Under Ishikawa's order, the Third Mixed Brigade quickly reinforced two infantry brigades.
Brigadier Chen, who immediately received the news, naturally would not be idle.
Each road dispatched a main combat group to launch a fierce attack based on the terrain and terrain along the way.
The two main regiments responsible for blocking were specially equipped with some artillery this time. They were the 82nd Mortar Battery and the Infantry Artillery Battery that accompanied the main regiment.
One side is waiting for work, while the other side is here in a hurry.
The two Japanese brigades that the Japs quickly reinforced came over in such a hurry that even the two infantry artillery pieces accompanying them didn't have time to keep up.
As a result, they were directly bombarded by multiple artillery pieces from the artillery batteries of the two main regiments of the Eighth Route Army lurking here.
The Japanese army fully felt the frustration of being crushed by the superior artillery of the Eighth Route Army.
The two artillery company commanders responsible for artillery strikes have considerable combat experience.
They deliberately placed the infantry artillery and the Type 82 mortars in hidden areas on higher ground, and outside the effective range of the Type 89 grenades carried by the little devils.
As a result, the Japanese army was completely beaten unilaterally.
After several rounds of artillery fire attacks.
The two company commanders quickly led the soldiers to move the mortars and infantry artillery to avoid the follow-up infantry artillery counterattack of the Japanese.
Just after the artillery fire stopped.
The smoke shrouding the Japanese positions has not completely dissipated.
The Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers who had been ambushing on both sides of the mountain road were like tigers descending the mountain and quickly advanced to the forward ambush zone.
Immediately, with the help of the set up light and heavy machine guns, including 5060 mortars, they launched an attack on the Japanese troops entering the ambush area.
After this ambush, the commotion became louder and louder.
The two vanguard Japanese brigades that were originally trapped in the Eighth Route Army's siege have not yet been rescued. The two newly reinforced brigades have become entangled in the two main groups of the Eighth Route Army.
After the news reached the third brigade headquarters.
Do you think the old Japanese Ishikawa will be furious?
Quite the opposite.
After the old devil thought for a moment, he turned happy instead of angry.
The adjutant on the side was full of confusion. He only heard his brigade commander, Major General Ishikawa, say: "Xinxi, it seems that our army's active retreat has lured out the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the damn 385th Brigade. p>
The Taihang Mountains are complex. If these Eighth Route Army troops are determined to hide and engage in guerrilla warfare with us, our imperial troops will really find no way to force the Eighth Route Army to engage in a decisive battle with our army.
But when the main force of the Eighth Route Army jumped out on their own initiative, it was different.
At this moment, our army's two vanguard brigades and the two reinforced infantry brigades were caught in an ambush by the Eighth Route Army.
On the other hand, these are also the four brigades of our army, which have completely contained the main combat troops of the Eighth Route Army.
Our army still has nearly two large brigades of reinforcements.
The advantage is mine!
In my opinion, why sacrifice the near for the far to attack the Tubal Road of the Iron Triangle?
Let’s simply unite with the reinforcements from the other two brigades, concentrate our forces first, and eat up the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade!”
Having made up his mind, Ishikawa's face became more confident.
Then they couldn't wait to have the communications soldiers convey the communications messages to the headquarters of the 9th and 16th mixed brigades.
He also expressed his hope to the two brigade commanders of the 9th and 16th mixed brigades that they could jointly fight and eliminate the main force of the 385th Brigade Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.
As for the brigade commanders of the First Army, Ishikawa and the brigade commander of the 16th Composite Brigade of the Ninth Army are naturally very familiar with each other, and their relationship is quite deep.
At the moment, on the one hand, they are heading north to reinforce the troops stationed in Mongolia.
On the other hand, he assisted his third brigade in dealing with the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade.
Even if you think about it with your toes, you know what to do.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade was obviously aware of the Japanese army's intention to go north to reinforce the troops stationed in Mongolia and deal with the Iron Triangle.
Therefore, the proactive diversionary attack was particularly fierce.
The Third Mixed Brigade cannot sit back and watch the four Japanese brigades trapped in the Eighth Route Army be completely annihilated.
Therefore, without saying a word, the two brigade commanders of the 9th and 16th mixed brigades of the Japanese army directly devoted the remaining main force into the battle against the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade.
Assist the 3rd Mixed Brigade to take the lead in destroying the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade.
As for the news of feedback, it was sent to the headquarters of the Japanese First Army.
——The Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade is very entangled. The remaining main forces of the 3rd, 9th, and 16th Mixed Brigades are temporarily unable to withdraw from the 385th Brigade base area and get rid of the Eighth Route Army's entanglement.
That's it.
Yoshio Shinozuka, who originally planned to mobilize three mixed brigades to join forces with the Mongolian troops to deal with the Iron Triangle, did not do so.
