kingnovel Chapter 321 Some are happy and some are sad
Chapter 321 Some are happy and some are sad
Silence lasted for seven or eight minutes in the conference room. Then Commander Yang spoke up: "Learn the Japanese into the Taihang Mountains."
Just a few words instantly opened everyone's minds.
They were not far from the Taihang Mountains, and they were also good at guerrilla warfare. They could lure the Japanese into the mountains, so their advantage was obvious.
Chen Zhengrong thought for a moment and said, "Commander, Huangtuling is a dangerous place. The terrain there is shaped like a long pocket, which is perfect for an ambush."
"Oh?" Commander Yang became interested and began to ask about the details.
After a while, Commander Yang made the decision to ambush at Huangtuling, and then everyone continued to discuss the battle plan.
The discussion lasted until the evening. Tomorrow was New Year's Eve. Before concluding, Division Commander Yang looked at everyone and said, "Comrades, the Japanese will not let us have a good New Year."
"It doesn't matter whether we celebrate the New Year or not, but we must ensure that the people in the base area have a good New Year. Do you have confidence?"
His meaning was very clear: the Japanese must not be allowed to find the civilians. It must be said that this task was still very difficult.
However, everyone had no objection and they all smiled and promised not to let the Japanese find a single civilian.
They were indeed confident, as they had a lot of weapons and ammunition this time, including two Type 75 30mm mountain cannons, more than 10 Type 3 light rifles, about heavy machine guns, and nearly rounds of bullets of various types, which was quite good.
If they hadn't used heavy artillery to destroy so many of them, their harvest would have been even greater.
At the headquarters of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, Division Commander He looked at the telegram sent by the 129th Division, couldn't help laughing, and said to Deputy Division Commander Nie.
"Old Yang has really made our Eighth Route Army proud this time."
As he said this, he handed the telegram to Deputy Commander Nie.
After a moment, Deputy Division Commander Nie said happily: "We completely wiped out one battalion of Japanese soldiers and 2000 puppet troops. It seems that the 129th Division has made a big splash again this time."
Division Commander He nodded and said with a smile, "The 129th Division has become a wealthy local tycoon now. They wiped out so many Japanese and puppet troops, and their own casualties were only over 600. Damn it, why don't I have such good luck?"
In fact, everyone is envious of the 129th Division. With the existence of the Laiyuan Independent Regiment, the Japanese are almost all looking at the Independent Regiment.
When there are benefits, the 129th Division is the first to get them. How can they not be envious?
"Boss, you're being a bit jealous. They're all from the Eighth Route Army!"
Deputy Commander Nie said with a smile that he knew the boss's character very well, so he didn't take it seriously.
Commander He waved his hand, thought for a moment, looked at Deputy Commander Nie and said, "What do you think about Lao Yang's request for help?"
Deputy Division Commander Nie was silent for a moment, then said, "The Second Mixed Brigade of the Japanese is quite powerful. More than 129 Japanese and more than puppet troops are more than the th Division can handle alone. We should provide support as soon as possible."
"Since Commander Yang has such confidence, our 120th Division should also strongly support it!"
Not only the Japanese would provide support, the Eighth Route Army was also one family. Facing the 115th Division's request for help, Deputy Division Commander Nie was very generous.
"Then let the Special Forces Regiment and the 25th Regiment go. If we can completely wipe out the Japanese this time, then our year will be a happy one."
Commander He is very direct.
His special forces regiment has 2800 soldiers, including 25 heavy machine guns and more than 50 Type 120 light machine guns. Its firepower is the strongest in the th Division. Just releasing them like this shows how strong his support is.
Deputy Commander Nie had no objection to the boss's arrangement. The two of them discussed it again and Deputy Commander Nie made the arrangement.
Fuping is nearly 100 kilometers away from Yinfang Town, and it takes a day to reach there by forced march.
The Special Forces Regiment and the 30th Regiment, having received the order, set out overnight and finally arrived at Huangtuling at noon on New Year's Eve.
Fortunately, the Japanese were still marching slowly at this time, otherwise the two sides would have already started fighting.
