In just one hour, the Second Regiment pulled out two Japanese strongholds one after another. Most of the time was spent during the march, but it did not take long to pull out the Japanese strongholds.
Then the Second Regiment launched an attack on the strongholds on the north and south sides, sweeping the surrounding Japanese strongholds with the force of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Fengle Station is an important material transfer station on the Cixian section of the Ping-Han Railway. In addition to the necessary gun towers, it also has bungalows and other buildings that are used as barracks, warehouses, canteens, etc., to carry out tactical defense arrangements around the entire stronghold.
, digging trenches, pulling barbed wire, and erecting suspension bridges.
At this time, the lights were brightly lit, and the railway patrol teams were changing posts, and they were heavily guarded.
Under normal circumstances, when there are no trains passing through at night, the security of the entire station will not be too tight.
However, although Xu Dali's Second Regiment took down the two strongholds quickly, the sound of gunfire gave away the traces.
The top commander of Fengle Station is Yuichi Kishitani. As soon as he got the outer stronghold and was attacked, he gathered the security reinforcement squadron, policemen, and Japanese staff in the train station together and mixed them.
In addition, in order to ensure the absolute safety of Fengle Station, a Japanese team from the Chencun stronghold five miles away was also transferred over.
Nowadays, there are nearly two squadrons of Japanese troops at Fengle Station alone, and there is also a battalion of puppet troops.
"Sir Kishitani, Team Imura is here to report!" After receiving the order from Yuichi Kishitani, the Japanese team leader at Chencun stronghold quickly led his men to Fengle Station.
"Hey, Imura-kun, I will place your team on the north side of the station!" Kishitani Yuichi said.
"Hi!"
"But, sir, Chencun is currently only defended by two companies of the Imperial Association Army, and I am afraid that it cannot withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army of China!" Ichimura said hesitantly.
"Baga, the Chencun stronghold is to guard Fengle Station. If it is gone, it can still be built. Don't you understand the importance of Fengle Station? A large amount of unreleased materials are stored here. Once it falls into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, you
I can't even escape the responsibility!" Yuichi Kishitani said sternly.
"Hi!" Ichiro Imura didn't dare to say anything when he saw this.
"Go and arrange your soldiers!"
"Hi!"
The entire Fengle Station was arranged like an iron barrel by Yuichi Kishitani. Because the garrison force was sufficient, the gun towers, bunkers and the connecting communication trenches were all arranged by Japanese troops.
There were fortifications built in the open space between the station and the outer trench, and a battalion of the puppet army was used as cannon fodder and was deployed in it.
At this point, the gun towers, bunkers, communication trenches, and peripheral fortifications were integrated as a whole, and light and heavy machine guns were placed among them, forming a tight cross-fire network.
Kishitani Yuichi looked around the station and nodded with great satisfaction. In his opinion, attacking the impregnable Fengle Station with the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army was tantamount to seeking death. The more troops came, the more he would gain military exploits.
The puppet troops in the Chencun stronghold were treated as abandoned sons and attracted the firepower of the Eighth Route Army.
Outside Fengle Station.
Zhou Weihan observed the brightly lit Fengle Station through the telescope, and then said: "Damn it, the little devils in the station are obviously prepared, and they are on guard!"
"Detachment leader, let our third regiment go up. Our third regiment is confident of taking it down!" Wu Qin said firmly on the side.
As soon as he finished speaking, a cavalryman came quickly, dismounted, and said hurriedly: "The enemy troops at the Chencun stronghold retreated early, and all the supplies in the stronghold were transported away?"
"We retreated, but the little devil is as decisive as a strong man in cutting off his wrists!" Zhou Weihan said.
"Order all troops to assemble and attack Fengle Station with all their strength!"
Gu Suo
"yes"
...
Headquarters of the Japanese 108th Division at Xingtai.
In the war room, the maps hanging on the wall, the Ping-Han Railway, and the strongholds near several roads in the hinterland of southern Hebei were all marked in red. Each mark marked a place where the defenders representing a stronghold were out of contact.
