Chapter 315 Brigade Commander: You underestimate Kong Jie and Ding Wei
The commander of the regiment had just been running for ten minutes with the reinforcements in the middle, when the sound of fierce firefights came from behind.
"It must be that the pursuers of the Eighth Route Army are at war with the rear troops... Order the forward troops to continue to speed up the march. The distance between the enemy and our troops must be extended to more than ten kilometers, so that our safety can be guaranteed!" the commander of the regiment ordered with a serious look.
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
As soon as the order was issued, gunshots and explosions sounded at the front of the team, and the fast-moving team stopped with the sound of firefights.
Without asking, the commander knew that this was the work of the Eighth Route Army. They wanted to use guerrilla warfare and sporadic sneak attacks to slow down their own march and buy time for the independent regiments that were outflanking them.
Just as I was about to send people to the front to check the battle situation and find out how powerful the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack was, the messenger from the forward troops was already panting and running to the front.
"Sir... there is an Eighth Route Army blocking position ahead. They also planted landmines in front of the blocking position. The troops launched an attack rashly, but they were caught off guard and lost more than 20 imperial troops..."
"Our captain requests artillery fire and heavy machine gun support!"
"How many people are there in the Eighth Route Army and how are their equipment?" the commander asked directly.
"The force is about one company, equipped with four or five light machine guns and one heavy machine gun. I don't know yet whether they are equipped with artillery!" the orderer replied respectfully.
"This is a main force company!" the commander made his judgment after hearing this.
In the two days of fighting with the Independent Regiment, although they lost troops and almost no results were achieved, the captain of the regiment probably figured out the true strength of the Independent Regiment.
Little did he know that the Eighth Route Army he faced was only a company from the county brigade.
The reason why we are equipped with so many light and heavy machine guns is all thanks to Shen Quan.
After annihilating the Japanese reinforcements on the left, Shen Quan seized a large number of light and heavy machine guns!
In order to increase the chances of the troops defeating the Japanese and puppet reinforcements in the middle, Shen Quan gave most of the light and heavy machine guns to the county brigade and district squad to increase their firepower...
Seeing the messenger staring at him expectantly, the commander immediately made a decision: "Immediately dispatch a mortar squad and a heavy machine gun squad to march quickly to reinforce the forward troops!"
"From now on, these two squads will all be under the command of the forward force... The total strength of the forward force will be increased to two squadrons, commanded by the deputy captain of the second brigade. We will defeat all enemies in front of us and fight out the independence as quickly as possible.
Regiment base area!"
In less than ten minutes, the roaring sound of artillery sounded at the front of the team...
As soon as the two-minute artillery attack ended, the sound of heavy machine gun fire reached the ears of the regiment commander.
What surprised him was that the gunfire stopped after only two minutes...and then the stopped team started moving again.
Five minutes later, the messenger who had just come once again appeared in front of the commander: "Sir, when the forward troops rushed to the Eighth Route Army blocking position under the cover of artillery fire, there was no one on it, not even a bullet casing left!"
"The captain thought that the Eighth Route Army retreated after repelling our first probing attack!"
The captain's mood suddenly became very heavy. He frowned and asked, "Does this mean we have been waiting here for more than ten minutes in vain?"
The messenger didn't answer, but silence meant everything.
The captain immediately became angry, clenched his fists and cursed: "A bunch of stupid pigs..."
"The Eighth Route Army retreated right under my nose, and the forward troops didn't know anything... What do I want them to do?"
"I'll tell you vice-captain when I get back... Such stupid things must not happen again in the next march, otherwise military law will be enforced!"
After the messenger left, the commander of the regiment didn't seem to be relieved. He cursed for a while before continuing to give the order: "Inform the troops to speed up the march and make up for the time just lost..."
"The main force of the Independent Regiment is firmly behind us. If the Eighth Route Army digs a blocking position to block us for ten minutes...the little time the rear troops finally fought for will be gone!"
"Sir..."
Before the captain's anger subsided, a cry of surprise suddenly sounded behind him.
When I turned around, I saw the messenger from the rear guard catching up with panic on his face: "The main force of the independent regiment is catching up again... We are still less than one kilometer away!"
"This is impossible!" the captain retorted without hesitation.
"We have more than 200 rear troops left behind, and they are also equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns... No matter how bad the combat effectiveness is, they cannot be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in ten or twenty minutes..."
"The sound of firefights coming from the rear troops has not stopped yet, which means they are still fighting..."
"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army that is chasing us can't fly... bypass the rear troops and continue to chase us!"
The ordering soldier shook his head and said: "I don't know even if I am in a humble position!"
"At the beginning, the Eighth Route Army's pursuers were indeed blocked by the rear troops..."
"More than ten minutes later, the Eighth Route Army pursuers appeared behind us again... We had stopped for more than ten minutes just now, and the distance between the two sides suddenly shortened to one kilometer!"
The adjutant on the side immediately analyzed: "Sir... the Eighth Route Army has a large number of troops. It is completely possible to dedicate part of its troops to surround the rear troops, and the main force can bypass the rear troops and continue to pursue us.
The captain replied solemnly: "That's 80% true..."
"Can you find out how many troops the Eighth Route Army has left to surround our rear troops?"
The messenger shook his head and said: "It's difficult..."
"The main force of the independent regiment is firmly behind us, with a large number of troops. If the rearguard unit turns around to investigate the enemy's situation, it is no different than dying..."
