Chapter 250 Japanese troops attack in Lijiapo
Early in the morning on November 6, the First Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army Headquarters successively contacted the participating troops.
The commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, personally issued orders to Shigeharu Yanage, commander of the third independent mixed brigade, and Toranosuke Koshii, commander of the ninth independent mixed brigade.
He asked the two major general brigade commanders to carefully direct the troops to fight to avoid being ambushed by the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army, which would cause heavy casualties.
Here at the independent mixed third brigade, Yoshio Shinozuka asked them to fight steadily and gradually advance to Yangcun for combat.
The situation of the independent mixed ninth brigade is different. Yoshio Shinozuka hopes that the Takeshita detachment can quickly establish contact with the Kojima detachment.
After receiving the order, the two major general brigade commanders called back one after another, saying that they would definitely implement the combat order from the military headquarters.
The commander of the North China Front, Tada Shun, arranged for staff to contact the troops rushing to assist Lijiapo.
Currently, the Japanese army has two lines of troops advancing towards Lijiapo. One group consists of more than 10,000 troops composed of three security divisions of the First Army.
They are advancing rapidly from the east and are rushing to support via railways and highways.
When Li Yunlong discovered that the Japanese troops were taking the initiative to attack, he quickly made adjustments.
Yamazaki Jihei made some arrangements, and at nine o'clock in the morning, the Yamazaki Brigade launched combat operations.
Up to now, the new regiment has also formed a guard platoon, and this guard platoon has a considerable background.
The new regiment did not attack during this period, and he clearly felt that the physical energy consumption of the troops was even greater.
He planned to use the soil work to advance, shorten the attack distance of the troops, and then directly engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japs.
The two reinforced supplementary companies are currently staying at the 48th Independent Brigade station. They need to wait for the arrival of new soldiers.
In particular, the continuous bombardment of their artillery pieces brought great suppression to the new regiment, and many firepower was unable to be deployed.
This was the aviation unit contacted by the First Army. They dispatched four reconnaissance planes and twelve bombers to participate in the battle.
Especially after locking the number of the new regiment through the telescope, they did not dare to neglect at all.
After all, their airdrop may fall into the new group.
The battle in Lijiapo continued, and the Japs attacked from a high position, occupying a great advantage.
Of course, this order also showed the little Japanese's dull side in combat.
Four infantry squads and more than two hundred Japs began to attack quickly.
When the Little Japanese Air Force carried out the bombing, more than 4,000 puppet troops had already attacked in a mighty manner.
The firepower of each battalion was also launched, and the few smoke grenades were quickly launched from the grenade.
The deputy commander-in-chief was very determined to encircle and annihilate the Lijiapo Yamazaki Brigade. Even though he knew that the Japanese reinforcements were coming, he did not give up the battle.
The march of the Little Japanese troops mainly relied on railways and roads, and several battles were also carried out on railways.
With the main force of the new regiment deployed here at the attack position, the Little Japanese Air Force was unable to launch airdrops.
The unsuspecting air force began to airdrop supplies, which not only landed at the Japanese position in Lijiapo.
But Li Yunlong's new group is not a vegetarian, they have found various ways to deal with it.
The battle here in Lijiapo has temporarily returned to the confrontation stage, and neither side has made any offensive moves.
Especially the Imperial Army troops, after receiving the order to attack, every one of them was as if they had been given a shot of blood.
There is also the Yamamoto Special Forces, which has a force of about 9,000 people.
Eight 90MM mortars and two 150MM mortars took the lead in shelling.
The Japanese and puppet troops had just won a victory and received a series of awards, and their morale was considered high.
It is worth mentioning that the three infantry regiments responsible for the main defense force are all units that have been hit and are not at full strength.
They advanced rapidly from the west, also traveling along railways and highways.
Originally, the little devils were affected by the road, and their overall progress was not very fast. Now they encountered various obstacles, and their advancement was even slower.
Their fighting power is very strong. This time the new group launched a cold-blooded attack, and they are also the absolute main force.
After all, most of the series of battle results achieved by the Independent 48th Brigade involved the participation of Li Yunlong's new regiment.
The bombers began to bomb the ground positions, while the reconnaissance planes conducted a detailed inspection of the defense situation in the Yangcun area.
