The soldiers of the Fourth Regiment took the opportunity to sneak attack on several Japanese villages.
After destroying the small Japanese troops stationed at the entrance and tail of the village, they quickly took control of the entire merged village.
After rushing into the village and seeing clearly the scene and environment of the people living in Bingtun Village, the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers who came were all furious.
The so-called Bingtun Village - people from a large number of scattered villages in the surrounding areas were forcibly gathered together.
It stands to reason that with so many people and such a merged super-large village, the internal construction should be more perfect.
But the actual situation is exactly the opposite.
The soldiers looked over and saw few decent houses in the entire village.
Most of them are thatched houses built with thatch.
The kind that will fall over when the wind blows and leak when it rains.
Some farmers don't even have thatched houses. They just build a simple rectangular shape out of wood, and then cover it with some straw or hang some rags around it.
It’s barely a place to stay.
Similar thatched houses and rag houses are next to each other.
In order to save the garrison troops, the Japanese moved a large number of people, but in fact the villages were not large.
The thatched huts are one next to another.
When the soldiers rushed into the house to take a look, their anger became even more intense.
The people in the village have long been tortured to a state of disgrace, especially the women and children, who are crowded into a thatched hut.
Ragged clothes, sallow complexion and thin skin.
The life of the people in Bingtun Village is simply miserable.
As for the sudden outbreak of fighting and the arrival of Eighth Route Army soldiers, the people were first panicked and waited to see what the incoming troops were wearing.
There was ecstasy on all faces.
An old woman held the hand of the first company commander and said with tears in her eyes: "Comrades from the Eighth Route Army, you are finally here!"
"Sorry, aunt, we're late!"
Looking at the surrounding people looking at me, the villagers who had been tortured and persecuted by the Japanese invaders during these days had their noses sore and replied.
It has been a long time since the Fourth Independent Regiment entered Zhongtiao Mountain.
The mass base in the Fourth Regiment base area, including the outer guerrilla areas, is quite good.
In addition, the Fourth Regiment is sincerely resisting Japan, and it can be said that it is the last Chinese army that insists on staying in the Zhongtiao Mountain area to resist Japanese aggression.
Therefore, even in some counties in the Japanese-occupied areas, the reputation of the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is quite resounding.
This is almost a golden sign.
This military uniform is the brightest light that the people can see in the darkness.
Then, the soldiers quickly rescued and gathered the people in the village.
Distribute some dry food and water that you brought with you to the people who have been hungry for several days.
Seeing the people eating food, their eyes were filled with tears.
The first battalion commander couldn't help but cursed several times angrily, and then asked: "Fellow, this little devil brought you here, and doesn't he care whether you live or die at all?"
The old man said with a bitter look on his face: "Even if you pen a few pigs, you won't starve to death. The little devils don't regard us as human beings at all.
It's okay for the younger ones, they can work for the Japs, and the little Japs are given something to eat.
The older ones, including women and children, can't even get half a grain of grain because they can't do any hard work.
If it weren't for the help of the children who worked, I would have saved some of the food I didn't eat for the family.
Those of us who can’t do farm work will probably starve to death long ago.”
"These beasts!" the battalion commander cursed.
Another signal trooper came to report: "Battalion Commander, we found the place the fellow villagers talked about. Go and have a look. It's so miserable!"
Hearing this, the battalion commander's heart sank, and he immediately followed the soldiers of the communications corps and rushed towards the target point.
That is the news that I found out through the villagers in Bingtun Village.
Since the Japanese implemented the policy of merging villages and forcibly gathering villagers together, the Japanese have not distributed food at all.
Some elderly people with poor health, as well as children, and many women starved to death.
The unscrupulous little devil simply dumped these corpses in a place called a corpse pit and ignored them.
There were even some children who just had ordinary colds and were thrown into the corpse pit alive by the Japanese because of illness.
The family went to the Japanese to beg, but they were beaten severely, and the child was never seen again.
After the soldiers arrived, many mothers begged, hoping that the soldiers could find the abandoned corpse pit and rescue those children.
When the battalion commander and the signal corps soldiers arrived, many soldiers surrounding the abandoned corpse pit were vomiting and looked pale.
Soldiers are used to life and death on the battlefield.
I am used to seeing bloodshed and sacrifice.
But he still couldn't bear to look at the cruelty and sadness in front of him.
There are no human figures left in the pit of abandoned corpses, only flies flying around and carrion growing everywhere.
A dozen children whose mothers said were sick and taken away by the Japanese were also among them, and they had long since died.
After the shock, there was overwhelming anger.
"Batalion Commander——"
The soldiers' eyes were red, their fists were clenched, and their nails were almost digging into their flesh. Under the impact of anger, they could not feel the slightest pain.
