flstandardbreds Chapter 151: Retaking Yabuli (1)
Chapter 151: Retaking Yabuli (1)
Lianghe Town,
in the afternoon,
A group of anti-Japanese soldiers walked into the town.
Several generals of the Second Route Army's Western Expedition entered a courtyard.
This is the headquarters of Kang Huaifu's Second Battalion. Now there are only two skinny old men left.
The deputy commander of the 4th Army asked for a long time and sighed.
He turned around and said to Song Yifu,
"Commander-in-chief, they are from the kitchen team. They stayed behind to look after the house. They don't know where the troops have gone!"
"Alas, it looks like there's going to be a big operation, and we can't help. Let's notify the soldiers to camp here tonight!"
In a cloth shop on the main street of the town,
A ragged anti-Japanese fighter walked in. There was only one female customer in the store, who was looking down at some cloth.
The soldier asked somewhat stiffly,
"Boss, how much is the cheapest coarse cloth here per foot?"
"15 cents! Are you from the Anti-Japanese United Army?"
The shop owner looked up and saw the soldier carrying a worn-out rifle! He hurriedly said politely,
"We, the Anti-Japanese United Army, have a discount, based on the cost price, 8%!"
The soldier rummaged in his pocket for a long time and took out three one-cent bills.
"Boss, just give it three feet!"
The shop owner hesitated and said,
"Qi'er, 3 feet is not enough to make a shirt!"
"Ah, this is my first time buying cloth!"
The woman next to them heard the conversation, looked at the tattered clothes of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldier, and took out two banknotes.
"Boss, bring him 12 feet of cloth!"
Then he took out a few more dollars and handed them to the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces fighters.
"Comrade, take it. You'll have to pay to go to the tailor shop!"
When their eyes met,
The Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldier and the woman were stunned, and both of them showed great surprise in their eyes.
"Mrs. Tong Yu?"
"Xiao Dong?"
"Why are you here?" they both asked almost at the same time.
This Xiao Dong, Tong Yu, and Tong Yu’s husband Yuan Canhai were all from the same village and they knew each other before!
Tong Yu winked and signaled to go out and say,
Pay the bill, take the cloth,
The two walked out of the cloth shop. Tong Yu grabbed Xiao Dong's hand and asked hurriedly,
"Xiao Dong? Where's Dahai?"
Xiao Dong hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and said worriedly,
"Sister Tong Yu, don't be sad, the platoon leader died a long time ago..."
Tong Yu burst into tears and couldn't help covering her face and crying. Although she had already prepared herself mentally, and although she and Dahai were introduced by their parents and they had not been together for a long time, he was her husband after all!
"Sister-in-law, the platoon leader died heroically on the battlefield. I was the only one left in our platoon! Now, I am also a platoon leader!"
Tong Yu wiped her tears and quickly took out some more money and a gold brocade from her pocket.
"Xiao Dong, hold the flowers and don't let the soldiers down!"
Dong Mingzhang didn't expect Tong Yu to be so rich. He hesitated for a moment, but still took it. After all, the army was too poor. They had come here with so much hardship and had spent all their money long ago. Now they needed money for everything from food to clothing!
"Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
"I..., I am also in the team fighting the Japanese!" Tong Yu said vaguely.
Dong Chenzhi subconsciously thought that Tong Yu was also in the Anti-Japanese United Army, and said in surprise,
"By the way, sister-in-law, our commander is anxious to find the troops here and wants to ask where they have gone!"
"Your leader?"
"Yes, we have come here after many hardships, hoping to find comrades here to fight the devils together!"
Tong Yu suddenly remembered Sai Mulan's words.
When the King of Hell left, he left Sai Mulan and Tong Yu in Lianghe Town!
"They're going to attack Yabuli!"
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I will go and report to our team leader!" Dong Mingzhang ran away in a hurry!
Yabuli Town,
Yin Xinjun has now summed up a rule, that is, fighting in a familiar place will be much more efficient!
This was reflected as early as Mulan County!
