Chapter 111: Hunting Tactics (1)

The attack on Dingyuan was the Japanese 13th Division, a combat unit that had just entered the north of the Yangtze River. In the Shanghai battlefield, the 13th Division did not suffer much damage because it did not attack on the northern front, and at the same time, in the Nanjing operation, he did not suffer heavy losses and suffered few casualties.

I haven't suffered a loss, of course I won't have a long memory, the 3rd Division attacked Nanjing, and the snow fox fought against it, of course I knew it was powerful, so they didn't attack the snow fox station in Hexian and Chaoxian counties, even if Quan Jiao was attacked, the loss of personnel was not large, so I endured this breath.

Of course, the Japanese army was insulted, which made Ueda Hachiro go crazy with anger, but when he calmed down, he still endured it.

A wing, even if it is a brigade, does not dare to attack, now the same as the C division of the Snow Fox Corps, from the Shanghai Snow Fox for the first time, according to the Japanese secret service intelligence, they started with a few dozen people, in just half a year, the Snow Fox has grown to more than 8,000 people, with three regiments, three brigades, and a total strength of more than 8,000 people.

With the combat effectiveness of the snow fox, and the fox character and cunning tactics of their captain Xue Ru, Ueda Hachiro would never dare to attack. Even the commander of the 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Fujita Shin, ordered that caution must be taken.

The first regiment was very nervous and waited for a long time, and it turned out that the devils were also afraid of being beaten. Since the devils did not dare to attack, the snow fox began to send a small force to encroach on the surroundings. The Japanese troops, who received the order, also tried their best not to clash, which made the first regiment very proud.

The Japanese army attacked Mingguang and Dingyuan, but the captain did not react, which made Lan Xun Zhou and Xiao Yong very anxious, and they didn't know why the captain didn't participate in the battle this time.

No one knew that it was because Xue Ru was playing with a child's temper and being angry. But the chief of staff went to Wuhan and asked the regiment commanders to judge that it must be because of the problem of weapons and ammunition, so they did not attack.

Looking at it this way, it will be more difficult for the snow fox to supply in the future, and they have a clear understanding and consciously strengthen their training in shooting and fighting bayonets, which is the key to victory in the future.

Since the 13th Division didn't care, there was no change in tactics, Liu Shiyi, commanded by Chihe, went all out to defend both sides of the Jinpu Road, and at the same time used the Huai River to prepare a second line of defense, and there was only one 75th Regiment in Dingyuan, which was the unit of the 31st Army Independent Brigade.

The regiment commander Yuan Hong is not from Guangxi, but he is brave in battle, and he is very appreciated by the army commander, and he is from the Shandong army with Guo Shicai. He graduated from the Guangzhou Army Military Academy, and although he later joined the Guangxi Army, he kept in touch with Guo Shicai.

For Guo Shicai to become a rebel, Yuan Hong also pleaded with the army commander, but Liu Shiyi's soldiers took obedience to orders as their duty, and military law and discipline were unforgiving, so Yuan Hong had no choice. Later, I learned that Guo Shicai was in Zhang Baling, so I didn't say anything more.

But he never expected that when the Japanese army attacked Dingyuan, his former brothers would lead more than 200 people to Dingyuan, which made him very moved. Guo Shicai thought that Dingyuan couldn't hold it, and it was not worth dying in battle like this, so he gave up Dingyuan, and when he went to Zhang Baling with himself, Yuan Hong turned his face.

scolded Guo Shicai to get out, and there will be no brother like him in the future. In the face of national disaster, for personal grievances, he did not resist and fled. was scolded by Yuan Hong to the point of shame, and the embarrassed Guo Shicai stayed in the 75th Regiment and decided to fight side by side.

The attacking 13th Wing of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, at the same time attached to a field artillery brigade.

