Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 232 Tactical Guidance!

Soon, telegrams were sent from the other reconnaissance teams.

It’s basically the same as Zhao Gang’s speculation.

The Japanese and puppet troops launched attacks on the Jinzhong Military Region from various highways and paths at the same time.

However, not every reconnaissance team has the opportunity to catch the Japanese's tongue.

The Japanese and puppet troops all moved out in groups, and the scouts would have a chance to catch the tongue only if a Japanese or puppet soldier was left alone.

"The Japanese vanguard is only two hours away from our ambush circle."

Zhao Gang stared at the map for a while, then looked at the time and said.

"Let the first wave of Japanese puppet troops go, and we will fight the second wave."

Li Yunlong spoke in a firm tone.

"Why don't you fight the first or third wave of the devils?"

"After defeating the third wave of the Japanese, we will retreat towards southeastern Shanxi and lure the main force of the Japanese towards southeastern Shanxi."

Kong Jie was puzzled.

Li Yunlong explained.

"First, if we let two waves of Japanese invaders pass, the new recruit camps of our three regiments in Mengxian County will be surrounded by the Japanese invaders."

"But we're only letting the first wave of Japanese puppet troops through. The Japanese troops in the first wave are insufficient and pose little threat to the new recruits."

"Secondly, there are Japanese soldiers and puppet troops in front and behind the second wave of Japanese soldiers. These Japanese soldiers and puppet troops are the least vigilant, so we can catch the enemy off guard."

"Third, the second wave of Japanese puppet troops has 200 Japanese and 300 puppet troops. We are outnumbered 7 to 1, so this ambush should go smoothly."

"After we meet up with the new recruits, we can head south and quickly defeat the third wave of Japanese puppet troops. Before they can completely encircle us, we can jump to the Japanese's outer line."

Kong Jie and Ding Wei nodded.

"Old Li, there's nothing wrong with your deployment."

Ding Wei stared at the map, his eyes wandering over it:
"But we must move quickly and wipe out the second wave of Japanese puppet troops as quickly as possible."

In the Yangquan and Shouyang areas, the Japanese troops responsible for attacking the Jinzhong Military Region were mainly the 39th Brigade and two infantry regiments.

Each infantry regiment was divided into battalions, attacking from various roads and paths, and each infantry battalion was divided into three squadrons.

The Japanese had no other choice. They also knew that dispersing troops was a taboo when facing the guerrilla warfare of the Eighth Route Army. But if they did not disperse their troops in this way, the Eighth Route Army could just slip away through a small path.

Moreover, if troops are concentrated on each route, the losses will be even greater if they are ambushed.

Although the Japanese had a great advantage in frontal combat.

But if ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, a Japanese infantry battalion would not be able to hold out for long.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket, this is Ushijima Tsunemi's tactic.

Originally, Li Yunlong also wanted to ambush a Japanese infantry battalion, but he did not expect that the Japanese also changed their tactics.

"That's right, we need to make a quick decision!"

"Immediately send a telegram to Deputy Commander Xing, ordering him to lead the new recruits to abandon Meng County immediately according to the plan and move towards the main force as quickly as possible."

Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang.

"Yes!"

Zhao Gang quickly drafted a telegram, which Li Yunlong signed and gave to Xiao Zhang to send out.

About two hours later, the first wave of Japanese and puppet troops approached the ambush circle.

The Japanese army's Type 99 light machine guns on tricycles and trucks fired at the ambush position and conducted fire reconnaissance.

Some soldiers were hit by stray bullets, but the wounded soldiers did not make a sound.

"Captain, the Japanese have entered the ambush circle. Should we fight them?"

Zhang Dabiao at the front-line ambush position called to inquire.

"Don't fight. Let this wave of devils and puppet troops pass. We'll eat the big fish behind."

Li Yunlong replied calmly.

Zhang Dabiao replied: "Yes!"

About an hour later, the second wave of Japanese devils and puppet troops arrived. The number of Japanese devils in this wave was much larger than the first wave.

The second wave of Japanese invaders not only had a battalion headquarters, but also a lot of combat supplies. The mules, horses and trucks were all loaded with combat supplies.

"Haha."

"God is going to make us, Old Li, rich."

Seeing the Japanese puppet troops rushing into the ambush circle without hesitation, Li Yunlong raised the corner of his mouth in a fierce arc.

