Chapter 629: Attack

On the evening of 2 April, Sun Zhenbang, commander of the Yellow River River Defense Corps of the Independent Division, launched an offensive behind enemy lines with less than one regiment of troops, swept away the Japanese troops between Shexian and Licheng, and succeeded in a sneak attack on Licheng.

Bai Lishan, the commander of the 11th Special Warfare Detachment, had other plans, and the amount of Japanese supplies and ammunition hoarded in Shexian was by no means less than that of Licheng, and he was not prepared to evacuate like this. When he left, he was a ** guy, Sun Zhenbang was a little worried, the battle in Shexian was not as good as Licheng, Licheng was defenseless against the little devils, Shexian was a head-on exchange of fire with the Japanese army, and all kinds of accidents could happen.

Bai Lishan took the team members into the smoke of gunpowder, Sun Zhenbang ordered the troops, increase the intensity of firepower, and attract the attention of the Japanese army here, especially the artillery, all the shells were shot out, saving the time of transfer with effort, and in the future, there was no need to run the mountain road, these heavy equipment could not be taken away, they were all sent to the little devils, the order was issued, and the firepower of the independent division troops suddenly increased several times, and the Japanese positions in the area around Zhongjie were blown up with smoke and firelight, and the Japanese army was not to mention a counter-assault, and it was difficult to even raise its head. If you don't get killed by the shells of Chinese soldiers, you will be fatal.

Sun Zhenbang knew that the more fierce he fought here, the safer Bai Lishan's situation would be, he stared intently at the eastern direction of Shexian County, and looked at his watch anxiously, an hour had passed, why hadn't there been any movement? Suddenly, the ground trembled, followed by a series of explosions, thick smoke rose with clusters of firelight, and the smoke column soared into the air, Sun Zhenbang was surprised, and it was done

A group of figures returned to the position through the gunsmoke, and Sun Zhenbang hurriedly grabbed Bai Lishan's hand and asked, "Shun lì?" Are there any casualties? Bai Lishan's face was blackened by the smoke of gunpowder, and he smiled and showed a mouthful of white teeth, "Commander, the 11th Special Warfare Detachment has completed the task of blowing up the ammunition and materials of the Japanese army, and returned along the way, with 51 members of the combat team, all of whom were brought back, and there were no casualties."

Sun Zhenbang smashed his fist on Bai Lishan's shoulder, "Okay, with you, today I can be regarded as a treasure who has seen the Tang detachment leader, I want to report to the division commander and your detachment leader, and ask for credit for Bai Lishan and all the soldiers of the 11th detachment" Bai Lishan smiled honestly, this kind of battle is just a common thing for all detachments of the special operations detachment, and Commander Sun usually sees it rarely.

Sun Zhenbang issued an order to retreat, each company alternately covered, evacuated Shexian in order, eight 92-type infantry guns could not be taken away, he was a little distressed, all companies were withdrawn, Bai Lishan was still busy working there with soldiers, Sun Zhenbang looked at the soldiers of the special operations detachment strangely, Bai Lishan saw his doubts, told him, left some gifts for the little devil, and also saved himself from being chased.

With the withdrawal of the troops of the independent division, the battle in Shexian gradually subsided, the Japanese army did not know the truth and reality, and fought hard for a while, and saw that there was no gunfire on the opposite side, and there were no shells flying in the sky, so they carefully drilled out of the cover that was almost flattened, launched a battle formation, and searched and advanced in the direction of the west gate.

At this time, Sun Zhenbang's troops had already left Shexian a few kilometers away, and suddenly, the battlefield that had been silent became active again, and the sound of explosions continued to echo in the dark night sky.

This is the special operations detachment fighters' specialty, the shells that can't be taken away, are made into tricks, the Japanese soldiers in front of them are fine, the back can be unlucky, several shells exploded together, the power is no less than a heavy aerial bomb, the body of the Japanese soldier flew high in the air, when it fell, it was already a lifeless corpse, rushed out of the city gate a few steps away, but these few steps are the place of death.

Finally with more than a hundred lives, in exchange for a passage, rushed to the outside of the city, the night is vast, the wilderness is silent, the surrounding mountains, silent beasts crouching in the distance, where is there still the shadow of the Chinese army attacking Shexian, the Japanese soldiers are chilling, feeling that in the dark night, they will shoot deadly bullets at any time, and they are not in the mood to track and search, dare to love, the emperor's samurai are afraid of the dark, and hurriedly go back to the errand, the gate of Shexian is tightly closed, but the fire in the city is getting brighter and brighter, jumping tongues of fire, licking the night, The soldiers who walked far away could still hear the loud sound of ammunition detonating from time to time.

The opponent withdrew, Shexian was saved, from the Japanese officers to the soldiers, none of them were happy, they were beaten fat, and they didn't even know who the opponent was, under the orders of the officers, the soldiers cleaned the battlefield in despair, and the fire in the material and ammunition warehouse could not be extinguished at all, so they could only be allowed to burn, the so-called cleaning of the battlefield, that is, to give face, that is, to cut the broken arms and legs, clean up the corpses of their companions, carry away the wounded soldiers, dig out the half-dead partners from the rubble, among the rubble, and only giggle when they were shocked by the shells, Soldiers who almost turned into idiots.

