Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 373 Raiding Pingshun
Pingshun is located in the east of Changzhi, the eastern gateway of Changzhi, bordering on Ci County in the east, Lucheng in the northwest and Lin County in the southeast.

At the beginning of the negotiation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Pingshun was used as the boundary, the north was the area where the Eighth Route Army was active, and the south was the territory of the national army.

At the junction of Cixian and Pingshun.

At this time, Zhou Weihan led his troops to rest and reorganize here. More than [-] people from his troops took Lijiagou from Wu'an and went south to Ci County, and then turned east and marched towards Pingshun.

The artillery battalion is fine with trucks, and a regiment marches on two legs, even the horses of the cavalry regiment can't afford to run long distances.

"Old Zhou, this is a telegram from the Fourth Regiment, please read it!" Xing Zhiguo said as he handed over a telegram.

Zhou Weihan took a look and said in surprise: "Wang Yigong and the others are making good progress!"

"It was a wonderful move to allow the Second Battalion of the Fourth Regiment to enter Pingshun in advance. The foundation was laid when it was mentioned. The comrades in Pingshun and the people responded positively. I think the next step will be to use Pingshun as a forward position to confront the Japanese army in Changzhi. , In this way, the strategic depth of the base area will be even greater!" Xing Zhiguo suggested.

Zhou Weihan nodded. Yang Xiansheng's Second Battalion was sent to Pingshun on the one hand to respond to the request of the Changzhi prefectural government to send a main force to help develop the local government, and on the other hand to reduce the threat of the Japanese army in Changzhi.

Today, with comrades from the local county brigade as guides and the second battalion, the Binh Thuan guerrilla brigade as the vanguard, the fourth regiment is attacking the city of Binh Thuan. In just two days, 21 large and small strongholds in the east of Binh Thuan have been pulled out, occupying half of the country in Binh Thuan.

The main reason why the Fourth Regiment was able to achieve such a record is that the Japanese army concentrated its defense forces in the suburbs and south of Changzhi to guard against the national army in the first theater.

At the beginning of the war, the Fourth Regiment lacked the artillery to attack fortified areas, so they still used the old method of encircling a point to fight for reinforcements. They selected a large Japanese stronghold, the Second Battalion and the local armed forces in Pingshun to attack, while the main force of the Fourth Regiment ambushed in the surrounding area.

The little devil is not stupid. Hearing that a large number of Eighth Route Army appeared in the east of Pingshun, the Japanese and puppet troops in the nearby strongholds did not dare to send troops alone to reinforce them.

The Japanese and puppet troops with only a few strongholds jointly dispatched troops and gathered together as reinforcements along the way. It seemed that there were a lot of troops, but in fact there were only more than [-] Japanese troops and five or six hundred puppet troops.

Facing the ambush of the Fourth Regiment, the puppet army with a large number was about to collapse, but the Japanese army was too small to form resistance at all.

After initially annihilating part of the Japanese and puppet troops in Pingshun, the four regiments were divided into multiple groups, the third battalion attacked south, the second battalion was in the middle, and the first battalion was led by Wang Yigong himself due to the absence of the battalion commander Zhang Hao, and the political commissar Gao Zhiheng led the regiment. And the directly subordinate team followed behind, sitting in the regiment headquarters, disposing of prisoners, contacting local comrades, organizing young and strong, and transferring supplies.

The handover base is located in the northern boundary of the central part of Pingshun, and it is the second day of the battle of Lijiagou.

At this time, the first battalion and the first battalion led by Wang Yigong had just attacked the hand-in stronghold.

"Captain, you have to use this iron guy to fight the little devil's stronghold. It's so fucking enjoyable. After a few shells, go straight up to collect corn!" The person who spoke was Su Baowei, the commander of the third company of the first battalion. Two Type [-] infantry guns were giggling.

