Kojima Yoshizo's reaction was quick, but it was still too late.
Because your opponents on the battlefield will never fight at your pace.
The 25th Cavalry Regiment encountered big trouble when they were preparing to move in from the position near the granary. The New 34th Division of the Sui Army, which had been suppressed by them before, suddenly switched from defense to attack, and it was a fierce attack at any cost. The Japanese The 25th Cavalry Regiment was obviously ill-prepared for this and suffered a small loss. The battle immediately fell into a stalemate.
The Japanese troops stationed in the north of the city were unable to receive reinforcements and soon collapsed.
At dawn, one unit each of the Sui Army and the Chahar Independent Regiment were like two sharp wedges, driving deeply into the northern city of Ulanqab. Not only did they complete the task with the New 34th Division that controlled the granary, The troops joined forces and established a passage with a width of more than 100 meters from the north gate to the granary.
At this time, the transportation team mobilized from Guisui was already in place.
As soon as the passage was opened, the people in the transportation team immediately pushed the carts into the city and started loading food.
The hard work has paid off, and the Chinese army had good luck in this battle for food.
Even God came to help. It was a rainy day today, and the clouds were extremely low, which made it impossible for the Japanese aviation force to dispatch. Without aviation reinforcements, the Mongolian cavalry group alone was unable to recover. Position in the north of the city, so they could only watch the Chinese transport food out of the city.
…
To the west of the city, at the headquarters of the Mongolian Army Cavalry Group.
Hashimoto Tomoyoshi strode up to Kojima Yoshizo, paused and said: "Group commander, the attack of the 25th Cavalry Regiment has been disrupted again." After a pause, Hashimoto Tomoyoshi said again, "The Sui Army is actually It’s not scary. Although the Chahar Independent Regiment has a great reputation, its combat effectiveness is actually only that much. What is really scary is the Langya Brigade.”
"Spike Brigade?" Kojima Jizo's brows immediately knitted together.
"Hai." Hashimoto Tomoyoshi paused again and said, "The threat from the Wolf Fang Brigade is really too great, especially their snipers, which pose a fatal threat to the grassroots officers and machine gunners of the Imperial Army. The second cavalryman The reason why all the attacks of the 15th Regiment collapsed was because of the presence of dozens of Wolf Fang snipers."
"Baga!" Machida Ryuuji next to him gritted his teeth, "It would be great if my special operations team was still here."
Hashimoto Tomoyoshi's face immediately fell. If you don't brag, will you die? If your special operations brigade was really powerful, you wouldn't have been wiped out by the Wolf Fang brigade just after it was dispatched.
Kojima Yoshizo sighed and said: "Order, the cavalry regiments and the divisions of the Imperial Association Army no longer need to attack. They will all shift from offense to defense and strengthen the defensive deployment of their respective positions."
By this time, Kojima Yoshizo finally figured it out.
The more than 10 million kilograms of grain stored in Ulanqab will definitely not be saved. If we switch from offense to defense now, we can at least keep Ulanqab as the forward base. But if we continue to consume it with the opponent, then even The forward base of Ulanqab may not be saved. After all, the cost of offense is much greater than defense.
Hashimoto Tokiyoshi was still a little unwilling and said in a low voice: "Group leader, why don't you order the mountain artillery brigade to block several main streets in the northern area of the city? Even if you can't stop the Chinese from transporting food, you can at least block them. The transportation team has caused certain casualties, and we must not let them transport the food away like this."
If the Chinese are allowed to transport the grain away like this, where will the imperial army's face go
"Forget it." Kojima Yoshizo was still very sober and shook his head and said, "How much casualties can be caused to the Chinese transport team just by the shelling of a few mountain artillery brigades?" After a pause, he continued, " What’s more, the ammunition reserves of the mountain artillery brigade are not large. What if the Chinese army suddenly counterattacks after firing the shells?”
"Hai!" Hashimoto Tomoyoshi paused and said nothing.
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Half an hour later, at the north gate of Ulanqab League.
Xu Rui stood at the city gate with Fu Zuoyi, Ye Qijie and other senior generals of the Sui Army, watching groups of large carts loaded with food passing through the city gate corridor at their feet, then rolling over the snow-covered ground and rolling towards Guisui City. , Ye Qijie took a hard breath and found that the air was filled with the rich aroma of wheat grains.
"It smells so good." Ye Qijie sighed, "High-quality wheat!"
"Of course, this is this autumn's wheat shipped from Jizhong." Fu Zuoyi said.
Looking at the ruts left by the grain truck after it ran over the highway, Fu Zuoyi also felt extremely satisfied.
Although there were some twists and turns in this battle to seize food, especially the failure of the beheading battle against the Mongolian Army Cavalry Group Headquarters, which became a variable, this variable did not cause serious trouble in the end. With Xu Rui's superb skills With his tactical command, the situation was finally reversed, and Ulanqab's food was finally captured.
The only fly in the ointment is that the casualties of the various departments participating in the war were still high.
