kingnovel Chapter 319: The 8th Route Army's Ambush
Chapter 319: The 8th Route Army's Ambush
In the Xianyaling conference room, with Zhao Ziqing and Gu Changfeng setting the tone, everyone stopped hesitating and began to speak out their thoughts.
Seeing that everyone started discussing the details, Gu Changfeng quietly stood up and walked out of the meeting room. He had to go out and prepare some weapons.
The Third Battalion suffered heavy losses this time. Of the twenty M60s assigned to them, only seven were left when they returned, and there were only more than personnel left.
On the contrary, although the Second Battalion suffered more than 700 losses this time, the gains were definitely good.
The number of Type 99 rifles alone reached over 130, and the number of various weapons and ammunition increased as they were sent out.
Of course, this also excludes the losses of their artillery company.
Gu Changfeng considered that the next battle would be difficult, so he had to replenish his troops.
Arriving in the forest thirty kilometers away from Xianyaling, Gu Changfeng began to think about what weapons to exchange.
Needless to say, the M60s were replenished to guns for each of the five battalions. Excluding what they already had, this cost more than points.
Katyusha, as a covering weapon, is also indispensable. Five hundred shells were directly exchanged, which is ten thousand points.
Gu Changfeng was in a dilemma with nearly 20,000 points left. His team had actually entered a bottleneck period. It would not be of much use to exchange for more heavy artillery, and there were not enough people to operate them.
There was no need to replace bullets or mortar shells for the time being. He had quite a few captured from the two world wars, which were more than enough.
Thinking of this, Gu Changfeng suddenly had an idea.
He planned to exchange 107 rocket launchers for each battalion, but it was too late to wait for students to manufacture them.
The 107 rocket launcher is of suitable weight and is also suitable for mountain warfare. It is entirely possible to distribute some to each battalion and use them as support weapons.
Each battalion does not need too many guns, just two will be enough, and the rest can be exchanged for artillery shells. This solves the problem of not restricting each other's means when the battalions are fighting.
Since the decision had been made, Gu Changfeng no longer thought about it. After the exchange was completed, he immediately contacted the Seventh Battalion to transport the weapons.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. The Japanese will not attack, and Gu Changfeng is happy to let everyone have a good New Year, so after the weapons and ammunition were transported back to the base, the soldiers all got busy.
The main thing is of course food. With so many people, the logistics department cannot handle it all, and each camp is stationed in a different place, so they definitely have to do it themselves.
The independent regiment had it easy, but the 115th Division, which was also the target of the mopping-up operation, had a hard time.
At this time, a battalion of 800 people from the Japanese Second Mixed Brigade and 115 Imperial Army troops were heading towards Yinfang Town. Their target was very clear, which was the headquarters of the th Division.
Commander Yang naturally received the news very early. After exploring Yansuya, Baishikou and Huangtuling, he chose Yansuya as the ambush point.
First, the Third Detachment lured the Japanese into the ambush area, then the First Regiment blocked the north entrance of the canyon, and the Third Regiment guarded the south entrance of the canyon.
After encircling the Japanese, the main forces of the three regiments of the 115th Division launched an attack from the east and west sides of the canyon.
The incident went smoothly, and the regiment commander, Colonel Kenkichi Tsujimura, did not take the Eighth Route Army seriously at all.
In his opinion, if facing the independent regiment, he might need to be more cautious, but when dealing with the Eighth Route Army, it would be fine. He could just crush them with their strength.
Master Yang, who was personally on the scene directing the operation, was of course very happy about this situation. He said cheerfully to Ji Guangshun beside him:
"Old Ji, it seems that the devils don't take our Eighth Route Army seriously. Fight them well later. I want to keep all these devils alive."
He now has heavy artillery supported by the independent regiment, and he has sufficient weapons and ammunition, so he is still very confident in carrying out such an ambush.
"Commander, just watch carefully. None of the Japanese soldiers will be able to escape later." Ji Guangshun said confidently.
Commander Yang thought for a moment and then reminded him, "Gu Xiaozi, there are still quite a lot of Japanese and puppet troops to face, so we must contain the Second Mixed Brigade and not let them turn their guns against the Independent Regiment."
