In the afternoon of the same day, Ishihara Osa led more than 1,000 little devils of the 15th Wing of the Japanese Army to leave Niangziguan Station and advance along the Zhengtai Railway to Shanxi.However, this little devil had just walked more than ten miles, and was stubbornly blocked by the troops of the Taiyue Military Region of our Eighth Route Army at Xita Cliff.The first onslaught of the Japanese army, under the stubborn resistance of the Eighth Route Army, ended in failure.Ishihara Dazuo angrily scolded: "Baga and a bunch of rice buckets, all of them are waste, and they can't even deal with a group of dirt and eight roads, what's the use of the imperial army asking you to be such a waste." ”"Your Excellency Hai Dazuo is angry."
After Ishihara Dazuo scolded, his anger also subsided a little, and a devil officer next to him said cautiously: "Your Excellency Dazuo, this Tubalu on the opposite side has more than two regiments, and it has been basically concluded that it is the main force of the Eighth Route Army.These captured Tuba roads occupied favorable terrain, and it was understandable that the Imperial Army had difficulty breaking through their defenses for a while. ”"Yaga, don't stress these excuses to me," Ishihara scolded with an angry face.The devil officer hurriedly continued: "Your Excellency, it will be dark in more than an hour, and the imperial army has just arrived, and it is not familiar with the terrain, and night combat is even more unfavorable to the imperial army, so in the opinion of humble duty, it is better to stop the attack for the time being."
The arrival of the main forces of our 15th Wing this evening, especially the arrival of the artillery units, will inevitably multiply the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army, and at that time the Imperial Army will launch another offensive and will certainly be able to destroy this force in one fell swoop. ”"Hmph" Ishihara Daisa snorted coldly, but he didn't speak, but he was thinking in his heart that there was some truth in what he said.Frowning and thinking about it, he nodded lightly and said: "In this case, let this group of Tubalu live for one more night, immediately order the troops to camp on the spot, strengthen their vigilance at night, and strictly prevent being attacked by the Tubalu."
In addition, the follow-up troops were ordered to speed up and rush to the West Tower Cliff as soon as possible. ”"Hai" The devil officer replied with a respectful face: "Your Excellency Dazuo is wise. ”At this time, Li Guotao had already moved his headquarters to a small mountain village called Hanzhuang in the northern mountains of Yangquan, and the main forces of the Seventh Column had also been ordered to rush to the vicinity of Yangquan one after another.In the headquarters, Ma Zhenguo pointed to the sand table and said with a serious face: "According to the latest news received, the 15th Infantry Wing of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army has passed through Niangziguan Station.The main forces of the two regiments of our Taiyue Military Region were ordered to block the little devils near the Xita Cliff in order to delay the speed of the devils.Now the little devil has been blocked at the West Tower Cliff, but the main force of the 15th Wing will be able to arrive by tonight at the latest.The Japanese army will certainly be eager to launch an attack early tomorrow morning, so it is estimated that the defense line of the West Tower Cliff will not last long. ”Li Guotao looked at the sand table in front of him with a serious face, put the cigarette lit in his hand into his mouth and took a puff, opened his mouth and spit out a puff of smoke, and said slowly: "This 15th Wing is the vanguard of the Japanese army, they have passed the Niangzi Pass, and it won't be long before the follow-up main forces of the Japanese army will arrive one after another."
However, based on all the information obtained so far, this 15th Wing and the main force of the follow-up Japanese army are nearly a day's journey apart. ”Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "The wing commander of the 15th Wing is named Ishihara Shozo, this little devil is very arrogant, this time he was ordered to lead his troops to serve as the vanguard of the 14th Division and even the main force of the Japanese army, and he is eager to make meritorious contributions.There was some greed in the south, and after receiving the order, the troops were almost unprepared, so they rushed to Niangzi Pass, which opened a distance from the main force of the follow-up devils. ”Political Commissar Meng looked at Li Guotao, and said with a serious face: "I heard that you mean that you want to do something to this 15th Wing" Li Guotao nodded and said: "Since this 15th Wing is the vanguard of the main force of the devils, if we can defeat it, we will definitely be able to frustrate our spirits."
And now this 15th Wing has formed a situation of being alone in the depths, if we don't grasp this rare opportunity, wouldn't we be too sorry for this Ishihara Shozo" Political Commissar Meng nodded with a look of approval and said: "If you can take advantage of this opportunity to attack decisively and annihilate a wing of the Japanese army, it can also further alleviate the pressure of our army in the follow-up battle, I agree with Guotao's opinion." ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and said: "But this 15th Wing is the main infantry wing of the 14th Division, well-equipped and powerful, and it is the absolute elite unit in the Japanese army, if you want to annihilate them, I'm afraid it won't be so easy" Li Guotao snorted coldly and said: "Lao Tzu is the elite of the devil, so that they can feel the pain."
This 15th Wing has not killed us Chinese in Jizhong, and this time it is time for them to pay their blood debts" Li Guotao took a puff of cigarette and continued: "As long as the tactics are used properly, it will not be a problem to annihilate this 15th Wing in one day, this time I plan to personally rush to the front line, command the newly formed 1st Brigade and other units, destroy this 15th Wing, and strike a blow at the arrogance of the devils." ”Political Commissar Meng nodded and said: "Then where are you going to start" Political Commissar Meng asked the key, after all, it is not easy to encircle and annihilate an elite wing of devils, so the choice of the battlefield is particularly important, if the battlefield is not chosen properly, it is likely to lead to the operation falling short.Li Guotao stretched out a finger and pointed to the West Tower Cliff on the sand table, and then his finger slid along the Zhengtai Railway Line to the southwest for a short distance, then stopped, clicked on the sand table, and said with a serious face: "Just do it here." ”"Hulu Valley," Ma Zhenguo asked with a frown."
Hmm" Political Commissar Meng nodded and said excitedly: "The terrain here is really good, the valley here is shaped like a gourd, and it is a good place for ambushes."
If we choose to do it here, the probability of success can be increased by at least 20%. ”Li Guotao nodded and said: "Since neither of you has any opinions, then immediately order the new First Brigade to go to the battlefield quickly, and transfer some artillery from the artillery brigade to set off overnight to assist the new First Brigade in combat."
I also set off overnight to meet the newly formed 1st Brigade as soon as possible.The two of them are responsible for the contact with the Taiyue Military Region. ”"If you want to win this battle, you still need the full cooperation of the Taiyue Military Region, you don't have to worry about this matter, I will personally contact Commander Chen of the Taiyue Military Region."
Political Commissar Meng nodded and said."
So I'm relieved, I'll go back and prepare, and then set off."
Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said.aa2705221: