The 1st Independent Regiment of the Division, which was under the command of Li Ziyuan and under the command of Li Ziyuan's reconnaissance company, had secretly entered the northeast of Pingchuan, less than 15 miles away, and had been hidden and on standby for nearly two days.

The Hubei Independent Battalion, under the coordination of the local militia, also launched an attack on the fallen horses with only one reinforced company left. The local units under the Ludong Military Sub-district, with the cooperation of the local militia and local armed forces, also launched a campaign against the strongholds of the puppet army in Ludong

At the same time, the left and right flanks of Wang Tieshi's position, including the east direction of Qiaokou, also sounded the sound of explosions, as well as the gunfire of light and heavy machine guns. In accordance with the unified deployment of the military region, all participating units were divided into three battlefields and launched an all-out general offensive against their respective targets.

On the Qiaokou battlefield, except for the first division of the fourth division, it attacked from south to east and made a beautiful right hook. Prepare to divide the two Japanese puppet armies scattered in the east and south. The troops attacking from other directions also made considerable rapid progress. It can be said that at the first time, the entire deployment of the Japanese puppet army was cut into three sections.

The movements of the various participating units were quite rapid and violent, and the slowest time from the time the troops received the order to the time they started was less than half an hour. The movements of the various troops were so violent, except that the troops had basically secretly returned to their positions. There is another point, which can also be said to be quite crucial.

At this time, the cadres at all levels of the Eighth Route Army were quite young. Most of the regimental commanders who participated in the war were in their twenties. Even the heads of the various military divisions who participated in the war were not many over the age of 30. Don't look at Li Ziyuan's usual shouting of an old chief, in fact, the oldest of these people is not ten years older than him.

Just like Li Ziyuan's old superior who was the head of the 14th Regiment, when Li Ziyuan was not the head of the regiment, he was the youngest regiment-level cadre in the entire Taihang Military Region. This regiment commander, who joined the Red Army at the age of thirteen, was only four years older than Li Ziyuan. All the cadres are quite young, and they all have the mind to be competitive.

With the cooperation of Li Ziyuan's reconnaissance company, after secretly returning to the designated position, the order he received was to wait for concealment. All the troops participating in the war could only watch the excitement of the fighting over Qiaokou, but they only stayed here, so they were naturally unwilling. It's just that the military order is like a mountain, and no one dares to act rashly.

Now that the higher-ups have finally issued an order, these young regiment-level cadres are not going crazy one by one? What's more, at the pre-war mobilization meeting, the head of the military region also repeatedly stressed the good upgrading of the various units. The C-class regiment was upgraded to the B-class regiment, and the B-class regiment was upgraded to the A-class regiment. Those who did not fight well were relegated to independent battalions, or even county brigades.

This remark of the military region is equivalent to adding fuel to the fire. After receiving the order, none of the troops flinched on the battlefield. Not only is the action quite fast, but the fight is also accurate and ruthless. In the case of lack of ammunition, some troops came up with the whole regiment to attack and fought a white-knuckle battle with the opponent.

Although almost all of the troops participating in the war were not satisfied with the formation of the B regiment, and even a considerable part of them were C regiments. However, these units are the backbone of the military region's troops, which have been retained after the localization of the main force in extremely difficult circumstances. Some of the troops, even the old Red Army units.

Not only is the military quality quite high, but also the style is generally fierce, and the courage to bayonet is red. Such a fierce tiger out of the gate is comparable to Wang Tieshi's current puppet army, which has already appeared to deviate from morality. Of course, in terms of sufficient ammunition and good equipment, this puppet army still occupies a cheap position.

But the problem is a matter on the battlefield, and it is not just the quality of equipment that can determine everything. One is a new force that has just been put into battle, and the other is a ragtag army that has exhausted its already low morale and suffered light casualties during two consecutive days of attacking operations, and has already shown centrifugal tendencies.

This stark contrast directly caused the various participating units to advance quite quickly. In particular, the First Division of the Fourth Division, which was attacking the joint area of the puppet army in two directions, had already tore a big hole in the direction of its attack in the direction of its attack only three hours after the counterattack began, and was expanding the breakthrough to the two flanks.

Hearing the gunshots in the surroundings, especially after discovering that the connection with Pingchuan had been cut off, and after receiving reports that a large number of the main forces of the Eighth Route had appeared in the surrounding area, Wang Tieshi was stunned at that time. He reacted immediately, and his painstaking calculations finally fell for the trick of the cunning guy in front of him.

The Li Ziyuan on the opposite side played a game for himself to show weakness to the enemy, and after using his strength to increase sharply, he was eager for revenge. first consciously showed weakness to his own temptation, and then used the Qiaokou battlefield as a chopping block, little by little let himself relax his vigilance, and attracted all his main forces.

came to tune the tiger away from the mountain, causing the emptiness behind him to be abnormal. Then the main force of the Eighth Route is taking advantage of its own eagerness mentality, and it is almost the practice of the whole army pressing. Mobilize a large number of troops to intersperse behind their backs, not only wrapping themselves in dumplings. He also used the Li Ziyuan department in Qiaokou to give himself a centripetal flower.

