Wei Chong returned to Raoyang according to Bai Shujie's order, and then took advantage of the chaos on both sides to move the entire Rao'an Independent Division westward to 20 kilometers east of the Cao River to hide.

Beginning at 10 o'clock in the evening of September 16, 1937, the troops were moved in batches, and it took seven days, that is, at about 4 o'clock in the morning of September 24, to complete the covert transfer of nearly 10,000 people and weapons and equipment. Wei Chong then rushed to the former enemy headquarters in Xujiajian, less than a day.

After the last sneak attack on the 6th Division, Wei Chong arranged several battalions to directly intersperse behind the defenders of various roads to hide according to Bai Shujie's top secret order, but in fact, he didn't understand why at all.

The enemy was still on the front line of Fangshan and Zhuozhou, but the commander-in-chief and the boss withdrew his elite troops more than 100 kilometers to conceal it. If it weren't for Bai Shujie's constant fight against the little devils, the soldiers had absolute trust in their commander-in-chief, and this time it was likely that there would be a big accident of disobeying military orders below.

"Brothers, it's the first time the boss has given such a stern order, and I think you're all mentally prepared. Judging from the current situation, Guan Zhenglin's department can no longer hold on, and it is only a matter of time before he retreats. If it is according to the boss's order, Qingyuan County should fall this afternoon. ”

At around nine o'clock in the morning of September 25, Wei Chong, as the highest military commander in the entire North China, naturally presided over the first and last military meeting: "I don't know why the boss knew that it must be the process of the 6th Division, but one thing can be very clear, it is certain to attack Qingyuan County tonight. Now tell me about the situation. ”

Zhao Sanbao is the head snake of the land, so he naturally took the lead in speaking: "According to the boss's opinion, the deputy head of the regiment, Ling Kaishan, led a reinforced battalion, which has been infiltrating the county seat for nine months. And according to the order of the boss, the headquarters was set up next to the Qiangu shogunate in the east of the Naoli Governor's Palace. As for whether the little devil will set up his headquarters in the governor's palace, it is still unclear. ”

"The place selected by Ling Kaishan turned out to be the former site of the Oriental Company. Later, it was found that there were Japanese inside, so after three nights of reconnaissance, they found a radio station of a little devil. Then these Japanese didn't say a word, and they quickly transferred this place to Ling Kaishan. ”

Because of the gold-lettered signboard of Oriental Bank, Ling Kaishan is the boss there, and more than a dozen trailers enter and leave every day. After nine months of civil construction, the tunnel has now passed through the Qiangu Shogunate and entered the northeast side of the retreat hall in the Naoli Governor's Palace. At present, with the support of wooden planks, it only takes five minutes to enter the ground. ”

"On this basis, Ling Kaishan has successively established two permanent support points on the south side of Daci Pavilion and Huaijun Mansion, because Huaijun Mansion and Daci Pavilion have the commanding heights of the whole city, and they can observe the deployment of troops after the little devil enters the city, so Ling Kaishan has carried out civil construction in both places."

"According to Ling Kaishan's telegram yesterday, they took advantage of the chaotic situation on the battlefield in the past two days to disguise themselves as fleeing people to reconnoiter the entire county seat, and in the early hours of this morning, they have already sent back the distribution map of the county town to the artillery commander, and marked the bombing serial number, and then the bombing will be carried out according to the demarcated area."

In addition, the main purpose of the Huangcun artillery position in the north of the county town is to provide artillery support to the siege troops in the east, north and on the ground. The heavy artillery position of Nanma Village in the east of the city is mainly to bombard the main targets in the city, and at the same time strike at the defensive positions of the entire city wall. ”

Zhang Er looked at the map and said: "Because we are secretly operating, heavy artillery cannot be transferred over long distances, so there is a problem now, that is, the south of Xinzhuang in the south of the county can not be used." When the independent division attacked the outer position of the south gate of the county, it was afraid that it would have to attack the fortification. ”

"The specific battle sequence will be discussed later." Wei Chong shook his head: "Have the people in the city been transferred out?" This is a big deal, and there can be no sloppiness. We are right to fight the little devils, but it is a crime to hurt the common people. ”

"Hehe, don't worry!" Zhang Er smiled slightly: "On September 22nd, when the battle to defend the city wall began, Ling Kaishan and they spread the word throughout the county that the little devil must enter the city and kill people. Moreover, the 6th Division slaughtered more than 9,000 civilians and prisoners in Gaobeidian, Dingxing, and Xushui, and many ordinary people saw it. ”

"So by the evening of the 22nd, the whole city was empty. Not only did the common people run away, but all the officials and masters in the county town ran away. Guan Zhenglin originally wanted to move the headquarters to the city and die with the county seat. But before those officials escaped, they cut off all the telephones and electricity, and now it is a dead city. ”

"Guan Zhenglin's command has already issued an order to retreat last night, and the current battle is to alternately cover and withdraw from the battle in batches, and the county town has fallen yesterday afternoon. The little devil is just clearing the periphery, and the main force has not yet entered the city for the time being. ”

"Of course, it can't be said that there is no one in the city. In addition to the more than a thousand of us hiding underground, there were three or four hundred. However, these people were already on Ling Kaishan's death list. The reason why they didn't do it was because they were too lazy to bother, so they simply let them and their masters bury the county seat together. ”

Wei Chong nodded, then pointed to the map and said: "According to the boss's order, your main task is to be in charge of the artillery position, and at the same time attack the county railway station and the west gate, and my independent division will attack the other three city gates." ”

"Although I handed over the 105mm heavy artillery battalion and the 75mm field artillery battalion to you, I also have a mortar battalion, a 75mm mountain artillery battalion, and an air defense regiment on my side."

