When it came to the specific combat deployment, Kong Jie arranged it like this:

The main forces of the 4th and 5th battalions were dispatched overnight, divided into multiple teams, and laid down some important nodes that were controlled by the Japanese army.

After laying the node, with the help of lime, sand, gravel, and water brought by the soldiers, quickly rely on the node to build all kinds of concrete fortifications, including semi-underground concrete machine gun fortifications, concrete pillboxes, and so on.

At the same time, in order to paralyze the judgment of the Japanese army and interfere with the defense of the Japanese troops on various nodes, while attacking these nodes, several other troops were divided into several units to attack the Japanese troops in the Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang areas at night.

The assault team took advantage of the night to find a way to knock out the Japanese artillery squad.

The monk led the guard company and ambushed the artillery units from the large Japanese stronghold to Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang on the way.

……

"Monk, let people give an order immediately, transfer the sniper platoon back, the devils and puppet soldiers in the strongholds they have fought in the past few days dare not show their heads, and it is useless to stay outside.

Let the soldiers lurk in the Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang areas, and try to harvest the officers, artillerymen, and machine gunners of the devils. Kong Jie arranged.

"Yes!" The monk responded.

After everything was ready and the cadres left, Kong Jie's eyes continued to focus on the combat sand table, checking and filling in the gaps.

The operational deployment of the Japanese troops besieging Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang has been arranged.

"In this way, the purpose of encircling the point and sending reinforcements for the point has been achieved, and the next step is to send reinforcements."

"On the way from the new regiment to the direction of Xicun, an ambush was set up in advance, and the number of troops deployed this time was about 600 people."

"At that time, Lao Xu will lead a new regiment of 600 troops to respond."

"The two brigades deployed by the Japanese army near the stronghold of the new regiment are very unlikely to come out."

"In this way, with the addition of the new regiment of troops, ambushing the new regiment and the reinforcements of the Japanese army all the way, our strength will not be too different from the Japanese army."

"With the help of the ambush and firepower advantage in advance, it is impossible to directly eat some Japanese reinforcements, but it is not difficult to defeat this Japanese reinforcement."

"If you take into account the factors of Lao Ding and Lao Kong, Lao Feng has already sent someone to say hello in advance, and once the battle starts, Lao Feng's fifth regiment will most likely come over to help."

"The 772nd Regiment is not far away, and that guy from Lao Cheng may come to join in the fun."

"Lei Hu, Shen Quan, Wang Huaibao, these boys, have been making trouble in the rear of the devil for so long, according to the battle plan when they left."

"Once the battle near Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang starts, it proves that the decisive battle between our independent regiment and the Japanese army has begun, and they will definitely return to reinforcements as soon as possible and take the opportunity to withdraw their troops."

"At this time, the main force of the third battalion of our independent regiment withdrew to the base area, and the main force of the Japanese army returning to the rear county town was staggered."

"Because of the reinforcement of the rear, the devil has caused the strength of the Fourth Mixed Brigade and the Ishii Wing to be insufficient, and our independent regiment has the reinforcement of the main force of the third battalion."

"That's it, once this battle starts, it's a good fight, our independent regiment will indirectly involve the soldiers and horses of all parties, and the independent 4th mixed brigade and Ishii wing can eat the devils in one go, plus the Japanese reinforcements from the direction of the new 1st regiment and the new 2nd regiment."

"All combined, more than the strength of three brigades."

"This is not a small movement, it can be regarded as a large-scale battle."

With Kong Jie's continuous deduction, this battle really affected the whole body, and it seemed to be intensifying.

At the end of the deduction, even Kong Jie looked a little strange:

"In this rough calculation, this time our Eighth Route Army has invested in the troops, including the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment, the New Second Regiment, plus the possible Fifth Regiment and the Seventh Seventy-second Regiment.

But I just considered the troops of our Eighth Route Army.

Once the battle starts, if the siege is not quickly resolved, the battle will quickly become a stalemate.

At that time, Lao Feng's fifth regiment can rush over to support, and the devils around the fifth regiment can still rush over to support.

The 772nd Regiment can rush over to support, and the Japanese sweeping forces against the 772nd Regiment can also rush over to support, which is ...... Isn't it going to be messed up again in the end? ”

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that once this battle was set off, it might even be possible to poke a hole in the sky in the northwest of Jin.

Captain Kong, who was a little surprised, finally comforted himself in his own words:

"I can't manage so much, we can't miss the opportunity, and we won't come back again, and the general situation of the battle now is very conducive to launching a counteroffensive this time."

"The rear of the Japanese army is not stable, there are parts of our independent regiment, the new first regiment, and the new second regiment, which are tossing and turning in the rear."

"After the other Eighth Route Army units ordered their respective attempts to break through the encirclement, they got the news not long ago that some of them broke through and learned from our three regiments of the Iron Triangle to fight in the rear of the Japanese army and fight for the tactics of changing homes."

