Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Chapter 129 The Independent Regiments of the New First Regiment Gather in Dongyang Village ([-])
Dongyang Village.

Yamazaki Zhihei is supervising the battle from the rear.

At this time, a ghost scout hurried over: "Report to the captain, the Chinese cavalry has bypassed the interception line of the imperial army, and it is estimated that they will reach the flank of the imperial army in 10 minutes!"

"In addition, the hundreds of infantry behind are also on the way to detour!"

"Yoxi! It seems that the Chinese army is in a hurry!"

Yamazaki Zhihei's goal is not just as simple as the independent battalion. Therefore, even though the cavalry company, second company, and third company of the independent battalion did not fall into the trap he set, he didn't care.

"Order No. 5 Squadron to immediately stop the Chinese army coming for reinforcements!"

"Also, order the No. 1 and No. 2 Squadrons to continue to strengthen the attack and give these nasty Tubalu another fire!"

"Hi Yi!"

The ghost messenger nodded heavily, then turned and left to convey the order.

On the mountain ridge on the left side of Dongyang Village, the No. 3 and No. 4 Squadrons received the order to intensify their attack again, pressing all the troops up.

Fortunately, this is a small mountain range with a length of more than 300 meters. Hundreds of people from both the enemy and us spread out at the same time, and the troops will not appear too dense.

"Tug, chug, chug!"

"Crack, clap clap clap!—"

"Boom, boom boom!—"

The devils have the artillery support provided by the artillery squadron, while the first company of the independent battalion occupies a favorable terrain.

In the fierce battle, both sides suffered casualties, and no one took advantage.

The devil's attack seemed violent, but in fact he kept restraint and never entered the 100-meter range.

100 meters, this is the bombing line of the independent battalion company.

Under normal circumstances, soldiers definitely cannot throw grenades so far. Generally, throwing more than 30 meters is considered qualified, 50-60 meters is considered excellent, and more than 80 meters can be called a humanoid mortar.

Of course, being condescending is different.

In theory, with the help of gravity, as long as the mountain is high enough, the bombardier can throw the grenade a long enough distance.

"Damn it, the little devil seems to be launching a series of general attacks on me, but in fact he is still attracting our reinforcements! Chen Xiao, Tian Shuisheng, don't be fooled!"

Xu Hailang saw the devil's combat intention, but because the devil had cut off all the way down the mountain, he couldn't tell Chen Xiao, Tian Shuisheng and others, so he could only be anxious.

"Brothers, hit me hard!"

Xu Hailang gave the order to use full firepower. He didn't want to kill as many devils as possible, nor did he want to break through the encirclement and go down the mountain, but he hoped to tell Chen Xiao, Tian Shuisheng and others through the intensity of firepower that they could hold on.

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Right in front of Dongyang Village, the cavalry company led by Chen Xiao had already exchanged fire with the 5th Squadron of the Yamazaki Brigade.

Since this is a mountainous area with narrow roads, when it was less than two kilometers away from Dongyang Village, Chen Xiao ordered the soldiers of the cavalry company to get off their horses and move forward on foot instead.

"Tug, chug, chug, chug!"

"Snapped!"

"Crack, clap, clap!—"

Both the enemy and the enemy have their own purposes. The purpose of the cavalry company is to contain the devils and to buy time for the main force as much as possible while reducing the pressure on the first company.

The Devil's No. 5 Squadron is to block the cavalry company and prevent it from threatening the No. 1 and No. 2 Squadrons, which are launching an attack.

Therefore, the two sides seemed to be fully fired, but neither of them had any plans to charge forward. Instead, they fired at each other at a distance of about two to 300 meters.

Twenty minutes later, the second company and the third company arrived one after another and immediately joined the battle. As a result, the independent battalion immediately had an absolute advantage in strength.

However, limited by the terrain, hundreds of independent battalion fighters could not be fully spread out, which gave the Devils 5th Squadron some breathing room...

The temporary headquarters of the Yamazaki Battalion.

