Chapter 430: Disperse and retreat
The two supplementary regiments of the Fifth Army, under the order of Commander Du not to retreat and harass the Japanese army, launched targeted attacks on the Japanese army along the Nanbin Highway.
The main target was the second brigade of the 21st Wing after the Takeda Brigade and the two supplementary regiments of the Fifth Army, although the equipment and the fighting quality and tactical quality of the soldiers were poor, but under the compulsory order, they fought here and there once, and in the end the obstacles to the Japanese army were not small.
After all, it is a heavily armed soldier, and his combat effectiveness is insufficient, and his lethality is always there.
Not only the car convoy in front, but also the infantry in the rear of the 2nd Brigade were harassed on a small scale.
The attack brought about by the attack, of course, the decline in the marching speed of the reinforcements of the second brigade, and the Takeda brigade in front was still chasing Deng Jun's forest department at the tail to supplement the attack and harassment of the regiment, which to some extent made up for Zhang Wei's tactical "neglect" of the reinforcements of the second brigade. ”
There are some uncontrollable factors that Zhang Wei, Deng Junlin and others could not predict, just like this Takeda Brigade, Zhang Wei can design an ambush for the Takeda Brigade.
But for the Takeda Brigade, the second brigade that followed behind, and the stronger strength, even if he knew about its existence, in addition to active vigilance, Zhang Wei could not make a sufficiently effective response, and the existing strength was far from enough to ambush the Takeda Brigade at the same time, and attack the follow-up Japanese reinforcements with stronger strength, which added up to the strength of more than two brigades.
The Supplementary Regiment's attack on the Second Brigade just reduced the danger brought about by this uncontrollable factor by a large part.
In the second-line position, more than 1,000 officers and men of the teaching brigade and Zhou Pu's battalion completely entered the position, teaching the brigade to guard the left flank of the road, and Zhou Pu's battalion to guard the right side of the road.
The sound of the radio is continuous, Zhou Pu's battalion has no communication equipment in his hands, and at present, the combat regiment of the national army does not have enough communication equipment in his hands, and there are radio and field telephones at the regimental level, and the infantry battalions under him have nothing.
In order to obtain combat information in a timely manner, Zhou Pu went to the command post of the teaching brigade.
The second-line positions were silent, the soldiers were either on guard or resting, and the same was true in the command post, where there was no noise except for the sound of the radio.
Zhang Wei and Zhou Pu sat opposite each other in the command post, and the busiest people in the entire command post were the radio soldiers, who had to accept telegrams from Deng Junlin and wait for telegrams from the new 22nd Division from time to time.
On the ammunition box between Zhang Wei and Zhou Pu, there were several telegrams, all of which were telegrams received, some of which were of great value, and some of them were routine and waste paper-like war newsletters.
For example, the battle situation report in the direction of Kunlun Pass, Kunlun Pass was fought well, of course Zhang Wei was happy, but no matter how good the battle was, the impact on the teaching brigade here was not great, and the goal of the Japanese army to reinforce Kunlun Pass would not change.
"Captain, telegram, it's Captain Deng!"
The radio soldier sent a telegram again, and Zhang Wei heard that it was Deng Junlin's, so he hurriedly grabbed it.
"The Japanese army is chasing behind, and our department has changed to disperse the two wings and retreat, hoping to be ready to meet the enemy!"
After hearing this, Zhou Pu immediately stood up: "I'll go back." ”
The meaning of this telegram, needless to say, what it represents is obvious, Deng Junlin's troops began to disperse and retreat, and this little devil is not far away.
Zhang Wei nodded, and Zhou Pu left the position of the teaching brigade with the guards and returned to the right side of the road.
The sound of sharp whistles and passwords filled the entire second-line position......
Deng Junlin's "scattered retreat," at the moment when the telegram arrived at the teaching brigade, was still in progress, and the so-called dispersed retreat, as the name suggests, was to disassemble the team and retreat.
Deng Junlin had more than 1,000 men under his command, an infantry battalion, plus the regimental headquarters and the troops directly under the regiment, and he divided his men into two parts, one retreating from the left side of the road and the other from the right side of the road.
In doing so, Deng Junlin had his own considerations, starting from himself, the Japanese Takeda Brigade chased after his ass, and wanted to get rid of them, and getting off the road was the best way.
The situation of the Takeda Brigade, through Zhang Wei's report, Deng Junlin is clear, there are cars, and there are many baggage equipment (after all, it is reinforcements, and it carries a large amount of baggage ammunition)
Deng Junlin's people are different, although there are many people, but there are few heavy equipment, it is easy to move, and the feet can walk in the wilderness! Horseshoe can also walk in the wilderness!
The trucks and a large number of baggage trucks of the Takeda Brigade are no different from turtles climbing in the field.
Therefore, leaving the highway and moving from the wilderness on both sides naturally became Deng Junlin's best choice.
Regardless of themselves, this will also be of great benefit to the next battle, the Takeda Brigade is basically impossible to get out of the road (of course, it is also possible to break away, but then you have to throw away all the cars and baggage), Deng Junlin's men withdrew from the road, and the Takeda Brigade was equivalent to walking along the road and crashing directly into Zhang Wei's second-line position.
So there is the following scene, Deng Junlin's men and horses are divided into two parts, Deng Junlin's infantry battalion under the leadership of the battalion commander walks on the left side, and Deng Junlin takes the rest of the regiment headquarters and the troops directly under the regiment to the right side.
In the field, there were soldiers of the 65th Regiment galloping wildly, as well as chirping horses, and a small number of horse-drawn carts, mules and horses carrying eighty-two-millimeter mortars, wailing under the whipping of the whips in the hands of the pilots, and trampling a way with the hooves of the horses.
"Hurry, hurry! The ghost is behind, let's go!"
The urging of officers and veterans continued one after another, and the soldiers of the 65th Regiment marched forward as fast as they could, wearing straw sandals and stepping on vegetation.
Deng Junlin, commander of the 65th Regiment, rode a tall horse, stopping and stopping to supervise the march of the troops.
"Let's Jean! Drive!"
A horse ran from the left side of the road, crossed the road, and ran to Deng Junlin's side.
"Report to the regimental seat, the troops on the left have all set off and there is no condition!"
"Return to the team, tell the regimental officer, and move forward at full speed!"
The troops on the right retreated unharmed, and Deng Junlin learned that the infantry battalion in the field on the left was also in good condition, and his worries were much less.
The troops under his command have been dispersed and retreated safely, Deng Junlin breathed a sigh of relief on the horse, his task of luring the enemy has been completed, and the next tough encounter depends on the second-line position.
"Drive!"
Deng Junlin waved his horsewhip, with the joy of completing the task and the worry of the next battle situation, led the troops, and rushed to the front, their next destination was not the second-line position, but the last ambush position that was further back than the second-line position.