Chapter 59: Next Step Operational Plan
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As the 10th Japanese Division attacked Huaibin, they were divided and surrounded and annihilated by the New Sixty-Seventh Army commanded by He Zhengdao. Many veterans were already familiar with such battles, while the newly joined officers and soldiers seemed excited.
Although there are only one regiment of recruits among the First Division and the Second Division. However, these recruits selected through military competitions have excellent combat skills. One battle can train them into veterans.
What's more, there are also many backbone veterans in the troops they belong to. With the on-site guidance of these veterans, these new soldiers quickly became familiar with such practical scenes and chased the retreating Japanese soldiers.
The officers and soldiers of the Huaibin garrison brigade who had been suppressed by the Japanese army had been fighting from the initial cautious counterattack to the end of the rushing out of the city to the end. Many officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade suddenly appeared, and the Japanese seemed not that scary.
Looking at the officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade who rushed out of the city without caring about it and chasing the Japanese army, Liu Nuosheng, as the brigade commander, looked at Li Xiangdong beside him, and felt a little embarrassed. After all, their order was to defend the city.
‘General Li, sorry! These bastards were crazy and couldn’t control themselves. They all ran out of the city to chase and kill the Japanese. Doing so will not delay your battle, right? Brothers, I really can’t hold it in.’
Listening to Liu Nuosheng's apology, Li Xiangdong smiled and said, "It's okay! Whether it's you or us, as long as we wear this military uniform, we will sooner or later have sex with the Japanese. It is necessary to let them get familiar with this scene.
At least I believe that after experiencing this encirclement and suppression battle, when you, the garrison brigade, in the future, I believe you will definitely fight better than others. In fact, the Japanese are not as powerful as they imagined.
In the face of adverse circumstances, they will actually collapse. Let the soldiers of the garrison brigade feel the cruelty of the battlefield. I think the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. As for the matter of defending the city, I believe this city will not need to be defended for a short time."
When they launched a full-scale counterattack, the Japanese troops responsible for attacking Huaibin City already knew that they were surrounded. In this case, it would be a verdict to stay in the city.
Not to mention the garrison troops in the city, the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance regiment brought by Li Xiangdong also launched a pursuit of the Japanese army outside the city. The officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance regiment looked at it, and believed that the soldiers of the garrison troops would not suffer too much.
Facing the Eighth Route Army surrounded by all sides, the two Japanese infantry corpses staying outside Huaibin City did not last long. After their artillery corps were removed, the Eighth Route Army's artillery began to cooperate with the troops' attack.
Even though the 39th infantry regiment of the 10th Division quickly made preparations for on-site defense. However, as the Eighth Route Army began to launch violent artillery bombardment, the temporary fortifications they built could not resist the artillery bombardment at all.
When the first division responsible for the raid arrived at the periphery of their blocking positions, the blocking positions of the 39th Infantry Regiment were quickly broken. They had no time to support the division command that realized the danger.
After all, although the 10th Division is a division, in fact, after the Battle of Xuzhou, their combat effectiveness has not been fully restored. The replenished recruits are not as good as before.
In this case, facing the elite troops under He Zhengdao, they were far ahead of the Japanese in combat skills and weapons. It was actually very simple to fail to resist the attack and breakthrough of the First Division.
As the first division began to pursue the 10th Infantry Regiment, they looked at the officers and soldiers of the garrison troops wearing Central Army uniforms. The officers and soldiers of the first division were also a little surprised, but they didn't mind attacking the fleeing Japanese troops from the front and back.
Looking at the Japanese who were already aggressive, there were no few who were alive. Many of the officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade who were chasing out said with some depression: "Damn, you're running slow! These Eighth Route Army soldiers are fighting too fast!"
‘Come on! If it weren’t for the Eighth Route Army’s help today, it would be another question to say whether we could survive until now! Forget it, hurry back to the city!’
Some of the officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade who had gained military merits on the battlefield seemed to be satisfied and turned back to the city. The Japanese who had been killed by them had picked up the bodies and guns they carried with them.
Before, these soldiers were a little worried about whether the Eighth Route Army would steal their spoils. As a result, these Eighth Route Army seemed very polite and did not steal these spoils from them, which also made many officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade breathe a sigh of relief.
Even if they chased out of the city not long, they knew the strength of these Eighth Route Army. If these Eighth Route Army really had to say that the spoils were their own, the officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade would not dare to say anything more.
After all, the army believes in the strong. Compared with these Eighth Route Army, the officers and soldiers of these garrison brigades dare not be arrogant!
