452 Famous in North China—Northern Shanxi Iron Triangle (2)
The cool breeze blows, the moonlight is hazy, the birds are silent, the insects and snakes are not heard, the shadows of trees are whirling in the mountains and forests, and they occasionally make whirring sounds, making the surroundings seem more and more lonely.
It's late, around two o'clock in the night.
It has only been more than two hours since the Shijing Regiment was destroyed by the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the forgotten savior has not yet arrived.
Shock, fear, anger, and all kinds of emotions were mixed in the hearts of Japanese officers from all walks of life.
Looking at the lonely night, it is like a tiger that chooses people to devour, spreading its fangs, waiting for its prey to fall into its trap.
None of the Japanese troops stationed on the outskirts of the mountainous area dared to act rashly, for fear of following in the footsteps of the Ishii regiment. They only temporarily stationed themselves at the foot of the mountain, waiting for dawn before launching a military attack.
Zhangjiazhuang.
The battlefield has been cleaned up long ago, but the three main battalion commanders of the independent regiment are not very satisfied with the seizures after cleaning.
Among them, Wang Leihu, commander of the 1st Battalion, had the biggest opinion, "It was too late to fight. We should have eaten the Ishii Regiment two days earlier.
As a result, by now, the enemy's ammunition has been almost exhausted.
In the past, when we were cleaning the battlefield, we could find at least fifty or sixty rounds of ammunition from a Japanese soldier, and even more than a hundred rounds could be seized.
It's good now, it would be nice if I could get thirty or forty rounds."
Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan smiled and said: "Don't be dissatisfied. After all, we fought a war of annihilation. The Japanese did not have much ammunition left due to the consumption these days."
"But there are a lot of firearms, including rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers. If we pull them back and our independent regiment expands to two more battalions, we won't have to worry about the firearms problem."
"This is true." Wang Leihu felt a little relieved.
Several battalion commanders were talking when a soldier from the communications corps arrived, straightened their steps, and reported: "Report to the battalion commanders that the regiment commander is here and is now at the Zhangjiazhuang temporary headquarters. Please come over immediately.
Discuss military matters."
"I know, let's go there right now." Shen Quan responded.
Then, the three battalion commanders went hand in hand and quickly arrived at the Zhangjiazhuang temporary headquarters.
When I entered the headquarters, I saw the regimental commander whom I had not seen for a few days. Shen Quan and other three battalion commanders saluted one after another with smiles on their faces.
"Captain!"
"Captain!"
The battle on the front line was over, and Kong Jie hurried over from Niukou Village.
Being too far away, even with convenient communication, it is difficult to have an insight into the battle situation on the front line, so Kong Jie personally rushed to the front line to take command.
"Looking at the spring breeze blowing on your faces, you three have gained a lot these days, right?" Kong Jie said with a smile.
Wang Leihu scratched his head, laughed a little sheepishly, and said: "Captain, to tell you the truth, I made a little fortune."
"Oh? Tell me!"
"Yes, report to the regiment commander. In accordance with the order of the regiment headquarters, our first battalion attacked the Japanese rear area during the Japanese army's sweep and seized a large amount of supplies and equipment. I won't talk about the supplies, let's just talk about the seized equipment. Even if According to the firepower allocation standards of each unit of our independent regiment, it can equip at least half a battalion."
"Hey, Commander, I didn't have time to report to you. After leaving the Japanese rear area, my battalion added a lot of new troops and temporarily raised a company of new soldiers. Now it just lacks some training."
Wang Leihu finished speaking with a stern face, barely hinting at the group leader's praise.
Kong Jie naturally understood what the first battalion commander was thinking, but he just pretended to ignore it and turned to look at Shen Quan, "Chen Quan, how are the seizures of your second battalion?"
Chen Quan coughed, cleared his throat, glanced at Wang Leihu next to him, and then replied:
"Reporting to the head of the regiment, the seizures of our Second Battalion this time are actually not worth mentioning. There is nothing much to say... About 20 vehicles of military supplies were seized. In terms of equipment, there are more than 600 rifles and more than 100 pistols. More than thirty light and heavy machine guns.
In addition, there are a large number of seized bullets. To be honest, there are so many that we can hardly transport them.
In order to reduce the burden on the transport troops, I asked the soldiers to carry some bullets on their bodies.
Now the main combat force of our second battalion, each soldier has at least two to three hundred rounds of ammunition."
Kong Jie: "..."
Good guy, this guy Shen Quan is not willing to be outdone.
It's not worth mentioning, but the result is more than anyone can say.
The third battalion commander looked at the third battalion commander Wang Huaibao again. Wang Huaibao shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Captain, our third battalion has not captured as much as the first and second battalions. We still count on the first battalion commander when we look back. The second battalion commander is helping our third battalion!"
Wang Leihu waved his hand, "Easy to say, easy to say!"
