410 Make a fortune outside the siege, chaotic situation
"How is the situation?"
"Battal Commander, the Japs dispatched two Iron Bastards. The models look like the Japs' Type 97 medium tanks. The Iron Bastards are in front, advancing forward. The Japs infantry are following behind the Iron Bastards."
Lei Dasheng nodded, his face full of ridicule, "It seems that this little devil's infantry-tank coordination tactics are not very good. In the tactics class, the regiment leader said that this tank is not as strong as we thought. You cannot go to the battlefield and let all the infantry hide behind the tanks and use the tanks as shields. Such tanks are no different from scrap metal.
On the battlefield, infantry and tanks coordinate, and the infantry has to protect its own tanks.
Of course, if we are dealing with our former troops and they don’t even have many bullets, then it doesn’t matter.
But the little devil in front of me may not understand the situation. Our independent group has no shortage of sharp weapons to knock the iron bastard apart.
This Japanese Type 97 medium tank is light in weight, has thin armor, and has weak firepower. There is nothing to be afraid of.
The little devils are just using it to bully and bully our Chinese troops."
"Are the traps and pits ready?"
"Don't worry, battalion commander, we have made preparations early in the morning. In order to allow the Japanese tanks to fall into the pit smoothly, we have dug obvious trenches on both sides of the trap pit. In order to prevent the Japanese tanks from falling into the ditch, they can only move forward along the road we have reserved."
, there is a trap pit set up in the middle of the road.
On the surface of the trap pit, we used medium-thick wooden sticks to make a shelf, then pressed it with reed mats and corn stalks, and finally covered it with soil and performed dry soil treatment on the soil.
At first glance, it is no different from ordinary ground. If a person walks on it, the weight will not hold it down and nothing will happen.
But as long as the tank drives up, it will definitely plunge into the pit due to its weight.
This trap pit we dug is shallow at the front and deep at the back. The length is twice as long as the body of the Japanese tank, and the maximum depth is also twice the height of the Japanese tank.
As soon as the Japanese tank rushes into the pit, it will rush towards the opposite pit wall. Coupled with its own speed, the tank body can easily turn over, but it will be difficult to turn over again!
When the time comes, we will capture the Japanese tanks!"
"We used to use this kind of trap to catch prey on the mountain, but this is the first time we catch a tank!"
Lei Dasheng smiled and said: "Well done. After the Japanese tank fell into the pit, the little Japanese must find a way to rescue the tank. Then we will launch an attack on the Japanese army on the spot."
"Yes!"
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Independent Youth League Department.
Kong Jie also received news that the Japanese troops were simultaneously using tanks to advance from two directions: Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang.
"The little devil is being forced into panic."
Kong Jie said, his eyes focused on the sand table, and his two fingers tapped lightly on the edge of the sand table.
Commander Kong was mentally calculating the situation at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions.
According to the time originally calculated by Kong Jie and the three battalion commanders.
It was after the Japanese troops attacking Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang got stuck in the villages and got completely entangled with the soldiers of the Independent Regiment in the second half of the village that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions took the opportunity to move out.
Calculating the time, it’s almost over.
At this time, if you look down from God’s perspective.
The Japanese army dispatched mopping up troops from Shouyang, Yangquan, Taiyuan, Ping'an County, Taigu, Zhangzhuang, Tan County and other places, like a big net, surrounding the entire Taihang area.
And as this big net shrank, Kong Jie's main force of the first, second and third battalions hidden in the mountainous area were like fish that slipped through the net and were directly ignored by this big net.
At this moment, somewhere in the mountains, three battalion commanders are discussing the next battle plan.
Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan said: "According to the long-distance reconnaissance in the base area, the Japanese have entered the village and exchanged fire with the fourth and fifth battalions."
Wang Leihu, the commander of the first battalion, was a little worried, "Our three battalions are now on the periphery of the Japanese encirclement. The main force of our independent regiment is not here. The Japanese must have heavy troops to deal with our independent regiment. Is there no danger to the regimental commander?"
Chen Quan smiled and said: "Lei Hu, let's not worry about this. It's not like you don't know the leader's ability. If you really weren't so sure, would the leader have decided on this hedging tactic?"
"Besides, even if we go back to where we came from now, we won't be able to help much. We may even be surrounded by the main force of the Japanese army. The next thing we have to do is to make trouble in the rear of the Japanese army. The more ferocious it is, the safer it will be for the leader and the others."
The third battalion commander Wang Huaibao said with a smile: "The main force of the Japanese army in Yangquan area has gone to raid our base area. At this moment, the rear area is empty of troops. The stronghold and gun towers rebuilt by the Japanese during this period have given us a headache for a long time, but again There is no way to attack casually. As long as we fight, the Japanese reinforcements will arrive soon.
