The corner of the major's mouth was filled with a proud smile. According to his battle plan, he used absolute artillery superiority to push across the entire Xiaonanzhuang. After the main force entered Xiaonanzhuang, he then dispatched two troops, detouring from the left and right wings, and quickly
Blocking the end of the village of Xiaonanzhuang.
Completely intercept this group of damn Eighth Route Army troops in Xiaonanzhuang, and then eliminate them in one fell swoop.
This old devil’s plan is Bang Bangxiang.
Unfortunately, this is not the case when it is actually carried out.
Under the fierce bombardment of the entire Japanese vanguard brigade, the Qianzhuang area of ​​​​Xiaonanzhuang was directly thrown to the Japs by the Eighth Route Army.
After nearly half of the Japanese vanguard brigade had successfully entered Nanzhuang.
Brigadier Zhang, who was in charge of the overall situation at the temporary forward headquarters, did not hesitate and directly issued the order to close his pockets.
After the order was issued, the soldiers quickly took action.
First, the 716 regiment, which was stationed in Zhangjiazhuang and Majiapu, immediately dispatched a force and quickly moved eastward.
In addition, the Yanbei detachment stationed in Liujia Village on the northeast side of Xiaonanzhuang also sent 40% of its elite contract cavalry troops to quickly raid the west side.
A mechanized combat force also arranged on the flank, mixed with eight armored vehicles and about twenty tanks modified from military cars and motorcycles, quickly detoured towards the Japanese artillery squadron and baggage troops at the rear.<
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After noticing the actions of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese Major arranged for the surrounding security troops to quickly report the news to the headquarters.
Inside the brigade headquarters.
"Sir, news came from the west reconnaissance team that there is an Eighth Route Army unit in the direction of Zhangjiazhuang, and it is rapidly making a detour towards the back of our army!"
"Reporting to the commander, news came from the eastern reconnaissance team that an Eighth Route Army unit suddenly appeared in the direction of Liujiacun and is rapidly advancing towards the flank of our army!"
Realizing the situation, the Japanese Major was startled. Only then did he realize that the entire Xiaonanzhuang might be a trap set by the Eighth Route Army.
However, the current situation is already quite embarrassing for him.
Half of his entire brigade has entered Xiaonanzhuang, and the other half is outside Xiaonan Village.
It's like eating a long piece of cabbage. Half of it has gone into your throat, but the other half is still hanging out of your mouth.
How uncomfortable it is.
The Eighth Route Army was obviously well prepared and seemed to be preparing to directly cut off the retreat of his imperial troops. It may be too late to retreat now.
After thinking for a moment, the major immediately issued an order:
"Inform the troops at the front to strengthen the offensive. In the shortest possible time, all our troops will enter Xiaonanzhuang. Then rely on the terrain of Xiaonanzhuang to launch a blockade, hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and wait for follow-up reinforcements!"
"Hi!"
After the order was issued, the corners of the major's mouth turned up with some disdain.
"Is it possible that the Eighth Route Army's battle is trying to completely annihilate our First Vanguard Brigade? I'm thinking too much, and it's just an egg hitting a stone.
It just so happens that the commander of the regiment has been looking for an opportunity to lure out the main force of the Eighth Route Army and eliminate it in one fell swoop. I just need to use Xiaonanzhuang as a position to hold back this Eighth Route Army unit and wait for the main force of the coalition to attack from both sides!"
What a wonderful idea!
But as the situation evolved, everything soon went beyond the Japanese Major's expectations.
First, the sudden attack launched by the two Eighth Route Army units lurking in the northwest and northeast of Xiaonanzhuang was much faster than the Japanese army expected.
Then, part of the Japanese vanguard brigade had already entered Xiaonanzhuang and continued to advance forward in a plowing style with superior artillery fire, but was also blocked.
The Eighth Route Army lurking in the second half of Xiaonanzhuang also launched an artillery attack, and the artillery fire used by the opponent seemed to have a longer range, greater power, and higher accuracy.
Under the battle of grenade fire at the squad and platoon level, the Japs' artillery unit was no match for a moment.
Because their previous victory had made them too careless, the artillery positions they constructed had already been exposed.
Under the artillery attack of the Eighth Route Army, nearly half of the Japanese grenade position was directly destroyed.
More than a dozen grenades were immediately scrapped, and the Japanese captain who led the team shivered in distress.
However, the front attack did not go smoothly, and the entire Japanese brigade's entry into Xiaonanzhuang was immediately halted.
As a result, the other half of the Japanese troops left behind Xiaonanzhuang were attacked from both sides by the 716th Regiment and the Yanbei Detachment before they had time to hide in Xiaonanzhuang.
"Your Excellency Captain, the Eighth Route Army must have hidden their artillery fire. Judging from the extent of their counterattack, the artillery fire they have seems to be more sophisticated than ours. Their artillery fires farther and is more powerful than ours.p>
If there are no larger-caliber artillery, our grenade troops alone may not be the opponent of these Eighth Route Army!"
