Okamura Neji's plan went smoothly. After all, the 31st Regiment of the Security Army had the cooperation of the Japanese...
They first pretended to attack the Eighth Route Army's defense line.
Such an attack would have little effect, because the ten main regiments of the Eighth Route Army were confronting the Japs on the Datong line. These main regiments had already completed the replacement of Springfield rifles, and there was not much difference between them and the Japs in terms of equipment:
Compared with the Eighth Route Army's Springfield rifle, the Japanese's 38 rifles were no better.
The Japanese had grenades and the Eighth Route Army had 50 small artillery pieces and mortars.
The Japanese had their Type 92 infantry cannon, and the Eighth Route Army had their own self-produced ghost cannon plus rocket launchers.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army also has rocket launchers that can fire various anti-infantry rockets and has air superiority... At this time, it can be said that it is even more difficult for the Japanese to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line with the same strength.
While the fight between the two armies was getting heated, the good show of the 31st Regiment of the Security Army was staged.
Without any warning, the Japs' formation suddenly went into chaos. The 31st Regiment of the Security Army came up from behind and killed the Japs... This actually can't be considered an act, because the Japs were really doing it, and Okamura Neiji did not tell the Japs on the front line about security.
The 31st Regiment of the Army "fake surrender".
This is because Okamura Neiji is worried that if the "drama" on the front line is too fake, the Eighth Route Army will see flaws.
Therefore, it is true that the 31st Regiment of the Public Security Army tore a hole in the Japanese defense line from the rear and broke through, and it is also true that it killed and injured more than a hundred Japanese. The 31st Regiment of the Public Security Army was beaten by Japanese firepower while escaping towards the direction of the Eighth Route Army.
It is true that more than three hundred people died...
Looking back afterward, all the commanders of the Eighth Route Army lamented that the Japanese were so ruthless that they were able to kill their own people.
But it was precisely because everything was true that the Eighth Route Army was fooled.
Because on the way the security forces escaped, they were blown up into the sky by Japanese infantry artillery, they were mowed down by machine guns, and they were stabbed to death with bayonets after them... These all proved one thing to the Eighth Route Army.
Those who criticized the puppet troops sincerely surrendered.
In front of the puppet army was the Long March Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The regiment leader Zhao Liangzhi immediately ordered the troops to organize firepower to suppress the Japanese and cover the surrender of the puppet army.
Then the Eighth Route Army brought the puppet troops into the defense line one by one.
Zhao Liangzhi was actually cautious at this time. As the leader of the main force, he had been on the battlefield for so many years and had seen all kinds of Japanese tactics. Although he had seen the puppet army suffer casualties in the process of surrendering,
It was a heavy blow, but seeing that the mental state and combat effectiveness of this puppet army were extraordinary, I felt a little confused.
Mental state and combat effectiveness cannot be faked, they are the morale and combat response of the entire unit.
The puppet troops that Zhao Liangzhi had seen surrendered...whether they surrendered or surrendered, almost all of them were defeated, or they ran desperately when fleeing to the Eighth Route Army's defense line. Many of them even lost their rifles.
It makes sense to throw away the rifle at this time.
First of all, the rifles of the puppet army are not very good guns.
Secondly, with a bolt-action rifle like this, there is almost no chance of turning around and shooting when escaping.
Third, you can run faster if you lose your rifle, which means you have more chances to survive.
However, the surrendering army in front of them was different. They did not look panicked. Not only that, they could also organize groups to cover and retreat while fighting... This is why the 31st Regiment of the Security Army was under the full pursuit of the Japanese.
The casualties of more than 300 people were the reason why the organized troops fled into the Eighth Route Army defense lines.
Zhao Liangzhi muttered in his heart, grabbed the box of cannon and walked towards the direction of the puppet army who had just surrendered.
At this time, the group of puppet soldiers were hiding in the trenches and breathing heavily. Some of them were covered in blood. Eighth Route Army soldiers were bandaging their wounds.
Zhao Liangzhi stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Where is your commander? Your commander..."
"Me!" Zhang Qiming heard the sound and ran over from a dozen meters away, squatted next to Zhao Liangzhi and replied: "I am their commander!"
"You are welcome to surrender!" Zhao Liangzhi shook hands with him calmly: "I am Zhao Liangzhi, the leader of the Long March Regiment. Comrade, which army do you belong to?"
"Zhang Qiming, leader of the 31st Regiment!" Zhang Qiming pretended to be excited and replied: "Comrade, we have finally returned to our own team. Over the years, we have suffered so much humiliation at the hands of the Japanese, and today we finally have a chance to speak out.
Bad breath..."
Not to mention, Zhang Qiming's pretense is really serious.
This is thanks to Zhang Qiming's background as a diplomat. In order to help Zhang Qiming understand Chinese culture better, his father sent him to a Chinese school since he was a child.
This allowed Zhang Qiming to speak Chinese proficiently, and he spoke it in a certain way, even with a Shanghainese accent, and it was impossible to tell the truth from the false.
Zhao Liangzhi originally wanted to find some flaws in the dialogue and demeanor, but he was a little disappointed when he saw Zhang Qiming's performance.
He was suspicious of the surrendered 31st Regiment, but it was just suspicion.
Zhao Liangzhi can't say: You retreated in such an orderly manner, it must be fake, capture them all and shoot them!
If this is done wrong, the impact will be huge.
Zhao Liangzhi thought for a while, laughed "haha" a few times, nodded and said: "Good comrade! Just come back... You came at the right time, we are about to counterattack, you came from over there, you know about the enemy
Information? Troop strength, deployment, unit numbers, whatever you know, tell me!"
Zhang Qiming was stunned when he heard this. The Eighth Route Army was actually going to counterattack?
This is a big deal!
If the Eighth Route Army was about to counterattack but he had made an appointment with the main force to flank the Eighth Route Army's defense line after dark... wouldn't this plan be ruined?
The reason why the Japanese made an appointment to take action after dark was because they were worried that the Eighth Route Army would have control of the air and turn the tide at a critical moment.
As we all know, the most taboo thing for mechanized troops is the enemy's air power.
This is limited to this era. Modern mechanized troops usually advance with anti-aircraft missile vehicles and have certain air defense capabilities.
Taking this into account, the Japanese could only choose to operate at night.
This plan was originally okay, but now if the Eighth Route Army wants to counterattack and Zhang Qiming's troops will be pulled to the second line to rest, won't they be separated from the Eighth Route Army's frontline troops? How can they attack the imperial army from a flank?
Thinking about it, Zhang Qiming hurriedly said: "Comrade, I request to counterattack with you. I know the enemy's deployment and am familiar with the terrain. We can lead the way for you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Liangzhi was almost certain that this puppet army was pretending to surrender.
If the puppet soldiers are so brave, can they still be puppet soldiers?
Can you still take the initiative to ask for a fight?
The leader in front of me is trying every possible means to stick to the Long March...