This time Zheng Guorong learned the lesson he just learned and ran for 5 kilometers away from the road before turning towards the base area.
At two o'clock in the morning, Kong Jie, Ding Wei, and Cheng Xiazi commanded the troops and launched an attack on the position of the Japanese independent mixed 11th Brigade.
The Japanese army tried their best to block the attack, and the two sides fought fiercely.
Li Qiulin led the special force out of the hidden valley and headed towards the headquarters of the Japanese brigade. They had already seen the location of the headquarters during the day, and they had discussed it with Kong Jie, Ding Wei and others in advance.
They came to attract the attention of the Japanese army, and he led a special force team to sneak attack the Japanese army's brigade headquarters.
Li Qiulin and others swaggered towards the Japanese headquarters and met many Japanese soldiers on the way. However, at this time, their attention was attracted by the attacking Eighth Route Army outside. Moreover, they never dreamed that there would be an Eighth Route Army.
The troops were hiding among them. Li Qiulin and others arrived at the Japanese brigade headquarters smoothly.
The Japanese army's headquarters was not located in the village, but was located about five hundred meters away from the village. The Japanese had already heard that in the Mawushan base area, basically every village had tunnels, and there were tunnels in the tunnels.
There are militiamen. They dare not take risks and can only put their headquarters in the wild.
For the Li Qiulin people, this was a very advantageous fighting opportunity. It was much easier to deal with the Japanese who stayed in the wild than to fight in the streets.
Li Qiulin and others saw many tents in front of them, with weak lights still on in the tents. There were many Japanese guard posts around the tents, and there were also several cars and other vehicles parked.
He was sure that this was the headquarters of the Japanese brigade. He called several squad leaders over and made combat arrangements to them.
Since the special forces members and the Japanese soldiers all wore Huang Xiejun's military uniforms, in order to avoid accidental injuries, all the special forces members took off their hats and wrapped white towels around their left arms.
Nowadays, the battle is going on fiercely. It is very common for Japanese troops to pass by around the headquarters, and no one pays attention to them. Until the Japanese guard post sees this team walking directly towards the headquarters.
When they arrived, he stepped forward to intercept them and wanted to know the origins of these people.
At this time, he was only a few dozen meters away from the Japanese headquarters. Li Qiulin didn't bother to talk nonsense with him. He raised his hand and fired, and then shouted: "Brothers, charge!"
He brandished his shell gun, firing forward while charging forward.
The special operations team members carried machine guns and shell guns and rushed forward, covering a distance of tens of meters in almost the blink of an eye.
The Japanese brigade commander and senior officers and staff in the headquarters never dreamed that the enemy would suddenly appear. They were caught off guard and were all annihilated before they had time to resist.
After Li Qiulin confirmed that the Japanese brigade commander had been killed and the brigade command structure had been completely destroyed, they quickly evacuated in order to avoid being besieged by the Japanese army.
The gunshots and explosions in the headquarters alerted nearby Japanese troops, who came to check.
Li Qiulin and others were mixed in with the Japanese army, and the Japanese army could not distinguish them at all. Soon after, they left the headquarters and returned to the place where they hid during the day. In order to prevent them from being accidentally injured by the Eighth Route Army outside, they decided to stay here and wait for this
The battle is over.
Of course, they did not forget to send a telegram to Xu Dalong, sending the news that the Japanese army's 11th independent mixed brigade headquarters had been destroyed.
Kong Jie, Ding Wei, and Cheng Xiazi received the telegram from Xu Dalong and conveyed the news that the Japanese military headquarters had been destroyed to every commander and fighter on the front line.
The morale of the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army was greatly boosted and they launched a full-scale attack on the Japanese army. The Japanese army's command system was destroyed and fell into a state of chaos. They could only fight independently and were unable to mobilize their troops in time. Soon after, several defensive positions were destroyed
Breakthrough. The Eighth Route Army units continued to advance deeper into the Japanese defenses.
Just when the Eighth Route Army was besieging the Japanese independent 11th Brigade, Zheng Guorong hurried on non-stop and finally arrived at the Eighth Route Army's base area.
The sentry of the Eighth Route Army saw Zheng Guorong and ordered him to dismount.
Zheng Guorong jumped off his horse and showed his identity to the sentries. His horse was exhausted from running for a long time and could no longer move forward.
