Bright Sword: Rebirth of Kong Jie

Probably the stupidest mistake made by the Japanese army this time was the lack of close communication between the various mopping-up forces.

The little devils have always been arrogant.

Even on the front battlefield, which was the most stressful in the eyes of the Japanese army, the Japanese regiment was chasing one or even two divisions of the Central Army.

The Japanese army was chasing around several regiments of the Central Army casually. To the Japanese army, such battles were already commonplace.

This is especially true for the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army.

When entering the Eighth Route Army base to carry out a large-scale mop-up operation.

The Japanese troops fought separately, but as a whole they formed a large mopping-up network.

However, there is not such close coordination and connection between the various troops.

——Because the Japanese didn’t think it was necessary.

Especially in the Lijiaopo battle, the Yamazaki Battalion was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army in a very short time, so the Japanese army launched a large-scale mopping-up operation this time, mobilizing an unprecedented scale of troops, and the smallest independent combat unit was also the Japanese infantry battalion.

In the eyes of the Japanese, it was just a matter of dealing with the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army.

With the strength of the Japanese Army's elite field combat forces on a large scale, such as a fully staffed field battalion.

No matter which direction we advance from, we should be able to crush all enemies with ease and be invincible.

Where do we need reinforcements from surrounding troops?

So after the battle broke out between the New 17th, 21th and st Regiments of the Eighth Route Army, the New st Regiment, the New nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment were replaced in their bases, and they quickly defeated the three infantry battalions of the Japanese Army in the bases of the three regiments.

The soldiers destroyed the communications department of the Japanese brigade at the first opportunity, resulting in the news of the devil's demise not being passed on.

As for the Japanese soldiers who were conducting sweeping operations in the surrounding areas, none of them took the initiative to contact these three Japanese battalions.

The Japanese devils were all busy conducting mopping-up operations in the Eighth Route Army base areas. How could they have the time to deal with the Japanese troops conducting mopping-up operations in other directions?

Unless a Japanese army brigade takes the initiative to call for reinforcements from the surrounding cooperative forces.

But in the eyes of the Japanese.

That was a very humiliating thing.

Facing just the Eighth Route Army, there is no need for reinforcements at all.

So it was not until Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei led the elite iron triangle to make a detour and launch an attack in the direction of Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an counties.

The Japanese army did not realize that the Eighth Route Army, which quickly broke out and bypassed the rear, rushed out from the direction of the bases of the New Sixth Regiment, the 17th Regiment and the 21st Regiment.

It was not until Yoshio Shinozuka realized that something was wrong that he immediately contacted the headquarters of the various mopping-up vanguard troops to inquire about which base of the Eighth Route Army had broken through the blockade and returned to the rear.

The Japanese brigade headquarters, regiment headquarters, and battalion headquarters quickly communicated and contacted each other to confirm the situation.

It took quite a bit of effort in the end.

The Japanese suddenly discovered that there was no response from the command headquarters of the Pingchuan Battalion, Xiguan Battalion and Tanaka Battalion, which had launched a mopping-up operation against the bases of the New 17th Regiment, 21th Regiment and st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

At first, the Japanese didn't think much about it.

The three fully-strength Japanese battalions were facing nothing more than the unknown newly-formed regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

The New Sixth Regiment, the 17th Regiment and the 21st Regiment are almost unheard of. What combat effectiveness can they have?

Maybe the communication signal is just bad in the mountains, so we are temporarily unable to contact the Third Brigade.

However, as time went on, the Japanese command found that the messages to contact the three Japanese battalions were like falling on deaf ears and received no response at all.

The Japanese brigade headquarters to which these three Japanese battalions belonged only then realized that something was wrong.

Reconnaissance troops were quickly dispatched from the vicinity of the three Japanese battalions to conduct in-depth investigations in the direction of the New 17th Regiment, the 21th Regiment and the st Regiment.

finally……

When the Japanese soldiers who were conducting in-depth reconnaissance found the bodies of Japanese soldiers who had been stripped to nothing but their loincloths and scattered all over the mountains and plains in the hinterland of the bases of the New 17th, 21th and st Regiments of the Eighth Route Army, the general reported the news with a shocked look on his face.

Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei had already led the Independent Regiment, the New Second Regiment and the New First Regiment to bypass the Japanese's rear.

Fierce fighting broke out again with the three Japanese reinforcement battalions that were quickly withdrawn from the 3rd, 9th Mixed Brigade and the 1st Field Brigade.

——According to the battle plan of the three men, they would surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements. Anyway, in order to conceal the truth, the New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment wore the weapons of the local army and hid a lot of firepower, so that the Japanese in the direction of Yangquan, Shouyang and Ping'an County would believe that the ones attacking them were only the local army units of the Eighth Route Army, at most some regular main force regiments.

