The father of the sword is Kong Jie

The order issued by the detachment headquarters is quite clear:
Use all means to keep the mopped up Japanese and puppet troops within the base area for at least ten hours.

After the order was issued, the local army and militia comrades who were responsible for containing the Japanese army along the way all mustered their strength to launch the attack.

During the confrontation between the two sides, feeling the excellent equipment, powerful firepower, and sturdy combat effectiveness of these Eighth Route Army troops entangled along the way, the little devil kept complaining, and at the same time wondered in his heart:
During the advancement of the operation to destroy the Eighth Route Army's autumn harvest, it was constantly blocked by these Eighth Route Army troops along the way.

There were so many troops emerging from the other side that even the troops advancing from multiple directions of the Japanese army were obstructed to varying degrees.

Even if a team of the Eighth Route Army is strong and strong, with so many main forces, it is almost all the elite of a team.

From the various signs of the confrontation between the two sides, it is undoubtedly that the Eighth Route Army, which is confronting the Japanese army, must be the main force of a team.

But why did news come from the direction of the county headquarters that a large number of the main force of the Eighth Route Army appeared in the farmland area in the suburbs?

So, what kind of team are these Eighth Route Army in the base area that are currently under fierce attack and entangled with the Japanese and puppet troops?
Could it be a field army of a team of the Eighth Route Army?

So how many elite troops does this team have?

At this time, behind the Japanese army, in the suburbs of major counties.

When the main force of the Japanese raids was entangled by the Eighth Route Army troops, it was temporarily unable to withdraw from the Eighth Route Army base to return to the county.

The little devil gave full play to the spirit of "self-help" and mobilized the pseudo-police of the puppet military garrison, the devils of the gendarmerie, and a small number of field troops stationed in counties and towns to reinforce the suburbs.

After returning to the airport, the devil's flying troops were temporarily on standby, but they were not in a hurry to bomb the farmland area in the suburbs.

Before the last step, the little devil who was also severely affected by the drought this year and was extremely short of military rations was unwilling to blow up his own rations.

... "Regimental Commander, the devil's reinforcements were found one kilometer away, and they are quickly approaching the farmland area."

On the outskirts of Yangquan, on thousands of acres of farmland under the centralized management of the Japanese army, Shen Quan, the head of the Third Independent Regiment who was directing the soldiers into the raiding operation, received the news from the forward scouts.

"How many devils are there? What kind of team? What is the firepower configuration?" Shen Quan asked.

The scout soldier replied: "There are three to 400 people. The composition of the team is very messy. It's not all devils' field army, some are little devils like gendarmerie, and there are some fake policemen."

Shen Quan nodded, and sneered nonchalantly, "I thought it was the devil's main field force coming back to help!

Let me just say, those little devils have entered the base area of ​​our first team, and it is easy to go there. If you want to leave, then we have to see if our old team leader agrees.

Tell me, comrades, don't worry, everyone just throws their arms around and grabs the food. As for the little devils who have been recruited, I will arrange a team to clean them up. "

"Yes!"

……

The confrontation between the two sides can be regarded as a preliminary test.

Some second devils in the county, a small number of Japanese field troops, plus little devils from the gendarmerie.

In Li Yunlong's words, even second-rate combat effectiveness is not considered.

Now in front of a team with strong combat effectiveness and well-equipped equipment, it is even less worth mentioning.

In the fierce battle, the two sides put on a posture.

It was just a face-to-face confrontation, less than 3 minutes.

The little devil of the gendarmerie and the second devil of the puppet garrison were directly defeated by the combat platoon sent by Shen Quan with the help of the firepower fortification built in the alley.

The level of firepower of the two sides is not at the same level at all.

These Japanese and puppet troops who usually only maintain law and order are far inferior to the elite Japanese field troops in terms of firepower configuration.

And after the current team of soldiers is equipped with a large amount of American equipment, even the devil's field army can only be beaten in terms of equipment.

