In the early stage of launching a full-scale war of aggression against China, the Japanese army sent a huge number of spy teams to China. These spies collected information on the military, economic, political, and geographical aspects of China under various pretexts www.biquge.info the Fun Pavilion.

Every time a battle plan was formulated, the Japanese army often knew better about the situation and road conditions in the area than many anti-Japanese troops who went to fight here for the first time. And the town where the 16th Division is stationed at the moment is also a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Although the time was a bit short, the Japanese army, who had been able to make a plan to hold on to the reinforcements, had a plan to arrange a blocking position when they entered the town. The troops were as planned, and soon the town was under control.

Several important outlying towns, the Japanese army sent heavy troops to defend. All kinds of materials that had been transferred with the main force were also released to the troops. It can be said that the Japanese army, which is acting as a blocking force at this moment, is also known as a strong soldier.

The Japanese troops stationed in the town also looked a little surprised when they looked at the empty town. For them, it seems that they did not expect that no one in this town could be found. In reality, however, the evacuation of the townspeople was not long in coming.

Before they entered the town, there was a guerrilla brigade on the road into the town. The town office, which also received a notice from the national government, had actually run away from many people earlier.

When the Japanese army attacked Gushi from the official road next to the town, many people fled from the town. But there are still some people who don't want to leave their homes and stay. Until the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, which subsequently appeared in the town.

Originally, before entering the town, there was a Japanese army team guarding the town to ensure their supply lines. It's just that when the reconnaissance brigade was stationed, these security teams sent to the town were almost all eliminated without exception.

For example, the Japanese captured civilians the night before, and the guerrillas who arrived in the town were much more relaxed when they evacuated. So much so that before the Japanese troops could be stationed, the town was evacuated urgently.

Despite being a small town, the area is still large. Maybe you can't hide a large army, but it's still possible to hide some small detachments. And staying near the Japanese garrison in the town at the moment was the camouflage battalion commanded by Lin Tie.

Their task in the town this time was to find out the military deployment map of the Japanese army. This is also the reason why, before the war, He Zhengdao was able to share the deployment map of the little devil with other combat units.

The 51st Army, which arrived at the attack position first, did not forget to arrange the attack at the same time, and began to deploy defenses. According to the operational orders of the theater of operations, they also need to be careful of the counterattack of the Japanese army to break through.

After obtaining the troop deployment map provided by He Zhengdao, the 51st Army officially started the encirclement and annihilation battle against the 16th Division. In order to confirm the authenticity of the little devil's deployment, the 51st Army still sent a small unit to test the firepower.

Looking at the looming blocking position ahead, the 1st Division of the 51st Army, which was responsible for testing the attack, first launched an artillery bombardment. The artillery used is also a relatively common mortar, which can be regarded as an official start of the offensive war.

Listening to the sound of artillery coming from the blocking position at the entrance of the village, the captain of the Japanese infantry brigade in charge of garrisoning the small village was also very surprised: "Baga! They attacked so quickly and ordered the troops to prepare for a counterattack! ”

Even if they know that the troops of the Fifth Theater of Operations are encircling them. But when it came time to attack, the Japanese still felt that the troops of the Fifth Theater were coming a little quickly. After all, none of them had time to rest.

Once here, their defensive forces moved on to the task of digging the fortifications. Even though it was night, they did not stop digging the fortifications, hoping to make them stronger.

Keisuke Fujie, who was staying in the town to establish the division headquarters, listened to the sound of artillery bombardment from the east, and said with the same surprise: "Have they already launched an attack?" Which army is attacking us to the east? ”

'It's not clear yet! At present, the entire area of engagement has been blockaded by the Fifth War Zone, and our intelligence forces have not yet obtained detailed information. It's just that judging from the dense artillery fire, it should not be the main force of the Chinese army. ’

In the eyes of the Japanese army, the troops that can be equipped with mountain artillery are basically called the main forces. In fact, it is true, even if the 51st Army is an army with a number, the whole army is only equipped with a mountain artillery battalion.

For such a valuable artillery, Xu Youchang naturally would not take it out at the first time. After all, in addition to a heavy artillery wing, the Japanese troops who were holding on to the town were also equipped with a large number of mountain and field artillery.

Sure enough, the artillery bombardment of the 51st Army did not last long, and the Japanese mountain artillery units deployed outside the town launched a counterattack. Looking at the cannonballs flying out of the town, Xu Youchang also felt that the information was not wrong.

The reason is that in the Japanese army deployment map sent by the 67th Army, the little devil did deploy a mountain artillery unit at that position. This also shows that the firepower deployment map handed over by He Zhengdao is still trustworthy.

'Order the mountain artillery battalion to quickly carry out counter-artillery fire in accordance with the previously confirmed shelling parameters. ’

'Yes, Throne! ’

After confirming that the information was correct, the Japanese mountain artillery unit was shocked to find that they had only carried out two rounds of artillery bombardment before they were counterattacked by the artillery of the 51st Army. The speed of this counterattack is indeed beyond their imagination.

