Due to the lack of aerial reconnaissance by aviation reconnaissance troops, the Japanese army was unable to promptly detect and provide timely warning of suspicious movements of the National Army and the New Fourth Army, which ultimately led to irreversible serious consequences.
The 7th Infantry Regiment was stubbornly blocked by the New Fourth Army on the Zhangzhuang and Wangzhuang front lines. Until the evening, it was unable to advance even one step. At the same time, the small National Army troops that appeared behind the Qiu Shan detachment and on the right side of the battlefield were unable to move forward. There were more and more, and in the evening, a small group of New Fourth Army troops also appeared on the left wing.
At this time, even an idiot can guess that the National Army has merged with the New Fourth Army.
Finally, Akiyama Yoshiyun was not stupid enough. After discovering this, he decisively ordered the 7th Infantry Regiment to switch from offensive to defensive on the spot, and then ordered the three brigades of the 35th Infantry Regiment to turn around immediately and kill Benyang. Come to Qiao Village because there is a stone bridge in Yangqiao Village that connects the east and west banks of Yang River.
Although it is the middle of winter, the weather in northern Jiangsu this year is very abnormal. The rivers and lakes are not frozen. Therefore, if the Qiu Shan detachment wants to cross the river, it must cross the stone bridge in Yangqiao Village, otherwise it can only cross the two rivers. If you take a side detour, you will not only have to walk dozens of miles in vain, but it is also unknown whether you can go through it.
What if the bridges on both sides were also bombed by the New Fourth Army or the National Army
Therefore, the Akiyama detachment must control Yangqiao Village and Shiqiao as soon as possible!
Otherwise, once this small stone bridge is controlled by the National Army or the New Fourth Army, the Akiyama Detachment's retreat will be cut off!
Although Akiyama Yoshiyun is arrogant, he also knows that once the retreat is cut off by the Chinese, the trouble will be big, because if the retreat is cut off, it means that supplies cannot be transported, it means that the wounded cannot be transported, and it means that they They will face the desperate situation of fighting alone. If reinforcements cannot arrive in time, it will be a high probability that the Akiyama detachment will be wiped out by the Chinese.
Therefore, Akiyama Yoshiyuki immediately ordered the 35th Infantry Regiment to return quickly in an attempt to control Yangqiao Village.
However, Akiyama Yiyun is not the only one who realizes the value of Yangqiao Village. Xu Rui, Chen Yi and Han Delin also realize the value of this small village, or this small stone bridge. At the same time, Han Delin and Chen Yi The National Army and the New Fourth Army were ordered to advance rapidly toward Yangqiao Village. At ten o'clock at night, the entrance was finally blocked.
The news quickly spread back to the headquarters of the 89th Army in Pagoda Town.
Jia Yunshan hurriedly walked into the war room and reported to Han Deqin: "General, we just received the battle report from the front line. The 132nd Regiment of the 66th Brigade has occupied the entire Yangqiao Village, and the entrance has been blocked!"
"Stone bridge, the key is still stone bridge!" Han Deqin said anxiously, "Why didn't Liu Dongbin blow up the stone bridge?"
Jia Yunshan huffed and added: "Liu Dongbin reported that the stone bridge at the east end of Yangqiao Village had been occupied by the New Fourth Army, so he did not dare to take action."
"Really? The stone bridge has fallen into the hands of the New Fourth Army?" Han Deqin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then there will be no problem. This time, Gou Yue's Qiu Shan detachment is doomed."
Han Deqin became excited when he thought that this time it was possible to annihilate the Qiu Shan detachment.
Since the Sino-Japanese War broke out in an all-round way, the National Army has won very few battles on frontal battlefields, and the battles to annihilate the Japanese army's regiment and above are even rarer. If they can really annihilate the Akiyama detachment this time, they will Han Deqin will definitely become famous in China and become the most dazzling star on the battlefield behind enemy lines.
At that time, even if Chairman Chiang was unhappy, what could he do
Remove him from office? He, Han Deqin, had just won a big victory, why should he be dismissed from his post
Instead of removing him from his post, Chairman Chiang had to promote his military rank and position.
At this time, Li Shouwei laughed dryly and said, "Is the chief executive so confident in the New Fourth Army?"
"I don't have confidence in the New Fourth Army, I have confidence in Xu Rui..." Halfway through Han Deqin's words, he suddenly realized that something was wrong and stopped talking immediately. However, deep down in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a little self-deprecating. Unknowingly, , his recognition of Xu Rui's ability has actually reached such a high level.
It seems that from the beginning, he never doubted whether this battle could be won
Just because Xu Rui is here, can he give others so much confidence
Li Shouwei was actually very confident in this battle, but he was unwilling to admit it.
Li Shouwei said dryly: "Actually, even if the entrance to Yangqiao Village is blocked, even if the encirclement of the Akiyama detachment is completed, it does not mean that this battle has been won. After all, this is an entire detachment. There are more than 10,000 elite Japanese soldiers. With our 89th Army and a few broken guns of the New Fourth Army, can we defeat a Japanese detachment?"
"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!" Han Deqin snorted, and then said, "It will only make others' ambitions worse than your own prestige. I asked you, can you have some ambition?"
Li Shouwei muttered in a low voice: "What I'm telling you is the truth."