The commander of the regiment considered the order: "Deploy another reinforced team, two companies of the Imperial Association Army... come to the rear to block the pursuit of the independent regiment!"
"Even if we can't stop the independent regiment's pursuit, we can force them to take an extra ten or twenty minutes of detour!"
"As long as our marching speed remains unchanged and we don't stop... leaving two or three rear troops can extend the distance between the two sides to ten kilometers!"
Ten minutes later, Kong Jie once again divided his troops into two companies to surround the Japanese rear troops, and continued to pursue the main force of the Japanese army with the remaining battalions.
Kong Jie was a little worried at first that he had too few troops on hand, fearing that the Japanese and puppet troops would kill him and turn around. As a result, Shen Quan actually transferred a battalion from the ambush force to reinforce the pursuers...
The ambush battle is coming to an end, and there is no need for so many troops to finish the battle. First, send a battalion to reinforce the regiment leader, and then send other troops to reinforce the regiment leader after the ambush battle is over.
At the 386th Brigade Headquarters, as soon as the radio operator received the good news from Li Yunlong, he hurried to the war room, shouting as he ran.
"A great victory...a great victory for the New Second Regiment..."
"Chief, the New Second Regiment has captured Ping'an County..."
"All the defenders were wiped out, the Yamamoto special agent team was also eliminated, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized!"
Brigadier Chen grabbed the telegram handed over by the operator, and when he saw it halfway, his face was filled with smiles. As he read it, he sighed: "Well done..."
"The entire offensive battle wiped out more than 2,400 Japanese and puppet troops. As the attacker, the casualties were less than 2,000... This is simply a miracle..."
"Chief of Staff, I suggest that you send a telegram back to Li Yunlong immediately and ask him to formulate the entire battle process into a written document and report it to the division headquarters and brigade headquarters!"
"Such a classic battle must be promoted by the entire army!"
The chief of staff answered with a smile: "The nerves that have been tense for two days can finally relax!"
"Brigade Commander, I agree to let Li Yunlong report the entire battle process... Zhao Gang will also participate... With his help, we can understand the battle process more clearly!"
After saying that, he turned his attention to the operator and asked expectantly: "Is there any news about Kong Jie and Ding Wei!"
"The two of them are helping Li Yunlong to fight for reinforcements. After Li Yunlong's work is done, it stands to reason that the Japanese and puppet troops who are reinforcing Ping An will also retreat!"
"After the rescue operation is over, we must report to the brigade headquarters what happened!"
"Li Yunlong killed Ping'an and slaughtered a fat sheep, and gained a huge harvest!"
"Kong Jie and Ding Wei's reinforcements are basically blocking battles with no progress, and the losses should be extremely heavy!"
"Whatever happens this time, we have to let that kid Li Yunlong shed some blood and give some compensation to Kong Jie and Ding Wei!"
The brigade commander shook his head and said: "Old Zhou, if you think so, you are looking down on Kong Jie and Ding Wei."
"Both of them are masters who only take advantage and don't suffer any losses, especially Kong Jie. With Huang Yu's dog-headed strategist, they are becoming more and more skilled in fighting. I think they have not only suffered no losses in the past two days, but will also gain a lot."
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"The reason why they haven't sent us a telegram yet is probably because their battle hasn't ended yet!"
"How is this possible?" Chief of Staff Zhou asked with disbelief.
"Ping'an County has been captured, and the Japanese and puppet troops who reinforced Ping'an will naturally retreat. Once they withdraw, how can the two regiments still fight!"
"Nothing is impossible!" The brigade commander continued to shake his head.
"Both Kong Jie and Ding Wei are not fools. The base area is also run like Tietong and is heavily defended. It is not a place where the Japanese and puppet troops can enter or leave if they want."
"Under their obstruction, the reinforcements that were supposed to reach Ping'an County were trapped in their defense area."
"After Ping An was breached, these reinforcements must have been withdrawn as soon as possible."
"But Ding Wei and Kong Jie will definitely not let them leave easily..."
"My prediction is good. The two base areas must be engaged in a chase and annihilation battle."
"If they kill one more Japs, the Japanese and puppet troops in northwest Shanxi will lose one point of strength!"
"You just have to wait and see... when their battle is over, their results may not be smaller than those of Li Yunlong, especially Kong Jie's independent regiment."
"With Huang Yu as his military advisor, it will be difficult for him to suffer a loss!"
"Immediately forward Li Yunlong's good news to the division and headquarters. The leaders are all focused on this big battle. Send the good news to them as soon as possible, and they will feel at ease earlier!"
In the independent regiment defense area, Kong Jie has handed over the task of hunting down the Japanese and puppet troops in the middle route to Shen Quan.
As soon as we arrived at the front enemy command post, we saw the telegraph operator Zhang Xuelin coming over with a smile: "Commander, Captain Huang reported a victory, and it's a great victory!"
"They blocked more than 3,500 Japanese and puppet troops in front of Tutu Temple in Pingan County. With the cooperation of the local county brigade and district team, they not only successfully completed the blocking mission, but also defeated the Japanese and puppet reinforcements!"
"Except for more than a hundred little Japs who managed to escape with their lives, the remaining more than 3,000 Japanese puppet troops were completely wiped out by them, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized, and they are on their way back to the base!"
