At the headquarters of the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade in Yangquan, Major General Miyazawa did not rest as he did last night.
In his words to his subordinates: All the independent regiments have burrowed into his belly... If they are not eliminated, they will not be able to sleep even in bed.
At around one o'clock in the morning, Harada Nakazuo Hing hurried towards him: "General, there is an urgent call from the reinforcements... They still have the last three kilometers between them and the independent regiment... We can catch up with them in the Xingling area in an hour at most!"
"In order to paralyze the independent regiment, prevent them from suddenly accelerating their march, and get rid of the pursuit...the returning troops want to divide their troops in advance, and the detour troops abandon heavy weapons and advance lightly. Start outflanking now!"
Major General Miyazawa immediately became excited: "I agree with them to divide their troops..."
"But we must be on guard to avoid being ambushed by the Eighth Route Army at the last moment!"
Matsushima Daizuo was the supreme commander of the Japanese army's return force. As soon as Major General Miyazawa's telegram of approval arrived, he summoned the three captains together: "Gentlemen...the independent regiment we are chasing is right in front!"
"In order to prevent them from realizing the danger, they suddenly accelerated their march and sneaked away from under our noses!"
"After reporting to the General for your approval, I decided to divide our troops in advance!"
"An infantry brigade followed and pursued...the two brigade gave up heavy weapons, advanced lightly, took more detours, and detoured back to the front of the independent regiment to block them with the two wings..."
"You are all the most elite warriors of the Japanese Empire. I hope you will take the initiative to sign up and take on the important mission of outflanking!"
"Your Excellency, Captain, I am willing to lead a team to outflank the Independent Regiment!" Hirosue Shaozuo was the first to step forward and ask for a fight.
"Leave the infantry artillery team, half of the mortars and half of the heavy machine guns, and the other troops will outflank me from the east, penetrate directly into Xingling, block the independent regiment there, and annihilate it!"
Shaozuo Shengkou then stood up and asked for a fight: "Your Excellency, Captain, leave another outflank mission to us!"
"I am confident that I can capture Xingling before the Eighth Route Army!"
Matsushima Daizuo did not give the third battalion captain a chance to speak, and immediately ordered: "The Hirosue battalion will encircle from the east, the Ikuchi battalion will misunderstand and outflank from the west, and the other troops will follow me and attack..."
"After the meeting, we will divide our forces!"
"The roundabout troops can only carry half of the heavy machine guns and mortars, leaving all the infantry artillery and the remaining heavy weapons behind!"
"All units must advance bravely, block the independent regiment at Xingling within an hour, and then reunite to annihilate it!"
In the center of the independent team, Kong Jie, Huang Yu, Li Wensheng, and several battalion company commanders were holding the last meeting before the war to confirm their respective combat missions and time to participate in the war.
"Captain, I just received news that the Japanese have divided their troops..." Li Wensheng reported seriously.
"They seem to have chosen Xingling as the battlefield...the outflanking troops will go straight there. The goal is very clear!"
"Xingling is great!" Kong Jie sighed with a smile!
"Since the Japanese army has taken a fancy to Xingling, we want to turn it into their tomb!"
Then he turned his attention to Huang Yu: "Xiao Huang, do you have anything else to add?"
Huang Yu thought for a while before answering: "Captain, I think it is a stupid move for the Japanese to divide their troops in advance. If used properly, it will be of great benefit to us!"
Seeing that Kong Jie was listening to his explanation attentively, Huang Yu didn't talk nonsense and spoke frankly for analysis.
"According to our planned plan, after the battle begins, the assault company, cavalry company, artillery... will cooperate with each other to defeat the infantry brigade that is chasing us within twenty minutes, and then turn around and counterattack the two brigade of the Japs who are outflanking us!"
"During this period, the outflanking troops will definitely attack several main battalions desperately in order to relieve the following troops, causing us to lose our position."
"The stronger the Japanese offensive, the greater the defensive pressure on the main battalions, and the greater the casualties in the battle!"
"No one wants to see this result!"
"Now that the Japanese have divided their forces in advance, we can also launch an attack in advance!"
"The troops continued to slow down their marching speed and first fought with the Japanese who were following them. At the end of the raid, several main battalions then fought with them to outflank the troops and entangle them to prevent them from escaping in fear..."
"I think this method is feasible!" Kong Jie thought for a while and said.
"Our real mission of penetrating enemy-occupied territory has not yet begun!"
"Although the independent regiment has strong troops, no one knows whether there will be a big battle to fight in the future!"
"Fighting tonight, our casualties must be as small as possible!"
Li Wensheng reminded: "The timing of the exchange of fire between several main battalions and the Japanese outflanking troops must be grasped to prevent them from sneaking out from under our noses when the situation is bad!"
Kong Jie said: "This is simple!"
"First let several battalions send some small troops to pretend to be test troops to raid them and harass them. After ten minutes of counterattack, the main force will press forward!"
"The Japanese are always arrogant, and they will definitely find their way back after being provoked by us!"
"Even if they receive news that the subsequent pursuit troops were attacked and suffered heavy losses, they will not retreat easily!"
"With a few main battalions fighting them for ten minutes less, we can avoid losing one or two companies of troops!"
