The order from the detachment headquarters was quite clear:
Use any means necessary to keep the raiding Japanese and puppet troops within the base area for at least ten hours.
After the order was issued, the local army and militia comrades responsible for containing the Japanese troops along the route all exerted their full strength to launch the attack.
During the confrontation between the two sides, feeling the sophisticated equipment, powerful firepower, and fierce combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army troops entangled along the way, the little devil complained endlessly, and at the same time he was wondering in his heart:
During the advancement of the operation to destroy the Eighth Route Army's autumn harvest, they were constantly blocked by these Eighth Route Army troops.
The amount of troops that emerged from the other side even caused the Japanese troops to advance from multiple directions this time, and were obstructed to varying degrees.
Even if the Eighth Route Army team is strong and strong, so many main forces are almost all the elite of the team.
Various signs from the confrontation between the two sides indicate that these Eighth Route Army troops who are fighting the Japanese army must be the main force of the team.
But why did news come from the direction of the county headquarters that a large number of main Eighth Route Army troops appeared in the farmland areas in the suburbs?
So, what kind of team are these Eighth Route Army troops who are currently attacking fiercely and the entangled Japanese and puppet troops are temporarily unable to withdraw from the base area?
Could it be that they were all field troops from a detachment of the Eighth Route Army?
So how many elite troops does this team have?
At this time, behind the Japanese army, in the suburbs of major counties.
When the main force of the Japanese army was entangled by the Eighth Route Army troops, it was temporarily unable to withdraw from the Eighth Route Army base area and return to the county town.
The little Japs gave full play to the spirit of "self-rescue" and mobilized all the puppet policemen from the puppet garrison, the Japs from the gendarmerie, and a small number of field troops stationed in counties and towns to send reinforcements to the suburbs.
After the Japanese flying troops returned to the airport, they were on standby for the time being, but they were not in a hurry to bomb the farmland areas in the suburbs.
Before the last step, the little devils, who were also seriously affected by the drought this year and were extremely short of military rations, were unwilling to blow up their own rations.
..."Captain, we found Japanese reinforcements one kilometer away, quickly approaching the farmland area."
In the suburbs of Yangquan, on thousands of acres of farmland centrally managed by the Japanese army, Shen Quan, the leader of the Third Independent Regiment, who was directing the soldiers to engage in harvesting operations, received news from the forward scouts.
"How many Japs are there? What team is it? What is the firepower configuration?" Shen Quan asked.
The scout soldier replied: "There are about three to four hundred people. The composition of the team is very mixed. Not all of them are Japanese field troops, some of them are like little Japs from the Gendarmerie, and there are also some pseudo-policemen."
Chen Quan nodded and sneered indifferently, "I thought it was the main force of the Japanese field troops that came back for reinforcements!
Let me just say, these little devils have entered the base area of our first team and it is easy to get there. If they want to leave, we have to see if our old team leader agrees.
Tell me, comrades, don't worry, just go ahead and grab the food. As for the little devils who have increased their numbers, I will arrange a team to deal with them. "
"yes!"
…
The confrontation between the two sides was a preliminary test.
There were only some Japanese soldiers in the county, a small number of Japanese field troops, and some young Japanese soldiers from the gendarmerie.
In Li Yunlong's words, it is not even second-rate in combat effectiveness.
Now in front of a team with strong combat power and well-equipped equipment, it is even less worth mentioning.
During the fierce battle, both sides squared off.
It was just a face-to-face confrontation that lasted less than three minutes.
The young Japanese from the gendarmerie and the second Japanese from the puppet garrison were directly defeated by the combat platoon sent by Shen Quan with the help of the firepower fortifications built in the alley.
The level of firepower on both sides is simply not on the same level.
These Japanese and puppet troops, who usually only maintain law and order, are far inferior to the Japanese elite field troops in terms of firepower configuration.
And after the current team of soldiers is equipped with a large amount of American equipment, even the Japanese field army can only be beaten in terms of equipment.