"Taijun, this is definitely the main force of the Eighth Route. The opponent's firepower is too fierce. Let's withdraw quickly, or we will be finished if we don't withdraw!"

Facing the artillery fire from the soldiers of the Third Independent Regiment, the captain of the puppet army garrison said in a panic.

The opponent's curved fire directly bombarded the fortifications they built behind the alley.

The power of the shells is far greater than the grenades most familiar to these Japanese and puppet troops.

That is a much more powerful artillery than a grenadier.

The caliber is obviously small, but the power is amazing.

The captain of the devil's gendarmerie also realized that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side was well-equipped and powerful.

He even recognized that the opponent's Eighth Route Army used a large number of beautiful weapons and equipment.

If such a team is not the main force of the Eighth Route Army, no one will believe it.

So the old devil quickly issued an order to retreat, and passed the news to the rear general headquarters through the headquarters that the Eighth Route Army, which appeared in the suburban farmland and was robbing the crops of the Empire of Japan, must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Taiyuan City.

The Japanese army was stationed in the headquarters of the First Army in Shanxi.

Devil commander Shinozuka Yoshio got the news.

Also full of astonishment.

Bei Chuan, the devil's chief of staff, was also puzzled by this:
"General, this matter is really strange, this time our army launched a big raid on the Eighth Route Army's autumn harvest grain.

Sweeping forces advanced in all directions along the way, forcing the Eighth Route Army encountered along the way to retreat continuously.

And in the direction of a detachment of the Eighth Route Army, we even placed an additional force of nearly two brigades.

Along the way, he was constantly blocked by the Eighth Route Army troops. Judging by the equipment and combat effectiveness of the opponent's Eighth Route Army, it should be the main force of a team of the Eighth Route Army.

The opponent has a considerable number of light and heavy machine guns, and even mortars. These are the signs of a team's main force.

But this suddenly appeared in the outskirts of our army's county seat, the Eighth Route that attacked our army's crops.

After confronting the gendarmerie, it was discovered that the opponent's combat effectiveness was equally strong, and even possessed certain American equipment.

Such a team seems to be the main force of the Eight Routes. "

"As for the direction of the Eighth Route Army detachment, whether it is the Eighth Route Army encountered during the advance, or the Eighth Route Army encountered behind the county town, the most likely one is the Eighth Route Army detachment."

"According to the judgment of our army's intelligence department on the main force of the Eighth Route Army, the strength is around 6000."

"But this time, if you count the main force of a team that appeared in the blocking along the way, plus the main force of the Eighth Route Army that appeared in the farmland areas of various counties."

"The strength of Kong Jie's team may exceed [-], but how is this possible? How could our army's intelligence department be unaware of this?"

The same is true of the doubts in Yoshio Shinozuka's heart.

Where would these two old devils know.

Before this autumn harvest defense battle, the equipment of the main force of the first team was changed again.

The [-] small guns originally assigned to the main force, including some [-] mortars, were turned around and strengthened to various local army units and militia units.

The main force is equipped with a considerable amount of American equipment.

However, the Japanese military intelligence department still remained in the previous judgment on the equipment and firepower configuration of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

This is of course a phenomenon that caused the Japanese army to misjudge:

The local army of the Eighth Route Army and the militia unit that blocked the way along the way had strong combat effectiveness, and the equipment used was some machine guns and mortars that only the main force of the Eighth Route Army would have.

From this, the Japanese army was sure that it must be the main force of a detachment of the Eighth Route Army that blocked them along the way.

Didn't this just fall into the trap of Kong Jie?

……

At this time, Yangquan, Shouyang, Tan County, Heyuan, Ping'an, Zhangzhuang and other major counties.

Suddenly there are a lot of similar voices, spreading in the streets and alleys:

"Folks, have you heard about it? Captain Kong's troops have broken through the city gate and entered, and they are now grabbing the little devil's crops!"

Then, someone questioned, "Really?"

