Chapter 318 The Eighth Route Army guerrilla artillery battle in Liaodong

"The Kwantung Army originally stationed in the entire Northeast consisted of 31 infantry divisions, 11 infantry and tank brigades, 1 death squad brigade and 2 aviation corps, with a minimum number of about 1.2 million.

This is known as the most sophisticated, most equipped, and most powerful army unit among the Japanese army. It is also known as the flower of the army.

In recent years, with the battles with the US military and various departments in Southeast Asia, the Japanese army has transferred out probably a lot of people in the Northeast.

Most of these people have been wasted in the island war of attrition with the US military.

Of course, it is also possible that he is currently stationed in Myanmar, Singapore or the Philippines!

However, according to intelligence, the six to seven hundred thousand Kwantung Army, now at least more than 200,000, were remaining in the field throughout Liaodong, and were temporarily recruited from local expatriates to supplement the force.

This is our chance!"

Gong Ruomei didn't see it that way: "Brother, I know you can fight, but you must also understand the gap between the two sides!

Moreover, you are talking about the fact that there are only 600,000 to 700,000 Kwantung Army troops in Liaodong, and there are more than 200,000 temporarily recruited expatriates.

But you forgot about another situation mentioned in the intelligence. To the south, the Japanese troops on the peninsula were also dispatched by the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

The combined strength of all the Kwantung Army exceeds one million!

This situation is no longer something we can dare to think about!

We now only have 6 battalions, and each battalion only has a thousand people, and some only have four or five hundred!

Senior brother, although I know that you have always been able to do whatever you want to do, but now the power gap is too great.

This is no longer something one person can do!”

Chen Shanhe smiled and took the pot of water from the fire, poured a glass of water for Gong Ruomei, and poured another glass for himself.

"Sometimes, you have to believe in the power of the people!"

You know, a year later, more than 100,000 Eighth Route Army troops marched into the Northeast, and by the time they moved south, there were already a million troops.

Where did these people come from?

Sometimes it’s really ridiculous. Decades later, the Internet was boasting that Liaodong was peaceful during this period and was the best industrial city in Asia.

However, little did he know that this had nothing to do with the common people, and what was being plundered was almost like breaking the bones and sucking out the marrow.

Think about it, even coins have to use clay coins, and the resources of this Liaodong land are almost exhausted.

Even in the mountains southeast of Liaoyang, logging and mining have been going on day and night.

The focus is on the mountains. Throughout Liaodong in this era, deep in the mountains there were countless bearded bandits and thieves, all of whom were almost the same type of characters.

They relied on the mountains and their hometowns. Some persisted in resisting. The Japanese army had been oppressing them for more than ten years and some could not stand the oppression on the way, so they ran into the grass in the mountains.

Historically, among the five columns of Dongye, there were not a few bearded bandits who dared to resist the Japanese army.

Of course, for Dong Ye, these are not the mainstream. The mainstream is the enthusiastic participation of local people in the army after the land is divided.

After all, there are only about 100,000 bearded bandits, so they cannot constitute the majority.

But now, Chen Shanhe needs these 100,000 troops.

However, he had to repel the Japanese independent mixed 130th Brigade first, because he had to go to Du Chengcai's position to meet an old uncle, Lao Longtou.

Old Dragon Head has been hanging out in this area for decades. He knows very well who the bearded forces are in the area.

Following Chen Shanhe and Gong Ruomei were the 4th Battalion of the former Special Operations Regiment, now the 4th Battalion of the Northeast Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, with a small number of only 620 people.

But every one of them is an elite among the elite.

Those are the elites selected among hundreds of thousands of people in the Second Independent Regiment base area. If they are not elites, then they are not needed.

"My request is very simple, that is, in this harassment war, every attack must be accurate and even more ruthless!"

That’s right!

They are now preparing to use four battalions to harass a large Japanese brigade. This is going too far.

Even during the day, the Japanese army's mountaintop warning posts were touched down, and the Japanese army's brigade commander now has no idea about this.

Kuwada Mabei, the newly appointed commander of the 130th independent mixed brigade of the Kwantung Army, received news that he was attacked in Tuchengzi Township, and his troops immediately searched the surrounding area.

And after spreading the sentry posts 10 kilometers away, he stopped hiding in the extremely strong brigade command post.

