Whenever the Japanese army carried out a large-scale raid on the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese airport was always in a state of combat readiness.
After Shinozuka Yoshio's order was received, the Japanese fighter jets immediately set off and rushed to the Taihang area to support the retreating Japanese troops.
Yoshio Shinozuka sent a total of more than twenty planes this time.
And the order emphasized: "After completing the reinforcement of the transferred troops from all walks of life, we will then wait for opportunities to find some significant military facilities in the Eighth Route Army base area and destroy them."
In this Tiegun raid, it was obvious that the Japanese army was completely defeated.
Yoshio Shinozuka, this old devil, is a bit anxious and jumps over the wall.
He dispatched more than 20,000 troops, including a special agent team and an observation group.
As a result, they did not even reach the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army base area and returned with a disastrous defeat.
At the moment, the only option is to send fighter jets to bomb the Eighth Route Army base areas to bully the Eighth Route Army, which has no air force.
Think of it as a demonstration against the Eighth Route Army and as a fig leaf after the Japanese army's defeat.
And shortly after the Japanese flying team set off.
Yoshio Shinozuka, who was in charge of Taiyuan City Headquarters, received another bad news from various counties.
Several Eighth Route Army units actually penetrated into various counties and carried out secret assassinations against a large number of military officers in the counties.
The staff officer who came to report the news looked solemn.
"Your Excellency, Commander, so far, news has come from various counties that a large number of military officers have been raided by unknown enemies. In addition, many of our military power supply stations and communication stations in the city have also been attacked by enemies who sneaked into the county. The army's secret explosion caused heavy losses."
"Mr. Zhongyuan of Yangquan was killed by a cold gun attack!"
"Captains of the gendarmerie in many county towns such as Shouyang and Heyuan were assassinated, and a large number of officers, even some officers of the puppet army, were not spared."
"So far, according to the statistics passed on, Duofang County has been infiltrated and raided by small groups of enemy troops, and more than 220 officers have been killed, including 11 junior officers and 74 lieutenants of our army. Some officers of the Imperial Association Army who were loyal to our imperial troops were attacked in large numbers, with more than a hundred people attacked. In addition, some personnel of the Association maintained by our army in major counties..."
After the staff report was finished, he noticed that Commander Yoshio Shinozuka's face was ugly and tense. He stood aside with his head slightly lowered, not daring to say anything more.
"I know, go down!"
"Hi!"
After the staff officer left, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't bear it any longer and got furious and slapped the desk table loudly.
"Baga, these damn bastards! They must be the Eighth Route Army, and they can only be the assault troops of the Eighth Route Army.
We raided their base in front, and they retaliated by using a small force to sneak attack our security officers. "
The Japanese Chief of Staff Kitagawa Ayumi said: "General, the Eighth Route Army has evil intentions. They are taking advantage of the main force of our army to sweep away their base areas, taking advantage of the weakness, and entering our county to carry out destruction."
Yoshio Shinozuka, who had been angry for a while, calmed down a little. He nodded and asked, "How is the situation in each county now?"
Beichuan replied: "Please rest assured, general, after all, it is only a small force of the Eighth Route Army that has sneaked into each county."
"After our army quickly carried out control and round-ups in the city, these enemy troops who infiltrated into the county and launched a sneak attack have been forced to evacuate."
"Are there no prisoners?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked.
Beichuan shook his head with a grimace, "General, these people are definitely well prepared, and their sneak attack methods are even more mysterious. They can successfully attack with one strike and quickly evacuate.
In addition, I suspect that they have secretly supporting troops in the city. "
"After the sneak attack broke out, our army quickly blocked and controlled the entire city, but still could not catch the enemy, not even the shadow of the enemy was seen."
After hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka was silent for a long time and said slowly: "If the public security is unstable, how can we talk about raids? This is exactly the result that the Eighth Route Army wants."
"After this sweep is temporarily withdrawn, the focus must be on public security in the city, and the Eighth Route Army spies in the city must be thoroughly screened and eliminated."
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Zhongshan Village.
Chen Quan is leading the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.
The Japanese from the Matsuda Brigade and the Artillery Squadron, a team of more than a thousand people, have been completely wiped out by Shen Quan and his party.
Fighting was taking place a few kilometers away around Zhongshan Village.
That was the reinforcement force arranged by Shen Quan in order to prevent Japanese raiding forces from coming over for reinforcements when the Japanese brigade was being eliminated in Zhongshan Village.
