Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Jinzhong County.

After Gendarmerie Captain Toruya Yamashita left the headquarters, he first recalled the security corps from all over the front line and gathered them together, and then ordered them to change into Japanese military uniforms.

Glancing at the Japanese military uniforms in their hands, the battalion commanders of several security regiments looked at Huang Hong, the regiment commander next to them, and asked, "Commander, the Japanese asked us to change into their military uniforms. Which one will come out?"

Huang Hong glanced around and said in a low voice: "The Japanese must have no good intentions, maybe they are planning to let us be cannon fodder."

"With our previous friendship, the Eighth Route Army will somewhat spare us when they open fire on us, but once they change into devil uniforms, the Eighth Route Army will definitely treat us to death."

"There is no way to do this. After all, on the chaotic battlefield, the Eighth Route Army only recognizes uniforms but not people."

One of the triangular eyes asked again: "The regiment commander, shall we still change this uniform?"

Huang Hong: "Of course we have to change! Changing military uniforms does not mean that we will be killed by the Eighth Route Army. If we don't change military uniforms, the Japanese will not spare us now."

After a pause, Huang Hong changed the subject, and reminded: "No matter what the Japanese tell us to do later, you must be more careful, and grind foreign workers if you can. The bullets of the Eighth Route Army don't have eyes."

"Hurry up and change your clothes."

"Yes, Captain."

The puppet soldiers of the security regiment quickly changed into the uniforms of the devils, and at the same time, a squadron that Hattori Naoko promised Yamashita Tetsuya was also dispatched.

Yamashita Toru also made a simple mobilization, and then led the troops to kill in the direction of the west gate.

He briefly explained to the puppet soldiers of the security regiment why they were asked to change their military uniforms, roughly to deter the Eighth Route Army.

But those guys in the security team are all very smart, especially Huang Hong, the head of the security team.

He didn't believe Tetsuya Yamashita's nonsense, on the contrary, he became more certain of his inner guess.

These devils just had no good intentions, and planned to let them be cannon fodder to attract the firepower of the Eighth Route Army, so as to win the opportunity for the main force of the devils to break through.

"Kill the chicken!"

"Warriors of the Empire, attack!"

Toruya Yamashita led the troops along the main street, rushing all the way west, and soon arrived at the area where the enemy and us were fighting, and continued to charge forward.

It was Kong Jie's New Second Regiment who launched the attack from the west gate. The New Second Regiment was the weakest of the several siege troops. Although there were about 2000 men, after entering the city, as the battle line stretched, its strength decreased. scattered.

In addition, a part of the reserve team was left to guard the rear. Therefore, the strength of the troops at one point was far less than that of the Japanese army.

After all, Tetsuya Yamashita's gendarmerie, plus an infantry squadron, plus a security regiment, had a total strength of more than a thousand people.

So, the defense line of the new second regiment, to be precise, should be the offensive line of the new second regiment, and a gap was quickly torn by the Japanese army.

The news quickly reached Kong Jie's ears. Knowing that the devil dared to take the initiative to attack, Kong Jie was surprised: "What? The devil actually launched a counterattack?"

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The correspondent nodded: "Yes, leader!"

Kong Jie: "How many troops did the devils dispatch?"

Correspondent: "There is at least one brigade."

"A brigade?"

Kong Jie frowned slightly. There was only one regiment of devils in Jinzhong City, that is, three brigades. In the initial battle, the Japanese army had already wiped out half of the brigades. In addition to the subsequent siege battle, At least half of the brigade was wiped out.

In other words, the remaining devils in Jinzhong City, even if you add the regiment headquarters of the 15th Regiment and the headquarters of the 9th Brigade, the total strength is a little more than two brigades.

Right now, the Japanese army has concentrated a brigade of troops at once, and the plot is definitely not small, and it is very likely that they are preparing to break out of the encirclement.

The third battalion commander next to him said: "Regiment commander, it is very likely that the devils in the city are about to break out of the encirclement. Do you want to send our third battalion up?"

Kong Jie said: "It is still impossible to determine the devil's intentions, but you three battalions don't move for the time being, just guard the west gate.

As long as you guard the west gate, you can crush all the enemy's plots! "

After speaking, Kong Jie walked along the city wall to a place with a wide view.

This place is facing the main street where the devils launched a counterattack. Standing on a high place, you can have a panoramic view of the devils' actions.

With the help of the light from the artillery fire, Kong Jie soon discovered a strange place, and murmured to himself in a low voice, "It's strange, although the part of the devils in front of the head fought very bravely, but the part of the devils in the back, obviously He is doing foreign work, and he looks like he is greedy for life and afraid of death."

"Even if it's just recruited recruits, it's not like this, right?"

The third battalion commander said: "Regiment commander, what you said seems to be true. The devils behind are not devils at all, but more like puppet soldiers."

"puppet army?"

Kong Jie suddenly changed his expression: "Yes, they are the puppet soldiers in disguise!"

"Naomi Hattori is really cunning. He actually planned to use those puppet soldiers to deceive the world. However, those puppet soldiers can be replaced by the uniforms of devils, but they cannot replace the soul that is afraid of death."

Commander of the Third Battalion: "Regimental Commander, what is the purpose of the devils to let the puppet soldiers change into their uniforms?"

Kong Jie: "Break out! But it's not breaking out from the west city gate, but I want to attract the attention and firepower of our army, so as to cover the main force to break out from other places."

"Of course, if the devils can successfully break through the west gate, they will definitely be willing to do so."

Third Battalion Commander: "Commander, what shall we do?"

Kong Jie: "Order the first battalion and the second battalion to take the lead and try our best to prevent the Japanese puppet army from breaking through. Your third battalion will continue to guard the west gate and act as the second line of defense. You must not let a devil escape through the west gate. !"

"Yes!"

The commander of the third battalion suddenly agreed.

Kong Jie said to the correspondent at the side: "Immediately report this news to Captain Wang Chengzhu, so that he can prepare."

"Yes."

The correspondent promised, then turned around and ran towards the temporary command post, and then called the Second Independent Regiment.

During the siege battle, the Second Independent Regiment was responsible for the import and export of railroad tracks.

Jinzhong Railway Station was built in the city.

In order to repair the railway, a section of the northeast corner of the city wall was demolished. After the railway was repaired, it was impossible to restore it, and there was no way to cover the city gate, so the gap remained.

Later, for the convenience of traffic, roads were built beside the railway.

Outside the city wall, there is a 'Y'-shaped entrance, where the north is to Taiyuan, and the east is to Shouyang and Yangquan.

At that time, after receiving the news of the attack on Jinzhong, the reason why Shinozuka Yoshio did not choose to take the railway was not because there were no trains in Taiyuan City, but because he was worried that the Eighth Route Army would ambush on the railway.

In that way, not to mention blowing up a section of the railway, even if you just put a rock on the track, it may cause the train to derail.

Therefore, it is relatively safer to take the road...