Because the first wave of Japanese puppet troops had already conducted reconnaissance, and the Japanese aircraft used reconnaissance planes for aerial reconnaissance, the Japanese puppet troops had no suspicion that they would be ambushed here.

From Shouyang to Mengxian County, there is a distance of more than 30 kilometers, which is all terrain suitable for ambushes.

If we let the scouts search thoroughly, it would take a long time for the Japanese puppet troops to arrive at Mengxian County.

A large group of Japanese soldiers and puppet troops plunged into the ambush circle.

"Give me the order."

"beat."

Li Yunlong grabbed the receiver and gave Zhang Dabiao the order to open fire in a harsh tone.

At the front-line command center, Zhang Dabiao hung up the phone and took the PPSh submachine gun from the guard.

"Flare."

A soldier raised his signal gun and pulled the trigger, and a red signal flare rose into the air.

Zhang Dabiao aimed his PPSh submachine gun at several Japanese soldiers on the road and pulled the trigger when the red flare rose into the air.

"Da da da…"

A Japanese soldier fell down.

Immediately afterwards, countless tongues of fire emerged from the earthen slopes on both sides of the road, and dense rain of bullets was fired towards the Japanese and puppet troops, and the Japanese and puppet troops fell down one after another.

"Boom boom boom..."

Dense artillery shells and grenades exploded around the Japanese and puppet troops.

The Japanese puppet troops were beaten and fled in panic before they could even recover.

It was a truly exhilarating ambush.

"Baga, the Eighth Route Army dared to ambush the Locust Association and the Locust Army here, they are simply seeking death!"

"The enemy's firepower is a bit strong, don't panic!"

"As long as we hold the enemy back here, the other troops will arrive and destroy them!"

"broken!"

"It must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Quickly request tactical guidance from the regiment headquarters and call on the radio!"

The mentality of Major Jiro Izuminaga, commander of the 77st Battalion of the 1th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army, changed several times in just one minute.

Colonel Li Dengxing was shocked when he received the request for support from the 2nd Infantry Battalion and immediately reported it to the brigade headquarters.

Although Colonel Li Dengxing was dismissed after suffering a major defeat last time, the North China Front Army has not yet sent a colonel to replace him, so he is temporarily still serving as the commander of the 77th Infantry Regiment.

This old Japanese guy still fantasized that if he made great contributions in this mopping-up attack, he might have the opportunity to continue to serve as the commander of the 77th Regiment.

But the more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen. The 2nd Infantry Battalion was ambushed, which was not a good thing.

……

Yangquan.

20th Division Headquarters.

Ushijima Tsunemi, Uchida Ginnosuke and Hirata Kenkichi were very confident in their battle plan.

In the directions of Zhengtai Road and Beitongpu Road, more than a dozen red arrows representing the Japanese army's attack routes pointed directly to Mengxian County, where the headquarters of the Jinzhong Military Region was located.

Judging from the situation on the map, the Eighth Route Army in the Jinzhong Military Region is already in danger and will soon be hit hard.

After the combined attack and the annihilation of the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the Jinzhong Military Region in Mengxian County, we can proceed to the second phase of internal attack and the third phase of circular sweep.

In this way, the Eighth Route Army in the Jinzhong Military Region can be completely eliminated, and there will be no need to worry about small guerrilla groups in the future.

"Division Commander."

The communications officer quickly walked into the division headquarters' operations room and reported to Ushijima Tsunemi at a rapid pace:

"Just now, Colonel Li Dengxing, commander of the 77th Infantry Regiment, reported via radio code that the main force of the Eighth Route Army ambushed the second batch of the regiment's Central Infantry Unit near Caijiazhai. Among these troops was the 77st Infantry Battalion Headquarters of the 1th Infantry Regiment!"

The commander of the 39th Brigade, Kenkichi Hirata, was also there. This old Japanese soldier was quite cautious and did not rashly join the troops in the first phase of the combined attack.

He planned to wait until the 77th and 88th Infantry Regiments surrounded the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Mengxian County before taking a car to take command.

"Caijiazhai?"

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, Major General Hirata, Caijiazhai is here."

Uchida Ginnosuke quickly found the location where the Japanese and puppet troops were ambushed on the map and quickly pointed it out.

Ushijima Tsunemi and Hirata Kenkichi immediately looked at the map.

(End of this chapter)