Night has fallen completely, and night has replaced day.
The fighting around the independent regiment's base area has long since ended, and it fell into a dead night, so quiet, as if nothing happened during the day.
The soldiers of the first detachment who had experienced the great war had a hearty meal at night that Kong Jie specially ordered.
Then I fell asleep happily.
For the Japanese army, tonight is a sleepless night.
The operation to prevent Kong Jie's first detachment from going south to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain has completely failed.
The Japanese army suffered a disastrous defeat.
The Japanese and puppet troops advancing southwestward only managed to escape with more than a thousand elite Japanese troops.
Originally, with the troops of the 47th Division retreating from the south, the casualties were somewhat more acceptable.
As a result, not long ago, the Japanese military command received another news.
The troops of the 47th Division, which originally retreated south, were attacked by Eighth Route Army troops in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.
They were attacked by the Eighth Route Army troops heading south, and almost the entire army was wiped out.
"Asshole!"
Commander Yoshio Shinozuka, who was so angry that he couldn't sleep, cursed angrily at the headquarters.
The failure of the operation to prevent the first detachment from going south completely broke Yoshio Shinozuka's overall deployment.
Looking at the helpless dark night.
Yoshio Shinozuka knew very well that he had completely lost control of the First Anti-Japanese Detachment of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi.
The Japanese army was not sure how many troops Kong Jie would send to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain.
In addition, there are three main battle groups of the Eighth Route Army that have already appeared in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.
This means that the 47th and 41st Divisions stationed in Yuncheng and Linfen in southern Shanxi will no longer have the opportunity to deploy troops from the Zhongtiao Mountain area to reinforce the direction of Taiyuan City to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base area.
Yoshio Shinozuka was even a little worried.
With only two divisions placed in southern Shanxi, can they maintain public security and stability and withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army?
However, the flying team brought back the only result.
According to two squadron commanders who personally participated in the command, the flight team successfully blew up the Eighth Route Army's hidden artillery positions.
The Japs in the flying team were convinced of this.
In the area south of Taihang, several flying squadrons also had confrontations with Wang Chengzhu's artillery unit.
Both sides suffered casualties. The flying team paid the price of three aircraft, but in the eyes of the flying team, the Eighth Route Army paid the price of the entire artillery position.
The artillery unit of the independent regiment was destroyed, which made Yoshio Shinozuka breath a little relieved.
Due to the disastrous defeat of this battle, Shinozuka Yoshio now does not have the time to commend the flight team. He just said a few words of verbal praise on the phone and then asked the flight team to take a good rest at the airport.
Replenish fuel and ammunition to the aircraft in time.
When the headquarters was looking at the combat sandbox and lost in thought.
Yoshio Shinozuka's mind is still haunted by the figure of the independent regiment artillery unit.
This Eighth Route Army artillery unit that suddenly appeared near the cliffs south of Taihang completely reversed the situation on the battlefield.
This is something Yoshio Shinozuka never expected.
More shock and surprise.
According to news from the front line, the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops suddenly opened fire, directly covering the two-line positions where thousands of puppet troops were located.
In less than three minutes, nearly two hundred shells were fired.
At this rate, it is estimated that the Eighth Route Army artillery unit has at least a dozen larger-caliber artillery pieces in hand.
This analysis was able to frighten all the Japanese officers at that time.
Is this still the Eighth Route Army that the Japanese officers had in mind, with scarce ammunition and backward equipment?
Such powerful firepower can even crush the Central Army and the Imperial Army to a certain extent.
Looking at the night between pitch black and bright as day.
Yoshio Shinozuka knew that tonight would be difficult and tomorrow would be even more painful.
Once the empire was defeated this time, the Eighth Route Army artillery battalion showed off its power and the news spread that the troops went south to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain.
I'm afraid it will cause a tsunami-like shock throughout North China!
At that time, the three Japanese armies will be in turmoil.
As the commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka is even more shameless.
