The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 904 The pie in the sky

Guo Hengming's words were very clear, taking advantage of the fact that the Yuanzheng Army troops were here, they might as well fight a battle, otherwise, relying on the strength of the Golden Triangle alone, there might be big troubles in the future.

Wang Guimin also agreed with Guo Hengming's opinion, saying that it is better to fight this battle.

The reason why Gao Jiu hesitated was because unconsciously, some changes occurred in his mentality.Now the Anti-Japanese War is gradually drawing to a close.He didn't want to lose a large number of Taohuashan guerrillas before victory.Of course, he also thinks what everyone said makes sense.After careful consideration, he agreed with everyone's opinions and decided to drive away the 65th Division of the Japanese Army.

However, the previous offensive plan needs to be changed. Now Gao Jiu's goal is no longer to annihilate this group of Japanese troops, but to drive them away from here.The goal has changed, and the battle plan will naturally change.He asked Jia Liu to send a telegram to the Thai general, asking him to come and discuss the plan to fight the Japanese army.

The anti-Japanese armed forces led by the Thai generals have also made great progress with the help of Gao Jiu over the years.Now his troops have grown to four regiments, more than 1 people, and most of the equipment is also provided by the Golden Triangle.He is very willing to help Gao Jiu fight together, and he can get great benefits every time.

Sure enough, when he came this time, Gao Jiu still told him a piece of good news.First of all, Gao Jiu will provide another batch of weapons and equipment for his troops in this battle, and after driving away the Japanese army, all the mines and industrial areas controlled by the Japanese army will be owned by the Thai general.

Thai generals have long been eyeing the Japanese industrial zone here.If he had this strength, he would have taken down this place long ago and made it his own.Now that there is such a good thing, he is of course full of joy, and immediately decides to launch an attack on the Japanese army with Gao Jiu and others.

After discussion, Gao Jiu, Yuan Zhengjun and the Thai troops reached a consensus.This battle does not carry out a strong attack, but to besiege the 65th Division of the Japanese Army and eventually force them to retreat.

The troops of the Yuanzheng Army were about to withdraw, and there was not so much time left for them. A long-term siege might take several months or even longer.It is impossible to achieve the goal in such a short period of time, but Gao Jiu believes that the Japanese army does not know the news that the Yuanzheng army is about to withdraw. If the siege can be carried out, it will put a huge pressure on their material supply, and the Japanese army may choose to withdraw. of.

After the plan was finalized, the Taohuashan guerrillas, the Yuanzheng army, and the Thai army surrounded the Japanese army from the east, west, and north. They wanted to leave the south side and leave a retreat for the Japanese army to force them to retreat.

The battle started early this morning.The artillery fire of the Taohuashan guerrillas, the Yuanzheng army and the Thai army launched a fierce shelling on the Japanese positions.

After receiving the report, the head of the 65th Division of the Japanese Army was not worried about it. He believed that with the fortifications of the Japanese army in this area, no matter how many enemy troops came, they would be able to repel them or even wipe them out. .

Facing the fierce artillery fire of the enemy, the division commander ordered the troops to withdraw from the surface positions and enter the tunnel, preparing to attack the invading enemy.

However, to his surprise, the enemy did not launch an attack, but harassed them with artillery fire from time to time.He ordered his troops to conduct reconnaissance to find out the situation of the enemy.

Not long after, the situation was reported.The enemy forces besieging the 65th Division included Yuanzheng troops, Thai troops and Taohuashan guerrillas.They have surrounded the defense area of ​​the 65th Division from three sides, leaving only the south side.Obviously, it is to force them to evacuate from the south.

The Japanese army invested a lot of money in the construction of this industrial zone, and it has now become a cornucopia.Of course, the Japanese army refused to give up here easily.

The division commander of the Japanese army saw clearly the enemy's intentions, and he said contemptuously: "Don't pay attention to them, just let them surround you outside. I'll see how long they can last."

Of course, the head of the division still reported what happened here to his superiors, and said that they would unswervingly stick to the industrial zone and ensure that they could hold it.

The reason why the division commanders of the Japanese army have such confidence is because they have stored a large amount of food and other materials in the industrial area, which is enough for the Japanese army here to last for two months.