He had not had a good rest during this period, especially when the new regiment came to the front line to join the war, he had no time to rest.
"At the same time, I will contact the front army headquarters directly and I will conduct a combat report in person."
Bullets were fired one after another towards the New Regiment, which was now facing a fierce bullet and artillery attack from the Yamazaki Brigade.
"Don't forget, what is the best thing about three guns and eight soldiers!"
Three guns and eight routes refers to the fact that the Eighth Route Army will fight at close range when fighting.
Shigeharu Yanashita, commander of the Major General of the Third Independent Mixed Brigade, personally came to the front line to direct the operations.
At this time, in the Yangcun area, the 12th Reserve Regiment, the New Second Regiment, and the Independent Regiment built a pinzi formation defense.
However, facing the new group that did not launch an attack, the Japanese officers still treated it cautiously.
The most important point is that after the new group arrived, they did not launch any attacks, but only launched cold shots from time to time.
Now fighting here in the Yangcun area, he still adopts the previous combat routine.
Li Yunlong was deeply impressed by the powerful combat effectiveness displayed by the reconnaissance platoon.
"Contact all officers immediately and come to my place for a meeting quickly."
After all, Japanese machine gun shooters and artillery troops are trained, but they don't know how to train in hand-to-hand combat.
Yamazaki Jihei had a serious expression on his face, and he immediately issued the order.
They wanted to use this method to stop the new regiment of soldiers from continuing to dig communication trenches.
"I really don't know what they want to do. Are they planning to build the traffic trench directly to our position?"
In the end, they abandoned more than 20 corpses and quickly retreated to their positions.
Yamazaki Jihei has begun to organize the troops to take turns to garrison the positions to ensure that they have enough time to rest.
The other road is the troops directly under the North China Front in Hebei Province. There are more than 10,000 troops organized by the troops under the direct jurisdiction.
The Japanese and puppet troops assembled the 6th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, the Japanese army assembled the 9th and 10th Independent Infantry Brigades, the 1st Independent Tank Squadron, and the 10th Armored Vehicle Squadron.
Bullets and artillery shells continued to hit Lijiapo. Although the little Japanese here did not suffer much casualties, they were greatly affected.
The four infantry guns, two mountain guns, and four 82MM mortars directly under the regiment immediately received bombardment orders.
The artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters assembled twelve mountain artillery and field artillery, and quickly launched a violent bombardment on the Lijiapo Highlands.
If they hadn't been able to get airdrops, they would have been running out of ammunition and food.
Many little devils are listless. After all, they continue to fight and they don't even have time to rest.
Yamazaki Jihei's commanding ability is not weak, and because he is a staff officer, he is very thoughtful.
The soldiers of the Broadsword Team attacked directly when the Japs approached the traffic ditch.
Of course, after they fired the artillery shells, they were quickly hit by retaliation from the Lijiapo Highlands.
"They expanded the fortification bunkers of the attack positions to ensure that the attacking troops could avoid our shelling."
But they have no idea that this time Yangcun's regional defense is impregnable!
As for the Eighth Route Army, there is the New Second Regiment, an independent regiment, with a total strength of more than 5,000 troops.
Early on the morning of the 6th, in order to prevent the Japanese army from destroying the new regiment's combat plan, Li Yunlong began to organize his troops to carry out cold-blooded operations.
The Yamazaki Brigade has a lot of heavy weapons, but this means that these troops are not good at hand-to-hand combat.
"Zhuzhu, let me tell you what's wrong with you kid? You're so busy. You can keep those cannonballs to lay cubs. Give me a good beating."
So he immediately made arrangements, and the engineering troops immediately excavated and built a semi-underground bunker. So far, the engineering troops have completed the task.
At ten o'clock, Brigadier Chen gave the order for artillery fire.
Guard platoon Wang Xikui and other sharpshooters can kill someone with a gun as long as they find the right opportunity and quickly pull the trigger.
It was just this large-scale raid by the Eighth Route Army that many railways and highways in North China were destroyed.
Moreover, there are only a small number of troops to ensure safety in the traffic trenches during the day, and they mainly dig at night.
These ten artillery pieces were in different positions and directly bombarded the attacking little Japanese.