In the subsequent military meeting held overnight, Yoshio Shinozuka and a group of Japanese military staff focused on analyzing how to deal with the first anti-Japanese detachment of the Eighth Route Army in the future.
As for the current problem of the first detachment continuing to go south to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain.
After discussion, the Japanese officers finally placed their hope on the flying team.
It is no longer realistic to block attacks on the ground.
The current defeat has severely damaged the empire, and it will no longer be able to launch a large-scale attack on the independent regiment in the short term.
The only thing Shinozuka Yoshio could do was to order the 47th Division and the 41st Division to impose martial law and be on guard against the Eighth Route Army troops heading south to Nakatiao Mountain at any time.
In addition, with the help of the flight team who are resting at the airport, they will continue to fight towards the Independence Regiment base area after dawn.
Reconnaissance, and blocking of the Eighth Route Army's troops heading south.
Yoshio Shinozuka must at least find out how many teams Kong Jie sent south.
A sleepless night.
It was close to three o'clock in the night.
Yoshio Shinozuka, who was tossing and turning unpredictably, sat up from the bed, feeling that the anxiety in his heart kept him from sleeping.
I am secretly comforting myself that nothing worse will happen again.
The headquarters phone rang suddenly.
Yoshio Shinozuka was focused on the battlefield. His bedroom was very close to the headquarters. When Yoshio Shinozuka heard the phone call, he could no longer sit still and quickly stood up from the bed.
The telephone soldier then arrived and reported the situation:
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, news came from the Tan County Command that the Mingbao Airport was attacked by enemy forces. The airport was blown up, and the fuel stored in it and more than a dozen parked aircraft were all..."
Before he finished speaking, the communications soldier had already seen the gloomy face of Commander Yoshio Shinozuka through the dim light.
The old devil staggered back a few steps, his calves hit the edge of the bed, and he sat down on the bed. He was dazed for a long time and could not recover.
How ironic and helpless!
I originally thought of using airplanes to bully the independent group!
As a result, damn Kong Jie took the initiative and blew up the airport one step ahead.
The next day.
It's still dark, and the breaking news is spreading in all directions like a tide:
Guizimingbao Airport was bombed!
The Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army dispatched artillery units and defeated more than 5,000 puppet troops in one fell swoop!
The Eighth Route Army went south to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain. The more than 8,000 Japanese puppet troops were defeated miserably in the blocking battle, and almost the entire army was wiped out!
…So many results added together.
It was even a huge victory no less than a frontal battlefield battle.
Like a storm, it quickly swept across all directions.
The First Independent Anti-Japanese Detachment in Northwestern Shanxi, which was just expanded from the original independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, has adopted a shocking, admirable, and invincible attitude.
Enter the field of vision of all parties.
The Japanese soldiers could not sleep all night.
The puppet troops on all sides were frightened and immediately included the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, or the First Anti-Japanese Detachment in Northwestern Shanxi, on the list that they must not mess with.
Japanese puppet troops such as Ichiro Miki and Qian Dekai, who had private dealings and cooperation with the Independence Regiment, were secretly grateful for their foresight.
The various departments of the Shanxi-Sui Army digested this shocking and incomprehensible news in silence.
Among them, Yang Chongshan, commander of the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, couldn't help but swallow his saliva and exclaimed after hearing the news:
"Good boy, Shoucai, Commander Kong is getting more and more aggressive. He's beating the little devil like a grandson!"
Qian Shoucai rolled his eyes and suggested: "Regiment leader, among the Shanxi-Sui Army, our 57th Regiment is the closest to the Independent Regiment, and we have the best relationship with Commander Kong."
"That's right, that's what happened. During the Japanese raids, we gave timely help and equipment to the Independent Regiment! Last time I went to the Eighth Route Army base area for exchanges and studies, Captain Kong's attitude towards me was different from others. ."
When he said these words, Yang Chongshan even had a look of pride on his face.
