The Japanese army independently mixed into the 4th Brigade Nishimura Temporary Headquarters, the brigade commander Yamaguchi Shubi, has been like an ant on a hot pot for the past two days, suffering a lot.

All nodes in the West Village were defended by the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment with the help of increasingly solid concrete fortifications.

And his fourth mixed brigade, because of the many additional troops to Yangquan, so that the troops are empty, and the troops left in Xicun at this moment are originally more than one brigade.

Yamaguchi's initial thought was to continue to contain the independent regiment for a while, and when the sweep was over, he would calmly evacuate.

Unexpectedly, this independent regiment was so bold, and in turn, it directly besieged his fourth mixed brigade, and even came to encircle the point to help.

In the past two days, Yamaguchi has launched many attacks towards the nodes held by the surrounding independent regiments.

There are daytime attacks and nighttime sneak attacks.

Yamaguchi even asked the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan for aviation support.

Yoshio Shinozuka directly ordered to transfer twenty planes to reinforce the direction of Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang several times.

Attempted to blow up concrete fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army at various nodes.

But they all ended in failure.

The bombs dropped by the devils with airplanes blew up a lot of concrete fortifications.

But on the side of the independent regiment, every time the devil's bombers arrived, and they were still far away, the scouts would sound the siren, and the soldiers would quickly leave the concrete fortifications, relying on the surrounding woods as concealment.

At the same time, machine guns were tied to tree trunks and strafed the devil's planes that bombed the concrete fortifications at low altitudes in order to accurately hit the concrete fortifications.

This time, Kong Jie arranged to deal with the possible devil planes, and the machine guns used were not conventional Czech and crooked.

Rather, it is a Japanese-style MG15 aviation light machine gun that was recently captured from the wreckage of several devil planes that were shot down.

After repairs by the repair shop, six MG15 aviation machine guns were finally salvaged and ready for operation.

This is a machine gun that Japan purchased from the German army, which was still an ally, and then produced it in-house.

In terms of power, range, accuracy and other performance, it comprehensively surpassed the conventional light and heavy machine guns of the Japanese army on the battlefield against China.

Specifically designed to combat targets at medium and long distances.

From a certain point of view, it is not impossible to use it as an anti-aircraft overhead machine gun.

For this reason, the devil lost three planes one after another.

In the subsequent bombing, the devil pilots no longer dared to bomb at low altitudes, and the accuracy of the attack on concrete fortifications also decreased a lot.

As soon as the bombardment of the devils is over, the soldiers will quickly return from the mountains and forests to the concrete fortifications for defense.

After all, the devil failed to take advantage of this gap to break the defense at the node.

As a result, the remaining strength of his 4th Mixed Brigade is getting smaller and smaller, and now it is less than the strength of a brigade, the number of wounded soldiers is increasing, and the reserve of medicine is gradually overstretched.

What Yamaguchi feared was that if this continued, the Independent Regiment would even be able to completely exhaust his Fourth Brigade.

Yamaguchi's only hope now is that the surrounding sweeping forces can come in and break the deadlock of Nishimura's 4th Brigade being besieged.

It was in this situation that the sound of the battle in the area of the intersection of the small mountain road and the flank in the northwest of Nishimura reached the 4th Brigade of the Japanese Army and the ears of the Japanese Brigade Commander Yamaguchi by the tree.

"It's strange, there shouldn't be any other troops here besides us fighting with the Eighth Route Army, could it be that reinforcements have arrived?"

Thinking of this, Yamaguchi's face was a little more expectant.

Chief of Staff Nakajima quickly returned with the news and reported: "Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the investigation has been made clear, it turns out that it is a team led by Yan Sanfu of the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Allied Army, which is engaged in battle with the Eighth Route Army in Xicun. ”

"Only his Eighth Mixed Brigade, and you don't see any other Imperial troops?" Yamaguchi said suspiciously.

Nakajima nodded and said, "Your Excellency Brigade Commander, I also feel a little puzzled, the combat effectiveness of this Imperial Allied Army has always been mediocre, especially for them to fight against the Eighth Route Army alone, It is even more unlikely, now this Eighth Mixed Brigade has the courage to take the initiative to fight with the Independent Regiment?" ”

"Interesting, continue to send scouts to find out the situation."