The troops from both sides engaged in fierce fighting, and intensive gunfire continued.
The current guard platoon leader is Li Yunlong's guard Hu Zi.
"It's just that after this unit was deployed on the Lijiapo battlefield, they have been carrying out soil work without any attempt to attack."
It was at this time that in the Yangcun area, the Shanxi-Sui Army, the Eighth Route Army, the Imperial Associated Army, and the Japanese army assembled a heavy force group.
However, this time Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 48th Independent Brigade, and Fang Ligong, the chief of staff, are all here, and they will personally direct the battle.
Huzi also led the guard platoon and cooperated with the Broadsword Team to ensure that the traffic trenches dug by the soldiers would not be damaged.
So he prepared to launch a counterattack to completely drive back the new regiment and destroy their communication trenches.
Of course they have been digging for a long time, but due to weather and distance reasons, their soil work has not been completed.
After taking out a certain amount of weapons and ammunition, Li Yunlong selected elite soldiers from the New Regiment, the New Second Regiment, and the Independent Regiment, and formed a guard platoon.
Gradually, the little devil failed to achieve the expected combat goals.
There is a communications company here at the brigade headquarters, and Chu Yunfei's brigade headquarters was established behind the 12th Reserve Regiment.
Once they find a new group of firepower to intercept, they will quickly launch a strike.
Fighting here on the west side of the highland, Yanashita Shigeharu defeated the two regiments of the Eighth Route Army and achieved victory.
Huang Daofeng commanded the 6th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army to launch a direct frontal attack, attracting the attention of the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army.
Inside are sharpshooter Wang Xikui, pitcher Wang Gensheng and others.
"Zhang Dabiao, who asked you to run to the front line? You take the sword team to have a good rest. You will be the main attacker in the next battle."
Grenades were fired at the new regiment, followed by explosions.
Li Yunlong was an expert in fighting. When the new regiment was transferred to the Lijiapo battlefield as a reserve team, he had operational ideas through observation.
When fighting in Xin County, Li Yunlong saw Wei Monk's reconnaissance platoon.
The 12th Reserve Regiment is at the front, and the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment are on the two sides behind.
Four Type 94 mountain guns fired grenades one after another to suppress the artillery.
Inside the semi-underground bunker, many officers stood in front of the map.
At eleven o'clock, after the Japanese and puppet troops conducted a probing attack, Yanashita Shigeharu began to issue combat orders.
On the one hand, the general headquarters urged the troops of the 129th Division to encircle and annihilate the Lijiapo Yamazaki Brigade; on the other hand, it mobilized various ministries to actively block the reinforcements.
Li Yunlong was overjoyed after receiving the supplies.
The Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army assembled the 12th Reserve Regiment of the Jinsui Army, the machine gun battalion, the field artillery battalion, and the guard communication battalion.
But not long after they retreated to their positions, the Japs assembled their grenades and began shelling the communication trenches.
When fighting, they would not rush forward with rifles to stab.
Yamazaki Brigade began to hold a combat meeting, and all officers above second lieutenant gathered together.
Therefore, Li Yunlong judged that as long as his troops could rush to the position and engage in hand-to-hand combat, they would be able to completely defeat these little devils.
After the new regiment deployed its machine gun fire, it was hit by four Japanese infantry cannons, four rapid-fire cannons, and a large number of grenade launchers.
The sharp sword slashed directly at the little devil, and for a while the little devil also suffered casualties.
When the officers heard these words, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Some supplies also fell directly here at the new regiment's position.
At eight o'clock in the morning, not long after the sun had risen, an officer came to Yamazaki Jihei on the Lijiapo Highlands and said doubtfully.
After firing three bullets, everyone fixed their bayonets and started hand-to-hand combat.
"They need to shorten the attack route as much as possible to quickly enter our position."
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel, this Eighth Route Army is Li Yunlong's new regiment that has been fighting jointly with Chu Yunfei's troops of the Shanxi-Sui Army."
The communications company directly connected the telephones to each battalion, and Chu Yunfei could bypass Qian Bojun's regiment headquarters at any time to command the 12th Reserve Regiment.
But they don't know when the opponent will attack, so the Japanese army needs to be vigilant at all times and not be negligent in the slightest.
