"How's the situation?"
"Battal Commander, the Japs have dispatched two Iron Kings. The models look like the Japs' Type 97 medium tanks. The Iron Kings are in front, advancing forward. The Japs infantry are following behind the Iron Kings."
Lei Dasheng nodded, his face full of ridicule, "It seems that this little devil's infantry-tank coordination tactics are not very good. In the tactics class, the regiment leader said that this tank is not as strong as we thought.
We cannot go to the battlefield and let all the infantry hide behind the tanks and use the tanks as shields. Such tanks are no different from scrap metal.
On the battlefield, infantry and tanks coordinate, and the infantry has to protect its own tanks.
Of course, if we are dealing with our previous troops and they don't even have many bullets, then it doesn't matter.
But the little devil in front of me may not understand the situation. Our independent group has no shortage of sharp weapons to knock the iron bastard apart.
This Japanese Type 97 medium tank is light in weight, has thin armor, and has weak firepower. There is nothing to be afraid of. .
The little devils are just using it to bully our Chinese troops. "
"Are the traps and pits ready?"
"Don't worry, battalion commander. We have made preparations early in the morning. In order to allow the Japanese tanks to fall into the pit smoothly, we have dug obvious trenches on both sides of the trap pit. In order to prevent the Japanese tanks from falling into the ditch, they can only move forward along the road we have reserved." , there is a trap pit set up in the middle of the road.
On the surface of the trap pit, we used medium-thick wooden sticks to make a shelf, then pressed it with reed mats and corn stalks, and finally covered it with soil, and also dried the soil on the soil.
At first glance, it is no different from ordinary ground. If a person walks on it, the weight cannot hold it down and nothing will happen.
But as long as the tank drives up, it will definitely plunge into the pit due to its weight.
This trap pit we dug is shallow at the front and deep at the back. The length is twice the length of the Japanese tank body, and the maximum depth is also twice the height of the Japanese tank.
As soon as the Japanese tank rushes into the pit, it will rush towards the opposite pit wall, and the tank barrel will be deeply inserted into the soil.
When the time comes, we will capture the Japanese tanks! "
"We used to use this kind of trap to catch prey on the mountain, but this is the first time we've caught a tank!"
Lei Dasheng smiled and said: "Well done. After the Japanese tank fell into the trap pit, the little Japanese must find a way to rescue the tank. Then we will start to block the Japanese army on the spot."
"yes!"
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Independent regiment headquarters.
Kong Jie also received news that the Japanese troops were simultaneously using tanks to advance from two directions: Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang.
"You little devil, you've been forced into panic."
Kong Jie said, his eyes focused on the sand table, and his two fingers tapped lightly on the edge of the sand table.
Commander Kong was mentally calculating the situation at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions.
According to the time calculated by Kong Jie and the three battalion commanders initially.
It was after the Japanese troops attacking Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang got stuck in the villages and got completely entangled with the soldiers of the Independent Regiment in the second half of the village that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions took the opportunity to move out.
Calculating the time, it's almost over.
At this time, if you look down from God's perspective.
The Japanese army dispatched mopping up troops from Shouyang, Yangquan, Taiyuan, Ping'an County, Taigu, Zhangzhuang, Tan County and other places, like a big net, surrounding the entire Taihang area.
As the big net shrank, Kong Jie's main force of the first, second and third battalions hidden in the mountainous area were like fish that slipped through the net and were directly ignored by the big net.
At this moment, somewhere in the mountains, three battalion commanders were discussing the next battle plan.
Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan said: "According to the long-distance reconnaissance in the base area, the Japanese have entered the village and exchanged fire with the fourth and fifth battalions."
Wang Leihu, commander of the first battalion, was a little worried, "Our three battalions are now on the outskirts of the Japanese encirclement. The main force of our independent regiment is not here. The Japanese must have heavily deployed against our independent regiment. Is there any danger to the regimental commander?"
Chen Quan smiled and said: "Lei Hu, let's not worry about this. It's not like you don't know the leader's abilities. If you really weren't so sure, would the leader decide on this hedging tactic?"
"Besides, even if we go back to where we came from now, we won't be able to help much. We may even be surrounded by the main force of the Japanese army. The next thing we have to do is to make trouble in the rear of the Japanese army. The more ferocious it is, the safer it will be for the leader and the others."
The third battalion commander Wang Huaibao said with a smile: "The main force of the Japanese army in Yangquan area has gone to raid our base area. At this moment, the rear area is empty of troops. The stronghold and gun towers rebuilt by the Japanese during this period have given us a headache for a long time, but again There is no way to attack casually. As long as we fight, the Japanese reinforcements will arrive soon.
Now is a good opportunity, which means that the main force of the Japanese is not here, so we can make trouble as we like.