Because Dingyuan is a plain area in central Anhui, where the terrain is flat and there are many rivers, the Japanese army did not have a chariot unit, but only added a cavalry brigade. In this way, the strength of the 14th Wing reached more than 5,000 people, and the murderous attack was set in the distance. If Dingyuan is captured, the Japanese army can attack Huainan and Bengbu, detour to the flank of the 31st Army, attack the 59th Army to the north, encircle the 31st Army, and form a two-way offensive at the same time.

As the information was obtained later, the time of the Japanese attack turned out to be the Spring Festival. The Chinese army and the people of the Dingyuan area are celebrating the New Year. The festive atmosphere was interrupted by the sound of Japanese guns, the unsuspecting flank Seventh Army troops were routed, and the 75th Regiment of Dingyuan was exposed to the Japanese army.

If Dingyuan is lost, the Chinese army will not have time to react at all, the defense line will collapse, and the defense line behind will be completely ineffective. The somewhat panicked 7th Army Zhou Zuhuang built a second line of defense at the Pan River, and at the same time sent troops to reinforce Dingyuan.

How could Major General Shigetoku Numata of the 26th Brigade Regiment, the main force of the Japanese army, who could attack Mingguang, let go of this opportunity, send troops to intercept the reinforcements, and intensify the attack on the 31st Army, forcing Liu Shiyi, who was on the front line of the Chihe River, to not divide his troops to rescue.

The 75th Regiment of Dingyuan had to fight bloodily, with more than 2,000 men in one regiment facing the attack of more than 5,000 Japanese troops. Sky planes, ground artillery, not too strong walls of the plains, collapsed under artillery fire.

The officers and men of the whole regiment did not retreat a single step, the battalion commander died, the company commander took over, the company commander died, the platoon commander was on top, and finally the soldiers were officers. After three days and three nights of bloody fighting, the Japanese army repelled 14 attacks, and the city was full of corpses.

Yuan Hong didn't wait for reinforcements, watching the sunset, he knew that this time he couldn't hold it, and said to Guo Shicai beside him: "Second brother, take your people out and go back to Zhang Baling." ”

Guo Shicai was also ready to die, wiping a handful of mud on his face: "Big brother, we are a head on the ground, although we dare not say that Taoyuan is righteous, but we will live and die together, and my brother didn't plan to go back the day he brought people." ”

Yuan Hong shook his head: "I am a guard, Dingyuan can't be thrown in my hands, now I can't hold it, the eldest brother can only die to martyr the country." But you still have brothers in Zhang Baling, go back and take them to fight to the end, even if you avenge your brother. ”

Guo Shicai still didn't want to leave, Yuan Hong was very moved, he knew that his brother was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, how could he become a rebel. He didn't want to ask the reason, because he believed in his brother: "Second brother, I died here as a martyr, you are a bandit, a rebel, there is no meaning." Keeping a useful body to fight to the end is even avenging the eldest brother. If you can go back to your hometown and tell your sister-in-law to remarry, the child will be pleased. ”

This is a wife and children, brotherly affection, Guo Shicai has nothing to say: "Big brother, brother, then leave, if you don't die, sister-in-law and children at home, you can rest assured, if you die, we will meet again in the underworld." ”

Yuan Hong and Guo Shicai hugged each other and didn't say anything. Yuan Hong shouted: "Guard company, everyone at the regiment headquarters takes up their weapons and follows me." ”

Guo Shicai wiped his eyes and took his brothers with more than fifty people to kill from the gap in the city wall.

During the breakout, he was also seriously injured, and only a dozen people were left to rush out of Dingyuan. However, after overcoming the blockade of the Japanese army, Guo Shicai wanted to treat his injuries and couldn't go to Hefei, so he came to Qiu Wen in Chao County, wanting to heal his injuries, and then return to Zhang Baling, but he was arrested because Zhong Wantao provoked Xue Ru.

This story was known to Xue Ru, and her intelligence got the news that very few of the soldiers of Yuan Hong's regiment were captured, and even fewer escaped, and most of them died heroically in Dingyuan. This gave Xue Ru a great shock, and then Guo Shicai said it, which made Xue Ru begin to reflect on herself.

