Rise from the sword

Chapter 439 This problem is very serious!

Pan County.

As a county where the Japanese army was stationed relatively close to Zhao Jiayu's base, the Panxian devils had a deep understanding of the strength of the independent regiment.

The first confrontation between the two sides was when the Independence Regiment picked up the tracks of the Zhengtai Railway for the first time.

At that time, more than half of the Panxian brigade, that is, more than 600 people, set up positions along the way to intercept the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment bringing the rails back to the base area, but they were attacked by the Cavalry Battalion, the Mechanized Infantry Company, the First Battalion Reconnaissance Company, and the Third Artillery Company of the Independent Regiment. Attacking from behind, the two sides fought on the gentle slope to the left of Pan County.

The Panxian devil garrison is really not weak, with a total strength of 1000 people, equipped with two mountain cannons, two [-]-type infantry cannons, eight heavy machine guns, and the standard Japanese second-line division brigade configuration.

But in the face of the high mobility of the cavalry battalion and the machine infantry company, the terrible firepower of the uniformly equipped general-purpose machine guns and submachine guns, and the twelve 82 mortars of the third artillery company, the more than 600 devils were defeated after an hour and left behind. More than a hundred corpses fled back to Pan County.

During the period, the Panxian devils even used poisonous gas bombs such as mustard gas on a large scale. However, the independent regiment had a gas mask, thick cotton clothes, and the open terrain. , there will naturally be no shortage of medicines for treating common poisonous gases in the medical kit.

The follow-up was that the barracks were bombarded by 120 heavy mortars from the second company of Wang Chengzhu's artillery, and landmines were fired from time to time.

As of yesterday, according to the statistics of the Japanese army in Pan County, there were a total of 180 imperial warriors in the hands of the independent regiment. Including injuries, one-fifth of the imperial army was gone.

The Pan County Devil Brigade, which received the blocking order again, naturally responded with [-] points of energy.

Two mountain cannons were erected in safe positions, and two 800-type advance positions were built in solid civil bunkers. Of the remaining [-] or so, only one squadron was left to garrison the county seat, and the rest were dispatched to urgently build bunkers.

This time, the devils learned their lesson, not only guarding the front, but also guarding the rear.

But there seems to be a rule that when you think you are fully prepared, the reality will always slap you.This time, the enemy waiting in front did not come, nor did the expected attacker from behind, something happened to the flank.

"beat."

When Kong Jie shouted the order to attack, the new second regiment opened fire.

Four 120-point heavy forces and eight 82-point heavy forces launched intensive bombardment against the devils' positions in the distance. Compared with Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie's family background was not well-off, and their lives were carefully calculated. The large-scale full-speed shelling lasted only 3 minutes It stopped, but the intensive firepower of the twelve mortars also made the devils' positions caught off guard into a mess, causing heavy casualties.

As soon as the artillery fire stopped, the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment, which had already moved covertly to 300 meters in front of the Japanese position, immediately launched a charge. At the same time, four flares also illuminated the Japanese position.

The Panxian devils, who hadn't recovered from their senses, shot right through the machine guns and submachine guns of the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment.

With great difficulty, the captain of the Devil's Battalion stabilized his team and retreated to the county town under the cover of two mountain cannons. He was suddenly attacked by the second battalion of the new second regiment ambushing outside the city. Although he managed to escape under the cover of the firepower of the city wall defenders, But was forced to leave most of the heavy equipment.

In the end, the head of Kong Da was satisfied and retreated with two 100-type infantry guns, two [-]-type heavy machine guns, and more than [-] [-]-type covers.

As soon as he returned to the county seat, the captain of the devil team in Pan County quickly sent a telegram to Dazuo Shimagawa in Yu County.

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Yu County.

"The flank of the garrison in Yu County was attacked by the Eighth Route Army and was forced to retreat to the county seat. About one squadron was lost. The opponent had about 2000 troops and was equipped with a lot of artillery fire."

Hearing the telegram read out by the staff officer, Shimagawa was stunned for a while, and then went crazy, howling hysterically:

"2000 Eighth Route Army!"

"Where did this come from?"

"There are still [-] Eighth Route Army troops at Niangziguan Railway Station. What's going on here?"

He didn't understand, where did the Eighth Route Army come from?
After scolding hysterically for a while, Shimagawa regained his composure. He found a map of Northwest Shanxi, looked at the base of the independent regiment on it, and the signs of surrounding forces, and began to meditate.

Multiple sources of information can confirm that the [-]th Route Army that suddenly appeared was not a unit of the Independence Regiment, and the few thousand remaining members of the Independence Regiment are still in the base area.

Who are they?
Where did it come from?
Without much thought, he set his sights on the two regiments on the two wings of the independent regiment.

"Is it the regiment-level troops of the two Eighth Route Army?"

Shimagawa began to think about the information about the two regiments.

Because the intelligence department of the First Army focused on the independent regiment, they did not pay much attention to the two surrounding regiments, but after all, they were close to the independent regiment, so they paid more or less attention.

Based on aggregated information.

These two regiments are called the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment, with a strength of about 500 people. They are equipped with equipment eliminated by the independent regiment. They suffered serious losses in the previous security battle, and they were also dispatched by elite soldiers. To the independent regiment, based on which it is judged that the combat effectiveness is relatively weak.

These messages have direct evidence.

