Chapter 264: The Fall of the Mito's Brigade (7)
Seeing Jin Zhenbiao standing up to speak, everyone quieted down, even Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping also looked at him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Two regiment commanders, comrades, I have just listened to your speeches, and I have found a problem. That is, in order to completely eliminate the Mitoma brigade, we must overcome two difficulties. First, it is necessary to ensure that the troops that the devils come to meet cannot meet with the Mi Toma brigade; The second is to find a way to attack Hutouling. These two difficulties are not easy to overcome. Let's talk about the first thing first, block the devil reinforcements so that they can't enter the base area. As you know, whether it is our Fuyashan Independent Regiment or the Rongshan Independent Regiment, they have just experienced fierce battles, and the troops are extremely tired, and the reinforcements sent by the devils this time, the devils of the whole two brigades and more than 500 puppet troops, in terms of numbers alone, are comparable to our two independent regiments, plus the enemy in Hutouling, in terms of numbers, the enemy has an advantage. Coupled with the fact that the devils can get air support from aircraft, it is impossible to calculate that if we want to forcibly block the devil's reinforcements. As for attacking Hutouling, everyone knows that with our current equipment, it is impossible to force the attack. So, I think that in order to fight this battle well, we must fully mobilize the enemy and make the enemy make the wrong judgment to create an opportunity for us to win. Jin Zhenbiao said loudly.
However, he didn't say how to fight next, so many cadres said anxiously: "Battalion Commander Jin, after talking for a long time, what do you say we should do?" ”
"How to do it, the two regiment commanders will consider this matter themselves, and we just need to strictly implement the order. However, I don't think we can afford to fight the devils. After Jin Zhenbiao finished speaking, he sat down.
Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping didn't expect Jin Zhen to play a slippery head, and couldn't help but glance at each other.
"Camp Commander Jin is right, we can't fight hard with devils, and we can't fight either. In this way, Commander Han, let's do a division of labor first, deal with the devil's reinforcements, and the Fuyashan Independent Regiment will be in charge, and the Hutouling Mifu Brigade will be in charge for the time being. Battalion Commander Jin, you immediately lead your first battalion to Wildcat Gully, and I have ordered the second battalion commander to take the second battalion to the south of Wildcat Gully to hide. Your specific tasks will be notified by the group. Commander Han, your Rongshan Independent Regiment will first concentrate on the west side of Hutouling, and will not make preparations to attack Hutouling for the time being. Captain Han, do you think this will work? In the end, Liu Tianshu still said in an inquiring tone.
"Commander Liu, you command the battle, our Rongshan Independent Regiment can be trusted by the whole regiment, this battle is commanded by you, and our Rongshan Independent Regiment is dispatched by you. As long as you can eliminate the Mitoma Brigade, you can let me be the company commander. Han Fangping said briskly.
"Captain Han, in terms of seniority and age, you should command it, or I will listen to your command." Liu Tianshu said sincerely.
"Commander Liu, don't push it, the troops are under your command, I can trust it. And so it was decided. Han Fangping made the final decision.
Since Commander Han has expressed his position like this, the cadres of the Rongshan Independent Regiment naturally have nothing to say.
However, in the end, Liu Tianshu still left Han Fangping in the command headquarters and set up a temporary command center.
After the cadres of the two regiments returned to the unit to prepare, Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping walked to the temporary headquarters and looked carefully at the map on the wall.
At this moment, Gu Fujun, a staff officer of the Fuyashan Independent Regiment, walked in.
"Regiment commander, after receiving an urgent telegram from Political Commissar Liao, the Japanese troops of the two brigades suddenly launched an attack on Songkan Town and Pingyuan Town, and the third and fourth battalions have now been connected to the fire."
"What? The devil suddenly launched an attack on the base area of Fuyashan? Liu Tianshu was stunned when he heard it, and then took the message.
After reading it in a hurry, he handed it to Han Fangping on the side, staring at the map with both eyes, and fell into deep thought.
Although his third and fourth battalions remained in the base area, plus the county brigade, there were also more than 1,000 troops, but the devil was two brigades after all.
"Captain Liu, how are you going to solve this matter?" Han Fangping also worried about the Fuya Mountain base.
The devil only had a brigade sweeping the Rongshan base area, which caused such a big loss to his Rongshan Independent Regiment, and this time the devil used the strength of two brigades to attack the Fuyashan base area in the east and west. 、
The main force of the Fuya Mountain base was brought to Rongshan by Liu Tianshu. Thinking of this, Han Fangping suddenly felt that the situation was very serious.
"The devil suddenly attacked the Fuya Mountain base this time, and he should know that the main force of the Fuya Mountain Independent Regiment had left the base area. However, this situation was specifically discussed when we left the base area, and I believe that Ma Chaoyuan and Hua Xiaohu should be able to hold out until we return. Liu Tianshu pondered for a moment and said, "Staff Officer Gu, immediately prepare a telegram to report to the detachment commander about the sudden heavy invasion of our base area by devils." ”
Staff Officer Gu quickly prepared the message, and after Liu Tianshu signed it, he asked him to immediately take it and hand it to Yang Juan and quickly send it to the detachment.
After putting aside the situation on the side of Fuya Mountain, Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping studied the movement of the devil's reinforcements, and found that the devil's reinforcements did not come in a group, but the soldiers were divided into two routes.
