"Report, the Japanese are starting to gather again, and it seems they can't hold it back any longer."
In the unobstructed river network area, there were many guerrilla scouts, and they wandered near the Japanese troops. If the Japanese made any changes, they would quickly report to their superiors.
Because the entire area has been destroyed by the civilians and the officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu guerrillas, the flooded paddy fields, ditches, unfathomable rivers, and dangerous wilderness have made the Japs vulnerable to the guerrilla scouts wandering nearby. Helpless.
These scouts are experienced brothers. They always wander outside the range of the enemy, but they can see the enemy's movements from a distance.
If the Japs sent a small team to pursue them, they could always escape easily by taking advantage of the terrain. If the Japs ignored them, then the Japs would suffer.
Several times, the Japanese soldiers' hidden resting places were discovered by these guerrilla reconnaissance brothers, and then the artillery team came over to bombard them, causing heavy losses to the little Japanese soldiers and making them nervous all the time.
Now the Japanese have regrouped and are preparing to launch a strong attack in the direction of Jieshou, and the guerrilla battalion commander Shen Biao also got the news immediately.
"We just beat him to a bloody head, and now he's coming here shamelessly. This little devil is really cheap, don't you think so?"
The successive victories made the guerrilla battalion commander Shen Biao look relaxed. When he heard that the Japanese were gathering, instead of being nervous, he started joking.
The officers at the battalion headquarters were not nervous and burst out laughing. The Japanese were weaker than expected, which undoubtedly enhanced their confidence in victory.
"Soldiers are coming to block it, water is coming to cover it, and our fortifications are not for decoration. Since the little Japs are coming to die, they should come and die." Company Commander Zhang Hao's dark face was full of sneer.
Every brother in the guerrillas is very motivated to fight. Although some brothers were injured or killed in the early battles, compared with the brutality and cruelty in the great battle, it is no different from scratching an itch, and it inevitably breeds some arrogance. mood.
Shen Biao looked at the excited brothers and reminded him: "It's just a joke, but we are facing a full brigade. Before we can completely eliminate them, please keep your spirits up." , don’t underestimate the enemy!”
"Did you hear that clearly?!"
"Clear!" The brothers stood up and answered in unison.
"Everyone returns to their fighting positions and prepares to fight!"
Soon, the company and platoon-level officers gathered at the battalion headquarters filed out of the bunker and hurriedly ran in the direction of their respective companies.
The Japanese battalion leader Hirayama Kei was really anxious this time. In order to defend the honor of his battalion, he had to defeat the Chinese troops in front of him and capture the frontier before the artillery battalion arrived.
Therefore, the commander of the squadron, Kei Hirayama, also issued a death order to his squadron leaders, that is, if they cannot be defeated, they will commit suicide by disembowelling themselves as apology.
The squadron leaders summoned the squad leaders to convey the original words and transferred the pressure from the superiors to the squad leaders.
The team captains also followed suit, and soon every Japanese soldier received an order, that is, if they could not defeat the leader, they would break their stomachs and apologize.
This made every ordinary Japanese soldier become serious. They had never felt that their role was so important.
And if Bujieshou is really captured, I'm afraid there won't be any need for guerrilla officers and soldiers to come and fight, and the Japanese will all have to break their stomachs to apologize.
"Except for bullets, rifles and grenades, all irrelevant items were left in the camp!"
This time the Japanese were completely desperate, preparing to leave behind all the rucksacks and pack horses that would affect the movement, and attack with all their troops lightly armed.
The Japs distributed all the ammunition they carried, as well as dry food. The packhorses carrying the ammunition suddenly became relaxed and neighed happily.
All Japanese soldiers who were able to fight were recruited into the combat troops, even the cooks. The wounded soldiers were responsible for staying in the camp to guard the pack horses, etc.
Soon, several squadrons of Japs were ready to go, with bayonets unsheathed and full of murderous intent.
This time, the Japanese no longer concentrated their attack on one point in one direction. The entire brigade was fully deployed, preparing to attack simultaneously at more than ten attack points along the two-kilometer-long defense line.
As long as one point is broken through by them, the troops they broke through can sweep towards both wings and quickly cooperate with friendly forces to defeat the resisting Chinese officers and soldiers.
Although Shen Biao and his third battalion were fully prepared, when the observation post at the front reported urgently that the Japanese were launching an attack front on both wings, they still underestimated the Japanese's courage.
"What should we do? Once the Japanese attack in multiple places, with our strength, it may be difficult to deal with such a wide defense line." Luo Feng, the deputy battalion commander, was worried.
If the Japs concentrated their forces to attack them in one place, they could also concentrate their forces to block them layer by layer, consuming the Japs' effective strength, and those field fortifications would cause the Japs to suffer a lot.
It's a pity that this time the Japanese learned their lesson and no longer implemented their tactic of breaking through the center and making detours on the two wings, but instead used more flowers on the entire front.
Although the firepower of the guerrilla troops' companies and platoons has been strengthened, there is no chance of winning in a firefight with Japanese squad-level troops.
But now there are more than ten such well-equipped infantry squads under one Japanese battalion, so at least twenty company-level troops are needed to defend them.
The troops Shen Biao and the others had would have been more than enough to defend at one point, but now that they had spread out their defenses, they suddenly became stretched thin.
At that time, it is very likely that the entire line will be broken through by the Japanese, and no one can be defended. This makes Shen Biao, who originally wanted to show his strength, feel very angry.
If he had the strength of a division now, let alone a mere Japs brigade, even a regiment would be able to take it down.
But the reality is that he only has one battalion of troops at his disposal. Faced with such a full-frontal attack by the Japanese, he has no chance of winning.
"Old Shen, where is Old Shen?"
Just as the two battalion commanders Shen Biao and Luo Feng were scratching their heads because of the changes in the battlefield situation, powerful shouts came from outside.
Hearing the sounds outside, Shen Biao also slapped his head. He kept thinking about how his third battalion could steal the show and fight a good battle with the Japanese, but he forgot that behind them stood the North Jiangsu Corps. .
The strength of their third battalion is indeed not enough to defend such a wide defense line, but the Jiangsu North Corps currently has only a lot more troops than the Japanese. If they really open up their posture, are they still afraid of the Japanese?
"I said, Lao Shen, what are you two hiding here for? I called you for a long time and there was no response."
The blacksmith, commander of the first battalion, wearing a thick cotton coat, ducked into the bunker and watched Shen Biao and Luo Feng joking.
"Brother, why are you here in front?" Shen Biao didn't even bother to answer, and hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands with the blacksmith.
The blacksmith took off his hat, looked at Shen Biao and Luo Feng who were staring at the panda eyes and said with a smile: "You have been at the front all night. Chief Yang asked me to bring my brothers up so that you can go down and rest."
After hearing the blacksmith's words, Shen Biao and Luo Feng looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.
Shen Biao hurriedly pulled the blacksmith to the simple map and said: "We will talk about the change of defense later. Now the Japanese are about to attack. I am worried about the lack of troops on hand. You are here just in time. Let's sum it up. This battle How to teach the Japanese a lesson?"
Now that Blacksmith's battalion has come up, there are two full battalions on this front, and the defense is more than sufficient. Shen Biao has already begun to think about how to attack the Japanese to the maximum extent and eliminate the Japanese's effective strength.