"Taijun, this is definitely the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The opponent's firepower is really too strong. Let's retreat quickly. If we don't retreat, we will all be defeated!"
Facing the artillery fire from the soldiers of the Third Independent Regiment, the captain of the puppet army guard said in a panic.
The opponent's direct firepower bombarded the fortifications they had built behind the alley.
The power of the artillery shells is much greater than the grenades that the Japanese and puppet troops are most familiar with.
That is a much more powerful artillery than the grenade.
The caliber is obviously small, but the power is amazing.
The captain of the Japanese gendarmerie also realized that the Eighth Route Army opposite was well-equipped and powerful.
He even identified a large number of beautiful weapons and equipment used by the opponent's Eighth Route Army.
If such a team was not the main force of the Eighth Route Army, no one would believe it.
So the old devil quickly issued an order to retreat, and passed the news to the general headquarters in the rear through the headquarters that the Eighth Route Army, which appeared in the suburban farmland and was harvesting crops from the Japanese Empire, must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Taiyuan City.
Japanese troops stationed in the headquarters of the First Army in Shanxi.
Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka learned the news.
His face was also full of astonishment.
Beichuan, the Japanese chief of staff on the side, was also puzzled by this:
"General, this is really weird. This time our army launched a large-scale raid on the Eighth Route Army's autumn harvest grain.
There were mopping up troops advancing along the route in all directions, forcing the Eighth Route Army encountered along the way to continuously retreat.
In the direction of the first detachment of the Eighth Route Army, we have deployed nearly two additional brigades.
Along the way, they were constantly blocked by Eighth Route Army troops. Judging from the equipment and combat effectiveness of the opponent's Eighth Route Army, it must be the main force of a unit of the Eighth Route Army.
The opponent has a considerable number of light and heavy machine guns, and even mortars, which are the hallmarks of a main force.
But this Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in the suburbs of our army's county seat and attacked our army's crops.
After a confrontation with the gendarmerie, they found that the opponent's combat effectiveness was equally strong and even had some American equipment.
This kind of team seems to be the main force of the Eighth Route Army. "
"As for the direction of the Eighth Route Army Detachment, whether it is the Eighth Route Army encountered on the way forward or the Eighth Route Army encountered behind the county seat, it is most likely that it is the Eighth Route Army Detachment."
"Based on the judgment of our military intelligence department on the main force of a detachment of the Eighth Route Army, the strength is around 6,000."
"But this time, if we count the main force of a team that appeared along the way to block the attack, plus the main force of the Eighth Route Army that appeared in the farmland areas of various counties."
"The strength of Kong Jie's team is probably over 10,000, but how is this possible? How is it possible that our military intelligence department is not aware of this?"
The doubts in Yoshio Shinozuka's heart were also the same.
How could these two old devils know?
Before this Autumn Harvest Defense War, the equipment of the main force of their team had been changed again.
The 50's small artillery, including some 50's mortars, originally assigned to the main force, were turned around and strengthened to various local army units and militia units.
The main force is equipped with a considerable amount of American equipment.
However, the Japanese intelligence department still stayed at its previous judgment regarding the equipment and firepower configuration of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
This naturally led to the phenomenon of misjudgment by the Japanese army:
The local Eighth Route Army troops and militia troops that blocked the attack along the way were powerful in combat, and the equipment they used were machine guns and mortars that were only owned by the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
From this, the Japanese army determined that the main force of a unit of the Eighth Route Army was blocking the way.
Doesn’t this mean that he has been fooled by Kong Jie?
…
At this time, major counties such as Yangquan, Shouyang, Tanxian, Heyuan, Pingan, and Zhangzhuang were included.
Suddenly there were a lot of similar sounds, spreading in the streets and alleys:
"Folks, have you all heard? Captain Kong's troops have broken through the city gate and are now robbing the little devil's crops!"
Then, someone questioned, "Is it true?"
"Fellow, can I still lie to you?