How much supplies and equipment should be stored in this large stronghold? The regiment leader is absolutely right. After this battle is over, our independent regiment will make a fortune. "
Wang Leihu said: "That's right. As long as the Japanese reinforcements don't arrive, shouldn't we be able to eat these strongholds whenever we want?"
"This time we detoured from the mountainous area, but we specially brought a lot of flat-firing cannons modified by the repair industry. These cannons are perfect for attacking the Japanese strongholds."
Chen Quan smiled and said: "Then continue to move forward, wait another hour, and take action directly. I really want to know now what the expressions of those Japanese officers should be like when the Japanese raiding troops learned that they were being raided in the rear. How wonderful.”
"I guess everyone is stupid." Wang Leihu said happily.
…
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New second group.
Li Yunlong, who was studying the battle plan at the regiment headquarters, was furious when he learned about the troop deployment of the Japanese brigade.
"Old Zhao, look, this naughty little devil really treats our New Second Regiment as a soft persimmon."
"With the strength of just one brigade, damn, they dared to divide into three groups and advance towards our new second regiment at the same time, threatening to encircle us."
"You really don't take our old Li seriously!"
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "The Japanese captain is indeed a little overconfident. Even if he knew that our independent regiment was a newly formed regiment, he would not divide it into three groups and move forward. This would disperse the troops, which is a taboo for military strategists."
"Lao Li, how do you want to fight this battle?"
Li Yunlong scolded: "It's not about how to fight, it's about how we, Old Li, want to eat this fat piece of meat. Shouldn't these devils regard our new second regiment as a newly formed local army that doesn't even have a few guns?" ?”
"A brigade of troops dared to surround our New Second Regiment. Next time I see Lao Ding and Lao Kong, those two old boys will definitely laugh at me."
"Zhang Dabiao."
"arrive!"
"Immediately assemble the first battalion, take the broadsword team, choose the way to Taiyuan, shoot down the Japanese artillery first, and then directly protrude from the front for me, then divide the troops into two groups, unite the second and third battalions, Attack the other two groups of Japanese from the front and back and eat them for me."
"This naughty little devil looks down on our New Second Regiment. We have to show the devil that our New Second Regiment is not a soft persimmon."
"Yes!" Zhang Dabiao responded loudly.
…
Li Yunlong's counterattacks have always been swift and fierce.
When the battle near Yangcun started, it was not a trial at all. It was a decisive battle.
The first battalion commander Zhang Dabiao led the broadsword team, using the cover of the mountains and forests to quickly reach the Japanese artillery position behind them, and used mortars and grenade launchers to blow up all the Japanese artillery.
The combat troops of the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment, in preparation for the attack, directly launched a frontal assault towards Taiyuan City.
The attack is swift and the firepower is powerful.
As soon as the battle between the two sides started, the Japanese were stunned.
The intelligence that the Japanese army captain initially received was that this was an Eighth Route Army unit with only a thousand people, and it had only been newly built.
Under such circumstances, according to conventional speculation, this new Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army should have backward equipment and scarce ammunition.
This is why the Japanese captain dared to be so arrogant that he divided his troops into three groups and directly surrounded Yangcun.
The Japanese originally thought that the New Second Group was just a sheep, but as soon as the sheep in front of them turned around, they turned into tigers.
The First Battalion of the New Second Regiment, the most elite unit in the entire regiment, suddenly launched a relentless attack. The Japanese troops were divided into three groups. How could one-third of the regiment's strength be able to withstand such a fierce attack?
In just one round of confrontation, the Japanese army's line of troops encircling Yangcun from the direction of Taiyuan City was directly broken through by the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment.
Originally, if the Japanese brigade concentrated its forces and fought steadily, Li Yunlong's new second regiment, although powerful, might not be able to gain much benefit.
Who knew that this little devil was stupid and took the initiative to disperse his troops, which gave Li Yunlong an opportunity.
Once Lao Li gets the chance to eat meat, he will never let go.
The rise of Zhang Dabiao's killing, according to Li Yunlong's instructions, after leading his troops to successfully break through the enemy's troops in the direction of Taiyuan City, he fought out and then came back, going back and forth several times to break through the enemy's blockade, and only one of them came in seven. Seven is out.
This group of Japanese soldiers were immediately stunned, and the team almost collapsed. A few scattered soldiers hurriedly fled to the nearest stronghold to take shelter.
Then, Zhang Dabiao divided the first battalion into two groups, detoured to the back and side of the other two Japanese attacking troops, combined with the second and third battalions, and attacked from the front and rear to deal with the Japanese troops.
By the time the Japanese captain came to his senses, both groups of his troops had been defeated.
In this way, a Japanese brigade failed to reach Yangcun, but was easily killed by the independent regiment troops from three directions.
