On the evening of the 25th, the 21st Division of the Japanese Army, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Tanaka Kuichi, the commander of the division, rushed to the vicinity of Naiman Banner, but seeing that the Eighth Route Army was in full array, the Japanese army did not dare to rashly launch an attack.And after a long day's march, the Japanese army was no longer able to attack.So Tanaka Kuichi ordered his troops, rest on the spot, and prepare to launch a large-scale attack tomorrow to capture the Naiman banner in one fell swoop.Tanaka didn't know that on the evening of the same day, the Seventh Column Cavalry Division of the Eighth Route Army had already rushed south from Kailu County to the front line of Naiman Banner, and the armored division also left Tongliao overnight and rushed to Naiman Banner.Early the next morning, the Japanese troops from all walks of life launched a new round of attacks again.And Tanaka Kuichi was not reconciled, and ordered the troops to launch an attack on the Naiman banner.Listening to the earth-shattering shouts and killing, and watching the heroic Japanese soldiers rushing to the position of the Eighth Route Army like a tide, Tanaka Hikuichi couldn't help but have a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "Yo Xi, according to the information obtained by the Imperial Army, the Eighth Route Army has only one brigade of troops in the Naiman Banner, which is about 10,000 people. ”"What Your Excellency the Commander of the Hai Division said is very true.These hateful Tubalu simply did not know the height of the sky, and they rushed to attack Manchuria and oppose our Kwantung Army, that is, to seek death, and now that the imperial army has mobilized enough troops, it will definitely be able to annihilate these arrogant people in one fell swoop. ”A devil officer next to him said with a sneer.Tanaka Jiuichi was even more proud, nodded with a smile and said: "Now that the Imperial Army's Five-Way Army is besieging Tongliao, whoever can take Tongliao first will make the first contribution."
We must eliminate this Tubalu as soon as possible, and strive to be the first to rush to Tongliao, so that such a credit must not fall into the hands of others.Inform the troops, strengthen the offensive, and wipe out all the Tubalu in front of them. ”The devil officer replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.At the same time, in an observation post on the forward position of the Eighth Route Army opposite, Su Xiufeng, the commander of the teaching brigade, said with a smile: "Deputy Commander Yang, the little devil really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and he dares to attack, when will our army launch a counteroffensive" Yang Xuecheng put down the binoculars in his hand and said with a smile: "It seems that the little devil still doesn't know that our armored division and cavalry division have rushed to the front line, so our army is already invincible."
The commander ordered us to destroy the Japanese 21st Division as soon as possible, but there was no hurry for the time being, and waited. ”"What are you waiting for," Su Xiufeng asked with a puzzled expression."
Wait for the plane" Yang Xuecheng said with a smile: "The commander said that Chifeng Airport will send fighters from two aviation regiments to support us, and it is estimated that it should be almost there now" Su Xiufeng frowned and said: "I heard that the Japanese army has dispatched hundreds of fighters in the past two days to bomb various positions in our Tongliao.The two aviation regiments stationed in Tongliao were outnumbered and were no match for the Japanese at all.At such a critical moment, the commander was able to send so many warplanes to support us. ”Yang Xuecheng sighed helplessly and said: "This also shows the importance that the commander attaches to this battle, the Japanese army besieged Tongliao in five ways, just like five claws stretching out to Tongliao from all directions, if we can concentrate superior forces locally and cut off one of his claws first, the next battle will inevitably become easier."
And the target chosen by the commander this time is this 21st Division, and this heavy responsibility falls on the shoulders of you and me.Therefore, this battle is directly related to the victory or defeat of the whole battle, and we must not have any sloppiness. ”"I understand, please rest assured, deputy commander, this time we will go all out to destroy this 21st Division."
Su Xiufeng said with confidence."
Buzz" The two were talking, and there was a roar of a motor in the air in the distance, Yang Xuecheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly looked up to the south, only to see that in the distant sky, dozens of fighters came out of the clouds and swooped down towards the Japanese position."
Air raid and air raid" The Japanese position immediately sounded a panicked shout, and the little devils also discovered these fighters, and under the sunshine, the logo of the Eighth Route Army painted on the fighters was clearly visible."
Yaga Yalu" Tanaka Jiuichi couldn't help but scolded loudly, this old devil didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army would send a large number of planes to bomb them."
Your Excellency, Division Commander, it's too dangerous here, for Your Excellency's safety, let's move to a safe place quickly" The adjutant next to him shouted in panic, and then he didn't care whether Tanaka Jiuichi wanted to or not, and directly pulled Tanaka Jiuichi away.Kuichi Tanaka followed his lieutenant into an improvised artillery hole, which should be relatively safe.At this time, there were bursts of roars of machine guns outside, including the gunfire of the fighters of the Eighth Route Army and the gunfire of the anti-aircraft machine guns of the devils.In addition, the sound of violent explosions also continued to sound, one after another aerial bombs, constantly falling on the Japanese positions, and the violent explosion made the entire ground begin to tremble slightly."
Yaga Yalu" The more Tanaka Jiuichi thought about it, the more angry he became, and ordered with a serious face: "Immediately send a telegram to His Excellency the Commander, requesting urgent tactical guidance from the Army Aviation." ”"Hai" A devil staff officer responded respectfully, and hurriedly ran out to convey the order.The Japanese fighters were mainly used in Tongliao, so they did not send fighters to support the 21st Division, and they did not expect that the Chinese Air Force, which was beaten by the Japanese air force yesterday, would bomb the 21st Division on a large scale.Tanaka Kuichi was furious and could only ask the headquarters for help, because in this case, if they did not have air support, they would not be able to take the Naiman banner at all.But it is too late to call for air support now.The fighters of the Eighth Route Army kept dropping a string of bombs on the Japanese positions, and the violent explosions continued to sound, turning the Japanese bombers who had only built an improvised position on their backs, causing heavy casualties.The Japanese offensive was also forced to stop, and a large number of little devils withdrew from the front line and fled towards their positions in disarray.Several fighter planes swooped down, shedding a rain of bullets, setting off bursts of bloody rain, and the little devils who fled in embarrassment fell down in pieces.On the position of the Eighth Route Army, Yang Xuecheng put down the binoculars in his hand, a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth, and then ordered with a serious face: "Immediately pass the order, the armored division and the cavalry division will attack the rear of the Japanese army from both flanks, and teach the brigade to prepare for a counterattack. ”"Yes" aa2705221: