... When he learned that the Japanese armored forces were coming back, Li Yunlong's face was full of surprise, followed by ecstasy. At this moment, he couldn't care less about winning or losing the bet with Kong Jie.
"Haha, damn it, I'm worried that I haven't had enough killing yet, and this little devil is really back!"
Kong Jie analyzed: "According to the news from the Yanbei detachment from the direction of Zhangjiakou, the old devil from Nanzhi was frightened by us and did not dare to leave the city at all.
The Japanese mobile force that suddenly appeared in front of them seemed to be the team of that old Japanese soldier Kuroki.
I just find it strange that the news of the evacuation of the Blackwood chariot troops to the east of Mongolia was made with great fanfare. How can this old Japanese devil like Blackwood still make false claims? "
As for why the old Japanese soldier Heimu led his troops to fight back, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong guessed the reason as soon as they thought about it.
"It's probably because this old devil is unwilling to give in. If he goes back defeated like this, he will definitely be punished by his superiors!"
Li Yunlong deeply agrees with this.
According to feedback from the frontline reconnaissance forces, after the Japanese mobile force appeared, they occupied many towns and cities along the way that the soldiers had voluntarily abandoned.
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Interesting, Lao Li, I think we might as well just use an empty city strategy to annihilate this Japanese mobile force."
Li Yunlong nodded, and he and Kong Jie thought together: "I think this is a good idea. If an old Japanese like Heimu dares to lead his troops back, he probably thinks that our main force has already evacuated.
We might as well send a small number of troops to the front line to block the attack, paralyzing the Japanese army's judgment and making the Japanese think that we really have no main force here.
Then step by step, we lure this little devil to the city we preset.
Finally wipe out this little devil! "
The two quickly reached an agreement and believed that to eliminate the defeated general Kuroki, there was no need to use the main armored force at all.
This time, the soldiers were asked to get off their vehicles and fight, using infantry combat to annihilate the Japanese army.
To prevent the main force of armored forces from being exposed.
In the end, the process of luring the enemy went quite smoothly.
Kuroki led the mobile troops to advance all the way, and encountered weak resistance from the Eighth Route Army along the way.
This made Kuroki, who was a little cautious and worried at first, become more and more bold. He ordered a rapid advance and took over the positions, towns, and counties occupied along the way.
Not only that, in order to show his military exploits, every time he occupied a position or a town, Kuroki would ask the Communications Department to deliver a special victory report to the headquarters.
This did surprise the Japanese military command.
The Kwantung Army even believed that Major General Kuroki's courage was commendable. Although he was defeated, he was still brave and restored the Kwantung Army's military prestige and dignity.
Until Kuroki led the remaining troops and advanced all the way to Mu Town.
At the outer defense line of Muzhen, Heimu and his party were blocked by what appeared to be the Eighth Route Army guerrilla troops.
In the end, Major General Kuroki easily defeated the Eighth Route Army guerrilla force and successfully captured the enemy's position.
This made the old Japanese soldier Hei Mu feel a little emotional. This was what he thought the Eighth Route Army should be like. It was nothing like those armored units of the Eighth Route Army, which were simply too powerful.
"General, our army has successfully captured the enemy's position, and the Eighth Route Army has fled into the town!"
Heimu nodded, "Xinxi, march immediately and occupy Muzhen. In addition, find some unruly people who are in league with the Eighth Route Army and shoot them all. I think they must be civilians disguised as the Eighth Route Army."
After killing these eight, you can report the results to your superiors! "
"Hi!"
Under the leadership of Kuroki, the entire team, mixed with the roar of tanks, seemed to have regained the power it had when the Kwantung Army tank brigade first came to Western Inner Mongolia.
What I saw along the way was only some terrified people, but nothing else seemed out of the ordinary.
Until the entire Japanese army completely entered the town.
The four sides are no longer as open and flat as the original terrain, but are gradually obscured by buildings.
After Kuroki gave the order, he sent out several teams to force the people in the town to gather together. However, shortly after the teams left, gunshots were heard.
At first Heimu thought they were sporadic Eighth Route Army guerrilla units that had fled into the town.
Then the gunfire intensified, and the several troops he sent out did not see the soldiers return.
Only then did Kuroki realize that something was wrong.
Then the sound of artillery bombardment rang out, and a large number of artillery shells landed directly in the area where Kuroki and his group of tank troops were located.
At this point, Kuroki finally realized that he had been tricked.
When the shells landed on the armor of the tank and could even directly destroy the tank, the Japanese soldiers suddenly realized that the enemy was using anti-tank artillery.
