An hour ago, the Japanese North China Army, the 5th Infantry Brigade of the 21st Brigade, followed the old map and went the wrong way. They accidentally found the arsenal of the 8th Route Army in the direction of the frontline.
Lieutenant General Yamazaki Haruhei was the commander of the brigade. Seeing this unexpected gain, he did not hesitate and immediately ordered the attack.
The soldiers guarding the arsenal were only a company under the direct command of the 129th Division. How could they withstand the fierce assault of the Yamazaki Battalion? They were all wiped out in less than an hour.
The Eighth Route Army had a weak foundation. Not only did they lose the arsenal, but they also lost more than 100 people.
Boss Peng, who was in the Jinchaji base, slammed the table in anger when he heard the news.
"How do you fight this embarrassing battle! You must kill this Yamazaki Battalion! Damn it, did the surrounding troops move over?!”
It wasn't just Boss Peng who was angry. The entire command center was also furious. Apart from the Munitions Factory, there was also a temporary recuperation center nearby.
The Left Chief of Staff pointed at the location of the Yamazaki Battalion on the military map.
" Don't worry. The 386th Brigade and the Deathmatch Brigade have completely surrounded the isolated enemy. They won't be able to fly out even if they grow eight pairs of wings!”
When Boss Peng heard this news, his anger lessened a little.
Because from the start of the exchange of fire to the end, it was less than an hour. For the Eighth Route Army, which had weak mobility, it was not easy for two troops to successfully surround them.
If they could use the arsenal and a company to wipe out an established infantry brigade of the Japanese army, it would not be a loss from the perspective of the enemy's resistance.
"I didn't expect the Japanese to take revenge so quickly. We just made a few attacks on Zhengtai Road, and they attacked our hinterland. Needless to say, if we don't cut off the Japanese's tentacles this time, who knows where they will come next time! Tell the surrounding troops to go all out and fight a beautiful annihilation battle!”
After Yamazaki Haruhira destroyed the arsenal, he heard from the sentry that the retreat route had been cut off by the Eighth Route Army. He calmly picked up the standard 8x telescope and surveyed the area.
Through the magnifying lens, he saw a lot of people wearing gray military uniforms.
Yamazaki graduated from the twenty-seventh period of the Imperial Japanese Army Sergeant School. He excelled in all aspects and specialized in mountain warfare and sniper warfare.
He used the binoculars to observe for 5 seconds. He looked at the eight routes that were being surrounded, from the morale of the troops, to the configuration of heavy firearms, and finally to the material of the military boots.
He concluded that this was a group of mobs who did not know how to fight in the mountains.
"The fat horse and the big knife have yet to be repaid, and the emperor's grace has been bathed in vain for many years. The bucket ladle poured out all the drunken dreams, stepping on the four hundred states of China!”
Yamazaki Haruhira did not show any fear when he was surrounded. He was thinking of the courage of the first generation of the Japanese Imperial Army to conquer China and Manchuria 40 years ago, when the Japanese War God, Noki Nozomi, led the Meiji Restoration!
In 1905, the Japanese army defeated Russia in the northeast and began to establish Manchuria.
40 years had passed, Manchuria had been established, and the Wang regime had been established. More than half of China had been taken into the hands of the Imperial Army!
How could a small motley crew of the Eighth Route Army stop the Imperial Army's conquest?
Yamazaki took back his binoculars and immediately gave the order to occupy the nearby high ground. He commanded the 5th Infantry Brigade to build a mountainous circular defense around the existing Type 8092 heavy machine guns.
The main base would have cat ear holes to form a depth, and the left and right sides would have machine gun sub-bases to form a tricky shooting range that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. There would also be a chain of sharpshooters, a hidden fortress, a channel for transporting injuries, and so on.
Yamazaki took advantage of the short period of time when the eight armies were still gathering to build a complete mountain defense system.
Not to mention the 8th Route Army, even if a division of the Central Army attacked, Yamazaki was confident that he could hold on for five days and five nights!
The construction had just been completed, and the communications officer was holding a radio telegram.
" Sir, General Shinozuka Yoshio called. The 16th Brigade, the 9th Brigade, and the 4th Brigade are on their way. We hope that the 5th Infantry Brigade can hold their position and wait for reinforcements.”
Yamazaki shook his head arrogantly and humbly.
"Help me reply to the General. There is no need to worry about our troops. The highest goal of this war is to destroy the main forces of the Eighth Route Army. "The Friendly Neighbor Squadron will definitely lure out the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi with the bravery of our imperial army. When that time comes…Hmm? Second Lieutenant, why do you look so sad?"
The soldier lowered his head and replied timidly,""Sir, we are surrounded.”
Yamazaki wagged his finger.
"No, it's not a siege. It's a blooming flower in the center! As long as we hold onto this high ground, the reinforcements will form an even larger encirclement on the outer perimeter and devour the hidden main forces of the eight routes in one go, turning this encounter into a decisive battle! We need to cooperate with the reinforcements at any time to launch a joint attack from both inside and outside. Once we're done, how will General Shinozuka Yoshio reward us when we return to Taiyuan?”
The signalman imagined what it would be like after winning the battle. He could burn, kill, and plunder freely in China, and the military police in the base camp would not care. Thinking of this, he became excited, as if his brain had been washed.
"Hey! The Emperor Board!"
Although the 8th Route Army was surrounded, they were under great pressure.
Chen Geng of the 386th Brigade had made a military pledge to the headquarters. The three regiments under him-
After the new regiment clashed with the Sakata regiment, Ding Wei was replaced. After the independent regiment was ambushed by Yamamoto Ichiki, Li Yunlong was replaced.
The two regiments were still recovering.
Only the 772nd Regiment, which was healthy in all aspects, could be entrusted with the heavy responsibility of attacking.
After the main attack mission was assigned to the 772nd regiment, the regiment commander, Blind Cheng, was eager to make contributions and completely disregarded the 500-plus Japanese soldiers.
They didn't do much military preparation or reconnaissance. They only saw that the front of the battlefield was very narrow. As soon as the troops gathered, they launched a company level charge.
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