"This time, the boss lost all our belongings, so he decided to concentrate one of our divisions and two regiments, and annihilated more than 20,000 people of the 6th Division in one battle. Although they had more than 32,000 people before, they had been stripped of a layer of skin by Lao Tzu, and there were more than 5,000 people missing, and now there are only more than 26,000 people. ”

"My independent division has 14,000 men, and your two regiments are 3,800 and 4,200 respectively. That adds up to more than 22,000 troops. In terms of numbers, we don't suffer. Moreover, the boss's order was to shoot all the shells and bullets. Do you understand what that means? ”

Zhao Sanbao pouted: "What else does it mean?" Isn't it just the firewood that I saved for the winter, and I burned it all tonight! It's a pity that we worked hard for two years to use the things accumulated by ant moving, and we thought we could last for a year and a half, but we didn't expect to be reimbursed in one night! ”

"I said you're a pig brain!" Wei Chong scolded with a smile: "Why did the local army and the central army defeat in front of the little devils? It's not because there is too much lack of heavy weapons, and it is suppressed by the artillery fire of the little devils. Tonight, let the little devils taste what the boss is talking about! ”

Zhang Er said with a stunned smile: "That's right, my side is a 105 heavy artillery battalion with a range of 18 kilometers, and two 75 field artillery battalions with a range of 18 kilometers, adding up to 108 cannons." There are still 24 guns on Zhao Sanbao's side, and Lao Tzu only needs to shoot 100 shells from each cannon, which is 13,000 rounds. ”

"The average length of the side of the county is 1,500 meters, and according to this calculation, in the end, for every two square meters, a shell will fall! In other words, a distance of one meter and five is a crater, and Lao Tzu will see how many people the little devil can be hit by shells. Besides, it's still bombing key areas, which is basically one shell at a time, killing those shit! ”

"Two stunned, two stunned! You're the head of the fucking regiment, and you're still a dumbfounder! Wei Chong smiled bitterly and said, "Although you are prepared according to 100 shells per cannon, can you shoot them out at once?" If you play like that, it won't take long for the barrel to turn red, and then blow up the bore, do you know? ”

"Besides, there are rooms all over the county, and that would negate a lot of the explosion. To be honest, in addition to the 10 shells of the first round of sudden shelling, which can kill and injure the enemy in large quantities, the next step is to target the removal according to the parameters provided by the front. You don't interfere with the artillery, the main thing is to do a good job of protecting the artillery positions. ”

Wei Cheng thought suddenly: "There is another question, have the three battalions that were responsible for the defense and blocking mission in the north now arrived at the designated position?" The little devils have no troops in the south, and all reinforcements will come from the north, so their pressure is not small. ”

Zhao Sanbao nodded and said, "Don't worry, they entered the designated location in the early morning to hide, just waiting for the final order from your side." Besides, since July, the boss has been sending telegrams almost every other day, and although we don't understand what it means, we don't dare to take the relevant preparations lightly. ”

"There are fortifications in Yixian and Laishui to the south, and the blocking troops are not in a hurry. Is pre-war mobilization still necessary? Zhao Sanbao finally asked: "Now that the troops have entered the starting point of the attack, I'm afraid it's too late to mobilize before the war, right?" ”

Wei Chong shook his head: "Mobilize a fart?" At 6 p.m., the operator was asked to send the boss's telegram to all battalion-level units in its original form. They're not stupid, and they'll all understand what the boss means. Use the heaviest firepower to completely break the enemy's will to fight, and then launch a charge. ”

"Two artillery positions were ordered, the shelling began at eight o'clock sharp, ended at nine o'clock, and then supported the battle ahead according to the standard of targeted clearance. Since the establishment of the Heavy Artillery Regiment, it is finally about to exert its might, but I didn't expect that the boss's first opponent turned out to be the 6th Division, and Gu Shoufu should feel very honored. ”

They are arranging the final tactical rhythm here, Ling Kaishan, who has been lurking in Qingyuan County for a year, and more than 1,000 people from his four reconnaissance companies, are now busy.

The first is that the troops defending the city have withdrawn at 11 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and there is no army in the city. Therefore, the first thing Ling Kaishan and they had to do was to get out the tunnel entrance of the Governor's Mansion of Zhili before the little devil entered the city, and then they also needed to hide it.

The second point is to plant mines in relevant places according to the request of the boss in Chengde. Of course, it is not a real landmine, but 18,000 "Taiyuan-made" wooden-handled grenades from Ling Kaishantong guò "Jin Shang"!

The place where it was buried was the four gates of the county seat. If the enemy deploys heavy troops in these places and the heavy artillery cannot solve the problem, the 36 "four-man detonation teams" will use direct detonation to open the offensive channel for the siege troops.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.