Looking at the Japanese who fell to the ground, most of whom were killed by artillery and heavy machine guns, the Eighth Company Commander on the side couldn't help but sigh:
"Battal Commander, there are more than a thousand Japs! In less than an hour, they were all attacked by us?"
Chen Quan smiled and said, "Why, does it feel like you're dreaming?"
The Eighth Company Commander said: "Who says it's not the case? In the past, we wouldn't have dared to think of such a battle. With just over a thousand Japs, our independent regiment would probably be forced to move."
"But this battle was so exciting. The Yankee's Browning heavy machine gun is very useful. It is powerful and has a high rate of fire. With six heavy machine guns in one, this little devil is like a watermelon delivered to the door. It will rot and you will die if you hit it.”
"The heavy machine gunner of our company came to me with a grin on his face after the battle, and even pretended to ask me to take credit for him!"
"Then I asked, what merits has your boy accomplished?"
"In the end, battalion commander, what do you think they said?"
Chen Quan said: "What did you say?"
"They said, company commander, I didn't count carefully during the battle. I just conservatively estimated that I killed at least a hundred Japanese soldiers with a heavy machine gun. I killed a hundred Japanese soldiers in one battle alone. This is all Don’t you want to ask for credit?”
The Eighth Company Commander said in a very vivid manner, imitating the look of the heavy machine gunner soldier with a bit of humor.
After hearing this, Shen Quan suddenly laughed and said: "The soldiers are right. When we were fighting against the Japanese, it would be considered good if a veteran could kill five Japanese. Of course it would be a good thing if he could kill a hundred Japanese." Please take credit.”
The Eighth Company Commander smiled bitterly and said: "Battalion Commander, if you say that, then the other heavy machine gunners will definitely not be happy either. They will kill a lot in this battle!"
"Then just give me all the credit. What's so hard about it?" Shen Quan said happily.
The eighth company commander patted his hands, which were dusty from the captured ammunition.
"Okay, from now on, the heavy machine gunner will probably become the most sought-after position in our company."
Chen Quan did not speak immediately, but looked at the soldiers who were treating the wounded, and after a while, he said:
"Do you still remember what the head of the group once said in a class?"
The eighth company commander scratched his head, "What are you talking about?"
Shen Quan said: "The regimental leader said that for soldiers, there is one thing more important than life, and that is the glory of soldiers."
"But on the battlefield, when you strive for this kind of glory, it also means taking the greatest risks."
"Soldiers must not look at it one-sidedly. This heavy machine gunner can indeed inflict maximum damage on the enemy on the battlefield."
"But this is also the most dangerous position, and the Japanese are not stupid. Terrifying firepower like heavy machine guns will be their first target."
"Being able to survive and still kill a large number of Japs is a huge blessing."
The Eighth Company Commander said with deep approval: "Batalion Commander, you are absolutely right. Our heavy machine gunners carry the most powerful weapons. We kill the most Japs on the battlefield and earn the most honors. We usually work on the battlefield." When we walk in the group, our heads are raised in the air and we are cooing. Why? This is what people risk their lives to do!"
"I also told the soldiers that if you want to shoot heavy machine guns, you can do it. You need to train regularly. You must have the experience and ability before I can put the heavy machine gun in your hands."
Chen Quan smiled and nodded, what he said was correct.
"How are our casualties? Have you finished counting them?"
People always die in wars, there is no way to avoid it.
Every time they killed the Japanese, the soldiers fought hard.
But when the battle was over, the last thing he wanted to mention was the casualties.
Therefore, when the independent regiment fights in peacetime, the battle is not over. In order not to affect the fighting mood of the soldiers, the casualties will never be notified in advance.
The Eighth Company Commander sighed: "Battalion Commander, we can say that we have all-round advantages in this battle."
"The equipment is better than that of the Japanese, and the number of soldiers is no less than that of the Japanese. However, after this battle, we still lost more than 100 soldiers and injured more than 200 others."
Shen Quan didn't say anything more, just arranged:
"Leave an appropriate number of soldiers and seize the time to treat the wounded and collect the bodies. The rest follow me. The battle is not over yet. Immediately send reinforcements in other directions."
"yes!"
As he was talking, several whistles suddenly came from the distance.
That was a warning post placed on the surrounding high slopes by Shen Quan out of his usual caution.
Hearing the whistle, Shen Quan's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted quickly: "The Japanese plane is coming, retreat, so people retreat to the village immediately!"
