Age of Rebirth

Chapter 260 Three Battle of Xiaowutai Mountain ([-])

In the encirclement of the Independent Division, Badalhu and more than 2 bandits made two desperate breakout operations, and they never made new attempts. The passionate artillery fire tore their efforts to pieces, except to leave There were corpses all over the place, but nothing was obtained.

By noon, these people who were surrounded had no fighting spirit, waiting for their fate to be slaughtered. The Japanese soldiers who were arrogant and invincible before were completely desperate.

However, what surprised them was that the encirclement circle had already been formed, why the troops of the independent division did not launch an attack, Badalhu vaguely felt that it was not as simple as encirclement and elimination.

It may be that Tang Qiuli did not dare to act casually due to the Japanese imperial army in the encirclement. At the same time, he was afraid of retaliation by the imperial army, or their government would not allow such behavior. [

The Shanxi king Yan Xishan was the first to take action. Through Song Zheyuan, he forwarded a telegram to Tang Qiuli, which read as follows: "Tang Shichang Qiuli Brother Xunjian, warmly congratulate the North China Independent Division for winning the bandit suppression mission." Great victory, the banditry in North China has always been serious, especially in the Taihang Mountains. I am glad to hear that my brother has made such a marvelous feat. He should be a young talent. One of the most difficult things, brother Fang now has such a record in North China, which is admirable."

Tang Qiuli had heard about this shrewd king of Shanxi for a long time, and the telegrams from all the way could not be just to congratulate and say some polite words, otherwise he would not be the famous Yan Xishan in history.

Sure enough, the drama is behind. The man said in the telegram that Shanxi is also suffering from banditry. As the governor of Shanxi, he once organized a large-scale clean-up. It was only because the bandits were cunning that they fought in Shanxi and then went to Hebei. If it is inconvenient for him to cross the border and attack, it is useless.

At this point, the conversation changed, and it was said that among the bandits who were surrounded, there were quite a few Jin bandits, that is, bandits from Shanxi. The troops rushed to the Xiaowutai Mountain area, and together with the bandit suppression, the troops have already set off and will arrive in a few days.

After reading Yan Xishan's telegram, Tang Qiuli couldn't laugh or cry. This man is worthy of being a native of Shanxi. He knows how to do business in his mother's womb. The bandits have become a soft-shelled turtle. At this time, he sent soldiers to help the situation, without firing a single shot. As soon as you die, you can pick up a big bargain, which is really a good plan.

The most wonderful thing is that he called sending troops to join forces to suppress bandits, not to assist in suppressing bandits. A "joint" shows the degree of shrewdness. The mystery is all here, even if nothing is captured, in front of the people in North China, especially Shanxi , earned a good reputation, it was the bandits that the Jin army and the independent division eliminated together, and the battle was fought by the independent division, and the credit was divided equally.

Now even if it is a call back to refuse, it is too late. They have sent out their soldiers. However, if this gentleman knows that there are thousands of Japanese soldiers among the more than 2 bandits, I don’t know how he will feel. bandits, instead mediating Sino-Japanese disputes.

Tang Qiuli immediately forwarded the original text of Yan Xishan's telegram to Liu Tiehan, asking him to contact the generals of the Jin army, and reminding Liu Tiehan that the Jin army must not be allowed to deploy defenses in the inner layer of the encirclement. If they know that there are Japanese inside, It will be bad.

At noon, Ji Xingwen sent a telegram saying that yesterday evening, in the Xushui area north of Baoding, he encountered more than 500 people from the Zhang Yinwu Department of the Hebei People's Army. Judging from the direction of their march, it was the Xiaowutai Mountain theater. The army commander ordered that our department block all the roads to the Xiaowutai Mountain theater in the name of exercises.

This morning, Zhang Yinwu's troops tried to force their way through, but were stopped by our soldiers. There was a brief exchange of fire between the two sides, and there were no casualties. A confrontation is now taking place. Ask the deputy army commander, if Zhang Yinwu's troops force through again, is it allowed to shoot?

Tang Qiuli's head is two big. You said that at this time, the Hebei People's Army is here to join in the fun. In such a big place, your troops are not enough to fit your teeth. You can't treat them like you treat bandits and Japanese Like people, a meal of machine guns and cannons is cleaned up.

At this time, most of the troops of the Hebei People's Army were armed by the CCP. Zhang Yinwu was not like after the July [-]th Incident, in the Taihang Mountains, he was engaged in friction with the Eighth Route Army who insisted on fighting behind the enemy lines in North China. expert".

It seems that these armed forces in the hands of the CCP urgently need weapons and medicines to improve their equipment level, and they also have the idea of ​​using these weapons and medicines. Zi let Ji Xingwen's regular army be beaten and wiped out, which is emotionally unjustifiable.

Tang Qiuli thought again and again, and in the name of the vice chairman of the Jicha Political Affairs Committee and the deputy commander of the 29th Army, he sent a telegram to Zhang Yinwu. The telegram stated that the 29th Army and the North China Independent Division stationed in North China are currently working together During the military exercise, in order to prevent misunderstandings and accidents, all local armed forces are not allowed to leave the current station without receiving an order from the Pingjin Garrison Headquarters. Otherwise, they will be charged with spying on military secrets and disarmed.