Shen Quan didn't refuse either.
Kong Jie glanced at the third battalion commander and his eyelids trembled.
According to Commander Kong's knowledge, the Third Battalion was more responsible for seizures in the Japanese-occupied areas this time, and the military supplies brought back almost piled up into a hill at the Third Battalion's station.
As expected, these three battalion commanders continue to follow the truth of making a fortune silently.
Kong Jie didn’t expose it either, after all, they were from the same origin.
Then the conversation changed and several people began to discuss business. Kong Jie took the lead and said: "According to the investigation by the reconnaissance forces from all parties, so far, at least five brigades of Japanese troops have been stationed at the foot of the outer mountains of the mountainous area."
"This troop strength is still increasing, and more and more Japanese reinforcements are moving closer to our base."
"I have to tell you one thing in advance, and you should be mentally prepared."
"The brigade headquarters has issued an order, and not long ago the chief of staff personally rushed to our independent regiment to convey the latest instructions from the brigade headquarters,"
"Next, the Japanese will have a steady stream of reinforcements, but we will not. Now is not the time for our main force to fight the Japanese, and the situation cannot continue to develop."
"So the order from the brigade headquarters is that our main force will sit in the rear, forcing the Japanese army not to invest too much force."
"The Independent Regiment turns from offense to defense. Whether we can block the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops several times our own in the future depends on us."
After saying that, Kong Jie looked at the three battalion commanders. The three battle-hardened tiger generals all showed no fear on their faces.
Wang Leihu even said loudly, "Well done, Commander, I'm just worried that I haven't had enough killing yet!"
Chen Quan also laughed and said: "If the battlefield were placed on the plains, and the Japanese would rely on the large number of people and abundant firepower, we would probably have a headache."
"But where is this place? This is a battle in the mountains, and the Niukou Village area is the base camp that our independent regiment has built for more than a year."
"There is nothing easier than fighting the Japanese on our own territory."
"We have always focused the development of the base area on military defense construction. Why? Isn't it just for this day? If the little devil dares to come, we must let the devil know how many eyes this Lord Ma has. ”
Third Battalion Commander Wang Huaibao, followed by First and Second Battalion Commanders, nodded.
After hearing this, Kong Jie laughed and said, "Well said! When I was at the regiment headquarters before, the chief of staff looked worried when conveying the instructions from the brigade headquarters to me.
I really should bring the chief of staff here to see what the three veteran battalion commanders of my independent regiment have to say.
Because of your determination, even if our independent regiment engages in defensive warfare, we will still be able to poke a hole in the sky in northwest Shanxi."
Commander Kong's domineering attitude shocked the three battalion commanders.
Talking about the next countermeasures to deal with the Japanese and puppet army’s attack that doubled.
Kong Jie said: "I, Kong Jie, never fight an unprepared battle, especially in a defensive battle. If we are fully prepared to deal with the Japanese's hasty attack, there will be no reason to fail."
"There are still three or four hours until the sky gets brighter, which is enough."
"I appreciate what you often say. The moon belongs to our Eighth Route Army, so the moon tonight belongs to our independent regiment."
"Now, I will announce this combat plan and the respective tasks of your three battalions."
"Let's talk about the current battle situation first. The Japanese troops are on the outskirts of the West Village and Zhangjiazhuang mountains. The Ishii regiment in the direction of Zhangjiazhuang has been destroyed. Next, the troops in Zhangjiazhuang and surrounding nodes will immediately launch defensive deployments on the spot."
"In the direction of Nishimura, we can't take down the Japanese fourth mixed brigade for the time being, but we can't let these little devils ruin our defensive deployment. While we are making defensive deployment, we can hit him again."
"First Battalion Commander, you immediately lead the troops, together with the four battalions stationed at various nodes in the West Village, as well as local troops and militia troops, to launch defensive deployments in the West Village, and at the same time conduct an attack and suppression against the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade as planned, beware
What tactics do the Japanese use to bloom in the middle?"
"Remember, this time we are conducting a defensive operation. We do not advocate taking the initiative to attack. We will extend the depth of the battlefield. We will rely on the terrain and features of the mountainous area and the defense construction of the village, with the help of our traps and mines, firepower raids, and blocking at all levels.
The ultimate goal is to continuously consume the effective strength of the Japanese army until it completely defeats the Japanese offensive."
"As for how to arrange the specific combat deployment, how to block the enemy, retreat, cover, etc., you and the fourth battalion commander can discuss it yourself. I only look at the results. I also keep the principles in mind and try to avoid casualties among the soldiers."
This is Kong Jie's consistent principle. The regiment headquarters has the general arrangement of the regiment headquarters, the battalion headquarters has the detailed deployment of the battalion headquarters, and the company has the specific execution of the company. It must not be overstepped.
