By this time, the fighters of the Independence Regiment and the militia had returned to the underground shelters.

The only thing that made Shen Quan and Sun Bin feel that the fly in the ointment was that the 37mm caliber main gun and 7.7mm caliber heavy machine gun on those tanks were not removed, which was undoubtedly a serious loss.

"Damn, it's a pity."

Shen Quan scolded: "That's six 37mm caliber rapid-fire guns, and twelve 7.7mm caliber heavy machine guns, if they can be dismantled and brought back, Lao Tzu's county brigade can be equipped with a machine gun squadron, then it will be wide." ”

"Be content." Wang Ye scolded with a smile, "It's not enough to capture so much in one battle?" ”

"What's this seizure?" Shen Quan said that it was nothing, but his mouth laughed until his gums were exposed.

"You're Versailles." Wang Ye scolded with a smile, "This is enough for the weapons and equipment of an infantry squadron." ”

"Versailles?" Shen Quan asked confusedly, "Old Wang, what is Versailles?" What do you mean? ”

"It's just stinky, shameless." Wang Ye scolded with a smile, "It's about people like you." ”

"What do you mean, Lao Wang?" Shen Quan smiled, "Who do you look down on?" ”

As he was talking, there was a sudden muffled sound of "boom" on the top of the shelter.

Immediately afterwards, there was a continuous "boom" sound transmitted down.

Then there was a flurry of dust falling.

"Damn, it's so arrogant." Sun Bin scolded, "It's another shot." ”

"This is the usual routine of the little devils." Shen Quan said, "After the infantry rushes the artillery bombardment, the artillery bombardment finishes the infantry charge, if there are still surplus troops and shells, the scale of the artillery bombardment and the scale of the infantry engaged in the attack will become larger and larger, and the attack intensity will become greater and greater, until there are no more soldiers to add, and all the shells are gone, and the devils will stop eating." ”

Speaking of this, Shen Quan looked at his watch again and said, "I estimate that this shelling will last for half an hour, and there is a chance that poison gas bombs will be used." ”

Shen Quan said that the devil's shelling really lasted for half an hour.

Not long after the devil's shelling ended, the guard post left on the surface came down to report: "The devil is going to attack!" ”

"Total Attack!" Shen Quan and Sun Bin suddenly felt a pang in their hearts, this was a bit of a surprise, they really didn't expect the devil to launch a general attack so quickly, this is going to be desperate.

"Lao Wang, how should I fight next?"

Shen Quan and Sun Bin's gaze turned to Wang Ye.

Wang Ye raised his wrist and looked at his watch, the hour hand had already pointed to 4:30 in the afternoon, and it was still about an hour before dark, but he could almost retreat.

At that moment, Wang Ye said: "Don't guard it anymore." ”

"What? Don't keep it? Shen Quan and Sun Bin were stunned.

More than a dozen cadres and militia captains in the shelter also looked at each other.

This is too sudden, the battle is quite smooth, how can you say that if you don't fight, you won't fight?

Only Wang Ye knew that if he continued to defend it, it would be a tough and vicious battle, and the casualties would increase sharply.

"Yes, I don't." Wang Ye said in a low voice, "According to the order of the regiment headquarters, let's move separately in teams!" ”

Although Shen Quan and Sun Bin were a little unwilling, they still resolutely carried out the order of the regiment headquarters and transferred the officers and men of the third battalion and the county brigade to the corresponding villages in teams.

The seized weapons and ammunition were also divided equally among the squads.

In the end, only Shen Quan and a dozen militiamen were left.

Shen Quan wanted to say something to Wang Ye, but his mouth opened, but he didn't know what to say.

"Old Shen, I know what you're thinking in your dog's head." Wang Ye said angrily, "Then I can tell you responsibly that I will definitely die behind you." ”

"Holy!" Shen Quan scolded angrily.

But the desolate aura just now is gone.

Shen Quan said again: "But also, as the old saying goes, good people don't live long, and disasters last for thousands of years, and it's not uncommon for a scourge like you to live past a hundred years." ”

Wang Ye smiled: "Then you are not a good bird." ”

Shen Quan smiled: "If you want to say that, the little devil is a good person." ”

"Not really." Wang Ye smiled, "What bad intentions can a devil have?" It's nothing more than wanting to send us some supplies, but our independent group lives on them. ”

Shen Quan laughed and snapped upright.

