Chapter 218: First Strike
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Ye led the wolf squadron from Yangshugou Village.
The straight-line distance from Yangshugou to the blockade ditch on the north side of Zhengtai Road is only 20 kilometers, but due to the rugged mountain road, the actual distance is at least 40 kilometers.
However, it was already winter in October, and it got dark early.
When the Wolf Warrior Squadron arrived at the Zhaojiayuan stronghold on the north side of Zhengtai Road, it was already evening.
The independent regiment is the vanguard of the mobile column, and the wolf squadron is the vanguard of the independent regiment.
Fortunately, before this, the Wolf Warrior Squadron had already done a lot of reconnaissance work on the area along Zhengtai Road, and even demarcated the coordinates of an area of more than 100 kilometers.
So by this time, the workload was actually not much.
It is only necessary to determine whether there has been a sudden increase in the number of devil defenders in the nearby stronghold, and then whether the devil patrols patrolling along the road inside the blockade ditch have changed the pattern?
The situation quickly became clear.
Wang Ye turned back to Li Xia and said, "Turn on." β
Li Xia immediately took Cheng Yue and Cheng Kui to set up the radio station.
After a while, the radio station's red indicator light lit up, and then the green indicator light lit up, indicating that a communication signal had been received.
Of the three radio stations of the mobile column, one was in the Wolf Squadron, one was in the Artillery Regiment, and the last radio station remained at the brigade headquarters.
Li Xia got a public communication frequency band.
All three radio stations can be connected to the conversation.
Even the devil's radio station can be accessed.
As long as it's within the right distance.
If the distance is more than 150 km, there is no way.
Although Li Xia modified the radio station held by the Wolf Warrior Squadron and amplified its transmitting power and receiving power, there was no way to achieve communication beyond 150 kilometers.
Wang Ye grabbed the earpiece and the microphone and called: "Hey, hey, hey, this is Dongyu." β
Immediately, a voice came from the earpiece: "Hey, hey, hey, here's Dongduo." β
Then another voice came from the earpiece: "Hey, hey, hey, this is Dongya." β
"The cave is in good condition." Wang Ye said again, "It's over." β
"The hole is in good condition, it's over."
"The cave is in good condition, over."
Wang Ye said again: "Dong Yan, where have you arrived?" β
Dong Yan replied: "We have reached the Gengchen area, and we are about to enter the Gengchen area. β
Wang Ye divided the coordinates of the Taihang base area and the surrounding enemy-occupied areas.
About 180 kilometers from Taiyuan to Zhengding are divided into 12 sections, each section is 15 kilometers wide, and the left from Taiyuan to Zhengding is calibrated by 12 days.
From Qitai County to Liao County, it is also divided into 12 sections, and from north to south it is demarcated by 12 local branches.
Using the sexagenary branch, a large area with a length and width of 180 kilometers is divided into a small area with a length and width of 15 kilometers.
Gengchen area is more than 90 kilometers away from Taiyuan in the west, more than 60 kilometers away from Qitai County in the north, and more than 30 kilometers away from Zhengtai Road.
"Get the map." Wang Ye waved his hand.
Wei Xilai hurriedly took out the map from his satchel and spread it out in front of Wang Ye.
He took out the flashlight from his satchel and opened it and covered it with his hand, only a little light leaked out.
Wei Dayong has been liberated since Wei Xilai came, and now he is Wei Xilai's part-time Wang Ye's guard.
Wang Ye's eyes fell on the map, and he said: "Dong Yan, you will establish a position in the Gengsi 46 area, and the shooting Zhuyuan is marked as the Gengwu 41 area, I repeat it......"
For artillery, the area of 15 km in length and width is still somewhat large, so it needs to be further divided.
Wang Ye introduced numerical coordinates to divide the area of 15 kilometers in length and width twice, each divided into ten equal parts, and was calibrated with Arabic numerals from 0 to 9.
Dong Yan quickly responded: "Dong Yan received, Dong Yan received." β
"Establish a position in the Gengsi 46 area, shoot Zhuyuan to mark Gengwu 41, finish."
While he was talking, a stiff voice suddenly interjected: "Lord Wang? β
Wang Ye heard it at once, and it was Yoshio Shinozuka who came in.
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Turn the time back to five minutes ago.