But how could the Eighth Route Army guerrilla troops have anti-tank artillery?
"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army, make a strategic move immediately!"
Heimu, who knew he had been tricked, did not dare to hesitate at all. In the hands of the Eighth Route Army armored troops, he seemed to have learned how to escape.
However, when vehicles turned around and tried to evacuate from the main entrance, they were blocked again.
Li Yunlong had already arranged several rocket launcher teams specifically to prevent the retreat of Japanese tanks.
At this time, if it is in an open flat area, with the help of the defensive and maneuverability of the tank, the entire Blackwood tank unit may still be able to counterattack.
However, it was in the alleyway of the town at this time. The tank was bulky and not flexible enough, and it was attacked by the anti-tank firepower of the Eighth Route Army in advance.
In this battle, the old devil Heimu suffered an even more miserable defeat.
Vaguely, Major General Kuroki even heard the enemy's Eighth Route Army troops shouting: "Annihilate the Japanese army and capture Kuroki alive!"
When they saw the Eighth Route Army soldiers fighting against the enemy and the steel helmets on their heads, the Japanese soldiers who fought with them were all shocked.
It’s the Eighth Route Steel Helmets again!
These Eighth Route Army elites are so haunting that they can be bumped into anywhere.
The final battle doesn't have much suspense.
When Kuroki temporarily hid in a hidden corner under the protection of several guards, he looked around and saw that there were not many soldiers left and most of the tanks were destroyed.
Kuromu, who was heartbroken for a moment, fell completely into despair.
Li Yunlong, who observed the situation with a telescope from a distance, realized that he seemed to have caught a big fish. He said to Kong Jie:
"Old Kong, I really belong to you. I really caught a big fish this time. I see that the soldier's rank seems to be that of a general. Could it be that old soldier Kuroki?"
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Whether it is Heimu or not, you will know it when you catch it."
"That's a good thing to say!"
Li Yunlong immediately asked Zhang Dabiao to arrange for soldiers who could speak Japanese to speak to the little Japanese.
Persuade Heimu to surrender.
Poor Major General Kuroki was once invincible on the battlefield, but now he is in a desperate situation with no way to escape.
After letting out a long sigh, Kuroki, with a look of death on his face, said to the guards around him:
"I heard that the Eighth Route Army is very humanitarian. They will not abuse prisoners. If you want to survive, surrender. The Emperor will not blame you!"
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, what about you?" a major asked anxiously.
Kuroki sighed bitterly, "I shall be loyal to the emperor, and today is the day I die!"
"Sir, let us die with you!"
"Stupid, your death has no meaning. You might as well think more about your family, children, and parents at home. They are still waiting for you to go back! This war has no practical significance for you personally. , why do you have to give up everything for this?
None of this is your fault! "
Under Kuroki's persuasion, the remaining soldiers fell silent.
With a determined look on his face, Heimu immediately pulled out his command knife, rushed out from behind the bunker, roared and charged towards the Eighth Route Army camp.
After a few gunshots, the old devil clutched the general's commanding sword tightly and fell straight to the ground.
While cleaning the battlefield, I learned from several captured Japs that the old Japs carrying the rank of Major General was none other than Kuroki.
Li Yunlong commented seriously: "Yes, although this old Japanese is a bit stupid, he is a bit bloody. He would rather die than surrender. I like this kind of soldier. Even though he is an enemy, I still admire him!"
The reporters accompanying the army were taking pictures. The death of another major general in the Japanese army, and he was also the brigade commander of the Kwantung Army's chariot brigade, was quite a news.
While the soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong discussed the subsequent evacuation plan.
In the Mengxi wave, the two men led the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army to defeat the Japanese mechanized troops from Baotou and the reinforcements from Datong.
It also defeated the Japanese Nanzhi and Blackwood tank troops.
It's time to run away!
"You're running too slow. If you don't come to your senses, the heavy bomber force will come over!"
In the end, according to the arrangements of Kong Jie and Li Yunlong.
Some of the mechanized combat units of the dispersed Eighth Route Army moved to the Daqingshan area with accessories, fuel and maintenance equipment to take root in the Daqingshan area. They set up an armored training base as an armored test unit to assist the Yanbei detachment operating in the Daqingshan area.
Some of them drove the captured Japanese tanks, swaggering through the Hetao area, and retreated back to Yan'an. These tanks basically needed repairs or modifications, and were equipped with a large number of tractor vehicles and trailers.
As for the main force of the armored forces, they were secretly transferred in batches and returned to the Shanxi battlefield. They were divided into armored vehicle tactical squads to cooperate with brother units such as the 120th and 129th Divisions to break the Japanese blockade and expand the results.
