At this time, the two sides are gambling with their lives.

The old devil Uchida Shin did not hesitate to "go deep alone", but also used his vanguard Kwantung Army Brigade to completely drag down the main force of the Fourth Independent Regiment.

Wait for the main force of the follow-up sweep to besiege the four independent regiments on the north bank of the Yellow River in one fell swoop, and then wipe them all out.

This Japanese army big left was full of confidence in his troops.

In his opinion, the degree of firepower, equipment level, and combat effectiveness displayed by the troops of the Eighth Route Army in this battle.

It was by no means enough to defeat him before sweeping up the main reinforcements of the Kwantung Army.

As for the destruction of the Uchida Brigade.

That's even more fantastical.

On the side of the Fourth Independent Regiment, from the regiment commander Wang Huaibao to the grassroots company platoon commanders.

They are all full of anger because of the tragic scenes that happened in Bingtun Village.

The cadres at all levels of the Fourth Regiment, represented by Wang Huaibao, the commander of the Fourth Regiment, therefore made up their minds that the blood debt should be repaid with blood - the forward unit that defeated the devils, the Uchida Brigade of the Japanese Kwantung Army.

To this end, Wang Huaibao has made sufficient preparations in all aspects.

Both sides continued their battle plans with full confidence.

The situation then evolved, advancing.

Half an hour later, under the order to attack from Nobuya Uchida.

The combat effectiveness was indeed stronger than that of the Japanese army to which the three local divisions of Zhongtiao Mountain belonged, and the Kwantung Army, which advanced more than 800 meters all the way.

At this time, the battle situation between the two sides evolved, and the Eighth Route Army, which was originally in front of the Japanese sweeping troops, which was similar to a horizontal line, was the first to break through a large gap by the Uchida brigade in the middle line.

From the point of view of the 4th Independent Regiment, this was the first to put the Japanese Kwantung Army Brigade in its pocket, and then it was completely possible to close the door and fight the dog.

And from the point of view of the old devil Nobuya Uchida, he believes that he took the lead in breaking through the defensive front of the Eighth Route Army.

It can break the surface with points, drive the advance of the main force of the sweep, and destroy the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.

The contest between the two sides quickly entered a white heat.

Nobuya Uchida has already made contact with the General Command in the rear.

The communication says:

"Our department is about to take the lead in breaking through the forward fortifications of the Eighth Route Army, and the follow-up preparations will continue to attack and break the comprehensive defense of the Eighth Route Army from the inside.

Please follow up with the main force of our army in the follow-up sweep in a timely manner, and cooperate with the destruction of the main force of the Eighth Route Army. ”

The Japanese General Headquarters also deeply agreed with the battle plan proposed by Nobuya Uchida.

And made it clear that the main force will definitely follow up in time.

……

The Japanese swept the rear of the main forces.

Originally, Han Feng led the soldiers of the four companies of the fourth battalion to cut off many transportation lines of the Japanese army in the rear, and also used the terrain to maneuver with the returning Japanese troops to reduce the pressure on the operation of the four regiments in the front.

After receiving the order from Wang Huaibao to destroy the Kwantung Army Brigade.

Han Feng decisively made tactical adjustments.

"Lao Zhang, this devil's Kwantung Army Brigade is not a vegetarian.

If our regimental commander wants to defeat the Uchida brigade in one go, we must use the main force of the whole regiment to concentrate all our forces to fight an ambush battle to lure the enemy into the depths with superior forces and superior firepower. ”

"Therefore, once the battle starts, our fourth battalion must rush over in time."

"But there still needs to be someone in the rear to contain it, but...... I don't have much to leave for you! ”

Zhang Min didn't say a word: "Old Han, you just give an order, leave me a platoon, it's enough!" ”

Han Feng shook his head, "The strength of a platoon is too small, and the risk is too great, in this way, I will leave all the main forces of the first company to you, and I will take the rest of the troops away immediately."

After a roundabout, he cooperated with the main force of the regiment to ambush the Uchida brigade. ”

"Good!"

After the two quickly reached an agreement, Han Feng immediately led the second, third, and fourth companies to return from the predetermined route.

Zhang Min led a company of soldiers alone to continue to harass the Japanese army in the rear and attract the attention of the Japanese army.

At this time, almost all of the attention of the Japanese army was on the main force of the four regiments fighting frontally, plus the fierce attack of the Kwantung Army brigade, which became the focus of the entire battlefield.

The Japanese army's original sweeping and advancing net also saw a large gap.

Han Feng took the opportunity to lead the main forces of the three companies into the gap, quietly interspersed and detoured, and returned to the vicinity of the main force of the fourth regiment.

Lurk at the place of the planned ambush of the Kwantung Army brigade.

……

Duan Peng, who also received the news of the operational deployment of the four regiments.

In order to plan the main force of the regiment to destroy the Uchida brigade.