Faced with the three Japanese troops that quickly returned to Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an counties for support.

Kong Jie, Ding Wei and Li Yunlong arranged comrades from local military units to assist in the battle.

First, the local military units went into battle to block the three infantry battalions of the Japanese army that were returning for reinforcement.

And you can only lose but not win.

They lured the enemy deep into their territory and lured the three Japanese troops coming to support them into the ambush circle set up by the New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

This is similar to how the three iron triangle regiments, the New 17th Regiment, the 21th Regiment and the st Regiment, annihilated the Japanese Pingchuan Battalion, Xiguan Battalion and Tanaka Battalion.

It can even be said that it is a repetition of old tricks.

As soon as the battle broke out.

Since the Eighth Route Army troops blocking the way were genuine local military units, even with a batch of equipment and ammunition specially reinforced by the New 1st Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment, the overall equipment level was still very backward.

The comrades from the county brigade, district squadron and district squad who assisted in the battle did not even have many machine guns.

The number of artillery pieces was pitifully scarce.

How could they stop the attack of the Japanese full-strength field infantry battalion?

The layers of resistance were quickly repelled by the Japanese army's devastating offensive.

The three Japanese captains who led their troops to support the county town were also stunned, and then their mouths were filled with disdain.

It's just a local armed force of the Eighth Route Army.

There is not much fighting power at all.

They even doubted the command center's judgment. How could such a mob threaten the defenses of Yangquan, Shouyang and Ping'an counties?

Why do we need them to come back quickly for help?

In such a hurry, the Japanese captains did not have time to think deeply.

The Eighth Route Army's local military forces were lured all the way towards Shouyang, Yangquan, and Ping'an County.

We were getting closer and closer to the county town.

The command from the headquarters was to have them rush back to Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an counties to assist the defenders in the city in strengthening their garrisons.

Seeing that they would soon meet up with the county's defenders, the three Japanese lieutenant colonels did not hesitate.

Let go of the speed and chase all the way.

In this way, they plunged into the ambush circle specially prepared by Kong Jie, Ding Wei and Li Yunlong for the Japanese.

——That was the New 1st Regiment. After the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment captured the field fortifications built by the Japanese Army outside the city, they repaired them and reoccupied the temporary field fortifications to block the Japanese Army's return for reinforcements.

Elite troops were deployed in the fortifications to block the Japanese attack head-on.

In addition, two flanking forces were arranged to launch surprise attacks on the Japanese troops coming to support from the flanks. The flanking forces on both flanks were mixed with some transport vehicles, motorcycles, and cavalry to increase the mobility of the raid.

One trick is fresh, eat all over the sky.

The tactics arranged by the three old comrades Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei can be said to be exactly the same.

When the war broke out.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who was in charge of the Japanese First Army Headquarters, learned from the news passed back by the front-line reconnaissance troops that the Eighth Route Army's New 17th, 21th and st Regiments quickly wiped out the Pingchuan Battalion, Xiguan Battalion and Tanaka Battalion, then broke through the blockades and fought in the direction of Yangquan, Shouyang and Ping'an counties.

——Including when fighting outside Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an counties, the New 17st Regiment, the New 21nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment all used the numbers of the New th Regiment, the th Regiment and the st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

This is completely consistent with the information conveyed by the Japanese city defense forces.

just.

"It's just a new regular combat regiment of the Eighth Route Army. I've never heard of the names of the New Sixth, 17th and 21st Regiments.

How could these damned Eighth Route Army newly formed regiments have such amazing combat effectiveness?"

The fully-strength Japanese army battalion that launched the three-way sweep was unexpectedly and silently wiped out in the bases of the Eighth Route Army's new 6th, 17th and 21st Regiments.

These three Eighth Route Army combat regiments were even more daring and reckless, and they attacked the Japanese military bases in Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an counties.

Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't figure out what was going on.

However, the front-line reconnaissance troops soon sent back new information, indicating that in the battles in the direction of the Eighth Route Army's New 6th, 17th and 21st Regiments, signs of the Eighth Route Army's extensive use of machine guns and artillery were discovered.

Intelligence said: "Three imperial army battalions were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army. According to the traces of the battle, the Eighth Route Army's new 17th, 21th and st regiments have a very exaggerated number of light and heavy machine guns, even heavy machine guns have ten or even twenty or thirty.

There is no shortage of all kinds of artillery.

Including the Eighth Route Army’s newly developed so-called conscienceless cannon, gas tank cannon, rifle grenades and other firepower.

