Bright Sword: Rebirth of Kong Jie

Time passes quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was May 5st. According to the large-scale mopping-up plan that had been deployed long ago, the Japanese army basically stationed its troops in the forward strongholds and county towns near the Eighth Route Army base in advance.

Then on the morning of May 5st, it was still dimly lit.

They advanced towards the various bases of the Eighth Route Army at an extremely fast speed.

The Japanese army launched a large-scale mopping-up operation, and the specific combat deployment was still the same old thing.

The main force gradually advanced towards the Eighth Route Army base, and dispatched several surprise attack forces in advance to launch the first sneak attack on the Eighth Route Army base.

According to the Japanese army, it would be best if they could catch the Eighth Route Army off guard.

It's just a shame.

The Eighth Route Army built a strong alliance between the military and the people, especially inside and outside the base area. The common people and the Eighth Route Army soldiers were united in purpose. The intelligence network relied on the common people distributed inside and outside the base area, giving the Japanese devils no chance to take advantage.

During this period, people had limited mobility between regions.

The common people in the same village all know each other's background. Once a stranger appears, the simple but wise villagers will always notice it at the first time and then report the news to the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese army frequently secretly dispatched intelligence personnel and traitors to the Eighth Route Army base to conduct reconnaissance and infiltration.

But most of them were exposed in advance because of the civilians outside the base area and were taken care of by the Eighth Route Army.

The same is true for the intelligence that the Japanese army was coming to raid the base.

Quite literally.

The old Japanese soldier Yoshio Shinozuka had just formulated a large-scale mopping-up plan for the Taihang base at the First Army Headquarters in Taiyuan City.

The Japanese troops assembled in forward strongholds and various county towns and villages had just completed their preparations and were ready to set off.

The news had already been delivered to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's various bases in advance.

The Eighth Route Army soldiers quickly began to prepare for counter-mopping up.

This has always been one of the important reasons why the Eighth Route Army was able to survive successfully in the face of repeated large-scale raids launched by the Japanese army.

It lies in the accuracy and speed of intelligence.

Until about eight in the morning.

In Taiyuan City, at the headquarters of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, the commander of the Japanese First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, the Japanese chief of staff and a group of staff were closely watching the battle situation surrounding the Taihang base on the military simulation sand table in front of them.

"General, according to our combat deployment, the 3rd Mixed Brigade has already arrived at the outer defense zone of the Eighth Route Army's New 1st Regiment base.

The 9th Mixed Brigade has successfully arrived at the outskirts of the Eighth Route Army's New 2nd Regiment's base.

The 36st Field Brigade of the th Division arrived at the outer line of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment base.

Three main forces attacked in three directions, simultaneously launching a fierce attack on the Eighth Route Army's New 1st Regiment, New 2nd Regiment, and Independent Regiment.

Before the final attack on the main force of the Eighth Route Army's Taihang base, the elite of the Eighth Route Army, the Iron Triangle Third Regiment, will be completely wiped out. "

The Japanese chief of staff reported the specific advance situation on the side.

"吆西!"

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded, looking very confident. He thought for a moment and added:

"In order to completely destroy the three regiments of the Iron Triangle and kill the elite of the Eighth Route Army, notify other troops to advance to the Taihang base area in a roundabout way at the same time.

We must ensure that when the 3rd Mixed Brigade, the 9th Mixed Brigade and the 1st Brigade destroy the three regiments of the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base will not reinforce the three regiments of the Iron Triangle. "

"Hey, General, please rest assured. We have cut off the connection between the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle and the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area."

"They will not receive any reinforcements other than these three regiments!"

"吆西!"

Yoshio Shinozuka smiled triumphantly, as if he had already predicted the death of the three groups of the Iron Triangle. The opponent that had given him the most headaches was finally going to be completely eliminated.

at the same time.

The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The scale of the May 1st mopping-up operation launched by the Japanese army was unprecedented.

The Eighth Route Army faced great pressure in countering the mopping-up operation this time.

After studying the battle situation on the front line, the deputy chief of staff said: "Boss, according to the intelligence transmitted back from the front line, so far, the Japanese army's various armies have advanced at the same time, forming a huge encirclement of our entire Taihang base.

In order to prevent us from escaping, the Japanese army surrounded us in three layers inside and outside, and continued to use the old iron-roll sweep.

But what’s interesting is that the Japanese First Army actually mobilized nearly half of its troops to deal with the New First Regiment, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

You see, so far, the main force of the Japanese Army's 3rd Mixed Brigade has been advancing towards the base of the New 1st Regiment.

