kingnovel Chapter 282 Starting a war in advance?
Chapter 282 Starting a war in advance?
"Reporting to Commander Gu, the 5th and 6th Battalions are in position and requesting to go into battle."
Gu Changfeng did not deploy all his troops in Zhulong River. In addition to the third and fourth battalions responsible for blocking, the fifth and sixth battalions were responsible for encirclement and suppression.
As for the artillery camp, it was now hidden in a small valley not far away, so they didn't need to take action for the time being.
There were only two battalions and one regiment of puppet troops. Gu Changfeng had no intention of letting them go. The real thing was to wipe them out completely.
"Attack, and kill these devils first. Order them not to let any puppet soldiers or devils go."
It’s all points, he doesn’t care whether they are puppet troops or Japanese devils.
"Yes," the signalman agreed and went to send the message.
Gu Changfeng then found Xiao Wu and ordered, "The special forces can withdraw now. After you withdraw, destroy the Japanese on the river."
"Yes, Commander Gu, I'll go now." Xiao Wu agreed and turned to leave.
There are more than a hundred special forces soldiers on the other side of the river, and he has to convey the order to them.
Soon, the special forces gradually withdrew from the battlefield.
Just when the Japanese thought that the firepower had weakened, Kobayashi Masao was stunned again because the Fifth Battalion had surrounded them.
After enduring another intense fire attack, Kobayashi Masao felt the urge to turn around and run.
"Baga, where is the division's support? Send a telegram quickly to ask."
Kobayashi Masao still restrained himself. There was no other way because Kuwamu Chongming had given the order first.
The most important thing is the large amount of supplies on the river, which are only four or five kilometers away from them. Where can they retreat to?
There was no way to evacuate at this point. The front and rear roads were blocked. They did not leave immediately, nor did they destroy the supplies immediately. They could only choose to hold on and wait for support.
"Your Excellency, the Wing Commander, the squadron has arrived."
Captain Minamino Toyoyasu happened to look up and saw a plane in the distant sky. He immediately reported it excitedly to Kobayashi Masao.
Upon hearing this, Kobayashi Masao looked up at the sky, and after a moment he said with satisfaction, "Yoshi, finally there is good news."
The Japanese flying squadron did arrive very quickly. They were called up to perform other tasks last time, so they did not catch up with the Laiyuan Campaign.
This time, after receiving the mission, they set off immediately and successfully arrived before the Kobayashi Regiment was annihilated.
They want to avenge their brothers and redeem their division.
With such hatred in mind, the Japanese pilots, led by their squadron leader, quickly arrived at the Zhulong River battle zone, and then poured down a large number of bombs.
But if the Japs can see it, then the other battalions can also see it.
Although the Japanese bombing of the area selected by Gu Changfeng was effective, the effect was not that great.
Seeing the arrival of the Japanese aircraft squadron, the battalions retreated directly into the mountains and slopes, surrounding the enemy without fighting.
The Japanese aircraft squadron was also in a state of panic. It was hard to say how many of the bombs would be effective.
Kobayashi Masao was also dumbfounded. The enemy did not retreat, and they still had no way to evacuate. Once the squadron left, their death would be almost around the corner.
Half an hour later, after unloading all their bombs, the flying squadron had no choice but to return.
This bombing caused 700 to 800 casualties in several battalions under Gu Changfeng's command, but it did have some effect.
But the end of these devils and puppet troops near Xiaolin has also come.
Fueled by hatred, each battalion launched a general attack, and for a moment the Japanese defense line became precarious.
The Eighth Route Army Headquarters,
The boss paced back and forth anxiously. He had received the news from Shijiazhuang, but he was at a loss as to what to do next.
Seeing this, Political Commissar Nie couldn't help but smile and said, "Boss, the Japanese army is coming out in large numbers this time. It seems that the Laiyuan Independent Regiment is going to start a war in advance."
The boss replied with a wry smile: "This guy is like Sun Wukong. The Japanese are not prepared, and neither are we."
