...The Japanese army's eagerness to win a quick victory to avoid being passive is vividly expressed by the look of Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the Japanese First Army - urgent, anxious, angry, nervous...
Once upon a time, this commander of the Japanese First Army, who had the air of a general, now once again faced the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang base area, especially the Eighth Route Army troops in the Iron Triangle, and he actually lost some of his usual calmness and grace.
"Immediately contact the remaining units of the 3rd, 9th, and 16th mixed brigades, quickly control the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade, and immediately go north to attack the Eighth Route Army troops in the Iron Triangle!
In this battle, the noise caused by it has become bigger and bigger. Even the international community has paid a lot of attention to it.
My First Army not only wants to win, but also wants to achieve a complete victory and wipe out all these damn Eighth Route Army in the shortest possible time! "
"These cunning Eighth Route Army troops are so cunning that they would launch such a propaganda offensive!"
Yoshio Shinozuka gritted his teeth in hatred.
Chief of Staff Beichuan tried to comfort him and said: "General, the Eighth Route Army deliberately publicized this battle, just to publicize their Eighth Route Army's war of resistance.
If this battle occurs, our army can win quickly and directly defeat the Eighth Route Army troops in Taihang with an unstoppable advantage.
From another perspective, this can also suppress the anti-Japanese momentum of the Chinese armed forces in North China.
The key to everything lies in the outcome of this battle between the two sides! "
…
Under the urgent orders of Yoshio Shinozuka, the news was quickly conveyed to the headquarters of the Japanese 3rd, 9th and 16th mixed brigades.
After receiving the news, several old Japanese soldiers, led by Ishikawa, the leader of the Japanese Brigade of the Third Mixed Brigade affiliated to the First Army, quickly mobilized their troops in an attempt to remove some elites from the 385th Brigade base area.
Then they went north to join forces with the Mongolian troops stationed in the south, and took the lead in attacking the three regiments of the Iron Triangle.
At this time, the Japanese and puppet troops launched an attack against the 385th Brigade base area.
Everything seems to remain on the surface.
Brigadier Chen, a veteran fishing expert, still held back and continued to lure the enemy deeper.
At this time, some elite Japs from the 3rd, 9th, and 16th mixed brigades, along with the Imperial Army troops, were almost deep into the hinterland of the 385th Brigade base area.
The Japanese and puppet troops advanced all the way.
The Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade kept throwing out bait.
It even includes some small arsenals, some frontline command structures, etc.
This further stimulated the Japanese army to completely destroy the 385th Brigade.
As they advanced, these little devils seemed to habitually enjoy this devastating and unstoppable military advantage.
This is much easier than dealing with the Iron Triangle Eighth Route Army troops.
At this time, with the shift of time and space, the vision condenses on an interesting character.
That was the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Royal Association Army, the North China Security Army unit that accompanied the Third Mixed Brigade in raiding the 385th Brigade base area.
Speaking of the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, it can be regarded as an old enemy of the Eighth Route Army.
——The one who was always bullied and suppressed by the Eighth Route Army.
It started when the cavalry battalion that he finally set up with the Eighth Mixed Brigade and temporarily placed in Wanjia Town was intercepted by Li Yunlong, the then deputy commander of the independent regiment.
Yan Sanfu, the commander of the 8th Mixed Brigade, began his miserable life of being constantly "bullied" by the Eighth Route Army.
Later, the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade mobilized its forces to prepare for the destruction of the independent regiment.
As a loser, the 8th Mixed Brigade was naturally the first to fight.
As a result, they were covered by firepower from the artillery unit of the independent regiment at that time, and the entire army was almost annihilated.
Since then, Yan Sanfu has set a rule for himself that will never change:
The Eighth Route Army troops can't be provoked if they can, especially the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment and Kong Jie, who can't be provoked even to death!
For this reason, Yan Sanfu even gave Kong Jie a nickname, "Kong Shatou".
why?
When Captain Kong killed the Japanese and puppet troops, it was like shaving someone's head. Every time he killed them, they were all cut off. If not, what was Kong shaving his head?
After the disastrous defeat at the hands of the Independent Regiment, it can be said that Kong Jie left a huge shadow on Yan Sanfu's heart.
Later, Yan Sanfu realized that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the independent regiment must not be provoked. Under the surveillance and coercion of the Japanese army, he could only turn his troops around and prepare to target the local army and militia forces around the Iron Triangle.
Pick the soft persimmons first and pinch them.
Yan Sanfu, who bullies the weak and fears the strong, believes that he is also the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the North China Security Army, with thousands of brothers under his command.
Even if you can't defeat the main force of the Eighth Route Army, how about defeating the headquarters of the local army and militia forces?
Do some face-saving projects for the little devils to see.
As a result, after encountering local armies and even militia forces around the Iron Triangle, Yan Sanfu realized that he had seen a ghost.
The Eighth Route Army here, even the local army and militia units, are simply not human beings.
The opponent's equipment was quite sophisticated, and some of the militiamen in the village even used grenades.
