Bright Sword: Start with Ding Blast Bridge, Homemade Sweet Potato Cake

The main force of the Eighth Route Army withdrew to their garrison with the spoils, making the Japanese raid a joke.

Gathering five to six thousand men and marching into the mountainous area, they suffered losses in logistics units, artillery squadrons, rapid-fire artillery squadrons, and the loss of many artillery pieces. This loss was enough to make Lieutenant General Yoshizawa grit his teeth.

Among them, the 359th Brigade seized an infantry gun and a mountain gun. Brigade Commander Wang was very happy and said that the Japanese were rushing to give him an artillery battalion.

The Fourth Military Sub-district seized four mountain cannons and four rapid-fire cannons.

The Japanese like to call the 47mm Type 97 anti-tank gun a rapid-fire gun, believing that anti-tank gun is a defensive term.

Its infantry advocates attack, so it is called rapid-fire cannon.

No matter what it is called, this thing is a small-caliber artillery with deep penetration and strong damage, suitable for attacking tanks, bunkers, and artillery towers.

The maximum range is 6.9 kilometers, which is comparable to some mountain artillery.

Used with 4 mountain cannons, this is a proper artillery battalion.

Ding Wei's troops were good at fighting and were recognized by the captains of the brother troops. They were like a pack of ferocious wolves and would not let go of the Japanese once they caught them.

Why did we have to attack the turtle shell and the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade fiercely? Ding Wei also wanted to consolidate the troops.

Let these new recruits who have been training for a long time but have never been to the battlefield see how to fight a tough battle.

This is the first big battle of the military sub-district. We must show our momentum and Ding’s characteristics.

So what if it’s just a brigade? I made up my mind and took a big bite, tearing off a piece of meat.

The troops moved from the mountainous area and returned to the garrison along the mountain road.

Count the losses and spoils.

Unlike the New 1st Regiment period, which always reported to the brigade commander, the military sub-district was relatively independent and some daily combat spoils were digested internally.

This artillery battalion had to remain in the 4th Military Division no matter what.

The Japanese Army's 3rd Brigade successfully escaped, and Lieutenant General Yoshizawa regarded this as the greatest shame. They had been trying to wipe out the Eighth Route Army every year, but they were blocked in the mountains by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and their logistics and artillery units were wiped out.

The losses were enormous and the dignity was completely lost.

The Eighth Route Army in the mountainous area is so rampant. I heard that the 4th Brigade also suffered a defeat at the end of last year. Could it be the same group of Eighth Route Army?

By mobilizing the intelligence network and adding information from traitors in the puppet army, it was basically confirmed that Lieutenant General Yoshizawa also suffered a loss at the hands of Ding Wei, and it was the same person.

General Kawamura lost two artillery squadrons, and Lieutenant General Yoshizawa also lost two artillery squadrons.

He was furious inside, but he was also afraid of the strength of this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers, who could actually take on a battalion-level force.

This makes the difficulty of encirclement and mopping-up operations in mountainous areas increase dramatically.

It would be dangerous for battalion-level troops to conduct a sweep alone, and at least regiment-level or even brigade-level troops must be dispatched.

When did the Eighth Route Army become so difficult to deal with?

With the attitude of destroying them as soon as possible, the Japanese decided to deploy heavy troops to launch a large-scale mopping-up operation against the Fourth Military Division in the mountainous area.

The 5rd Brigade and the 5th Brigade were mobilized, and five reconnaissance planes, five light bombers, and three heavy bombers were arranged to cooperate in the operation.

In addition to the two brigades, a cavalry regiment from Zhangjiakou and Datong was also mobilized to participate in the encirclement and suppression campaign.

The county gendarmerie, the Imperial Army and others cooperated in the battle.

A mopping-up force of 10,000 people was formed to annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army active in the Wutai area.

After suffering a loss, the Japanese's vengeful character was revealed.

After receiving the combat order, mobilize troops quickly.

Mr. Kawamura is also very lucky and has a 12% interest in retaliating against the Fourth Military Sub-district.

After the 6th Independent Mixed Brigade was replenished, its strength was restored to more than people. Because field artillery could not be transported in the mountainous area, it applied to Taiyuan to replace it with mountain artillery.

