Bright Sword: The brigade commander is shocked! You call this a county brigade?

Chapter 195: Surrounding the area for reinforcements

"Political Commissar, after these few days of fighting, all the troops have achieved very good results."

Gaoda sat in the command center and spoke to Qi Tongwei with a telegram in his hand.

"The Independent Column will surely reap huge rewards from this war. This is the largest operation since the establishment of our Independent Column."

Qi Tongwei raised his head and said to Gao Da: "Commander, according to the telegrams sent by the front-line troops, since Li Yunlong's independent brigade attacked Yangquan, the Japanese around Yangquan have been supporting Yangquan."

"Hahaha, this is exactly the effect I want."

"It will be very troublesome to fight the Japanese one by one. I just want them to gather together and then surround and annihilate them." Gundam said confidently.

The strength of the independent column is not exaggerated. Even if the Japanese send out a division of troops, the independent column will not be afraid.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside.

The communicator ran into the headquarters with the telegram, panting.

"Report to the commander, there's a call from headquarters."

Gundam took the telegram from the communicator and looked at it.

“Haha, Political Commissar.

Look at this telegram, the head of the headquarters has the same idea as me."

Qi Tongwei took the telegram from Gaoda and read it.

After a few seconds, Qi Tongwei said slowly.

"Commander, it seems that the head of the headquarters also has such a plan, so let's do it."

Gaoda nodded slightly, turned around and said to the communicator: "Communicator, send a telegram to the troops in front immediately, and ask them to fight according to the original plan and speed up the action."

"Yes, Commander."

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Frontline battlefield in Yangquan area.

After receiving Gundam's order, the three brigades of the independent column accelerated their pace of action.

Li Yunlong commanded two artillery regiments to launch a fierce bombardment on the Japanese in Yangquan City. Every hour, the artillery launched an attack on the Yangquan city wall. The troops of the independent brigade pretended to attack the city, which scared the Japanese in the city half to death.

The Japanese did not dare to bet whether the Eighth Route Army would launch an attack after the next wave of artillery bombardment, so the 9th Brigade continued to send troops to set up hidden firepower points on the city wall.

Saburo Nakano desperately asked for help from Taiyuan. There were not many soldiers in Yangquan City now. Once the Eighth Route Army outside the city launched a large-scale attack, Yangquan would not be able to hold out for long.

Li Yunlong didn't know how many Japanese devils there were in the city, so he didn't order his troops to attack Yangquan. If Li Yunlong knew that there were only 2000 Japanese devils in the city, he would definitely lead his troops to launch a strong attack on Yangquan.

the other side.

The Ping'an Brigade led by Kong Jie and the New 1st Brigade led by Ding Wei were active in the mountainous area outside Yangquan, ready to attack the Japanese reinforcements at any time.

at the same time.

More than 3000 Japanese soldiers from the Songyuan Regiment, who set out from the direction of Jinzhong, have entered the Yangquan area after a forced march.

The Japanese regiment commander, Matsubara Dalang, rode on a tall warhorse, holding a command knife in his hand, and walked in the middle of the team.

He was very confident about supporting Yangquan this time. As one of the earliest regiments to enter the Chinese battlefield, the Songyuan Regiment had soldiers with very rich combat experience and strong strength. They once created a record of defeating two divisions of the Chinese army with the strength of one regiment.

Songyuan Dalang rode on his horse in high spirits, fantasizing that his regiment would defeat the Eighth Route Army with a crushing force and successfully rescue Yangquan.

"Report to the commander of the regiment, a telegram has been sent from the Taiyuan headquarters."

The Japanese adjutant's words interrupted his fantasy.

Matsubara Taro took the telegram from his adjutant and read it.

"Adjutant, immediately order the troops to speed up their march."

"We have to get to Yangquan in the shortest possible time."

"The enemy has launched an attack on Yangquan."

"Hai."

The Japanese adjutant turned and left to convey the message to the troops behind.

As the Songyuan Regiment got closer to Yangquan, the scouts on the periphery of the Independent Column were the first to discover the Japanese army of the Songyuan Regiment.

The investigator immediately reported to the Security Brigade using a walkie-talkie.

"Command, Command, Scout No. 1 has spotted a large Japanese army. Please respond if you receive this."

"Command received. Please speak."

"A large Japanese army was spotted on the road near Nanshan Village. The number of troops is estimated to be around 3000. They are marching towards Yangquan and other directions," the investigator reported.

"Received, understood. Please pay close attention to the actions of the Japanese army and report them in time."

After the call, the communicator ran to the temporary command post of the Ping An Brigade.

"Report to the brigade commander, the scouts ahead called. A large group of Japanese troops appeared near Nanshan Village, and the number is estimated to be around 3000."

After hearing the report from the communicator, Kong Jie in the command center hurried to the large map to check it out.

A minute later, Kong Jie looked up at the political commissar.

"Political Commissar, Nanshan Village is less than 5 kilometers away from our position. With the enemy's marching speed, we can ambush the enemy's regiment in the area of Yangzhuang Village."

The political commissar nodded slightly.

"Commander, I agree with your plan. Let's act quickly and don't let the Japanese run past Yangzhuang Village before us."

Kong Jie turned and shouted to the messenger.

"Messenger, pass on my orders.

Send all the troops on the march to Yangzhuang Village to set up positions. No matter what, we must stop the Japanese in Yangzhuang Village."

"Yes, Brigadier."

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After 10 minutes.

The soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the Ping'an Brigade marched quickly towards Yangzhuang Village. They did not carry any baggage and were lightly equipped.

A group leader ran in the middle of the team and shouted loudly.

“Comrades, step up.

We will reach Yangzhuang Village in another 4 kilometers. It is now 10:15.

The brigade commander asked us to arrive at Yangzhuang Village at 10:50 to organize a defensive position and stop the Japanese army. "

"Hurry, hurry, comrades, run, our regiment must complete the mission."

After hearing the commander's words, the soldiers quickened their pace and ran forward desperately.

Just as the regiment commander was about to run forward, the communicator quickly ran up to him.

“Commander, the brigade headquarters called.

The Japanese vanguard is only 2 kilometers away from Yangjiazhuang, and the brigade commander ordered us to speed up the march. "

A captain cursed.

"Damn little devil, how come you move so fast?"

"No, if we continue at this speed, the Japanese vanguard will definitely pass through Yangjiazhuang."

A captain shouted loudly to the back.

"Captain of the First Battalion, come here."

The battalion commander behind heard the regiment commander's call and trotted over.

"Captain, what do you want me to do?"

The regiment commander shouted, "First Battalion Commander, now you lead the soldiers of the first battalion to run as fast as you can. I will give you 10 minutes to reach Yangzhuang Village and throw away all the heavy firepower equipment."

"Yes, Commander. The First Battalion is committed to completing the mission."