"Where are the people on Bage Ya Road? Where are the Eighth Route Army who attacked you? Didn't you say that the stronghold was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army?" Looking at the battlefield where there were only traces of exchanges of fire but no enemy was seen, the reinforcements led the team The vice-captain was like a punch on cotton, feeling both angry and aggrieved.
Since the troops were transferred here, apart from patrolling every day, they have not fought a single battle. Finally, they encountered a group of Eighth Route Army troops, but they escaped from my lips. I couldn't describe the anger in my heart with words. The team leader who defends the stronghold can only be used as a punching bag.
"Sir, calm down..." The captain also felt aggrieved.
It was not up to them to decide whether the Eighth Route Army would withdraw or not, and the troops stationed at the strongholds were limited. They insisted on withdrawing and could not stop them even if they wanted to.
To put it bluntly, if I really have the strength to stop them, I will definitely have the strength to hold the stronghold, so there is no need to ask for help from them. Wouldn't it be nice to get all the military exploits by myself?
But in the highly hierarchical Japanese army, even if he is really not wrong at all, when facing criticism from his superiors, he can only accept it with his head down and cannot refute it directly, otherwise his military career may be ruined.
When the deputy captain got tired of scolding, he replied in a low voice: "Sir, calm down, the Eighth Route Army attacking us has about two hundred people, equipped with one heavy machine gun, four to five light machine guns, and a mortar."
"Although the equipment is very good, the combat effectiveness is very poor. Most of the bullets and artillery shells have missed. They have just retreated for less than ten minutes. If the commander immediately leads the troops to pursue them, he can catch up with them in half an hour at most."
"Go into the mountains to pursue?" The deputy captain became excited after hearing this.
The reason why they didn't dare to lead troops into the mountains before was because Commander Okamura gave them a death order. The Peking guerrilla detachment was hidden in the mountains and they were very powerful. If they entered the mountains rashly, they would suffer big losses.
It has now been determined that there is no main force of the Eighth Route Army in the mountains, only three guerrilla groups. The so-called Peking guerrilla detachment does not exist, which means that there are no troops in the mountains that can threaten their safety.
Going into the mountains now does not count as disobeying military orders.
There is no chance to fight against the main force of the Eighth Route Army. It would be good to eliminate a few guerrillas if we can easily steal them.
The vice-captain became more and more excited as he thought about it, but it was not something he could decide on.
Any deployment of troops above the squadron level in the brigade requires the nod of the brigade captain. Without the brigade captain's order, he can only reinforce the Guanjiabao stronghold and cannot lead troops into the mountains.
He immediately walked towards the stronghold's tower and asked as he walked: "Can the phone number between the stronghold and the town still be connected?"
"Ha Yi..." the team leader replied quickly.
"Get through to the captain immediately. I want to speak to the captain." The vice-captain ran faster than before, giving orders as he walked.
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At the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters in Fangshan County, the brigade commander was considering whether to send reinforcements into the mountains to pursue the guerrillas.
If this is a trap, and the reinforcements are only half a large group, going deep into the mountains alone will definitely be a disaster.
But he couldn't bear to let go of the good news of annihilating the Eighth Route Army guerrillas.
Since the Peiping guerrilla detachment does not exist, the Eighth Route Army guerrillas in the mountains have become the target for the brigade commander to vent his anger. If they can take the opportunity to eliminate them, a lot of shame will definitely be washed away.
"Sir, since the Peiping guerrilla detachment is disguised as the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong, and they have returned to Yinzhong, there are no enemies in the mountains that can threaten the reinforcements. I suggest that the reinforcements immediately go into the mountains to pursue them." A captain of the main battle team first Stand up and analyze.
"I object..." The other captain was much more cautious and shook his head in denial.
"The garrison at the Guanjiabao stronghold reported that although the Eighth Route Army that attacked them only had 200 people, they were equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns. This shows that the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong left a lot of heavy weapons for the local guerrillas when they retreated."
"Our army must not rush into the mountains without knowing the number of these heavy weapons."
"Coward..." Another captain who was in charge of the battle cursed unceremoniously.
"You didn't listen to the report from the Guanjiapu garrison: Although the Eighth Route Army is equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns, its hit rate is very low, which shows that they have not fully mastered these heavy weapons, especially mortars."
"If we don't take the opportunity to eliminate them, when the guerrillas completely master these heavy weapons, their combat effectiveness will definitely increase exponentially, and it will be difficult to eliminate them."
"When the commander reinforces our 5,000 elite troops and goes south to support Baoding, the garrison in Fangshan will be reduced. The guerrillas with heavy weapons will definitely not be willing to hide in the mountains all the time. What if they come out of the mountains and attack us everywhere?"
"Commander of the brigade, for the sake of long-term peace and stability in Fangshan County, we must immediately send troops into the mountains to wipe out the guerrillas, destroy the heavy weapons left to them by the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, and not give them any chance to develop and grow."
The brigade leader had been convinced, but he did not nod immediately. Instead, he turned to look at the intelligence chief on the side: "Nakagawa-kun, there are many of our intelligence agents in the mountains. You should know more about the guerrillas than we do. Say, Say what you think."
"Hayi..."
Nakagawa Shaozuo replied with a serious face: "Intelligence shows that there are three Eighth Route Army guerrilla groups operating in the mountains. They do have a lot of weapons and equipment. In order to increase their strength, they are recruiting new soldiers everywhere."
