Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 500: Rebel against Tiangang!

"Baga! The 1st and 2nd Infantry Squadrons, stay behind to cover our retreat!"

"Infantry Squadrons 3 and 4, turn northeast!"

Seeing that he could not stop the Eighth Route Army tanks from attacking, Yoshida Kyoji could only temporarily avoid the attack.

“BOOM, BOOM!!”

Fireballs exploded from under the two tanks. The Japanese soldiers pretending to be dead on the roadside took the opportunity to crawl under the tanks and detonated the explosive packs.

There is no way around it. The infantry has not come up, so there is no coordination between infantry and artillery, and the visibility is poor at night.

After more than 100 minutes of fighting, only about Japanese paratroopers were left, and they fled into the mountains northeast of Ping'an County.

"Send the infantry up to replenish the gunfire!"

"Count the casualties!"

"Report to the regimental headquarters immediately. Over 100 Japanese soldiers have gone to the northeastern mountains. Request the county brigade to encircle and suppress them!"

Sun Desheng looked calm as he issued orders one after another.

Originally, Sun Desheng planned to order the soldiers to drive the tanks and crush all the Japanese corpses and wounded soldiers on the ground into meat paste.

But Sun Desheng was scared.

It wasn't that he was afraid of being punished by his superiors, but he was afraid that there were still some Japanese soldiers who were alive and would ignite the explosives and blow up the tanks.

"Yes!" The communications staff officer received the order.

The county brigade of Ping'an County is not an ordinary county brigade. It is very well-equipped and composed of elite militiamen with a total strength of 2,500 people. Although they are equipped with Japanese equipment, Type 92 heavy machine guns, Type 99 light rifles, and Type 38 rifles are standard equipment. There are even some bazookas, submachine guns, and mortars. When necessary, they can also call for artillery support.

There were only about 100 Japanese paratroopers left, and they had no heavy weapons.

In addition, the militia is familiar with the terrain of Ping'an County. Not to mention the Japanese paratroopers, even Yamamoto's special forces would not be able to gain any benefits.

……

Early the next morning.

Datong.

At the Japanese front-line headquarters, Sugiyama Gen had just gotten up when Yamashita Tomoyuki and Muto Akira hurriedly walked towards him.

"Your Excellency, General!"

"The Kwantung Army Paratrooper Battalion was defeated. On the highway between Dagu Town Airport and Ping'an County Road, it was ambushed by Eighth Route Army tanks and suffered heavy losses!"

"Currently, Major Yoshida Kyōji is leading the remaining 100-odd paratroopers into the mountainous area northeast of Ping'an County to fight guerrilla warfare with the Eighth Route Army!"

As soon as Yamashita Tomoyuki came up, he reported bad news, and Sugiyama Gen's face suddenly became visibly gloomy.

This paratrooper battalion could be said to be one of his trump cards, but unexpectedly it still failed.

It's hard.

Taking a deep breath, Sugiyama Gen said, "We will execute the second infiltration plan tonight!"

100 people fighting guerrilla warfare with the Eighth Route Army?
Sugiyama Gen knew that these more than 100 paratroopers were basically finished. The Eighth Route Army was an expert in guerrilla warfare, and no one could be their match in guerrilla warfare.

But fortunately, he has a second infiltration plan. As long as this plan succeeds, the troops can still advance into northwest Shanxi.

"Hi!"

Yamashita Tomoyuki and Muto Akira suddenly lowered their heads.

Staring at the backs of Yamashita Tomoyuki and Muto Akira as they headed towards the operations room, Sugiyama Gen's expression became increasingly gloomy.

Pity…

If the paratrooper battalion can successfully capture the Dagu Town Airport, he can send a transport battalion to quickly transport an infantry regiment to Ping'an County, capture Ping'an County, and seize the Eighth Route Army's logistics supply warehouse.

Suddenly, Sugiyama Gen frowned. The paratrooper battalion was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army tank troops?

Has the information been leaked again?

impossible…

Then, Sugiyama Gen shook his head. Even Yamashita Tomoyuki and Muto Akira were not aware of the Kwantung Army's paratrooper battalion's attack plan. He personally contacted the Kwantung Army, and the time for the paratrooper attack was decided by him on the spur of the moment.