At this time, Duan Peng, who was still lurking in Yuan County, immediately summoned the commandos and issued an adjusted combat order:

"We don't need to stay in the rest of the battle.

It's not just all kinds of military facilities for devils.

Including the main security officers of the Japanese army in this county.

Let's give the little devil a decapitation operation.

Let's form an assassination and decapitation team in groups of four people.

Remember, on the premise of being able to ensure our own safety, no matter how big or small, as long as it is a target above the rank of captain, we can choose to kill. ”

"Yes!"

Several group leaders responded in unison.

Duan Peng also made preparations for this.

The commando team has always been well-equipped, and the spare arsenal is even more abundant, this time in order to cope with the operation of the main force of the regiment and undertake complex combat missions.

In Jixian and Yuan counties, including some of the main county towns of the Japanese army, the commandos secretly prepared temporary arsenals for storing weapons in advance.

After the current combat mission adjustment, it turned to a decapitation operation.

In order to ensure the efficiency of the decapitation operation, but also to ensure the safety of the team members.

Duan Peng's order was: "Eliminate close range, it is easy to expose your own killing methods."

A variety of assassination methods such as time-bomb assassination and long-range sniping can be used, mainly sniping.

Don't be greedy, evacuate as soon as you hit a hit! ”

After the deployment, the team members were immediately divided into multiple teams to fight separately.

……

……

Zhongtiao Mountain runs along the Yellow River, the mountain is long and narrow, and the peaks stand tall.

The northern foot of the mountain range is a flat Yuncheng Basin, which is tied to the water basin, and the mountain is steep and the drop is very large.

The slope of the southern foot is smaller, mainly in the Yellow River Basin, low and gentle, due to the downward cutting of the river water on the mountain, forming a large area of plateau landform.

The topography of this plateau is very peculiar, not as flat as the plains, nor as hidden as the cliffs.

Due to the impact of flowing water, it has formed a unique terrain with steep sides and flat tops.

In other words, it is a bit like the situation of Lijiapo Hill, the area where the Yamazaki Brigade was destroyed.

The temporary command of the army brigade of the old devil Nobuya Uchida, followed the middle and rear of the Uchida brigade.

After the main force of the central line of the Fourth Regiment retreated, Nobuya Uchida also ordered to continue the pursuit, and the main force of the Uchida Brigade advanced more than 200 meters.

Then the forward observation post sent the news:

"Your Excellency, the front is once again blocked by the troops of the Eighth Route Army, they occupy a high slope and hold on, and it seems that they are going to start a decisive battle with us here."

"Nani?"

Nobu Uchida was also somewhat surprised.

Although he also knew very well that if the Eighth Route Army continued to retreat, he would sooner or later be forced to fight on the north bank of the Yellow River.

The opposing commander is also clearly a master tactician.

Most of them will not put themselves in danger, but will fight back before reaching the north bank of the Yellow River.

However, the speed of the counterattack of these eight roads was beyond the expectations of Nobuya Uchida.

After ascending to a certain high ground at the observation post ahead, Nobuya Uchida raised his binoculars and looked towards the steep heights that rose not far from the top of the flat.

Immediately, you will find that the topography of this highland in front of you is unique.

"The uplifted high ground in the central part is dozens of meters high, and there are quite steep cliffs on the east, west, and south sides, and the main force cannot attack from above."

"Only the north side where we are facing us has a slower slope, but the gentle slope to the high ground is noticeably narrower. In this way, even if an offensive is launched, our army can only be carried out on the scale of one squadron at a time. ”

Analyzing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Uchida Shinya's mouth.

"It's a bit interesting, in this way, the Eighth Route will stick to the high ground in front of it, even if more reinforcements from our army arrive, due to the narrow slope in the north, the Eighth Route can occupy an absolute advantage in strength on the top surface to launch a counteroffensive."

"The commander of the Eighth Route Army on the other side is indeed a master of tactics."

The devil staff officer on the side analyzed it out of caution:

"Your Excellency, the high ground in front of you is indeed an excellent terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack for the Eighth Route Army, but once we block the gentle slope in the north direction, won't the Eighth Route Army be trapped on the high ground?"

"So I guess maybe in a certain direction in the east, west and south, there must be a small road for evacuation, which is a retreat prepared by the Eighth Road for itself in advance."

"In addition, why did the Eighth Route suddenly stick to the high ground in front of you and no longer retreat?"

"Could it be a trap? They want to take advantage of the high ground in front of them to hold on, waiting for the eight routes of the left and right flank positions to completely encircle our army? ”

Nobuya Uchida asked, "You mean, the purpose of the Eighth Route is not to fight against the sweep in front of you, but to annihilate our Kwantung Army Brigade in one fell swoop?" ”

The devil staff officer nodded without denial.

