In February 1938, the Japanese Supreme Command formulated a one-year strategic plan. After receiving the order, the First Army of Shanxi was prepared to wipe out the Eighth Route Army before heading south.
The First Army mobilized one division and two brigades to attack the base of the Eighth Route Army. Three brigades and three regiments of puppet troops attacked the Taiyue Military Region.
The 219th Brigade Okamoto attacked from the northwest, the 223rd Brigade attacked from the northeast, and the 226th Brigade attacked from the south. The remaining three regiments of the puppet troops were not expected to have any combat strength. They were used as security forces to defend the surrounding roads. There were also many Japanese and puppet troops mixed around the Taiyue Military Region. The Japanese vowed to surround and annihilate the 386th Brigade.
Fortunately, the main force of the 386th Brigade was the veterans of the Long March. They had survived the many sieges of the Guoming Party and had experienced more than half a year of fighting against the Japanese. They did not panic when dealing with such a small situation. It was precisely because of the existence of this group of backbone that the new soldiers felt a lot more at ease.
After half a year, the 386th Brigade had its own independent regiment, 771st regiment, 772nd regiment, special forces regiment, and cavalry battalion (the independent regiment contributed half a battalion). There were countless small teams in various counties. Compared to half a year ago, when they first arrived in Shanxi to receive reorganization, the 386th Brigade had expanded by two-thirds, and their weapons had been upgraded by two grades. Only less than one-sixth of the soldiers did not have rifles. The 386th Brigade was well prepared for the Japanese attack.
As early as after receiving the intelligence from the inside that the Japanese army was attacking, Brigadier General Chen had already transferred the logistics troops and the masses. The troops stopped the Japanese army for a period of time and retreated to the designated area.
The general direction was hard to grasp, but it was mainly about Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment.
The Independent Regiment received the order to block the enemy at the 798 high ground of Zhang Clan Village and cover the transfer of the headquarters. After blocking the enemy for a day, they would retreat to the southwest under the cover of the allies and escape the first encirclement of the Japanese. Then, they would attack the South Devils with the 772nd Regiment as fast as possible, and break the second encirclement of the Devils before they could close in. As for the third group, it was the puppet army. The combat strength of the puppet army was completely ignored by the entire 386th Brigade and even the district teams.
Opposite the Independent Regiment was the 368th regiment of the 223rd Brigade of the Japanese Army. The 368th regiment attacked the Independent Regiment along the road under the leadership of the regiment commander Hailan.
This time, the Independent Regiment dug a fake trench, ready to pit a wave of Japanese artillery fire. Several scouts guarded the position downstairs, and the rest of the soldiers were waiting for the Japanese army's charge 100 meters behind the mountain.
The tactics of the Japanese army had not changed much throughout the Anti-Japanese War period. They followed the books of the Infantry Training Academy and used them rigidly. The artillery bombarded, the infantry charged, and if they could not charge, they would circle around.
In fact, in the early stages of the Second World War, the battles between the various countries were very rigid. They were still stuck in the First World War, where they fought back and forth. They all relied on flat battles. The national army defended hundreds of thousands of strongholds. If they fought with the Japanese army in the streets, they would at least cause greater casualties. (refer to the street battles in the Battle of Da/Lin/Le)
Most of the main forces of the French army defended the Marches-Nord line of defense, while a small number of troops and the British army tried to stop the German army. In the end, they were almost surrounded and wiped out. Then, the French army directly surrendered, and another 100,000 soldiers surrendered without fighting.
A large number of outstanding officers had died in the Soviet Union's counter-offensive, leaving only those who had followed the command of the Great Forest alive. The Soviets had also followed the Great Forest's instructions and built five defense lines to prevent the German army from attacking. It was obvious that the German army's flash warfare was more advanced and mature, directly defeating the Soviets. In the middle and later stages of the war, the Great Forest had gone to play diplomacy and became the spiritual leader. The command was handed over to the professionals.