If we insist on letting the three major mixed brigades go north, we can unite the troops stationed in Mongolia to deal with the three regiments of the Iron Triangle.
As a commander, he is somewhat suspected of using public opinion to serve private interests.
Who doesn’t know Yoshio Shinozuka’s hatred for Audio-Technica?
The helpless Yoshio Shinozuka could only inform the headquarters of the Mongolian army and first find a way to deal with the Eighth Route Army in the iron triangle.
Waiting for the three major mixed brigades to withdraw from the 385th Brigade base area.
Little did I know.
In the area where the 385th Brigade was based, the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army had been fighting fiercely for a long time.
"Hey, brigade commander, this time we caught three big fish in one go!"
When the brigade headquarters was discussing the next combat layout, the chief of staff said with excitement.
Originally, according to Brigadier Chen and his team's battle plan, any mixed brigade that could devour or cripple the Japanese in one go would be regarded as a complete victory.
Who would have thought that this little son of a bitch is also interesting.
Faced with the active counterattack of the 385th Brigade, not only the main force of the 3rd Mixed Brigade stayed, but even the 9th and 16th Mixed Brigades, which had originally evacuated to the center line of the base area, also stayed with the 385th Brigade.
Brigade base area.
They also put on a posture of decisive battle with the 385th Brigade.
For the 385th Brigade, the combat pressure suddenly increased a lot.
Of course, the three major mixed brigades of the Japanese army currently faced are not the main force.
After all, these three mixed brigades deployed a large number of elites to reinforce the Huangyadong area.
Therefore, the 3rd, 9th, and 16th mixed brigades of the Japanese army may have originally had a full combat strength of eight to nine thousand people.
At this time, it is considered good if each mixed brigade has 5,000 people left.
Coupled with the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the North China Security Army led by Yan Sanfu.
The strength of the Japanese and puppet troops is nearly 20,000.
This would have been the case in the past few years, when we had faced an attack by nearly 20,000 Japanese and puppet troops.
Brigadier Chen would definitely turn around and issue an order for counter-mopping up without saying a word, trying to divert and break out.
But things are different now.
The equipment level of the 385th Brigade continues to improve, and its backbone has become much stronger.
"Well done!"
Within the headquarters, Brigadier Chen’s eyes were brighter than ever before.
"One mixed Japanese brigades are going to fight! Three mixed brigades, we still have to fight!
In recent years, in our Taihang base area, the reputation of fighting Japanese invaders has basically been taken away by the 386th Brigade. How can anyone remember that our 385th Brigade is also the main combat brigade of the Eighth Route Army of the 129th Division?
This time we will give him a big fight. It is best to cripple the Japanese's three mixed brigades in one go.
It is also good for the whole North China to see the methods of our 385th Brigade.
Even compared to the 386th Brigade, it’s not bad at all!”
The chief of staff echoed: "Brigade commander, what you said is very good.
Then there’s nothing more to say. This time we’re going all out. We can’t let go of our children, and we can’t trap the wolf. We’re going to take out all our family assets and fight the little devil with open swords and guns!”
"It just so happens that the large quantities of sophisticated equipment Kong Jie sent us have all been put to use, and let his little devil have a good taste of it!"
At this point, the chief of staff made a suggestion and said: "Brigadier Commander, I suggest that our newly built 75mm howitzer unit and Type 41 mountain artillery unit be drawn out to participate in the battle."
"Including our flying mine troops, they are all set up at dangerous passes."
"After the decisive battle has completely begun, we have to make a big fuss. We have to drag at least the three mixed brigades of the Japanese to our base area. We will delay it until the sky is completely dark, and then we will send out circuitous engineering and reconnaissance troops to bring us to our base area.
Bury all the landmines accumulated over the years.
The roads and alleys are so densely arranged that when he wakes up early tomorrow morning, he will have no way out!"
"Let's use his tactics to close the door and beat the dog, catch the turtle in the urn, and have a good and enjoyable battle with his little devil!"
The conversation changed and the chief of staff continued:
"Of course, even with so many arrangements, to be honest, with the strength of our brigade, it is still a bit too reluctant to completely defeat the three mixed brigades of the Japanese within a limited time.<
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Maybe my belly will burst.
What we are fighting for is tone, but we must not be careless.
After the main force of the three mixed brigades of the Japanese army has been completely delayed, our news must be released at the same time. Whether it is the direction of the 386th brigade or the various combat troops in Huangyadong, all notifications must be in place.
When we eat meat, we have to let others drink some soup.
Whether there are extra troops to return to support and attack the three major mixed brigades of the Japanese from the back will be determined by each unit based on the battlefield situation."
After the chief of staff finished his analysis, Brigadier Cheng nodded.
"Okay, let's fight like this!"
"This time we are participating in a battle involving the entire brigade, and all the security forces have been mobilized. The entire base area has a share of combat effectiveness."
