Little devils would never have imagined that those strongholds and artillery towers voluntarily abandoned by the Eighth Route Army of the Iron Triangle included the interior of some smaller villages.
They had obviously sent out engineers to use mine detectors to check back and forth, and be wary of the mine traps that the Eighth Route Army might have set.
But in the end he was fooled.
These damn cunning Tubalu actually placed quite secretive explosives inside these strongholds and gun towers in advance.
These explosives must have been secretly bought in the stronghold early in the morning, otherwise the stronghold was so weakly defended, with both light and dark sentries everywhere, and trenches and barbed wire in all directions, that it would be absolutely impossible for the Eighth Route Army to get in.
It's just that it's too late to say anything now.
After Ding Wei's order was issued, the soldiers who had been assigned the blasting mission were divided into groups, and then according to the predetermined interleaving route, they secretly lurked to the large and small strongholds that were voluntarily abandoned, and hid around the gun towers.
Then find the location of the detonator that has been marked long ago.
There are quite long wires at the other end of these detonators, which may extend to the Japanese stronghold several kilometers away.
The ends of the wires were connected to explosive packets that could be detonated by electric current. Some were buried at the bottom of the turrets, and some were buried at the bottom of the fortifications. Even if the Japanese attackers carried mine detectors back and forth to explore, they did not find any. Clues.
Then, the soldiers quietly waited for the opportunity.
When the little devil's cavalry saw that they were about to flee back to their stronghold, they directly pressed the detonator under the command of the command team leader.
Then, the propagation speed of electric current close to the speed of light is extremely exaggerated.
Almost at the moment when the soldiers pressed the detonator, the explosive packages buried in the stronghold's gun tower exploded instantly.
This is the trap that the three regiment commanders Ding Wei, Kong Jie, and Li Yunlong used to seize the stronghold and gun towers from the Japs and then abandon them on their own initiative to deal with the Japs.
This kind of explosive package that uses wires, electric current, and electric detonators to detonate remotely breaks through the traditional mine warfare methods and catches the little Japanese off guard.
So far.
The last retreat of the Japanese cavalry stationed in Mongolia was also blocked.
The motorized combat troops of the Eighth Route Army in the rear have quickly followed up.
There was no suspense in the ensuing battle. A cavalry unit that had lost its mobility and was completely trapped in a local area had a combat effectiveness that was not even as good as that of conventional infantry.
The battle lasted only more than ten minutes, and all the Japanese cavalry were wiped out.
The only thing the devils can do is to pass on the communication messages of all members before they are destroyed.
In the headquarters of the temporary regiment of the Mongolian Army Cavalry, the two old Japanese regiment captains were startled when they received the communication message.
The three cavalrymen only had time to send back this last communication, and then there was no more news.
One can only imagine what happened to them.
But how on earth did these damn Tubal do it?
Three lines of cavalry were destroyed at the same time!
You know, it's not conventional infantry. Even if it can't be defeated, the cavalry can at least use their mobility advantage to break out.
The two old devils realized that the situation was critical and realized that if they continued to divide the cavalry troops and advance, they would probably be ambushed by the Eighth Route Army troops.
For the sake of caution, the Japanese quickly issued orders to all the advancing cavalry units to gather into one team in twos and threes to enhance the strength and combat effectiveness of the individual teams.
Beware of being wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in a short period of time and unable to survive the arrival of reinforcements.
As the Japs' cavalry forces gathered together, the Japs' eye spies throughout the Iron Triangle defense area became much smaller.
This was the perfect opportunity for the Iron Triangle's Eighth Route Army offensive troops to take advantage of the gaps in the enemy's sweep of troops and conduct roundabout operations.
By evening.
Having learned the painful lesson of the destruction of the three routes of cavalry, the Japanese cavalry stationed in the Mongolian Army no longer dared to be careless. Each one of them was quite nervous as they continued to advance towards the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army base area.
Fortunately, until the sky gradually darkened, no troops were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.
At this time, the main force of the Mongolian Army following the mobile force was also slowly advancing towards the defense area of the Iron Triangle, gradually leaving the forward stronghold as a logistics transfer station.
According to the orders of the Japanese commander, after dark, the advancing troops will temporarily stop and set up temporary camps. They will wait until dawn tomorrow before continuing to attack the Eighth Route Army.
This is not to say that the Japanese army is not good at night fighting. On the contrary, the Japanese are also good at night fighting. There are even quite systematic and sophisticated night combat training subjects.
But it was different when we arrived at the territory of the Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese army was very unfamiliar with the topography of the Eighth Route Army base area, especially the little Japanese soldiers stationed in the Mongolian Army who came down from Baotou, Datong, and entered the mountainous area here for the first time.
Even if they are good at night fighting, if they are not familiar with the terrain, they can still easily fall into the trap of the Eighth Route Army.
