Bright Sword: Hosting the independent regiment, all become special forces

Chapter 206 Aizawa Chende
Seeing the Japanese planes fleeing, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were relieved a lot.

Fortunately, they were prepared this time and evacuated Pingshan Town ahead of schedule, with almost no casualties.

If the reaction was slower, looking at the already destroyed Pingshan Town, I couldn't imagine how many casualties the main attacking force would suffer.

Zhang Dabiao put down the binoculars in his hand: "Thanks to my brother, otherwise the Special Regiment would not know how many casualties this time!"

"The devils have not retreated on a large scale, so the devils deployed here are likely to be in the attack direction of the Black Tiger Special Forces Brigade. We seize the time to surround them from behind and try to eat all these devils."

As soon as Shen Quan finished speaking, the others also nodded, thinking that what he said was very reasonable.

Immediately, a new round of arrangements was launched. The Spike Special Forces Brigade continued to scout the situation of the Japanese army in other places. The Special First Regiment stayed behind, and the Special Second Regiment started to clean up from the Baozigou and Lingling line, and attacked south to the South Slope line.

"Quick! The number of special operations teams is small, and each one is elite. It takes a long time to train one, and the team leader is still with them. We must act quickly."

"Yes!"

Under Shen Quan's constant urging, within an hour the troops had already deployed and surrounded half of the brigade of devils in the encirclement.

"Captain, the devils are already surrounded by us. They only deployed two teams behind them. It seems that they didn't expect us to take down Pingshan Town so quickly and surrounded them!"

Shen Quan smiled and nodded: "You boy, don't be silly, order the troops and prepare to fight!"

"Yes!"

The Eighth Route Army surrounded them with such great fanfare, and the two squads in charge of the rear guard naturally also discovered the problem. The Japanese brigade deployed in Tanggou and Baozigou began to attack the Special First Regiment, intending to break the siege.

But without aircraft support, the special regiment's firepower was no worse than that of the devils. The devils tried to attack a few times, but couldn't hold out. It seemed that they had given up their plan to support the devils in the encirclement.

After Zhang Wei's side received support, the balance of combat power continued to reverse, and soon came to Zhang Wei's side. The number of Japanese troops continued to decrease. With the decrease in number, their firepower and suppression capabilities further weakened.

The fighters of the Black Tiger Special Brigade can attack closer, and within a short distance, their firepower can be said to be able to beat these little Japanese devils.

Leng Feng had also arrived at the flank position, and led the No. 10 Squadron to launch an attack at the same time. This group of devils only persisted for less than [-] minutes before being completely wiped out, and the battle line advanced another five miles towards Taiyuan City.

Shen Quan panted and ran to Zhang Wei: "Boss, Pingshan Town has been captured, but the devil's garrison is only a squadron, and as far as the current situation is concerned, the devil has already deployed on the front lines of Baozigou, Tanggou, and Huagang." , ready to rely on terrain defense.

Zhang Wei nodded, and turned to look at Leng Feng. Leng Feng immediately unfolded the map and placed it between the three of them. Zhang Wei clicked on the location on the map: "This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Let's see if there is any way to get around it." In the past, this map was a bit rough, are there any people in the area? Have you met any fellow villagers?"

Shen Quan shook his head when he heard this: "No, we didn't see a fellow villager when we called this way. It should be because they knew that there was going to be a war and went to the mountains to hide in advance. It's strange to say that no one on the way I didn't see it either."

Zhang Wei sighed: "Stop talking, let's go, go back first!"

The attack on Yangquan City continued, but it was not as crazy as it was at the beginning. The troops were rotated every half a day, and there was artillery support from time to time. Although the little devils couldn't rest, they also had the advantage of the terrain and the support of aircraft and artillery.

Even if these fighters have deployed a three-three formation, there are still a lot of casualties.

Li Yunlong stood in the command post with a solemn expression, his brows almost twisted into a Sichuan character.

Since the beginning of the war, he has not closed his eyes for nearly three days and three nights, and his body is already very tired, relying on willpower to hold on.

"Old Zhao, if the fight continues like this, I'm afraid that if Yangquan County is not taken down, the troops will be wiped out first!"

Zhao Gang didn't reply, but just returned to the map, thoughtful.

Li Yunlong put down the binoculars in his hand, and came to Zhao Gang's side: "Old Zhao? What are you thinking?"