The sentries brought Zheng Guorong to their company headquarters. The company commander briefly asked about the situation, then picked up the phone and called the duty room of the military division. After hearing the news from Zheng Guorong, the duty officer immediately reported to Wang Limin.
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Wang Limin and others were also paying close attention to the fighting situation around the base area. Neither he nor Zhao Gang had slept. After listening to the watchman's report, they were all surprised and hurried to the sand table to check the location of the Japanese troops. They really could not have imagined that such a huge
Where did the Japanese army come from?
Wang Limin asked Zhao Gang to quickly send a telegram to Xu Dalong to inform him of the sudden situation, and he immediately organized troops to block the Japanese army.
At this time, in addition to the part of the troops led by Wang Chengzhu, the only people left at the location of the military division headquarters were the supplementary regiment of the independent brigade, which was directly under the brigade headquarters. The total number of people was only more than 1,000, and most of these people were new recruits.
Or it's the logistics personnel whose combat effectiveness is very weak.
But now Wang Limin had no troops to send, so he had to pull these troops up to stop the Japanese army for as long as he could.
After Zhao Gang finished sending the telegram to Xu Dalong, he came over to discuss with him where to mobilize more troops to stop the Japanese army.
Zhao Gang suggested mobilizing Sun Desheng's rapid mobile troops. Wang Limin agreed and quickly sent a telegram to Sun Desheng, asking him to lead the rapid mobile troops back to Guancheng County.
At this time, Sun Desheng was leading a rapid mobile force to the west of the base area, and a regiment of the Independent Brigade. They were blocking the Japanese 110th Division. Although they were a rapid mobile force, they would at least need to rush back to the Mawushan base area.
Three hours. Based on the intelligence provided by Zheng Guorong and the large number of vehicles owned by the Japanese army, Wang Limin judged that the Japanese army would approach Guancheng County in at most one hour.
The Japanese army has such a large force that it cannot hope to defeat Sun Desheng's fast mobile troops in a short period of time.
When Wang Limin was worrying about where to mobilize troops to stop the Japanese army, Zhao Gang suddenly remembered that there was a special warfare school outside the city, with more than 600 students there. Although these students had not graduated yet, they themselves came from various branches of the Eighth Route Army.
The combat backbone mobilized from the army has undergone a period of special warfare training, and it can be said that their combat effectiveness is absolutely powerful.
Don't underestimate the fact that they only have 600 people. Once they go into battle, they can completely defeat an ordinary Eighth Route Army regiment. These people are treasures sent by various units. Zhao Gang would not be willing to transfer them unless it was absolutely necessary, but now he
There is no other way but to bear the pain and give up.
The students who are training at the special warfare school know that a big war is going on around the base area, and they are all looking forward to participating in the war. Unfortunately, Xu Dalong and Zhao Gang are reluctant to part with these treasures. They all feel very sorry. Now they finally have a chance.
Everyone was very excited and immediately set off as a team.
Wang Limin was worried that these troops could not stop the Japanese attack, so he decided to rush to the front line with the only remaining guard company around him. These people could not play a big role, but they could also boost the morale of the officers and soldiers on the front line.
Just as he was about to set off, Wang Sanqiang made a suggestion. He said that there were many basic militiamen in the villages around Guancheng County, and there were also many trained workers and militiamen in the industrial and mining enterprises in the county. If these people were organized and entered the county,
, taking over the defensive positions of the remaining troops, the guard battalion under Wang Chengzhu can be replaced.
These two battalions are the New 1st Brigade and the Independent Brigade respectively. They are well-equipped and have the strongest combat effectiveness among the brigades. The number of each battalion has reached 800 people, and their combat effectiveness also exceeds that of an ordinary infantry regiment.
With these two battalions of troops participating in the battle, it is completely possible to hold off the Japanese army for several hours.
Both Wang Limin and Zhao Gang thought this suggestion was good, so they put Wang Sanqiang in charge of organizing the basic militia in each village outside the city. Zhao Gang personally mobilized the industrial workers in the city to take up arms and join the battle.
Xu Dalong was surprised when he received the telegram from Zhao Gang. He also couldn't figure out where this Japanese army came from. The intelligence work of the Mawushan Military Division is very powerful, and the situation of the surrounding Japanese troops is under the surveillance of the intelligence brigade. This
The Japanese troops can be sure that they are not in Shanxi because there is no relevant information about them.
Xu Dalong immediately sent a telegram to the commander and reported the situation to him.
