Boss Liu and Wang Hu rushed to the Ancestral Hall Square out of breath, but were dumbfounded when they saw it.
How do you say this? The battle is over so soon? The two thought that even if the Independent Brigade could capture Meizhen, there would be a fierce battle. After all, the security team in the town had more than 200 men and guns, and the Japanese had also transferred most of the team from Pu County. Even if the independent brigade can win Meizhen, it will definitely not be easy.
However, the final result was completely beyond their expectations. The independent brigade took Meizhen effortlessly without losing a single soldier!
This battle was fought like a textbook case.
Xu Rui signaled Li Hai to escort Liu Heiqi and others to Wang Husheng, and then said: "Secretary Wang, we have captured Meizhen, and we have captured all these bullies who are extremely angry with the people. What next?" It's your business to open up the situation, we can't do this job, right?"
"Of course, of course, of course." Wang Husheng said with joy beyond words, "Captain Xu, you are really amazing. You have made great contributions, but you still have to do me one more favor. Just by relying on I and Lao Liu can't do this alone, so you have to lend me Yanzi and her army of women."
"That's no problem." Xu Rui said happily, "I will assign another team to you."
Wang Husheng agreed and immediately stepped into the role of secretary of the Southern Anhui Special Committee: "Yanzi, you lead people to take good care of these thugs and landlords, and then notify the villagers to come here to participate in the public trial. Who is that, you lead people Put down the dozen innocent people on the tree, release them, and Lao Liu, summon all the party members in the town, let's seize the time to hold a meeting, the organizational structure of the Wannan Special Administrative Region Government must be determined as soon as possible, otherwise It’s not easy to carry out work.”
Wang Husheng's side started to get busy, and the independent brigade was not idle either, preparing to fish.
The Flying Monkey climbed up a telephone pole several times, pulled down two strands from the cable, and connected it to the telephone.
Xu Rui picked up the phone, and the panicked screams of the Japanese immediately came from the receiver: "Ma Xi Ma Xi?"
The more than twenty Japanese who were trapped in the Mei family ancestral hall were frightened. They were really frightened.
The Japs didn't even dare to climb up the wall and take a look outside, because the Chinese soldiers outside were so accurate with their marksmanship that if they showed their heads, they would be shot in the head immediately. Those Japs soldiers who didn't see corpses lying in the courtyard were all shot in the head. Of
"Hey, hey, hey, is it the headquarters? Hey, hey, is it the headquarters? We are the Black Feather Team. We are the Black Feather Team. We were attacked by Chinese armed forces in Mei Town, causing heavy casualties. Commander Black Feather was also shattered. Let me repeat, we were attacked by Chinese armed forces in Mei Town, with heavy casualties. We ask for reinforcements, ask for reinforcements, hurry up!"
The communications soldier took the phone and called the Pu County Gendarmerie Headquarters at the other end for help over and over again.
It is a blessing among misfortunes. Due to the decline of the Mei surname, the Mei family's ancestral hall became a town office in the early years, so a direct telephone line was opened to the county seat of Pu County. After the Mei Town Maintenance Committee was established, it did not choose another office location. The Mei family ancestral hall was still used, but unexpectedly it became a life-saving straw for the Japanese.
The call reached the county seat and immediately alerted the commander of the Pu County Gendarmerie.
There is a full military police brigade stationed in Ura County, and the commander is Major Kameda Ichiro.
"Nani?" After receiving the report from the staff, Ichiro Kameda couldn't believe it. No, after the fall of Nanjing, the Chinese government's troops completely retreated to northwest Jiangxi and along the Huaihe River, especially in the Damei Mountain area in southern Anhui. There are no regular Chinese troops anymore. According to intelligence, there are only a few groups of bandits here.
Could it be that the bandits from Damei Mountain attacked the Black Feather Team? But this shouldn't be the case. What kind of fighting power can the bandits in Damei Mountain have? How could they attack the Black Feather Team? There is also a security team in Meizhen!
At that moment, Ichiro Kameda hurriedly walked into the war room and picked up the phone: "Mashi Mashi, this is Kameda."
A wailing sound immediately sounded on the other end of the phone: "Chief Kameda, this is Takano Si. We were attacked by Chinese armed forces and suffered heavy losses. Chief Kuroba was also shattered. We request emergency tactical guidance. We request emergency tactical guidance. , sir, we request urgent tactical guidance."
"Baga, stop shouting. You have brought all the face of the emperor to shame." Ichiro Kameda said angrily, "Tell me clearly, what kind of army is attacking you? Bandits or regular troops?"
"I don't know, sir, we really don't know." Takano Si on the other end of the phone continued to wail, "We don't even know what's going on outside. We don't even know how many people there are on the other side."
"Baga, don't you know? Are you all blind? Go and investigate."
"Sir, we are trapped in the ancestral hall. We can't get out. We can't get out."
"Baga Yalu, if you can't get out, you won't climb up the wall to see. Are you pigs? Pigs are smarter than you."