"Kill them all, these little naughty little devils!"
The battalion commander looked at the fire-breathing eyes of the soldiers in silence, and then nodded heavily.
"Kill, all the little devils deserve to be killed!"
"Is Elder here? Ask him to take some photos. This is our latest and most powerful evidence against the Japanese aggressors."
A voice came from not far away from the battalion commander.
"Battal Commander, Reporter Elder is here!"
As the voice fell, a young soldier led American reporter Elder to the place.
Originally, the temporary military reporter of the Fourth Regiment was Shen Wenyue.
And this Elder was an American journalist friend that Shen Wenyue knew.
This American is a passionate reporter.
After the National Army retreated to Zhongtiao Mountain, among the foreign reporters who asked when the National Army would return to Zhongtiao Mountain to regain the lost ground, the first one who jumped out was Aird.
After the Fourth Independent Regiment gradually gained fame in the war of resistance in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Elder has long admired the Eighth Route Army, a people's army that fought bravely for national independence and resisted aggression.
After getting in touch with Shen Wenyue.
When Wang Huaibao heard that there was an American reporter who wanted to interview the Eighth Route Army troops, he did not refuse, so he invited Elder to the Fourth Regiment.
Then, I felt the bravery and lofty faith of the Eighth Route Army soldiers in the Fourth Regiment.
I followed the Eighth Route Army soldiers and took political lessons one after another.
In the end, the enthusiastic Aird made up his mind.
We must stay in the Fourth Independent Regiment whether life or death, and jointly participate in this great revolutionary struggle against aggression.
Therefore, after Shen Wenyue went south to the Yellow River, Aird served as the military reporter of the Fourth Regiment.
...Elder arrived and saw a large number of soldiers standing around the abandoned corpse pit. Out of curiosity, he approached and looked towards the abandoned corpse pit.
Then...wow wow wow——
The poor American couldn't withstand such a violent impact and vomited on the spot.
Wait until the accompanying soldiers explained to Elder the reason why the abandoned corpse pit appeared in front of him.
Al can afford to jump and dance.
Fuck——
The American, who had always been a gentleman, was so angry that he cursed incoherently in words that the soldiers could not understand.
His Chinese was pretty good, and then he took a deep breath and said to the first battalion commander in a somewhat American accent: "These Japanese invaders are the filthiest, meanest, cruelest, and most callous in the world.
The most insensitive perverts and bastards who deserve to be hanged!"
Elder, whose chest was filled with anger, stopped vomiting. He wiped his mouth carelessly, raised his camera, and started shooting.
Ten minutes later.
The scouts came to report that Japanese forces from all sides were quickly approaching Bingtun Village.
As for the soldiers...
"Battal Commander, all the folks have moved on the road!"
Wang Huaibao, who no longer hesitated, immediately issued an order: "Okay, notify all companies to evacuate immediately. Before leaving, burn the Japanese villages to me!"
"Yes!"
As the troops gradually moved away, looking back at the area where Bingtun Village was originally located, the blazing fire was reflected in the eyes of every standing soldier.
The fire burned everything in Bingtun Village, but it could not burn away the anger and hatred in the hearts of the soldiers for the Japanese invaders.
This hatred——
Inseparable.
……
The battle situation continues to evolve.
Many Bingtun villages of the Japanese army were raided by soldiers. The soldiers were so angry that after moving all the people, they burned all the Bingtun villages with torches.
Japanese Forward Brigade Headquarters.
The news reached the ears of Japanese captain Uchida Shinya.
The angry old devil immediately ordered to strengthen the offensive, preparing to directly break through the Eighth Route Army's defenses that were currently blocking the front, and eliminate this group of Eighth Route Army to relieve his hatred.
The other side.
The tragic situation in Bingtun Village and the countless crimes the Japanese inflicted on the people of Zhongtiao Mountain were also learned by Wang Huaibao and other cadres at the Fourth Regiment Headquarters.
"Commander——, in less than half a month, the number of villagers who were tortured to death by the little devils is almost too many to count."
"The situation in Bingtun Village is really miserable."
"We have to kill these little naughty little devils to avenge the villagers!"
Looking at the soldiers who share the same enemy.
A flash of determination flashed in Wang Huaibao's eyes.
"Okay, then let's kill him without giving the little devils a bloody lesson. How will they know what the fate of the invaders will be?"
"Send my order immediately!"
"Now, the villagers have been rescued, and each battalion quickly adjusted its original combat deployment, including the fourth battalion, including Duan Peng's commando team.
Goal: Defeat this naughty little Jaap’s vanguard force for me - the Uchida Brigade of the Kwantung Army.
Kill this most arrogant evil dog!"
