Chapter 248: The Wolf in the Flock

Zhao Yuhe cleaned up his complicated thoughts, and with reverence, handed the telegram to Tang Qiuli's hand.

The division commander's sword eyebrows twitched, and the light flashed in his eyes, Zhao Yuhe seemed to feel that a bright light pierced the night sky, Zhao Yuhe couldn't believe his eyes, how could it be that on an ordinary night, what happened to the division commander?

Tang Qiuli showed a surprised expression on his face, obviously, the content of the telegram was somewhat different from his initial judgment, maybe this kind of surprise was another kind of excitement, otherwise, with the character and calmness of the division commander, there would never be such an expression.

Feng Jiwu's telegram read: "Division commander, at about 6:30 p.m. tonight, with the puppet Mongolian army of Li Shouxin's department as the lead, the bandits dispatched about 5,000 troops to attack the blocking position of one of the regiments of our first independent brigade.

According to my personal observation of Brigade Commander Li and I at the front line, it seems that a large number of Japanese troops participated in the attack, and observing their offensive formation, individual tactics, firepower, and weapons used are by no means something that untrained bandits can do.

After being repelled by us, the bandit troops who participated in the follow-up attack used a large number of weapons, almost no tactics at all, and retreated after a slight setback, unlike the bandits who attacked in the first wave, they were not afraid of death, causing great casualties to our army.

Based on this, Brigade Commander Li and I judged that there must be Japanese troops disguised as bandits and participating in the attack on our escort troops, but the current number of people and equipment is unknown, and the battle of the front-line blocking troops is still ongoing, and the details will be reported later.

Tang Qiuli's speculation has been confirmed, there must be Japanese soldiers mixed in with more than 20,000 bandits, otherwise, even so many bandits would not dare to rashly launch an active attack on our escort troops.

It's a pity that there is no accurate information on how many Japanese soldiers are mixed in the bandits, so they have to wait for the special operations detachment that has blended into the bandits to send detailed information, Tang Qiuli believes that the special operations detachment under Brother Qiuquan's strict training will not let himself down.

Subsequently, Liu Chun and Tong Batu of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Brigades and Jiang Yanming of the Huangyadong Garrison Brigade, who were following behind the bandits, jointly sent a telegram to dispatch a regiment of cavalry troops to attack the rearguard troops armed by the bandits after the battle of blocking the attack had begun, in accordance with the deployment of the division commander, with the intention of relieving the pressure on the frontal blocking troops.

Under the sudden blow of the cavalry regiment, the bandit rearguard unit was crushed, and our unit annihilated about 500 enemy people, and later, the bandits sent reinforcements to form a stalemate with our attacking troops, and the reinforced bandits were extremely strong in combat effectiveness, using more Japanese-style weapons, and the firepower was fierce, causing casualties to our troops.

At present, our department is still using the strength of a cavalry regiment to attract bandits, and the main force has not yet been exposed.

In view of the fact that the terrain conditions are not conducive to cavalry operations, our unit plans to replace the cavalry units with the strength of one regiment of the Huangyadong Garrison Brigade from now on, so as to maintain contact with the bandits, so that the bandit troops will not be able to attack the blocking positions of our neglected troops with all their might.

Whether the above arrangements are in order, please ask the division commander to instruct and sign the joint name: Major General Liu Chun, commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Independent Division, Major General Tong Batu, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, and Colonel Jiang Yanming, commander of the Huangyadong Garrison Brigade.

After reading this telegram, Tang Qiuli was even more firm in his judgment, there must be a large number of devils mixed with the bandits, acting as the backbone of this operation, and it is the ultimate wish of the devil commander to eliminate and even consume the strength of the independent division in any place.

It seems that the battle that he carried out with all the strength of his independent division was completely correct, and he originally thought that it was a big fuss to eliminate more than 10,000 bandits with more than 70,000 troops, with the purpose of training troops.

Now it seems that the use of cattle knives to kill chickens, the presence of hungry wolves in the chickens, and the use of cattle knives is just right, and the Japanese army led by Badarhu can form a powerful offensive against the frontal blocking positions of the only brigade and one regiment, and can also draw out troops to support the bandit rearguard troops, and the number of Japanese troops should be no less than 1,500 people, which is a strengthened brigade establishment.

It just so happened that even the chickens and wolves were slaughtered together, this time they made a lot of money, and they spread this big net, but they didn't expect to have an unexpected harvest, not only caught more than 20,000 bandits, but also carried more than 1,000 devils, and was worried that there was no chance to beat the little Japanese, and they came to the door, the Japanese army did not show their identities, and we also pretended to be confused, interesting, and knew each other, but they played dumb riddles with each other, and asked the little devils to knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs.

The key now is whether the troops responsible for outflanking the left and right flanks can reach the designated preset battlefield on time, and whether this big net can be tight, the key lies in them.

Tang Qiuli immediately sent a telegram to Liu Tiehan, deputy division commander and commander-in-chief of the Battle of Xiaowutai Mountain, who was following and outflanking the troops on the left, informing him of the news that there were Japanese troops mixed in the bandit armament, and especially reminded him to pay attention.

