Although Gao Zhiyong is the Zheng Committee Member of the Independent Brigade and a Zhenggong cadre, he has also served as a battalion commander and deputy regiment commander. He is definitely an expert in commanding troops in combat. I believe he will be able to deal with this group of little devils who have sneaked into the base area. of.
What Zhao Gang said was correct. Gao Zhiyong had made careful arrangements. He not only strengthened the security work of various important departments, but also mobilized a large number of left-behind troops to search for and capture the Japanese army.
The Yangcheng County Brigade captured one Japanese scout alive, and the other ran into the mountains.
Following the marks left by Hirata Hiroshi, he found Hirata Hiroshi and the advance team in the mountains, and reported what he saw.
Hirata Hiroshi was very depressed when he heard that his whereabouts were exposed. He didn't know what was going on. The woods were very secretive. He didn't understand how the bodies of the couple were discovered. And the enemy was able to find this place so quickly.
He felt that he had underestimated the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in the base area. He was very worried now. They were just a small advancing team. If they acted secretly, there was still a possibility of success. Now the whereabouts of the advancing team have been discovered by the enemy. Although the enemy's main force has been transferred to the front line of Licheng, there are probably tens of thousands of people left in the base area. He really didn't know what to do in the future.
I have to admit that the Japanese's fighting will is still very tenacious. Whether it is Hirata Hiroshi or Nagawa Yuichi, what they are thinking about at the moment is not how to escape, but they want to complete the task of destroying the airport wholeheartedly.
Hirata knew that Yuichi Nagawa's brain was not strong enough, and it would be useless to discuss with him, so he thought hard on his own and looked at the map carefully. He knew that the hilly area in this area was not very large, and he believed that the enemy should be able to block it off. If that were the case, it would be impossible for them to break out of the encirclement. He believed that instead of staying here and being eliminated, it was better to make a desperate move and continue to the enemy's headquarters while the enemy's encirclement and suppression deployment was not completed to complete the task of destroying the enemy's airport.
Thinking of this, he decisively ordered the troops to stop resting and set off immediately.
The Japanese marched continuously last night and worked hard for such a long time during the day. They didn't get a good rest at all, and they were all very tired. But when they heard the command from the chief to set off, they still cheered up and set off with the team without any complaints.
The advancing team climbed over several hills and came to the edge of the hills. Hirata stood on a small hill and looked around, and found that troops of the Eighth Route Army had appeared in the southeast, and anti-Japanese armed forces in plain clothes and weapons appeared in the southwest. They should be their militia or county brigade. No enemy troops have been seen due south, which shows that the enemy's encirclement has not yet been completed. He decisively led the advance southward.
There was a class of Japanese soldiers in front of the advancing team, who watched carefully as they walked. They found a group of enemy militiamen appearing in the south. There were about a dozen people in this militia group, and they came towards them.
The Japanese army hurriedly sent someone to report the situation to Hirata Hiroshi.
Hirata Hiroshi knew that there was no way to hide. The terrain in this area was flat and open. With so many people in the advancing team trying to hide, it was impossible to do so. Now that their whereabouts have been exposed, the Eighth Route Army uniforms they are wearing can no longer provide any cover.
So he decided to kill the group of militiamen in front and force his way through.
In order to get close to the enemy and shorten the attack distance as much as possible, he came up with a way.
He sent a Chinese-speaking squad leader with five Japanese soldiers to meet the militia team.
The Japs team leader led five Japs towards the direction of the militia team. When he felt that the militiamen could see him, he stopped with the four Japs, turned around, and lay on the ground, as if Monitoring the movement in the direction of the hills. The squad leader then sent a Japs to run towards the militiamen.
The militia team was from a nearby village. They received a notification from their superiors that Japanese troops disguised as the Eighth Route Army were operating in this area, so they would be very vigilant when they saw people wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms. They saw several Eighth Route Army soldiers in front of them, with their backs turned to them, and one of them ran towards them.
Their first impression was that these people were not Japanese soldiers in disguise. Only one person from the other side ran over and it would not pose any threat to them, so basically it was the Eighth Route Army that came.
