Bright sword, I have a red police base car

In fact, for the Eighth Route Army, the size of the troops dispatched by the logistics support group does not matter, as long as the troops are strong enough.

Just a combined first battalion of the Red Police Force was enough to amaze Brigadier Chen. With the arrival of the Second Heavy Artillery Battalion responsible for artillery support, Brigadier Chen was completely relieved at this time.

The equipment and number of people of this so-called artillery battalion are almost comparable to their Eighth Route Army Headquarters Artillery Brigade!

With these two battalions deployed at Niangziguan, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops can retreat to the rear as planned.

With these two battalions, it is no problem to resist the three divisions of the Japs!

"Brother and sister, thank you Zhang Shijie for me!"

"It's all for the sake of fighting the war, don't say such nonsense."

Brigadier Chen nodded upon hearing this, and hurried to Niangziguan with the First Synthetic Battalion and the Second Heavy Artillery Battalion led by Liu Huaqiang, Director of the Political Department.

Due to the distance, it takes about two and a half days for the Red Police troops to reach Niangzi Pass, while the Japanese intersecting troops only need about a day to arrive. The difference of one and a half days depends on the Eighth Route Army's troops at Niangzi Pass. .

As soon as Brigadier Chen left Dagushan with the Red Police troops, Li Tianyou at the Niangziguan headquarters received a call from the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

I have to say, the little devil’s appetite is really big!
Regarding the Japanese troops in these two directions, Li Tianyou focused his main energy on the Zhengding direction.

In order to resist the Japanese troops from the direction of Zhengding County, the Eighth Route Army deployed three lines of defense outside Changgang Village, Nanyu Town and Niangziguan. Between each line of defense, there were a large number of guerrillas as blocking and harassing forces.

But the Japs who set off from Zhengding County and launched an attack on Niangziguan via Jingxing County will need the Eighth Route Army to fight head-on with the Japs!

The Eighth Route Army's blocking force facing Shanxi was able to delay the Japanese's actions through mine warfare, tunnel warfare, sparrow warfare, etc. with minimal cost and troop input at that time.

"I tell you Li Tianyou, I have no other requirements. The only thing I need is that you stick to Niangzi Pass for three days. Within three days, you can evacuate after the reinforcements from the Logistics Support Group arrive! Repeat that!"

Among them, 20,000 people were deployed on the western front to block the Japanese troops in Taiyuan, and more than 50,000 were deployed on the eastern front to predict the Japanese troops in Hebei.

"Report to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief and hold on to Niangziguan for three days! Wait for reinforcements from the logistics support group!"

In order to protect the lifeline of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, the Eighth Route Army deployed a total of more than 70,000 main troops, local troops and militia troops at all levels in the Niangziguan area!

The little devils in the Taiyuan direction only sent one division that was not satisfied with the number, and the distance was much farther than that in the Zhengding direction.

Their line of defense is the lifeline of the entire Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area!
At this time, the Japanese army launched a large number of troops from the direction of Taiyuan and Zhengding in an effort to allow the four armies in the Hebei direction to join the First Army in the Taiyuan direction, and at the same time encircle the Eighth Route Army on the entire battlefield.

When Li Tianyou confirmed that Zhang Shijie's logistics support group would provide reinforcements, the Eighth Route Army in the Niangziguan area immediately changed its combat plan.

Now the three divisional artillery regiments serve as blocking nodes in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, and are now all deployed on the front line, while the headquarters artillery brigade is preparing for the next Japanese attack in the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu base area.

Except for the two brigade-affiliated artillery battalions, there are no large-scale organized artillery here in Niangziguan.

But the Eighth Route Army's biggest shortcoming at this time was its lack of heavy artillery.

"From the artillery battalion! Be sure to hide the anti-tank guns well. Each company's rocket launcher must be calm. Wait until the little devil's tanks enter an absolutely stable range before firing..."

At this time, in the defense area of ​​the 18th Regiment deployed on the front line of the Jingxing County defense position, regiment leader Song Xianggui was inspecting the anti-tank forces of the entire regiment.

Fortunately, almost all the air force of the Eighth Route Army was deployed at Niangziguan at this time. The Eighth Route Army on the ground did not have to worry about losing air supremacy.

The intention was to eliminate the Eighth Route Army's Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei anti-Japanese base areas, including the 115th Division, in one fell swoop.

For the current Eighth Route Army, even if they die, they must guard Niangziguan for three days!
Hebei, Jingxing County, Changgang Village Eighth Route Army defensive position.