"Such a rare opportunity, a happy battle, there is no shop like this after passing this village, haha——"
……
The battle between the two sides gradually expanded in scale as the three Japanese mixed brigades shifted their forces and advanced towards the hinterland of the 385th Brigade base area.
With the return of the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The four Japanese brigades that were originally ambushed by the main force of the 385th Brigade were rescued one after another by luck.
It's just that the situation of the four Japanese infantry brigades at this time is already quite tragic.
The situation of the two Japanese brigades that were subsequently reinforced was better, with only one to two hundred casualties.
The two Japanese brigades that first fell into the Eighth Route Army's ambush and were the first to counterattack by the main force of the 385th Brigade even suffered nearly half of their casualties, which was quite miserable.
Yan Sanfu, who arrived with the puppet troops from the 8th Mixed Brigade, looked at the tragic scene of the 1st and 2nd Japanese Army Brigade, and his eyelids jumped.
He had no doubt that if the Japanese army's subsequent main reinforcements arrived any slower, these two elite infantry brigades would probably be directly eaten by the Eighth Route Army.
Not even the dregs will be left.
Gudong...
Yan Sanfu turned his head, his eyes crossed with the adjutant Da Mingming beside him, and the same thought grew in the hearts of both of them:
Fortunately, fortunately, I had been deliberately procrastinating before, so I was able to avoid the tragedy of being the cannon fodder and taking the lead in advancing.
Otherwise, it would be his Eighth Mixed Brigade that was hit hard at this moment.
..."Asshole, these damn Tubal Road, I must wipe them all out, cut them into pieces, leave no one behind!"
Seeing the tragedy of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades, the old soldier Ishikawa was furious and a little frightened at the same time.
The Tubal Road of the 385th Brigade actually has such a level of combat effectiveness.
These have further strengthened his determination to completely destroy the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army this time. Otherwise, if such an Eighth Route Army continues to grow, it will sooner or later become another serious problem for the First Army.
"Attack!"
Ishikawa issued the order to fight. At the temporary headquarters located behind the army, he analyzed his opponent, the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade.
Nantian, the Japanese chief of staff, said: "Commander of the brigade, judging from the current situation, the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has deliberately concealed its firepower from the beginning of the battle to the present.
Their firepower and equipment are well configured, and they are far more powerful than we imagined.
In the battle so far, the methods used by the Eighth Route Army against our vanguard units include some mortars and infantry artillery units.
Our army's subsequent offensive must make timely adjustments to the considerable number of artillery in the hands of the Eighth Route Army!"
Ishikawa nodded: "What do you think?"
Nantian replied: "In any case, although the Eighth Route Army has some artillery, the number is still far inferior to that of our army.
The best way to destroy the Eighth Route Army's limited artillery is our army's more powerful artillery advantage.
I suggest that the scouts be spread out to guide our army's artillery attack and be used to destroy the Eighth Route Army's exposed artillery positions at any time.
In addition, the artillery units at the rear of our army, including the baggage units, must keep up with them in time to prevent the Eighth Route Army from being cut off from our main force."
"Xinxi, I will do as you say!" Ishikawa finally made the decision.
"Hi!"
……
But soon, these two old devils realized how foolish they were in judging that the Eighth Route Army had "a small number of artillery pieces".
Forget about the Type 41 regiment guns, Type 82 mortars, and infantry guns attached to the 385th Brigade team.
Immediately afterwards, during the confrontation between the two sides, the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers displayed various types of artillery, which were really endless, and the number was even more exaggerated.
For a while, the attacking Japanese army felt a little frightened.
Is this still the Tuba Road they had in mind, with backward equipment and scarce ammunition?
What's going on?
The Japanese army has grenades and grenades.
Yes, the Eighth Route Army has hand grenades and rifle grenade launchers, which are issued with corresponding rifle grenades. They can even project alternative grenade-style bombs to a distance of one or two hundred meters.
This directly made up for the Eighth Route Army's lack of firepower in close combat.
The Japanese army has not yet developed corresponding fire suppression methods for the Eighth Route Army's rifle grenades.
The Japs' grenades are limited by the shortest shelling distance.
So in the brief encounter among the mountains, forests and canyons, relying on this effective rifle grenade attack method, the Eighth Route Army gained an overwhelming advantage.
The casualties of the Japanese and puppet troops spread at an exaggerated speed due to the grenade offensive used by the Eighth Route Army.
Not only that.
The Eighth Route Army also has means to use its firepower at longer distances, through the captured grenades of the Japs, including the 5060 mortar developed by the Eighth Route Army itself.
Compared with the Japanese's traditional 89-type grenade and the Taisho 11-year-old grenade, it has a longer range, greater power, and higher accuracy.
Coupled with the excellent four-player artillery mode.
Loader, observer, gunner, commander.
Even with this squad-level small-caliber artillery, the Little Devil is no match for the artillery of the 385th Brigade...