Under the orders of Ryosuke Kamiya, the Japanese army's mopping up troops also began to change their tactics, but now that they have arrived, it will not be so easy to leave.
Seeing that the Japanese troops wanted to retreat, the fighting troops lost all intention of playing tricks and started chasing them.
The swift and violent offensive directly knocked the Japanese troops into confusion.
I've already avoided fighting, why are you still so desperate?
The various combat units of the Eighth Route Army divided their forces and encircled them. They began to raid the assembled Japanese troops from all directions, without giving them any chance to assemble.
Encircling the front and rear and blocking the middle road made the Japanese troops' gathering more and more chaotic.
Under the attack of various units of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese troops could not turn a blind eye.
It is different from the mentality of the Japanese troops who want to get rid of the pursuing troops and try to gather with the larger troops.
The combat troops of the Eighth Route Army are just holding the position that if you don’t kill me today, I will kill you. They treat me as a vegetable market and can come and leave whenever I want?
They did not engage in positional warfare, but mobile warfare. The enemy forces from all over the place were overwhelmed and had no chance to assemble.
The Japanese troops have long been scattered by the Eighth Route Army from all over the country, using the method of ants eating elephants to scatter the Japanese troops to pieces.
In the early stage, the Japanese troops were too busy to split up their troops and pursue the pursuit. They did not find any problems before, but now the problems are gradually exposed.
Various units of the Eighth Route Army were killing each other in full swing. Some troops detoured to the rear of the Japanese army and began to fight desperately.
At this time, the already chaotic Japanese combat troops became even more chaotic. Not only were there problems on the front battlefield, but even the rear logistics troops were attacked.
Finally, the Japanese troops were forced to hide in various strongholds.
The troops who went out to fight were finally forced into the stronghold. However, due to insufficient strength, these Japanese and puppet troops could only tremble in the stronghold.
When the Japanese and puppet troops hid in their stronghold, the Eighth Route Army combat troops immediately changed their tactics and began to encircle them without attacking.
Anyway, don't even think about coming out, kid. I will definitely beat you up until you can't even find your home.
After several attempts back and forth, they were all beaten back. The Japanese and puppet troops hiding in the stronghold began to be honest and began to send messages to their superiors, hoping to seek help.
But what went wrong was their overall mopping up force. There was a problem with the first combat command, and a domino reaction occurred.
How could the Japanese have imagined that the Eighth Route Army troops, which had always defended normally, or at best broke out, would suddenly change their tactics?
Instead of retreating, they took the initiative to fight without worrying about whether the troops could retreat or even the safety of the troop commanders.
At this time, if an imperial army combat unit seizes the loopholes in the battlefield and drives all the way deep into the hinterland, all those regiment-level cadres will be doomed.
Even if your 28th Brigade can fight, there is no need to do such risky things.
But judging from the map, although the battlefield was very chaotic and fighting was basically everywhere, it was not that easy for the Japanese troops to find a gap in the map.
The fighting was basically concentrated on the periphery, and under Ding Wei's command, the battlefield had been brought to the scope of the Japanese war zone.
All the villages occupied by the Japanese army in the early stage were recaptured by the Eighth Route Army, and some more troops were even captured.
The combat troops of various departments achieved a lot. Not only did they seize a batch of supplies, they also saved several villages in the Japanese war zone during the battle.
Younger villagers in the village enthusiastically signed up to join the army. They were fed up with the brutal behavior of the Japanese army and were unwilling to be obedient citizens. Each branch of the Eighth Route Army expanded its troops by at least one company.
Now that they have seized the opportunity, the Eighth Route Army units will naturally not give up their victory.
After pushing the Japanese troops close to the stronghold, the combat troops began to destroy the military facilities established by the Japanese troops outside.
For example, telephone poles, telephone lines, etc. directly allow the enemy communications in the stronghold, and military facilities are paralyzed.
It can be said that the current Japs troops in various strongholds are just a group of blind and deaf people. They cannot see what is going on on the battlefield outside, nor can they report to the superiors, let alone ask for help.
From the beginning of the fighting to now, it has not even affected the 28th Brigade, and the hinterland is peaceful.
If it hadn't been bombed before, no one gathered here would dare to think that the outside had been reduced to a mess.
The Japanese and puppet troops in each stronghold were in danger, and the Japanese and puppet troops fighting outside were all extremely angry. When had they ever fought such a frustrating battle?
In Taiyuan City.