The Japanese wing commander sat in the wing headquarters with a blank face, the situation in Li Cheng had been ascertained, a large group of imperial soldiers were shattered, the stored materials and ammunition were burned, and the soldiers sent to Li Cheng were like entering the ghost domain, except for the skyrocketing fire, there was no one who was panting, and when he reported to the wing commander, he couldn't hide the panic on his face.

The Japanese wing captain was miserable for a while, Li Cheng was finished, Shexian was no better, all the materials and ammunition were destroyed, the two reinforced squadron soldiers did not survive, less than three hours of fierce fighting, and hundreds of soldiers were broken, and now, his wing formation has been disabled, according to the strength of the force, he, the wing commander, can probably only be a squadron leader to strengthen the squadron.

The Japanese wing commander sent a telegram to the division commander, detailing the battles in Licheng and Shexian, as well as the loss of materials and ammunition, and then, invited all the staff officers and staff out of the wing headquarters, and these Japanese officers found that His Excellency the commander of the Dazuo wing, in a trance, his steps were vain, sleepwalking, and he had never been so polite to everyone.

His Excellency Dazuo, kneeling on the ground, had committed suicide by disembowelment, the long command knife cut the abdomen horizontally, the blue and purple intestines slipped to the ground, the splashed blood, sprayed on the sun flag, Yin Hong was dazzling, and there was a strong smell of blood in the room, these Japanese officers looked at each other, and there was an indescribable sadness and fear in their hearts, although the dawn had begun to appear outside, indicating that a new day was coming, but it could not dispel the chill in the hearts of these Japanese officers.

Okamura Ningji in the Changzhi headquarters, is deploying the next move, the imperial army is advancing rapidly, the resistance encountered along the way is minimal, a day and night, the troops have advanced to the Tunliu, Xiangyuan, Hongjing line, and then two days and nights, most of the Taihang Mountains, has fallen into the hands of the imperial army, if there is no battle on the Wuxiang line, the troops on this road can directly attack in the direction of Taiyuan.

It was a pity that Okamura Ningji did not capture Tang Qiuli's main force, did not catch a single common man, and the "three lights" policy that he ordered all the troops to implement, there was only one light left, that is, burning houses, there was nothing to grab, I didn't know where to hide, there was no one to kill, they all ran out, this was a big transfer of the entire region, which required efficient and strict organization, and he was surprised that Tang Qiuli adopted such a strategy to deal with his large-scale sweep.

It seems that Tang Qiuli has been operating in the Taihang Mountains for many years, has completely gained a firm foothold, and established his own administrative system, which has strengthened Okamura Ningji's determination to destroy the Taihang Mountain base area, raising tigers for trouble, not a stupid thing done by the Japanese generals, to eliminate the tiger before it grows sharp teeth. Okamura thought with a sly smile.

A staff officer hurriedly came in and handed him a telegram, Okamura Ninji read the telegram, his face turned white, and he trembled in distress, not that he felt sorry for those soldiers, but he felt sorry for those materials and ammunition, the empire lacked everything, and raised so many materials and ammunition, he didn't bother to think about it, and it was all destroyed overnight, and the six-way sweeping troops, which only carried three days' rations and ammunition, could not let the soldiers fight hungry and charge with rifles without bullets.

Damn the Shina people, Okamura Ningji cursed viciously, and ordered the troops of a division to be transferred from the sweeping troops of Hongjing 1st Road, and stationed at various points on the line from Handan to Changzhi to ensure the absolute safety of this transportation and supply line, so that the Japanese army in the direction of Hongjing had less than 20,000 troops in one division, becoming the weakest of the 6th Route Japanese sweeping troops.

The Japanese army no longer divides the troops, so that Tang Qiuli has no chance to take advantage of, and the speed of the Japanese army's advance, also surprised him, Okamura Ningji is anxious to achieve his strategic intentions, but unfortunately, he is eager to win, and he is too fast, now, even if the Japanese army turns back, it is not too late in time, Sun Zhenbang's gunfire in one night and three battles subsided less than two hours, Tang Qiuli Tang Qiusheng Corps and Feng Jiwu Corps in the direction of Niangzi Pass, issued a battle order to attack Jingcheng Pass.

The connection during the period was so smooth and natural, but Tang Qiuli didn't know that Sun Zhenbang had made such a big move from him, so that Okamura Ningji had to transfer troops from the front line to protect the transportation and supply lines, and objectively, it also gave the Japanese army that later annihilated and swept the Taihang Mountains all the way, and severely damaged the rest of the roads.

At dawn on April 3, the front line of Niangzi Pass, which had been silent for several months, was full of 10,000 cannons, and the Japanese army position at Jingcheng Pass was filled with gunsmoke and fire, Tang Qiusheng's corps from the direction of Jiuguan on the right flank, and Feng Jiwu's corps from the direction of the fork on the left flank, at the same time launched a fierce offensive against the Japanese army at Jingcheng Pass opposite Niangzi Pass.

(To be continued)