The reaction of the people in Pingyang Town made Kong Jie feel very uncomfortable. He felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavier than expected. After walking around for a while, he returned to the base with worries.
"Captain..." Zhang Xuan, acting company commander of the special agent company, suddenly came over.
When he saw Kong Jie, he reported anxiously: "I discovered a new situation here..."
"I just set up an ambush in Lizhuang and captured three scouts sent by the county...seized three horses, killed two scouts, and captured one..."
"According to the prisoners' confession... the little devils in the county suddenly sent a large number of scouts to look for our traces and determine the specific locations of the main companies of the regiment. They said they were providing intelligence support for the reinforcements to send troops to eliminate us!"
"I think the Junping kid asked Baoding for reinforcements..."
"I heard from the battalion commander: There is a rapid response brigade in Baoding, and it only takes more than two hours to kill Junping..."
"The battalion commander is commanding the troops to attack the stronghold. There are no troops available for reinforcements at the moment... It's too late to send people over to give orders now. The secret agent company happens to be idle. Why don't we let us go there first!"
"If Baoding City really sends reinforcements to Shunping, the special agent company will go forward first to slow down their march and buy time for the main battalion to reinforce the battlefield!"
"There are also four troop carriers here. Let the soldiers squeeze in a little, and they can transport two platoons!"
Kong Jie has considered the rapid response brigade in Baoding City...
It is a huge military force that can move quickly within Baoding and can reach any battlefield in Shunping within three hours.
However, this unit was not listed as a target of this military operation.
As the only force in Baoding that can move quickly, the Japanese army will certainly not use it easily.
As long as the Duer Regiment does not threaten the security of Shunping County and is just making small fuss outside the city so that they do not feel the danger, this unit should not be mobilized.
As a result, I greatly underestimated the determination of the Japanese army to eliminate the Duer Regiment.
In order to drive the Duer Regiment back to the mountains and create conditions for the next big raid, they did not hesitate to use this trump card.
Once this force reaches Junping, the main companies scattered by the Duer Regiment will be in danger.
As long as they are targeted by the rapid reaction brigade, no matter how fast the troops move, they can't beat the wheels and cavalry, and they will eventually be wiped out in the baggage plain!
Kong Jie's face became more and more solemn, and he stared at Zhang Xuan and asked seriously: "Since Xiao Huang told you about the Japanese Rapid Response Brigade, you should know their overall strength!"
"If the reinforcements sent by Baoding are really them, and you only have two platoons in hand, how can you stop them?"
"Pick up the troop carrier..." Zhang Xuan replied blurtly.
"The Japanese's rapid reaction brigade relies on personnel carriers to maneuver quickly. If they destroy their personnel carriers and march on two legs, no matter how fast they go, they can't even hope to reach Junping before dark!"
"Without a troop carrier, even if our troops are targeted by them, we can escape the pursuit and retreat to our base on two legs!"
Kong Jie was very satisfied with this answer and immediately ordered: "Hitting personnel carriers is indeed the best way to slow down the Japanese army's march!"
"But their troop carriers are not that easy to fight!"
"If the Japanese send cavalry to act together, it will be more difficult to transport the personnel carriers..."
"I can agree to your request for a fight, but I must do everything possible to hold back the little devil and buy time for the First Battalion!"
"The weapons and ammunition captured by the troops at the Pingyang stronghold are piled in the barracks. You can take whatever you like. You don't need to ask for instructions. Whether the main force of the regiment can return to the base safely and how big the harvest of this attack is depends on you!"
"By the way, let me tell you, Xiao Huang, it would be best if you can drag the little devil until dark..."
“We really can’t hold it off anymore, so we must send someone to contact us immediately!”
South Korea Village, the only way for the Japanese Rapid Response Brigade to reinforce Shun Ping.
The secret service company seized this place ten minutes early...
As soon as the troops got off the bus, the faint sound of horse hooves reached Zhang Xuan's ears, and it was definitely too late to temporarily repair the blocking position.
Looking again at the wasteland with no cornstalks on both sides of the road, and the subordinates behind him who were not even equipped with mortars and had no conditions for transporting personnel carriers, Zhang Xuan was so anxious that he was sweating profusely on the spot.
At the last moment, he saw four cars brought by the troops!
"Blow up the car..." Zhang Xuan quickly ordered as if he found a life-saving straw in despair.
"Crash four personnel carriers together...destroy them all with grenades and block the road...it can only delay one minute..."
"The second platoon went to evacuate the people in the village...the road passed through the middle of the village, and relied on the village to establish blocking positions on the spot, saving even the time of digging trenches..."
"Make it faster...the people who are unwilling to move will be forced to move...our Eighth Route Army will compensate them after the war...vacate the village as soon as possible..."
"Our special agent company is good at close combat and street fighting..."
"If we can force the Japs to divide their forces, lure some little Japs into the village to fight with us in the streets, and slowly fight them to the death, at least we can hold off the Japs for more than half an hour..."
"Clang... boom..."
Four troop carriers collided so hard that even the front of the vehicle was deformed...
Several grenades were detonated at the same time, and in the billowing black smoke, the deformed personnel carrier could not be seen at all.
Zhang Xuan waved his hand and ordered: "Everyone, follow me into the village..."
"The second platoon relocated the people, and the third platoon built street fighting fortifications in squad units... Everyone performs their duties, and the speed is faster!"
"Four troop carriers can't drag the Japanese for too long..."
The sound of the grenade explosion reached the enemy's ears at the same time.
The cavalry squadron immediately tightened the reins of their horses and called to their horses to stop.
The squadron leader drove his horse to the front of the team, raised his telescope and saw a bunch of huge objects blocking the road, with billowing black smoke rising...
"There must be Eighth Route Army troops around Bageya Road... trying to slow down our march!" the squadron leader made a judgment while looking at it.
As soon as his face sank, he began to give orders: "The first team sent a few cavalry to the front to have a look. If there is any situation, report back as soon as possible... The troops continue to move forward!"
Five minutes later, the captain of the cavalry squadron went to the captain of the rapid response brigade and reported: "Sir, there are Eighth Route Army activities ahead..."
"They blew up four cars and blocked the road in an attempt to slow down our army's march..."
"One kilometer ahead is South Korea Village... It's very quiet. It doesn't look like there are ordinary people moving around. There must be the Eighth Route Army inside... I suspect that they want to rely on South Korea Village to stop us head-on!"
The captain said confidently: "Since these Eighth Route Army soldiers want to die, then I will help them!"
"First send a cavalry team to bypass the roadblock and go to the village to check the enemy's strength and firepower!"
"The main force will kill them after clearing the situation!"
"If there is really an Eighth Route Army in the village, first use artillery to level the village, then attack, and strive to eliminate them all in one attack, and then continue to reinforce Shunping!"
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