As the main force of the 36th Division accelerated their march, they arrived at Chenjiawan before dark, joined forces, and then set up camp along the road.
After a peaceful night, after dawn, the main force of the 36th Division marched toward Fuhu Town in a mighty manner. Yan Haoyu waited for them to go far before leading more than 1,500 people from the eastward column to leave Chenjiawan;
Their marching direction was just opposite to that of the Japanese. Their destination was Feihuya, which was only two kilometers away from Chenjiawan. This was the narrowest mountain pass after leaving Chenjiawan, with only less than 500 meters of frontage and mountains on both sides.
After the eastward column arrived, they began to destroy the road and cut off more than 200 meters of the road leading to and from the pass;
After that, simple trenches were dug along the three ridges on both sides, and then side firing positions were established. The front less than 500 meters away could be locked from both sides with machine gun and grenade firepower.
Lieutenant General Wu Ren never thought that Chu Xiong would have such a big appetite, so he never thought about the retreat. In this era, ten thousand Japanese soldiers can indeed move sideways;
Even for the Chinese Central Army, at least 70,000 or 80,000 people would have to be gathered to encircle and annihilate 10,000 Japs. He did not believe that Chu Xiong had this strength.
"Kudzu-kun, you are worrying too much! In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are in vain.
Chuxiong's independent brigade only has five regiments, and there are at least 3,000 people in Nirvana. They withstood the attack of tens of thousands of people from the 35th Division and the 8th Independent Brigade, and there may be more. This cannot be faked;
They fought with the Independent Eighth Brigade in Luohan Valley for several days, and the casualties would not be less than 2,000. The maximum number of troops Chu Xiong could use would not exceed 8,000. What could he use to encircle and annihilate the nearly 10,000 warriors of our 35th Division?
He, Chu Xiong, wouldn't be able to spread the word and become an army, right? "
Lieutenant General Maiden's words made 223rd Wing Colonel Yoshida Naoyashi couldn't help but laugh. After he finished, he couldn't help teasing Colonel Kusaki:
"Kudzu-kun, are you afraid of being blown up by the bombs of the Eighth Route Army? This is not your style."
"Bagayalu, Yoshida-kun, you are insulting my honor as a warrior. I want to duel with you."
After Kuzumu said this, he held the handle of the sword with one hand. Japanese warriors often fought over so-called honor issues.
Lieutenant General Maiden naturally would not allow his two captains to duel like ronin in the Middle Ages, so he snorted coldly and said:
"Kudzu-kun, Yoshida-kun, you are now the elite of the empire, not wandering samurai on the streets. If you want to compete with others, you can!
Chuxiong, the Tiger of China, is in Fuhu Town in front, Yoshida-kun is responsible for the frontal assault, and Kuzumu-kun is taking a detour from the right wing;
Whoever captures Chu Xiong is the winner, and the elites of the empire should spend their energy hunting the Tiger of China. "
"Hey!"
Colonel Kusaki and Colonel Yoshida took the order and left. Hunting the Tiger of China would indeed excite them.
In Yuguan, the defense area of the 17th Independent Brigade, the New Third Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, led by its commander Xiao Gang, has made preparations for the attack and is waiting for the general offensive to be launched.
This time, the main offensive task of the New Third Regiment was handed over to Huang Wenjun of the Second Battalion. Since Yin Tao, the commander of the First Battalion, went to the cooking class to take the blame, he could no longer seize the main offensive task from the Second Battalion.
"Captain, I heard that the Wei Shen Artillery Battalion of the Military Region Artillery Regiment will provide us with fire support this time. Is this Wei Shen Wei Yixiao's brother?"
Huang Wenjun asked curiously. They all had Wei Yixiao Pao. This was the first time they heard of Wei Shenpao.