Gu Changfeng's large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition support came in handy at this moment, otherwise Commander Yang would not have been sure of ambushing so many devils and puppet troops.
The other side has nearly 3000 people. If it were a year ago, he would never dare to think about such a thing unless he mobilized forces from other military regions.
"Commander, what do you think of the battle situation in Changfeng?"
Speaking of this topic, Ji Guangshun became a little worried.
During this period, there was indeed no precedent for the Japanese to have a division specifically deal with a certain army. Gu Changfeng's independent regiment set a precedent.
Hearing this, Commander Yang smiled, patted Ji Guangshun on the shoulder and said:
"We just received news this morning that a brigade of the Japanese suffered heavy losses and retreated directly to Laiyuan City. We should worry about ourselves!"
Now the Japanese are attacking everywhere, and he doesn't know the specific situation, but he still has intelligence about Laiyuan City. After operating it for more than half a year, how could he not leave some people to watch over it?
"Haha, I said that the Japanese are just a division. They are still a little too young to deal with Changfeng's independent regiment."
Ji Guangshun was happy. He was the one who walked to Xianyaling most frequently and had the best relationship with Gu Changfeng. Naturally, he didn't want anything to happen to the independent regiment.
Teacher Yang's expression suddenly turned serious. He looked at Ji Guangshun and said:
"The Japanese 26th Division suffered a great loss. Gu Xiaozi will definitely have a hard time next. There is only so much we can do now. We should still remind them."
He has now seen very clearly that the main targets of the Japanese are actually the Independent Regiment and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters. As for them, it is not that important whether the Japanese attack them or not.
He was certain that if that time really came, the Japanese Second Mixed Brigade would definitely abandon them and turn to deal with the Laiyuan Independent Regiment.
Bang bang bang!
Boom boom boom!
Just when Ji Guangshun was about to say something, the sound of the Japanese's gunfire in the distance reached his ears.
The topic about the independent regiment ended here, and they had to concentrate on facing the Japanese.
On Yansu Cliff, Division Commander Yang, looking at the pursuing Japs in the distance through a telescope, couldn't help but laugh and said, "These Japs are really cooperative. I'll have the soldiers aim and shoot."
Colonel Kenkichi Tsujimura, who led the team, cooperated very well and was led into the ambush circle step by step.
Commander Yang's strategy was indeed brilliant. He lured the enemy into a trap and tied down reinforcements. The Japanese had no idea that there was an ambush ahead.
The arrogant Tsujimura Kenkichi would never have thought that this Eighth Route Army actually had heavy weapons, so he was bound to suffer a great loss.
Rumble!
As the explosives set in the ambush exploded, the third team responsible for luring the enemy quickly evacuated, and then dense gunfire sounded throughout Yansu Cliff.
"Damn it, there's an ambush, evacuate quickly!" Kenkichi Tsujimura reacted quickly and immediately ordered the soldiers to evacuate.
He really didn't expect that with the weapons of the Eighth Route Army, how could they dare to ambush them? Who would believe it if he told others about it?
However, it was too late for him to evacuate at this time. The encirclement had already been formed, and all he could do was play with the Japanese.
Boom boom boom!
Shell after shell landed among the Japanese troops, causing heavy losses to the retreating Japanese puppet troops.
Afterwards, Kenkichi Tsujimura finally escaped from the area. After counting the number of people, he found that there were three or four hundred casualties. This result made Kenkichi Tsujimura regret it so much.
It was his arrogance and carelessness that caused the team to suffer heavy losses.
Of course, his greatest losses came later. When Kenkichi Tsujimura led his team and finally saw the intersection in the distance, he found that he could not get out. The sound of gunfire at the entrance was even more intense, completely blocking their retreat.
"Damn it! These Chinese are so cunning and they don't work like warriors!" Tsujimura Kenkichi cursed angrily.
There is no point in scolding. The soldiers of the 115th Division will not be polite to the Japanese. They will continue to destroy them with bullets and artillery shells.
As the Japanese and puppet troops fell one after another, Kenkichi Tsujimura shut up. He had to find a way to break out, otherwise they would all be destroyed here.