Just talking about being familiar with a battalion, if he wanted to use his fingers like an arm, Kong Jie thought that he was not as good as the commander of the battalion.
"Yes!"
First Battalion Commander Wang Leihu responded and took the order amidst excitement.
Then Kong Jie told the first battalion commander some words, which were conveyed to Li Yunlong and Ding Wei. The first battalion commander wrote them down one by one and left.
"Second Battalion Commander."
"Arrived."
"You immediately lead the troops to Zhangjiazhuang and cooperate with the fifth battalion. The specific combat tasks are the same as those of the first battalion."
"What I want to tell you is the same thing. Don't take the initiative to attack, focus on defense, and eventually defeat the enemy. Set up positions when they should be established. As long as people are still alive, the positions can be recaptured at any time. p>
The rear defenses of Zhangjiazhuang and Xicun can also be opened to the Japanese army. At worst, we will concentrate our final concentrated defense on the defense construction of Niukou Village."
"Yes!" Shen Quan took the order and left.
Kong Jie finally looked at the third battalion commander Wang Huaibao and said:
"Third Battalion Commander, your battalion will be temporarily stationed at the midline node of Zhangjiazhuang, Xicun and Niukou Village as a mobile unit to respond to the situation in Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang and provide reinforcements at any time."
"Yes!" Wang Huaibao responded.
"Go and make arrangements!"
"Yes!"
……
After everything was arranged, Kong Jie turned around and called the signal soldier, "Go and call the monk."
Soon after, the monk walked into the yard of the temporary headquarters with a happy face.
With the light of the candles in the room, Kong Jie was startled when he saw blood stains on the monk's body. He quickly walked over and checked the injury using the monk's clothes, "Monk, are you injured?" p>
The monk beat his chest loudly and said happily: "Captain, I'm fine. There's not even a scratch on my body. This is the blood of the Japanese splattered on me."
Kong Jie then breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Next time you go to the battlefield, be smarter. Remember, you are the commander of the guard company. Even if you are sacrificed, you have to be sacrificed at the back. This is not because you are afraid of death.
, This is our responsibility to other living soldiers."
"Yes!" the monk replied.
Kong Jie changed the subject and said with a smile: "But having said that, you made a great contribution this time. You executed the concealment tactics well. You suddenly took action and stunned the Ishii unit. In less than thirty minutes,
The entire Ishii regiment was wiped out,
If word of this battle spreads, the entire northwest of Shanxi will probably be alarmed by your security company."
"Hey, Captain, I have made such a great contribution, can I be rewarded?"
Kong Jie said: "You have made your first contribution, so you must be rewarded. Now that you have spoken, tell me what reward you want?"
"Hey, Captain, those two bottles of good wine you put under the box..."
"Look at your future, okay, I'll see you off."
"No, leader, I'm saying that I've already finished your two bottles of wine. Tsk, the taste is really amazing. You can give me two more bottles!"
Kong Jie: "..."
"Monk, it turns out it was you who did it. I thought the regiment headquarters was robbed! That's the good wine I specially hid at the bottom of the box. I told you that when the brigade commander came last time, I couldn't find it when I rummaged through the boxes.
, the feelings made you drink."
After that, looking at the monk's evil smile, Kong Jie couldn't help but laugh and said:
"Monk, consider the wine as an extra personal reward from me.
After this battle, our independent regiment may have to expand.
By then we can recruit one or two new battalions, why don't you try to be a battalion commander?"
But the monk shook his head quickly like a rattle, "I won't go, commander. When I become the battalion commander, I can't be with you every day like now."
"Aren't you afraid that you'll run out of wine?" Kong Jie scolded, "What's the point of following me around every day?"
"I don't care, I recognize you as the captain. If it weren't for the commander of the guard company, I wouldn't be surprised if he could always stay by your side." The monk said sternly.
Kong Jie said: "You brat, I told you before that our Eighth Route Army unit is different from the National Army unit you were in before.
You did not fight for me, Kong Jie, and you did not serve as a soldier for me, Kong Jie. You joined the Eighth Route Army for your own beliefs, for national freedom, and in order not to be a slave to the subjugation of the country, and you fought against the little devil.<
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You have to understand this."
The monk bared his teeth and smiled and said: "Captain, I actually understand what you are saying. I was thinking about where I am not fighting the Japanese, and why I am not fighting the Japanese? Now I am the captain of the guard company and kill the Japanese, which is fine.
It’s a pleasure.”
Kong Jie hated the iron and cursed, "Forget it, you are indeed not that good now. Keep practicing and practicing."
The matter of letting the monk be the battalion commander is a thing of the past.
Kong Jie has his own considerations about this. The monk is still too young now, and he is better at special operations of elite units such as guard companies.
If a battalion of men and horses were really handed over to a monk, the monk might not be able to lead them well.