Gao Jiu and the others were not impatient, and ordered the troops to dig trenches on the spot, making preparations to besiege the Japanese army for a long time.

At the beginning, the division commander of the Japanese army sneered at the enemy's siege and didn't take it seriously at all. However, after two weeks passed, he realized that life was getting more and more difficult.

The food stored in the industrial zone was indeed enough for the Japanese army to feed for two months, but the Japanese army could not only eat food, meat, vegetables, including salt, many materials needed to be purchased outside.

Of course, these threats to the Japanese army are not too great.The willpower of the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army is relatively strong, and such difficulties cannot be difficult for them.

But the head of the division still missed a problem, that is, in this industrial area, not only the Japanese army, but also tens of thousands of miners in the mine, including the Japanese management personnel, these people also have to eat.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army felt tremendous pressure, and he realized that this would not work for a long time.He suggested using the gap left by the enemy in the south to send troops out to purchase various supplies.

The head of the division didn't think so, but he knew very well that there were people from the Taohuashan guerrillas among the enemy troops. Those guys were extremely cunning. Since their purpose was to force the Japanese army away, they would never allow the Japanese army to be replenished.

He said: "I'm afraid this won't work. When our people go out to purchase, they will definitely be intercepted by the enemy."

The chief of staff suggested: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, even so, we have to try it. I suggest first sending a small group of troops to go out quietly at night to test the enemy's strength."

The head of the division of the Japanese army adopted the suggestion of the chief of staff. He called the head of the logistics section of the division headquarters and asked the logistics department to send someone out to purchase supplies. He sent the squadron directly under the division headquarters to take charge of the cover.

The judgment of the head of the division was accurate. The people sent by the Japanese army were attacked by the Taohuashan guerrillas on the way, and the whole army was almost wiped out. Only a few soldiers escaped back.

In fact, it was because the Peach Blossom Mountain guerrillas did not kill them all. Gao Jiu ordered that as long as the enemy army was repelled, it was enough to keep people and let them go back to report the funeral, increasing their psychological pressure.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army suggested that the head of the division ask for tactical guidance from his superiors. To put it bluntly, he sent reinforcements to come for reinforcements.

This matter made the head of the division very embarrassed, because the superior had considered that if reinforcements were sent, they might encounter an ambush by the enemy on the road.At that time, the superior asked the head of the division if he could defend the industrial zone by himself?
The head of the division vowed at the time that he would be able to firmly hold on to his defense zone without the need for reinforcements from his superiors.

Now asking him to open his mouth to ask for help from his superiors is purely slapping himself in the face.He pondered for a while, unable to make up his mind.

Seeing the hesitation of the head of the division, the chief of staff urged: "His Excellency, head of the division, make up your mind quickly. Many of the laborers in the mountains have starved to death. If this continues, something big will happen."

The head of the division understood what he meant. Although the laborers in the mine were all cheated or captured by the Japanese army, the Japanese army did not treat them as human beings. Now that the food shortage has greatly reduced their food distribution, there have already begun to be many People are starving.

The head of the division of the Japanese army has even made preparations. If it is impossible, these workers will be executed directly. At worst, they will wait until the enemy retreats and then catch another group of workers. With the viciousness of the little devils, such a thing is simply impossible Don't take it seriously.

However, the enemy they faced was the terrifying Taohuashan guerrillas. Gao Jiu had sent clear-coded telegrams more than once, warning the Japanese army not to massacre innocent people.If there is another large-scale death incident among the laborers here, once Gao Jiu hates it, the waiting for the 65th Division will definitely be a catastrophe. Basically, he is the head of the division, unless he runs back to Japan. go.Even if he could make up a reason, even shoot himself, pretending to be injured and return to Japan, his future would be over.

He weighed it over and over again, and felt that his own face was not that important now, and he had to solve the immediate crisis quickly.So he made up his mind and sent a telegram to his superiors, requesting tactical guidance.

第65师团隶属于日军第15军，第15军的司令官也是少壮派将领之一，对于桃花山游击队多少还是有点不服气。接到了第65师团长求援的电报之后，他就派出了驻扎在越南的第140师团279旅团前去增援。

Gao Jiu has always attached great importance to intelligence work in wars, and has arranged people to monitor all the troops above the brigade level of the Japanese army.

