The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 720 Like a Mosquito

This morning, the 162nd Regiment of the Huangjia Army of the British Army stationed in Yin and a division of the Indu Army launched an attack on the 66th Division of the Japanese Army.

They first wiped out an infantry squadron on the outskirts of the Japanese army, and then launched a fierce battle with the Japanese reinforcements. The battle lasted for an hour.The British and Yin troops could not resist the Japanese attack and began to retreat.

The Japanese army chased after them for 15 kilometers. Gao Jiu led the main force of the coalition forces to ambush in front. As long as the Japanese army advanced another 5 kilometers, they could eat up the Japanese army.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese army stopped advancing.

After Gao Jiu received the telegram, he ordered the decoy troops to continue to harass the Japanese army, hoping to lure them into the ambush circle.

What was even more unexpected was that the Japanese were not fooled.They left a small group of troops to fight back, but the main force actually retreated.

Gao Jiu was very puzzled. The Japanese always looked down on the British and Yin troops. They always pursued and fought fiercely. What happened today?
The British army and the Yin army surrounded a squadron of the Japanese army, hoping that the main force of the Japanese army could return and rescue them.

Unexpectedly, the determination of the Japanese to retreat was so firm that even the Japanese troops in this squadron were abandoned, and they ran back to the original station directly, and immediately began to build a defensive position.

It's really evil.Gao Jiu, Guo Hengming, Tian Chuan and the British generals were a little puzzled by the actions of the Japanese.

A message came soon, and Gao Jiu and the others finally figured out what the problem was.

It turned out that on this morning, a squad of Taohuashan guerrillas was ordered to reconnoitre the enemy's situation. Their purpose was to find a way to outflank the Japanese army.

When they came to the Marado Valley, they saw the dense vegetation on the mountain in front of them. Li Mingwei, the squad leader of the guerrillas, was worried that they would be ambushed by the Japanese here, so he sent two scouts to search forward with an interval of 50 meters. , and the rest of the personnel followed 300 meters to avoid the loss of the main force when attacked.

The two special forces members searched forward very carefully, but found nothing, so they beckoned for the members behind to follow.

Li Mingwei, the squad leader of the guerrillas, saw that there was nothing going on ahead, so he led his team to follow.

Suddenly, fierce gunfire sounded on the hillside, and two special forces members were shot and fell to the ground.

Seeing the ambush, Li Mingwei and others immediately searched for hidden objects and launched a counterattack against the enemy.

They were attacked by an infantry squad of the Japanese army. Seeing that there were few guerrillas in Taohuashan, they rushed down while firing.

The enemy was condescending, and the special forces were in an unfavorable terrain. Li Mingwei decisively led the guerrillas to retreat while fighting.

The members of the Taohuashan Special Operations Team are suitable for fighting in the mountains. Soon after, they got rid of the enemy's pursuit. However, during the battle, three special operations members died, and the bodies remained there.

The Japanese rushed down the valley and examined the bodies of the attackers. They found that although the attackers wore the uniforms of the Indu army, their faces were Chinese.

Seeing Chinese people here, the Japanese squad leader felt that it was unusual, so he sent someone to report to his superiors.

Li Mingwei and others lost three special forces members, feeling very upset.He formed two combat teams and was ready to return to retaliate against the Japanese infantry squad.

After a fierce battle, they annihilated at least 30 Japanese soldiers and avenged their fallen comrades.

They then reported the situation to their superiors.

Gao Jiu guessed that the Japanese probably came to Indu because they discovered that those special forces members were Chinese, and guessed that it might be Gao Jiu's Taohuashan guerrillas.

Gao Jiu's guess was right, and it was indeed because of this reason.

After the commanders of the Japanese army received the report, they reported the situation to the higher levels, and finally the information was passed to the headquarters of the Japanese 16th Army.

When the commander attacked Yindu, what he was most worried about was Gao Jiu's intervention, because he knew that both the British army and the Yin army had close ties with Gao Jiu, and obtained weapons, equipment and ammunition from Gao Jiu. supplies.When they discovered these Chinese, they learned that these Chinese were very powerful, and their combat effectiveness was significantly higher than that of ordinary Indu troops.

