438 Xie Baoqing, Xie Baoqing, why did you provoke Li Yunlong? (2)
West Village.
Yan Sanfu, commander of the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army, really has a do-it-yourself character.
After making up his mind, Yan Sanfu called the platoon leader who had lived around West Village to lead the way, and led the team of the 8th Mixed Brigade from a hidden mountain road in the northwest to the flank of West Village.
During the Anti-Japanese War, many establishments of the puppet army were quite mixed.
For example, it is common for a puppet army with less than 10,000 people to have more than a dozen commanders.
This puppet army mixed brigade also has many establishments, ranging from four to five thousand troops to only a few hundred. It dares to claim to the outside world that it is a mixed brigade of the Imperial Association Army.
The 8th Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army is doing quite well. It was formerly a team of the security corps. When they were pieced together, they became the 8th Mixed Brigade.
The organizational structure is quite sound. In the beginning, there was even a cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town.
The Eighth Mixed Brigade of the puppet army currently has nearly 3,000 troops. This is why Yan Sanfu dared to attack Xicun from the flank.
In addition, if Yan Sanfu can become the commander of the 8th Mixed Brigade, he is certainly not a fool.
Before the attack, Yan Sanfu carefully studied the map of the West Village area.
He chose the northwest path that ran through the flanks, which was not far from the village head area of Xicun, where the Japanese independent Fourth Mixed Brigade was stationed.
Therefore, Yan Sanfu believed quite firmly that as soon as the battle started, the Japanese troops from the fourth mixed brigade would definitely rush over to help.
That is Yan Sanfu’s biggest backer.
Before the battle officially started, Yan Sanfu also summoned some staff officers he appointed within the 8th Mixed Brigade to discuss a battle plan.
Then a vanguard reconnaissance force was sent from the northwest path to the vicinity of the West Village to explore the situation.
It has to be said that Yan Sanfu was very lucky this time. A blind cat encountered a dead mouse and stumbled onto this northwest-facing mountain road.
Still in the West Village, we focused on the soldiers of the Japanese Independence Regiment, as well as the local comrades and militia comrades, but they did not find this uninvited guest.
In addition, this westbound path has actually been abandoned for many years. It is covered with weeds and trees, completely covering the path. People who have not lived in the West Village area will never know about the path here.
Even in this attack, the Japanese army did not consider this path at all.
So Kong Jie only arranged some warnings on the edge of this path and didn't take it too seriously.
It just so happens that Yan Sanfu has a platoon leader who knows this trail.
After Yan Sanfu arrived with the puppet army, he immediately sent a team with bayonets to forcibly reopen the northwest path.
Then gradually touched the West Village flank.
The journey along the way made Yan Sanfu excited from the bottom of his heart, and he even felt a sense of self-satisfaction.
"What is wisdom? This is wisdom. We, Yan, can penetrate directly from the flank and open up the mountain road. We will definitely be able to catch the Eighth Route Army off guard."
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"Sir, no large-scale Eighth Route Army troops were found in the village. Instead, there were some militiamen dressed as civilians, and some guerrillas who looked like the Eighth Route Army."
"We have estimated that there is only a team of less than 200 people."
"There is less than one platoon of regular combat troops of the independent regiment."
"The Eighth Route Army only left some sentries on the edge of this small mountain road to guard, but other than that there were no other means of defense."
The scouts returned and reported to Yan Sanfu what they had detected on the flank of Xicun.
Adjutant Wang Dacong said: "Brigade, God is really helping us. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"According to intelligence, the imperial troops of the Fourth Mixed Brigade are now trapped in the village head area of Xicun, and the surrounding retreat nodes have also been blocked by the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment with the help of fortifications.
This is our opportunity to provide help in times of need.
As long as we can successfully open the passage here, we can find a way for the Imperial Army of the Fourth Brigade to break out.
When the time comes, the imperial army and others will definitely cooperate with us inside and outside, and quickly break out from the northwest to the trail."
What a reasonable analysis. In the eyes of these puppet troops, the Japanese army's frontline cannot be stopped by the Eighth Route Army troops after all.
Yan Sanfu said happily: "Okay, let's inform the fifth regiment. The sixth regiment will go first and find an opportunity to launch an attack."
"Yes! Your Majesty, I will give the order right now." Wang Dacong responded.
And what happened to the fifth and sixth regiments?
You must know that the eighth mixed brigade of the puppet army only has about 3,000 troops. If it were divided into six regiments, each regiment would probably have less than 500 troops.
It turned out that Yan Sanfu was playing a trick and announced to the outside world that his 8th Mixed Brigade had six infantry regiments under its jurisdiction.
