Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Due to the terrain, the Japanese army's heavy firepower could not be deployed well in this place, and it was very simple to implement tactics.

It means that the majority bullies the minority, concentrating troops several times that of the enemy and ambushing in Mingpu Village on the Laiwei Highway.

The attack was launched swiftly, decisively and unexpectedly, giving the Japanese battalion no chance to breathe and wiping out the Japanese battalion that was reinforcing Laiyuan in one gulp.

Then the entire army returned to Laiyuan and destroyed the brigade in Laiyuan County.

In this way, after losing two battalions, the Independent Mixed Brigade No. 2 will probably not send troops to wander around the base area anymore.

So, after making detailed arrangements and discussing with Political Commissar Rong and others, Commander Xu turned to Chief of Staff Tang and said.

"Chief of Staff Tang, please remember this!"

"The 30th, 32nd, and 33rd Regiments of the Second Military Sub-district, commanded by Cheng, surrounded Laiyuan."

“第一军分区20团、120师717团、第三军分区第6、7团，由肖司令带领立刻赶到飞狐峪！”

"Cheng will launch an attack on Laiyuan at 5:00 PM tomorrow. We must force the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade of Weixian to reinforce!"

"After the Japanese reinforcements arrive at Feihu Valley, the four regiments will encircle and destroy the Japanese reinforcements, and then return to Laiyuan to destroy the Japanese Fourth Battalion!"

After saying that, he asked Chief of Staff Tang, "Did you write that down?"

Chief of Staff Tang nodded quickly to indicate that he had remembered it.

Commander Xu asked again.

"Then repeat it!"

听到这话，唐参谋长立刻严肃的说道：“程司令指挥二分区30、32、33团，围住涞源迫使蔚县日军增援，肖司令指挥一分区20团、120师717团、三分区第6、7团于飞狐峪下灭增援日军，回援涞源围歼独立混成第二旅团下第四大队！”

After hearing what Chief of Staff Tang said, Division Commander Xu nodded, indicating that he could issue the order.

Afterwards, Chief of Staff Tang issued the order to the lower-level regiments.

Afterwards, the troops of the entire military region began to move slowly again.

At 4:00 p.m. on the 8th, the various regiments involved in this combat plan had successively entered their designated combat positions.

Outside Laiyuan City.

On a mountain not far south of the city, inside the forward command post.

At this time, Commander Cheng, Commander Zhao of the Second Military Division, and three regiment commanders were discussing how to attack Laiyuan County.

According to previous intelligence, in addition to the 4th Battalion under the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, there is also a puppet army corps from North China in Laiyuan County.

Moreover, the number of people in this puppet army reached more than 2,000.

The equipment is similar to ordinary Japanese military equipment.

At the same time, this puppet army was specially trained and sent to Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei for this large-scale mopping-up operation.

The local forces had fought against this group of puppet troops before, and their combat effectiveness was completely different from the puppet troops they had dealt with before.

The combat effectiveness is much higher.

The Japanese Fourth Battalion was an independent infantry battalion with more than 1,300 men.

In order to put pressure on the more than 3,000 Japanese and puppet troops in Laiyuan, artillery from two artillery battalions of the artillery regiment were hastily dispatched as artillery support.

Since the northern part of Laiyuan is located in a plain and open area, it is not conducive to the deployment of troops.

After several people discussed it, they decided that the 30th Regiment would launch a feint attack from the south gate, with the 1st Artillery Battalion providing artillery support.

After the 32nd Regiment captured Laiyuan Railway Station, it surrounded Laiyuan at the east gate.

The 33rd Regiment launched a feint attack from the west gate.

Leaving the north gate behind forced the Japanese army to retreat after learning that the reinforcements had been annihilated, and then together with the troops coming from Feihu Valley, they surrounded the Japanese army leaving the city and devoured them.

After arranging the combat mission, Commander Cheng immediately ordered all troops to take up their positions and prepare for the attack.

The 32nd Regiment moved through a tunnel from the mountainous area northwest of Laiyuan Railway Station to a distance of less than 300 meters from the railway station.

Then, he hid through a secret passage behind the ditch and weeds not far from the train station.