Now is a good opportunity. It means that the main force of the Japanese is not here, so we can make trouble as we like.
How much supplies and equipment do we need to hoard in this large stronghold? The regiment leader is absolutely right. After this battle is over, our independent regiment will make a fortune."
Wang Leihu said: "That's right. As long as the Japanese reinforcements don't arrive, shouldn't we be able to eat these strongholds whenever we want?"
"This time we detoured from the mountainous area, but we specially brought a lot of flat-firing cannons modified by repair equipment. These cannons are perfect for attacking the Japanese strongholds."
Chen Quan smiled and said: "Then continue to move forward, wait another hour, and take action directly. Now I really want to know what the expressions of those Japanese officers should be like when the Japanese raiding troops learned that they were being raided in the rear. How wonderful."
"I guess everyone is stupid." Wang Leihu said happily.
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New Second Group.
Li Yunlong, who was studying the battle plan at the regiment headquarters, was so angry that he turned livid after learning about the troop deployment of the Japanese brigade.
"Old Zhao, look, this naughty little devil really treats our New Second Regiment as a soft persimmon."
"With the strength of just one brigade, damn it, they actually dared to divide into three groups and advance towards our new second regiment at the same time, threatening to encircle us."
"You really don't take our old Li seriously!"
Zhao Gang said with a smile: "The Japanese captain is indeed a little overconfident. Even if we knew that our new second regiment was a newly formed regiment, we would not divide it into three groups to advance. This would disperse the troops, which is a taboo for military strategists." "Lao Li, how do you want to fight this battle?"
Li Yunlong scolded: "It's not about how to fight, it's about how we, Old Li, want to eat this fat piece of meat. Shouldn't these devils regard our new second regiment as a newly formed local army that doesn't even have a few guns?"
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"A brigade of troops dared to surround our New Second Regiment. Next time I see Lao Ding and Lao Kong, those two old boys will definitely laugh at me."
"Zhang Dabiao."
"Arrived!"
"Immediately assemble the first battalion, take the broadsword team, choose the way to Taiyuan, knock out the Japanese artillery first, and then directly protrude from the front for me, then divide the troops into two groups, combine the second and third battalions,
Attack the other two groups of Japanese from the front and back and eat them for me."
"This naughty little devil looks down on our New Second Regiment. We have to show the devil that our New Second Regiment is not a soft persimmon."
"Yes!" Zhang Dabiao responded loudly.
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Li Yunlong's counterattacks have always been swift and fierce.
When the battle near Yangcun started, there was no sense of testing. It was a decisive battle.
First battalion commander Zhang Dabiao led the broadsword team, using the cover of the mountains and forests, to quickly reach the Japanese artillery position at the rear, and used mortars and grenade launchers to blow up all the Japanese artillery.
The combat troops of the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment, preparing for the attack, directly launched a frontal assault towards Taiyuan City.
The offensive is swift and the firepower is powerful.
As soon as the battle between the two sides started, the Japanese were stunned.
The intelligence that the Japanese army captain initially received was that this was an Eighth Route Army unit with only a thousand people, and it had only been newly built.
Under such circumstances, according to conventional speculation, this new Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army should have backward equipment and scarce ammunition.
This is also the reason why the Japanese captain dared to be so arrogant that he divided his troops into three groups and directly surrounded Yangcun.
The Japanese originally thought that the new group was just a sheep, but as soon as the sheep in front of them turned around, they turned into tigers.
The First Battalion of the New Second Regiment, the most elite unit in the entire regiment, suddenly launched a relentless attack. The Japanese troops were divided into three groups. How could one-third of the regiment's strength be able to withstand such a fierce attack? In just one round of confrontation, the Japanese army's line of troops encircling Yangcun from the direction of Taiyuan City was directly broken through by the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment.
Originally, if the Japs brigade concentrated its forces and fought steadily, Li Yunlong's new second regiment, although powerful, might not be able to gain much benefit.
Who knew that this little devil was stupid and took the initiative to disperse his troops, which gave Li Yunlong an opportunity.
Once Lao Li gets the chance to eat meat, he will never let go.
The rise of Zhang Dabiao's killing, according to Li Yunlong's instructions, led his troops to successfully break through the enemy's troops in the direction of Taiyuan City, then fought out and came back, going back and forth several times to break through the enemy's blockade.
Seven is out.
This group of Japanese soldiers were immediately stunned, and the team almost collapsed. A few scattered soldiers hurriedly fled to the nearest stronghold to take shelter.
Then, Zhang Dabiao divided the first battalion into two groups, detoured to the back and side of the other two Japanese attacking troops, combined with the second and third battalions, and attacked from the front and rear to deal with the Japanese troops.
By the time the Japanese captain came to his senses, both groups of his troops had been defeated.
