504 So what about positional warfare? It can also be completely annihilated.
The scene returns to the various reinforcement troops.
New Second Group.
With the reinforcement of local troops and militia troops originally used to besiege Ping'an County, the strength of the New Second Regiment increased rapidly, attacking from the front and back, and making detours from left to right.
After nearly an hour, a battalion led by Li Yunlong, plus local troops and militia troops who cooperated in the operation, finally ate up most of the Japanese reinforcements, leaving less than a third of the Japanese troops to hide nearby.
Entered a stronghold.
The soldiers pursued all the way, and the Japanese and puppet troops fled in a hurry. There was no time to take away or even destroy the many kinds of weapons they carried, so they were accepted by Li Yunlong with a smile.
Several other Japanese and puppet troops who were ambushed by the New Second Regiment also lost ground.
If they had not escaped quickly and used some strongholds along the way to block the pursuing troops of the New Second Regiment, these Japanese and puppet troops would have even been wiped out by the soldiers.
Li Yunlong, who was furious, saw the Japanese troops escaping into the stronghold one by one. In anger, he directly mobilized several infantry cannons and forcibly captured a Japanese stronghold.
Together with the original Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold, as well as the Japanese and puppet reinforcements who fled in, they were all wiped out.
After the defeated Japs retreated to some large strongholds and county towns, Li Yunlong ordered to stop the pursuit, but he did not stop there. Instead, taking advantage of the momentum of victory in front of him, he quickly issued an order to launch a breakout operation.
The local troops and militia comrades are very good at breaking up attacks.
Sections of the Japanese railroad tracks were soon gone, and the wires that ran between the county towns were cut to pieces.
A war is a war, and Li Yunlong is still thinking about cooperating with Kong Jie!
Get more raw materials such as rails and wires back, so that we can start cooperation in military production in the future.
The regiment has enough equipment and ammunition, so there is no need to fight cowardly anymore.
……
New group.
Ding Wei, who has a huge appetite, originally wanted to eat all the three reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops, that is, three Japanese brigades and a puppet army.
To this end, Ding Wei moved all his belongings out, and all the light and heavy machine guns of the entire regiment were put to use. Even the soldiers in the cooking squad participated in this ambush.
As a result, Ding Wei was a little disappointed, and all three Japanese and puppet troops were not wiped out.
In the end, they just ate up all the way, severely damaged all the way, and repelled all the way.
After all, even if they are second-rate troops of the Japs, the military quality of these little Japs is definitely not low.
After encountering the ambush, although the Japanese troops remained calm, they were able to quickly gain a foothold and launch an orderly counterattack.
The Japanese commander who encountered the ambush was very smart and quickly used the surrounding terrain to separate the troops and force the troops of the new regiment to start a positional battle with them.
That is to say, the new group's equipment and fierce firepower prevented the little devil from turning over.
Along the way, the Japanese fought and retreated, but they withdrew a large part of them.
There are also little devils all the way who are even more cunning.
Ding Wei guessed that it was a crooked idea of a Japanese commander who actually let the Japanese and puppet soldiers exchange military uniforms.
What does it mean?
Usually when marching, the Japanese army and the puppet army march at the same time. The puppet army walks in front to open the way, and the Japanese army hangs behind not far or close.
The Japanese commander along the way was very cunning. He made the Japanese army and the puppet army switch uniforms, and then asked the Japanese army wearing the puppet army uniform to walk in the front, and the puppet army wearing the Japanese army uniform to walk in the rear.
As for the weapons and other things they carry, they are hidden secretly by some means.
This Japanese commander could also guess that on the way to support Ping'an County, he would probably encounter reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army.
So he made preparations early in the morning for the Japanese and puppet soldiers to exchange military uniforms.
As for the reason for doing this, it is very simple. The Japanese commander has long realized:
When the Imperial Army and the Imperial Alliance Army are ambushed midway, the Eighth Route Army will place its main attack point on the Imperial Army.
Sometimes they would even let the Imperial Army troops clearing the way in front of them, and then grab the Imperial troops who stepped into the ambush circle and beat them fiercely.
The reason is that the Eighth Route Army also knows very well that compared to the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army is much worse.
Often after the Japanese troops are defeated, the fighting will of the remaining Imperial Army troops will soon collapse.
So this cunning Japanese commander had an idea and asked the Japanese and puppet troops to switch uniforms before setting off.
The person in charge of the ambush along this route was Sun Zhenguo, commander of the 1st Battalion of the New Regiment.