In the headquarters of the 1st Army in Taiyuan, Yoshio Shinozuka was seeing off 18 advance teams.
Compared to the Mashiko Advance Team from another world, these 18 advance teams are more sophisticated, with less than fifty people in each advance team.
But the basic formulation is pretty much the same.
In addition to traitor translators and Japanese translators, they are communication personnel and combatants.
However, unlike the Mashiko Advance Team in another world, which needs to undertake combat missions, Yoshio Shinozuka in this world did not arrange combat missions for these 18 advance teams.
The sole mission of these 18 advance teams was reconnaissance and positioning.
Reconnoiter the movements of the Eighth Route Army and locate the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the location of the regimental and brigade-level command posts.
Then, he guided the 18 sweeping detachments to launch precise fixed-point attacks on the headquarters organs of the Eighth Route Army and the regimental and brigade-level command posts, destroying the command organs at all levels of the Eighth Route Army.
Yoshio Shinozuka encouraged the more than 700 marching members in the line, and finally shouted, "Get out of the way!" β
More than 700 members of the advancing team gathered their feet in unison, saluted Yoshio Shinozuka, and then turned around and walked out.
After sending off the 18 advance teams, Maeda Tadanobu also said to Yoshio Shinozuka: "Shinozuka-kun, it's not too early, and it's almost time for me to go back." β
"Huh."
Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said, "Maeda-kun, you don't have to leave tonight, after all, the sweep has just begun, and the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Bandit Area will not launch a breakthrough battle so soon." β
"So, it's not too late for you to go back tomorrow."
"Okay." Maeda Tadanobu did not refrain from either.
He knew that Yoshio Shinozuka must have arranged the show.
Thinking of this, Maeda Tadanobu couldn't help but feel hot in his crotch.
At that moment, the two old devils returned to the battle hall surrounded by young staff officers such as Yasushi Inoue and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
But I saw that there were a large number of wargames on the huge simulated sand table, and on the large map pasted on the wall, there were also eighteen huge red arrows.
These eighteen red arrows are like eighteen sharp arrows,
With Tongpu Road as the bowstring, it shot straight towards the Taihang base of the Eighth Route Army.
Yoshio Shinozuka walked to the big map and stood still, and asked, "Maeda-kun, what kind of breakthrough strategy do you think the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Bandit Area will adopt?" β
Maeda Tadanobu said abruptly: "The breakthrough strategy of the Eighth Route Army is nothing more than two. β
"First, concentrate superior forces to launch a strong attack in a certain direction, tear open the gap, then break out of the encirclement, and flow to other bandit areas to continue to cause chaos."
"The second is to break into pieces and break through separately."
"At present, our 1st Army has concentrated more than 70,000 imperial troops and 10,000 imperial troops, and if the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area concentrates its forces to attack from the front, it will be self-defeating."
"So, I expect them to break into pieces and break out separately."
"Shuffle, Maeda-kun and I can be said to be completely consistent in judgment." Yoshio Shinozuka nodded happily and said, "So, which direction does Maeda-kun think the Eighth Route Army will take as the main breakthrough direction?" β
Maeda Tadanobu smiled slightly and said: "I know that Your Excellency the General has opened a big net on the Jizhong Plain, but I don't think that the Eighth Route Army of the Taihang Bandit Region will go to the Jizhong Plain. β
"I won't go to the barren northern Jinbei."
"Most of them will move to the Liao County area."
"However, it is difficult to judge whether it will directly cross the Zhengtai Road to the south or detour from other directions, and we have to admit that the tactical use of the Eighth Route Army is very difficult to understand."
While the two old devils were talking, Kosuke Chida suddenly stood up.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Kosuke Chida shouted, "The radio station of the Eighth Route Army is communicating again!" β
"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka immediately walked over and took the microphone and earpiece, and Maeda Tadanobu followed, putting his ear to the earpiece and listening to the communication on the radio.
Standard Chinese is spoken on the opposite communication channel.
Both old devils have Chinese skills and can understand them.
I can understand it, but I can't understand it, what does it mean?
Gengsi 46 area to establish a position? Shooting Zhuyuan calibration Geng Wu 41?
At that moment, Yoshio Shinozuka asked tentatively into the microphone, "Lord Wang?" β
"Oh, Shinozuka-kun." The voice of the prince immediately sounded in the channel.
