Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

In early November 1941.

The 104th Brigade frequently mobilized troops from southern Hebei. At least [-] Japanese soldiers gathered in the barracks in Handan.

Outside the city of Handan, there is a lot of training every day, and the sound of guns and guns is continuous. Anyone who looks at it will think that an elite army is stationed here.

Although the main force of the 104th Brigade was wiped out by the Tainan Military Region before, it was rebuilt on the basis of the wing under Isamu Terauchi, and the officials from the Osaka Division transferred from the front line as the pillar, supplemented by the reserve troops from Ryukyu.

In fact, the combat effectiveness of the 104th Brigade is not weak. Terauchi Yusuke's unit is mostly elite veterans. Although there has not been much fighting in the past year, the daily training has not been slack.

The officers of the Osaka Division are mostly non-commissioned officers and officers, and their tactical literacy is extremely high.

Although the recruits from Ryukyu lacked combat experience, they did not relax in their daily training when they were in Ryukyu, and most of the recruits were graduates of non-commissioned officer schools.

The 104th Brigade is naturally inferior to the Type A divisions at the beginning of the war, but the combat effectiveness of the Type B divisions is at the forefront. It is appropriate to describe the 104th Brigade with sufficient troops and food.

It's just that it's useless under Terauchiyong's men. Of course, the soldiers of the 104th Brigade also enjoy this comfortable environment. It can be said that the two achieve each other.

conference room.

Terauchi Yusuke is in the first place, the chief of the secret service, Kuroto Kisan, is on the right, followed by Watanabe, the captain of the gendarmerie.

On the left are Hideo Oki, the captain of the 52nd Infantry Regiment stationed in Wu'an, and Ichiro Matsui, the 105th Infantry Regiment stationed in southern Hebei.

"Gentlemen, the North China Dispatch Army Command has just issued a combat order to order our department to launch combat operations in Licheng and Lucheng. This battle is related to the future development plan of our department, and we must win!" Said, it is rare to have a murderous air between the words.

"Hi!" The people present stood up and responded.

"Youxi!" Isamu Terauchi nodded in satisfaction, obviously satisfied with his control over the 104th Brigade.

"Mr. Omu, you are the supreme commander in this battle. Most of the additional troops will be sent by the officers of your 52nd Regiment. I think you will be more handy in command. I hope you can send news of victory as soon as possible!"

Don't look at the aggressiveness of Si Nei Yong's words, but from the beginning to the end, he never planned to command the battlefield in person. Si Nei Yong understands the reason why the son of a daughter can't sit down.

There is no eye for guns and guns on the battlefield, maybe a single bullet or shell will lose his life, how could Terauchi Isao risk his life!

"Hey, Your Excellency, brigade commander, please rest assured that our department will definitely win the battle and take down Licheng and Lucheng!" Oki Hideo changed his previous idea of ​​coming to the rear for the elderly, and at this moment it was like a chicken blood.

Speaking of the people present, apart from Isamu Terauchi, the most excited one was Hideo Oki.

After all, Licheng and Lucheng were taken, and they would eventually be included in the defense zone of the 52nd Regiment. It was Hideo Oki who benefited.

The battle plan was drawn up by the staff, and it was distributed long before the meeting. Yuu Terauchi's meeting was just a process, and it can be regarded as an outsider's look. He, the brigade commander, is not just a decoration, but has played a leading role.

The combat meeting quickly dissipated, and everyone else left, but Oki Hideo stayed tacitly.

The two met secretly in Isamu Terauchi's office.

Sitting on the chair, Terauchi Yong changed his previous serious expression, and said with a smile: "Oki-kun, this battle must be played realistically, don't worry about wasting ammunition, and we must let the outside world see the strength of our 104 brigade!"

"General, please rest assured, I have experience in this area!" Hideo Oki replied, after all, he had conducted joint military exercises with the Eighth Route Army before, not only him, but also his soldiers are very knowledgeable in this regard.

Terauchiyong then gave Oki Hideo a reassurance: "I have notified the Eighth Route Army in advance, and the battle plan has been delivered. You don't need to worry about this, but you still need to communicate with the Eighth Route Army in detail. Do not misunderstand!"

Although the Japanese army in Handan dispatched heavy troops, Terauchiyong never planned to have a real fight with the Eighth Route Army from the very beginning, and his previous performance was just a show.

On the one hand, not only is Terauchiyong related to Zhou Weihan, but even Oki Hideo and his soldiers have considerable interests involved with the Eighth Route Army in various parts of Tainan.