Abe Nobuhide's first target was naturally the Second Regiment of Yinfang Town. After a thorough investigation, the Second Battalion led a thousand Imperial Army troops to launch an attack.
Commander Yang's method remained the same. The Second Regiment withdrew with the support of the Third Regiment after fighting for a short time.
Next, Abe Nobuhide chose to continue the pursuit, but this strategy of retreating when blocking and being close yet not close gave Abe Nobuhide a headache.
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On New Year's Eve, Gaojia Town was not troubled by the Japanese attack, and the people happily celebrated the New Year at home.
At night, every household in Huangjia Village is decorated with lights and is filled with joy and the festive atmosphere of the New Year.
The children in the village stopped fighting and went back to their homes to wait.
Huangjia Village this year is very different from previous years. Regardless of whether the people who have food are reluctant to give it away, they all buy some meat in the town and make dumplings.
Pork-filled dumplings, which were an unattainable delicacy for children or adults of this era, are now served on the table.
Huang Xiaoer, the militia company commander, came to his fifth uncle's house again. He actually wanted to persuade his fifth uncle to go into the mountains with everyone.
Although the Japanese offensive was repelled, judging from the orders issued from above, everyone would definitely have to hide in the mountains after the Chinese New Year.
He didn't want his fifth uncle to die at the hands of the Japanese, so he came again under the pretext of getting a free meal.
Aunt Huang was very happy to see him and led him in with a smile.
Huang Xiaoer was holding two bottles of wine that he had bought in the town before, and there was a bag of candy balls wrapped in oil paper in his pocket.
Seeing his nephew sitting in the house waiting obediently, he took out the candy ball and handed it to him, saying with a smile: "Xiao Hu, these are candy balls I bought in town."
Xiao Hu took it, opened it, and was immediately delighted. He looked at Huang Xiaoer and said, "Thank you, Uncle Xiaoer!"
After saying that, he ran out of the house without even bothering to eat the pork dumplings, obviously wanting to show off to his friends.
Aunt Wu called out several times but failed to stop him, so she just let him go.
After everyone was seated, Aunt Wu was the first to ask, "Waiter, I heard that the independent regiment drove the Japanese back to Laiyuan City. Does that mean we don't have to go into the mountains?"
To be honest, it's a bit difficult for everyone to go into the mountains in this freezing weather. It would be best if we can avoid going into the old forest.
Huang Xiaoer looked at Aunt Wu and said with a smile: "Aunt, we still have to go into the mountains. Let's wait until after the New Year!"
"Ah, we have to go into the mountains!" Aunt Wu was obviously a little disappointed.
In her opinion, since the Japanese had been repelled, they naturally did not need to go into the mountains and be exposed to the cold wind. After all, the old forest was not as comfortable as staying at home.
"What do you know, old woman? If it were that easy, the independent regiment wouldn't have to distribute so many quilts and clothes to everyone."
Huang Xiaoer's fifth uncle is Huang Gensheng, who is essentially an honest farmer.
However, with the establishment of the militia company, there were more channels for information, so he naturally disdained what his wife said.
Huang Xiaoer didn't know what to say, and obediently poured the wine he brought for his uncle and Huang Gensheng.
What could he say? He couldn't help either side, so he just shut up.
Huang Gensheng turned around when he heard the noise, looked at Huang Xiaoer and asked, "Xiaoer, I heard that the independent regiment suffered heavy losses this time. The next time the Japanese attack..."
Before Huang Gensheng could finish, Huang Xiaoer took over and said, "The losses were not small, but the losses suffered by the Japanese and puppet troops were even greater, otherwise they would not have retreated to Laiyuan County."
"Uncle Wu, Aunt Wu, don't worry. If the Japanese dare to enter Gaojia Town, the Independent Regiment will definitely make sure they never return."
After hearing this, the two felt relieved. Leaving home for a short time was better than losing their lives.
Gaojia Town is not isolated, and news often comes in. They have heard that many villages outside have been massacred by the Japanese.
Although Aunt Wu and the others no longer wanted to go into the mountains, they were not so desperate as to risk their lives.