I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 568

At nine o'clock in the morning on May 5, Liu Gen and the soldiers of the Artillery Battalion rested in Yonghe County. Except for Liu Gen, who did not rest, the other soldiers had already gone to sleep.

At six o'clock in the morning, the 120nd Regiment of the 2st Independent Brigade of the [-]th Division, with the assistance of Liu Gen and others, successfully captured Yonghe County, which was occupied by the devils.The geographical location of Yonghe County is relatively special. After the devils occupied Yonghe County, although they did not make much action, they always threatened the safety of Yan'an.

Once the devils launch an attack on Yan'an, Yonghe County will become the bridgehead for cabinets to attack the south gate of Yan'an. It is precisely because of this consideration that the 120th Division will choose to take Yonghe County and establish a certain strategic depth.

Yonghe County is in the hands of the 120th Division and plays an extremely important role in defending the security of Yan'an.If the devils want to attack Yan'an and put pressure on Yan'an, they must first take down Yonghe County.

It can be said that Yonghe County will become an important weapon to restrict the devils from attacking Yan'an.

The units of the 120th Division that attacked Guizi County last night achieved good results, achieved the original goal in the battle plan, and took down two more Guizi counties.In just one night, the devil lost five counties. Even if the devil is rich and powerful, losing five counties easily is a great loss.

Of course, the night is the time for the troops of the 120th Division to play, so the daytime is also the time for the devils to launch a counterattack.

For the troops of the 120th Division, it is not that difficult to take down the devil's county seat, but it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to successfully resist the counterattack of the devil's troops.Even if they can successfully resist the devil's counterattack today, what about the next time?

According to the combat plan formulated by Master He, how to successfully defend the county will become an urgent problem for the 120th Division to solve.

"Comrade Liu Gen, why didn't you rest? Last night, you and the comrades in the artillery battalion worked so hard, you should go to rest."

"Yonghe County is guarded by our 2nd regiment. Unless the devils mobilize two infantry brigades to come, there will be no problems." After inspecting the defensive bunkers arranged by the soldiers, the head of the 2nd regiment, Fu, found Liu Gen hasn't rested yet.

Commander Fu is a veteran of the Red Army. At the age of 16, he joined the 2nd Company of the 6th Army Guard Regiment of the 2nd Red Army as a soldier. He was brave and capable in combat. Injured multiple times.

Today, Commander Fu is less than 30 years old, and can be said to be the youngest commander in the Eighth Route Army.Commander Fu is a bit young, but no one would dare to underestimate him. In the battle with the devils, he has already fully proved his ability.

Especially in the bloody battle of Chenzhuang in 39, due to the excellent performance of the 2nd regiment led by the head of the Fu regiment, it successfully withstood the breakout of more than 500 elite devils from the 120th brigade of the Japanese army, and the only brigade of the 500th division wiped out the devils This elite of [-] people.

"Head Fu, didn't you have a rest too? I'm still young, so it's fine to sleep less."

"With Commander Fu here, I am very confident in the defense of the 2nd Regiment, but you also know that devils always report their faults, and it is not so easy to block the devil's attack."

"The 2nd Regiment has no problem defending Yonghe County, but I don't know if other troops can successfully defend other captured counties. According to Master He's plan, we still can't fight the devils head-on." Liu Gen said with some concern.

With the 2nd Regiment and Artillery Battalion in Yonghe County, Liu Gen will naturally not worry that Yonghe County will not be able to defend it. Unless the devils use more than two brigades to attack Yonghe County, the defense of Yonghe County will not have any problems. question.

Now, Liu Gen is most worried about Liulin County and Jiaokou County, which are relatively close to the devils. The devils will definitely attack these two counties first. Who will let these two counties be at the forefront?If the devils want to attack other counties, they cannot avoid Liulin County and Jiaokou County.

In these two counties, each has the strength of a main regiment of the 120th division, and it will be very difficult for a regiment of troops to resist the devil's crazy counterattack.Coupled with the fact that these two regiments do not have enough firepower, it will undoubtedly be quite difficult to defend Liulin County and Jiaokou County.

Even if these two regiments have the assistance of the county brigade and the district team, it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Devils' troops. Unfortunately, even so, the 120th Division cannot easily allow the Devils to take Liulin County and Jiaokou County.Only by resisting the devil's counterattack for a certain period of time and giving the devil enough casualties can the devil temporarily give up the idea of ​​​​fighting back.

"Worrying won't solve the problem, all we can do is trust them."

"The division commander must have considered the problem of dealing with the devil's retaliation and counterattack. I believe that he will be able to successfully block the devil's attack."

"Even if we fail to stop the devil's attack, don't we still have us? With us, Yonghe County will definitely stay in the hands of our 120 division. I want to see if the devil's teeth are really that good!" Fu Tuan Chang said with a sneer.

Liu Gen nodded. He agreed with Commander Fu's words. With them, Yonghe County's defense will definitely not have any problems.What's more, in the devil's situation, it will not be so easy to mobilize enough troops to launch a counterattack against the 120th division.

At least in a short period of time, it is difficult for the devils to draw out more than five infantry brigades. The devils have a lot of troops stationed in North China, but there are also many areas that the devils need to defend. They cannot just give up other areas just to launch a counterattack against the 120th division. area.

With the actions made by the 120th Division, what about other units of the Eighth Route Army?The Jinsui Army and the National Army may not have the idea of ​​​​taking the devil county.

At the same time, in Taiyuan, Shanxi, Yoshio Iwamatsu, at the headquarters of the Devil's First Army, had an ugly face. He looked at the relevant information in his hand, but he had an urge to kill.Yoshio Iwamatsu knew that the 120th Division made a lot of noise last night, but he didn't expect the 120th Division's movements to be so fast.

In just one night, five county towns close to the base of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army fell into the hands of the 120th Division, which Yoshio Iwamatsu never expected.

Yoshio Iwamatsu knew that the Eighth Route Army had the 120th Division, but since the 120th Division was responsible for safeguarding the security of Yan'an after its withdrawal from Yan'an, and rarely fought devils, Yoshio Iwamatsu did not have a clear enough understanding of the 120th Division.

Until now, Yoshio Iwamatsu realized that the combat effectiveness of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army is very strong, comparable to the 129th Division that has been active in the occupied areas.

"Report! An order from Commander Okamura!"

"Read!"

"Order the First Army to take back the county seat occupied by the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army within one day, otherwise the First Army will be the sinner of the Great Japanese Empire!"

"..."

Yoshio Yanmatsu's expression became more and more ugly, and the order was very short, but he could feel the anger of Ningci Gangcun. Five county towns were captured overnight by the Eighth Route Army. This was the first time such a thing happened in the rear occupied area, and it was also Disgrace to the First Army.

Only by recapturing these counties in the shortest possible time can the shame of the First Army be washed away, otherwise he, the commander of the First Army, will probably leave in shame like his predecessor.

"Immediately issue an order! Order the independent and mixed first, and the Ninth Brigade to move closer to the base of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army. When necessary, try to put pressure on the Eighth Route Army Yan'an!"

"Also order the 36th Division, the Third and Fourth Brigades to always pay attention to the movement of other Eighth Route Army troops and the Jinsui Army troops in the occupied area. If any abnormalities are found, immediately mobilize troops to start encirclement and suppression!"

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(End of this chapter)