The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 596 Deployment Mire
In Kong Jie's view, for the Eighth Route Army, the use of tunnel tactics in the course of the war of resistance behind enemy lines is a typical example of the flexible use of "geographical advantages".

Even in the Taihang base area, the surrounding area is mostly mountainous, and there are some relatively flat areas, where a combination of tunnel and tunnel tactics can be used.

The most important thing is that the tunnel dug out secretly can play a huge role in hiding soldiers and transferring them.

So that the enemy is in the light and our side is in the dark.

The secret hiding and transfer of troops makes it impossible for the enemy to detect.

This is like whack-a-mole. All you can do is wait for the gopher to emerge from its hole in the ground, and then hit it hard.

And it is never possible to predict in advance which hole the gopher will emerge from among the many caves.

Some of the tunnel entrances widely distributed in the outlying villages of the independent group base area are quite hidden.

Most of these tunnels were excavated two or three meters below the soil layer, due to the exquisite and reasonable internal structure dug, and the relatively dense and hard soil in the north.

The interior of the tunnel is relatively stable.

The only way for the Japanese invaders to enter these underground passages is to find the entrance to the tunnels.

And even if the entrance is found, the devil may not be able to sneak attack through the tunnel.

In the tunnel network extending in all directions, soldiers of the Eighth Route Army also set up vigilance at some key nodes.

If a Japanese army enters, they will be aware of it immediately, and then quickly use emergency measures to completely seal off the one-way passage.

Let the passages discovered by the Japanese invaders completely lose their effect.

In addition, the entrance to the tunnel is kept secret within the Independent Regiment.

Only the fighters within themselves know the location to guard against leakage.

Where are these tunnels hidden in the village?

Some are built under the stove, and the surface is covered with stove ash.

Some are even built in chicken coops and covered with a layer of wooden boards to blend in with the surrounding environment.

If it is not known in advance, it is not easy to find such an entrance.

For the Japanese soldiers passing by near the village, it is better to have one more thing than one less thing.

When the Independence Regiment was mopped up, the devils could still remember the losses they suffered in the small and large villages in the Independence Regiment's base area.

The Eighth Route Army likes to use villages to carry out mine warfare sneak attacks, which is often seen in the impression of devils.

When passing through the village, the Japanese soldiers subconsciously wanted to avoid the village, even though the village seemed to be dead silent, with no one in sight.

In order not to waste time, the Japanese army officers were also afraid that there would be a trap left by the Eighth Route Army in the village.

So for the empty village, just sent some scouts to search for it.

Then just move on.

So, for those hidden underground passages hidden in the village, and the Eighth Route Army soldiers hiding in the passages.

The devil is unaware.

The Japanese army probably never imagined that this small independent regiment would dare to be so rampant that it would take their own initiative to put their army into the base area, and then close the door to beat the dogs.

At the same time, the Japanese troops in several other directions, including those advancing towards the bases of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment, as well as those advancing towards other Eighth Route Army forces, were blocked by the Eighth Route Army troops one after another.

Although the troops did not understand the purpose of the sudden advance of the Japanese army.

But according to the orders of the superiors, the ministries would never watch the devils go deep into the base area, so relying on the terrain, terrain, and the defense construction of the base area, they launched a layer-by-layer blockade against the Japanese and puppet troops.

This naturally greatly slowed down the advancing speed of the Japanese army.

For the devil officers of the Japanese command, everything was expected.

"Resist, the more intense the resistance, the more effective our Iron Rolling Sweeping Tactic is. When the lines of troops on the two wings are closed, these Tu Balu will know how powerful our new tactics are."

At the daily temporary headquarters, the captain of the devil brigade spoke in a cold voice.

But the news from the outskirts of the independent group base area is:

There was no resistance along the way, and the Eighth Route Army and civilians were not seen in the Eighth Route Army guerrilla areas and villages along the way.

This inevitably made the devil officers in the command headquarters feel a little uneasy while hesitating.

The defense area of ​​the independent regiment has always been the place where the devils are most vigilant.

As a result there was no impediment in advancing.

This seemed so unusual.

But this time the iron barrel raid, with the advancing team, it is impossible to bypass the defense zone of the independent regiment.

The Devils Command had no choice but to order that the troops advancing towards the base of the Independent Regiment should be more vigilant about their surroundings, and beware of the tricks of the Independent Regiment at any time.

...The defense area of ​​the independent regiment was obviously the first to contact the Japanese advancing troops among the defense areas of the various regiments.

But when the battle at the independent regiment's defense zone started, the battles in the other regiment's defense zones had already broken out for almost two hours.

What were the soldiers of the independent regiment doing during this period?

After the advancing troops of the Japanese army crossed the village, some of them quietly filed out from the entrance of the secret tunnel, and then laid mines, booby traps, and side bombs under the road as planned on the back road of the Japanese army's advance.

In short, it is to set up traps everywhere, and do a good job in the "close the door" step of closing the door and beating the dog first.

In order to block the devil's retreat, Kong Jie spent all his money this time.