"Good evening, Shinozuka-kun, it's a pleasure to meet you again."
"Good evening." Yoshio Shinozuka followed with a greeting and said, "Who are you?" β
The prince on the opposite side sighed and said, "That's the case, hasn't your 1st Army already launched a sweep against our Taihang Military Region?" We felt that instead of staying in the base and waiting for you to kill you, it was better to strike first and take the initiative to break through, so we launched a breakthrough operation first. β
"Nani? Strike first? Yoshio Shinozuka was stunned.
Maeda Tadanobu sneered and said, "What's the use of breaking through first?" β
The prince on the other side heard Maeda Tadanobu's voice and asked, "Shinozuka-kun, dare to ask who this is?" β
Yoshio Shinozuka asked Maeda Tadanobu to agree and said, "This one is the commander of the lieutenant general division of the 2nd Guards Division of the Imperial Japanese Army, Maeda Tadanobu-kun. β
"Oh, it's Maeda-kun, I'm lucky."
The prince on the other side said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you and I are old friends. β
"Yaga." Maeda Tadanobu said disdainfully, "I don't have a friend of Shina." β
"Why should Maeda-kun deny it?" The prince smiled, "Me and your three sons, Maeda Shu, Maeda Jiro and Maeda Tsuyoko are all acquaintances, and you are naturally not strangers." β
When Maeda Tadanobu heard this, his heart pounded.
The deaths of Tsuyoshi Maeda and Shu Maeda have been confirmed, but Jiro Maeda has not been confirmed.
As a father, Maeda Tadanobu naturally still wants his last son to be alive.
At that moment, Maeda Tadanobu asked again, "You mean, you know my Jiro?" Where is he? β
"Of course I do." The prince smiled and said, "My three sons were all killed by me, and I can't remember how your youngest son Maeda Tsuyoshi was killed by me." β
"But your second son, Jiro Maeda, was shot dead by me while he was descending from the cliff."
"And your eldest son, Maeda Shu, was cut off by me at his headquarters, and I still remember him falling to the ground and throwing around."
"It's like killing a chicken."
The prince is deliberately trying to be angry with Maeda Tadanobu.
And his purpose was indeed achieved.
Maeda Tadanobu was so angry that his white hair stood on end.
"Yaga Yaru!" Maeda Tadanobu was sad and angry, gritting his teeth and saying, "Lord? Listen to me, I must cut off your head with my own hands and avenge my three sons! β
"I await your arrival." The prince smiled and said, "However, please forgive me, if you really come, there is a high probability that you will also give away someone's head, hehe." β
"But that's good."
"The family should be neat and tidy."
"You father, son, and brother can also have a companion on the road."
Hearing this, Maeda Tadanobu couldn't hold back any longer and roared hysterically.
"Maeda-kun, please calm down, please calm down." Yoshio Shinozuka hurriedly comforted Maeda Tadanobu.
persuaded Maeda Tadanobu, and Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Lord Wang, you treat an elderly man like this, but it is very rude. β
"Courtesy?"
"What's the politeness to an old brute?"
"We Chinese are too particular about etiquette to attract invaders like you."
After a pause in this, the prince said again: "Shinozuka-kun, you better think about how to resist our attack first, right?" Don't say I didn't warn you. β
"We're really going to break out from the front."
"And the direction you chose is also the most heavily defended Zhengtai Road."
"In about half an hour to an hour, we will attack, you should hurry up and prepare."
"Alas, who made us China a real state of etiquette? We love to pay attention to this etiquette, the ancestors said that they were not taught and were abused, and I remind you now. β
"Hmph." Yoshio Shinozuka sneered.
"Lord Wang, if you want to pass such a bluff,"
"To affect our sweeping plan, I advise you to dispel this idea."
"Once the sweep of our 1st Army begins, it will not adjust its deployment due to any external interference."
"You see, to be honest, no one believes it." The prince chuckled, "Anyway, I have already reminded you, believe it or not, it's your business, don't blame me when you suffer a loss." β
Speaking of which, there was no more sound on the other side.
Yoshio Shinozuka handed the earpiece and microphone to Kosuke Chida.
He said to Maeda Tadanobu again: "Maeda-kun, what do you think? β
"Absolutely bluffing." Maeda Tadanobu said disdainfully, "Let's try to attract our sweeping troops to the front line of Zhengtai Road through such childish methods." β
"I think so too."
