The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 810
At this time, all the attention of the Japanese army was attracted to the main force of the three battalions of the Independent Fourth Regiment, which was being restrained from the front.

The exposed strength of the three battalions also convinced the Japanese army that this was the Independent Fourth Regiment of the Eighth Route Army active in Zhongtiao Mountain.

At this time, if you look down from the sky above the entire Zhongtiao Mountain.

After the Japanese army's mopping forces gradually gathered from the main counties such as Ji County and Yuan County, they quickly opened the encirclement net and surrounded the base area of ​​the Fourth Independent Regiment.

As time went by, the Japanese mopping up troops got farther and farther away from the county seat.

In order to retaliate against the Eighth Route Army's attack on Qingxiang and Guzhen, the Japanese army was also cruel this time.

When the raid was launched, the vanguard was mainly light infantry.

Some heavy weapons, such as heavy machine guns, infantry guns, mortars, etc., followed the main force behind and slowly moved forward.

The last side is the supply unit and the transport unit.

In order to ensure the complete siege of the Eighth Route Army, the Devils Headquarters, under the suggestion of Uchida Shinya, the captain of the Kwantung Army, also adjusted the mopping deployment this time, and opened up the mopping net by two layers.

Uchida Shin also believes that in this way, even if there are eight routes that break through the first layer of encirclement by luck.

Immediately afterwards, they will be caught in the first layer of encirclement and the second layer of encirclement until they are completely eliminated.

Coupled with the scattered scouts scattered all over the Japanese army, there are also reconnaissance planes circling and whistling in the sky.

The Zhongtiao Mountain is narrow and long, leaving little depth for the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, the Japanese army has reason to believe that with such sufficient preparations, it is absolutely impossible for the Eight Route Army to break through the encirclement and go to the rear.

In addition, the Independent Fourth Regiment had never used such a tactical play before.

The Japanese army did not even think that there was such an Eighth Route Army unit that could break through the encirclement without making a sound.

Even if they did, once they were exposed, they would be wiped out by the Imperial Japanese Army that quickly encircled them.

It was exactly eleven o'clock in the morning.

At this time, looking down from the sky, the Japanese army drew up a two-layer encirclement and continued to encircle the base area where the Fourth Independent Regiment of Zhongtiao Mountain was located.

Han Feng successfully led the main force of the Fourth Battalion in disguise all the way, and successfully detoured out of the encirclement of the Japanese army, between the county town of the devils and the mopping up troops of the Japanese army.

"It's already [-]:[-]. Calculating the time, the Japanese army may have entered the periphery of our base area."

"We can't delay any longer, notify each company and prepare for action immediately."

I looked at my watch and roughly calculated the current position of the main force of the Japanese army based on the time and the speed at which the Japanese army was advancing.

Han Feng gave the order to fight without hesitation.

Before the start of the battle, Han Feng finally entrusted:

"Our battle this time focuses on destruction and harassment. Don't think about capturing anything. If you seize too much material, it will become a burden for our interspersed troops.

Just destroy the transportation line of the devils for me, as well as the supply troops, and withdraw after defeating them.Remember, all battles are controlled within 10 minutes. "

"Before the operation begins, the evacuation route must be planned in advance. Once 10 minutes arrive, no matter what the fighting situation is, everyone must immediately leave the battle and evacuate quickly from the predetermined evacuation route."

"Yes--"

Several company commanders who led the team respectively responded in unison.

On the other hand, it was almost the same time.

The several investigation teams sent out returned separately and reported to Duan Penghui, the commando leader who led the team:
"Captain, the situation in the city gate area has been investigated clearly. The main force of the Japanese army has decided to leave the county and should be sweeping our base area."

Duan Peng nodded, the main force of the Japanese army had withdrawn from the county, and the devils in the county were empty.

In addition, the targets to be attacked by all parties have already been investigated in advance.

Now is the time for commando combat.

"Notify all groups to carry out combat operations according to the original plan. Remember, I will blow up all the devil's warehouses, arsenals, power stations, communication stations, including military train stations. The more trouble the better."

"The more trouble we make here, and let the little devil's backyard catch fire, the less pressure our main force will have."

"The team leaders still set the time according to the old rules. The scheduled time is 10 minutes. After the 10-minute action time is over, we will immediately evacuate Ji County and set off for Yuan County."

"Yes--"

The group leaders responded in unison.

at this time.

Wang Huaibao led the main force of the three battalions, and the battle against the Japanese army from the front has completely entered a fierce battle.

Relying on their familiarity with the topography of the Zhongtiao mountain area and the defensive positions built in advance, the main force of the three battalions of the Independent Fourth Regiment showed extremely strong combat effectiveness.

The Japanese and puppet troops who fought several times as much as the Fourth Regiment could not advance an inch.

Until the Japanese army sent aircraft reinforcements to bomb the defensive positions of the Fourth Regiment.

