The man who wields the sword is Kong Jie 683 Severely inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese invaders in Guandong and became famous on the North China battlefield
683 Severely inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese invaders in Guandong and became famous on the North China battlefield
This ambush.
The Japanese army attempted to use the spy Kurobe Masamura to find out where the Fourth Independent Regiment was stationed.
In turn, he was used by Han Feng and Wang Huaibao, and implemented a plan to use Zhao San's plan to get rid of them.
Nearly 800 elite members of the Kwantung Army, in a sneak attack, failed to steal the chicken but lost the rice, causing nearly 600 casualties.
Captain Nobuya Uchida fled in embarrassment with less than 200 Japanese.
A fierce battle is over.
What is brewing next is the turmoil that will shake up the entire North China after this battle.
Wang Huaibao and Han Feng hoped to use their troops to contain more Japanese and puppet troops in Zhongtiao Mountain, naturally for fear of instability in the world.
After severely damaging the Uchida Brigade of the Kwantung Army, Shen Wenyue, who temporarily served as a reporter for the Fourth Independent Regiment, took corresponding photos and made corresponding reports immediately after the battle.
He helped spread the news through newspapers that the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army had severely damaged the Japanese Kwantung Army brigade and wiped out more than 600 elite members of the Japanese Kwantung Army.
Killing five or six hundred Japanese troops in an ambush battle was a huge victory that shocked all parties.
When the shocking news came out, it was the elite Kwantung Army who were destroyed!
Throughout the North China battlefield, whether it was the Japanese army, the puppet army, the Central Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, or the Eighth Route Army, all parties were shocked.
The Kwantung Army, which once represented the most elite force of the Japanese army and the myth of invincibility, has now become the laughing stock of the world.
In the newspapers promoting this battle, the reports were quite detailed and even included some photos of the Kwantung Army after it was destroyed.
Those old Japanese soldiers who specially wear their fourth- and fifth-style military caps to show their seniority can tell at a glance that they are different from ordinary Japanese soldiers.
In addition, after the news spread, the Japanese army did not deny the identity of the destroyed troops as the Kwantung Army.
The report also stated that the plan adopted this time was to use the Kwantung Army's spies.
All this shows that the report this time is completely true.
The news spread like a flood in all directions.
The elite Kwantung Army, known as the Flower of the Imperial Army, was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army troops in the Zhongtiao Mountain area, causing more than 600 casualties.
It ended in a disastrous defeat.
South of the Yellow River, the National Army troops in the Kuomintang-controlled areas received the news and were shocked and at the same time sour.
Travel without attacking?
Now it seems that it is the national army.
First, there was a humiliating defeat in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, and all the great mountains and rivers were captured by the Japanese invaders. Then they retreated to the south of the Yellow River and did nothing.
On the contrary, the Eighth Route Army guerrillas frequently reported good results in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.
The tough little Japanese who once defeated the Central Army in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain was now in the hands of the Eighth Route Army and seemed to be crushed by mud.
Some national army generals could not help but question:
Could it be that the little devil deliberately let the water go?
Why did the Eighth Route Army suddenly seem to have diarrhea?
Then I learned that the people who commanded this ambush and wiped out more than 600 elite Kwantung Army troops were the troops of the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Xie Yu, the former battalion commander of the Imperial Association Army and the current battalion commander of the National Army, who was once captured by Wang Huaibao and Han Feng and was sent to the south of the Yellow River, was inspired by the Fourth Independent Regiment's destruction of the Japanese and became increasingly determined to fight back to China.
Tiaoshan’s determination.
South of the Yellow River, many patriotic national army generals also requested orders from their superiors.
I hope to take advantage of the current momentum of the Eighth Route Army's victory over the Japanese army to fight back to Zhongtiao Mountain and regain the lost ground.
Unfortunately, the superior’s reply only contained four words:
Wait for the opportunity!
As for what this opportunity is and when it will appear, no one knows.
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Ji County.
The Kwantung Army Captain Nobuya Uchida, who had his head raised a day ago and looked like a proud cock, now looks like a drowned rat with his head hanging down, without any arrogance at all.
The Japanese troops at Zhongtiao Mountain who sent the Kwantung Army off to battle looked at them with admiration and ridicule at this time.
