"Report the situation on our side to the leader. The Japanese are very cunning this time, and they may not be able to get rid of the tail." Li Baisha's worries are becoming reality bit by bit.
Maybe the Jiang Defense Regiment can ambush the Japanese, but it may not achieve much results. On the contrary, once the strength of the Jiang Defense Regiment is exposed, the strength of the two Japanese brigades will pounce on them like sharks that smell fishy smell.
At that time, how to get rid of these two Japanese brigades will become a big problem. With Li Baisha's commanding ability, he still felt a little guilty when faced with this situation.
Wen San quickly received the information from the third battalion. In fact, he knew the general situation as soon as the Japs from the two brigades moved.
"Tell Li Baisha to try not to engage in a head-on battle with the Japs. After the ambush, immediately move towards Jiuhua Mountain. Take the Japs further away." Wen San also had his own considerations for such instructions.
In the Jiuhua Mountain area, Wen San's troops were relatively familiar, but the Japanese who were chasing them were much stranger. In the dark night, they couldn't catch up too fast, which gave Li Baisha and the others a great opportunity.
At present, there are basically no Japanese troops on the front line of Jiuhua Mountain. If you retreat in this direction, you don't have to worry about being surrounded by the Japanese from all sides. It's equivalent to leading two Japanese soldiers around.
After they are far away, it will be much easier for Wen San to clean up the Xinye Brigade. The Xinye Brigade is completely isolated. If they can't hold out until dawn, there will be no reinforcements to support them.
After receiving Wen San's order, Li Baisha felt reassured. Just as Wen San expected, the terrain in the Jiuhua Mountain area had already been observed countless times on the sand table. Even if you are active at night, you can still know your course of action, and you don't have to worry about being surrounded by the Japanese's superior force.
The two sides fought intermittently without causing many casualties. They seemed to be in a tacit understanding.
In view of this situation, Liu Dazhu's cavalry company finally showed off the scythe of death, rushed out from the diagonal stab, easily harvested dozens of Japs, and then disappeared into the darkness.
The ghost in the vanguard was so angry that he wanted to speed up the pursuit, but the ghost commander wouldn't let him. Don't chase me. I'll get slapped from time to time, which is quite frustrating.
It wasn't until the Jiang Defense Regiment's ambush started that the Japs from the two brigades became excited.
"Finally, we have found all the main forces of the independent regiment. Report it to the headquarters immediately, and we will fight with all our strength to eliminate this hateful unit." The leader of the Japanese Brigade shouted excitedly.
After receiving the news, the Japanese headquarters became busy. Many Japanese soldiers began to study the surrounding terrain and tried their best to provide useful information to the Japanese soldiers fighting on the front line.
Even Matsui Iwane, an old Japanese soldier, got up from his bed, smashed his mouth in excitement, and ordered the two Japanese soldiers to eliminate all Wen San's troops at all costs.
Hearing the rumble of gunfire in the distance, a rare smile appeared on Wen San's face. Although the process was not very satisfactory, Li Baisha finally took away the Japanese from the two brigade groups.
They want to go back, but it is impossible for them to come back in a short time. The key is that the Japanese have no idea about the deployment of their own troops, and it is difficult for them to make reasonable deployment of troops.
"Tell Commander Ye immediately that the 154th Division can launch an attack."
At the 154th Division Headquarters, Commander Ye became Commander Ye. He has been waiting for news about Wen San. At the same time, they were also doing tactical deductions, trying to figure out how Wen San would handle this complicated situation.
Commander Ye also knew that the two brigades of the 16th Division were just outside the Xinye Brigade. If these Japs moved to the Tangshan front line, let alone the 154th Division, the entire 66th Army would feel great pressure.
However, under such circumstances, Wen San launched a battle of annihilation against the Xinye Brigade. This kind of courage is indeed beyond what anyone can do.
When sporadic fighting came from the distance, Commander Ye had already gotten a clue. He realized that the independent regiment was dividing its forces again, but what he couldn't figure out was how many troops Wen San had on hand and how he could deal with the flanking attack of the two Japanese brigades.
"Commander, there is a fierce battle in the direction of Jiuhua Mountain, at least 10 kilometers away from us. It is initially estimated that the Independent Regiment has invested at least a thousand troops, but their artillery battalion does not seem to have been involved in the battle." The 154th Division also received battle reports. .
"Wen San used half of his troops to lure away two Japanese brigades, and then wanted to use the other half of his troops to destroy the Xinye Brigade? Isn't he too courageous?" Commander Ye felt very incredible, and always felt a little uncomfortable. Reasonable.
Even with the strength of the 154th Division, he did not think Wen San was capable of eating the remaining soldiers of the Xinye Brigade in one night.
"This boy is in danger, very dangerous!" Commander Ye was really worried. "Immediately mobilize the 160th Division to cut off the connection between Jiuhua Mountain and Tangshan. If necessary, stop me with all your strength. 16 The enemy from the division will come back for reinforcements."
Commander Ye was very worried. If the Xinye Brigade started fighting here, some of the Japs from the two brigades over there would come back to support them.
There is not a single enemy on the 160th Division's defense line, which can be used to make up for this loophole.
"This Wen San actually mobilized the troops of two of my divisions. I have to settle the score with him later." Commander Ye laughed, feeling quite comfortable.
It's rare to catch Wen San's lack of consideration, but the ginger is still spicy. With the 160th Division to help, this battle should be much easier to fight.
As soon as the order from his side was issued, the news from Wen San came.
"Commander, where did the independent regiment come from with so many troops? It's just a thousand people. It's impossible to complete the siege of the Xinye Brigade, right?" The commander of the 154th Division looked at the news from Wen San and was a little puzzled.
"I don't know either. Let's fight first and then talk about it. What if we really capture the Xinye Brigade?" Commander Ye actually had the same suspicion.
However, he knew that Wen San never fought a battle that was uncertain. Since he dared to claim that he had surrounded the Xinye Brigade, he could not be just talking nonsense.
War can lead to death, how can it be a child's play!
"The 154th Division opened fire with all its strength, it's time to take some measures for the Xinye Brigade!" Commander Ye immediately ordered, and the attack was all-out!
Before Commander Ye arrived, the 154th Division was ready for battle.
With this order, the artillery unit, which had already aimed at the Japanese, opened fire with all its strength. Even though they only had two artillery pieces, they still kept the Japanese busy.
"Report! The 154th Division launched a surprise attack on us, and the Chinese defenders of the brigade are pressing on us." The Japanese officer ran into the temporary headquarters of the Xinye Brigade happily.
"Don't be anxious. We have been prepared for their attack for a long time. When the 16th Division started, I was thinking about whether the 154th Division would attack us unexpectedly. Unexpectedly, they came anyway." Nakamura Yukishi was not afraid, but was a little excited. stand up.
