On the night of April 17, Liao County, Shanxi. The Qingzhang River bubbled eastward, and the moon was reflected in the river, which was washed to pieces by the current. The pursuing troops of the 33rd Division were hurrying along the riverbank, and although they were numerous, they were extremely quiet, in stark contrast to the noisy river.

Chief of Staff Zhou looked at the beautiful scenery on the riverbank and suddenly said with emotion: "The night view on the bank of the Qingzhang River is so beautiful!" There are mountains and rivers, there are moons and rivers, Li Taibai has poems and clouds, if the ancients and modern people flow water, they will see the bright moon together! Master, do you think there is a bit of artistic conception? ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "The scenery is really good!" It's a pity that the Japanese invaded, and the peace and tranquility of the past can no longer be recovered! ”

"Report! Division, Counselor, in front of Liaoxian County! An officer said, pointing to the swarthy city on the other side.

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly said: "Pass the order, stop advancing, and prepare for battle!" ”

The command was quickly passed forward and backward, and the troops stopped with a bang, and then quickly changed from a rapid marching formation to a battle formation. The county seat of Liaoxian on the north bank is still quiet, and only a large number of houses can be seen standing quietly in the night from the south bank.

Zheng Weiguo used his telescope to look at the county seat of Liaoxian on the other side of the river by moonlight, but unfortunately the night was hazy, and he could see nothing except the low city walls and the rather artistic buildings.

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Division, do you want the troops to cross the river?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Don't worry, have you contacted the Wang detachment and the fifth detachment?" "If the Japanese army is bold, they can take advantage of the night to ambush them, so he would rather give up the fighter than be safer.

Chief of Staff Zhou shook his head and said, "Neither of these two units has a radio station, so we can only send scouts to make contact, but we have not yet been contacted." ”

Zheng Weiguo had no choice but to say: "Send more reconnaissance troops to cross the river, and we must contact them as soon as possible." Otherwise, we will cross the river, and our eyes will be black. He asked again, "Master Liu, where are they now?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "I contacted me once just now, and it is said that I have crossed the Qingzhang River, and now I am afraid that I am almost in Hanwang Township." ”

Zheng Weiguo said in surprise: "The speed is so fast, they are moving behind us." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled awkwardly and said, "This can't be compared for the time being, people have walked tens of thousands of miles from Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and they have long been used to it." ”

Since its formation, the 33rd Division has paid special attention to physical fitness and long-distance marching ability, and this time, when it rushed to Changle Village from Ping'an County, it was a concentrated display of the results of the training. However, compared with the Eighth Road, the gap is still quite obvious, and it will take at least a year or so to catch up.

The troops stayed on the south bank of the Qingzhang River for a while, and the liaison officer of the five detachments finally arrived, and it was one of their battalion commanders, surnamed Meng.

As soon as Camp Commander Meng met, he apologized and said, "Senior Commander Zheng, I'm really sorry, we should have arrived a long time ago, but as soon as we were delayed on the road, we were late." ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "It's okay, it's still early anyway!" Battalion Commander Meng, what is the movement of the Japanese army now? ”

Camp Commander Meng said: "The devil came back this afternoon, and as soon as he entered the city, he blocked both inside and outside the city. It's still like this, and it looks like I'm not going to go out at night. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Well, in my opinion, the Japanese army wants to enter the city at night and defend it, and rely on planes to cover the breakthrough during the day. In this way, there is a city wall to cover at night, and there is aircraft to cover during the day, and it is really difficult for us to do it. ”

"Yo Xi!" At the headquarters of the First Army, Kiyoji Kazuki was praising a young Dazuo, and said with emotion: "Cangmao-kun, if I could have discovered your talent earlier, I wouldn't have suffered a fiasco like Changle Village and Wende Heights (Guanjiayuan)!" ”

Although Kuramo Dasa felt very proud, he still behaved very humblely, and lowered his head with a sigh and said, "Your Excellency the commander has won the award!" No matter how good the plan is, it must be executed by a prestigious general! ”

The full name of this Dazuo is Kuramoge Shuzo, and he is the chief of staff of the 109th Division, and he is known for his quick wit. The retreat plan of the 132nd Wing was formulated by him. The specific plan is the same as that analyzed by Chief of Staff Zhou, relying on aircraft to cover the retreat during the day, and entering the city at night to defend it.

Airplanes and city walls are very headaches for the Chinese army. To use an inappropriate analogy, it's like a dog biting a turtle, and there's nowhere to put its mouth. Therefore, although this move of the Japanese army was quite obscene, it really hit the soft underbelly of the Chinese army.

In addition, the Japanese army had an extremely strong ability to march on foot, and with their speed, it would not be a problem to forcibly march more than 100 miles a day. From Liaoxian to Heshun, and then from Heshun to Xiyang, it is only a distance of 60 miles, and at most two days is enough to withdraw from the base area. If there were troops from Xiyang, it would not be impossible for one day.