"Eighth company commander, call on the troops to transport the wounded first, then withdraw into the village immediately and move to the tunnel!"
The message from the previous whistle was: Air strike!
This means that the Japanese enemy plane will arrive soon, but will be discovered first by the sentry soldiers.
In this battle, the soldiers were actually always on guard against the Japanese sending planes for sneak attacks.
After Shen Quan's order was issued quickly, the soldiers acted quickly without chaos.
"Everyone retreat immediately, don't clean up the battlefield yet!"
"Throw away all the heavy weapons and equipment. It's important to save your life first!"
Chen Quan roared while directing the soldiers to move quickly to Zhongshan Village.
There is no time to clean up the unfinished battlefield.
The dozen or so heavy cannons were so heavy that they were still more than ten meters away from the entrance of the village after the soldiers had pushed them around.
There were corpses of Japanese soldiers lying outside. The soldiers hurriedly carried the bodies of the wounded and fallen soldiers into the village.
In less than ten seconds, the roar of the Japanese aircraft engine could be heard in mid-air.
Chen Quan's heart thumped when he heard this voice.
"The noise was too great. The Japs' plane was probably flying over at a low altitude. We were afraid that it would be impossible to avoid the Japs' sight, so everyone immediately moved to the tunnel."
Fortunately, the area where the previous battle broke out was not far from the village.
The soldiers entered the village quickly and orderly, and then, under Shen Quan's order, entered the tunnel in the village from the entrance of the tunnel.
These tunnels are dug very firmly, and are three meters below the ground. If the Japanese planes come over, as long as they do not continue to bomb an area for a long time, these tunnels will not collapse.
The soldiers moved quickly enough.
The wounded were all transferred, and the soldiers basically entered the village. Most of them successfully entered the tunnel, and some relied on the houses in the village to escape, so that they would not be easily discovered by the Japanese planes.
After commanding the transfer, Shen Quan breathed a sigh of relief.
The sound of bombing has been heard outside.
For the sake of caution, Shen Quan, who was at the entrance of the tunnel, asked one more question when he arranged for the last batch of transferred soldiers to enter the tunnel: "Has everyone already entered the village?"
Yasuda, a young soldier from the communications corps who came last, said with red eyes: "Battal Commander, our platoon leader is still leading everyone outside the village!"
Chen Quan cursed: "What happened? The Japanese plane has already arrived. Didn't I tell everyone to move immediately?"
Yasuda, who was already red-eyed, had tears in his eyes, and he sobbed a little while speaking.
"The battalion commander and the platoon commander said it would not be easy for us to seize the dozen or so artillery pieces this time. If we don't pull the artillery pieces into the village, they will definitely be discovered by the Japanese planes and they will all be blown up!"
"When everyone was running towards the village, the platoon leader led us to run in the direction of the artillery, preparing to pull the artillery into the village and hide it before the Japanese bombs were dropped."
At this point, Yasuda's tears could no longer be suppressed and fell down like a dam bursting.
"The battalion commander...the Japanese bombs are coming...we were all afraid of death, but when we saw the platoon commander running in the direction of the cannon, no one hesitated and we all followed."
"I was kicked back by the platoon leader on the way."
... As Yaota burst into tears, the situation seemed to return to the moment before the Japanese bomb was about to fall.
outside the village.
Most of the soldiers have entered Zhongshan Village under Shen Quan's order.
Communications platoon leader Huang Renxuan always led the team and stayed at the back of the team to ensure smooth communication throughout the process.
Ensure that the commander Shen Quan can receive the communication as soon as possible and know the specific transfer situation of the soldiers and whether the last soldier has also moved into the village.
When the bomb was about to fall, Platoon Leader Huang caught a glimpse of a dozen artillery pieces more than ten meters away.
What a good artillery. It only needs about ten meters. It can be pulled into the village in a few moments.
Thinking of this, Platoon Leader Huang gritted his teeth and ran towards the artillery regardless of his life.
He didn't think much about it at the time, or even considered whether he could pull those heavy artillery pieces by himself.
Then, Platoon Leader Huang ran away, and more than 20 soldiers from the communications platoon beside him followed him without saying a word.
Yasuda is the youngest soldier in the communications platoon, not yet eighteen years old.
Usually, Platoon Leader Huang takes the best care of Baotian. He is not like a platoon leader, but like an elder brother.
Seeing Platoon Leader Huang and his entourage running towards the direction of the artillery, Yasuda quickly followed.
