AWB Chapter 108 The plot of the film and television begins, the Battle of Cangyun Ridge!
Chapter 108 The plot of the film and television begins, the Battle of Cangyun Ridge!
Zhou Weimin followed the advice of Chief of Staff Shen Fei.
A meeting was held that afternoon, and all officers above the battalion level in the Tiger Brigade participated in the meeting.
At the meeting, Zhou Weimin first summarized the current situation of the Tiger Brigade.
Subsequently, some tasks were assigned to each battalion, indicating that the Tiger Brigade was about to launch a military operation.
After this military meeting was about to end.
Zhou Weimin then talked about what Zhou Liang did on the night he fell ill.
Zhou Weimin scolded Zhou Liang angrily, but did not punish him in any way.
Zhou Liang also made a self-criticism at the meeting and apologized to the officers present.
Then Chief of Staff Shen Fei stood up and said a few words.
I have to say that Chief of Staff Shen Fei has a really good grasp of human nature.
A few words eliminated Zhou Liang's secret investigation of everyone's dissatisfaction.
some time afterwards.
Nothing major happened to the Tiger Brigade.
But all the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Brigade knew that a war was about to begin.
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End of March 1940.
The Japanese in Shanxi suddenly surrounded the Eighth Route Army.
After Zhou Weimin learned the news, he understood that the plot of Bright Sword had begun.
So he immediately issued combat missions to the Tiger Guards Brigade.
This time, Zhou Weimin plans to use this opportunity to eliminate the Sakata Regiment and the Miyato Regiment.
Zhou Weimin now has an army of more than 20,000 people.
Half of these 20,000-plus soldiers are veterans with combat experience, and the other half are new recruits who have been trained for more than two months.
The Sakata and Miyato regiments combined had only about 7,000 people.
So Zhou Weimin prepared to swallow the Sakata Corps and the Miyato Corps in one bite.
"Commander, there's news from Cangyunling. The Eighth Route Army and the Japanese have already started fighting in Cangyunling."
"According to the report of the reconnaissance platoon leader, the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese combined number no less than 6,000 to 7,000."
Xu Hu hurried to Zhou Weimin and said loudly.
"Okay, great."
"Now is a good time for us to attack. Immediately order Zhao Wei's troops to encircle Cangyun Ridge."
"Also, assemble the guard battalion immediately. We will head towards Cangyun Ridge immediately."
After hearing this, Zhou Weimin immediately gave the order.
At this moment, Zhou Weimin's heart was filled with joy. Why did Zhou Weimin have to wait for Li Yunlong's New 1st Regiment and Sakata Regiment to start the battle?
Because Zhou Weimin wanted the Sakata Regiment's flag.
"This... Captain, you have to go too, or you can..."
Xu Hu became anxious upon hearing this, but before he could finish, Zhou Weimin interrupted him and said, "This is an order, execute it immediately."
Xu Hu heard Zhou Weimin's stern tone and saw Zhou Weimin's sharp eyes, so he could only follow the order.
"Yes, Commander, I will assemble the guard battalion immediately."
As the order was given, the guard battalion moved quickly.
Ten minutes later.
Xu Hu came to Zhou Weimin again, bringing the monk with him.
"Brigade Commander, the guard battalion has assembled."
Looking at the monk who stood beside him without saying a word, Zhou Weimin patted the monk's shoulder and said, "My safety is in your hands."
The monk smiled upon hearing this and said, "Don't worry, Captain. I will definitely protect you."
After hearing this, Zhou Weimin patted the monk's shoulder again.
"Let's go immediately!"
"Yes!"
Following Zhou Weimin's order, a battalion of more than 600 guards left Xiaowangzhuang and headed towards Cangyunling.
After more than an hour's march, the guard battalion led by Zhou Weimin was less than four miles away from Cangyun Ridge.
However, Zhou Weimin and others were blocked by someone.
At this moment, it was six miles away from Cangyunling, in a defense zone of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
Regiment commander Chu Yunfei was standing on a tall building, observing the battle on Cangyun Ridge with a telescope.
Thump thump thump! !
There was a sound of footsteps.
Fang Ligong, the chief of staff of the 358th Regiment, came up.
Fang Ligong came to Chu Yunfei and said with a gloating tone, "Commander, this Eighth Route Army is finished. The devils are the Sakata Regiment of the 4th Brigade."
Chu Yunfei was slightly stunned when he heard this, then sneered and said, "What a narrow road for enemies to cross. The last time we fought was against this Sakata United."
Fang Ligong nodded when he heard this and said, "Commander, you are right."
"That old devil Sakata is not to be trifled with. During the Battle of Xinkou, Sakata's regiment alone defeated two divisions of the Central Army."
"The last time our regiment fought against the Sakata regiment, in just one hour, our regiment suffered nearly three hundred casualties."
"If our regiment had not retreated quickly, we would have been wiped out by the Sakata Regiment."
Chu Yunfei nodded in agreement with Fang Ligong's statement, and then said, "The Eighth Route Army is in trouble this time."
"The Eighth Route Army is poorly equipped and short on ammunition. A firefight with the Sakata Regiment is likely to be disastrous!"
Fang Ligong nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, because he thought the same way.
"Commander, this Eighth Route Army unit is definitely finished. It's just a matter of time."
"Look, the Sakata unit has trapped them on the hilltop. They can't escape."
"Now we can only wait and see how long this Eighth Route Army can hold out."
After Fang Ligong finished speaking.
Chu Yunfei nodded solemnly to show his agreement, and then prepared to say something.
But just when Chu Yunfei was about to speak.
A guard hurried to Chu Yunfei and reported.
"Report, Commander, the sentry ahead reports that a troop is heading to Cangyun Ridge to join the battle!"
Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong said at the same time when they heard this.
"what?"
Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong looked at each other, both finding it a little unbelievable.
A troop suddenly appeared in the defense zone of the 358th Regiment, but they did not receive the news in advance.
The troops were not discovered until they were about to pass through the 358th Regiment's defense zone outpost.
"Tell me, what unit is it?"
Chu Yunfei asked with a dark face.
"Commander, this unit calls itself the Tiger Brigade."
The guard saw Chu Yunfei's expression and said without hiding anything.
"What? Tiger Brigade?"
Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong spoke again at the same time after hearing this.
Which military unit in the country has the greatest reputation recently? It must be the Tiger Guards led by Zhou Weimin.
No, it should be called the Tiger Brigade now.
"Go... let them go quickly." Chu Yunfei said hurriedly, then looked at Fang Ligong and continued, "We will go meet the commander of the Tiger Brigade later."
Fang Ligong nodded upon hearing this, and then said, "Commander, we should quickly report the news about the Tiger Brigade."
"For more than two months, the Japanese have been searching for the Tiger Brigade."
"We in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were the same. We thought the Tiger Brigade had left Shanxi, but we didn't expect it to appear again."
After hearing this, Chu Yunfei thought about it, then agreed with Fang Ligong and reported the news of the Tiger Brigade.