"Fact?" Han Deqin sneered and said, "The fact is that once effective command is lost, no matter how well-equipped and well-trained troops are, they will immediately become a basin of loose sand and become vulnerable. On this point, Xu The sharp Dameishan Independent Regiment has proven it countless times on the battlefield!"
"Losing effective command?" Li Shouxin was stunned when he heard this.
Jia Yunshan also looked at each other, what do you mean by this
Han Deqin snorted coldly and said, "You should learn from it and see how others fight."
At this moment, Han Deqin's mood was extremely complicated. As the saying goes, you have to throw away when comparing goods, and you will die when comparing people. Before coming into contact with Xu Rui, Han Deqin dismissed the achievements of Xu Rui and the Dameishan Independent Group. , but after actually getting in touch with him, Han Deqin discovered that Xu Rui is really awesome!
Xu Rui not only has a keen ability to capture fighter planes, but also has an unconstrained tactical imagination. He can often formulate amazing tactics. In addition, this guy has also gained great insights into human nature. For example, he Han Deqin was so controlled by this guy that he didn't even have the strength to resist.
But then again, if there is such a good thing, why resist
Those who have confidence in Xu Rui are not only Han Delqin, but also coach Chen Yi.
Chief of Staff Hu Fajian hurried into the war room and reported: "Commander, the fourth regiment has seized the small stone bridge at the east end of Yangqiao Village half an hour ago!"
"Okay, if we occupy the small stone bridge in Yangqiao Village, the opening will be blocked!" Commander Chen Yi slapped the case hard, and then continued, "The Qiu Shan detachment will be unable to fly this time. You should inform Wang Bicheng immediately and let him know. His fourth regiment must nail the stone bridge in Yangqiao Village for me, and even if the whole regiment fights down to the last man, they will never be allowed to retreat even half a step!"
"Yes!" Hu Fajian agreed and hurriedly arranged for the signal troops to convey the order.
Marshal Chen Yi touched his still green forehead and said cheerfully: "Since the Qiqi Lugou Bridge Incident, I have been watching others crisscross the battlefield, and the whole brigade, the whole regiment and even the whole division are annihilating the Japanese. But today, hehe , it’s finally our team’s turn to show off their skills on the battlefield, this time, no matter what, we must annihilate Gou Yue’s Akiyama detachment!”
Deputy Commander Fu Qiutao said: "It will not be easy to completely annihilate the Qiu Shan detachment."
Luo Binghui, another deputy commander who had just arrived, also said: "Yes, this is a detachment. Although Han Deqin did not make any mistakes this time and took the initiative to cooperate with us in the battle, even if Han Deqin's eighty-nine Army, we only have sixteen regiments with 30,000 men, and our strength is only twice that of the Japanese, so we have almost no advantage."
Except for Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment, in other battlefields, if the Chinese army wants to ensure victory, it must have more than five times more troops than the Japanese army. If it only has three times the advantage, it will only be a stalemate at best. Now the New Fourth Army and the National Army Their combined strength was only twice the advantage. According to normal logic, a stalemate would be barely possible, let alone a total annihilation.
"That's not necessarily the case." Commander Chen Yi said cheerfully, "If the Qiu Shan detachment loses effective command, it will immediately be a different situation, right?"
Several other commanders present nodded their heads.
If the Langya Brigade can really destroy the headquarters of the Akiyama Detachment and destroy the command system of the Akiyama Detachment, the situation will indeed become very different. If the more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers of the Akiyama Detachment lose their effective command, their infantry and artillery coordination, various There will be a disconnect between the alliance and the coordination between the major teams.
Once there is a disconnect between the various Japanese regiments and brigades, their military disadvantages will be immediately amplified. At this time, as long as the New Fourth Army and the National Army seize their weaknesses and continue to exert pressure, the Japanese army's troop dispatch, firepower use, There will be problems when switching between offense and defense, etc.!
Once this rhythm is entered, even if Amaterasu appears, he will not be able to save the Akiyama detachment!
However, this is just a beautiful idea. After all, the Langya Brigade has not yet destroyed the command of the Akiyama Detachment!
Deputy Commander Fu Qiutao said: "Commander, why do you have so much confidence in Commander Xiao Xu and his wolf fangs?"
Commander Chen Yi was speechless when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Really, why am I so confident in Xiao Xu and his Langya Brigade? At noon, when Xiao Xu asked me to talk to Eighty-Nine When we joined forces with the army, I had no doubts. Later, he proposed that he would personally lead Langya to destroy the headquarters of the Akiyama detachment. I still had no doubts. But now that I think about it, this is really unbelievable. Why did I treat him so badly? Are you so confident?"
After a pause, Commander Chen Yi said again: "I seem to have never thought about whether his entire battle plan will fail?"
Deputy Commander Luo Binghui said: "Maybe it's because Commander Xiao Xu's past achievements are too brilliant, right?"
"That's not necessarily true." Commander Chen Yi shook his head and said, "We Communists have always been pragmatic. I can't superstitiously believe that Xiao Xu will be able to win this battle just because of his past performance." After a pause, Commander Chen Yi added, " Perhaps, it’s because of the aura he carries that will win him over even if tens of thousands of people come to him.”
Deputy Commander Luo Binghui suddenly asked: "By the way, what is he doing now?"
"Are you talking about Xiao Xu?" Coach Chen Yi chuckled and said, "He should be busy talking to the more than 20 new Langya team members who have just been recruited."
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