As soon as the 279th Brigade of the Japanese Army left the barracks, the guerrillas of the Vietnamese underground party sent a telegram to Gao Jiu to inform him.

Gao Jiu immediately dispatched a reconnaissance team to track and monitor the Japanese army, and keep informed of the situation of the Japanese reinforcements.

Most of Southeast Asia has a tropical rainforest climate, with dense vegetation and high forest coverage.The 279th Brigade of the Japanese Army spent most of the time walking through the dense forest without any hit.

At the urging of their superiors, they accelerated their march as much as possible and went to Thailand for reinforcements.

That day they walked out of the dense forest and entered a wide and flat area.Although the vegetation here is still dense, most of them are thatch no more than half the height of a person. It is difficult for the Japanese army to hide their whereabouts when marching.

In fact, the reconnaissance team sent by the Taohuashan guerrillas has been monitoring the enemy army and grasping the situation of their march.Seeing the Japanese army appearing in the open area, he sent a telegram to Gao Jiu, reporting the location of the Japanese army.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the air force, which was already in full swing, and a large number of bombers took off from the Golden Triangle, roaring towards the Japanese reinforcements.

The 279th Brigade of the Japanese Army is currently located in the Japanese-occupied area, and it has not been attacked during this march, so it has relaxed its vigilance.

Their large army marched in the open field, and when viewed from a distance, they looked like swarms of locusts moving on the ground.

Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound in the sky. The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army looked up at the sky and saw some tiny black spots in the distance.

The Japanese commanders were very experienced, and they quickly judged that this was an attack from the enemy air force.He hastily shouted loudly: "There is an enemy plane attacking, the troops should be evacuated immediately."

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army also usually received air defense training. When they heard this, they immediately dispersed, and each of them looked for a concealed place to lie down and avoid the bombing of enemy planes.

Soon more than 30 B25 bombers flew over. The pilots of the Taohuashan guerrillas bullied the Japanese army without anti-aircraft weapons. They showed off and flew the bombers to a height of only 300 meters, and then dropped bombs at the Japanese army on the ground.

A large number of aerial bombs fell from the sky, including many 623kg giant bombs.The power of these bomb explosions was so great that even the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were lying on the ground, as long as they were within 20 meters from the bomb's drop point, they would still not be spared.

A few minutes later, the bombers of the Taohuashan guerrillas finished dropping their bombs and roared away.

The brigade commander of the Japanese army looked at the scene of chaos everywhere, his face was gloomy, he frowned and said: "Quickly count the number of people and report the loss."

Not long after, the loss was reported, and the head of the Japanese brigade frowned even more, his face so gloomy that he could wring out water.

The Japanese army suffered extremely heavy losses. After the bombing just now, the casualties of the Japanese army officers and soldiers were more than 700 people, and most of the luggage they carried were destroyed.

Now even without seeing the enemy's face, such a heavy loss has been caused.Looking at the open area ahead, the brigade commander of the Japanese army couldn't help feeling a little worried.

The chief of staff of the Japanese Army said eagerly: "Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, the terrain here is really terrible. Let's hurry up and march, and we must enter the forest area as soon as possible to prevent enemy planes from coming to bomb again."

The head of the brigade pointed to the front and said: "Look ahead, there are at least five hours' journey from here to the forest area in front. Who can guarantee that the enemy planes will not come to bomb again?"

The chief of staff asked: "Then what should we do? Why don't we go back to the mountains and make a detour for reinforcements."

The head of the brigade immediately ordered the map to be brought, and began to study it.

He did find a road that could be detoured to go to reinforcements, but it would take more than 150 kilometers and pass through two fast-flowing rivers on the way. It would take at least three days just to walk this extra distance. It is too far from the requirements of the superiors.

After discussing with the chief of staff, the head of the brigade decided to send a telegram to his superiors for instructions.

Just after the telegram was sent, while waiting for the superior to reply, the roar of the plane came again in the sky.

Soon, the second batch of bombers from the Taohuashan guerrillas flew over again and bombarded the Japanese army indiscriminately.

This time the Japanese army had taken precautions in advance, but this is an open area, so what effect can precautions play in advance?After the bombing, more than [-] people were still lost, and the luggage they carried was basically lost.

(End of this chapter)