Section 126 Keeping Yifeng or Keeping High?

After the Japanese retreated with heavy losses from the early morning attack, the battle here basically came to a standstill. For the Japanese army, the enemy army in front of them was like an insurmountable walled city, and they could not afford to have any idea of climbing over. Several battles before and after, each time there were a large number of casualties among the troops on the other side, not to mention anything else, the psychological shadow alone made them dare not face this force directly.

Naturally, Shi would not take the initiative to attack the Japanese position, and not far ahead was the main force of the Japanese army, and no matter how confident he was, he would not think that with such a mere 4,000 troops as the Independent Regiment could defeat the Japanese army in front of him. On the contrary, under the current situation, the independent regiment is in a relatively embarrassing situation, once the Japanese army does its best to attack, even if they can block the devils, the loss is unimaginable, and they cannot retreat, the 58th Division to the east of them has been pressed on the whole line, and there is only one unit of the 57th Division behind them. And what combat capability does the 57th Division have now? Once they are defeated here, there is no doubt that Shanggao will not be able to hold on, and the good situation will be lost in an instant, and then the heavy responsibility for the defeat of the whole battle will probably fall on the independent regiment, if this is the case, all the previous efforts will be in vain.

Therefore, after the three companies blocked the Japanese attack, Shishi's first choice was to hold this position and wait until a breakthrough was formed in other directions before acting. Such a move may be considered relatively conservative, but it is the safest way for the independent regiment at this moment.

In accordance with the consistent combat mode of the independent regiment, on the basis of a solid defensive line, Shi Shi sent a large number of scouts to all parts of the surrounding area, and in addition to the reconnaissance companies under the regimental headquarters and battalions, the scouts of each battalion were also scattered and densely dispersed, strictly monitoring the military situation in various places. It was these scouts who first discovered the large-scale movement of the Japanese army.

All of a sudden, the devil is heading northwest!

The stone and the others who received the news were taken aback, and even the stone felt a little unbelievable! The devils attacked the south uncharacteristically in the early morning, and after the attack was frustrated, not only did they not seize the time to evacuate to the north, but they went to the northwest, what did these devils want to do?

Just when everyone hadn't reacted one by one, Xiao Shandong on the side exclaimed: "Ouch, it's broken, the little devil is preparing to kill Yifeng!" ”

Everyone was stunned, but then their faces changed dramatically. Xiao Shandong is right, the devil rushed to the northwest, didn't he just kill Yifeng? They only thought that the devil wanted to break through, but they didn't expect that the devil would go the opposite way and stand up and fight further into the encirclement, although in this way, it was more difficult for the devil to break through, but from the perspective of strategic arrangement, it was also a defeat for them.

"Quick, we need to catch up immediately. If we wait for the little devil to enter Yifeng, we will be busy in Yifeng for more than a year. It's winter wheat harvest season, and if it is swept up and destroyed by the devils, it will be completely ruined. Without the harvest of these grains, the farm has also been destroyed, and so many brothers in our independent regiment are going to drink the northwest wind! Lin Xiufeng, attached to the regiment, shouted eagerly. The development of Yifeng is really poured into all his efforts, as the independent regiment in charge of the local officer, Yifeng can have such an achievement, he is indispensable, this is really one of the few "merits" of his independent regiment, if this time is destroyed by the devil, it will be too unwilling.

Shi frowned and did not make a sound, and Wu Zihuai on the side also immediately said: "Xiufeng is right, it is really fatal to let the devil kill Yifeng at this time." This battle has been fought for a while, Gao'an, Shanggao and other places have been ruined by the war, not to mention the displacement of the people, and what is even worse is that the food has been destroyed in the war, after this battle, not to mention that the stomachs of the people cannot be filled, that is, all the troops are afraid that they will run out of food, if Yifeng is destroyed by the Japanese army again, we will starve like other troops. ”

Gao Da Hammer said in a deep voice: "We have brought out a lot of food with the army this time, and there will be no danger of food shortage within a month." ”

Lin Xiufeng couldn't help but hurriedly said when he heard this: "Battalion Commander Gao, what's the use of a month?" How long will it take from now until the autumn grain harvest? Not to mention whether the common people will starve to death by then, even if there are still living people, where will we get the food? Where does the grain come from? Isn't it possible to take these ordinary people to ask for food together? Besides, our family is all in Yifeng, and Yifeng is now an empty city, when the devils enter Yifeng, there is food, meat and terrain, plus the support of the air force, then it is not a question of whether we can encircle and annihilate the devils, but we will all be consumed by the devils! ”

Gao Da Hammer snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, then according to Chief Lin's meaning, we are going to fly to Yifeng now?" ”

Lin Xiufeng shouted angrily: "If you don't go to Yifeng, do you still have to give up the place we worked so hard to the little devils?" ”

Gao Da Hammer said dissatisfiedly: "But what if this is the devil's suspicious plan, wait for us to withdraw them and then turn around and attack Shanggao?" Could it be that Chief Lin still expects the 57th Division to be able to withstand the attacks of the devils again? ”

Lin Xiufeng's eyes widened when he heard this, he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all, he naturally this is not an impossible thing, if the devil turns his head to attack Shanggao, the 57th Division does not have the possibility of withstanding, and when the time comes, they will also be finished. He really couldn't figure out how everything that was originally in a good situation became like this in the blink of an eye?

