Chapter 1069 The Darkness of the Mingxiu Plank Road
The blockade ditch in charge of the Japanese and puppet troops in Guanshan Town is more than 30 kilometers long.
In addition to the Guanshan Town stronghold, three small strongholds were built along the blockade ditch, which separated nearly a hundred villages from the garrison base area and became an independent blockade area.
The two openings of the blockade ditch that stretches for dozens of kilometers can be entered and exited normally, but they are blocked by two strongholds. Every day, dozens of Japanese and puppet troops set up checkpoints here to check pedestrians and prevent the Eighth Route Army from entering or exiting this blockade.
area.
The rest of the blockade ditch is densely covered with mines. Troops are patrolling along the line of the blockade wall at all times. There are also Japanese and puppet troops hiding in Tibetan soldier caves along the blockade ditch as ambushes to attack the Eighth Route Army who destroyed the blockade ditch to ensure that no one secretly
Cross the destruction blockade trench.
In the blockade area, nearly 3,000 Japanese puppet troops dispatched from the Guanshan Town stronghold and 2,000 Japanese puppet troops dispatched from the Japanese-occupied areas attacked front and back. For three consecutive days, the mopping up troops were dispatched at dawn to sweep every place here.
corner and completely kill all the resistance forces inside.
After the day's sweep, the Japanese and puppet troops dragged their exhausted bodies back to their bases and lay down without wanting to move again.
The Japanese leader cannot relax yet. He has to report the results of the day's raids to the colonel.
He walked into the colonel's office with a sullen face and lowered his head: "Sir, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Today's raid was the same as yesterday. Apart from killing a few small shrimps, we didn't catch a single big fish."
"The Eighth Route Army in the blockade area seemed to have suddenly disappeared, and their shadows were completely invisible."
"According to the current sweep speed, within one day tomorrow, we will sweep the entire blockade area and completely eliminate it."
The colonel thought for a moment and replied: "There are two possibilities. Either the Eighth Route Army in the blockade area abandoned the people and ran away before we established the blockade ditch. The only ones left in the blockade area are these little shrimps, who attacked and harassed us."
"Either they hide in this area that we haven't raided yet, waiting for an opportunity to strike back and crush our raid."
"I think the second possibility is more likely because this is the usual combat style of the Eighth Route Army."
"Order the troops to strengthen their vigilance, especially the troops blocking the trench line."
"When the sweep is over tomorrow, we will know the specific possibilities."
Wanfeng Village is a traffic artery leading into and out of the blockade area.
In order to defend this place and ensure that the nearly ten kilometers of blockade trenches on both sides were not destroyed, the Japanese army stationed a total of 500 people here, including a battalion of puppet troops and a Japanese soldier to strengthen the squadron.
Of course, these garrisons were temporarily strengthened to cooperate with the raids.
When the sweep is completed, all the Eighth Route Army in the blockade area will be killed, and the garrison at the stronghold will be reduced by at least two-thirds.
Before dark, one-fifth of the Japanese and puppet troops left their strongholds and hid in Tibetan soldier caves along the blockade ditch to stand by, or formed patrol teams to patrol along the highway, cooperating with the ambush troops in the Tibetan soldier caves to prevent anyone from
Destroy the blockade ditch.
Most of the remaining Japanese and puppet troops stayed in the stronghold, some were patrolling and guarding, and some were sleeping.
On both sides of the blockade ditch three kilometers away from the stronghold, more than one battalion of the Eighth Route Army lurked here, waiting motionless for the moment of attack.
On the road in front of them, patrols passed by every half hour.
In the blockade ditch, there was a hidden soldier cave two hundred meters away from them. Five Japanese soldiers and ten puppet soldiers were hiding inside, hiding and waiting.
The Eighth Route Army was unaware of the existence of this ambush, so it only sent one infantry company to establish a warning position to block possible reinforcements from the Wanfeng Village stronghold.
"Start the attack!" Huang Sheng, commander of the Yu County Independent Battalion, ordered.