As for whether Zhang Yinwu believes it or not, that's his problem. Anyway, as long as your armed forces don't damage my good deeds, you can stay at home honestly and don't move around. Nothing will happen to you. Tang Qiuli's words are very strict. The No. [-] person in his office specially sent a telegram to a civil armed leader, which is unusual, and Zhang Yinwu should be able to weigh the weight.

He also ordered Ji Xingwen not to shoot without authorization under any circumstances, and to report the situation of Zhang Yinwu's troops every two hours.

Tashiro Wanichiro, the commander of the Japanese Garrison in North China, held a military meeting in the war room of the headquarters in Tianjin for several hours. The theme of the meeting was only one, how to make Badal, surrounded by independent divisions, in the Xiaowutai Mountain area Hu and a regiment of Imperial Japanese soldiers were able to escape safely without revealing their identities.

What annoyed Tashiro Kanichiro was that the intelligence agencies were not aware of such a large-scale military operation by the Independent Division in advance. This is an unforgivable dereliction of duty, irresponsible for the imperial jihad, and taking thousands of imperial soldiers. Life is a joke.

The explanation of the intelligence agency is that because the focus of the work is all on Song Zheyuan’s 29th Army, the independent division has entered the customs from Manchuria, and the main force has not entered the major cities in North China. Our intelligence network is in remote areas of North China and The countryside is very weak, it can be said that it has not been established at all. [

Therefore, I only have a general grasp of the situation of the independent division commander Tang Qiuli. As for the independent division's soldiers, weapons and equipment, garrison locations, names, personalities, hobbies, and specialties of the generals at all levels, etc., it is still blank.

Although the explanation given by the intelligence agency seems reasonable, Kanichiro Tashiro still cannot forgive their negligence, because the negligence of the intelligence agency has put thousands of imperial soldiers in a desperate situation. Even if there is any reason, it cannot make up for this loss.

Tashiro Kanichiro reprimanded the head of the intelligence department and removed him from his post on the spot. His deputy chief of staff was also the head of the intelligence agency. However, even shooting the dismissed guy on the spot would not solve the practical problem.

During the meeting, Badalhu had received several distress telegrams. For this Japanese-Mongolian mixed race, Tashiro Kanichiro still had a good impression. He made great contributions to the expansion of power in the Recha area for the Great Japanese Empire, and made outstanding achievements. , is a very talented and capable officer.

Badalhu is a guy who never admits defeat. He sent several distress telegrams one after another, explaining that the situation was more serious than he said. The most difficult thing for Tashiro Kanichiro was that a company of imperial soldiers led by Badalhu, It was a bandit disguised as China.

If they were wearing the military uniforms of imperial soldiers, Tashiro Kanichiro had several ways to get them out of the encirclement of the independent division, and he could even directly put pressure on the Nanjing Nationalist Government to let them come forward and force Tang Qiuli to release them.

A senior staff officer suggested murderously to immediately mobilize the scattered imperial troops to form a heavy group, rush to the Xiaowutai Mountain area, forcefully break through the encirclement of the independent division, and rescue Badalhu and the imperial soldiers.

After listening to the suggestion, Tashiro Wanichiro felt that this person is a pure martial artist. This kind of person can also sneak into the headquarters as a senior staff officer. His level is only in charge of luggage and supplies or cooking soldiers. After the meeting, let this pig The guy with the brain went to the logistics warehouse to report. The poor senior staff did not think that making suggestions would make him honorably laid off.

All of my own troops, only about 29, are still scattered and stationed at various key points. If all the troops are drawn out, Song Zheyuan's [-]th Army, which is confronting the imperial army, can guarantee that it will not take the opportunity to occupy various key points. The empire has been in North China for many years. All the painstaking efforts will be lost overnight, and this loss is much greater than a regiment of imperial soldiers.

Moreover, it also destroyed the entire strategic layout of the empire in North China. What's more, the independent division is not Song Zheyuan's 29th Army. His soldiers' quality, equipment level and combat effectiveness were trained in Manchuria and Nanjiro's Kwantung Army. , I have heard a lot about the record of the teacher Tang Qiuli.

It is still unknown whether the empire can win by pulling all the troops of the empire in North China. Besides, it is not clear whether the headquarters agrees to do so. I also have to give me time to mobilize a sufficient number of troops from the mainland or Manchuria to prepare for the war. Can Tang Qiuli give me time?

When Kanichiro Tashiro came to North China to take office in April this year, the situation at that time was very favorable to the Imperial Japanese Army. In the entire Pingjin area of ​​​​North China, there was only one 29th Army that was not directly related to the Nanjing government, and it was completely surrounded by imperial forces.

The independent division entered the customs from Manchuria, which completely broke this situation. The strength and advantages of the empire have been lost. This Tang Qiuli has now created such a problem and threw it to himself. This person will become the leader of the empire in North China, and even the entire He suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Nanjiro, a confidant in the Chinese battlefield. In Manchuria, it must be difficult to deal with this man.