The main force of the Japanese 9th Mixed Brigade advanced towards the base of the New 2nd Regiment.

The 36st Field Brigade of the th Division advanced towards the independent regiment's base.

The three regiments of Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei managed to tie down nearly half of the Japanese troops, more than 20,000 troops.

This situation is really rare.”

The boss said: "It shows how much the Japanese hate Kong Jie and his men. They won't leave them any chance to survive!

According to the Japanese idea, they want to first destroy the three regiments of the Iron Triangle, and then concentrate their forces to continue sweeping the hinterland of our Taihang base."

At this point, the boss couldn't help but express his admiration for Kong Jie's foresight.

"Kong Jie has made great progress over the years. This time, it seems like he has anticipated the Japanese's next move.

Before the Japanese army launched a large-scale sweep, they made many preparations in advance and even secretly exchanged their bases.

In this way, we won't be too passive in the face of the unprecedented large-scale raid by the Japanese army."

At this point, the boss couldn't help but ask curiously: "After the station swap is completed, the new Sixth Regiment is in the New First Regiment, the 17th Regiment is in the New Second Regiment, and the 21st Regiment is in the Independent Regiment.

So, what is the size of the mopping-up forces that the Japanese army has deployed against the bases of the New 17th Regiment, the 21th Regiment, and the st Regiment? "

The deputy chief of staff smiled and said: "According to the news sent back by Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, the Japanese army has mobilized an infantry battalion to the New Sixth Regiment, the 17th Regiment and the 21st Regiment for a mop-up.

Speaking of which, if it weren't for the last Lijiaopo battle, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong would have completely wiped out the Yamazaki Battalion in a very short time, making the Japanese devils extremely afraid of the combat effectiveness of our Eighth Route Army.

Maybe the Japs will just deploy three infantry squadrons this time and dare to send the new 6th, 17th and 21st Regiments away."

The Japanese army never took the Eighth Route Army seriously, especially before the outbreak of the Hundred Regiments Campaign.

The Japanese regarded the Eighth Route Army as a Class C combat unit, an anti-Japanese armed force that could even be ignored.

However, the Japanese army was unable to defend against the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla tactics, and they were really fed up with it, so they built a large number of artillery towers and bunkers in North China, relying on the transportation lines to implement the cage policy.

It was not until the Hundred Regiments Campaign broke out that nearly 20 Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared on the battlefield in North China, which frightened the Japanese.

However, the Japanese army still believed that the Eighth Route Army was poorly equipped and had a shortage of ammunition.

Their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the regular Chinese army.

Then the three regiments of the Iron Triangle, which rose rapidly, slapped the Japanese army in the face with practical actions.

It was not until this time that the Japanese were forced to admit that the combat effectiveness of the elite Eighth Route Army, such as the three regiments of the Iron Triangle, was even stronger than that of the most elite Central Army of the National Army.

In addition to the three regiments of the Iron Triangle, there are regular Eighth Route Army combat regiments.

Having won so many victories on the front lines, the arrogant Japanese army believed that they were still vulnerable.

According to the devil's usual thinking.

A fully-strength field battalion of the Japanese Army had more than 1100 troops, as well as a large number of artillery and machine guns. With their absolutely excellent equipment and solid military qualities, they were able to easily defeat or even destroy the regimental-level combat units of the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, three battalions were arranged to deal with the Eighth Route Army's New 17th Regiment, 21th Regiment and st Regiment, three newly formed and unknown conventional combat regiments.

Even the Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka believed that:

It was a battle without almost any suspense!

It would be easy to completely wipe out the bases of these three newly formed regiments of the Eighth Route Army!

Unfortunately, ideals are beautiful.

Reality is too skinny.

The general, deputy chief of staff, head teacher and other cadres who were in charge of the front-line headquarters could not help laughing, and then they looked forward to it when they thought that the Japanese army sent only three battalions to sweep the three iron triangle regiments of the New 17st Regiment, the 21th Regiment and the st Regiment.

The boss gave a special order:

"The frontline regiments will follow the old tactics, relying on the favorable terrain of the base area, setting up in echelons, blocking the Japanese army layer by layer, and constantly delaying the Japanese army, waiting for the situation to change."

So where is the so-called change in the battle situation?

——It is the base where the three regiments of the Iron Triangle are located.

……

Around ten o'clock in the morning on May 5st.

Lijia Village, the garrison of the New Sixth Regiment of the Eighth Route Army - after the garrison was swapped, the Eighth Route Army, which was now named the New Sixth Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, had actually transformed into the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army led by Ding Wei.

