The Seventeenth Regiment of the Eighth Route Army was infiltrated, raided, and assassinated by a small group of elite Japanese combat troops.
Like a beginning.
This marked the beginning of a small group of elite Japanese combat troops attacking and killing Eighth Route Army cadres in the Eighth Route Army base areas.
The attack on the 17th Regiment was not an isolated incident.
Soon, first the 17th Regiment, then the surrounding 18th and 57th Regiments, including the 5th, 6th, 7th Regiments, and even the 771st and 772nd Regiments, all suffered attacks one after another. A sneak attack by a Japanese sniper.
During the spring sweeps not long ago, the Japanese did not have a sniper team similar to the one in front of them. Instead, they had their special marksmen hiding in the tree canopy with sniper rifles and sniping until death.
Later, the independent regiment used sniper team tactics to teach the little devils a lesson.
After suffering painful casualties, Yamamoto Kazuki suggested to the Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka of Taiyuan City to learn from the practices of the Eighth Route Army and establish a sniper team of the Imperial Army.
There is also the Japanese sniper team that has penetrated into the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
After the 17th Regiment was attacked first, Captain Jiang of the 17th Regiment realized that this group of Japs might not be targeting the 17th Regiment alone, and immediately passed the news to surrounding regiments.
Kong Jie only received the news one day later.
The reason is that a situation like the 17th Regiment being attacked by Japanese snipers and a small group of elite combat troops has never happened around the independent regiment's base area.
Kong Jie paid special attention to the defense of the village and the military awareness of the villagers.
There has been no shortage of efforts in the defense construction of the village and the education of villagers' military awareness.
The effect is naturally outstanding. It is no exaggeration to say that the villagers in the villages around the independent regiment, from the elderly to the children, are quite good in terms of military precaution awareness.
As long as a strange face appears and someone asks about the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army, the villagers will immediately become extremely vigilant and first treat the person as "a possible Japanese spy".
How amazing is the specific effect?
Even the Japs in the advance team specially trained by Yoshio Shinozuka.
Although he speaks fluent Chinese, he is also very familiar with many local customs in China.
However, he was also secretly noticed by the villagers many times in the villages around the independent group.
Those in better conditions could not get any useful information from the villagers, so they had no choice but to evacuate.
Those in worse condition were directly eliminated by the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army who came after hearing the news (the villagers deliberately tipped off the enemy and asked the Japanese to attack the Japanese).
Therefore, the advance team and plainclothes team led by Yamamoto have not made any substantial progress in penetrating the independent regiment's base area.
As for the sniping and sneak attack methods shown by the Japanese in the 17th Regiment.
Kong Jie had already obtained the intelligence and reported it to the brigade headquarters, which informed the headquarters of each regiment to take counter-sniper precautions at any time.
It's just that in Kong Jie's description, the rather sensational Japanese sniper never appeared.
As time passed, the surrounding troops relaxed their vigilance.
It was not until now that the Seventeenth Regiment suffered the first loss that all the regiments quickly took action.
There are losses.
Yamamoto Kazuki is still very capable, especially in assassination.
Although the Eighth Route Army units in the base area quickly launched counter-sniper operations, the infiltration troops led by Yamamoto still caused considerable casualties to the Eighth Route Army units in the Taihang base area.
In less than three days, various units of the Eighth Route Army lost more than ten cadres in better conditions, and even dozens of cadres in worse conditions (here refers to platoon leaders and military commanders above).
Until each regiment launched counter-sniper operations on the one hand, and began to conduct a comprehensive search around the base area on the other hand.
Although the Japs in the infiltration force led by Yamamoto were all elite, they were small in number and could not withstand the encirclement and suppression of such a large formation by the Eighth Route Army. It was also difficult to avoid casualties.
By the fourth day, Yamamoto realized that it was no longer realistic to continue to carry out assassinations and infiltrations around the Eighth Route Army base area.
In order to avoid casualties among his own elite troops, Yamamoto ordered the advance teams, plainclothes teams, traitor agents, etc. from all parties to withdraw from the Eighth Route Army base area.
The contest between the two sides came to an end temporarily.
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Taiyuan City, the headquarters of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi.
The Japanese deputy chief of staff, Nobujun Kawakubo, finally had a smile on his face.
He thought his tactical adjustments were quite good.
Persimmon picked out the soft ones first and asked Yamamoto to lead the infiltration team to change the attack target, and it really worked.
Although Yamamoto's infiltration troops also suffered some casualties, compared to the results achieved, killing hundreds of cadres of the Eighth Route Army, this was undoubtedly a victory.
For this reason, Nobujun Kawakubo sent an order to Yamamoto to temporarily rest and recuperate in Yangquan. After finding an opportunity, he would continue to carry out sneak attacks on other units of the Eighth Route Army.
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The sneak attack by the infiltration troops led by Yamamoto failed to prevent the external attacks and expansion of the Eighth Route Army units around the Taihang base area.
