The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 432 Capture Node
When it came to the specific combat deployment, Kong Jie arranged it like this:

The main force of the fourth and fifth battalions dispatched overnight, divided into multiple teams, and laid down some important nodes controlled by the Japanese army.

After laying down the nodes, with the help of lime, sand, gravel, and water brought by the soldiers, various concrete fortifications were quickly built based on the nodes, including semi-underground concrete machine gun fortifications, concrete bunkers, and so on.

At the same time, in order to paralyze the Japanese army's judgment and interfere with the Japanese army's defense of various nodes, while attacking these nodes, several other troops were separated to attack the Japanese army in the Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang areas at night.

The commando took advantage of the night to find a way to knock out the Japanese artillery squad.

The monk led the guard company to ambush the artillery units that were going from the large Japanese strongholds to Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang to support them.

……

"Monk, let someone send an order to bring back the sniper platoon as well. The devils and puppet soldiers in the strongholds we have been fighting for the past few days dare not show their faces, and it is useless to stay outside.

Let the soldiers lurk in the Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang areas, and harvest the devil's officers, artillery, and machine gunners as much as possible. " Kong Jie arranged.

"Yes!" The monk replied.

After everything was ready and the cadres left, Kong Jie continued to focus on the combat sand table, checking for omissions and filling in the gaps.

The combat deployment of the Japanese troops besieging Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang has been arranged.

"In this way, the goal of encircling the points and fighting for aid has been achieved, and the next step is to recruit aid."

"On the way from Xinyi Regiment to Xicun, set up an ambush in advance. The deployment of this time is about 600 troops."

"At that time, Old Xu will lead the new regiment of [-] troops to respond."

"The possibility of the two brigades deployed by the Japanese army near the Xinyi Regiment's stronghold is very small."

"Based on this calculation, with the addition of the new regiment's troops and ambushing the new regiment all the way to the Japanese reinforcements, our strength will not be much different from that of the Japanese army."

"With the advantages of setting up an ambush and firepower in advance, it is impossible to directly eat some Japanese reinforcements, but it is not difficult to defeat this Japanese reinforcements."

"If you consider Lao Ding and Lao Kong's factors, I have sent someone to say hello to Lao Feng in advance. Once the battle starts, Lao Feng's Fifth Regiment will probably come to help."

"The [-]th Regiment isn't too far away, maybe Old Cheng will come to join in the fun."

"Lei Hu, Shen Quan, and Wang Huaibao, the three boys, have been making trouble in the devil's rear for so long, according to the battle plan when they left."

"Once the battle between Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang begins, it proves that the decisive battle between our independent regiment and the Japanese army has begun. When they receive the news, they will definitely return to help as soon as possible and take the opportunity to withdraw their troops."

"At this time, the main force of the third battalion of our independent regiment withdrew to the base area, passing by the main force of the Japanese army's return to the rear county."

"Because the devils reinforced the rear, the fourth mixed brigade and Ishii regiment were short of troops, and my independent regiment had the main force of the third battalion to return."

"That's it. Once this battle starts, it will be good. My independent regiment will indirectly affect the troops of all parties, and it will be able to eat the Devil's Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade and the Ishii United Brigade in one go, plus the Congxin regiment." And the Japanese reinforcements coming from the direction of the New Second Regiment."

"All together, it exceeds the strength of three brigades."

"This movement is not small, it can be regarded as a large-scale battle."

With Kong Jie's continuous deduction, this battle really affects the whole body, and it seems to be intensifying.

At the end of the deduction, even Kong Jie looked a little strange:
"Roughly speaking, this time our Eighth Route Army has invested in troops, including the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the New Second Regiment, plus the possible Fifth Regiment and the Seventh Seventh Regiment.
But I only considered the troops of our Eighth Route Army.

Once the battle starts, if the siege and aid cannot be resolved quickly, the battle will quickly fall into a stalemate.

At that time, Lao Feng's fifth regiment can rush over to support, and the devils around the fifth regiment can still rush over to support.

The [-]nd Regiment can rush over to support, and the Japanese mopping up troops against the [-]nd Regiment can also rush over to support. This...won't it be messed up again in the end? "

The more I think about it, the more I feel that once this battle breaks out, it may even poke a hole in the sky in Northwest Shanxi.

Head Kong, who was a little confused, finally comforted himself in his own words:
"I can't control so much. The opportunity must not be missed, and the loss will never come again. The current general situation of the battle is very conducive to launching this counterattack."

"The rear of the Japanese army is not stable. There are parts of my independent regiment, the new first regiment, and the new second regiment, which are struggling in the rear."

"The other Eighth Route Army units, after the headquarters ordered them to try to break out of the siege, got news not long ago that some of them also broke out. They followed the example of our three regiments of the Iron Triangle and fought in the rear of the Japanese army, using tactics of changing homes."

