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Chapter 229: The Japanese trapped in the quagmire
On the grassland, the Saibei Military Region and the Seven and a Half Route Allied Forces defeated the three divisions left behind by the Japanese army in Qingcheng and Wumeng, almost devouring them all. The Seven and a Half Route was not enough, so they sent cavalry to sweep Ximeng in Chahar.

Although this is somewhat beyond the original agreement between the two parties, now that they are in need of manpower, after Jin-Cha-Ji has firmly occupied the southern part of Chahar, they no longer care about the ambition of the Seven and a Half Route Expansion. On the one hand, Ximeng is vast and sparsely populated, and it is really impossible to manage it now. Even the Japanese have only sent a small number of troops to occupy a few important counties, and the rest has to rely on the local princes and elders.

The Seventh Route and a Half is now using a similar method, sending out cavalry brigades to sweep through the Japanese strongholds and then intimidate the local princes and tribes.

Although the harvest is not much, but by occupying this territory, you will always get some benefits from it.

Not only was the area outside the Great Wall lost, but Chahar also lost two important cities, Yunzhong and Zhangbei. The Japanese headquarters reacted quickly this time. The Kwantung Army mobilized two divisions, four independent brigades and three puppet Manchukuo divisions, and gathered nearly 2 troops, together with a tank brigade and a heavy artillery regiment, and sent more than 4 Type 3 and Zero fighters to the Beijing airport.

Prepare to launch a strategic counterattack outside the Great Wall. On the one hand, take back the lost territories in Suiyuan and Chahar. On the other hand, take this opportunity to clean up the local warlords in Suiyuan. After completing the combat mission outside the Great Wall, prepare to rush into Shanxi from the north direction of Yunzhong, cooperate with the two armies of the Japanese devils in Gangcun, and complete a comprehensive attack on the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi!
(Old map, four provinces outside the Great Wall, Ningxia, Suiyuan, Chahar, and Rehe)
This time, nearly 300,000 troops were concentrated to attack North China, which was unprecedented in the Japanese invaders' headquarters.

In their original plan, after clearing the Eighth Route Army in the Hebei Plain, the army would move southward to defeat the main forces of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi and seize most of the transportation routes of the Pinghan Line, Yuehan Line and Longhai Line.

Unexpectedly, after just a brief sweep of central Hebei, they were met with a strong counterattack by the Eighth Route Army, which launched a large-scale attack on cities in Shanxi and even surrounded the locust army in Shanxi.

How could the Japanese headquarters tolerate this?

Even if they had to adjust the order of Operation No. 1, the Japanese were determined to give priority to dealing with matters in central Henan and Shanxi this time. Otherwise, the rear area of ​​North China would become a big sieve with no security at all.

From a current perspective, central Henan is making smooth progress, the two Japanese armies are advancing at a rapid pace, and the first war zone in Guosu is almost on the verge of collapse.

However, both armies suffered setbacks in their attacks on Jin. Not only was their progress slow, but they were also taken advantage of by countless guerrillas every day to bleed themselves to death.

The Eighth Route Guerrillas' cold guns and cold artillery are no longer the same as they were in the past. They are now equipped with a large number of mortars for attacks, and their individual weapons are also very sharp. The firepower of their rifles is much stronger than the Type 38 rifles of the Japanese. A squadron of troops cannot win against a company of the Eighth Route Army, which makes the Japanese feel extremely uncomfortable.

Because there were too many attacking enemies, if the troops were divided into squadrons, they would hardly come back; but if they were divided into battalions, they would not be able to divide into several groups to pursue. Moreover, if a battalion went far on a long expedition, it would encounter attacks from several different guerrilla groups. Their method of communicating seemed to be very convenient, and there was no obstacle to coordinated attack.

Such a large team would often suffer heavy losses when going out for pursuit. The attacks encountered every day while marching in the mountains made the Japanese high-level commanders see that they were losing blood every day!

Unfortunately, after entering the mountainous area, the Japanese troops could only march on foot. There were not enough cars, and the road was full of potholes and not suitable for fast driving.

After marching a longer distance along the way, the Japanese commander felt like there were guerrillas everywhere on the road that was dozens of kilometers long.

This was the case on the Zhengtai Line, and the same was true for the Japanese on the southern line. There was no frontal blocking, but there seemed to be guerrillas appearing at any time in the mountains and hills on both sides of the marching route to block the enemy. The Japanese felt as if they had fallen into a bottomless pit, being stabbed and run away by knives that were extended from time to time, and the pursuing troops had almost no major gains.

This feeling almost made the Japanese high-ranking officials explode. Every day, several different squadron leaders and battalion leaders were called to the brigade and division headquarters and slapped in the face to relieve stress.

In Jiangxian County, the brigade commander set up the southern line command post in Chencun.

Although the county seat of Jiangxian had been taken and the Japanese strongholds in the entire small basin had been cleared out, it was not easy to eliminate all the traitors and spies left behind. In addition to placing the independent regiment in the county seat as the main defense, the other main regiments were hidden in the surrounding mountains and forests on standby.

The newly formed military district tank battalion was hidden tightly by the brigade commander in the mountainous area behind Chencun.

Although Li Yunlong was very envious of the tank battalion, it was actually formed by his independent regiment after they learned something in the border area. However, before he could get too excited, the brigade commander gave an order to upgrade the tank battalion of the independent regiment to a military district tank battalion.

