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Chapter 1022 The Eighth Route Army is so rampant???

Outside Heyuan County, in the special forces regiment camp.

After arranging for the special operations company to go to Shimen, Yang Yuanshan also arranged the tasks that other battalions and companies should undertake.

Then he sent everyone back to sleep. Starting tomorrow, they would enter combat mode.

However, he himself could not rest, but had to go on guard duty.

Our military rules: When camping in the wild, the military commander must personally or arrange for others to check the rationality and concealment of the sentry post layout to avoid surprise attacks by the enemy.

Although they were now camping outside Heyuan County, which was theoretically very safe, Yang Yuanshan still planned to go and take a look himself.

……

Accompanied by several guards, Yang Yuanshan checked all three sentry posts outside the campsite, one visible and two hidden.

By the way, they took out 200 bazooka incendiary bombs requested by the special operations company and threw them into the grass outside the camp.

Each of these things weighs 3 kilograms, and 200 rounds weigh a total of 600 kilograms. It will not cause too much weight pressure on the soldiers of the special operations company.

As for the weapons that Li Yunlong wanted, the quantity was too large. If they were thrown out rashly, it would make some noise and would be discovered by the sentries, so they could not be thrown outside the camp.

He pondered for a while, looked at the distant mountains in the west under the dim moonlight, and immediately had an idea. He threw 5000 Type 20 rifles, 200 rounds of bullets, 1 grenade launchers, 24 grenade launchers, 4800 Type 70 infantry guns, and mm grenades at the foot of the mountain seven or eight miles away.

Late at night, there was no one there except for the animals that liked to roam at night.

Although they were frightened by the sudden appearance of a large number of ammunition boxes and fled in a panic, it did not attract anyone's attention.

After finishing all these things, Yang Yuanshan returned to the regiment headquarters, found a seat, squeezed together with everyone, and fell asleep.

……

Heyuan County fell into silence.

But 80 miles away near the Tumen Coal Mine, the sound of gunfire was still deafening.

The New 1st Regiment and the Special Forces Regiment, a large force of more than 20,000 people, were scattered on a wide battlefield about two or three kilometers long and four or five kilometers wide, using the cover of night to retake the positions they lost during the day.

The soldiers of the two regiments, led by the company and platoon leaders, continued to charge towards the weak points in the Japanese defense and the progress was very smooth.

In a cave about 2000 meters north of the battlefield, the commander of the New st Regiment Ding Wei, the political commissar Zhong Zhicheng, the commander of the Independent Regiment Xing Zhiguo, and the chief of staff Zhang Dabiao were gathered together to form a front-line command center to unify the dispatch and command of the soldiers of the two regiments.

At this moment, they were drinking water and chatting while waiting for good news from the front line.

Suddenly, a messenger from the independent regiment rushed in and reported to Xing Zhiguo:
"Commander, the Third Battalion is making good progress. It is estimated that it will take at most half an hour to recapture the position we lost during the day!"

"Okay! What about the casualties?"

Xing Zhiguo stood up and nodded.

“The exact number is still uncertain, but the casualties are not small.

The Japanese's artillery fire was too dense. Even if we only arranged one person to attack, they would still have shells to throw at us.

Once our heavy machine guns and grenade launchers are exposed, they will be targeted by the Japanese artillery fire!"

"Okay, I see."

Xing Zhiguo looked solemn and waved his hand to let the communicator go.

Zhang Dabiao beside him couldn't help but sigh to everyone:
"I always thought that the Japanese were just so-so in terms of combat effectiveness, but I didn't expect to encounter a tough opponent this time.

The First Division and the Eighth Division are so damn hard to fight!

No wonder he can run rampant in Jizhong!"

Ding Wei also nodded:
"Yeah, I've heard that the Japanese Liaodong Army's Class A Division is very powerful, but I thought it was just a false reputation!
This time I have learned a lot.

These bastards not only have strong firepower, but their soldiers also have strong tactical skills!

One-on-one, only veterans who have been in the army for more than three years can compete with them."

As they were talking, a telegraph operator from the New 1st Regiment suddenly stood up and reported to Ding Wei loudly:

"Captain, the superiors called and said that the Special Forces Regiment had wiped out the Japanese Independent Mixed 2nd Brigade in Xinkou, and retreated eastward to Heyuan County.

We are now preparing to advance to Huangping Town to block the two divisions in front of us!

The leader ordered us to fight and retreat along the Zhengtai Road, and to consume the Japanese with guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare.

Just make sure they can't reach Huangping Town before noon the day after tomorrow!"

Upon hearing the news, everyone present was immediately surprised.

It is still too early for our army to engage in a positional blocking war with two Class A divisions.

Although the personnel and firepower of the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment were comparable to a division, it was still a one-vs-two situation.

Without a doubt, at a clear disadvantage!

Now, since Li Yunlong has given the order to retreat, they have much more tactical options.

Zhang Dabiao suddenly took off his hat and said excitedly:
"Great! Finally we don't have to fight the Japs here to the death!

Yang Yuanshan, that kid, is worthy of being my old subordinate, he is really nimble and skillful!