And by this time, the Japanese troops who were in charge of blocking had already seen the attacking troops moving towards their positions one after another. Many Japanese troops began to enter their positions, preparing for hand-to-hand combat with the attacking 51st Army troops.

In the case of night fighting, even if the little devil is within the range of fire, he lights a lot of bonfires to increase his vision. The soldiers of the 51st Army, who could attack, were also not stupid, and when they attacked, they directly blew up those fires with grenades.

In Xu Youchang's words, the only advantage they have in attacking at this moment is that there are more people than the little devils. Tonight for the 51st Army, as long as they can take the Japanese troops stationed in the small village, they can be called victorious.

Steady and steady progress. Little by little, the little devil's defense range in the town was compressed, and finally it was blocked in the town to encircle and annihilate. With their 51st Army alone, it is almost impossible to push across the town.

Looking at the attacking 51 officers and soldiers, blow up those fires first. The Japanese troops hiding in the trenches also looked a little helpless. In this kind of night battle situation, the line of sight really affects each other's combat effectiveness.

But even so, as the attacking troops continued to advance, the flares fired by the Japanese army from time to time caught many officers and soldiers of the 51st who bent forward a little unprepared. And after the flares were lifted into the air, the little devil's rifle machine gun also quickly fired.

'Shoot! ’

In the face of the little devil's sudden shooting, the more experienced veteran fell to the ground very quickly the moment the flare was lifted into the air. And quickly shoot the gun, ready to carry out the fire.

And some of the panicked recruits don't know what to do at all. These recruits, who were caught off guard, soon became the target of the Japanese troops on the blocking position. Every living life withered away in the rounds of gunfire.

On the other hand, at this moment, some experienced veterans were lying on their offensive positions, constantly firing at the Japanese troops in the trenches. For them, this attack is just a tentative attack, and it is excellent to be able to shoot a little devil.

The marksmanship of the veterans is relatively reliable compared to that of the new recruits. However, compared with the Japanese troops they shot, this round of tentative attacks undoubtedly caused a big loss to the 51st Army, and the number of casualties was more.

When the flare was extinguished again, the company commander, who was in charge of directing the attack, also said in a timely manner: "Withdraw!" ”

The first round of tentative attacks ended with the company commander's 'withdraw'. As for the soldiers who fell on the ground, except for the wounded who were taken away, the sacrifices were still left on the way to attack.

Because they all know that this is only the first attack tonight, and there will be countless more people in the future, all of whom will fall in front of this blocking position. The corpses are not carried away, only because it is not yet time to clean up the battlefield.

Looking at a company that had lost more than half of its value, the company commander who led the team also felt heartache. But from the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War to the present, the 51st Army has experienced such things many times. Some veterans seem to have become accustomed to this kind of scene.

But for the 51st Army, what they had to do in the first round of attack was not to take down the blocking position of the little devils, but more to test the firepower of the little devils. What I want most is undoubtedly to catch the little devil artillery off guard.

With the end of the artillery bombardment between the two sides, Xu Youchang looked at the Japanese mountain artillery unit that was almost in a state of no counterattack, and also breathed a sigh of relief: "Order the mountain artillery battalion, adjust the artillery parameters, and launch an artillery bombardment of the Japanese blocking position."

At the same time, the attacking troops were ordered to close the distance between them and the Japanese as close as possible. Take advantage of the darkness to crawl near the little devil's blocking position and attack with grenades. As long as we break the gap, there is hope for our attack tonight. ”

'Yes, Throne! ’

The darkness of night is actually a disadvantageous factor for both the offensive and defensive armies. But compared with the daytime, the artillery of the 51st Army did not dare to use it at all, and even the troops did not dare to gather together, and it was undoubtedly more advantageous to be careful of the planes of the little devils.

On the other hand, Fujie Keisuke, who was in the town at the moment, also felt very incredible when he heard that one of their mountain artillery squadrons had been destroyed in the first round of artillery bombardment. When did the artillery of the Huaxia troops have this level?

Thinking of this, Keisuke Fujie said with a slight suspicion: "Could it be that the troops attacking our eastern defense line at this moment are the hateful Eighth Route Army troops?" Here they are, how many troops are there anyway? ”

According to the prediction made by Keisuke Fujie and the military headquarters of the Second Army of the Japanese Army, they guessed that the Eighth Route Army in this area at the moment only had two or three regiments of troops at most. After all, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is blocking the rescue of the 13th Division at this moment!

Then plus the 3rd Division, which has moved to Lu'an at this moment, this 67th Army should still have troops of one division and one brigade. But in Huangchuan, Huaibin and even in the mall, their intelligence departments found troops of the Eighth Route Army.

After such additions and subtractions, the strength of the Eighth Route Army deployed here is at most one brigade. Is it possible for the troops of this brigade to dare to attack them and take the lead in launching an attack on them? That's a little crazy, isn't it? (To be continued.) )