942 The situation changes drastically. Raid on Huangya Cave
In the end, Li Yunlong, who laughed so happily at the time and was dealt with so miserably later, got a good revenge from Brigadier Zhang and his team of cadres.
An interesting story is coming to an end.
First he was buried in the snow, shivering with cold, and then he was tied to a tree with a crooked neck, and Brigadier Zhang demonstrated the art of piercing a poplar with a hundred steps. Kong Jie couldn't bear to look at that horrific sight.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the friendship between these revolutionary martyrs was so pure, without any utilitarianism.
After the fun, no one cared about it, whether it was Brigadier Zhang and his entourage who fell into Li Yunlong's trick, or Li Yunlong, who was ganged up by the group leaders to deal with, and they became more and more harmonious. In the laughter, the friendship between comrades becomes deeper and deeper in my heart.
Subsequently, according to the plan of Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, the second batch of 129th Division mobile combat troops secretly advanced to the 358th Brigade base area, led by Xing Zhiguo, deputy commander of the New Second Regiment.
According to the orders conveyed by Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, the second batch of mobile combat troops sent a considerable amount of military supplies to the soldiers of the Northwest Military Region.
Considering the first transfer of mobile units, it may have been possible to alert the enemy.
So when Xing Zhiguo led the mobile combat unit to conduct the second batch of transfers.
It was almost a day and night journey, lurking and moving all the way, paying special attention to concealment.
Kong Jie went out of his way to convey that the soldiers of the second batch of mobile combat units would never be allowed to wear their own military uniforms, at least not before the attack on Datong.
The convoy is not allowed to arrive directly at the final destination. Instead, it abandons its combat vehicles in advance more than ten kilometers away from the destination and marches covertly as infantry. Later, it will find a way to quietly transfer various combat vehicles to the base area.
The hidden place.
After the convoy arrived at the location, it only unloaded materials and no people were seen.
Even if the Japanese agents saw or inquired about it and reported it, the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army had received a batch of food supplies, but no troop reinforcements.
Transportation troops are often seen in the 120th Division base area, and there is nothing suspicious about this.
The Japanese army would never have imagined that they were a group of latent mechanized combat troops transferred over long distances by the Eighth Route Army.
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Just when Li Yunlong and Kong Jie secretly commanded the mechanized combat troops used to attack Datong this time, they secretly transferred and assembled to the Northwest Military Region.
The Japanese and puppet troops, led by the Japanese Third Mixed Brigade, launched an intensified raid on the base of the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in the southern part of the Taihang Base Area.
The Japanese army moved extremely fast, and the raids were even more sudden.
First, the three-pronged mechanized combat squadron was the vanguard of the sweep.
And took the lead in launching attacks targeting the gaps between local and local base areas of the Eighth Route Army - the locations of large villages.
It was expected at first, and immediately after noticing the movements of the Japanese army, the 385th Brigade, under the command of Brigadier Chen, and the main combat forces of the 769th Regiment, quickly relied on the terrain along the way to launch a sweep against the advancing Japanese troops.
Blocking every layer of attack.
769 Regiment Headquarters.
The movements of the Japanese troops on the front line are being continuously communicated by the communications troops.
"Reporting to the head of the regiment, there is news from the front line that the Japanese army is rapidly amassing a large number of troops near our 385th brigade base area in the name of raiding our base area!"
"Report to the head of the regiment, there is news from the reconnaissance company that the Japanese mobile troops are gathering near the Ping-Han Railway!"
"Reporting to the head of the regiment, the Japanese army has taken the lead in dispatching three routes of vanguard troops. About half of the troops from each route are rapidly advancing towards our base area..."
"Reporting to the head of the regiment, after advancing from all directions, the Japanese army has burned more than a dozen villages in our base area along the way..."
News came one after another, and the rapidly evolving battle situation was like an approaching storm, casting a solemn atmosphere over the entire 385th Brigade Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese army's surprise attack was extremely sharp.
It is faster, more violent and more sudden than ordinary sweeps.
The entire command tribe can hear the needles.
Captain Wang stood in front of the military battle map that enveloped the entire battle, like a solidified statue, motionless.
In the blink of an eye, he came to life again. At some point, he put a gun in his waist and rubbed it in his hand. It was a good gun given to him by Li Yunlong, an American-made Browning pistol. The gun was exquisite and beautiful.
There is almost no weight.
He seemed to be in a trance, and all his attention seemed to be focused on the gun in his hand, stroking it slowly and carefully.
For a while...
