[The Iron Blood King of the Anti-Japanese Army] Chapter 93: The small actions of the Mongolian army

ZHANG Jiakou. Headquarters of the Mongolian Army.

After smashing the teacup and flipping the table, Lieutenant General Hasunuma Pan finally got the good news, in view of the serious shortage of troops in the headquarters of the garrison in Mongolia, the base camp decided to increase the number of troops to the garrison in Mongolia, the scale of which was 5 infantry brigades, and in addition to the cavalry group that was originally subordinate to the North China Front Army to the battle sequence of the garrison army.

After supplementation and adjustment, the troops under the jurisdiction of the Mongolian army were changed from one division and one brigade plus five independent brigades to one infantry division plus one mixed brigade, seven independent brigades, and a cavalry group with two cavalry brigades under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of 32,000 troops.

This is not counting the puppet Mongolian army that cooperated with the Mongolian army stationed in the battle, plus the remaining six divisions of the puppet Mongolian army, the total number of Japanese puppet troops in the Suicha area reached more than 50,000 people.

Although compared with the nearly 300,000 troops of the North China Front, the more than 30,000 troops stationed in the Mongolian Military Region are simply not worth mentioning, we must know that the northern part of the country is vast and sparsely populated, the products are poor, and the anti-Japanese forces are relatively weak. If it weren't for the appearance of Ma Zheng, according to the original historical context, the resistance force in the entire Saibei area would only be a part of the Jin Sui Army and the Daqingshan anti-Japanese guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, so the Japanese army stationed more than 30,000 elites here is already very strong.

With the arrival of the additional troops, the commander of the Mongolian army, Liannuma Pan, immediately convened a military meeting to lay out the battle plan for the next stage.

The meeting was still held in a large conference room of the headquarters of the Mongolian Army, and was attended by more than 30 generals, including Lieutenant General Jun Goharem of the 26th Division, Major General Shigetoku Kuroda, commander of the 26th Infantry Brigade, and Lieutenant General Norihide Abe, commander of the 2nd Mixed Brigade.

Because he was overshadowed by Ma Zheng's department a few days ago, all the generals knew that His Excellency the Commander was in a very unbeautiful mood, so even if he came to the conference room early, he didn't dare to brag and laugh as usual, so as not to touch His Excellency the Commander's moldy head. Therefore, the whole conference room was silent, and everyone waited for the arrival of His Excellency the Commander.

"Step" "Step" "Step"

There was the peculiar sound of military leather boots outside, and everyone knew that His Excellency the Commander must have arrived, and they all straightened up and sat down in their chairs.

Sure enough, as soon as the generals were ready, the voice of the guards came from outside: "Your Excellency the commander!" ”

Soon, Hasunuma Pan and the chief of staff of the Mongolian army, Shi Benyin, walked into the conference room under the escort of the guards.

All the generals quickly got up, bowed their heads and chests, and bent down to show respect.

Hasunuma Pan strode to his place, sat down, and then said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, please take a seat!" ”

After all the officers sat down, Hasunuma Pan said in a deep voice: "Before the meeting begins, please ask Shi Benjun to read out an important battle report of the base camp!" ”

Shi Benyin got up three times and said: "Everyone, this is the battle report sent by the base camp yesterday, and it is about the Xuzhou Raider Battle. After the Battle of Taierzhuang, the highest military authorities in China ordered the Fifth Theater to concentrate its forces near Xuzhou, intending to gather and annihilate the imperial army again. After the imperial army detected the intentions of the Chinese people, it changed to use part of its forces to contain the other side in the front, and the main force detoured to the west and surrounded Xuzhou from the flank, intending to annihilate the main force of the Fifth Theater of China. ”

"The 10th and 5th Divisions of the Imperial Army advanced south from Yicheng, Shandong and the Yitang area northwest of Linyi, respectively, and carried out a diversionary attack on the 2nd Army, the 20th and 3rd Army Corps, and the 59th Army of the 27th Army Corps of the defending forces of China. Although the Chinese army resisted stubbornly, it once stopped the imperial army on the line of Hanzhuang, Pixian and Tancheng. The imperial army was forced to change its tactics and encircle the west side of Xuzhou from the north and south. ”