If the Eighth Route Army concentrates its forces in the Wildcat Ditch to fight fiercely with the devils and bypasses the devils in the Wildcat Ditch, it can flank the Eighth Route Army defending the Wildcat Ditch from behind.
And if the remnants of the Mi Fu Brigade in Hutouling take advantage of the situation to go down the mountain, they will even encircle the Eighth Route Army guarding the area of Wildcat Gully.
Seeing this, Liu Tianshu discussed with Han Fangping, and decided that the villagers east of Hutouling should immediately withdraw into the mountains to take refuge, and at the same time, the Rongshan Independent Regiment was guarding west of Hutouling to prevent the devils from taking advantage of the situation to advance westward, and at the same time prepare to encircle the remnants of the Mi Toma Brigade.
The first battalion of Jin Zhenbiao built a blocking position in the south of Wildcat Ditch, and put on the action of blocking the devil's reinforcements at all costs, and Hao Mengxuan's fourth and fifth companies quietly arrived at Rongshan with supplies hidden in Jinluo Bay, and at the same time, his fourth and fifth companies quietly concealed themselves in the south of Wildcat Ditch.
After the arrival of these supplies, Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping immediately replenished the Rongshan Independent Regiment and the Fuyashan Independent Regiment.
Shu Zhi's artillery squad accidentally captured two 92 infantry guns and 600 shells in the devil supply depot outside Baima Town this time, and his artillery squad suddenly expanded into an artillery company.
As for the captured heavy machine guns, Liu Tianshu refused the demands of Jin Zhenbiao and Hao Mengxuan, and instead concentrated on the regiment headquarters.
At the same time, part of the fighters was transferred and a heavy machine-gun company was reorganized.
It's just that in this way, the three infantry companies of the first battalion were temporarily reduced to two, and the machine gun company of Jin Zhenbiao's first battalion was also temporarily transferred out by Liu Tianshu.
He combined three machine-gun companies to form a machine-gun battalion.
The battalion had a total of 36 92 heavy machine guns, and at the same time, Liu Tianshu also reorganized a transport platoon for the machine gun battalion.
Although Jin Zhenbiao was a little unhappy with the regiment commander's large number of soldiers drawn from his battalion, he did not contradict the tune, but conscientiously did the work of these fighters.
He knew that the regiment commander had gathered all the heavy machine guns and artillery together at this time, and he definitely wanted to make a big move.
In only half a day, Liu Tianshu completed the reorganization of the troops, and immediately ordered the machine gun battalion and artillery company to quickly move in the direction of Hutouling, and quietly set up an ambush only five miles away from Hutouling.
In the command post the next day, Liu Tianshu, Han Fangping, Xu Yongdong, and Shu Zhi sat together.
"Commander Han, everyone, there is no water source on Hutou Ridge, although the devil's plane is constantly being airdropped, but it is a drop in the bucket, and it can't solve the big problem at all, so as long as Mi Fu finds that the independent regiment surrounded by Hutou Ridge has been attracted to the direction of Yeyegou, and the devil who has bypassed from the east is close at hand, he will definitely take every opportunity to quietly descend the mountain. We are waiting for the devil here, the specific arrangement is like this, Xu Yongdong, this time your machine gun battalion will play the leading role, build a hidden machine gun fortification on the surrounding high ground here, and a platoon of Shu Zhi's artillery company will assist you, remember, you must not let the devil find out. As long as the devils enter this area, you will immediately use heavy machine guns to shoot and kill, as for the Imperial Alliance Army that is walking in front, the first battalion of the Rongsan Independent Regiment is in charge, Commander Han, I don't know what happened to the mines you prepared? ”
Speaking of this, Liu Tianshu looked at Han Fangping.
"Captain Liu, everything is ready according to your requirements."
"That's good, immediately let the local troops lay mines in these two valleys according to the method I said, try to delay the westward advance of the devils along the way, and create conditions for the total annihilation of the Mitomo brigade. The second battalion of the Rongshan Independent Regiment is responsible for blocking the devils on this road, remember, you can't fight hard with the devils, as long as the devils on this road can't reach this position smoothly. Liu Tianshu's fingers were solemnly tapped at Chen.
"Commander Liu, can you eat the Mitoku Brigade with only your machine gun battalion and artillery company?" Han Fangping was a little worried.
Although the machine gun battalion and artillery company combined also had about 500 men, which was about the same number as the remnants of Mito's troops, he was still a little worried.
"I think this should be no problem, we let go of the Imperial Allied Army, only fight devils, and Shi Qiang's reconnaissance brigade left two platoons to cooperate with the operation. Commander Han, the key to this battle is to let Mi Toma see the hope of escaping, as long as he dares to leave Hutouling, we will definitely let them all go to see their emperor. Liu Tianshu said with confidence.
"Okay, our Rongshan Independent Regiment guarantees to complete the mission." Seeing that Liu Tianshu was full of confidence in this battle, Han Fangping suddenly said loudly.
After the battle plan was drawn up, the first battalion of the Rongshan Independent Regiment launched two rounds of attacks on Hutou Ridge, during which mortars and infantry guns were also used, but unfortunately because the devils on the ridge desperately defended to no avail, and at this time, the devils who were rushing from the south had reached the south of Wildcat Ditch and fought with Jin Zhenbiao's company.
(To be continued.) )