Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

The bigger the bowl, the bigger the feast! Kong Jie knew this truth very well. So, when he said that it was difficult to fight, he was talking about the strength of the troops on the Sheep Head Cliff.

At this time, the Japanese had a reorganized battalion and 2000 puppet troops who had just arrived from the rear, a total of more than 3000 troops. That's right, when the Japanese knew that Shouyang was difficult to fight and decided to divide their troops, they sent a telegram to the headquarters of the First Army. Shinozuka Yoshio frowned and started the train again, sending 2000 puppet troops to the front.

Yoshio Shinozuka had no choice but to send in puppet troops, which were drawn from the nearby Luliang Mountains, greatly weakening the garrison strength of Taiyuan.

The Japanese and puppet troops numbered more than 3000, and they were well-equipped. There were also trains transporting supplies, so they could fight a protracted war. As for the New Second Regiment, since Lao Xing had taken away some of the main elite troops, Lao Kong could only mobilize more than 1000 troops. Moreover, these more than 1000 troops were not all elite troops, and nearly half of them were new recruits.

Fortunately, there were two local regiments from the Second Division and some militiamen from the Lunan base here, so the Eighth Route Army's strength was gathered to about 3000 people.

Well, there are more than 3000 of them, but Kong Jie knows how big the difference is between the main regiment and the local regiment. He also knows that the militia in his base are just militia, not as elite as the militia in the Pingdong base. The militia in the Pingdong base, what is a militia? Their equipment is worse than that of the local regiments, and even some basic regiments are not as well-equipped as the militia over there.

Kong Jie also heard about Li Yunlong's mobilization of more than 10,000 troops at once, but Kong believed that as long as the Beishan Detachment was willing, it could mobilize more than 15,000 troops at any time, and they were all well-trained.

"Captain, I just received a telegram from the Beishan Main Force Regiment. Captain Zheng said that they have cooperated with the Quick Reaction Company to annihilate the Japanese troops that invaded the base, killing more than 1000 enemies. It was a complete annihilation, no prisoners were taken, and there were no wounded. Captain Zheng also said that because the artillery fire was too fierce, a lot of equipment and Japanese corpses were destroyed, so the Quick Reaction Company needs to stay and continue cleaning up. Captain Zheng asked, do you want to help?"

Kong Jie listened to the report from the signalman, and the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than AK, and he even laughed at the end: "Haha, OK, send a telegram to Lao Zheng and tell him that there is a big fish in the direction of Yangtou Cliff, let's catch it together! Well, send it like this!" Kong Jie finished speaking and said to the cadres and soldiers around him: "Did you all hear it?"

"Captain, I heard it all. The Japanese invaders who invaded our base have been wiped out!"

"Yes, Commander. I was worried about the safety of our base just now. After all, we are fighting on the front lines, and the base cannot withstand the attacks of the Japanese. Hehe, it's fine now. I'm not worried anymore!"

"Old Lin, I should be worried about what you said, but I am worried that when the villagers come back, they will be frightened when they see so many dead bodies of the Japanese invaders...haha..."

Listening to the relaxed words of their comrades, Kong Jie and Political Commissar Zhang smiled at each other and put aside their worries. After all, it would be a lie to say that they were not worried when more than 1000 main forces of the Japanese invaders were allowed into the base.

"Comrades, more than 1000 Japanese invaders who entered our base for a raid have been wiped out. Lao Zheng has given us a big surprise! So, comrades, we can't let the comrades in the main force regiment look down on us. When the fight starts, you must all show the spirit of little tigers. The Japanese invaders are evil ghosts, and we are tigers, specifically designed to deal with evil ghosts!" Taking advantage of his joy, Kong Jie began to make a pre-war mobilization.

"Yes, the commander is right! From now on, we are the Tiger Regiment! But if we want to become a real Tiger Regiment, it depends on our combat performance! After all, the reputation is earned through fighting, not boasting! Our deputy commander Xing Weiguo set a good example for us in Shouyang City. Now, it's up to us..." Political Commissar Zhang also gave timely encouragement.

At first, Kong Jie and Political Commissar Zhang's words were only heard by the people around them, but these words were spread from person to person and quickly spread to the ears of all combatants. "Okay, Tiger Regiment, our new second regiment is the Tiger Regiment!" Hearing the name of the Tiger Regiment, the old soldiers who were originally a little lazy suddenly became energetic and their whole momentum changed.

"The Tiger Regiment? Well, we don't know about the New First Regiment, but Captain Li of the Independent Regiment always says that they are the Wild Wolves, the Wild Wolf Regiment. Then we are the Tiger Regiment! When a tiger roars in the forest, all the beasts panic. Wherever our New Second Regiment fights, the enemies will tremble! Comrades, we are the first company of the New Second Regiment, so we are the tiger's fangs! ...Haha, see? The Japs are coming, tear them to pieces!"

"Tear them apart..."

Perhaps to match the momentum of the New Second Regiment, the Japanese launched a second probing attack. In the night, more than 50 Japanese soldiers quietly moved forward, bringing with them a hundred puppet soldiers, and reached the position of the First Company, where their figures were illuminated by the bonfire. Thus, the battle quickly began.

In the darkness, the Japanese held up their Type 38 rifles, firing each time and moving to another position, which was very slippery. The puppet soldiers were a little stupid, just mechanically found a cover on the ground and fired their guns.

Ga, ga, ga... From the darkness in the distance, the sound of a Type 92 heavy machine gun was heard. Strings of bullets glowed dark red in the darkness and continuously hit the company's position.

"Comrades, fight, fight hard! Don't open fire with the heavy machine guns yet, the Japs are just testing us!"

"Light machine gun, short bursts of fire, pay attention to changing the firing position!"

"Platoon leader, go around to the north for a distance, fire diagonally at the edge of the position, and then come back!"

Although they wanted to destroy these devils like a tiger descending from the mountain, the commander of the first company was very calm and did not rush to fight. As the defending party, they had fortifications, ammunition, supplies, and time advantage, so they did not need to fight desperately!

On the contrary, the Japanese were in a hurry to reinforce Yangquan, and were more eager and impatient about the attack, and wanted to fight desperately!
The comrades of the New Second Regiment and the local regiments all understood this truth. Therefore, fighting the devils and not letting them break through the defense line is victory. Of course, if we can kill more devils, we should still try our best to kill them!
So, the battle is fierce, but you must not jump out of the trenches to fight! Because that would be really stupid!

"Where are the grenade launchers? Have you seen the enemy's firepower points? Blow them up!" Half a minute into the battle, the company commander shouted loudly. But before he finished shouting, a whistling sound came from the air.

Chirp chirp... Boom boom boom... In the darkness, no traces could be seen in the sky, but the sound of the grenade launcher grenades flying was extremely clear. Then, at least 10 grenade launchers landed on the company's position, all heading for the light machine gun's firing point. (End of this chapter)