However, even so, the more than a hundred little devils responsible for supervising the battle did not care about so many. After personally cutting down several cowering soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army in front of everyone, the remaining troops were dripping with blood.
Under the threat of bloody bayonets, they had to enter this destroyed blocking position. Together with the hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops remaining in the trenches, they began to hold on...
"Click, click, click... Boom, bang, bang..." Just when all these Japanese and puppet troops entered the position, exposed their heads, and prepared to block the attack. The first regiment responsible for the attack, with nearly two thousand soldiers, was already in the group.
He gave a long order and slowly walked out of the position. At the same time, the nine mortars of the regiment's artillery company also began to speak. Taking advantage of their direct fire, they continued to fire one shell after another into the small area.
In the Japanese trenches, they killed and wounded the remaining effective forces of the Japanese and puppet troops in the trenches. At the same time, the nine heavy machine guns of the heavy machine gun company were lined up in a row, firing raindrops of bullets accurately against the edge of the trenches.
, shot into the mound behind the trench, suppressing the little devils in the trench and the nearly a thousand Imperial Army soldiers who had just come up as reinforcements, almost making them unable to lift their heads...
Facing the joint attack of heavy machine guns and mortars, nearly a thousand Imperial Army soldiers were driven into position by the Japs. At this moment, most of them were lying in the trenches or craters, cursing the Japs supervising the team behind them.
There are even some soldiers who are already begging for the Eighth Route Army troops to arrive quickly and eliminate the more than a hundred little Japanese supervising troops behind them, so that they can be freed from this situation as soon as possible.
As for the more than 200 Japanese soldiers remaining in the trenches, they were faced with dense rain of bullets, as well as mortar shells that occasionally fell and exploded around them. These little ones who no longer took their own lives to heart
Japs. Facing the flying bullets, these little Japs not only showed no look of panic on their faces. Instead, they lay calmly in the intact trenches. Under the command of commanders at all levels, they fired bullets one after another.
, shot into the formation of the soldiers who were getting closer and closer...
However, the different reactions of the Japs and the Imperial Alliance Army were immediately reflected in the eyes of the soldiers behind the soldiers who were responsible for covering the task. In several sections of the trenches that were still intact, the Japs continued to shoot out
The sparse bullets caused a lot of damage to the charging soldiers. The nine mortars of the artillery company immediately turned their muzzles and fired one shell after another into the group of Japs.
Amidst the explosions one after another, more than 200 little Japs who were very arrogant just now were immediately blown to pieces. The nearly 2,000 soldiers of the Japanese regiment also took advantage of this favorable opportunity to speed up their charge.
At the same time, the one and three battalions located on the two wings quickly circled towards the two wings of the position with a dozen light machine guns clearing the way, preparing to annihilate all the Japanese and puppet troops on the entire blockade position...
"Baga, order the Imperial Army to fight back immediately, otherwise everyone will die. Fight back immediately..." Seeing the bullets and artillery shells of the Eighth Route Army, they all greeted the place where the Imperial Army was. As for those lying on the ground
, the motionless Imperial Alliance Army did not receive a single blow. A surviving captain on the position couldn't help but roar loudly. However, on this battlefield where bullets were flying, even if his orders continued
Big, these soldiers of the Imperial Association, whose main idea was to save their lives, were still holding their heads motionless and lying on the ground...
"Comrades, charge with me..." As the distance between the two armies was only about a hundred meters away, the artillery company responsible for covering the task had stopped firing in order to prevent possible accidental damage. However, at the last moment,
The moment the artillery shell exploded, there was a huge roar among the more than a thousand soldiers who were charged... Each soldier held up the rifle in his hand and accelerated the pace of the charge. Under the command of their respective commanders
, prepare to go all out to seize the Japanese blocking position in front of you...
The final result was no surprise. In the entire blocking position, the remaining more than 100 little Japs were defeated by the soldiers after less than five minutes of close contact with the more than 1,000 soldiers of the Japanese regiment.
They were completely wiped out. As for the more than a thousand Imperial Alliance troops, except for some die-hard traitors who died under the bayonets of the soldiers, the remaining more than 800 people all knelt on the ground and became prisoners of the soldiers... And in
Behind the blocking position, thousands of little Japs serving as reserves were attacked by the 1st and 3rd battalions that were on a roundabout mission. Under the command of Commander Colonel, they were forced to retreat...