Once the army is really mobilized, it is not certain what will happen in the future. Isamu Terauchi has been in the Osaka Division, how can he not understand this truth.

On the other hand, Terauchiyong was also worried that he would not be able to defeat the Eighth Route Army. After all, three Japanese generals died at the hands of Zhou Weihan. The Tainan Military Region had a solid record, and the interests of both sides were involved.

"Hey, General, after I go back, I will immediately send someone to contact the Eighth Route Army!" Oki Hideo said.

"Youxi!"

The words are divided into two ends, in the flat front command post.

The Tainan Military Region also held a meeting. In addition to Zhou Weihan, Jing Dagang, Xu Dali, and Ding Wei were all present at the meeting.

After getting Terauchiyong's sudden battle plan, Zhou Weihan ordered the enemy engineering department to investigate Terauchiyong's move, but the status of Jia Gui, Lin Zhengwu and others was still lower, and the really valuable information had little effect.

". The specific situation is like this. The Japanese army is currently holding a combat meeting in Handan. This action is now only known to the top Japanese army!" Xing Zhiguo made a briefing before the meeting.

The old god Zhou Weihan picked up the tea mug and took a sip of water, while the others seemed less calm, Jing Dagang said: "Does this little devil want to fight for real or fake? According to the battle plan, dispatch The captured Japanese army has at least one regiment, and there are more than [-] puppet troops, if this is a fake attack, there is no need to go to war like this!"

"Although the Japanese army in Handan dispatched a lot of troops, our Eighth Route Army is also made of mud, but I'm afraid that the little devil will give us a plank road to secretly hide Chencang. If we are put together, it will be a big joke!" Ding Wei They also had doubts, and everyone present included Zhou Weihan.

In order to avoid misunderstanding, Si Neiyong had already talked to Zhou Weihan on the phone, but Zhou Weihan never believed what the little devil said, especially when it involved future wars, how could he be careless.

Seeing that everyone was discussing in a hurry, Zhou Weihan patted the table lightly: "Okay, the soldiers are here to cover up the water and soil, Si Neiyong is a sensible person, and he will never do such an unwise move. Take a detailed investigation!"

Zhou Weihan immediately changed the topic: "But compared to the real fight and the fake fight, I am more concerned about why the Japanese army is eager to restore the ruling power in Licheng and Lucheng, or why Si Neiyong is so caring and willing to fight with Si Neiyong. During the call, he stated that Okamura Ningji had confirmed the operation, but I could clearly feel a sense of excitement from his tone, which is abnormal!"

"After the Japanese army in Handan captured Licheng and Lucheng, the defense area became larger, perhaps because of this?" Xu Dali guessed.

After hearing this, Ding Wei immediately retorted: "Impossible. The Japanese army is not the same as the warlords fighting for territory. The Eighth Route Army is active in the Japanese defense area. The strength of the troops is stretched. I wish the defense area was smaller!"

"Take the 104th Brigade as an example. The counties in southern Hebei in the eastern part of Handan have involved most of the troops, so that there are not many Japanese troops stationed in the three counties in Tainan!"

"Before the Kwantung Army came, Licheng and Lucheng were surrounded by our Eighth Route Army, so why didn't Si Neiyong take the initiative to send troops to reoccupy them?"

"Maybe Li Daben can get in touch with the Japanese army in Wu'an, maybe we can find out some clues!" Xing Zhiguo suggested.

Everyone's discussion has basically reached a dead end, and in the end they didn't say a reason.

Zhou Weihan ended the topic again: "Okay, what should be done now is to mobilize before the war, whether it is the main force or the local armed forces and militias must be mobilized!"

"Our bottom line is that the Japanese army can restore the normal traffic on the Hanchang Highway, but the rest of the towns and villages except the county town and the surrounding towns will still be under the control of our Eighth Route Army. This is what I discussed with Terauchiyong in advance! "

"If the Japanese army is fighting for real, then of course there is no need to be polite. If it is just for show, then it is right to train the local armed forces and militia troops!"

"This battle mainly involves your first division, Ding Wei, and the three regiments in your first division must have specific backup plans!" Zhou Weihan instructed.

"Yes!" Ding Wei stood up and replied.

After the Battle of Changzhi, in view of Ding Wei's performance, the leading group of the Tainan Military Region passed a meeting and unanimously decided to include the organization of the county's grassroots regiment into the first division of Tainan.

Therefore, now Ding Wei can command three regiments, namely the 279th regiment, the first sub-district base regiment, and the Shexian County base regiment.

After the meeting, Zhou Weihan asked Ding Wei to take away four mountain artillery pieces and six Type [-] infantry artillery pieces.

The time came to August 9.

Over the past few days, the Eighth Route Army has continued to investigate the sudden Japanese combat operation, and Li Daben even personally met with Wu An and Oki Hideo.

Through various sources of intelligence, the number of Japanese and puppet troops temporarily gathered in Wu'an did not differ from the combat plan.

But Li Daben only confirmed that the Japanese army just wanted to show all forces this time through a military exercise. Hideo Oki did not reveal the real intention of Isamu Terauchi, but said that it was an order from the North China Dispatch Army Command.

On the same day, many Japanese and puppet troops departed from Wu'an and arrived at Dongyang Pass under Shexian County. At this time, the base group of Shexian County was transferred to Licheng.

Li Daben's Fifth Regiment is concentrated in various important places in Wu'an County. Once the Japanese army moves its troops, the Fifth Regiment can take down Wu'an, which is empty of Japanese troops, and cut off the Japanese army's retreat. The same is true for the 29th Regiment located in Wuyi.

According to the procedure agreed in advance, the first part of the base group of Shexian County attracted the first part of the Japanese army to pursue westward. The militia waited for a long time, and then the main force of the main regiment was deployed as a reserve team

The two sides started a fierce "hands-on" battle. The eighth-way side had few gunshots. On the contrary, the Japanese side's guns fired in unison. Light and heavy machine guns continuously poured firepower at the open space in front of the position. The two [-]-type infantry fighting with the army The cannon blasted wildly at a deserted mountain forest.

The rest of the Japanese and puppet troops with rifles were in groups of three or five, with their guns pointed at the sky, and they kept pulling the trigger.

As long as you don't come to the battlefield in person, anyone who hears this movement will think that this is a fierce battle.

"Damn it, the little devil is such a waste of things! It would be great if these bullets were given to us!" Shen Fang, the leader of the base regiment, cursed.

"Hey, it's not impossible! I remember the previous military exercise. The leader of the fifth regiment, Li, seemed to get along well with the commander of the little devil, and finally made a deal. Do you remember?" Dai Zhiying, the political commissar of the Shexian County Cadre Group, said.

How could Shen Fang not remember that he also led his troops to participate in the battle at that time, and the cadre regiment was still the main force for training, Shen Fang had envied it for a long time.

"Hey, I don't have the ability of Captain Li to deal with little devils. Whenever I see little devils, I want to kill them and do business with them?" Shen Fang said.

Seeing Shen Fang like this, Dai Zhiying was speechless.

As the Japanese troops advanced on the Hanchang Highway, small troops were left at various strongholds on the original highway, and at the same time extended from the highway to the hinterland to fight with the Eighth Route Army.

"Report sir, the vanguard troops have arrived in Licheng County and are communicating with the local imperial army!" A Japanese military telegrapher reported.

"Youxi, it's going very well!" Oki Hideo heard the words and checked the time, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon.

"Sir, there are at least ordinary troops left behind to fight the Eighth Route Army, or to garrison strongholds along the way. The troops are too scattered!" The adjutant on the side reminded.

"Yeah!" Hideo Oki nodded. The Japanese army was also worried that the Eighth Route Army would not practice martial arts and would suddenly change their minds and launch a surprise attack.

"The speed really shouldn't be too fast. Tell the soldiers to take a break and march a bit slower! We will camp in Licheng today, and launch an offensive against Lucheng tomorrow. At the same time, we will inform the vanguard not to let the local imperial army leave the city. no!"

"In addition, inform the rear troops that the troops fighting the Eighth Route Army can withdraw from the battle and come to join the main force!"

"Hi!" The adjutant at the side responded.

When the two sides were fighting, although Zhou Weihan was not on the front line to command, the situation on the front line was constantly summarized to the headquarters through telegrams.

The staff office took a comprehensive look at the situation and reported it to Zhou Weihan.

"Old Xing, you saw that the little devil didn't save ammunition at all. This is not the temper of Yuu Siuai who is so instigating. Under normal circumstances, he should save the ammunition that should be consumed and sell it to us. The Eighth Route Army is right, it must be tricky!" Zhou Weihan said.

"But what tricks can there be? The Japanese army in Handan is nothing more than opening up the connection with Licheng and Lucheng. This is a little bit of benefit, is there any more?" The road was unimpeded.

"I haven't thought of it for the time being, but there must be a greater benefit for being able to trend towards Isamu Terauchi!"