Chapter 515: Eagle Strike (1)

Zairen in the Cangzhou headquarters, after seeing the report of Xiangyue Qingji to the base camp, he was silent for a long time, and he couldn't cry or laugh, this old friend, too much, made it clear that he let himself go up with him, but the two of them are grasshoppers tied to a thread, and the person who lost Xiangyue Qingji, his face is not good-looking.

A point of view of Xiangyue Qingji, Zairen very much agreed, if Tang Qiuli did not transfer troops from the Songhu battlefield on the southern front to the north, the battle of Dezhou must not be fought like this, in fact, it is indeed a major factor, so in the name of the chief of the general staff, from the perspective of the overall situation, Zairen also wrote a report to the base camp, elaborating in detail the current situation in the North China battlefield and the countermeasures taken, among them, there are many clever excuses for his old friend Xiangyue Qingji, and the reasons for the defeat are directly pointed at the troops on the southern front.

As for how the Japanese base camp viewed and dealt with the battle in North China, it is unknown, anyway, there is a result they understand, this time, they did not take advantage, but were knocked out a few teeth.

In the direction of Dezhou in the North China Battlefield, after three major battles, at the beginning, Liu Tiehan's eastward command troops were on the defensive on the whole front, and after receiving reinforcements, they finally beat the Japanese army back to the front line of Cangzhou, and the surviving Japanese soldiers had a deeper understanding of the combat power and firepower of the independent division troops.

When it comes to the Dashan battlefield, the Chinese plane that can set fire from the sky is still earthy, and the situation in front of them is still full of fire, screaming and wailing, and in the nostrils, there is still a lingering smell of burning, and when it comes to the battle to rescue the 15th Division, the 18th Division, and the Xiaoshan Brigade, there are even more palpitations, in their words, the artillery fire of the Chinese army has hit half the sky, and Texas has become a lingering nightmare in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers.

Liu Tiehan, Tang Qiusheng, and Li Honggang were not very satisfied with the results of this campaign; if the Japanese army did not come with 150,000 reinforcements, the number of enemy annihilation would far exceed the current number, and they drew up a new plan, preparing to divide the troops into one part and march west to attack Shijiazhuang, and directly wrap up the dumplings for attacking the Japanese army at Niangzi Pass, so that they could take advantage of the siege of Niangzi Pass and mobilize the mountain passes that went deep into the base area of Taihang Mountain to return for reinforcements.

Tang Qiuli knew very well that in the current battlefield in North China, the total strength of the Japanese army still had to surpass his own, and if he attacked Shijiazhuang, it would be a decisive battle with the Japanese army, and he did not have the conditions for a decisive battle without destroying the living forces of the Japanese army and making it equal to or slightly lower than his own strength, and besides, the million-strong Kwantung Army in the northeast could enter the pass at any time for reinforcements.

Therefore, the battle report submitted to the Dezhou Campaign Headquarters instructed, "The Battle of Dezhou, although only the tail of the Japanese army was cut off, but there was enough meat, it was also a great victory, the current shape shì, it is not suitable to carry out a new offensive, in order to stabilize the current battle line as appropriate, Li Honggang's corps, can return to Taihang Mountain, to participate in the battle of attacking the Japanese army at the mountain pass, remember, must be in the Dezhou battlefield to ensure worry-free, can return to the division Taihang Mountain, the specific return time, wait for the division command." ”

The three battlefields where fireworks broke out and flesh and blood flew all made Tang Qiuli feel at ease, he could concentrate on dealing with the mountain pass, the evil wolf that broke into the Taihang Mountain base area.

At the end of November, Tang Qiuli led the supplemented Ma Chaoyang Brigade and Jiang Yanming Brigade, with an artillery regiment, to secretly leave the Huangyadong base area, and went out to the Xiying area, concealed assembly, looking for fighters, and still Mei Ting's shadow in his heart.

Before leaving, he said goodbye to Mei Ting, Mei Ting knew that her husband was going to go on the expedition again, and she told her to do it like a little woman, perhaps, she escaped death again, so that she cherished the one she has now, and in the end, regardless of Tang Qiuli's obstruction, she used her barely able hand to sort out Tang Qiuli's military uniform, a simple action, but Mei Ting was sweating profusely, seeing Tang Qiu's centrifugal pain, she kissed her wife lightly on her forehead, and resolutely turned away, Mei Ting stared at her husband's back and looked at it for a long time.

The mountain pass in the depths of Taihang Mountain is more troublesome than anyone else, since the battle of Qinquan and the bombing in Sucheng, there is no news of Tang Qiuli, the world has evaporated, this time there is no shadow more completely, not even a single civilian has been encountered, and there are only rats left who are panting.

Yamaguchi was puzzled, Tang Qiu left tens of thousands of troops, and let himself set fire to his lair, and sit idly by, this is not his style, this devil must be hiding in a corner, peeping at himself, he sticks his face on the map every day, and looks at it countless times with a magnifying glass, but he can't determine the exact location, even if there is a little strange smell.

At this time, His Excellency the commander came with an order, let the troops pass through the Taihang Mountains within seven days, to attack Taiyuan, Shankou looked at the top-secret telegram marked with three "A", and almost scolded, what are you kidding? Doesn't Your Excellency the Commander know the topography of the Taihang Mountains in North China?