"My fellow, can I still lie to you?
An hour ago, everyone should have heard the sound of cannons coming from the direction of the city gate.

This little devil forced our folks to plant a large number of crops. Once harvested, it is also used to bully us Chinese and occupy our Chinese land.

Of course Captain Kong had to send someone to snatch the food from the devils! "

"It is estimated that the comrades of the Eighth Route Army are harvesting grain in the farmland at this moment!"

Then another voice rang out, "I heard that many folks near the farmland have already rushed to help.

The comrades of the Eighth Route Army thanked them very much for this, and said that the villagers who came to help each sent 50 catties of grain! "

As soon as these words came out, the common people who wanted to help became more and more excited, and under the guidance of the "relevant person", they rushed towards the farmland with farm tools.

Recently, the drought has become more and more serious, and the price of grain in the county has soared. For ordinary people, this 50 catties of grain is a fortune.

In addition, the troops of the Eighth Route Army are deeply supported by the people.

Not only in base areas, but also in counties and towns in enemy-occupied areas.

Even if it wasn't for the 50 catties of grain, the common people willingly ran to help.

This is of course due to the propaganda work done by a team.

Every battle, every victory, spread the news in the streets and alleys of the enemy-occupied area through the comrades of the enemy's Ministry of Industry.

It is said that the people living in many counties have also developed the habit of:
While eating, I took a newspaper issued by a team and browsed the battle reports of the Eighth Route Army's defeat of the little devil.

The food in the bowl seems to be more fragrant, and the appetite is even bigger.

All this even gave the people in the enemy-occupied areas an illusion:
The little devil may be defeated by the Eighth Route Army at any time, and the lost ground may be recovered at any time.

As a result, the people's anti-Japanese sentiments rose, and their support and support for the Eighth Route Army became even stronger.

……Soon after.

A large number of people with farm tools and eager to help appeared.

The three regiment leaders, Lei Dasheng, Wang Leihu, and Shen Quan, had even wider smiles on their faces.

They were not surprised by the current scene.

This is part of the old leader's plan.

Otherwise, the main force of the first, second and third regiments, although they have a lot of troops, they have nearly 6000 troops.

But after all, it can't stand the large area of ​​farmland that the devils concentrated on planning in the suburbs, tens of thousands of acres, or even 10,000+ acres.

It's not mechanized harvesting these days.

Human harvesting capabilities are quite limited.

At this time, the advantages of more people and more power are reflected.

When harvesting dealers, two people are always much faster than one person.

Just to say that the soldiers of a certain company of the Independent First Regiment were responsible for nearly 200 mu of millet.

More than 100 soldiers took sickles to harvest nearly 200 mu of straw.

Even if the soldiers have quick hands and feet, sharp knives, and rich experience in harvesting millet, each person can harvest one or two acres of land every day, and the land of more than 300 square meters is almost exhausted.

For the 200 mu of land in front of them, the soldiers probably would have to spend a day to harvest it completely.

But the key is that the time is quite tight, and the devil's reinforcements may return at any time.

The current snatching operation is no different from pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth.

It's all about speed!

The order of Lei Dasheng, the head of the first regiment, was very clear, and the harvest was completed within three hours.

This embarrasses the soldiers. There is no time to straighten up their bent waists. They can only bury their heads and wave their sickles continuously. Even in this season of late autumn, they are still sweating profusely from fatigue.

While harvesting nervously, a soldier suddenly shouted: "Company Commander, folks are here to help!"

As soon as the company commander looked up, my good guy, there must be at least 1000 people here!

All of them had farm tools in their hands, some held sickles, and some couldn't find the sickle, so they simply brought their own kitchen knives.

The down-to-earth folks are also down-to-earth, they don't need to be greeted by the company commander at all, and they spontaneously throw themselves into the intense harvesting operation.

Thousands of people who joined suddenly, plus the common people who all know how to do farm work, the speed of harvesting suddenly increased.

The folks harvested from all directions, and they actually surrounded the entire farmland.

