The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 273 The actual commander of the battle

"Brigade Leader, Your Excellency, Brigade Leader, please wake up."

With the rapid shouting, Oboff woke up leisurely, and he saw himself lying on a stretcher in such pain.The explosion of the shell caused many injuries on his body, especially a two-inch-long gash in his abdomen was cut by the shrapnel, and even his intestines were exposed.

The artillery shells fired by Gao Jiu and others caused great damage to the Japanese army. Chiba Kotaro was originally seriously injured. A shell exploded less than two meters away from him, and the powerful shock wave threw him up , He fell hard to the ground again, and finally took his life. The captain of the 150th Regiment Shigesho Yamamoto, the captain of the 120th Regiment of the Field Artillery Regiment, Noboru Otsuka, the captain of the 114th Regiment of the Engineers, and the leader of the [-]th Regiment, Masaru Noguchi Major Nosuke was slightly injured to varying degrees, and the officers of the brigade headquarters around them also suffered a lot of casualties.

This is the second time that the brigade department has been attacked, and the command system of the brigade department has basically been paralyzed.

Obaugh woke up and barely listened to the situation report. In just a few minutes, he began to feel a little blurred.He said with difficulty: "This campaign can no longer continue, and I decided to start moving in immediately. My current situation is very bad, I am afraid I will not be able to continue to command, and now I appoint the commander of the 150th Infantry Regiment Yamamoto Shige The provincial lieutenant took over my command."

Shigesho Yamamoto has been following Oboff for many years, and seeing him like this, his eyes couldn't help but get moist.He said: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, you will definitely get better."

Oboff smiled wryly, glanced at everyone, and said, "Please cooperate with Yamamoto-kun and make sure to transfer the brigade in safely. Please!"

Having said that, pain appeared on his face, his head tilted and he fainted again.

Shigesho Yamamoto said to the crowd: "Everyone, the battle situation is so critical that we cannot delay for a moment. Please gather your troops immediately and prepare to move in."

Having said that, he raised his hand to look at his watch and said, "It's 4:28 now. Get ready, everyone, 5:30. According to the 115th Infantry Regiment, the 114th Engineer Regiment, and the 120th Field Artillery Regiment , the order of the 114th Regiment of the Supplies, and the 150th Regiment of the Infantry, return the same way, and head to Tai'an."

Seeing Shigesho Yamamoto let his regiment be in charge of the rear, the captains of each regiment were a little moved, and everyone expressed their obedience to the order.

After Gao Jiu and the others fired six shells, they stopped to watch the situation of the enemy's position, and did not continue to attack the enemy.

Soon after, the east gate of Zhiyuan County gradually quieted down, and it seemed that the Japanese attack had temporarily stopped.

Zhang Quan, Wang Zhankui and others didn't understand, what was Gao Jiu waiting for?Zhang Quan asked: "Master Jiu, let's go up and beat them again, otherwise, it will be inconvenient after dawn."

Gao Jiu shook his head and continued to observe the situation on the battlefield.Finally, he saw that in the devil's camp, the devils were gathering, and those scattered around were also moving quickly towards the camp.

Gao Jiu said excitedly: "The devils can't hold on anymore, they are going to run away!"

After speaking, he sent a telegram to Wang Jindong.

Gao Jiu's first telegram was to inquire about the offensive and defensive operations that took place at the east gate of the county just now, the general losses of the Japanese army, and Wang Jindong's current strength.

Soon, Wang Jindong sent back a telegram, which stated that the specific casualties of the enemy were not clear, but there were still hundreds of people.Wang Jindong currently has about 5700 troops that can be deployed, with sufficient ammunition and high morale.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Jiu's telegram arrived again.

After reading the telegram, Wang Jindong laughed loudly, and said: "I really didn't expect such a reversal in the battle situation. Brothers! The devils are going to run away! Send the order, the whole division is ready and ready to attack."

Gao Jiu continued to observe, and soon he saw that the enemies on the north and south sides of Zhiyuan County had withdrawn their positions and joined the enemies at the east gate.At this time, the formation of the devils is very dense, and a lot of devils can be killed with a single shot.

Gao Jiu did not give the order to attack, nor did Wang Jindong's men start to attack.

Wang Zhankui asked puzzledly: "Master Jiu, the devils are about to run away, why don't you attack now?"

Gao Jiu said: "The devils have been here for several days. They have built many field fortifications around the camp, and all their troops are concentrated here. If they attack now, the enemy will rely on their positions to hold on, and the 187th Division will suffer a lot. We must wait for them to break away from the position before pursuing them.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to engage in field battles with the Japanese army, but the situation is different now. The morale of the Japanese army has dropped a lot, and their strength is also insufficient.

