As a result, the three pursuit battles against the Japanese army immediately turned into a revenge battle to avenge their comrades at the call of their respective regiment leaders and political commissars. In the atmosphere full of anger against the Japanese, the soldiers' fighting will was once again stimulated.
, at the same time, combat morale was also raised to the extreme.
The soldiers with high morale carried out the reduction of troop establishment requested by the commander very thoroughly. The whole process took less than two hours. Moreover, under the instigation of some grassroots cadres and soldiers, each unit did not comply with the requirements of the headquarters.
Instead of resting and recuperating, head straight to the battlefield.
Liu Hua stood at the entrance of the command department and watched the troops slowly leave the military camp. The military camp also began to become deserted as the three main regiments left.
"Chief of Staff, order; the guard battalion, special operations brigade, and artillery battalion will assemble immediately. We are preparing to return to the base." Looking at the empty military camp, Liu Hua ordered to the chief of staff behind him.
"Yes, commander, I will go and deliver the order right away." After saying that, the chief of staff left the headquarters.
Just when Liu Hua was about to return to the base area, the Japanese North China Headquarters also issued orders to the various attacking units to retreat. At the same time, each unit was required to destroy the Eighth Route Jindong Base Area as much as possible during the retreat process. This was also the Japanese army's role as an encirclement and suppression force.
, and at the same time, it is the best revenge for a loser.
After receiving the order, the three Japanese regiments immediately stopped the attack and prepared to retreat. However, seeing the darkening weather and hearing the gunfire from both sides of the troops, several regiment captains wisely chose to stop and rest for the night.
, to replenish the physical strength of the troops. The most important reason is that they are afraid that during the night march, they will be attacked by the Eighth Route Army at night, and then they will lose more than they gain.
So, when this information about the cavalry battalion was sent to the three main regiments rushing to the target, everyone secretly shouted thankfully. Because with one night, everyone could have enough time to assign tasks and arrange positions.
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At this time, the Japanese army suddenly felt something strange. Because the gunfire around them stopped at the moment they set up camp. The Japanese army were wondering whether it was because the 117th Regiment was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army and harassed along the way.
The Eighth Route Army also retreated. If this was the case, then I would really like to thank God Amaterasu for his blessing, which allowed me to escape the hidden guns of the Eighth Route Army.
So, after the gunshots that had been ringing for several days stopped, the Japanese troops finally entered the base area, spent a peaceful night, and slept peacefully.
However, although the surrounding Eighth Route Army stopped firing coldly, they did not retreat. Instead, according to the orders of their respective regiment commanders, they set up new blocking positions along the way to take care of the Japanese army as it retreated. Therefore, the Japanese army
The tunnels in several villages along the way were busy again, arranging troops and clearing the firing areas in front of the shooting holes. They were very busy.
The next day, after breakfast, the Japanese army walked out of the military camp and began to retreat according to the standard marching formation. Two hours had passed, and I never heard a gunshot again. Did the Eighth Route Army really retreat? Riding on a war horse
The captain thought happily.
He raised his telescope and saw a village that he had just passed yesterday. Seeing the village without a trace of life and the road covered with blood, the captain's heart suddenly became tense after he had just relaxed, and even his hands holding the telescope began to tremble.
Is it the shadow caused by the heavy casualties caused by the troops passing here yesterday? The captain thought to himself. No, absolutely not. Based on his years of experience in combat, the tension before the war at this time, yes, must be the gains before the war, the Eighth Route Army
There must be a tunnel in the village ahead. The captain thought for sure. At the same time, he also issued combat orders to the several captains behind him.
"Order, each squadron quickly passes through the village in front, the artillery brigade, and the baggage brigade are at the end of the team." The reason why the commander arranged this was because he was afraid of the tunnel fighting of the Eighth Route Army. If during the march, the mules transporting the artillery were
The horse was shot dead, blocking the marching road of the troops. Then the marching speed of the troops would slow down, and more of our soldiers would fall under the guns of the Eighth Route Army.
After receiving the order, the Japanese army, which was marching normally, immediately accelerated its marching speed in squadron units. The artillerymen and baggage following the team also began to drive away the accompanying mules and horses due to the accelerated speed. Suddenly, the Japanese rearguard fell into chaos
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"Company Commander, Company Commander, the Japs are coming. This time the Japs were smart. They put the artillery and baggage at the end of the team," a scout who was conducting reconnaissance at the entrance of the village retreated into the tunnel and reported.
"Okay, stay back. The task assigned by the commander this time is to seize as much of the Japanese heavy equipment, materials and ammunition as possible. The Japanese arrangement really facilitates our operations. Tell each platoon leader to let the enemy's main coalition go.
The company specializes in attacking the artillery logistics brigade of the Japanese army. After the Japanese army passed, the two militia companies immediately rushed out to clean the battlefield. We went to the entrance of the village to perform security duties, seized all supplies and put them into the tunnel to prevent the Japanese army from counterattacking and shelling." The company commander listened.
After finishing what the investigator said, he ordered excitedly.
At this time, the first squadron of the Japanese army had already run into the village with a shining bayonet, looking at the Japanese troops passing by, looking at the shining Type 38 rifles in the hands of the Japanese soldiers...the soldiers hiding behind the shooting holes.
