Just when the Suzuki Regiment was being pursued all the way by several regiments of the 358th Brigade, plus the quick reaction force led by Kong Jie.
On the other side, the mixed mechanical brigade of the Nishino Regiment that took the lead in reinforcing Xiaonanzhuang was also being pursued by the fast troops led by Li Yunlong.
Of course, it's completely different.
The Japanese officers of the Nishino Regiment are obviously much smarter than the Japanese officers of the Suzuki Regiment.
At this time, the mixed mechanical brigade of the Nishino Regiment, mixed with dozens of military vehicles, was rushing in.
It is said that it is a strategic change, but what appears at this time is somewhat embarrassed and fleeing.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army behind me chasing after them, and these damn Eighth Route Army also got armored vehicles and even tanks from nowhere, including modified combat vehicles, it was difficult to get rid of them completely.
Captain Muto found his captain and put forward his own suggestions:
"Your Excellency, Captain, news has come from the headquarters that the Chief of Staff and his colleagues have abandoned Baode County and are in the process of fully transferring.
We don't have any reinforcements now, so we can only find a way to completely get rid of the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army in front of us.
It's just that the Eighth Route Army has a lot of mechanized combat vehicles. If we want to get rid of them completely, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. I suggest this, this... this way, we can definitely get rid of the pursuit..."
Muto whispered in the Japanese Major's ear for a while.
The major suddenly realized it and immediately adopted Muto's suggestion without hesitation, then turned around and issued the order to make arrangements.
Soon, on the battlefield where the soldiers were chasing, a scene that shocked everyone happened:
I saw the Japanese's mechanical mixed group hurriedly escaping all the way. Suddenly, several teams fell out of the army.
There were people wearing Japanese military uniforms and some wearing puppet military uniforms, but without exception, after falling behind, they all dropped the guns and ammunition in their hands on the ground like hot potatoes.
Among them, the puppet soldiers quickly raised the white flags they had prepared early in the morning, raised them above their heads, and shook them vigorously.
He even shouted with a loudspeaker:
"Comrades of the Eighth Route Army, we surrendered, and we are willing to surrender. I heard that your Eighth Route Army treated prisoners preferentially, and we are willing to be prisoners!"
The little devils mixed in the team could not speak Chinese and were babbling in Japanese. They had no weapons in their hands and also held white flags to represent surrender.
Not only that, they also held a white flag high with their hands empty, and dispersed in chaos to stop the pursuing Eighth Route Army.
What are you doing?
When the two sides met, the Japanese and puppet soldiers just knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging for mercy.
The puppet army officers among them immediately acted as translators:
"Eighth Route Officer, Taijun, bah, the little devil said he was willing to surrender. I heard that our Eighth Route Army treats prisoners preferentially. Please, Eighth Route Officers, please don't break your promise!"
This sudden scene really confused the soldiers who were the first to chase.
You have to say that there is fraud in this. These Japanese and puppet soldiers took the initiative to throw away their guns and ammunition. It seems that they are really surrendering.
But you have to say that there is no problem. With these little Japs standing in the way, the Japs from the follow-up brigade will soon run away.
The company commander who led the team saw that this was nothing, and immediately left a platoon behind to receive the surrendered prisoners, and then continued the pursuit with the rest of the team.
In front, the Japanese Major who was leading his team to escape turned his head and saw that the surrendering warriors had blocked part of the Eighth Route Army.
But there was still a part of the Eighth Route Army that was catching up again. He quickly arranged several teams again and repeated the old plan to buy time for the main force to move in.
He did this again and again, and his evil plan succeeded.
Facing the evacuated Japanese troops one after another, there were even some voluntary surrender teams mixed with some armored vehicles and cars.
When he met the Eighth Route Army, he kowtowed and begged for mercy, and even pulled the trouser legs of the Eighth Route Army soldiers. He refused to let go, and almost wiped the snot and tears on the corners of the soldiers' clothes.
This disgusted the soldiers.
It’s okay if you just say that the Japanese are Japanese, and no one will be surprised.
It just so happens that the little devils in the West Wild Alliance are all top-notch, but they have no backbone like these second-rate devils.
Especially those little devils who had been brainwashed by Captain Muto and heard that the lives of those captured by the Eighth Route Army were quite good. Because they had had such a hard time in the army in the past few years, they even had a look of hope on their faces.
Expression.
They probably also thought that when they arrived at the territory of the Eighth Route Army, as prisoners who received preferential treatment, they could improve their lives!
