Ishiwara's high evaluation of the opponent of the Independent Regiment made Yamaguchi Shubian pay more and more attention to the Independent Regiment.

This time, the Ishii Wing and Yamaguchi's independent mixed into the Fourth Brigade to jointly deal with the three regiments of the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army...

How many troops did the two of them have?

The Ishii Wing originally had a full strength of about 3,500 people, but it only lost about 1,300 people in the battle between Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang.

The remaining men and horses of the Ishii Wing who participated in the battle this time, plus those wounded soldiers who had been treated with minor injuries, the strength was about 2,000 people.

The total strength of the independent mixed Fourth Brigade under the jurisdiction of the First Army was about 6,000 men.

There are more than 8,000 troops in total, plus more than 10,000 people from the accompanying Imperial Army.

"This time to deal with the three regiments of the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army, the focus must be on this independent regiment, and this independent regiment is on the outermost periphery of the Iron Triangle towards Yangquan."

"As long as the independent regiment can be defeated in one fell swoop, the remaining new regiment and the new second regiment will be much easier to deal with."

"The rest of the new regiment will be more difficult to deal with compared to the new second regiment. This is the team of the Eighth Route Army that had been fighting with the Bantian United in the Battle of Cangyunling, and as for the new Second Regiment, it is a newly formed combat regiment that has been formed for less than a year, so there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

"According to our army's intelligence reconnaissance, the new regiment currently has about 2,000 troops, while this new second regiment only has more than 1,000 troops."

"So, Your Excellency Brigade Commander, I suggest that this time against the Independent Regiment, we send two wings to deal with the new regiment, and two brigades will be responsible, and to deal with this new regiment, I think that the strength of one brigade is completely sufficient."

"In addition, the terrain around Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang is relatively gentle, and our tank troops can barely march, as for the base area where the new first regiment and the new second regiment are located, it is in a mountainous area, and I am afraid it is not easy to launch a tank offensive."

"Your Excellency Commander has ordered the eight tanks assigned to us this time, as for the direction of the new 1st Regiment and the new 2nd Regiment, I think that one is sufficient, and the rest should concentrate on attacking the independent regiment."

Ishii Haraichi suggested.

Yamaguchi nodded beside the tree: "Shout, since Ishii-kun is so confident, the general deployment of troops is arranged like this." ”

"Hey! Thank you for your trust. ”

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New 2nd Regiment.

Regiment headquarters.

After more than half a year of development, the intelligence system belonging to the new second regiment has also been established, and the little devil will launch a sweep on the 12th, and Li Yunlong's new second regiment has naturally learned about it.

There was no gloom and bleakness about the storm, on the contrary, the entire new second regiment was full of excitement.

In particular, the head of the regiment, Li Yunlong, was stilting Erlang's legs at the regiment headquarters at the moment, and bragged to political commissar Zhao Gang with a playful face:

"Lao Zhao, it's not me who blows, you see, the little devils have set off a big sweep this time, and they must focus on attacking our new second regiment, although our new second regiment has not been established for a long time, but since this period of time, there have been many devils."

"We have pulled out a lot of devil strongholds around, and the scope of our guerrilla area extends outward for more than ten miles."

"Whether it's the little devil in Taiyuan City or the little devil in Yangquan, they all regard our new second regiment as a thorn in their side!"

"So, hehe, we're going to have to be ready for a tough battle this time."

"Our new second regiment took over the base of the independent regiment back then, and the defense system of this village and its surroundings is quite perfect, and the little devils have swept over this time, which is enough for them to drink a pot."

Zhao Gang smiled and said: "Lao Li, you can blow it, let's have three regiments in the Iron Triangle, if the devil fights, the focus must be on the independent regiment." ”

Li Yunlong said: "That's because his old Kong is too capable of tossing, plus his independent regiment has been formed for a long time and has a good foundation, but even if the devil's focus is on the independent regiment, our new second regiment is here, and the little devil will definitely not dare to fool around." ”

"Don't say much, you have to have a wing, right? Hey. ”

Zhao Gang said with a smile: "Our independent regiment is now more than 1,500 troops, but I heard that Lao Kong's independent regiment has nearly 5,000 troops, which is three times our strength."

If the devil sends a wing to deal with our new independent second regiment, wouldn't he have to send a brigade to deal with the independent regiment? ”

Li Yunlong sighed: "The devil's sweeping forces are advancing over, and sometimes there are too many troops, which is not a good thing.

In addition, although Lao Kong has nearly 5,000 troops, there are still so many elites as before, and the puppet army troops that have only been absorbed are given to him Lao Kong, and he Lao Kong does not dare to use them indiscriminately.