Wang Yeyi's face was also upright.

"Lao Wang, take care!"

"Take care!"

……

Maori Guangbo originally thought that there would be a fierce battle in Dagu Town.

However, the development of the battle situation was completely unexpected.

The three infantry squadrons that were engaged in the attack did not take the streets this time, but climbed directly from the top of the ruins of the houses with the help of ladders, which effectively prevented the defenders from using the ruins to ambush.

Rather than stay at the forward observation post this time, Maori Hiroshi went straight out of town.

So without binoculars, the naked eye could see groups of infantry stepping on ladders and searching while entering the depths of the town from the top of the ruins of houses.

However, the gunshots never rang out.

In less than an hour, a herald ran up to him quickly, saluted and reported: "Report, all the ruins of Dagu Town have been cleared, and not a single soldier has been found!" ”

"Huh?" Maori Guangbo said in a deep voice, "Keep searching further!" ”

The order was passed on, and the Maori Brigade soon opened a second search.

This time, the Eighth Route Army was still not found, but many hidden tunnel entrances were found.

Mori came to one of the tunnel entrances, only to see that the tunnel entrance was hidden in a well, about half a meter above the water surface, and a horizontal fork was dug.

From the wheel of the water, you can go down to the mouth of the tunnel.

Maori immediately ordered a detachment to go down to the tunnels to carry out reconnaissance.

Half an hour later, the detachment returned to the surface through another tunnel exit.

"Captain!" The commander of the team, Cao Cao, reported to Maori Guangbo, "The tunnels below are like a labyrinth, extending in all directions and there are several floors up and down!" We didn't dare to go any further for fear of getting lost in it. ”

"Did you find the Eighth Route Army?" Māori is most concerned about this issue.

"Not really." Jun Cao Chang shook his head and said, "Not a single Eighth Route Army has encountered. ”

"What about the people of China?" Maori asked again.

"Not either." Jun Cao shook his head again, "The tunnel is empty. ”

"Empty? What's going on? Mori Guangbo was stunned when he heard this.

Jun Cao Chang said again: "Maybe hide in deeper or farther tunnels, after all, we have only searched a small part, and there are still a large number of tunnels that have not been searched." ”

"No more searches."

"Get ready for blasting." ”

At the sound of the order, the squadron of engineers brought in the explosives that had been prepared in advance.

After a little survey of the tunnel, the sappers quickly selected dozens of explosion points and began to plant explosives.

Then, the Maori brigade quickly withdrew from Dagu Town, and after about ten minutes, a muffled thunderous roar suddenly sounded from under the ground, and then the ground also trembled violently.

At this time, the entire Dagu Town was completely razed to the ground.

The tunnel system under the underground of Dagu Town is also finished.

If there were people, they must have been buried alive underground.

……

That night, Kamegawa returned to the county seat of Ping'an.

"Gave up?" Miyano Michichi was stunned and said, "After a little resistance, the Independent Regiment directly gave up the three defensive supports of Dagu Town, Qingyun Town, and Lijia Town? ”

"It's unbelievable, but it's true."

Kamegawa Kiyomichi: "The Independent Regiment did abandon these three towns. ”

After a pause, he added, "And the vast network of tunnels hidden under the ground of these three towns has also been destroyed by our sappers with high explosives. ”

Miyano Michiichi frowned and said, "What about the people of the three towns?" ”

"I guess it's transferred." Kamegawa Kiyomichi, "It may also be buried alive in the depths of the tunnel, who knows, anyway, it's just a group of Diao people who are destined to be dealt with, regardless of whether they live or die." ”

"It's weird." Miyano Michiichi frowned and said, "There won't be any problems, right?" ”

"Probably not." Kamegawa Qingdao, "On the way back, I also thought about it repeatedly, according to my estimate, the three villages on the periphery before, as well as Dagu Town, Qingyun Town, and Lijia Town, these street battles, on the surface, although the imperial army suffered losses, but I think the price paid by the independent regiment must be not small." ”

"Hmm." Michiichi Miyano said thoughtfully.