Each team's three crooked light machine guns and three grenade launchers kept a close eye on the dynamics of the new group.
This time Chu Yunfei specially brought the 12th Reserve Regiment to the battlefield. He hoped that this unit could get out of the shadow of the previous defeat in Lancheng as soon as possible.
The new regiment wants to carry out earthwork work to shorten the attack distance, and Yamazaki Jihei will definitely not let their plan succeed.
After the officers were reminded by Yamazaki Jihei, they also responded.
"Their epaulettes have the designation of the New Regiment. This is an elite unit of the Eighth Route Army. The Jin Province Imperial Army's several attacks were directly related to them."
Subsequently, the New Regiment and other troops went to the highlands west of Xin County to rest and recuperate. Li Yunlong continued to discuss with Ding Wei and Kong Jie.
Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui's 12th Reserve Regiment were defeated in Lancheng and suffered casualties.
Moreover, the ammunition consumption of Yamazaki Battalion is also staggering as the battle continues.
Huang Daofeng led the command team from behind and commanded. The puppet army officers waved their shell guns and constantly urged the troops to accelerate their advance.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army has a precise hit rate when shooting at close range.
The Kongjie Independent Regiment and the Ding Weixin Second Regiment were attacked in the highlands west of Xin County, suffering varying degrees of casualties. The two regiments currently have only 3,500 combat troops.
When Li Yunlong saw this scene, he directly withdrew his troops to avoid excessive casualties in the troops.
This will have a great impact on the Japanese army's march, and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters has received relevant reinforcement news.
At around ten o'clock, the Little Japanese Air Force arrived over the battlefield.
There were thoughtful expressions on their faces, and soon all the Japanese officers came to their senses.
Yamazaki Jihei pointed at the map, with a serious expression on his face, and began to issue combat orders.
At present, they have recovered somewhat, but only to 1,800 people, and they still lack certain soldiers and weapons.
Facing such a force, Yamazaki Jihei took it very seriously as if he were facing a formidable enemy.
This put a certain amount of psychological pressure on the little devil. After all, not knowing when the opponent would attack was the most torturous thing.
Li Yunlong made timely adjustments, and his troops began to shrink into attack positions and launch full defense.
The 9th and 10th Independent Infantry Brigades gathered on the north side, preparing to launch an attack on the flank.
Li Yunlong kept giving orders with a loud voice, his eyes were red.
After repelling the new regiment, the Japanese aviation force can quickly airdrop relevant combat supplies to them.
Yamamoto's special agent team, attached to the armored force, continues to be in control, and they are ready to make detours at any time.
At ten minutes past eleven, bombers arrived one after another over Yangcun.
The main forces of various ministries and local troops took action one after another. They used various tactics to contain the Japanese reinforcements.
And in terms of hand-to-hand combat, they also have unique ways to deal with the little devils.
"Old Zhao, please organize it so that food can be guaranteed and the soldiers cannot go hungry."
At half past nine, the Japanese army fired bursts of Type 92 heavy machine guns.
If the opponent continues to attack and the little devils launch defensive operations, they may not be under too much pressure.
The Japs' firepower was somewhat suppressed, and the new group took the opportunity to launch a counterattack with firepower.
"Xizi, you fought well. Just keep fighting like this. When the battle is over, I will treat you to a drink of authentic Fenjiu."
The new group wanted to shorten the attack distance, and Yamazaki Jihei quickly realized their idea.
"Now they are starting to dig traffic trenches from their attack positions towards us. Their purpose is very obvious."
Zhang Dabiao led dozens of people from the sword team and quickly advanced along the traffic trench.
It was at this time that the Lijiapo New Regiment had begun to organize troops to carry out combat strikes.
This was the new regiment's unique strategy to deal with the Japanese army. Li Yunlong believed that fighting here in Lijiapo was very suitable.
"Brother, please contact the subordinates of the 12th Reserve Regiment immediately and ask them to put the puppet troops in before fighting!"
"The field artillery battalion awaits orders from the brigade headquarters and then launches artillery operations."
"This puppet army is very arrogant. Let them know today that being a traitor will result in death without a burial place!"
Chu Yunfei observed the battlefield situation through the telescope and said with a serious expression on his face.
(End of chapter)
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