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Haoxian.

Command of the Fifth Route of the People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army in Northern Anhui.

Commander-in-chief Yu Yanong gently put down the letter, looked up at the sender, and said slowly: "Thank you General Yang, thank you for coming from afar."

Lin Cunxiao smiled faintly and said, "I wonder what Commander Yu intended, do you agree with Commander Yang's combat arrangements?"

Yu Yanong nodded and said, "General Yang has outstanding military achievements. The Third Column is accustomed to fighting. How can the Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Force be comparable to the Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Force? The Japanese army is coming in a fierce manner, and the Self-Defense Force will definitely be difficult to resist. They can only trouble the soldiers of the Third Column to fight bravely to protect the Hao County and the lives of the people in the county."

In late April 1939, the Japanese army in Zhecheng cooperated with a temporary brigade (more than 500 people) and two regiments of the puppet army Guo Zhenru to break through Luyi and directly threatened Haoxian. From the information, it was learned that the enemy had to take a large-scale attack on Haoxian after a little rest.

Yu Yanong is self-aware. With the strength and equipment of the Self-Defense Army, it is impossible to resist the enemy's attack. The third column's arrival was right. Of course, Yang Tianfeng personally led the team and had a kind attitude. Yu Yanong also guessed the profound meaning implied in it.

When Yang Tianfeng held the special training class, he naturally did not lose the self-defense army of Yu Yanong. Through the descriptions of the students sent and some weapons given in advance, Yu Yanong had a more direct understanding of the strength of the Third Column and Yang Tianfeng's military talents.

Yu Yanong's situation was not good either. The threat and attack of the Japanese and puppet troops were on the one hand. The Guangxi figures in Anhui Province also hated him, especially Li Pinxian. In history, Yu Yanong's self-defense army was defeated by the Japanese army, withdrew from Haoxian, and transferred to the hinterland of Anhui Province. He was soon surrounded and disarmed by Huang Ruihua and Meng Ruogang's troops of Guangxi Army. He was also arrested. Later, he was rescued by the Anhui Provincial People's Mobilization Committee and the public.

Although he did not know his future fate with the Self-Defense Army, Yu Yanong also felt that it was okay in Hao County. Li Pinxian and others could do anything to him through the Yellow River Flood. But once he retreated to the hinterland of Anhui Province, he would probably be a crime. He would be injured. He would be excluded and suppressed sooner or later, and even more serious.

"Commander Yang intends to merge the Fifth Route of the Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Forces to make this unit well-equipped and strong combat power, and appointed Commander Yu as the captain of the newly formed Fourth Detachment." Lin Cunxiao said bluntly: "If Commander Yu is unwilling, he can lead his troops south after this battle. Commander Yang must keep elite soldiers and strong generals stationed in the county town so that the western front is worry-free."

This is a county under the jurisdiction of Suzhou District. Yang Tianfeng is also known as the security commander of Suzhou District. It is reasonable to ask Yu Yanong to lead his troops to withdraw. But at the same time, it also gives Yu Yanong the opportunity to choose whether to merge into the Third Column, break away from the control of Anhui Province, or continue to serve as the commander of the fifth route of the Self-Defense Army and withdraw from Haoxian to the south.

"Commander Yang said that Commander Yu is enthusiastic about fighting Japan and never cares about personal gains and losses." Lin Cunxiao slowed down and said, "No general does not want the army he led to be strong unless he grasps this command for personal fame and fortune, and keeps the commander's reputation..."

Yu Yanong waved his hand gently, interrupted Lin Cunxiao's aggressive generals, and said, "I wish to fight against Japan and the Japanese people; I wish to prevent the Japanese from being massacred, but the days of the slaves of the country will be destroyed. If Commander Yang and the soldiers of the Third Column can do this, I will not be the commander, and I will be at ease when returning to my hometown to do business and farming. In this way, please reply to Commander Yang, and as stated in the letter, please go to the city to garrison tonight and prepare to fight the enemy. As for the Self-Defense Army, we should fully assist and cooperate. After this battle, if the Self-Defense Army is willing to enter the Third Column, please accept it; if you don't want to, please allow them to return to their hometown. As for me personally, where and how to arrange it, it doesn't matter."

This seems to be a euphemistic statement. Lin Cunxiao felt that Yu Yanong had basically agreed to Yang Tianfeng's conditions. Otherwise, how could there be the saying "how to arrange it"?

However, now is not a time to carefully consider the words, but to notify the troops to enter the city at night to prepare for defense, and divide the key points outside the city to build positions and fight against the enemy.

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Suiyang and Taikang areas have Li Zhenqing's brigade of the National Army Pang Bingxun's troops; Suixian, Qixian and other places have the troops of Peng Xuefeng, Xiao Wangdong and Zhang Zhen; there are several guerrilla armed forces in the villages around Shangqiu. These are all the forces that restrain the Japanese army in eastern Henan, making it difficult for the Japanese army to withdraw sufficient mobile forces before returning to North China in large numbers.

The Battle of Taipingji stabilized the situation of the War of Resistance in Xiayi County. If Haoxian could annihilate or severely damage the enemy, the situation of the War of Resistance in the entire eastern Henan would have improved. At that time, only the Third Column had the strength, confidence, and such arrangements.

There is no way, expanding the army requires weapons and ammunition. The arsenal does not build guns, and the production of socket guns is limited and cannot meet the requirements.

