Chapter eight hundred and thirty first golden cicada escapes
"Instructor, have the troops been assembled?" Xiong Changhe asked with eyes shining as he looked at the slowly darkening sky outside.
"Except for the garrison battalion and the recruit company, all other troops have been assembled." The instructor was also full of expectations for the next battle and answered with a pair of longing eyes.
Then he did not forget to add: "The Hongcun stronghold we want to attack is less than ten kilometers away from us. As long as we set off, we can kill it and launch an attack in two hours at most. Battalion Commander, when are you planning to set off!"
"After dinner, we will set off in two hours!" Xiong Changhe replied!
"The task given to us by the regiment leader is to trap the Japanese in the stronghold, and then we will set off after performing a show in front of the Japanese. What I mean is that acting is acting, and the attack on the stronghold cannot be stopped."
"Try to capture the stronghold before the Japanese reinforcements arrive!"
"Although the total number of Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold exceeds 700, nearly half are puppet troops. The Japanese only have two infantry squadrons, half a heavy machine gun squadron, and half a mortar squadron. As long as we arrange it well, there will be
Maybe we can capture the stronghold!"
"So, when the troops set out, they must bring enough ammunition, especially mortars and infantry gun shells!"
At the Japanese frontline headquarters in southwestern Shanxi, the lieutenant general commander was furious in the war room.
In his opinion, the new regiment of troops that transported a large amount of weapons, ammunition, medicines and gold can be regarded as fat meat delivered to his mouth, which he can swallow at any time as long as he is willing.
However, frontal search is frontal combat after all, and compared with guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, they are two completely different methods of combat.
From the moment he learned that the new regiment was in his defense area, in less than a day, the commander understood the difference between frontal combat and guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we only found the cart that the Eighth Route Army threw off the cliff. We did not find their troops or the weapons and equipment they transported. Also, we have searched all over a ten-kilometer radius, but there is still no news!" Staff Sgt.
Chang reported in a low voice.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he continued: "The aviation force didn't find anything either!"
"All roads within the surrounding area of 30 kilometers have been checked, and there is no sign of any Eighth Route Army activities!"
"Our blockades and checkpoints on the highway have not been attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and we have not even seen them!"
The lieutenant general frowned and cursed loudly: "Impossible! Are these Eighth Route Army soldiers and generals from heaven? They can't fly... Keep looking for me, they must be hiding in this mountain!"
"Don't forget, they are not dragged down by a big car now, and they can hide anywhere in the mountains!"
The chief of staff wanted to persuade the commander to give up the idea of wiping out these Eighth Route Army troops. After all, they were just passing through the border and could not pose a threat to the frontline troops. There was no need to waste so much manpower and material resources on hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops.
However, as soon as the words left his mouth, he swallowed them back.
Seeing the commander's angry face, the chief of staff reacted suddenly.
The reason why the commander must find the new regiment and kill them is that in addition to the fact that these new regiments are the troops designated by the front army to be eliminated, in order to win this military exploit, there is another very important reason: as a commander who commands an army of tens of thousands
, he felt that he had been tricked by the Eighth Route Army, which consisted of hundreds of people. For the sake of his own face and to vent the anger he had been holding back, he had to kill them.
Just when he was about to give the order, an accident happened.
A communications staff officer rushed into the war room and reported before the two officers could speak: "Commander, a telegram from Major General Linfen Kawaguchi: They judged that the Eighth Route Army that passed through our frontline blockade last night has entered Linfen.
, let us stop looking for it!”
"Impossible. There is fifty or sixty attack distances from where they abandoned the cart to Linfen. Could it be that they flew there! Also, our planes were cruising in the sky throughout the day. If they were rushing to Linfen
On the way, you will definitely not escape the eyes of the aviation soldiers!"
The chief of staff was much calmer. He hesitated and reminded: "Commander, I think it is possible!"
"If these Eighth Route Army troops have already entered Linfen, or are about to enter Linfen, then it makes sense that we can't find any trace of them in this mountain!"
"Also, the Eighth Route Army, which loses the burden of large vehicles and uses war horses to transport supplies, can completely rely on roads and take the small roads ignored by the aviation force!"
“You know, taking a small road to Linfen is at least ten kilometers shorter than taking a road!”
The lieutenant general commander's face became even more ugly, and he remained sullen and silent.
After hesitating for several seconds, he stared at the communications staff officer and asked: "What is the basis for Major General Kawaguchi's judgment?"
"The Hongcun stronghold where they blocked the Eighth Route Army's defense line was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The firepower was very strong, including mortars and infantry artillery!"
"The Eighth Route Army that passed our defense line yesterday must be entering their base from the Hongcun stronghold. The Eighth Route Army troops who are attacking the stronghold are here to respond!"
The chief of staff was even more sure that his run was over, and replied with a firm face: "Your Excellency, Commander, these cunning Eighth Route Army soldiers must have escaped from the path while our attention was focused on the road and the mountains. What should we do next?"
what to do?"
"Bagya Road!" The fat in his mouth really slipped away, and the Lieutenant General Commander became even more angry and cursed loudly as soon as he spoke.
Then he reluctantly ordered: "Linfen is not our defense area. Even if we send people to Kawakou and they won't say anything, the front army will rebuke us. Moreover, it is too far away from the Hongcun stronghold. We can't catch up with the battle if we send troops there now!"
"Call back to Major General Kawaguchi immediately and ask him to destroy this Eighth Route Army unit!"
"As for us, we must withdraw our troops immediately. The troops have been searching for a day and a night. They must be very tired. We must rest in our own defense area immediately. We cannot delay the front line for hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops, so that our main enemy, the Jinsui Army, can take advantage of it!"
At ten o'clock in the evening, Hong Ruijun, the guard company commander, asked Wang Ping again if it was time to take action.
The radio station next to me finally sounded the crisp sound of sending and receiving telegrams.
Soon, the telegraph operator sent a telegram to Wang Ping. It was only then that Wang Ping truly solved the mystery of Hong Ruijun.
"The First Battalion has started taking action. Ten minutes ago, it launched an attack on the Japanese and puppet army stronghold in Hongcun!"
Hong Ruijun was even more confused. He frowned and asked Wang Ping: "Captain, do we plan to return to the base from Hongcun? No, even from the Hongcun ghost base, we can't reach Hongcun in one night today, even with a battalion.
We are here to support you, so we shouldn’t attack now!”
Suddenly, Hong Ruijun thought of his mission last night to drag a cart and march from another road to create a false impression for the Japanese army.
At this moment, Hong Ruijun finally showed an expression of enlightenment.
"I understand, Captain, you are trying to make a fool of yourself!"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "It is not appropriate to use just four words to describe it: a golden cicada escaping its shell..."
"Yes, it's the golden cicada that escaped from its shell!" Hong Ruijun affirmed.
"With our big truck left over there, and the first battalion attacking Hongcun, the Japs must have thought that we had arrived in Linfen and were preparing to enter the base area from Hongcun. But in fact, we were still in the hinterland of the Japs. When all their eyes were turned,
When we arrived at Hongcun, we fought directly back to the base area from other directions, catching the little Japanese by surprise!"
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