Brother Zhankui, you should take the brothers from the cavalry battalion and lay an ambush on the road ahead of the Japanese army. After beating them, you quickly retreat to join the independent battalion and choose a favorable position to block the enemy.

As long as the troops are not in motion, the radio will turn on immediately and keep in touch with me at any time. "

After speaking, he took out the map, pointed to a spot on the map and said, "You tell Battalion Commander Jiang to put the blocking enemy position here."

After Wang Zhankui finished reading, he said excitedly: "Got it, Master Jiu, brother, I'm going right away." After finishing speaking, he shouted loudly: "Brothers from the cavalry battalion, follow me."

4:30. When Gao Jiu saw the Japanese army leaving the camp, he said to Zhang Quan and Du Shengxi, "You also detour there, harassing the Japanese army along the way, and keep in touch at all times."

Zhang Quan and Du Shengxi also took orders and set off.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Wang Jindong again, inviting him to meet at the east gate of the county seat.Then he asked Li Shengdong to pack up the radio station, and took Ning Wen, Li Xiaoshan and Li Shengdong towards the east gate of the county seat.

Soon after, at the east gate of the county seat.

Wang Jindong, Chief of Staff Liu, the main officers of the 187th Division, Director Zhou, and officers from the observation group waited at the gate of the county seat to welcome Gao Jiu.

Soon after, they saw several horses galloping towards them, and Wang Jindong led the crowd to meet them.

Wang Jindong was very excited, before Gao Jiu got off his horse, he went forward and greeted Gao Jiu excitedly: "Master Jiu, you have worked hard!"

Gao Jiu jumped off the horse and greeted Wang Jindong, "Brother Wang."

Chief of Staff Liu also came forward to greet Gao Jiu. When the officers and soldiers of the 187th Division saw Gao Jiu, they greeted him very cordially.

Director Zhou and the officers of the observation group saw Gao Jiu for the first time. Although they had heard that Gao Jiu was very young, they were still a little surprised to see him in person.In their minds, Gao Jiu should be a burly man in his 30s with a hulking back and a face full of vicissitudes. Although Gao Jiu is handsome and mighty, it is still somewhat different from their imagination.

When Wang Jindong saw Gao Jiu calling himself Big Brother Wang, he was very pleased.He said affectionately: "Brother Gao, come, let me introduce you. This is Director Zhou of the Committee's Political Department, and this is the fifth war zone..."

Gao Jiu cupped his fists one by one, and greeted them.

Director Zhou has been frightened these days, and still has lingering fears. He asked worriedly, "Mr. Gao, what is the situation of the Japanese army now?"

Gao Jiu said: "The devil ran away, and has been away for half an hour."

Director Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, and said happily: "Great! The devils have finally been defeated."

The colonel who led the team in the ninth war zone also breathed a sigh of relief, his heart became more at ease, and his speech became much easier.He said: "Oh! The devils have escaped, why didn't you say it earlier? Let's catch up and maybe eat some of them."

Gao Jiu smiled lightly and said, "It's not that easy to run away."

The colonel said somewhat dissatisfied: "Since you have seen the devil flee, why didn't you report it immediately? Isn't it a waste of opportunity to watch the devil run away?"

Gao Jiu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and turned to Wang Jindong.

Wang Jindong didn't speak either, and Chief of Staff Liu stepped forward and said, "Jiuye is right in thinking about it. The devils have built a lot of fortifications at the east and north gates of the county. If the 187th Division attacked just now, the devils would definitely rely on their positions to attack." Blocking our army will cause great casualties to our army. We can only wait for the Japanese army to leave the field fortifications and go to the wilderness to annihilate them.”

Wang Jindong asked, "Brother Gao, what shall we do next?"

Gao Jiu reached out to take out the map from the backpack on his back, and squatted down.

Wang Jindong and Chief of Staff Liu also squatted down. Seeing this scene, Director Zhou and others stood behind them and bent over to see what they were going to do.

Gao Jiu pointed to the map and said: "Most of the main force of the Japanese army has been wiped out. Most of the remaining troops are engineers, artillery, and heavy troops, and there are not many ammunition. But they still have more than 3000 people. It is still a great force, if you want to swallow them all at once, it is still impossible for the time being.

I have sent the guerrillas from Taohuashan to harass and consume the enemy along the way, and the cavalry battalion of Commander Wang will also intercept the enemy along the way, and then cooperate with the independent battalion to fight at this position. "

Speaking of this, he drew a circle with his finger in a small village called Sanduozizhuang, and then said: "It is 167 kilometers from Zhiyuan County to the railway line, and it will pass through Xincheng County on the way. Standing firm, the main force of the 187th Division kept a distance of 20 miles from the Japanese army, forcing him to flee along the railway.

Mobilize all the vehicles and horses in Zhiyuan County, organize a reinforced battalion, detour from Lanxi County to Sanduozhuang, cooperate with Commander Wang and the independent battalion, and resolutely cut off the Japanese army's retreat.

