Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 544 Battle of Xuzhou (2)

Tong Batu, the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade of the ** Division, not only had to fulfill the orders of the division commander Tang Qiuli, but also had his own plans. He fell in love with the more than 3,000 Oriental war horses of the Yingzuo Cavalry Regiment. This is a good thing.

, his second brigade has a regiment, equipped with Japanese war horses, which are the best in the entire brigade in terms of speed and impact.

This time, Tong Batu looked at the Japanese cavalry and swallowed his saliva. He wanted to kill the little Japs and capture the horses, but he couldn't let a Japanese soldier go. He was so worried that he walked around the room. Fortunately, Ying Zuo didn't

There was no rush, no hurry to rush back to Zhengzhou, leaving him more than a day. Tong Batu took a large group of people from the brigade to take a look at the terrain near Mengjin.

Mengjin has been an ancient ferry since ancient times. It is adjacent to the Yellow River to the north, Yanshi to the south, a vast plain, and low-lying hills to the east and west. It is very suitable for cavalry operations, but when it comes to laying ambushes, it is not ideal.

location, but other than here, there are no such terrain conditions in the direction of Zhengzhou.

After looking at the terrain and returning to the temporary headquarters, Tong Batu still had no clear battle plan in his mind. To defeat or annihilate most of the Yingzuo Cavalry Regiment, with the strength and combat effectiveness of the Second Cavalry Brigade, Tong Batu didn't have to think hard.

A frontal group assault and outflanking by the left and right wings can defeat the Japanese army to pieces, but there are still several requirements and restrictions.

Discussions came and went, but no one had any particularly good way to fulfill the three requirements at the same time. At this time, Temulbagan, the commander of the first regiment, and Han, the commander of the first regiment of the Chaoyang Division of the Second Brigade of the Communist Party of China,

With the cooperation of Mulin, Temulbagan, who completed two eagle strikes in one night for the first time, stood up.

"Brigadier, I have an idea," he said angrily. When Tong Batu heard this, he became energetic and asked, "Tell me, what good idea do you have?" At this time, let alone one of his regimental commanders, he was

If a cook has a way, Tong Batu will also regard him as a savior.

"Then let me tell you." Several other group leaders were dissatisfied, "Bagan, what are you trying to do? Are you just trying to whet everyone's appetite? If you have something to say, where is your usual energy? Fighting for the main task

When you were young, you had a louder voice than anyone else, but now you act like a big girl." There was a burst of laughter from the audience.

"About ten kilometers south of Mengjin, there is a waste river channel of the Yellow River. Even though it is winter, I don't know what's going on. There is only a layer of ice. People can walk on it, but horses and other things will definitely not be able to do it. Let's put the little one there

Wherever the Japanese cavalry can be chased, make sure they are trapped with both men and horses, and we can catch the bastard in a jar without running away." After Temulbagen finished speaking, he looked at the brigade commander helplessly, not knowing what he could do.

OK?

When Tong Batu heard this, his eyes lit up. He didn't expect that Temurbagan had such a hand. He didn't even notice it. When he looked at the terrain, he only saw a piece of white ice. However, he was very surprised.

, how does this guy know the situation? He then asked: "Special Team Leader, how do you know this situation?"

When the brigade commander asked, Temulbagan's old face turned red, and he told the truth in embarrassment. After the troops arrived in Mengjin, he took a few guards and went out to try his luck to see if he could catch game.

He was marching in a hurry during the day, and in order to gain time, he ate only solid food, which made him feel like he was having trouble with his food. He wanted to improve his food and get over his alcohol addiction.

I was lucky. After running for more than ten miles, I saw a quite big wild rabbit, so I chased it. When I saw the rabbit scurrying onto the ice, I was about to chase after him. Several people were walking their horses on the side.

Soldier, waved to him desperately, went over and asked

I realized that the ice surface here was a trap. Just now, a soldier walking his horse, not knowing the depth, ended up falling into it with his horse and man. It took a lot of effort to drag him out. He found a fellow nearby and asked,

Just found out about this situation.

As soon as Temulbagen finished speaking, the roar of laughter got even louder. One of the group leaders joked, "Team leader, it turns out there are benefits to being greedy. Let's try it tomorrow." There was another burst of laughter, but Tong Batu said

: "Special commander, when this battle is over, I will reward you with a roasted whole lamb and three pounds of old Baigan'er. Let's go to the field."

When we arrived at this section of the abandoned Yellow River, this was indeed the case. We made many additional suggestions and led the soldiers to spread soil on this section of ice, so that the little devil's cavalry would choose this place as an escape route without hesitation.

route.

The troops were divided into three parts. One team was responsible for intercepting Mengjin's front. The other team was responsible for cutting off the retreat of the Yingzuo Cavalry Regiment to prevent it from returning to Luoyang. They bypassed this section of the river and ambush between Mengjin and Yanshi.

, preparing to eliminate the Japanese army that had become infantry, Tong Batu judged that the Japanese army was attacked from two sides, with the roaring Yellow River on one side, and Yingzuo had only one way to go south to Yanshi. The final decisive battle was between Mengjin and Yanshi.

conduct.

To this end, he planned to personally lead two regiments and the troops directly under the brigade headquarters, about 4,500 troops, to take on the task of finally annihilating the Japanese troops under Ying Zuo's command. The remaining two regiments were responsible for forcing the Japanese troops into the ambush circle. In this way

, all the original plans to ambush the Japanese troops in the Mengjin area were cancelled, and he reported the changed combat plan to the division commander.