Xiao Gang knew some information about Wei Shenpao, but this was classified in the military region. Commander Nie repeatedly emphasized the confidentiality, and the scope of knowing the secrets was only at the regiment level, so Xiao Gang could only say vaguely to his old brother Huang Wenjun:
"Absolutely. They are all from the old Wei family anyway. Just wait and see the good show. After the artillery preparations are completed, it will be up to your second battalion. You must open the door immediately. There are many brother troops this time. Let’s act together and don’t let anything slip!”
"Captain, don't worry. When has our Second Battalion ever let you down?"
"Old Huang, don't be careless. In front of us are not only a dozen large and small artillery towers and bunkers, but also a defensive line built by a strengthened squadron of the 17th Independent Brigade. There are no less than 300 Japanese soldiers alone, and there is also a battalion of puppet troops. ;
Not only must the Japanese defense line be torn apart, but the casualties must not be large, otherwise we will not be able to support Wei Shenpao! "
After Xiao Gang finished speaking, he looked at his pocket watch. There were still three minutes left before the bombardment. He had never seen Wei Shenpao fire, so he was looking forward to it.
"One more minute!"
Xiao Gang felt like time had almost stopped...
"Tweet, Tweet, Tweet, Tweet..."
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
"Captain, fireworks!"
"Boom boom boom boom..."
A long series of rockets covered the Japanese defense area, and even one Japanese squadron's defense area was not enough to cover it.
The civil engineering works that the Japanese had worked so hard to build were almost razed to the ground, and all the barbed wire fences were blown into the air.
Rockets can only deal with Japs in simple fortifications, but have no effect on permanent fortifications. They are almost like scratching an itch;
Moreover, the rocket launcher is a surface-to-surface killing device. Its purpose is to clear obstacles for infantry assaults and has no effect on the enemy's bunkers and gun towers.
Bunkers and gun towers require auxiliary fortifications and troops to function. After two rounds of rocket launchers covered them, the Japanese in the civil fortifications of the 17th Independent Brigade suffered heavy casualties.
After the rocket launcher was covered, Wei Yixiao, who was specially designed to deal with Japanese bunkers and gun towers, began to roar. As long as the explosive package directly hits the bunker or gun tower, the Japanese inside will be killed even if they are not buried alive.
Ten minutes later, the artillery fire began to extend, and the second battalion began to attack the Japanese defense line. Without the assistance of infantry firepower, the Hua Mulan artillery crew easily broke into a hundred or two hundred meters away from the gun tower.
"Choo Choo Choo"
Three Mulan 40mm rockets directly hit the Japanese central turret;
As three explosions were heard, the Japs' artillery tower was easily destroyed, and the Japs and puppet troops hiding inside were buried alive by a large amount of masonry that collapsed.
The Japanese were stunned by a series of combined punches from the Eighth Route Army and were unable to organize effective resistance.
The second battalion took the opportunity to break into the Japanese defense area, and the other battalions followed immediately;
After several battalions rushed deep into the Japanese defense area, they were divided into several assault forces. The first battalion attacked the left wing, the third battalion detoured to the right wing, and the second battalion rushed towards the center and beat hard. The Japanese were beaten back steadily, and were finally defeated by the third army. Encirclement and annihilation.
The New Third Regiment has never fought such an easy battle, and the Japanese have no power to fight back;
At the same time, the Ninth Regiment and the Fifth Regiment on both sides of the New Third Regiment also broke through the defense line of the Seventeenth Brigade.
The three regiments advanced together, like three sharp swords, cutting the Japanese defense line into several large sections;
The 17th Independent Brigade suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Weishen Rocket Artillery Regiment, and the remainder was cut into several large pieces by the three regiments responsible for the assault mission.
Before they could react, the remaining seven regiments of the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region followed closely and entered the Japanese security area. Their mission was to surround and annihilate the remnants of the 17th Independent Brigade that were isolated in several places.
The three regiments responsible for the assault mission tried their best to charge deep into the Japanese army, and their troops were directed at the Japanese Northern Route Army. The 20,000-strong army of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region took the lead in participating in the Yuci battlefield.
