Zhao County area, Shahe Village.
When these puppet soldiers arrived in this village, they entered every house and began to steal things.
If the common people resisted even a little bit, they would just use the butt of a rifle. Anyone who dared to use a knife would be killed directly by the puppet troops.
Moreover, these puppet troops were fighting in the name of resisting Japan and saving the country, and raising supplies on the spot.
The people in the village dared not speak out when they were angry.
Not only the puppet troops, but also many regular national troops took over wherever the war was fought.
"Commander, report to the commander!"
In the village ancestral hall, the traitor Sun Liangcheng and his puppet army cronies were resting.
The communications staff officer walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand and reported:
"Just now, the commander of the Japanese 11th Division, Takamori Taka, asked you to be the commander-in-chief of the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army in Shimen City and Zhengding, and to hold on to Shimen for two days in Zhengding, and to retreat to Baoding two days later. After that, Ying
Lieutenant General Moritaka can guarantee that Commander you will become a Japanese national and become a Japanese."
When Sun Liangcheng heard this, he couldn't help but sneered.
"Put me and my troops in Shimen and Zhengding as cannon fodder, and also paint cakes for me and join the Japanese."
"I heard the calculations of this old dog Takamori Takashi even from dozens or hundreds of kilometers away."
"If I hadn't run fast, I would have been killed by the Eight Route Army by now."
"Fuck you if you want to become a Japanese citizen?"
Sun Liangcheng has never been interested in becoming a Japanese national.
If he becomes a Japanese, if Japan is defeated one day, there will be no turning back.
Sun Liangcheng joined Wang Puppet Government in order to survive.
"Immediately call back Takashi Takamori and tell me that Sun is so grateful that the Second Front of the Locust Alliance Army will defend Shimen City and Zhengding for two days even if they fight to the last man."
In order to successfully reach Yu Province and join the main force of the national army, Sun Liangcheng prepared to fight with Takamori Xiaoxu.
actually.
Sun Liangcheng did not know that the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division were attacking the Jizhong Eighth Route Army in the Jinzhou area.
The attack of the 11th Division, the 40th Division and the 56th Division against the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei was top secret. The Japanese did not completely trust the puppet army, so it was impossible for the Japanese to let the puppet army know.
Sun Liangcheng thought that the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division were escaping towards Baoding.
After all, Baoding has the main force of six Japanese divisions and three brigades.
"yes!"
The communications staff officer quickly drafted a telegram and asked the telegraph soldiers to send it out.
"Send the order, brothers, retreat quickly!"
After sending the telegram, Sun Liangcheng looked at the watch in his hand and saw that he had rested for a quarter of an hour. He was afraid that the main force of the Eighth Route Army would catch up, so he immediately issued a retreat order.
As Sun Liangcheng's order was issued, the puppet soldiers rushed southward carrying large and small bags of food they had snatched.
…
Jinju battlefield.
"Report, the defense line of our army's left position was breached by the Japs. The Japs' main force launched a general attack on us."
Eighth Route Army Jizhong Troop Headquarters.
The chief of staff answered the phone and reported to District Chief Lu in a solemn tone.
"What are you talking about? The left defense line was breached by the Japanese. What happened? Isn't the left defense line always strong?"
District Chief Lu was suddenly shocked when he heard this.
The Japanese's first few attacks didn't even touch the left-wing forward position, so why were they suddenly breached?
According to what was learned from the injured Japs, it was the Japanese 40th Division that attacked the left-wing position. More than two-thirds of the troops of the Japs' 40th Division were new recruits.
Although the combat effectiveness is not impressive, it is not comparable to the type B divisions that have experienced battles for a long time.
"According to the report from the forward position, it should be the 11th Division and the 40th Division that suddenly changed their attack positions."
The chief of staff analyzed:
"This new group of Japs has a very strong combat power, very accurate marksmanship, and very powerful stabbing skills. They are definitely not troops of the 40th Division."
"What the fuck." District Chief Lu cursed angrily, "The Japanese actually started playing tricks with us?"
Since the main offensive direction of the Japanese 11th Division is the main position of the Jizhong Army.
so.
District Chief Lu transferred all the elite troops in Jizhong to the direction of the main formation.
"Have the troops on the left withdrawn from their forward positions?"
District Chief Lu asked in a solemn tone.
"Not yet!" The chief of staff shook his head and said in a very solemn tone, "Our troops are fighting hand-to-hand with the Japs, and the Japs' large forces are coming to reinforce the position!"
District Chief Lu frowned and asked, "Have the Japanese army arrived yet?"
The chief of staff said: "Not yet! But it should be soon. Will the reserve team and cavalry regiment be sent to reinforce the left-wing position?"
If the Japanese were allowed to occupy the left-wing position, then the Japanese would be able to outflank and attack the center and right-wing positions of the Jizhong troops from the rear.
At that time, the main force of the Central Hebei Army will be in a situation of being attacked from both sides.
This resulted in the complete collapse of the entire defensive line.
