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Pa, pa, pa... rhythmic pa, that is the sound of skin hitting skin... Yes, the Japanese soldiers guarding the Shili Township stronghold were beaten, and they took off their gloves and slapped them in the face. The slaps on the face with the arms swung round, one slap left five red marks, and two slaps could knock out teeth...

Why were they beaten? Didn't Ueno come here with a large force? He found out that the Japanese in the stronghold were lying about military intelligence! What? The Eighth Route Army only had one regiment? When the scouts sent by Ueno came back to report, Ueno knew that the Eighth Route Army had three regiments on the mountain in the north!
If it was a few years ago, when Ueno was still a squadron leader, he would have been confident to lead a battalion to defeat the Eighth Route Army. But now, after being defeated in battle after battle, Ueno really has no confidence. The key is that he only brought 4 Type infantry guns, and without mountain artillery support, he was unsure!
After slapping the cowardly Japanese soldiers who were afraid to go out for personal investigation, Ueno finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Signalman, send a telegram to the 24th Battalion, saying that there is a large-scale Eighth Route Army in the direction of Shili Township, with a brigade of troops, and they need his reinforcement! After sending it, send a copy to the brigade headquarters as well!"

"Captain, what should we do?" At this time, the Japanese squadron leader asked.

"What should we do? Don't be afraid just because the Eighth Route Army has three regiments! You are soldiers of the empire, not cowards! These Eighth Route Army soldiers are not as powerful as you think! Therefore, we must take the initiative to attack and defeat these Eighth Route Army soldiers from the front! Now, you must select a squadron and bring a squadron of the Imperial Army to attack the Eighth Route Army positions in the north!"

"Ha Yi!" The Japanese squadron leader who spoke went to mobilize the troops...

While the Japanese were deploying their forces, the Second Battalion was holding a meeting with the comrades from the 772nd and 20th Regiments. Guo Liandong held a map and pointed with a red pen: "Look at the location of our three positions, and then look at the south of Taipinggou. We can go around to the south of Shili Township. Look, it's this Goukou Village. We can block the Japanese's retreat to the south!"

"Do they understand the situation? We can completely encircle and annihilate the Japanese!" Guo Liandong said.

"I agree with Comrade Guo Liandong's opinion! Our three regiments have spread a net here, but we didn't expect that more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers would come! This is a big fish! Now the Japanese soldiers haven't realized the seriousness of the situation and are still organizing attacks and thinking about fighting! Little do they know that we are fully capable of trapping them all!"

"There is a situation we need to be on guard against. There is another large group of Japanese soldiers with more than a thousand puppet troops operating in the south of Gu County. If we want to defeat these Japanese soldiers, we must guard against reinforcements from the Japanese puppet troops in the south! That is more than two thousand Japanese puppet troops at least. We should not underestimate them!"

"I think that as long as we move fast enough, we can have the best of both worlds! We all know the situation in Shili Township. It's just the headquarters of the township office. There aren't many houses, just a few. Now the Japanese are all concentrated at the township office and are organizing an attack. If our three regiments move separately, surround it and then take it down in one fell swoop, it won't be difficult."

"Alright, let's act now without further delay! I'll notify the 16th Regiment and have them arrange for at least four companies to move south, and my 772nd Regiment will stay in the north and wait for an opportunity to act!"

"We also pulled out four companies from the 20th Regiment and moved southward from behind the mountain ridge to Majiayan, which is on the same level as Shili Township. Then, we took advantage of the mountain terrain to quietly approach Shili Township."

"There is a ravine running east-west further south of the 16th Regiment, which can go straight to the south of Shili Township. My opinion is that the 16th Regiment's southward team should just go straight to the south of Shili Township and encircle the Japanese in Shili Township! As for the Second Battalion, you will continue to stay in Hekou Village and block the Japanese reinforcements for us! The terrain of Hekou Village is good, with two beams on both sides of the river valley in the south."

"You just set up your positions on the east and west beams. If the devils from the north come, you block them from the south; if the devils from the south come, you block them from the north, so as not to delay things!" "Okay, we are the general reserve, so we will guard the south gate for you! As long as we work together, we can eat up the devils in Shili Township in one bite! Hehe, comrades, if the devils from the south come to reinforce, don't fight with me for them. You can all see the combat effectiveness of my Second Battalion!"

"Okay, let's do our own thing, and move quickly! By the way, do you want to report to the brigade headquarters and the military district?"

"I'll take care of the reporting, you guys go ahead and take action! We must seize this great opportunity!"

After everyone said this, they completed the battlefield arrangement and then dispersed! The head of the 772nd Regiment, Cheng, rode on his warhorse and trotted back to his position with his guards. At this time, the Japanese were still leading the puppet army towards the position of the 772nd Regiment, and they did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

As for the 20th Regiment, the cadres of the regiment went straight up Nanshan Mountain and arranged for people to go to Majiayan. As for the news of the general attack, it would not be too late to contact them at that time. Isn't there a military district above? Based on everyone's understanding of the old political commissar, this battle must be fought.

As expected, just as everyone was in position and preparing for action, the Taiyue District Command sent a reply to each of the three regiments, which directly confirmed the tactics discussed before in the form of an order. As for the Second Battalion, it also received a telegram from the Taiyue District, which also asked them to guard against the counterattack and reinforcement of the devils in the south.

"Fight..." On the northern position, the 8th Company, which was closest to the Japanese, under the loud command of the company commander, the comrades fired their weapons one after another, forcing the Japanese who were attacking with their puppet troops to retreat.

Of course, they did retreat, but at least 30 puppet soldiers and the bodies of the devils were left behind.

"These are just appetizers! Comrades, do you understand the battle plan? Today we are not waiting for the Japanese to be beaten, but we are taking the initiative to fight the Japanese! But don't be anxious, let the comrades from the 20th and 16th Regiments get on the road first!" At the position of the 772nd Regiment, Commander Cheng explained today's tactics to several company commanders.

On the north side of the position, comrades from the Second Division Artillery Battalion had also received the latest order and were gearing up for battle. One after another, they aimed their heavy mortars and mountain cannons directly at the Shili Township Office.

In short, when the Japanese arrived at Shili Township, the regiment leaders' keen fighting instincts were triggered, and they naturally thought of ways to besiege the Japanese. (End of this chapter)