When the Eighth Route Army soldier in front ran up to them, the militiamen remained alert and pointed their guns at him. The Japanese soldier shouted as he ran: "Comrade militiamen, we are from the transportation battalion of the New 1st Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. A Japanese soldier disguised as the Eighth Route Army was found in front of us. We must send someone to report to our superiors immediately."
When the militiamen heard what he said and saw that he was alone, they allowed him to run in front of everyone.
The militia captain stepped forward and asked about the situation in detail, but could not see any problems. He heard that the Eighth Route Army soldier was going to report to his superiors, so he let him pass. They came to where the five Eighth Route Army soldiers were lying in front, preparing to act with them.
Seeing that his soldiers had deceived the militiamen, the Japanese squad leader secretly told the four Japanese soldiers around him to prepare for battle. They always faced the militiamen with their backs, as if they were monitoring the movements in the direction of the hills, which gave the militiamen an even greater sense of security.
The militia captain led people behind them. The militia captain asked nervously: "Comrade, where are the Japanese now?"
The Japs squad leader and the Japs all stood up and smiled at the militiamen. The Japs squad leader came to the militia captain and said: "Comrade militia, thank you for your hard work. The Japs advance team is in the valley in front. We will stay here to monitor them, and then we will besiege them after the large troops arrive." them."
When the militia captain heard what the Japanese said, he put up an awning and looked toward the hills. At this time, the militiamen were all similar to the militia captain. They were all looking towards the hills and did not notice the ferocious look in the eyes of the little devils in front of them.
When the militia captain was not paying attention, the Japanese squad leader pulled out the bayonet from his waist and stabbed the militia captain in the chest.
The Japanese soldiers also carried rifles with bayonets and assassinated the militiamen around them. The militiamen were caught off guard, and several people were stabbed to death by Japanese soldiers on the spot.
The incident happened suddenly, and the other militiamen were also very panicked and could not react for a while. By the time they reacted, most of the militiamen had been stabbed to death by the Japanese soldiers. The remaining militiamen were fighting with the Japanese soldiers. Together.
The militiamen did not have bayonets on their rifles, and they lacked assassination training. They were unable to compete with the Japanese who were good at assassination. In less than a minute, most of the militiamen had been stabbed to death. Two militiamen saw that something was not going well and ran away. The Japanese tried their best to chase him. Soon after, they caught up with one militiaman and killed him. Stabbed down.
The remaining militiaman ran very fast, loading bullets into his gun as he ran, hoping to fire a shot to call the police.
At this moment, the Japanese soldier who had passed by before suddenly appeared in front of him and thrust his bayonet into the body of the militiaman.
After getting rid of these militiamen, Hirata ordered the Japanese to move the corpses, guns, etc. of these militiamen to a relatively low-lying area, temporarily covering them with some branches and thatch, and then continued to move forward.
Soon after, the leading Japanese soldiers in front discovered a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers, consisting of more than thirty people. Hirata Hiroshi saw a crop field nearby and hid in it with the advance team.
This group of Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers found no trace of Hirata Hao and others. They hurriedly marched towards the hills, and soon passed in front of Hirata Hao and others.
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It is believed that they will break out to the northwest and join the main force of the Japanese army. Therefore, the northwest direction should be the focus of enemy defense. So they decided to break out from the southeast and catch the enemy by surprise.
After making up his mind, Hirota Koki ordered the troops to seize the time to rest and start taking action at midnight.
Since Lin Husheng was appointed as the temporary commander-in-chief by Xu Dalong, he feels very honored and has a heavy responsibility. He discussed with the four company commanders and the captains of the county brigade and said that this time everyone would work together to fight a good fight and eat the surrounded Japanese soldiers so that they could show their face in front of the chief.
After everyone listened, they were very excited. You must know that they are a temporarily formed force. If they can defeat an infantry regiment of the Japanese army with just these people, they will be able to brag for a lifetime based on this credit alone. Everyone has also made up his mind to kill the Japanese soldiers in front of him.
Lin Husheng asked everyone to actively come up with ideas and find solutions. After constant analysis and discussion, he believed that although the Japanese army has strong combat effectiveness, they have suffered many attacks and bombings by the air force. There must be many casualties, including a large number of wounded soldiers. This can Slow them down and weaken their combat effectiveness. Moreover, after fighting for so many days, the supplies they carried must have been consumed a lot.