An hour ago, everyone must have heard the sound of cannons coming from the direction of the city gate.
This little devil forces our folks to plant a large number of crops. Once harvested, they will also be used to bully us Chinese and occupy our Chinese land.
Captain Kong will naturally have to send people to snatch the Japanese's food! "
"I guess the Eighth Route Army comrades are harvesting grain in the farmland at this moment!"
Then another voice rang out, "I heard that many villagers near the farmland have already rushed to help.
The comrades of the Eighth Route Army were very grateful for this, and said that each of the villagers who came to help sent 50 kilograms of grain! "
As soon as these words came out, the people who had wanted to help became more and more excited. Under the guidance of the "relevant people", they rushed towards the farmland with farm tools.
The drought has become more severe recently, and the price of food in the county has soared. For ordinary people, these 50 kilograms of food are a huge fortune.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army troops are deeply supported by the people.
This is not only true in base areas, but also in counties and towns in enemy-occupied areas.
Even if it wasn't for the 50 kilograms of grain, the people would run to help willingly.
This is of course due to the good publicity work of a team.
Every battle and every victory was spread through comrades in the enemy's Ministry of Industry in the streets and alleys of enemy-occupied areas.
It is said that people living in many counties have developed such a habit:
While eating, I took a newspaper issued by a team and browsed the battle reports of the Eighth Route Army's defeat of the Japs.
The food in the bowl seems to be more fragrant, and my appetite is even greater.
All this even gave the people in enemy-occupied areas an illusion:
The little devils may be defeated by the Eighth Route Army at any time, and the lost ground may be recovered at any time.
As a result, the people's anti-Japanese sentiment increased, and their support for the Eighth Route Army was even greater.
……Soon after.
A large number of people came to help with farm tools and enthusiasm.
The smiles on the faces of the three captains, Lei Dasheng, Wang Leihu, and Shen Quan, were even bigger.
They were not surprised by the current scene.
This was part of the old leader's plan.
Otherwise, the main force of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd regiments, although there are many troops, has nearly 6,000 troops.
But after all, it was impossible to withstand the large area of farmland planned by the Japanese in the suburbs, tens of thousands of acres, or even hundreds of thousands of acres.
It’s not like mechanized harvesting is happening these days.
Manual harvesting capabilities are quite limited.
At this time, the advantage of having more people and more strength comes into play.
When it comes to harvesting the banker, two people are always much faster than one person.
The soldiers of a certain company of the Independent Regiment alone were responsible for nearly 200 acres of millet.
More than 100 soldiers harvested nearly 200 acres of straw with sickles.
Even though the soldiers' hands and feet are fast, their knives are very sharp, and they have rich experience in harvesting millet, each of them can harvest one or two acres of land every day, and the land of more than 1,300 square meters is almost exhausted.
For the 200 acres of land in front of them, it would take the soldiers a day to completely harvest it.
But the key is that time is very tight, and the Japanese reinforcements may return at any time.
The current seizure operation is no different from pulling out teeth from a tiger's mouth.
The most important thing is speed!
The order from Lei Dasheng, the leader of the first regiment, was very clear, and the harvest should be completed within three hours.
This made the soldiers very embarrassed. They had no time to straighten their bent waists, so they could only keep their heads down and wave the sickles. Even in this harsh season of late autumn, they were still tired and sweating profusely.
During the intense harvesting, a soldier suddenly shouted: "Company commander, the folks are here to help!"
The company commander raised his head, "Hey guys, there must be at least a thousand people coming over!"
Everyone had farm tools in their hands, some had sickles, and some couldn't find the sickles, so they simply brought their own kitchen knives.
The simple villagers were also down-to-earth enough that they spontaneously threw themselves into the intense harvest operation without even having to say hello to the company commander.
Thousands of people suddenly joined, plus all the people who knew how to do farm work, the harvest speed suddenly increased.
The villagers harvested from all directions and surrounded the entire farmland.
Large tracts of rice straw were harvested quickly.
