The fighting in the mountains and forests is intensifying, and the casualties of the Japanese army are spreading. However, the Japanese seem to be determined to win the independent regiment in one go, regardless of the cost.
to 12 noon.
In the rear of the Japanese army, Japanese troops reinforced by reinforcements from various places formed a temporary joint command post. The Japanese captains originally boasted that they would wipe out the independent regiment in one fell swoop before twelve o'clock.
As a result, the attack started at six o'clock in the morning, and now more than six hours have passed.
The Japanese and puppet troops have not even been able to completely capture the mountainous areas outside Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang. At this moment, the fighting continues in the final section of the mountainous area.
"Reporting to the commander, the number of temporary wounded soldiers has been increased to more than 3,500. All the bandages, gauze, and medicines required for medical treatment have been exhausted. Many wounded soldiers are in worse condition, especially those who were specially injured by the Eighth Route Army. If the wounds caused by red-tipped bullets are not treated in time, the wounds will soon worsen and may even be life-threatening in severe cases."
The report of the Japanese military doctor added another layer of frost to the hearts of the Japanese captains of the temporary joint command.
"We have contacted the counties and strongholds in the rear. When will the various medicines and supplies be delivered?"
The Japanese captain asked anxiously.
A Japanese officer replied: "The garrison at the stronghold said that the transport team had already set off, but for some reason it has not arrived yet."
The Captain of the Japanese Brigade said: "The transportation of medicines and supplies is carried out on multiple routes at the same time. Even if there is a problem in one place, there can't be problems everywhere, right?"
Before he finished speaking, a communications soldier hurried over to report:
"Sir, emergency calls for help have been sent from various transportation teams in the direction of Southern Suburban Highway, Imperial North Highway, and Hushan Avenue. They were ambushed by Eighth Route Army troops on the way."
"idiot!"
The Japanese captains suddenly became angry.
"What happened to the strongholds along the highways? There would be an eight-pronged ambush along the way. Why didn't the message be conveyed as early as possible?"
The poor Japanese captains didn't know that the Japanese and puppet soldiers in the small and medium-sized strongholds around the independent regiment's base had long been frightened by the sniper platoon, and no one dared to leave the stronghold easily.
This naturally gave opportunities to the surrounding local troops and comrades in the guerrilla troops.
Seeing the Japanese transport convoy passing by, these comrades would not miss the opportunity. With the idea of supporting the independent regiment from the periphery, they one after another ambushed midway to prevent the Japanese transport convoy from reinforcing.
So until now, the Japanese wounded soldiers' shelter has not received any reinforcements of medicines and supplies.
The situation became more and more serious, leaving the Japanese captains in a helpless situation as they looked at each other.
"Right now, we don't have enough medicine, and the casualties are getting bigger and bigger. It took more than six hours, but we haven't been able to reach Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang. If we continue to march, the situation is not in our favor. We still report the situation to the general truthfully. Listen to the general’s instructions again!”
A Japanese captain suggested.
Soon, specific information about the battle situation was transmitted back to the First Army Headquarters in Taiyuan City via the radio.
After hearing the news, Yoshio Shinozuka did not expect that this small independent group would be more troublesome than he expected. After a moment of silence, Yoshio Shinozuka ordered:
"Immediately communicate with the Provisional Joint Headquarters and tell all the captains that our army is in a difficult situation right now, and the situation of the independent regiment is equally difficult. Now is the time to work hard, and we must not fail!"
The implication is to continue to attack, even if you grit your teeth, you have to continue to attack.
After the order was conveyed to the temporary joint headquarters, the Japanese captains did not hesitate and issued the order to continue the attack, and urged all frontline combat troops to launch a strong attack at any cost and try to invade Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang in the shortest possible time.
West Village.
Temporary headquarters.
Kong Jie's eyes were fixed on the combat map, and he was drawing on the map with a pencil in his right hand.
A moment ago, news came from the frontline combat troops in Zhangjiazhuang and Xicun that the Japanese army had strengthened their offensive. The offensive momentum was more fierce than before, and they even launched a charge regardless of the cost.
Taking advantage of the absolute strength advantage, after the Japanese army launched a strong attack, each blocking unit of the independent regiment suffered a lot of casualties.
Third Battalion Commander Wang Huaibao is also at the temporary headquarters at this moment.
As a mobile unit this time, the Third Battalion temporarily stayed at the central intersection of Niukou Village, Zhangjiazhuang, and Xicun, waiting for Kong Jie's instructions at any time.
Seeing that the situation on the front line was getting more and more tragic, the third battalion commander could not sit still for a long time.
The battle among the other four battalions is in full swing!
His three battalions can't just watch, right?
"Captain!" Wang Huaibao spoke again, his words full of grievances.
Not long ago, the cavalry company commander Sun Desheng and the instructor Chen Dalian came. The cavalry company did not need horses and rushed to the front line to fight.
The whole regiment is fighting, and even the comrades in the cooking squad are armed with weapons and equipment.
He was the only three battalions left.