But in fact, there are only the first, fifth and sixth regiments. Each group only has more than a thousand people, but they are just saying it to scare people.
It’s like his Eighth Mixed Brigade has strong soldiers and strong horses.
……
The battle began quickly.
The puppet troops of the 8th Mixed Brigade, who used bayonets to cut through weeds, thorns, and trees along the path from the northwest, the soldiers of the independent regiment stationed in the West Village area, as well as local troops and militia comrades, were indeed unexpected.
And.
I didn’t expect that these Japanese devils would be so bold and fight so hard.
You say these traitors, with a salary of dozens of dollars a month, what are they doing with their lives?
The eighth mixed brigade has a lot of puppet troops. If the equipment on hand is compared to the Eighth Route Army troops whose conventional equipment is backward and ammunition is scarce, although the entire team is not equipped with artillery due to the distrust of the Japanese, it is still quite good.
Not bad.
Before the battle began, Yan Sanfu also solemnly announced the combat deployment:
"After crossing the trail from the northwest and entering the West Village, the fifth regiment circled to the left, and the sixth regiment circled to the right. They quickly set up their light machine guns for me to suppress the Eighth Route Army troops in the village with firepower."
"After eliminating the Eighth Route Army in the village, immediately build fortifications on the spot to buy time.
And sent troops to notify the Fourth Mixed Brigade in the village head area, and told Mr. Yamaguchi that our Eighth Mixed Brigade penetrated into the West Village from the flank, repelled the Eighth Route Army defending the West Village, and created a passage to break out. Please ask the Fourth
The imperial troops in the mixed brigade moved quickly."
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"Yes!"
...A large number of puppet troops suddenly appeared, and the burst of light machine gun firepower was quite powerful.
Zhao Dazhong, the first platoon leader of the 17th Company of the Independent Regiment in charge of garrisoning in the West Village area, immediately received the news that a large number of puppet troops were advancing from the flank of West Village.
"It's broken. It's probably from the northwest mountain road."
After coming back to his senses, Platoon Leader Zhao secretly thought something was wrong.
"Platoon commander, there are too many puppet troops coming, and they have a lot of machine guns on hand. All our sentry comrades responsible for guarding the northwest path have died."
"These puppet troops suddenly pressed in, and our soldiers stationed in the village were forced to retreat."
Platoon leader Zhao nodded, with a solemn expression: "What I'm worried about now is that if the puppet army suddenly crosses the path from the northwest, will it be connected with the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade? If the Japanese army at the head of the village unites
If the advancing puppet troops fight, our defense in West Village may be in danger."
The third squad leader said anxiously: "Platoon leader, what should we do now? We only have one platoon at the moment, and including local comrades and militia comrades, there are less than 200 people. I'm afraid we won't be able to stop them."
Platoon leader Zhao shouted: "You have to block it even if you can't, to buy time for the regiment leader. Right now, we are using the node to besiege the Japs at the head of the West Village. If the Japs attack us and escape, you and I can't afford this."
share the responsibility.”
"Tell comrades to be prepared for a deadly battle and use the defensive arrangements in the village to hold back these puppet troops."
"In addition, the third squad leader, try to catch someone alive, and ask about the origin and purpose of the puppet army on the other side, and whether it has any connection with the Japanese at the head of the West Village."
"After the information is clearly investigated, we will immediately report the situation to the regiment headquarters through the temporary headquarters phone number."
"Yes!"
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Niukou Village.
At the Independent Regiment Headquarters, Kong Jie quickly received the news.
The commander of the fifth battalion, Du Aiguo, is responsible for the defense of the West Village node. At the moment, the temporary headquarters of the West Village is headed by the instructor of the fifth battalion, Li Wenjie.
Li Wenjie reported on the phone: "Captain, a group of long-term people captured the puppet army alive and asked about the situation. This team is the eighth mixed brigade of the puppet army. I don't know what method was used to find the northwest."
The small road in the direction, and then interspersed all the way in."
"This puppet army and the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade at the head of Xicun Village probably did not say hello in advance. When this puppet army came in, the Japanese army at the head of the village did not respond in time."
Kong Jie wondered: "Why does the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army sound so familiar?"
Since the station area of the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army is far away from Niukou Village, and the value of lurking there is not high, the enemy's Engineering Department of the Independent Regiment did not infiltrate the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army.
This is why, this time, the 8th Mixed Brigade quietly touched the northwest mountain road, but the independent regiment did not get the news.
Li Wenjie said: "Captain, do you still remember the cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town? That cavalry battalion is part of the eighth mixed brigade of the puppet army."
