This wave of operations by the Eighth Route Army was not very aggressive, but extremely insulting, which completely annoyed the old Japanese Suzuki.
When old Japanese Suzuki was overwhelmed by anger and rational judgment, he sent troops to open the gate of Guzhen City and pursue the outside.
Now he fell into the trap of the Eighth Route Army.
The 358th Brigade sent a cavalry company as a force to lure the enemy, naturally considering the possibility that the Japanese might send mechanized combat troops to pursue them.
Seeing that the little devil was annoyed, he took the initiative to open the city gate and open the roadblock. There was even the faint roar of a car engine.
The company commander quickly ordered a retreat.
"As the old saying goes, this hero will not suffer the immediate consequences. We are here to lure the enemy, not to die! Comrades, evacuate immediately!"
The company commander was well prepared. After leading the soldiers to rush out a few hundred meters, he rushed to the slope where the war horses were hidden, pulled the horses out, and then rode them, using the horses' fast maneuverability. Run by the nose of the chasing kid.
And according to the pre-planned direction, the entire cavalry company hung the little devil not far away and retreated towards Xiaonanzhuang.
The pursuing Japs were completely blinded by anger. The first to go out of the city to pursue was a mechanized and reinforced squadron of the Japs. There were about 200 little Japs in more than a dozen military vehicles. After leaving the city, they quickly pursued the escaping Eighth Route Army cavalry.
As everyone knows, at this time, in Zhangjiazhuang and Majiapu to the northwest of Xiaonanzhuang, and Liujiazhuang to the northeast, the main force of the 716th Regiment and the main force of the Yanbei Detachment have already been lurking in these two areas.
In addition, the team led by Li Yunlong who was to the west of Xiaonanzhuang, and the main force of the 715th Regiment to the southeast, completely deployed pocket formations in the entire Xiaonanzhuang area.
Open your invisible mouth and wait for the little devil to fall into the trap.
As for all this, because the Eighth Route Army's deployment was very secretive and extremely fast, the little devils were not aware of it in advance.
The Japanese squadron leader who led the pursuit even received a death order from the commander Suzuki:
At all costs, all the provocative Eighth Route Army troops outside the city must be wiped out, leaving no one alive!
"Baga, pursue me at full speed, damn Tubal Road, wipe them all out!"
Standing on the top of the city gate, looking at his pursuit troops chasing after the escaped Eighth Route Army, the old Japanese Suzuki was filled with anger, and then he calmed down a little.
The chief of staff on the side suddenly said worriedly: "Your Excellency, Captain, these eight groups are obviously well prepared. They prepared horses in that area in advance and escaped in time.
In addition, the previous deliberate shouting and insults under the city seemed to be intentional. Is there something wrong with our army rashly sending mechanized combat troops to go deep alone? "
The old Japanese Suzuki, who was still in the midst of the insults and abuses he received from the Eighth Route Army before, had not been able to fully recover, although he sincerely looked down on those Eighth Route troops with backward equipment and scarce ammunition.
But the words of the chief of staff made his heart skip a beat.
Although the Japanese leader Zuo has a hot temper and gets angry easily, he is not a fool.
As a graduate of the Imperial Army University, he naturally has solid military qualities, otherwise it would be difficult for him to assume the important task of commanding a regiment.
After thinking for a while, Suzuki also realized that there might be a trap in Eighth Route's move.
But after thinking about it, he comforted himself, thinking that the equipment of the Eighth Route Army troops in northern Shanxi was backward and there were no mechanized troops at all.
The cavalry in front of them is their strongest maneuvering method.
With the combat power and equipment of the Eighth Route Army, even if their own mechanized combat squadron cannot defeat them, they can easily evacuate.
But out of caution, Suzuki immediately made two preparations.
First, he immediately asked the Communications Department to take advantage of the fact that the mechanized combat squadron was not completely far away from the range where short-wave radio communications could be carried out.
Passed the message to the communications department of the mechanized combat squadron.
When asking the Japanese squadron leader to pursue along the way, be careful to avoid falling into the Eighth Route Army's trap.
If the Eighth Route Army really has an ambush along the way, try to avoid the Eighth Route Army's ambush, and find ways to contain the Eighth Route Army troops ambushed along the way, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
In the second step, he immediately dispatched an infantry brigade, specially assigned an artillery squadron, to advance rapidly and follow the mechanized combat squadron as reinforcements that could be reinforced at any time.
In order to seek opportunities for head-on confrontation with the Eighth Route Army.