I could only swallow my saliva because I hadn't heard the gunfire yet.
The army of several thousand people stretched for several kilometers, and it took half an hour. Only then did the Japanese artillery brigade and baggage brigade appear in the company commander's eyes. "Get ready for battle." The company commander said.
The soldiers around him ordered, one after another, and soon, the whole company was ready for battle.
"Hit... da da da..." the company commander roared loudly. At the same time, a light machine gun captured in the previous battle also opened fire. The dense bullets swept away the Japanese army's logistics equipment. Hearing the gunfire of the company commander,
All rifles and machine guns in the entire company opened fire. Even some militiamen behind them could not contain their excitement, found a shooting hole, and started shooting.
Suddenly, countless bullets were fired from the corners and walls on both sides of the road. The dense bullets immediately knocked the people of the Japanese artillery logistics brigade off their backs. The roars of the soldiers and the neighing of the horses that were shot were heard together.
Under the intense firepower, the marching speed of the Japanese logistics brigade became slower and slower.
Horses carrying cannons and bullets fell one after another, and so did the soldiers. Finally, faced with such intensive firepower, some logistics soldiers and artillerymen began to ignore the neighing mules and horses around them and picked up their own weapons.
The rifles chased the main regiment. Under the order of the company commander, the soldiers let go of the escaping Japanese soldiers and focused on the Japanese artillery.
With the first soldier taking the lead, and he was able to run out of the village under such a dense bullet attack, the remaining soldiers also began to make up their minds and looked at their commanders. Finally, with the approval of their commanders,
, the Japanese troops, who were pinned to the ground by the dense rain of bullets from the Eighth Route Army, began to abandon their baggage, injured mules and horses, and retreated outside the village.
"Haha, the fight was really exciting, Xiao Wang, the magazine..." The company commander frantically pulled the extremely powerful trigger. Looking at the Japs on the road, one after another fell to the muzzle of his gun, the company commander said to
shouted to the deputy shooter next to him.
"Company Commander, you have already finished several magazines. Let me kill a few Japs too. I want to avenge my sacrificed comrades." Xiao Wang behind him replied dissatisfiedly, and at the same time, handed the company commander a loaded bullet.
magazine.
"Xiao Wang, don't worry, there aren't many of these Japs left. When we get to the next village, I'll leave this light machine gun to you." As he spoke, the company commander had already reloaded the magazine and continued to pull the trigger.
In this way, it took a full ten minutes for the Japanese artillery and baggage convoy to pass through the village. And the soldiers also had enough fun in these ten minutes. Because there was the cover of the tunnel, the soldiers did not need to worry at all.
My life is just about pulling the trigger to my heart's content, killing Japanese soldiers, and avenging my fallen comrades.
"Second Company, go to the village entrance to guard immediately to prevent the Japanese from jumping over the wall and kill a carbine for us. The militia company immediately goes out to clean the battlefield. Don't miss a single bullet casing." The company commander looked at the bloody road outside and shouted to the soldiers behind him.
road.
As soon as they stepped out of the tunnel, the soldiers were stunned by the scene in front of them. They saw that there was almost no place to stay on the entire nearly 200-meter-long road. Moreover, the neighing of injured mules and horses, and the wails of seriously injured Japanese soldiers were constantly heard.
.And those Japs, mules and horses who were shot were equally miserable. Their heads were smashed, their bodies were trampled into pulp by the passing mules and horses, and their internal organs were dragged everywhere...
Many militiamen who had not experienced combat were already leaning against the wall and began to vomit. Even some of his own soldiers who had experienced combat were so shocked that they could not speak.
"What are you doing standing around, you worthless guy? Hurry up and follow the orders, follow the rules, I don't want any living Japs." The company commander shouted to a soldier behind him who was frightened and had a dull look on his face.
Finally, amid the company commander's yelling and scolding, the soldiers slowly began to regain their composure and walked towards their positions.
However, maybe the Japanese army was really frightened by the tunnel fighting of the Eighth Route Army. Although they knew that they had lost nearly half of their baggage supplies and 30% of their heavy weapons here, the commander of the regiment did not let the soldiers go back to recapture the baggage items.
I want to continue to advance quickly, hoping to leave this land of right and wrong as soon as possible.
This situation happened in every village that the Japanese army passed along the way. Almost every village the Japanese army passed through, they would leave dozens of corpses and a large amount of supplies behind.
Similarly, the base area also suffered very serious losses. After the Japanese army was attacked, no matter what village it was, when the Japanese army left, they would always set a fire and burn the village to the ground, euphemistically called revenge.
Eighth Route Army.
As a result, the entire Jindong base area was filled with billowing smoke, which caused great difficulties in the post-war reconstruction work of the base area. However, under the conditions of the Japanese army marching quickly and regardless of casualties, within a few days, the Japanese army had withdrawn itself.
The various troops in eastern Shanxi, during the hurried retreat of the Japanese army, effortlessly occupied rural areas in several counties in eastern Shanxi, more than doubling the entire base area again, covering almost the entire rural area in eastern Shanxi.
area.
By this time, the half-month-long "Nine-Route Encirclement and Suppression" of the Japanese Army had ended. At the same time, the Shanxi base area also ushered in new opportunities for development.