"The No.40 First Division has already advanced towards Gaocheng and Dingxiang. Our three regiments are not in place yet. These bastard little devils actually went deep alone with a regiment of troops, trying to penetrate directly into the hinterland of my base , this is a good opportunity!"

Li Yunlong squinted at Old Zhao: "Old Zhao, what kind of good opportunity is this? Our main force is now focusing on the vicinity of Yangquan and Taiyuan City. Where can we get the troops to ambush the 41st Division?"

Zhao Gang shook his head helplessly: "What if we draw a regiment from each of these two places, suspend the attack, and go directly north, and cooperate with these three regiments to directly destroy the No.40 First Division?"

Without even thinking about it, Li Yunlong asked directly: "Then if the Japanese army finds out and directly launches a counterattack against us, what should we do?"

Zhao Gang frowned: "This is a very risky approach, but I think it is indeed a good way. As long as the 41st Division is eliminated, we can at least transfer a brigade and two local regiments from the north to go south. Any troops placed in Yangquan or Taiyuan can break the balance."

Li Yunlong nodded: "Old Zhao, what you said said that I have lost my mind. I have been thinking about letting the new regiment go north, but I have never known how to ask the headquarters for instructions. I don't care now. Since you think so , Bao Buqi and the old chiefs think the same way, the fighter plane is fleeting and changes rapidly, I will call the head of the headquarters now!"

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The old chief put down the telegram in his hand: "Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang also have the same idea, what do you think?"

The division commander nodded: "At present, the battle situation is anxious, and the situation of attacking the fortifications is not going well. The devils have deployed reinforcements from various places. Although the number of defenders in various places has decreased, and our base area is also expanding, our established combat objectives have not been able to be achieved."

After finishing speaking, the division commander pointed to Yangquan City: "Taking Yangquan and going all the way to the south to attack the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains where the Japanese army is weakly deployed is our combat goal this time, so that the shackles of the base areas in Northwest Shanxi will be easily relieved."

The chief of staff also nodded: "One of the two regiments of the 41st Division is deployed along the way, fearing that our rear will be cut off by us and deal with the harassment of our local troops. The remaining division will go deep alone. It is where Xiaowangzhuang, my base in Northwest Shanxi, is located. I think the 41st Division is mostly just a decoy. Their target is us, but the 41st Division is not responsible for the attack."

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

The old chief and other staff officers, including the division commander, all showed interest.

The chief of staff smiled: "Actually, I didn't think of it. It was Zhang Wei's telegram that reminded me that he sent a telegram to the headquarters at the beginning of the war, asking our headquarters to strengthen its defenses and be careful in the face of sneak attacks by small groups of troops." The 41st Division directly inserted into the hinterland of the base with great fanfare, and there were no reinforcements on the left and right. It was clearly a fat meat on the lip, attracting everyone's attention and creating opportunities for this small unit."

Everyone looked at the map, and a staff officer couldn't help asking: "But chief of staff, where is this small army now?"

The chief of staff also shook his head: "I don't know, Zhang Wei once mentioned to me that they use radio to directly contact the North China Front Army Command, and we don't have a telecommunications reconnaissance department, let alone such means, so we can only passively defend. There is no way to take the initiative to attack and eliminate this group of elite little devils."

After hearing this, the old chief frowned and looked at the arrows of the 41st Division on the map: "The 41st Division came not kind, but this is the fat of the mouth, Xiaowangzhuang base stationed a guard group around, if it is not a large-scale Troops, our security should be guaranteed."

"Order! The special column left the Spike Special Warfare Brigade to cooperate with the Special First Regiment, the Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, and the Baggage Regiment to confront the defenders in the direction of Taiyuan. Zhang Wei led the Second Special Regiment and the Black Tiger Special Warfare Brigade to set up an ambush in Yangbai Township. Li Yunlong agreed According to the plan, Ding Wei's new regiment will go northward with light equipment, catch up with the three regiments that took the lead in supporting them, and strive to annihilate the 41st Division within our base."

"Yes!"

"Report, the casualty report from the Fifth Independent Brigade of the 129th Division, old chief, would you like to see it?"

The old chief waved his hand, and said coldly: "I don't want to read the casualty report, tell him, nailed to the position, people are in the position, can't let the [-]th and [-]th mixed brigades move forward, must complete the blocking Task!"

"However, old chief, there are still eight hours left before their blocking mission is completed, but Yangquan City and Sun City are still in the hands of the enemy."

