The Eighth Route Army that surrounded the enemy was extremely happy when they saw this scene. They originally thought that it would take some effort to eliminate these Japs, but when they saw that these Japs actually came forward to die, their machine guns and rifles fired fiercely at the Japs.
The Japs kept falling, but they were not afraid and continued to fight, and soon they were all knocked to the ground.
The artillerymen who had worked so hard to get here were very depressed. They had spent so much effort to get here, but before a single shot was fired, the little devil was gone. The credit was taken away by the infantry. Who could they ask to explain their grievances? go? I can only scold these little devils for not giving them face.
In Xiaozhaozhuang, militiamen were also cleaning up the battlefield. They looked for the corpses of the Japanese in the yard and robbed them of their trophies.
Li Erniu entered the yard where Hirata Hiroshi was. When he entered the house, he saw Nagawa Yuichi and Hirata Hiroshi lying on the ground.
He shouted twice at the two guys with his gun in his hand. When he saw that they didn't move, he thought they were dead. He first picked up Yuichi Nagawa's command sword, and then picked up his tortoise box.
Li Erniu was so excited that he didn't care to admire his trophies and went to get Hirata Hao's command knife.
Just when Li Erniu bent over, Hirata Hao, who was lying on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes and stabbed the command knife in his hand into Li Erniu's abdomen.
Li Erniu screamed and fell down.
A militiaman who was picking up rifles from other Japanese soldiers in the yard saw what was going on in the house and quickly fired a shot at Hirata Hiroshi. The bullet hit Hirata Hiroshi between the eyebrows. All the Japanese in the advancing team were wiped out.
Gao Zhiyong received a report that the Japanese advance team pretending to be the Eighth Route Army had been completely annihilated. He commended all the Eighth Route Army, county brigades, and militiamen who participated in the encirclement and suppression, and then mobilized troops to encircle and suppress Guangtian Hongyi and Shan Yuan who were heading towards the base area. The remnants of Ichiro's gang of Japanese.
Xu Dalong received the telegram from Gao Zhiyong and said to Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others: "These damn little devils still want to imitate our Eighth Route Army in carrying out sneak attacks. They really underestimate the power of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in our base area. They haven't left yet." Yangcheng County has been completely wiped out."
Zhao Gang had been worried that important targets such as airports and arsenals would be attacked by the enemy. He felt relieved when he heard that the group of Japanese soldiers who had entered the base area had all been killed.
He also smiled easily and said: "The anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in our base area are united as one, like an iron wall. It would be even harder for a little devil to sneak in."
Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao are also very happy. Now they have no worries and the transportation lines have been opened. Various materials and even reinforcements in the base area can be transported at any time. The next battle will be much easier to fight.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro led the remnants of the 220th Regiment to continue to advance into the hinterland of the base. Along the way, they also tried to get in touch with Hirata Hiroshi, but after the telegram was sent, they never received a reply.
They had a strong premonition that made them very depressed. They judged that something might have happened to Hirata Hiroshi and others.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro have always been very conceited, thinking that they are the elites of the Japanese army. They ambitiously formulated and implemented this battle plan. They originally thought they would complete the mission brilliantly and gain great glory. However, they never expected that they would be beaten in such a miserable state in just a few days.
Only then did they realize that their opponent was far more formidable than they imagined. The two of them were not very sure about leading the troops to destroy the enemy's base area. However, the situation forced them to embark on this path of no return.
Monk Wei led the main force of the special operations brigade to run along the highway toward the base. They cleaned up the car wreckage on the road under No. 6 Mountain and then continued on their way.
Although the Japanese army had already set off half a day in advance, they had to cross mountains and ridges on two legs. Monk Wei was confident that he could enter the base area ahead of the Japs and block their way.
Lin Husheng is an outstanding commander. This time he was entrusted with an important task and inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese 220th Regiment. Although he received an order from his superiors to lead his troops to the front line of Licheng to cooperate with the main force in fighting, he still did not forget the Japanese who escaped.
He handed over the troops to the deputy captain of the county brigade, and led a detachment to follow the escaping Japanese troops, informing Monk Wei of the whereabouts of the Japanese troops at any time.