With the 6th converging troops, He Zhengdao quickly ordered the troops to clean up the battlefield and launched a net-style clearance. There is only one purpose in this, that is, try to wipe out the Japanese devils who may miss the net as much as possible.
Seeing that the time was approaching the early morning and Li Xiangdong was returning to the command center to overturn his order, He Zhengdao also said with satisfaction: "Xiangdong, we are back! How about it? The troops were not suffering much casualties, right?"
‘Report to the commander, some losses occurred when the Japanese attacked. However, most of them were injured. After counting the deaths, there were only 68 people. There were more than 30 seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured.’
‘Okay! All these minor and serious wounded were sent to our rear hospital as quickly as possible. Some Japanese cars were seized before, and all the wounded were transferred to our field hospital by car.
In addition, your reconnaissance brigade is afraid that you will not be able to rest tonight. In order to achieve unexpected combat goals, I decided to let your reconnaissance brigade leave early and rush to Guyang. In addition to conducting reconnaissance, I also began to set up defenses there.
The main force of the military will also leave tomorrow night. If you have any situation on the road, please send us any telegrams. Next, what we have to deal with is the 16th Japanese Division that attacked Fujin Mountain at this moment, and try to bite them again.
When you get there, what you need to pay attention to is the 13th Japanese Division, which serves as the rear guard, and see where they are at the moment. Once you have the chance, your brigade will cut off the contact channels between their two divisions when they arrive.’
Pointing at the combat map hanging in the command post, He Zhengdao explained another task. In He Zhengdao's view, the command center of the Second Japanese Army, if it loses contact with the 10th Division, would inevitably doubt what was born here.
Tomorrow, the Japanese reconnaissance planes will definitely conduct air reconnaissance here. What He Zhengdao has to do is to retain some troops and give the Japanese reconnaissance planes a show. They will try to transfer the Sixty-Seventh Army and gain a day.
The troops of the First Division and the Second Division will also wear Japanese uniforms tomorrow and march openly. As long as there is no news, I believe that the Japanese reconnaissance planes will not suspect that the 10th Division will be wiped out in one night.
From the prisoners he had captured earlier, He Zhengdao was able to confirm that the electronic team had won the battle. From the beginning to the end, the Japanese were unable to contact their superiors.
This means that the Japanese army does not know the situation here yet. This creates an opportunity for He Zhengdao to attack the 16th Division of the Japanese army from the flank. And tomorrow's march will be cautious and believe that there will be no problem.
Although he has not yet grasped the Japanese telegram code, He Zhengdao still knows that they have arrested two living Japanese radio operators. They are still interrogating and instigating them, hoping to make progress in the early morning.
After announcing the combat order, Li Xiangdong also tried to say: "Commander, Liu Nuosheng, the commander of Huaibin's garrison brigade, came with me and wanted to meet you. Are you meeting you? This person has been in contact for a few days and is quite good."
He Zhengdao thought for a while and said, "Okay, bring him in! I will meet him with the Chief of Staff. If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Nuosheng may have hope of being promoted to major general this time.
Although the 10th Division was annihilated, there should be no danger in this direction for the time being. However, as a military important military location connecting Hubei and Henan provinces, if there is someone who will not cause trouble for us, I believe it will be helpful for us to establish a base here in the future."
As the chief of staff, Luo Ruiqing also nodded and said, "Not bad! Our underground party here has previously reported comments about Liu Nuosheng. Overall, this is still a target that can be fought for.
If his garrison brigade could really be changed into a combat force, I believe it will be helpful for us to operate in this area in the future. However, let the people from the Intelligence Department be responsible for doing work and promoting our policies at that time!"
‘Of course! We can’t stay here for too long, we must leave before dawn tomorrow. However, for safety reasons, we still need to keep a main team here to beware of some possible accidents.’
‘Okay! Also, please inform the guerrilla brigade closest to here! I have seized a lot of weapons this time and I can also transfer some of them to them at that time. I heard from the advance team that I have reported on the situation in the previous episode, and they are currently doing well.’
Luo Ruiqing also seemed very happy when talking about the advance team establishing a base. Most of these advance teams are distributed in various parts of the Dabie Mountains in units of company platoons. Now, their expansion work is done well.
The only thing that is a bit troublesome is that they don’t have many weapons and need support from their superiors in urgent need of support. Even if they bring some weapons and transport them to these guerrilla brigades, the number is still insufficient.
Now that the Japanese have been wiped out, Luo Ruiqing feels that the two new recruits that have not been replaced before can also be replaced with Japanese equipment. As for the Central Army weapons and equipment used by the new recruits, they can naturally be handed over to the guerrillas for use.
Chapter completed!