The situation here can only be regarded as a microcosm of the main detour of a team this time to seize Japanese crops.
Looking down from the sky above the entire northwestern Shanxi.
The Eighth Route Army soldiers and the common people who came to help blended together like water and milk, sweating and busy in the golden farmland.
This outlines a wonderful picture of the Eighth Route Army and its people helping each other as a whole during the Anti-Japanese War, grabbing the Japanese invaders' autumn harvest!
In Taiyuan City.
The old Japanese Yoshio Shinozuka is quite confident.
"Even if our army's intelligence is wrong, Kong Jie's troops have secretly grown to more than ten thousand people."
"Half of the main force was used in the ambush along the way. Another half of the main force was used in the rear raid on our farmland.
At this moment, the main force of the Eighth Route Army that appears behind our army, raiding farmland and grabbing crops, will never exceed ten thousand people. "
"And the farmland planned and cultivated by our empire, the crops waiting to be harvested, covers an area of more than tens of thousands of acres?"
"Even if you give these eight groups a week, they may not be able to finish the harvest."
After making this inference, the evil-minded old Japanese Yoshio Shinozuka still dreamed of taking the opportunity to destroy a team.
"We used the crops in the farmland as bait, mobilized raiding forces from all parties to quickly return reinforcements, and wiped out the main force of the Eighth Route Army that appeared in the rear area this time!"
Yoshio Shinozuka has always been determined to eliminate a team and eliminate Kong Jie:
"Even if it costs two brigades, it's worth it!"
…
The world flashed forward, and by around seven o'clock in the afternoon, it was almost dusk.
Nearly six hours have passed since the main force of a detachment of the Eighth Route Army appeared in the rear of the Japanese army.
The guerrilla area in the base area of a detachment of the Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese mopping up troops are having a final confrontation with a group of local army and militia comrades.
After receiving the order from Commander Yoshio Shinozuka, the Japanese mopping up troops from all sides were eager to return for reinforcements, but were annoyed by the Eighth Route Army troops along the way.
It has been more than ten hours since this Japanese raiding force advanced towards the farmland area of a team.
In order to complete the plan of mopping up the main force to return to the rear area and eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army appearing behind the county town.
Yoshio Shinozuka directly sent flying troops to bomb from all sides to cover the mopping up troops and get rid of the Eighth Route Army's pursuit along the way.
Most of the Japanese army's mopping up troops successfully got rid of the quagmire of a team's base area and quickly returned to the rear county for reinforcements.
By around 7:30, it was getting dark.
Yoshio Shinozuka, who was eagerly awaiting the return of the main force to sweep away the main force and eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the farmland area, suddenly received messages from the county headquarters:
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Eighth Route Army troops in the farmland area on the outskirts of Yangquan have disappeared and have disappeared."
"Sir, the eighth road in the farmland area on the outskirts of Shouyang is missing!"
"...Sir, the Eighth Route in the agricultural area of Ping'an County has been evacuated!"
"Asshole, these damn Eighth Route Army, did they sense the return reinforcements from our Imperial Japanese Army and escape in advance?" Yoshio Shinozuka cursed secretly in his heart, then seemed to remember something, and then asked again One sentence:
"How are the crops in the agricultural areas of various counties?"
The communications soldier who came to report the news was silent for a moment and said with a grimace: "Sir...according to reports from various counties, crops in large areas of agricultural areas have been harvested by the Eighth Route Army.
The Yangquan headquarters, which was the first to calculate the losses, reported that nearly 3,000 acres of farmland in the suburbs of Yangquan, just for millet cultivation, had been raided by the Eighth Route Army.
The losses of other crops have not yet been recorded.
The crops lost in other counties are still being counted, and the final results are expected to be calculated in two hours..."
Yoshio Shinozuka: "..."
"Baga, there are not many Eighth Route Army troops appearing in the rear. How could they lose so many crops?"
The livid Yoshio Shinozuka could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and asked.
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