"On Bageya Road, the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire was very powerful...The troops immediately retreated and continued to hold on to the high ground five kilometers behind..." Commander Colonel, who had been standing in the temporary headquarters and observing the entire battle process.
When his subordinates issued the order to retreat, he also began to retreat under the protection of the guard troops...
In this way, more than 5,000 Japanese and puppet troops, under the attack of two infantry regiments and one artillery regiment in the third division, totaling more than 4,000 people, completely withdrew from Baoding in less than two days. And the entire
Around Baoding City, apart from the busy soldiers, not even an ordinary citizen could be seen...
At this moment, there are only three days left before the 150,000 Japanese troops arrive in the two counties. After three days, the 150,000 troops divided into two groups will be able to reach Yinshan and Baoding respectively.
Land, launch an attack on the two county towns that had just been occupied by the Japanese division, and turn them into their own military stations or military camps...
At this moment, in the headquarters of the *** Division far away in Taiyuan, Commander Liu Hua, Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan and Chief of Staff Li Qing were saying their final farewells. Because at this moment, the 30,000 troops participating in the attack on Tianjin were at the headquarters.
Amidst the orders, everyone has assembled and is waiting for Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua to issue the order to set off...
"Commander, during the battle on the front line, you must pay attention to air strikes and don't go to the front line to participate in the battle. At that time, if you let me know, I will definitely report it to the Central Committee and let the chairman personally criticize you..." Looking at the man who was about to leave
Liu Hua, political commissar Luo Ronghuan said...
"Political Commissar, don't worry. By my side, I have the most elite 30,000 troops in our base area. Even if the little devils come with one or two divisions, they can't hurt me. It's just you, the Chief of Staff and I who send troops
From now on, all the burden of the entire base will fall on you..." Liu Hua said with a smile, completely without the nervousness before the war.
"Commander, Lao Li, don't worry about the affairs of the headquarters. Besides, everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged. What's left is the coordination between the various departments. By then, even if something happens, we can still broadcast
Contact..." Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan said...
"Okay, political commissar, then we can rest assured... Lao Li, it's time for us to leave... Time is tight. The Japs will enter Baoding City in three days, so we don't have much time left..." Liu Hua finally said.
After shaking hands with the political commissar only once, he took a guard company with him and rode a fast horse. He quickly left Taiyuan City and galloped towards the station of the directly affiliated column a few kilometers away... The 30,000-strong army had already been assembled.
, with the arrival of Liu Hua, they started their new journey without any rest...
"Chief of Staff, notify all units to immediately find campsites for rest and recuperation..." After a night of rapid march, looking at the increasingly brighter sky. Commander Liu Hua, who was riding on his horse, knew that as soon as daybreak came
, it is impossible for the marching column of tens of thousands of my own troops to escape the detection of the little Japanese plane...
"Yes, Commander... After a night of marching, the soldiers should rest. Especially the artillery brigade and the air defense brigade, which carried so much heavy equipment, did not even appear to be left behind..." Li Qing replied, turning around and giving orders to those around him.
Dozens of correspondents began to convey orders to various units...
In less than half an hour, the team that had just formed a four-way march and stretched for several kilometers disappeared from the road under the command of commanders at all levels. The 30,000-strong army, at this moment,
All of them were hidden in the dense forests on both sides of the road, preparing to avoid possible Japs reconnaissance planes...
"Commander, this is dry food. You should eat it first to fill your stomach. Because it is almost dawn, only at night can the cooking team light the fire and we can have hot meals." Liu Hua just sat down on the spot.
On the ground, guard Xiao Wang quickly took out a piece of wrapped dry food and handed it to himself...
"Haha, it would be nice to have dry food to eat... You can eat your own food, and take time to rest after eating. I can see that you are very tired after a night of marching. If you don't get a good rest tonight,
It will be difficult to survive..." Liu Hua took the dry food and said to the guard in front of him.
"Commander, don't worry, I will definitely rest..." After saying that, he seemed not to have heard Liu Hua's instructions just now. He took out the marching quilt he carried with him and arranged it under the shade of a tree next to Liu Hua.
A simple camp bed came out. Of course, this bed was prepared for Liu Hua... Seeing the actions of the guards, Liu Hua could only shake his head speechlessly and did not say anything. Because he knew that no matter what he said,
It's all in vain.
Lying on the camp bed that the guards had laid out long ago, he had a good sleep. When Liu Hua woke up again, the sun had already set. Maybe because of the night of marching, he was really too sleepy.