Captain Wang suddenly smiled. His face, which was originally expressionless, suddenly turned into a sarcastic smile. The difference between before and after was quite shocking.
"Political commissar, did you see that? This little devil doesn't have three hundred taels of silver here!
It was obviously a surprise attack, but he launched an attack on our village first, and made such a big noise, for fear that we wouldn't know that his little devil had come to carry out a large-scale sweep!
Speaking of which, if Lao Kong and Lao Li hadn't been smart enough to find out in advance the information that the Japanese army's target was finally placed in Huangya Cave at the Japanese base camp in Licheng, we might have been deceived by this little son of a bitch.
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The political commissar took it seriously and said: "Yes, the Japanese moved very quickly, and we were not allowed to think at all. If we hadn't been prepared in advance, we would have been caught off guard this time.
The Japanese are trying to use the pretense of a surprise attack on our 385th Brigade base area to take the opportunity to sneak attack on our arsenal."
"Hey, you little son of a bitch, come on! Come and kill one, come two, let's kill both!"
Commander Wang said, and then issued an order: "Give me the order. Each battalion will continue to rely on the terrain to carry out interceptions along the way. Remember, still show me the enemy's weakness and find a way to lure these little devils to our base area."
Hinterland.
We don’t need to worry about Huangyadong. Since this little devil wants to use the cover of a sneak attack on our 385 brigade base area, he must at least be serious about it.
All we have to do is find a way to get a few more bites out of this little devil.
Such a good opportunity should not be missed. Li Yunlong once said: When will our Eighth Route Army celebrate the New Year? That will naturally be when the Japanese attack!"
The confrontation between the two sides is about to break out.
At this time, if the vision is spread to the entire 358 brigade base area.
The confrontation between the two troops, green, gray and yellow, criss-crossed back and forth. It started as a collision between small groups of reconnaissance troops, and then the vanguard troops each used the terrain to carry out local operations. The subsequent main forces quickly entered the battlefield and each opened up their formations. p>
All appearances really can no longer be true.
It was more like the Japanese were hyping up the propaganda and quickly assembled troops near the base area in the name of mopping up the 385th Brigade base area. Even some nearby security forces and puppet troops were sent to the battlefield at the same time.
It seems to be a massive sweep.
Moreover, this surprise attack by the little Japanese on the 385th Brigade base area is quite remarkable.
What does it mean?
The timing chosen by the Japanese is simply amazing.
It was precisely when the winter counterattack launched by a team led by Kong Jie in the 386th Brigade base area was approaching its peak.
In other words, just when the Eighth Route Army troops in the 386th Brigade Base Area were launching a major winter counterattack against the Japanese-occupied areas and reached its peak.
However, the little devil turned his troops around, quickly assembled a large number of main forces, and launched a sudden attack on the nearby 385th Brigade.
No wonder Brigadier Chen at the headquarters angrily scolded the little son of a bitch for picking on the weak.
What does it mean?
The 386th Brigade defeated you little devils, throwing away your armor and defeating the army. Then you turned around and came to find a place for me, the 385th Brigade?
It would be strange if Chen Shukang didn't laugh me to death later.
"Hit me, hit me hard! Beat me to death!"
Brigadier Chen must let the little devils understand that the 386th Brigade is a tough team, and his 385th Brigade is not easy to mess with either.
The fierce fighting started at about ten o'clock in the morning, and then the local battlefield gradually entered a fierce battle.
Knowing the little devil's little thoughts thoroughly, Commander Wang commanded the soldiers to launch a blockade along the base area, and deliberately showed the enemy weakness to lure the Japanese troops deeper.
How to show weakness to the enemy?
——The troops blocking the attack along the way are very few of the main combat forces. In addition, the firepower configuration is only a conventional configuration.
As for the large quantities of sophisticated arms and equipment sent by Kong Jie, they were not used at all.
Commander Wang wanted to catch the little devil off guard.
"Once our troops are equipped with this batch of equipment sent by Lao Kong, their combat effectiveness will be increased by at least 30%.
This is a surprise for the little Japs. Once the Japs are lured into the predetermined ambush circle, they can directly launch an encirclement and annihilation campaign.
If it can’t eat one bite, we’ll divide it into multiple bites for it to eat.”
At this time, the Japanese troops attacking all the way obviously didn't think much about it.
If they were attacking the Eighth Route Army troops of the 386th Brigade, mainly composed of the Northwestern Shanxi Anti-Japanese Detachment, as well as the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment, and encountered only this level of resistance, they might still have some doubts.
