Anti-Japanese War: Developing on my own, I brought back a US-equipped division

Therefore, the scale of the entire battle is no less than that of a major battle.

However, if the Japanese lost despite investing so many troops in such a large-scale battle, it would be a humiliating battle with a huge impact.

We cannot explain why we cannot win even with so many troops, whether we are fighting against superiors or subordinates.

That's why Miyano Shun said that this battle must be won.

You have to win no matter what the cost.

This will be a battle that goes down in history.

Shinozuka Yoshio naturally understood what Miyabi Toshi meant, and nodded, saying, "Well, you should immediately coordinate with the headquarters in Beiping and ask them to prepare the air force to support Ping'an County at any time!"

"In addition, notify all reinforcement forces to reinforce Ping'an County at all costs!"

"I just don't believe that we can't reinforce Ping'an County under such circumstances!"

Miyano Shun: "Ha Yi, I understand!"

Now Yoshio Shinozuka and Toshi Miyano have reached a consensus, that is, this battle must be won.

Fight for victory at all costs.

Subsequently, various combat orders began to be conveyed.

The Army Aviation Force is also ready and prepared to reinforce Ping'an County at any time.

In addition, in order to reinforce Ping'an County as quickly as possible, the reinforcement troops also intensified their attacks on the blocking troops.

The offensive became more fierce.

bang bang bang...

clap clap clap...

Da da da......

The fighting in the entire northwest of Shanxi and even in the Second War Zone became more intense.

The Central Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the Eighth Route Army, local troops and even bandit troops all joined the battle.

The scale of the battle is even larger.

At the same time, all the participating troops, whether they were Japanese or puppet troops or anti-Japanese troops, suffered heavy casualties.

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Ding Wei’s new third regiment defense zone.

The entire New Third Regiment joined the battle, constantly blocking the Japanese and puppet troops who wanted to pass through the defense zone.

The battle was very fierce!

bang bang bang...

clap clap clap...

Boom boom boom...

There was gunfire and bullets flying everywhere.

The soldiers of the New Third Regiment also fought bravely, constantly relying on the terrain to block the enemy's advance.

However, in order to reinforce Ping'an County as quickly as possible, the Japanese launched a fierce attack.

Various mortars, Type 92 infantry guns, etc. were used.

This put a lot of pressure on the new third regiment.

Regiment Headquarters.

Ding Wei was looking at the combat situation map, observing the latest developments of the Japanese army and related combat deployments.

At this moment, the regiment's staff officer rushed in and said, "Captain, we have a clear understanding of the situation at the front."

Ding Wei quickly asked: "How is the situation at the front line?"

The regiment's staff officer said: "Captain, the situation on the front line is not optimistic!"

"The Japanese attacked fiercely and were blood-thirsty. In order to reinforce Ping'an County as quickly as possible, they launched a fierce charge on our front-line blocking positions in one breath!"

"So far, the Japanese have launched seven or eight group charges, using various large-caliber heavy artillery to provide fire cover, and the Second Battalion is also fighting desperately."

"Right now our Second Battalion has suffered the most casualties, but the blocking position is still in our hands."

Ding Wei frowned and said solemnly: "This is not a solution... The casualties of our Third Regiment will be very heavy."

"It can be seen that these Japanese soldiers are all crazy. They must have received a death order to reinforce Ping'an County at all costs. It seems that the situation in Ping'an County is very critical, otherwise the Japanese soldiers would not have made such a crazy breakthrough!"

The regimental staff officer said: "Yes, commander, the enemy's attack is too fierce!"

"If we continue to hold out like this to block the Japanese reinforcements, our casualties will surely be very heavy!"

"This time we went into battle without receiving any orders from the headquarters or our superiors. If our Third Regiment suffers heavy losses or is even wiped out, we cannot afford the responsibility if the headquarters investigates."

Although the headquarters had already notified the division and brigade-level combat forces through telegrams to reinforce Ping'an County and prevent the enemy from reinforcing.

However, the New 386rd Regiment is too far away from the headquarters of the th Brigade and has not received any relevant orders so far.

So now Ding Wei and the New Third Regiment are fighting without any orders.

Ding Wei nodded and said slowly: "Yes... you are right. This is not a solution. We need to think of a way to reduce casualties and effectively block enemy reinforcements and support Ping'an County."

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The New Third Regiment was a unit that was formed with great difficulty.

If the New Third Regiment is wiped out without any orders this time, the responsibility will be considerable.

Ding Wei also understood the reason.

But it is impossible to ask Ding Wei not to stop the enemy.

After all, he has a very good relationship with Su Zheng and Li Yunlong.

Ding Wei thought of the chief of staff of the regiment and said, "In this case, if we withdraw from our position and let the Japanese pass, our regiment will not suffer any major casualties and will not have to bear any responsibility."

"But once the Japanese reinforce Ping'an County, Li Yunlong's New 1st Regiment will be in danger. This approach is extremely irresponsible to the New 1st Regiment!"

"Now the Japanese are so crazy about reinforcing Ping'an County, which means the more critical Ping'an County is, the more we should stop the enemy from reinforcing at all costs and not let a single Japanese soldier go!"

The regiment's staff officer said: "Captain, we understand what you said, but if we continue to fight like this, our regiment will suffer too many casualties~ This is not a solution."

