Following the order from the second battalion commander.
Soldiers from the second battalion of the main force surrounded Xiaohe Village from all directions.
There is a river to the south of Xiaohe Village. On the opposite side of the river, the troops of the 386th Brigade have set up light and heavy machine guns and mortars.
Once any Japanese tried to escape across the river, they would be shot on the spot.
More than 1,000 Japanese remnants fled into Xiaohe Village, and the headquarters of the 7th Infantry Regiment was also inside.
The captain of the 7th Regiment sent three consecutive telegrams to the 37th Division headquarters requesting tactical guidance.
However, it was of no use.
The soldiers of the second battalion of the main force lined up in a three-by-three battle formation and charged into Xiaohe Village.
At the beginning, there were still living Japanese soldiers who were putting up a desperate resistance.
However, as time went by, the gunfire became more and more sparse, until finally the gunfire disappeared completely, which meant that all the Japanese soldiers entrenched in Xiaohe Village were wiped out.
A few kilometers away on the hilltop, there were Japs from the 37th Regiment of Mountain Artillery, as well as some Japs infantry.
Under the siege of the 386th Brigade, they were also quickly eliminated.
As for those puppet troops, they had either been killed by shelling long ago, or they had surrendered long ago.
As for the Japs, the Eighth Route Army came here to eliminate the Japs and did not give the Japs a chance to surrender.
…
Yangquan, headquarters of the 37th Division of the Japanese First Army.
A combat staff officer hurried in and bowed his head to report to Anda 23.
"Reporting to the division commander, the 7th Regiment and the 37th Mountain Artillery Regiment have just sent a farewell telegram..."
"Farewell telegram?"
Adachi Twenty-san and Eguchi Taro exclaimed at the same time.
"Yes!"
The combat staff officer lowered his head and spoke with a trembling tone:
"The Eighth Route Army assembled hundreds of artillery pieces and shelled the positions of the 7th Infantry Regiment and the 37th Mountain Artillery Regiment for half an hour."
"The 7th Regiment and the 37th Regiment of the Mountain Artillery failed to withstand the Eighth Route Army's offensive. The battle outside the city is now coming to an end..."
Last night, the Japanese 7th Regiment and the 37th Mountain Artillery Regiment were first covered by artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army.
They were attacked by a large-scale infantry force of the Eighth Route Army, and the large force was directly dispersed.
The Eighth Route Army's individual combat effectiveness is no less than that of the Japanese army. When fighting, they only recognize their clothes and not their people. They shoot Japanese and puppet soldiers whenever they see them.
so.
Most of the 36 mountain cannons of the 37th Regiment of Mountain Artillery were captured by the Eighth Route Army before they could be blown up. Only a few of the mountain cannons were blown up during the battle.
The Japanese Regiment Headquarters of the 7th Regiment and the Japanese Regiment Headquarters of the 37th Mountain Artillery Regiment were looking for the nearby commanding heights to wait for reinforcements.
The devil's idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
The Eighth Route Army's artillery firepower was too fierce, and without solid fortifications, the Japanese army could not stop the Eighth Route Army's attack.
For example, during the battle in Xiaohe Village in the morning, more than a thousand Japanese soldiers fled into Xiaohe Village.
The new regiment formed the second battalion and fired a total of more than 10,000 artillery shells at Xiaohe Village. On average, each Japanese soldier could receive 10 artillery shells.
Under the powerful artillery firepower, the Japanese had no artillery defenses and no room for resistance.
The Second Battalion only suffered dozens of casualties, and at the cost of more than 10,000 artillery shells, it eliminated more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers entrenched in Xiaohe Village.
The Eighth Route Army's artillery shells can be reimbursed.
Anda Twenty-Three slumped down on the chair and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.
The tactics of the Eighth Route Army were already obvious, which was to first eliminate the Japanese troops outside the city and then concentrate their forces to deal with the 37th Division inside the city.
It was originally thought that the 7th Infantry Regiment and the 37th Mountain Artillery Regiment could last at least half a day.
But I didn't expect that they wouldn't even last half a day and they would all be wiped out in the morning.
Anda Twenty-Three's heart was bleeding. This was an elite infantry regiment and a mountain artillery regiment, and they were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
but.
The only good news is that both regiments sent farewell telegrams before being wiped out.
Presumably the regiment flag was also burned and did not fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
After a moment of decadence, Anda Twenty-Three cheered up again. As the division leader, he must not lose his fighting spirit first.
Once he, the division commander, loses his fighting spirit, the remaining 37th Division will become lambs to be slaughtered.
Anda Twenty-Three slapped the table hard and said harshly:
"Mr. Eguchi, please immediately distribute all spare weapons to the soldiers of the baggage regiment and engineering regiment, and prepare for street fighting with the Eighth Route Army."
"Tell all officers and soldiers that reinforcements for the 37th Division are already on the way."
"As long as we hold on to Yangquan for two days, reinforcements will arrive and wipe out the Eighth Route Army outside the city in one fell swoop!"
Chief of Staff Taro Eguchi was about to pause when he heard Adachi Twenty-Three continue:
"Every hour, send a telegram requesting urgent tactical guidance to the First Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army Headquarters!"
"Hi!"
Taro Eguchi suddenly lowered his head.
…
A new group of soldiers outside the city were hurrying to have breakfast.
The soldiers ate canned meat and fruit.
Now the new regiment's combat supplies are extremely sufficient, so abundant that they are overflowing.
Therefore, the troops of the new regiment now conduct long-distance raids and seldom carry dry food, but directly carry canned meat and canned fruit.