Coupled with the limited vision at night, the Japanese army's equipment and firepower advantages will be lost to a great extent.
The Japanese were forced to temporarily camp and rest after dark.
This is also a helpless move by the little devils to sweep away the large base areas of the Eighth Route Army. Some large base areas of the Eighth Route Army often have great depth.
In the process of mopping up, the Japanese army even had to walk dozens of kilometers in one breath.
Therefore, such a large-scale sweep cannot be completed in less than a few days.
Coupled with the Japanese army's logistical supplies and the dry food carried by the soldiers, such raids often lasted about a week.
Also often referred to as the Weekly Sweep.
As for the poor little devils stationed in the Mongolian Army, it was their first time to deal with the Eighth Route Army troops in the Iron Triangle.
I'm afraid they have never heard of such a sentence.
Such a saying is widely circulated in the Iron Triangle base area:
"When you enter the base area, the daytime belongs to the Japs, but the night belongs to the Eighth Route Army!"
It was around nine o'clock that night.
The dim sky has completely enveloped the entire Iron Triangle base area.
The little devils who were advancing along the way were temporarily stationed.
They gathered the dispersed troops together as much as possible to guard against being defeated one by one by the Eighth Route Army. At the same time, when the troops were stationed and resting at night, they carefully spread reconnaissance and warning around the perimeter and sent out a considerable number of security forces.
Make sure nothing goes wrong.
There are also some teams that are following up, so they simply rest in some nearby advancing strongholds.
While the little devils were taking a temporary break, the Eighth Route Army troops in the Iron Triangle were not idle.
Under the arrangements of Ding Wei and other commanders at all levels, the various regiments of the Iron Triangle mobilized considerable elites to form a special offensive force.
There were quite a few of these attacking troops. When they were marching circuitously at night, through the moonlight, the soldiers' eyes were full of excitement and excitement.
All members are well-equipped and dressed warmly.
Especially on the left side of the helmet above the head, looking at it with the help of moonlight, one can vaguely see a pair of pointed triangular ears painted on it.
This is a group of wolf troops responsible for the attack!
"Remember, after the attack starts, there is only one principle: no principle, just die and say hello to me.
Hit the little devil wherever you can, and attack wherever it is suitable to attack.
There is just one premise, the casualties of the troops must be ensured.
In addition, after the start of this attack, I can fully predict that the attacking troops in various places will not be able to obey the command of the headquarters in the future.
Then let’s fight as a driver!
But before that, we must make an agreement, and the time is set at 11 o'clock tonight. That's when the various attacking forces can launch their attack.
I won't be able to control so much from now on. Your company commanders, and even the platoon leader and squad leader, will all take responsibility for me.
Even if the attacking force is dispersed, it must still be a howling wolf force.
Even if there is only one wolf left, you have to go up and chew off a piece of meat from the enemy! "
Ding Wei's intentions are very clear.
With the cover of night, the attacking wolf troops were completely dispersed.
These wolf troops are elites drawn from various regiments in the Iron Triangle. Naturally, they cannot be gathered together, but must be dispersed throughout the base area.
Even going around to the rear of the Japanese troops.
Once the offensive battle begins, the little Japanese must feel that the Eighth Route Army's main combat troops appear in all directions, making it difficult for the Japanese to move forward.
To this end, Ding Wei also communicated with other neighboring regiments.
The offensive forces of this iron triangle can even fight across defense zones if necessary.
As for the situation that will turn into a mess after the battle starts completely.
As the commander in charge of the overall situation, Ding Wei had actually expected it.
If it becomes a pot of porridge, then it will become a pot of porridge!
Anyway, it’s not like I haven’t experienced this kind of situation before.
In the past few years, in the hands of Lao Kong and Lao Li, I don’t know how many places have been messed up.
Ding Wei, who was afraid that the world would be in chaos, felt a little more excited when he thought of this.
Fight, fight!
The more lively the fight, the better!
After this battle, our title as a millionaire is finally confirmed!
The next development indeed unfolded in the direction Ding Wei expected, but it also greatly exceeded Ding Wei's expectations.
It was 11 o'clock sharp that night.
The various Japanese garrison troops advancing towards the Iron Triangle base area suddenly encountered fierce artillery attacks at night.
These attacks were not in one place, they seemed to break out from all directions in a chaotic manner without any order or pattern.
The little devils, awakened by the artillery fire, hurriedly fought.
But under the cover of night, they didn't even know from which direction the enemy launched the surprise attack, nor did they know the enemy's strength.
The two old Japanese captains of the Mongolian army who commanded the overall situation originally thought that this was a routine harassment by the Eighth Route Army, but it was just a bluff.
But as the sound of cannons continued to be heard from everywhere, the expressions of the two old devils gradually changed.
The sound of those cannons was no stranger to them.