From this point, it can basically be guessed that they are part of the famous Taohuashan guerrillas.

Since the Taohuashan guerrillas appeared in Yindu, it is very likely that Gao Jiu also came here.

The British army and the Yin army have been suppressed and beaten by the Japanese army, but today they took the initiative to attack the 66th Division of the Japanese army. This behavior alone is already a bit unusual. If you add the Taohuashan guerrillas in the Yindu, it's easy to understand, it shows that these British and Yin troops are confident, and Gao Jiu must be behind them.

After thinking about this, the commander of the 16th Army immediately ordered the 66th Division to stop the pursuit, return to the original station, and build fortifications on the spot.

Not long after, the commander changed his mind again. He ordered the 66th Division to abandon the original plan and move closer to the 16th Army headquarters stationed by the sea to avoid being wiped out by Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu and the others were discussing the next step, and when they received the report ahead, they couldn't help feeling even more depressed.

The main force of the Japanese army shrank together, and this battle was difficult to fight.

Not only that, these Japanese troops actually shrank to the oil-producing area, which made it even more difficult.

The retreat of the Japanese army gave up a large area of ​​the occupied land of Indu, which was a good thing for Sir Henry and others, but for Gao Jiu, he did not take advantage of it.Oil is still controlled by the Japanese. In order to fight this battle, he took out a lot of weapons, ammunition and other materials.

Gao Jiu and the generals of the coalition army discussed the next countermeasures, and everyone felt that this battle was not easy to fight.The main forces of the Japanese army were all gathered together. If the main force of the coalition forces went forward to attack, the main force of the Japanese army suddenly counterattacked. Given the quality of the coalition forces, they were no match for the Japanese army at all, and they might suffer heavy losses.

After thinking carefully, Gao Jiu said, "Since we can't separate the Japanese army and annihilate them one by one, it's not that we can't do anything about them.

Since the main force of the Japanese army is gathered together, the area they control is limited.My opinion is to organize a small group of guerrillas to harass the Japanese army, keep them restless day and night, and force them to come out to fight. Our main force will lie in ambush in the surrounding areas, and we will make plans after weakening the strength of the Japanese army. "

Sir Henry and the British Governor in Burma also had no good solution, and they couldn't offer any advice on how to carry out guerrilla warfare, so they asked Gao Jiu to arrange it.

Gao Jiu decided to draw 100 companies with strong combat effectiveness from the British and Yin troops, led by Taohuashan special forces, to look for various opportunities to attack the Japanese army. The main force is ready to annihilate the Japanese army at any time.

Guo Hengming was responsible for the entire attack on the Japanese army.He convened the heads of 100 companies, explained guerrilla tactics to them, and stipulated that every three companies should be used as a combat unit, and one company would be dispatched at a time to attack the Japanese army, and the remaining two companies would follow behind the company. If the Japanese launched a counterattack, they were responsible for covering the retreat of the company.

In order to launch an attack on the Japanese army, Guo Hengming allocated six mortars, one heavy machine gun, and twenty light machine guns to each of the 100 companies. All the other personnel were equipped with submachine guns. The firepower can completely defeat the two infantry squadrons of the Japanese army.

Soon after, Guo Hengming commanded these combat units to attack the Japanese army.

That night, Guo Hengming personally led a combat unit to the periphery of the defense zone of the Japanese 66th Division.

During the day, they were optimistic about the target to attack at night. When night fell, Guo Hengming sent one of the companies to touch the periphery of the Japanese defensive position.

According to the tactics taught by Guo Hengming, the company commander of the British army first ordered several soldiers to shoot at the Japanese.

After the Japanese army was attacked, they launched a firepower counterattack immediately. The soldiers had already set up mortars. They aimed at the place where the muzzles of the Japanese army flashed, and each gun fired four mortar shells in succession. Light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns fired at the Japanese army, and then quickly left the battle.

The Japanese army lost at least 20 people in this fire attack. They were very angry, but it was dark outside, and they did not dare to come out rashly to retaliate.

The officers and soldiers of the British army tasted the sweetness and felt very excited. Soon after, they quietly touched the vicinity of the Japanese army's position, adopted the same tactics, and launched another fire attack on the Japanese army, killing at least a dozen Japanese soldiers. .