The Japanese and puppet troops were divided into two parts, front and rear, and slowly walked towards the ambush circle.
As usual, there were puppet troops in the front, about one regiment in strength, and a Japanese brigade in the rear. Sun Zhenguo observed both troops through the telescope.
He was a little confused. The pace of the Japanese troops today seemed not as uniform as in the past, and the carts pulled at the front and back were all covered with coarse cloth, making it difficult to see what was inside.
The puppet troops in front were still walking loosely.
Although Sun Zhenguo felt something was wrong, he didn't think too much. As usual, he let the puppet troops escape the ambush circle first, and then suddenly started fighting after the subsequent Japanese troops entered the ambush circle.
After the battle broke out, the ambush's firepower focused on the "Japanese troops" who stepped into the ambush circle.
As a result, as soon as the battle started, Sun Zhenguo discovered something strange. Today, this group of little devils were particularly vulnerable. As the firepower dropped, the entire team suddenly fell into panic, and even the most basic counterattack firepower could not be established in time.
The intensity of the counterattack firepower of this group of "Japs" seems to be much sparser than the firepower of the Japanese army in the past.
While Sun Zhenguo was confused, the Japanese captain was overjoyed.
Tubalu was indeed fooled.
The Japanese captain quickly led the troops that had broken through the ambush circle, using the surrounding slopes as a cover, and uncovered the coarse cloth covering the carriage that was being pulled along. There were light and heavy machine guns and grenades inside.
It is exactly the firepower configuration that Japanese troops disguised as puppet troops should have.
The Japanese army, whose true colors were exposed, quickly launched an attack on the new regiment ambushed on both sides of the hillside.
Sun Zhenguo was taken aback by the sudden attack, and he immediately realized something was fishy.
Today, the roles of the Japanese and the puppet soldiers seem to have fallen apart, and the Japanese are particularly vulnerable.
However, the reaction speed of these Imperial Alliance troops was surprisingly fast, and the fire counterattack was even more ferocious. The firepower configuration of those light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers was definitely not what the puppet troops should have.
Sun Zhenguo, who quickly came to his senses, immediately ordered: "Retreat quickly and go back to the rear of the puppet army. This group of puppet troops are probably devils in disguise."
Sun Zhenguo's reaction was not unpleasant. The soldiers heard the news and quickly adjusted their tactics to respond. With the help of sophisticated equipment and powerful firepower, they finally prevented the little devil from succeeding.
Just because we missed the advantage of the ambush, the battle lasted for nearly two hours.
In the end, the Japanese captain commanded the Japanese and puppet troops to evacuate calmly. Both sides suffered casualties, but Sun Zhenguo had no choice but to do anything.
So far, as a result of the three-way ambush operation of the New Regiment, all the Japanese and puppet reinforcements were wiped out, severely damaged all the way, and repelled all the way.
Sun Zhenguo, who had been trapped by the Japanese, felt depressed.
Ding Wei comforted Sun Zhenguo a few words and realized the cunningness of the Japanese army's tactics. He immediately passed the news to the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment that the Japanese army and the puppet army might switch uniforms for combat.
As for the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment, the little devil did the same thing.
But after Kong Jie and Li Yunlong were vaccinated by Ding Wei, they were not so easily fooled.
Cadres can easily detect the flaws of the Japanese and puppet troops, or simply annihilate both sides together.
The little devil’s strategy was self-defeating.
……
Independent group.
There is nothing much to say about the other ambush battles. The fighting situation is very different from that of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment.
Nowadays, the three regiments of the Iron Triangle, which are well-equipped, have shown increasingly powerful combat effectiveness in ambush battles. It was the Japanese second-rate troops who were ambushed this time. The entire battle situation and the ambush battles everywhere were basically the same.
It’s all one-sided.
The key is to see whether the ambushed Japanese and puppet troops can be wiped out.
It is naturally not difficult to repel the Japanese and puppet troops in this reinforcements, but it is not easy to completely annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops.
Speaking of the surrounding area of the Independent Regiment, the most exciting ambush battle this time was undoubtedly the plain area from Yangquan to the middle of Ping'an County.
This plain area is not too big. To be precise, it is a bit like a basin. Although it is not surrounded by mountains on all sides, most of them are mountains on both sides. There is a large area in the middle, which is similar to the plain terrain. The terrain is open and flat.
The area is not small, but you can reach the end as far as the eye can see.
This is the place where the Japanese reinforcements dispatched from Yangquan to support Ping'an County must pass.