Ding Wei looked at the defense zone topographic map in front of him, thought for a moment, and then said: "From this topographic map, the depth of our regiment's defense zone is more than 30 kilometers. This is our advantage! -"

"There are many narrow passes and strong ridges in our regiment's defense area, as well as a large number of commanding heights on the highway. We must take advantage of our terrain."

After a pause, Ding Wei said, "Since the Japanese are taking the road, we should slow them down!"

"First, mobilize the local armed forces and militia forces in our defense zone to lay mines on the roads and on both sides of the roads. Remember, the density of the mines must be high."

"Don't we have a lot of mines in our regiment? Let's use all of them to create trouble for the Japanese!"

"Second, our entire regiment will use companies and platoons as combat units to occupy the commanding heights on these roads, constantly relying on the terrain to block the Japanese troops step by step, and severely strike at their offensive edge!"

"Remember, a small force is enough. We want to stop the enemy from reinforcing Ping'an County, not to destroy the enemy!"

"Third, we blew up all the bridges in our defense zone."

"Since the Japanese want to reinforce Ping'an County as soon as possible, we will cut off their roads and blow up all the bridges. They will have to change their route."

"Fourth, since our frontline positions have suffered heavy casualties, we should withdraw from the frontline positions and let these little devils enter our defense zone."

"Once the Japanese invade our territory, we can use guerrilla warfare, sparrow warfare, ambush warfare and other methods to harass them continuously!"

"Anyway, there is only one principle for all operations, and that is to do whatever is appropriate. Our New Third Regiment must stop the enemy's reinforcements at all costs and provide support for the Ping'an County Battle."

The regiment staff nodded and said, "Well... Captain... I understand, but if the bridge is blown up, it will be very inconvenient for us."

Ding Wei: "We can't care about so many things now. If we care about so many things, we won't be able to stop the enemy from reinforcing."

"Besides, the bridge was blown up... we can rebuild it after the battle is over!"

The regimental staff officer said: "But... Commander, we are trying to stop the enemy from reinforcing at all costs. What if we lose all our resources?"

Ding Wei looked at the chief of staff of the regiment and said, "Damn it... We can't make ends meet. Even if we have spent all our money, we still have to support the battle for Ping'an County. Besides... the situation is critical, so this is the only way! I can't just watch the Japanese leave my defense zone to reinforce Ping'an County."

"Besides... hehehe... we can ask Li Yunlong to reimburse us for the lighting expenses!"

"Li Yunlong doesn't have the ability to reimburse, but Su Zheng's independent battalion does. We can ask them to reimburse us when the time comes!"

Ding Wei had been to the Xinzhongcun base and visited the independent battalion. He also knew that the independent battalion had an arsenal with sufficient ammunition and weapons and equipment.

If the independent camp can be reimbursed, then these assets can be replenished quickly.

Su Zheng is a very wealthy man.

But to be honest, Ding Wei didn't intend to stop the enemy reinforcements with the intention of killing Su Zheng.

Ding Wei looked at the regimental staff and said, "Follow the order, and stop the enemy reinforcements at all costs!"

Regimental staff officer: “Yes!”

Subsequently, the New Third Regiment began to change its strategy and, in accordance with Ding Wei's combat deployment, began to block the Japanese and puppet army reinforcements step by step.

Boom boom boom...

Blow up the bridge first!

All the bridges within the defense zone of the New Third Regiment were blown up.

This greatly slowed down the advance of the Japanese.

At the same time, with the use of a large number of mines, the Japanese had to have engineers clear mines before they could pass through the road.

The soldiers of the New Third Regiment were also very smart. They aimed directly at the Japanese engineers and opened fire. If they eliminated the Japanese engineers first, they would not be able to clear mines.

This made it even more difficult for the Japanese troops to pass through the minefield.

Bang, bang, bang…

clap clap clap...

The sound of gunfire was intermittent.

The New Third Regiment was divided into small combat units, which continuously launched attacks on the Japanese troops at the commanding heights of the highway.

There are also guerrilla warfare methods such as sparrow warfare and ambush.

These are all ways to prevent the enemy from receiving reinforcements.

The sound of gunfire in the defense zone of the New Third Regiment became much less frequent and not as intense as before, but the speed of the Japanese reinforcements was slower.

At the same time, the casualties of the New Third Regiment were much smaller.

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Independent regiment defense zone.

When Kong Jie's independent regiment saw the Japanese appearing in the defense zone, they fought mercilessly to prevent the enemy from reinforcing.

The fighting in the entire defense zone was in full swing.

bang bang bang...

clap clap clap...

Boom boom boom...

The sound of gunfire was everywhere.

Very intense.

Inside the regiment headquarters.

Kong Jie was on the phone with the Second Battalion's position and said, "Second Battalion Commander, listen to me, your battalion's mission is to hold the position, and you must not let any Japanese soldier go!"

"If you let one of the Japanese soldiers go, I will shoot you!"

After saying that, Kong Jie hung up the phone.

Now the fighting in the entire independent regiment’s defense zone is extremely fierce.

The independent regiment also suffered heavy casualties.

The regiment's staff officer looked at Kong Jie and said, "Captain, it's not a good idea to continue fighting like this... We might even lose everything we have!"