In the end, under Muto's suggestion, the Japanese captain took the initiative to abandon the puppet troops and added some injured Japanese troops, leaving them all behind to stop the Eighth Route Army's attack.
After chasing the troops.
Sure enough, the main force of the entire mixed brigade successfully broke out.
When it comes to their ability to escape and save their lives, the little Japs from the Nishino Regiment are indeed far better than the Japs from the Suzuki Regiment.
Even Li Yunlong, who was chasing after him, was stunned for a long time when he learned about this, and then cursed and said: "Damn it, it's been a long time since I've seen you, the little devil is so spineless these days?
It’s really boring.”
As for the Japanese group that had completely broken out of the encirclement, they had already escaped too far to pursue the enemy. Li Yunlong also sincerely looked down on such a rabble, and considering the follow-up battle plan, he simply ordered a halt to the pursuit.
Immediately afterwards, they directly turned their troops and advanced in the direction of Baode County.
As for the battle in the direction of Xiaonanzhuang, Li Yunlong is not worried.
According to his speculation, the battle over there is probably coming to an end now. The isolated Suzuki unit may have been tortured by Lao Kong and the others.
Baode County.
When Li Yunlong arrived, Captains Liu and Zhang had already led their teams to take over the entire Baode County.
After the two sides met, Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Old Liu, Old Zhang, okay, you guys are really fast, and you defeated Baode in just a few seconds!"
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Hearing this, Captain Liu and Captain Zhang looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Captain Liu even cursed angrily: "It's not often that our troops left behind seize the opportunity to kill Japanese soldiers, but the result was good, as we happened to encounter these completely spineless cowards.
Rather than say that Baode County was captured by Lao Zhang and I with our troops.
It would be better to say that the little devil escaped on his own initiative and gave Baode County to us for nothing."
Li Yunlong was even more dumbfounded and felt a little dazed after hearing this.
Then Commander Liu and Commander Zhang told how the Xiye Regiment stationed in Baode County fled from the side gate without hesitation after being attacked by their two troops.<
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After hearing this, Li Yunlong, without saying a word, also told the story of how he was chasing the mixed brigade of the West Field Regiment, but ended up being entangled by the prisoners that the Japs had abandoned on their own initiative, and the pursuit was delayed as a result.
The three of them finished speaking one after another and were stunned together.
Then I realized how great this Nishino United team really is.
After successfully taking over the entire Baode County, Li Yunlong and the others climbed to the top of the city wall at the main city gate of Baode County.
As the breeze blew, looking at the vast mountains and rivers in the distance, Li Yunlong blurted out and sang:
"I was watching the mountain scenery from the city tower when I heard a commotion outside the city. The flags were fluttering and turning in the air, but it turned out to be soldiers sent by Sima. I also ordered people to inquire, and I heard that Sima was leading the troops to the west..."
Captain Liu and Captain Zhang were both big bosses, so they sounded confused.
"You sing well, but Lao Li, what are you singing about?"
Li Yunlong said happily: "You are uneducated, aren't you? This is Peking Opera, a part of the Empty City Strategy in the Three Kingdoms. How about we, Lao Li, sing these few lines now to suit the occasion!"
Captain Liu smiled and said: "I have heard that you, Lao Li, have been studying culture these years, and now you have experienced it.
It’s just Lao Li, isn’t it a bit irrelevant for you to sing about the empty city strategy?
Where did this empty city come from?
Could it be that the little Japs from the West Field Regiment evacuated on their own initiative, leaving an empty Baode County behind, and then it was occupied by our army? Is it considered an empty city?"
Li Yunlong shook his head and said:
"The empty city strategy I'm talking about is not the empty city strategy used by the Japanese, but the empty city strategy we are going to sing next!"
Captain Liu asked in confusion: "We want to sing the empty city strategy? How to sing it?"
"Hey, that's a big show, just watch it!"
Li Yunlong smiled, but did not explain.
As the evening approached, the battles between all parties also came to an end.
Nishino, an old turtle, ran fast enough. After being attacked in Baode County, he decisively chose to evacuate. He came up with a trick to get out of his shell and just greased his feet and ran away.
In addition, the mixed brigade of the Nishino Alliance also used rogue methods to evacuate the main force.
As for the rampant and arrogant field elite of the Mongolian Army, the Suzuki Regiment met a rather miserable end.
The leading mechanized combat squadron was destroyed in Xiaonanzhuang.
Immediately afterwards, the reinforced vanguard brigade was almost wiped out by the heartless artillery.
