As far as the officers and men of the garrison brigade who cooperated with the reconnaissance brigade to defend Zhengzhou were concerned, looking at the main force of the First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army that entered the city at night, many officers and men finally let go of their hearts. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info They don't think they need to play in the next battle.

Those who have the same idea as the officers and soldiers of these garrison brigades, as well as those young people who have been persuaded to stay. Everyone knows that the more troops of the Eighth Route Army enter the city, the more likely it is to hold Zhengzhou City, and the safer they will be.

Even many of the people who stayed behind felt that it might not be long before those family members who were persuaded by the Eighth Route Army to leave the city for temporary refuge would be able to return to the city one after another. In this way, they will not have to flee the war.

The main force of the 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army that entered the city did not carry any heavy weapons and equipment. In order to rush to Zhengzhou City as soon as possible, many of the heavy weapons attached to them were left by them to the troops who followed.

But even so, looking at the troops of the Eighth Route Army who came after a long journey, they were still well-groomed. Many officers and men of the garrison brigade and young men in the city felt that these Eighth Route Army looked more like regular armies than the national * army.

When the officers and men of the first regiment began to eat and prepare to rest, the Japanese infantry brigade and regiment, which had been in the blocking position outside the city for half a day, except for a group of troops that had been on guard, the rest of the troops also entered a short rest one after another.

Only the artillery units that cooperated with the operation built their artillery positions overnight. As for the azimuth parameters of the shelling, the artillerymen who had previously tested their fire informed that they would naturally save a lot of things.

Only Major General Sakai, who was in charge of the next attack, held a telescope instead of looking at the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army outside the city in front of him, and his heart was still somewhat full of worry, he felt that this position was not easy to fight.

The reason is very simple, judging from the feints and firepower tests during the day, the opponent is an experienced and very good defensive force. Even with plenty of time, they built anti-artillery fortifications that could carry heavy artillery on the blocking positions ahead.

This also means that the artillery they bring may not be able to knock through the fortifications on the position. In addition, the opponent has a lot of troops deployed on the position, and if he attacks head-on, I am afraid that the casualties will also be very heavy.

Consider that since yesterday's departure, his brigade has suffered a lot of losses. If it suffers another heavy blow tonight, his brigade is afraid that it will face the crisis of rebuilding again. At that time, the combat effectiveness of the brigade will also be significantly weakened.

Listening to the crisp gunshots coming from time to time in front of him, Major General Sakai said with some surprise: "Are our sentinels clashing with them?" Didn't I order them not to come into contact with them until the general attack began? ”

In the face of Sakai's inquiry, a communications officer soon said: "Report to the general, it is not our sentinel who provokes." Rather, it was the alert troops that we arranged in the front, which were provoked by their reconnaissance small units. They don't seem to want us to have a good rest! ”

'Eight Gyalu! These damn eight-way roads are really arrogant! ’

I thought that my troops took the initiative to provoke, but I heard that it was the reconnaissance unit of the Eighth Route Army that deliberately provoked and tried to touch the vicinity of their temporary camp. This made Sakai feel that these Eighth Route Army in front of him were really crazy!

Just think about this day, the Eighth Route Army, which is fighting against their brigade, does have arrogant capital. They had lost so many troops, not even a single corpse of the other side had been left behind, something they had never touched since the war.

If you can't see the other party's body, it naturally means that the other party's loss will definitely not be large. In contrast, even if they have more troops than the other side, they will suffer in a series of confrontations with the other side.

Previously, Sakai would directly order the troops to intensify their counterattacks. But considering their not very optimistic situation at the moment, he could only say: "Order our sentinel troops, pay close attention to the movements of the Eighth Route Army, and strictly prohibit random attacks!" ”

The encounter of this day has made Sakai understand that these Eighth Route Army that attacked them are very elite and powerful troops. Although the number is small, his marksmanship and combat literacy are stronger than the troops under his command.

Speaking of which, this should be the first time Sakai has fought with the troops of the independent column. In the past, I only heard that this army was very strong, and many elite divisions of the Japanese army were planted in the hands of this army, and even those who were completely annihilated.

He didn't believe it before, but this time he had to. In order to avoid accidents, Sakai felt that it was better to respond to all changes without change. When the time for the attack came, it was their turn to attack.

Zhu Xinwen, who had been staying in the blocking position, also heard the sound of gunfire coming from time to time in front of the position. looked at the reconnaissance battalion commander beside him and said, "Provoking the little devil like this, I'm afraid it will anger the little devil, right?" ”

'No problem! This kind of thing we used to do a lot before. It can be seen from the arrival of the little devil reinforcements and the fact that they have not yet launched an attack that these little devils are probably thinking about fighting at night, and now the troops should be resting.

