Zhao County area, Shahe Village.
When these puppet soldiers arrived in this village, they entered every house and began to steal things.
If the common people resisted even a little bit, they would just use the butt of a rifle. Anyone who dared to use a knife would be killed directly by the puppet troops.
Moreover, these puppet troops were fighting in the name of resisting Japan and saving the country, and raising supplies on the spot.
The people in the village dared not speak out when they were angry.
Not only the puppet troops, but also many regular national troops took over wherever the war was fought.
"Commander, report to the commander!"
In the village ancestral hall, the traitor Sun Liangcheng and his puppet army cronies were resting.
The communications staff officer walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand and reported:
"Just now, the commander of the Japanese 11th Division, Takamori Taka, asked you to be the commander-in-chief of the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army in Shimen City and Zhengding, and to hold on to Shimen for two days in Zhengding, and to retreat to Baoding two days later. After that, Ying
Lieutenant General Moritaka can guarantee that Commander you will become a Japanese national and become a Japanese."
When Sun Liangcheng heard this, he couldn't help but sneered.
"Put me and my troops in Shimen and Zhengding as cannon fodder, and also paint cakes for me and join the Japanese."
"I heard the calculations of this old dog Takamori Takashi even from dozens or hundreds of kilometers away."
"If I hadn't run fast, I would have been killed by the Eight Route Army by now."
"Fuck you if you want to become a Japanese citizen?"
Sun Liangcheng has never been interested in becoming a Japanese national.
If he becomes a Japanese, if Japan is defeated one day, there will be no turning back.
Sun Liangcheng joined Wang Puppet Government in order to survive.
"Immediately call back Takashi Takamori and tell me that Sun is so grateful that the Second Front of the Locust Alliance Army will defend Shimen City and Zhengding for two days even if they fight to the last man."
In order to successfully reach Yu Province and join the main force of the national army, Sun Liangcheng prepared to fight with Takamori Xiaoxu.
actually.
Sun Liangcheng did not know that the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division were attacking the Jizhong Eighth Route Army in the Jinzhou area.
The attack of the 11th Division, the 40th Division and the 56th Division against the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei was top secret. The Japanese did not completely trust the puppet army, so it was impossible for the Japanese to let the puppet army know.
Sun Liangcheng thought that the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division were escaping towards Baoding.
After all, Baoding has the main force of six Japanese divisions and three brigades.
"yes!"
The communications staff officer quickly drafted a telegram and asked the telegraph soldiers to send it out.
"Send the order, brothers, retreat quickly!"
After sending the telegram, Sun Liangcheng looked at the watch in his hand and saw that he had rested for a quarter of an hour. He was afraid that the main force of the Eighth Route Army would catch up, so he immediately issued a retreat order.
As Sun Liangcheng's order was issued, the puppet soldiers rushed southward carrying large and small bags of food they had snatched.
…
Jinju battlefield.
"Report, the defense line of our army's left position was breached by the Japs. The Japs' main force launched a general attack on us."
Eighth Route Army Jizhong Troop Headquarters.
The chief of staff answered the phone and reported to District Chief Lu in a solemn tone.
"What are you talking about? The left defense line was breached by the Japanese. What happened? Isn't the left defense line always strong?"
District Chief Lu was suddenly shocked when he heard this.
The Japanese's first few attacks didn't even touch the left-wing forward position, so why were they suddenly breached?
According to what was learned from the injured Japs, it was the Japanese 40th Division that attacked the left-wing position. More than two-thirds of the troops of the Japs' 40th Division were new recruits.
Although the combat effectiveness is not impressive, it is not comparable to the type B divisions that have experienced battles for a long time.
"According to the report from the forward position, it should be the 11th Division and the 40th Division that suddenly changed their attack positions."
The chief of staff analyzed:
"This new group of Japs has a very strong combat power, very accurate marksmanship, and very powerful stabbing skills. They are definitely not troops of the 40th Division."
"What the fuck." District Chief Lu cursed angrily, "The Japanese actually started playing tricks with us?"
Since the main offensive direction of the Japanese 11th Division is the main position of the Jizhong Army.
so.
District Chief Lu transferred all the elite troops in Jizhong to the direction of the main formation.
"Have the troops on the left withdrawn from their forward positions?"
District Chief Lu asked in a solemn tone.
"Not yet!" The chief of staff shook his head and said in a very solemn tone, "Our troops are fighting hand-to-hand with the Japs, and the Japs' large forces are coming to reinforce the position!"
District Chief Lu frowned and asked, "Have the Japanese army arrived yet?"
The chief of staff said: "Not yet! But it should be soon. Will the reserve team and cavalry regiment be sent to reinforce the left-wing position?"
If the Japanese were allowed to occupy the left-wing position, then the Japanese would be able to outflank and attack the center and right-wing positions of the Jizhong troops from the rear.
At that time, the main force of the Central Hebei Army will be in a situation of being attacked from both sides.
This resulted in the complete collapse of the entire defensive line.
The Japs must not be allowed to occupy the left-wing position!
District Chief Lu quickly analyzed the current battle situation in his mind and said: "Order the 2nd Reserve Brigade and the Cavalry Regiment to immediately support the left wing position, and then order all artillery fire to carry out interception bombardment 150 meters in front of the left wing position to prevent the Japanese army from advancing to the left wing.
Positional attack."
"yes!"
The war situation was urgent, so the chief of staff stepped forward, turned around, and went to deliver the order.
The chief of staff quickly shook the handle and put the phone to his ear: "Immediately pick up the artillery corps. This is the headquarters. I order you to immediately carry out interception bombardment 150 meters in front of the left wing position. Immediately carry out interception bombardment 150 meters in front of the left wing position.
Bombardment!”
After hanging up the phone, the chief of staff continued to shake the handle and issued orders to the reserve team and the cavalry regiment.
At this moment, the communications staff officer walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand, saluted with a military salute and then reported the report.
"Report, urgent call from the frontline headquarters!"
"read!"
District Chief Lu waved his hand and said.
"Yes!" the communications staff officer read, holding the telegram in both hands, "The main force of the New Regiment has defeated the Japanese and puppet troops in Shimen City and Zhengding. The leader of the New Regiment, led by more than 40,000 people, has set off from Shimen by car. It will take up to 3 hours.
We will be able to reach the Jinzhou battlefield, and the intervening troops have already arrived at the designated position to cut off the Japanese army's escape route to the north. I order your troops to hold their position for three hours until the main force arrives to surround and annihilate them. Li Yunlong, the commander-in-chief of the front line."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! District Chief Lu was suddenly happy when he heard this.
"It is worthy of being the most capable new corps of our Eighth Route Army. It only took half a day to defeat thousands of Japanese and tens of thousands of puppet troops."
The political commissar on the side sounded emotional.
"That's of course. Let alone thousands of Japs and tens of thousands of puppet troops, even tens of thousands or even 100,000 Japs as the main force are no match for the New First Corps."
District Chief Lu is full of energy, as if he is in high spirits at a happy event.
After holding on for three hours under the Japanese attack, the pressure on the troops in central Hebei was no longer so great.
Although the New Regiment is still a regiment-level establishment, within the Eighth Route Army, some officers are accustomed to calling the New Regiment the New First Corps.
"What a generous move!" The chief of staff came over after giving the order and said with emotion, "Only the New Regiment of our Eighth Route Army has so many vehicles to transport tens of thousands of troops at one time."
Several combat staff on the side were also shocked.
Even the Japanese would find it difficult to dispatch thousands of vehicles to transport troops at once.
To be continued...