He actually slept for about ten hours. Of course, just when Liu Hua woke up and there was some movement, the guards sitting next to him and leaning against the big trees opened their eyes one after another.
Eye…
Seeing the commander who had already stood up from the camp bed and was about to look at his watch, personal guard Yuan Xiaowang quickly stood up, quickly ran to Liu Hua's side and said: "Commander, are you hungry? It's already dark now."
It's almost dark, the last reconnaissance plane of the Japs has just flown over, and the cooking squad can already light up the fire and cook. Look, should I let the cooking squad set up the fire and cook now, and get you some food..."
"|Well, it's already five o'clock now, it's time to have dinner. Xiao Wang, please go down and order the cooking classes of each army to prepare meals immediately. I only give everyone one and a half hours to finish the meal. One and a half
Hours later, the troops began to march..." Looking at the watch on his arm, Liu Hua nodded and ordered...
"Yes, Commander, I will go and deliver the order right away..." After saying that, guard Xiao Wang ran out quickly...
Immediately, in this camp that was several kilometers long, countless smoke started to rise...and in less than half an hour, the fragrance of rice was everywhere.
It's the smell of overcooked bacon that has been stewed... Because of the *** division's complete logistics reserves, every troop that goes on an expedition, in addition to the most basic rice, is the characteristic of the logistics department of the base area.
Bacon... is not only easy to carry, but also can replenish the physical strength consumed by soldiers during long marches and battles...
After a sumptuous dinner and a day's rest, each of the 30,000-strong army began a new night's march in high spirits. In this way, the 30,000-strong army finally reached a distance from the main force of the Japanese army.
When there was still one day left in Baoding County, I rushed to Baoding City in advance...
"Commander, I have been looking forward to you for two days, and finally you are here... Haha, if you don't come here, these tens of thousands of troops, with so many artillery and heavy equipment, will not be able to pass this Baoding city..."
Wang Nanhu, the commander of the third division who came to greet him, came to Liu Hua and said excitedly...
"Haha, Lao Wang, we rushed here in a hurry. No matter what, the troops have to rest here for the whole night today. The soldiers carried too much equipment and ammunition, and they rushed for a whole day.
I'm very tired after three nights at Yale... How about the main force of the Japs, have they arrived..." Liu Hua said with a smile...
"Commander, don't worry. Ever since the main force of the Japs entered North China, they have been targeted by the investigators we sent in advance... According to the news just sent back by the investigators, more than 70,000 Japanese troops are currently stationed in
It's a hundred kilometers away from Baoding City. If nothing happens, these little devils will be able to reach Baoding City at noon the day after tomorrow..." Wang Nanhu said with certainty.
"Well, you did a good job. How are you doing with your preparations? The entire Baoding City has been occupied by you for five days. During these five days, have you completed the task..." Liu Hua
Looking not far away, under the moonlight, there is only an outline of Baoding City and asked...
"Commander, don't worry. Now I can guarantee that the entire Baoding City is like a powder keg. As long as the little Japs live in it, I will give the order and there will be no little Japs left in Baoding City."
Let's all go to the west and let them all have a taste of what it's like to be a homemade airplane. In addition, because there is a large amount of explosives left, I took the initiative and buried thousands of kilograms of explosives in an open field outside the city.
At that time, there were explosions inside and outside the city. I must give the little devils a big gift to let them know that our Shanxi Province is not so easy to enter, so that they will never forget the gifts they received..." Mentioning the past few days of his own three-district division
As a result, Wang Nanhu felt excited in his heart.
"Well, you did a good job. However, Lao Wang, with such a large amount of explosives buried underground, you must ask the soldiers to pay attention to safety. Don't let the little devils blow up instead of blowing up your own people.
It's over." Liu Hua nodded happily. But when he thought about tens of thousands of kilograms of explosives being buried under his feet, Liu Hua still showed a worried look on his face, and he quickly reminded...
"Commander, don't worry about this. Our comrades from the Engineer Corps are very serious when they work. According to the report from the Engineer Corps, all explosives are buried at least half a meter deep underground. Even if the little devil
Even if you light a bunch of bonfires on top, it's impossible to detonate the explosives underground..." Wang Nanhu said confidently...