Encountering some county brigade and district squads, the opponents had no moral ethics at all, and they came up with a barrage of artillery fire, which made the combat troops of the 8th Mixed Brigade tremble with fear.
How on earth are we going to fight this battle?
After Yan Sanfu, who was almost beaten to tears, fled back in embarrassment, he had to lie about encountering the main force of the Iron Triangle in order to deceive the Japanese army.
At this point, Yan Sanfu has truly realized that no matter whether it is the main force, local army or militia, the Eighth Route Army cannot be provoked.
..."Sergeant, Major General Ishikawa has sent someone over again, urging us to hurry up and move forward!"
The news brought by the adjutant Da Chongming interrupted Yan Sanfu's memories of the Iron Triangle, the first team, and Kong Jie's past fear.
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Yan Sanfu, who was suddenly frightened, trembled, turned around and glared at Da Chongming: "Idiot, the devil asked us to hurry up and move forward, are we going to stupidly go forward and die as cannon fodder?"
"But Traveler, if we keep dragging on like this, I'm afraid we will be kidnapped..."
"Don't worry about it. How could the Eighth Route Army be so easy to mess with?
Unless he, Ishikawa, puts a gun to my head, it will count as one step if he can delay it, and one minute if he can delay it for one minute! "
"Hey, are you afraid of encountering the same situation as when you attacked the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?" Dasheng asked.
Yan Sanfu suddenly scolded with a dark face: "Mother, why don't you open any pot?"
"No way! Brigade, this is the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. There shouldn't be a team like the Iron Triangle."
As Da Congming said, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
The fears of the past seemed still fresh in my mind.
Yan Sanfu said: "Idiot, it doesn't matter whether he is from the 385th Brigade or the 386th Brigade, as long as he is from the Eighth Route Army, for the sake of caution, we will treat them all as an iron triangle.
Are you sure that the 385th brigade does not have that iron triangle team?
Are you sure that Kong Shatou will not secretly send troops to hide in the 385th Brigade to ambush us?
Taking a step back, even if it is true, if we offend the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade, will they let us go? "
The great wisdom suddenly realized it and gave a thumbs up: "My dear, you are still thoughtful, I admire you, I admire you!"
"Then what are we going to do next?"
"Isn't the order from Commander Ishikawa Brigade already issued? Speed up and move forward!"
"Ah??? Traveler, didn't you just say..."
"You're out of breath when I say you're stupid, yet you're nicknamed "Smart"!
The Japanese asked us to speed up, but they didn't say we had to go in a straight line. The mountain road was winding and winding. We accidentally lost our way and took a long detour. Or should we go around it a few times in some big mountain?
What can the little devil say? "
Saying that, Yan Sanfu snorted coldly.
"We are just making a living under the hands of the Japanese. Do you want us to be used as cannon fodder? The Japanese can't even think about it!
It’s just these three melons and two dates every month, what are we doing! "
…
The deliberate delay of the 8th Mixed Brigade was naturally noticed by Ishikawa.
But now is the time to employ people. Although Ishikawa is angry in his heart, it is not easy to get angry.
As a result, the two Japanese brigades of the 3rd Hunchen Brigade took the lead in advancing into the hinterland of the 385th Brigade base area, leaving the 8th Huncheng Brigade behind.
These Imperial Alliance troops were timid and afraid of death. Without the Japanese troops to open the way ahead, they would not be able to move forward honestly.
Then he received an order from the headquarters, requiring him to send some elite troops from the Third Mixed Brigade to rush north quickly and join forces with the Mongolian troops to attack the Iron Triangle.
Ishikawa immediately asked the Communications Department to contact the two Japanese brigades in the vanguard and ordered their troops to evacuate slightly to be alert to surprise attacks by the Eighth Route Army troops at any time.
Just prepare to establish a firm foothold and temporarily contain the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade in the base area.
At this time, the Japanese army decided to focus its military efforts on the annihilation of the Eighth Route Army's three regiments of the 386 Brigade Iron Triangle.
However……
As the main follow-up force of the Japanese army, which had completely entered the 385th Brigade base area, retreated, the news immediately reached the 385th Brigade headquarters.
I learned that the Japanese troops were showing signs of retreat.
In addition to the Iron Triangle's temporary joint command headquarters, Ding Wei has also passed on the news.
The three regiments of the Iron Triangle have already launched a fierce battle with the Mongolian troops stationed in the south.
Brigadier Chen could naturally judge this situation at a glance.
The Japanese who are currently preparing to be transferred from his 385th Brigade must be preparing to go north to join forces with the troops stationed in Mongolia and attack the Iron Triangle.
That's okay. Brigadier Chen will naturally not let the little devil's wishful thinking succeed.
"We have waited patiently for so long, and the fish have basically entered the net. We have informed all departments to close the net immediately and we cannot let the little devil escape.
How can it be so easy to go north from our place to raid the Iron Triangle?
Do you really think that my 385th brigade base area is a place where his little devils can come and leave whenever they want? "
After Brigadier Chen's order was issued, Captain Wang, who had been impatient for a long time, had nothing to say and immediately led the main force of the 769th Regiment to launch a sudden counterattack against the Japanese and puppet troops that entered the hinterland of the base area.
