Chapter 49: The Battle of Lijiazhuang
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On the target plane, at the beginning of May 1943, the front gate of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo base area of the Yanhuang Red Party, the first barrier to defend Yan'an, Xingxian County, is located in the northwest of Shanxi Province, and Ningwu County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province, where King Hengxian of Heyang Palace is located, is separated by Lan County and Lan County. In 1943, most of Lan County was under the control of the Yanhuanghong Party, while Lan County was basically occupied by the Japanese Invaders. In order to avoid being prematurely discovered by the Yanhuang Red Party army, Major General Yuichiro Nagano, commander of the 3rd Brigade of the Wako Duli Mixed Brigade, chose a roundabout route, bypassing the road from Lan County to Xing County, and attacking from Lan County in a roundabout way. By 4 May, a day after departing from Ningwu County, the reinforced wing attack force led by him had arrived at the stronghold of Dongcun Town near the county seat of Lanxian County, Shanxi.
On the second day, May 5, the troops who had rested all night packed up their belongings and checked their equipment, and then marched violently towards Xingxian.
On the highway from Lanxian to Xingxian, the troops led by Major General Yuichiro Nagano marched forward in three formations, in order to ensure the safety of His Royal Highness King Hengxian of Heyang Palace, the vanguard army had a large brigade, and the rear of the palace arranged a whole brigade, and three and a half brigades of troops were placed in the middle to protect it. It takes time to assemble, and by that time, the emperor's ** team has already captured the county seat of Xingxian, fulfilled the heroic dream of His Royal Highness King Hengxian of Heyang Palace, and explained to His Royal Highness, so as to be appreciated, since then the official road has prospered, and the more I think about it, the more I think about it, the happier I become, and I can't help but show a smile at the corner of my mouth.
"Nagano-kun, what are you so happy about?" King Hengxian of Heyang Palace, who was riding on a war horse, suddenly laughed at the corner of Yuichiro Nagano's mouth next to him, and couldn't help asking.
"Huh? Your Highness," Yuichiro Nagano, who was suddenly asked, hurriedly retracted his thoughts and said casually, "I just thought of a good battle plan, so I was happy." โ
"Oh? Listen to it!! King Hengxian of Heyang Palace, who was aroused, asked.
"Your Highness, that's it!" Major General Yuichiro Nagano, the brigade commander who quickly sorted out his thoughts in his mind, quickly sketched out a battle plan in a few seconds: "At this time last year, the 85th Brigade of the 69th Division, the Yokoo Squadron, the Inada Squadron, and the Yoshioka Squadron, the Koseki Squadron, and the Sasaki Squadron launched the reasons for the failure of the Xingxian Campaign. โ
"Mobility vs. suddenness?"
"Yes, at first, Murakawa, the 85th Captain of the 69th Division, deliberately moved eastward, wanting to create the illusion of attacking Jingle, and then suddenly turned west at night, went straight to Xingxian, and arrived at Lijiazhuang, 20 kilometers east of Xingxian, before dawn the next day, to conceal and prepare for a sneak attack at night. Murakawa thought that such a sound would definitely surprise the enemy's expectations and win by a strange scheme, but later according to the soldiers' descriptions, it can be inferred that their actions had long been known to the army of the Yanhuanghong Party, and they continued to harass and delay the march of the Murakawa Brigade between Lijiazhuang and Xingxian, and delayed the march of the Murakawa Brigade for a day, until the dawn of May 17, when the Murakawa Brigade arrived in Xingxian, it found that it was already an empty city, and then it was already deployed to stop the ambush troops of the Red Party to gather and annihilate with superior forces. โ
"This should be suddenly, but what about the mobility?"
"The Murakawa Brigade is an infantry brigade, and its mobility is mainly on foot, and the distance and time of action are limited by the physical strength of the soldiers. And now, thanks to you, we are equipped with twice as many horses and pack horses, which are enough to support us in a rapid and rapid march, I have calculated that if we carry out a cavalry-style rapid march, the vanguard can rush to Xingxian in the afternoon, so as to catch the enemy by surprise, although the follow-up troops are lagging behind, they should arrive in 4 hours at the latest, so that we can raid the enemy's central headquarters and achieve the principle of capturing the thief and capturing the king first! โ
"I see, Nagano-kun! You are really an excellent general of the emperor's ** team! Okay, great, this can not only conquer Xingxian, but also defeat the enemy's headquarters, wonderful, wonderful! โ
Hearing Yuichiro Nagano's plan, King Hengken of Heyang Palace couldn't help but laugh.
"Your Highness, since this is the case, then do what I just said, how about it?"
"No problem, just do as you say!"
"Yes, Communications Officer! Herald! Captain Tian Gang of the front team was ordered to quickly assemble horses, turn the infantry brigade into a cavalry brigade, and march towards the county seat of Xingxian County! โ
"Hey!!"
On May 5, 1943, at 9:10 a.m., the commander of the Yuichiro Nagano Brigade attacking Xingxian divided the attacking force into two, and carried out a cavalry assault with the strength of one brigade as the vanguard, while the troops of the remaining nearly five brigades followed up quickly with a rapid march.