In this regard, Suzuki Daizuo is full of confidence:
"These damn Tubal Routers always like to hide. As long as they can force the other side to engage in a decisive battle with our army, our army will definitely win a complete victory and defeat the main force of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop."
At this time, the Japanese chief of staff made another suggestion: "Your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, the direction of the Eighth Route Army's evacuation is gradually approaching the Baode area. Our army is pursuing from the south. If the West Field Regiment can take the opportunity to send troops to intercept, our two troops Attacked from two sides, it is even more likely that this group of Eighth Route Army will be completely wiped out."
Suzuki thought for a while. Although he sincerely despised the Westfield weakling who dared to hide in Baode County and be a coward, he still accepted the chief of staff's suggestion.
"Xingxi! Contact the West Field Alliance immediately and inform them to join forces with our alliance to attack this group of Eighth Route Army troops!"
As he spoke, the corners of his mouth were full of sarcasm:
"But based on my guess, that guy Nishino is too cowardly and timid, and he may not dare to send troops out of the city."
"That's good. I will completely wipe out this group of Eighth Route Army troops under the nose of his Nishino Regiment. I can also use practical actions to tell Nishino-kun what kind of cowardly force he leads, hahaha. ——”
The old devil Suzuki laughed wildly, he had actually made this plan.
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At this moment, Xiaonanzhuang, which is not a large village with only a hundred households, seems to be as peaceful as usual. The whole village looks peaceful from a distance.
The soldiers of the first battalion hidden among them had already made all arrangements, waiting for the little devil to fall into the trap.
Looking at the ones that were either inserted under the earth wall, or hidden in the straw, or under the roots of the trees, there were also some that were simply inserted in the middle of the road, with a curvature and the words "This is facing the enemy" written on one side. steel plate.
A platoon leader of the 358th Brigade who helped complete the layout couldn't help but ask:
"I said to Squad Leader Zhang, is this thing really as powerful as you say?
As long as it is detonated, dozens of little devils can be knocked down in front of you in one breath. Is there really such an evil weapon? "
As for Squad Leader Zhang, he was naturally the backbone of the Iron Triangle who followed Li Yunlong and Kong Jie. He confidently patted his chest and replied:
"Hey, why do you think it's called the King of Slaughter?
I'm not bragging with your brothers in the 385th Brigade, but if this thing were placed in our Taihang base area, if the little devils there saw it, I would probably be scared to death on the spot.
That is to say, you little Japs here, especially those Japs stationed in the Mongolian Army, have not yet tried the power of our stuff.
This time, let them gain some insight and tell the little devils stationed in the Manchu Army not to wander blindly to our base area when nothing happens in the future. There are living kings of hell living everywhere in this place! They can be killed at any time. "
While they were talking, the cavalry soldiers who led the cavalry company to lure the Japanese to retreat all the way to Xiaonanzhuang had already arrived at the entrance of Xiaonanzhuang.
The soldiers who had been here to respond quickly led the cavalry company to avoid the trap minefields set along the way and evacuated to the back village of Xiaonanzhuang.
..."Sir, eight people have escaped into Zhuangzi!"
The Japs' mechanized combat squadron, which was pursuing them with fury all the way, was not far away from the cavalry company. Just after the cavalry company entered Xiaonanzhuang, more than a dozen Japs' cars also arrived.
This Xiaonanzhuang is not a big place, there are not too many houses, and the terrain of the entire village is not particularly complicated.
The little devil has come to this area many times to conduct raids, and he has no fear of such an ordinary village.
Seeing the pursuing Eighth Route Army retreat into Xiaonanzhuang, the Japanese squadron leader, although cautious, did not hesitate much and ordered the pursuit to continue.
However, due to the narrow roads in the village, the car was temporarily abandoned and placed outside the village, leaving a small team of people to guard it while the rest of the Japanese went into the village to pursue.
Considering that the main force of the regiment is following behind him, the Japanese captain has a solid backing and is very courageous.
Just like that, he brought nearly 200 little devils into the village.
Some silhouettes of the escaping Eighth Route Army could still be seen. The pursuing Japanese soldiers opened fire from time to time, and confrontations broke out between the two sides from time to time.
The firepower of the little Japanese was indeed fierce. The Japanese captain who led the team divided the entire army into three combat sequences as they advanced.
The first line consists of the vanguard troops opening a skirmish line and searching and advancing. The second line consists of the Japanese machine gunners occupying the commanding heights on the rooftops and the main force who concentrate their forces in an offensive formation.