Songdao Zuo marched with the follow-up pursuit troops, plus the artillery and heavy machine gun troops left behind by the outflanking troops. There were more than 1,400 Japs on the road. Among the three small Japs, they had the largest number of troops and the most heavy weapons.
The most powerful force.
In Songdao Daizuo's plan, after the independent regiment was blocked in Xingling, even if they wanted to break out, they would choose to outflank the troops. Their troops would not be attacked by any attack and were very safe.
More than half an hour later, Songdao Dazuo could already see the figure of Independence Tuanmo Lake through the telescope!
Another five minutes passed...the leading troops of the independent regiment climbed up to Xingling...
At this moment, "Bah, bang, bang..." three signal bombs suddenly took off behind Xingling.
Songdao Zuo laughed as soon as he saw it: "Yoshi... the outflanking troops have been in place... the path forward of the independent regiment is blocked by us!"
"Immediately speed up the march, the troops attack and advance... after catching up with the independent regiment, launch the attack directly without asking me for instructions!"
The three to four hundred Japs walking in front of Songdao Dazuo immediately put their rifles in their hands, held their light machine guns in their arms, loaded their bullets, and charged forward in a battle formation...
More than twenty fireballs suddenly rose in the ranks in front of him, and it took a second for the "rumbling..." explosion to reach his ears. In the dazzling firelight, the groups of soldiers were like toys in a paper lake, forming sheets of paper.
The film was overturned...
Many of his subordinates were blown away and fell to the ground without moving.
"Baga...where did these artillery fires come from? Could it be that the independent regiment wants to take the initiative to attack us..." Songdao Dazuo was shocked and confused, and shouted filial piety to a circle of subordinates.
"Rumble..."
A violent explosion is the best answer.
Songdao Dazuo became more and more frightened as he watched...
More than a hundred meters in front of the team, more than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops appeared out of nowhere, carrying submachine guns and light machine guns. They charged while holding fire, like a group of murderous gods, rushing towards their subordinates who were covered by artillery fire.
"Boom, boom..." The bombardment continued, and the Eighth Route Army's attack became faster and faster.
When they were still thirty or forty meters away from the artillery fire coverage area, the artillery shells that landed on the heads of the forward troops suddenly began to move backwards and hit them directly...
"boom……"
A shell happened to hit the road ten meters away from the left side of Songdao, where a heavy machine gun team was staying.
In the splashing fire, the heavy machine gun on the shoulder was instantly overturned, and the four machine gunners were blown over at the same time...
There was no movement on the spot, and the two lay on the ground wailing...
It was only then that the bloody reality brought Songdao Shaozuo back to reality. The troops he thought were least likely to be attacked were actually the first to be attacked by the independent regiment...
The hatred in my heart simply cannot be described in words.
While moving under the protection of guards, he ordered: "Are our artillery pieces all scrap metal? Why don't we fight back?"
"The artillery unit will counterattack immediately and kill the artillery attacking us...fire quickly..."
"Boom, boom..." The artillery fire coverage from the independent regiment was very fierce. More than 20 shells were fired in one round. In the blink of an eye, more than 100 shells were hit on the road, causing the subordinates to fall over.
What gave Songdao Zuo the most headache was the Eighth Route Army assault force...
They have already been strangled with the forward troops.
The forward troops had just been covered by artillery fire and suffered heavy casualties. The surviving soldiers were lying on the ground holding their heads.
After the shelling was moved to other positions, they were just about to get up and fight back when the bullets fired by the assault company had already flown in front of their eyes. There was no way to hide, and they were beaten into pieces in an instant!
The entire assault company was like an unstoppable tank, constantly advancing under the cover of artillery fire.
Wherever the cannonballs hit, the bullets they fired flew...
A "rumbling..." sound of horse hoofs suddenly reached Songdao's left ear, which frightened him so much that he almost lost his balance and gave orders with a look of panic.
"It's the cavalry...there are cavalry coming towards us!"
"Heavy machine guns immediately set up a line of defense and stopped the cavalry at all costs. They must not be allowed to enter the team..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The violent explosion quickly overwhelmed his previous order, and the artillery squadron and machine gun squadron were covered in artillery fire, turning into a mess.
Heavy machine gun and mortar parts were scattered everywhere. The surviving soldiers tried their best to move around, trying to stay away from the road covered by artillery fire. In the process, soldiers were constantly killed and injured. It was very tragic...
"Cavalry company, kill me..." Zhang Dashan took the lead and joined the battle, charging very fast.
A heavy machine gun team had just escaped from the artillery fire and was still gasping for air. Zhang Dashan, holding a saber in his hand, had already rushed in front of them.
With the sword in hand, the Japanese machine gunner at the front fell to the ground, and the heavy machine gun on his shoulder immediately hit the ground...
Not to be outdone, the other cavalrymen roared past the heavy machine gun team...
A flash of sword light flashed, and the few remaining Japanese were all chopped to the ground by sabers.
There are cavalry companies on the periphery, massacres back and forth, assault companies on the front, and artillery shells constantly falling on top of the head...
The Japs had been walking for several hours and were all panting from exhaustion. They were suddenly attacked and it was difficult to form a strong resistance...
Looking down from the air, more than a thousand Japs are being consumed rapidly...
