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Chapter 196 A Surprise for the Japs

Jiuyuan.

At the front-line command center, the telegraph machines kept ticking and staff officers were rushing back and forth frequently.

In front of the big map, the leaders of the Saibei Military Region and the Suimeng Autonomous Army were looking at the map nervously and discussing the latest battle situation.

Two Japanese divisions rushed north to Qingcheng, posing tremendous pressure to the Saibei Military Region and Suimeng Autonomous Army, which had just captured Jiuyuan.

"Comrades, the comrades on the inside have found out the situation of the Japanese reinforcements." Chief of Staff Liu took a quick look at the latest intelligence and said to everyone in the command center.

"Old Liu, where did these two divisions come from?" The head of the Saibei Military Region asked in a deep voice. Since receiving the news that the two divisions of the Japanese were heading north, the head of the Saibei Military Region has not slept well.

The pressure is just too great.

Although before the battle of Jiuyuan, Ren Zhong had predicted the Japanese reaction during the communication process, there was a possibility that the Japanese would send out two divisions, and now unfortunately it has come true.

"It's the 27th and 21st Divisions of the Japanese devils from Peiping." Chief of Staff Liu replied with a heavy face.

Everyone was shocked after hearing this.

Although the Japanese sent two guard divisions, they were real field troops.

Among them, the 62st Division is considered a second-rate Type B division in the Japanese division sequence. The division was established not long ago, but its main infantry regiment, the 1905nd Infantry Regiment, has a long history. It was first established in and can be said to be an old elite.

In comparison, the 82nd Infantry Regiment and the 83rd Infantry Regiment were both newly formed a few years ago, established in 1938, and are much inferior to the 62nd Infantry Regiment in strength.

As for the 1935th Division, it was reorganized from the blood-guilty Garrison Infantry Brigade. Although it is also a guard division, it has been in North China for a long time. The st, nd and rd Garrison Infantry Regiments have been sent to North China since . They have fought many battles with the preserved fruit troops and have hardly ever been defeated. Their combat effectiveness is not weak, so they are even more arrogant.

In addition, the North China Command also specially assigned a tank regiment as the spearhead of the charge, which immediately made the top leaders of the Saibei Military Region and the Suimeng Autonomous Army feel tremendous pressure.

You must know that this time the Japanese reinforcements came with great force, concentrating the forces of three divisions and a mixed brigade on the prairie at once, making it clear that they wanted to wipe out our troops in Jiuyuan in one fell swoop.

You have to know that this is on the prairie. Unless they retreat to the northern mountains now, or retreat to the south of the Yellow River, there is not much room for maneuver. The two sides can only fight head-on on the prairie.

The Japanese obviously took into account the large number of cavalry in the Suimeng Autonomous Army and specially mobilized a tank regiment to target them. Using cavalry against tanks, even the thin-skinned Type 97 tank was not something the cavalry could contend with.

"Comrades, we are facing a tough battle this time, but we have no choice. According to the instructions of the border region, Jiuyuan and Ikh Ju League are related to the future development of the border region. We cannot afford to lose. Even if we have to wipe out the Saibei Military Region and Suimeng Autonomous Army, we must bury the Japanese reinforcements on the grassland!" the head of the Saibei Military Region said loudly.

As a senior officer in the border area troops, the head of the Saibei Military Region understood some of the situation and knew the importance of occupying Jiuyuan in the overall chess game of the border area.

The others did not have such information. They were all used to fighting a guerrilla warfare mode and were not mentally prepared to fight a positional war with the Japanese.

Even though our weapons and equipment are much better than before, we still psychologically feel that we are weaker than our opponents.

"We must obey orders resolutely and complete the mission to the death!" When the others heard what the leader said, they immediately responded loudly.

Whether it was the Border Area Garrison Corps or the Eighth Route Army, the key was to enforce orders and there was no room for bargaining. So even though they felt there was a big gap in strength, everyone still united their thoughts on resolutely defending Jiuyuan.

"Comrades, don't be afraid. The border region chief knows that the enemy we are facing is very fierce, and he has replenished a large number of weapons and ammunition from the border region. Among them, we have added 107 more 12mm guns, and rockets have provided us with three bases. We have also replenished a number of 3mm mountain cannons, RPG rocket launchers, 75mm mortars, etc., to ensure that our newly reorganized troops can be equipped with all the equipment of the main regiment." The chief of the Saibei Military Region saw that everyone's morale was high, nodded with satisfaction, and gave everyone some good news.