After all, this level of firepower is completely inconsistent with the equipment level of the new regiment and the new second regiment that they know.
But this is just the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
Although it is also a powerful brigade under the 129th Division.
But it has to be said that in recent years, the combat troops of the 386th Brigade have been so sharp that they have overshadowed the 385th Brigade.
In the eyes of the little devil, this 385th brigade combat unit seems to be ordinary.
The fighting broke out at around 10 a.m. on the 18th and continued until 10 a.m. on the 19th.
The Japanese army's various combat troops advancing towards the 385th Brigade base area attacked rapidly and fiercely.
The Eighth Route Army troops, who were originally scattered in a large area outside the 385th Brigade base area and relied on the terrain and terrain along the way to carry out guerrilla warfare and blockade operations, were forced to continuously retreat, and the strategic depth they could utilize was rapidly reduced.
Generally speaking, it seems that the various guerrilla units of the Eighth Route Army, which were originally close to being scattered, were gradually forced to shrink into a ball in the rapid advance of the Japanese army.
The temporary brigade headquarters of the Japanese Third Mixed Brigade accompanying the army.
Ishikawa, the leader of the Japanese Brigade, used the military simulation sand table in front of him to calculate the evolution of the surprise attack and sweep, and showed a confident smile.
"Xinxi, it seems that the progress this time is smoother than we expected. The Eighth Route Army troops of the 385th Brigade have been compressed into a limited base area by our department.
It’s time to carry out the next battle plan!”
The Japanese Chief of Staff Nantian echoed: "Long live the Empire of Japan, this plan to hunt the Tengu will be successfully completed!"
10:20 am sharp.
Ishikawa's order was issued from the brigade headquarters:
The various imperial combat forces that originally continued to advance towards the hinterland of the 385th Brigade base maintained their original offensive.
At the same time, the main combat elites of various ministries were quickly mobilized to cooperate with the mobile combat troops, redirect the troops, and rush towards the Huangyadong area 45 kilometers north of Licheng County!
The intention of the Japanese army was very clear. They took the opportunity to surprise the Huangyadong Arsenal, the largest arsenal of the Eighth Route Army, and at the same time lure the Eighth Route Army troops to send reinforcements in the direction of the Huangyadong Arsenal.
The Japanese army will use mobile combat troops to set up clever ambush circles along the way to ambush and annihilate the Eighth Route Army troops who come for reinforcements, in order to achieve the ultimate strategic goal of wiping out the effective strength of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base area.
At the same time, the Japanese elite combat troops advancing towards the Huangyadong Arsenal were far more than just the Third Mixed Brigade.
It also includes some elite combat units and mobile units of the 9th and 16th mixed brigades.
Even the main combat elites of the Japanese 36th Division, which were originally stationed in the Changzhi area, suddenly pushed towards the Huangyadong area as if they were going crazy.
At this time, the confrontation between China and Japan around the 385th Brigade base area is still continuing.
The winter offensive of the 386th Brigade against the Eighth Route Army troops is still in full swing.
Various offensive troops arranged by the old brigade commander are still conducting harassment and attacks in major quasi-security areas of the Japanese army to contain the Japanese troops.
Looking down from the entire sky.
This is like an entire area that was originally a plate of loose sand and turned into a pot of porridge.
Suddenly, all the Japanese troops who were fighting seemed to have a clear attack target. They quickly turned around and sent out elite combat troops to launch a sneak attack in the Huangyadong area.
Some are Japanese troops openly, while others are elite field warriors who have been secretly assembled by the Japanese in Licheng and surrounding counties.
Everything was sudden and earth-shattering - at least in the eyes of the old Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka who planned the entire raid on the Huangyadong Arsenal.
With the Changzhi area as the center and Licheng as the logistics base, the Japanese army quickly mobilized a large number of elite combat troops from surrounding counties.
When these little devils were fully armed and mobilized from the county town, not to mention the Chinese anti-Japanese armed forces in the periphery, even the common people in the city were frightened.
They were completely unaware that such a large number of little devils had appeared in the county.
I have to say that the Japanese have done a good job in keeping secrets. This time, in order to focus on the Huangyadong Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army and the main combat troops of the Eighth Route Army, they secretly mobilized and assembled combat troops to Changzhi, and the concealment was quite good.
This is like when the Eighth Route Army had no idea that the Japanese army originally stationed in Changzhi suddenly had nearly three full elite brigades.
Such a major intelligence error was fatal to the Eighth Route Army, which was already at a disadvantage in the war.
This is also the fundamental reason why Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka is so confident this time...