Chapter 244: Taihang Annihilation of Bandits (5)

The intelligence came from the third detachment of the special operations detachment, more than 100 people, disguised as a group of bandits, mixed into a large group of bandits, this is very easy, more than 10,000 bandits, from hundreds of bandit stocks, large and small, the most 708 people, nearly 1,000 people, and as few as 30 or 50 people, all reported to the No. 1, all day long, making a lot of noise, and killing a handful of people in private, but it is a common thing, and they can still maintain peace and quiet on the big side.

Intelligence shows that yesterday evening, the vanguard of two major forces joined the bandits, bringing the total number of bandits who followed the escort unit to nearly 20,000 people, exceeding the number of escort troops.

The reconnaissance learned that the newly joined armed forces came from two forces: first, more than 3,000 people from the bandit Wang Ying's department, who was active in the northern Chabei area, and second, more than 5,000 people led by Badarhu, chief of staff of the puppet Mongolian army's deputy commander-in-chief Li Shouxin, and the follow-up bandit troops were still marching on the Zhangbei grassland and stepping up their approach to the Taihang Mountain area, and it was expected that they would be able to join the bandits tomorrow night.

This is an unexpected situation, Li Shouxin and Wang Ying were bribed by the Japanese and have been stationed in the northwest of Beiping, threatening the defense of Pingjin, and now, they have almost left their original territory and urgently went south to participate in this action of snatching weapons and ammunition.

Tang Qiu was alert, and he immediately sent an urgent telegram to the left wing troops, the Su Jingfeng Division of the Second Independent Brigade, the Han Tie Department of the Third Independent Brigade, and the Shen Jingshan Department of the Second Artillery Brigade attached to it, saying that it was necessary to send a reconnaissance unit to the Zhangbei grassland to reconnoiter the route of Li Shouxin and Wang Ying's follow-up troops, so as to avoid encountering the enemy and exposing the battle attempt when they were caught off guard.

Near noon, the Third Special Operations Team sent another piece of information, and the bandit leaders of various units attended a meeting, which was presided over by Badarhu, chief of staff of the puppet Mongolian army.

Two bandit leaders were killed on the spot because they refused to accept the dispatch, and the bandits under their command immediately mutinied, and were dealt with on the spot by Li Shouxin's troops, and the means were extremely cruel, which shocked all the bandits, determined the temporary leadership position of Badalhu, and obediently obeyed his dispatch.

The plan drawn up by Badarhu was that after all Li Shouxin's troops arrived, they would launch an attack on all fronts tomorrow evening, and Wang Ying's troops would quickly leave the Zhangbei grassland and rush to the east of the Xiaowutai Mountain area, and from Taihuai to the front line of Shentangbao, and intercept the escort troops head-on, and then follow the main force of the bandits to form a joint encirclement trend, and strive to completely annihilate the escorted independent division troops in the Xiaowutai Mountain area and seize these weapons and ammunition.

After reading the information, Tang Qiuli felt the severity of the matter, Li Shouxin and Wang Ying's gang joined this bandit, which greatly increased the strength of the bandits, especially Li Shouxin's troops, which had undergone Japanese training, were almost the level of regular troops, and their combat effectiveness was not comparable to that of the rest of the bandits.

The bandits' posture of taking the initiative to attack was beyond his expectations, and once the escort troops became entangled with the bandits, they would have to allocate a part of their forces to protect these weapons and ammunition, and the number of troops that could participate in the battle would be insufficient.

Moreover, Wang Ying's bandits and gangs intercepted the area east of Xiaowutai Mountain, and adopted a posture of flanking the escort troops from east to west; once a war began, they did not dare to ensure that the weapons and equipment of the escort would not be lost; although with the combat strength and equipment of the Li Honggang Division of the First Independent Brigade and the First and Second Regiments of the Tong Batu Division of the Second Cavalry Brigade, it would not be a problem to defeat these bandits, but the losses of the troops would increase exponentially.

In the Xiaowutai Mountain area, the plan to completely annihilate these bandits will be completely frustrated, and the battle he carefully arranged does not have a perfect ending, and he secretly scolded the Japanese who pretended to be the Mongol Badarhu in his heart, which was really insidious and vicious.

Coerced and drove these Chinese bandits to be cannon fodder, and the independent division was killed and pinched, and the damage was all Chinese, and what he did to achieve the goal, sitting on the fisherman's profit, and defeating the whole body retreated, smearing oil on the soles of his feet, leaving tens of thousands of bandits who were at odds with the independent division, looking for trouble everywhere.

The Japanese are good means and good intentions, but they are also despicable and shameless enough, and they are angry that these bandits are willing to be used by the Japanese for their own selfish interests, completely unaware that they are just a pawn of the Japanese.

An even more vicious move was that the Wang Ying bandits were intercepting on the road of escorting the troops, and the escort troops were now in a dilemma, and if they accelerated the speed of the march, they would inevitably engage the intercepted Wang Ying bandits in advance, and it was unknown whether the troops outflanked on both flanks could arrive at the predetermined place on time.

If the escort troops are still at the current marching speed, they will inevitably start a battle in advance with the main force of the bandits who are following, the same problem, the troops on both wings still cannot reach the designated position on time, and they are in a state of stalemate with the bandits.