After receiving the telegram, the commander immediately ordered Li Changshui to contact the underground party organization in Hebei to find out the origin of this Japanese army.
The chief of staff said with some worry: "Suddenly, a large group of Japanese troops appeared and were already approaching Guancheng County. Do you want to give Xu Dalong a suggestion to temporarily stop the attack on the 11th independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army and mobilize troops to rush back?"
Go back to Guancheng County."
The commander slowly shook his head and said: "There is no need. Xu Dalong has experienced hundreds of battles and is a very good commander. In this case, there is no need for us to interfere with his command. I believe he must
Be able to come up with solutions to problems.”
The chief of staff nodded and said: "I also believe in Xu Dalong. He will definitely be able to overcome all difficulties and finally win this anti-mopping campaign."
Faced with the unexpected situation, Xu Dalong thought for a moment and sent a telegram to Li Yunlong, asking him to leave two regiments of troops to block the 32nd Division of the Japanese garrison and prevent them from reinforcing the independent 11th Brigade. Let Li Yunlong
Lead the other troops back to Guancheng County immediately.
Then Kong Jie and Ding Wei asked them to seize the opportunity to kill the Japanese army and formed an independent 11th brigade and rushed to Guancheng County.
Guancheng County.
After completing the mobilization of the militia, Zhao Gang came to the airport outside the city. He told Bob and others that a large number of Japanese troops were about to attack Guancheng County, hoping that they could bomb the Japanese troops at night and assist
The Eighth Route Army on the ground blocked the Japanese army.
Bob and others are all experienced pilots, so for them, this is not a problem.
Bob shouted excitedly: "Guys have work to do, haha."
The pilots were also very happy. If there was a battle, they would get bonuses, and if they flew out at night, they would get even more bonuses. They moved quickly and got busy immediately.
Mechanic Dai Wei and the ground crew hurried to their respective posts to refuel the pilots and load ammunition. What they like most is to fight quickly. Although their bonuses are not as much as those of the pilots, they are still quite a lot.
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Recently, David's wife wrote a letter saying that her daughter was planning to go to an aristocratic school and still had to pay the tuition. Now, the money problem has been solved.
The 29th Regiment of the 15th Division, the leading force of the Japanese 8th Division, arrived at the border of Guancheng County, but encountered an obstruction from a company of the local Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese army had a huge force, and there were tank troops in front to clear the way. The Eighth Route Army soldiers of this company persisted for less than ten minutes before the Japanese army broke through the position. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army had no time to retreat, and in the end they all died heroically. The Japanese army continued to move forward without stopping.
Attack forward.
In a car, the Chief of Staff of the Eighth Division looked at the map with the help of the lights in the car and said to the division commander: "Your Excellency, division commander, the place where the vanguard troops exchanged fire with the enemy is only a few meters away from Guancheng County.
We have traveled 22 kilometers and have not encountered any resistance from large groups of enemy troops. It seems that our operation was very successful!"
The commander of the Eighth Division was also very happy and said: "This time our Eighth Division has more than 20,000 troops marching for a long distance. The enemy did not notice such a huge troop mobilization. This can be called a miracle in the history of war.
.It is destined that our Eighth Division will achieve greater glory."
Having said this, the two guys and the adjutant sitting in the front passenger seat all had smiles on their faces.
The division commander said: "Order the troops to speed up their march. If the leading troops encounter a small group of enemy troops, do not get entangled with them. Go all out to capture Guancheng County."
"Hai." The adjutant responded and ordered to stop the car. He opened the door, got out of the car and went to convey the order.
The car stopped on the side of the road, waiting for the adjutant to finish conveying the order and then continue moving forward. Soon the adjutant came back, opened the car door and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I just received a telegram from the vanguard."
So he handed over the telegram.
The chief of staff took the telegram, glanced at it and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, what is going on? Could it be that our actions have been exposed? The vanguard reported that they have been stubbornly blocked by the Eighth Route Army."
The division commander also felt a little confused and said: "It's impossible. Send a telegram to the front to inquire and find out the enemy's strength, so that the follow-up troops can follow immediately and quickly break through the enemy's defense line."
The chief of staff said anxiously: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, no matter whether the enemy has received the intelligence in advance or not, since we have encountered a large group of Eighth Route Army blocking our actions, our actions must have been exposed, and I am afraid that enemy reinforcements are also coming.
If we cannot quickly break through the enemy's blockade and capture Guancheng County, we will be in big trouble."