Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 371 The Different Guanjianao Battle

On the twelfth day.

Just as the boss, the deputy chief of staff and others were discussing the current battle situation, a combat staff officer hurried in.

"Boss, the intelligence department reported that a group of nearly a thousand Japanese troops was approaching Wangjiayu from Qin County via Xiying. Food was robbed, and even the usual water wells were destroyed.”

As soon as the words fell, everyone present gasped, and then their teeth itch with hatred.

Because of the insight into the situation of the Japanese army's sweeping in advance, the Eighth Route Army moved from Wangjiayu in Wuxiang to Xijing Town in the northwest of Licheng three days ago.

At the same time, manpower was also arranged to evacuate the local people. Unexpectedly, some ordinary people could not escape.

"The nose of this Japanese army is very good. Look at their marching route, it is specially directed at the headquarters of our Eighth Route Army!" said the deputy chief of staff.

The boss slapped the pen in his hand on the table and shouted angrily: "It's too rampant, since they dare to go to the base area to kill, burn and loot, then we can't let them go!"

Everyone was still discussing the inexplicable appearance of a Japanese army in other base areas. As a result, such a Japanese army also appeared in the original headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

"It seems that there is really an advance team of the Japanese army lurking into the base area in advance, otherwise the Japanese army would not be so sensitive and aware of the location of our headquarters. Boss, eat them?" said the deputy chief of staff.

"Electricly order the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the Jinsui Military Region, and their subordinate secondary military regions to eliminate this group of Japanese vanguard troops burning, killing and looting in the base area at all costs!" the boss ordered.

"The location of the Huangyadong arsenal is hidden. Even if the Japanese army arrived in Xijing Town, they would not be able to find out the specific location of the arsenal. However, the secret service team at the headquarters cannot move, and they still need to undertake security work!"

"Zhou Weihan's Tainan Military Region has a lot of troops, but he has to deal with the offensive of at least two regiments from the [-]st Division, and the Second Regiment of the Independent Detachment in Shexian County has a special position and cannot move easily!"

"I think it is possible to transfer some troops from the Taiyue Military Region, and at the same time let the 385th Brigade and the New 386th Brigade on the northern line return to the inner line to form an encirclement trend for this group of Japanese troops. .” The deputy chief of staff suggested.On the same day, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army officially issued a combat order: the 772nd and 16th regiments of the 385th Brigade moved northward to the junction of Wuxiang and Licheng, the 769th Regiment of the 28th Brigade advanced from north to south, and the 29th and 22th regiments of the newly formed Tenth Brigade were encircled in the east. It happened that the 22nd Regiment of the First Desperate Column rushed from the surrounding area of ​​Linfen to the Taihang base area, so the [-]nd Regiment encircled them from west to east.

It was the Okazaki Brigade of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army that sneaked into the Taihang base area, and the personnel and firepower configuration were exactly the same as those of the Yamazaki Brigade.

Just when the Eighth Route Army encircled it, Gangqi Brigade saw that the situation was not good, and quickly moved northward from Wangjiayu, retreating towards the northern part of Wuxiang County, preparing to seize Daowuxiang and retreat westward to Qin County.

As a result, it was hit head-on by the 22nd Regiment, which was formed by Zhou Weihan himself. Although the weapons and equipment were not comparable to the current Jing Dagang 22st Regiment, it was more than enough to intercept the Okazaki Brigade.

The Okazaki brigade had no intention of fighting, leaving a small group of troops to stop it, and withdrew overnight to the vicinity of Guanjianao in Panlong Town.

Guanjianao is located in the heart of the Taihang Anti-Japanese Base Area, 13 miles north of Zhuanbi Village, Panlong Town, Wuxiang County.

Guanjianao is a high hill surrounded by mountains. The top of the hill is a flat land with a radius of several hundred meters, which is very suitable for deploying troops.

To the north is a steep cliff, and below is a deep ditch. The east and west sides have steep slopes, and only the south slope is relatively gentle, which can be used as an offensive route.Therefore, Guanjianao can be described as a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

There were more than 50 households surnamed Guan originally inhabited on the south slope of Guanjianao, and cave dwellings with one hole after another were built along the mountain wall.

At this time, the people in the village had already moved out, and on the opposite side of the south slope was a hill called Liushunao, which was higher than Guanjianao. The path to Guanjianao.

What is different from history is that since there had been obvious fighting in the Tainan Military Region, the Eighth Route Army headquarters quickly passed a resolution. Therefore, when the Okazaki Brigade withdrew to Guanjianao, the two regiments of the New Tenth Brigade encircled from the east , has already taken the first step to occupy Guanjianao and Liushunao with dangerous terrain.

At this time, in Guanjianao and Liushunao, the two regiments of the New Tenth Brigade took advantage of the terrain and formed a tight firepower network.

When the Okazaki Brigade, which fled in a hurry, was ambushed by the New Tenth Brigade again when they arrived at Guanjianao, they were seriously injured.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Okazaki Zhihei, filled with grief and indignation, ordered the troops to forcibly capture Guanjianao and Liushunao, trying to gain a chance of survival.

The two sides fought fiercely for two hours. Group after group of Japanese troops attacking along the hillside were repelled by the New Tenth Brigade. Even with the artillery support of the mountain artillery, the Gangqi Brigade still suffered more than half of the casualties.

That night, the sky was still dark.

The various units of the Eighth Route Army encircling from all sides completely besieged the Okazaki Brigade near Guanjianao. Because it was a night battle, the Okazaki Brigade had no air support from aircraft, and the Japanese army of more than a thousand people was completely wiped out.

In this campaign, the Eighth Route Army dispatched six main regiments and wiped out more than 1100 people from the Okazaki Brigade. The Eighth Route Army headquarters issued orders decisively, and did not even hold a division-brigade combat meeting. The speed at which the regiments assembled was unprecedented. , arrived at Guanjianao in only six hours.

After the battle, the boss and the deputy chief of staff walked on the battlefield.

The deputy chief of staff said: "Boss, this battle was fought very happily and neatly. At first, I thought that the artillery regiment of the headquarters needed to take action. Unexpectedly, this group of Japanese troops was wiped out like this!"

"The location chosen by the New Tenth Brigade is ingenious. If the terrain around you really allows the Japanese army to seize Guanjianao, it will be easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even with the artillery support of the artillery regiment, it will be a tough nut to crack!" The boss pointed to the surrounding area. The terrain said, with a sense of joy in his tone.

At this time, each military region and brigade-level organization of the Eighth Route Army had more or less artillery pieces. Like the headquarters artillery regiment, there were more artillery pieces of all kinds, and due to the transaction with Yu Terai, the artillery shell reserves were sufficient.

At this moment, the deputy chief of staff looked up at the sky, and then said: "It's time for the regiments participating in the battle to transfer. The 22nd regiment will move with the headquarters. The rest of the divisions will jump to the outside line separately before the Japanese army's encirclement is completed!"

The boss nodded, and the transfer orders were issued one after another.

As for the 22nd Regiment of the Desperate Column, the headquarters was specially transferred to cover the transfer of the headquarters, logistics agencies, and the Northern Bureau.

Similar to Lijiagou, Guanjianao battles were staged in various bases of the Eighth Route Army one after another. The tentacles of various Japanese troops reaching into the base areas were cut off, and the No. [-] battle plan formulated by Neiji Okamura was completely ruined.

However, the Japanese army's sweep of the various base areas was not over, and more brutal battles were yet to come.

　Alas, if you want to attend your brother's wedding, you can't do the things that the brothers have mentioned.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)