"Hey!"

Nakajima responded, and then hesitated a little: "Your Excellency the brigade commander, this Yan Sanfu rarely fought bravely, do you think we should deal with them?" ”

Yamaguchi shook his head and said: "Now the situation is unknown, our opponent is very cunning, maybe this is some trap of Kong Jie, let's let the Chinese fight the Chinese!" ”

"Hey!"

Soon after, the news came back, and when Chief of Staff Nakajima returned to the headquarters, his face was full of joy, "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, there is news from the forward observation post that the Eighth Mixed Brigade has actually knocked down the fortifications in the middle of the village. ”

"How is this possible?" Yamaguchi felt a little unbelievable, "This independent regiment is very good at the defensive deployment in the village, one trap at a time, there are crises everywhere, since the sweep, we have tried to attack the West Village, as many as a dozen times, all of them have been repulsed, how can the eighth mixed brigade easily seize the fortifications now?" ”

Nakajima said: "According to the report of the forward observation post, it seems that the Eighth Mixed Brigade discovered a small mountain road that runs directly into the West Village, and caught the Eighth Road in the village by surprise. ”

"Oh! In this way, this Yan Sanfu is really capable. ”

As he was talking, a signal soldier came to report: "Report to the commander, the signal soldier of the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Allied Army has arrived, saying that there is an important matter to report to His Excellency the brigade commander." ”

"Let him in." Yamaguchi Road.

"Hey!"

After the communication soldiers sent by Yan Sanfu arrived, they folded their heels, saluted the mountain pass and Nakajima, and then said respectfully: "Report to Taijun, our department found a small mountain road interspersed from the northwest to the West Village, and the brigade commander led us to intersperse it and sneak attacked the eight roads in the village.

Now the fortifications set up by the Eighth Road in the village have been laid.

The brigade commander asked me to bring a message to Taijun, and our unit would hold the position, cover the Taijun of the 4th Brigade, and quickly break through from the northwest to the small mountain road. ”

Hearing the news suddenly, Nakajima and Yamaguchi glanced at each other, their faces beaming with joy.

If things are really as the signal soldier said, this may be the best opportunity for the Fourth Brigade to break out.

For the nodes where the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army was stationed around the West Village, it had become very difficult to break through under the fierce firepower and solid defense of the Independent Regiment.

Yamaguchi has been struggling with how to break out, but now there is hope.

Out of caution, Nakajima asked more, "Are you sure you repelled the Eight Routes?" ”

"Report to Taijun, you can't be wrong, the brigade commander led us to suddenly kill from the small mountain road, and the eighth road never thought that we were caught off guard.

So far, we have killed more than one company of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

The troops deployed by the Eighth Route were not large, and they were directly routed and retreated by us. ”

Perhaps it is in the same vein, the signal soldiers of the Eighth Mixed Brigade talk big, and their faces are not red and their hearts are not beating.

"But the brigade commander asked me to tell the Taijun, please hurry up, otherwise the Eighth Route in the rear will definitely come with reinforcements."

The situation is urgent, and Yamaguchi and Nakajima are not allowed to think more, and they are still trapped here, which is also dangerous, and now there is a chance to break out, and the two old devils did not hesitate.

Yamaguchi shouted: "Okay, you go back and tell Brigade Commander Yan and ask him to continue to hold the fortifications, and I will lead the team to transfer." ”

"Hey!" The Messenger replied and turned to leave.

After the signal soldiers left, Yamaguchi continued to order: "Nakajima-kun, immediately give an order to the Hirakawa brigade, let Hirakawa send an infantry squadron first, cover the wounded and evacuate from the northwest to the mountain road where the 8th Mixed Brigade is advancing first. ”

"The main force of our department will follow up and prepare to break out of the West Village."

"Hey!" Nakajima responded.

As if he had won the battle, after giving the order, Yamaguchi looked in the direction of Zhangjiazhuang and sighed: "Ishii-kun, I'm sorry, I can only break through first, and then find a way to rescue you." ”

Time quickly moved forward, and a full five minutes passed before Kong Jie gave the order to the mountain artillery company of the howitzer.