Lao Zhao, I still say the same thing. If Lao Kong's independent regiment is overwhelmed by the devil's heavy troops, if we can help, we will have to help as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Gang smiled and nodded.

……

Twelveth.

The Japanese army's spring sweep in the Taihang area was officially launched.

In Taiyuan, Yangquan, Ping'an County, Taigu, Zhangzhuang, and Tan County, the Japanese army set out from multiple roads and advanced to the Taihang area, with a total strength of more than 20,000 troops.

In less than a morning, the Japanese troops advanced to the outskirts of the occupied area, and some scattered villages in the suburbs appeared in the field of vision of the sweeping Japanese troops.

The devil soldier pointed out, all the way forward, the village passed, was turned over by the devil, all the supplies were robbed, and the villagers were killed directly, and before leaving the village, the entire village was burned to ashes with a fire.

The three-light policy, which has lost all conscience, has committed countless crimes, and many villages have been destroyed and many villagers have been persecuted in the base areas of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan border areas.

When the news reached all departments of the Eighth Route Army, the generals of the Eighth Route Army were all furious.

Separate regiments.

Regiment headquarters.

The fourth battalion commander Lei was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table, "Regiment commander, I really let you say it, this little devil of the dog day is exterminating humanity, according to the intelligence from the front line, this devil swept everywhere he passed, and he simply left no grass." ”

"I heard that many villages in the major roots have suffered heavy losses, and many villagers have been persecuted by devils."

"Fortunately, our independent regiment has an order from the head of the regiment in advance, even the outermost villages, and the villagers were evacuated in time, so as to avoid being persecuted by the devils."

"But the village where the villagers have lived all their lives has been burned down, these little devils are really hateful."

Kong Jie said: "As long as the villagers are protected, the village is burned, and it will be built in the future."

We are now small and limited, and the devil's sweep this time is menacing, and we can't extend our defense too far, so we can only shrink our forces to our base area and some nearby villages for defense.

The outermost scattered villages, which have no value or significance for defense, can only be discarded.

This time, the village was burned down, and after the anti-sweep was completed, we will find a way to build new homes for these villagers who have lost their homes. ”

"Yes!" Lei Dasheng responded.

Kong Jie asked, "Where has the devil's vanguard swept troops been now?" ”

Lei Dasheng said: "It is less than five kilometers away from the outermost West Village and Zhangjiazhuang. ”

"How's the mass transfer going?"

"The head of the regiment can rest assured that Lao Du has already arranged manpower, and now he has almost transferred the villagers from Xicun, Zhangjiazhuang and the surrounding major villages to the mountainous area."

Kong Jie nodded, a little relieved, "That's good, without the villagers as a constraint, the devil is here, and we can do it happily." ”

"I won't let go of these little devils." Lei Dasheng's eyes were full of murderous intent.

"The first battalion, the second battalion, the third battalion can be transmitted?"

"Report to the regiment commander, not yet, but according to the front-line investigation, the vanguard of the devils has been staggered with the mountainous area where our three battalions are hiding, and the little devil has not discovered the main force we deployed in the mountainous area in advance."

"How about the strength of the devils going to Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang?"

"Regiment commander, according to our reconnaissance all the way, the little devil wants to deal with our independent regiment this time, it is a bloody investment, Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang each have a Japanese army wing along the way, with a total strength of about 5,000 people."

"Among them, all the way to Zhangjiazhuang, you can still see some wounded soldiers in the devils, it seems that they are the Shijing United team that was defeated by us not long ago, and it seems that they are looking for revenge on us."

Kong Jiele said, "The strength of the two wings is really worthy of our independent regiment!" ”

"Everything is going according to the original plan, after putting the devils from both directions into the village, with the help of the village's defense construction, ambush warfare."

"The specific way of playing is still good, at a longer distance, just arrange some veterans with accurate marksmanship, first hit the devil's artillery and machine gunners, and wait until the devil is put in, and then use light and heavy machine guns and all kinds of firepower."

"Overall defense, echelon configuration, every local operation must be divided into transferable positions, ensure depth, and avoid the artillery fire of devils in time. The front-line positions should not be equipped with heavy troops, so as to avoid being bombarded by Japanese artillery. ”

"Remember, don't go head-to-head with the little devils, try to use the defense of the village to traumatize the Japanese army, and abandon the positions that should be abandoned at any time."

"Yes, please rest assured, my fourth battalion will definitely complete the task." Lei Dasheng responded.

"It's the task of dragging down the Japanese army and killing and injuring the living forces of the Japanese army with the help of the defense of the village, not for you to fight a decisive battle with the little devils." Kong Jie asked.