Canned meats are all self-heating cans and come in several flavors, with good texture and nutrition.
certainly.
At present, only the New Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army have this kind of treatment.
Soldiers of the 386th Brigade were also given cans, but not many.
Most of what the soldiers carried was dry food.
Li Yunlong had just finished breakfast and drank a large amount of water. He suddenly felt like he was resurrected with full blood.
The fatigue of not sleeping all day and night was gone, and my whole body was full of strength.
"Report to the head of the regiment, combined with the second and third battalions, and the 386th Brigade, to report that the Japanese and puppet troops outside the city have been basically eliminated."
The chief of staff compiled the intelligence from each unit and reported it to Li Yunlong.
"You move fast enough!"
"We just had breakfast and the Japanese were wiped out?"
Li Yunlong's tone was a little surprised.
At the same time, I felt a little unsatisfied. In addition to being the commander-in-chief of this main force of ten thousand, Li Yunlong actually wanted to go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese in person.
It would be best to participate in a hand-to-hand combat, chop off the heads of dozens of Japs, and get addicted to it.
After serving in the army for more than ten years, Commander Li Da often participated in hand-to-hand combat and killed at least hundreds of enemies, including national troops, puppet troops and Japanese soldiers.
Although he is now commanding tens of thousands of troops to fight against the Japanese army, this hobby is still there, and his heart is itching, like a cat scratching.
However, Zhao Gang was always by his side, and Li Yunlong didn't even have a chance to go to the battlefield.
Originally, Li Yunlong wanted Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo to command the attack and encirclement of the 33rd Division together.
But Zhao Gang said that he wanted to be by Li Yunlong's side and watch over him, and that he wanted to be good for him and not let him make mistakes.
Listen, is this what Political Commissar Zhao is saying?
When did our Lao Li make a mistake?
Li Yunlong glared at Zhao Gang angrily, and suddenly felt a little depressed. This old Zhao was good at everything, but he was too lenient sometimes.
And the Eighth Route Army could not kill prisoners, so where could they find the heads of Japanese soldiers and chop them off?
Zhao Gang raised his head and met Li Yunlong's eyes. He suddenly felt a little confused. He didn't offend him. What was this bitch doing?
At this moment, a sound of war horses neighed outside the headquarters.
"Uu——"
A moment later, a tall man wearing a leather jacket, holding a riding crop, and black round-rimmed glasses walked in. This tall man's eyes and expression were all full of perseverance and confidence.
It was Li Yunlong's former brigade commander, Chen Geng.
Brigadier Chen quickly walked into the headquarters. When he saw Li Yunlong, he gave a military salute: "Report to the commander-in-chief, Brigadier Chen Geng of the 386th Brigade is here to report. Please give me instructions!"
Today, the 386th Brigade and Taiyue Military Region are the backbone of the 19th Division.
Including the men and horses of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment, the main elite force under the brigade commander now exceeds 80,000. Including the militia of the Taiyue Military Region, there are hundreds of thousands of people.
Li Yunlong was shocked: "Brigadier Commander, it's your turn to salute me. Isn't this shortening my life, Li Yunlong?"
Li Yunlong quickly stepped forward, put down Brigadier Chen's right hand, and then raised his hand to salute a military salute.
Political Commissar Zhao, Chief of Staff Wang and combat staff beside Li Yunlong also quickly raised their hands to salute the brigade commander.
Brigadier Chen immediately smiled and scolded: "Li Yunlong, you are the commander-in-chief, commanding more than 00,000 troops. Why do you salute me? You make me look like the commander-in-chief."
"Brigadier, that's what you said." Li Yunlong pretended to be unhappy, "Although our new regiment does not belong to the 386th Brigade's order of battle now, you will always be my Li Yunlong's brigade commander."
"Even if I, Li Yunlong, become the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army in the future, you will still be my brigade commander, Li Yunlong."
Brigadier Chen suddenly laughed: "Being the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army? You are not qualified yet. Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense, how to fight next?"
Li Yunlong and Brigadier Chen are a bit like Li Yunlong being demoted to battalion commander in the original drama.
Although Li Yunlong was demoted to the rank of commander of the first battalion, the entire regiment still recognized Li Yunlong as the leader of the independent regiment.
Although the new regiment does not belong to the battle order of the 386th Brigade, Li Yunlong still recognizes Chen Geng as the brigade commander.
Because the brigade commander is the person that Li Yunlong admires and respects the most in his life, and the brigade commander really thinks about Li Yunlong, he only got this deputy division level treatment because of the brigade commander's help.
"After all the soldiers have finished their breakfast, we will attack the city according to the original plan, and then engage in street fighting with the Japanese."
Li Yunlong smiled slightly. In front of Brigadier Chen, he still couldn't let go and was a bit shy.
Chen Geng nodded. To be honest, it was impossible to say that he didn't feel uncomfortable being commanded by his former subordinates.
However, this was an order from the head of the headquarters, plus reimbursement of weapons and ammunition, as well as tens of thousands of helmets for the 386 Brigade.
Brigadier Chen wished that Li Yunlong would take command a few more times, because if Li Yunlong took command, the 386 Brigade would make a fortune!
After the war, the business between Li Yunlong and Boss Chen earned as much weapons and ammunition as the 386th Brigade.
With a smile, Li Yunlong asked: "Brigadier Commander, how many artillery regiments does your brigade have? Is it enough for an artillery corps? If not enough, I will give you dozens more mountain cannons?"
"Artillery Corps? It's almost done."
Speaking of this, the brigade commander no longer felt sleepy. He pushed up his glasses and his smile gradually grew stronger.
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