Under the command of Baldy Jiang (refer to the 5 defense lines of Da Lin), the national army bypassed the military commander and micro-controlled the officers under him. This was the case for many failures in the war of resistance, except for one person, Xue/Yue. Xue/Yue clearly refused Baldy Jiang's micro-control and defeated the Japanese army. This was the only time, including the civil war in the rabbit, all of them failed under Baldy Jiang's command. Baldy Jiang was not tired of it, and he continued to play tricks. For three years, he had internal strife. He was a rare creature in the world. (Most people would change after failing once.）
The fake trenches of the Independent Regiment suffered 30 minutes of artillery fire from the Japanese army. Then, the commander of the regiment, Hailan, ordered his subordinates to launch a echelon charge. The field troops of the Japanese army in the early stage were quite powerful and belonged to the first-class battle team.
They only saw a few Japanese soldiers charging and a few people covering their shots. The soldiers of the Independent Regiment also entered the fake trenches to block. Wang Yuanliang and his snipers were hiding in the crowd and sniping happily. Don't ask why. Asking was a privilege. The entire regiment was convinced of Li Yunlong's special permission.
The Japanese soldiers rushed up quickly. The soldiers of the 1st Battalion greeted them with grenades and opened fire to welcome the Japanese soldiers. The Japanese army's rear grenade launchers targeted the heavy firepower of the 1st Battalion. The heavy machine guns suppressed the soldiers of the 1st Battalion. Both sides were fighting each other. It was very lively. They were all fighting to the death around Hill 879.
After Wang Yuanliang finished firing 10 rounds, he immediately changed his bullets as he moved. He also looked for high-ranking Japanese officers. He fought very well, and others could not be envious.
The battle quickly went on for an hour. The Japanese army charged three times but failed to break through 798. Then the Japanese army commander Hailan changed the attack brigade and ordered the reserve brigade to detour to the rear of the independent regiment, ready to take over the independent regiment.
Independent regiment Li Yunlong held a telescope to observe the Japanese army's defense. After experiencing many bloody battles, how could he not understand the Japanese's routine? He hurriedly ordered the 1st and 2nd battalions to switch places, and the 3rd battalion guarded the retreat of the independent regiment.
The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion watched as the 1st Battalion fought for 2 hours. They were also very anxious. After receiving the order from the regiment commander, they excitedly entered the fake trenches and waited for the Japanese army to attack. (Anti-cannon)
Some of the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion felt that the Japanese artillery fire was not enough. While waiting for the rotation, they prepared some scarecrows wearing the 8th Route Army's clothes and placed them in obvious places in the fake trenches to consume more Japanese artillery fire.
When the soldiers of the 1st Battalion saw this, they called it an expert. They also imitated it and made scarecrows.
At this time, the Japanese army saw the scarecrows of the Eighth Route Army after they were deployed. How could the Japanese artillery accept this? They immediately released heavy firepower again. This time, the Japanese army set off with two base shells (one base 30 shells, able to hit two rounds). The remaining shells were transported to the stronghold not far behind, and then the stronghold was transported over by the Japanese or puppet troops.
The front lines of both sides were engulfed in the flames of war. The soldiers in the rear were eating, resting, and transporting supplies. The scene was originally quite beautiful, but the smoke that drifted past slightly affected the atmosphere.
At this time, the battlefield was full of artillery craters. The Japanese corpses were almost all over the ground, and the Japanese army had lost one-fifth of their forces.
The independent regiment was not having a good time either. They had lost 1/6 of their members.
Both sides were furious. After the Japanese army charged again, the grenades of the 2nd Battalion soldiers had already been used up. The two sides directly faced each other in a hand-to-hand battle. Li Yunlong also went up to cut a few Japanese.
Wang Yuanliang was hiding behind a burning log, using a silencer to continuously harvest the ghosts. The silencer couldn't extinguish the flames, but the flames could interfere with the ghosts 'attention.
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