Compared with the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which began to prepare for confrontation with the Japanese army in Shanxi, the independent column commanded by He Zhengdao undoubtedly became the first unit of the Red Army to confront the Japanese army head-on.

Although the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters are very relieved about the Suixi War. But until the final end, they were all very concerned about the progress of the war in Suixi. It is hoped that the Red Army's first battle will be able to win a good victory.

The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was also very concerned about the attack of a mixed brigade of the Japanese army on the Suixi Military Division. Even Yan Xishan, who was arranging the Battle of Xinkou, was also paying attention to this battle that I don't know if it had started.

Looking at Fu Zuoyi, the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army who was appointed by Lao Jiang Xin, he asked: "Yisheng, you said that the independent column of the Red Army can stop the Japanese army from entering Suixi this time?" According to the situation, this force has nearly 30,000 people! ”

Facing Yan Xishan's inquiry, Fu Zuoyi thought for a while and said, "Commander, according to our intelligence, this independent column should be the strongest in the Red Army's combat sequence. Yulin, where they were stationed, was also the richest in the Red Army base area.

As far as I know, there are four infantry divisions alone, and each division is tens of thousands of people. This does not include the cavalry division they formed in Suixi, as well as the secret garrison of the Red Army, which alone has 100,000 troops.

The Japanese army that invaded Suixi this time actually had only an independent mixed brigade, with a number of about 6,000 people, and the rest were puppet troops. If the Red Army blocks it with all its might, the little devils should not be able to get any benefits. ”

'Yes! The speed at which the Red Army pulls troops is really fast and terrifying. I have seen all the four main divisions they sent before. Although the weapons are not comparable to us. Judging at their combat status, they are indeed the elite units of the Red Army.

Now they are in full control of Shaanxi. If the future chairman wants to solve them, I'm afraid it won't be so easy. In the future, we will be in the Sui Army. I'm afraid that we have to use their strength to keep our territory! ’

The Battle of Zhoukou, which had just ended earlier, made Yan Xishan really know the strength of the Japanese army. Although in the battle, several different units lacked some communication, which led to a final total rout.

It can be seen that the Tang Enbo troops who cooperated with them in the battle, as well as the participating promotion army, fought extremely fiercely, and Yan Xishan also seemed a little worried about the upcoming Battle of Xinkou. I hope more. The Red Army was able to withstand Suixi.

If the Red Army could not withstand it and let the Japanese army successfully attack Yulin, the Jin Sui army would also have to worry about being attacked by the enemy. It is precisely because of this concern that Yan Xishan gave a lot of support to the four main divisions of the Red Army that participated in the war.

Even on the artillery, Yan Xishan did not equip the Red Army with anything. But in terms of bullets, Yan Xishan was still very generous, which made the four main divisions that cooperated with the battle also feel that Yan Laoxi was still quite generous!

Worries about Yan Xishan. Fu Zuoyi said very directly: "Even if the Red Army can't hold Suixi, at least it should hold Yulin." Judging from the current situation, the main target of the Japanese army is still us.

If the Red Army loses even Yulin, then they are no less dangerous. After all. Now Shaanxi is their base. The Red Army will still come up with a desperate posture against the enemy who dares to invade their base areas. ”

In fact, for the current Japanese army at the same time, the prisoners were returned to Sui. Fu Zuoyi already knows. If you want to keep Suiyuan, I'm afraid it's going to be difficult. Compared with last year, the Japanese army used a puppet Mongolian army. This time, it is the elite of the division that is dispatched!

And He Zhengdao, who is in Suiyuan at the moment, knows the central government and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. I should be very concerned about the war here. However, after the battle began, He Zhengdao only sent a brief telegram to the central government and the troops of the Eighth Route Army that "the battle has been engaged".

Mr. Zhu, Mao Taizu and others, who received this telegram, also hoped that this red general of the Red Army would bring them good news as soon as possible. And at this moment, at the front of the positions of the Red Army, the second offensive of the puppet army opened again.

The puppet army, which had previously sent only one infantry battalion to test it, sent an infantry regiment this time. Even the Japanese troops, who carried mortars, cooperated with the attacking puppet army and acted as artillery cover for them.

Looking at the Japanese troops who were setting up mortars in the front, Xu Renyi, the commander of the second division, also said quickly: "Order a mortar company to prepare for a counterattack." These little devils, do we really have nothing in our hands?

Tell the mortar company that after the counterattack is over, immediately transfer positions to me. When the puppet army attacks, remember to support the fire at any time. Focus on taking care of these little devils who are attacking with the puppet army. ”

Compared with the previous shelling, the officers and men of the position were lying in the anti-artillery holes. At this moment, the shelling began, and the puppet army began to advance. Looking at the meaning of the little devils, it seems that they are not worried at all that their shells will blow up the attacking puppet army.

It's just that thinking about the range of mortars, as well as the offensive line that the puppet army has re-pulled up, naturally there is not much of a problem. Even this time, the heavy machine guns equipped by the puppet army were also raised to the front to prepare for fire cover.

