in2ebook Chapter 613: Don’t Attack Xilin Gol First
Chapter 613: Don’t Attack Xilin Gol First
Liu Yong is now extremely crazy. He starts planning various suicide attacks in his mind, including the idea of a human bomb.
But Liu Yong calmed down and thought that even if he was a human bomb inside Zhangbei County, he still could not escape the fate of being annihilated.
"Everyone, you are all warriors of the empire and officers who have undergone special training. Now facing this situation, what battle plans do you have?"
The staff officers of the 67th Brigade Headquarters looked at each other. Isn't this forcing them to die?
The three brigades are unable to defeat the enemy. Should we let their remaining two battalions fight to the death?
Fighting hard would be fine, but what we are afraid of is dying in vain. Isn't that what happened to the two infantry battalions in Zhang Bei's car?
"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, our empire's warriors are not afraid of dying in battle, but for the sake of the empire's overall strength in China, I suggest that you do not make unnecessary sacrifices and put all your combat power into the next battle!"
"Captain of the Brigade, I agree with you. Perhaps we should rethink our thinking. The outcome of this battle is already decided. We should not let the warriors of the Empire make unnecessary sacrifices!"
Liu Yong saw that his subordinates had no intention of fighting. If it were in the past, he might have slapped him in the face or shot him with a bullet.
But he was now exhausted, both physically and mentally, and felt the same sense of powerlessness.
"Everyone, I will explain the situation to Lieutenant General Nagano Fumiochi. The specific combat orders will be issued after I ask for your instructions!"
Liu Yong waved his hand and slumped in the chair again, as if the excitement just now was just a last burst of energy.
"Send a telegram to the division commander, Vice-Chairman Changde Nagano, requesting the next combat instructions!"
Nagano Fumochang, who retreated to Zhangjiakou, was also powerless to turn the situation around. Now there were only two battalions left in the entire brigade.
"Order the entire 67th Brigade to withdraw to Zhangjiakou and build a defensive position in Wanquan Town!"
From then on, the Zhangbei Battle came to a temporary end.
The Japanese deployed a division, an independent mixed brigade, and a cavalry division of the puppet Mongolian army, resulting in more than 18,000 casualties among the Japanese and puppet troops.
The independent column deployed two armored divisions, one infantry brigade, two battalions of the 201st Airborne Brigade, and the Liangshan Special Operations Team, suffering more than casualties.
After taking Zhangbei, Shen Quan's First Army quickly advanced to Langwoling at the junction of Zhangbei and Zhangjiakou, built fortifications and consolidated the front line.
The First and Second Armies of the First Group Army also made smooth progress, advancing to Xilin Gol and Erenhot respectively.
Wang Meng was once worried that the First Army was advancing too quickly and had already gone out of the support range of the Independent Column’s air force.
But this cannot be blamed on the First Army. After all, there are not many capable fighting troops in Chahar.
However, Wang Meng repeatedly warned Wang Huaibao that without the order of the independent column headquarters, he could not attack Xilingol on his own. He had to wait until the puppet troops in Erenhot were annihilated and the Second Army could serve as a reserve before he could continue to advance.
As the area closest to Mobei, Erenhot is an important trading port.
In order to prevent Country E from infiltrating Inner Mongolia through Mobei and overthrowing their pseudo-Mongolian regime, the Japanese deployed a Japanese regiment in Erenhot, stationed in the Erenhot Independent Infantry Regiment.
In addition, an Erlianhot Guard Regiment composed of local ruffians and bullies, with more than a thousand puppet soldiers, was organized.
According to Zhang Dabiao's opinion, they should cut the Gordian knot and rush in directly to kill all the Japanese and puppet troops, but Wang Meng rejected it.
“Old Li, it’s easy to kill these puppet soldiers and the sister-in-law, but we have to attack Inner Mongolia at the critical moment of the war, not just for this grassland!”
As the fighting went on, Li Yunlong almost forgot his original intention. Indeed, they ran around on the prairie and spent a lot of ammunition and fuel, but it was not just for the grassland but also for the cattle and sheep.
"Mengzi, every time you squint your eyes and talk like this, someone gets into trouble. Who's going to get into trouble this time?"
Wang Meng rolled his eyes. What do you mean by squinting your eyes when talking? This is murderous intent!
"Old Li, you need to study more in the future. Do you know that the most important thing for masters to fight is temperament? It's like me now, with my domineering aura exposed! I don't even need to make a move, just keeping my domineering aura is enough to make the enemy drink a pot?"
"Haha, could it be the aura of a turtle?"
"It's terrible to be uneducated. To be honest with you, I want to take this opportunity to drive a few nails into Mobei! Whether it's overt or covert, Mobei must have our people!"
"Okay, you are good at this kind of conspiracy, so I'll leave it to you. I have to study Zhang Bei's deployment."
Wang Meng saw Li Yunlong running to the sand table and hanging around again, and he knew that he was destined to be a workhorse again.
"Old Li, I can do the job, but I want to make it clear that this is not a conspiracy, this is called power politics, do you understand?"
After Wang Meng finished speaking, he immediately asked Zhao Gang to select an experienced political cadre, Ye Zhonghua, and then organized a "political work propaganda team" of more than 100 people to enter the vicinity of Erenhot.
It is called the "Political Work Propaganda Team", but the people engaged in political work are only an eight-member working group led by Ye Zhonghua, and the remaining one hundred or so people are all experts selected by Zhao Gang from various mobile regiments.
The most important task Wang Meng gave to the propaganda team was to sneak from Erlianhot to Mobei, find local advanced elements who opposed the rule of Country E, and help them establish military forces.
Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. Among them, the Liberation Brigade led by Boljid Yuanshan of Saida is the most influential force in the area.
This Bolejide Yuanshan has a great background. His father is Bolejide Gendeng, who slapped a young shoemaker and was then accused of being a Japanese spy.
Before his father died, Yuanshan successfully escaped from Hulan, sneaked into Saida, and formed a liberation brigade.
Most of the soldiers of the Liberation Brigade were widows of advanced figures who were killed in the Choibalsan purge.
Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the Liberation Brigade hated Choibalsan and Country E to the core.
Although the team controlled by Yuanshan was called the Liberation Brigade, it had less than a thousand people in size, and its weapons and equipment were extremely poor. There was one gun for every three people, and the bullets were pitifully few.
However, it was this team that carried hatred and fought against Choibalsan and Stalin for several years, and was not wiped out.
Yuanshan and his liberation brigade became the perfect candidates for Wang Meng to infiltrate Mobei because they met three conditions:
First, legitimacy. Bolejide Yuanshan is the son of Gendeng, and Gendeng's death is an absolute secret in Mobei. Once the cause of death is announced, sympathy for Gendeng will be transferred to Yuanshan. The son inherits the father's business, which is the most legitimate reason.
Second, purity. The Liberation Brigade is filled with deep hatred and it seems that they have nothing to do every day except to kill Choibalsan. They are so simple, aren’t they natural thugs?
Third, urgency. The Liberation Brigade is very poor now and urgently needs international assistance. Country E will not give it to them, and the Japanese will not give it to them, so whoever helps them now must be their savior.