Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 712 The death of the Japanese army begins from now on
The 129th division headquarters, when the results of the Zhengtai Line were transmitted to the division headquarters by telegram, all the personnel in the division headquarters were shocked like the Japanese army.

"From the launch of the attack last night to today's noon, how long has it been? The two county towns of Jingxing and Huolu have been taken down one after another on the Zhengtai line. Isn't this progress too fast!"

"Is our Eighth Route Army's current strength too strong, or did it weaken too quickly when you were a little devil?" The teacher raised his glasses legs and wondered.

"We don't know the specific battle process. This can be studied afterwards, but what I want to say now is that the troops deployed on the positive line are progressing too fast. According to intelligence, whether it is the First Army or the 110th Division The regiment has no intention of returning to rescue!"

"Then here comes the question, should we fight Shimen or not?" Political Commissar D frowned and said, although the Eighth Route Army is progressing smoothly in the current situation, it seems to be a bit of a dilemma.

The strategic goal of resolving the encirclement of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and southern Hebei base areas has not yet been achieved. If they march further towards Shimen, the attacking troops may lose their teeth if they are not careful in the face of Shimen. In this way, the Japanese army will not take the initiative Withdraw troops and return to aid.

"Yeah, should we fight or not?" The teacher's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and he slowly sat on the wooden stool, lost in thought.

"I'm afraid it's useless for us to hesitate here. Zhou Weihan may have led his troops to the suburbs of Shimen by now. Judging from the current situation, the Japanese army's strength is indeed as predicted before. The strength is empty and the overall situation is shrinking. !"

"Now the 385th Brigade is attacking Yuanshi County, and the two regiments from the Tainan Military Region are attacking Luancheng. There will be results tonight at the latest!"

"It's a bit difficult. In this case, inform Zhou Weihan that you can clear the strongholds around Shimen first, make preparations in advance, and test the reaction of the Japanese army at the same time. As for when to formally attack Shimen, the division headquarters will make the final decision tonight!" the commander said. .

"Telegraph operator, report this situation to the headquarters, and carefully consider whether to attack Shimen!" Political commissar D said.

A village on the outskirts of Shimen, where the temporary command is located.

Not long ago, the 22nd Regiment and the Supplementary Regiment launched simultaneous attacks from the north and south sides, and were fighting fiercely with the Japanese garrison at the airport. The main force that arrived later, the two regiments of the New Tenth Brigade, were arranged on the north and south sides, with the airport as the center, facing the Expansion in both north and south directions.

"What did the division say?" Mrs. Wu asked anxiously when she saw the telegraph operator holding a telegram in his hand.

"The division headquarters ordered that if our department successfully breaks through to the outskirts of Shimen, we can first clear out the outlying strongholds to test the reaction of the Japanese army, but the official attack order will not be issued until tonight!" said the telegrapher.

"This shit has been held up to the ass door, what can I do if I can shrink back? I thought that Shimen's defenders would take the initiative to reinforce the airport, but now there is no movement at all. The battle is obviously going well, but why do I feel so aggrieved! "Mr. Wu said with a slap on the forehead.

"It's not surprising. The little devil is obviously at the end of his rope. The airport outside the city is not enough to get him out of the city for rescue. Our Eighth Route Army launched an offensive at the same time on the Zhengtai line and the Pinghan line. Even if the little devil is kicked in the head by a donkey, he knows that he is surrounded at this time." Shimen's troops are indispensable!" Zhou Weihan said.

"I just don't know how important Shimen, an important Japanese town, is in the eyes of Ningji Okamura. Even if our Eighth Route Army really knocks Shimen down, it will never be able to defend it in the face of the Japanese counterattack. The scale is probably no less than that of Jinmen, if it falls into the hands of our Eighth Route Army, the sweeping plan he painstakingly planned by Neji Okamura will be in vain!" Zhou Weihan said.

At first, the fundamental reason why the Japanese army focused on sweeping Jinchaji, southern Hebei, and eastern Hebei was that the Japanese army knew clearly that the Eighth Route Army could not have time to use the machinery and equipment transported from Jinmen to form a stable military industrial system.

This time, if the Eighth Route Army succeeds in capturing Shimen and moving the military factory in Shimen City away, then the Taihang Base, the core of the Eighth Route Army, will double its military industry potential based on the Huangyadong Arsenal.

"If Shimen is lost, I think Neiji Okamura may be at the end of his job, and the position of commander of the North China Dispatch Army should be replaced by someone else!" Mrs. Wu joked.

"Not only that, the loss of an important town like Shimen means that the fig leaf wrapped around the Japanese army has been torn off, and the Japanese army's falsehood has been completely exposed. The death of the Japanese army has begun since then. This is a great encouragement to all Chinese soldiers and civilians. At the same time, it was also a great blow to the Japanese army!"

What Zhou Weihan said had a positive meaning, but at the same time, he also had hidden worries in his heart. It is not known whether Japan will raise more troops to North China because of this.

The two regiments attacking the Daguo Village Airport had more than [-] troops, but there were more than ten anti-aircraft machine guns deployed around the airport.

The battle was not going smoothly from the beginning, and the offensive troops were unable to advance for a long time. Fortunately, the American mountain artillery battalion arrived later to cover the location of the anti-aircraft artillery in the airport.

"Regimental Commander, it's the plane, the little devil's plane!" A soldier of the 22nd regiment pointed to the sky and shouted.

Without the reminder from the soldiers, Liu Tianming naturally noticed the movement in the sky: "Don't be afraid, I said I didn't see the little devil's plane dispatched. It turned out that it flew to another battlefield. By now, the little devil's plane has already run out of ammunition and food." !"

On the 22nd regiment's position, the assault regiment temporarily supported nine M2 heavy machine guns, and had long been guarding against the little devil's plane.

"Don't worry, the little devil's plane is flying too high now, wait until the little devil's plane is about to land!"

On the north and south positions, the main shooters of eighteen M2 heavy machine guns stared intently at the four reconnaissance planes hovering in the sky.

The pilot of the little devil was also in a dilemma at this time. The situation of the battlefield below was seen in the sky. The artillery of the Eighth Route Army was always threatening the defenders at the airport. Once the plane landed at the airport, it might be blown up.

However, if the landing is not carried out, the airport will be captured sooner or later. If the ammunition can be replenished smoothly, there is still a chance of assisting the ground troops in combat.

The little devil pilot gritted his teeth, and then gestured to the other three reconnaissance planes. The planes circled in the sky and began to descend slowly.

"Come on, come down quickly!"

"Call me!"

In an instant, the heavy machine gun positions on the north and south sides opened fire one after another, and eighteen tongues of flame shot out, sweeping towards the Japanese plane that was making an emergency landing.

The timing of the soldier's choice was very ingenious. When the little devil's reconnaissance plane landed, he didn't dare to adjust it at will, and was caught by the soldier.

(End of this chapter)