"Kamegawa-kun, do you mean that the Independent Regiment is no longer able to defend it?"

"Yes, at least that's what I think." Kiyoshi Kamegawa said.

"Especially Dagu Town, Qingyun Town and Lijia Town were attacked by sulfur bombs and poison gas bombs, and the Eighth Route Army must have suffered heavy casualties when it was caught off guard, and it will be even more unfavorable to the independent regiment after the houses are burned, so it is undoubtedly a wise choice to abandon it directly, I believe Li Yunlong and Wang Ye also think so."

"Shuffle." Miyano said, "In this way, there is only one problem left for the Fuliang Mountain Fortress. ”

"Yes." Kamegawa Kiyoshi said, "If I'm not mistaken, the battle will go smoothly next, and the mobile units of our 2nd Guards Division will advance to Fuliang Mountain without hindrance. ”

……

Kamegawa Kiyoshi became a prophecy.

In the following month or so, the situation can really be said to be overwhelming.

In the blink of an eye, the time had come to mid-September 1941.

Kamegawa Kiyoshi rushed into the war room and reported to Miyano Michiichi: "Division commander, all the pillboxes along the fifth blockade ditch have been completed, and the three mobile strike groups have all advanced to the periphery of Fuliang Mountain. ”

"Yo Si." Michichi Miyano nodded happily and said, "It took two months to sweep the Fuliang Mountain bandit area and the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and finally entered the decisive stage. ”

"Yes." Kiyoya Kamegawa said excitedly.

"If nothing else, most of the men and horses of the Independent Regiment have been trapped and killed in Fuliang Mountain, and the rest of the small part has also been divided and surrounded in various villages, and the annihilation of the whole army is an early thing in history."

"Still don't be careless." Michiichi Miyano said.

"The people of China are far more tenacious than we thought."

"That's right." Kamegawa Kiyoshen thought so, "We originally thought that after the construction of the deep trench around the village, the trapped people of China would collapse within half a month, but now two months have passed, and they are still resisting stubbornly, and the night attacks on the imperial army and the imperial alliance army have become more and more intensified." ”

"But after all, it's just a grasshopper after autumn, and it won't be able to stumble for a few days."

Miyano Michichi said in a deep voice: "Order all mobile brigades, don't rush to attack, and after the sixth blockade ditch is completed, it's not too late to attack the Fuliang Mountain Fortress." ”

"Hello!"

……

Yunqi Town, Sanduotang.

"Brigade." Fang Ligong walked into the war room quickly and reported to Chu Yunfei, "Our inner line has just received news that the mobile troops of the Second Guards Division of the Japanese Army have advanced to the periphery of the Fuliang Mountain Fortress. ”

Chu Yunfei put his hands behind his back and said abruptly: "So, the independent regiment has been completely trapped in the fortress of Fuliang Mountain?" ”

"Yes." Fang Ligong nodded and said, "Not only that, but the entire Fuliang Mountain area has also been divided into four concentric circles by the Japanese army's five blockade ditches, and nearly two hundred villages are also locked up with deep trenches around the village. ”

Chu Yunfei said with a straight face: "In this way, the little devil is going to kill them all." ”

"For the Japanese army, this is just a routine operation." Fang Ligong said, "After Okamura Ningji took office, he did respect the Chinese in the so-called model area, but he did not even let go of the infant baby after he took office, but he did not even let go of the Chinese people in the guerrilla area and the various base areas of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"These brutes." Chu Yunfei's face fell.

Fang Ligong said again: "But if the Japanese army wants to achieve its combat intentions, I am afraid that there will be a fierce battle." ”

"Of course." Chu Yunfei said thoughtfully, "Li Yunlong is not a good stubble, and Wang Ye is even more scheming, so the independent regiment will never be restrained, and there will definitely be a good show to watch in the future!" ”

This kind of result is what Chu Yunfei and Jin Suijun want to see the most.

Let the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army fight to defeat both.

Then the only brigade of the Jin Sui Army can make a profit.

……

Taiyue Military Region, Brigade Headquarters.