Seeing this scene, He Zhengdao said with a smile: "It seems that this time, the little devil is going to move the real thing!" To the east, transfer a rifle company over and let them practice their marksmanship well, focusing on the machine gunners of the puppet army. ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

The riflemen of the reconnaissance brigade are delegated to the grassroots units, and they are all called upper sharpshooters. For this kind of machine gunner from two hundred meters away, they really don't have much pressure. Compared to a regiment of infantry, their marksmanship is undoubtedly more accurate.

The officers and men of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division, who were on the defensive ground, also looked at these soldiers of the reconnaissance brigade who were carrying medium rifles and scattered into the trenches, and they also looked a lot more confident. Everyone knows that this is the sharp knife unit of the independent column!

A regiment of mortars that is also prepared, taking advantage of the terrain, is calculating the distance of the little devil's mortar position. The company commander in charge of the command said: "Don't test fire, three rapid fires, fire!" ”

With the company commander's order, the artillerymen quickly loaded the first mortar. Twelve mortars, instantly emitting a continuous sound of 'tom tom', threw the first round of twelve mortars at the mortar position of the little devil.

Looking at the shells falling from the sky, the captain of the Japanese infantry group who stayed in the rear said with some discoloration: "Baga, these defenders of China actually have mortars. Look at this scale, there are at least a dozen mortars.

Let our artillery squad retreat, in which case we must wait for the mountain artillery battalion of the brigade to come over before we can deal with the heavy armament of this defender. It seems that this time, the Imperial Alliance Army is going to lose again! ”

In a mortar company, when the first round of three rapid fires was completed, the artillery team of the little devils also became a mess. Just when the attacking puppet army hesitated, the Japanese army supervising the battle said fiercely: "Kill and give!" ”

This simple Japanese is more or less known by the puppet army as the meaning of 'forward'. And at this time, the regiment commander, who was in charge of the defense of the position, also gave the order to counterattack. For a time, the defensive positions were again shot at gunfire.

When the offensive and defensive armies began to shoot at each other, the Japanese infantry, who had joined in the name of supervising the battle, also opened fire on the defenders on the position. Compared with the marksmanship of these puppet soldiers, the marksmanship of these Japanese infantry is undoubtedly more accurate.

A regiment of soldiers on the position, as long as there are more outcrops, will basically be killed by the Japanese army. And this also means that the defending regiment began to suffer casualties. Fortunately, the riflemen of the reconnaissance brigade also launched a counterattack.

The first shot was shot at the puppet machine gunner 200 meters away, followed by the Japanese infantry who entered a distance of 100 meters. In the process of this kind of firing, the infantry sent by the Japanese army to supervise the battle also began to fall under the riflemen's guns one after another.

As for the puppet army's several machine guns, they were replaced by one and died, and gradually no puppet army dared to go over and control the machine guns. As the Japanese infantry in charge of supervising the battle was shot clean, the puppet army, which once again left corpses all over the ground, quickly routed.

Looking at a regiment sent out, and there was less than one battalion left to come back, the expression of the puppet army division commander was somewhat sad: "Taijun, the enemy's firepower is too fierce, and it is difficult to attack it with our firepower alone!" ”

'Your, the incompetence of the conductor! Let's rest on the spot! Ours, waiting for the general to come! ’

'Thank you, Taijun! ’

As soon as he heard that he could rest, the commander of the puppet army also breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, for the little devil's infantry captain, he also knew that he couldn't be pushed too quickly. After all, the previous attack of the puppet army still had an effect on them.

At least let them know that the defenders in front of them have good firepower, and in addition to a certain number of machine guns, there is also a mortar battery. This also provided a good firepower reference for their infantry brigade to attack next.

Looking at the Japanese troops who retreated again, the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Division and the 1st Regiment on the position also knew that this was only the beginning of the big war. In the previous round of attacks, they actually killed hundreds of attacking puppet soldiers, but they also suffered dozens of casualties.

In the face of the soldiers who were carried to the rear one after another and died, there were also wounded fighters. He Zhengdao's expression was a little solemn and said: "Tell the commander of the regiment that when defending, we must warn our soldiers not to take the lead easily."

The little devil's marksmanship is not vegetarian. If you wait for the little devil to attack, you must let me get closer. Long-range rifle firing, which was then the responsibility of the infantry battalion of our reconnaissance brigade. It's only been a long time, and so many warriors have been sacrificed. ”

Xu Renyi, the division commander who received He Zhengdao's order, and the commander of the second division and the first regiment. At this moment, I really realized that He Zhengdao used to say that the little devil's marksmanship was very accurate, but he really didn't say it casually.

Almost all of the soldiers who sacrificed before were killed by the guns of the little devils. Looking at most of them being shot in the head, you can see how accurate this marksmanship is. If you are not careful, it will really cause heavy casualties!

When Nagumo Genichiro arrived with a large army, after listening to the report of the infantry captain, he also felt that it was unlikely that he could expect the puppet army to take the position of the Red Army. It seems that they still have to fight such a tough battle!

Thinking of this, looking at the sky that was already early, Nagumo Genichiro decided that he would enter Tokatsu City to rest tonight by settling the battle at one time. And the Japanese infantry brigade, which was in charge of the attack, was also ready for battle! (To be continued.) )