After they received the news from Shijiazhuang, they compared the two and found that it was the Laiyuan Independent Regiment under Gu Changfeng.
Now that was a problem. Their four regiments in Shijiazhuang had already prepared to set off, but they stopped after receiving this news.
The main reason was that the two parties had no contact, and going there rashly would easily cause misunderstandings. Commander Yang, who had a good relationship with Gu Changfeng, was still in Yinfang Town.
This made it impossible for them to advance or retreat, and they couldn't even provide support if they wanted to.
"Boss, I think we can contact Lao Yang from the 115th Division first and ask him to contact the Laiyuan Independent Regiment first."
"If necessary, our four regiments in Shijiazhuang will set off again,"
"If we don't need it, we still have to help,"
Political Commissar Nie's words made the boss fall into contemplation. After a while, the boss said:
"We'll do as you say. The Laiyuan Independent Regiment is very good at fighting the Japanese. We can't let them wipe us out like this."
"Besides, they have a good relationship with the 115th Division, so they will definitely help."
The boss who made the decision immediately issued two orders.
First, Political Commissar Nie was responsible for contacting the 115th Division and trying his best to gain cooperation between the two parties.
Second, if the Laiyuan Independent Regiment refused, the Eighth Route Army in Shijiazhuang would immediately set out and pretend to attack Shijiazhuang in order to tie down the Japanese support.
Shijiazhuang is more important than Laiyuan. After the Japanese captured Shijiazhuang, they established a puppet regime and consulate, as well as an airport and a prisoner-of-war camp.
Once it is breached, it will be a lot of fun.
You should know that at that time, the garrison force of Shijiazhuang was a fully-strength regiment of the 110th Division, plus the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade and the newly established 8th Independent Mixed Brigade. The total number of military police and the remaining puppet troops was no more than to .
The independent mixed brigade is also responsible for the protection of the railway line, and not all of its troops are in Shijiazhuang.
Therefore, at this time, in addition to the troops taken away by Major General Kurokawa, Sangmu Chongming's troops in Shijiazhuang were only 8 people from the 5000th Brigade, military police and puppet troops, with a total strength of about people.
Although the Japs' independent mixed brigade can fight, the military police and puppet troops are not that strong.
If the Eighth Route Army really wanted to attack Shijiazhuang, they would definitely be able to tie down the Japanese. After all, they have more than 2 troops, and the Japanese would definitely not dare to take the risk.
In fact, if Gu Changfeng had not destroyed the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Lingqiu and later captured Laiyuan, the 110th Division would not have been in such a difficult situation.
The troops that actually belonged to them were drastically reduced, and now there were only the Kurokawa Brigade and the half-crippled Shibuya Brigade.
Of course, the artillery regiment, engineering corps, logistics regiment, cavalry regiment, division communications team, weapons service team, and field hospital are definitely still there.
Things were quickly arranged, and the boss breathed a sigh of relief. He said to Political Commissar Nie, "I don't know where this guy got all those heavy weapons. This time he's actually targeting the Japanese transport team again."
When the boss brought up this topic, Political Commissar Nie frowned. "Our people have also investigated, but we haven't found any channels for them to purchase weapons."
"The heavy artillery of the Laiyuan Independent Regiment is German-made, that's for sure, but we haven't found the provenance of the sniper rifles used by their special forces."
When they received the news from Commander Yang, they sent people to look for this channel, but found nothing. This was also a point of confusion for him.
"Forget it, if we can't find it, then we can't find it. Each department has its own secrets. We are all fighting the Japanese anyway," said the boss, shaking his head slightly.
"That's right, let's finish this battle first," Political Commissar Nie said with a smile.
The boss nodded and said, "It's time for our headquarters to prepare. If necessary, we can just start a war ahead of time. It will happen sooner or later anyway."
He now understood that instead of waiting for the Japanese to be ready to attack, it would be better to fight when the Japanese are not ready.