That was the commander of the first anti-Japanese detachment of the Eighth Route Army, a fierce man who beat the little devils to the point of crying for their fathers!
Qian Shoucai said: "Commander, what I mean by humble position is that Captain Kong's first detachment is now very famous. Do you think we should follow suit and gain some fame?"
Yang Chongshan's eyes lit up when he heard this, "What do you mean?"
Qian Shoucai said: "Regiment leader, what do you think? Since the Eighth Route Army Hundred Regiments War, the Japanese have gradually focused on encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army."
"After the Zhongtiao Mountain position was lost, what the little devils fear most is the joint operation between our Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army."
"So, the Japs have always turned a blind eye to our Jinsui Army. Not long ago, Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment took the opportunity to capture two important towns. Didn't the Japs even dare to fart?"< /p>
"He, Chu Yunfei, even received an award for this, what a great reputation!"
"But our 57th Regiment is not bad now. The size of the regiment is not much smaller than that of Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment. The equipment level has also caught up, not to mention the economic development."
"We are just about to achieve victory in the war against Japan. You said that if we follow Commander Kong to drink some soup, fight some Japs, and regain some lost territory, the Japs will still turn a blind eye to us. We will take the opportunity to gain fame and fight with Commander Kong has the camaraderie of joint operations."
"Guanzu, isn't this a good thing that kills two birds with one stone?"
"Maybe you will be promoted soon."
Yang Chongshan was startled, and then he said happily: "Grandma, Shoucai, you are worthy of being my military advisor. I think this is a good idea!"
Just when Yang Chongshan and Qian Shoucai were planning how to fight with the Independent Regiment.
Some Central Army troops south of the Yellow River learned that the first detachment of the Eighth Route Army had defeated the Japanese and puppet troops. While they admired it, they couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
As expected, there is no gap without comparison.
The national army originally wanted to reduce the spread of this breaking news as much as possible.
Who would have thought that as soon as this news reached the Kuomintang-controlled areas, it would immediately arouse the excitement of the people.
The news spreads ten times or a hundred times faster than the plague.
Within half a day, the people in the entire Kuomintang-controlled area learned that the Eighth Route Army had won a great victory behind enemy lines.
A great victory no less than a head-on battle.
At least the number of Japanese and puppet troops destroyed by the first detachment of the Eighth Route Army has far exceeded the Japanese losses in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.
Let’s compare the forces invested by both sides.
The Central Military Forces, who were already ashamed, felt even more mixed.
At this point, the masses have no choice but to keep their eyes open.
If you continue to ridicule the Eighth Route Army for wandering instead of attacking, avoiding fighting and being timid, and pouring dirty water on the Eighth Route Army's head, isn't this self-humiliation?
The Nationalist Army was shameless and instead helped publicize the victory of the First Detachment of the Eighth Route Army.
It has been stated many times in reports that the Eighth Route Army is affiliated with the National Revolutionary Army.
This is a great victory that our Chinese army deserves to celebrate!
Headquarters.
Since the Hundred Regiments War, the situation facing the Taihang and Taiyue base areas has become increasingly severe.
The conductor, who had not smiled for several days, slapped the table and cheered loudly.
"What a Kong Jie!"
"The first team was handed over to him. I was indeed right about the person."
"Yesterday's independent group beat the little devils with fear, but today's first team is three points better than the previous independent group. With this battle, I think we can at least lay the foundation for stability in our base for half a year."<
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"Comrade Kong Jie is indispensable!"
Brigade Headquarters.
The brigade commander is different from others in that Kong Jie is his old subordinate. Just applaud Kong Jie and keep it in his heart.
The words came to my lips... "How many? In less than three minutes, nearly two hundred rounds were fired?"
"What a boy, you are so rich!"
"The artillery in our brigade headquarters doesn't dare to fire like this."
"I will have to ask our Comrade Kong Jie for advice later."
Political Commissar: "..."
Chapter completed!