A squadron of Japanese troops of the 4th Mixed Brigade, carrying stretchers and transporting more than 100 seriously wounded, was already on its way, advancing towards the area of the intersection of the West Village and the north-west direction of the small mountain road.

The news of the Japanese advance soon reached the headquarters of the 8th Mixed Brigade.

Yan Sanfu, who had placed the temporary headquarters on the small mountain road in the northwest, was overjoyed when he heard the news.

He immediately ordered: "Brothers, you have guarded the fortifications for me, and you must not let the Eighth Route sneak attack until Taijun is successfully transferred." ”

"Da smart, don't be idle, immediately let the sixth regiment commander lead the team to pick up the imperial troops who came in advance."

"Yes!" Adjutant Wang Dacong responded. Gu Tuan

By the eighth minute.

The Japanese squadron, carrying more than 100 seriously wounded, rushed to the area of the intersection of the northwest side road and the west rush.

Niukou Village.

Separate regimental headquarters, forward scouts pass the message back.

"Report to the regiment commander, about a Japanese squadron with the wounded devils, is advancing towards the intersection area, and has now arrived at the fortification area."

Kong Jie nodded, as he expected, the northwest small mountain road opened up by the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army, once the devils knew, the devils would most likely choose to avoid the node and break through from this direction.

The order given by Kong Jie to the mountain artillery company of the howitzer earlier, although there was an element of anger.

But Commander Kong, who was thoughtful, still took the Japanese army into account.

In the next bombardment, Kong Jie was thinking about killing chickens and respecting monkeys, severely damaging the Eighth Mixed Brigade, and giving the puppet troops in the entire Shanxi region a good look at what would happen if they dared to provoke the Independent Regiment.

While avenging the sacrificed soldiers, Kong Jie did not mind, and by the way, he inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army.

Ten minutes seems the most appropriate time now.

Looking in the direction of the West Village intersection, Kong Jie raised his hand and looked at his watch, it was already nine minutes and thirty seconds, and there were still thirty seconds left.

When the second hand clicks on the last small scale.

The howitzer, which meticulously carried out Kong Jie's order, gave the order to open fire, and the sound of the cannon rang out.

At this time, the Japanese squadron with more than a hundred wounded soldiers, most of them had already arrived at the intersection area from the northwest to the hill to the west village.

The commander of the 6th Regiment of the 8th Mixed Brigade of the puppet army led a group of puppet soldiers to meet him, helping to carry stretchers and support the wounded soldiers one by one, so he was not courteous.

On the dirt slope of the fortifications in the Nishimura head area, Yamaguchi and Nakajima held binoculars and looked at the situation in the Nishimura intersection area, with smiles on their faces.

"What a blessing, Your Excellency Brigade Commander, it seems that we can transfer out smoothly!"

"...... of Roaring West"

Yamaguchi nodded, and before he could finish the rest of his words, the sound of artillery exploding at the intersection of West Village and Northwest Xiangkoyama Road brought his words to an abrupt end.

Next, Nakajima and Yamaguchi saw a scene through the binoculars, which shocked the two of them:

The explosion of the first shell was the opening point, and immediately afterward, it is not known how many shells fell on the intersection area of the West Village and the west side of the small mountain pass, and it was estimated that the area within a radius of 200 meters was covered by fire.

In the second half of the West Village, the commander of the mountain artillery company of the Independent Regiment was directing the artillery fighters to fire wildly.

Anyway, the order of the regiment commander was not to seek precision, to cover all firepower, and after determining the approximate area of the artillery landing point, the howitzer directly ordered rapid fire.

The independent regiment originally had only one artillery company, and the company commander at that time was Wang Chengzhu.

Later, as the number of artillery in the regiment continued to expand and the number of artillery shells gradually increased, Kong Jie ordered the expansion of a mountain artillery company, and the company commander was the deputy company commander of the original artillery company, howitzer.

The independent regiment also had two artillery batteries, and the guns of these two artillery companies were not the same in the style of the main artillery.

The artillery company led by Wang Chengzhu was mainly composed of captured Type 92 infantry guns and some 82-mm and 81-mm mortars.

And the mountain artillery company led by howitzers, as the name suggests, uses mountain artillery as the main firepower.

So far, there are five 75-mm mountain guns, three 37-mm rapid-fire guns, plus two 82-mm and three 75-mm mortars.