There was the sound of Type 92 infantry cannon, and the sound of Type 41 mountain cannon.
There was even the sound of some fairly caliber howitzers.
The two more knowledgeable Japanese captains immediately realized that these were by no means the artillery of the Empire of Japan, and the artillery troops who fired the cannons were definitely not the artillery troops of the Empire of Japan.
At night, in order to protect the artillery troops, the two old devils obviously gathered all the artillery troops together as much as possible for extra protection.
Then there is only one possibility. These artillery pieces are all equipped by the Eighth Route Army troops.
As soon as this judgment came out, the two old devils couldn't sit still.
The well-equipped Eighth Route Army troops with a considerable number of artillery are completely different from the Eighth Route Army troops with backward equipment and scarce ammunition.
"Asshole, these damn Tubal Road, where did they get their equipment from?"
"Such an exaggerated artillery configuration, even the regular troops of our Empire of Japan probably don't have it!"
Amidst the scolding sounds of the two old devils.
Boom——
There were even shells exploding not far from the headquarters.
The Japs didn't even know which direction the shells were coming from.
In this regard, the soldiers of the Iron Triangle, as the offensive force, are very experienced. The cold-gun and cold-gun campaign implemented in the early years can still come in handy in night raids.
Anyway, the soldiers know their own territory very well, and everyone knows exactly where the area where the Japanese troops are temporarily stationed is.
This is completely because the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark. We can fight however we want.
Evacuate immediately after the sneak attack, without giving the little devil a chance to fight back.
As time went by, the originally sporadic sound of artillery throughout the base gradually became more frequent and intense.
Feeling the coldness everywhere, looking at the long night.
The two Japanese captains realized that if they continued like this, the team would probably suffer heavy casualties by the time they got through the night.
The two old devils no longer dared to hesitate. Although they were unwilling to do so, they had no choice but to give the order for the entire army to retreat.
Temporarily return to the advance base and wait until dawn tomorrow before making plans.
As the main force of the Japanese retreated, the troops in the front were facing a surprise attack by the Eighth Route Army. The combat troops in the rear, which were rapidly evacuating, were suddenly ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.
The ambushed Eighth Route Army troops were well-equipped, fierce in firepower, and extremely powerful in combat effectiveness.
It only lasted more than ten minutes, and the sudden confrontation came and went quickly.
By the time the main force of the Japs rushed in for reinforcements, more than half of the more than 200 Japs who were ambushed had already been killed or injured.
The Japanese officer who was lucky enough to survive had a panic expression on his face:
"The Eighth Route Army is the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"
Soon, similar battles occurred in other places.
The little Japanese who were ambushed everywhere screamed that they were ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
At some point, these main forces of the Eighth Route Army had already detoured back to the Japanese rear.
During the confrontation between the two sides, due to the cunningness of these sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army, the casualties of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia continued to spread.
When some of the retreating troops finally arrived at the stronghold's gun tower, they breathed a sigh of relief relying on the stronghold's solid defenses.
Then, a sudden big explosion enveloped all the Japanese and puppet troops nesting in the stronghold...
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, something bad has happened. A large number of advanced strongholds in the rear of our army were attacked by explosives from the Eighth Route Army. The explosion occurred from within, and the defenders of the strongholds suffered heavy casualties!"
News came that a large number of forward strongholds originally used as a retreat were blasted and raided by the Eighth Route Army.
The way back was completely cut off.
The two old Japanese soldiers looked horrified, and then they realized that they had completely fallen into the trap of the Eighth Route Army.
In desperation, the two men quickly issued orders, and all units defended desperately until the Mongolian troops still moving south received reinforcements from more main forces.
The battle at this time is far from over.
More and more Eighth Route Army troops are participating in the battle.
Taking advantage of the main vanguard force of the Mongolian army, there are also cavalry companies trapped in the area between the advancing stronghold and the base area.
The rear area of the surrounding Japanese security areas was empty of troops.
The main forces of the Eighth Route Army, local army units, and even militia units took advantage of this opportunity to rush towards the Japanese security area.
The wolf troops with wolf ears painted on the left side of their helmets even directly crossed the Iron Triangle defense area and advanced towards the adjacent 385th Brigade base area.
Sporadic fighting occurs in various areas throughout the Taihang Mountains.
Some are large-scale collisions, and some are confrontations between small units.
There were even armed forces such as the Japanese special forces, Rangers, and advance teams, and encounters broke out with the Eighth Route Army troops.
For a moment, the Japanese army seemed to be trapped in an endless ocean battle.
Until dawn the next day.
The vanguard troops of the Mongolian Army, which originally marched southward, thought they could severely damage the Iron Triangle base of the Eighth Route Army with overwhelming force.
At the moment, he seems to be stuck in a deep quagmire, struggling hard.
The entire Taihang area was completely turned into a pot of porridge...