Only then did Wang Huaibao order to abandon the first-line defensive positions and retreat to the second-line fortifications.

This is a common tactic used by the Eighth Route Army in anti-mopping operations in base areas.

Generally, the commanders of the Eighth Route Army will preset multiple defensive positions in advance before the battle breaks out.

Echelon setting, layer upon layer of blocking.

Give full play to the advantages of the mountainous terrain, fully expand the depth, and gradually drag down the Japanese troops.

In the eyes of Uchida Nobuya, the captain of the Japanese Kwantung Army, all this was the defeat of the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

Although the firepower suddenly displayed by the Independent Fourth Regiment greatly exceeded Uchida Shinya's expectations.

These Eighth Route Army even have a considerable amount of American equipment in their hands, which is really surprising.

But after all, the Japanese army has an absolute advantage in strength, coupled with the devil's artillery support, air reinforcements, and aircraft bombing.

Even as strong as the Independent Fourth Regiment, they could only be forced to retreat.

"Stupid Eight Roads, unfortunately, this place is not very good, and there is not much depth left for them. This mountain is only 20 kilometers deep from north to south, and it is full of ravines and valleys.

Balu took a step back, and my mopping up troops took a step forward.

I think that it won't be long before this group of Eighth Route Army can be completely forced to the north bank of the Yellow River, and finally the Eighth Route Army will be forced to start a decisive battle with our army. "

When analyzing the battle situation, Uchida Shinobu also said solemnly.

Once the main force of the Eighth Route Army was forced to the north bank of the Yellow River.

The Eight Routes will completely lose their retreat.

In Uchida Nobuya's opinion, this troublesome eight-way team can finally be wiped out in one fell swoop.

"Keep attacking!"

Seeing that the main force of the Fourth Independent Regiment retreated, Nobuo Uchida gave the order to continue marching without hesitation.

Exactly twenty past eleven.

The four companies under the Fourth Battalion of the Independent Fourth Regiment led by Han Feng were divided into four directions and ambushed successively the transport teams of the Japanese army transporting supplies from the county town to the mopping up troops.

Among them, there are two large-scale transportation teams, which are full-staffed transportation squadrons.

On the transport line that the leader of the Devil Transport Squadron thought was absolutely safe, he was suddenly violently attacked by soldiers from the Fourth Battalion.

The firepower of the fourth battalion was extremely powerful.

Almost all American equipment.

The entire Garand rifle company suppressed the Japanese transport squadron with almost the same strength with absolute superior firepower.

Coupled with the artillery positions built in advance, four or five M2 60mm mortars ruthlessly bombarded the Devils transport team.

The light and heavy machine guns of the Japanese transport team that had been erected on the commanding heights and blocked the mountain road with crossfire fired together.

In the war against China, the Japanese army, which had always had the absolute upper hand with its superior firepower, finally felt aggrieved by the Chinese army's more powerful firepower, which made it completely unable to hold its head up.

The battle lasted less than 15 minutes, and all the little devils in the entire transport squadron were killed or injured.

The large amount of supplies delivered by the devils to the mopping up troops was also bombed to pieces.

After the battle is completely over.

The soldiers of the Fourth Battalion quickly cleaned up the battlefield and seized all the devil's guns and ammunition.

The materials that cannot be taken away are directly collected and burned.

The raging fire brought smoke soaring into the sky.

So that after receiving the call for help, the Japanese army quickly rushed to the mountain road where the transport squadron was ambushed, and locked the location of the battle just by relying on the smoke rising from the sky.

It's just a pity that when the Japanese reinforcements arrived, the ambush on the mountain road was completely over.

The sneak attacking Eighth Route Army troops were nowhere to be seen, only the bodies of Japanese soldiers lying on the ground.

There are also materials that are gathered together and are about to be burned clean by the fire.

"idiot--"

The leader of the ghost squadron who led the team roared, his angry expression was covered with ugly old faces, but he was helpless.

And all of this, for Han Feng and the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion, was just the beginning.

The little devils who arrived had not had time to continue to be angry at the surprise attack on the transport squadron in front of them.

Then there was news that the transportation lines on several other mountain roads not far away were ambushed by Eighth Route Army troops.

The transportation troops suffered heavy casualties, and all the transportation materials were burned by the Eighth Route Army.

After the information from all parties is gathered together, in order to ensure the logistics supply of the main force of the mopping up, there are multiple transportation lines for transporting materials from major counties such as Ji County and Yuan County to the transport troops.

Surprisingly, nearly [-]% of them were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army troops, and all the transported materials were destroyed.

The news spread to the rear headquarters of the Japanese army.

The Japanese commander was furious.

Without even thinking about it, he turned his head and blamed the sweeping troops for the crime of being ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.

"What do the mopping up troops do?"

