Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 257 Battle of Xiaowutai Mountain (3)

Chapter 257: Battle of Xiaowutai Mountain (Part 3)

Zhao Dengyu also worked step by step from a soldier. He was considerate of the hardships of his brothers. He was very tired while riding a horse, not to mention these ordinary soldiers who had traveled hundreds of miles with their own feet. Despite this, he did not give up on being a soldier.

vigilance.

Zhao Dengyu discovered that the terrain here was extremely vulnerable to ambushes. The ambushers could be condescending and inflict heavy damage to the troops concentrated at the bottom of the valley, while he could retreat safely under the cover of night.

He did not dare to be careless and ordered the brigade headquarters security battalion to quickly seize the commanding heights on both sides, control the nearby areas, and monitor a movement. Zhao Dengyu's move saved the 113th Brigade from a disaster.

At Badarhu's request, the newly appointed commander of the Japanese garrison in North China in April 1936, Lieutenant General Anichiro Tashiro, ordered the Japanese secret service in North China to use local armed forces and bribe them with large sums of money to destroy this area.

A batch of weapons and ammunition.

Badarhu used this batch of weapons and ammunition as bait to drive the bandits to attack from the front. As early as two days ago, he sent an emergency telegram to Lieutenant General Amiichiro Tashiro, requesting the Commander to send a special force to attack the front.

If the attack fails, find a way to blow up these weapons and ammunition.

According to Badalhu's idea, no matter what, this batch of weapons and ammunition should not fall into the hands of the 29th Army. That would be tantamount to giving Song Zheyuan more power and would be extremely detrimental to the Japanese army's future military operations in North China.

Lieutenant General Amiichiro Tashiro, commander of the Japanese garrison in North China, felt the same way. He was not willing to see the opponents he was about to eliminate receive any supplements that would help increase his own strength. The Japanese military's secret service activated deeply hidden intelligence agents.

We found a group of local armed forces that had not caught up with the large group of bandits and were wandering in the remaining mountains of Yanshan.

After being bought with a lot of money, this group of more than 400 local armed forces followed the Japanese spies and searched towards the Xiaowutai Mountain area. They were lucky. Last night, they discovered Zhao Dengyu's troops and followed them quietly.

The Japanese spies speculated that the arrival of a large number of troops of the 29th Army must be related to the weapons and ammunition escorted by the *** Division. Thinking of Badalhu's report, the Japanese spies became more and more convinced of their judgment. Hundreds of them

Man, it is a wishful thinking to eat a brigade of troops, but it is possible to blow up this batch of weapons and ammunition when they are not prepared.

Now, they are lying in ambush on the high ground on both sides of Zhao Dengyu's brigade, waiting for the weapons and ammunition of the ** division to arrive, and taking advantage of the handover between the two sides, they will make a surprise attack and seize the fat meat obtained by the 29th Army in their hands.

The mouth was ruined.

When this group of wandering armed forces saw that they were fighting against so many regular troops, they were so frightened that their calves twisted and they were about to run away with oil on their soles. The Japanese secret agents coaxed and lied and promised many benefits, so these people reluctantly agreed.

Their leader told his men that when they saw large and small vehicles, each person would throw five grenades, shoot three times and run away. As for the effect, they would not care. Anyone who is not smart at work and has poor hands and feet will be killed by these

If a soldier is caught, he will consider himself unlucky.

Not to mention, this guy's plan is quite vicious. In a small valley, so many vehicles are crowded together, and the density is extremely high. If a grenade is thrown down, it will not be able to protect the ammunition that detonated on the vehicle, resulting in a series of explosions. The gunmen worked hard.

This batch of equipment escorted will be destroyed in one day.

The 113th Brigade Guard Battalion, as soon as they reached the commanding heights, got into action with this group of roving armed forces who wanted to take advantage of them. With a burst of gunfire, dozens of brothers from the guard battalion fell, and these guys who were using black guns were also exposed.

location.

The heavy machine guns and mortars of the 113th Brigade's cannon battalion fired fiercely. It was impossible for these wandering armed forces to retreat. The 113th Brigade, which had an absolutely superior strength, surrounded these more than 400 people.

More than 300 people were killed on the spot, and the remaining 100 or so prisoners were tied up and pressed at the foot of the mountain.

The Japanese agent had just set up the radio, but before he had time to send a report, he was hit by a mortar shell. The radio and the whole person were blasted into the air. The encounter ended in less than thirty minutes. Zhao Dengyu wiped his head.

He was in a cold sweat and felt very nervous. As a soldier, he knew the consequences very well. After being ambushed by these guys and the ammunition exploding, he was afraid that there would not be many people alive in his brigade.

The communications corps sent a telegram from General Feng Jiwu, Chief of Staff of the ** Division, informing the 113th Brigade that weapons and ammunition were approaching the agreed location, and the avant-garde battalion had rushed to the agreed location to communicate. What was the sound of gunfire just now?

The escort troops of the ** Division arrived nearly thirty minutes later than the stipulated time, but they escaped a possible disaster. Maybe it was the number of days that had happened, but because of being late, **

Li Honggang, commander of the first brigade, was severely criticized by division commander Tang Qiuli after the battle.

In Tang Qiuli's words, these are two different things. The merits and demerits cannot be offset by each other. Failure to arrive at the specified time means that the mission has not been completed. Any fluke will ruin the army, especially when fighting the Japanese army.