Judging from the equipment, they are somewhat similar to the Eighth Route Army's rapidly rising elite iron triangle. "

Such information made Yoshio Shinozuka feel depressed.

What bothers him most now and what he least wants to hear is news about the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army.

According to this intelligence, does it mean that in addition to the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army also has hidden elite forces similar to the Iron Triangle?

For example, the well-equipped and powerful new 17th Regiment, 21th Regiment and st Regiment?

But why did the Japanese army not receive any relevant news before this?

As for the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle.

According to the information conveyed by the 3rd Mixed Brigade, the 9th Mixed Brigade and the 1st Field Brigade, the main forces of the Eighth Route Army's New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment were still besieged in the base and could not move.

There was no way they could break through the defense line and appear near Shouyang Yangquan and Ping'an counties.

The Japanese headquarters was confused about the situation for a while, and Yoshio Shinozuka began to worry whether the three infantry battalions heading back to support Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an counties could successfully complete their mission.

Then, the news was transmitted back from Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an counties.

"Sir, the situation is not good. Our three infantry battalions that were rushing back to Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an County were first blocked by the local troops of the Eighth Route Army, and then fell into an ambush trap that was suspected to be set by the elite troops of the Eighth Route Army.

The situation is extremely urgent. The Third Division Battalion Headquarters is urgently requesting tactical guidance from the headquarters! "

"Nani?"

Shinozuka Yoshio was stunned. "What is the specific battle situation?"

"General, according to the reconnaissance information sent back by the Yangquan, Shouyang and Ping'an County Defense Command, the three battalions of our army that came back to support were blocked by the Eighth Route Army relying on our county field defense fortifications outside the county, and then they were attacked from both flanks by the Eighth Route Army's flanking troops, attacking from three sides.

These Eighth Route Army troops demonstrated their sophisticated equipment, powerful firepower configuration and amazing combat effectiveness in the battle.

Casualties among the three imperial army battalions were spreading rapidly.

The warriors are completely surrounded and can't break out at all!"

"Baga, how could this happen?"

Shinozuka Yoshio asked anxiously, "What are the defenders in Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an County doing? Why don't they take the initiative to go out of the city to fight and meet the reinforcements?"

The Japanese Chief of Staff said helplessly: "General, this seems to be a trap set up by the Eighth Route Army from beginning to end. They have already built strict defensive fortifications in Yangquan, Ping'an County and Shouyang.

The firepower configuration of these Eighth Route Army troops is extremely powerful. As long as our troops leave the city defense offensive, they will inevitably suffer heavy artillery attacks and will not be able to break through the blockade of the Eighth Route Army.

The defenders in the city did not dare to leave the city gate rashly to reinforce.

If this continues, our three reinforcement brigades will be completely defeated!"

But how is this possible?

The Eighth Route Army's new 17th, 21th and st Regiments are just newly formed regiments.

Able to quickly destroy the Pingchuan Battalion, Xiguan Battalion and Tanaka Battalion within the base area.

They even dared to deliberately set a trap, surround and attack the reinforcements, and besiege the three battalions of our army that were coming to support.

"Why do they have such exaggerated combat power?"

Facing Shinozuka Yoshio's questioning, the Japanese Chief of Staff analyzed, "General, based on the comprehensive analysis of intelligence from all parties, I found something strange. These troops who claim to be the New Sixth Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, the 17th Regiment and the 21st Regiment are different from the Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle except for their attire.

The level of equipment, firepower configuration, including the tactics combining mobile warfare and siege warfare that they are good at, as well as the combat style, are too similar to those of the elite Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, I have a bold guess. Is it possible that the three Eighth Route Army troops that quickly detoured to Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an County to fight are the Eighth Route Army's iron triangle forces? "

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Yoshio Shinozuka would never admit that he made such a stupid and wrong command.

If we say that at this time the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle were to detour to Yangquan, Shouyang and Ping'an counties,

At this moment, the so-called elite Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle was blocking the Japanese army's raid in the bases of the Eighth Route Army's New 1st Regiment, New 2nd Regiment and Independent Regiment.

What's going on again?

But then...

A thought suddenly popped into Yoshio Shinozuka's mind and could never be shaken off.

——It seems that in the previous communications, the 3rd Mixed Brigade, the 9th Mixed Brigade, and the 1st Field Brigade all expressed that the progress was exceptionally smooth.

The resistance encountered by the Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle Forces was not that strong.

They had even advanced from the outer defense zone of the Eighth Route Army base to the central defense zone in one breath, approaching the core area.

Why did it go so smoothly?

Could it be that... the troops blocking the Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle base were not the elite of the Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle at all?

Thinking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio's old face was as gloomy as water. If this was true, their First Army would probably make a huge joke...