"Surrounded the big net with two full layers, and let the Eighth Route detour to the rear and attacked the transport troops?"

"That bastard Uchida, didn't he swear when he set off that there would be no mistakes in this sweep?"

Temporary headquarters of the Japanese Vanguard Brigade.

"Hi!"

"Hi!"

Uchida Nobuya, who was still valiant and high-spirited at the beginning of the raid, now bowed his head, with an apologetic expression on his face, as well-behaved as a grandson.

After being reprimanded by the superior commander, Uchida Nobuya hung up the phone resentfully.

His face was a little gloomy, and when he looked up at the junior Japanese military officers participating in the meeting, all the officers at all levels avoided his murderous gaze.

"Tell me, how did this group of Eighth Route Army troops who ambushed our army's transport troops get out of our encirclement?"

A Japanese squadron leader looked thoughtful, and after a while, he replied: "Your Excellency, Captain, we can ensure that our squadrons are very vigilant in the process of gradually sweeping forward.

If there are Eighth Route Army troops infiltrating the periphery of the encirclement.

A small number of Eighth Route Army is still possible.

However, many transport units that were able to ambush our army show that there are definitely not a few Eighth Route Army units that have detoured to the rear.

But this kind of situation is absolutely impossible to happen under our sweeping forward step by step. "

"But the facts are right in front of us. Could it be possible to fake the surprise attack on the transportation troops in the rear?" Uchida Shin also asked.

After a brief silence.

Another squadron leader of the Japanese army suddenly said surprisingly: "Your Excellency, Captain, is it possible that when we were carrying out the sweep, the Eighth Route that attacked our army's transport troops was originally outside our army's sweeping net?" ?”

"Nani?"

Suddenly, Uchida Xin suddenly figured it out.

As he thought about it, he felt more and more that the facts were just as the captain in front of him said.

A combat staff officer also immediately analyzed: "Your Excellency, Captain, I think what Captain Gu said is right.

Thinking about it carefully, just yesterday, the Eighth Route Army suddenly attacked Qingxiang and Guzhen without warning.

At that time, we were very puzzled by this move of the Eighth Route Army.

With the strength and equipment of the Eighth Route Army, why did they fight tough battles and take the initiative to attack towns and villages?Such cases are rare.

And when our army's reinforcements arrived at Qingxiang and Guzhen, the Eighth Route Army immediately chose to evacuate. Then the Eighth Route Army attacked Qingxiang and Guzhen with such fanfare, but in the end they chose to evacuate without any meaning.

So, what do these eight ways want to do?

I couldn't figure it out at first, but now I suddenly figured it out..."

Uchida Shinobi also said thoughtfully: "Yaoxi, you mean that the Eighth Route attacked Qingxiang and Guzhen just to attract our attention, cover this team that attacked our army's transport troops, and sneak into our army-occupied area in advance nearby?"

"Hi!"

Uchida Shin also thought about it for a moment, and felt that this was indeed the case.

Then came the headache.

"Being able to quickly destroy multiple transport troops before our army's reinforcements arrive, this Eighth Route Army team that jumped outside the encirclement should not have too few troops, and its combat effectiveness is even stronger."

"If you continue to leave it behind, it will become a disaster sooner or later."

"But if we divide our forces and turn around to deal with this Eighth Route Army, won't the battle to force the main force of the Eighth Route Army to the north bank of the Yellow River immediately be delayed?"

Uchida Shin is also hesitant.

His determination to eliminate the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army was very firm.

He was even considering whether to continue marching towards the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Even if the logistics transportation line was cut off, each of the raiding soldiers would still have three days' rations on them.

The big deal is to seek a decisive battle with the main force of the Eighth Route Army within three days and completely wipe out this group of Eighth Route Army.

Uchida Shin also did not want to give up halfway.

But then another piece of news came, which immediately broke Uchida Shinya's hesitation:

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Captain, news came from the county headquarters that a small group of Eighth Route Army combat troops had infiltrated the county and blew up our army's arsenal and material depot in Ji County. The train station caused many big explosions.

Dozens of security personnel were killed or injured.

As a result, the communication system and power supply system of Ji County were temporarily paralyzed. "

"Baga, why is this happening? What do the security forces in the county do for food?" Uchida Nobu also scolded angrily.

The devil's communicator hung his head, but he didn't dare to speak.

The gendarmerie, which maintains law and order in the county, also used the same words, cursing Uchida Nobuya for waiting to sweep up the troops.

This time, the transportation line was cut off first, and then the military facilities in various counties in the rear were attacked and destroyed by the Eighth Route Army troops.

The furious Japanese army immediately issued an order to the mopping up troops through the general headquarters:
Immediately find out and destroy the Eighth Route Army team that attacked the transport troops!

In addition, blockade Jixian County and wipe out the enemy troops who sneaked into Jixian County...

(End of this chapter)