Yoshio Shinozuka's face was so ugly that it looked like his wife had cuckolded him. The son he had raised for more than ten years was the son of her wife and another man.
Bad news from all over the world has almost filled the desktop, but this is still less. In many areas, the phone lines have been cut off, preventing the news from being sent out.
The situation is definitely worse than reported.
Of course, the worse was yet to come. The 28th Brigade, which they had longed for, basically didn't show up, which made Yoshio Shinozuka even more angry.
I started the raid just to deal with you, but you didn't even show your face. Are you not giving me Yoshio Shinozuka face?
In addition, mopping up troops from various places began to call for support, hoping that Yoshio Shinozuka could send troops to support.
The mopping up troops that were supposed to surround the Eighth Route Army were instead surrounded. Yoshio Shinozuka was so angry that his nose almost twisted.
This time.
The carefully prepared mopping up operation by the First Army can basically be described as a failure. The morale of the army that has finally recovered will probably be hit hard again.
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Team 28 team headquarters.
The group leaders gathered together and discussed the map.
They all believed that Ding Wei would choose passive defense, looking for opportunities to break out of the encirclement and evacuate to a safe place.
No one would have thought that instead of being afraid, Ding Wei took the initiative to fight and threw the Japanese combat troops into chaos.
At the beginning, they were worried that Ding Wei's command would cause serious damage to their troops, but the result was just the opposite.
"Old Ding, you did a great job, hahaha, these bastards still want to rebel in my new group's territory, Old Ding can deal with them!"
Li Yunlong looked at the map, grinning from ear to ear, and said: "Old Ding, if we don't take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory, these devils are already in the stronghold now."
"Yes, Old Ding, we can't miss such a good opportunity and take advantage of his illness to kill him!" Kong Jie continued.
Blind Cheng also squeezed in front and said: "Old Ding, look, the Japanese are all hiding in the stronghold now and are unwilling to come out, although there are troops outside.
But now they are being chased by us like rabbits. They have too much time to take care of themselves, and there is no time to care about others."
The Japanese who originally wanted to open a gap in the Eighth Route Army base area were torn open by the rampaging Eighth Route Army instead.
At this moment, they had no choice but to think about how to join the large army, but how to get rid of these pesky Eighth Route Army troops.
Continuous battles began to make the Japanese combat troops more and more tired. They traveled long distances to fight, fought with high intensity, and consumed military rations very quickly.
The empty villages along the way made it impossible for them to replenish food, and the bottles, cans, wooden tables and chairs in the houses could not be used as food.
They never imagined that these people would move so quickly without leaving even a grain of rice behind.
"If we don't attack a few counties, we won't be sorry for these little devils at all." Li Yunlong grinned.
Li Yunlong has always been brooding about Ding Wei's attack on the county town, and he has never forgotten the surrounding counties, thinking about when he can also attack a county town and make a lot of money.
county seat?
Ding Wei does have this pursuit, but he wants to attack Taiyuan more than the county.
After all, now that everything is a mess, if we don't take the opportunity to go near Taiyuan and fire a few cannons to cheer up the little devils in Taiyuan City, we will be sorry for Yoshio Shinozuka's actions.
but…
Now that the brigade commander is by Ding Wei's side, Ding Wei only dares to think about this matter in his mind and does not dare to act rashly.
Although the Japanese troops are now being led by the nose, if there is an operational error, the Japanese will seize the opportunity to counterattack.
The safety of a unit of the 28th Brigade is not in danger now.
If there weren't those dozens of regimental commanders and brigade commanders here, Ding Wei would have been as unrestrained as he could be.
If you fucking dare to bring troops to my place, I can also bring troops to attack your lair. Who will lose the most when we see it?
The 28th Brigade can afford to lose money, but the little devils can't afford it. They may not be able to sit still when there is a fire in the backyard.
But now, dozens of regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and even brigade commanders are here, and Ding Wei also has some concerns.
If something went wrong, the serious consequences would not be something Ding Wei could bear alone. Even shooting Ding Wei ten thousand times would not be enough.
So Ding Wei seemed to be fighting with ease, but in fact, the intensity of this battle was far less than what Ding Wei had hoped for.
Having said that, Ding Wei did not give up because of this. Since there was no way to attack the county town, it would be no problem to attack some small towns and strongholds.
Ding Wei is like a superb dentist.
He is also the veterinarian in charge.
Begin to command the troops and remove the Japanese strongholds placed on the outskirts of the Eighth Route Army base area.