"Speaking of which, this is our second battle. In the first battle against Jiuyuan, everyone has experienced the powerful firepower advantage of the 107mm gun, which gave us the opportunity to destroy the main force of the Japanese in one fell swoop!" "Now, facing more Japanese, we also have the confidence to inflict heavy damage on them again and bury them in the grassland!"

"Next, we will study some tactics sent by the General Staff. Comrades, brainstorm and fill in the gaps to improve the General Staff's tactics as much as possible. Although we will not give up an inch of land in Jiuyuan this time, it does not mean that we have to fight a static war. We must give full play to the fine traditions of our army's mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare, consume the enemy in the movement, and destroy the enemy!"

Jiuyuan Shatugou.

Just as it was getting dark, the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Division of the Suimeng Autonomous Army, which had been lying in ambush in the forests of Jiufeng Mountain, quietly entered Shatu Valley from the mountain.

Arriving at the temporary artillery position designated in advance, the leading cavalry battalion unloaded the 16 107mm firearms parts carried by the horses, and the 16 groups of gunners that followed began to reassemble the 107mm firearms parts one by one.

The 576nd Cavalry Battalion following behind entered the battlefield one after another, closely behind the cavalry transporting the artillery, and carefully unloaded rockets onto the artillery position.

This was one of the positions set up for the Japanese.

在战前，塞北军区和绥蒙自治军，已经把小鬼子可能进军路线的TMTZQ到TMTYQ差不多100公里的铁路沿线南北5公里区域划分成为500米*500米的小格子，然后进行了编号1-2000。

Although accurate surveying was impossible in this era, after prior reconnaissance, scouts and artillery scouts from the Saibei Military Region selected about 20 concealed locations suitable for artillery deployment as preset positions, and surveyed the exact distances of these positions from important locations such as railway stations.

According to the Japanese's habit of marching, they are likely to move through the railway line. If so, the railway station will be the first choice for the Japanese to gather.

Therefore, the nine stations in the area and the villages near the stations are all key surveying areas, and the distances between them and the preset positions are accurately surveyed and marked on the map.

Now it seems that all the efforts have not been in vain, as the Japanese are indeed coming along the railway line.

But this is not surprising. If we bypass the railway line and take a detour from Guyang in the north, not only will the road be difficult to travel, but the Japanese will also have to go through a long journey of more than 200 kilometers. How can it be as comfortable as taking a train to Jiuyuan?
Therefore, it is not difficult to guess the Japanese's attack route.

The preset position of the 10st Cavalry Regiment just covered the Meidaizhao Station and the two nearby stations on the left and right, as well as the more than -kilometer area between Laozang and Sanbashu stations.

It happens to be a good location for a core ambush.

Therefore, there was a scout lurking secretly almost every kilometer along this ten-kilometer-long railway line.

According to the feedback from the front-line reconnaissance in the evening, the Japanese vanguard had already got off the train at Meidaizhao and began to set up camp near the station.

However, the Japanese were not stupid and were quite sensitive to ambushes. Before the large group of troops arrived, they had sent out a large number of cavalry to conduct patrols and reconnaissance along an area of ​​several kilometers in radius.

Naturally, they did not notice anything unusual. When it was getting dark and almost dark, the Japanese cavalry finally began to withdraw and started patrolling back and forth specifically on the railway line.

As for places further away, they are somewhat helpless.

After receiving intelligence from the lurking scouts, the cavalry regiment hidden in the mountains began to quietly descend from their hiding place when it was almost dark, and entered Shatugou, a very hidden village on the edge of the mountainous area, and built temporary artillery positions with 107 rounds of fire one by one.

The assembled 107mm artillery has begun to adjust the firing angle of the 107mm artillery according to the location information of the Japanese camp reported by the scouts lurking in the front. It is necessary to accurately drop the first wave of rockets on the Japanese camp to form coverage, and take away most of the Japanese in the first wave. Otherwise, when the Japanese react, they will run around like awakened stupid birds, and the power of the artillery coverage will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to eliminate the Japanese with rocket launchers.

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