Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 382 The final general attack
Just as Zhou Weihan's offensive was advancing vigorously, Ding Wei's 28th Regiment also launched an offensive against the Beiyuan Brigade, the vanguard of the [-]st Division, at the junction of Licheng and Lucheng.

The local armed forces in Lidongnan and Ludongnan also joined the fight. The two bases were established with only more than [-] people.

In addition, the [-]th Battalion of the Xinyi Regiment and the [-]th Battalion, which were not fully formed, were located in the northwest and southeast of Licheng respectively to contain the local garrison Japanese troops.

At the beginning of the battle between the two sides, the twelve mountain cannons of the Japanese Mountain Artillery Brigade mustered their strength, and the shells continued to vent on the positions of the 28th regiment.

If Zhou Weihan hadn't asked Ding Wei to set up multiple positions in advance before the war started, the defense line of the 28th Regiment would have been broken by the Beiyuan Brigade long ago.

Seeing the powerful mountain cannons, Ding Wei had long thought about it, so the third battalion of the 28th regiment moved to the back of the Beiyuan brigade ahead of schedule.

In the artillery units of the Japanese army, only sergeants and officers were equipped with self-defense pistols, and the rest of the soldiers were all equipped with bayonets.

In order to prevent the artillery positions from being attacked by the Eighth Route Army, Kitahara Jiro specially arranged an infantry squadron to serve as guards.

However, the battle happened too suddenly. The third battalion quietly dealt with the Japanese soldiers guarding the perimeter, and then launched a surprise attack. The third battalion of the 28th regiment hit the Japanese artillery position by surprise.

The more than [-] Japanese artillery had no effect at all, and only the Japanese squadron of less than [-] people actually formed resistance, with the firepower of the crooked Japanese machine guns.

More than [-] soldiers from the third battalion were divided into two groups, and the main force quickly rushed into the Japanese defensive position, and the two sides immediately strangled together.

Another group of more than a hundred soldiers, mostly holding short guns and light machine guns, bypassed the Japanese infantry and went straight to the Japanese artillery positions, trying to wipe them out before the Japanese artillery destroyed the mountain artillery.

The battle on the frontal battlefield was equally fierce. Taking advantage of the flameout of the Japanese artillery, under the cover of mortars, the 28st and [-]nd Battalions of the [-]th Regiment, as well as the directly-affiliated teams and local armed forces totaled [-] people. They were divided into three groups and launched a full-scale counterattack. .

After hearing the gunshots from behind, Kitahara Jiro intended to return to help, but after repeated battles, there were only more than [-] soldiers left in his hands. Facing the offensive of the Eighth Route Army, he could only barely protect himself.

"Boom!" An explosion sounded, and a [-]-type heavy machine gun that was still raging just now was blown up.

The soldiers who had been suppressed by the heavy machine gun fire just now charged again, and then the Japanese army's left-wing position was broken through, and the Japanese troops on the left wing fought and retreated towards the brigade headquarters one after another.

Regarding the situation on the front line, Ding Wei had already had a well-thought-out plan. This would see the Japanese army's positions being continuously broken through, and the remaining Japanese troops being compressed to a corner.

Ding Wei raised his eyebrows happily: "Political Commissar, have you seen this? This little devil is also a human being, and they all carry a head on one shoulder. The combat effectiveness of our regiment has already caught up with the Japanese army!"

"Old Ding, what you said is the truth, but we still have to proceed from the objective facts. Since our 28th regiment arrived in Tainan, the struggle situation in Tainan is much better than that in Jizhong, and it is also much more stable. Soldiers The food conditions have improved, the physical fitness has improved, the troops have undergone a period of training, and the military region has added a batch of equipment, the combat effectiveness of the troops has indeed improved!"

"However, this kind of situation is not common in other base areas. Besides, the [-]st Division can only be regarded as a second-rate army within the Japanese army. If a Type-A division comes over, your blindly optimistic thinking is a no-brainer!" Xiang Ying poured cold water on Ding Wei at the right time.