Lei Dasheng said with a smile: "Commander, I understand this, this time the good show is on the main force of our direct attack on the devil's lair!" ”

"You kid, go ahead!"

"Yes!"

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A new regiment.

Regiment headquarters.

The Japanese invaders advanced all the way, and the news of the implementation of the three-light policy for the villages they encountered came.

Sun Zhenguo, the commander of the first battalion, had palpitations, "Regiment commander, fortunately, we didn't take chances and withdrew the villagers in time." ”

Then, the cadres scolded the devils for destroying their humanity.

Ding Wei said: "Stop scolding, what's the use of just scolding?" If we can scold the little devil to death, we are so many Chinese, isn't it enough for one person to spit on the stars? ”

"Dealing with bastards like the Japanese Kou, the devil is cruel, we have to be even more cruel, tooth for tooth, blood for blood, in order to beat these little devils to be afraid and hurt."

"A few days ago, the Independent Regiment defeated the Shijing Wing in Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang, and blew up the Yangquan Devil Military Hospital, and blew up the medicine urgently needed by the wounded soldiers, resulting in the death of many wounded soldiers, this is what our fathers should do."

The commander of the first battalion, Sun Zhenguo, responded: "The regiment commander is right, this time we will beat his little devil in the dog day to avenge the villagers." ”

"Revenge—"

"Revenge—"

"According to the information sent back from our front line, the devil has dispatched two brigades of about two brigades to deal with our new regiment this time, a total of about 2,300 people, plus a puppet army of more than 1,000 people."

"The devil's firepower configuration is not weak, and it seems that there is an artillery squadron to follow up."

Ding Wei suddenly smiled, "Yes, sooner or later, this artillery squadron will have the surname Ding." ”

Sun Zhenguo said with a smile: "Regiment Commander, you are still so confident, the battle has not started yet!" The devil's artillery squadron is already on your mind. ”

Ding Wei touched his nose, and his words were a little sour, "Are there more than two thousand devils?" Don't forget, just a few days ago, the devil dispatched a full formation of a wing, plus 2,000 puppet troops, to fight to the independent regiment, what happened in the end? Fiasco! ”

"That battle Lao Kong commanded beautifully! To be honest, even if Lao Li and I don't go, Lao Kong really didn't brag, and he would be round. ”

"The strength of our new regiment in front of us is not as good as the Ishii United! What does this mean, little devil? This is clearly not taking our new regiment in his eyes, at least in the eyes of the devils, our new regiment is not as good as the independent regiment. ”

"I can't bear this breath, since the devils don't have many troops, then let's use the minimum price to eat all the devils' troops, and by the way, capture the most equipment, this is the only way to be brilliant."

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something, Ding Wei asked: "By the way, in the direction of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment, how many troops did the Japanese army use?" ”

Sun Zhenguo replied: "In the direction of Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang of the Independent Regiment, the Japanese army each dispatched a wing, with a total strength of about 5,000 troops. ”

So Ding Wei became even more sour, "This little devil is watching people put down dishes!" Who to look down on, is he? ”

"What about Li Yunlong's new second regiment?"

"It seems that a Japanese brigade has been dispatched."

"What? Just a devil brigade? ”

Ding Wei slapped his thigh, he was so happy that his heart immediately balanced, "Interesting, the little devil is pinching the new second group as a soft persimmon." ”

Sun Zhenguo said with a smile: "Regiment Commander, that is, in the past half a year, the three regiments of our Iron Triangle have developed too fast, if this is pushed forward for another year, a brigade of devils will come over, no matter which of our three regiments is dealt with, it will be enough." ”

Ding Wei nodded and said with a smile: "This is the truth, a year ago, the development of our troops' equipment was too backward, and a regiment did not even have a heavy machine gun, and a Sakata Wing forced the main force of our entire 386th Brigade to retreat." ”

"It's just that right now, a devil brigade is a little inadequate.

If the devil didn't pay attention to our new group, then he couldn't look down on the new second group at all.

Look at it, Li Yunlong is probably scolding his mother at the regiment headquarters at this moment! ”

……

"What the hell, bitchy little devil mean by that? Just one brigade sent Lao Tzu away? This is looking down on me Li Yunlong! One brigade is not enough, and our old Li stuffs his teeth. ”

New 2nd Regiment.

Regiment headquarters.

The head of the regiment, Li Yunlong, was stomping his feet and scolding.

Our old Li Niu has blown it out, saying that this little devil will definitely not dare to underestimate our new second regiment, at least he has to send a wing over!

It turned out to be good, and a brigade was sent.

"This is a Hanako!" ……

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