Chapter 579: Mud Trench Annihilation Battle (3)
"Shizao, they seem to have a big operation, using four or five thousand people, and so many trucks......"
"Shut up, can't I see?" Chi Fengcheng has a hot temper, and this staff officer under him is really too broken-mouthed, I really don't know how he kept him under his command in the first place.
There is a saying that curiosity kills cats, and it is said that Chi Feng Cheng is like this.
Every time a big war comes, Chi Fengcheng is anxious as if scratching his ears and cheeks, he can't sleep, he is born to fight, since he became a soldier, it is like a fish in water, all the way up, in the Northwest Army, it is definitely one of the few fierce generals.
In the battle of Lincheng, he almost suffered a big loss, the tricks of the little devil are too vicious, if it weren't for the strict order of the commander's department, it is really hard to say whether he can retreat with his whole body.
Afterwards, he also inquired about why the Theater Commander's Department overstepped the level and directly gave him such an order.
The answer is: I don't know.
Even Sun Lianzhong didn't know, of course, he didn't dare to ask Chief Li in person about this question, after all, this order was given by Chief Li himself.
Even if someone knows the inside story, if they can't say it, they still won't say it.
After all, there is discipline in this.
The Sichuan army in Tengxian County broke through, and I heard that it was an elite unit in the theater to meet it, and the Japanese army suffered a lot of losses, but afterwards, all the news was about the safe breakthrough of the Sichuan army, but for this receiving force, there was no rumor about it.
Chi Fengcheng is an experienced veteran, he does not believe that in that situation, with less than 3,000 remnants of the defeated generals, he can easily kill out of the Japanese encirclement, and calmly evade the pursuit of the Japanese army, all the way back to the rear safely.
This shows that there must be such a force, and that night, he led his troops to quietly retreat, and he also noticed the sound of gunfire in more than one place in the direction of the county seat of Tengxian.
There must have been a mysterious unit to meet them to break through, but he received the news that this force had not withdrawn with the Sichuan army.
They are gone, not gone, but separated from the Sichuan army that broke through.
The only possibility was that this force would divert the pursuing Japanese so that the scarred and exhausted Sichuan army could safely retreat to the rear.
Regarding this mysterious unit, there is information from the top level of the theater that it is an elite spy battalion under the command of the "Tang" regiment, and it is also said that it is a reconnaissance battalion.
Regarding this news, the Sichuan army that broke through did not admit it or deny it, but chose a silent attitude.
This is suspicious!
Now the Sichuan army has arrived in Taierzhuang, and it will be stationed in a village in the west of Zhuangxi tonight.
He wanted to come to the door and inquire in person.
But I also felt that the two armies were not familiar with each other, and so rashly passed, people thought that he had ulterior motives, and he couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, and when he got up, he actually found that the new 38th Brigade suddenly and secretly assembled troops at night, as if it was some big task.
Cars, tanks, artillery, and war horses, the movement is not small, their defense areas are next to each other, how can such a big movement not be discovered.
As soon as his brain was hot, Chi Fengcheng secretly followed with his own guard platoon.
It turned out that the new 38th Brigade looked inconspicuous, but it actually had such a strong strength, and the strength of one of his brigades was about to catch up with a division of the Central Army.
Needless to say, weapons and equipment, if you throw off a few streets, even compared to the Japanese army, I'm afraid it's not much worse.
If his 31st Division is also equipped with these weapons, how can he still be afraid of little devils?
However, the instrument is not as good as a person!
"Master, let's follow others secretly, it's not good, don't arrest us as spies?" The adjutant carefully reminded his superior.
"What are you afraid of, such a big action, you don't even notify the friendly troops, they want to eat alone, it's too inauthentic!" Chi Fengcheng said dissatisfiedly.
"However, this may be a confidential operation......
"Mobilize so many people and operate secretly, what kind of secrets are there?" Chi Fengcheng interrupted his subordinates' reminders nonchalantly, and followed step by step.
It's so dark, and I'm farting again. The new 38th Brigade in the rapid march did not expect that behind him, a small team of dozens of people was hanging.
"Master, listen, gunshots."
"I heard it, let's go, there's a hillside over there, let's go over." Chi Fengcheng waved his hand and led people along a small road on the side of the main road.
"Binoculars!"
"Oh, my good man, this is to fight an ambush, such an open land, how to choose such a terrain, is this Luo Yufeng's brain flooded?"
"It's kind of weird." Chi Fengcheng also frowned slightly, indeed, the terrain here is flat, and it is not a good place to ambush, but the new 38th Brigade ambushed the troops behind the low slopes on the east and west sides, and did not build trenches, so it is not advantageous to fight, and the Japanese army's charging tactics are very sharp, and he has learned it head-on.
"The brigade commander of the new 38th Brigade probably doesn't have any ability, could it be that he wants to fight against the Japanese soldiers and fight against the generals?"
"Don't talk nonsense, Brigade Commander Luo may have his intentions in choosing this place, we are here to learn." Chi Fengcheng scolded lightly.
"Yes!"
The battle formulated by Luo Yufeng was to let the armored brigade play the leading role, and the infantry charge was only placed in the second position, besides, this battle was to fight quickly, and it was completely too late to temporarily dig trenches and build bunkers.
Therefore, it is enough to simply leave it alone, look for favorable terrain, find cover on your own, and simply build some foxholes and crossed fire points.
Although Chi Fengcheng didn't know what kind of medicine Luo Yufeng was selling, except for the battlefield he chose, there were not many flaws in other aspects.