In this way, a Japanese battalion did not reach Yangcun, but was easily killed by the troops of the New Second Regiment from three directions.
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And just as the New Second Regiment was fighting in full swing, the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Independent Regiment finally began to toss around the outside of the encirclement and the Japanese rear area.
Under the powerful offensive artillery, the Japanese conducted a large-scale sweep. There were not many people left to guard the stronghold, and even more were puppet troops.
In less than half an hour, the three battalions of the independent regiment were divided into three groups, and they successively captured 11 strongholds and captured all parts of the town occupied by the Japanese army.
Then the main force of the three groups came directly to Yangquan City.
In the hands of the Japanese invaders, Yangquan, which had been occupied for many years, experienced the fear of being pressed in by heavy Chinese troops for the first time.
The people of Yangquan were excited after hearing the news.
"The Eighth Route Army has arrived at the county seat. The Eighth Route Army is coming to liberate the county seat!"
"The Japs and traitors in the city are finished, our Eighth Route Army comrades are here to fight!"
When the people heard the news, they rushed to tell each other, cheering and jumping for joy.
As for Yangquan County at this moment, it is indeed empty of troops. There is less than one squadron of regular field troops stationed in the county, and the rest are some members of the Japanese Gendarmerie and the Puppet Army Garrison.
The Japanese captain Zhongyuan Zhangxiong who was stationed at the Yangquan headquarters was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He quickly asked for help from Taiyuan City and the independent mixed fourth brigade that attacked the independent group.
It’s really that the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrived too suddenly.
This time, the large-scale net to sweep away the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area was gradually advanced from major counties and cities in the form of encirclement circles.
How could the Japanese have thought that there would be a fish that slipped through the net, or that such a powerful fish would slip through the net and come directly to Yangquan?
This is the first time that the Japs in northwestern Shanxi have encountered this exaggerated style of play.
Wang Leihu, Shen Quan, and Wang Huaibao led their troops to break through the Japanese stronghold.
Then he marched directly to Yangquan City.
On the way, two infantry cannons were also seized at a certain stronghold, and they were pulled directly under the city gate by mule and horse cart. The two cannons were fired at the same time, and the city gate of Yangquan County was directly blown down.
At the same time in Yangquan City, comrades from the enemy's Ministry of Industry immediately took action. At this time, the number of puppet troops in Yangquan City was much greater than that of the Japanese army, and one of the puppet company commanders was killed on the spot.
The puppet troops on the top of the city fought with the Japanese army, and Shen Quan and others took the opportunity to break through the main gate of Yangquan.
Then the soldiers of the Independence Regiment worked non-stop. After breaking into the city gate, they quickly took control of the city gate and directly attacked the puppet garrison and gendarmerie to eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops.
In Chen Quan's words, "The head of the group has told us that the opportunity before us is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we want to make trouble, we will make a big fuss."
After the troops quickly broke through the city gate, Shen Quan and other three battalion commanders directly issued orders:
"Hurry up and seize the enemy's granary and arsenal."
"Take away all the equipment and supplies that can be taken away, and distribute all those that cannot be taken away to the people in the city."
"The regiment leader said, our people, who do we believe if we don't believe it? Give guns to the people who are willing to fight the Japanese and puppet troops, and let the people join us in killing the enemy!"
As soon as this order was issued, it was terrible. The men in the county who had been oppressed by the Japanese and traitors for a long time stood up one by one and ran to the city gate to cooperate with the attack of the independent regiment soldiers.
Then, with the support of the common people, the troops who invaded the city quickly paralyzed the power supply stations, communication stations and other military facilities in Guizi County.
Japanese captain Nakahara Joohiong was defeated in the battle and was so frightened that he fled in panic with more than a dozen guards through the side door.
The three battalions of the Independent Regiment's attack on the county town was not limited to Yangquan, but centered on Yangquan and quickly spread to all directions, and the news spread out first:
The Eighth Route Army launched a massive attack on the Japanese-occupied areas.
The Eighth Route Army opens its doors to welcome patriots who dare to stand up and resist.
The Japanese-occupied areas quickly turned into chaos. Japanese and puppet soldiers in various counties and cities were panic-stricken. The patriotic people, as well as the puppet soldiers waiting for support from the enemy's Ministry of Industry, were gearing up to attack. p>
Explosive news.
The news soon reached the ears of the Fourth Brigade attacking the Independence Regiment, the Ishii Regiment, and the Japanese troops attacking the Taihang area from other directions.
The Japanese troops who were encircling the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area were temporarily in a state of morale.
Taiyuan City.
Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, who also received the news, was struck by a thunderbolt from the clear sky and sat down on an armchair. He was dazed for a long time and did not know what to say.
This big sweep launched by his First Army with all its manpower and material resources is probably going to be a big joke...