The cavalry regiment of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army stationed in Fengdian was divided into three battalions, each with about 200 men and horses, and the regiment commander Du Dongqiang was an authentic Han Chinese, who had been following King De and Li Shouxin for two years. Many of the cavalry under King De have now entered northern Jin, and most of them are cooperating with the harem division of the Kwantung Army to defend the Pingsui Railway in Shanxi. Du Dongqiang's cavalry regiment was originally responsible for patrolling Beitongpu Road south of Datong, but after the North China Front drew up a plan to continue attacking Shanxi, the regiment was assigned to the Sena Division and moved outside Taiyuan City. Since the Otsuka Wing's attack on Fengdian was not going well, Du Dongqiang's cavalry regiment was strengthened to the Otsuka Wing.

When this cavalry regiment was active in northern Shanxi, it was attacked several times by the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, losing almost 30% of its men and horses.

According to the deployment of the commander of the Hagiwara Akira Brigade, the deputy wing commander of the Otsuka Wing, Aso Nakasa, is now in Fengdian, commanding the Fukuda Infantry Brigade and the Du Dongqiang Cavalry Regiment. Wing Commander Yasuke Otsuka, on the orders of Major General Hagiwara, once personally returned to Fengdian to inspect the city defenses, and told his deputy wing commander to strengthen the defense in the direction of the Great Elm Mountain in the east of the city, which was the direction in which the 391st Regiment of the Shina Army retreated; At the same time, it is also necessary to regularly inspect the roads in the northern suburbs and southern suburbs of the city.

And this task of regular inspection fell on the head of Du Dongqiang's cavalry regiment.

Du Dongqiang's regimental headquarters was set up in the Guandi Temple in the county seat, and the three battalions were scattered in the city. The uniforms of the cavalry regiment are very special, and they are somewhat modeled after the Japanese Kwantung Army from appearance to color; This is related to the ambitions of the Japanese in Mongolia, and the Kwantung Army wanted to support King De to establish a puppet "Manchurian Empire", so when supporting King De to establish a regular army, part of the military uniforms followed the path of the Kwantung Army.

As a result, the people of Fengdian County have been able to see this group of Han troops in yellow tweed coats every day (although it is a Mongolian army, but the proportion of Han people is larger), riding Mongolian horses, and entering and exiting the north and south city gates with great force.

The people of the 391st Regiment of the Central Army pushed the boat down the river and chose this traitor cavalry as the target of the first wave of counterattack.

Qin Zhongxiao, the commander of the 391st Regiment, was not intimidated by the newly arrived cavalry regiment of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army in Fengdian, on the contrary, when he learned that this cavalry regiment sent rangers out of the city every day to carry out patrol missions, a bold plan took the opportunity to take the opportunity.

He asked Zhao Mutou to take all the twenty-one people of the spy company, change into civilian clothes and without weapons, and sneak back to Fengdian County in several batches, and the old shopkeeper of the beef and mutton shop in Xiguan quietly arranged to live in the old shopkeeper's house and several nearby households that no longer have owners, and ambush and wait.

The colonel of the Central Army locked the target of the counterattack on the county town at the North City Gate, so the cavalry company of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army that patrolled the North City Gate during the day also became the first target.

This cavalry company had about 100 cavalry, and the company commander was a large man, and he was ordered to patrol forward along the road north to Junling County after leaving the city, while paying attention to the movement on the mountain beams on both sides. Normally, when the cavalry got out of the city gates, they often galloped for a while, and it took them three or five miles to slow down—they were used to galloping on the borders of Suiyuan and Mongolia—and then they continued to patrol the road another three or five miles, and then turned back the way they came. After entering the northern city, the cavalry scattered in formation and walked in the fields outside the city, and then assembled and marched into the city in a formation, and the morning's mission was over. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, I did it again according to the morning's process, and the day's tasks were routinely completed.

Qin Zhongxiao put the time to do it in the afternoon.

The reason why it is placed in the afternoon is that the cavalry, after the morning patrol, will appear relaxed and slack when they do the same in the afternoon; Second, this time is close to the evening, and in the winter evening, the sun begins to set after four o'clock, and it is very dark very early, which is conducive to the retreat and concealment of one's own side, but not to the pursuit and search of the enemy.

The commander of the large cavalry company of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army suddenly saw a small group of imperial troops scattered on the side of the road in the afternoon, and it was already half past two.

The big company commander was surprised, this place was a few miles away from the county town of Fengdian behind him, and he had never encountered the imperial army on this road many times before he had gone out of the city to patrol.

"Dismount!"

In this group of imperial troops, mixed with a Chinese in civilian clothes, it was he who stood in the middle of the road, waving his hands at the cavalry company coming on horseback, and ordered them to stop. The big company commander noticed that there was an imperial army officer standing next to the Chinese, and the rank was captain. He hurriedly grabbed the reins, and the entire cavalry company suddenly stopped.

"You are Regiment Commander Du's subordinates? This is Captain Matsuno of the Otsuka Wing. The Chinese pointed to the Imperial Army officer beside him.

The big company commander didn't think about it, so he turned over and dismounted, saluted Captain Matsuno, and reported his name and rank.