On the way, Platoon Leader Huang, who had a determined look on his face, suddenly caught a glimpse of Baotian who was following him. His expression suddenly changed and he cursed: "Little bastard, what are you doing following me?"
"I want to work with the platoon leader to get the artillery back."
Yasuda's reason is so simple and pure.
Everyone guessed Platoon Leader Huang's intention.
Huang Renxuan scolded: "You little bastard, are you not afraid of death?"
Yasuda gritted his teeth, "...The platoon leader is not afraid, and I am not afraid either!"
"You bastard, how old are you? You don't have all your hair, so get back here!"
"Platoon leader, I'm not afraid of death!"
"Bullshit, I'm not going to die. Besides, I'm leaving you back to report to the battalion commander!"
As he spoke, Platoon Leader Huang, who had always been gentle, turned around and kicked Yasuda to the ground. He shouted, "Go back and tell the battalion commander that I have decided on our battalion's machine gun company. Let the battalion commander remember it later." Buy me a drink!"
Before the words could be fully finished, Platoon Leader Huang had already rushed to the location of the artillery with the soldiers of the communications platoon.
He pulled the cannon and pushed it hard towards the village.
Baotian ran back to report the situation to Shen Quan with red eyes.
...the tunnel entrance.
After listening to Yasuda's narrative, Shen Quan clenched his fists so hard that his nails almost dug into his flesh.
Boom——
There was already a roar outside the entire tunnel.
The village seemed to have been affected by the explosion, and debris fell down at the entrance of the tunnel.
"Platoon leader——" Yasuda burst into tears and wanted to spread the word outside the tunnel, but Shen Quan, who had sharp eyes and quick hands, pulled him back and pinned him to the wall.
The explosions outside the tunnel continued for a while before gradually stopping.
The entire tunnel entrance was almost completely blocked by debris.
When there was absolutely no movement outside, Shen Quan ordered the soldiers to clear the tunnel entrance, and took the lead in sending some reconnaissance soldiers out of the house to explore the situation.
"Batalion Commander, the Japanese plane has withdrawn!"
"Village entrance, go to the village entrance immediately to check the situation!"
Chen Quan took the lead, rushed out of the tunnel entrance, and rushed towards the village entrance with some soldiers.
After quickly arriving at the entrance of the village, Sun Quan looked over and saw that the corpses of the Japanese that were already dripping all over the ground had been blown to pieces and were in a mess.
The entire open land outside the village was like a purgatory.
But none of that matters.
Chen Quan's eyes quickly searched the open space, eager to find Platoon Leader Huang and his party.
Eyes searching, with urgency.
soon,
found it,
There were more than twenty soldiers, wearing the unique military uniforms of independent regiment soldiers.
Brand new military uniform, what kind of pride is that?
There are also special military boots worn on the feet, which are the bragging rights of the soldiers of the independent regiment.
At this moment, it was just a mess, with more than twenty soldiers lying quietly on the ground.
Several infantry cannons and mountain cannons that were also mutilated by Japanese bombs were scattered around. The scattered parts proved that no matter how glorious these artillery were "in life", they could only be reduced to scrap metal at this moment.
"Platoon leader——"
Heart-rending cries. Yasuda rushed towards a figure like crazy.
The body was somewhat mutilated, and one hand was tightly locked on the roller of a mountain cannon.
His face was blurry, but the face of Platoon Leader Huang that emerged in the minds of the soldiers was still clear.
Tears slipped quietly from the eyes of the surrounding soldiers.
Shen Quan, who was trying to cheer up, noticed that under the earthen wall at the entrance of the village, covered by a pile of firewood, there were five artillery pieces, three 75mm mountain guns and two 70mm infantry guns.
Huang Renxuan did it and protected these artillery pieces with his life.
Yasuda’s previous words seemed to still echo in everyone’s ears:
"Little bastard, with these artillery pieces, how many fewer comrades can we sacrifice in the future? Hundreds or even thousands of people, our communications platoon will all be sacrificed, and it's worth it!"
Tears that could no longer be suppressed slipped quietly from the corners of the eyes of the iron-blooded general Shen Quan.
He muttered in his heart:
Lao Huang, I owe you this drink...what the hell, isn't it just a few artillery pieces? How many times has the regiment leader said that no matter how important weapons are, they are not as important as human lives. Why are you so fucking confused? Woolen cloth?
The soldiers continued to clean the battlefield silently, with tears in their eyes...
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