The third lane is the rear grenade group.
There are a total of 12 bomb-making canisters, divided into four cooperating groups of bomb-making canisters, which alternately shift positions forward, ensuring that six bomb-making canisters can provide increased firepower in the shortest possible time at any time.
With the help of the Eighth Route Army hiding in the house, they occasionally opened fire and harassed them, but a burst of Japanese artillery fire immediately covered them.
Seeing the fierce explosion, the earthen house collapsed, vegetation flew everywhere, and you could even see the Eighth Route Army who was killed on the spot in the field of vision.
The corner of the Japanese captain's mouth showed pride, mixed with a cold and cruel smile.
The two sides engaged in intermittent confrontations.
Soon, piles of straw appeared in the middle of the road where the little devils continued to move forward. Under the straw, there seemed to be something shallowly buried on the ground that looked like steel plates.
The words "face the enemy" were spoken, and he was facing five or six Japanese scouts walking towards him.
The little Japanese soldiers stationed in the Mongolian army, who had never seen such a novel thing before, didn't take it seriously. They just looked at the curved iron plate, and some even kicked it forward.
It was just that the lower end of the iron plate was firmly stuck in the soil and was not kicked down by him.
..."Squad Leader Zhang, the Japs are coming!"
The platoon leader who was hiding not far away and observing secretly couldn't help but said.
But Squad Leader Zhang smiled as steadily as an old dog: "Why worry, if this little devil No. 56 detonates now, wouldn't it be a waste of our ammunition?"
Wait, wait, the little Japs won’t recognize this thing. When the main force of the Japs comes from behind, we will suddenly detonate it! "
The platoon leader nodded, but he still had doubts in his heart.
He wanted to see if this thing was really as powerful as Squad Leader Zhang said. It could even be called the King of Slaughter?
After a while, the main force of the Japs belonging to the second battle sequence came closer.
After more than 20 little devils gradually came closer to the "King of Slaughter" covered by straw.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Squad Leader Zhang did not hesitate and ordered in a deep voice: "Explode!"
Several soldiers around him immediately detonated several directional anti-personnel mines hidden under the straw - the King of Killing.
The next moment, with a sudden loud noise and a curved arc, the directional anti-infantry mine facing the enemy was facing the little Japanese. In the midst of the sudden shattering, the entire steel plate immediately turned into nearly a hundred pieces, and the inside A large number of sharp weapons such as nails, steel balls, and shrapnel were placed in bulk, scattering like splashing ink over a range of nearly 150 meters from the front...
What is that scene like?
It's like someone in martial arts used rainstorm pear blossom needles and threw thousands of flying needles towards the little devil.
Seven or eight of the more than 20 little Japs who were within the fan-shaped area of the coverage strike of the directional anti-infantry mines were killed on the spot.
The little devil who suffered less broken objects on the edge of the fan-shaped impact surface was also moderately or seriously injured.
There were also many little Japs who had no time to dodge. Their ugly faces were instantly covered with various broken objects, amidst the shock on their faces.
What a terrifying scene.
In this round of attacks, the more than 20 little devils who were the first to come over were all disabled.
At this moment, let alone the little Japanese in the Mongolian army who suffered a devastating blow from this directional anti-infantry mine for the first time.
Even the platoon leader and his party, who were watching the show in secret, were stunned.
When he came back to his senses, the platoon leader stared with round eyes and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Absolute, absolutely amazing, this is really amazing! No wonder he is called the King of Slaughter!"
Good guy, if this thing had been around all these years, how could we be afraid of his little devils coming to clean up our base? "
"beat!"
At the same time, the soldiers of the first battalion ambushing Xiaonanzhuang launched a fire attack by taking advantage of the little devil's confusion.
The little Japanese who were suddenly counterattacked by the Eighth Route Army quickly dispersed their troops and launched a counterattack using the houses and lanes on the left and right as bunkers.
After the Japanese strayed into these narrow alleys, they ran into many traps such as anti-directional infantry mines and secretly planted mines.
Casualties caused by indirect confrontation spread rapidly.
The Japanese's dozen or so bullet-making canisters opened fire wildly.
But before it could go on rampant for too long, artillery shells flew from the side and landed quite accurately in the area where the Japanese's grenades were positioned.
Almost with fire coverage, the Japanese's four grenade groups were blown up in an instant.
Kong Jie, who was lurking at the west end of Xiaonanzhuang with his troops, took the opportunity to lead his team around and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese squadron from the flank...
