At the Huting stronghold, Li Yunlong's troops quickly resolved the battle, killing and wounding more than 500 Japanese and puppet troops, and captured 303 puppet troops and 39 Japanese troops. The reason why so many Japanese were captured was entirely due to Wang Yue's With the crazy 150 mortars, Zhang Dabiao and the others opened up the core bunker of the Japanese and found that in addition to the Japanese who were stunned to death by the shells, they were stunned.
In the past, according to Li Yunlong's character, people might have sneaked out these Japs, but the problem was that Chu Yunfei was still watching not far away, so he could only pinch his nose and have people send these Japs to Yangcun. Throw it to Zhao Gang.
However, compared with the rapid resolution of the battle on Li Yunlong's side, the 772nd Regiment, which was on alert in the direction of Heyuan County, encountered a lot of trouble.
According to pre-war estimates, as long as the 772nd Regiment sets up its formation, Lieutenant Colonel Hirata Ichiro in Heyuan County will definitely not dare to attack easily. You must know that this is the main regiment of the Eighth Route Army, with only two thousand troops. Although you in Heyuan County The Japanese garrison is a little larger, but the total number is only more than 200 to less than 300 people. The Imperial Alliance Army has quite a few, but the problem is that they have no combat effectiveness.
But an accident happened. The military intelligence personnel missed the Japanese hospital in Heyuan County and the more than 300 wounded soldiers of the Sakata Regiment who were about to return to the army. They found that the main force of the Eighth Route Army appeared around the county. Lieutenant Colonel Hirata Ichiro immediately recruited These wounded soldiers expanded the troops in their hands into a large group, leaving a small group to defend the city. Then, he actually led a large group of Japanese and puppet troops out of the city to attack the 772nd Regiment.
The 772nd Regiment has built a position in a satisfactory manner. The morale of the troops is high, the equipment is well-equipped, and there are even four 75mm artillery reinforced by the headquarters. It is said that even if the Japanese army cannot be defeated, it can still hold the position.
But Ichiro Hirata didn't want to fight openly with you at all. He directly used chemical weapons when he came up. He shot out all the special bombs in his hand in one breath, including hundreds of rounds of mustard gas and phosgene, and then, before he could wait, The poisonous mist dispersed, and hundreds of Japanese soldiers came up with bayonets and gas masks.
The 1st Battalion of the 772nd Regiment, which suffered heavy casualties, put up a resolute resistance, but their casualties were too heavy. The line of defense had been shattered under the Japanese bayonets, and the 1st Battalion could not hold on at all.
In this way, under Commander Cheng's furious roar, the 772nd Regiment's battalion collapsed in just one turn. A full battalion of 600 people, only more than 100 people were withdrawn. If it weren't for Commander Cheng, At the critical moment, he led a company of guards to block it, and he probably couldn't even hold the second line of defense.
You think Ichiro Hirata's side will run out of gas bombs after running out of gas bombs. No, just when the 772nd Regiment stabilized the front and was about to launch a counter-assault, Japanese planes appeared. The aviation force took off two Kawasaki Type 87 heavy explosive aircraft from Taiyuan. The two aircraft flew over the battlefield and bombed the Eighth Route Army's positions. For a while, raindrops of bombs hit the Eighth Route Army's second line of defense.
The origin of the Kawasaki Type 87 heavy explosive aircraft can be traced back to 1924, and it was retired as early as 1936. However, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese found that they had no opponent in any of their aircraft on the Chinese battlefield, so One after another, some well-preserved Kawasaki Type 87 heavy bombers were unsealed. In this way, the Japanese also modified the aircraft, changing the aircraft that could originally carry two 600-kg heavy bombs into carrying 20 50-kg bombs. Kilogram bomb, just like that, the Army Air Corps still feels that the firepower output is somewhat redundant. It is said that it is already studying the Guazi 25kg bomb.
Two planes and forty bombs plowed the 772nd Regiment's position. The temporary field fortifications could not stop it at all, and the defense line was torn to pieces in an instant. Ichiro Hirata seized the fighter plane and commanded the Japanese troops to resist the 722nd Regiment. launch an attack with firepower.
Seeing that the Japs were about to overwhelm him, Commander Cheng had no choice but to order the artillery company at the headquarters to block fire. However, he never thought that the Japs' planes would catch the traces of the artillery position, and one of the Kawasaki Type 87 heavy explosive aircraft risked lowering its altitude. Rushing towards the artillery position, the Eighth Route Army's security troops did not hesitate and immediately launched anti-aircraft fire. According to past experience, the Japanese pilot who cherishes his life will most likely avoid it, but today this Japanese pilot seemed to be slower to react and was actually ignored. The anti-air fire hit, and the huge fuselage of the Kawasaki Type 87 heavy explosive machine plunged into the artillery position.
The bombs of the Kawasaki Type 87 heavy explosive aircraft have been emptied, but at this moment, there is at least one ton of aviation fuel in the fuel tank. The crash of the aircraft caused a huge explosion, which in turn ignited the artillery shells on the position, and the entire position suddenly collapsed. Being blown away and without artillery support, the Japanese offensive troops quickly reached the position of the 772nd Regiment. The Eighth Route Army was not afraid of hundreds of Japanese Japs. As the main force, hand-to-hand combat was our specialty. As long as you have the ability to fight, it is inevitable that you will suffer greater casualties.