"Yes——"
The signal corps soldiers responded loudly.
Wang Huaibao, who had made up his mind, decided to give the little devil a thunderous blow.
After the order was quickly issued, he looked at the battle map in front of him and paid close attention to the changes in the situation.
5 p.m.
Since Bingtun Village was raided and burned by the fourth regiment, the angry Uchida Shinya ordered the forward Kwantung Army brigade to concentrate on launching a fierce attack.
The soldiers who faced them retreated steadily from the center defensive position under the fierce attack of the Japanese army.
Seeing that the offensive was going smoothly, the suppressed anger in my heart seemed to be vented a lot.
Uchida Shinya ordered: "Continue to pursue, don't give the Eighth Route Army any breathing space, force them to the north bank of the Yellow River in one breath, and then wipe them out in one fell swoop!"
The retreating soldiers were holding back their anger.
The little devils were angry because Bingtun Village was destroyed.
Little did they know that the Eighth Route Army soldiers they faced were precisely because of the unscrupulous actions of the Japanese in Bingtun Village.
The anger is already overwhelming.
"Withdraw!"
"Company Commander, are you still retreating?"
One cadre had a bitter look on his face. He had seen the tragedy of Bingtun Village with his own eyes. He wished he could rush forward with a machine gun and fight with his life against the Japs.
The commander of the third company scolded: "Why are you so anxious? Now is not the time to kill the Japanese."
"Rush up now and kill thirty or fifty Japs. What's the use of that?"
"If you want to hit us, just give him a good beating and bury these devils completely in the Zhongtiao Mountains!"
"Yes——"
The offensive and defensive changes of both sides at this time:
The Japanese mopping up troops were advancing slowly, while the Japanese Kwantung Army brigade, like a sharp awl, took the lead in breaking into the deep defense zone of the Fourth Independent Regiment.
The main force of a battalion of four regiments placed on the center line retreated again and again.
It's like a pocket, gradually putting the Uchida brigade into it.
During the continued onslaught, the Japanese staff officer, out of caution, reminded Uchida Shinya: "Your Excellency, Captain, it seems a bit unusual for the Eighth Route Army to retreat and then retreat. As our army continues to go deeper, it is easy to fall into an ambush by the Eighth Route Army.
Do you think we should wait until the main force is swept from the rear and advance before our troops launch an attack?"
For any famous general, every battle can be said to be a game.
It’s just that they always confidently believe that they have the best chance of winning.
This is the mentality of Uchida Nobu at this moment.
"The main force for mopping up is at the rear, and our troops are not alone in going deep."
"Only by cooperating with the advance of the main force while our troops rush and fight fiercely, without giving the Eighth Route Army any breathing space, can we destroy the Eighth Route Army in front of us in one fell swoop."
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"Also, do you think that the Eighth Route Army has the strength to eat up my entire Kwantung Army brigade in a short period of time?"
The Japanese staff officer thought for a while, and with the current strength of the Eighth Route Army, this was unlikely, so he nodded, "Hi, your Excellency, Captain, is wise!"
..."How is the situation on all sides?"
At the temporary headquarters of the Fourth Independent Regiment, Wang Huaibao asked the communications department. While speaking, his eyes were still fixed on the combat map.
The communications soldier said: "Reporting to the regimental commander, all parties are proceeding smoothly according to the adjusted combat plan."
"Part of the troops of the Second Battalion, together with local and militia comrades, are fighting the Uchida brigade on the central line and are gradually luring the Uchida brigade deeper."
"The First Battalion, together with the rest of the Second Battalion, can immediately complete the offensive deployment on the left flank of the Japanese Uchida Battalion."
"The main force of the third battalion, including the main force of the fourth battalion that quickly detoured, will be able to complete the offensive deployment of the right wing of the Uchida brigade in less than twenty minutes."
"In addition, the commando team has also been contacted. After learning about the adjustment of the combat order, Captain Duan said that he will lead the commando team to execute the beheading operation of the main security army officers in the main county of the Japanese army."
"Okay, if you want to kill him, you should kill him and bleed him like a river!"
Wang Huaibao was very pleased with the efficient operational adjustments and deployments of each battalion.
"How about calling in reinforcements?"
"Captain, don't worry. With the cooperation of local troops and militia comrades, plus the main combat troops we have deployed, we will spend all our money this time.
Along the way where the Japanese army is mopping up the main force's advance, our troops who have detoured in advance are laying a large number of mines to block the Japanese army's advance along the way.
Buy time to annihilate the Japanese Uchida Brigade."
Wang Huaibao said: "Tell the blocking troops to buy me two hours at all costs.
Within two hours, I will definitely eat this stupid Kwantung Army brigade!"