Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

What else can be more exciting than a hearty bombing? That is to turn more than 2000 Japanese and puppet troops into pieces and destroy 12 mountain artillery pieces! That's right, this is the killing effect caused by the two bombings just now!
Before the bombing, the Japanese gathered more than 500 troops and more than 1000 puppet troops at the front. In the rear, there were 12 mountain artillery battle positions, and at least 500 Japanese were serving the mountain artillery. It may not take many artillerymen to operate a mountain artillery, but it needs a tractor, an ammunition truck, enough logistics, and protection from ground combatants...

In short, after a thorough bombing, Major Nakano in the Guantao direction sadly discovered that the troops he could mobilize were very few, and with the puppet army, there were only a little over 600 troops.

With such a small force, Nakano felt it was not safe to stay here, let alone continue to attack. But what? Can he retreat at will? No! So he could only stay here, at least to defend this village, prevent the Eighth Route Army from attacking, and also to cover the Ito Detachment that had already bypassed.

So after much deliberation, Nakano made a tactical adjustment, asking people to reinforce the houses in the village, and to blow up the tunnel entrance to prevent the Eighth Route Army from entering the village through the underground cave, and then let the devils build a defense system here at the village wall. Not to mention, the village wall is indeed a good defense system. The outer wall of bluestone is thick enough, the inner wall of cement is strong enough, and the fighting position in the middle can definitely meet the needs of the soldiers fighting inside. No wonder we couldn't take it down before, that's why!

While building defensive fortifications inside and outside the village, Nakano did not forget to send a telegram to Ito, informing him that the attack here had been blocked and the troops had suffered heavy losses. Now they were switching to strategic defense to ensure Ito's safety on the retreat route.

West of Changting Village, outside Wangucheng Village, Ito read the telegram sent by Nakano and felt that the situation was not good. What kind of loss could make Nakano switch from offense to defense? However, due to a tacit understanding between officers of the same rank, he did not ask in detail, but put the matter in his mind and ordered the troops to continue attacking the village ahead.

Ito had also seen the defense system in Guantao Village, so when he saw the rubble wall of the village to the west, he was a little angry. With such a solid village defense capability, the Eighth Route Army only needed a small number of militiamen to stop the imperial army's offensive. Moreover, such a defense system existed in almost every village, the only difference was the size and material of the stones used to build the outer wall.

"Baga, although this is a mountainous area and the Eighth Route Army can find so many stones, where will the lime come from? I know that in ancient China, glutinous rice, egg whites and slaked lime were used as adhesives when compacting the city walls. But it is obvious that the Eighth Route Army does not have glutinous rice and a large number of eggs, so they can only use slaked lime and some sand..." Ito thought about the construction problem while watching the soldiers attack.

"Commander, did we bomb too hard just now? Look, the Japanese haven't sent any reinforcements in half an hour, and they are not coming anytime soon. All our arrangements have been in vain!" At this time, Zhang Dabiao came to the command post again and reported what he had discovered.

"I've seen this too. Political Commissar Zhao just contacted our special forces company, and they've turned east! So, you arrange for your second company to leave the village, and then go south along the river valley, first occupy the enemy's frontline positions, and then finish off the enemy one by one! I'll have the third battalion go down here, clean up the battlefield, and separate the enemy from the puppet army!"

"As for your Second Company, your main task is to protect the comrades of the Third Battalion and clean up the battlefield. The rest of the matters will be dealt with after the Special Agents Company has completed its intelligence gathering!" said Li Yunlong.

"Then the special forces company doesn't need to worry about the Japanese heading west?" Zhang Dabiao asked.

"Don't worry, there will be no problem with the comrades from the local regiment! So, you arrange people to check in the village and the surrounding villages, and collect more carts. Once we are sure that the Japanese are defending on the spot, we will use carts to send the bodies of the Japanese back to them! By the way, we must also bring the comrades from the heavy mortar company to check the terrain..." Li Yunlong could not make risky decisions, but he still had to be bold. So, clean up the battlefield first, and then make a response after the situation is clear. Of course, Lao Li is not just waiting. For example, it is very important to mobilize artillery to check the terrain. If there is a real counterattack later, there must be heavy mortars to hold the line.

After arranging things for Zhang Dabiao and the others, Li Yunlong found Political Commissar Zhao: "Old Zhao, regarding the battle just now, do you think it is necessary to report to the headquarters? Even the division headquarters will do?" While guarding the division headquarters and fighting with the headquarters, Old Li was much more honest and even knew to ask for instructions.

"How about sending a battle report to the division commander?" Political Commissar Zhao didn't dare to say how to deal with it next, so he agreed with Li Yunlong's opinion. So, the telegram was sent and waited for a reply.

The division headquarters was on the move, but this did not prevent the signalmen from sending and receiving telegrams, and the division commander soon learned about the situation.

"Not bad. The 15 heavy mortars really played an unexpected role! Especially Li Yunlong, who knew to launch the artillery attack before the Japanese, not bad!" The division commander first affirmed it, and then gave instructions: "Everything is centered on ensuring the safety of the Baicaoping position. When appropriate, you can launch a counterattack!"

The division commander knew very well that the independent regiment did not need to actively provoke the Japanese. They just needed to prevent the Japanese from breaking through their defense line and ensure that the headquarters had enough strategic room for maneuver, then everything would be easy.

The division commander was not conservative, but needed to ensure the most important goal first, and then strive for the rest of the victory. But then again, killing a mountain artillery battalion of the Japanese and more than 1500 Japanese puppet troops in one go would hurt the Japanese for a long time, and it also directly weakened the Japanese's combat effectiveness in the east by half, which was already commendable.

Well, I recognized Li Yunlong's achievements, but I couldn't praise him openly, for fear that this guy would cause trouble again...

Li Yunlong didn't know what the division commander was thinking. After receiving the call back, Li Yunlong began to think about how to fight the next battle, such as how to capture the village if he was sure that the Japanese were entrenched. Li Yunlong was very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of the defense system of the villages in Guantao, after all, he also had a share of credit in it.

Such a defense system is very effective in defending against the attacks of the devils! But then again, the devils rely on such a defense system, and their own attacks are also at a disadvantage! What should we do?

Thinking about it, Li Yunlong suddenly thought of something red - chili pepper! That's right, chili pepper bombs, although rarely used, but sometimes you can use it! And not only chili peppers, but also tunnels, which can also be used when attacking... (End of this chapter)