Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

There used to be a Japanese stronghold near Yongguji, but this stronghold was taken down by the Eighth Route Army twice. Now Wuqin's third regiment is relying on the favorable terrain near Yongguji to deal with the enemy.

There are three basic principles for the Japanese army to build strongholds. One is to occupy important traffic routes. Second, strongholds are often built in places with difficult terrain. This forms the advance base for the sweep.

The 220th Division of the Japanese Army has three infantry regiments, artillery regiments, etc., the division headquarters and directly subordinate units are stationed outside the country, and an infantry brigade under the 220th Infantry Regiment is stationed in Kaifeng, and the rest of the [-]th Regiment is stationed in Lanfeng to the east and The Fourth Cavalry Brigade jointly restrained the southwestern Shandong area.

The 221st Infantry Regiment was stationed in the east of Zheng County and the 219 Regiment stationed in Xinxiang formed a pincer attack on the national army troops in Zheng County.

This time, the 76th Brigade of the Independent Infantry of the First Independent Mixed Brigade in the Liangpu area dispatched more than [-] Japanese troops in addition to the remaining troops in the counties.

The Japanese army in Kaifeng dispatched an infantry brigade, a mountain artillery squadron and more than [-] puppet troops.

The menacing Japanese puppet army faced the blockade of the third regiment along the way, and the Japanese commander Kiyoshi Anzai who was in charge of commanding the operation did not make a detour.

The joint dispatch of the Japanese troops from the two places was originally aimed at eliminating the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Zhinan area. Seeing that there were not a few Eighth Route Army forces blocking the attack, Kiyoshi Anzhai immediately ordered the troops to launch an attack.

After the initial confrontation, the Japanese army realized that the strength of the Eighth Route Army in front of them was extraordinary, and its weapons and equipment and combat effectiveness far surpassed that of the ordinary Chinese army.

Then Kiyoji Anzhai maintained his superior force, dispatched a small number of Japanese troops to supervise a large number of puppet troops to attack from the front, and dispatched two squadrons of Japanese troops to detour from the side and encircle the rear position of the third regiment. With the air support of the plane, they wiped out the Eighth Route Army in front of them in one fell swoop.

The position of the third regiment and the second battalion.

After several hours of fierce fighting with the Japanese army, Wu Qin was worried about the situation on the front line and went to the front line to inspect in person.

"Commander, why are you here?" Second Battalion Commander Shi Daping asked.

When Wu Qin came, he saw that the stretcher team transported the seriously wounded to the rear, and now the lightly wounded were simply bandaged at the battalion headquarters of the Second Battalion.

"How about the casualties in your battalion? Are there enough ammunition supplies?" Wu Qin asked with concern.

"Reporting to the head of the regiment, fifty-six people from our second battalion lost their lives, and forty were seriously injured!"

Wu Qin nodded after hearing this. When the second battalion came, there were 540 combatants. Now one-fifth of the casualties are still within the acceptable range.

"Hey, regiment commander, the little devil's artillery has been firing non-stop. Since our second battalion took over the position, at least [-] shells hit the head. The mortar man is too short to reach the little devil's artillery position. When will it be fired again?" Pull up those two Italian cannons from our regiment and let the little devil have a taste of their power!" Shi Daping asked with a smile.

"You have a pretty good idea. These two Italian cannons are the treasures of our regiment, and they can only be used at critical times!" Wu Qin immediately refused.

"However, the time to counterattack is coming. The detachment leader and the Xinyi regiment are marching towards us in a hurry. When the time comes, let the little devils have a taste of the power of our Eighth Route Army artillery unit!"

"That's great!"

Wu Qin and Shi Daping left the headquarters of the Second Battalion, groped and moved a little closer to the forward position to observe the situation on the battlefield.

Night battles are both unfavorable and beneficial to both the enemy and us.

It was pitch black on the battlefield, and neither side could see the situation on the other side clearly, except that flares rose into the sky from time to time.

"The little devil has a good plan, forcing the puppet army to continuously attack our position, but he himself supervises the battle behind!"

"Who says it's not, but it's good, since we changed to the puppet army, the casualties of our battalion have come down all at once!"

At the same time, there was a quarrel in the opposite Japanese army headquarters because of an order forwarded by the [-]th Division headquarters.

Neiji Okamura learned that the troops led by Sadaji Suzuki were wiped out by Zhou Weihan in Neihuang, and Sadaji Suzuki and more than [-] Japanese soldiers under his command were smashed on the spot.

That night, a group of military officers were convened to discuss, and finally came to the conclusion that the Japanese army had lost the initiative in this battle. Facing Zhou Weihan, an old opponent, in order to avoid the deterioration of the war situation, it is better to take the initiative to withdraw the troops and concentrate the main forces on the county and along the road. An important stronghold to prevent the Eighth Route Army from expanding its achievements.

Subsequently, this order was issued by the North China Dispatch Army Command to the [-]th Division and all participating troops.

"I don't agree with the withdrawal of troops. Fushimi Palace is still in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. The commander of our brigade died heroically. How can he withdraw his troops so easily?" The speaker was Ma Jianzukahachi, the commander of the First Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in Puyang Kuro.

"Ma Jianjun, I understand your feelings, but the order was issued by General Gangcun himself. The Eighth Route Army that fought fiercely with General Suzuki must be on the way south. Although it may not be directed at Puyang, what General Gangcun said is reasonable. Now that the imperial army has lost the initiative, you and I just need to obey the orders!" Kiyoji Anzai patiently persuaded at this time.

"Baga, you are afraid of war and a disgrace to the Great Japanese Empire!" Ma Jianzuka Yakura said with red eyes like a red-eyed gambler.

Kiyoji Anzhai originally wanted to continue persuading, but seeing Yakura Mamizuka's behavior, he immediately ordered his troops to stop attacking and retreat south.

Before leaving, Anzhai Qingji said coldly: "Ma Jianjun, as the commander of the imperial army in the Liangpu area, you must keep a clear head at all times. I don't want to see you on the death list in the future, or You have been court-martialed for the loss of land!"

Because there were more than [-] Japanese troops under Ma Jianzuka Yazuo staying in place, the retreat of the Japanese troops in Kaifeng was extremely smooth.

In the tent of the Japanese army headquarters, Tuliu Majianzuka Yakura stood there alone in a daze, opened the tent, and when the cold wind blew outside, Mamizuka Yakura suddenly shivered and his mind became clear. come over.

At the moment, he realized that only his more than [-] soldiers were dealing with the Eighth Route Army troops in front of him.

"Baga, a group of cowards!" Ma Jianzhong Bazhao cursed towards the south, and then shouted to the adjutant outside the tent: "Immediately notify the troops to retreat!"

The Japanese army's retreat did not happen overnight. At that time, Wu Qin was in the position of the Second Battalion. Seeing that the attacking Japanese army's offensive was weakening, they retreated slowly. This abnormal behavior made Wu Qin and others puzzled.

However, Wu Qin was more cautious, fearing that he would fall into the trick of the Japanese army to lure the enemy, so he just sent a few soldiers to go deep into the Japanese army's positions for investigation.

After learning that the main force of the Japanese army had retreated and there were only a small number of Japanese troops left in the original Japanese position, Wu Qin no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered the second battalion to press up and entangle the Japanese army first, the first battalion to follow up, and the rested third battalion to take over the position.