"In the south, the 9th and 13th divisions of the Imperial Army marched north along the west bank of the Beiqi River and the Whirlpool River from the Bengbu area respectively, and on April 13, after capturing Mengcheng and Yongcheng, they attacked Xiaoxian and Dangshan in Jiangsu. The 3rd Division of the Imperial Army entered the Dayingji area from Bengbu and attacked Suxian. In the north, the 16th Division crossed the canal from Jining, Shandong, and on the 14th, after capturing Yuncheng, Shanxian, Jinxiang, and Yutai, it advanced to Fengxian and Dangshan in Jiangsu. The 14th Division crossed the Yellow River from Puyang, Henan, and after trapping Heze and Cao counties in Shandong, it went straight to Lanfeng, Henan. ”

At the same time, after the 10th Division handed over the operations in the Hanzhuang and Taierzhuang areas to the 114th Division, it crossed Weishan Lake near Xiazhen and attacked Peixian. Before the end of the month, the imperial army had carried out a large-scale clean-up of the periphery of Xuzhou, and the main force was approaching Xuzhou, and the Chinese army had become a turtle in the urn. However, the government of China has already seen through the intentions of the imperial army, and has ordered the Fifth Theater to avoid the decisive battle, evacuate Xuzhou, and quickly break through. ”

Speaking of this, Lieutenant General Hasunuma Pan got up and said: "The overall situation of the Xuzhou Raider has been completed, no matter whether the headquarters of the Fifth Theater of China can break through the interception of the imperial army, they have already lost this battle. After the Battle of Xuzhou was over, the main force of the North China Front Army could move north, so it was time to deal with the hateful Duqi Brigade. ”

As soon as Hasunuma Pan's voice fell, Lieutenant General Harem Jun got up and said: "Your Excellency, commander, although the imperial army has gained the upper hand in Xuzhou now, after all, the battle is not over yet, and there may be a reversal at any time. In addition, the quality of those recruits transferred from China this time is very poor, and they still need to go through a period of training, so it is recommended that the front army should not engage in a decisive battle with Ma Zheng's department for the time being! ”

"Harem-kun, do you think that the 50,000 troops of my dignified Mongolian corps can't deal with that infantry brigade?" Hasunuma Pan asked loudly.

"That's not it, if it's just Ma Zheng's infantry brigade, I don't have to worry about it, the problem is that Ma Zheng's department belongs to the Eighth Route Army. Your Excellency should know this army better than I do, and their methods of warfare are often uncertain, which is called guerrilla warfare. This tactic is extremely devoid of the spirit of bushido, and it is often fought if you can beat it, and hide if you can't beat it, just like those nasty groundhogs. ”

Then Harem Chun continued: "With the current strength of our army, it shouldn't be much of a problem to defeat Ma Zheng's subordinates, but it is unlikely that they will be completely annihilated. Once they are allowed to escape, it will not be easy to catch them again, so they must be prepared to deal with Ma Zheng's subordinates, and they must be killed with one blow. ”

"You mean we can't attack Ma Zheng's troops yet?" Hasunuma Pan asked with a frown.

"That's not true, it means that it is not advisable to use too many troops, so as not to startle the snake. However, we can completely dispatch elite small troops to carry out a sneak attack on its jurisdiction, gradually eat away at the living force of the Duqi Brigade, or provoke Ma Zheng to take the initiative to launch a full-scale attack on our army. Harem Jundao.

"Yo Xi! The harem gentleman is right! How's it going to get you to prepare last time? Hasunuma Pan asked.

"I have almost made preparations, and I have drawn six elite infantry squadrons from the entire division, and these squadrons are all heroic units with outstanding achievements and have made immortal contributions to our Japanese Empire. After the firepower is strengthened, their combat effectiveness can completely compete with the two reinforced battalions in a short period of time, and it is the most suitable for infiltrating and sneaking attacks! ”

"Yo Xi, then this time there will be Lao Hougong Jun! However, while the small army infiltrates and sneaks in, we must also be prepared for the operation of the large corps, once Ma Zheng's department shows a flaw, the imperial army will definitely not let them go! ”

"Hay!"

Hasunuma Pan stood up and said, "Order!" ”

All the generals immediately stood up and bowed their heads to listen to the orders of His Excellency the Commander.

"From now on, all units are ready for battle, and all kinds of supplies, such as ammunition and food, are immediately distributed to all units, ready to attack at any time. When you don't get an order from the headquarters, you must step up patrols to prevent Ma Zheng's department from infiltrating retaliation! ”

"Hay!"