After the situation of the vanguard operation was reported, the major was quite dumbfounded.
Has the Eighth Route Army, which has always had backward equipment, scarce ammunition, and basically no artillery at the squad and platoon level, developed to this extent quietly?
At this time, the Japanese army was already riding a tiger.
More than half of the troops have already entered Xiaonanzhuang, and they will definitely not be able to withdraw now. The outside is also blocked by the eight roads that have detoured from the two wings.
In the end, Major quickly made preparations for both ends.
On the one hand, the Communications Department quickly contacted the wing headquarters in Guzhen and reported to Wing Commander Suzuki the predicament of the vanguard brigade operation.
On the other hand, the artillery offensive of the leading combat troops was blocked.
The Eighth Route Army troops lurking in the second half of Xiaonanzhuang were under fierce artillery fire. The Japanese Major decided to postpone the attack and wait for his artillery squadron to arrive, and then use the artillery superiority to wipe out these damn Eighth Route Army troops in one fell swoop.
The original offense is temporarily transformed into defense.
Not only are they waiting for the arrival of the artillery unit, but they are also waiting for the reinforcements sent by Suzuki.
But once the little devils stopped, the Eighth Route Army would not tolerate them.
When the Japanese vanguard brigade temporarily stopped advancing artillery fire and built fortifications on the spot, they were ready to hold on.
After Kong Jie, who was on the west side of Xiaonanzhuang, led his soldiers to make a detour, they launched a surprise attack from the west side of the Japanese brigade.
This attack was extremely violent.
The boys in the vanguard brigade immediately felt the powerful artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army troops from the Iron Triangle, as well as the powerful tactics of infantry and artillery coordination.
The opponent's various artillery strikes, as well as various combat equipment on hand to suppress the Japanese army's bolt-action rifles.
Suddenly, in the hand-to-hand exchange between the two sides, the little devil was beaten back steadily.
The Major, who noticed the situation, was startled. The attack from the Eighth Route Army on the left wing was extremely fierce, far from what he thought the combat effectiveness of the Tubal Army in the Northwest Military Region should be.
Don't bother to think about the reason.
The major quickly ordered to mobilize most of the Japanese troops originally defending on the right and rushed to the left to assist in the defense, first to withstand the attack of this powerful Eighth Route Army.
And with the mobilization of troops on the right wing of Xiaonanzhuang.
The driver had been waiting for the fighter plane in the southeast direction of Xiaonanzhuang. The soldiers of the 715th Regiment, who were the supplementary regiment for this pocket formation, also immediately entered the battle.
And when the battle between the Japanese army and the troops led by Kong Jie on the west side of Xiaonanzhuang became intense, they suddenly launched a fierce surprise attack on the east side where the Japanese army had no defense force.
"Your Excellency, Captain, there was a sudden surprise attack by a large number of main forces of the Eighth Route Army on the east side, and the defense line was almost unable to withstand it!"
After the panicked communication soldiers conveyed the news, the Japanese Major, who was directing the defense on the west side, suddenly became confused.
Once the east side is breached and the Eighth Route Army attacks from both sides, his entire vanguard brigade may be in danger of being destroyed.
At this point, he finally realized what a stupid decision he made by entering Xiaonanzhuang in confusion.
This was clearly a trap dug by the Eighth Route Army, but he foolishly jumped in.
The battle situation was urgent, and in desperation, the Japanese major had to adjust his tactics:
"Inform the left and right defenders to gradually reduce their strength and make a strategic retreat to Xiangzhuang!"
The Japanese Major knew very well that if he continued to hold the fronts on the east and west sides and ignored his head and tail, sooner or later he would be completely defeated by the Eighth Route Army.
It is better to shrink all the troops on both fronts, or at worst, abandon the occupied area and gradually retreat.
Then concentrate our forces to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army troops, wait until the follow-up artillery troops arrive, and then launch a counterattack with the advantage of artillery to contain these Eighth Route Army troops and wait for the arrival of the main force of the company.
Cooperate inside and outside to wipe out these cunning Eighth Route Army troops in one fell swoop.
The major's last resort is the artillery squadron that is in the rear and is about to arrive.
And just when the Japanese Major was looking forward to seeing what was going on, the next person who came over was the panicked communications soldier.
"Report to the commander, a very fast armored force suddenly appeared on the back of our army, and the enemy directly attacked our army's baggage and artillery units.
The rear of our army has been completely washed away by the opponent's armored vehicles."
"Asshole, how is this possible?"
The Japanese Major was immediately furious and panicked. Now that the artillery unit, the last support he had been waiting for, was gone, how could he fight this battle?
The Eighth Route Army's armored troops sneak attacked the Japanese artillery and transport troops, and successfully dispersed the Japanese rear.