"The main force of the devils has returned to aid, and the number of troops left in the base area to sweep has dropped sharply on a large scale. Especially our three regiments of the Iron Triangle, as the gateway to the Taihang base area, the reversal of the situation at this time is the most exaggerated."

"Perhaps the brigade commander and the others are waiting for this opportunity to change the situation of the battle after so many days of useless fighting!"

"After my independent regiment takes the lead in launching a counterattack, the Japanese army will definitely be caught off guard. At that time, the Eighth Route Army troops supported by my independent regiment will be one step ahead of the devil's mopping up troops."

"This counterattack will be like a sharp cone, the first to cut through the devil's mopping net."

"Worst of all, even if it ends up being a mess, it will definitely do more good than harm for the troops around my Taihang base area with outdated equipment and scarce ammunition. They can take the opportunity to break out."

"The big raid launched by the Japanese army this time will be broken without attacking."

"beat!"

Kong Jie strengthened his determination.

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Night, ugly time.

Around two o'clock.

The sudden sound of gunfire, mixed with the sound of cannons, completely broke the peace in the area of ​​Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang.

West Village, the interim headquarters of the independent mixed fourth brigade.

Japanese brigade commander Yamaguchi Shubian was awakened by the sound of gunfire.

"Where did the fighting take place?"

Putting on his coat indiscriminately, he rushed to Yamaguchi in the combat conference room and asked.

Hideo Nakajima, the devil's chief of staff who arrived in advance, quickly pointed to a point on the map and replied: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, according to the direction of the gunshots, it seems to be two points on the northward small mountain pass and the eastward mountain road."

Yamaguchi focused his gaze on various points on the map in deep thought.

In fact, these days, as the main force continued to return to aid, Yamaguchi led the remaining troops to temporarily contain the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, feeling a little powerless.

Especially the calm before nightfall made Yamaguchi feel a little unusual.

In this mountainous area that only makes the Japanese army feel strange, the devils are always extremely insecure.

In the confrontation between the two sides, what Shankou fears most is the calmness of the Eighth Route Army, and there may be some tricks hidden in this calmness.

In the past few days of sweeps, Yamaguchi, who was constantly frustrated, had raised the danger level of the independent regiment to an exaggerated level.

"Baga, north to the small mountain pass, east to the mountain road, what exactly does Balu want to do?"

Yamaguchi was contemplating, boom--the sound of cannon blasted not far from the temporary headquarters.

"Enemy attack?"

Yamaguchi, whose train of thought was interrupted, frowned.

This independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army has become so rampant that it is no longer content with the confrontation in front of it.And took the initiative to launch a night attack?
Messages from the communicators came one by one.

"Report sir, the rear of the garrison was shelled by the enemy, and the Pingchuan brigade suffered more than [-] casualties."

"Reporting to the officer, the communication at the small mountain pass in the north direction has been interrupted, and the current situation is unknown."

"Reporting sir, there is an emergency call for help from Dongxiang Shandao stronghold, and his department is under fierce attack by the Eighth Route Army."

……

It's really only worse, not the worst.

The Eighth Route Army's attack seemed to be fierce. The small mountain pass in the north had already been attacked, and the mountain pass in the east was under heavy attack. Even the base camp of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade was bombarded.

After a moment of silence, Yamaguchi slammed his fist on the table and ordered: "How dare the Tuba Road go so rampant? Send the order, and all the ministries will immediately launch a counterattack to wipe out the surrounding enemy troops."

"Hi!"

In the dark night, the two sides launched a firepower confrontation in some parts of the mountainous area.

As time passed, at around [-]:[-], the gunfire from the base camp where the Japanese troops were stationed gradually ceased.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, these Tuba Roads seem to be here to harass and attack, and they are not interested in fighting. After we launched a counterattack, they retreated immediately."

"Because the surrounding terrain is dangerous and complicated, and it is dark night, we were afraid of being ambushed, so we dared not continue to pursue. After repelling the sneak attack from the Tuba Road, all the ministries were stationed on the spot."

"Yaoxi!" Yamaguchi nodded and said, "Strengthen the surrounding vigilance to ensure the safety of the main force."

"Hi!"

After the messenger left, Yamaguchi rubbed his chin and asked, "I don't care about fighting, it seems like it's just harassment. Nakajima-kun, what is the real intention of these Tubalu?"

Hideo Nakajima, the chief of staff of the Devils, focused his gaze on the map. With the help of the light from the incandescent lamp powered by the generator, after a moment of silence, he connected certain points on the map with a pencil.

"Small mountain pass to the north, mountain road to the east, Xiaohuanggou, dirt road to the south...Your Excellency, brigade commander, if you connect all these nodes into a line, what will you find?"

