Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 682 White-hot battle
"Give it up!" Jing Minming yelled with all his strength, like a red-eyed gambler.

The attacking force commanded by Jing Minming was facing the Xinyi Regiment of the Southwest Military Division. Each infantry squad of the Xinyi Regiment had a light machine gun. There are 27 heavy machine guns, most of which are Maxim heavy machine guns.

In this way, each garrisoned stronghold has a heavy machine gun as a firepower point, plus 50 small artillery pieces and an artillery company directly under the regiment headquarters as firepower support.

After the reinforcements arrived, the two sides suddenly changed from a tug-of-war to a unilateral massacre by the Eighth Route Army.

Under the pressure of a supervisory team composed of more than a hundred Japanese soldiers, groups of appeasement army soldiers were driven into the river, and they could only bite the bullet and attack the Eighth Route Army positions on the opposite bank. Anyone who hesitated was killed by the Japanese army on the spot shoot.

As far as the eye can see, there are corpses strewn across the river in the middle of the river, and blood stains the shallow river red. Soldiers of the following appeasement army can only walk forward by stepping on the corpses.

"Military seat, this can't go on like this. The Japanese have gone mad and don't treat the brothers as human beings at all. It's only been a while. The six-way attacking force has killed or injured more than 38 people, including those who died in the hands of the Japanese. There are not a few of them!" The head of the [-]st regiment of the [-]th Division couldn't bear it anymore, changed into a soldier's uniform, and secretly found Sun Liangcheng to complain.

"As the head of the regiment, he left the battlefield privately. Jing Minming knew that he could kill you and stand up for the flag. At that time, even I would not be able to save you, so go back!" Sun Liangcheng said in a deep voice.

"But, Military Seat"

"roll!"

When the Japanese army and the appeasement army were changing their outfits, the middle and low-level officers and soldiers of the appeasement army lost contact with Shangfeng. Taking advantage of this gap, the various Japanese troops who had already assigned their offensive routes directly led away the formed part of the appeasement army.

"Military seat, I reckon that the old course of the Yellow River also flows through the territory of Dongming. The Japanese army of the 35th Division may not be able to reap the benefits now. How strong can it be? In terms of combat effectiveness, the Japanese army of the 35th Division is stronger than the [-]th Division." The Japanese army of the division!" Zhao Yunxiang felt a little gloating.

"Is it useful to be anxious? There are a total of more than 500 people in the several direct teams that are still under control. Besides, which troops on the front line can you contact?" Sun Liangcheng was also anxious, but As the leader of an army, everything you do is seen by the people around you, and you still need to do your superficial skills.

"If the Eighth Route Army is wiped out and the area occupied by the Japanese army expands, we will need to maintain local law and order. If the Japanese are defeated, then we will need our Appeasement Army to act as a facade. We will get back as much as we have lost!" Sun Liangcheng said immediately. Turning around, the tone suddenly became tragic: "It's just suffering for those brothers who fought on the front line. I don't know how many people will be left after the war?"

"You're right. It's time for the team directly under the military sub-district to go up. Huzi, pass my order. The guard battalion and the supply battalion rush to the vicinity of the 31st to 35th stronghold for reinforcements. Be sure to stop this group of Japanese troops from attacking. !” Li Yunlong said decisively.

Cao Dabao's head turned very quickly, and he immediately thought of the purpose of the Japanese army: "It's broken, the little devil has mobilized troops secretly, and is going to break through the defense line from other positions!"

Li Daben didn't think as far as Wu Qin did, but combined with the current battle situation, he said again: "Then should we send troops to the strongholds that have not fought for reinforcements now? There are so many strongholds along the line that have not fought, so we can't just watch? "

"The fire is about the same now. After intercepting these little devils, the Japanese army's offensive troops will be reduced by at least half. Our Southwest Military Division can report to the superiors!" Li Yunlong said with a slap in the face.

The 35-plus Japanese troops from the 40th Division were confronted by the 29rd Regiment and the 29th Regiment, who were familiar with the front-line positions. Annihilate more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops who came to reinforce from Liangpu.

"Then it can't just go on like this?"

"Hehe, I thought these little devils were really brain-dead. I didn't expect to meet a commander who can be flexible. This battle is getting more and more interesting!" Li Yunlong laughed.

The words are divided into two parts. On the battlefield, in addition to fighting for hard power, the investigation of battlefield information can also play a decisive role.