Shi looked at their excited faces and thick necks, and couldn't help but shake his head gently, not knowing whether he was dissatisfied with the situation in front of him or the excitement of their gang. Seeing that he was still unhurried, he muttered for a long time before he said slowly: "Brother Wu, report the situation here to the military headquarters." As for whether to keep Shanggao or Yifeng next, it is up to the military seat to decide, if the military seat asks us to ensure the safety of Shanggao, then don't worry about Yifeng anymore. ”

"Tuanza, are we just watching the devils destroy the Yifeng we worked so hard to build?" Lin Xiufeng said loudly.

Shi frowned and said, "Brother Lin, don't forget that the entire 19th Army is fighting on the battlefield. Compared with the 100,000 army of the group army, our independent regiment is just an inconspicuous pawn. No matter what the circumstances, we must first obey the command of the military headquarters, and under the orders of the military headquarters, we should do our best to complete the orders. As for Yifeng, presumably the military seat and the commanders can measure which is more important! Where's our turn? ”

"...... you" Lin Xiufeng was choked by the stone, and he couldn't say anything immediately, after all, what the stone said was reasonable, he couldn't say that he didn't need to pay attention to the opinions of the military department at all, right?

At the same time, the military headquarters of the 74th Army and the 19th Army received the news that the Japanese army had begun to act, seeing that the devil had to toss again before he died, Luo Zhuoying, commander of the 19th Group Army, also ordered the 74th Army to immediately attack and stick to the devil, as long as the little devil is not given room to adjust and move, the 70th Army will soon be able to attack from behind the Japanese army, and I believe that the devil army in this heavy siege has not much chance of survival. Thinking of this, Luo Zhuoying was also very excited, this was a big battle to encircle and annihilate a division of the Japanese army! Although it was only a guard division of the Japanese army, the results of the encirclement and annihilation of the whole system were too brilliant, and this kind of achievement had not been repeated since the war with the Japanese army. When they were in Wanjialing, they were close to achieving such a goal, but unfortunately in the end, they still let the devil escape partially. This time the situation is so good, and the Japanese army is alone and has penetrated so far, there is absolutely a chance and conditions to encircle and annihilate the devils in this area.

Wang Yaowu couldn't help but hesitate a little when he received the order, Shangfeng asked them to take the initiative, but he thought of the same idea as the soldiers of the Independent Regiment, what should Yifeng do? With the current situation of the 74th Army, how many troops can the devil hold? If the vanguard of the devils is allowed to break through to Yifeng, this battle will not be good. A few days ago, the Independent Regiment had provided food assistance to the 51st Division, and I heard that the Independent Regiment had been quite effective in its management in Yifeng, not only because it was rich in food, but it was also able to provide a large amount of meat supply to the troops. In just over a year, Yifeng, a small and barren county, has become the place where food is supplied everywhere in the blink of an eye, and it has become the richest place, which they had never imagined in advance.

If the devil is allowed to enter Yifeng, this battle will be regarded as a great victory for the devil, so what should I do next? Where to get food to feed so many troops and displaced people?

After Wang Yaowu thought about it, he quickly made a decision, the devil wants to be surrounded and annihilated, and Yifeng can't be lost! He immediately ordered Liao Lingqi to command the 58th Division to launch a strong attack from the flank of the Japanese army, so as not to attract all the attention of the Japanese army to the battlefield in the east in order to relieve a little pressure on the independent regiment in the south.

However, what Wang Yaowu didn't expect was that when his order was conveyed to the 58th Division, Liao Lingqi, the commander of the 58th Division, just glanced at it and threw it aside, ignoring it at all. In Liao Lingqi's words, Wang Yaowu can't help but look at the little devil too stupidly, is the devil so easy to manipulate, everything is under their arrangement? Led by the nose by them? They want the devil to go east, and the devil will go east? Besides, the 58th Division has been reinforced on both sides from the beginning, and now it is supporting one battlefield alone, how can it still have the strength to take the initiative to attack the devil's position? After fighting in Jigong Mountain for so many days and suffering such a huge loss, where can you still fight continuously like this?

Look at Yu Chengwan who obeyed the order, how many people are left in the 57th Division now? Look at the 51st Division under Wang Yaowu, what did you do after the battle began? Isn't the 51st Division known as the most capable unit of the 74th Army? Why was it that before the start of this battle, the troops that were fighting the onslaught of the enemy head-on were not the 51st Division but Yu Chengwan's 57th Division?

Does Wang Yaowu want to take this opportunity to solve all the troops of the 74th Army that do not belong to his lineage? Liao Lingqi did not move, and continued to entangle with the devil in front of him without pain or itching.