The main force of the Suzuki Regiment that arrived later fell completely into the large-scale pocket formation set up by the soldiers of the 358th Brigade in Xiaonanzhuang, and was surrounded and annihilated by many parties.
Even the Japanese's flying troop reinforcements could not turn the tide of the war.
The Eighth Route Army regiments attacked rapidly and the battle lasted for more than three hours before it came to an end.
In the end, less than 1/5 of the remaining soldiers of the entire Nishino Regiment broke out.
The unlucky Colonel Nishino tried to escape in a military car, but was hit by a howitzer mounted on an armored vehicle of the Eighth Route Army.
After the explosion, Colonel Nishino was very lucky to survive, and was immediately captured alive.
The soldiers from the Iron Triangle saw that this old devil's military rank was definitely a big fish.
Without saying a word, according to the old rules of the Iron Triangle, after being knocked unconscious, he was tied up with five pieces of flowers and carried away like a pig.
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At night, the Northwest Military Region Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
The room was brightly lit, and the cadres were holding a meeting to make a post-war summary of the battle to annihilate the Suzuki Regiment, defeat the Nishino Regiment, and capture Baode County and Guzhen.
At this time, the topic shifted to the captured old Japanese Suzuki.
When they thought of the countless crimes committed by this old devil, the cadres were all filled with righteous indignation.
Especially this Suzuki unit, which once caused a tragic massacre in Baode County. As the executioner, the old Japanese Suzuki must be pulled out to give an explanation to the people.
Li Yunlong then made a suggestion: "Take this old son of a bitch to the food market and behead him to vent his anger on our fellow villagers!
We have to show the little devil, we Chinese are not easy to bully."
"Well said, I agree with Lao Li's suggestion!" Then many cadres echoed.
The Eighth Route Army's tradition is to treat prisoners preferentially, but this does not mean that it will forgive those executioners whose hands are stained with blood.
Even Brigadier Zhang directly expressed his position: "Suzuki, this old devil, deserves to be killed!"
At this time, Li Yunlong changed the topic and continued:
"We captured Suzuki, an old devil, alive. There has been quite a stir, and the little devil will definitely receive the news.
Tomorrow we will take this devil to the vegetable market and behead him, why not take this opportunity to make a fuss.
Call him an empty city plan!"
The key point finally came. Captain Liu couldn't wait to ask: "Old Li, everyone is here. Now you can tell everyone how this empty city plan is going to be performed, right?"
Li Yunlong looked at Kong Jie.
Kong Jie said happily: "Old Li, this is an opportunity to shine, it's up to you to do it!"
"Haha, then I won't be polite!"
Li Yunlong immediately explained: "What is our purpose of this empty city plan?
Therefore, setting up a suspicion formation will scare him to death.
Why have the Japanese not dared to relax the military blockade of the Baode area all this time? Aren’t they afraid that our troops from Yan’an will march eastward and join our troops?
Let's make some fuss by beheading old Japanese Suzuki.
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Make the noise louder and let the troops coming from Yan'an in the evening, our 358th Brigade, and local troops carry torches and enter the city with great fanfare.
At first light the next day, we set off in the direction of NMG, walked halfway and then sneaked back around.
Continue to repeat last night's actions the next night.
If you walk three or four times, you can at least get out of his army.
Let’s see if he is afraid of the troops stationed in Mongolia!”
The cadres were stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
Kong Jie went on to say: "After this empty city plan is over, whether the Japanese believe it or not, at least they will have doubts in their hearts, and they will even mistakenly believe that we have really transferred a large number of troops from Yan'an into northern Shanxi. p>
Next, we can launch attacks according to the plan to various Japanese strongholds, counties, and towns around Datong to attract the attention of the Japanese army and force the Mongolian troops stationed in Datong to continuously mobilize troops for reinforcements.
At that time, it will be the best time for us to take advantage of the opportunity to surprise Datong!"
Captain Liu praised: "What an empty city plan. It turns out this is what it is. Lao Li and Lao Kong, you really have it!"
Captain Zhao of the 716th Regiment added: "Then I think we have to hurry up and do this. In the Xiaonanzhuang area, we have just finished this battle, and there should be a lot of remaining spy lines of the Japanese.
We might as well gather all the villagers around Xiaonanzhuang and hold a public trial with the help of Suzuki, an old devil.
Then announce to the outside world that our Eighth Route Army is going to rest for a few days and take the opportunity to carry out this empty city plan to completely paralyze the little devil's judgment.
Wait until the situation is completely chaotic before launching the final surprise attack plan!"