The tactics of the Japanese army were very effective. The battle had just started. Faced with the Japanese army's crowd tactics, the attacked stronghold was broken through in one fell swoop. Fortunately, the reserve team stepped up in time, and quickly wiped out the vanguard of the Japanese army that landed first, thus intercepting the Japanese army. The Japanese army attacked like a tide.

"Yes!" The soldier nodded in response, and then said hesitantly: "Company commander, before coming, our team leader said, let me bring a low-power walkie-talkie back. He hides it in the military boots, and the little devil can't find it!"

The enemy army in Dongming was composed of pure Japanese troops. Although their combat effectiveness had declined in recent years, they were still not to be underestimated.

From the perspective of the entire Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions, the battles in Cao County and Dongming were the most intense. The Japanese army, commanded by the commander of the 35th Division, Harada Xiongji, sent troops from Lanfeng. Dongming.

"It's not wrong, the local little devils in Shangqiu either became the supply troops or were placed in the rear to guard. This group of little devils have murderous looks on their faces, which are completely different from the little devils in Shangqiu!"

"It's a lie to say that I don't feel sorry for you. Damn, I was quite happy before I came here. After all, I haven't won a big battle for a long time. Who knew that when I arrived in Jiluyu, I was dumbfounded, and everything I looked at was boundless. The Great Plains, this is completely different from what we have in Tainan!"

"Here, military seat, we can't fully understand the actual situation on the front-line battlefield today, but judging from the situation of the first regiment, the Eighth Route Army's defense line on the north bank of the Yellow River is indestructible, and the attacking troops suffered heavy losses. The situation of the attacking force belonging to the Japanese army is also not optimistic, the Japanese hit the iron plate this time!" Zhao Yunxiang calmed down, and his analysis was logical.

"Get him one!" Cao Dabao said.

"Hmph, now I want to understand. You said who will win the battle between the Japanese and the Eighth Route Army?" Sun Liangcheng asked back.

"Are these assembled little devils from the Sixteenth Division?" Cao Dabao asked.

"Map, point out the location!"

"My group was ordered to lurk in the Japanese army's supply unit. About half an hour ago, I suddenly received an order to transport a batch of ammunition supplies to the front line. When I arrived at the location, I saw that there were almost 75 little devils gathered. , and there are twelve [-] mountain cannons!"

Before the war, Zhou Weihan issued an order to appoint Wu Qin as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, directly commanding the three regiments, the 40th regiment, and the fifth and 29th regiments transferred from the Tainan Military Region, with a strength of [-].

"What? Are you going to spend your whole life in the ravine? The little devil is now fighting everywhere, and he won't last long. In the future, fighting on the plains and attacking cities will be the norm. Our Eighth Route Army troops will definitely change their combat concepts in the future. If they can't adapt, they must adapt. Communist Party members have said this before!" Wu Qin said.

"Lao Li, you're on fire, are you still in the mood to laugh? The reserves of the Xinyi Regiment and the 41st Regiment have all gone up. The Japanese army will gather heavy troops, and the surrounding strongholds of the selected location will be empty of troops. Other battlefields that are currently fighting How many reinforcements can be dispatched?" Robbenzhong said dissatisfied.

Just behind the Japanese army, more than [-] soldiers of the reconnaissance company, led by acting company commander Cao Dabao, secretly observed every move of the Japanese army.

"Company commander, even if my life is gone, the walkie-talkie must be gone!"

However, the fighting situation has become fierce from the very beginning, and both sides have their own injuries. Facing the superiority of the Japanese artillery fire, Wu Qin had to gather the artillery of the three regiments together, with a total of 12 [-]-type infantry artillery and two mountain artillery. The artillery positions along the way counterattacked.

The soldier immediately beamed with joy when he heard this, and was about to reach out to pick it up, but Cao Dabao slapped the outstretched hand back: "Let me tell you, this thing is very precious, even if our reconnaissance company is killed by the Communist Party members Special care, just these few, you have to protect me!"

In the headquarters, the situation on the front line kept coming.

Sun Liangcheng and Zhao Yunxiang lost contact with the troops unknowingly. When they realized it, the various attacking troops had already rushed to the crossing point. Mr. Nakazawa did not put them under house arrest, but they have lost contact with Japan since then. The capital of people's dealings.

"I said, there is no way for us to continue fighting like this. Isn't this a waste of money? The little devil is determined to fight against the sea of ​​people. Although we have the advantage in fortifications, the casualties are not small!" Li Daben said distressed.

Seeing this, Zhao Yunxiang at the side waved his hands to shield the people on the left and right, and said to Sun Liangcheng worriedly: "Junzuo, what he said is right, if this continues, our capital will be wiped out, and wars are not fought like this. This is completely filling up with the lives of the brothers!"