"The main force of the devils has returned to help, and the number of troops left in the base area to sweep has been sharply reduced on a large scale, especially our three regiments in the Iron Triangle, as the gateway to the Taihang base area, the reversal of the situation at this time is the most exaggerated."

"Maybe the brigade commander, after so many days of fighting, is also waiting for this opportunity to change the tide of the war!"

"After our independent regiment takes the lead in launching a counteroffensive, the Japanese army will definitely be caught off guard, and the troops of the Eighth Route Army supported by our independent regiment will also be one step faster than the devil's sweeping troops."

"This counterattack will be like a sharp cone, the first to cut through the devil's sweeping net."

"The worst thing, even if it ends up in a pot of porridge, for the troops around my Taihang base area, with backward equipment and scarce ammunition, it will definitely be more beneficial than disadvantageous, and they can take the opportunity to break through."

"The sweep set off by the Japanese army this time was broken without attacking."

"Hit!"

Kong Jie strengthened his determination.

……

……

Night, ugly time.

Around two o'clock.

The sudden sound of gunfire, mixed with the sound of artillery, completely broke the peace in the area of Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang.

Nishimura, the temporary headquarters of the 4th Brigade Regiment of the Independent Mixed Brigade.

The commander of the Japanese brigade, Yamaguchi, was awakened by the sound of gunfire.

"Where did the battle take place?"

Yamaguchi, who put on his coat haphazardly, rushed to the battle conference room and asked.

Hideo Nakajima, the chief of staff of the devil, who arrived in advance, hurriedly clicked on the map and replied: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, according to the direction from which the gunshots came, it seems that there are two points in the north to the small mountain pass and the east to the mountain road. ”

Yamaguchi looked at the points of the map in contemplation.

In fact, these days, with the continuous return of the main force, Yamaguchi and the remaining troops temporarily contain the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and he has felt a little powerless.

In particular, the calm before nightfall made Yamaguchi feel a little unusual.

In this mountainous area, which would only be strange to the Japanese army, the devils were always extremely insecure.

In the confrontation between the two sides, what Yamaguchi fears most is the calm of the Eighth Route Army, and there may be some trickery hidden in this calm.

In the course of these days' sweeps, the mountain passes, which had been constantly frustrated, had raised the danger of the independent regiment to a rather exaggerated level.

"Baga, the north to the small mountain pass, the east to the mountain road, what does the eight roads want to do?"

Yamaguchi was pondering when there was a boom——, and the sound of artillery exploded not far from the temporary headquarters. Gu Yu

"Enemy attack?"

Yamaguchi, who had been interrupted from his train of thought, frowned.

The independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army has been rampant to such an extent that it is no longer satisfied with the confrontation in front of it. And took the initiative to launch a night raid?

The news of the signal corps came one after another.

"Report to the sir, the tail of the garrison was shelled by enemy troops, and the Pingchuan Brigade Headquarters suffered more than 20 casualties."

"Report to the sir, communication has been interrupted at the small mountain pass to the north, and the situation is unknown."

"Report to the sir, an urgent call for help has been sent to the stronghold of the mountain road in the east, and his unit is under fierce attack by the troops of the Eighth Route Army."

……

It's just worse, not the worst.

The attack of the Eighth Route Army seemed to be menacing, the north to the small mountain pass had been poisoned, the east to the mountain road was being violently attacked, and even the base camp of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade was shelled.

After a moment of silence, Yamaguchi slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "How dare Dirt Eight Road be so rampant? The order was given, and the various units immediately launched a counterattack to clear the surrounding enemy forces. ”

"Hey!"

In the dim darkness of the night, the two sides engaged in a local exchange of fire in the mountains.

As time passed, at about 2:10 a.m., the gunfire at the base camp of the Japanese garrison gradually stopped.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, it seems that these dirt roads are here to harass the attack, and they are not in love with war, and after we launched a counteroffensive, they immediately retreated."

"Due to the dangerous and complicated terrain around us, and it was dark night, we were afraid of being ambushed, so we did not dare to continue the pursuit.

"Roar!" Yamaguchi nodded and said, "Strengthen the perimeter vigilance to ensure the safety of the main force." ”

"Hey!"

After the signal soldier left, Yamaguchi rubbed his chin and asked, "It's not a fight, it seems to be just an attack, Nakajima-kun, what do you say are the real intentions of these dirt eight roads?" ”

Hideo Nakajima, the chief of staff of the devil, set his eyes on the map, and with the help of the light of the incandescent lamp powered by the generator, he used a pencil to connect certain points on the map after a moment of silence.