The Japs must not be allowed to occupy the left-wing position!
District Chief Lu quickly analyzed the current battle situation in his mind and said: "Order the 2nd Reserve Brigade and the Cavalry Regiment to immediately support the left wing position, and then order all artillery fire to carry out interception bombardment 150 meters in front of the left wing position to prevent the Japanese army from advancing to the left wing.
Positional attack."
"yes!"
The war situation was urgent, so the chief of staff stepped forward, turned around, and went to deliver the order.
The chief of staff quickly shook the handle and put the phone to his ear: "Immediately pick up the artillery corps. This is the headquarters. I order you to immediately carry out interception bombardment 150 meters in front of the left wing position. Immediately carry out interception bombardment 150 meters in front of the left wing position.
Bombardment!”
After hanging up the phone, the chief of staff continued to shake the handle and issued orders to the reserve team and the cavalry regiment.
At this moment, the communications staff officer walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand, saluted with a military salute and then reported the report.
"Report, urgent call from the frontline headquarters!"
"read!"
District Chief Lu waved his hand and said.
"Yes!" the communications staff officer read, holding the telegram in both hands, "The main force of the New Regiment has defeated the Japanese and puppet troops in Shimen City and Zhengding. The leader of the New Regiment, led by more than 40,000 people, has set off from Shimen by car. It will take up to 3 hours.
We will be able to reach the Jinzhou battlefield, and the intervening troops have already arrived at the designated position to cut off the Japanese army's escape route to the north. I order your troops to hold their position for three hours until the main force arrives to surround and annihilate them. Li Yunlong, the commander-in-chief of the front line."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! District Chief Lu was suddenly happy when he heard this.
"It is worthy of being the most capable new corps of our Eighth Route Army. It only took half a day to defeat thousands of Japanese and tens of thousands of puppet troops."
The political commissar on the side sounded emotional.
"That's of course. Let alone thousands of Japs and tens of thousands of puppet troops, even tens of thousands or even 100,000 Japs as the main force are no match for the New First Corps."
District Chief Lu is full of energy, as if he is in high spirits at a happy event.
After holding on for three hours under the Japanese attack, the pressure on the troops in central Hebei was no longer so great.
Although the New Regiment is still a regiment-level establishment, within the Eighth Route Army, some officers are accustomed to calling the New Regiment the New First Corps.
"What a generous move!" The chief of staff came over after giving the order and said with emotion, "Only the New Regiment of our Eighth Route Army has so many vehicles to transport tens of thousands of troops at one time."
Several combat staff on the side were also shocked.
Even the Japanese would find it difficult to dispatch thousands of vehicles to transport troops at once.
What is a motorized force? This is a real motorized force.
Two words, awesome!
"The chief of staff will stay at the headquarters and use the walkie-talkie to contact him in case of emergency."
"Let's go to the front line and take a look at the situation on the left wing."
District Chief Lu was also very motivated. He picked up the telescope from the table and walked out the door. The political commissar, security guards, and several combat staff quickly followed behind.
The walkie-talkies for the Jizhong troops were given by the headquarters, but not many troops were equipped with them, and they were only equipped to the battalion level. The Jizhong headquarters naturally had the equipment.
District Chief Lu quickly arrived at the headquarters of the left defense force on horseback.
The troops responsible for commanding the left defense force are the troops from the Second Military Division of the Central Hebei Military Region.
District Chief Lu stepped on the ladder and looked towards the left wing position.
As the smoke filled the air, I could see that the battle on the position had reached a fever pitch. Hundreds of soldiers from both sides were engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat on the position.
The hand-to-hand fighting had been going on for some time, and the positions were covered with corpses of soldiers from both sides.
What a melee, a perfect combination of soldier's will, courage and fighting skills.
Even if you are not an elite member of the Jizhong Army, you still dare to bayonet with the Japs from the Class A Division. No soldier is a coward.
The troops who dare to see the red with their bayonets are the strongest troops.
Hand-to-hand combat was like a knockout match in a sports competition. In less than a quarter of an hour, most people on both sides fell, and those who survived were assassination masters.
On the rear artillery position, the Jizhong troops assembled hundreds of artillery pieces, including 60mm mortars, 82mm mortars and more than 100 75mm mountain guns, and carried out interception bombardment at a position 150 meters in front of the position.
A dense explosion occurred in front of the position, and smoke rose up that covered the sky and the sun.
The overwhelming sound of explosions covered up the shouts of death and the sound of bayonets clashing on the battlefield.
District Chief Lu's interception and bombardment tactics really worked. The Japanese reinforcements who came up were either killed by the bombs or were so bombed that they did not dare to step forward.
Of course, only with the support of Li Yunlong can the Jizhong Military Region be able to fight such a wealthy war.
More than half a year ago, the Jizhong Army was just a pure second-level military region unit, chased everywhere by 20,000 to 30,000 Japanese soldiers.