Kong Jie raised his head and glanced at Wang Huaibao, and said calmly: "Why are you so anxious? At this time, as a commander, you must stay calm."
"The little devil is getting more ruthless right now. It seems he wants to attack us at any cost and achieve a quick victory."
"Strength at one go, then weakens again, and finally exhausts itself. This is the ancient tactical thinking, and it is not out of date now."
"The little Japs want to fight hard, and the momentum is now strong. If we fight hard, casualties will definitely be inevitable. It is better to avoid the edge temporarily and drag down the Japs' momentum."
"That's it, Third Battalion Commander."
"Arrived!" Wang Huaichang responded quickly.
Kong Jie said: "The third battalion immediately divided into two groups and rushed to Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang. As a rear guard, it covered the troops in Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang as they retreated into the village."
"Yes!" Wang Huaibao returned the military salute, beaming, finally a battle was fought.
After Wang Huaibao left, Kong Jie immediately asked the communications troops to use the shortwave radio to contact the first and fourth battalions of Xicong and the second and third battalions of Zhangjiazhuang, and issued an order for the troops on both sides to immediately come under the cover of artillery fire from the artillery company. Retracement.
"Now the Japanese army launched a strong attack, and our army retreated. Coupled with the artillery cover, the third battalion was cut off. In the eyes of the Japanese army, it was probably our independent regiment that could not stop the attack of his little devils, so it retreated."
"In addition, his little devil is chasing my independent group all the way here, so the plan to lure the enemy deeper is complete."
"The next step is to attract the Japs to West Village and Zhangjiazhuang, and use defense construction to slow down the momentum of the Japs' attack."
"It will weaken again, and it will be exhausted three times. When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy attacks, we defend; when the enemy retreats, we advance; when the enemy defends, we attack."
"When the enemy's momentum is exhausted, the three armies are exhausted, and the plan to lure the enemy deeper is successful, Lao Ding and Lao Kong can finally get through it in a roundabout way after such a long time, right?"
"When the time comes to attack from three sides, we will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese offensive in one fell swoop. Otherwise, they say the best defense is to attack!"
Kong Jie analyzed the situation while talking to himself, becoming more and more confident.
In addition, I thought of the previous report from the scouts, saying that the Japanese artillery team was still following up.
This made Kong Jie puzzled. He looked in the direction of the Japanese army's base camp and said suspiciously: "What on earth is this boy Ye Min doing with the commando?"
Kong Jie was not worried about the safety of the commandos.
With Ye Min's calmness and the strength of the commando team members, even if they fail to complete the mission in this vast mountainous battle, they will never be easily wiped out by the Japanese army.
…
While Kong Jie was thinking about the battle situation of each department, in the mountains on the left side of Xi Village, Ding Wei, the leader of the new regiment, was leading the main force of the new regiment to march in the direction of Xi Village.
In order to cope with the plan made with Kong Jie and Li Yunlong a few hours ago to lure the enemy deeper and outflank them.
Ding Wei led a new regiment of soldiers to set out from their base and made a special detour through the mountains. During the nearly three-hour forced march, the soldiers marched nearly 20 kilometers with their equipment and weapons.
On the other side, in the mountainous area on the right side of Zhangjiazhuang, Li Yunlong, the leader of the New Second Regiment, also led the main force of the New Second Regiment in a roundabout attack for more than three hours.
This time the Japanese came mainly to destroy the Independent Regiment. For the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment, they only arranged some blocking troops on the nearest road.
The Japanese army did not expect that the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment would take a long detour.
In addition, the Japanese army was probably confident that it could quickly destroy the Independent Regiment, so it did not deliberately arrange troops to deal with the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment.
This gave Li Yunlong and Ding Wei the opportunity to secretly send troops.
Ding Wei and Li Yunlong were running non-stop during the attack, and both of them were a little worried about Kong Jie.
Although the two believe that today's independent regiment is no longer what it used to be, the Japanese are pressing down heavily this time. Who knows what the final result will be?
In addition to this long-distance attack, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei gave orders to abandon heavy weapons and other such things to ensure the speed of the team's attack.
The bulky radio station was naturally kept at the station, so Li Yunlong and Ding Wei were unable to contact Kong Jie's headquarters during the attack.
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei don't know what the current situation of the Independent Regiment is.
They can only choose to believe that Kong Jie can block the Japanese attack and implement tactics to lure the enemy deep.
"Old Kong, Old Kong, you have to hold on, you still owe me a drink!"
Enduring exhaustion and leading the soldiers of the New Second Regiment to continue the attack, Li Yunlong secretly thought in his heart.
After giving the order for a short rest, Ding Wei issued the marching order again: "Comrades, if we arrive a minute late, the comrades of the independent regiment may sacrifice more. Everyone, work harder and speed up!"
…
Brigade Headquarters.
The brigade commander and political commissar learned the latest battle situation in the Niukou Village area from Kong Jie's headquarters through radio communications.