But at this time, the Japanese "quick reaction force" appeared. In fact, they were hundreds of armed expatriates on bicycles. Even if they were accompanied by a few Japanese military police, their combat effectiveness was probably not much different from that of the Imperial Association Army. Any company of the 772nd Regiment can handle it, but it's so lucky that the special agent company of the 772nd Regiment in charge of security actually left its post without authorization and ran to rescue the wounded in the artillery position, which was equivalent to giving up the back of the defense line directly. The Japanese were suppressed by this group of armed foreigners with a roar.
The defense line of the 772nd Regiment was shaken all of a sudden. Ordinarily, at this time, Captain Cheng still had much more capital than Ichiro Hirata. Even if the battle situation was unfavorable, there would still be no problem at all in leading his troops to break out. But according to the headquarters' strategy, According to intelligence reports, the Japanese Black Island Cavalry Regiment is advancing towards the source of the river. Once Commander Cheng leads his troops to break through, the road to the Huting stronghold will be cleared.
In desperation, Commander Cheng had to lead his troops to retreat to Laojun Mountain in the east of Heyuan City to defend. However, at this time, the 772nd Regiment had lost almost one-third of its troops and almost all its artillery. The situation was very unfortunate. Although optimistic, it is also difficult to stick to Laojun Mountain.
The situation with the 772nd Regiment is not optimistic, and the situation with Ichiro Hirata is not optimistic either. Before, relying on the advantages of poison gas bombs and aviation, he could suppress the Eighth Route Army and use the hundreds of old Japanese in his hands to concentrate his strength and break through. There was still no problem with the Eighth Route Army's defense line. From beginning to end, he never thought that he could wipe out the 772nd Regiment. His only extravagant hope was to defeat the Eighth Route Army, force the opponent to retreat, and resolve the crisis in Heyuan County.
However, the Eighth Route Army did not follow the routine. Instead of breaking out, they withdrew to Laojun Mountain, assuming a posture of wanting to hold on to Laojun Mountain and waiting for support. Looking at the steep Laojun Mountain, Hirata Ichiro was in a state of despair. There are still more than 400 old Japanese in his hands. Including the Imperial Association Army, armed foreigners, ronin, and plainclothes teams, there are no more than 1,600 people.
It is obviously unrealistic to surround Laojun Mountain with this small number of troops. As for attacking the mountain? Don't be kidding, relying on the two infantry guns in your hands is not like those brainless staff officers in the military department.
Yes, you go up the mountain to defend, right? I did the same, so Ichiro Hirata also led his troops to withdraw to a small high ground not far away from the road and began to build a defensive position. The purpose was very simple, which was to block the Eighth Route Army's attack on Heyuan County. As for whether the Eighth Route Army will break through, that is not his problem.
This time, it was Captain Cheng's turn to be dumbfounded. I was ready to fight hard. Why didn't you fight again? If you had said this earlier, if you had said this earlier, I would have moved out of the main traffic road and set up a guard nearby. No losses were needed. With so many troops, there is no need to be scolded by the boss.
A few kilometers away from the Japanese, the 772 regiment also began to build fortifications. After receiving the news, the Heyuan County Party Committee also organized a group of more than 500 armed personnel to come to support and help them build positions. As time went by, they began to Local armed forces came to "rescue" the besieged Eighth Route Army. Not only the local armed forces of our party, the landlord armed forces near Heyuan County, the advance team of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the Juntong National Salvation Army, and even the bandits from Heiyun Village came over.
Seeing more and more armed men gathering together, Commander Cheng was a little bit dumbfounded. How useless am I? I expect everyone to come to rescue me with guns and spears? But no matter what, these people came to rescue themselves and the 772nd Regiment from the bottom of their hearts. Although there may be no return, they still came and came without hesitation.
Fortunately, Captain Cheng also commanded a large corps during the Red Army period. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to control the more than 5,000 troops huffing and puffing. The troops of the Eighth Route Army continued to gather here, but they frightened Ichiro Hirata on the opposite side. Brothers of the Eighth Route Army, I just want you not to attack Heyuan County. If you are blocked by me, you can just retreat. What are you going to do like this? I'm afraid you have more than 5,000 troops there, right? Is this a strategic decisive battle?
The Army Aviation Corps also sent a notification at this time. On both sides of Ichiro Hirata, two regiment-level units of the Eighth Route Army were encircling behind him. Not only himself, but also the Black Island Cavalry Regiment seemed to be the opponent's target.
One of the regiments was a cavalry regiment. Faced with this situation, even the always arrogant Black Island Cavalry Regiment did not dare to confront the opponent head-on. Instead, they accelerated their advance towards Heyuan County, hoping to join forces with themselves. Further out, regiment-level troops of the Eighth Route Army have appeared in Yangquan, Ping'an, and Luyang. With Heyuan County as the center, the Eighth Route Army has mobilized almost 15,000 troops. It is said that there are still several troops in the direction of the Huting stronghold. The reserve team of Qianba Route Army.
It's too bullying. The Eighth Route Army Tai Chi bullies people. Do you really need to be so cruel for the sake of Heyuan County? If you had told me this earlier, I would have just set myself on fire at the Heyuan Gendarmerie, so as not to be humiliated by you.