Yoshio Shinozuka said, "This idea is really too naΓ―ve. β
Only Ryuichi Sakamoto said, "Your Excellency, what if what the prince said is true?" β
"It's true, it's nothing." Yoshio Shinozuka said, "The 2nd Guards Division has built four blockade lines relying on Zhengtai Road, are you still afraid of a frontal attack by the Eighth Route Army?" β
Maeda Tadashi said: "I really hope that the Eighth Route Army can come. β
Speaking of this, he added: "If this is the case, things will be much simpler, and the 18 sweeping detachments will not even need to pull the net to sweep, and they can directly enter the comb grate bloodbath." β
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At this time, it was in the Gengwu area.
Li Yunlong led the main force of the independent regiment to arrive.
"Xiao Wang, what's the situation?" Zhao Gang asked.
Li Yunlong won't ask more, what can I do with Xiao Wang?
"Commissar, everything is normal." Wang Ye said with a smile, "The devil has not strengthened the garrison, there is still only one squad of defenders in the Zhao Jiayuan stronghold opposite, and the devil's patrol is still a detachment, with an interval of one hour." β
Zhao Gang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's good that everything is normal, and this battle can't go wrong." β
Li Yunlong said in a cruel voice: "Lao Zhao, I told you a long time ago, this is all a small scene. β
Zhao Gang said: "Whether it is a small scene or a big scene, this is the first battle of the breakthrough battle, and it must be won." β
"Isn't it a piece of cake to fight this kind of affluence? Besides, how many times have we deduced it before? β
Li Yunlong laughed and said: "If you can't win this kind of battle, you and I don't want to be the head of the regiment and the political commissar, just go home and farm." β
Zhao Gang subconsciously wanted to refute, but he still held back.
After a while, Cheng Yue came over and reported, "Captain, the artillery regiment has entered the command area. β
Wang Ye turned his head to look at Li Yunlong and said, "Regiment commander, the artillery regiment is in place, give the order." β
Li Yunlong threw the remaining cigarette butt on the ground and stepped on it, then turned back and beckoned: "Zhang Dabiao!" β
Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the 1st battalion, immediately trotted forward, squatted down beside Li Yunlong and asked, "Regiment commander? β
Li Yunlong said: "Da Biao, let the artillery company cooperate with you in the battle, I have only one request for you, to take the Zhaojiayuan stronghold within half an hour!" β
"Yes!" Zhang Dabiao said abruptly.
"Take the Zhaojiayuan stronghold in half an hour!"
"Now start the clock!" Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "Go ahead!" β
Zhang Dabiao returned to the assembly area of the 1st Battalion and began to arrange combat missions.
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Homoto Injiro is the captain of the garrison of the Zhao Jiayuan stronghold.
The garrison of Zhaojiayuan's stronghold is a reinforced squad, and in addition to an infantry squad, there is also a heavy machine gun detachment, with 2 Type 92 heavy machine guns.
The sweep against the Taihang Military Region of the Eighth Route Army has begun,
In the next period of time, the blockade of Zhengtai Road will be brutally tested.
From the perspective of Maeda Tadanobu and Shinozuka Yoshio, there are four blockades on Zhengtai Road, which can be described as impregnable.
But from the standpoint of Homoto Injiro, he didn't dare to be careless, because the Zhaojiayuan stronghold where Homoto's team was located was only part of the first cordon blockade.
If the Eighth Route Army attacked at the battalion and regimental level, they would definitely not be able to hold it.
It took half an hour for the rapid rescue strike detachment stationed in Sangzhang to arrive, and they could only rely on their Bao Benyin squad to defend the stronghold by themselves in this half hour.
So since nightfall, Homoto Injiro has been patrolling every half hour.
Just after midnight, Homoto Injiro entered the turret again, and when he saw the eight imperial soldiers of the heavy machine gun detachment gathering together to roast the fire, he immediately became angry.
"Yaga Yaru!"
"That's how you guys stay on night?"
The eight Japanese soldiers hurriedly returned to their firing positions.
Driving the heavy machine gun detachment back to the firing position, Homoto Injiro came to the roof of the building again.
The sentry on the top of the building braved the bitter cold wind, and was vigilantly scanning the wilderness to the north.
At this moment, only a snapping sound was heard, and the sentry fell to the ground.
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