Chapter 296: The time is ripe
Before the smoke from the explosion dissipated, Qiao Youhua took the light machine gun he was carrying behind his back in his hand and began to shoot fiercely at the devils on the street.
Under his surprise attack, the defense line that the Japanese army had built with great difficulty collapsed in an instant, and more than 900 guerrilla fighters swarmed up like a tide, taking advantage of the situation to defeat the devils.
The next battle became very simple, except for 100 of the more than 400 devils who ran fast and escaped from the city, the remaining 300 or so were all wiped out by the guerrilla fighters.
After the battle, the battlefield was cleaned up, and some ammunition was replenished, Qiao Youhua took the guerrillas to evacuate again.
When the old devil Sakai Fa led the troops to arrive, Qiao Youhua and the others had already disappeared without a trace.
Sakai's lungs were about to explode, and he didn't even care about the corpses of the dead Japanese soldiers, so he ordered the Japanese army to pursue them in a big way.
Dozens of miles west of Shimen, Qiao Youhua, who was still moving with his troops, called Sun Dahai to him and ordered: "Captain Sun, there is a task handed over to you now, it may be very dangerous, do you dare to do it?" ”
"Captain Qiao, you just command, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, if my grandson Dahai frowns, he is a grandson!" Sun Dahai said proudly.
Qiao Youhua nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you a hundred people, you take them to pretend to be the main force and retreat all the way to the west, it's best to pass through Zhengding County, and then make a detour to the south and enter the mountains."
Attract the devils behind us to continue the pursuit, and win time for me to return to Feiyunling and fight the Japanese troops who are still besieging Feiyunling!
In the middle, you can't have the slightest slack, and you have to take the initiative to expose your whereabouts to the devils, attracting them to keep chasing, the danger can be seen, you think about it, I can also let Scarface them carry out this mission. ”
Before Qiao Youhua's words fell, Sun Dahai said: "Please rest assured that Head Qiao, Sun Dahai will guarantee to complete the task!" If you can't complete the task, come and see you! ”
Qiao Youhua nodded approvingly, and then separated from Sun Dahaibing, after the previous battle, it is not difficult to judge that the Japanese army must have been on the verge of rampage, and must hate their own guerrilla force, so they used a small force to attract the main force of the Japanese army, and quietly led the main force back to the division Feiyunling, and joined forces with the Dragon Tooth Task Force, and the time was ripe to break the Japanese army!
As long as the main force of the Japanese army that is still besieging Feiyunling is killed, and then the thousands of devils in Shimen are cleaned up, it will not be a problem.
At least strategically, the Eighth Route Army will then occupy a great initiative.
The Japanese army of more than 4,000 people stretched for a long time, but soon, the Japanese scouts tracked down the whereabouts of the Tsuchihachi Road and hurriedly reported to Sakai.
"Your Excellency Dazuo, the 3rd reconnaissance team has discovered Tubalu, and they are fleeing in the direction of Zhengding!" A devil lieutenant saluted and reported to Sakai Law.
Sakai, who was extremely depressed, heard this, nodded happily and said, "Yo Xi, order the troops to pursue with all their might, this time, we must not let them run away again!" ”
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Surrounded by a group of officers, Ichiro Kato, chief of staff of the 12th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, passed through the somewhat depressed woods and the place of fierce fighting strewn with corpses, and came to the defender position at the foot of Feiyunling Mountain, which they had taken with great difficulty.
At this moment, Kato Ichiro suddenly realized that the Feiyun Ridge in front of him was simply a huge pit, because although the position at the foot of the mountain was captured, those cunning Shina troops fled to the mountain again.
The road up the mountain is narrow and rugged, and the terrain is so steep that it is impossible to destroy it!
Sure enough, as a fierce gunfire and explosions sounded halfway up the mountain, the Japanese death squads that had just attacked the mountain with the momentum of victory retreated in disgrace after a short time.
Of the more than 300 people at the time of the attack, after this battle, there were only more than 50 people left at the moment, and a few of them were still wounded.
"Baga, how is the situation on the mountain?" Ichiro Kato asked.
"Sir, the people of China still have a strong line of defense on the mountain that is no less than here, and not only that, but the people of China have built a permanent and solid firepower point with cement, and it will become even more difficult to attack the fortified position than before!
For now, the only way to do this is to adopt siege tactics and trap the people of China alive on the mountain! The officer of the Japanese death squad who led the team bowed his head and said.
Kato Ichiro's face turned green, the battle has been fought so far, the troops and ammunition have been consumed so much, but he still can't completely annihilate the people of Feiyunling, which makes him have a deep sense of helplessness and anger.
The siege is not easy to say, not to mention that because Luquan and Shimen and other places have been lost one after another, the strategic materials hoarded by the two major brigades have been burned down by the Eighth Route Army.
The North China Front Army Headquarters alone would not have agreed to adopt the passive tactic of besieging and besieging two Japanese brigades and nearly 20,000 combat units, but it was impossible to capture a small Feiyunling, let alone a Dragon's Tooth Task Force.
The most important thing is that Kato Ichiro understands that the 12th Mixed Brigade and the 13th Mixed Brigade were temporarily transferred back from the Shanxi front, and it is impossible to spend it for a long time in Feiyunling, a small place.
So siege tactics, while the most effective, are the least feasible.
"Send a telegram to Sakai-kun immediately, and ask him to rush to reinforcements with the main force of the 13th Mixed Brigade, and we will join forces in one place, break through Feiyun Ridge, and completely annihilate the remnants of the Dragon Tooth Task Force in China." Kato Ichiro was helpless, so he had to give instructions to the adjutant on the side.
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However, it didn't take long for the devil adjutant who went to generate the power generation to go back and forth, bowing his head to Kato Ichiro and reporting: "Your Excellency, Chief Sakai has called back to say that they are chasing another branch of the Eighth Route Army, and they can't come for the time being!" ”
"Yaga, he's a bastard! If we continue to delay like this, when will we be able to capture Feiyunling and complete the task assigned to us by the North China Front Command? Ichiro Kato roared angrily.
The devil's adjutant lowered his head and said as if walking on thin ice: "Chief Sakai also clarified in the telegram that the pursuit of that Tubalu was also ordered by the front army headquarters, because it was this Tubalu that attacked Luquan and killed our two brigade commanders!" ”
Helpless, Kato Ichiro had to sigh, "Order the troops to stop the attack temporarily, rest for one night, and prepare for the attack tomorrow, and at the same time, send another telegram to Sakai-kun, and ask him to do his best to annihilate the Tsuchihachi, and be sure to come to the convergence tomorrow!" ”
"Hay!" The Japanese adjutant bowed his head sharply in response.
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At the top of Feiyunling Mountain, just repelled the Japanese army's pursuit, Guo Meng, Jiang Haidong and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Liu Ruhan ran from behind with a telegram in his hand, entered the position and said to Guo Meng and Jiang Haidong: "Political Commissar Guo, Battalion Commander Jiang, call from the regiment!" ”