They want to have a good rest, and we don't want him. As for the harassment team I sent out, it is unlikely that the little devils want to bargain on them. The enemy advances and we retreat, and the enemy is stationed and we are harassed, this is the characteristic of our operations! ’

After explaining with a smile, the reconnaissance battalion commander continued: "By the way, I just received a telegram from the brigade commander that a regiment of the 116th Division has arrived in Zhengzhou, and they are currently resting. On this day, they were just as exhausted! ”

'What? Our main forces have arrived? I thought they would arrive even later! ’

In the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Third Garrison Regiment, Zhu Xinwen is undoubtedly their regimental commander and a regimental-level officer of the garrison brigade, and there are not many people who really know Zhu Xinwen's true identity. Even in the reconnaissance battalion, not many people know his identity.

Of course, the reconnaissance battalion commander in front of him, who cooperated with Zhu Xinwen, naturally knew that Zhu Xinwen was a secret person sent by the party to lurk in Zhengzhou. His identity will also be officially activated this time.

Once the Eighth Route Army really controls the situation in Zhengzhou in the future, officers like Zhu Xinwen on the secret front will also be transferred back to Yan'an to study. At the end of their studies, they will be assigned to the corresponding positions and jobs again.

In short, as far as Zhu Xinwen is concerned, as long as this battle is fought well, his future in the party and the army will be bright in the future. Compared with being a latent officer before, there is no doubt that he will be able to stay in the Eighth Route Army in the future.

It is clear that the biggest difficulty in holding Zhengzhou at present is that there are not many troops of the Eighth Route Army. Although Li Xiangdong brought a reconnaissance regiment, if he wanted to hold a large Zhengzhou city, he had not many troops at hand.

Now that there is a regiment, there is no doubt that the military presence of the Eighth Route Army in Zhengzhou has doubled its strength. At least Zhu Xinwen believes that some of the garrison officers who are still hypocritical will be honest in the future.

Listening to the battle area demarcated by the two armies, gunfire was heard from time to time, and the commander of the reconnaissance battalion also asked the officers and men of the third garrison regiment to take turns to rest. Except for the garrison of two battalions, which remained on the position, the rest of the troops rested in the tunnels.

Although most of them rest against each other's warmth, compared with staying on the position to blow the cold wind, these built anti-artillery tunnels are undoubtedly more comfortable and safer. And these troops, at that time, will also act as defensive reserves.

Several reconnaissance detachments that were constantly harassing the Japanese army at night, looking at the Japanese soldiers who had made up their minds to be turtles with shrunken heads, suddenly felt the need to add some material to this kind of attack. After all, the little devil guards seem to be quite strict, and it is not easy to infiltrate the past.

In this case, a team leader said: "Go back to two people, go to the position to carry two doors and six zeros and force them down." Damn, these little devils rely on the crowd and refuse to rush out to fight us, so let's make a big move! ”

As soon as he heard this, one of the scouts smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go back and carry the cannon!" ”

In a short time, the scouts, who had carried two mortars from the position, moved their positions as far forward as possible under the instructions of the commander of the reconnaissance detachment. Even if there was no lighting, they could tell where the Japanese temporary camp was.

As far as the reconnaissance detachment is concerned, their mission tonight is to raid and harass the little devils so that they can't rest in peace. Even under the shelling, it may not cause too much damage to the little devil, and this movement alone can scare the little devil enough.

'Listen up, all of you, let's get three shells with each of you, and then I'll get the light as fast as I can.' After the fight, don't worry about the rest, just give me Mali to carry the cannon and leave, don't let the little devil's cannon bite. ’

It is clear that the Japanese army is counterattacking, and the speed is also very fast. In order to ensure the safety of the team members, the detachment leader also felt that the withdrawal after the end of the three rapid fires could also ensure the safety of these artillery pieces to the greatest extent.

As for the other harassing troops, naturally they will not rely too close to the artillery positions. Otherwise, when the little devils carry out artillery counterattack, they will also be affected by the pond fish. Therefore, it is still necessary to stay away from two mortar * guns.

Just when the squad leader finished speaking, he also led people to hide a few hundred meters away. The four scouts were ready for the bombardment, and one of them said, "Let's get to work!" ”

As his words fell, the two scouts who were in charge of firing the cannon quickly put the first shell into the barrel. Two crisp 'toms' sounded, and two mortar* shells flew straight towards the Japanese makeshift camp.

After the two shells hit the ground one after the other, the second shell also flew out of the barrel, sending a second round of fireworks to the imp camp again. The scouts, who stayed in the shadows, soon saw the commotion in the Japanese camp.

'Damn, I can't sleep now!' If you want to rest in peace, go and dream! ’

The surprise attack of six mortar shells undoubtedly completely destroyed the rest of the infantry brigade and regiment. In response to this situation, Sakai, who had not yet rested, also said with a gloomy face: "Yaga! Order the squadron of infantry artillery to implement artillery fire cover on the middle ground! ”

'Yes, General! ’

In Sakai's view, it was undoubtedly more dangerous to send infantry to attack. In this case, he had no idea how many harassing troops of the Eighth Route Army were hidden in the buffer zone in the middle.

For this reason, the use of infantry artillery to counterattack or expel can undoubtedly catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise. It's just such a fight, and if they want to rest with peace of mind until the attack time comes, it is estimated that it will be unlikely! (To be continued.) )