I originally thought that the Japanese had gone out in person, and at least it would not be a problem to resist the reinforcements of the Eighth Road. It's just that he ignores that the old and weak remnants stationed in the southeast of Jin Province are no longer the strong generals of the field division back then. It is better to expect them to guard their perimeter than to believe that the old sow will actually go up the tree.

Thinking of this, Wang Tieshi couldn't wait to give himself a few big mouths. At his own age, he can be the father of Li Ziyuan, but he was repeatedly teased by a yellow-haired child. I am dozens of years old, but I can't hold my breath. The internal adjustment has not yet been completed, and some are in a hurry to send troops, and some are too impatient.

If you give yourself a few more months, completely rectify the interior, and make it a monolith, wouldn't it be better to send troops again? It's just that at that time, will the Japanese still have the strength to back them up? Thinking of this, Wang Tieshi looked at the Japanese captain next to him, who was two years older than himself, and could only shake his head and say nothing.

Look at his old hair is half white, the small ones are not as tall as the Type 38 rifle, and the beards on their mouths have not yet grown. The Japanese have even pulled out such old men and half-grown children, how long can they hold on? Half a year later, who knows what it will be like?

It's just that it's too late for him to say anything. When this old man who reacted wanted to withdraw immediately, he found that it was easy for him to come, but it was difficult to withdraw. His own troops are now entangled with Li Ziyuan's troops in front of them, and they want to retreat unless they give up two-thirds of their troops.

But if he gave up so much power, it would be better for Wang Tieshi to kill him. Just when he tried his best to get rid of the entanglement of the eight roads as much as possible. However, no matter what method is used, there is no way to guarantee that he will withdraw safely without major losses.

Here, he is trying to find a way to collect the troops that are entangled to death. But Li Ziyuan on the other side of Qiaokou obviously didn't intend to give him this opportunity. Just when he racked his brains to get rid of the contact with the Eighth Road, Li Ziyuan's troops on the opposite side suddenly shrank.

Gathering about two companies of troops, they launched a counterattack to the south with all their might. The first wave of attacks was directly directed at the artillery positions of the Japanese puppet army deployed south of Qiaokou. And the Eighth Route Artillery, which originally thought that the limited shells had been exhausted, did not hesitate to smash the swarm of shells to the south again.

The eight-way offensive that launched a counterattack was extremely violent, and the Japanese puppet army, which was already disturbed by the sound of guns and cannons around it, was stunned at the first time. As the main force of the puppet army, the position was broken apart in the first round of attacks.

And about a squadron of Japanese troops, as well as a part of the Japanese artillery, just wanted to resist. found that the mountain cannon of the Eighth Road was extremely accurate, and the key target was them. Mountain shells exploded on the heads of the Japanese soldiers. The dense shells almost crushed them and they couldn't lift their heads.

As for the artillery of the Japanese puppet army, which was concentrated in the south of Qiaokou, they were already too busy to take care of themselves when Li Ziyuan's counterattack force attacked him less than fifty meters away, and there were still spiritual heads to support the infantry who were struggling to resist under the artillery fire?

In particular, the puppet artillery saw that the Eighth Route had rushed in front of them, and directly abandoned the artillery and the Japanese, and retreated in a hurry all the way to the west. The puppet army in front was crushed in one blow, and all the exposed Japanese artillery had already begun to accept the baptism of light and heavy machine guns in the eight-way army, and they had no energy to support the infantry brothers over there.

Seeing that the battle situation first began to collapse from the southern front, Wang Tieshi almost went crazy. At this time, when facing the rapid assault of the Eighth Road, his troops were even about to collapse, which made him realize that he had spent a lot of money. Relying on the protection of Japanese bayonets, this seemingly powerful army of more than 7,000 people was actually an army made of sand.

A real wave hit, and immediately became a plate of loose sand at the first time. It's just that after realizing this mistake, he has no choice but to fight hard. At the very least, he had to make sure that his subordinates didn't collapse completely. Otherwise, not to mention this team, even I would have to throw it here.

But there is a saying in China that blessings are incomparable, and disasters do not go alone, but this old man has forgotten it. Just as he nervously gathered his troops, trying to stabilize the collapse of the southern front. His regiment to the east has now been completely out of touch. Aside from the dense gunfire in the east, there was no news from there.

Hearing the news, Wang Tieshi was almost dumbfounded. Only then did he know why Li Ziyuan, who had almost been exhausted, dared to launch such a large-scale counterattack at this time. The real reason is not that he is looking for death by himself, but that other people's reinforcements have really arrived, and they have already hit under his nose.

The key is that when this eight roads arrived in the area east of Qiaokou, why did they have no news at all. Why didn't any news come from those troops that set off from the horse and went directly to the east of Qiaokou? Could it be that they defected to the Eighth Route in a systematic way? Thinking of this, an indescribable feeling rose in the heart of this hardcore traitor. 、

When he looked around, this guy who was cold all over his body at the moment always felt that the eyes cast around him were all ill-intentioned eyes. Wang Tieshi was sweating here, and the captain of the independent 243rd Infantry Brigade beside him also felt quite bad at this time.