Monk Wei has rich combat experience. He hopes that the group of Japs being tracked can leave the mountainous area. When they enter the plains of Yangcheng County, it will be easier to deal with them.
Monk Wei was worried that the Japs would flee back into the mountains again. When they reached Mountain No. 11, he sent a special operations squadron to dismount and chase Lin Husheng and others over the mountains, hoping that when the battle started, they could cut off the Japs. The road back into the mountains.
At the same time, Monk Wei sent a telegram to Gao Zhiyong, informing him of the direction of the Japanese army's advance and asking him to organize troops to cooperate with the special operations brigade.
Gao Zhiyong organized the troops staying in the base area to eliminate the advance team pretending to be the Eighth Route Army. Although the gains were considerable, he also felt a little unsatisfied.
Hearing that another group of thousands of Japanese were heading towards the base area, he immediately became excited and immediately reported the news to the Eighth Route Army, county brigade and militia in Yangcheng County, asking them to follow the same pattern as the Japanese advance team was eliminated. Eat this group of Japanese soldiers who dare to invade the base area.
The Eighth Route Army, county brigade, and militiamen who participated in the siege of the Japanese advance team. Since the number of the Japanese advance team was too small, many of them worked hard for a long time, but in the end they did not get a fight, and naturally they had no chance to make meritorious deeds. Just when they were feeling regretful, they heard that so many Japs were coming to die, and they immediately started a rapid march in the direction of the Japs.
The pilots of the reconnaissance aircraft responsible for detecting the enemy's situation could see in the air that on the boundaries of Yangcheng County, countless teams of the Eighth Route Army, county brigade and militia were marching towards the northwest. They were like trickling streams. Gradually it gathered into a mighty river, ready to drown the invading enemy.
The militiamen in various villages near the mountainous area in Yangcheng County have heard about the great achievements of the Xiaozhaozhuang militiamen in wiping out the Japs. They are also actively preparing for war, hoping that the Japs will also come to their villages so that they can They showed off their skills.
Hirota Koki, Yamahara Ichiro and their Japanese soldiers believed that the main force of the Eighth Route Army base area had arrived at the front line of Licheng, and those remaining in the base area were at best some logistics personnel, or local militiamen such as county brigades and militiamen. Until now, they still believe that they can create brilliant achievements to save their lost face.
Little did they think that they were about to fall into the vast sea of people's war, and that all that awaited them was destruction.
After two days of marching, Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro led the remnants of the Japanese army to finally walk out of the mountainous area. Before leaving the mountains, they rested and the troops were reorganized in order to restore combat effectiveness. They temporarily appointed some commanders and organized the escaped Japanese into an infantry brigade, with Ichiro Yamahara personally serving as the captain.
After the reorganization was completed, the Japanese army rested for four hours. Seeing that the soldiers had regained their strength, Yamahara Ichiro gathered the troops and once again used his powerful speech ability to mobilize the troops before the war.
He first talked about the glorious tradition and glorious achievements of the 220th Regiment, as well as the heavy losses suffered by the Regiment in this battle. He called on the soldiers to cheer up, fight bravely, and show the majesty of the 220th Regiment. At the end of the story, he took the lead in shouting the slogan: "Avenge the Yellow Army soldiers who were killed. Kill everyone you see, steal everything, and burn down all the villages."
Hirota Koki and the Japs all had red eyes, like wild heads, following Yamahara Ichiro with their fists raised and roaring.
At this moment, these devils have completely lost their humanity and turned into cannibals.
I have to admit that Yamahara Ichiro's fan was very powerful. The soldiers who were already demoralized immediately cheered up and continued on their way.
The Japs walked 10 kilometers in one go, and saw smoke and birds in front of them, and a larger village appeared.
This village is the largest village in Yangcheng County. Its name is Huangbizhuang. It has more than 400 households and a population of more than 2,000.
After receiving the report from the vanguard, Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro came to the vicinity of the village and looked into the village.
When the Japanese army fled from the mountains, in order to speed up their march, they mainly carried weapons and ammunition, and only a little bit of food. At this time, the soldiers were already hungry.
I saw such a big village appearing in front of me, including Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro. Everyone became excited. These devils wanted to rush into the village immediately, kill all the men inside, be rude to their women, rob their belongings, and burn down their houses to thank them for their favor.