Lijiazhuang, Xingxian County, Shanxi, a small village with only about 100 households (because of the occupation of the Japanese Invaders, only 30 households remained in 100 households), since last year, the Japanese Invaders are hiding here, preparing to sneak attack the county seat of Xingxian County at night, the Red Party Army regained this village after defeating the invading enemy, and stationed a detachment of militia responsible for Jing Jie, the militia detachment is named Lijiazhuang Detachment, under the jurisdiction of three squads, each squad 12 people, a squad leader, a deputy squad leader, each squad is equipped with 11 automatic rifles of Type 56, 1 Type 56 light machine gun, the detachment is also equipped with a 60mm mortar, an imitation RPG bazooka, directly commanded by the detachment commander (equivalent to the platoon commander), and the whole detachment has a total of more than 40 people. On the morning of May 5, it was the time period when the second shift of the Lijiazhuang detachment was on duty. The 12 people were hidden on a hillside about 200 meters high next to the road, and the uphill slope was located on the left side of a U-shaped road, and the road changed from point U from south to north, so that the road surface could be overlooked for more than ten miles ahead.
In the Jingjing position on the hillside, two militiamen were standing guard, and the remaining 10 people were resting in the grove behind the position.
"Hey, pillar, what are you thinking?" A 40-year-old militiaman sitting on the far left in the woods asked his comrade-in-arms next to him.
"Brother Hao, what can I think, it's just to recall last week's target shooting, suddenly, it's really enjoyable!"
"That's, you're catching up with a good man, a full 60 bullets, open for you to build, when I first became a soldier, let alone 60 rounds, even 6 rounds are not available, if you want to shoot, you must go to the battlefield!" The squad leader took over the conversation.
"Hey, squad leader, tell us about it, what was the past? I just joined the army and I don't know anything! The pillar asked.
"Medium, medium! Squad leader, tell us about it! Another militiaman also accosted him.
"You all want to hear it~~"
"Yes, yes!" Nearly 10 people arrive and spontaneously gather in the middle and sit together.
"Good! Let's talk about it! As he spoke, the squad leader took the cigarette pouch pot out of his mouth, knocked the tobacco leaves, pinned them to his waist, and said, "It's a good time for you, you haven't touched a gun before, right?" โ
"No, it's all red tassel guns!" The pillar rushed to answer.
"That's it! There are not enough guns for the main army, so how can they be used for your training. In the past, when I first joined the army, let alone touch the gun, I couldn't even see the bullets. At that time, the average person had about 10 rounds in his hand, and at his richest, there were no more than 30 rounds. All of them are hidden in their hands, and they don't want to see the door!! As for the gun, not to mention, only wait for the battle, participate in the ambush battle or attack the little devil's turret, and pick up the spoils from the battlefield, hehe, Lao Tzu relied on his good eyes and quick reach, and snatched a 38 cover from the little devil who was killed! โ
"Really, the squad leader is so mighty!"
"Mighty fart! MD, before I returned to the army, I was asked to leave by the squad leader at the time, saying that I can't do marksmanship, don't spoil things, give me an old sleeve! TMD, can Lao Tzu's marksmanship be good, not a single bullet has been fired, it's weird! โ
"Ah, what happened later?"
"Later, Lao Tzu was not good at bullying, relying on his young age, he went directly to the instructor to complain, guess what, hehe, gave me 30 more bullets, obediently, at that time, each person averaged 10 rounds, only I had 40 rounds, I envy them to death!" The second class leader couldn't help laughing when he said this.
"10 rounds and 40 rounds, so much difference, the squad leader is amazing! However, squad leader, now our Liberation Type 1 automatic rifle (Type 56) has 30 rounds in one magazine, 5 magazines per person, and the squad is also equipped with additional ammunition boxes, with an average of more than 500 rounds per person, which is too much worse! โ
"That's why I said that you guys have caught up with the good son, look at the clothes and equipment on your body, beautiful, right? Jing God, right? โ
The nine soldiers looked at the camouflage uniforms on their bodies, the steel helmets they wore on their heads, the water bottles and grenade pockets pinned to their waists, and they couldn't help but laugh at the same time, and their dark faces showed white or yellowed teeth.
"Squad leader, where did you say these things came from?" Wei Erwazi, the little warrior with the heaviest curiosity, asked.
"Go, little hairy boy, what are you asking! Organizational discipline forgot, don't ask what you shouldn't ask! When the squad leader heard Xiao Wei's question, he couldn't help but change his face and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, I see." Xiao Wei hurriedly spoke.
"Others should also pay attention, ask what should be asked, don't ask what shouldn't be asked, understand?" The squad leader said as he swept his eyes over the others.
"Understood!"
"Yes!"
"Don't worry, squad leader!"
"Okay, I..." The squad leader who was about to continue talking about his glorious years suddenly heard Xu Dali's voice outside the forest: "Squad leader!" There is a case! โ
"Everybody come with me!" After hearing the sound, the second squad leader jumped up and ran out of the forest.
Outside the woods, inside the Jing Ring Position.
"What's wrong?"
"Squad leader, look, there's a lot of smoke rising from the end of the road!" Xu Dali said as he handed over the high-imitation military telescope used on duty.
I took the binoculars and saw a large amount of smoke and dust floating at the end of the highway through the lens, and there was a faint shadow moving.
Half a minute later, "! It's the cavalry unit of the little devils! The second squad leader, who saw the true identity of the shadow, couldn't help but scold, "Everyone enter the position, Wei Erwazi, go and notify the detachment leader in the village and the first and third squads; Xu Dali, you take 3 people and bury the dozen or so iron mines we brought back two days ago on the road down the mountain. โ
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Listen to the others, there are too many little devils, once the mine goes off in a while, throw him a few grenades first, and then shรจ hit, after attracting the attention of the devils, he will retreat while fighting, and finally return to the village from the path, understand?"
"Understood!"
At 10:55 a.m. on May 5, 1943, in the process of rearmament in Yan'an, the first encounter between the Red Party army and the devils, armed with new weapons, began in a way that no one expected.
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