The more she thought about it, the more she blamed herself, if Snow Fox was dispatched, what would the 14th Wing do, how could such a strong anti-Japanese army be wiped out? While feeling guilty in his heart, it also ignited the anger in Xue Ru's heart. If there is no ammunition, even if it is a bayonet, the 14th Wing must be buried with it to comfort the spirit of the 75th Regiment in heaven.

Therefore, instead of using the first regiment, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, she transferred the second regiment to participate in the battle. The first regiment was left in Hexian, and the third regiment was in Hanshan to monitor the 3rd Division, and Xue Ru had to guard against the Japanese army copying his own rear road.

Don't underestimate the devils, they also have military minds, and they will be saved if they attack the enemy, and it is not easy to do it themselves. Wu Yuzhao was not there, and Xue Ru had to think about these issues by herself.

According to Wei Ming's report, the Japanese 13th Division had occupied Mingguang, and the 31st Army was retreating, although it did not collapse completely, it was also difficult to defend. All this caused Xue Ru to be angry for a while, the Japanese army was opposite three armies, the 59th Army, the 7th Army and the 31st Army, and there was no way to take a Japanese division, just blindly defending. Xue Ru had nothing to say about the fact that the national army would not attack, she really didn't know what to say. Why do they defend wherever the devils attack, can't they abandon their frontal positions and attack from the flanks and from behind?

With such a large area and Chinese territory, what is the strength of the three armies? Originally, he was full of respect and good impression of General Zhang Zizhong, but after learning about the situation in Bengbu, his impression suddenly became very bad, and that trace of respect disappeared. No matter how much we admire their spirit of sacrifice, we cannot hide our disappointment and indignation at their backwardness and rigidity in their tactical thinking.

This reminded Xue Ru of a common saying: "If a soldier bears a bear, he will bear a nest." "So many brave soldiers died at the hands of these incompetent generals. Xue Ru, who didn't want to say anything more, led the second regiment and the special combat team to leave Chaoxian County after giving the order, and went directly to Dingyuan through Suwan, arriving at the Jiepai set on the same day.

This is the remnant of Zhangbaling, located in the middle of Dingyuan and Lai'an, is the side of Jinpu Road, a typical semi-hilly, semi-plain area. Further on, the complete plain also enters the range of the fixed distance. Outside the town of the Boundary Card Set, the Second Regiment of Snow Fox did not enter the town. This is the periphery of Chuxian County, which is the defense area of the 3rd Division.

At this time, both sides were mixed together, and in some places no one dared to say whose it was. Hefei was in the hands of the Tenth Army, Chaoxian was in the hands of Snow Fox, and Chuxian, Quanjiao, and Lai'an were in the hands of the Japanese army. Jiepaiji has also become a sensitive area, mixed with fish and dragons, devils during the day, Chinese troops at night, and some local militia groups and the private armed forces of rich people in peacetime. They are just grass on the wall, they listen to whichever side comes, they just want to protect themselves, and no one can be offended.

Xue Ru, who claims to be a fox and has always acted secretly, will not attack blatantly. In Xue Ru's opinion, it is brainless and stupid behavior. Therefore, she took advantage of the night to leave Chaoxian County, marched hastily all night, entered the edge of the Jiepai set before dawn, and lurked the troops in a forest in a small ravine.

This time, the whole regiment did not even have machine guns, only rifles, pistols, and complete light weapons. At the same time, everyone brought three days of fried rice and fried noodles on their bodies, in order not to carry logistical baggage, not only to be able to maneuver quickly, but also to hide their whereabouts.

The reconnaissance squadron of the special operations team is all plainclothes and is the only unit that does not wear military uniforms. In front of a tree stump in the woods, Xue Ru opened the map, and Yan Fukai and Liu Yuanshan came over to listen to Wei Ming's report.