Xu Rui still felt a little regretful and said, "It's a pity. This old devil, Yoshizo Kojima, is too difficult to deal with."
After a pause, Xu Rui said again: "If this old devil is more greedy and lets the cavalry group attack for a while, the balance of strength between the two sides will most likely be reversed. At that time, we may have a chance to capture Ulancha in one fell swoop. Bu, if we can pull out the nail that drove Ulanqab into Suiyuan, then the little devil will be passive."
"Brother, just be content." Ye Qijie shook his head and said, "It's good to be able to fight like this. If Kojima Yoshizo really gets ruthless and lets his cavalry group attack desperately, we may not be able to defend the passage to the north of the city. , Don’t let Ulanqab fail to capture it at that time, and instead put in the grain you got."
"That's not the case." Fu Zuoyi waved his hand and continued, "Not to mention that the New 32nd Division and several cavalry battalions of Brother Xu have built complete defenses on the left and right wings of the North Gate. Even if they are not well constructed Fortifications, it is absolutely impossible for the little devils to take back the North City from our hands and close the North Gate passage again."
After a slight pause, Fu Zuoyi continued: "But if we want to take Ulanqab, I'm afraid it's impossible. After all, the Japanese 110th Division who came from Zhangbei for reinforcements will arrive as soon as tomorrow morning. At this time, Time, if you want to completely wipe out the Japanese cavalry group, you can only attack fiercely at any cost, but the price is too high."
Ye Qijie nodded and said: "Yes, even if we finally capture Ulanqab before the Japanese 110th Division arrives, we're afraid we won't have enough time to clean up the battlefield. This kind of killing a thousand enemies and damaging ourselves eight hundred We will definitely not engage in loss-making business, otherwise if we do it a few more times, our 35th Army can be abolished."
Xu Rui chuckled and said nothing more, because what Fu Zuoyi said was undoubtedly correct.
When fighting a war, we should not only consider the outcome, but also the cost. Especially when China is still on the weak side, we must consider the cost. Otherwise, we will lose even if we win!
Seeing that Xu Rui was in a good mood, Ye Qijie lost no time in saying: "Brother Xu, there is something I need to do at the front desk. I want to ask you for a favor. I wonder if you are willing to lend a hand?"
Xu Rui said with a smile: "How can I not give you Commander Fu's face?"
After saying that, Xu Rui glanced at Fu Zuoyi and said: "Go ahead, as long as it is within my ability, I will definitely do it."
"It's definitely within your capabilities." Ye Qijie said repeatedly, "It's not even a big deal to you."
Xu Rui laughed and said, "I don't know, what does Chief Fu want me to do?"
Fu Zuoyi turned his head, stared at Xu Rui with burning eyes, and said, "It doesn't seem to be a difficult task for you to help our Sui Army train a special forces force, right?"
"So that's the thing, it's really not difficult." Xu Rui said with a smile, "It's a coincidence that the Soviet Union also asked me to help them train a special forces force. Youdao means that a sheep is herded, and a group of sheep is herded. Anyway, we have to Instead of helping the Soviet government train special forces, we might as well help train the Sui Army, but this... Commander Fu, you should also know."
While talking, Xu Rui stretched out his right index finger and thumb and made a money rubbing motion.
"I understand, of course I understand." Fu Zuoyi couldn't help laughing, and Ye Qijie next to him also laughed too.
While laughing, Fu Zuoyi couldn't help exchanging glances with Ye Qijie again. Both of them saw a hint of surprise and a hint of joy in each other's eyes. Neither of them expected that Xu Rui would agree so simply. Ye Qijie even Yu Du was mentally prepared to have a long discussion with Xu Rui.
Who would have thought that all these words would be useless.
After finishing laughing, Fu Zuoyi waved his hand again and said, "Brother, please make a price."
Ye Qijie also said generously: "If you want money, food or equipment, just ask!"
"Okay." Xu Rui chuckled and added, "The Soviet government asked me to train their special forces. The price offered was that of an arsenal. They were responsible for the installation and adjustment of the equipment. Engineers and technicians were also assigned by the Soviet Union. Even the early stages of production were provided by the Soviet government with semi-finished products.”
"This..." Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie's faces looked a little unhappy.
Xu Rui seemed not to notice the faces of the two men, and said: "In addition to the arsenal, the Soviet government also promised to assist us with a full set of Soviet weapons and equipment for the three divisions of the Chahar Independent Regiment, including three artillery regiments. By the way, , not the 75-caliber cannons of the little devils, but 105-caliber field howitzers."
"That..." Fu Zuoyi and Ye Qijie's faces were already very stiff.
Xu Rui still thought of himself and said: "It's not over yet. The Soviet government has also promised to assist us with a flight group, which has four Il-Fifteen fighter squadrons. Oh, and the pilots are also appointed by the Soviet Red Army. In short, after arriving in China After the battlefield, combat effectiveness will be formed immediately. To be honest, I really don’t have time to train pilots.”
"What..." Fu Zuoyi was about to cry.