These two cannons were seized from the reinforcements of the Japanese army. Since then, the Fourth Regiment's offensive has become more violent, and they turned around and took over the large stronghold that the Second Battalion was feigning to attack.

Wang Yigong was also very happy to see these two cannons. Zhou Weihan concentrated most of the cannons in the artillery battalion. You must know that only the third regiment of Wuqin in the independent detachment had two Italian cannons. The regiment also had only 82 mortars.

"The main force is coming soon, let the scattered troops gather immediately. Our fourth regiment must concentrate the main force to break through in the north of Pingshun, and quickly get in touch with the new regiment and the 28th regiment in Lucheng!" Wang Yigong thought for a while, and directly ordered.

That afternoon, before the rest of the Fourth Regiment had arrived, the anti-aircraft artillery company dispatched by Zhou Weihan in advance had already rushed to support.

That night, all commanders and fighters of the fourth regiment assembled near the handover stronghold.

At the pre-war combat meeting, all the cadres at the battalion and company level of the Fourth Regiment were grinning like flowers.

"Looking at how restless you all are, you look like old hats if you seize some equipment!" Wang Yigong scolded with a smile.

"Commander, don't think the puppet army in Pingshun area is very effective, but it's not the same as the puppet army in other areas. It's rich and oily. Each person is equipped with [-] rounds of rifle ammunition, forming a company-level organization. The combat unit is equipped with one heavy machine gun and three light machine guns, which is annoying!" said a company commander of the Fourth Regiment.

"This is not surprising at all. After all, Pingshun is supported by the puppet army. It is normal to have better equipment. Otherwise, the comrades of the local county brigade would not have been defeated by the puppet army many times!" Second Battalion Commander Yang Xiansheng explained.

"Okay, let's get down to business. Now the detachment leader and the others have arrived at the junction of Ci County and Pingshun. Take a rest tonight and come over to join us tomorrow!" Wang Yigong said.

"Regimental Commander, I just saw the anti-aircraft artillery of the Artillery Battalion arrive. Now, can we let go of our hands and feet? Pingshun County is right in front of us. We are all here. Why don't we knock down Pingshun County?" Yang Xiansheng asked with a smile.

"What the hell, can't you tell the primary and secondary tasks?" Wang Yigong scolded.

"Hey, now our fourth regiment's mission is in touch with Lucheng's new first regiment and other departments in time. It can't be that the detachment leaders will arrive tomorrow, and we are still pulling out the little devils' strongholds one by one!" Gao Zhiheng said.

The reason why Zhou Weihan was in a hurry to get the fourth regiment to open the passage was not because the artillery battalion was traveling by truck. The infantry had no problem walking the mountain trails, but the artillery battalion could not.

In Wu'an and Ci County, all roads are taken. After arriving in Pingshun, of course, you have to take the roads occupied by the Japanese army to quickly reach Lucheng.

"The first battalion is responsible for the three strongholds of Langwo, Gujia Village, and Damiao, the second battalion is responsible for Shangfen Village and Daliuzhuang, and the third battalion is responsible for the two towns of Tijuwu and Baozidian!"

"Six anti-aircraft guns, two for each battalion. Rest early tonight. I don't care when you set off. Each battalion decides for itself. There is only one requirement. I want your battalions to be at the junction of Pingshun and Lucheng before twelve o'clock tomorrow. Gather at the Xinzhuang stronghold!" Wang Yigong said.

"Yes!" Everyone present responded.

The strongholds mentioned above are located on both sides of the road. The first battalion is responsible for attacking the furthest from the stronghold. Time is tight, and the troops have to take trails to reach the stronghold. The three battalions have no way to conduct unified operations.

Under the premise that the fourth regiment had the advantage, Wang Yigong simply let the battalions fight randomly. In a word, it was necessary to ensure that the main force led by Zhou Weihan was unimpeded.

　I just came back from a wedding today, Chapter 2 will be released soon, do you guys still have a monthly pass?
　　
　
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