Chapter 155 The Fourth Brigade Attacks Goudan listened to what Qin Yangming said and nodded as if he understood something. Qin Yangming didn't care whether Goudan understood or not. He didn't have time to explain to Goudan. He had to take his troops to Tongshi Town to take over the defensive position. As for the position of brigade commander, it is naturally impossible for the brigade commander to stay in Yuxi Town. After all, the brigade commander was not only responsible for commanding the ambush on the Japanese 4th Brigade. It is also necessary to command other troops to resist the upcoming troops of the Japanese 9th and 13th Brigades. This time, in order to ambush the Japanese's 4th Brigade, in addition to the troops of the 386th Brigade, most of the troops from the original Taiyue Military Region were also mobilized. According to the battle plan jointly formulated by the brigade commander and the chief of general staff. If they wanted to wipe out the Japanese Fourth Brigade, the battle plan naturally could not be as simple as what they had discussed with Gu Zhen at the beginning. Especially after the brigade commander learned the specific troop strength information of the 4th Brigade.
The enemy situation has changed, so the battle plan naturally needs to be modified. Especially when we know that the 4th Brigade now has a complete artillery regiment, the combat plan needs to be changed even more. If Qin Yangming had not been able to quickly eliminate the Yamazaki Battalion, the Eighth Route Army would have had no worries. The brigade commander even wanted to give up the plan to swallow up the 4th Brigade. But now, Qin Yangming has already dealt with the Yamazaki Battalion, and the 4th Brigade has also begun to enter the ambush site step by step according to the predetermined plan. In addition, the Eighth Route Army is also strong in the Shangdang area. After discussing with the Chief of General Staff, the brigade commander reported the battle plan to the headquarters, who made the final decision to swallow up the 4th Brigade! With the current strength of the Eighth Route Army in the Shangdang area, it is capable of engaging in a head-on battle with a brigade of the Japanese devils! Because there are many troops under command, plus factors such as range and distance. Therefore, the brigade commander chose to set up his headquarters directly at Baihuling. Baihu Ridge has defenses and security. Moreover, it is located at the junction of Linyuan County and Shiquan County. No matter which side has problems, the brigade commander can mobilize troops to the battlefield for support in a timely manner. …… On the mountain position, Pinglu Yongfu, who was anxiously waiting for feedback from the aviation team, kept walking back and forth in front of the communicator. From time to time, he would ask the communicator whether he had received any intelligence sent by Luhang. Kasahara Koizumi was reorganizing his troops. Once the intelligence from the Army Aviation was confirmed to be correct, he would immediately lead his regiment to launch a more fierce attack on the Eighth Route Army's defense line and open up a passage to Yuxi Town as quickly as possible. Capture the senior officers of the Eighth Route Army before they have time to move. Especially not long ago, no matter how Pinglu Yongfu sent telegrams to the Yamazaki Battalion, the Yamazaki Battalion never replied. Pinglu Yongfu was really worried that the Yamazaki Battalion might have been wiped out. If the Yamazaki Battalion was completely wiped out, it would mean that the Eighth Route Army would no longer have any threats in the rear, and could focus on fighting the Fourth Brigade which was about to enter Shiquan County. By then, even if the information provided by the Yamazaki Battalion was true, it would be difficult to capture senior officers of the Eighth Route Army.
"Sir, the information was forwarded by the headquarters!" Less than three minutes after Ping Lu Yongfu asked the communicator whether Lu Hang's intelligence had been delivered, the communicator quickly wrote down a string of codes on a piece of paper and then translated it. Ping Lu Yongfu listened to the call of the communicator and could not wait for the communicator to deliver the telegram, so he went straight to get the information. "The aviation department reported that the battle at Wangjiapo was extremely fierce, the Yamazaki Battalion encountered artillery fire, and the radio station was suspected to have been blown up!" "In addition, the Army Aviation destroyed a mountain artillery position of the Eighth Route Army. According to the Army Aviation's observation, if there were enough aircraft support, the Yamazaki Battalion could hold out for about five hours... The Fourth Brigade must quickly open up the passage to Wangjiapo before dark, rescue the Yamazaki Battalion, and destroy the Eighth Route Army Arsenal! " Pinglu Yongfu looked at the information on the telegram and stared at the telegram in his hand in silence. Kasahara Koizumi, who had just arrived, saw that Hiraru Yufu remained silent, and asked with concern: "Sir, has the Yamazaki Battalion been completely wiped out?" "Hahaha! God helps me too! Kasahara-kun, quickly take your troops and open the passage for me as quickly as possible!" As soon as Kasahara Koizumi finished speaking, Hiraru Isamu laughed excitedly, then handed the telegram to Kasahara Koizumi and began to issue combat orders. "Order, Kasahara Koizumi, lead the 22nd Regiment and bring two field artillery battalions to take charge of the main attack and open up the passage to Yuxi Town within three hours!" "Hong Xinyilang, you lead two independent infantry battalions to block the Eighth Route Army reinforcements from Linyuan County. The rest of the troops will follow quickly!" …… Pinglu Yongfu directly unfolded the map on the ground and used the command knife in his hand to continuously assign offensive tasks to various troops. Strive to open the road to Yuxi Town as quickly as possible. Kasahara Koizumi watched Pinglu Yongfu distribute the battle plan and found that Pinglu Yongfu did not leave any troops to guard the rear, so he quickly reminded him. "Your Excellency, if we launch the attack according to the predetermined plan, if the Eighth Route Army sends people to attack our rear, our logistics line may be cut off by the Eighth Route Army..." Pinglu Yongfu listened to what Kasahara Koizumi said and nodded deeply. "Don't worry about logistics, Kasahara-kun. This is not a protracted war. The ammunition and supplies carried by our Fourth Brigade are enough for us to fight at full strength for two days. Look here. " After Pinglu Yongfu finished speaking, he pointed his command knife at the location marked with the words Tongshi Town on the map. "Mr. Brigade Commander, is there any problem here in Tongshi Town?" Hiroshi Ichiro, who was promoted to deputy commander of the corps, asked Pinglu Yongfu with some confusion. Pinglu Yongfu was very happy now, so he was willing to explain what was going on to several of his officers. "The terrain here in Tongshi Town is flat, which is very suitable for our troops to fight and can maximize our advantages in tanks and firepower. At that time, Kasahara-kun will lead your regiment to take over Yuxi Town as quickly as possible and capture the senior officers of the Eighth Route Army. Hongxin led two battalions to rescue the Yamazaki Battalion, and I led the remaining troops to Tongshi Town. At that time, our Fourth Brigade will be stationed in Tongshi Town to hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army and prevent the Eighth Route Army's troops in the Shangdang area from supporting Linyuan County and Shiquan County.
With the joint efforts of the 9th and 13th Brigades, Linyuan County and Shiquan County could be captured in two days at most. Therefore, we don't need to worry about logistics supply at all, the 9th Brigade will bring us sufficient supplies!" (End of this chapter)