The Japanese army's large-scale sweep officially began.

Ding Wei, who was in charge of the regiment headquarters, quickly learned about the Japanese army's sweep of the New Sixth Regiment's base through the intelligence system developed in cooperation with local residents.

"Report to the regiment commander, according to the intelligence passed back by the folks on the front line, the Japanese army has assembled a field brigade near the county town, with a total of more than 1100 devils, plus some local security forces, some traitors and dog traitors, coming towards us!"

If the newly formed Sixth Regiment stationed in Lijia Village at this time is still the original unit.

The troops' situation is as follows:

The entire regiment has a strength of more than 1200 people. Since it is a newly formed combat regiment, the equipment has not yet been developed. The entire regiment has only two heavy machine guns and a dozen light machine guns.

The rifles used were even more varied, including the Hanyang rifle, the Zhongzheng rifle, the Type 38 rifle, and the old chambered rifle. There was no standardization at all.

There are several calibers of bullets.

The ratio of veterans in the army is not high either.

As for the elite steel-helmeted soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, forget it.

Each person was given less than ten rounds of bullets.

This is the most realistic equipment situation of the New Sixth Regiment, which fully conforms to the basic situation of backward equipment and scarce ammunition.

The Japanese did a very good job of intelligence work before launching a large-scale sweep against the New Sixth Regiment's base.

The Japs then investigated and collected a large amount of intelligence about the New Sixth Regiment.

At this moment, Lieutenant Colonel Hirakawa, the Japanese battalion commander who was leading a Japanese battalion to launch a sweep of Lijia Village, had information about the New Sixth Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in his hands.

“The regular Eighth Route Army combat regiments were classified as Class C combat units, with very backward equipment, extremely scarce ammunition, sparse artillery fire, and extremely limited machine guns. They mainly engaged in mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare.

They often operate near Lijia Village, with a force of about 1500 men..."

After browsing the specific intelligence information, Lieutenant Colonel Hirakawa's mouth was full of disdain.

In his opinion, the Eighth Route Army, with its backward equipment and scarce ammunition, was like a group of beggars.

There is no expectation or fun in fighting against such an opponent.

"I heard that the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army that caused a lot of trouble in Shouyang and Yangquan areas some time ago seemed to be the elite of the Eighth Route Army, and their combat effectiveness was said to be quite strong.

To be honest, I would like to fight against such a strong opponent."

Lieutenant Colonel Hirakawa spoke to the adjutant beside him with some regret.

The adjutant said, "Commander, you think too highly of the so-called elite Eighth Route Army. On the Chinese battlefield, is there any combat force that can compare with our Imperial Japanese Army?"

"That's true!"

The old devil Pingchuan smiled and immediately gave orders to the troops:

"Advance at full speed and completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army's New Sixth Regiment before noon. Raze Lijia Village to the ground. We will start cooking in Lijia Village at noon."

"Hi!"

At this time in Lijia Village, in the temporary headquarters of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Ding Wei learned about the relevant information about the Pingchuan Battalion of the Japanese Army.

A battle plan was immediately formulated:

"The first step is to hide our firepower, disguise ourselves as the New Sixth Regiment, lure the enemy deep into our territory, and force them to retreat all the way. No one is allowed to expose their actual combat power, and lure the Japanese into the valley outside Lijia Village in one go.

Set up an ambush there.

Completely devour this damn Pingchuan Brigade as soon as possible.

Then, before the Japanese reinforcements arrive, we will quickly break out and attack the Japanese rear area directly!"

……

At the same time, more than 17 Japanese and puppet troops from the Japanese West Gate Battalion gradually advanced in the direction of the garrison of the newly formed 1500th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong, who was in charge of the regiment headquarters, said excitedly: "The Japs and puppet troops together only have more than 1500 people, which is comparable to our strength.

Don’t the Japanese always like to brag, claiming that they are invincible when it comes to the same size of troops?

I have to break their bullshit.

With equal forces, we will completely wipe out this group of Japanese and puppet troops."

“This is an easy battle, nothing much to say.

I will divide the troops into three parts. Zhang Dabiao, you will lead the first battalion to engage the enemy head-on. You must completely pin down this large group of Japanese invaders and never let them escape.

The second and third battalions took the opportunity to make a detour from both wings, and then launched an attack on the Japanese army's flanks, attacking them from three sides.

Remember, our target is not this small Japanese brigade, but after quickly killing this small group of devils, we will continue to attack the devils' rear areas!"

"Hehe, I'm going to kill him this time!"

Li Yunlong's expression could not hide his excitement.