666 The Power of Tunnel Warfare Changes in the Situation in Central Hebei
On the phone, Kenichi Yamato proposed to the commander of the First Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, that the Kwantung Army should be sent to deal with the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, and submitted an application.
Yoshio Shinozuka agreed to the plan and immediately contacted the Kwantung Army headquarters.
Speaking of the Kwantung Army, before the outbreak of the Pacific War and before the Japanese army recruited a large number of experienced commanders and elite veterans from the Kwantung Army, the Kwantung Army could be regarded as one of the most elite units of the Japanese army in combat operations. p>
It has always been known as the flower of the imperial army.
Of course, there are so many crimes, and the crimes committed are too numerous to describe.
It was these bastards who planned the September 18th Incident.
After General Shinozuka Yoshio introduced the situation of Nakajoyama to the Kwantung Army headquarters, the Kwantung Army's little devils mocked the Japanese troops in North China, and then agreed to the matter rather nonchalantly.<
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In the eyes of those arrogant Kwantung Army devils, they were a group of beggar-like Tubalu who were messing around in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.
Eliminating them is nothing more than a simple effort.
Two days later, the Kwantung Army headquarters ordered the dispatch of a full Japanese army brigade and took a train all the way south to Shanxi.
The captain leading the team is Uchida Shinya, who is said to be a veteran of the Kwantung Army and made great contributions in wiping out the Northeast Anti-Alliance Forces.
It can even be said that he was one of the executioners who wiped out the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
The Kwantung Army headquarters stated that Nobuya Uchida has rich combat experience in encircling and suppressing anti-Japanese armed forces hiding in the mountains and forests fighting guerrilla warfare, similar to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
It is most suitable for dealing with the active Eighth Route Army troops in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.
Under the perfect transportation system, this Kwantung Army brigade arrived very quickly.
Commander Yoshio Shinozuka personally received the Kwantung Army Captain Nobuya Uchida at the headquarters.
During the conversation, Kitagawa, Chief of Staff of the First Army, gave a general introduction to the current situation in the battle against the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain.
"Uchida-kun."
"Accurate information is not yet available. According to our initial speculation, there are nearly 10,000 troops of the Eighth Route Army active in the Zhongtiao Mountain area. However, after many large-scale sieges in the past half month, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has never been surrounded in Zhongtiao Mountain.
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"We infer from this that the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain may not be as numerous as we imagined, but judging from the performance of some of its troops, their combat effectiveness is extremely strong."
"They are especially good at mobile warfare, ambush warfare, and guerrilla warfare in the mountains and forests. They are even equipped with American 60 mortars and some semi-automatic firearms."
"If we want to deal with this difficult Eighth Route Army unit, these factors must be taken into consideration in time."
After Kitagawa finished speaking, he thought Uchida Nobu would accept it humbly.
But it seems that this little captain didn't listen to Beichuan's words at all. Finally, he only said:
"Please rest assured, General and Chief of Staff, our Uchida Brigade will definitely wipe out the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area within a month!"
What outrageous words!
Beichuan frowned when he heard this, and wanted to give some more advice. It is not a good thing to underestimate the enemy's carelessness.
Yoshio Shinozuka stopped Kitagawa and said:
"Uchida-kun, since you have this confidence, I look forward to your performance. Regarding the specific situation of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, after you arrive in southern Shanxi, contact the 47th and 41st Divisions for further information."
"Hi, Commander, please wait and see!"
With that said, Nobuya Uchida saluted Yoshio Shinozuka and Kitagawa and turned to leave.
Looking at Uchida Nobuya's retreating figure, Chief of Staff Kitagawa said with some worry:
"General, Mr. Uchida doesn't seem to have listened to our words of advice. I'm worried that he will suffer a loss due to his recklessness this time."
Yoshio Shinozuka spoke calmly and said: "You and I are well aware of the arrogance of the Kwantung Army. They have always regarded our First Army as a security force. This time we asked them for help because of the Eighth Route Army in Nakatō Mountain, and we have no excuses.
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"Right now, you have repeatedly emphasized the strength and sophisticated equipment of the Zhongtiao Mountain Eighth Route Army. Perhaps to Uchida, it sounds more like we are just trying to explain our own incompetence."
"This..."
"It doesn't matter, weren't we also fighting against the Eighth Route Army? Step by step we saw how difficult the Eighth Route Army was, and then we began to pay attention to our opponents? How could Uchida-kun muster up all his energy to deal with the Eighth Route Army without suffering some losses?
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Just as the anti-Japanese situation in Zhongtiao Mountain was quietly changing with the arrival of a full elite brigade of the Kwantung Army.
On the other side, the situation in the Central Hebei Military Region against Japan is also quietly reversing.
Since the injured third battalion commander of the 28th Regiment, Lu Shunmin, returned to Jizhong, he brought with him the authentic tactics learned from the independent regiment and various improved tactics.
Troops in central Hebei Province quickly applied tunnel warfare to their operations.
The sudden appearance of new tactics caught the little devil off guard.
In the formerly flat Jizhong Plain, the Japanese only needed to open a large sweep net to easily encircle or drive away all the Tuba Road hidden there.
At present, there are tunnel fortifications carefully constructed by the Jizhong troops below the ground.
The unsuspecting little devil suffered a big loss.
In less than half a month of fighting between the two sides, the troops in central Hebei relied on their sharp tactics to eliminate many Japanese and puppet troops.
Among them, the 28th Regiment of Jizhong Military Region performed best.