Cooperating with them were the surviving Japanese troops of the First Independent Mixed Brigade in the Liangpu area, attacking the armed forces of the Eighth Route Army in Dongming territory from north to south.

Harada Kumayoshi adopted the tactics of key breakthroughs. Out of the two artillery brigades with nearly 1400 Japanese troops, the remaining Japanese infantry regiments were divided into three groups based on the brigades. Under the cover of artillery fire, they attacked the Eighth Route Army on the north bank of the Yellow River. The troops went on the offensive.

"That's right, so no matter who wins or loses in the end, the Japanese army of the 35th Division must have suffered a loss in strength. In the past two years, each division of the Japanese army has recruited new recruits one after another, and their combat effectiveness has generally declined dramatically!"

"That's right, Zhou Weihan is a formidable opponent. Several Japanese generals have died in his hands, but this gang of [-]th division boys don't believe in evil, and I don't know what old devil Harada Kumayoshi thinks , arrange for this group of ignorant guys to die!" Sun Liangcheng said.

Li Daben felt heartbroken for a while. The Fifth Regiment was originally a reserve team. Who would have thought that it would suddenly become the main combat force and go up to the top? The troops stationed in the Third Regiment and other strongholds of the 40th Regiment did not have any battles. .

After summarizing the battlefield situation reported by various Japanese troops, Mitsuo Nakazawa was keenly aware that the upstream Eighth Route Army was extremely powerful, so he deliberately selected the nearly 41 Japanese troops gathered in the defense area of ​​the [-]st Regiment to cross the river.

On the other side, Li Yunlong, who was at the headquarters of the Southwest Military Division, had already received the report from the reconnaissance company about the movement of the Japanese army.

"Correspondent, use the walkie-talkie to directly contact the headquarters of the Southwest Army Sub-region and report the situation!" After Cao Dabao finished speaking, he turned to look at the soldier who came forward to report and said, "Go back immediately and confront the Japanese army with your team leader. Check your whereabouts carefully!"

Before the battle began, some troops of the Japanese army and the appeasement army were dressed up, some of the Japanese army were disguised as the appeasement army, and some of the appeasement army were disguised as the Japanese army.

A reconnaissance company soldier wearing a Japanese military uniform slipped into a grass ditch quietly, and the leader said eagerly: "Company commander, there is a situation!"

When Cao Dabao heard this, he did not immediately report to his superiors. The reason was that if the Japanese army wanted to cross the river, there were too many places to choose from.

"Say it!"

"Why, do you feel distressed?" Wu Qin picked up the tea mug and asked nonchalantly.

A regiment leader grinned helplessly, turned around and ran quietly towards the forward position.

After Zhao Yunxiang heard this, he mumbled his mouth twice, and finally sighed deeply, without speaking.

If it is said that Araki Tehiro and Kuroshima Morita and others used the officers and soldiers of the appeasement army as slaves, then in the eyes of Mitsuo Nakazawa, these appeasement troops are probably no different from wild dogs on the roadside. There is the idea of ​​letting the appeasement army consume the strength of the Eighth Route Army.

The soldiers of the reconnaissance company who were reporting searched carefully on the map, and then pointed to a certain village on the map: "Twelve or three miles to the north of Lijiaji is the location where the little devils gather. If you guessed correctly, the Japanese army Just to cross the river from here!"

"I've considered this idea, but I'm not in a hurry now. Although the three Japanese troops are attacking fiercely, they won't be able to break through the line of defense for a while. I'm waiting until the Japanese army deploys their troops to other places to cross the river. Cao County, which was notified by the police just now In the battle situation, we must guard against it!"

After Wu Qin finished speaking, he turned his head and said, "Give me an order, whether it is a small cannon or an infantry cannon or a mountain cannon, don't consider the consumption of shells, concentrate firepower and severely injure the Japanese army along the way. I don't believe that these little devils don't know pain!"

At the beginning of the battle, the artillery positions of the Japanese army were slightly closer to the battlefield. Later, after the artillery reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army were in place and the artillery of the Japanese army was damaged, they decisively moved their positions back.

In terms of range, the mountain artillery is much farther than the Type [-] infantry artillery, but after all, it is not as flexible as the infantry artillery. While the artillery of the Japanese army was catching cats and cats with the artillery of the Eighth Route Army, the suppressed grenade group gave full play to its firepower advantage. It caused great damage to the Japanese attacking troops.

(End of this chapter)