There are still several Japanese strongholds around the plain. When two Japanese troops came out from Yangquan, plus a puppet army, totaling more than 3,000 people, they passed by this plain terrain. The two Japanese captains even
In the mood to joke.
One said: "This time we support Ping'an County, we will probably encounter reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army on the way. This is how the Eighth Route Army always fights."
Another said: "Yes, it is very likely that we will be ambushed, but it will never be in a place like this."
"The terrain here is open and there are only some empty hillsides around it, so there is no way to hide a large number of ambush troops."
"If Tubal Road ambush here, the terrain in the rear is open, and we can retreat at any time and attack the Eighth Route Army troops with superior artillery."
The two Japanese captains were very sure of this. This time, their two brigades were equipped with an additional artillery squadron, and more than a dozen artillery pieces followed. As long as the artillery positions were placed behind them to avoid the Eighth Route Army's firepower,
Once you encounter an ambush by the Eighth Route Army on the way, you can cover it with firepower at any time and severely damage the ambush troops of the Eighth Route Army.
Not long ago, Kong Jie, the commander of the Independent Regiment Headquarters, tapped the points on the sand table that belonged to this plain terrain, and said decisively: "If you want to eat these more than 3,000 Japanese and puppet troops in one go, you have to fight."
The area can only be placed in this plain area."
"We have an advantage in ambush after entering the mountainous area, but there is also a problem. Once the Japanese army withdraws from the ambush circle we arranged in advance with the help of firepower, the Japanese who can also use the terrain and features to launch a counterattack can retreat calmly and then
Coupled with the rear-mounted artillery that the Japanese have been protecting, our ambush troops will definitely be bombarded by Japanese artillery."
"As a result, our casualties are unavoidable, and there is almost no possibility of annihilating the Japanese and puppet troops all the way to Yangquan."
"So it can only be placed at this point, this plain terrain between the surrounding mountains."
Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan expressed concern: "Commander, it will be difficult for us to find an ambush advantage in a battle in this plain area. In addition, the Japanese army has a vast depth in the rear that can retreat at any time. Is it possible that we cannot launch a positional battle with the Japanese army?"
"The artillery of the Japanese artillery squadron is definitely not weak."
Kong Jie asked rhetorically: "What if once the battle starts, we can quickly contain most of the Japanese and puppet troops from both wings and directly destroy the Japanese artillery squadron?"
Chen Quan smiled bitterly and said: "Captain, is this impossible? This plain area is too vast. If we hide it at the foot of the mountain, our artillery can't reach it. If we go out, we will easily be discovered by the Japanese. I'm afraid it will evolve. The two sides exchanged artillery fire."
"We're afraid we can't afford to compete with the Japanese for shells."
Kong Jie said: "The two artillery batteries have other uses, and I don't intend to use the artillery batteries here."
"Ah?"
The cadres were dumbfounded. The Japanese artillery squadron was right in front of them. How could they destroy the Japanese artillery without using the artillery battery?
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Have you forgotten about our regiment's semi-mechanized heavy equipment?"
Shen Quan said in astonishment: "Commander, you are not talking about Sun Desheng's cavalry company, are you?
We have also heard that the motorized units and cavalry units you built before have been practicing coordinated operations these days.
But you didn’t expect this to become a semi-mechanized heavily armed force, right?”
Kong Jie smiled and without explaining, directly ordered: "First battalion commander, second battalion commander."
"Yes!" Wang Leihu and Shen Quan responded in unison.
Kong Jie pointed to the sand table and issued an order: "The first battalion is placed on the left wing of this plain terrain near the exit, and the second battalion is placed on the right wing to block the Japanese reinforcements with cross fire. You two battalions rush to the place in advance to build a Fortifications."
"The Japs have always been very arrogant. They think that our Eighth Route Army only dares to engage in guerrilla warfare that cannot be staged, and does not dare to fight head-on positional warfare with them. So today I have to do what they want, and directly fight with the people who came here in this plain area. The reinforced Japanese and puppet troops launched a positional battle."
"Yes!" Although Wang Leihu and Shen Quan didn't understand what the leader's back-up plan was, they still agreed without hesitation.
Kong Jie said: "I know you two have doubts in your hearts and if you want to know the answer, ask Sun Desheng on the way and he will answer your questions."
"With the cooperation of the three of you, there is only one mission this time: wipe out all the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"Yes, commander, please rest assured and promise to complete the mission!" the two battalion commanders responded loudly.