The battle in which the Independent Regiment easily captured Ping'an County seemed to continue to stimulate the nerves of the commanders of the Eighth Route Army regiments.
The number of guerrilla warfare increased rapidly, ambush warfare began to appear, and even proactive offensive warfare began.
The situation is getting worse.
The brigade headquarters, brigade commander, political commissar, and chief of staff also quickly discovered the situation.
"It seems that it was stimulated by the independent group."
The chief of staff analyzed the incident.
The political commissar said: "Yes, a few days ago, the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment used the encirclement point to mobilize reinforcements and won a great victory. Kong Jie once again captured Ping'an County in one fell swoop."
"After the Japs' spring sweep, the Japs intensified the military blockade of our Taihang base area. Life was difficult for all regiments. Seeing the independent regiment win the battle and make seizures, if his regiment commander wasn't jealous, then That’s the weird thing.”
However, the brigade commander couldn't be happy at all, and said with a headache: "Logically speaking, the independent regiment's capture of Ping'an County this time has encouraged the morale of the three armies and stimulated the commanders of each regiment to actively fight against Japan. This is originally a good thing."
"We are all the commanders of our brigade. I will not favor any commander. Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei are making trouble, but to be honest, these three comrades are really capable. Sometimes they are annoying. The head is a thorn, but I can get results."
"At the moment when the whole nation is fighting a war, what is capability? If you can fight the Japanese, develop troops, acquire equipment, and capture things, that's capability."
"If any of their regiment leaders really had this ability, he would just poke a hole in the sky, and I would still patch it up for him."
Having said this, the brigade commander sighed, "But what about now? The situation is not ideal."
"Each regiment has different combat capabilities and different firepower configurations within the regiment. Not every regiment can capture a county as easily as Kong Jie's independent regiment."
"Recently, various regiments have taken the initiative to attack strongholds, villages, and even villages and towns. They have fought many tough battles. However, in the end, nine out of ten were defeated. Equipment and supplies were not recovered. The troops also suffered a lot of casualties and ammunition consumption. It’s even more pessimistic, what kind of words does this sound like?”
"Political Commissar, it seems that we really got it right. Stimulated by Kong Jie's capture of Ping'an County, all the regiment leaders couldn't sit still. However, this is clearly an attempt to paint a tiger instead of a dog, and has not learned the essence at all. "
"What the Independent Regiment fights is to win battles and capture things, not to fight tough battles that will only waste ammunition and increase casualties."
The chief of staff said: "Brigadier Commander, the situation cannot continue, otherwise it will only get worse. I suggest that you immediately order all regiments to stop taking the initiative to attack and try to avoid fortified operations." Gu Qi
The political commissar shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate. We all know the tempers of the leaders of our brigade, and no one will obey anyone else."
"No one is willing to admit that they cannot fight a tough battle like the independent regiment. Now they are directly ordered to stop fighting. Although the regiment commanders will obey the order, they are definitely not convinced."
The brigade commander agreed: "This is where the headache lies."
"As higher-level commanders, we must balance this bowl of water, and we cannot be partial to anyone."
"If fighting is allowed, then the regiments must be allowed to fight. If the regiments are ordered to stand still, then no one can be exempted."
"Right now, we don't have to worry about Kong Jie's independent regiment, Ding Wei's new regiment, and Li Yunlong's new second regiment."
"These three brats, even if we order the regiments to stand still, they will probably make some small moves for me in private."
"But if the brigade headquarters directly delegates power, then you also know the current situation of the other regiment commanders' critical operations, and they are not optimistic."
The chief of staff and the political commissar all smiled bitterly. This was indeed an intractable knot.
The brigade headquarters can never say to other regimental commanders:
Because your regiment is not as capable as the independent regiment, the new first regiment, and the new second regiment, so the three regiments of the Iron Triangle can freely fight against Japan, but your other regiments have to stand still, right?
Just as he was melancholy, the brigade commander suddenly laughed.
The political commissar asked: "Brigade commander, do you have an idea?"
The brigade commander said: "Speaking of this problem, it is easy to solve it. To untie the bell, you need someone to tie it."
At this point, regardless of the doubts of the political commissar and chief of staff, the brigade commander immediately ordered the correspondent: "Independent Communications Regiment, have Kong Jie report to the brigade headquarters immediately."
"yes!"
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The order from the brigade headquarters was urgent. Kong Jie didn't know what was going on, but he still worked hard and rushed to the brigade headquarters that afternoon.
He entered the brigade headquarters with ease and did not even need to notify the sentry outside the door.
After entering the room, he saw the brigade commander staring at him with a half-smile. Kong Jie's heart tightened and he saluted. Monk Zhanger asked confusedly: "Brigadier, are you looking for me?"
Brigade Commander: "Kong Jie, I heard that your three regiments fought together a few days ago and won many battles. Your independent regiment once again captured Ping'an County. I congratulate you on your fortune."