In the subsequent business dealings and arms cooperation with the Independent Regiment, Kong Jie also transported a considerable amount of equipment and ammunition specially used for tunnel warfare in order to help the 28th Regiment launch tunnel warfare.
These include a considerable number of melee shell guns, as well as some double-barreled shotguns.
These melee weapons, which were originally suitable for quickly clearing trenches, shine even more brightly in tunnel warfare.
As a result, the 28th Regiment achieved victory in battles against Japan one after another.
In just half a month, nearly a thousand Japanese and puppet troops were eliminated one after another.
In the tunnel fortifications dug in preparation for tunnel warfare.
The tunnels built by the 28th Regiment are also the most exquisite and largest.
As the proposer of authentic tactics, he is a disciple of Kong Jie, leader of the first detachment in northwestern Shanxi.
Lu Shunmin has said many times: "When Commander Kong taught me tunnel tactics, he said that the best tunnel warfare is to connect the entire underground into one piece, or even create an underground world, and transfer the battlefield from the ground to below the ground.
, focus all advantages on our army."
In the construction of the tunnels around the 28th Regiment's base area, it was indeed built according to Lu Shunmin's idea.
The tunnels dug are therefore quite exquisite.
Multiple tunnels are connected to each other. Different from the single hiding function, they can advance and attack, retreat and defend. The tunnels can be used as fortifications, and can even be fireproof, waterproof, anti-virus, anti-Japanese aircraft, anti-Japanese tanks, and anti-Japanese heavy troops. p>
In the tunnel, holes are connected to holes, holes to holes, and even a whole chain of holes, so that even if the little devil gets in, he can only get dizzy.
With the excavation of exquisite tunnel fortifications, various troops in central Hebei have become more and more skilled in the application and mastery of tunnel tactics.
In the past, due to the terrain of the central Hebei plain, we often fell into a passive situation in confrontations with the Japanese army. Gone forever.
The Japs in Jizhong area are having a lot of headaches over this.
In the past, Tubalu, who could only hide in the village and circle around, now actually imitated gophers, dug tunnels underground, and started fighting in tunnels.
As a result, the Japanese lost the initiative in the war in central Hebei.
In the past, the Jizhong Eighth Route Army could easily besieged by sudden advances.
Now he is as elusive as a gopher.
A large number of tunnels dug underground gave the Eighth Route Army troops super mobility.
Sometimes the Japanese clearly saw a group of Eighth Route Army trapped and killed in a village, but they searched all over the place many times, but found nothing.
All the Eight Roads seemed to have disappeared from the world.
Sometimes, Tubal Road, which was clearly surrounded, suddenly appeared from the ground to the back and side of the Japanese troops and launched a sudden attack.
When the Japanese hurriedly turned back to fight, the Eighth Route Army in the encirclement made noises again out of nowhere.
Attack from the front and back, and beat the little devil so hard that the head and tail cannot see each other.
After suffering losses for a period of time, the Japanese army in Jizhong discovered that the Eighth Route Army had adjusted its tactics and conducted some kind of tunnel warfare, moving the battlefield from above the ground to below the ground.
"Baga, these cunning Tubal Road, dark and despicable ground rats!"
The little devils were so angry that they even formed a special tunnel strike force.
After finding the entrance to the tunnel dug by the Eighth Route Army, some Japs poisoned it, some set fire to it, and some poured water inside. They tried various methods and tried their best.
The result was of no use.
In the book Lu Shunmin brought with him on the detailed explanation of authentic tactics written by Kong Jie.
Kong Jie once emphasized:
When digging tunnels, we must take into account the defense against the enemy's various offensive methods.
Therefore, the tunnels dug by the troops in central Hebei are often quite complex to undertake a variety of defensive and offensive operations.
There are even some firewalls, waterproof walls, anti-virus walls and other types of fortifications in the tunnels.
It is simply wishful thinking for the Japanese to stand on the ground and destroy the Eighth Route Army hidden in the tunnels.
Soon after, the little devil also realized that this method would not work. After the subsequent teams found the entrance to the cave, they began to try to directly enter the tunnel to fight.
This made the Eighth Route Army soldiers in Jizhong extremely happy.
It’s true that there is a road to heaven and the devils won’t take it, but there is no door to hell, so you little devil will just come and join you.
I was worried that I couldn't find a place to kill the little devils, so I sent them to my door.
After a large number of Japs entered the tunnel, the soldiers quickly started moving in the tunnel. With their familiarity with the connected tunnels, they could beat the dog with the door closed. No matter how many Japs got in, they would never return.
The complicated and huge interconnected tunnels were like a maze. Many Japanese got lost after entering, and then were eliminated by the soldiers at a very small cost by using various hidden fortifications in the tunnels.
The Japanese suffered a big loss and no longer dared to mess around. They quickly withdrew all troops from the Eighth Route Army base area and did not dare to invade easily again.
Then, after adjusting their tactics, the Japs began to send out a large number of tanks and armored vehicles to crush them wildly on the Jizhong Plain.
The little devil has made up his mind:
If you are no match for the Eighth Route Army in the tunnel, then you will have complete control over the situation on the ground.
Use tanks and armored vehicles to advance to prevent the Eighth Route Army from using tunnel tactics to raid and destroy everything built by the Eighth Route Army in the base area in central Hebei.
Including the Eighth Route Army's military facilities, a large amount of farmland, and even some villages.
The crazy little devil even madly slaughtered some people in the village who had no time to evacuate...