"Half a meter deep. It seems that the soldiers of the Engineering Corps have worked hard this time. They buried more than 30,000 kilograms of explosives half a meter deep... Well, this idea is very good. The deeper the explosives are buried, the more explosive they will explode.
time, the greater the power will be... However, if it is buried half a meter deep, can it be guaranteed that all the explosives will be detonated at the same time..." Just as Wang Nanhu finished speaking, another question came from the commander
Liu Hua blurted out.
"Commander, I guarantee here that there will never be any problems. In order to ensure that the detonation will be foolproof, the soldiers of the Engineer Corps will have two lines for each explosion point. When the time comes, even one of them will be detonated.
Even if there is a problem with one wire, it will not affect the blasting. In addition, even if there is a problem with one blasting point, it will not affect the blasting of other blasting points. So, at this point, Commander, please rest assured and ensure that nothing will go wrong.
...." Wang Nanhu replied affirmatively...
"Well, I feel relieved now. In this way, Lao Wang, you can arrange for the 30,000 troops behind me to rest around Baoding for a day. When daybreak, you take me to this powder keg and have a good rest.
Let's take a look around. In addition, bring along the two engineer regiment commanders to see if anything goes wrong. After all, it is related to the destruction of a main division of the Japanese army, so we have to be careful..." Liu Hua breathed a sigh of relief.
Said to Wang Nanhu in front of him...
"Yes, Commander. I will arrange for the soldiers to camp. In addition, I have asked the cooking team to prepare breakfast for the main force. At that time, the soldiers will eat breakfast directly, and then have a full sleep.
Save enough energy for the evening march..." After saying that, Wang Nanhu whispered a few words to a staff officer behind him...
As the staff left, Liu Hua and others, led by Wang Nanhu, came to the temporary headquarters of the third division. Just when a group of people just walked into the simple headquarters, there was a burst of meat-scented rice.
The aroma wafted into everyone's noses. This made the commanders, who had been eating dry food for two days, swallow hard...
"Commander, when we first attacked Baoding, the Japs retreated in such a hurry that we completely captured the grain and various cans in the entire supply warehouse. Today, I will take the things captured from the Japs and give them to the Commander.
Comrade and chief of staff, please take over..." Looking at the large pots of meat and vegetables placed on the table of the headquarters, Wang Nanhu explained with a smile...
"Old Wang, you are my old subordinate. What's the point? I think back then, when we had not established a base, the army's rations, ammunition, and weapons were not robbed from the enemy. Besides, we still robbed the little devils.
Yes, if you don't eat, you won't get it. Today I said here that we, the few of us, must eat up all the dishes on the table during today's meal. How about it, do you have confidence?" Liu Hua
Said with a smile...
"Yes..." several commanders who followed Liu Hua into the temporary headquarters shouted at the same time... Immediately, the few people following Liu Hua were not polite at all, especially Liu Hua who had just marched for a few days.
Waiting for someone, looking at the greasy chunks of pork and beef being stewed in front of them... regardless of the strange look from Wang Nanhu next to them, they started to eat with big mouthfuls...
The final result was no surprise. With the joint efforts of several people, several large pots of meat and vegetables were eaten. After being full of wine and food, according to Liu Hua's arrangement, several people, under the leadership of Wang Nanhu,
We walked into the city of Baoding where tens of thousands of kilograms of explosives had been buried.
Because the explosives have been laid, in order to prevent possible accidents, there are only a few engineers and soldiers in the entire Baoding City doing final inspections. At the same time, there are many soldiers in the streets and alleys, holding brooms,
Doing the final cleanup work to prevent the little devils from finding any clues after they move in...
"Captain Li, your reputation in our military region is very great. Even Chairman Mao in Yan'an knows your name. So, today you will act as a tour guide and introduce it to us laymen.
Where on the street have you buried explosives..." Looking at the street with almost no trace of movement, Commander Liu Hua moved his eyes to the scene where a main force of the Japanese army was wiped out with the strength of an engineering regiment.
Li Guohua, commander of the Third Division Engineering Corps.
"Yes, chief... Chiefs, look at this place. This must have been the house of a wealthy family. If nothing else happens, after the little devils move into the county town, this courtyard will definitely become a headquarters... So, we
A full hundred kilograms of gunpowder were buried in the center of the courtyard. By then, these one hundred kilograms of gunpowder would be enough to level the entire courtyard... Look here, the terrain here is very flat, it must be
It will become a camp for the little Japanese infantry, so we planted a hundred kilograms of explosives here..." A group of dozens of people, with the amount of rewards Li Guohua paid along the way, spent three hours to destroy the entire Baoding