"Mao'er Mountain is their base camp, and many weapons and ammunition are hidden there."
"Intelligence officers often hear the gunfire of soldiers training, but they are unable to conduct in-depth investigations and can only estimate based on gunfire."
The brigade leader suddenly became interested and asked with anticipation: "How many of them are training in Mao'er Mountain?"
"About more than two hundred people... there are still one or two hundred soldiers divided into three groups, recruiting new soldiers in the mountains..." Nakagawa Shaozuo thought for a moment and answered.
The brigade leader frowned after hearing this, and said dissatisfiedly: "Bagh Ya Road... why don't you report such an important matter to me as soon as possible."
"General, please calm down..." Nakagawa Shaozuo quickly explained.
"More than two hundred Eighth Route Army troops training in Mao'er Mountain is just a humble inference without definite evidence."
"I plan to report to you after I get the evidence... But based on the analysis of the strength of the guerrillas attacking the Guanjiapu stronghold, this number should be accurate."
"Three guerrilla groups mobilized more than 200 elites to conduct specialized training in Mao'er Mountain. After forming combat effectiveness, they raided the Guanjiapu stronghold. However, we did not expect our reinforcements to arrive so quickly and had to withdraw from the battle in advance."
"The more than 100 people left in the mountain are all new recruits who have very poor combat effectiveness. They dare to issue a military order because of their humble position."
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"If the general sends troops into the mountains, there is no need to worry about the more than one hundred Eighth Route Army troops."
As soon as Mr. Nakagawa finished speaking, the captains of the main battle group could not sit still and immediately stood up to invite the battle: "General, can you give me an order?"
"If the reinforcements don't enter the mountains, the Eighth Route Army attacking the Guanjiabao stronghold will escape."
"If they are allowed to escape and fully master the heavy weapons left to them by the Eighth Route Army, their combat effectiveness will definitely increase exponentially, and it will be difficult to eliminate them..."
"General, give me the order..." The remaining captains who were in charge of the battle stood up and asked for battle.
Several officers who opposed entering the mountain also stopped talking.
Facts have proved that now is indeed an excellent opportunity for reinforcements to enter the mountains to pursue the Eighth Route Army. If you miss it, it will be lost.
The last concern in the brigade commander's mind disappeared, and he made a decisive decision: "Let the reinforcements go into the mountains immediately to pursue them."
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Jinniupo is about ten kilometers away from the Guanjiabao stronghold and is a hilly area with a very low altitude.
In other hilly areas, the highway generally goes to the foot of the mountain, and once the troops hide at the top of the mountain, a pocket formation is formed.
The road here runs along the mountain ridge, and it doesn't look like a place for an ambush.
Huang Yu likes to be surprised when fighting, and Zhang Xuan follows him every day, which is particularly affected. He also starts to like to fight dangerous and strange battles.
Deputy political commissar Fang Yu believes that this is not suitable for an ambush and the battlefield should be moved three kilometers back. Zhang Xuan didn't believe in evil, so he decided to take the enemy by surprise and chose this place as the battlefield for the ambush.
The mountain ridge was bare and there was no place to hide troops.
Zhang Xuan found another way and dug a bunker for his own soldiers on the side of the road to hide his troops.
In his words, if the Japanese were walking on the top of the mountain, they would not even think that there would be an ambush here, so they must be extremely vigilant.
In addition, the ambush was set at night, and the Japanese army's field of vision was limited. Even if the individual bunker was dug on the side of the road, as long as it was well concealed, the Japanese would not be able to find it.
This way you can also attack the little devil at close range.
After the battle starts, in addition to the light and heavy machine guns and sharpshooters who keep killing the enemy with bullets, ordinary riflemen can throw grenades after firing a round of bullets.
There is not even a hiding place on the mountain ridge.
Hundreds of grenades fell from the sky, some exploded after landing, and some exploded in the air. No matter how powerful the little devil who entered the mountain was, he would be bombed and cause heavy casualties.
If one round of grenades is not enough, throw two rounds. If two rounds are not enough, throw three rounds. After throwing the grenades, launch an assault. The final victory will definitely belong to the guerrilla brigade.
At this moment, Zhang Xuan was hiding in a single soldier bunker at the entrance of the pocket formation, observing the situation outside through the gap in the thatch above his head.
It was quiet everywhere, with no movement at all, and I couldn't help but feel nervous.
This is the first battle he has commanded since the establishment of the guerrilla brigade. He must win it. It would be a lie to say he is not nervous.
What he is most worried about now is that if the kid doesn't fall for the trick, the bunker under his feet will be dug in vain.
"chief of staff……"
A figure suddenly appeared at the end of the road, running towards him quickly. Before he got into the bunker, he announced excitedly: "The little devils have sent out troops."
"Two infantry squadrons in tandem, half a mortar squadron and half a heavy machine gun squadron in the middle. There are exactly 500 people. The whole army is huddled together and follows a company to fight here. The marching speed is very fast. Be vigilant. Very bad too.”
Zhang Xuan's face immediately lit up with joy, and the nervous expression on his face was immediately wiped away, and he said with a smile: "Haha... The little devil was fooled, half the team, no more, no less, just enough for us to swallow in one gulp !”
"Inform the troops to prepare for battle. If I don't shoot, no one can shoot in advance."