At least he could see that the new 38th Brigade was a well-trained and elite army, and he had to admit that.
A person who can bring out such an elite army should not make a mistake of such a principle, so he didn't have the impulse to go to Luo Yufeng and remind him.
What's more, at this time, it was too late, and the gunshots that were getting closer and closer reminded him that the Japanese army was approaching!
Da Da ......
Dodo......
There was also the sound of tanks roaring, and the distance was very close, and I could already see the orange-red ballistic trajectory in the north across the sky, judging from the sound of gunfire, there must have been a lot of Japanese troops.
Fighting all the way and, apparently, one more unit.
Obviously, this unit is responsible for the task of luring the enemy, and the speed of the Japanese army is fast enough, and they have just captured Yicheng, and they can't wait to capture Taierzhuang in one fell swoop.
What about the "Tang" Legion, Chi Fengcheng couldn't help but have a question in his heart, didn't they fight fiercely with the Japanese army in Yicheng, could it be that they ran away again?
This is the case in Lincheng, a division of the "Tang" Corps fought with the Japanese army for only a few hours, and was beaten with heavy losses, and retreated again and again, if he had not led the 31st Division to arrive, it is estimated that Lincheng would have been captured by the Japanese army long ago.
Chi Fengcheng despised the elite "Tang" army in his heart, his weapons and equipment were much better than theirs, but he was too cowardly when he started fighting.
Chi Fengcheng really guessed correctly, the "Tang" army ran away, the reason is somewhat reasonable this time, avoiding the sharp spirit of the Japanese army, taking the initiative to move to its flank and rear, waiting for the main force of the Japanese army to enter the city, and then attack.
This was in line with the first stage of the "April Fool's Day" plan, which lured the Japanese army to rush south and annihilate part of the main force of the Japanese army in the area south of the Linzao Line and north of the canal.
Therefore, this time, although Chief Li was not happy in his heart, he did not immediately order the "Tang" army to attack.
The main force of the Japanese Seya detachment was still near Zaozhuang and Lincheng, and it was necessary to wait for him to go south to Taierzhuang, and then the "Tang" corps attacked from the left side of the Japanese army, besieged Zaozhuang and Yicheng, and cut off their rear roads.
"Report, Battalion Commander Cao, they have entered the preset position!"
"Probe, report!"
"Yes!"
"There are more than 1,000 Japanese troops, as well as tanks and cars, and the ranks are at least three or four miles in front and back, and we must wait for all the Japanese troops to enter the preset positions before launching an attack!"
"Let Cao Xingyang slow down and hang the Japanese army!"
"Understood!"
"From now on, the insurance of all guns is closed, no one is allowed to speak out, and whoever exposes the target, military law is engaged!" Luo Yufeng gave an order to the supervising team.
"Yes!"
"Master, I want to go and make it easier!" Chi Feng City's adjutant shuddered.
"Go ahead, there is a lot of and urine on the lazy donkey!"
"Master, I'll be back in a while."
On the edge of the grove, the adjutant took out a special tool for discharging water, and a column of water slanted down, closing his eyes very comfortably, this feeling of relaxation in the whole body is really beautiful. Wonderful.
Put it back and was about to lift your pants and leave.
"Hey, brother, tie your pants and go, be careful not to show your head!"
"Who?" The adjutant turned around and found himself surrounded by a crowd of heavily armed soldiers, the muzzle of the gun black, facing the small door between his open legs.
"You are from the 31st Division, take me to meet your Chifeng City Division." Qin Yankun smiled slightly, when he goes to see Chifeng City, there must be someone to introduce him.
It just so happened that this adjutant who left the team alone became the best candidate.
"Sir, who are you?" The adjutant is not stupid, he knows that it is his own person at a glance, otherwise how could he know so clearly, the other party is still a colonel, and the military rank is higher than him.
"Qin Yankun, Chief of Staff of the New 38th Brigade!"
"It turned out to be Chief of Staff Qin, our division seat is in front, I'll take you there!"
On a winding road leading to Taierzhuang, a team of more than 200 people rushed hard, sweating like rain. The Japanese soldiers in uniforms were in hot pursuit, and the two sides stopped from time to time, fired a few shots, chased and fled, just like a pair of enemies.
"Beiluo!" A street sign made of cement appeared on the side of the road, with two big characters "Beiluo" written on it, as well as arrows, seeing this, Cao Xingyang was relieved, and finally arrived.
However, this is not completely easy, their task is to introduce the Japanese troops who are desperately pursuing behind them into the pocket formation set up by the new 38th Brigade.
"Battalion Commander Cao......"
The pursuing Japanese troops found themselves getting closer and closer to their opponents, one by one excited and screaming, these hateful Chinese no longer have strength, they have slowed down and cannot run!
"The people of China are too weak!" Shimayama Shaoza received the report and smiled contemptuously.
"Shaozuo, there is Beiluo in front, we are less than forty miles away from Taierzhuang, are you more cautious?" The staff officer who accompanied the team reminded in a low voice.
"Yaga, do you think this group of Shina, who are being chased by us like lost dogs, will be the opponents of the Imperial Japanese Army?" Daoshan Shaozo said flutteringly.
"Hay!"
"Advance at full speed, the terrain here is flat, there is no danger to defend, and the Chinese army is simply not capable of stopping our attack!" Daoshan still took out the map, looked at it carefully, and waved his hand to order.
(To be continued.) )