Compared with the independent regiments, these two regiments are very peaceful and rarely attack the imperial army. The few active attacks are all aimed at the squad-level transport team. Through these battles, the strength of these two regiments is very poor , Most of them are recruits, only equipped with grenadiers and small-caliber mortars, and the number is relatively small, and most of the machine guns are Czech, and there are even Imperial machine guns.When there are imperial army brigades or even squadrons, they will take the initiative to avoid them.

"Could it be..."

Shimagawa instantly understood.

These two regiments are deliberately concealing their strength.

Because of Li Yunlong's big moves around his base area, more than 6 people built roads with great fanfare, and dispatched many times, scraped the railway tracks, bombarded the barracks, and bombarded the railway station, which almost attracted the entire attention of the intelligence department of the entire First Army. In addition, these two regiments took the initiative to conceal their true strength and never dispatched on a large scale. They were like an auxiliary reserve force of an independent regiment, so they would not pay too much attention.

Thinking of this, and thinking about the enemy's firepower and numbers in the Panxian telegram just received, Shimagawa took a breath.

Li Yunlong's more than 6000 people, plus the strength and combat effectiveness of these two regiments, that is more than 1 troops. This does not include the remaining troops of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment. 1 people.Moreover, the equipment is advanced, equipped with a large number of artillery, and its firepower is stronger than that of the imperial army.

Thinking of this, Shimagawa's scalp tingled for a while.

The trouble is big.

Although four new brigades have been added recently, including his Yu County, Ping'an County, Niangziguan Railway Station, Heyuan County, and Pan County, the total strength of the Imperial Army is only 1.

The number of people can't match, and the strength of the same scale can't match.

There are other surrounding troops combined, or even more, but the other imperial troops need to guard other Zhengtai railway lines and communication lines, and also need to guard against other guerrilla troops and the Jinsui army. What happened to them here, the support is not so good Easy.

This problem is serious.

"Put me through General Gibbon."

Shimagawa's voice trembled, and large drops of sweat dripped from his forehead.

He has not forgotten that Li Yunlong is stealing the rails!

More than 1000 people stole 3000 kilometers last time, so how much will 1 people steal this time?How long did it take to fix it afterwards?Also, how should the more than [-] Eighth Route Army deal with it?What if they come to steal the rails again after a while?
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Niangziguan Railway Station.

The fighting had come to a halt. After supporting the troops in Xicun and other places and retreating and breaking through the blockade of the guerrillas, the attacking Eighth Route Army also retreated, which made the devil commander finally heave a sigh of relief.

If this group of people continued to attack, with the opponent's firepower, they would probably be able to completely destroy Niangziguan Railway Station if they fought for a few more hours.

"How's the loss?"

The devil commander asked.

This battle was really not easy. The opponent had sufficient troops and strong firepower. More than 1000 people attacked the train station, and part of the reinforcements were sent to stop the retreat. The imperial army fought very hard.

"The main building of the station was severely damaged, part of the rails were damaged by enemy artillery fire, and the warehouse was also damaged. The loss has not yet been counted. The garrison brigade suffered 159 casualties, including 77 Yusha."

The staff quickly came to the result:
"The three brigades returning to the aid launched a group attack in order to break through the enemy's blockade. The losses were relatively large, with 372 casualties, including 190 jade broken and 17 missing,"

"A total of 531 casualties, 284 missing from Yu Sui."

Hearing the data, the devil commander was dizzy for a while.

Although the fighting time was long, the enemy did not plan to attack by force. The Eighth Route Army attacking the railway station retreated and shifted the direction of attack when encountering a slight blockage.

But he still suffered casualties of almost a brigade, and the reduction was as large as two squadrons.

The main reason is that in order to break through the enemy's blockade, the returning troops launched a group charge without firepower preparation. The blocking enemy's firepower is also very strong. Their heavy artillery can not only bombard the station, but also support the blocking force.

"Give me a call from the Taiyuan Command."

The ghost commander said.

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"withdraw."

At eleven o'clock at night, the Zhengtai Railway near Xixiang.

Looking at the bare railway and the train that had completely disappeared with only a little plank, ore, and grain left, Li Yunlong gave the order to retreat with satisfaction.

"Pity."

Before leaving, he took a look at the grain left on the ground, feeling a little pity in his heart.

He didn't care about the ore, but these grains, even if there is no shortage of food in the regiment now, or even more, even if there are only some coarse grains such as soybean meal and millet, Captain Li still feels a little distressed.

After all, this is food!
But he couldn't help it. He had no way to carry other things with his troops this time. All the carts were filled with rails, and some soldiers even carried or carried the rails.

For the independent regiment, steel is much more important than these coarse grains, so they can only give up.

The devils attach great importance to the railway. There are no villages for several miles near the railway. The nearest Xixiang, Yejia Village, is more than five miles away, and there is no way to give it to the common people.

The transport team set off and headed towards Zhao Jiayu.

However, when Captain Li looked back for the last time, he found that the food seemed to be much less than at the beginning, almost not much, but did anyone in the regiment carry food, and there was no food on the cart.

Beside him, Huang Baowang gave him the answer.

"Leader, I think it's a waste to keep these grains, so I'll give them all to the big mule. You know the big mule's appetite. If you really want to eat it openly, it's not a problem to eat thirty or forty catties a head at a time."

"Haha not bad···"

Li Yunlong was very satisfied.

(End of this chapter)