The Japanese are very vicious in their bones, they are not willing to suffer this loss, so they dispatched a squadron of infantry and rushed towards the attackers.

The officers and soldiers of the British army withdrew quickly.When the Japanese army chased them over, the two companies of the British army who had already ambushed around opened fire violently at the Japanese army, directly killing half of the Japanese army's squadron.

The Japanese army had no choice but to retreat hastily.

After tonight's battle, the officers and soldiers of the British army knew how to conduct guerrilla warfare.They passed on the experience of this battle to other British troops, and the British combat units from all walks of life launched attacks on the Japanese army in turn.

Under the leadership of the Taohuashan guerrillas, the Burmese army and the Indu army also adopted the same tactics to continuously harass the Japanese army.

At the beginning, all combat units attacked the Japanese army at night. With the continuous enrichment of combat experience, they were not idle during the day and also launched attacks on the Japanese army.

The coalition forces attacked the Japanese army and caused heavy losses to the Japanese army.Although one attack by each combat unit can only cause a small number of Japanese casualties, there were almost 100 attacks in one day, and the Japanese army lost more than 5000 people in just a few days, such a big loss.It was really unbearable for the Japanese army.

The grassroots commanders of the Japanese army were really confused by these guerrillas, so they asked the Commander for tactical guidance.

The commander of the 16th Army is now completely certain that the one commanding the coalition forces to fight is Gao Jiu himself, and only Gao Jiu’s Taohuashan guerrillas are as annoying as mosquitoes, sucking your blood at night, but you can’t hit them He, this feeling is really too uncomfortable.

After serious consideration, the commander decided to organize more than one brigade of mobile troops in each of the Japanese troops at the front. When encountering an enemy attack, he would attack suddenly with an absolutely superior force to eliminate the attackers.

That evening, the Japanese army was attacked by a small unit of the Yin army. They had been guarding against this move for a long time. After discovering that they were attacked, they immediately used the artillery units that had been prepared to bombard the enemy army, and then directly dispatched A battalion of infantry rushed out.

The officers and soldiers of the Yin army had long been guarding against the enemy's hand. After they launched an attack, they immediately began to retreat.

Although the enemy's artillery fire was fierce, it only caused a small number of casualties among the soldiers of the army.When the Japanese infantry brigade chased them out, the other two companies that had already ambushed launched a blockade, killing and wounding many enemies.

When the Japanese army opened up its posture and was about to launch an attack, the three regiments of this combat unit took turns to cover and quickly withdrew.

The Japanese army continued to encounter resistance, and lost soldiers and generals.Soon after, the Yinjun disappeared.

In this battle, the Japanese army lost nearly 300 people and basically got nothing, so they had to retreat to their own formation.

Just as they were retreating, there was suddenly another roar of machine guns.In the dense bushes, two light machine guns fired at the Japanese army again, killing more than 20 Japanese soldiers on the spot.

When the Japanese army launched a counterattack against the attackers, those people had already mounted their horses and fled.

Famous teachers produce outstanding apprentices.Under the instruction of the Taohuashan guerrillas, the tactical level of the British, Yin and Burmese troops has been greatly improved.

After a wing of the Burmese army launched an attack on the Japanese army, it then began to retreat.

The brigade of Japanese troops chased after them, and the Japanese army was already frightened. They dispatched two infantry brigades at once, with a total of 2000 troops. They were determined to eliminate these hateful attackers.

Seeing the Burmese fleeing, they gave chase.

Unexpectedly, they ran across the grass in front of them when they saw the Burmese, and they naturally followed.

But what is very strange is that when the Burmese passed by here, there was no problem, but when the Japanese army passed by, many Japanese officers and soldiers stepped on landmines and were blown up.

It turned out that the officers and soldiers of the Burmese army knew that after they attacked the Japanese army, the Japanese army would come out to pursue them, so they planted a large number of mines in the grass in advance, and they made a signal on the ground in advance. When retreating, the people behind followed those in front. Human steps avoid those mines.

When the Japanese army came over, they didn't know the twists and turns, so someone stepped on a landmine.

(End of this chapter)