Therefore, the information will definitely not be leaked.

If the intelligence was leaked, there was only one possibility: Sugiyama Gen had defected to the Communist Party. Moreover, if the intelligence was really leaked, the Eighth Route Army would never send tanks to ambush them halfway.

Instead, they ambushed their troops in the Japanese airdrop area, set up machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, and waited for the Japanese paratroopers to drop down and be killed like living targets.

So what's going on?

idiot…

Then Sugiyama Gen went to the operations room and ordered the air force to take off to bomb Ping'an County and road traffic, and ordered three offensive forces to launch a swift attack on the Eighth Route Defense Line at the same time.

……

at the same time.

In Luliang, western Shanxi, after an hour of fierce fighting, the independent battalion defeated the 3rd Division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and surrounded Luliang.

The remaining two divisions of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were frightened and hid in the city.

at this time.

Yan Laoxi, Sun Chu and others were running around in panic in the headquarters.

This sudden appearance of the Eighth Route Army demonstrated extremely powerful firepower and mobility.

There are not only mountain artillery, but also howitzers, tanks and cavalry.

Yan Laoxi's guard regiment originally wanted to cover his escape, but was directly pushed back by powerful artillery fire.

At this time, Yan Laoxi had ordered the main forces of the Sixth Army and the Eighth Army that were besieging the New Army to come to the rescue.

but!

Due to the long distance, the main forces of the two armies will need at least two days to return to Luliang for support.

"commander!"

A staff officer rushed in and reported to Yan Laoxi and others:
"Report to the commander, the Eighth Route Army outside the city has called out. Their commander, Chu Yunfei, says we are undermining the national anti-Japanese united front and orders us to lay down our arms and surrender, or we will be eliminated on the spot."

"Chu Yunfei?"

As soon as these words were spoken, some officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were shocked, some had flickering eyes, and some changed their expressions.

Yan Laoxi was so angry that he almost fainted, and he cursed: "Chu Yunfei, that bastard, how could he be so cruel to me?"

He had promoted a man from Wutai County, a top student at the Whampoa Military Academy, and it was okay that he had defected to the Communist Party, and he had no intention of pursuing the matter.

but.

Chu Yunfei actually rebelled against Tian Gang. He had only been a Communist for a few days, yet he actually dared to lead his troops to attack him?!

This caused a great mental blow to Yan Laoxi and greatly increased his suspicion. From then on, he could not even trust the people in Wutai County and was suspicious of everything all day long.

"Commander, Chu Yunfei only gives us half an hour to consider. In half an hour, they will attack."

The staff officer added another sentence, his tone trembling with fear, and it was obvious that he was very scared.

"waste!"

Yan Laoxi slapped the staff officer in the face and flew into a rage:
"I want to go to the city wall myself. I want to see if Chu Yunfei dares to shoot me."

Having said that, Yan Laoxi prepared to go out.

He also didn't expect that he was only planning to command a battle against the new army in Luliang, but he was unexpectedly surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.

Yan Laoxi was puzzled. Wasn’t the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi being attacked by the Japanese army?
How did we get to Luliang?
"Commander, calm down!"

"No, Commander!"

A group of officers from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army quickly grabbed Yan Laoxi, who was seeking death.

"Commander!" Sun Chu said quickly. "Chu Yunfei led his troops to surround the headquarters in order to relieve the New Army, and he has achieved his goal. Judging from the current situation, the Eighth Route Army will certainly not dare to engage in a large-scale battle with our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. As long as we can meet the Eighth Route Army's conditions, they will definitely withdraw."

After a pause, Sun Chu continued, "I am willing to go out of the city on behalf of the commander to negotiate with Chu Yunfei."

"Okay." Yan Laoxi nodded helplessly, "Commander Sun, then you will go out of the city on my behalf to negotiate with Chu Yunfei. As long as the conditions are not too excessive, you can temporarily agree to his terms."

Sun Chu said confidently, "Don't worry, Commander. Chu Yunfei is only a fifth-term graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy. Just wait and see how I can handle him."

(End of this chapter)