Chemingyu, with its rugged terrain and dense mountains and forests, is a good place to ambush Japanese reinforcements.
In order to block the Japanese reinforcements and delay the advance of the Japanese reinforcements, Liu Gen specifically asked the soldiers to lay mines and traps on the road. In Liu Gen's vision, he was not prepared to engage in a firefight with the Japanese immediately. As long as he could
To delay the advance of the Japanese reinforcements, it doesn't matter whether they engage in a firefight with the Japanese.
Due to the limited number of mines carried by Liu Gen and others, Liu Gen and others did not deploy many mines, and it was difficult to form a large minefield.
In order to delay the enemy's advance, Liu Gen deliberately asked the soldiers to spread out when placing the mines, so as not to form a minefield. The purpose of placing the mines this time was to block the enemy and delay the enemy's advance. There was no need to blindly pursue killing.
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I have to say that under the leadership of Battalion Commander Zhang, the soldiers did a very good job.
After everything was arranged, the soldiers had time to rest. The soldiers were somewhat tired from the journey last night and the arrangement of mines and traps after arriving. After eating the dry food they carried with them, the soldiers hid in the
They waited patiently behind the position. Except for some soldiers who stayed outside to guard, the other soldiers took a rest.
Liu Gen didn't rest, he wasn't too tired, and he didn't need to take action in setting up mines and traps. The soldiers did a very good job, and even if Liu Gen did it, there wouldn't be much change.
During the rest time of the soldiers, Liu Gen communicated with the militia troops in Chemingyu. Considering the combat effectiveness of the militia troops, he was not prepared to let these comrades stay in the position to block the Japanese together. Regarding the local militiamen in Chemingyu
Liu Gen had a better arrangement for the troops. He chose to place these comrades in the woods on both sides of the road to prevent the Japanese from abandoning the road and choosing to walk through the woods.
Liu Gen and others were not familiar with the woods on both sides of the road, so they naturally needed local militia troops to defend them.
Three hours later, a Japs force arrived at Chemingyu. There were not many Japs troops. There was only one infantry squad, which could only be regarded as the front line.
Liu Gen did not believe that the Japanese troops coming from the direction of Fenyang to support only had an infantry squad. In order to prevent this Japanese infantry squad from destroying the mines and traps arranged, Liu Gen decisively asked Battalion Commander Zhang to lead the soldiers to take the initiative to attack. There was an artillery battalion.
With the fire suppression, it is not difficult to kill a Japanese infantry squad.
Of course, when launching an artillery bombardment against the Japanese infantry squad, Liu Gen only used some mortars. He did not want the Japanese to know how many artillery pieces he had in his hands.
After Battalion Commander Zhang and his soldiers took the initiative to attack, except for a small number of Japs, most of the Japs were killed directly. After briefly cleaning the battlefield, Battalion Commander Zhang led the soldiers back to the position.
They didn't gain much. How many good things could a Japanese infantry squad have?
As for whether killing this Japanese infantry team would expose the existence of Liu Gen and others, Liu Gen didn't care. Even if he didn't take action this time, sooner or later the Japanese would know that he and others were here to block. Exposing it in advance would not make the Japanese
Changing the direction of advancement, who made Chemingyu the only way for the Japanese reinforcements to go to Liulin County?
Unless the Japanese reinforcements are willing to take a detour, they can avoid the blockage of Liu Gen and others. But with the arrogant character of the Japanese, how could they choose to take a detour?
"Comrade Liu Gen, are you sure the Japanese will not choose to take a detour?" Battalion Commander Zhang asked worriedly in the position.
Liu Gen was very sure, but Battalion Commander Zhang was still a little worried. The Japs were arrogant, but they should also be able to prioritize. If the Japs reinforcements really chose to take a detour, then their arrangements in Chemingyu
It's wasted.
"Battle Commander Zhang, given the situation the Japanese are in, they won't easily choose to take a detour."=
"What's more, even if these Japanese soldiers choose to take a detour, they will still encounter our blocking troops and their marching speed will be slowed down." Liu Gen said with a confident smile.
The Japs who came to support from Fenyang must have used military vehicles. Otherwise, how could they reach Liulin County in a short time relying on the two legs of the Japs? According to the terrain conditions of the surrounding area, Chemingyu is a Japs
The only way for military vehicles to pass through, the Japanese reinforcements would not choose to give up passing through Chemingyu.
Seeing Liu Gen's confidence, Battalion Commander Zhang's worries dissipated. According to Liu Gen, whether the Japanese would choose to take a detour would not change the fact that the Japanese reinforcements were blocked.
"Captain Zhang, have you released the bullets seized from the Japanese? Once the battle begins, the soldiers must have enough ammunition." Liu Gen asked.
Battalion Commander Zhang nodded, "Comrade Liu Gen, don't worry, I know the importance of ammunition in battle. The captured ammunition has been distributed to the comrades long ago, and it will certainly not affect the comrades' battle."
Seeing this, Liu Gen stopped saying anything. Based on Battalion Commander Zhang's experience, there should be no problems in all aspects. The next battle with the Japanese reinforcements will be the top priority. Considering the crazy level of the Japanese
, Liu Gen and others will inevitably have to fight a tough battle with the Japanese reinforcements.