The Eighth Route Army and the county brigade that surrounded them had sufficient supplies of supplies and occupied the surrounding hills. The terrain was very favorable. Although it is difficult to directly eliminate these Japanese troops, there is still a lot of confidence in surrounding them. As long as these devils can be trapped, they will eventually be driven into a situation where they are out of ammunition and food, and they will be defeated without attacking.
Therefore, everyone believed that there was no need to attack the Japanese army, but to hold on to the surrounding hills, as long as the Japanese army could be trapped.
To achieve this goal, the various units were required to defend the positions they occupied. When the Japanese army concentrates its main force to break out in one direction, the remaining troops must decisively attack the Japanese army and hold them back. In a word, as long as the Japanese army is trapped, it is victory.
In order to harass and consume the enemy troops, Lin Husheng also proposed that each army should organize its own small teams at night to attack the Japanese army under the cover of darkness. Of course it would be best to be able to eliminate some of the Japs. Even if they cannot be eliminated, they will be exhausted and unable to eat or sleep in peace.
After re-dividing the defense area, Lin Husheng took the lead in issuing a military order: "If the Japanese army breaks out of the encirclement from the position of the county brigade led by him, he, the captain of the county brigade, will come to see them."
The captains of other county brigades and the company commanders of each company also issued military orders. If they could not stop the Japanese army, they would also die to apologize.
The morale of the commanders was so high. When they went back to convey the determination of the temporary command to all the commanders and soldiers, the officers and soldiers were also very excited. They also hoped to fight a good battle and have a good fight in front of the heads of the military divisions. Show your face. The officers and soldiers were gearing up, ready to repel the Japanese attack at any time.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro were determined to break out of the encirclement from the southeast tonight. Yamahara Ichiro and Hirota Koki inspected the troops for the last time to inspect the troops' preparations for breaking out.
At this time, the medical officer of the regiment came to report to Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro. He said with a worried face: "Your Excellency, regiment commander, our army currently has 514 wounded soldiers, 174 of whom are seriously injured and cannot move with the team. , we need stretcher bearers to carry them during the march. Please arrange for someone to carry the wounded, sir."
Hirota Hongyi waved his hand and asked the medical officer to go down first.
He said to Yamahara Ichiro: "Yamahara-kun, we have so many wounded, it may be difficult to break through. This is your army, what do you think we should do with it?"
Yamahara Ichiro understood what Hirota Koki meant, hoping that he could deal with the seriously wounded. To be honest, these wounded soldiers are all subordinates of Yamahara Ichiro, and they still have some feelings for them. But he also knew that if he took these wounded soldiers with him, it would be impossible to break through. The only way is to abandon them and let them fend for themselves.
Yamahara Ichiro was a ruthless man. He only hesitated for a moment, then nodded towards Hirota Koki and said, "Hirota-kun, I understand what you mean. Leave this matter to me."
Yamahara Ichiro and Hirota Koki came to the hospital
In the nursing home, the wounded were all very moved when they saw the commander of the unit personally visiting them, and cast grateful glances at them.
Yamahara Ichiro, accompanied by Hirota Koki, spent half an hour greeting almost every wounded soldier. The wounded soldiers were even more moved by his actions.
Facing all the wounded soldiers, Yamahara Ichiro said: "Warriors of the Yellow Army, since you joined the 220th Regiment, everyone has performed very well. You are all the pride of the 220th Regiment.
The situation is critical now. Our regiment has been surrounded by enemy troops. A large number of enemy main forces will rush over at any time. If the regiment cannot break out of the encirclement quickly, our heroic 220th Regiment is likely to be completely destroyed.
Therefore, tonight we must fight resolutely to break through the encirclement.
In the process of breaking out, they will be chased and intercepted by the enemy, so they must move very quickly, and every Yellow Army soldier must have sufficient physical strength. Although carrying wounded soldiers like you will hinder the movement of the troops, as the captain of the regiment, I am your father and brother, and I will not abandon you. No matter what the cost, I must take you to break through the encirclement. "