In addition, he believes that he is not cowardly, but smart.

Just imagine, if two commanders of the 130th Independent Mixed Brigade were killed in a sneak attack by the other party in a short period of time, even if it was a sneak attack without martial ethics, the Japanese army would have lost all face in the eyes of the world.

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So he did this to protect the reputation of the Kwantung Army, not because he was timid, cowardly, or afraid of death.

The sun is shining brightly today, and the troops are also attacking Qinglong Mountain step by step. Yesterday, more than 130 people from the Garrison Department were lost. It's good. About 10 of the Japanese army's own personnel died.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, are you not afraid of accountability from the Kwantung Army headquarters for such a weak attack?"

A senior officer next to him bowed deeply to Kuwada Mabei and then asked.

Mabe Kuwada glanced at him: "Colonel Xiaohe Kawakami, how do you think we can fight in such a position?"

His question immediately confused the colonel officer, and it took him a long time to reply: "Use special bombs to cover the entire mountain!

I don’t believe they can stop breathing air!”

Kuwata Mabei waved his hand: "Now that you have thought of a way, let's do it, even though it won't have any effect!

But I recognize your efforts!”

Xiao Hekawakami was stunned for a moment, but still did not leave: "Why is the brigade commander not confident in special bomb attacks?"

Kuwada Mabei smiled: "I am very timid. Although I can be promoted to major general in an emergency, I have always been known for my timidity!

Because you are timid, you will be more cautious, and because you are cautious, you will be able to see more things!

It's not that we didn't attack these people with special bombs, but even if we could throw special bombs into these tunnels, it would still have no effect.

Apart from a few holes, there is nothing else useful.

I believe that in these tunnels, there are means to isolate smoke and poison gas.

They are not fools, don’t underestimate any of our opponents!

They are very smart, smart enough to continuously kill our attacking troops!

He is so smart that I really want to see the person commanding this army with my own eyes and kill him with my own hands!"

No one dared not to take the brigade commander's words to heart, so several regiment captains immediately stepped forward and asked for orders to lead the attack.

"Okay, our mission now is not to attack Qinglong Mountain, but to wait for others to attack us!

We are now the bait!”

Unexpectedly, as soon as his voice was recorded, I heard a rather dense sound of exploding artillery shells.

"Where to fire?"

Everyone present instantly became serious.

A regiment commander heard the sound of the artillery and immediately knew what kind of equipment it was: "This is the sound of the Type 92 infantry gun!"

"It is indeed the sound of the Type 92 infantry gun. It is not in the direction of Qinglong Mountain, but in the direction of Taiping Town. Gentlemen, we have been sneak attacked!"

That’s right!

It’s the Type 92 infantry gun!

Chen Shanhe's order is that the current fourth battalion of the Northeast Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, with 620 people, except for the reconnaissance force, is divided into 30 artillery platoons, each platoon possessing a Type 92 infantry gun.

Then just send the cannons to them without worrying about where the cannons came from.

Then, the Eighth Route Army's first large-scale guerrilla artillery battle began in the Northeast.

Chen Shanhe's current space can already carry 16 cubic meters of things. These 30 cannons are nothing to him.

And there are enough cannonballs!

Then the fourth battalion he led carried out a perfect sneak attack. The reconnaissance troops found out the enemy's ears and eyes, and then the artillery platoon quietly carried the cannon in. After finding the position, it was quickly assembled and assembled in a few minutes.

Then, using the intercom system, they assigned their respective targets, aimed accurately, and with one order, all 30 guns cleared all the Japanese troops within the range they aimed at.

Then he quit!

30 cannons, directly cleared, a Japanese brigade!

In just one operation, a whole Japanese brigade was wiped out and then walked away.

The fourth battalion commander found Chen Shanhe: "Captain, what, just one sneak attack, or several more?"

Chen Shanhe didn't understand what he meant?

"Actually, it doesn't matter, I just think so! Let's trade this infantry cannon with the other four battalions for the mortars they have!

I feel that the mortars produced by our arsenal are better than the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun!

What's more important is light!

This Type 92 infantry gun weighs more than 400 kilograms, while our mortar weighs only a few dozen kilograms. With the weight saved, we can carry a few more boxes of shells!"
To be continued...