Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The boss and others are analyzing the battle situation around Changzhi. Due to the change of the Japanese army on the Zhengtai line, the division headquarters of the 129th division has moved forward to command operations in the Pingding area.

"Speaking of which, Fan Hanjie is still my old classmate at the Whampoa Military Academy. Among the first-term students, his performance is very conspicuous. He is the only student who has won the rank of general!"

"The tenacity shown by the [-]th Army in the offensive and defensive battle of Changzhi was unexpected. Facing the Japanese planes and cannons, it has persisted for three days. Fan Hanjie really has a way to lead the troops. In the case of weapons and equipment, even if the troops of the Tainan Military Region go up to the top, they will not necessarily perform better than the [-]th Army!"

"This offensive and defensive battle also reminded the Eighth Route Army. Before that, the troops often carried out guerrilla warfare and ambushes. They lacked experience in fortified warfare and urban defense warfare. I think they should study it after the war!" The deputy chief of staff sincerely said in admiration.

"Well, this is a way to accumulate experience!" The boss nodded after hearing this, and then said: "Judging from the current situation, the [-]th Army is probably at the end of its strength, and the Kwantung Army also suffered a lot of casualties. The military region intercepted the Kwantung Army's ammunition supply, which was equivalent to choking the lifeline of the Kwantung Army. Similarly, the Japanese troops along the Baijin Railway, Lintun Highway, and Lingchuan were either blocked by our troops or besieged. It has been too long to arrive at Changzhi for reinforcements!"

At this time, the atmosphere in the headquarters changed from the previous dullness. As the battle situation became clearer, the mentality of the boss and others also became more optimistic.

"Although these Japanese troops contained most of our Eighth Route Army's strength, Zhou Weihan led four regiments in hiding in Pingshun, ready to deal a fatal blow to the Kwantung Army at any time. Just watch, this battle around Changzhi will soon be over. The curtain is down!" The boss finally said.

The words are divided into two parts.

The Japanese army at the Cuijiazhuang stronghold quickly reported the news that the transport team was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army. Before that, Yukio Imada repeatedly ordered the Japanese army along the way to protect the ammunition. The Japanese army commander stationed in Licheng also reacted quickly. Imada Yukio reported the matter.

In the afternoon of the same day, more than [-] Kwantung Army assembled from Licheng, and then marched towards Dongyangguan at high speed.

By the time the Japanese generals arrived, it was already around [-] o'clock in the evening, but it was summer at this time, and the sky was only slightly dark.

On the Houqiuling position, all the light and heavy machine guns of the 279th Regiment were concealed everywhere as firepower points, and there was another mortar and infantry artillery position in the rear. The last three battalions each selected a capable team of more than [-] people Coupled with the guard company, it is hidden at the mouth of the four valleys, waiting for the opportunity on the battlefield, and giving the Japanese a fatal blow at any time.

Ding Wei was lying on the hillside. Under the afterglow of the sun, the ground emitted a wave of heat. Ding Wei's clothes on the front and back were all wet with sweat, and his face was flushed red.

"Captain, why isn't the little devil here? It's too hot!" said the little soldier beside him, wiping the sweat off his brow.

Ding Wei's original guard went to the cadre regiment and became the platoon leader, and this little soldier was a guard picked up from the local army.

"Hmph, you come from a rich family, right? Why is your body as delicate as a girl!" Ding Wei half-jokingly said, "You still want to be a machine gunner like this? Now go and feel the barrel of a heavy machine gun to see if it's hot. Putting an egg can be boiled for you, so you can be a machine gunner if you don't suffer a little bit!"

"I can suffer!"

"Then bear with it, the bullet bites you, even if your teeth are broken, you can't moan, understand!"

"understand!"

At this time, a soldier bent down and ran to Ding Wei along the position: "Commander, the little devil has arrived at Erchakou, less than five miles away from us!"

Hearing this, Ding Wei put away his previous laughing expression and shouted loudly: "Notify the soldiers to prepare for battle!"

At the same time, a flag was erected on the position, and the 22st Battalion of the [-]nd Regiment on the opposite side also raised a flag in response.

Not long after, a Japanese search team appeared on the Hanchang Highway, with four vehicles and three rounds, a total of twelve Japanese soldiers.

Suddenly, two light machine guns pointed towards the direction of Houqiuling's position and started a fire reconnaissance. After shooting a shuttle, the little devil's search team stopped, and then turned around and went back to report.

The other nine little devils came to the side of the road, turned around and looked carefully, but found no doubts. From the perspective of the Japanese army, Dongyang Pass was close at hand, and the Eighth Route Army would definitely not be so unwise to set up an ambush here.

At this moment, the little devil's head was also a little dazed. According to the report of the puppet army sent by Dongyangguan, the Eighth Route Army was a transport convoy ambushing at Erchakou.

At the scene, the Japanese army did find a lot of shell casings. The white bodies of the soldiers in the transport convoy were abandoned in the ditch by the roadside, but the Eighth Route Army and the caravan team disappeared.

At this time, this Kwantung Army is thinking of going to Dongyang Pass to find out what happened.

Not long after, a burst of smoke and dust rose on the Hanchang Highway, and then a large Japanese army marched over quickly.

Seeing that the large Japanese troops entered the ambush circle, the four soldiers who were responsible for detonating at the mouth of the valley immediately pressed the detonators in their hands.

Immediately there was a continuous burst of explosions, and then the ambush circle was filled with flames and smoke.

The troops in the first subdivision suffered a loss at the hands of the Kwantung Army. Although Ding Wei concentrated his superior forces to ambush the little devils this time, he did not dare to take it lightly.

For this reason, Ding Wei specially mobilized more than [-] catties of explosives from the combat readiness warehouse in the first division. This is the only property left in the first division after the construction of the water conservancy project.

Seeing the miserable condition of the little devil on the highway, Ding Wei showed no mercy, but roared angrily, "Hit!"

Immediately afterwards, twenty heavy machine guns and more than seventy light machine guns fired at the little devil on the road.

Although the firepower of the 279th regiment is not as standard as that of the first regiment, half of the heavy machine guns are the [-]-style of the little devil, and even the light machine guns are Czech-style, with crooked handles and crooked handles.

However, such fierce firepower immediately caused heavy casualties to the flustered Japanese army.

At the same time, the small artillery scattered in the infantry squad in the front and the artillery positions in the rear fired at the Japanese army in unison.

After a wave of attacks, at least one-third of the little devils were killed, but the Kwantung Army reacted very quickly.

A group of Japanese soldiers approached the north side of the road under the rain of bullets. The devils set up light machine guns nearby and began to fight back. At the same time, half of the heavy machine gun squadron quickly set up the position of the machine guns with ammunition boxes, and tried to suppress the firepower of the 279 regiment.

One by one, the little devil's grenadiers hid behind the three rounds on the side of the road, or behind stone bunkers.

On the 279 regiment's position, the casualties of the soldiers immediately came up. The heavy machine guns that were still shining just now were taken away by the little devils from time to time.

Ding Wei's heart twitched when he saw it. The nearest heavy machine gun to the road was at least [-] meters away.

"Damn it, this group of little devils shoot grenadiers like this. It's just a bare cannon barrel that can shoot so accurately!"