Jiro Kobayashi, Yamazaki Jihei's deputy, hurried over from a distance and reported to Yamazaki Jihei: "Reporting to the captain, the main force of the Independent Battalion of the Eighth Route Army has arrived and engaged the No. 5 Squadron of the Imperial Army."

"Currently, although the 5th Squadron occupies the terrain advantage and temporarily blocked the attack of the Eighth Route Army, it may not last long. I am asking for your tactical guidance!"

"In addition, according to reports from the scouts, there is another main force of the Eighth Route Army that is about to arrive in Dongyang Village!"

"Besides, there are several Eighth Route Army units farther away, and they are also on their way!"

"All the Eighth Route Army combined, the total strength exceeds 4000!"

Kobayashi Jiro reported in detail the information detected by the scouts at the fastest speed.

"Is there already more than 4000 people?"

Osamu Yamazaki smiled flatly and said to himself, "It's almost time to close the net!"

"Order the artillery squadron to immediately turn to the hillside where the 3rd squadron is located!"

"After the artillery squadron has moved into a safe position, the 1st, 2nd, and 5th squadrons will alternately move in!"

"The No. 4 Squadron is stationed on the existing hill, forming a corner with the main force of the imperial army, so as to be safe!"

"In addition, send power to the regiment headquarters, saying that we have discovered and restrained the main force of the Eighth Route Army of China, and asked the regiment commander to provide us with tactical guidance immediately!"

"Hi Yi!"

Kobayashi Jiro paused abruptly, then turned and left, delivering orders.

……

Luliang County.

Headquarters of the 12th Japanese Infantry Regiment.

Captain Miyamoto Hideyoshi is drinking tea leisurely with his chief of staff, Abu Inohide.

At this moment, a lieutenant's staff suddenly rushed in from the outside: "Commander, chief of staff, something is not right, news just came from the Huting stronghold that Lieutenant Commander Yamazaki Zhihei led the 5th Infantry Brigade to raid the base of the Eighth Route Army." .”

Hideyoshi Miyamoto's face sank, and he asked, "Nani? What did you say?"

"Reporting regiment leader, news just came from the Huting stronghold that Lieutenant Commander Yamazaki Zhihei led the 5th Infantry Battalion to sweep up the Eighth Route Army base."

The captain's staff repeated it again.

Hearing this, Miyamoto Hideyoshi immediately said in dissatisfaction: "This Yamazaki Zhihei relied on his mother as a member of the royal family. It is really going too far. He actually went to the countryside to sweep without asking for instructions!"

It is worth mentioning that the reason why Yamazaki Zhihei became the captain of the Lieutenant Commander at a young age is not only because he has royal blood, but also a more important reason is that he is indeed very talented in military command.

After a pause, Miyamoto Hideyoshi suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked again: "Do you know where Yamazaki Zhihei went?"

The captain's staff officer bowed and said: "It seems to have gone to the base of the Eighth Route Army's Xinyi Regiment!"

Hearing this, Abu Zhuxiu's expression changed and he said, "The base of the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army? Is it the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army that severely damaged the Sakata Regiment in Cangyunling?"

"Hi Yi!"

The captain's staff nodded again.

Abu Zhuxiu frowned, and said worriedly: "This new regiment is not an ordinary Eighth Route Army. According to reliable information, they have developed very rapidly in the past month, and their total strength has exceeded 2000."

"Recently, those strongholds of the imperial army that were attacked were also the work of this new regiment. Yamazaki Zhihei acted rashly, and I am afraid that something unexpected will happen!"

Miyamoto Hideyoshi nodded approvingly. He wasn't worried about the 5th Battalion. The main reason was that Yamazaki Jihei had royal blood. If something unexpected happened, it would be difficult for him to explain to the higher authorities.

"How long has Yamazaki Jihei been away?"

Captain's Staff Officer: "According to the news from Huting stronghold, Lieutenant Commander Yamazaki Zhihei led his troops to set off at dawn today..."

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(End of this chapter)