Liu Gen's only hope is that the Japanese reinforcements do not carry heavy artillery, otherwise he does not know how to fight this battle. If the Japanese really have heavy artillery, then Liu Gen does not think how long he and others can hold off the Japanese reinforcements. The range of heavy artillery and
The power far exceeds the mortars in the hands of the artillery battalion. If you want to kill the Japanese heavy artillery, you can only use heavy artillery.
But now, with the situation of the 120th Division, where can Liu Gen get heavy artillery?
Five hours later, a large Japanese army appeared outside Chemingyu. According to the investigating soldiers, there should be a Japanese infantry brigade with nearly a thousand people. This Japanese infantry brigade had five military vehicles and three more in front of the team.
Bengzi cleared the way, it seems that this Japanese army has got the news that there is an Eighth Route Army unit blocking Chemingyu.
After receiving the news that Japanese reinforcements had arrived at Chemingyu, Liu Gen immediately ordered the soldiers to enter the position, while the artillery battalion was hidden behind.
Not long after the soldiers entered the position, they could see the Japs troops appearing in the sight of Liu Gen and others. The military vehicles and San Bo Zi were left behind by the Japs. They did not want the military vehicles and San Bo Zi to be captured due to the battle.
Blow up. The reason why this Japanese reinforcements arrived at Chemingyu so quickly has something to do with the military vehicles they rode in.
However, even the Japs did not have enough military vehicles to transport soldiers, so the Japs soldiers could only be replaced by military vehicles to increase the marching speed.
"Hide! The Japanese artillery bombardment is coming!" Liu Gen picked up his binoculars and looked at the Japanese. He could see the Japanese artillerymen quickly setting up mortars.
Seeing the Japanese artillerymen setting up mortars, Liu Gen was somewhat relieved. It seemed that this Japanese army did not carry heavy artillery, otherwise it would not have only used mortars.
Battalion Commander Zhang looked solemn. He had fought with the Japanese troops a lot, so he naturally knew the fighting habits of the Japanese troops. Battalion Commander Zhang waved his hand gently, and the soldiers immediately hid in the cat-ear holes in the position, waiting for the Japs to come next.
of shelling.
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang"
"..."
In less than five minutes, the Japanese's intensive artillery bombardment came towards the position where Liu Gen and others were located. The Japanese's bombardment was very intensive, and the shells seemed to be free of charge. After five rounds of shelling on the position of Liu Gen and others,
, the Japanese artillery fire immediately extended and struck towards the rear of the position.
In the Mao'er Hole, Liu Gen immediately crawled out of the Mao'er Hole after noticing that the Japanese were extending their artillery fire. He could see the Japanese soldiers quickly returning to the position. Before Liu Gen could give an order, the other soldiers
As soon as they crawled out of the cat's ear hole, they realized that the Japanese attack had begun.
"Battle Commander Zhang, I leave the defense of the position to you. I need to lead the artillery battalion to launch a counterattack!"
"hold onto!"
"..."
Quickly returning to the rear from the frontline position, Liu Gen could see that less than fifty meters away from the hiding place of the artillery battalion, there were craters caused by Japanese artillery shells. If the Japanese artillery fire continued, then the artillery battalion would inevitably be hit by Japanese artillery shells.
command, there was considerable loss.
"Advance 200 meters with the mortar and be careful to hide!" Liu Gen immediately issued the order when he saw the soldiers from the artillery battalion.
In order to avoid the Japanese artillery bombardment, Liu Gen had the artillery battalion hidden outside the range of the Japanese artillery. This distance also meant that the artillery battalion could not launch a counterattack against the Japanese artillery. Now Liu Gen needed the artillery battalion to advance two hundred meters to include the Japanese artillery.
Only when you are within your own range can you launch a counterattack against the Japanese artillery.
The soldiers of the artillery battalion looked serious and moved forward without hesitation with mortars and artillery shells. As artillerymen, they naturally knew what to do next.
In the frontline position, bullets and dust danced together. Facing the Japanese soldiers who rushed to the position, Battalion Commander Zhang led the soldiers to fight back wildly. The soldiers had enough ammunition in their hands, and they seemed to be more confident during the counterattack. The Japanese soldiers who rushed to the position every
If you take a step forward, some Japanese soldiers will be successfully killed by the soldiers, and there will be many injured Japanese soldiers.
At this time, the Japanese artillery had already stopped shelling, and the Japanese soldiers were not far from the position. If the shelling continued, it would be easy to hurt the Japanese soldiers rushing towards the Eighth Route Army position.
Among the Japanese troops at the rear, the Japanese commander was observing the battle on the front line with binoculars. He could see that the Eighth Route Army's counterattack was very fierce and its firepower was not weak. Among them, there were two or three heavy machine guns. And it was unknown whether these heavy machine guns were
It was all the firepower of the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese commander looked solemn. It seemed that it would not be easy to easily kill these blocking Eighth Route Army troops.
"Dispatch two more infantry squads! I will defeat these Tubal troops who dare to block the Imperial Japanese Army in the shortest possible time!"