An entire brigade of the Japanese invaders was wiped out so quickly and easily.

I really envy you!"

At this time, Ding Wei had already stood up and went to a map to check the location of Huangping Town.

Seeing this, Xing Zhiguo quickly spoke up and reminded:
"Captain Ding, Huangping Town is less than 20 miles east of Shuiquan, and is several dozen miles away from here.

It is not easy for the Japanese army to get there.

I think we can order the soldiers to stop attacking now!"

More than ten days ago, he led the independent regiment from Shuiquan along the Zhengtai Road to the east, so he was very familiar with the key points of the eastern section of the Zhengtai Road.

After hearing his reminder, Ding Wei quickly found the location of Huangping Town on the map and nodded repeatedly:
“It certainly looks that way.

Lao Xing, since Lao Li has given the order, let's take turns to cover the retreat.

Your regiment was the first to engage in fire with the Japanese, and you have suffered heavy casualties. You should first withdraw 10 miles ahead to build blocking fortifications. Our New st Regiment will cover your rear."

The independent regiment had already lost a lot of people in this wave of blocking. Xing Zhiguo didn't bother to be polite with him and nodded immediately:

"Okay, I'll leave Sun Desheng's cavalry company behind as well.

They are highly mobile and are not afraid of being caught by the Japanese."

……

The two of them discussed the next steps in a few words, and then gave orders to their camps.

As their orders were issued, the fierce sound of gunfire on the battlefield began to weaken.

The soldiers who were originally rushing forward with shouts began to stop or retreat quietly.

On the Japanese side, Colonel Hiroshi Uchida, the commander of the 1st Regiment who was in charge of the battle, immediately sensed something was wrong and screamed and ordered:
"Warriors, the Tubalu are out of bullets, hurry up! Counterattack--"

Then he hurried to the rear command post and reported to the generals inside:
"Your Excellency the Division Commander and Brigade Commander, the offensive of the Eighth Route Army has weakened. It seems that they are running low on ammunition.

I have ordered the warriors to counterattack immediately."

"Yoshi! Uchida-kun handled it well.

These damned Tubalu are finally running out of ammunition!"

An old Japanese lieutenant general nodded repeatedly, and then habitually scolded other departments:
"The bastards from the Special Higher Police actually provided intelligence saying that the Eighth Route Army could only rely on battlefield seizures to fight. That's complete nonsense!"

This person is Lieutenant General Saburo Nakazawa, commander of the 1st Division of the Liaodong Army of the Japanese.

At this moment, beside him are Lieutenant General Honda Masazai, commander of the 1th Division, Major General Yoshino Hideki, commander of the 2st Infantry Brigade of the st Division, and Major General Yano Masao, commander of the nd Infantry Brigade. It can be said that he is a star-studded team!
Hearing what Saburo Nakazawa said, Uchida Hiroshi's immediate superior, Major General Yoshino Hideki, immediately reminded:

"Your Excellency, division commander, night combat is not our army's strong point. I believe that the scope of our counterattack should not be too large.

Otherwise you might be ambushed by the Eighth Route Army!
These country rats, who previously showed such excellent equipment and sufficient ammunition, are suddenly out of ammunition now. This is very suspicious!"

Saburo Nakazawa is not someone who would not listen to the opinions of his subordinates.

After frowning and thinking for a while, he saw that Honda Masazai of the Eighth Division remained silent and did not raise any objections, so he nodded and said:
"Yoshi! Yoshino-kun is right.

Tubalu, so cunning! "

Then he ordered Uchida Hiroshi:
“Uchida-kun, order the warriors to stop counterattacking after they have captured the surrounding mountain foothills. Do not allow them to enter the mountains!

Everything will wait until dawn!" Uchida Hiroshi nodded:

"Hi!"

Then he turned around and went out to deploy.

As soon as he left, the division chief of staff, Colonel Takahashi Mantang, immediately reminded:
"Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief has ordered us to report the situation on the front line in a timely manner. Now that the Eighth Route Army has shown abnormal behavior, should we report it?
Maybe there is some other intelligence that caused the Eighth Route Army to adjust their deployment!"

"Yoshi! Mr. Takahashi is right. Quick, tell the telegraph operator to send the message!"

Saburo Nakazawa readily followed suit and nodded repeatedly.

……

Soon, their telegram was sent to Shimen City.

The Japanese commander of the Hebei-Northern Front Army, Okamura Ji-ning, has been having trouble sleeping every night since he received the "Ten-Day Ultimatum" from the headquarters.

Over the past few days, he has become somewhat haggard.

Tonight, he lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, as usual.

In desperation, I can only recall some beautiful past events in my mind.

Thinking of his high spirits when he was young and his ambitions a few months ago, he finally closed his eyes slightly and began to fall into a daze.

However, before he could fall asleep completely, a telecommunications staff officer knocked on his door hurriedly:

"Commander, the First Division is calling."

The sleepiness that had just emerged in Okamura Jining disappeared in an instant.

He suddenly opened his eyes, stood up with a serious expression and shouted:

"Bring it in!"