He will secretly send a company into the Japanese and puppet blockade area tonight, and then create an illusion for the Japanese army: all the Eighth Route Army troops in the blockade area will break out and leave the blockade area tonight, confuse the Japanese and puppet troops who are sweeping inside, and give the first company a chance to lurk in the blockade area.
Create conditions.
First company commander Zhang Cheng was the first to rush out of the hiding position.
Bent over, holding a box cannon in his hand, he stared at the blockade ditch with vigilance, ready to lie down at any time.
The Japanese and puppet army patrol has just passed by and will not arrive in twenty minutes.
As long as everyone seizes the next ten minutes and is lucky enough not to encounter the mines in the blockade trench, they will definitely be able to easily pass through the blockade trench and enter the blockade area.
Lady luck seems not to be on the Independence Camp's side tonight.
"Bang..." a gunshot sounded, and the peaceful night was broken. A dozen heads and a light machine gun suddenly appeared in the blocked ditch that was quiet just now.
"Fire cover, rush over and kill them..." Huang Sheng was startled by the sudden appearance of the Japanese and puppet troops, and then he made a quick decision.
There were only fifteen Japanese and puppet troops. As soon as the heavy machine guns brought by the independent battalion opened fire, they were pinned in the blockade ditch and then blown into pieces by more than a dozen grenades thrown in succession.
There was no smile on Huang Sheng's face. Although the Japanese and puppet troops in front were eliminated, time was delayed and the troops were also exposed.
Three kilometers away, the Wanfeng Village stronghold was already brightly lit, and the Japanese and puppet troops there must be gathering to prepare reinforcements here.
Moreover, if the Japanese can arrange an ambush here, there must be ambushes elsewhere.
They are closer to here and the time to get here is shorter.
"Da da da……"
Huang Sheng thought of this, but before he had time to alert the troops, gunfire rang out at the security position.
His eyes widened and he shouted: "They must be other ambush soldiers of the Japanese and puppet troops hiding in the Tibetan Army Cave."
"There are not many of them, and the security forces are determined to stop them."
"The company immediately blew open the blockade ditch and blockade wall and entered the blockade area."
"Rumble..."
Explosions sounded one after another. It was the company using explosives to destroy the blockade ditch and blockade wall, opening a passage in and out of the blockade area.
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
The gunfire coming from the security position became increasingly dense, with many explosions mixed in between.
Huang Sheng became anxious and shouted loudly: "The Japs in the stronghold must have come to kill us. Let the company go faster."
In Huang Sheng's original battle plan, the battle to block the Japanese and puppet reinforcements would not begin for several minutes.
At that time, the first company had already entered the blockade area, and the local troops trapped in the blockade area also left the blockade area with their wounded to join them.
As long as the Japanese and puppet reinforcements see the independent battalion converging and breaking out of the local troops and the wounded retreating, the blocking troops on the warning positions can be withdrawn, and the casualties of the troops will definitely be within control.
But fate is not as good as fate. The Japanese and puppet troops hiding in the Tibetan Soldier Cave exposed the attacking troops in advance, and the reinforcements in the stronghold also arrived several minutes in advance.
Although the combat plan will not be affected by this accident, the casualties of the blocking troops will definitely increase.
Huang Sheng became more and more anxious, staring closely at Yilian, praying that they would hurry up.
Otherwise, if everyone delays here for one more minute, the casualties of the blocking force will increase by one point.
"Battal Commander, the company opened the gap." The instructor shouted, his eyes never leaving the blockade ditch.
"Send a signal and notify the troops on the opposite side to rush out." Huang Sheng ordered hurriedly.
Continuously crossed the smoke-filled blockade ditch and entered the blockade area.
A few minutes later, a troop rushed out of the gap in the blockade wall and carried many lightly and seriously injured people.
"The guard platoon goes up to respond, and the third company reinforces the second company, and alternately covers the retreat." Huang Sheng continued to give the order.