Surround the Japanese army here in Sanduozhuang, and completely annihilate this group of Japanese troops. "

Wang Jindong said excitedly: "This is a brigade of devils. If we can eat them, it will be an unprecedented victory."

Seeing that Wang Jindong and the others didn't take him seriously, the colonel in the Ninth War Zone couldn't help but interjected, "There are almost 9000 people in the devil's brigade, how do you know that there are only 3000 of them left? And there are still some heavy soldiers and engineering troops? Where did the main force of the Japanese army go? Or did the Japanese army not come so many people at all this time?"

When he said this, the officers of the 187th Division were all unhappy, and they all looked at him like idiots.

The 187th Division belongs to the fifth war zone, and the colonel leading the team in the fifth war zone was not happy. He said: "The brothers of the 187th division have been fighting the devils for so long, and the devils have suffered a lot."

The colonel in the Ninth War Zone also felt that he had said something wrong, but he still asked a little unconvinced: "These days, the Japanese army has repelled many attacks, and it should have consumed a lot of Japanese troops, but it seems to be Not that many?"

Chief of Staff Liu felt very unhappy when he saw him questioning Gao Jiu.He said: "Although the 187th Division lost Lanxi County, Qinglong Town, and Linchuan Town at the beginning, the soldiers of the 187th Division fought bravely, and with their lives and blood, they also wiped out many Japanese troops.

These days, you have all seen the brutal Japanese attack. My 187th Division lost thousands of soldiers, and the devils naturally paid a heavy price.

As for how Master Jiu knew about the situation of the devils, let me tell you this. Regardless of how few Master Jiu and his men are few, they killed most of these devils, and Master Jiu and them also cut off the supply line of the devils. Such a big change is all because of the implementation of the battle plan that our division seat and Jiu Ye jointly discussed and formulated, and it was exchanged after my 187th Division and Jiu Ye fought bloody battles. "

The officers of the 187th Division and the officers of the observation regiment of the Fifth Theater also expressed dissatisfaction one after another.

The colonel leading the team in the ninth war zone, seeing this situation, knew that he had committed public outrage, so he stopped speaking.

After Gao Jiu and the others stood up, Wang Jindong said to the officers under him, "Just follow my Brother Gao's arrangement and execute it."

"Yes." The officers of the 187th Division seemed to be doing it on purpose, and everyone shouted loudly together.

Wang Jindong said: "Master Jiu, the battle has come to this point, can you stay here? Let's command this battle together."

Gao Jiu nodded and said: "I came here to discuss this matter with my brother. Since the devils dare to come to Zhiyuan County to trouble you, they must make them pay a heavy price. Let's see if they dare to come here in the future." Stroke the tiger's beard of the 187th division."

Wang Jindong was very helpful to this flattery, and couldn't help laughing.

The troops of the 187th Division set off. Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong took the same car and chased after the Japanese army.

The colonel leading the observation team of the Ninth War Zone also participated in the battle command during the process of holding on to the county seat, and now he is also in the queue of chasing the Japanese army.He was still a little brooding about the matter just now, and said dissatisfiedly: "This Gao Jiu is too arrogant."

The officers under him don't think so. If Wang Jindong and others can really eat the 128th Brigade of the Japanese Army, this is a great contribution. They also participated in this battle, and of course they have a part of the credit share.

A lieutenant colonel persuaded: "Virgin, Gao Jiu is a wild man, you don't need to be angry with him. Being able to destroy a brigade of devils is inseparable from our credit. It is a good thing for us. Son."

The colonel wanted to understand this, and he couldn't help but smile.

In fact, he also admired Gao Jiu, but it's just that he didn't have time to communicate well just now, and the atmosphere was a bit wrong for a while.He said with emotion: "It is said that Gao Jiu's Taohuashan guerrilla has only one hundred people, and the cavalry battalion of the 187th Division has only three or four hundred people. It can eat thousands of devils. This combat power is too strong gone."

The lieutenant colonel said, "Didn't you notice, Virgo? In fact, the whole battle was not directed by Commander Wang of the 187th Division. In fact, the real commander was this Gao Jiu. Such a person is really rare, no wonder Everyone calls him Jiuye."

The colonel also noticed that when Wang Jindong saw Gao Jiu, he directly called him Jiu Ye. At that time, he was a little surprised that Wang Jindong's majestic major general and division commander had such respect for a young man who was born as a bandit.Moreover, he saw that the officers of the 187th division respected Gao Jiu from the heart.

He is not a narrow-minded person, but because he doesn't know Gao Jiu well and has some prejudice against his background, he can't make a turn for a while.He said: "If we can really annihilate the Devil's 128th Brigade this time, let's make friends with this Ninth Master."

(End of this chapter)