Kong Jie: "……………………"
Kong Jie shuddered in his heart when he heard the brigade commander speak in such classic words.
It's really a turn of events. Yesterday it was Li Yunlong, and today it's me, Kong Jie.
Commander Kong hurriedly complained: "Commander, how can we make a fortune? The scale of the independent regiment is getting bigger and bigger now. There are five to six thousand mouths in the whole regiment waiting for food! Just the few battles we fought, made The little we captured was all eaten up in two meals.”
"The headquarters just issued an order two days ago. The dozen or so artillery pieces captured by the Japanese and puppet troops supporting from Yangquan were sent there, and they also brought a lot of supplies. Our independent regiment is now poor. It’s almost too late to open the pot.”
"If you talk about getting rich, then it's not my fault, Kong Jie!"
The brigade commander said happily: "You little boy, you come here and call me poor every day. In the end, don't you call your independent group a rich man?"
Kong Jie was startled, thinking that this trick didn't seem to work, and he was thinking about changing his mind!
The brigade commander interrupted: "Okay, don't waste your time thinking."
"I asked you to come here this time, just for one thing. You have created a problem for yourself. You have to find a way to settle it for me. If you can't settle it, then don't blame me for settling old scores."
Kong Jie was dumbfounded and said with a wry smile: "Brigadier, there is a saying that Lao Li is right about. It's killing or scraping. If you give me a happy word, I'm still confused now!"
"What kind of trick have we made?"
...Isn’t it Lao Li who has been carrying the blame?
But the brigade commander seemed to have penetrated Kong Jie's mind at a glance, and laughed and scolded: "Don't worry about that boy Li Yunlong taking the blame for you. I can't spare that boy."
"It's strange to say that Li Yunlong hasn't been here for a while. My war horse has lost a lot of weight. It's time for him to come and feed me for two days."
Kong Jie climbed down the pole and said, "That's right, brigade commander, you don't know, that guy Lao Li is a good horse feeder, and the horses he feeds will definitely be fat and strong."
"Stop interrupting!"
The brigade commander said with a straight face: "To get down to business, for more than a year, your independent regiment's base has been far away from the brigade headquarters, and the brigade headquarters cannot always control the specific combat conditions on the front line, so it has given you a lot of military autonomy. Quan, but you kid can’t mess around with me, can you?”
"A few days ago, your independent group captured Ping'an County. This incident caused quite a stir."
"Not only for the Japanese army, but also for other regiments in our base area. It has a great impact. What impact is it? Fellow regimental leaders, following your example Kong Jie has learned badly, and they have gone to attack villages, towns, and villages one by one. Fight strongholds and fight tough battles.”
"But they don't have the wealth of your independent regiment, nor are they as crooked as your Kong Jie. The battles are getting more and more, and the losses are getting bigger and bigger. It can't go on like this."
"You have to find a way for me to see how this matter is resolved. Otherwise, I can only issue an order to stop all the regiments' offensive operations. All actions must be requested from the brigade headquarters."
Understood……
Now I understand everything.
Kong Jie secretly complained in his heart, and so did the brigade commander. The other regiment commanders couldn't fight the battle themselves, but they blamed us.
Having said that, the active fighting of other regiment leaders in the past few days was indeed affected by the independent regiment's capture of Ping'an County.
After thinking for a moment, Kong Jie's heart moved, and he thought about it and replied:
"Brigadier, please tell me about this matter. It's actually easy to solve."
"Oh? Tell me." said the brigade commander.
Kong Jie said: "It's very simple. Just communicate with the headquarters and hold an internal military learning and exchange meeting for cadres in our base area."
"The place will be placed in our independent regiment. When the time comes, all regiment commanders, battalion commanders and other cadres in the base area will come to our independent regiment to take a look."
"As for why you came to our independent regiment? Hehe, the reason is very simple. The commanders and battalion commanders of each regiment can't just see the scenery of our independent regiment's victory in Ping'an County, but have no idea how our independent regiment collects intelligence from , to pre-war preparations, to specific combat deployments... until finally successfully conquering Ping'an County, right?"
"This victory is certainly worthy of envy and imitation, but what is more important is learning the process of how to achieve victory."
"If the cadres who come to visit, communicate and study can truly learn this process, I believe that by then there will not be such a headache for you, brigade commander."
Kong Jie's words were full of promise.
The brigade commander, chief of staff, and political commissar were all stunned.
After a while, the brigade commander laughed and said: "Well said, since you Kong Jie has this confidence, then this matter will be settled. At that time, not only the heads of the regiments, but also the cadres at the headquarters and brigade headquarters, I will also go to your independent group to visit, communicate and learn together.”
"It's time to let all regiments stop their military attacks now."
"I will give you three days. After three days, the location will be set at the Independent Regiment to hold an internal cadre exchange and study conference in our Taihang base area."
"Yes, brigade commander, please rest assured and promise to complete the mission!"
Kong Jie responded loudly.
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