The old chief sighed: "Yes, according to the original plan, Yangquan County should now be firmly in our hands. At present, we have only occupied the outer positions and Shouyang County. Although many of the enemy's vital forces have been wiped out, But we still haven't been able to break through the blockade, and our base will be in trouble!"

The division commander slowly raised his head and looked at the old chief: "Let Li Tianze stand firm for another night, I don't think there is any problem. I still know the combat effectiveness of the Independent Fifth Brigade. If it doesn't work, I will be transferred to the New Ninth Regiment in Luochang County!"

The chief of staff also interjected: "The training of recruits from the New Ninth Regiment has not been completed yet, sending them now will not have a great impact on the battle situation!"

The old chief made up his mind: "Let the New Ninth Regiment go up and tell them that they only need to assist the Independent Fifth Brigade to hold on for a day and a night, and use the Lingyang County area as their last defensive position. Be sure not to let the devils move forward. It depends on Zhang Wei, Ding Wei and the others!"

Zhang Wei was in a meeting at the Brigade Headquarters, and he was a little confused when he suddenly received the order.

"Is this a decision to eat the 41st Division?"

The brigade commander nodded: "Take your mortar company away. It's useless to put it in my brigade headquarters. You transfer two companies from the Special Second Regiment to serve as the guard company for me."

Zhang Wei nodded: "The brigade commander, I will go to prepare and set off this evening!"

"Go!"

North China Front Army Command.

Okamura Neiji looked at the telegram in his hand, and tapped the table with his right hand rhythmically, with an uneasy expression, his brows stretched for a while, and frown for a while, making people confused and wondering what he was thinking.

"The Ninth Mixed Brigade and the Fourth Mixed Brigade did not attack well. The Eighth Route Army also stopped attacking Yangquan and Taiyuan City. What are they doing?"

Xiao Chuan pointed to the map of Eastern Jidong on the map: "General, the Eighth Route Army troops in the Eastern Jidong Military Region are overwhelmed. We have driven them into the Taihang Mountains. Are they waiting for the Eighth Route Army in Eastern Jidong to join them?"

Neiji Okamura directly denied this statement: "Impossible. The Eighth Route Army in the Eastern Hebei Military Region is far inferior to the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi. Probably to help them open the encirclement."

"General, we have already lost two infantry brigades in the direction of Taiyuan. The situation is not very optimistic, but there is one thing that my subordinates don't understand. Since the ones outside Yangquan City and Taiyuan City can be determined to be the main force of the Eighth Route Army, why? The [-]th and [-]th Mixed Brigades had such a difficult day of attack?"

Neiji Okamura signaled him to continue talking.

The staff officer plucked up the courage to express a thought that he had been wanting to say but never said: "General, the Eighth Route Army outside Yangquan City is probably not the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Maybe they were before, but they are not now!"

"Oh, what does Aizawa-kun mean?"

Aizawa Chentoku pointed: "General, we may try to order the Sixth Division to launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army. I knew that the Eighth Route Army would not have owned an arsenal for more than one and a half years at most. Before the regiment Zhang Wei attacked the county, there had never been a precedent for attacking a heavily armed county. Let alone attacking Taiyuan City."

Neiji Okamura nodded: "Yo, Aizawa-kun's suggestion is very valuable, he ordered the Sixth Division to launch a tentative counterattack, told the acting division head of the Sixth Division, let him make his own decision, so as not to delay the opportunity of the battle. "

Aizawa let out a long breath, relieved.

Neiji Okamura stood up, stepped forward and patted Aizawa on the shoulder: "Aizawa-kun, I am a soldier who can accept reasonable suggestions from my subordinates, next time if you have any suggestions, please ask me as soon as possible , I will definitely consider it seriously.”

Aizawa listened deeply, and nodded excitedly, feeling that he seemed to be appreciated by Okamura Neiji, this is an unstoppable opportunity.

"I understand Commander, I actually have another proposal."

Okamura Ningji showed great interest: "Oh? I want to hear Aizawa-kun's new proposal."

"Hayi, general, if the defenders in our Yangquan area counterattack very smoothly, there will generally be two types. The first type is that the Eighth Route Army really lacks strength. The other type is also that they are luring the enemy to go deep. Their goal must not be It will be the Sixth Division, but the No.40 First Division that may be attacked by our orders."

(End of this chapter)