Li Yunlong is not stupid. He is a regiment leader who is evaluated by the commander as having "flexible tactical thinking and many clever ideas for fighting".
At this time, how could he not seize this opportunity? With one order, several battalions of the Independent Regiment rushed down the slope to attack the Japanese stationed in the open area with all their strength.
Shigekawa Rikishi had originally planned to wait for reinforcements, but before the reinforcements came, a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers suddenly appeared from behind... To be precise, Shigegawa Rikishi didn't believe it was the Eighth Route Army.
Although he did not find in his binoculars that this "Eighth Route Army" had the characteristics of the Shanxi-Sui Army, such as dog-skin hats and smoking guns.
But these things are too easy to disguise. The Jinsui Army only needs to throw away the dog-skin hat and pipe.
Especially since this "Eighth Route Army" did not fly the military flag...
Shigekawa Rikishi could not have imagined that Kong Jie's team broke out from the enemy's encirclement. Of course, they could not fly the military flag, otherwise wouldn't the pull of the military flag tell the enemy's location?
But this became the main basis for Shigekawa Rikishi to judge that the Eighth Route Army in front of him was a disguise of the Jinsui Army.
"That must be the case!" Shigekawa Rikishi said: "These bastards, they couldn't find the Eighth Route Army flag at the moment, so they couldn't disguise themselves!"
The furious Shigegawa Rikishi sent a telegram to Okamura Neiji at the last moment, with extremely positive wording: "Our ammunition has been exhausted, and the Jinsui Army has launched a sneak attack on our army from the rear. Please be sure to worry about the Jinsui Army."
The Sui Army, they have always been the enemy of our army. I decided to lead the Yoshida Battalion to fight the enemy until the last moment and be loyal to the empire!"
Speaking of which, Rikishi Shigekawa drew his command sword and shouted: "Long live the Empire!"
Then he led his men to launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army that was coming like a tide.
However, this doesn't make much sense.
Shigekawa Rikishi could not hide the fear in his heart. The same was true for Captain Yoshida, and the soldiers they led were no exception.
This fear arises when attacking anti-slope positions.
Before this, the Japanese were very confident in their own fighting power and knew that they could defeat two or three times the enemy head-on.
This sounds like just a comparison of military strength, but it also has another meaning:
If you can defeat two or three times the enemy head-on, it means there is almost no need to worry about enemy encirclement.
Because even if you are surrounded by enemies, you can concentrate your forces to break out easily.
Therefore, nothing can surround them.
With this kind of thinking, the Japs don't have much psychological burden when fighting... If they can't defeat them, they can break out. All they have to do is to fight with ease.
This is the state a team should be in. In this state, it often performs exceptionally well and achieves better results.
but now……
After repeated failed attacks, the Japanese's confidence had been severely dampened.
They suddenly found that the Eighth Route Army in front of them had become stronger, and suddenly found that their opponents were evenly matched. Then they looked at the enemies who had an absolute advantage in strength all over the mountains and plains in front of them... Negativity, failure, and pessimism spread uncontrollably among the army.
At this time, the Japanese still had a chance to break out.
Kong Jie's New Second Regiment was a force that broke out. It had few troops and almost used up its ammunition. As long as Shigegawa Rikishi turned back and attacked, he could escape and join the incoming reinforcements.
But Shigekawa Rikishi chose to fight to the end.
This can be said to be a kind of persistence, or it can be said to be a kind of giving up... I didn't think I could successfully break through, so I chose to give up.
Wang Xuexin's platoon did not rush forward.
This is the order given by the company commander Wu Lei: "First platoon, stay on the high ground for cold shooting, the rest of the platoon follow me!"
This order makes sense. One platoon has just seized a dozen 38-guns and each of them has received fifty rounds of original ammunition.
This way a row of guns can shoot accurately.
Why rush in for a bayonet when you can hit accurately?
And it is also condescending, so it is certainly suitable for implementing fire cover on high ground.
The soldiers didn't even need good marksmanship, because the Japs were surrounded by the Eighth Route Army and the space became smaller and smaller, and finally they were densely surrounded in the center and resisted stubbornly.
All the soldiers have to do is aim roughly in the direction of the enemy and pull the trigger.
The Japanese fell one after another, and were finally overwhelmed by the sea of Eighth Route Army soldiers.
Wang Xuexin saw the body of a Japanese officer through the sniper scope. He was kneeling on his knees facing the east, with his head lowered. A long command knife penetrated his abdomen, and a blade was exposed on his back. There was still blood on it.
flowing down...
Later, Wang Xuexin learned that the officer who chose to commit suicide was Major General Shigekawa Rikishi, commander of the Japanese 9th Mixed Brigade.
The 9th Mixed Brigade was divided into three parts and went out for reconnaissance along the road. Shigekawa Rikishi chose to advance with the Yoshida Brigade, which had the strongest combat effectiveness and was most likely to discover the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
But unfortunately, he didn't have time to see the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Okamura Neji fell into silence after receiving the news that Shigekawa and the Yoshida brigade were surrounded and annihilated.
Originally, Okamura Neji had doubts about the Jinsui Army joining the battle.
He believed that the greater interest of the Jinsui Army should be to preserve its strength and reap the benefits. This was also the judgment reached by Neji Okamura after collecting intelligence.
However, after Shigekawa Rikishi was surrounded and annihilated, he basically confirmed that the Jinsui Army had entered the battle.
Okamura Neji’s judgment comes from two aspects:
First, the Eighth Route Army did not have the strength to encircle and annihilate a large group in such a short period of time. The previous battles of Lijiapo and Xuequcun all proved this point.
Second, if the Jinsui Army pretends to be the Eighth Route Army and joins the battle, it will be of great benefit to the Jinsui Army without any harm.
Because of this, the Jinsui Army can continue to maintain "peace" with Okacun on the one hand, and on the other hand it can ensure "peace" with the Eighth Route Army and gain benefits in the battle.
"So that's it!" Thinking of this, Neji Okamura sighed: "His appetite is much bigger than I thought!"
Then Okamura Neiji gave the order: "Order the 37th Division to allocate a force to protect the flanks!"
How could Okamura Neiji have imagined that Shigekawa Rikishi's troops were wiped out in a short period of time? A large part of the reason was that they consumed a large amount of manpower and ammunition when attacking the anti-slope fortifications.
As for the Jinsui Army pretending to be the Eighth Route Army and going into battle... Yan Laoxi'er didn't have the brains and courage, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to negotiate with the Japanese.
Li Yunlong is involved with Kong Jie again:
"Old Kong! Long time no see! Long time no see!" Li Yunlong said with a smile: "Thanks to you for coming from behind, otherwise it would be really not that easy to eat these devils!"
"I'm talking about Lao Li." Kong Jie came up and said, "I've done you such a big favor, are you proud of me? You should spit out some of the captured equipment!"
Kong Jie felt unbalanced. The New Second Regiment played a big role, but the final charge was carried out by the Independent Regiment, so most of the equipment fell into the hands of the Independent Regiment. The New Second Regiment only managed to get a few broken guns.
"It's easy to talk about..." Li Yunlong said with a "hehe" smile: "I think so, let's divide it according to the proportion of the troops invested, what do you think?"