This is the result.
The specific attack process is also funny. At that time, the mechanized combat troops arranged by Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, with eight armored vehicles and more than 20 combat tanks, quickly launched an attack from the artillery and baggage troops behind the Japanese army.<
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The Japanese army originally arranged a rearguard unit at the rear of the baggage and artillery units, which was nearly a squadron of little Japanese.
In fact, even when faced with armored vehicles, as long as these little devils counterattack properly, they can at least stop them for a while.
Seek opportunities for the transfer of artillery and baggage troops.
The situation at that time was quite dramatic.
Because the Japanese rearguard failed to react, they actually mistook the rapidly advancing mechanized combat troops of the Eighth Route Army for his Japanese troops!
What happened?
It turns out that the mechanized combat troops arranged by Kong Jie and Li Yunlong are the absolute elite of the Iron Triangle. They use almost all Japanese-style equipment and are equipped with specially modified combat tanks.
Everyone wore helmets and military boots, and drove Japanese-style armored vehicles, motorcycles, and military cars.
In addition, when setting off, the company commander who led the team had a weird idea and asked the driver and the soldiers who were exposed to the outside world to deliberately change into the Showa military uniforms of the little devils.
The company commander at the time didn't think much about it, thinking that a little disguise could fool him for a while.
In the end, I really didn’t expect that the little devil stationed in the Mongolian army could be so stupid, until one of our own armored vehicles almost stepped on the opponent’s face.
The little devils didn't have much defense, and they seemed to be looking forward to it.
Naturally, the company commander would not disappoint the little Japs. He gave the order directly, and the machine guns and artillery installed on the first few armored vehicles that drove in fired in unison. After a burst of artillery fire and bullets pouring out, the Japs' rearguard troops were directly disabled.<
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How can a body of flesh and blood stop the torrent of steel like armored vehicles?
Although the confrontation on the battlefield at this moment was brief, it was extremely tragic and tragic.
The devastation of the armored forces and the absolute crushing of conventional infantry were vividly demonstrated at this moment.
After the Japanese rearguard was quickly defeated and crippled, the advancing armored vehicles and tanks, after a moment, smoothly moved closer to the back of the Japanese baggage and artillery units.
The little devils who were transporting baggage and artillery suddenly came to their senses.
What came was not some armored vehicle unit from their empire, it was clearly a mechanized combat unit built by the Eighth Route Army, coming to claim lives!
The ensuing confrontation between the two sides was no longer on the same level.
Although the Japanese artillery is powerful, it is limited to long-range attacks.
In a close confrontation, the distance between the two sides may not be tens of meters, so how can the Japanese regiment guns and infantry guns be of any use?
Coupled with the attack like a torrent of steel, armored vehicles surged forward in a roar, and various tanks used their super mobility and added firepower advantages to start slaughtering.
In just ten minutes, the Japanese artillery and baggage troops in the second half were completely scattered by the mechanized combat troops.
When the little Japs in the middle hurriedly rushed in for reinforcements, they only saw the artillery behind them. Those damn Eighth Route Army soldiers were hanging on the backs of armored vehicles and running back.<
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That's an arsenal, especially the tow hooks installed on the tails of some tanks and armored vehicles.
Known as: "Seize the towing hook!"
Regarding the suggestion of installing a tow hook, Kong Jie explained this:
"We will definitely capture the Japanese artillery in the future. Some of the artillery are relatively light, which is okay. When we encounter some large-caliber artillery, we can't push it with both hands, right?
To be prepared, it is also good for us to prepare some tow hooks on the combat vehicles in advance. If the artillery is seized at any time, just hook it up and drag it away."
Now it really comes in handy.
For the Japanese army, in just a short time, the rear artillery unit was knocked out by the Eighth Route Army, and each artillery unit was dragged away by the enemy.
What you lose is that you lose all your money.
Guzhen.
Knowing that the battle between the Pioneer Brigade and the Eighth Route Army had become intense, these cunning Eighth Route Army soldiers only used Xiaonanzhuang to set up a sizable pocket ambush formation, outflanking and besieging the Pioneer Brigade from all directions, causing the Pioneer Brigade to fall into a bitter battle.
As worthy of being a Japanese general, the old Japanese Suzuki was not too panicked.
On the contrary, he immediately issued a military order:
"Xinxi, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has appeared. This is the perfect opportunity for our army to destroy them in one fell swoop! Pass my order and all the brigades will set off and quickly advance towards Xiaonanzhuang."
"Hi!"
In addition, Suzuki immediately sent a communication to the headquarters and requested subsequent air fire reinforcements.
Two flight squadrons deployed at Wuchagou Airport are on standby at any time.
In this way, the old Japanese Suzuki felt that nothing was wrong, using the elite of his Suzuki team and the cooperation of aerial firepower.
Chapter completed!