…
And just as the New Second Regiment was fighting in full swing, the First, Second, and Third Battalions of the Independent Regiment finally began to toss around the Japanese rear areas on the outside of the encirclement.
Under the powerful attack and level fire artillery, the Japanese conducted a large-scale sweep. There were not many people left to guard the stronghold, and more of them were even puppet troops.
In less than half an hour, the three battalions of the independent regiment divided into three groups and successively captured 11 strongholds and captured all parts of the town occupied by the Japanese army.
Then the main force of the three groups came directly to Yangquan City.
In the hands of the Japanese invaders, Yangquan, which had been occupied for many years, experienced the fear of being pressed in by heavy Chinese troops for the first time.
The people of Yangquan were excited after hearing the news.
"The Eighth Route Army has arrived at the county seat. The Eighth Route Army is coming to liberate the county seat!"
"The Japs and traitors in the city are finished. Our comrades from the Eighth Route Army are here to fight!"
When the people heard the news, they rushed to tell each other, cheering and jumping for joy.
As for Yangquan County at this moment, it is indeed empty of troops. There is less than one squadron of regular field troops stationed in the county, and the rest are some members of the Japanese Gendarmerie and the Puppet Army Garrison.
The Japanese captain Zhongyuan Zhangxiong who was stationed at the Yangquan headquarters was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He quickly asked for help from Taiyuan City and the independent mixed fourth brigade that attacked the independent group.
It is true that these main forces of the Eighth Route Army arrived too suddenly.
This time, the large-scale net to sweep away the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area was gradually advanced from major counties and cities in the form of encirclement circles.
How could the Japanese have imagined that there would be a fish that slipped through the net, or such a powerful fish that slipped through the net, and came directly to Yangquan?
This was the first time the Japs in northwestern Shanxi had encountered this exaggerated fighting style.
Wang Leihu, Shen Quan, and Wang Huaibao led their troops to break through the Japanese strongholds.
Then they marched directly to Yangquan City.
On the way, two infantry cannons were captured at a certain stronghold, and they were pulled directly under the city gate by mule and horse cart. The two cannons were fired at the same time, and a piece of the city gate of Yangquan County was blown down.
At the same time in Yangquan City, comrades from the enemy's Ministry of Industry immediately took action. At this time, the number of puppet troops in Yangquan City was much larger than that of the Japanese army, and one of the puppet company commanders was killed on the spot.
The puppet troops on the top of the city merged with the Japanese army, and Shen Quan and others took the opportunity to breach the main gate of Yangquan in one fell swoop.
Then the soldiers of the Independence Regiment worked non-stop. After breaking into the city gate, they quickly took control of the city gate and directly attacked the puppet garrison and gendarmerie to eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops.
In Chen Quan's words, "The head of the group has told us that the opportunity before us is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we want to make trouble, we will make a big fuss."
After the troops quickly breached the city gate, Shen Quan and three other battalion commanders directly issued orders:
"Hurry up and seize the enemy's granary and arsenal."
"All equipment and supplies that can be taken away will be taken away, and all that cannot be taken away will be distributed to the people in the city."
"The regiment leader said, our people, if we don't believe it, who will? Give guns to the people who are willing to fight the Japanese and puppet troops, and let the people join us in killing the enemy!"
As soon as this order was issued, it was a big deal. The men in the county who had been oppressed by the Japanese traitors for a long time stood up one by one and ran to the city gate to cooperate with the attack of the independent regiment soldiers.
Then, with the support of the common people, the troops who invaded the city quickly paralyzed the power supply stations, communication stations and other military facilities in Guizi County.
Japanese Captain Nakahara Joohiong was defeated in the battle and was so frightened that he fled in panic with more than a dozen guards through the side door.
The three battalions of the independent regiment attacked the county town not only in Yangquan, but with Yangquan as the center, they quickly spread in all directions, and the news spread out first:
The Eighth Route Army launched a massive attack on the Japanese-occupied areas.
The Eighth Route Army opened its doors to welcome patriots who dared to stand up and resist.
The Japanese-occupied areas quickly turned into chaos. Japanese and puppet soldiers in various counties and cities were panic-stricken. The patriotic people, as well as the puppet soldiers waiting for support from the enemy's Ministry of Industry, were gearing up to attack.
Breaking news.
Word soon reached the ears of the Fourth Brigade attacking the Independence Regiment, the Ishii Regiment, and Japanese troops attacking the Taihang area from other directions.
The Japanese troops who were encircling the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area were temporarily in chaos.
Taiyuan City.
Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi who also received the news, sat down on an armchair as if struck by a thunderbolt from the clear sky. He was dazed for a long time and did not know what to say.
This big sweep launched by his First Army with all its manpower and material resources is probably going to be a big joke...
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