Tang Qiuli, who received Tong Batu's telegram, nodded approvingly and secretly thought that this Mongolian man also knew how to use tactics and no longer just rushed to kill bravely. This would be very difficult for Tong Batu and the cavalry, which were mainly Mongolian warriors.

This is a welcome improvement for the Second Brigade.

, have grown up, he signed a few words on the reply, "I agree with your department's latest combat plan, very good." The staff officer was about to leave with the telegram, when he stopped him again, and added a few words with a pen, "Tong

Brigadier, your own safety is the top priority in everything, remember"

These were the words he had to sign when he responded to telegrams to the commanders of each theater, brigade, and corps after Su Jingfeng was killed in action.

After receiving the approval, the Second Cavalry Brigade launched according to the plan, and a large net was quietly opened, waiting for the unsuspecting Yingzuo Cavalry Regiment. He and his men were destined to end the fate of the invaders here.

At this time, on the Shangqiu battlefield, Zhang Zizhong relied on four lines of defenses to withstand the continuous attacks of the Japanese First Army. He was blocked by the Japanese army for more than a day on the outskirts of Shangqiu. As the evening approached, he took advantage of the Japanese army to stop attacking.

opportunity, abandon the fourth position and withdraw all troops into Shangqiu urban area.

The casualties of his troops have reached more than 8,000. Isotani Rensuke is furious. He must pass through Shangqiu at midnight today. The charge of the Japanese army has put the Sulu Mobile Corps under great pressure. The three artillery regiments,

While providing fire support to the front line, they were violently suppressed by Japanese heavy artillery fire, and more than half of them were lost.

The artillery of the Sulu Mobile Corps, which mainly used light artillery, did not take any advantage in the battle with the Japanese artillery. In the end, they had to adopt the tactic of quickly changing positions after firing a few shots to avoid the danger of the entire army being annihilated. However, in this way,

Come, the fire support to the front line will be greatly weakened.

Zhang Zizhong had no choice. He did not blame the artillery commander at all. He knew that they had tried their best. The casualties of the troops made him very heartbroken. They were all old soldiers of the 29th Army, but they did not take advantage of the Japanese.

There were at least more than 10,000 corpses of Japanese soldiers laid out in front of their position, and they were blocked for two days. It seemed that there was no problem.

In the direction of Wuxiang, the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops commanded by Yamaguchi attacked the Wuxiang defense line for many days. Apart from throwing away tens of thousands of corpses, they made no progress at all. Wuxiang, which was personally supervised by Yan Xishan, was like a copper wall that blocked Yamaguchi.

His head was bruised and bleeding, and he was exhausted, so he was forced to stop the attack, and the two sides entered a confrontation.

Yamaguchi knew that he was in trouble. He was unable to attack now and had no reason to retreat. Xiangyue Qingji did not let him give up the order to attack Wuxiang. He could only bite the bullet and persist. Logistics and supplies had always been a headache for him.

All supplies come from Shijiazhuang, with hundreds of kilometers of transportation lines and hundreds of thousands of horses. The daily consumption is an astonishing figure. In addition, the cavalry of the First Division is as elusive as ghosts, constantly attacking his transportation troops.

If he turns around and retreats now, Yan Xishan's Jin army will chase after him. What's more, Tang Qiuli, who he is most worried about, is still staring at him from behind. With these two forces combined into one, Yamaguchi will definitely not have a good life.

However, he felt more and more that the Taihang Mountains were like a big quagmire, trapping him and hundreds of thousands of troops here.

In the direction of Datong, both the Japanese army and the Jin army were on the defensive. There was no large-scale battle between the two sides. With the current strength of the Japanese army on the western front, they had no intention of taking the initiative to launch an attack. They were also happy that the Jin army did not take the initiative to attack. Both sides seemed to have a tacit understanding.

All to avoid destroying the current temporary balance.

In the direction of Niangziguan, the Japanese army has not launched a new offensive recently except for Chen Bingjingxingguan, which maintains a certain amount of pressure. Instead, there are signs of transferring troops from outside. There has been no large-scale fighting in the Niangziguan battlefield recently. According to the actual situation of the battle, Feng Jiwu

It was once suggested that three brigades of troops from Niangziguan should be transferred and strengthened to the division commander's Taihang Mountain Field Corps, so that the next step could be to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops at Yamaguchi.

Tang Qiuli seriously considered Feng Jiwu's proposal and thought it was inappropriate. First, the Niangziguan garrison was a mixture of the original Jin army troops and the main field brigade of the Jin army. Its combat effectiveness was significantly reduced, and the Jin army's

Loyalty is still there

During the battle, it was observed that if the main field brigade was transferred back to the Taihang Mountains, once something happened at Niangzi Pass, it would be too late to rescue them. Secondly, the Japanese army had never given up and had begun their intention to attack Niangzi Pass, the east gate of Taiyuan. It was not appropriate to reduce the force at this time.

Therefore, he instructed Feng Jiwu to take advantage of the current temporary calm on the Niangziguan battlefield to quickly transform the Jin army. He could conduct small-scale active offensive battles and examine the combat effectiveness of the Jin army and its soldiers on the actual battlefield.

We must improve the basic quality of the Jin army in a targeted manner and build the reorganized Jin army into the main force of the ** division as soon as possible.

The Western Front was relatively calm. Only on the Eastern Front battlefield, the Japanese First Army launched a fierce offensive, and Xuzhou was their target. In order to coordinate the actions of the First Army, the Japanese Army in Cangzhou, the Japanese Army in the Songhu area and Hangzhou Bay all adopted

Actively cooperate with the action.

(To be continued)