"I remember." Kong Jie suddenly realized, "Are these Japanese devils together with us to seek revenge?"
"Wenjie, from the direction of Xicun, what are the casualties of the platoon leader and his companions?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and Li Wenjie reported: "Commander, this puppet army is quite large, estimated to number two to three thousand people. They suddenly came from the west path and the soldiers were caught off guard.
There is a long queue, as well as comrades from the county brigade and militia comrades. So far, there have been more than 80 casualties.
A platoon leader is leading his comrades to defend West Village, and the fortifications in the village are still in our hands."
More than eighty people...
This is not just a number, in Kong Jie's eyes, this is more than eighty living lives.
He even died in the hands of these two devils.
The anger that arose suddenly filled Kong Jie's heart.
Captain Kong's voice suddenly turned cold on the phone. This coldness even made Li Wenjie on the other end of the phone shiver.
"Inform the platoon leader to immediately lead all teams to retreat and leave the fortifications to the eighth mixed brigade of the puppet army. No one of our soldiers can stay in the position area."
Although Li Wenjie was a little confused by the sudden order, he still responded without hesitation: "Yes!"
Snap——
After hanging up the phone, a gloomy Kong Jie strode to the door and shouted: "Communications Corps."
"Arrived!"
"Quickly notify the mountain artillery company and tell the howitzer to lead all the soldiers of the mountain artillery company and all the artillery to advance in the westward direction. I only give him ten minutes. If you delay for one more minute, he, the company eldest son of the mountain artillery company, will directly
I jerked him off."
"When ten minutes are up, direct full firepower to cover the fortified area at the intersection of the west-facing Hill Road and the West Village. There is no need to save artillery shells."
"Without my order, the artillery fire will not stop."
Feeling the anger in the words that the regiment leader erupted from his chest, the communications soldier did not dare to hesitate and responded quickly: "Yes!"
The news quickly spread to the mountain artillery company.
The howitzer also heard about the situation in the direction of Nishimura. The howitzer trembled after receiving the news.
The platoon leader on the side said: "Company commander, since the establishment of our mountain artillery company, the regiment commander has never given such an order."
"Full fire coverage, not counting artillery shells. Who made the regiment commander angry?"
Howitzer looked in the direction of Xicun, swallowed, and said with some sympathy: "Who else could it be? The Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army to which the Wanjia Town Cavalry Battalion belonged.
Who do you think these short-sighted Japanese devils offend? Why did they offend our independent group?
Is our leader’s anger easy to bear?
Isn’t this a typical birthday girl who hangs himself because he thinks he has a long life?”
"Okay, let's not talk nonsense. I, the company commander, want to continue to do this! Send me an order. This time our entire company will participate in the battle. All artillery will be sent quickly to the direction of West Village. In order to ensure accurate strikes, the range will be controlled at 800
Within meters distance."
"Yes!"
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West Village, at the intersection of West Hill Road and West Village flank.
"Platoon commander, why did you withdraw? Once we withdraw, the fortifications will definitely be occupied by the puppet troops. If the little Japs take the opportunity to break in again..."
Platoon leader Zhao Dazhong looked at the puppet troops who continued to advance, with anger in his eyes. The sudden surprise attack by the puppet troops caused many casualties to the soldiers defending the West Village.
At this moment, Platoon Leader Zhao wished he could kill all these Japs.
Faced with the general's hesitation, Zhao Dazhong shouted: "Stop complaining. If you have any questions, just hold it in for a while. The order was given by the regiment commander. Immediately notify all soldiers to retreat quickly, and machine gunners and artillery fire cover." "Yes!"
Following the order from platoon leader Zhao Dazhong, the team quickly retreated from the west to the intersection area of Xiaoshankou and Xicun.
From the perspective of the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the puppet army, all this means that the Eighth Route Army was defeated and retreated!
"Brigade, you are really well commanded. The Eighth Route Army troops flanking the West Village have been completely repulsed by us."
News came from the front line that the attacking team had occupied the fortifications in the intersection area.
Adjutant Wang Dacong is flattering.
Yan Sanfu laughed and said: "You're so smart, you saw it! What a bullshit independent group, every one of them blew him to the top, how about now? From Yan's point of view, it's just like this, isn't it still being mixed up by our eighth brigade?
Beaten down?"
"Send my order to quickly occupy the Eighth Route Army's fortifications and reinforce them to prevent the Eighth Route Army from coming back.
We are waiting for the Imperial Army troops of the 4th mixed brigade at the head of the village to join us and move to the mountain road from the west."