The consequences are self-evident.
The division commander Xia Yuanmixiong was stunned at this time. The Eighth Route Army, which had been nowhere to be found, came out overnight. At least more than seventy strongholds in the defense zone were attacked.
"General, this time the Eighth Route Army's offensive is extremely fierce. Not only the Xingtai and Handan areas, but also the Zhengtai Line, Tongpu Line, and Baijin Railway were all attacked by the Eighth Route Army. Among them, the attack near Zhengtai was the most violent!" Staff Officer of the 108th Division
Chang said.
"The Eighth Route Army developed so rapidly in just three years. Although the empire occupied most of North China, it could not get rid of the Eighth Route Army, and the disease of ringworm and scabies became a serious problem!"
"So far, we don't even know the numbers, strength, or next offensive deployment of the Eighth Route Army units participating in the war, and we have fallen into a passive position!"
"Huh, within our division's defense area alone, there are at least a dozen regiments of the Eighth Route Army. The aviation force can only conduct reconnaissance during the day. The Eighth Route Army deliberately chose the time of attack at night. One night is enough for the Eighth Route Army to achieve its purpose of destroying communication lines.
It's over!" Xia Yuanmi Xiong said in a deep voice.
While the two were talking, the communications staff hurriedly came in to report: "Your Excellency, Division Commander! An urgent message has been sent from the Handan 104 Brigade!"
Xia Yuan Mixiong's face darkened and he said, "You won't tell me that Handan is besieged by the Eighth Route Army!"
The communications staff officer did not dare to be unlucky and hurriedly explained: "Xingtai Division Headquarters: From 6 o'clock on the 20th, the Eighth Route Army around Handan will attack our headquarters, the Yongping to Cixian section of the Pinghan-Handan Railway, and the highway from Handan to Daming.
We launched an offensive at the strongholds along the Handan-Changchang Highway. Several supporting troops sent by our department were severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army. There was a serious shortage of mobile troops in Handan City, and many county defenders were trapped in the city. Now the main force of the Eighth Route Army is attacking our Fengle County territory.
The station launches an attack and asks for tactical guidance!
The 104th Brigade, August 20, Showa 16!"
The communications staff officer finished reading quickly, stood at attention, and waited for Yuan Mixiong's instructions.
"Baga, you're a waste of money on the fourth floor of Zhan Mi Di!" Xia Yuan Mi Xiong scolded.
The Japanese army in Handan had no troops to send, and the 108th Division headquarters in Xingtai also had very few mobile troops left.
...
At this time, the 5th Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region was launching a fierce attack on Niangziguan on Zhengtai Road, with the 19th Regiment serving as flank cover. This was an enemy heavily defended by the Japanese troops on the entire Zhengtai Road.
Niangzi Pass is the ninth pass of the Great Wall. It guards Zhengtai Road and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Three years ago, 100,000 Jinsui troops failed in a fierce battle with two Japanese divisions here and were forced to withdraw.
After the Japanese army occupied Niangziguan, they built four fortresses based on the high mountains. Guards and puppet troops were stationed in the villages at the foot of the mountains.
All the officers and men of the fifth regiment attacked Niangziguan's gun tower, which was built on a cliff.
Because it was an attack from the rear, the fifth regiment suffered heavy casualties. At first, the soldiers carried the ladder and rushed to the bottom of the cliff.
The Japanese army held on despite the danger, thinking that nothing would happen.
Then the machine guns of the fifth regiment fired at the gun tower to suppress the Japanese firepower. The soldiers under the cliff climbed up the ladder. The Japanese army threw explosives from the gun tower. The ladder was blown up and the soldiers died.
Without the ladder, it was difficult to climb up the cliff, so the Eighth Route Army tied their leggings together, organized a death squad, rushed to the Japanese artillery tower, and used human ladders to climb up.
Then, the soldier at the top put down his leggings and hoisted up the people below one by one.
The battle lasted all night, and the fifth regiment paid a heavy price to capture Niangzi Pass.