Bright Sword: Rebirth of Kong Jie

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The heart of the Eighth Route Army’s Taihang Base.

A unique mountain with a narrow strip of sky and a valley inside.

Since the establishment of the Taihang base, the Shuiyaozi Arsenal, which has been located in the core area of ​​the base and an important military industrial production base of the Eighth Route Army, has always been known for its absolute concealment.

As a result, the Yamazaki Battalion accidentally entered the Eighth Route Army base. Because the map soldiers made a mistake in the marching route, they accidentally discovered the Yixiantian and the Shuiyaozi Arsenal hidden inside the Yixiantian.

For the Japanese army, it was not easy to find some important military bases of the Eighth Route Army, such as field hospitals and arsenals, in the vast mountains.

The surprised old devil Yamazaki immediately led his troops to launch a surprise attack on the Shuiyaozi Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army.

This resulted in heavy losses to the arsenal.

Upon hearing this, the deputy commander-in-chief was furious.

——No matter how weak the Eighth Route Army was, the Taihang base, as its headquarters, was definitely not a place where the Japanese army could come and go whenever they wanted, especially such an isolated Japanese battalion, which was not even fully staffed.

How dare you advance alone and provoke me like this?

"All main regiments should immediately move towards the Shuiyaozi Arsenal and kill this damned Yamazaki Battalion at all costs!"

The furious deputy commander-in-chief issued an absolute order.

...on the Lijiaopo Hill, less than five kilometers away from the headquarters Shuiyaozi Arsenal.

The old devil Yamazaki Jihei before the main forces of the Eighth Route Army surrounded him.

He led more than 500 Japanese troops under his command and occupied the unique prism-like terrain of Lijiaopo Heights, and ingeniously built defense fortifications in the central area of ​​the top of the prism.

In fact, from a traditional military perspective.

A unique high ground like Lijiaopo is steep on three sides and cannot be climbed. There is only a gentle slope on the south side, but it is very narrow and can only be attacked by hundreds of people at a time.

Conventional military commanders often build fortifications on the top ridge of the gentle slope on the south side to better gain a view of the enemy below the slope and fully utilize the power of direct-fire artillery.

But it must be said that Yamazaki, this old devil, as a top student who graduated from the island country's military university, is still very capable and has great tactical vision.

Based on his understanding of the Eighth Route Army, an anti-Japanese armed force, Yamazaki specifically requested that the fortifications be built in the central area of ​​the prism.

When the adjutant beside him expressed confusion, Yamazaki Jihei explained:

“Although from a traditional tactical perspective, fortifications should be built along the ridgeline.

But considering that our opponent, the Eighth Route Army, was an army with poor equipment, especially lacking artillery, it could even be called a group of beggars.

The enemy's artillery attack will be very limited.

In this case, it would be better to construct fortifications on the center line of the prism, leaving the ridge area free and simply leaving it to the Eighth Route Army. Let the Eighth Route Army's troops enter our army's firing range through the gentle slope on the south side and then launch a unilateral massacre.

I just want to turn this high slope into a slaughterhouse for killing the Eighth Route Army.

Attract more hatred, tie down more Eighth Route Army troops, cooperate with the reinforcement troops from various routes, and use the tactics of blooming in the middle to completely destroy the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area. "

If facing the well-equipped Central Army.

It is highly unlikely that the old devil Yamazaki would deploy his troops in this way.

It would be extremely foolish to place the Central Army in the ridgeline area, shorten the artillery range between the two sides, and fully unleash the enemy's artillery power.

But what we saw before us was only the Eighth Route Army.

According to the levels divided by the Japanese intelligence department based on the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army.

There are three levels: A, B and C.

The Eighth Route Army was just a third-class anti-Japanese armed force, which was rarely seen on the front battlefield. It just survived in the cracks of the Japanese-occupied areas and was a team that could even be completely ignored.

As for the large number of troops that suddenly emerged from the Eighth Route Army during the Hundred Regiments Campaign.

Although the Japanese army was shocked and fearful about this.

Yamazaki, the old devil, arrogantly believed that "a mob is a mob. No matter how many people there are, they are nothing but chickens and dogs."

However, I heard that the Nanyuan Battalion, which attacked the base of the Independent Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army some time ago, was completely wiped out in the Eighth Route Army base.

Upon hearing this, Yamazaki ridiculed Lieutenant Colonel Minamihara.

"How could such a magnificent field brigade of the Imperial Army be wiped out by a mere regiment of the Eighth Route Army? That idiot Nan Yuan is truly a disgrace to the Empire!"

Yamazaki made no effort to conceal his contempt.

Although due to the destruction of the Namwon Battalion, the Japanese army began to re-examine the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese command even repeatedly ordered that without adequate preparation, they must not advance alone and rashly enter the Eighth Route Army base.

But the old devil Yamazaki didn't believe it.

He really didn't believe that the Eighth Route Army had the strength to destroy the Imperial Army's field battalion in a short period of time.

As if to confirm this.

The old devil Yamazaki specifically reduced the original strength of his battalion to 1100 people, and instead concentrated the equipment and ammunition within the regiment on a team of more than 500 people.

The infantry artillery squad and the baggage squad were abandoned directly.

Yamazaki believed that these supplies would only hinder the mobility of the entire brigade.

They used more than 500 elite warriors, brought all the equipment and ammunition, and built a team similar to light infantry.

Then, taking advantage of the stalemate between the Japanese Army and the Eighth Route Army, they penetrated directly into the heart of the Eighth Route Army's Taihang base.

The old devil Yamazaki wanted to prove the strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese army.

Even a field battalion of the Japanese army, even a field battalion like this one that is completely understaffed or even has only half a battalion's strength, cannot be destroyed by the Eighth Route Army alone.

Of course.

Although Yamazaki is arrogant, he is not stupid.

On the one hand, he particularly streamlined the size of the brigade's troops to enhance the mobility of the entire force and avoid being constrained by the Eighth Route Army's mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare.

On the other hand, before setting off, he made special contact with the Japanese Air Force Command.

Contact headquarters via radio.

Air fire support can be obtained at any time.

In this regard, the old devil Yamazaki was full of confidence: "With more than 500 warriors of our army directly attacking the core of the Eighth Route Army's Taihang base, combined with the air fire attack, we are like a surprise force leading the air strike.

It is enough to destroy any military base in the Eighth Route Army base area and defeat any opponent. "

And after successfully attacking the Eighth Route Army's arsenal.

Yamazaki, the old Japanese, was smart. He knew that he had probably stirred up a hornet's nest and would most likely attract the main combat forces of the Eighth Route Army to encircle him.

So he led his troops and ingeniously chose the Lijiaopo Heights, a place with unique terrain, to garrison.

in this way.

Even facing a comprehensive encirclement by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, due to the peculiar topography of the Lijiaopo Highlands, the Eighth Route Army could only continuously reinforce its troops from the south slope with teams of several hundred people.

Then, little by little, we entered the slaughterhouse that Yamazaki had specially built on the high slope...