In addition, some remained to be stationed in the Baotou area for maintenance and rest, and to help the Eighth Route Army and the 35th Army to defend the Baotou area.
“After this battle, our mechanized troops are not recommended to launch any more large-scale military operations for at least one year.
All are based on company-level tactical groups and launch small-scale operations. Kong Jie said.
Li Yunlong said: "Damn it, I still feel a little unwilling.
You little son of a bitch, just wait, we will come back one day with our mobile troops! "
At this point, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong led the mobile troops directly under Taihang, as well as the most elite Eighth Route Army armored forces, to enter the battle in western Inner Mongolia and officially withdraw from the stage.
However, the withdrawal of the main armored force does not mean that the Eighth Route Army has given up its defense in the western Mongolia area.
After opening up the situation with the help of armored forces, although the main armored forces evacuated in batches, in the western Inner Mongolia area, the Eighth Route Army troops in northern Shanxi, including the Yanbei detachment in Daqingshan, still opened up the situation here, leaving many revolutionaries. Fire, trying to launch guerrilla warfare in the area and open up an anti-Japanese revolutionary base.
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at the same time.
The base area of the First Independent Anti-Japanese Detachment of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi.
A secret aviation base hidden deep in the mountains.
Early in the morning, the roar of aircraft engines came from above, but what puzzled Doolittle and his party was that no air defense sirens were heard.
"Lieutenant Colonel, is this a Japanese reconnaissance plane?"
During this time, Japanese reconnaissance planes have indeed been conducting reconnaissance over a team's base from time to time. This is nothing new.
Doolittle shook his head, he didn't know the situation.
While the US military pilots were talking, Li Wenjie, the political commissar of one team, and Xu Guoan, the chief of staff, arrived with excited smiles on their faces.
Still far away, Xu Guoan shouted: "Lao Du, good news, the gift Lao Kong promised to give you has been sent back!"
"A gift?" Doolittle was obviously confused.
Xu Guoan and Li Wenjie looked mysterious, and then led the US military pilots to a team's secret aviation base.
When he saw the fighter planes parked at the base from a distance, Li Wenjie noticed that the eyes of these Americans were straight.
Although most of them are old machines that cannot be put on the table.
For pilots like Doolittle who have been dealing with aircraft all year round and regard their aircraft as their life, it is always exciting and exciting to be away from their beloved aircraft for a long time.
They still know very well the military-industrial foundation and conditions of the Eighth Route Army.
It is probably much more difficult to see a plane here than to see dozens of bombers on their American side.
"Oh my god, there are a few more dive medium bombers, and two Helen heavy bombers!"
That is the Japanese ki-49 swallowing dragon heavy bomber.
This bomber was proposed by Japan in 1938 as the successor of the Mitsubishi Type 97 heavy bomber. This aircraft was developed and produced by Nakajima Aircraft.
In addition, Tachikawa Aircraft Co., Ltd. and the Manzhou Aircraft Factory in Northeast China also produce.
The major improvement is the addition of a 20mm caliber Ho-5 cannon as defensive firepower.
In addition, the Ki-49 aircraft is equipped with a center wing and a cantilever monoplane with an all-metal structure. It is the first Japanese aircraft equipped with a retractable tailwheel.
Compared with the excitement of the other pilots who were eager to step forward and touch the fuselage, Doolittle asked in surprise: "Li, Xu, how on earth did you do this, and where did you get these Japanese fighters?" ?”
In Doolittle's view, this was simply unbelievable. These Chinese troops were really amazing. Could they actually get airplanes with infantry?
When I first came to the base of the first team, I first visited the aviation base research room of the first team, and then visited the aviation base secretly built by the first team.
Although Doolittle and his entourage were shocked, they couldn't help but have some doubts in their hearts.
In addition to the military industry level of the Eighth Route Army and the severe environment against the enemy, even these preparation stages have been completed.
Without airplanes, everything is empty talk after all!
Doolittle even laughed at himself: "As the father of China's aerospace industry, I can't even touch a plane, right?"
Faced with the shock of these Americans, Li Wenjie and Xu Guoan were very useful.
Lao Xu secretly sighed in his heart that Lao Kong was awesome.
In front of these old allies of the United States, I straighten my back a lot.
"Haha, Lao Du, don't worry about how we got these planes. Just ask, after we have these planes, can you help our Eighth Route Army form its own aviation force!"
Doolittle did not hesitate and nodded heavily, "Of course, I promise!"
(End of chapter)