Hearing this, Yamaguchi's pupils shrank suddenly, and he said solemnly: "The directions of these nodes are all routes that our army can choose to retreat. Mr. Nakajima, what do you mean, the Eighth Route Army is so rampant that it takes all of our army's retreat routes? Sealed, planning to encircle and annihilate our army in the West Village area?"

... "Reporting, sir, the communication on the eastward mountain road has been interrupted. According to reports from the front, the fortifications have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army."

Yamaguchi's heart skipped a beat, everything was confirmed in the direction Hideo Nakajima speculated.

Yamaguchi immediately said: "Take Pingchuan Brigade."

"Hi!"

"Hello, Your Excellency the brigade commander."

"Mr. Pingchuan, your department immediately sent troops to the southward dirt road and Xiaohuanggou to investigate the situation. If the Eighth Route Army is not found, immediately block the southward dirt road and Xiaohuanggou."

Yamaguchi ordered that no troops be stationed in the two directions of the southward dirt road and Xiaohuanggou. If these two points are also occupied by the Eighth Route Army in advance, it is enough to prove that the speculation of the chief of staff Hideo Nakajima is completely correct.

"Hi!"

Headquarters, soon after, the sound of guns and guns came from Xiaohuanggou and the southward dirt road, and the heart of the mountain pass sank to the bottom of the valley. Soon, the phone rang:
"Your Excellency, brigade commander, the situation is not good. The southward dirt road and Xiaohuanggou have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army."

"The eight-way firepower is fierce, and our department has organized many attacks and was repelled."

Shankou regained his composure and ordered: "The Eighth Route Army has come prepared. The night is not conducive to launching an attack. Temporarily stop the exchange of fire and make plans after dawn."

"Hi!"

Putting down the phone, Yamaguchi's face turned ashen, "Nakajima-kun, it seems that you hit the spot."

Hideo Nakajima wondered: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, if the independent regiment wants to block these nodes and surround our department, it is common sense to judge that it wants to surround and annihilate our department."

"But the main force of this independent regiment is still fighting near Yangquan, how can they have the confidence to use this stretched force to fight this encirclement and annihilation battle?"

"Taking a step back, even if the main force of his independent regiment gathered here and wanted to encircle and wipe out our troops, it would be wishful thinking."

"A reasonable command is to concentrate our forces to ambush."

"If you don't have five times more troops, how can you talk about encirclement and annihilation?"

"After daybreak, our troops can easily break through the blockade of the Eighth Route Army by concentrating our forces. We can even take advantage of the scattered forces of the Eighth Route Army to rush back and forth and wipe out the vital forces of the Eighth Route Army."

"It's okay if these Tuba roads stick to the village, but now they take the initiative to fight such a battle, wouldn't they be asking for trouble?"

Yamaguchi nodded in deep agreement, and said, "Since we attacked the Independence Regiment, the deployment of the opposing commander has always been confusing."

"This kind of self-inflicted confusion is not the opponent's style, and there must be something strange in it."

"In this way, immediately let the troops secretly investigate the dirt road to the south, Xiaohuanggou, and the mountain road to the east to see what the Eighth Route Army is doing."

"Hi!"

Night, around three o'clock.

After laying down the small mountain pass to the north, the mountain road to the east, the dirt road to the south, and Xiaohuanggou, the Eighth Route Army soldiers from the fourth and fifth battalions immediately began to build simple concrete fortifications.

In the direction of Xiaohuanggou, Huang Jiafu, the commander of the No. 16 company of the independent regiment, directed the soldiers to quickly build a concrete blockhouse of sufficient thickness, while arranging: "The security deployment in all directions is in place. the purpose."

"Cooperate with the light and dark whistle, and arrange all the mines and booby traps. If the devil's scouts touch them, I will destroy them directly."

"Yes!"

"You don't need too many bunkers. According to the horizontal distance of this node, the distribution is staggered. Two or three are enough. Two to three semi-underground concrete machine gun fortifications will be built around the bunker as auxiliary firepower."

"The bunker is clearing out at least 300 meters of fire."

"The protection walls of each foxhole have a certain inclination angle, so there is no need to repair the vertical surface, and the high-strength finished concrete blocks we brought can be used."

"After the concrete fortifications are built, immediately light a fire to heat it up to speed up the solidification of the concrete, and the firewood obtained by cleaning and shooting comes in handy."

"The division of labor and cooperation between the groups speeded me up."

"Yes!"

boom -

At three o'clock in the morning, some devil scouts tripped over a booby trap and met the emperor directly in the explosion.

Before dawn, in less than two hours, the scouts sent by the devils to various nodes approached one after another, and more than [-] people were killed or injured.

Yamaguchi, the captain of the Guizi United, waited at the headquarters until it was dawn, and there was no specific news from the scouts...

(End of this chapter)