Section 130 Changes in the Guanqiao

Naturally, no one could answer Shishi's question, and the abnormal behavior of the Japanese army was just like what Liu Taiping said before, and it was impossible to judge which direction they would choose to break through. After Shi pondered for a while, he continued to analyze: "The geographical location of Guanqiao is deeper, and it happens to be stuck in Yanggongwei and Tangpu, which is impossible to estimate. In this way, it is equivalent to saying that our army must send enough troops to garrison from both directions, and theoretically speaking, this is indeed a good way to disperse our forces, so that the Japanese army can greatly reduce the frontal resistance in the next breakthrough operation. But the actual situation is not so simple, because although the 78th Army was broken through the position of the front line on the Wuqiao line, it is not easy for the Japanese army to take Wuqiao, no matter what, the 78th Army still has nearly 20,000 troops, and if you want to break through the 20,000 army garrison team, how much does the Japanese army need to cost? ”

"Tuanza, maybe the Japanese army is preparing to attack from both sides?" Chief of Staff Wu Zihuai reminded on the side.

Shi shook his head and said: "The 70th Army has begun to attack the first line of Sixi, and it will not be long before it can approach Guanqiao, and the devil does not have time to free up his hands to flank the first line of Wuqiao." As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the map in front of him and said, "From Guanqiao to Wuqiao, there are two ways to choose." One is to go north to take Tangpu, then go along the road to the village front street, and then go north to cross the Dingfang area is the official bridge. This is the southern avenue leading from Yifeng to Guanqiao, and it is also the smoothest and easiest road. In addition, there is a trail that crosses the Lion Ridge in the area of Wujiashan, bypassing Tangpu from Shangtang Village and going directly to the front street of the village, this road is not easy to walk, but it avoids Tangpu, and the distance is much closer. ”

"But we're going to watch the devils flee here? Even if these two are shortcuts, there are at least dozens of miles away, not to mention other places, as long as we deploy defensive forces on the front line of the village front street, the Japanese army's plan will be bankrupt, and when the 70th Army and other troops arrive, the Japanese army will be completely finished. Stone shook his head as he spoke, obviously thinking that the devil's idea would not be so simple. After fighting so many battles with devils, he is becoming more and more cautious, and any action of underestimating the enemy is actually like asking for his own death.

No matter which route the army marched from, in the case of the 70th Army, the 72nd Army, and the 78th Army lined up, the Japanese army would be intercepted by tens of thousands of troops, and once the Japanese attack was blocked, the surrounding troops would rush in, and the Japanese 34th Division would be completely finished.

Before I knew it, the sky had completely darkened, and the soldiers of the independent regiment were eating dinner on the position and waiting for the arrival of the battle order. Because of the reason for returning to Yifeng, the dietary standards of the independent regiment have been greatly improved, in addition to the bowl of each soldier, there is also an extra egg, smelling the fragrance of the food, everyone can't help but have a great appetite, and at the same time they feel that it is better to go home!

At the same time, the 58th Division also successfully took Yuntou Mountain and surrounded the Japanese army from the southeast and southeast directions, Wang Yaowu ordered the independent regiment to immediately take the initiative to cooperate with friendly troops to annihilate the enemy on the Guanqiao line.

The soldiers of the Independent Regiment were very excited when they heard this, they came back and ran around for so many days, and the final decisive battle was finally about to begin, which made them excited one by one, and after today, maybe they would create a miracle with these friendly troops. For the first time since the start of the war with the Japanese army, a division and regiment of the Japanese army was formed to annihilate the Japanese army, and this was a great encouragement and encouragement to the entire situation of the Zhenzhan War, and it is believed that after this battle, not only the various units of the 19th Group Army will be famous far and wide, but the entire 9th Theater will also be famous because of its successive victories.

He didn't believe that the Japanese army would make such an adjustment to the way of self-destruction before the decisive battle, nor did he believe that the devils would be wiped out without the power to resist, so he strictly ordered the first battalion and the supplementary battalion to garrison Tangpu just in case, and only rushed to Guanqiao with the second battalion, the third battalion, the cavalry battalion and the regimental headquarters battalion.

Tangpu is more than 20 miles away from Guanqiao, and if you march in a hurry, you can arrive in more than an hour, but the stone does not dare to do this, in addition to ordering the troops to slow down the pace of advance, but also let the soldiers of the reconnaissance company open the way in front of them, and find out the situation within dozens of miles around. As the only defender unit on the front line of Tangpu, the independent regiment may use this as a breakthrough to open the passage to Wuqiao, and this huge pressure makes the stone dare not be careless.

However, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing! Just when the independent regiment was advancing cautiously here, the commander of the reconnaissance company, Zhang Donkey, came all the way and brought a news that shocked everyone in the independent regiment, the 70th Army, which was attacking from the direction of Sixi, was ambushed by the Japanese army halfway, and the 19th Division was defeated and fled, and the main force of the Japanese army was chasing and killing later.

After Shi and the others heard the news, they couldn't help but look at each other, this news was really weird and a little outrageous. Even Wu Zihuai, who has always been meticulous in dealing with people, couldn't help but say at this moment: "Sixi is only a dozen miles away from Guanqiao, and there is still the 58th Division to the south of the 70th Army, how did they fall into the ambush of the Japanese army?" Didn't there be a scout to look around them when they were marching? Although the 70th Army is not familiar with the terrain in this area, it is always fighting on its own soil, right? No matter how unfamiliar they are, how can they be more unfamiliar than the devils? ”

Li Wenguang on the side scolded: "I really let Deputy Division Zhang say it right, among so many troops, except for our 74th Army, there are few that can fight tough battles." A few days ago, when I was in Shangfu, three armies surrounded a division and let the devils run away, if we hadn't fought a beautiful battle in Wuqiao, I think they would have lost their faces. In this situation, the devil is in a desperate situation, surrounded by groups, and he can still let the devil successfully ambush him, this ability is really not comparable to ordinary people. Knowing this, we should have joined the 58th Division to attack the flank and rear of the devils, although the losses may be a little greater, but at least the devils will not find any loopholes. ”

Lin Xiufeng then said: "Tuanzao, should we speed up our advance and immediately rush to the front line of Guanqiao to attack the Japanese defense line and relieve some pressure on the friendly troops?" ”

Without waiting for the stone to speak, the tall sledgehammer on the side said in a deep voice: "No, what if the devil ambushes us halfway after beating the 19th Division?" ”

Lin Xiufeng couldn't help frowning and said, "Won't it?" Where did the devil get so many troops? After fighting the 19th Division, didn't they pursue it all the way? ”

Shi shook his head and said, "This is really hard to say! Things on the battlefield, there are no absolutes. If it is impossible, it is impossible for the 19th Division to be ambushed under such circumstances, but the actual situation is that the 19th Division was indeed ambushed. After that, he said to the beard on the side: "Brother beard, a platoon from your battalion will be transferred to the command of Lao Zhangtou, expand the scope of reconnaissance, and report any situation as soon as possible." ”

Li Feng nodded, and shouted to the ghost five not far away, "Fifth son, call a platoon leader." ”

I don't know if it was because the Japanese army spent too many troops in the process of ambushing the 19th Division, or because the strong combat power of the independent regiment made them jealous, and the stone walked cautiously along the way, but no accidents happened. Until they arrived at Guanqiao, there was nothing unusual.

At this moment, Guanqiao was already in the midst of battle, although the Japanese army ambushed the 19th Division, but did not have the strength to stop the national troops from other directions, especially the Yuntou Mountain line not far from here, the 58th Regiment commanded by Zhang Lingfu, deputy commander of the 173rd Division, had begun to attack the Japanese position.

However, perhaps because of its own limited strength and fear of the strength of the Japanese army, the attack of the 173rd Regiment was not fierce. Zhang Lingfu's idea was obviously to hold back the enemy army and drag the main force of the Japanese army in order to wait for friendly troops to come and encircle. At the very least, the Japanese army should not have the heart to pursue the 19th Division and other units of the 70th Army, and keep the Japanese army here as much as possible. In fact, there is no way to do this, although Zhang Lingfu has been promoted to the deputy commander of the 58th Division, but compared to when he was in the 51st Division, his rights are smaller. The most direct point is that the forces he can command have been greatly reduced. At the beginning, as the commander of the 153rd Brigade, he had the strength of an entire brigade in his hands, and such a strong force, as long as he judged accurately and grasped the timing well, he could do a lot of work in the chaotic battlefield. But now, although he is already a deputy division commander, the troops that can be controlled and commanded are greatly restricted, and I have to say that this is also a rather helpless thing.

Fortunately, Zhang Lingfu then received the news that the independent regiment had arrived, and learned that Shi Shi had led his troops to the area of Guanqiao, which made him somewhat relieved, and immediately invited Shi Shi to discuss the battle situation together. Although the independent regiment is only a regiment, whether it is strength or combat power, it far exceeds the average brigade, plus the 173 regiment under his command, their combined strength is enough for a battle, but it is a pity that the 19th division inexplicably let the devils ambush it, otherwise, with their current strength, it is enough to launch an encirclement and annihilation operation against the Japanese army.