Yoshio Shinozuka had only one request, that the mop-up must be completed within half a month, and he also had to mobilize troops to prepare for the battle in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Kill the main force of the National Army first, and then there will be plenty of time to fight the Eighth Route Army.

Lieutenant General Yoshizawa assured that it would not take half a month, but only seven days, which would be enough to find Ding Wei's main force, surround them and destroy them.

This is the principle of "if you don't kill the snake, it will keep crawling around the pole". The Japanese independent mixed brigade 3 redeployed its troops and drew Japanese troops from Gang County.

More than a thousand people were killed and about a thousand were immediately replenished.

This beast has a large family and a lot of wealth, and has an abundant supply of soldiers who are willing to come to the mountains and die.

The Japanese still used the tactic of dividing the forces and attacking together when they encircled and suppressed the mountainous area, but this time the operation required that each brigade should not exceed a range of 5 kilometers.

Once one side encounters an ambush, the other teams can quickly provide support and complete mutual support within half an hour.

There was also a reconnaissance company cooperating to search for the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Before the Japanese invaders took action, reconnaissance planes appeared continuously in the mountainous area.

They were dispatched four times in one day, once in the morning, once at noon, and once more in the afternoon.

Ding Wei's headquarters was still in Hongya Village, and most of the soldiers noticed this anomaly.

Wang Chengzhu studied artillery warfare at the division headquarters, but unfortunately he failed to become the battalion commander of the division's artillery battalion.

There is no problem with ability, but the qualifications are far behind.

Ding Wei applied to the division headquarters to send Zhuzi back to the Fourth Military Sub-district. He had just formed an artillery battalion.

"Captain, Captain, I'm back."

As soon as Zhuzi entered the door, he called out "Captain", but was stopped by Zhang Dabiao who was greeting him at the door.

"You used to call me the regiment commander, but now you have to call me the commander. Do you understand what's going on?"

"Oh, after a winter, the black pillar has turned into a thin pillar."

Ding Wei also came to the threshold and looked at Wang Chengzhu who had returned from studying with a smile.

"Stop teasing me. The division is very strict. I have to learn mountain artillery every day except eating. I've already starved to death because of the alcohol bug in my stomach."

"Captain, no, Commander, are the Japanese targeting us?"

Ding Wei raised his head and glanced at the reconnaissance plane passing over the mountainous area. It had been searching for the headquarters of the Fourth Military Sub-district.

Judging from the frequency of aircraft dispatch, it is obvious that it has not been found yet.

"The Japanese hate me so much that they want to kill me, Ding Wei. This is a situation where there is no end in sight."

I invited Zhuzi in. When we got home, I didn't dare to say anything else, but I knew there would be plenty of sweet potato cake. I gave him a big bowl of it first.

Zhong Zhicheng, Zhang Dabiao, Gao Qing, Taozi and Sun Desheng were all in the room.

They were all veterans of the New 1st Regiment, and they were discussing how to deal with the guys above their heads.

After learning the news from Brigadier Generals Chen and Wang, the Japanese mobilized more than 10,000 troops from two brigades and launched the slogan of encircling and suppressing the Fourth Military Sub-district.

I guess they will go into the mountains to clean up in the next two days.

Based on the reconnaissance company's wandering in the sky, the Japanese had probably guessed the approximate location of Ding Wei's main force.

The reason why they haven't sent troops to attack yet is probably to confirm it a little more, or to arrange bombers to come and test the waters.

"So what should we do? Point the cannon up in the air and give him a fucking blast?"

Zhuzi drank a cup of sweet potato wine, and his breath became worse. Was it because of the study at the division headquarters that his breath became worse, or was it simply because of the alcohol?

Ding Wei had an idea in his mind. His ancestors had long taught him to build a plank road in the open while secretly marching through Chencang.

Prepare to arrange a force to march eastward to create the illusion of attacking Fuping.

This force marched during the day, rushed back at night, and then marched again on a large scale the next day, all the way eastward.

The main force of the military sub-district rested during the day and moved westward at night, sneaking up behind the 3rd Mixed Brigade and giving the Japs a bad ass.

The only thing to consider is to choose the best ambush location to strike a blow to the enemy.