It would be useless even if Li Yunlong made a big fuss.

This time, the brigade commander was planning to give the Japanese a surprise in Jiangxian County. Of course, he couldn't leave such a trump card in Li Yunlong's hands and waste it in a wasteful battle.

According to the strategic plan of the brigade commander, this guerrilla war was to disperse most of the Type C regiment and ambush and harass the Japanese all the way from Jiyuan to Jiangxian on the 160-kilometer mountain road. A main force of the Type C regiment was deployed every ten kilometers, and several guerrillas were used as logistics support for weapons and ammunition. The main force regiment was divided into company-level units and then unlimited harassment was carried out.

This means that on both sides of every kilometer of mountain road that the Japanese passed, there might be a company squatting, watching the Japanese and attacking them at any time. As for how many parts this company could be divided into and where they were squatting, that was up to the subordinates to decide. Anyway, communication was convenient now, and the regiment commander could clarify things with the subordinate battalion headquarters at any time through the walkie-talkie, and then report to the forward command by radio.

After Ren Zhong completed the design and mass production of walkie-talkies, walkie-talkies and radio stations in the world of Bright Sword, there are now no problems with grassroots communications. The company commander now has a walkie-talkie to connect with the battalion headquarters, and the platoon leaders below have walkie-talkies to communicate with the company commander, so the entire communication system is very smooth.

The brigade commander arranged a large-scale guerrilla war, weaving countless companies and platoons like a spider web to weave the Japanese's route. Through the daily battle reports of each regiment, the front command can now not only clearly understand the progress and force distribution of the Japanese, but also the daily losses of the Japanese, which can now be clearly seen in the underground summary.

Even if the statistical loss data is somewhat inaccurate, after all, the scouts lurking at the front line to observe the effects of the attack cannot fully observe the final result of the attack.

But judging by the landing point, if the mortar shells fell in the marching column of the Japanese soldiers, that wave would have no problem taking away at least a dozen Japanese soldiers.

If it was a night attack, the shells would fall near the Japanese tents, and basically the small team in the tent would be almost wiped out.

Relying on this rough statistics, we can roughly estimate the daily losses of the Japanese.

"Order all guerrilla units to pay attention to the Japanese's counterattack. Our surprise attack cannot turn into a hard battle. If the surprise attack fails, the Japanese will be ambushed. The reconnaissance work beforehand must be done well. Don't be arrogant or impatient. Fight only when we get the chance. Don't fight recklessly when there is no chance." The brigade commander read the battle report of the guerrilla warfare in recent days and felt that it was similar to what he estimated.

He turned around and gave instructions to the operations staff.

He did this to nip the problem in the bud, to prevent the chief officers on the front line from feeling that the Japanese were easy to bully after taking advantage a few times and then trying to get closer to compete for credit. Once they developed a sense of pride, they would most likely be plotted against by the Japanese.

You have to know that these are tens of thousands of Japanese field divisions. After years of mountain raids, they have extremely strong experience in close combat and mobile warfare.

Never underestimate them.

You have to know that in history, as long as the Japanese devils at the battalion level formed a group and entered the base area, they could basically run rampant all the way.

It was only after Ren Zhong changed the weapons configuration of the Eighth Route Army that the Japanese became obedient and dared not advance rashly.

The brigade commander's order was quickly transmitted to each main regiment via radio waves.

Among them, even those who were walking in front and were adept at launching surprise attacks were now on guard.

Every time we enter within 2 kilometers of a large Japanese group to launch a surprise attack, we now have to send scouts to confirm in advance from all sides.

On several occasions, we actually discovered that the Japanese secretly sent out troops to ambush in the mountains 3 kilometers away.

If the scouts had not risked their lives to discover the situation early, those teams that launched the surprise attacks might not have been able to retreat successfully.

With the current battalion-level cluster combat capability of the Japanese, the Type C Regiment will not be able to defeat them even if they are concentrated. At most, they can fight against an equal force. However, if they cannot quickly get rid of the entanglement in front of a large Japanese force, they will be surrounded on all sides.

So the brigade commander’s reminder was very timely.

Now that the Japanese had been beaten so many times, they became more cautious. On both sides of the large group, they sent out several battalion-level search teams, which searched over mountains and across ridges at a distance of two or three kilometers away from the main Japanese force.

As a result, the guerrillas' chances of launching a surprise attack on the Japanese main force were greatly reduced.

After mastering the new tactics of the Japanese, the guerrilla team also changed their tactics and began to target the Japanese who were being searched on the Internet!

According to the distribution of the Japanese troops, two or three adjacent regiments began to gather together. At night, while the Japanese were resting, they suddenly launched a full-scale siege and launched a quick battle against the search troops on both sides of the Japanese.

With the quick aiming function of the RPG rocket launcher, the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla forces had a much greater firepower advantage than the Japanese in night battles.

The rocket launcher can fire as long as it aims. As long as the Japanese machine guns are firing, they will become obvious targets for the rocket launcher. Therefore, the concentrated main regiment troops will advance with all their strength. A battalion of Japanese soldiers will often be wiped out in large numbers on the spot before reinforcements arrive!
We should adapt to changes and constantly find the weak spots of the Japanese soldiers to stab them and bleed them. We should let the Japanese soldiers experience the intensity of guerrilla warfare where they would bleed a lot with every step they take.

The brigade commander began to deploy a new trap for them in Jiangxian County.

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