680 The first battle against the Japanese invaders in Kanto, an elite confrontation
Zhao San said that during this period, because many refugees fled to the villages in the guerrilla zones where the Eighth Route Army was located, there were many people there.
The Eighth Route Army was not sure whether there were spies involved, so they assigned a single line to contact the village.
In the garrison in the mountains, the Eighth Route Army would move every once in a while.
Once there is any trouble, the Eighth Route Army will transfer it as soon as possible.
This means that if Zhao San delays for too long and the Eighth Route Army discovers the situation, the Eighth Route Army's temporary garrison will soon be moved.
"Xinxi, in that case, Mr. Zhao, please lead the way immediately!"
Uchida Shin also urged.
He noticed that there was struggle in Zhao San's expression.
Uchida Nobu also didn't mind this. When he dealt with the Anti-Alliance in the past, the traitors who helped the Imperial Japanese Army eliminate the Anti-Alliance forces also had struggles in their expressions at the last moment.
This is the human contradiction that a true traitor should have.
If there was no struggle or pain on Zhao San's face, Nobuya Uchida would doubt his sincerity.
At this time, Uchida Nobuya was leading the main force of the Kwantung Army brigade he brought from the Northeast.
There are about 800 troops, all of whom are elite members of the Uchida Brigade.
The baggage troops, logistics troops, and other non-combat troops were temporarily left in Ji County by Uchida Nobuya.
Speaking of which, the Kwantung Army was naturally one of the absolute elites in the Japanese invasion of China.
However, due to various reasons, the main force of the Kwantung Army has been stationed in the northeastern region and has not gone south to participate in the battle.
Only some troops, like Nobuya Uchida, will send troops for reinforcements when the Japanese army in North China occasionally needs combat reinforcements.
Later, after the Pacific War broke out, a large number of elite Kwantung Army troops were deployed to fight.
Therefore, in North China, the battle between the Chinese army and the elite Japanese Kwantung Army was actually extremely limited.
This time Uchida Nobu also led the entire Manchu brigade to the Zhongtiao Mountain area to deal with Wang Huaibao, Han Feng and other Eighth Route Army troops active in Zhongtiao Mountain.
It can even be said to be the first large-scale confrontation between the elites of the Eighth Route Army and the Kwantung Army.
...Wandering on the mountain trails.
It was quiet everywhere except for the occasional chirping of birds.
Zhao San led the way, leading the Kwantung Army soldiers behind him, and secretly set off towards the location where the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army was currently stationed.
Uchida Shinya felt a little excited in his heart. He did not expect that things would go so smoothly.
Nobu Uchida is also quite experienced in dealing with the Northeastern Anti-Japanese Alliance forces.
He believes that the problem of dealing with the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain is the same as that of dealing with the Anti-Alliance Forces, that is, how to accurately locate the hiding place of the Eighth Route Army.
At present, the traitor Zhao San of the Eighth Route Army is leading the way. As long as he can touch the temporary garrison of the Eighth Route Army and then secretly form an encirclement, it will not be a problem to destroy this group of Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.
The first battle was successfully won. A regiment of eight soldiers could kill one or two thousand people no matter what.
This is a record that the Japanese troops on the North China Front in the Zhongtiao Mountain area have never had before.
For this reason, Uchida Nobuya even imagined in his mind that after he completed his first victory against the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, when the Japanese troops in North China in the Zhongtiao Mountain area looked at him again, their eyes were full of admiration.
As for Generals Yoshio Shinozuka and General Kitagawa, it is an exaggeration.
The elite of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain are nothing more than that.
In front of the flower of the imperial army, they are also local chickens and dogs, not worth mentioning.
"Mr. Zhao, how far is it?"
Uchida Shin, who was suppressing his excitement, also asked.
Zhao San raised his head and looked at the path in the mountains and forests, and said: "Taijun, the temporary garrison of the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is in a strange location. There are probably two ways to go up the mountain. One is from the gentle slope on the south side of the mountain. This is the only way.
Along the way, there are many warnings on the Eighth Route. If we walk along this road, we will be exposed easily."
"The other way is for us to go around from the back side, but it will take a longer way, and it will take about three hours."
Uchida Nobu also nodded, he thought he was a very patient hunter.
"Then let's go around in a roundabout way! Make sure to touch the back and side of the Eighth Route Army quietly."
"Hi!"
Zhao San responded, and he took the Kwantung Army soldiers behind him, following Uchida Shinya's request, on a long mountain road that avoided Qingshan Village.
In this regard, Uchida Nobuya has rich experience. He knows that the Eighth Route Army has a close connection with the people. If it leaves the village, the troops will be easily exposed.
Once a Chinese villager tipped off the Eighth Route Army in advance, the sneak attack would be in vain.
Time passes quickly.
After walking for nearly three hours, the entire Kwantung Army brigade was exhausted.
In the Zhongtiao Mountain area, the steep mountain roads made these Kwantung Army soldiers quite uncomfortable.
This time we were walking on a mountain road, and climbing the hillside was unavoidable. After all, the Eighth Route Army was hidden deep in the mountains.
This means that the Japanese's usual transport vehicles are of no use at all.
In order to move forward covertly, many of Uchida's brigade's heavy weapons, such as a total of four attached and strengthened Type 92 infantry cannons, had no time to bring along.
As for the fifteen Type 92 heavy machine guns that his Uchida brigade originally owned.
At present, for the convenience of marching, I only bring six guns.