Although the number of more than 500 Japanese devils is less than one standard brigade, the artillery fire may be comparable to that of the standard brigade. In addition, light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and the combat quality of the Japanese army are definitely a difficult bone to crack.

As for the puppet troops of the two regiments (not satisfied with the organization, about 800 people), they are easy to deal with and may even become a breakthrough, causing annihilation or severe damage to the Japanese.

Of course, Yang Tianfeng still has many ways to deal with the Japanese. Especially the Japanese army that had fought with him and the Third Column for the first time, almost no one was killed without any loss and was cheated several times.

Yang Tianfeng led his troops to the county town of Haoxian at night, leaving only a few troops to guard the garrison. The rest of the troops went directly to the designated location and prepared for the battle in full swing. Yang Tianfeng and Yu Yanong did not make any polite decisions, convened the Fifth Route of the Self-Defense Army and announced the merger policy. With the encouragement and support of Yu Yanong, a team of more than 2,000 people was willing to stay and join the Third Column.

Yang Tianfeng immediately announced the establishment of the fourth detachment, with Yu Yanong as the captain and Lin Cunxiao as the chief of staff. He also mobilized some veterans from the Jiang detachment and the guard regiment to enter the four units, and some new recruits from the four units were drawn out to replenish the old detachment. In this way, except for a small number of troops stationed in various places, Yang Tianfeng's troops had exceeded 5,000.

In addition to considering the reason why the four teams were just established and their combat effectiveness was not reassuring, although Yang Tianfeng had heavy troops in his hands, he did not have the intention to fight just by rushing.

After the trivial matters were handled, Yang Tianfeng and Yu Yanong led four troops and the guard battalion to the county town and rushed to the planned battlefield - Shibali Town, west of the county town.

It was past four o'clock in the morning and it was already dawn. Yang Tianfeng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the noise and noise in the town, the people were evacuating their homes, and the soldiers were building fortifications outside the town.

Chief of Staff Liang Moqing rushed over to report the situation. The terrain around Shibali Town is still relatively suitable for blocking. Although there are roundabout roads, troops have been dispatched to build fortifications and guard them. The special forces and guerrillas have already stepped forward, selecting places to harass the enemy and gaining time.

"Our army is going to fight against the enemy in the town?" Yu Yanong was a little surprised. He thought that it should be digging trenches, fighting against the enemy in the wild, or relying on the city walls to fight against the enemy in the county town.

"Street fighting, night fighting, and close combat are the tactics that can best bring our army and the Japanese army's tactics closer." Yang Tianfeng pointed to the town and explained: "This medium-sized town is more suitable. The county is too large and requires too many troops. If the mobile force is not enough, it will be difficult to encircle and annihilate and chase the enemy, and it can only be repelling."

He has a big appetite! Yu Yanong didn't know exactly how many troops the Third Column had dispatched. He only knew that there were more than 2,000 enemies who captured Luyi, which was very powerful.

However, according to Yang Tianfeng's calculation formula, in field battles, the three columns may have to fight two or one or three or one to resist the Japanese. If there are complete fortifications, the ratio can be reduced to 1.5 to 1, or even one to one; if it is street fighting, with the sharp weapon of melee, the three columns can definitely fight the Japanese in a one to one quantity, and then supplemented by traps and flying thunder cannons, the number can still be reduced.

As for the puppet army, Yang Tianfeng believed that it was enough to defeat them head-on under one-to-one situation. With this calculation, the Third Column could draw at least three times the strength to deal with the Japanese, which was not a normal field battle.

As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Yang Tianfeng and the Third Column are very familiar with the Japanese troops, firepower, and even combat methods. However, the Japanese, especially the Japanese in Zhecheng, do not know much about the equipment and tactical methods of the Third Column, and Yang Tianfeng's cunning and ruthlessness. This is the first time to fight, it should be certain that they suffer a great loss.

"The enemy's main force is probably the shortest road." Since Shibali Town is suitable for street fighting, the scheduled combat plan does not require major changes. Liang Moqing smiled and said to Yang Tianfeng: "Let me lead the troops to detour, and the commander will take charge of the command here!"

The big detour can also be regarded as a possible division of troops and attacks that intercept the enemy. From Luyi to Hao County, there are two relatively large roads to go. The largest one is Taiqing Gong Town and Shibali Town, which is directed from the west to Hao County; the other is Taiqing Gong Town, Anliu Town, Hegang Town, and Huatuo Town, which is heading to Hao County from the northwest.

Regardless of whether the enemy divides troops or not, the large-scale detour troops have the task of cutting off the enemy's back and attacking the enemy.

Yang Tianfeng nodded. In addition to the two brigades of Chen's detachment and some artillery soldiers, he solicited Yu Yanong's opinions and drew more than a thousand people from the newly established four detachments to command Liang Moqing.

According to normal thinking, if the enemy divides troops, it is very likely that the puppet army will be the main force, and Liang Moqing's troops will be sure to attack and defeat him. If the main force of the Japanese wants to go far away, then block it step by step and lure the enemy to the county town. Yang Tianfeng leads his troops to attack from behind.

The plan was detailed, and various possibilities were taken into consideration and many response measures were prepared. This made Yu Yanong guess that Yang Tianfeng and the Third Column had planned for Hao County and had a very detailed understanding of the surrounding situation.
Chapter completed!