But today is different from the past. Now the troops of the Central Hebei Military Region directly attack one A-type division and two B-type divisions of the Japanese army head-on.
Without falling behind.
With the arrival of reinforcements from Reserve 2 Brigade.
Toot toot—
The rapid charge horn sounded.
“Go for it!!!”
"Kill!!!"
Amidst the overwhelming explosions and overwhelming shouts of killing, the soldiers of the 2nd Reserve Brigade began to charge towards the left-wing position, sweeping towards the position like a gray tide.
On the battlefield, although the rest are assassination masters.
But there are not many Japs left, and the remaining Japs are almost at their limit.
As the 2nd Reserve Brigade joined the hand-to-hand combat, the fierce hand-to-hand combat situation instantly formed a one-sided situation.
Even if it takes several soldiers to deal with one Japanese.
However, the Eighth Route Army still had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, and the group that came up were all the main elite troops who were recharging their strength.
In less than five minutes, all the Japs fell.
An elite Japanese brigade was wiped out, and the Jizhong Eighth Route Army also suffered more than 1,000 casualties.
…
The sound of cannons ceased.
The 2nd Reserve Brigade took over the left flank position and quickly established a foothold.
"Baga, Yalu!"
In the Japanese command post, watching the Eighth Route Army carry out interception bombardment and the main offensive force was blocked, Lieutenant General Takashi Takamori angrily drew out his lieutenant general's sword and snapped the table in front of him.
He did not expect that the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei would not hesitate to throw tens of thousands of artillery shells at the front of the left wing position.
A zone of artillery fire interruption was directly formed.
Under the intensive artillery fire, the attacking troops were unable to move forward at all.
The sound of artillery stopped, which meant that the elite offensive brigade that first rushed into the Eighth Route Army's position had been completely shattered.
Seeing that the best opportunity to occupy the Eighth Route Army's left flank was lost, Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi was furious.
Seiyo Nishihara on the side also sighed.
It's not that the Locust Army is incompetent, but that the Eighth Route Army's artillery firepower is too strong and the Locust Army lacks air support...
If the Locust Army had air support for this attack, it would be able to take out the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions.
Without the interruption of the artillery bombardment, the infantry of the Locust Army could capture the Eighth Route Army's position in one fell swoop!
pity…
"How is the offensive situation of the 40th Division and the 56th Division?" Takashi Takamori asked, frowning.
He had ordered an all-out attack, and the 40th Division and the 56th Division also dispatched the main force to attack the Eighth Route Army positions.
At this time, the elite reserve troops of the Eighth Route Army had reinforced the left-wing position.
The 11th Division also lost an excellent opportunity to occupy the Eighth Route Army's left flank position.
"The offensive of the 40th Division and then the 56th Division was also not smooth, especially the 40th Division, which suffered considerable losses."
Chief of Staff Masao Nishihara replied.
Although the failure of the 40th Division and the 56th Division to attack was expected by Takamori Takashi, after all, not even the 11th Division captured the Eighth Route Army's positions, let alone the 40th Division and the 56th Division?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But after hearing the news, Takamori Takashi still looked ugly.
The troops in a second-level military region of the Eighth Route Army are actually so difficult to defeat.
If the Locust Army encounters the main forces such as the New Regiment and the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, it will probably be even more difficult to fight.
"By the way, Lieutenant General Sun Liangcheng, commander of the Second Front Army of the Locust Alliance Army, called back. Regarding the opportunity to join the Empire of Japan, he was very grateful and expressed his willingness to join the Empire of Japan. He also said that the Second Front Army would stick to Shimen City and Zhengding.
Two days until the last man standing."
Seeing the solemn and gloomy expression on Takamori Takashi's face, Seihara Seio told him a piece of good news.
As Seiyo Nishihara expected, Takashi Takamori's expression softened a bit when he heard the news.
What if Sun Liangcheng could hold Shimen City and Zhengding for two days and let him become a national of the Empire of Japan?
"As long as Menshi and Zhengding are still in our hands, the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army will not be able to get through, and we will still be safe."
Takashi Takashi nodded and continued:
"Although the locust army will not be able to capture the positions of the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong troops for a while, the Eighth Route Army absolutely does not have the strength to launch a counterattack against us."
"Order all units to suspend the attack and sum up experience!"
"Hi!" Nishihara Masao lowered his head suddenly, turned around and went to deliver the order.
…
at the same time.
On the road from Shimen City to Jinzhou, a convoy of more than 10 kilometers was heading towards the Jinzhou battlefield.
They were all Jiefang brand trucks, and each truck was loaded with a new regiment of heavily armed synthetic battalion soldiers.
Some Jiefang brand trucks are loaded with artillery shells and artillery. Behind the Jiefang brand trucks are pulling new 122mm howitzers.
In addition to trucks and howitzers, there were more than 200 tanks and armored vehicles.
Li Yunlong was sitting on a jeep, looking at his majestic marching team through binoculars, with an extremely satisfied expression on his face!
I am so damn rich!
This chapter has been completed!