Chapter 260: Sharpening the Moon with the Blood of the Enemy
After leaving the brigade headquarters, Liu Gen felt much more relaxed. Thinking that the brigade commander was worried that he would run out of shells made him want to laugh.
It seems that even the brigade commander can't bear the consumption of the artillery team. There is nothing we can do about it. Who said that most of the artillery shells needed to be replenished on weekdays have to be captured? The 386 Brigade can accumulate such a fortune, with the brigade commander's sufficient resources.
'Being diligent and thrifty' has a lot to do with it, otherwise the artillery team might have run out of shells long ago.
Returning to the artillery team, Liu Gen informed the soldiers to be ready for battle at any time, and the livestock used to transport artillery shells must be taken care of to avoid any accidents. If you want to transport mountain artillery, you can only rely on livestock, otherwise you will have to use manpower.
Well, that's a bit too difficult. Even if the 386 Brigade had seized Japanese cars and motorcycles before, they were of no use.
After all, most of the fuel seized during the battle will be sent to the rear for use. The frontline troops can save some and do not have to choose cars and motorcycles, which are too conspicuous and can easily expose the location of the troops.
Lead the soldiers to prepare all the artillery of the artillery team. Once the brigade headquarters issues an order, they will set off directly. Due to the heavy load of the artillery team, the artillery team has a lot of livestock, which can be used to transport artillery and artillery shells.
The soldiers were familiar with all this. Under the leadership of Liu Gen, the soldiers got everything done without wasting too much time.
Returning to the training of the artillery soldiers, knowing that a battle could happen at any time, the artillery soldiers were a little excited and could not devote themselves seriously to the training for a while. In the end, it was Liu Gen who had a cold face and let the artillery soldiers
The soldiers in the team calmed down.
Facing the cold-faced Liu Gen, no soldier in the artillery team dared to challenge Liu Gen's threat. They decisively chose to devote themselves to training seriously. The soldiers calmed down and after they devoted themselves seriously to training, their efficiency was higher than usual.
After a few minutes, knowing that they had to fight the Japs next, the soldiers naturally wanted to make themselves stronger so that they could kill the Japs better!
One day passed, and no orders came from the brigade headquarters. The soldiers of the artillery team could only control their emotions and devote their energy to training.
The Japs troops were constantly gathering, as if waiting for something. More than 800 Japs from Wu'an in western Shanxi were carrying out raids in the Yangyi area in an extremely arrogant manner, trying to find traces of the Eighth Route Army. However, the Japs were allowed to remain in the area.
A sweep of the Yangyi area also failed to find any trace of the Eighth Route Army.
More than 800 people are just an infantry brigade of the Japs. Knowing the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, the Japs only sent one infantry brigade to carry out raids in the Yangyi area. Undoubtedly, they wanted to attract the attention of the Eighth Route Army and attract the troops of the Eighth Route Army.
.But unfortunately, the Japanese plan failed. Although they continued to raid the Yangyi area, they could not find any trace of the Eighth Route Army.
The people in Yangyi area had long been warned by the local Eighth Route Army and fled into the mountains and forests in time. Not many people chose to stay in the village. Naturally, the people were very aware of what the Japanese did during the raids and how cruel the Japanese were.
, so that they could only reluctantly leave their homes and wait until the Japanese raids were over before rebuilding.
Nothing was gained from the raids in Yangyi area. The furious Japanese could only vent their anger on the innocent villagers. The villagers who escaped were lucky, but the villagers who could not escape died under the butcher's knife of the Japanese. The Japanese every day
When they go to a village, they will kill all the villagers, burn down the houses in the village, and take away the food that the villagers have finally saved.
When all units of the Eighth Route Army learned of the Japs' actions, they gritted their teeth and wished they could sharpen their swords with the enemy's blood!
A few days later, I saw no movement from the Eighth Route Army troops and was not fooled. They had arrived in Liao County early. The Japanese troops in Wuxiang independently formed the first part of the 4th Brigade and two infantry brigades, and set out south to launch a raid on the Eighth Route Army's anti-Japanese base areas. At the same time, the Japanese troops
The First Division of the 36th Division and two infantry brigades set off from Lucheng and Xiangyuan and headed north. The two Japanese troops, with a total of more than 3,000 people, supported the north and south and launched an attack on the areas on both sides of the Zhuozhang River between Yushe, Liaoxian and Wuxiang.
Sweep and encircle the area south of the Yuliao Highway!
Faced with this major move by the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters ordered the 129th Division to block the enemies who came to mop up the enemy. In response to the Japanese mopping up this time, the 129th Division dispatched its 385th and 386th brigades, two brigades, to cooperate with the First Column and other units.
, preparing to block the invading enemy on the inside. At the same time, the new 10th Brigade of the 129th Division is fighting on the outside.
After receiving the order, the 386 brigade headquarters quickly moved towards the Dongtian and Zuohui areas to block the Japanese and eliminate their effective forces. At the same time, the brigade headquarters also decisively dispatched to prepare for the invading Japanese.
The presence of more than 3,000 Japs could only be regarded as a test by the Japs. Knowing this clearly, the Eighth Route Army headquarters decided to severely beat these invading Japs! Let the Japs know that the anti-Japanese base areas cannot be easily invaded! Since they dare to invade
The Eighth Route Army's anti-Japanese base area should be prepared to be prepared to die!
The artillery team also set out with the brigade. Due to the special nature of the artillery team, the brigade commander took special care of the artillery team. There were dedicated soldiers who were responsible for smoothing the road and assisting the artillery team in passing. With the help of other soldiers, the artillery team was able to keep up with the brigade.
Along the way, Liu Gen could see that the morale of the soldiers was very high.
On the 14th, the artillery team successfully arrived at the Zuohui area with the brigade headquarters and joined the troops here to block the Japanese. All four regiments of the 386th Brigade were in this area to fight against the Japanese. Those who attacked this area were
The two infantry brigades of the Japanese 36th Division are not weak in combat effectiveness. The Japanese 36th Division belongs to the Japanese B-type division. It was established in 1939. Its main task is to maintain security and public order in the Japanese-occupied areas.
Compared with the Japanese A-type division, the Japanese 36th Division has only three infantry regiments, while the A-type division has four infantry regiments. The Japanese 36th Division is considered an old opponent of the 129th Division. On weekdays,
The most frequent battles between the Chinese troops and the Japanese 36th Division were.
After arriving in this area, the brigade commander immediately ordered the four regiment commanders to come for a meeting and issue the next combat mission. But Liu Gen did not stay at the brigade headquarters. He led the soldiers to find suitable artillery positions.
This was to ensure that there would be no problems when the artillery team went into battle. Considering the range of the mountain artillery, Liu Gen needed to find two suitable artillery positions, or more.
In the process of searching for positions, Liu Gen could see that many soldiers were in a state of embarrassment, and there were even more injured soldiers. The Japs' offensive was somewhat ferocious. Facing the blockade of the 386th Brigade, the Japs of the 36th Japs Division went crazy.