After a day of fighting, Ding Wei pulled out several of the fangs and paws of the crazy Japanese dog.
night.
Taiyuan, in the headquarters of the First Army.
"Baga, Baga Yalu!"
Shinozuka Yoshio angrily pushed everything on the table to the ground.
But this was not enough to relieve his anger. Yoshio Shinozuka stood up directly, drew out the saber he was wearing, and slashed at the table in front of him.
It wasn't until he chopped the table in front of him into pieces that he slowly put away his saber.
Kamiya Ryosuke had no expression on his face and stood aside calmly, with a bit of disdain in his eyes.
Compared with the previous unit, Yoshio Shinozuka really couldn't hold back his anger.
A commander with a bad temper and little ability will really not be able to play much role in Shanxi.
It was just a defeat in a battle, but there was such a big reaction. Could it be that he could only see failure from the defeat in the battle and couldn't pay attention to anything else?
Kamiya Ryosuke looked down upon the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi at first, but this raid made him clearly feel that something was wrong.
This time.
The Eighth Route Army seemed to be cooperating very well, and their fighting methods were far beyond his imagination, and their courage was much greater than he thought.
What shocked him even more was that the Eighth Route Army actually dared to take the initiative to attack, knocking out many of the Imperial Army's peripheral strongholds and cutting off the connection between the Japanese war zone.
This was a little different from the combat troops he had encountered before.
After this raid, Kamiya Ryosuke deeply felt that the Eighth Route Army here was much more difficult to deal with than he thought.
Yoshio Shinozuka didn't know at this moment how dissatisfied his chief of staff was with him. He was now having a headache as to how this raid was going to end.
After just one day, the battlefield turned into a mess. If it continues, who knows what it will look like.
Moreover, the combat speed of these Eighth Route Army was too fast, and they were so rampant that they took the initiative to attack the imperial army's stronghold.
Even if it was just an attack, they actually succeeded in attacking and took out multiple strongholds of the Imperial Army. This made Yoshio Shinozuka feel uncomfortable.
He simply couldn't imagine how these Eighth Route Army soldiers did all this.
Even if he wanted to mobilize troops now, there was no way to do so. The troops were too scattered and were being pursued and intercepted by the Eighth Route Army.
The original large battlefield strategy was divided into countless small battlefields by the Eighth Route Army. Even if the artillery wanted to provide support, it would be useless.
Even if we run them to death, it is impossible to rescue all the troops in a short time.
As for tanks and armored vehicles.
Yoshio Shinozuka didn't even know where they should go for support. Support was needed everywhere, but even one of them couldn't do its job.
Yoshio Shinozuka also understands this very well.
The reason is also very simple.
The battlefield was indeed sent out, and several key villages were visited, but the result was not so beautiful.
There are not many tanks, only two, and they are both small tanks.
There is nothing we can do about the small number. After all, there are many battlefields that require tanks, but the tanks that were supposed to be stars on the battlefield did not play much role at all.
The tanks on the European battlefield can be regarded as tanks, but the Japanese tanks are really just lumps of iron, and their armor is weak.
In the past, it was okay to bully the combat troops with insufficient equipment, but now after a long period of development, the combat troops in northwestern Shanxi are no longer what they used to be.
The incident happened in Li Yunlong's new group.
The Japanese sent chariots out of dignity, hoping to use the chariots to coordinate operations and seize the base of the new regiment headquarters.
But they misjudged the strength of the new group.
Japanese tanks opened the way, and soldiers assisted on both sides.
When they entered the ambush circle, these two small tanks were immediately taken care of by the new regiment of soldiers.
The light and heavy machine gun bullets were fired at the two tanks as if they were free of charge. How could the paper armor block the machine gun attack?
In the blink of an eye, the tank was reduced to scrap metal.
Not only did these two tanks not play a role on the battlefield, but because no one was in control, the vehicle lost control. Instead, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers were knocked to the ground by the tank.
In the end, the tank crashed straight into the house and was buried by the collapsed wall. Before they could try to rescue the tank, a new group of soldiers fought back.
Under the command of Ding Wei, the new regiment took the initiative and dismantled the regiment into pieces.
The Japanese were busy chasing the ambush troops and had no mood to care about the tanks. The new group happily left two tanks behind.
Although the vehicle has been riddled with holes, the important parts have not been damaged. With repairs and repairs, the tank is not unusable.
When the Japanese troops realized that two tanks had not been rescued and wanted to go back to grab the tanks, the tanks had long since disappeared, leaving only ruins on the ground.