vstars Chapter 298 Li Yunlong Sends Out Troops to Rescue
Chapter 298 Li Yunlong Sends Out Troops to Rescue
Inside the independent brigade headquarters, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and other officers were nervously making tactical adjustments.
The Yangquan area is vast and there are many areas that need to be defended. Even an independent brigade of 40,000 to 50,000 people would find it difficult to cover them all.
Therefore, they adopted the strategy of dividing the troops to guard, with each regiment responsible for the defense of an area.
Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang: "Political Commissar, the battles outside have already started. It won't be long before the main force of the Japanese will enter the Yangquan area, and then the real battle will begin.
According to the commander's idea, he was planning to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese North China Front Army in Yangquan."
Zhao Gang responded: "Brigade Commander, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese North China Front Army is not weak, not to mention that the commander of the Japanese is Ningji Gangcun, which is still a lot of pressure for us."
He was well aware of how powerful Ningji Okamura was. It was Ningji Okamura who commanded the 11th Army to defeat the National Army in the Battle of Wuhan.
At this moment, the communicator hurried into the headquarters and walked straight to Li Yunlong: "Report to the brigade commander, there is a call from the column headquarters."
"The 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was surrounded by the Japanese in the Luzigou area. The headquarters ordered our troops to send troops to rescue them." The communicator reported.
After hearing the news, Li Yunlong was surprised and said, "Isn't the 358th Regiment the ace unit of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army? How come it was surrounded by the devils?"
Zhao Gang immediately said: "Brigade Commander, the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army must have encountered a large force of the devils. Let's quickly send troops to rescue them. After all, they are here to help us."
Li Yunlong nodded. He was not the type of person who would stand by and watch someone die. Moreover, he also wanted to meet the commander of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei, who was a powerful general in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
He thought to himself that he would ask the commander to make some efforts to recruit Chu Yunfei from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
"Political Commissar, which regiment are we in near Luzigou?" Li Yunlong asked.
Zhao Gang walked over to the large map and took a look, then replied, "Brigade Commander, the closest unit to Luzigou is Zhang Dabiao's regiment."
Li Yunlong nodded slightly, and then said to the communicator: "Go and contact Zhang Dabiao immediately and ask him to send a team to Luzigou to rescue the 358th Regiment."
After receiving the order, the communicator quickly turned around and left the command center to convey Li Yunlong's order.
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Within the defense zone.
Zhang Dabiao was leading the cadres to inspect the position.
The area they are responsible for is very close to the edge of Yangquan, which means they will be the primary target of the Japanese's all-out attack.
Zhang Dabiao was well aware of this, so he was extremely strict with the requirements for defensive fortifications.
He looked at the anti-artillery holes and trenches dug by the soldiers on the position, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
These fortifications can save lives at critical moments. Only by building enough trenches and anti-gun holes can the casualties of soldiers be minimized.
As a commander, Zhang Dabiao has strict requirements on the soldiers' earthwork work. He knows that this is the key to ensuring the combat effectiveness of the troops.
While everyone was inspecting the position, the communicator hurried up to the position and ran to Zhang Dabiao: "Report to the regiment commander, the brigade sent an urgent telegram."
"Read." Zhang Dabiao ordered concisely.
"The 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was surrounded by heavy enemy forces in the Luzigou area. Order the 358st Regiment to provide rescue services immediately and make sure the th Regiment is rescued." The communicator read out the contents of the telegram.
After hearing this, Zhang Dabiao muttered inwardly, "Damn it, these people in the Shanxi Suiyuan Army really have no sense of reason. If you don't have the skills, don't take on porcelain work.
I knew they couldn't stop the enemy's attack from the outside. I don't know why the 358th Regiment is so stubborn. They didn't know how to run away when they couldn't win. Now they are surrounded by the enemy."
Although he felt somewhat dissatisfied, Zhang Dabiao knew that his comrades on the battlefield must support each other.
He immediately ordered: "Captain of the First Battalion, you take the soldiers of the First Battalion to rescue the 358th Regiment. Make sure to rescue them."
"Yes, Captain."
The battalion commander quickly took the order, turned around and left the position, preparing to lead the soldiers of the first battalion to Luzigou to carry out the rescue mission.
Zhang Dabiao knew that this rescue operation was very difficult, but he had absolute confidence in his troops.
The first battalion is the elite of the regiment. They have experienced the baptism of many battles and have strong combat effectiveness.
He believed that the battalion commander could lead the troops to successfully complete the rescue mission and rescue the 358th Regiment from the encirclement of the Japanese.
10 minute later.
The battalion commander led more than 1300 soldiers of the battalion and quickly set out for Luzigou.
Luzigou is only 6 kilometers away from the st Regiment's defense zone. If the st Battalion marches at full speed, it is expected to reach the destination in more than an hour.
At this time, the 358th Regiment was surrounded by the Japanese army. They tried to break out several times, but were forced back by the intensive firepower of the Japanese.
Chu Yunfei originally planned to destroy the 116th Regiment together with the reinforcements from the brother troops, but he did not expect that the other brother troops were also held up by the Japanese and could not support them for a while.
When Chu Yunfei ordered a retreat, they suddenly discovered that the road behind them had been cut off by the Japanese.
It turned out that before the battle began, Nishimura ordered the reserve troops of the 116th Regiment to quietly climb the mountains overnight, go around the rear of Luzigou, and prepare to encircle the 358th Regiment.
After the 358th Regiment found itself surrounded, chaos initially arose, but Chu Yunfei decisively dealt with several soldiers who disobeyed orders and quickly stabilized the morale of the troops.
He led his troops to continue to hold their positions and wait for rescue.
Nishimura stood on the top of the mountain, observing the stubborn resistance of the 358th Regiment through a telescope, his heart filled with excitement.
In his opinion, the destruction of the 358th Regiment was only a matter of time.
He didn't expect that the team in front of him was so tenacious and could withstand their multiple attacks.
The Japanese regiment commander Nishimura vowed to destroy the 358th Regiment and not let it escape again.
The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army troops in front were very cunning. They fought and ran away, which made him very annoyed, but he had no good solution. After all, it was very difficult to find people in the mountains.
However, the tenacious resistance of the 358th Regiment gave him an opportunity.
Therefore, he sent a troop that night to climb over the mountains, go around the back of the 358th Regiment, and surround it.
He believed that as long as the 358th Regiment could be completely destroyed, it would be able to deal a heavy blow to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and at the same time boost the morale of his own troops.
On this battlefield, each side is fighting for its own goal.
Under the leadership of Chu Yunfei, the 358th Regiment held its position and waited for rescue; while the soldiers of the 358st Battalion, led by the battalion commander, marched rapidly, preparing to rescue the th Regiment.