This is the first time that the First Brigade of the Communist Party of China has been criticized by the division commander since its establishment. From the first brigade of the Blood Hand Regiment, to the first team, and later to the First Brigade of the Communist Party of China, the combat effectiveness of Li Honggang's brigade and the quality of its officers and soldiers

, were obviously higher than other troops, and fought many big and bad battles.

Especially in the Battle of Anton in Northeast China, the Bloody Hand Regiment, the predecessor of the 1st Brigade of the People's Liberation Army at that time, resisted multiple attacks by a Japanese field division alone. It was almost disabled and the number of troops was reduced by almost one-half. In this way,

A unit of our army was severely criticized for trivial matters. It is conceivable that the more than 13,000 officers and soldiers in the brigade felt aggrieved. The complaints and strange words of some cadres and soldiers inevitably came out and spread to Tang Dynasty.

In Qiu Li's ears.

Privately, he also learned about what happened. In order to arrive at the agreed place on time and safely transfer the weapons and ammunition to the 29th Army, after leaving the large army, he traveled day and night. Many mules and horses were driving.

Exhausted, the escorting soldiers of the Fourth Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the Communist Party of China tied ropes to the carts and used themselves as mules and horses whenever their mules and horses became tired of going uphill.

Tang Qiuli also saw the marks on the shoulders of many cadres and soldiers of the Fourth Regiment, as well as the scars on their hands and feet, and asked himself in his heart, was he too harsh?

Li Honggang didn't have any burden. He even held a special meeting for officers above the company level in the entire brigade. He severely criticized the officers who had complaints and made strange remarks, and then asked the officers to do the work of the soldiers separately. This trend quickly spread

It stopped.

Zhao Dengyu led the guard battalion and waited in front for the ** division to escort the troops. The leading battalion of the fourth regiment arrived quickly. The two sides made contact. Soon, an endless number of mules and horses gathered behind them from the dark night.

come over.

Although the officers and soldiers of the Third Brigade were mentally prepared, they were still stunned by the huge number of weapons and ammunition. They looked at the machine guns and artillery on the vehicle, and their eyes were filled with excitement, and they wanted to equip them immediately.

After the Fourth Regiment handed over the weapons and ammunition, all the officers and soldiers felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and all the bones in their bodies felt relaxed. Along the way, they had suffered a lot for these precious little things. Now that the mission is completed, it is time to go back and work hard.

Beat up these bandits who are chasing after them like mad dogs and biting them.

Watching the troops of the ** Division quickly disappear on the way they came, Zhao Dengyu had mixed feelings in his heart. With so many weapons and ammunition, they were marching in the mountains along the way. The ** Division escorted the troops. You can imagine the hardships they suffered.

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And they can go back immediately and join the battle. However, a fully-equipped brigade stays in this safe place as if it is protected, doing nothing. The deputy commander is not confident about the combat effectiveness of the 29th Army.

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The pride and self-esteem of soldiers prevented Zhao Dengyu from staying out of the matter. They were all soldiers. The 29th Army was no worse than the ** Army. He felt a fire burning in his heart, which was the desire to fight and the desire for the 29th Army.

The impulse of the nine armies to fight for breath.

He ordered the communications troops to immediately send a telegram to Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, deputy commander of the ** Division, who was in charge of the battle command. The content was as follows: "General Liu Xunjian, deputy commander of the ** Division and commander-in-chief of the Xiaowutai Mountain Campaign, the 29th Army.

The third brigade resolutely requests to participate in the battle to encircle and annihilate the bandits. The officers and soldiers of the entire brigade vow to fight side by side with the ** division. I hope you will approve it."

Liu Tiehan, who was on the march, was embarrassed when he received a telegram from Zhao Dengyu. He asked the 29th Army to take over the troops and stay on standby. As the general reserve force for the campaign, it was a battle plan that had been formulated in advance, taking into account the 29th Army's

Compared with the troops of the ** Division, there is a big gap in equipment level and individual soldier quality, and it is difficult to coordinate and cooperate between the two sides.

Now, the troops are marching in a hurry. The soldiers have almost exhausted their last energy. There are still more than three hours before the planned arrival time. The frontal interception mission of Li Honggang's brigade is very stressful. They are outflanking the troops on both wings and do not reach the designated position before

, it can only be nailed firmly in place like a nail.

Assigning Zhao Dengyu's brigade to the 1st Brigade of the Communist Party of China to take on the task of frontal blocking is also to achieve the final victory of the battle and increase the insurance factor. What's more, from Zhao Dengyu's telegram, it can be felt that this senior general of the 29th Army

, holding back a lot of energy in my heart and not letting me go up, it will inevitably make me feel uncomfortable and create a gap.

After careful consideration, Liu Tiehan sent an order to Zhao Dengyu, ordering the 113th Brigade to draw out a reinforced regiment and assign it to the 1st Brigade of the ** Division to defend the eastern foothills of Xiaowutai Mountain from Kongjian to Shimen.

Under the command of General Feng Jiwu, Chief of Staff of the ** Division.

In addition, the remaining troops must protect their weapons and ammunition. Considering the current equipment level of the 113th Brigade, some of these weapons and ammunition can be equipped first to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Liu Tiehan also reported the situation to Tang Qiuli, the division commander who was resting in the Dongnuanquan area. Tang Qiuli quickly called back with a few simple words: "It was handled appropriately, very well. Everything went according to the original plan. At six o'clock in the morning,

The general offensive of the battle begins on time." In fact, Tang Qiuli also considered Liu Tiehan's thoughts in order to take Zhao Dengyu's heart into consideration.

To be continued

: At the end of the month, Xiao Jin weeps and begs for votes. I would like to thank all the book friends in advance.

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