Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 618 Sounds the horn of counterattack

In the Japanese headquarters, Yoshizo Kojima also heard the movement from the artillery position.

"Nani, how come the Eighth Route Army has so many mountain cannons?" Kojima Jizang was very surprised. When he fought against the Southwest Army Division before, although the Eighth Route Army also had artillery support, it was only the Type [-] infantry artillery that showed up.

With the range of the [-]-type infantry artillery, it is far from threatening the mountain artillery with a longer range.

"Report, brigade commander, our artillery positions were violently attacked by artillery from the Eighth Route Army. All twelve mountain cannons were blown up. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Shao Zuo Maeda Ryota smashed the jade on the spot!" A little devil with an unusually miserable appearance staggered and ran Report to the headquarters.

Maeda Ryota was the captain of the Cavalry Artillery Wing under the Fourth Cavalry Brigade. After the Japanese and puppet troops completed the encirclement, Kojima Kichizo ordered him to lead the soldiers of the regiment and the artillery of the other two cavalry regiments to form an artillery position.

"Baga!" Kojima Kichizang's eyes darkened, and he almost couldn't stand upright.

In addition to feeling sorry for the twelve mountain cannons, this old devil is even more distressed that the Japanese army on the artillery position is the artillery of the [-]th Cavalry Brigade after the cavalry was wiped out.

At this time, except for some Japanese soldiers who stayed in Shangqiu and the personnel of the current brigade headquarters, most of the elites of the Fourth Japanese Cavalry Brigade were basically broken.

"Taijun, did the Eighth Route Army in front of you come from other places? Just judging from the firepower they showed when they shot down the Imperial Army's plane, this army is not an ordinary Eighth Route Army!" Sun Liangcheng on the side Although he secretly informed the Eighth Route Army, he didn't want the Japanese army to lose too badly. After all, it was the Japanese who would support him in Southwest Shandong in the future.

Kojima Kizang also had this conjecture. Before he dispatched troops from Shangqiu, he had provided intelligence support from the Japanese troops from all over the country.

"Brigade Commander, a telegram from the [-]nd Division and the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army!" The adjutant strode into the tent of the headquarters.

"It is reported that the troops of the Eighth Route Army attacking Heze are most likely from the First Division of the Luxi Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, and their daily activities are in the area of ​​Yuncheng!"

"The East Asian Alliance Autonomous Army mentioned in the telegram that the Eighth Route Army units that are active in the west of Wei County on weekdays have strengthened their vigilance, and it is suspected that the main force has been transferred away!"

Kichizo Kojima heard the words and immediately asked, "Where is the 104th Brigade, the first independent mixed brigade?"

"Brigade Commander, they didn't send a telegram!"

"Baga, a group of idiots, they are still fighting each other at this time!" Kojima Kichizang closed his eyes and meditated, a name flashed in his mind, and then said: "This time the Eighth Route Army has mobilized multiple troops, and the troops are not limited to the southwestern part of Shandong. The Eighth Route Army, the commander this time can only be one person!"

"Zhou Weihan!" Kojima Yoshizo said through gritted teeth.

The words are divided into two parts.

At this time, Si Neiyong in Handan did not know that the Japanese army in Shangqiu was to reinforce Heze, but thought that Kojima Kizang had violated the order of the North China Dispatch Army Command and rashly sent troops to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army. Kuroshima Morita, the younger brother who served in the [-]th Brigade.

After unsuccessfully contacting Kuroshima Morita, Terauchi Isamu contemplated for a long time, then secretly called Neiji Okamura.

North China Dispatch Army Command.

Okamura Ningji hung up the phone aggressively, and immediately called Harada Kumayoshi, the newly appointed commander of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army, in his own name.

At this time, Harada Kumakichi was also restless. Although the North China Dispatch Army Command had previously ordered not to fight rashly with the Eighth Route Army, the division commander of the Japanese army had great power over the division's management area.

Kojima Yoshizang advocated the dispatch of troops, so he naturally avoided the important and ignored the reports from above, expressing his confidence to deal with the armed forces of the Eighth Route Army in southwestern Shandong. In addition, when Harada Kumayoshi took office, he naturally needed some achievements.

That's how it was, the tacit understanding between the two led to the dispatch of Japanese troops. Afterwards, as long as they show their achievements, they will naturally stop Neiji Okamura's mouth.

However, what Harada Xiongji didn't expect was that on the first day of dispatching troops, Xinxiang Airport reported that the dispatched flight team was shot down by the Eighth Route Army and four planes were shot down.

Seeing the red phone ringing on the desk, Harada Kumayoshi frowned, who would call him at this time.

"Hi, I'm Kumayoshi Harada!"

"Harada-kun, do you know why I want to call you personally at this time?" Neiji Okamura's stern voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hi, I thank you, General, for your concern!" Harada Kumayoshi broke out in a cold sweat. The contact by private phone instead of sending a telegram from the headquarters of the dispatched army undoubtedly gave Harada Kumayoshi room to change.

At this time, Harada Kumayoshi was going to reveal the truth and report the known situation one by one.

On the other end, Ningji Okamura, who has always been mild-tempered, was furious: "Baga Yalu, Kojima Yoshizo, this headstrong guy, the situation in Southwest Lushan will only be worse than you know!"

"Harada-kun, immediately contact Kojima Kizang to inquire about the specific situation of the battle. While preserving the vitality of the imperial army, keep Heze County!"

Harada Kumayoshi was taken aback when he heard the words, and then asked, "Your Excellency, is it true that the army of the Empire of Japan is really at the point where it will be afraid to fight against the Eighth Route Army?"

"If Heze County is captured by the Eighth Route Army first, will our department need to continue to reinforce it?"

"Withdraw your troops immediately. If the Eighth Route Army really captures Heze, this military operation is by no means accidental. What you need to worry about most now are the soldiers of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade. The commander of the Eighth Route Army this time is very likely to be the number one in the Imperial Army. Enemy, Zhou Weihan, this guy is a formidable opponent!" Neiji Okamura didn't know the details of the battle, but he knew the Eighth Route Army very well, especially Zhou Weihan.

"Mr. Harada, the territory of China is too large. Don't limit yourself to the gains and losses of one city and one place. At present, our North China Dispatch Army's strategy against the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area has been approved by the headquarters. Sometimes it is possible to exchange space for time. Good strategy!" Neiji Okamura emphasized again.

"Hey, this subordinate understands!"

On the other side, on the battlefield, a regiment of anti-aircraft artillery company took advantage of the advancing Japanese tanks and destroyed four tanks in the first echelon.

Then Kojima Kichizo became even more annoyed, and desperately ordered the appeasement army to take turns to attack, trying to drag down the group with crowd tactics.

Relying on its superiority in firepower, a regiment inflicted great damage on the appeasement army, and the two hundred meters in front of the position became an insurmountable death zone for the enemy.

At the same time, waiting Zhou Weihan also received a telegram from a group.

"The time is almost here. It seems that the Japanese army has suppressed a lot of troops. Pass my order, and the new regiment will quickly contact the reconnaissance company and attack the Japanese puppet army joint!"

(End of this chapter)