Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

"Baga! Despicable Chinese people!"

After a volley of fire, half of the Japanese cavalry fell down again.

Without waiting for them to react, the soldiers of the cavalry battalion raised their swords and attacked. Relying on their absolute numerical advantage, they killed the remaining Japanese cavalry and routed them.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the old Japanese soldier Yamashita Jinchen hurriedly organized a few remaining soldiers to try to break out.

"Want to run? Dream on!"

Sun Desheng discovered the enemy in the chaos and immediately urged his horses to chase after them, while raising the box gun in his hand.

As a gunshot rang out, the ministers at the foot of the mountain screamed and fell off their horses.

Sun Desheng urged his horse forward and shot another bullet at the head of the minister at the foot of the mountain.

The few remaining Japanese soldiers around Yamashita's close ministers were also hacked to death by the cavalry battalion soldiers who swarmed over.

"Clean up the battlefield and bring all the horses back to me!"

……

the other side.

Kenkichi Hirata didn't know yet that the cavalry battalion had been wiped out. The old devil was still commanding the main force of the division and attacking directly towards the independent regiment's base.

However, they didn't know that their information had already been sold to Xu Yang at a high price by Shinozuka Yoshio, and then passed on to the 386th Brigade Command through Xu Yang.

At this time, Brigade Commander Chen was sitting in the brigade headquarters, commanding the various Eighth Route Army troops in the base area. He had already set up a tight net, waiting for Kenkichi Hirata to lead his troops into it.

37th Division temporary headquarters.

A Japanese communications staff officer holding a document hurriedly walked up to Kenkichi Hirata and reported: "Your Excellency the division commander, something terrible has happened. The 225th Infantry Regiment of the Locust Army has just sent an urgent telegram that the Yamashita Cavalry Battalion has been completely destroyed in Sifangping!"

"Baka!" Hirata Kenkichi gritted his teeth and said, "No wonder the division headquarters lost contact with the Yamashita Cavalry Regiment. It turned out that they were ambushed by the Chinese army and the entire army was destroyed."

"In this way, we can be sure that the main force of the Chinese Eighth Route Army must be here!"

"Order the 225th Regiment to advance cautiously. I will immediately lead the main force of the division to reunite and personally command the front line."

"Send another telegram to Kitano-kun, requesting that the Osaka Division send troops to join us immediately!"

There was no trace of fear on Kenkichi Hirata's face. With two divisions and more than 40000 people, this old devil was absolutely sure that he could severely damage or even wipe out the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Even if there are really 10 Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang area!
"Hi Yi!"

The Japanese communications officer bowed respectfully, then turned around and left to send a telegram.

Less than a minute after leaving, he hurried back: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, something terrible has happened! The 225th Infantry Regiment of the Locust Army just sent an urgent telegram saying that they were ambushed by the main force of the Chinese Eighth Route Army, with heavy casualties and a critical situation!"

Hirata Kenkichi was stunned: "Baka! It's only been a short time and they were ambushed by the Chinese Eighth Route Army?"

The Japanese communications staff said: "The ambush site of the Eighth Route Army is at Sifangping, which is also the place where the cavalry brigade at the foot of the mountain was annihilated!"

Hirata Kenkichi: "Call Hachimura right away. I will lead my troops to provide him with tactical guidance and tell him to hold on!"

"Send another telegram to Yoshizawa-kun, ordering him to lead his troops to reinforce immediately and make sure to annihilate all the Chinese Eighth Route Army troops who ambushed the 225th Infantry Regiment!"

"Hi Yi!"

The Japanese communications staff bowed heavily, then quickly turned and left.

He had just ordered his signalman to call back the 225th Infantry Regiment, and had not yet had time to send a telegram to the 227th Infantry Regiment. As a result, the 227th Infantry Regiment sent a telegram to the division headquarters first.

When he looked at the translated document in his hand, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, as if his parents had died.

This guy didn't dare to delay and quickly reported the news to the division commander Kenkichi Hirata.

"What? What did you say? The 227th Infantry Regiment of the Locust Army was also ambushed by the Chinese Eighth Route Army?" Kenkichi Hirata was shocked. He grabbed the collar of the communications staff officer with both hands, put his ugly big mouth close to the man, and sprayed saliva all over the man's face.

The communications officer nodded weakly and said, "Hi! That's exactly what Colonel Yoshizawa reported in the telegram!"

"Baka! The 227th Infantry Regiment of the Locust Army is behind the 225th Infantry Regiment. The two are 10 kilometers apart. How could they be ambushed at the same time?"

Kenkichi Hirata looked incredulous.

In order to prevent the same mistake from happening again, the two regiments were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army at the same time.

This time, the 225th Infantry Regiment and the 227th Infantry Regiment did not divide their troops into several groups, but advanced towards the Eighth Route Army base from several different directions.

Instead, they formed a long snake formation in the regiment and advanced forward along the same route, but they didn't expect the same result.

The Chief of Staff Hamada Hiroshi next to him thought for a while and said, "Your Excellency, it seems that the Eighth Route Army deliberately let the 225th Infantry Regiment of the Locust Army pass, and then ambushed the 227th Infantry Regiment again."