After all, as a blocking force on the retreat route, any force can trade space for time, but they can't!

Originally, Li Tianyou planned to hold his position on the front line and buy as much time as possible for the comrades in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Province. However, with the support of the logistics support group, Li Tianyou had more choices.

As the first area to encounter the Japanese armored forces, they were all very aware of the strength of the little Japanese armored forces.

In order to target the little Japanese armored forces, the Eighth Route Army troops here naturally made sufficient anti-tank deployments.

Defenses such as anti-tank mines, anti-tank cones, anti-tank trenches, and anti-tank cannon deployed on the front line have already been deployed.

At this time, the Eighth Route Army's defense line in Jingxing County was similar to the Japanese defense line around Kaifeng, except that the little devils could not have the intensive firepower of the Red Police Force.

However, since the Eighth Route Army had fought several rounds of battles with the Japs here before, whether it was the use of the surrounding terrain or the improvement of the fortifications, the Eighth Route Army was better than the Japs by several streets.

After all, the troops here are all old troops of the Eighth Route Army, and every time the little devils send troops, they will be cut off by the Eighth Route Army and the Red Police troops from time to time.

This time, the Japanese troops had never been deployed in Jingxing County.

In terms of prerequisites, the Eighth Route Army has the advantage at this time, but the little devils still occupy the initiative on the battlefield.

The little devil now also wants to play the game of defeating ten with one force!

"Captain, the little devil has arrived at the east bank of the Yehe River and is conducting an armed swim!"

After hearing the report from the reconnaissance unit, the commander of the 18th Regiment immediately ordered all units to prepare for battle and called Niangziguan for air support.

At this time, the Japs' advance was hindered. The Eighth Route Army's air force also took this opportunity to carry out large-scale destruction of the main force of the Japanese army.

Compared with the Japanese troops that fought here in the past, this time's Japanese troops were much more elite in terms of equipment, firepower and numbers.

As the vanguard of the Japanese army, the tank regiment directly under the Japanese 202nd Division, which is responsible for launching the attack, is leading the follow-up troops to cross the river as quickly as possible and launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army's positions.

"Give it to me!"

As the Japanese offensive troops got closer and closer to the Eighth Route Army on the front line, the Eighth Route Army soldiers also calmed down, waiting for them to fall into a trap.

"boom!……"

"Boom~Boom~..."

Under the armor of the Japanese tanks, the Eighth Route Army's mines on the Japanese offensive route were triggered one by one by the little devils.

These anti-tank mines were supported by Zhang Shijie from the Red Police Force in order to delay the Japanese army's actions on a large scale and affect the speed of the Japanese army's actions as much as possible.

And because the anti-tank mines equipped by the Red Police Force are specifically designed to deal with the second and third generation main battle tanks of later generations, their charges will be enough to completely blow up the No. 4 tanks equipped by the Japanese during World War II! Seeing this situation, the commander of the Japanese 202nd Division in the rear cursed angrily: "Bagaya Road! Order the tank regiment to temporarily stop the attack! The artillery regiment immediately covered the Chinese minefields with firepower!"

"Hai!"

When the offensive battle was completely blocked, the little Japanese immediately covered the minefield in front of them with artillery fire, trying to clear the minefield in a very short time.

At this time, on the battlefield in Jingxing County, the little Japanese attached great importance to the progress of the army's offensive.

After all, as long as the task of dividing the Eighth Route Army's Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area and the main base area can be completed one day earlier, the next step in the all-out attack on the Eighth Route Army will be smoother.

The little devils dispatched so many troops, and attacking the Eighth Route Army was just a drunkard's intention.
These troops will more likely participate in the later battles between the Japanese army and the Red Alert forces.

Therefore, the current little devils are not willing to suffer excessive casualties, but choose to use artillery to clear mines.

Due to the little devil's current demining methods and methods, demining in such a complicated situation is also very unrealistic. It would be better to just use artillery shells to open a path without stopping!
Therefore, the Japanese artillery position located on the east bank of the Yehe River, under the guidance of the frontline armored troops and infantry, began to use artillery to bombard the Eighth Route Army's minefields and anti-tank cones.

After a long period of fighting, the little devil has made some progress.

This time, they also began to learn from the Red Police Force and cooperate with advanced artillery tanks.

However, compared with the Red Police Force, the Japanese army still lacked a lot in the intensity of artillery guidance because wireless communication equipment could not be distributed to the team level.

