As the supreme military commander of Suiyuan, Kuroda Shigetoku was happy to be used in this way. As the patron of the puppet Mongolian government, he has an area under the jurisdiction of the puppet Mongolian government, and naturally has extremely high power.

Even if he needs to be controlled by the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army, but on the side of Guisui and the puppet Mongolian government, he is like the emperor. But now, his life as the 'emperor' is a little difficult.

It's even a little miserable, a little burnt. Two mixed brigades were completely annihilated, and two major generals were killed. As the head of the place, Shigetoku Kuroda was also severely criticized by the Kwantung Army.

The capture of Tuoketuo and Qingshuihe counties by the independent column also threatened the flanks of the North China Front army advancing into Shanxi. In terms of arranging troops, it also made the North China Front a little tricky.

It's just that in the face of the elusiveness of the independent column, Kuroda Shigetoku also looked very helpless. Judging from the current situation, the intelligence department of the Japanese army provided information about the independent division, but I am afraid that it is not true at all.

If the independent division fought in Suixi, and there were really more than 10,000 casualties, how could it be that the troops were scattered, swept Baotou and Wuyuan, not to mention, and now occupied the two county towns under his nose. This is obviously unreasonable!

Although the two cities of Tuoketuo and Qingshuihe, the Japanese army stationed at the station also did not have many troops. But some of the troops guarding there didn't even have time to send a telegram asking for help. It can be seen from this that the strength of the independent division is certainly not as large as that in intelligence.

Just as Kuroda Shigetoku was sending an infantry brigade stationed in Guisui to Toketo, a telegram was sent from the garrison of the Tumut Left Banner asking for help. In the area they defended, the Eighth Route Army, which was organized as a battalion, was found active.

The Japanese army placed the defenders in some towns. were all annihilated by these Eighth Route Army. Judging from the information received so far, the Eighth Route Army entered the Tumut Left Banner. There are at least a few thousand of them. This is also a lot of pressure on the Japanese puppet army stationed there.

At the same time. In the Wuchuan area under the jurisdiction of Guisui, cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army were also found, raiding their local town offices and strongholds. The Japanese puppet army in the Wuchuan area also shrank its forces and defended the city.

Before the battle was engaged, the Eighth Route Army in the rear was spreading wilderness on his territory, Kuroda Shigetoku was angry, and sent the elite cavalry wing in his hand to the Wuchuan area again to attack the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army operating there.

Learned about this. He Zhengdao said with a smile: "Just send a cavalry wing, he can't help but think too highly of his cavalry wing!" Ordered Niu Zhikun to be sure to annihilate the cavalry wing of the little devil in the Wuchuan area.

The cavalry of these little devils, although they are all the elite of the Japanese army. But a cavalry wing of less than a thousand people, even if it arrives in Wuchuan, how useful can it be? Our cavalry units are also not vegetarian in terms of equipment and training.

Now that Gui Suicheng has a brigade of little devils, it seems that it is necessary to add fire. Command the independent three divisions. Mobilize a main force regiment and give me full cooperation with the Daqingshan garrison to attack the Tumut Left Banner.

Tell us about the troops involved in the battle, this operation is mainly about destroying the enemy. For the recovered towns, there is no need to be too reluctant. Wipe out the supplies that belong to the little devils. The rest of the territory doesn't have to be held on.

At present, the battle line we are pulling is also a bit long, which is not conducive to us concentrating our forces to break through one by one. For the time being, it is only necessary to ensure the two forward positions of Tuoketo and Qingshuihe. The rest of the recovered areas don't have to be too stubborn. ”

In He Zhengdao's view, he is afraid of Baotou at present. None of them can be held by independent columns. Even if it can be held, the final price is that the independent column can't afford it. In this way. It's better to give up these places!

At present, it is only necessary to hold the base areas that are united, and the operational plan of this advance into Suiyuan will be realized as a success. Therefore, for the battle between Tumut Left Banner and Wuchuan, He Zhengdao hoped that the participating troops would mainly destroy the enemy.

As He Zhengdao intensified his attack on the Tumut Left Banner, the Japanese puppet army stationed there also felt very difficult. And Kuroda Shigetoku, who only had one infantry brigade left in his hand, seemed to have guessed He Zhengdao's plan.

'Baga, they want to disperse all the forces in my hands, and finally take the opportunity to sneak attack my Guisui City. Order the troops stationed in the Tumut Left Banner to give me all the strength to block the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, the puppet Mongolian cavalry division on the Ulanqab side must rush to the Wuchuan area in the shortest possible time to cooperate with the operation of our cavalry wing. When their forces in Tokto are crushed, it will be the moment for us to strike back in full! ’

Since he guessed the plan of the independent column, Kuroda Shigetoku quickly made a troop adjustment. All the few puppet army units currently in hand were sent to the Tumut Left Banner to cooperate with the Japanese troops stationed there to block the Eighth Route Army.