Kazuki Kiyoji asked again: "Cangmao-kun, based on the current situation, what method do you think the Chinese army will use to deal with it?" ”

Kuramo Daisa thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing more than a strong attack, or an attack." But as long as our army doesn't make mistakes, they don't want to succeed! ”

Kiyoji Kazuki nodded in agreement and said, "Yo Xi! Do you think the Chinese army has the strength to capture a county seat? ”

Kuramo said: "The strength of the Chinese army is limited, and it lacks heavy weapons, even if it can be overcome, it will not be able to hold out under the attack of our army. ”

After hearing this, Kiyoji Kazuki was very satisfied, and said happily, "Yo Xi! It's really an unassailable solution. ”

In Hanwang Township, Liao County, the 129th Division had begun to build a position, and Division Commander Liu also sighed after receiving the information. Brigadier Chen hurriedly asked, "Division Commander, what's wrong?" ”

Division Commander Liu handed the information to Brigade Commander Chen and said, "This old man doesn't dare to show his head, this battle is really not easy to fight!" ”

Brigade Commander Chen said: "Either we will capture Heshun first, so that the Japanese army will have no place to stay after retreating from Liao County, or we will ask the 33rd Division to storm Liao County and force the Japanese army to withdraw overnight." ”

Master Liu thought for a while, and felt that there was no better way, so he said, "Okay, just do it!" You immediately contact the 33rd Division, and I want to talk to Commander Zheng! ”

On the phone, Division Commander Liu analyzed the current battle situation and believed that only by forcing the Japanese army out of the city wall in advance could it be expected to annihilate it. Zheng Weiguo felt that the fighter plane that destroyed the 132nd Wing had been lost, but he still agreed to carry out a night attack on the enemy in Liaoxian. After all, what the result is, I only know after fighting.

"Attention to the artillery, the city wall ahead, the gauge is 989, the direction is 009 to the left, the height is +2, and the shooting is immediately adjusted to shoot Zhuyuan!"

The first to act was the field artillery battery. Although a large number of field guns were captured in the previous battle, they were all damaged and could not be used until they were repaired, so for the time being, there were only two Meiji 38 style 75mm field guns (the gun carriage was improved, and the range was longer than that of ordinary Type 38 field guns), each of which was organized into a platoon.

"A row of adjustments complete!"

"The second row is adjusted!"

"No. 4 charge, deferred fuse, reloading ammunition!"

"One shift is loaded!"

"The second shift is loaded!"

"Four rapid fires in the whole company, prepare, release!" As the commander of the field artillery company ordered the flag, the cannon roared, and the shells whistled out, rushing straight to the low city wall of Liao County.

Boom, boom! Two loud bangs were heard, and two large holes were blown out of the city wall. Immediately after that, six shells flew one after another, crashing into the hole.

The quiet city suddenly exploded, and the Japanese soldiers in the city shouted and neighed, and torches and oil lamps were lit. The outline of the county seat of Liao County can be clearly seen from afar.

With the help of the lights to indicate the direction, the mountain artillery company also took the opportunity to fire artillery at the county seat, and the four 41-type mountain guns hoisted the shells directly into the city wall, causing even greater panic to the Japanese troops in the city. Some soldiers cried and tried to flee outside the city, while others were overwhelmed with fear.

Listening to the huge noise in the city, Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly said: "Division, do you want to transfer the rapid-fire artillery company, infantry artillery company, and mortar company as well?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Let's transfer it first, but don't rush to do it!" If the Japanese army in the city continues to be chaotic, we will organize a strong attack, otherwise there will be no need. ”

The liaison representative of the Eighth Route Army was secretly rejoicing, and was very surprised when he heard this, and said: "Division Commander Zheng, do you think the Japanese army can recover under such circumstances?" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, the number of our artillery is too small, and the terrain in the city is complicated, and the damage caused to the Japanese army is more psychological." If the commander is effective, it is quite possible to restore order. ”

In Liao County, the staff officer of the wing ran to the residence of Emo Mingrong in a panic and said: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, no, the county town has been shelled, and the troops are out of control!" ”

Ebi Mingei knew that the troops were out of control at this time and could only be a dead end, so he hurriedly got up and rushed into the barracks. At this time, there was already a mess in the barracks, because everyone was very scared because they didn't know when the cannonballs would hit them, let alone where they would hit. Not to mention the soldiers, even the officers began to panic.

Ebime shouted angrily, and with a knife in his hand, he cut down a frightened Japanese soldier to the ground. With the coercion of the officers and the good discipline in peacetime, order was quickly restored to the troops. The artillery squadron of the wing also organized fire to launch a counterattack on the artillery positions of the Chinese troops.

Zheng Weiguo heard that the city of Liao County quickly quieted down, sighed, and said: "That Hai Lao Mingrong really has some ability, and he can still control the troops in this situation!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou also felt a little regretful and said: "The training of the Japanese army is very harsh, but it is not all due to the glory of Hai Lao. He asked again: "Master, then do we still want to attack the county seat?" ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "The fighter plane has been lost, and if we continue to fight, it will only increase casualties." Let the field artillery company open fire outside the range of the Type 38 field guns, causing constant pressure on the Japanese troops. The rest of the artillery quickly withdrew, and I think the Japanese counterattack was about to begin! ”

As expected, after Ebi Mingei stabilized his position, he quickly organized artillery fire to counter-suppress the artillery of the 33rd Division. Fortunately, the mountain artillery company of the 33rd Division withdrew quickly, and the rapid-fire artillery company and other troops were also transferred in time, otherwise they would really suffer a big loss.

Seeing that the Japanese artillery shells accurately smashed on the position before the transfer, Chief of Staff Zhou said repeatedly: "It's dangerous, it's dangerous!" The artillery was almost killed by the devil's fire! ”

Zheng Weiguo also felt a little helpless. In terms of equipment, the artillery of the 33rd Division is not weak, but the quality of personnel is far from being comparable with that of the Japanese army.

was depressed, the communications battalion commander suddenly came and said with a look of surprise: "Division, counselor, good news, the 129th Division has taken Heshun!" ”

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