The number of shells is not in the minority.

Yang Chongshan, the commander of the 57th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army, although he would never dare to sell artillery to Kong Jie, he still dared to secretly smuggle some shells.

Especially after this time the devils set off a sweep of the Taihang region.

The 57th Regiment was not far away, and it was almost affected.

Kong Jie promised Yang Chongshan that as long as the 57th Regiment could provide artillery shells, once the devils swept over, the Independent Regiment would attract all the Japanese firepower.

In addition, how much should each shell cost or how much it should be.

As soon as Yang Chongshan heard about this good thing, what else did he say, and immediately spared no effort to get arms from all sides and sell them to the independent regiment.

At this moment, under the command of the howitzers, the thirteen artillery pieces directly locked on the intersection of Xicun and the northwest mountain road, covering them with full firepower.

This is a rare big scene since the Eighth Route Army's anti-Japanese war.

Yamaguchi and Nakajima, who were watching the battle from the rear, were stunned.

The puppet army of the 8th Mixed Brigade, which was covered by artillery, and the devils who had just arrived at the intersection area, were directly stunned.

The little devil has a big hatred in his heart, and when he was dying, he scolded these puppet soldiers in his heart.

If it weren't for these troubled Imperial Allies, why would they have rushed over to die?

Angry, shocked, helpless and desolate, all kinds of emotions were mixed in the bottom of his heart, so that Yamaguchi, who was trembling all over, clenched his fists and slammed them into his chest.

The squadron sent out by the Pingchuan brigade, as well as more than a hundred wounded Imperial soldiers, had been drowned out by artillery fire.

The artillery strikes now used by the Eighth Route Army were simply powerless to counterattack when his 4th Mixed Brigade lost its artillery units.

Angry Yamaguchi gave an order: "Immediately radio contact the command and request emergency aviation support from the commander!" ”

"The location is locked in the tail area of the West Village, the target, the artillery unit of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."

"Hey!"

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Yan Sanfu, the brigade commander of the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the puppet army, who witnessed this tragic scene more closely, had a ghostly look on his face at this moment, his face was full of horror and despair, and regret.

He now finally understands why such a sentence is gradually circulating in the ranks of the Imperial Cooperative Army:

Rather provoke the national army, don't mess with the eight roads, rather provoke the eight roads, don't mess with the independent regiment!

This tiger's ass is really untouchable.

Under the full firepower of the mountain artillery company of the Independent Regiment, the fortifications of the puppet army and the Japanese army in the area of the intersection of Xicun and the northwest Xiangshan Road were all overwhelmed by artillery fire.

Most of the troops of the 5th and 6th regiments of his 8th Mixed Brigade were stationed in the fortified area.

Yan Sanfu was out of prudence in his character, greedy for life and afraid of death, so he put this temporary headquarters on the northwest-facing mountain road, otherwise, it would be equally fierce and auspicious at this moment.

Looking at the main forces of the 5th and 6th regiments, which were directly engulfed by artillery fire.

Yan Sanfu staggered back a few steps, his face turned pale for a moment, "It's over, it's all over!" ”

In this troubled world, the gun is the last word, and the army is the king.

He, Yan Sanfu, was able to mediate between various forces, left and right, and went all the way to today's position, not because he had guns and troops under his hands!

At present, the strength of his two regiments could not escape the fate of being severely damaged.

So much so that Yan Sanfu's heart was a dead ash.

The intestines are almost repentant.

I knew that this independent regiment was such a hard stubble, and I was full of food and support, so I came to provoke this independent regiment!

To use the classic passage: Xie Baoqing, Xie Baoqing, what are you messing with Li Yunlong's bastard?

Yan Sanfu, Yan Sanfu, what are you doing with the tiger of the Independent Regiment?

Adjutant Wang Dacong's reaction was fast, and he hurriedly said: "Brigade seat, wait any longer, our two regiments will be finished, you quickly give the order and retreat immediately!" ”

Hearing this, Yan Sanfu glared at the adjutant fiercely and scolded: "Damn, you are really Lao Tzu's great cleverness, I will settle accounts with you when I go back!" ”

"Pass my order, notify the Fifth Regiment and the Sixth Regiment, and retreat immediately!"

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