Large tracts of straw were quickly harvested.

And the situation here can only be regarded as a microcosm of the detour of the main force of a team this time to grab the Japanese crops.

Looking down from the sky over the entire northwest of Shanxi.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and the common people who came to help blend together like water and milk, sweating and busy in the golden farmland.

This outlines a wonderful picture of the Eighth Route Army, the military and the civilians, helping each other and grabbing the Japanese aggressors' autumn harvest during the Anti-Japanese War!

In Taiyuan City.

Yoshio Shinozuka, an old devil, still has a plan in mind.

"Even if our army made a mistake in intelligence, Kong Jie's troops have secretly grown to over [-] people."

"Ambush along the way used half of the main force. The rear raided our army's farmland and occupied half of the main force.

Appearing at the rear of our army at this moment, the main force of the Eighth Route Army who raided the farmland and snatched the crops will never exceed [-] people. "

"As for the farmland planned and planted in our Great Japanese Empire, the crops waiting to be harvested are more than tens of thousands of acres?"

"Even if these eight roads are given a week, they may not be able to harvest."

After making these inferences, Yoshio Shinozuka, an old devil with a wicked heart, still dreamed of taking the opportunity to destroy a team.

"Using the crops in the farmland as bait, we mobilized mopping-up troops from all sides to quickly return to help, and wiped out the main force of the Eighth Route Army that appeared in the rear this time!"

Shinozuka Yoshio has always been determined to eliminate a team and eliminate Kong Jie:

"Even if it's the price of two brigades, it's worth it!"

……

The world flickered, and it was around seven o'clock in the afternoon, and it was almost dusk.

Nearly six hours have passed since the main force of a unit of the Eighth Route Army appeared in the rear of the Japanese army.

The guerrilla area of ​​the base of a detachment of the Eighth Route Army.

The sweeping force of the Japanese army is having a final confrontation with a team of local army and militia comrades.

After receiving the order from Commander Shinozuka Yoshio, the Japanese mopping up troops from all sides were eager to return to help, but they were harassed by the Eighth Route Army troops along the way.

It has been more than ten hours since the devil's sweeping force advanced towards the farmland area of ​​a team.

In order to complete the plan of mopping up the main force to return to the rear and eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army that appeared behind the county seat.

Shinozuka Yoshio directly dispatched flying troops to bomb from all sides to cover the sweeping troops from the Eighth Route Army's pursuit along the way.

Only then did most of the mopping up troops of the Japanese army successfully get rid of the quagmire-like base of a team, and rushed back to the rear county for help.

By around 07:30, the sky had gradually darkened.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who was waiting for the return of the main force to help and wipe out the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the farmland area, suddenly received a message from the county headquarters:

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Eighth Route Army troops in the farmland area on the outskirts of Yangquan have disappeared without a trace."

"Report sir, the eight roads in the farmland area in the suburbs of Shouyang are missing!"

"...Sir, the Eighth Road in the agricultural area of ​​Ping'an County has been evacuated!"

"Bastard, these damned Eighth Route Army, did they notice the return of our Imperial Japanese Army and slipped away early?" Yoshio Shinozuka cursed secretly in his heart, and then he seemed to remember something, and then asked again One sentence:
"How are the crops in the agricultural areas of the counties?"

The messenger who came to report the news was silent for a moment, and said with a bitter face: "Sir... According to reports from various counties, a large area of ​​crops in the agricultural area has been harvested by the Eighth Route Army.

The Yangquan Headquarters, which was the first to count the losses, reported that nearly 3000 mu of farmland in the suburbs of Yangquan, just for the cultivation of millet, was confiscated by the Eighth Route Army.

The loss of other crops has not yet been counted.

The crops lost in other counties are still being counted, and the final results are expected to be calculated after two hours..."

Yoshio Shinozuka: "..."

"Baga, there are not many Eighth Route Army troops in the rear, how could they lose so many crops?"

Yoshio Shinozuka, with a livid face, could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and asked.