Boom——
The participation of artillery in combat is no longer a one-man show for the Japanese army.
After the long-awaited counterattack of the soldiers belonging to the 385th Brigade officially started, Commander Wang personally led the troops and first used multiple concealed artillery to advance directly towards one of the Japanese vanguard brigade.
Gunfire rang out.
Take the lead in launching artillery bombardment at the artillery squad behind the Japanese brigade.
Brigadier Chen saw it very clearly. If he wanted to hold back the Japanese and puppet troops who were trying to retreat, he must first bite the two vanguard brigades that the Japanese had penetrated deeply.
If the Japanese didn't want to watch these two brigades being wiped out, they would have to send reinforcements.
A fierce battle between the two sides was about to break out.
In the ensuing battle, the firepower configuration displayed by the main combat units of the 385th Brigade, which no longer held back, was completely beyond the expectations of the Japanese and puppet troops.
In particular, the two Japanese captains who led the vanguard troops, like the tip of a knife, took the lead in advancing towards the hinterland of the 385th Brigade base area, looked even more horrified.
As they advanced, they fought several times with the Eighth Route Army troops of the 385th Brigade.
Among them, we also saw many main combat units of the Eighth Route Army with relatively uniform uniforms.
The opponent's firepower configuration is quite ordinary, the equipment is very backward, the firepower is sparse, and they don't even encounter a few artillery pieces.
For this reason, the Eighth Route Army retreated in embarrassment and was even forced to abandon some arsenals, headquarters and various military constructions.
This made the Japanese army more and more certain that the Eighth Route Army troops of the 385th Brigade were nothing more than that.
Up until this moment, the Eighth Route Army, which had been preparing to attack, took full action.
Only then did the Japanese and puppet troops realize that the sheep they had always thought of turned out to be tigers.
These cunning Eighth Route Army troops have been testing the enemy's weakness from beginning to end, deliberately luring the enemy deeper.
As for the various military buildings such as arsenals and headquarters that the Japanese were forced to abandon because they believed that the Eighth Route Army had no time to evacuate.
How would they know that it was just some disguised military construction built for the 385th Brigade at Kong Jie's suggestion, and later Shi Dahu brought people to help.
It was purely used to fool the little Japanese and lure the Japanese army gradually into the ambush circle in the hinterland of the base area.
"kill!"
Da da da--
Boom——
There were shouts of killing, gunfire, and cannon fire everywhere.
What could be seen around them were the Eighth Route Army troops, neatly dressed in standard military uniforms, with extremely fierce firepower and well-equipped equipment, rushing towards them like wild beasts.
The first to fall into the area besieged by the soldiers of the 385th Brigade were the two vanguard brigades of the Japanese army.
The two vanguard brigades of the Japanese were divided into two groups to advance. Each vanguard group had a main force of about 800 people.
At this moment, as if they suddenly emerged from the woods, a large number of main forces of the Eighth Route Army completely overwhelmed the Japanese brigade in terms of strength.
The sophisticated firepower configuration made the Japanese officers who commanded the battle break out in cold sweat.
In their previous battles, Tubal Road, which was originally thought to have backward equipment and scarce ammunition, now has only the 50mm mortar, which is a captured and modified grenade launcher. Arrived at the squad and platoon level combat unit.
Used as squad and platoon support artillery.
Based on this alone, the squad-platoon-level artillery superiority displayed by the soldiers of the 385th Brigade is no less than the squad-platoon-level firepower of the Japanese army.
They also took advantage of the condescending terrain to launch a surprise attack.
The time, place and people were favorable, and the 385th Brigade took full advantage.
After the ambush troops from all walks of life quickly took action, the two vanguard brigades of the Japanese immediately fell into a bitter battle.
The sounds and news of the fierce fighting in the front were quickly transmitted to the rear.
It was learned that the two vanguard brigades had been trapped by the Eighth Route Army troops and were in critical condition.
The old Japanese Ishikawa, who had just issued an order to send elite troops north to reinforce the troops stationed in Mongolia, was confused.
what's the situation?
At this juncture?
"Reporting to the brigade commander, urgent communications requesting tactical guidance have been sent from the 1st and 2nd Brigades.
They encountered a large number of main forces of the Eighth Route Army. In addition, according to the news, the Eighth Route Army had hidden firepower in previous operations. The Eighth Route Army troops that appeared at this moment were extremely well-equipped and had very fierce firepower.
Our vanguard force is struggling to hold on at the moment, and there is a risk of the entire army being annihilated at any time! "
"Nani?"
Ishikawa was a little dumbfounded. Eighth Route Army had hidden firepower, and did it suddenly explode at this moment?
The urgency of the situation did not allow him to think too much. It was indeed important to go north to reinforce the Mongolian troops, but now that his two brigades were surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, this was the most urgent thing.
Ishikawa, who did not dare to delay, quickly ordered two more Japanese brigades to be sent to reinforce the vanguard brigade.
The Third Mixed Brigade was originally planning to go north to reinforce the troops stationed in Mongolia, but it was temporarily delayed...