"Yes, what you said is correct, but what I'm talking about is the current situation. Don't talk about other places, even in North China. Can I not see the gap between our Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army? Okay, let's not talk about it. I'll go to the front line to see!" Ding Wei waved his hand and walked out of the regiment headquarters of the 28th regiment.

The words are divided into two parts.

After the situation on the battlefield became clear, Zhou Weihan immediately ordered the artillery regiment to attack the Japanese army surrounded by regiments outside the village, and then the soldiers rushed forward, drowning the Japanese army in the crowd.

The Japanese army in the village also organized troops to launch a rescue, but they were all blocked by the cavalry regiment, and finally lost their troops and returned without success.

The Japanese artillery trapped in the village accounted for the majority, and Tian Daoshengwu could only watch helplessly as Matsutani Shinya and others were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

Tian Daoshengwu also thought about breaking through, but he couldn't make up his mind for a long time, and he also held a little luck in his heart, maybe he could hold on until the arrival of air support

When Tian Daoshengwu hesitated, Zhou Weihan quickly ordered a group to block the east and south directions of the village, and a new group to block the west and two directions of the village.

The battalions advanced rapidly from four directions, dispersed the artillery fire of the Japanese army, and surrounded the village after paying some casualties, and the mountain artillery of the Japanese army was completely useless.

"I don't believe it, the little devil can still put a bayonet on the mountain cannon? I made the little devil's mountain cannon really disgusting. Damn, if I don't get a few mountain cannons now, I can't swallow this politeness!" Li Yunlong stared in front of his eyes. I wish I could eat the little devils in the village alive.

Li Yunlong was chattering on the side, Zhou Weihan couldn't help frowning, and then said: "Li Yunlong, as the regiment leader, you are not on the front line to command the battle, you are a fart for chatting with me!"

"What the hell?" Li Yunlong didn't know whether he really didn't understand or was just pretending to be stupid.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Li Yunlong was not embarrassed, and smiled dryly: "Hey, on our Xinyi Regiment, our Political Commissar Luo personally commands that, look, you, Zhou Weihan, are the number one in our Tainan Military Region , why don’t you pay attention to your own safety? I don’t worry about this. I personally bring a company of guards to protect your safety. It’s enough, right?”

Zhou Weihan glanced at Li Yunlong, how could he not understand Li Yunlong's little thought, he just wanted to keep an eye on it himself, lest the mountain cannon slip from his hand.

At this time, Xing Zhiguo walked into the temporary headquarters from the outside and reported to Qianqian: "The battalions have completely surrounded the Japanese army in the village, and it is time to launch the final general offensive!"

Then a red flare went up into the sky.

The soldiers rushed up from all directions. The Japanese army also had a heavy machine gun squadron in the village, and twelve Type [-] heavy machine guns were deployed at the entrances of the four villages.

The Japanese army's supply team, lightly wounded, and civilian staff of the division and regiment headquarters all went to the position, and even most of the artillery were forced to take up [-] caps, short guns or bayonets to make the final resistance on the position.

"Da da da!" The heavy machine guns of the Japanese army sprayed the flames, knocking down several soldiers who rushed to the front.

A few shells followed, flooding the Japanese heavy machine gun position.

"Comrades, hurry up, the little devil's headquarters is in the village, take him away!"

"Kill the artillerymen of the little devil!"

The shouts of killing came one after another, the threat of heavy machine guns was lost, and the threat of the Japanese army's position was completely lost.

After all, the fighting power of the heavy soldiers and artillery was not as good as that of the serious infantry. In addition, the number of the Eighth Route Army had a great advantage, and they broke through the Japanese positions one after another in all directions.

A total of six infantry battalions participated in the battle. Although the organizational system was incomplete, each of them formed a temporary commando.

After the various commandos broke through the Japanese positions, they did not make much entanglement, and pointed directly at the Japanese mountain artillery and the headquarters of the [-]st Division.

(End of this chapter)