After all, Lieutenant Colonel Uchida, who threatened to destroy the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain in one fell swoop, ended up with a disastrous defeat.
How to be generous without making people laugh?
The proud elite of the Kwantung Army was severely slapped in the face by reality.
For Uchida Nobuya, this battle was really a waste. What was originally a good plan was actually deceived by the Eighth Route Army.
Although this group of Eighth Route Army troops showed strong combat effectiveness in the battle, Uchida Nobuya always believed that the biggest reason for his defeat this time was that he fell into the Eighth Route Army's trick.
Of the eight hundred elites, less than two hundred people broke out.
At this point, the Uchida brigade can be said to have lost all its elite.
The originally full brigade of more than 1,100 people now only has about 600 people, half the strength of the brigade, including the more than 300 Japanese soldiers who stayed in Ji County.
And the strength of this half of the brigade is still a lot of non-combat personnel such as baggage troops and logistics troops, so their combat effectiveness is naturally not as good as that of field elites.
Taiyuan City.
The commander of the Japanese First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, and the chief of staff, Kitagawa, both looked shocked when they learned that the Uchida brigade had been severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army.
They had expected that Shinya Uchida, who did not listen to the advice, would probably suffer a loss because of his arrogance.
But the two of them did not expect that Uchida Nobu could suffer such a big fall.
The whole brigade has lost all its elites, how can we fight the rest of the battle?
Is this what the Flower of the Imperial Army will look like in the end?
One after another, calls of accountability were made to the Nakajo Mountain Headquarters. Uchida Shinya, who was scolded after answering the phone, drew his sword several times and wanted to throw himself in the stomach.
It really brings the Empire of Japan into disgrace.
But after all, he was unwilling to commit suicide with shame.
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Niukou Village.
1st Detachment Headquarters.
Kong Jie, Li Wenjie, and Xu Guoan were all overjoyed to learn that the Fourth Independent Regiment of Zhongtiao Mountain had severely damaged the elite Kwantung Army.
Director Kong Changle's eyes were gone, "The combination of Wang Huaibao and Han Feng really did not disappoint."
"Speaking of which, this little Japs is quite interesting. The Japs from Zhongtiao Mountain couldn't deal with the Fourth Independent Regiment, and they even invited the Japs from the Kwantung Army over from the Northeast!"
"The result is still the same. So what about the Kwantung Army's Japs? They were still defeated by us!" Chief of Staff Xu Guoan said with a smile.
Kong Jie said: "That's right, our independent regiment is the elite."
"I will be the first to deliver the good equipment obtained by the regiment to the Fourth Regiment. When it comes to fighting in mountainous environments, our entire first detachment may not be as good as the Fourth Regiment."
"In my opinion, the Japanese Kwantung Army did not lose unjustly!"
"Wenjie, the Fourth Independent Regiment fought brilliantly at Zhongtiao Mountain and severely damaged the Japanese Guandong Brigade. This was a great victory. The news from Zhongtiao Mountain has spread, and we are adding fuel to the fire here." p>
"Comrades from the Propaganda Department, please work harder during this period. Our detachment's newspaper office is also in operation to report the news. Even the caravans can also bring the news out. I will bring the news to the public within two days.
The news spread throughout North China."
"Hey!" Political Commissar Li Wenjie responded with a smile.
Northeast region.
Japanese Kwantung Army General Headquarters.
News came that the Uchida Brigade was severely damaged by the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain.
The faces of the old devils are more ugly than the others.
The elite Kwantung Army, who are accustomed to being pampered in the Northeast region, have rarely suffered such a disastrous defeat.
Now I no longer have the shame to laugh at the Japanese army in North China, but they have completely destroyed the majesty of the Kwantung Army.
Nobu Uchida, who lost the battle, was also scolded.
Finally, Nobuya Uchida said resolutely: "I hope the headquarters will give me another chance. If I fail again, Uchida is willing to commit suicide by caesarean section to apologize to the emperor!"
The most ruthless military order.
The Kwantung Army headquarters agreed to Uchida Shinya's request and dispatched more than 600 elites to the Nakatiao Mountain area to supplement the lost soldiers of Uchida's brigade.
Uchida Nobu, who was full of humiliation, was also gritting his teeth and began to study how to avenge his shame and destroy the plan of the Fourth Independent Regiment.