Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

The Japs were dividing their forces and roaring because they were feeling terrified. Because the mountain artillery they relied on for victory was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, they had to change their offensive strategy.

In previous battles, the Japanese would always use their artillery advantage to destroy the enemy's troops. Only when the opponent's troops were almost depleted would the infantry launch a general attack.

What the Japanese didn't expect was that after only half a day of fighting today, their own mountain artillery was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army's artillery units were still capable of bombing their remaining infantry.

The devils didn't want to see this situation! Although there were still more than 4000 troops, looking at the power of the explosion of the artillery position, the devils knew that with only these 4000 people, they were just providing cannon fodder for the Eighth Route Army! Just when the devils had divided the team and planned to go deep into the base of the New Second Regiment, the puppet troops who came forward were blown up!

That's right, it was the puppet troops who were re-deployed to the battlefield. These puppet troops stayed outside the line of fire and did not follow the bombardment of the mountain artillery into the city. After Wang Zixian received the report that the Japanese mountain artillery unit had been destroyed, he ordered the artillery battalion to fire a volley, blowing up the puppet troops who didn't know which direction to advance.

Why bomb these puppet troops? Because these puppet troops are the closest and there are many of them, so they are still a great threat to Shouyang City!

At this moment, the Japanese had already divided their troops. One of them went directly south, heading towards Yangtou Cliff, and their target was obviously towards Songta Town. Another group chose to go directly east from Makou. Their target was unknown, but it was certain that they would cross the base of the New Second Regiment! As for the other group, they went into the mountains to the west, and most likely went around to the west of Shouyang.

In addition to these, the Japanese also left more than 1000 Japanese and more than puppet troops at the place where they got off the train. The Japanese knew very well that Shouyang still had to be fought, but they were not sure whether they could take it down, so they had to fight. Therefore, the remaining Japanese puppet troops continued to put pressure on Shouyang and existed to cooperate with the detour team in the west.

The Japanese divided into a team of more than 3000 and rushed to three directions. This situation was immediately reported to the main regiment and the first battalion.

"Now that we have determined the direction of the Japanese, we can have some good fun with them! Where is Hu Lanzhou? Your quick reaction company also used to be scouts. Now, your company must march quickly and go straight to the flank of the Japanese in the north, and try to grasp the direction of the Japanese! Well, I'll give you a radio that can communicate, so you can contact us at any time!" Zheng Changfeng made a decision at the impromptu meeting.

"Okay, no problem, our company will find those devils and stop them!" Hu Lanzhou has not been idle these days, and he is very familiar with the New Second Regiment. It is not a problem to find a place to give the devils who have penetrated deep into the base a good blow.

"Old Zheng, does your regiment also want to enter the base of the New Second Regiment?" Guo Zhongmin asked.

"That's right. We plan to infiltrate the Japanese's rear and cooperate with the quick reaction company to try our best to eliminate the Japanese along this route! You also heard Lao Kong's phone call just now. He is going to take the main force of the New Second Regiment to Songta Town, leaving only the local regiment and militia in the base. This won't do!" Zheng Changfeng said.

"Okay, the meeting can be over. Our First Battalion will stay outside Shouyang City and cooperate with the old captain to defend Shouyang City! Hey, I, Old Guo, am very interested in those Japanese devils going west!" While speaking, Guo Zhongmin looked at Wang Zixian: "What about the artillery battalion? No matter what, the artillery battalion must be transferred as a whole and must not stay near Shouyang!" "Artillery battalion, the old method, divide the troops! I will take two companies, you take two companies, and we will fight on our own!" Zheng Changfeng said.

"Okay, you take the two artillery companies, and I will take the artillery company and the close combat guard company, as well as the battalion's transport team, and give them all to our first team!" said Guo Zhongmin.

"Good fellow, I haven't even said a word yet and you guys have already explained it to me! But that's fine, let's do as you say! The main regiment plus the quick reaction company, with more than a thousand soldiers and two heavy mortar companies, is enough to kill the Japanese on that route! Our main task is defense, with one heavy mortar company and the two 82 mortar companies on the captain's side, which is more than enough!"

"Okay, it's settled! When the Japs had mountain artillery, they gathered on the railway, and it was difficult for us to take the initiative to attack; now the Japs have no mountain artillery, and they have divided their troops, it all depends on our combat effectiveness! Comrades, no matter what, after this battle, our Pingdong base and the New Second Regiment's Lunan base will usher in a period of stable development! For future development, fight!"

"For the land we have lost, for the people who died unjustly, and in order not to be slaves of a conquered nation, fight!"

"In order to establish a new regime where we poor people can be the masters of our own destiny and truly care about the poor, we must fight!"

After the short meeting, the more than 2,000 people who had been serving as a reserve force outside Shouyang City were divided into two groups, each rushing towards the Japanese.

Well, Guo Zhongmin actually did not move, but moved his defense line from the east to the west and north lines of Shouyang City, and only left one company at the east gate of Shouyang as a flank support for the city.

In fact, the Japanese have not been able to get close to the East Gate until now, and the only Japanese who entered South Gate Street was killed by a directional mine.

Therefore, in today's battle, the Japanese lost three infantry squadrons, a heavy machine gun squadron, some engineers, and all 24 mountain artillery combat groups. The loss on the Eighth Route Army side was the more than 120 casualties paid by Xing Weiguo's city defense troops.

This is a battle of complete victory, everyone knows it in their hearts! But who doesn't want to win one victory after another? Everyone is thinking about it! So, when the fighter plane arrived, everyone was excited, in order to achieve a greater victory!
The Japanese were mobilizing, the Eighth Route Army was mobilizing, and the troops in Shouyang City also came out of the underground bunkers. Then, a group of people hurried out of the south gate and ran towards the guns and ammunition scattered on the battlefield. Old Xing was not a greedy person, but now the Japanese had no mountain artillery to threaten his family, and the Japanese army was still far away, so it was time to hurriedly collect some spoils.

Of course, the latest intelligence on the movements of the Japanese and the responses of the regiments was also transmitted to Liangjia Village via the radio, so that Zhao Danian and his men could make the most accurate judgment. After all, the Japanese also had the route from Jingxing in the east, as well as the Jiulong Pass and other directions. This was a big chess game. (End of this chapter)