"Captain Matsuno is under the order of Captain Fukuda, and is searching for the secret agents of the Shina Army here, and now temporarily requisition your cavalry to cooperate with the actions of the Imperial Army!"

The big company commander immediately expressed obedience to the order. Although he had just arrived in Fengdian, he knew that the imperial army guarding the county seat was the Fukuda Brigade of the Otsuka Wing, and he also knew that there were remnants of the Shina Army outside the city.

What he didn't know was that the imperial army he encountered in front of him was the remnants of the disguised China Army.

During the Battle of Xinkou of the Central Army last year, Zhao Mutou's spy company once went out to reconnoiter behind the Itagaki Division and attacked the first unit of the Miura Brigade; At that time, the exchange of fire was not long, because behind enemy lines, Zhao Mutou did not dare to fight. The biggest gain from the attack on the military station was the capture of several large packages, which contained brand new Japanese winter coats (at that time, it was late October, and the baggage troops of the Itagaki Division were already considering distributing winter clothes to the front-line officers and soldiers). The commander of the spy company thought that this military coat might be useful, so he brought it back without being too cumbersome.

Now, they really come in handy.

Qin Zhongxiao ordered a company commander of a battalion, with thirteen people, to change into these Japanese army coats, and stand on the side of the road from Fengdian to Junling with a 38 big cover.

Sure enough, the big company commander did not hesitate to give the title of "Captain Matsuno", because the Mongolian Xinjiang Army was accustomed to cooperating with the imperial army when they were in Suiyuan and Northern Jin, he did not have any doubts about the orders he suddenly encountered at this moment. In fact, this big company commander with thick branches and leaves, as long as he thinks about it a little, he should find that the military uniforms on this imperial army are not the same as those of the imperial army guarding Fengdian. You must know that the capture of Zhao Mutou came from the Itagaki Division, and the military uniform of the division is very different from the Sena Division to which the Otsuka Wing belongs.

"The spies of the Shina army are in this mountain?" After listening to the introduction of the plainclothes Chinese, who was obviously an interpreter for the imperial army, the commander of the large cavalry company looked at a junction in front of him that could enter the mountain beam and said: "We patrolled this area in the morning and found no suspicious people." ”

"The spies of the Chinese army infiltrated the county seat, and when they went out of the city just now, they were detected by the imperial army and tracked here. Now you will follow us into the mountains and chase after us! ”

"Hey!" The big company commander habitually obeyed the order in Japanese, and then notified his subordinates behind him. In this way, the cavalry company of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army, followed by a dozen disguised imperial troops, entered the valley next to the road.

They marched for miles along the narrow and winding path between the mountain beams, at the speed of the rapid march of the infantry, but nothing happened in front of them, and the so-called secret agents of the Chinese army were nowhere to be seen.

"Stop!"

The plainclothes interpreter suddenly stood up and shouted to the cavalry company of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army behind him. The big company commander hurriedly restrained his men, but found that the imperial army did not stop, but trotted into a bend in front of him and disappeared. After the interpreter shouted to stop the cavalry, he quickly turned around and chased after the imperial army, and soon, he was gone.

In the valley, only a long column of cavalry was left to stop at a loss, and the bitter cold wind howled, suppressing the voices of the cavalrymen's whispering questions.

A crisp whistle sounded on the mountain beam, followed by countless whistles one after another. The cavalry of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army looked up at the sound and couldn't help but exclaim-

The mountain beams on both sides were densely covered with unidentified ambush soldiers, and the swarthy muzzles of the guns were intensively aimed downward, and the whistle came from behind the muzzles.

The "translator" reappeared, he stood in front of the cavalry company of the Mongolian Army, and shouted: "We are the 35th Army of Fu Zuoyi of the Jinsui Army, all of you are surrounded, lay down your arms and surrender, otherwise you will be killed!" ”

The cavalry company was in a commotion, some lamented, some cursed, and many horses began to spin and kick in place; But in the face of the condescending guns, no one made a move of resistance. Especially when the "translator" on the opposite side reported the name of the 35th Army.

This was the idea of the chief of staff of the 391 regiment. He believes that the Mengjiang Army will be particularly sensitive to the name of the 35th Army of Fu Zuoyi of the Jin Sui Army, and the Suiyuan Battle of the 25th year of the Republic of China is enough to make this gang of traitors remember it vividly.

The chief of staff bet on this treasure. More than half of the people in this cavalry company have not experienced the battles of Honggertu and Bailing Temple, but the entire Mongolian Xinjiang Army has all talked about the change of color of the 35th Army of the Jin Sui Army, and they all understand that if Fu Zuoyi was not later transferred to Shanxi to fight against Japan, it is difficult to say whether the Mongolian Xinjiang Army would still exist today.

At this moment, they chose to surrender!

In accordance with the order, the officers and men of the cavalry company threw their guns and sabers to the ground and raised their hands high on horseback. On the mountain beam, Qin Zhongxiao, the colonel of the 391st Regiment of the Central Army, who personally commanded the ambush, laughed:

"Pick up the clothes of these traitors!"