The chief of staff said: "Brigade commander, all regiments under the military region have launched a new round of offensives, but the Japanese garrison is much more than we expected, so it has not achieved much success. ”

The brigade commander said, "I already know about this. ”

After a pause, the brigade commander said again: "The devil has played a trick with us, the 41st Division has nominally been transferred to the northwest of Shanxi, but in fact it has not, but left three brigades in the southeast of Shanxi. ”

"It's no wonder." The chief of staff said hatefully, "The little devil is really cunning. ”

The brigade commander said again: "How is the situation over there in the Fuliang Mountain base area?" Are there any updates on the progress? ”

As soon as the chief of staff was about to say no, a communications staff officer hurried in and reported: "Brigade commander, the independent regiment is in an emergency. ”

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives." The chief of staff took the telegram and said as he looked at it, "Brigade commander, the devil has advanced to the outside of the fortress of Fuliang Mountain. ”

The brigade commander hurriedly said: "Did the devil attack at the first time?" ”

The Independent Regiment has already reported the revised battle plan to the brigade headquarters, so the brigade commander knows the plan of the Independent Regiment, and what he is most worried about is that the Japanese army will launch a strong attack immediately after advancing to the periphery of the Fuliang Mountain Fortress, so there will be trouble, because the Fuliang Mountain Fortress now has only one guard company plus the Wolf Squadron.

"Not really." The chief of staff said, "A confrontation has formed. ”

Saying this, the chief of staff said with a smile: "Last night, the Wolf Warrior Squadron even launched a night attack and killed at least half of the squadron's devils, and now the devils have become more cautious." ”

"Okay, it's worthy of Xiao Wang." The brigade commander was overjoyed when he heard this.

"This hand is offensive instead of defensive, and it is a beautiful game!"

……

Beiping, No. 11 Iron Lion Hutong.

Okamura Ninji has also been paying attention to the battle situation in the northwest of Jin.

After finishing the official business at hand, Okamura Ninji called the deputy chief of staff, Seizo Arisue, to the office.

"There is Mojun, how is the progress in the northwest of Jin?" Okamura Ninji said, "Have you advanced to the fortress of Fuliang Mountain?" ”

Yousujing said after a pause: "Your Excellency the general is really like a god, the three mobile brigades of the Second Guards Division have just advanced to the periphery of the Fuliang Mountain fortress. ”

Okamura Ninji smiled and asked again, "Is there a map?" ”

"There is a map, Your Excellency General, wait a minute." Yusue Seizan returned to his office and took the map of the situation of the enemy and me in the northwest of Jinxi that he had taken the time to draw.

It looks intuitive from the map.

From the inside to the outside, six concentric blockade ditches divide the entire Fuliang Mountain bandit area into a circle center, five rings, which have been separated from each other, and nearly 200 deep moats around the villages in the bandit area surround the villages in the bandit area, and now nearly 200 villages in the bandit area have completely become isolated islands, and the Fuliang Mountain Fortress is the largest isolated island.

Yusue Seizan pointed to the map and said, "In three days at most, the sixth blockade ditch will be formed, and then the independent regiment will be completely trapped in the fortress of Fuliang Mountain." ”

Okamura Ninji was a little surprised, and said: "In this way, the tunnel network of the Fuliang Mountain bandit area has been cracked by Miyano-kun's bunker ring trench tactics?" ”

"That's pretty much it." Arisue Seizo nodded and said, "Only the final battle remains." ”

"Decisive battles have never been a problem for the imperial army." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said, "What we are afraid of is that the Eighth Route Army will not fight a decisive battle with the Imperial Army, as long as the Eighth Route Army is willing to fight a decisive battle, even if it is a fortress attack, what are we afraid of." ”

"Yes." Seizo said with a smile, "So the Independent Regiment is already unable to escape this fate." ”

"It seems that this bunker entrenchment tactic is effective and worth promoting." Okamura Ningji said, "You immediately organize the staff officers of all divisions, regiments, and brigades directly under the Front Army to go to the Fuliang Mountain bandit area to observe and study, and then spread this experience to the central Hebei bandit area and the southern Hebei bandit area as soon as possible." ”

"Hello." There are three heads of the last essence.

"Next year." Okamura Ningji said, "I plan to spend a year completely flattening the so-called base areas of the Eighth Route Army in central and southern Hebei, so that the public security situation in Hebei can be completely improved." ”

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