The explosives, grenade, and landmine production factories in the regiment used a whole month's inventory for this ambush.

Each team hidden in the tunnel has arranged a mine-laying team in advance, which is responsible for blocking the retreat of the Japanese army.

Moreover, it is necessary to lay mines one section after another, so that they cannot be densely packed together, and the "strange" and "weird" characteristics of landmines must be brought into play.

The main force is deployed on the outskirts of Zhangjiazhuang and Xicun, and strict fortifications have been built in advance.

In this way, if the entire independent regiment defense zone is compared to a large square.

At this moment, the front and rear sides have been blocked, leaving only the left and right wings.

The remaining left and right wings, Kong Jie will naturally not fall.

The overall deployment is:

In the large defense area of ​​the entire independent regiment, Kong Jie deployed five companies behind the Japanese army.

This is not an ordinary company, but an elite force composed of the most elite sharp knife companies of each battalion.

In this regard, Kong Jie considered that the troops that blocked the devil's back route took the greatest risk, so they needed to be sufficiently elite, and if the situation was not right, they could fight or retreat.

In addition, in the direction of Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang, the third and fifth battalions were deployed.

With the help of the increasingly perfect defense foundation of Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang.

With these troops deployed here, unless the Japanese army launches a fierce attack regardless of the cost of casualties, it is absolutely impossible to break through the position.

The left and right wings are handed over to the main force of the first and fourth battalions.

During the period, whether it was a surprise attack with cold guns or cold guns, or guerrilla warfare with the help of terrain, it was commanded by the battalion and company commanders.

In addition, in the central area of ​​the entire defense zone, the elite troops of the second battalion were also deployed, and they used the combination of tunnel and tunnel tactics to deal with the Japanese army at any time.

At the same time, wait for the opportunity to cooperate with the Quartet to fight, divide the entire battlefield, and eat up the vital forces of the Japanese and puppet troops one by one.

The militia brigade dispersed its ministries to cooperate with the main force.

From God's perspective, the entire independent regiment's defense area was turned into a huge quagmire by Kong Jie.

Just waiting for the little devil to jump into the quagmire by himself, and be constantly consumed in the terrified struggle.

This was a battle that almost used the entire strength of the independent regiment.

The scale is unprecedented in the combat history of the Independent Regiment.

In Kong Jie's words, "This time it's a big scene. I don't want everyone to be able to kill devils. Take all the soldiers out, especially the soldiers from the recruit company, and learn from the main force."

"The battlefield is always the place where soldiers grow the fastest."

As for the troops invested by the Japanese army in the independent regiment defense area, there were four brigades, plus two puppet regiments, totaling more than 6000 people.

If you don't count the local troops and militia troops on the independent regiment's side, the strength of the two sides is close.

Time goes on.

The vanguard of the Japanese army took the lead in exchanging fire with the soldiers of the Independence Regiment.

This is like a signal, a signal that made the 6000-day puppet army shudder suddenly, and made the soldiers of the independent regiment gear up one by one.

The battle between the two sides is imminent.

The place where fighting first broke out was in a forest.

This is a reinforced platoon from the Second Battalion, which ambushed the Japanese reconnaissance squad.

The soldiers of the reinforcement platoon exposed quite powerful firepower in an instant, even mixed with the firepower of five submachine guns.

The two sides just had a face-to-face confrontation, and twelve devils from the Japanese reconnaissance squad met the emperor.

"withdraw--"

After defeating the devils, there was not even time to clean up the battlefield and seize equipment, so the platoon leader immediately gave the order to retreat.

boom -

The devil's follow-up artillery fire hit them immediately, destroying the vegetation in the forest.

Looking at the sea of ​​flames dozens of meters away, the platoon leader who led the soldiers out of the retreat route that had been planned in time said with lingering fear:
"You son of a bitch, don't you pay for shells?"

"Fortunately, we withdrew quickly enough. Just one round of shells fell, and even one of our companies was disabled."

"Platoon leader, what shall we do now?"

"Continue to harass the enemy during the movement and find a way to expose the devil's artillery position."

"Little devil, he won't be rampant for a long time. After the coordinates of the devil's artillery position are sent back, our artillery company is not a vegetarian!"

"Knock out the artillery positions of the devils, and the little devils behind will be easy to clean up."

"Yes!"

……

Headquarters of the Japanese Vanguard Brigade.

The captain of the Devils took a telescope to look at the forest after being bombarded, with a cruel smile on his lips.

His words were somewhat confident, "Judging from the firepower exposed by the Eighth Route Army just now, it should be the main force of the Independence Regiment. If this round of bombardment continues, the opponent will either die or be disabled."

He was still waiting for the news, and the messenger returned soon after, reporting:
"Report sir, there is no sign of the Eighth Route Army in the bombardment area, only the bodies of our soldiers, and the reconnaissance team has all been killed."

"Nani? Baga! These damn bastards can run faster than rabbits."

The originally confident smile froze on his face, and the captain of the devil team couldn't help cursing angrily.

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(End of this chapter)