Sometimes, due to untimely communication, Japanese artillery may even injure their own people.

Seeing the minefield at the front of the position being bombarded by the Japs with artillery fire, the Eighth Route Army soldiers on the rear defensive position almost became red-eyed.

Facing the armored troops of the Little Devils, these arrangements at the front of the position are an important way for them to hold back the Japanese army. If the fortifications they arranged are broken through by the Japanese army in a short period of time, then the only thing that can resist the Japanese attack next is their flesh and blood. body!

Li Tianyou's order must be adhered to in Jingxing County for at least 24 hours!

If the minefields were breached and their positions destroyed, what else could they do to withstand the Japanese attacks day and night?

Seeing the scene in front of him, Song Xianggui, the commander of the 18th Regiment, personally grabbed the phone and shouted to the rear: "You guys, how come the support from the rear hasn't arrived yet?! The kid's artillery has already started to open up a passage!"

"Captain Song! The artillery firepower organized by the little devils this time are all heavy artillery with a diameter of over 100 mm. After calculating the coordinates, our artillery battalion found that we can't hit them at all!"

"grass!"

Hearing this, Song Xianggui dropped the phone in his hand on the table.

When he heard that the Japs were using heavy artillery with a caliber above 100 mm, Song Xianggui had already thought about the issue of range.

Each brigade now belongs to an artillery battalion, which is still dominated by 85mm cannons supported by the Red Police troops and captured Japanese 75mm mountain field guns. It is very unrealistic to carry out fire strikes on Japanese artillery beyond the range.

Apart from the headquarters artillery brigade, there are only three division-affiliated artillery regiments that can accomplish this.

"Young horse, it's so uncomfortable without artillery. Is it possible that I just want to be beaten here?!"

Just when Song Xianggui was angry and wanted to call Li Tianyou directly for support, he suddenly heard the sound of propellers in the distant sky.

"Plane! The plane flying from the direction of Niangziguan is our plane!"

After learning that their plane had arrived to add more troops, the soldiers of the 18th Regiment were overjoyed.

This time the Air Force reinforcements consisted of 4 J-4s and Qiang-s.

Unlike the Red Police Force, which has deep pockets and never falls below one squadron in each operation, the Eighth Route Army's aviation force is the treasure trove of the entire army.

How far is the baby?

While the Eighth Route Army has long required the protection of equipment, the aviation unit is the only one with mandatory regulations that require soldiers to prioritize soldiers over weapons.

With the support of the Red Police Force, the Eighth Route Army actually has no shortage of aircraft now.

Not to mention that Zhang Shijie was very generous in the number of aircraft to reinforce the Eighth Route Army. The number of various aircraft in the Eighth Route Army's inventory alone is now close to 500. However, due to the lack of talents, there are currently only about 120 pilots in the Eighth Route Army who can participate in combat.

These eight fighter planes, originally used to attack Japanese armored forces, pointed their first target at the Japanese artillery positions on the east bank of the Yehe River.

"Assault aircraft unit, we will provide cover, you launch rockets as soon as possible!"

"understand!"

Under the cover of fighter jets, the four attack aircraft immediately took a rough aim, and then started shooting at the little Japanese artillery position.

Since the Eighth Route Army aircraft needed to avoid the anti-aircraft fire around the Japanese artillery positions as much as possible, the rockets of the attack aircraft were not fired at close range.

And this round of strikes only destroyed about half of the Japanese artillery.

But the pilots of the Eighth Route Army all knew that this half of the wing was not a big deal to the Japanese army.

The Little Devils now have the strength of two divisions. Among them, the artillery force directly under the divisions alone has two regiments. Coupled with the artillery of the four brigades of each brigade, the Little Devils still have sufficient artillery firepower.

Fortunately, the purpose of the Eighth Route Army aviation was very clear, which was to force the Japanese artillery to stop firing and buy time for the ground troops.

As for the remaining ammunition such as aerial bombs...

Isn’t there the little devil’s chariot regiment below?
"Attention all units! Release the remaining ammunition to the Japanese armored forces!"

"understand!"

"Tu tu tu tu tu tu tu..."

"Buzz~...boom!"

After successfully interfering with the Japanese artillery units, the Eighth Route Army aviation aimed the remaining aerial bombs at the Japanese armored units below.

In addition to the 250-kilogram aerial bombs, the Eighth Route Army's Qiangyi attack aircraft also imitated the pilots of the Red Police Force, diving while firing at Japanese tanks.

"Boom..." (End of this chapter)