"Sir, we climbed the wall, but it was useless. The Chinese's marksmanship outside was too accurate. Takeda-san and Yoshino-san had just climbed to the top of the wall, and they immediately shot their heads off. Sir, the Chinese's gun skills were too accurate. The marksmanship is terrible! Sir, we are requesting emergency tactical guidance, we are requesting emergency tactical guidance, sir..."
Kameda Ichiro couldn't listen anymore, and there was no need to listen anymore.
Takano Si and the remaining Japanese soldiers were so frightened that it showed that the army that attacked them was no ordinary army. Maybe it was a Chinese regular army that had just penetrated from the other side of the Dabie Mountains. Yes, that should be it. However, it would be naive for the Chinese government to think that sending small groups of troops to infiltrate would be able to stop the imperial army from advancing.
"Order!" Ichiro Kameda put down the phone and said in a deep voice, "The military police must assemble urgently!"
"Hai!" The orderer paused heavily before passing on the order.
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"The devil took the bait." Xu Rui put down the phone, turned around and smiled at everyone.
Wan Zhongshan, Li Hai and Hei Pi high-fived each other and looked excited after hearing this. Only Leng Tiefeng showed no reaction and kept holding his binoculars to observe the terrain ahead.
Xu Rui stepped forward and asked, "Old soldier, what are you looking at?"
Leng Tiefeng nodded and said: "Old Xu, the terrain of Shaqiao Gang is simply amazing!"
Shaqiaogang is divided into Shangshaqiao and Xiashaqiao, which are the only way for the outside world to enter Meizhen. The slopes of Shangshaqiao and Xiashaqiao are actually not very big. At least cars can pass easily. The topography of Shaqiaogang There is a canyon here. The width of this canyon is more than one thousand meters, and the average depth is more than fifty meters.
Moreover, the sides of the canyon are extremely steep, making it impossible for ordinary people to climb up without the help of tools.
This canyon is like a natural moat, guarding Meizhen from the south, and extending to both sides, into Qingniu Ridge and Qingfeng Ridge.
In this canyon, which is more than a thousand meters wide, there is a towering sand platform. The sand platform is about 100 meters in diameter. This sand platform is a sand bridge pier. The sand bridge pier is connected to a sand bar on both sides of the canyon. , these two sand bars are Shangsha Bridge and Xiasha Bridge. These two sand bars and the sand pier in the middle are collectively called Shaqiao Gang.
If outsiders want to enter Meizhen and don’t want to go through Shaqiaogang, they can only take a detour from Qingniu Ridge or Qingfengling. However, Qingniu Ridge and Qingfengling are extremely steep. Except for woodcutters or hunters in the mountains, An idle person can't find the road at all. After all, the road in the deep mountains and old forests is not easy to walk.
Therefore, Shaqiao Gang is simply one man in charge, and no one can open it.
Xu Rui nodded and said: "The terrain of Shaqiao Gang is indeed very steep. With a little modification, a fortress can be built. If we can have a regiment of troops, the Japanese may not be able to break into Meizhen even if they dispatch a division."
Leng Tiefeng shook his head. It wasn't that he didn't believe Xu Rui's judgment, but it was not the time to think about this yet. What he had to consider now was how to deal with the incoming Japanese reinforcements. Although the terrain of Shaqiao Gang was difficult and steep, it was not conducive to Ambush, because there are bare ridges or flat land on both sides of the canyon, so there is no way to hide people.
After leaving Meizhen, it was a flat plain to Pu County. There was not even a forest, and there was no way to ambush them. So this time, it was really difficult to ambush the Japs.
Leng Tiefeng said: "Old Xu, although the terrain of Shaqiao Gang is steep, it is of little help to our current battle. We should still think about how to successfully fight this ambush."
"An ambush?" Xu Rui was surprised, "Who said there was an ambush?"
Leng Tiefeng was even more shocked when he heard this and said, "Surrounding the area for reinforcements, but we are not allowed to ambush?"
Encirclement and reinforcements in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, are indeed all ambush battles, because ambush battles are more sudden, easier to cause confusion to the enemy, easier to win, and the price paid is smaller. Therefore, as long as the thinking is normal, , no commander would give up an ambush and choose to fight the enemy position.
But this time, Xu Rui chose positional warfare.
Xu Rui shook his head and said: "This time we will not fight an ambush, but a positional battle."
"What are you talking about? We won't do an ambush this time, but a positional battle?" Leng Tiefeng was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
Next to them, Wan Zhongshan, Li Hai and Hei Pi looked at each other in confusion. What kind of fuss was going on, Captain
"Yes." Xu Rui nodded heavily, "This time we will fight the Japanese in a positional battle, a dignified positional battle."
"I understand." Leng Tiefeng was just stunned for a moment, then he immediately reacted and said, "Old Xu, you are deliberately showing off your muscles to the little Japs. You want to attract the Japs' attention through this positional battle. In this way, If we come, we can reduce the pressure on the 59th Army along the Huaihe River, right?"
Xu Rui nodded and sighed: "No matter what, the 59th Army has helped us a lot. Three months ago, if it weren't for the timely reinforcements from the 59th Army Cavalry Battalion, our independent brigade might have been completely destroyed. Now that the 59th Army is in trouble, our independent brigade must help no matter what." (To be continued.)