After discussing with Ichiro Yamahara, in order to prevent the villagers from escaping to report the news, Hirota Koki first sent an infantry squadron to outflank and cut off the villagers' escape routes, and then led the other two squadrons and the brigade headquarters to divide the troops into three groups. Surrounding Huang Bizhuang in front.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro now only want to rush into the village to take revenge, but they have overlooked one problem, that is, they did not see a single villager moving in the huge fields.
Soon after, the Japanese army surrounded Huang Bizhuang. Yamahara Ichiro did not take any risks and sent a squad of scouts to the village to conduct reconnaissance.
Soon after, the Japanese who went to conduct reconnaissance came out. They ran to Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro and reported to them the situation in the village.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro heard that there was no one in the huge village. The fires in the villagers' stoves were still burning, and some pots were even cooking rice. It was obvious that these villagers had just left.
Both Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro were very puzzled. They didn't know where the people in the village had gone, as if they had disappeared out of thin air. They had heard that many villages in the Eighth Route Army's base areas had dug tunnels. They thought that the villagers must have gotten into the tunnels. Otherwise, if they had fled the village in a hurry, this was a plain area and the Japanese army would not have been able to see it. Less than.
The two of them were a little worried that if the troops entered the village, they would be attacked by enemies in the tunnels. But the soldiers are very hungry now. If they don't go into the village to grab food, they will soon lose their combat effectiveness.
After discussion, the two decided that others should not enter the village first, and instead sent an infantry team to the village to grab food.
A Japanese squad leader led his infantry squad into the village. They were very careful when entering the village and searched around nervously, but did not suffer any attacks.
The Japanese squad leader ordered the soldiers to disperse and go from house to house to grab food.
Before Licheng County was captured by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, Huangbizhuang was located on the edge of the original base area, so the village attached great importance to the construction of the militia team. Due to the large population base, Huang Bizhuang established a militia team composed of more than 60 people. Everyone had rifles, grenades, and even a light machine gun. In order to protect the villagers, a large number of tunnels have been dug in the village.
Digging tunnels is hard work. Villagers have to find time to dig tunnels after the busy farming season. Many people complain, but they must resolutely obey the instructions of their superiors.
This time, the tunnel finally came in handy.
The militia team in the village had already received instructions from their superiors, saying that a large number of Japanese troops would appear in this area, and asked them to take precautions in advance. Therefore, the village organized all the villagers to stay in the village and were not allowed to work in the fields. Many sentries were posted at the entrance of the village.
When they discovered that Japanese troops were approaching the village in the distance, they quickly mobilized the people to enter the tunnel, and the militia team was also ready for battle.
At the beginning, the Japanese came to a class.
Militia captain Wang Tianxi was originally a detachment captain of the Yangcheng County brigade. He was injured in combat and had some difficulty with his legs and feet, so he retired and returned to the village. Because of his combat experience, he served as the village militia captain.
He believed that there were too few of these little devils and they were not worth beating. He hoped that all the Japanese troops could come in and deal with them properly. Therefore no fire was fired at that time.
A Japanese infantry squad entered the village, but Wang Tianxi was not in a hurry to open fire. When he saw the Japs spreading out and entering people's homes to grab things, he gave the order to fight.
Two Japanese soldiers broke into the courtyard of a house. They first came to the kitchen, opened the lid of the pot, saw a pot of rice, and started eating immediately.
They didn't notice that right behind them, the Kang mat was quietly opened, and a militiaman emerged from it. He picked up his rifle and fired two shots at the Japs' back.
The Japanese were caught off guard and shot in the back. One fell to the ground and the other fell directly into the rice pot.
A Japanese soldier entered a house and saw many old hens in a chicken coop. He opened the chicken coop and reached inside to catch the chickens.
There was a donkey tied in the stable behind him, and a militiaman emerged from the trough and shot him in the back of the heart.
The Japanese fell to the ground immediately. The chicken cage had been opened. The chickens were disturbed by the gunshots and ran around, stepping over the Japanese corpse.
The Japanese squad leader who was in charge of commanding on the street was very frightened when he heard gunshots coming from all around. He held the tortoise box and hid in a corner, observing what was going on around him.