In addition, he also tactfully hinted that the left and right flanks outflanking the troops, can they speed up the march again, at present, the blocking force of the only brigade is facing great pressure, Tang Qiuli does not want the troops to have greater casualties, he also knows that his requirements are a bit excessive, the left and right flanks outflank more than 50,000 troops, what kind of road is going, not to mention, there are two artillery brigades of heavy equipment.

Therefore, he did not use the way of orders, it can be imagined that the soldiers are overdrawn, but he still hopes to be faster, he also imagines that Liu Tiehan, after understanding what he means, will take various methods to urge the troops to arrive at the designated position in advance.

Sending out the telegram, he was still thinking about whether he was a little too much, Liu Tiehan is a veteran of the battlefield, and he judged the current situation no worse than himself, outflanking the troops on the left and right flanks, and arriving at the predetermined position as soon as possible, the escort troops will reduce a lot of casualties, not to mention, what this old man said on his lips is, Ci is not in charge of the troops.

Liu Tiehan quickly replied to the telegram, which must have been in the midst of a rapid march, and the telegram was very short, only a few sentences, "Resolutely carry out the order of the division commander, and resolutely arrive at the preset ambush position in the Xiaowutai Mountains ahead of schedule at any cost, please rest assured that the division commander"

Tang Qiuli put his mind at ease, Liu Tiehan promised that he would definitely give himself a satisfactory result, and now, just wait for the special operations detachment that infiltrated the bandits to send accurate information about the Japanese army.

After calming down, he had time to send a telegram to Song Zheyuan, who was sitting in Beiping, asking about the situation of martial law in Pingjin and Bao, and Song Zheyuan quickly called back, the situation in the three places was normal, but in Tianjin, several organized sabotage activities were suppressed, and the participants had been arrested and handed over to the Pingjin Garrison Headquarters to inspect Mei Ting.

According to preliminary interrogation, all Japanese nationals were involved, and in the other two places, there were several minor riots, but now they have subsided, the citizens are calm, the streets are calm, and the troops of the 29th Army, which is in charge of martial law, are firmly in control of the situation.

Tang Qiuli was relieved, with Song Zheyuan in the Pingjin area, he could let go of his hands and feet to fight the battle of Xiaowutai Mountain, and teach the Japanese devils a lesson, telling the Japanese to be dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, and they couldn't say anything about their bitterness.

He sent another telegram to Song Zheyuan, telling him to pay attention to his own safety, if necessary, in the current situation, once the army commander has an accident, the situation in the Pingjin area will get out of control, for the safety of Pingjin and even North China, if necessary, the army commander's security force needs to be strengthened.

Song Zheyuan quickly replied to the telegram, his gratitude was filled with between the lines, and he was moved by Tang Qiuli, who was hundreds of miles away and came to the battlefield in person, and was so concerned about his own safety, but told him that on the battlefield, he must pay attention to safety and never go to the front line in person, and said that this was an order given by the commander of the 29th Army to the deputy commander.

In addition, Song Zheyuan also issued a sternly worded order to the commander of the cavalry brigade of the 29th Army, ordering him to ensure the safety of the deputy commander, and if the deputy commander is injured or has an accident, you, the brigade commander, should not do it, go to the horseman class to feed the horses, or use your own head to atone for the crime.

The cavalry brigade commander who received the order was so frightened that he hurriedly sent his own personal guards over, formed an iron barrel-like warning circle 300 meters away from Tang Qiuli's tent, and personally studied the deputy commander's battlefield defense plan with the deputy captain of the guard brigade of the independent division headquarters.

He knew very well that the No. 2 person in the Pingjin area, if there was an accident in his own troops, Commander Song would never spare himself, and aside from the deputy commander's own strength, the army commander could hand over the military and political power in the Pingjin area to Deputy Commander Tang with confidence, which shows the position of the deputy commander in the heart of the army commander.

Tang Qiuli saw the sentries around his tent, and the deputy captain of the guard brigade smiled bitterly, if he knew that Song Zheyuan was so excited, he would not have sent the telegram reminding him to pay attention to his own safety, and as a result, in exchange for the vigilance of the entire cavalry brigade.

In fact, Tang Qiuli is by his side, as long as there are soldiers of the special guards, his own safety will be absolutely guaranteed, not to mention, in this unobstructed and flat prairie, except for wild wolves, there are probably no other creatures that dare to threaten him, that killer or assassin, unless his head is in the water, Baba rushed here to assassinate himself.

He was worried about Song Zheyuan's safety, in Beiping City, I don't know how many Japanese spies, once Song Zheyuan had an accident, North China was a chaotic situation at that time, although he was able to support this situation, after all, the time was short, the foundation was unstable, with the big tree of Song Zheyuan, he could put all his energy on dealing with the military offensive that the Japanese were about to launch.

Waiting for the intelligence of the special operations detachment, Tang Qiuli took a nap, and in the haze, he felt the sound of thousands of troops rushing and killing sounded in his ears, and after a while, the hideous faces of Japanese soldiers and bayonets still dripping blood appeared in front of him.

Immediately, the locust-like Japanese planes swooped down on their tents, and they could already see the dazzling plaster flags under the wings.

Tang Qiuli woke up suddenly, and his body was already wet with cold sweat.

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