Several heavy machine guns were pulled up on small carts, and several Japanese soldiers worked together to transport them. They were so tired during the journey that the people pulling the carts changed one after another.
Uchida Nobu also believes that in rugged and difficult mountainous areas, facing the highly mobile guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare tactics of the Eighth Route Army, a bulky heavy machine gun may not be as good as two flexible grenades.
Therefore, in order to successfully attack the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain this time, Uchida Nobuya ordered to carry a smaller number of heavy machine guns.
However, it additionally strengthens the light firepower carried by the troops, such as crooked handles and grenade launchers.
Just the Type 89 grenades, Uchida Brigade brought a total of fifty on this trip.
Uchida Nobu also discovered long ago that light and small-caliber artillery such as grenades are quite effective against the Eighth Route Army troops.
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As we get closer to the goal.
Uchida Nobu also became increasingly vigilant.
Soon after, he saw a hill in the distance, and Zhao San told Uchida Shinya: "The main garrison of the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is in the woods on that hill."
Uchida Nobu was also very cautious. After hearing this, he walked to a small slope with a good view with a telescope and looked carefully at the location pointed by Zhao San not far away.
Sure enough, he found that there were some simple wooden houses and some tents in the mountains and forests.
It should be the place where these Eighth Route Army troops camped in the mountains. The houses were also covered with some branches and leaves for camouflage.
Uchida Shinya even discovered some secret sentries of the Eighth Route Army lying on the high platform.
This is definitely where the Eighth Route Army is stationed!
At this point, Uchida Nobu no longer had any doubts, and immediately arranged for several squadron leaders under his command. According to the predetermined plan, the team was divided into two parts, circuitous left and right, and surrounded the Eighth Route Army camping area not far away.
And once this operation is over, the chess piece Zhao San will have no effect.
Before setting off, Uchida Shinya said to Zhao San with great interest:
"I absolutely believe in Mr. Zhao's loyalty to our Empire of Japan. Now that the battle is imminent, why not join the battle with Mr. Zhao?"
Saying that, Uchida Shinya motioned to the adjutant beside him to hand Zhao San a tortoise box.
Zhao San gave a bitter smile, took the pistol, and replied: "Since the captain thinks highly of me, I will do my best."
"Xingxi, let's go!" Nobuya Uchida ordered.
But he said that these Kwantung Army devils were really awesome.
As the troops split into two groups and quickly moved toward the Eighth Route Army's camping area, the nearly 800-strong team did not make the slightest sound.
The teams covered each other, advanced alternately, and cooperated very well, perfectly avoiding the Eighth Route Army's checkpoints.
In less than twenty minutes, under the command of Uchida Shinya, nearly 800 Japanese soldiers completed the encirclement deployment. They only needed an order to launch a surprise attack on the Eighth Route Army camping area.
For the next battle, the confident Uchida Shinya chose a practical style of play without any fancy.
The fifty grenade launchers were quickly adjusted, and after Shinya Uchida gave the order, they simultaneously fired wildly at the Eighth Route Army campsite more than 300 meters away.
Boom——
Fifty artillery shells were thrown down one after another, and the artillery fire continued one after another, plowing the ground at the Eighth Route Army camp for nearly five minutes.
Such a scene was really shocking, as if the earth was shaking and the birds in the woods were frightened and flew away.
As soon as the artillery fire stopped, Nobuya Uchida directly issued the order for a general attack.
This old devil's offensive was fierce, and he adopted the simplest and crudest tactic of bombarding the infantry with artillery and charging forward.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Eighth Route Army was still under the lingering power of artillery fire, they launched a general offensive in one fell swoop, attempting to use the most brutal and effective tactics to quickly eliminate this Eighth Route Army unit.
The smoke after the explosion of the artillery shell still shrouded the woodland on the hilltop, gradually fading and dissipating with the cold wind.
Using the cover of gunpowder smoke, the Japanese quickly entered the campsite on the eight roads in the forest. Simple triangular wooden houses appeared in their sight, as well as some simple tents made of coarse cloth.
You can even see pots and pans scattered among the campsites.
After the elite Kwantung Army soldiers rushed into the station in full force, they quickly pointed their guns at the entrance of the wooden house or tent, and fired a barrage of fire inside. Then they got in and took a look, just wanting to see the results of their battle.
, only to find that the house was empty.
If this situation is an exception, that's all.
As time goes by, nearly 70% of the main force of Uchida's brigade has entered the station.
All the Japanese who rushed into the campsite were shocked to find that the wooden houses and tents were all empty.
The Japanese officer who took the lead immediately noticed the problem.
"Baga, the situation is not quite right. Why is there not a single Tubal Road?"
"Nani? Where is the person?"
Then, a sentry returned in a hurry, holding in his hand a light and flamboyant figure wearing an Eighth Route Army uniform and a military cap. From a distance, it looked like a living person, but in fact it was a so-called Eighth Route Army sentry made of straw.<
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"Sir, we were fooled. This sentry is fake!"
"Baga, we've fallen into a trap, retreat quickly!" The Japanese squadron leader who led the team was so panicked that even his tone changed.
Dudududududududu——
Before the Japanese officer's order could be issued, the sound of the charge horn, unique to the Eighth Route Army, echoed in the mountains and forests from all directions in the entire station. It was familiar to the little Japanese but made his scalp numb.
This is the signal for the Eighth Route Army to launch an attack...