The political commissar expressed concern about the situation of the war, "I didn't expect that the little devil would act so crazy in order to destroy the independent regiment."
"This style of play is simply risking one's life. Isn't this little devil afraid that the reinforcements around us will seize the opportunity to surround us and eat these nine brigades?"
The brigade commander said: "Yoshio Shinozuka is very scheming. I think he made this desperate move, ostensibly to quickly destroy the independent regiment.
Secretly, he also wanted to induce us to take action. He still wanted to induce our army to launch a decisive battle in the West Village and Zhangjiazhuang areas.
After all, the two brigades he dispatched from Taiyuan City are still around! "
The political commissar smiled bitterly and said: "That's the truth, but in this case, all the pressure will be on Kong Jie."
"Yes!" The brigade commander nodded and said with a smile: "But look at that boy Kong Jie, he doesn't have any worries at all."
"What did Kong Jie say in the previous communication? The plan to lure the enemy deep has been completed. After the new first regiment and the new second regiment are back in position, the iron triangle joint offensive can be launched immediately."
"We are here worrying about this and that, but Kong Jie regards the battle in front of him as a stage for his Iron Triangle to shine!"
The political commissar said happily: "That's true. I really don't know if Kong Jie is a big-hearted guy or if he really has such confidence."
"We'll see!" the brigade commander laughed.
…
West Village.
Now the perspective will switch to the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade, which is still huddled in the trench fortifications.
The battle outside the mountainous area has lasted for more than six hours, but they still did not dare to move by the tree at the mountain pass.
Not to mention any tactics of blooming in the middle.
During these six hours, Yamaguchi gritted his teeth and tried to break out and cooperate with the Japanese troops attacking from the outside.
As a result, as soon as the troops left the fortifications, they encountered various landmines laid by the soldiers.
Coupled with the soldiers of the Independent Regiment who were left behind, after a round of shelling by 50 small artillery pieces, the Japs of the Fourth Brigade were like frightened birds and quickly retreated to the trench fortifications.
It was not until the 1st and 4th Battalions of the Independent Regiment in the West Village, including the 3rd Battalion that came for support, all withdrew into the village, and the team that originally contained the Japanese 4th Mixed Brigade also withdrew.
Yamaguchi still didn't dare to leave the fortification immediately.
After all the Japanese troops attacking behind arrived, the scouts at Yamaguchi detected the situation and determined that all the Eighth Route Army had retreated.
Yamaguchi took the remaining 700 Japanese soldiers of the Fourth Brigade and left the fortifications to join the attacking Japanese troops.
As the brigade commander, Yamaguchi, escorted by the guards, rushed all the way to the temporary joint command post in the Japanese rear area.
The Japanese captains of the temporary joint command saluted one after another.
He said bluntly, "With the arrival of His Excellency the Brigade Commander, we finally have a backbone."
But in fact, the expressions that these Japanese captains looked at Yamaguchi in private were all strange and slightly sarcastic.
There is no one else in the empire who can fight the battle like this, the dignified Fourth Mixed Brigade, who is cowering in the fortifications and not daring to show his face after being bullied by the independent regiment.
But this is far from over.
Yamaguchi, who was facing bad luck, arrived at the temporary joint headquarters under the escort of guards not long ago.
Under the leadership of Ye Min, the commando team penetrated and detoured all the way, and successfully reached the rear of the Japanese army, near the temporary joint headquarters.
"Deputy team, the target point is about 600 meters away. There are many antennas erected high around it. The entire camp is also very hidden. It is difficult to find it without careful observation.
There were constant signals coming and going.
There are Japanese troops on guard in all directions around.
If we push forward further, we will be discovered easily.
It is certain that it is the temporary joint command headquarters mentioned by the puppet soldiers. "
Hearing this, all the team members showed excitement. Cao Zheng was the first to speak: "Deputy team, let's fight! Use our 50 cannon. As long as it hits, it can be destroyed with two shots."
Ye Min thought for a moment, nodded, and arranged: "The distance of about six hundred meters is not very close. Our small cannon probably needs to add a propellant pack."
"Right now, in the Japanese rear area, we may be surrounded by Japanese troops at any time. If we want to evacuate smoothly after taking action, we only have one chance to take action."
"In this way, in order to ensure the hit rate, all ten 50 cannons we brought out this time will be used, in groups of three, to lock the target from multiple directions."
"Look at the watch now. It's exactly twelve twenty-five. Let's fire together. After one shot is fired, retreat immediately!"
"yes!"
After the order was issued, the team members worked in groups of three and quickly divided into ten artillery groups. Then they dispersed in various directions around the target point. They began to select locations to set up the 50 cannons, correct the firing points, and finally waited for the expected firing time.
When the second hand clicked on the twelve o'clock mark for the last time.
At 12:25 sharp, the temporary team leader of the ten artillery groups waved the order to fire.
Boom boom boom——
The sound of artillery blasts was heard, followed by an earth-shattering explosion in the target area. The fierce artillery fire engulfed the Japanese temporary joint command headquarters instantly...
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