The 14th Wing of the Japanese Army did not expect to encounter such a lifeless team as the 75th Regiment, and it suffered quite a lot of losses for several days, so it did not attack forward, but stayed in Dingyuan to rest.

Perhaps knowing that there were many Chinese troops around, the Japanese army did not disperse its forces, but concentrated them. The entire wing was concentrated around Dingyuan, and only a few search teams, that is, robbery squads, carried out looting in villages and towns.

Xue Ru looked at the map and said, "Our food is enough for three days." Based on the special combat team, each battalion draws out some soldiers, changes into civilian clothes, carries pistols, and scatters to hunt and kill the devils around them, if they are devils above the squadron, they will be attracted here, and then ambush them, and if they can be eliminated, they will be annihilated on the spot. ”

Pulling out a regiment, but using such tactics, is really a bit beyond the idea of a few people. Yan Fukai said: "Captain, this is too slow, the second regiment is not afraid of the devils of a wing, just attack and destroy them." ”

Even Liu Yuanshan thought that there was no need to be so troublesome, and it would be so pleasant to attack directly. Xue Ru shook her head: "Don't you still understand?" The principle of Snow Fox operations is not how many places to occupy, nor to recapture anything, our goal is to destroy how many Japanese troops there are. In the future, remember that Snow Fox is still the evaluation standard, I don't care where you take it back, even if it's Nanjing, it's useless, it's to see how much devil power you destroy. This time, no matter how long it takes, we are going to wipe out this wing. Five thousand devils, I see how many five thousand they have enough to die. Dai Zong cleaned up the surrounding devils, approached Dingyuan, led out the devil team, and pursued here. ”

"Understood, look at me." As a special combat team, Dai Zong knew Xue Ru's tactics very well and confidently agreed.

Soon the personnel were drawn from the battalions, and the special combat team formed a total of four combat detachments on the basis of the squads, each squad led a platoon of soldiers, changed into civilian clothes, left the lurking woods, and attacked in four directions. As soon as he left here, Dai Zong said: "The first team and I will go to the boundary card set, the second team Liu Zhuang, the third team Dashuwan, and the fourth team Taiping Village. ”

The four squads immediately dispersed and ran in all directions. These four places are not far away, and Liu Zhuang, the farthest from Xue Ru's lurking place, is less than twenty miles, this distance is not far or close, and it is completely within the range of Snow Fox training long-distance running.

Watching the four squads leave, Xue Ru said: "Commander Yan, order your four battalions to find ambush positions in four directions, as long as it is a devil attracted by the special combat team, destroy it, and don't let any of them back." Try your best to solve it with accurate shooting and bayonets, this is real combat, but also training. ”

"Yes." Yan Fukai sent people along the path to find an ambush site. He and Liu Yuanshan both mourned for the devil, and it was really unlucky for the devil to meet someone like Xue Ru. There are still such battles, devils who don't understand the situation, it's strange if they don't be fooled.

The 50 men of Dai Wensheng, the leader of the second special operations team, led a platoon of troops. They are Liu Zhuang, the farthest from here, and the closest place to Dingyuan. They are in casual clothes, and they are meant to attract devils, so they don't hide their whereabouts and move along the road.

Along the way, when I saw the village, I entered, even if it was a small tunzi with dozens of people. When it was not far from Liu Zhuang, the soldiers who were exploring the road in front came back: "Captain, I found a devil." ”

Dai Wensheng was overjoyed: "How much?" ”

The team member said: "Not much, only one class." ”

Qiao Lin, the platoon commander who followed, said: "Leave it to us and let the brothers practice their hands." ”

Dai Wensheng said: "It's okay, you have to leave one alive and let him run back to report the news." ”

Qiao Lin suddenly understood: "It's different to be with the captain, cunning and cunning. ”

Dai Wensheng said proudly: "That's, we're all male foxes, this is a hunting tactic." ”