Uchida Shinya smiled, "Your worries are unnecessary, the troops of the Eighth Route are blocking the advance of our army's sweeping forces in different directions.

The battle line in front of the Eighth Road is about a straight line, and in front of us is the first to break through a point.

Could it be that the Eighth Route can abandon the defensive positions in other directions and ignore it, and it will not be possible to encircle and destroy our troops? ”

Analyzing this, the corners of Uchida Shinya's mouth are full of sarcasm.

"If that's the case, the Eighth Road will fall into my plan."

"Once our troops advance, attract the troops on the entire defensive front of the Eighth Route and encircle our troops.

Then, from the more peripheral direction, our army can sweep the main force, and it is completely possible to use our department to drag the main force of the Eighth Route Army and form a large encirclement again. ”

"In this way, although the main force of the Eighth Route has surrounded our department, our Imperial Japanese troops can also besiege the entire main force of the Eighth Route from the periphery."

"At that time, our department will then use the middle flowering tactics to break outward, and unite with the main external forces to attack back and forth."

"Do you think that in this case, these eight roads can still survive?"

The sworn Uchida Shinya analysis is actually very subtle.

Of course, the premise of all this is:

The Uchida Brigade could withstand the siege of the 4th Independent Regiment and hold out until the Japanese swept the main force and encircled the 4th Independent Regiment from the outside.

As a veteran of the battlefield, the old devil Shinya Uchida, who never lacks the courage to fight the enemy, is full of confidence in this.

"Two hours, at most only two hours to hold on, just the Eighth Route Army troops, it's just too easy."

Uchida Shinya continued: "So next, even if it is a plan, let the Eight Roads believe that we have indeed fallen into their trap, and my Uchida Brigade has indeed come to send us to death."

Our troops should also immediately attack the high ground where the Eighth Route is stationed in front of us. ”

"Notify the forward troops, cooperate with the reconnaissance troops to break through, and after finding out the situation, immediately determine the offensive deployment."

"Hey!"

……

"Regiment commander, the reconnaissance units and forward units of the Japanese army have already tried to attack."

"Let's put a company on this nameless slope high ground, will this force be too small?"

Provisional Command of the Fourth Regiment.

Some cadres said worriedly.

Wang Huaibao was full of confidence in this, "Enough, we set up a company on this high ground, not to destroy the enemy, but to block the Japanese army under the northern slope of the high ground." ”

The battle situation in front of us seems familiar.

This reminded Wang Huaibao of the battle situation that destroyed the Yamazaki Brigade at the beginning.

"Do you still remember that at the end of the year before last, after the end of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the Japanese Yamazaki Brigade accidentally touched the battle of the first line where our arsenal is located?"

The cadres nodded one after another, and also remembered the situation of the destruction of the Yamazaki Brigade at that time.

Wang Huaibao said: "At that time, our old regiment leader had the foresight to send a guard company in advance, and the monk led the team over. ”

Later, the monk first led the guard company to blow up a line of sky.

Then lead the devil to Lijiapo.

On the Lijiapo Heights, a company of monks stubbornly blocked the attack of the Yamazaki Brigade for several hours.

By the time the reinforcements of the main forces of our army had passed, the Yamazaki brigade had already suffered all casualties. ”

"I don't ask our company to be able to severely damage the Kwantung Army Brigade in front of us, as long as it can be delayed, it is enough to buy time for our army's encirclement."

After the orders of the command were carried out.

Although he was full of confidence in front of the cadres, this self-confidence even infected every cadre of the Fourth Regiment.

But when there was no one around, Wang Huaibao's frowning brows showed that he was also worried about this battle in his heart.

The current battle situation can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

The key lies in whether the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army can quickly and heavily damage the Uchida Brigade of the Kwantung Army within two hours.

Evacuate before the Japanese sweep the main force encircled.

Once the battle is lost, it will be entangled by the Uchida brigade.

Then it is very likely that the main force of the fourth regiment will be completely besieged by the Japanese army.

At that time, either the four regiments abandoned the troops of a company stationed on the high ground and directly chose to evacuate.

Either the 4th Regiment would have to be forced to engage in a decisive battle with the Japanese and find itself in danger.

And Wang Huaibao's decision to defeat the Japanese Kwantung Army Brigade and inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army was not just because of the anger caused by what he saw in Bingtun Village.

At present, the Japanese army has launched a sweep, obviously rushing to force the main force of the four regiments to fight a decisive battle.

Even if you don't fight now, you will have to fight sooner or later.

The Fourth Regiment was going to launch a counteroffensive to crush the Japanese sweep.

The Uchida Brigade was the most elite unit of the Kwantung Army in the Japanese army.

There was nothing more severe than the direct defeat of the Uchida Brigade and the blow to the Japanese army.

After Wang Huaibao thought about it again, he formulated a battle plan to take the lead in killing the Uchida Brigade......