I was thinking to myself: It's so late at night, and a telegram comes in. Could it be some bad news?
Can't these bastards give me a piece of good news? ? ?

They are all incompetent trash!!!

……

Following his order, the communications officer immediately pushed the door open, turned on the desk lamp, and then handed over the telegram in his hand.

Okamura Jining put on his clothes, sat down at the table with the telegram in his hand, and after a moment, he almost fainted from anger.

I couldn't help but slam the table in anger:

"Baka! You guys are just looking for me in the middle of the night because you ran out of ammunition???"

The little sleepiness I finally got was gone because of this little thing!

When the telecommunications officer saw that his eyes were red, he was frightened and trembled.

He quickly replied tremblingly:
"Commander, didn't you order us to deliver any telegrams from the front to you without delay?"

Hearing that the boomerang from a few days ago finally hit him, Okamura Ji Ning wanted to draw his sword and kill someone.

However, since he can hold such a high position, he must have some extraordinary popularity.

Just when his right hand was about to move, he forced himself to restrain himself.

After rolling his eyes, he calmed down and asked:
"Did Tanabe-kun send any information?"

"have.

The Chief of Staff called and reported that the Army Aviation reconnaissance aircraft had detected that a large number of Eighth Route Army troops were marching eastward along the Zhengtai Road from Qubei County.

But what is strange is that there are still a large number of Tubalu troops building fortifications in Xinkou, preparing to block the 26th Division, and it seems that the force has not been reduced. "

"What? A large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers are rushing eastward, but the enemy forces in Xinkou haven't decreased?

Where on earth did all these Tubalu come from?

Could they transform into humans???"

Okamura Ji Ning began to doubt his life.

In response to his question, the telecommunications staff officer said: I'm just a handyman, I don't know anything.

After a while, Okamura Ji Ning calmed down a little and asked again:
"What's going on with the First Army?"

"They called and said that the 37th, 41st and 62nd Divisions they had mobilized from southern Shanxi had encountered a large-scale attack by the Eighth Route Army during their assembly.

The weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army have obviously been greatly improved compared to half a year ago.

The ammunition is much more sufficient.

It is estimated that it will be difficult for these three divisions to reach Jinyang City within the required time."

The Telecom Staff replied.

"Baga! Damn Shinozuka Kazuo, you're raising a tiger to cause trouble!"

Okamura Ji Ning couldn't help but curse.

Although he knew very well in his heart that it was he who, under pressure from the base camp, forcibly suppressed Kazuo Shinozuka's opposition and decided to fight the battle in southern Shanxi first instead of sweeping northwestern Shanxi.

But now that Kazuo Shinozuka is dead, it would be best to put the blame on the other party.

As the pillar that supports the sky and the golden beam that spans the sea of ​​the Imperial Army, Okamura Jining can die, but his reputation as a good fighter must not be tarnished.

This not only concerns Okamura Ji Ning's personal reputation, but also the glory of the Imperial Army!

The telecommunications staff officer wished he could cover his ears when he heard him scolding Kazuo Shinozuka.

This is not something a small fry like him can listen to!
Fortunately, Okamura Ji Ning immediately rescued him and asked:

"Are there any movements of the Tubalu outside Jinyang City?"

"Yes. According to the report from the First Army, after the Eighth Route Army outside Jinyang City stopped shelling, they began to frantically dig trenches and build fortifications in the north, as if they were going to besiege Jinyang City for a long time."

"Besieged? Damn it, the Tubalu are so rampant???"

Okamura Jining's eyes almost popped out.

This is really a slap in the face of their Imperial Locust Army.

Thinking back to the beginning, it was them who swept through the Eighth Route Army, chasing them away like rabbits, forcing them to flee in panic!

"What about the Special High Section?
Have you found out where the equipment of the Tubalu came from?"

Okamura Ji Ning asked while panting.

"no!"

When the telecommunications staff officer said this, he felt like peeing his pants.

He knew with his ass that the commander would be extremely angry when he heard this answer.

Sure enough, Okamura Ji Ning waved his hand and swept a teacup on the table to the ground, spitting saliva from his mouth:
"Baga! These damn rubbish! Rubbish!!!"

Everyone should be loyal to His Majesty the Heavenly Locust!!!"

……

After a long while, he finally calmed down, stood up and paced a few steps in the room, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he said firmly:

“Something is not right!
The Tubalu troops facing the First Division should not have run out of ammunition, but retreated on their own initiative. They have a conspiracy!"

Of course, the telecommunications staff did not understand what he said.

But the next second, Okamura Ji Ning continued speaking:

"Send a telegram to the First Division and tell them that a large number of reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army are coming eastward.

Therefore, the Eighth Route Army in front of them was most likely preparing to attack after meeting up with reinforcements, and it was not that they had really run out of ammunition.

Ask them to seize the opportunity and eliminate the enemy in front of them first!
Then we can wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, defeat the enemy's reinforcements, and then sweep across the entire northwest of Shanxi!"

"Hi!"

……

(End of this chapter)