The soldiers of the troops are very familiar with the enemy’s buildings, which makes it easy for them to hide and advance as quickly as possible!
It was already evening, so Yin Xinjun chose to fight at night out of caution.
He is not qualified to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army during the day. Only a night battle can significantly weaken the Japanese army's firepower advantage!
This also makes it easier for the troops to quickly leave the battlefield after completing their mission to avoid being surrounded by the enemy!
This time, the fighters of the Anti-Japanese United Army and the guerrilla brigade all hid in the cornfield. Summer is a very convenient season for guerrilla warfare and is also the most active season for the Anti-Japanese United Army!
The soldiers were all eating their dry rations. In addition to the distributed flatbreads, Yin Xinjun also brought a large cart of dry rations, including flatbreads and canned food, which were all distributed directly to the soldiers!
You must maintain strong physical strength for every attack. You can’t fight a good battle on an empty stomach!
The specific division of labor for this attack on Yabuli is as follows: Yin Xinjun leads the special forces, the third battalion, the guerrilla brigade, and Yu Changan's artillery company is responsible for the main attack on Yabuli town and the station, barracks and other enemy facilities! !
Kang Huaifu led the rest of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces to fight the reinforcements.
The pressure from the east was the greatest. The reinforcements from Weihe County could go directly to Yabuli from the railway. He personally led the most powerful 1st Battalion and the Guard Company to attack the railway line on the north side of the Twelve Tribes and set up an ambush in the woods beside the railway!
Considering that there were fewer enemies in the west, the 2nd Battalion, which was weaker and had more new recruits, was arranged in the west to attack the enemy stronghold of Qianjintun, about 5 miles west of Yabuli!
Yin Xinjun had already gotten a clear picture of the defenses of Yabuli Town yesterday. What surprised him was that the number of Japanese troops in the town reached 1500, and the number of puppet troops reached 300!
Therefore, a battalion of the troops that were originally sent to fight the reinforcements was drawn out to participate in the attack!
What he didn't know was that Ando Rikichi was also gathering troops. Yabuli Town had just received the 4th Division's East Field Battalion transferred from Sanjiang.
Ando Rikichi plans to launch another major attack on Qingyang and Lianghe in the near future!
The more enemies there were, the more excited Yin Xinjun became. Among the 1500 Japanese troops, 1100 were stationed in Beida Village in the north of the city! This should be a complete infantry battalion!
There was not a single ordinary person left in the entire village. They were probably all driven away by the Japanese!
Of the remaining 400 or so people, more than half were at the train station, and the rest were scattered around the county police force, bunkers and other locations. This was the Yabuli Railway Garrison.
And the puppet troops were stationed in the police barracks!
At around seven o'clock in the evening, Yin Xinjun called Guan Qiang, Zhao Yunhao, Cao Chun, Ding Shan, Yu Changan and others to hold a combat meeting!
He took out a few pebbles and placed them on the ground!
"We will start the operation at 1 o'clock tonight. After scouting the city, the enemy's deployment is as follows...!"
Yin Xinjun did not disclose the number of enemies in order not to affect the morale of the troops. After all, the total number of troops responsible for the attack under his command was only about 800 people!
Just as Yin Xinjun was deploying combat missions, the rest of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces also arrived at the corresponding combat areas, and this time, Yin Xinjun equipped Kang Huaifu with ten explosive packs.
Because the artillery company transferred him to Yabuli Town!
This time it's a head-on siege battle, and the explosive packs can give the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces a way to deal with the fortress!
Time passed by minute by minute. At 10 o'clock in the evening, Yin Xinjun once again ordered the soldiers to have a snack of dry rations. After all, fighting is very physically demanding!
At 12:, with Yin Xinjun's order, the special forces and various units began to take their positions and enter the attack position!
The Third Battalion and the First and Second Squadrons of the Guerrilla Brigade are guarding Beida Village from the flank. This is the core area of tonight's attack! !
The third squadron set up an ambush around the police force to prevent the puppet army from sending reinforcements!
Special forces monitor and guard the train station from all sides!