In the first Northern Expedition of the National Revolutionary Army, the "Zhensong Army" defected to the Northwest Army. In the Central Plains War, the "Zhensong Army" defected from the Northwest Army and took refuge in ******, and was incorporated into the 11th Route Army of the 2nd Group Army. In May 1930, the 11th Route Army was renamed the 15th Army, with Liu Maoen as the commander, and it was still the establishment of 3 divisions.

However, after the Central Plains War, Lao Jiang's army was reorganized, and the 65th, 66th, and 67th divisions under the original jurisdiction were merged into the 64th and 65th divisions, with Liu Zhenhua and Liu Maoen as division commanders respectively.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Maoen led the army from the Macheng area of Hubei Province to the front line in North China, and undertook the task of covering the transfer of the retreating army from Datong, Shanxi Province and the evacuation of materials and materials from the military station. In October of the same year, the army was temporarily stationed in the area of Huo County, Shanxi, and participated in the Battle of Xinkou.

Because it was formed by bandits, some traditions have been passed down over the years, including some practices that belong to bandit marching.

"The military seat, in front of which is Wangxiangtai, and then there are a lot of ravines, and the terrain is very dangerous." Liu Zhenhua, commander of the 64th Division, said.

Liu Enmao took out the map and looked at it and said: "This broken map is really bad, if you follow the instructions on it, we will sleep on the mountain tonight!" ”

Speaking of this, Liu Enmao said with emotion: "Speaking of this map, it is still a little devil's map, and the mark can be called a meticulous." ”

"That's right, the little devil's map is much more accurate than ours, it's incomparable." Liu Zhenhua said with a sigh.

It is sad that the maps used in one's own country are not as good as those drawn by the invaders.

"Don't talk about this, it's our old rule that you can't enter the mountains, but I'm afraid it won't work if you don't go in today. It's still the old rule, send a sharp knife to connect it, fire reconnaissance to open the way, and make sure it's safe to go again. Liu Enmao ordered.

"Yes, I'll arrange it!" Liu Zhenhua Road.

In a mountain col three kilometers from the entrance of Wangxiangtai, an infantry wing of the 25th Brigade of the Japanese Army lay quietly on the ground, not daring to make the slightest sound.

Less than five kilometers northwest of Wangxiangtai, Liushuyan, where the headquarters of the Japanese army was located.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, call from the front!"

"Read!"

"Hai, Ito Daisa called and said that the 15th Army of China had arrived at the entrance to Wangxiangdai, and its strength was about 20,000 men. However, the commander of that branch was extremely cautious, and did not immediately enter the mountain, but sent an infantry company to reconnoitre, and the main force was now stationed outside the mountain. The newspaper man read aloud.

"Yo Xi, Your Excellency Commander Umezu is like a god, and the people of China are really cautious. Order the troops to stay put, no matter what, so that the people of China must not see the flaws, as long as they get into the pockets we have set up, they will die and die. Shojiro Iida sneered.

"Hay!"

Because the Japanese army was very well camouflaged, and most of the troops were ambushed on the top of the mountain or behind the mountain, although the sharp knife company of the 15th Army also conducted careful reconnaissance, and even carried out fire reconnaissance on the mountain, it did not find anything abnormal.

After receiving the report from the Sharp Knife Company, Liu Enmao lowered his guard a little and ordered the troops to immediately divide into two routes, and the 64th Division was commanded by Liu Zhenhua. From the company camp village through the Longwang temple ditch, willow rock, straight into Malan Town. The other route was personally commanded by him, passing through Laoyagou from Wangxiangtai, passing through the East and West Gaota Mountain, and finally meeting Liu Zhenhua in Malan Town. In this way, he can quickly pass through this mountainous area, in which Liu Enmao always feels a little nervous.

"Nani, have the people of China divided their troops?" After receiving the report from the forward observation post, Major General Shojiro Iida was extremely furious.

He had already sent people to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of this mountainous area before, and knew that there were several ravines in this mountainous area that could directly penetrate Malan Town, the gateway of ancient friendship. However, only the road from Laowangmiaogou to Liushuyan is the most suitable for the march of the large army, not to mention the other roads are full of potholes, and the mountain road is very steep, and the speed of the large army marching is very slow.

In addition, the strength was limited, so Iida Shojiro judged that the Chinese would definitely go from the road of Longwang Miaogou, so he put all the main forces on this side.

Chief of Staff Toshiyuki Suzuki asked with a frown: "Your Excellency Commander, then what should we do now, the people of China have already divided their troops, do we still want to continue?" ”

Iida Shojiro thought for a while and said, "Order the troops to let go of this 15th Army, and we will ambush the Army behind us, and then turn around and destroy this hateful Army." ”

"Spare the 15th Army? The imperial army is likely to be attacked by the enemy, and if the 47th Army of China cannot be quickly eliminated at that time, our army will fall into an unprecedented bitter battle, please think twice, Your Excellency Commander! Toshiyuki Suzuki advised.

"Baga, it is difficult to completely annihilate this branch infantry army when we rush out now, once the gun is fired, the imperial army is likely to only be able to destroy one infantry division in China, while the other China troops will quietly slip away, which poses a fatal threat to the strategic deployment of His Excellency the commander, so now our only way is to let go of this 15th Army of China and ambush the 47th Army of China behind."

Speaking of this, Iida Shojiro's tone slowed down a little, and then said: "Besides, letting go of this 15th Army of China will definitely make the later China Army relax its vigilance." At that time, the effect of the ambush will be unprecedentedly good, as long as one of the armies is eliminated, the remaining two armies will no longer be enough to threaten our army, you understand? ”

"Hai, I understand!" Toshiyuki Suzuki said loudly.

What Liu Enmao didn't know was that it was precisely because of his division tactics that his 15th Army escaped a catastrophe, otherwise with the strong strength of a reinforced brigade of the Japanese army, a tank wing and two artillery wings, it would not be a piece of cake to eliminate his motley army.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Li Jiayu arrived at Wangxiangtai with the 47th Army, because the 15th Army opened the way in front, so the 47th Army was very lax, and the whole army actually marched forward in a long snake formation, and the most important thing was that the front did not even send a guard force.

In fact, Li Jiayu can't be blamed for this, his 47th Army was formed by the Sichuan Army, and the original weapons and equipment were poor, and the battle with the Japanese army relied on the superiority of troops, so he easily did not dare to divide the troops. In addition, there is the 15th Army in front of the road, so the 47th Army is more assured.

Soon, the 47th Army entered the ambush circle of the Japanese. After receiving the report from the forward observation post, Iida Shojiro immediately ordered the 25th Brigade of the Japanese Army, as well as the 1st Mountain Artillery Wing and the 1st Field Artillery Wing, which were ambushed in Longwangmiaogou, to prepare for an attack. At the same time, Iida Shojiro ordered the Ito Wing to enter the mountain pass to start piercing the hole, and the 1st Chariot Wing under the Chenjia slope of Yanagiyan could also move.

The war came very suddenly, when the 47th Army stepped on the footsteps of the 64th Division of the 15th Army and passed through the Longwangmiao Ditch, a large number of grenades and explosives bags fell on the vertical cliffs on both sides, and at the same time, the unique roar of artillery shells crossed the sky and fell into the ranks of the 47th Army. The Japanese light and heavy machine guns ambushed on both sides of the cliff opened fire at the same time, pouring ammunition towards the 47th under the cliff, and the Japanese army, which had been lurking for two whole days, finally showed its bloodthirsty fangs. (To be continued.) )