Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

In the north of Cao County, Qinggangji is about [-] miles away from the old course of the Yellow River. The terrain on both sides of the road here is slightly undulating, forming a small hill in some areas.

Twelve 150-caliber howitzers and six 105-caliber cannons belonging to the Heavy Artillery Battalion of the Tainan Military Region form the west wing artillery group. Eighteen 75-caliber mountain cannons, four American 105-caliber howitzers and two 105-caliber grams The howitzer company composed of Rupp howitzers and the six 107-caliber heavy mortars belonging to the heavy mortar company are arranged on the east side of the road to form the east wing artillery group.

The terrain in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan area is flat, and the heavy artillery seized from the Japanese army can be used in tractors, as long as it does not catch up with the rainy weather, it can be unimpeded in the base area.

The entire heavy artillery cluster has a total of 48 artillery pieces, which were a gift prepared by Zhou Weihan to the Sixteenth Division. The number is equivalent to the number of artillery pieces of the Japanese Army Type A Division, but in terms of power, it is far superior to that of the Japanese Army Type A Division. Artillery Regiment.

Zhou Weihan's target was the five heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese army. This time, the heavy artillery brigades of the Eighth Route Army were so mobilized. On the one hand, the heavy artillery units of the Eighth Route Army had hardly been used in previous battles. Now this time has come to test the strength of the artillery units. As well as the coordination ability of infantry and artillery, on the other hand, the lion and the rabbit also used their full strength. Naturally, Zhou Weihan would not underestimate this group of elite Japanese troops.

After landing, the Japanese army of the [-]th Division rested for a while, and launched a pursuit of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in front of them.

Traveling from the old course of the Yellow River to the northern half of Cao County, to the surprise of Sanfu Nakaze, there was no resistance at all along the way. The main force of the Eighth Route Army was followed by the Japanese search team, and there was no small force left behind. To snipe.

This abnormal behavior immediately alerted Sanfu Nakazawa, and immediately ordered the troops to stop marching, and then convened the chief officials of various ministries to discuss.

"What is the progress of the 35th and 21st divisions on the east and west wings of our department? Use the radio to contact them immediately!" Nakazawa was worried that he would go too far alone, so he immediately asked his adjutant to contact other Japanese combat troops.

The adjutant took the order to leave, but Jing Minming, Noda Takeshi and the others recovered from the previous setbacks, and the long drive along the way made their arrogance grow even more.

"Then what do you mean?"

"Hey, the camel that died was bigger than a horse. None of us know the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Army's Class A Division. It is right for the Communists to be so cautious. The Japanese army's marching team is too long to take advantage of the artillery fire, and the two of us The regiments were arranged on both sides of the ambush circle, intercepting the Japanese army like a dam, and the Japanese army gathered its forces to launch a charge, so that the artillery unit could give full play to its artillery advantage!" Dong Jiang said.

The words are divided into two ends, Qinggangji.

"I am!" Dong Jiang replied from his hiding place.

While the two were talking, a correspondent from the security battalion of the Southwest Military Division arrived on horseback and shouted towards the ambush circle, "Which one is Commander Dong?"

Jing Minming's arrogant words immediately aroused the approval of the other Japanese officers present, and even Sanfu Nakazawa was shaken. Naturally, Sanfu Nakazawa had confidence in the combat effectiveness of his subordinates.

"Our troops can speed up the march and eliminate the group of Eighth Route Army in front of us. In terms of field combat capabilities, the infantry regiment of our Sixteenth Division can easily defeat a division-level combat unit of the Chinese from the front!"

"Contact the 35th Division, and you can meet our troops at the junction of Cao County and Dingtao!" A gleam of joy flashed across Zhongze Sanfu's face. It would be easy to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in front of him. He was just worried about being targeted by the rest of the Eighth Route Army. , and then said in a deep voice: "Order the troops to advance at full speed, and we must destroy this group of Eighth Route Army before dark!"

"The 21st Division is still entangled with the Eighth Route Army in the west of Huxi, and has not yet arrived in the Chengwu area in southwestern Shandong!" The adjutant who went to contact Huihui reported.

"Sir, with all due respect, as you said before, our troops still have strength. In the past, the Eighth Route Army could only resist our army by relying on fortifications. Along the way, several households in the southwestern Shandong area had no danger to defend. The Eighth Route Army How can we resist before the imperial army's offensive!"

"At this time, the imperial army is besieging the Eighth Route base area from multiple directions. How many troops of the Eighth Route Army will we have to face? If we are really surrounded by heavy Eighth Route Army troops, we can stick to it and wait for reinforcements. The Imperial Army troops on the east and west wings are surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. Besides, what's the point of starting to encircle?"

"From my point of view, the Eighth Route Army seems to want to defend the city to the death. If its main force flees to Heze County, the difficulty of attacking the city will be greatly increased. Even if the imperial army occupies Heze County, the casualties will not be small!" Jing Minming said bluntly.

The first battalion and the second battalion of the first regiment lived on the left hill, the third battalion and the regiment's direct team were responsible for building positions on the road, and the assault regiment under Dong Jiang lived on the right hill.

The fortification of the entire position was completed yesterday, and the Japanese army hadn’t seen any movement for a long time. Jing Dagang and Dong Jiang were bored, and each of them held a small-power walkie-talkie in their hands and chatted.

"Master Dong, the rest of the Japanese army has accelerated their march, and the distance from here is less than [-] miles!" the correspondent reported.

"Dong Jiang, judging from the battle situation reported by the headquarters, the casualties of the Japanese army are not small. There are at least a thousand people in the Japanese army. Except for the artillery, there are only a few Japanese soldiers. If the little devil really entered the ambush circle, the dozens One cannon is enough for them to suffer, and when it's our turn to play, we will really be collecting the corpses of little devils!" Jing Dagang complained in the walkie-talkie.

"Report, the 35th Division just broke through the Eighth Route Army's line of defense on the old course of the Yellow River half an hour ago. The Eighth Route Army fled in the direction of Heze. At present, one part is chasing after the tail. General Harada asked if our department needed support. We can send a part of the division to come to meet with us." We join together!"

Dong Jiang heard the words and said to the telegraph operator beside him: "Has the headquarters ever sent a warning telegram?"

"No, the last time the power was turned on was half an hour ago. The Japanese army's Xinxiang Airport did not move. The Japanese army's reconnaissance planes had been in Dongming territory before. Since the 35th Division broke through the old defense line of the Yellow River, the planes have not taken off!" said the telegrapher.

"Okay! Hey, Lao Jing, you heard it just now, the little devil is coming, you should immediately notify the West Wing artillery group to get ready!"

On the other side, the Japanese army led by Mitsuo Nakazawa saw the Eighth Route Army in front of them and ordered the troops to speed up their march again, but they were unable to catch up with the Eighth Route Army that was right in front of them.

"Baga, Lu, are the two legs of this group of Eighth Route Army made of iron?" Nakazawa Sanfu said incredulously. He couldn't believe that the Eighth Route Army, who couldn't even eat enough, could have better physical fitness than the Japanese army. But I don't know that iron feet are an old tradition of the Eighth Route Army.
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