Not to mention looking for Tang Qiuli's traces, even if you don't fight a battle, you can't run out of this damn mountainous area for seven days, not to mention that there are so many heavily equipped troops, four cavalry wings can, but with more than 10,000 cavalry, can you go to Taiyuan? Yamaguchi shook his head again and again, the news that the other battlefields were not going well, Yamaguchi, as the chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army, knew very well that His Excellency the commander was in a difficult situation and was anxious to break the stalemate, so he had a plan to raid Taiyuan, which also showed that he was dissatisfied with his current achievements and was about to lose patience.

Yamaguchi is also anxious, if he doesn't find out the devil Tang Qiuli, he has no bottom in his heart, he always feels that there is a pair of eyes, staring at himself in a corner, maybe when he will pounce out and bite himself hard, he knows better, there is not much time left for himself, only seven days, there are still more than a thousand miles away from Taiyuan, most of them are mountainous areas.

Yamaguchi decided to change the deployment and increase the search range, so that the distance between the Japanese troops was widened, and the five fingers that were originally close together became open slaps, and the seemingly covered range was expanded several times, but the gap during the period reached more than ten kilometers, which is still the distance on the map, if it is placed on the ground, more than this, not to mention that it is still in the mountains.

After Tang Qiuli got the information, he was excited, Yamaguchi finally showed a flaw, and the favorable fighter finally appeared, but how to fight this battle still made him think about it a lot, in general, the enemy is still strong and I am weak, once the attacking troops are entangled, it will be difficult to get out, he considered several tactics, but they were not satisfactory.

The north wind has stopped, the sky is cloudy, and the snowflakes float in an instant, not like the snowstorm in the northeast, so dense that you can't open your eyes, out of breath, shocked by the power of heaven and earth, the snow of Taihang Mountain, piece by piece is almost transparent, light and falling, Tang Qiuli walked out of the warm room, the air in the snow, let him smell the taste of his hometown, he stretched out his hand, the snowflakes quietly fell into the palm of his hand, and melted in an instant, if it wasn't for the coolness of the palm, he couldn't feel the light snowflakes, the previous contact.

He cast his gaze into the distance, a black spot, rising from the distant mountain peak, gradually approaching, it was a mountain eagle, hovering in the air, vigorous and majestic, attracting Tang Qiuli's attention, suddenly, the mountain eagle shot straight to the ground like an arrow from the air, and in an instant, it swayed upward, under the sharp claws, it seemed to grasp the prey.

Tang Qiuli suddenly became enlightened, he thought of a tactic, that is, to use the speed advantage of the cavalry, suddenly attack the Japanese army all the way, no matter what the result is, one blow and go, and then with the infantry troops, the second assault, is also a blow and go, never love war, wait for the Japanese army to arrive, it is too late to chase, if the tactics are right, even the shadow of the troops can not be seen, yes, just do it

Yu Guanghan, chief of staff, called this method of warfare "eagle strike," taking the meaning of the eagle in the air and swooping down on the prey, the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Brigades, a total of eight regiments, with the strength of each of the 2nd Independent Brigade and the Huangyadong Garrison Brigade, combined with infantry and cavalry, to form eight eagle strike units, with the Japanese troops scattered to the brigade as a unit and searching everywhere as the combat target.

In the operational orders issued to the various eagle strike units, Tang Qiuli emphatically emphasized that before the war, it is imperative to be meticulous in reconnoitring the enemy's situation, and if the situation is unclear, it is better to give up the battle and seek another fighter; after the war, the evaluation criteria should be the number of Japanese troops annihilated by each unit and the losses of the troops themselves.

Deep in the Taihang Mountains, Matian Town, close to the Qingzhang River, is a small mountain town with less than 100 households, when the Japanese Aoki Brigade occupied here, the residents had already evacuated, the wells were filled with mud, the basic living facilities were all destroyed, all the houses, doors and windows were opened, and even the cold wind could not be sheltered.

The Japanese soldiers dragged their tired footsteps, loosely into the town, they have become numb, since the entry into the Taihang Mountains, such a situation, in every village and town, do not want to find a grain of grain in the Taihang Mountains, the Japanese soldiers took a lot of effort to dig a well, fetched water, hungry and thirsty Japanese soldiers, swarming up, rushing to moisten the thirsty and smoky throat.

The anxious soldier, after grabbing the water, looked up and drank, after the stomach, felt that the taste in his mouth was strange, looked closely at the kettle in his hand, there were many floating objects in the water, and there seemed to be a few vegetable leaves that had changed color, stinky, very familiar taste, he suddenly remembered that he had to excrete this thing every day.

He threw away the kettle and shouted: "There is poop in the water" After speaking, his stomach couldn't help but turn over the river and the sea, and the water he had just drunk gushed out of his hungry stomach, bringing out the almost digested lunch.

This throat reminded other Japanese soldiers who felt that the taste was wrong, nausea was a normal reaction, gastric juice mixed with stool water, squirting out of the mouth and nostrils, almost vomiting the stomach out of the stomach, oops, next to the well platform, a slip of Japanese soldiers, lined up in a horizontal line, vomiting, vomiting dizziness and tinnitus, and gold stars in the eyes.

(To be continued)