Tang Qiuli kept thinking in the room, Li Shouxin and Wang Ying's gang suddenly joined the battle, complicating the situation, beyond the original plan of the battle, and what urgently needed to be solved at present was that Wang Yingbu, who intercepted the escort troops on the way forward, he posed the greatest threat to the escort troops.

If there is no such batch of weapons and equipment, with the combat effectiveness of the only brigade and cavalry unit, it is more than enough to make a big bait, and it can also be combined with the outside and the center to blossom.

The key is to catch up with Wang Ying's front, before he enters the line from Taihuai to Shentangbao in the Xiaowutai Mountains, intercept and encircle him, and ensure that there is no enemy situation in front of the escort troops, and this pocket rope can be made.

In the afternoon, a piece of information came from the special operations detachment operating in the vicinity of the North China River and the Ziya River, and that the Zhang Yinwu Department of the Hebei People's Army also seemed to be interested in this batch of weapons and equipment, and that some of its 1,500 people, under the leadership of its deputy chief of staff, had already moved to the Xiaowutai Mountain area, and although they had no intention of joining forces with the bandits for the time being, their intentions were worthy of vigilance and suspicion.

Tang Qiuli's head is two big, is this batch of weapons and ammunition so attractive, attracting the armed forces and local powerful factions in North China to his side, just a table of dinner, several groups of guests came, all want to eat a free lunch, really take the North China Independent Division as a fat sheep?

In fact, this is not what Tang Qiuli is most worried about, as far as the nature of the current Hebei People's Army is concerned, most of its subordinates are ** people, and Zhang Yinwu at this time is completely anti-Japanese appearance, not like the Eighth Route Army in North China later, the face of ** experts, and Wang Ying These bandits cannot be compared.

But its intentions are unclear, and it is not excluded that these ** people will take advantage of the chaos to make a profit, anyway, they think that this is the best equipment, and the bandits can get it, but they can't get it? Instead of cheap bandits, it is better to take this batch of equipment in the hands of the first and play a role in the future anti-Japanese battlefield.

Tang Qiuli was most worried about the movement of the Japanese army in North China, which was the most uncertain factor, and since he was able to dispatch Li Shouxin and Wang Yingbu, who were under control, it could not be ruled out that at the most critical moment in the Battle of Xiaowutai Mountain, the Japanese disguised themselves and stabbed the troops in the back.

It is entirely possible to follow the Japanese hatred of themselves and their modus operandi.

The situation has become more and more complicated, this batch of weapons and ammunition, like a piece of fat and oily meat, attracts all forces to salivate, there are those who take advantage of the chaos to make profits, there are those who take advantage of the fire to rob, there are those who sing with the gang, there are those who sit and reap the benefits of fishermen, there are those who sit and watch, the ideas of all forces are different, but the purpose is the same, that is, to swallow this batch of eye-catching equipment, just waiting for the opportunity, like a group of hungry wolves, staring at blood-red eyes, pounce on it at any time and bite hard.

Ironically, the bandits also chose the Xiaowutai Mountain area as a predicted battlefield, and it seems that that place is really a treasure of feng shui.

Tang Qiuli observed the preset battlefield for a long time, and one plan after another was formed in his mind, and was constantly denied, all the plans could not be guaranteed, and under the premise that the weapons and equipment were not lost, and the escort troops did not suffer heavy casualties, more than 20,000 bandits and Li Shouxin's puppet Mongolian army were completely annihilated.

He was once again distressed that his troops, although they had reached more than 70,000 people, they were still insufficient, and the art of war was cloudy, five times the encirclement and ten times the annihilation, and the troops responsible for piercing the mouth and annihilating Wang Ying's bandit troops were not enough, and the strength was slightly weak.

He once again considered whether his appetite was too big, wanting to swallow more than 20,000 bandits in one bite, which was beyond the ability of the troops, and the opportunity was rare, so it was difficult for him to choose to give up, and besides, it would also put the escort troops in great danger.

Since it was not something that he could accomplish alone, he had to dispatch the troops of the 29th Army, and from his heart, he was really reluctant to do so, and the reasons for this were very complicated.

There was no way, he first connected Song Zheyuan's phone call, and explained to him in detail what happened and the dangers encountered by this batch of weapons and equipment.

This old brother Tang encountered a difficult situation, so many armed forces were eyeing the troops of the independent division, and the troops on hand were not enough, so he had to mobilize the troops of the 29th Army.

At the same time, a burst of anger surged in Song Zheyuan's heart, this batch of equipment and ammunition was given to his own troops, these bandits were so blatantly trying to rob, and their arrogance was too arrogant, this was snatching meat from their own mouths to eat, not taking their own bigwigs in the Pingjin region in their eyes, bullying no one in the 29th Army? The tiger is not powerful, and treats me Song Zheyuan as a sick cat

It is natural for public and private to dispatch troops, Song Zheyuan weighed all kinds of pros and cons in his heart, which is not to blame for his thoughts, many years of military career, for his own family background, cherished.

The capital is limited, and he is most afraid of consumption, in this regard, he has not fallen for Lao Jiang, although he wants to completely entrust the troops to Tang Qiuli, he still weighs it according to inertial thinking, and he is also too much to be fooled, and he is afraid.

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