"The north to the small mountain pass, the east to the mountain road, the small yellow ditch, the south to the dirt road...... Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, what would you find if you connected all these nodes into a single line? ”

Hearing this, Yamaguchi's pupils shrank suddenly, and he said with a solemn expression: "The direction of these nodes is all the routes that our army can choose to retreat, Nakajima-kun, do you mean that this Eighth Route Army is so rampant that it has blocked all the retreat routes of our army, and intends to encircle and annihilate our army in the Xicun area?" ”

......" reported to the chief, the communication of the eastward mountain road was interrupted, and according to the report from the front, the fortifications had been occupied by the Eighth Route Army. ”

Yamaguchi's heart thumped, and everything was being confirmed in the direction that Nakajima Hideo had speculated.

Yamaguchi immediately said: "Pick up the Hirakawa brigade." ”

"Hey!"

"Hey, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander."

"Pingchuan-kun, your department immediately sent troops to the southbound dirt road and Xiaohuanggou to investigate the situation, if the Eighth Route Army is not found, immediately block the southbound dirt road and Xiaohuanggou."

Yamaguchi ordered that no troops should be stationed in the two directions of the southward dirt road and the small yellow ditch, and if these two points were also occupied by the Eighth Route Army in advance, it would be enough to confirm that the chief of staff, Hideo Nakajima, was completely correct in his speculation.

"Hey!"

Headquarters, not long after, there was a sound of gunfire in the direction of Xiaohuanggou and the southbound dirt road, and the heart of the mountain pass sank to the bottom of the valley, and soon the phone rang:

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the situation is not good, the southbound dirt road and Xiaohuanggou have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army."

"The eight-way firepower is fierce, and many attacks organized by our department have been repulsed."

Yamaguchi settled down and ordered: "The Eighth Route Army is prepared, the night is not conducive to the attack, stop the exchange of fire for the time being, and wait until dawn to make plans." ”

"Hey!"

Putting down the phone, Yamaguchi's face turned pale, "Nakajima-kun, it seems that you are right." ”

Hideo Nakajima was puzzled: "Your Excellency Brigade Commander, if the independent regiment wants to block these nodes and besiege our department, common sense judgment is that it wants to encircle and annihilate our department. ”

"But the main force of this independent regiment is still fighting near Yangquan, where do they have the confidence to use this overstretched force to fight this encirclement and annihilation battle?"

"Taking a step back, even if the main forces of his independent regiment gather here and want to encircle and annihilate our department, it is unavoidably wishful thinking."

"Reasonable command is to concentrate forces to ambush."

"If there are no more than five times the number of troops, how can we talk about encirclement and annihilation?"

"After dawn, our troops only need to concentrate their forces, and they can easily break through the blockade of the Eighth Route Army, and even take advantage of the scattered forces of the Eighth Route Army to rush back and forth to eliminate the living forces of the Eighth Route Army."

"It's okay to say that these dirt roads stick to the villages, but now they take the initiative to come out and fight such a battle, wouldn't they be asking for their own hardships?"

Yamaguchi nodded in deep agreement and said, "Since our attack on the Independent Regiment, the deployment of the other commander's commander has always been incomprehensible. ”

"This kind of self-seeking confusion is not the other party's style, there must be something strange in it."

"In this way, immediately send the troops to secretly explore the southbound dirt road, Xiaohuanggou, and east to the direction of the mountain road to see what these Eighth Route Army are doing."

"Hey!"

Night, around three o'clock.

After laying down the small mountain pass to the north, the mountain road to the east, the dirt road to the south and the small yellow hook, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army of the fourth and fifth battalions immediately began to build simple concrete fortifications.

In the direction of Xiaohuanggou, Huang Jiafu, the commander of the 16th Company of the Independent Regiment, while directing the soldiers to quickly build concrete bunkers of sufficient thickness, arranged on the other hand: "The vigilance in each direction is in place, but the battalion commander has repeatedly explained that the devils cannot let the devils discover our intentions in advance." ”

"The light and dark sentinels cooperate, all the mines and tricky mines are arranged, if the devil's scouts touch it, they will directly knock it out for me."

"Yes!"

"There are not too many pillboxes, according to the lateral distance of this node, staggered distribution, two or three are enough, and two or three semi-underground concrete machine gun fortifications are built around the pillbox as auxiliary firepower."

"The bunker is clearing a firing range of at least three hundred meters."

"The protective walls of each foxhole have a certain angle of inclination, do not repair the vertical plane, and you can use the high-strength finished concrete blocks we brought."

"After the concrete fortifications are constructed, a fire is immediately lit to heat up the concrete to accelerate the solidification of the concrete, and the firewood received by sweeping and shooting comes in handy."

"The division of labor and cooperation of each group has accelerated for me."

"Yes!"

Boom –

At about three o'clock in the morning, a devil scout tripped and struck a treacherous thunderbolt and met the emperor directly in the explosion.

Before dawn, in less than two hours, the scouts sent by the devils to various nodes approached one after another, and they actually suffered more than 50 casualties.

Yamaguchi, the captain of the devil's wing, waited at the headquarters until dawn, and there was no specific news from the scouts......

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