As for the elite troops in his hands, he never sent a single soldier again. Even worried about the surprise attack of the Eighth Route Army, he also strengthened the vigilance in the city, and even sent the puppet army that had previously defended the city to fight in the Tumut Left Banner.

Receiving this news from the saber special operations team lurking in Guisui City, He Zhengdao looked at Wang Tianlin and said: "I really underestimated this Kuroda Shigetoku, it seems that he also realized that we were deliberately distracting the forces in his hands.

Now it seems that he would rather send all the puppet troops in the city out than disperse the troops at hand. This also means that if we try to plan against the puppet army, we are afraid that it will be difficult to realize it. This little devil, a thief! ”

Wang Tianlin, who heard this, also smiled and said: "Commander, although he has already seen that we want to move to Suicheng to do it. But at present, he has only one infantry brigade in his hands, and it is not even fully staffed.

As long as we go next, we will annihilate the infantry brigade he sent in Shuanghe Town. I believe that if the North China Front does not want to sit idly by and watch the capture of Guisui City, they will inevitably send troops to the rescue.

It is naturally a good thing to be able to defeat Guisui City. If Guisui City cannot be defeated, it is actually a good thing to be able to disrupt the deployment of the North China Front Army for the Battle of Xinkou. And what we have to do now is to annihilate this menacing Japanese brigade! ”

After such an analysis, He Zhengdao thought for a while and said, "Yes! It seems that I am still in too much of a hurry, and I don't want to be a commander of the little devils, I think too simply. can be the head of the division, and that guy is not a fool when he thinks about it.

Okay, this time, we're in Twin Rivers and have a good fight with this infantry brigade. Order the troops at the front, ready for battle. Our reconnaissance unit can also carry out raid operations.

People come from Gui Suiyuan, and they should be entertained well. Before the war is over, I don't want to see any supplies from the Guisui side reach the front. This must be known to the reconnaissance brigade. ”

I think Li Xiangdong should be able to do this! What needs to be worried now is that if the little devils attack, their planes will definitely cooperate with the battle. When the time comes, we will not only have to bear the pressure on the ground, but also the pressure in the air! ’

Facing Wang Tianlin's worries, He Zhengdao shook his head and said: "Now I have a reconnaissance brigade, an artillery brigade and a main division. With a total strength of more than 30,000 troops, how many people are there in the attacking little devil brigade?

It is true that the little devils have absolute air supremacy, but they underestimate the troops in our hands, far more than them. For this reason, as soon as they enter Twin Rivers, it will be time for us to launch a counterattack.

One night, I believe that it is not a problem to solve them. Even if I can't wipe them all out, I'll cripple them. The little devil's plane can't fly out at night to help fight, right? ”

In this way, I'm afraid that our casualties will not be too small, right? ’

'No way! We have to do it quickly, and we've been delaying a bit long here. Gui Suicheng, if we can take it, then we will try to fight. If we can't beat it, we must shrink the main force back to Yulin.

Judging from the current situation, the North China Front Army of the little devil has gathered heavy troops this time and is preparing to capture Taiyuan in one fell swoop. In this case, we need to withdraw the main force to Yulin and find the opportunity to stab the little devil from behind.

And according to my analysis, once the little devils occupy Xinzhou, they will definitely draw the main division and launch an attack on our base area. Therefore, we must mobilize the main forces to participate in the next battle to defend the base area.

In addition, it is also necessary to dispatch at least one main division to infiltrate the territory of Xinzhou in advance. You should know that compared to grabbing land with the little devils here, I value the future harvest in Taiyuan more! ’

As the chief of staff of the independent column, Wang Tianlin naturally knew that He Zhengdao began to lay out Taiyuan a few years ago. At present, many of the workers who have been taken to Yulin are also recruited by the action team.

It can be said that this seemingly nonsense move, over time, seems to have turned into a strategic advance layout. Then what was foreseen in advance was about to happen, and what the independent column had to do was to harvest the weapons of war.

Compared with the materials disassembled and assembled in Baotou, the things that are waiting for the independent column in Taiyuan are really good things. If you can really move back to the base area, I believe that the effect on the Eighth Route Army should be beyond everyone's imagination.

Just as the reconnaissance brigade began to attack the incoming infantry brigades, the Japanese reconnaissance of Shuanghe Town was also carried out very frequently. There were even bombers that began to drop strings of aerial bombs on the defensive positions of the 1st Division in the town of Shuanghe.

Every time the air raid siren was lifted, the officers and men of the 1st Division also felt affected by the bombed and messy defensive positions. But they all knew that the little devil's plane had arrived, and they realized that the enemy they were waiting for was also near.

Next, around Shuanghe Town, the first division also has a chance to really fight the little devil once. In the end, who will die depends on the performance of the two armies on the battlefield. At that time, the pressure on them will be much greater than it is now.

After all, if it was a daytime operation, the planes of the little devils would definitely assist. In this case, if you want to hold the position, the pressure can be imagined. But for such a tough battle, the commanders and fighters of the first division are still full of expectations! (To be continued.) )