Hirata Kenkichi gritted his teeth and said, "Pass my order. The logistics regiment, the engineering regiment, the field artillery regiment, and the division headquarters, move out immediately and advance at full speed to fight to the death with the damned Eighth Route Army!"

Chief of Staff Hiroshi Hamada quickly advised: "Your Excellency the Division Commander, this cannot be done. The enemy dared to ambush the two infantry regiments of the Locust Army at the same time. They must have made a foolproof plan. If we throw in the baggage regiment, the engineer regiment, and the field artillery regiment, we may not only fail to rescue the 225th and 227th Infantry Regiments of the Locust Army, but may also cause greater losses!"

Hirata Kenkichi's face suddenly darkened: "Hamada-kun, do you mean to let the Locust Army's 225th Infantry Regiment and the 227th Infantry Regiment fend for themselves?"

As the supreme commander of the 37th Division, if the last two infantry regiments were also wiped out, then even if he had strong connections, he would certainly not be able to carry out the position of division commander.

Therefore, the old devil had no choice but to take a gamble.

Hamada Hiro hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Your Excellency, Division Commander, that is not what I meant. What I meant was that we should wait until the Osaka Division arrives before we take action to ensure that nothing goes wrong!"

Kenkichi Hirata said: "The Osaka Division is at least 50 kilometers away from Sifangping, and it will take at least 5 hours of forced march, or even longer.

We can afford to wait, but can the Locust Troops of the 225th and 227th Infantry Regiments afford to wait?
When the time comes, will we be the ones to collect their bodies?"

Seeing that Hamada Hiroshi was about to speak, Hirata Kenkichi said, "I have made up my mind. That's it!"

After saying this, Kenkichi Hirata put on his holster, took his command knife and walked out of the temporary headquarters tent to show his determination.

……

Sifangping.

It was the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment led by Li Yunlong that besieged the 225th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army.

Sifangping is an open area on the top of Taihang Mountain. After being ambushed, Bacun Yong immediately led his troops to retreat to a nearby slope, and quickly dug and repaired defensive fortifications in an attempt to hold on and wait for reinforcements.

It is worth mentioning that it was not that Li Yunlong did not want to ambush the Japanese 225th Infantry Regiment in other dangerous places, but mainly because the total strength of the enemy exceeded 2500 people.

Along the way, there was no suitable position at all.

Otherwise, you will alert the enemy and can only ambush part of the enemy but not catch them all.

Of course, the most important thing is that Li Yunlong is confident enough at the moment. Even if the enemy retreats to the slope beside Sifangping and waits for reinforcements, he is confident enough to defeat them.

And it was eaten in a short time!
Because at present, the heavy artillery battalion alone is equipped with at least 18 105mm Krupp howitzers. In addition, the light artillery battalion is equipped with a total of 36 Type infantry guns.

After surrounding the Japanese 225th Infantry Regiment, Li Yunlong was not in a hurry to open fire. Instead, he waited until the enemy retreated to the slope before giving the order to the two artillery battalions to open fire.

On the slope, the surviving Japanese soldiers of the 225th Infantry Regiment were preparing to dig trenches and build fortifications, but unexpectedly, a large number of shells suddenly fell fiercely and hit them directly.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!——"

Dozens of artillery shells exploded all over the Japanese positions, blowing up the Japanese defensive positions with flames shooting into the sky and shaking the earth.

Countless Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot, their bodies were torn to pieces by the raging shock wave of the explosion, and bloody limbs and arms were scattered everywhere.

More Japanese soldiers were killed by shell fragments, or lay on the ground, their internal organs shattered by the shock waves from the ground.

There was wailing, screaming and cries for help at the scene.

When a 105mm high-explosive grenade explodes, if you are not too far away from the point where the shell lands, you will be injured by the shock wave even if you are lying on the ground.

Hachimura Isamu saved his life because he hid behind a slope and was not in the bombardment area of ​​the independent regiment's artillery battalion.

However, he was still stunned by the terrifying power of this round of volleys!

"Baga! How could the damn Eighth Route Army possess such a large-scale artillery force? Even the 37th Field Artillery Regiment of the Locust Army doesn't have such firepower, right?"

In astonishment.

The two artillery battalions of the independent regiment launched the second and third rounds of salvos. In an instant, dense artillery shells fell like free stones on the slope where the Japanese were.

The Japanese soldiers who survived the disaster could only run backwards quickly, while those who were injured and could not run slowly or could not move could only watch as they were engulfed by the artillery fire.

Under the carpet bombing, without strong anti-artillery fortifications, almost no one would be left alive.

It gave these wounded Japanese soldiers a good time.

This is not the end yet. After several rounds of salvos, the artillery battalion began to carry out extended bombing.

The earth-shaking explosion lasted for more than half an hour, almost like plowing the ground, blowing up the slope all over.

As soon as the shelling stopped, the first and second battalions of the independent regiment launched an attack from the front.

Hachimura Isamu is lucky.

He luckily escaped with the protection of a few trusted men.

Just after being pulled out from the pile of dead bodies, a Japanese captain said in panic: "Captain, something bad has happened! The Eighth Route Army has launched an attack!"

Hachimura asked, "How many troops does the Locust Army have left?"

The Japanese captain said: "There are less than a thousand people, and the exact number cannot be counted for the time being!"

"Pass my order, everyone who can still breathe, prepare for battle immediately!

Remember, you must wait until the damned Tubalu approach before attacking, and it is best to fight them hand-to-hand! "

Hachimura Isamu suffered psychological trauma from the independent regiment's artillery fire, so he did not dare to give the other side a chance to fire again.

Right now, even though their camp is full of wounded soldiers and their combat effectiveness is less than 30%, their manpower is far less than that of the Eighth Route Army. However, if it comes to close combat, victory may not be guaranteed, but it should not be a problem for them to hold out for a few hours.

At least it’s better than being bombed!
The order was passed down, and the remnants of the 225th Infantry Regiment were quickly gathered together. They had no time to dig trenches or build fortifications, so they used the corpses as cover, set up their guns, and waited for the Eighth Route Army to rush over.

500 meters!
400 meters!
300 meters...

If they charged forward another 100 meters and entered the 200-meter range, they would be within the accurate shooting range of the Japanese infantry.

All the Japanese soldiers held their breath, pulled the bolts of their guns, and were ready to attack at any time.

At this moment, the familiar terrifying scream came into their ears again, and all the Japanese soldiers were so scared that their anus tightened.

The next moment, the shells fell 100 to 150 meters in front of the Eighth Route Army's attacking forces.

The 105mm caliber Krupp howitzer has great lethality and is in the front, while the Type infantry gun has less lethality and is in the back.

After the explosion, the Japanese discovered that the enemy was not bombing their own defensive positions, but the front of their attacking forces. Everyone was stunned.

I don't understand what the other party is doing!
However, as the artillery fire continued to extend forward, the regiment commander, General Hachimura Isamu, immediately discovered that something was wrong.

"Xu Jin Barrage! The damn Eighth Route Army actually mastered the Xu Jin Barrage tactic! Moreover, their artillery shells are actually enough to support them in implementing this tactic!
This...how is this possible? "

Hachimura Isamu looked stunned.

At this moment, the frontline shells had already reached the Japanese frontline positions.

The smoke and dust raised by the exploding artillery shells effectively blocked the Japanese's sight and provided cover for the soldiers of the independent regiment.

At this time, heavy machine guns roared and continuously provided fire support to the attacking troops on both wings.

The frightened Japanese soldiers dared not stay on the position and ran away one after another.

Unfortunately, their short legs could not outrun the flying shells, and they were soon caught up by the flying shells and blown away.

Some Japanese soldiers were shot through the back by the pursuing machine gun bullets, and fell in a pool of blood with an unwilling look on their faces.

The smoke and dust raised by the exploding artillery shells only blocked the vision of the machine gunners of the independent regiment, making it impossible for them to accurately lock on to the target, but it could not stop the damage caused by the rain of bullets.

Moreover, when the firepower is dense enough, in fact, there is no need to aim deliberately.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!——"

The barrage of 54 artillery pieces slowly advanced forward. Wherever they went, flames rose up, the ground shook, and the Japanese soldiers were blown away one after another...

Before the war broke out, Xu Yang asked for leave from Hikawa Okazaka, left Yangquan County, and came to the Taihang base of the Eighth Route Army. He is currently at the temporary command post of the independent regiment.

Xu Yang withdrew his gaze from the front line, put down the telescope, and said with some regret: "This barrage is too sparse, the artillery power is still not enough, it would be better if there were Katyusha rocket launchers!"

"Isn't this firepower enough?" Li Yunlong next to him almost stumbled and fell to the ground. He was already very satisfied with the current firepower of the independent regiment.

Because before this, the entire 386th Brigade and even the 129th Division had never had such firepower, but the lone wolf staff officer was still not satisfied?

If someone else said this, Li Yunlong would sneer and retort harshly, but when these words came from Xu Yang's mouth, he felt like a country bumpkin who came to the city for the first time and saw the tall buildings and the hustle and bustle of traffic.

Because the independent regiment was able to possess such powerful firepower because it was created by Xu Yang!

Xu Yang shook his head: "Not enough, according to my idea of ​​Xu Jin's barrage, one round of artillery shells should wipe out the enemy, and the infantry only rushes up to clean up the battlefield and eliminate individual remaining enemies.

But you see, the little devils on the slope ahead are still able to resist."

Li Yunlong was even more confused, thinking, Hey, Lone Wolf Staff Officer, do you dare to pretend any further?

The Japanese still have the strength to fight? They are just a few scattered remnants. Although they fired a few shots and caused some casualties to the attacking troops, they couldn't even delay their advance, right?
Retracting his thoughts, Li Yunlong thought of something and asked again: "By the way, Lone Wolf Staff Officer, what is the Katyusha rocket launcher you just mentioned?"

...(End of chapter)