In the headquarters of the seventh column, Ma Zhenguo held a telegram in his hand and said excitedly: "Commander, I just received a telegram from Division Commander Lin Feng, the main force of our newly formed Third Division, taking advantage of the retreat of the Japanese army, suddenly launched an attack on the Japanese army, the Japanese army was caught off guard and was defeated by our army in one fell swoop, and the Japanese army is currently being defeated in the direction of the glass mountain. ”Li Guotao smiled and nodded, looked at the sand table in front of him and said, "The little devil really retreated to the glass mountain.Immediately ordered the newly formed 1st Division, ordering them to continue to advance in the direction of Glass Hill and intercept the Japanese army. ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo responded respectfully, and hurriedly ordered someone to convey the order.Li Guotao smiled and said excitedly: "If we can win this battle, our army can not only reverse the current passive situation in one fell swoop, but also turn defense into offense, so as to smash the Japanese army's siege of our base area in one fell swoop." ”Political Commissar Lu smiled and said: "Although the current situation is still unclear, the balance of victory has gradually shifted to our army, I think Umezu Mijiro must have started to scold his mother angrily at this time" "Haha" Li Guotao laughed and said: "We not only want to beat him to scold his mother, but also to beat him crying and calling his mother."
If we win this battle, we will be able to gain a firm foothold from the Northeast. ”The 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army was completely defeated, and the remnants of the defeated army fled in the direction of Glass Mountain, and the Eighth Route Army pursued and killed all the way.The little devil ran all the way and finally fled to the glass mountain, but at this time, the main force of the new first division of the Eighth Route Army basically rushed to the glass mountain at the same time as the little devil, and the two sides broke out a fierce battle again, and the main force of the new third division also caught up.After the Japanese 7th Division learned the news that the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army had been defeated, it could only temporarily stop the attack and send troops to meet the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade.But at this time, the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade Regiment, more than 10,000 people were left with only 1,000 people, and the division of the puppet army suffered even more tragic losses, more than 10,000 people were finally left with only a few hundred people, nearly half of them became prisoners of the Eighth Route Army, only about 3,000 people were killed, and the rest fled for their lives, and they no longer knew where they had gone.When the news reached the headquarters of the Seventh Column, Li Guotao was excited, and said with a smile: "Although we failed to completely annihilate the 21st Mixed Brigade this time, we have annihilated most of it, and our goal has been achieved."
In this way, the war on the northern front is basically stable, and if our army can take advantage of this opportunity to completely annihilate the enemy on the southern front, then we will be able to win this battle. ”Political Commissar Lu nodded in agreement and said, "Now that the 21st Division is surrounded by our regiment and has suffered heavy losses, it can no longer pose any threat to us.It was only a matter of time before they were eliminated, and then only the Hasegawa detachment and the Takada detachment would be left on the southern front. ”Li Guotao nodded, looked at the sand table and asked with a smile: "Where are the Hasegawa detachments and the Gaotian detachment now?"
Ma Zhenguo hurriedly replied: "According to the information that our army has obtained so far, these two little devils have just arrived near the Huanyang River, and now their main force has crossed the Liuhe River. ”"Around the Yang River" Li Guotao couldn't help frowning, and said with a serious face: "The speed of action of these little devils is too slow" Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "These two little devils are very cautious, so the marching speed is very slow.I guess Umezu Mijiro did it on purpose. ”Li Guotao nodded and said: "Umezu Mijiro, this old devil has always been cunning, and he must have guessed the plan of our army to encircle and send reinforcements.However, the remnants of the 21st Division were surrounded, and he had to save them, but he was afraid of being ambushed by our army, so he was so cautious. ”Political Commissar Lu frowned and said, "But if the time drags on for too long, I'm afraid there will be other changes." ”Li Guotao nodded, looked at the sand table and said: "Where is our armored cluster now" Ma Zhenguo pointed to the sand table and said: "According to the plan, our armored group and cavalry division have rushed to the vicinity of Jiumiao Town in advance, and now they are also on standby in this area. ”Li Guotao nodded, thought about it with a frown, and then said with a serious face: "With the current speed of the Hasegawa detachment and the Takada detachment, it is estimated that they will rush to the vicinity of Ping'an Town at most tonight."
Since the little devil is not coming, then we will take the initiative.Immediately ordered the cavalry division and the 1st Armored Brigade to take the initiative to start the operation this evening, interspersed with the line from Wuhuanchi Zhen to Tayingzi, and cut off the retreat of the Japanese army. ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo replied respectfully, and then asked with a frown: "What to do with the 21st Division in the direction of Qinglong Mountain." ”Li Guotao frowned and thought about it for a while, and then ordered with a serious face: "Inform Lao Yang to continue to increase the offensive, although it is not necessary to completely annihilate it for the time being, but at least most of it must be annihilated, until they have no power to fight back."
I'd like to see how the little devil reacts next. ”"Yes," Ma Zhenguo responded respectfully, turned around and went to the confidential room to convey the order.In the afternoon of the same day, after Yang Xuecheng received Li Guotao's order, he immediately ordered the Teaching Brigade and the Second Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armored Division to launch an all-out attack on the 21st Division of the besieged Japanese Army.With Yang Xuecheng's order, more than 10,000 main forces of the Eighth Route Army, under the cover of our army's superior artillery fire, launched a fierce attack on the remnants of the Japanese 21st Division.For a while, the sound of artillery rumbled, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and a fierce battle was staged in the Qinglong Mountain area.At this time, the Japanese 21st Division lost more than half of its strength, and its strength was less than 7,000 men, and it could only occupy the favorable terrain in the local area and fight the trapped beasts.However, no matter how tenacious the Japanese army was, it could not stop the offensive of the Eighth Route Army, and the battle lasted less than two hours, and the main positions of the Japanese army were broken through one after another, and the Japanese army suffered heavy losses.The fierce battle continued until the early morning of the next day, and the Japanese suffered heavy losses, and in the end only about 2,000 men remained, trapped on the main peak of Qinglong Mountain.The troops suffered heavy losses and had been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, and the Hasegawa detachment and the Takada detachment, which had rushed to support, were slow to move and were still more than a hundred miles away, and at their rate, they might not be able to arrive even if it took another day.The commander of the 21st Division, Tanaka Hisashi, scolded angrily, but he did not have the right to directly command these two detachments, so he could only continue to send telegrams to the Kwantung Army Headquarters asking for help, begging Umezu Mijiro to urge these two troops to rush to Qinglong Mountain as soon as possible.aa2705221: