Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 223: Stunned, all stunned (It’s the end of the month, please give me a monthly ticket)
"Captain, I'm coming, I'm coming."

After seeing the Japanese vanguard, the scout ran all the way back, but the scout's next sentence made Li Chishui's face change.

"Company commander, the situation has changed. The Japanese are not a squadron, but a squadron!" the reconnaissance post reported.

"Squadron?! Damn, this is trouble." Li Chishui scratched his head.

With the current combat effectiveness of the 13th Company, it is roughly the same as a squadron of Japanese devils. After all, the squadron-level Japanese devils do not have heavy weapons.

However, if he ambushed a squadron, he would definitely not be able to destroy the enemy before the Japanese follow-up force arrived, which means he would probably not get any spoils.

This war is a complete loss.

But even though Li Chishui knew that he would lose money, he still had to carry out the ambush. After all, the mission of the 13th Company was to mobilize the Japanese.

"TND, I can only go to the leader and cry poor then."

"Let the comrades prepare for battle!" Li Chishui gritted his teeth.

More than ten minutes later, the Japanese vanguard squadron appeared in Li Chishui's sight.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!".
The Japanese stepped on a landmine.

Behind the landmine, the soldiers of the 13th Company opened fire without waiting for the smoke and dust to clear.

"Thump, thump, thump."
"Bang!" "Bang!".
The militiamen who participated in the ambush nearby were all shocked when they saw the machine gunners of the 13th Company constantly changing magazines.

"The main force's firepower was really fierce. They fired dozens of bullets and rushed out like pouring water."

However, what the militiamen did not know was that the magazines of the 13th Company were not fully loaded with bullets, and usually contained 8-10 rounds.

After all, the New Second Regiment did not have enough ammunition, so even the main force could not replenish its bullets.

However, most companies chose to fill the magazines with 20 rounds to reduce the number of magazines they carried. Only Company 13 chose to divide the bullets evenly and then carry all the magazines.

According to Li Chishui, changing magazines frequently can improve morale.
After being attacked by landmines, the Japanese squadron leader lying on the ground breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the gunshots. Without heavy machine guns and without hearing any artillery fire, he could fight on his own.

"Ready to fight!"

"Team 1 deploys forward and attacks!"

"Kill the chicken for me!" the Japanese squadron leader shouted.

The Japanese squadron leader now had no worries about being ambushed. Instead, he gathered his grenade launchers, formed a small artillery group, and began to continuously bombard the position of the 13th Company, trying to vent his anger from being harassed before.

Under the continuous artillery bombardment from the Japanese, Li Chishui felt that the fish he caught was a bit big. In order to avoid heavy losses to the 13th Company, he prepared to retreat and see if the Japanese could catch up.

"Artillery platoon! Fire! Five rounds rapid fire!" Li Chishui shouted.

"Boom!" "Boom!".
Under the attack of mortars, the Japanese offensive was curbed.

"Everyone follow me"

Before Li Chishui could finish his words, Ren Wuliu beside him shouted, "Company Commander! The Japs are retreating!"

Li Chishui swallowed his words and raised the telescope to look over.

The Japanese retreated very quickly, and they didn't even clean up the supplies of the soldiers who were killed by landmines.

The Japanese squadron leader looked back at the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield and kept urging them, "Turn around, turn around! Ha Ya Ku!"

"We almost fell into the trap of the Eighth Route Army. We were the main force, but they didn't even fire at the beginning. Fortunately, I responded quickly."

Looking at the Japanese soldiers running away, Li Chishui was a little confused.

"Sweet potato, take people to clean up the battlefield, and then we will retreat!" Li Chishui said.

Although this ambush started off well but ended badly, the 13th Company still killed more than Japanese soldiers and made a small profit.

After retreating to a place about 500 to 600 meters away from the ambush position, the Japanese squadron leader grabbed the signalman next to him and ordered: "Report to the captain immediately and tell him that the main force of the Eighth Route Army has appeared!"

"Ha!"
The subsequent Japanese troops were not far from the vanguard squadron and were also rushing towards the direction of the gunshots. Therefore, only a dozen minutes later, the Japanese brigade learned the specific situation.

"Yoshi, we finally caught up with the main force of the Eighth Route Army again!"

"Send a telegram immediately, requesting the brigade commander to order the troops to quickly encircle the area!"

When Chen Chengxing got the news, he looked at the map and was a little confused. This was not right. What did Li Chishui do? Why did the Japanese react so strongly?
When Li Chishui was contacted, he was also confused. He didn't do anything, so why did a brigade of Japanese invaders come towards him?
Chen Chengxing, who was confused about the situation, could only let Li Chishui lead the team to retreat and wait and see what the Japanese would do next.

The Japanese soldiers who had advanced all the way to Liangzhuang were also confused at this time. It was obvious that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was in this area, so how come they couldn't find it?
In Liangjiazhuang, looking at the empty village, Nara Yukio felt like he was about to explode.

Along the way, the Eighth Route Army defended the area and cleared the fields. The Third Mixed Brigade found nothing except being hit by cold guns and mines from time to time, which made him unable to find a target to vent his anger. "Brigade Commander, the troops that went to the nearby villages to sweep have returned without finding anything. There is no one in any village," Toyama Ryotaro came to report.

"Baga. Are the Eighth Route Army rats? How can they hide so well?"

Toyama Ryotaro pretended not to hear what Nara Yukio said. He had already told him that it was not appropriate to advance now. The entire Dayun Mountain, not counting the hilly areas around Ping'an and Luyang, the mountainous area alone is 1500 square kilometers.

The 3rd Mixed Brigade entered this mountainous area. They could only have three people in one square kilometer. How could they easily find the New 2nd Regiment? Moreover, they dared not to divide their troops easily.
"Mr. Dongshan, I have decided to split the troops into two groups! One group will go to Hongni Bay to clean up the mess, and the other group will stay in Liangzhuang to provide support."

Dongshan Lingtaro raised his head immediately. What the hell does this mean? Haven't you suffered enough?

"Brigade Commander, it is too dangerous to divide our troops. Once we are ambushed, there may be a danger that the entire army will be wiped out!" Toyama Ryotaro said anxiously.

"Mr. Dongshan, you worry too much. In the previous battle at Laoyeling, the Eighth Route Army assembled nearly 2 troops to encircle my men, and I led the team to successfully break through."

"There are only 6,800 troops in Dayun Mountain now. Even if we are ambushed, we can still break out successfully." Nara Yukio said confidently.

Being ambushed was already the worst possible outcome. The Eighth Route Army had to gather all its forces to complete the encirclement. However, it was wishful thinking to wipe out the 6 heavily armed locust soldiers with only men.

Even if you take the longest road between these two places, it is only more than 40 kilometers. If you choose to go directly to the destination, it is only 15 kilometers.

In this way, if any route is surrounded, the other routes can quickly provide support and form a pincer attack from the front and back. By then, the New Second Regiment will be badly injured even if it doesn't die.

When the 3rd Mixed Brigade advanced in a group, the 2nd New Regiment ran far away and he could not catch them at all. Now he divided his troops into two groups to lure the 8th Route Army and see if they could resist the temptation.

"Brigade Commander"

"Okay, Toyama-kun, I know you are worried about me." Nara Yukio waved his hand.

"So I decided that you and I will lead the team to Hongni Bay, and Lieutenant Colonel Morita and Squadron An Teng will stay in Liangzhuang." said Nara Yukio.

After hearing what Nara Yukio said, Toyama Ryotaro's expression froze.

Baka! Am I worried about you? I'm worried about myself! And now you want to drag me to take risks?

Seeing that Toyama Ryotaro didn't move, Nara Yukio patted him on the shoulder and walked back to the command center.

The only figure left there was one who was constantly greeting Nara Yukio's family in his heart.

Early the next morning, Yukio Nara and Ryotaro Toyama led the 2nd and 4th Independent Infantry Battalions, half of the Mountain Artillery Battalion, as well as part of the logistics, engineering, and communications units, and began to sweep along the main road towards Hongni Bay.

"That's great, the Japanese finally divided their forces!" Chen Chengxing said with a smile.

Although the Japanese were only divided into two groups, each with nearly two thousand people, this was much better than having no chance at all before. At least it gave me the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

"Captain, which route should we attack?" Xu Wu asked.

Now all the main battalions of the New Second Regiment and the other three guerrilla teams except the First Guerrilla Team have gathered in Erlang Mountain, with a total strength of nearly 8,000 people. If we add the various militia county battalions scattered throughout the base, the strength is as high as over 10,000.

With so many troops and energy, it is enough to defeat any enemy.

Although the Japanese had 10 mountain guns and 4 infantry guns on each route, the New Second Regiment also had 6 mountain guns and 24 mortars, so they were not at a disadvantage in terms of firepower.

"It's too early to decide which route to attack. We have to see the movements of the Japanese." Chen Chengxing said.

Although the Japanese have divided their troops now, their defense in Liangzhuang is very complete. If we don't move, we will definitely not be able to attack.

The Japanese troops marching along the main road were also very cautious. The scouts had already pushed to one kilometer outside the main force, and it was still unknown whether an ambush could be launched.

"The main force will continue to stay in Erlang Mountain and wait for orders. Let the county brigade continue to harass the Japanese." Chen Chengxing ordered.

"Xu Wu, arrange for the baggage train to deliver all the mines that the arsenal is producing to the brigades in each county, and have them bury them on the roads. I want to see what the devils are going to do."

The Japanese were definitely not sweeping along this road to see the scenery, their target must be Hongni Bay.

Burying more mines can effectively delay the actions of the Japanese, and the longer the time, the more advantageous it is for the New Second Regiment.

After the county brigade got all the mines, the Japanese soldiers led by Nara Yukio were really disgusted.

Not far away there is a landmine, and these mines are not the black powder mines they encountered some time ago, but iron mines filled with high explosives.

If you step on it, you will lose a leg even if you don't die, and the shrapnel will also injure the soldiers next to you.

The troops only advanced more than 10 kilometers in a day, and suffered more than casualties.

Faced with this situation, Yukio Nara could only order the troops to slow down and have the engineers lead the way.
It was three days later when the Japanese arrived at Hongni exhausted.

(End of this chapter)