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Chapter 129: Niangzi Pass!
Compared with Li Yunlong's current small fights, a main regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region has already set its sights on Niangziguan, an important stronghold of the devils on the way to the Zhengtai Line.

This stronghold is a traffic fort that runs through Hebei Province and Jin Province, the ninth pass of the Great Wall, and the gateway to the southeast of Jin Province.

According to legend, at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's father and son rebelled against the Sui Dynasty, and Li Yuan's third daughter, Princess Pingyang, was both civil and military.In order to assist her father and younger brother, she led elite soldiers to station here and built a city gate.

For the convenience of marching and fighting, Princess Pingyang organized a troop composed of women as her garrison, hence the name of this pass.

This has been an important pass since ancient times, and it is also a battleground for military strategists.

During the Battle of Taiyuan that year, a great battle took place at this pass.The failure of that battle had a huge impact on the defeat of the entire Taiyuan Battle at that time.

Many commanders believed that the failure of the Battle of Xinkou had a lot to do with the fall of Niangziguan.If the preserved fruit troops could stick to this place at that time, the devils would not be able to flank Taiyuan.

Now the devils have turned this place into an important transshipment point for the supply of troops and materials. If the Eighth Route Army wants to win a major victory in the raid, it must win this pass.

As early as three days before the start of the war, the deputy commander of the [-]th Division took his staff and set up his own forward command post in a small mountain village near Jingxing.

Knowing that the opponent was the Eighth Route Army, the residents of the village warmly welcomed the army. The villagers dreamed that someone could rescue them from the fire and water.

It is sparsely populated and very hidden. Although it is not a natural danger, the terrain is very suitable for transfer.Even if they are discovered by Xiaotian, they can leave safely with the common people.

This village was chosen because of its very good location.Thirteen miles to the south is the Zhengtai line, and the southwest is Niangziguan, one of the targets. Another target, Jingxing Coal Mine, is also very close.

As a commander and fighter with rich combat experience, the deputy division commander has already formed his own style. He always sets the command post not far from the front line.

This is done in order to be able to receive intelligence from the frontline troops in a timely manner, and to analyze the battlefield situation based on the current results of the battle, so as to gain the initiative in the war.

After the deputy division commander arranged the command post, he immediately entered the state of combat readiness. He dispatched reconnaissance, combat, and communication personnel to conduct reconnaissance of the nearby terrain.

After the village chief knew what the army was thinking, he took the initiative to send the Orion in the village to follow up.The soldiers disguised themselves as local civilians, and under the cover of each other, secretly approached the target three days later.

Although Niangziguan has been under the rule of the enemy for almost three years, the local residents have been eager for the anti-Japanese armed forces in Jin Province to regain their lost ground.

A local old man met Eighth Route Army soldiers near the pass. After learning of their intentions, the other party immediately told his comrades what he knew.

This includes the distribution and activity patterns of devils, traitors, and even plainclothes.After all, living in an area for a long time, the enemy can't hide the truth from the people.

After receiving the information, the soldiers followed Orion and returned to the command post immediately.After careful analysis, the deputy division commander suddenly felt that the defenders of Niangziguan were a bit tricky.

After all, the opponent's advantage in terrain is too great, and the devil's firepower is not weak.The regiment in the original plan was not enough, so he thought of the [-]th Brigade Independent Regiment and Xinyi Regiment not too far from here.

These two regiments were not on the action list of the [-]th Division. The most important task this time was to cooperate with the main force to destroy the railway.But their strength is indeed the strongest among all the main regiments in the three divisions, and it would be a waste if they don't give full play to their advantages.

If you can get the support of these two regiments, whether it is from the direction of Niangziguan or the devils from Jingxing Coal Mine, the pressure to attack will be much less.

The reason why he didn't bring the new second regiment didn't mean that the deputy division commander was biased. If you want to talk about the relationship, Li Datuan has some connections with the first regiment.

This is actually a manifestation of a reasonable assignment of tasks, mainly because he considers that Li Yunlong's army has more recruits and is more suitable for destroying the Zhengtai line.

After determining the candidate for the attack, the next step is to formulate a specific combat plan.Nearly three years have passed, and some changes have occurred here more or less.

And since Xiaotian captured here, they have learned the lessons of the failure of the Jinsui Army.In view of the weakness of this fortress, the original fortifications here were reinforced.

The devil defenders not only built four cannon towers on the nearby hills, but also stationed a small number of devils and puppet troops in the Guanxia village.

On the whole, the station can form a corner with these blockhouses and the village below, and they can support each other.

Although there is already information from the old man, it is not easy to break the situation.According to the current situation, the troops attacking here should attack the village first, and then attack the artillery building and the station below at the same time.

The attack sequence is particular. If the village is not occupied, there will be no support points for attacking the gun towers and stations.

When attacking again, once the devil's commander has the courage to fight, the attacking troops are likely to be flanked by two sides.

And if the speed of taking down the gun tower is fast enough, you can also condescendingly attack the Niangziguan Station occupied by the Japanese army.Otherwise, in the process of attacking the station, the firepower from the devil's gun tower will cover the attacking comrades.

After making a decision, the deputy division commander immediately contacted the advance command post of the [-]th Division.After getting the approval of their chief, Ding Wei and Kong Jie immediately set off for Niangziguan.

When the two passed by the brigade headquarters, the chief of staff also handed over a Type 19 infantry artillery captured in Heiyunzhai to Kong Jie.Due to the need to pass through a large number of enemy-occupied areas, the two regiments did not arrive at the designated location until three o'clock in the morning of NO.[-].

Devils are well aware of the importance of Niangziguan, so soldiers from two squadrons are stationed here.One team is in the pass on the mountain, and the other team is in the station at the foot of the mountain. This number even exceeds the defense force of most county towns.

Moreover, there is an auto repair shop at Niangziguan Station, which is mainly responsible for repairing damaged armored vehicles and tanks.This means that when the soldiers attack the station, they are likely to face the enemy's armored forces.

It was almost eight o'clock in the evening, and the two team leaders were checking their watches.After setting the time, Kong Jie spoke first:
"I just studied it carefully. Compared with the station, the pass side is more difficult to attack. We have an infantry artillery in our regiment. With this big baby, we can avoid upward attacks."

"Your regiment is pure infantry. If you hit it, it will definitely not be easy to deal with the devil's gun towers. Some sacrifices can be avoided."

The leader on the opposite side nodded, now is not the time to show off.And every second counts, so hurry up and sabotage.

"Okay! Then I'll leave it to you. No matter which of our regiments completes the task first, we must support the other party as soon as possible!"

After reaching an agreement, the two regiments split into two groups and arrived at the predetermined position under the cover of the green gauze tent.

After a while, it was eight o'clock sharp, and the big attack on Zhengtai Road officially started!In the distance, red signal flares soared into the sky, piercing the night sky.

Due to the full preparations before the war and the close cooperation of the masses, the troops blocked the news, and the enemy never noticed the actions of these two regiments.

　Ask for everything!I kowtow to the bosses!Boom boom boom!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)