The headquarters of the newly formed 16th Heavy Equipment Battalion of the Eighth Route Army.
A young staff officer put down the walkie-talkie in his hand, looked at Deputy Commander Liang and the political commissar, and reported: "Report, our army has captured the two highlands of Lion Mountain and Jiguan Mountain. The attacking troops asked if they will continue to attack?"
From the field of view of the telescope, Deputy Commander Liang, the political commissar, and the chief of staff all saw the scene of the troops capturing the Japanese and puppet army positions.
The artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army continued to shell the Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain positions for half a month.
And after the first two newly formed heavy-armed battalions attacked continuously for six days.
Deputy Commander Liang led the 16th Heavy Armored Combined Battalion and captured the enemy's position with only one attack.
certainly.
Without the early attack by his brother troops, Deputy Commander Liang would not have been able to discover the enemy's weakness, and the newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion would not have been able to capture the enemy's position so quickly.
"I didn't expect this battle to be so easy?"
The chief of staff sounded surprised. He had just been transferred to the new regiment from the 120th Division, a brother force. Before that, he was a combat staff officer of the 358th Brigade of the 120th Division.
Like Deputy Commander Liang and Political Commissar, this Chief of Staff was also an outstanding commander of the Red Army who had gone through the Long March.
At this time, the chief of staff's face was full of surprise. The success of this battle was completely beyond his expectation.
Facing the position heavily defended by the Japanese and puppet troops, it was captured in less than 20 minutes, but the commanders and soldiers of the attacking force suffered very few casualties.
This was not possible in the Eighth Route Army a few years ago.
"Nothing is impossible. As long as we have strong firepower and proper tactics, the battle will be at least ten times easier than before!"
The political commissar on the side is also full of confidence and has a happy expression.
After this battle, the political commissar fully understood the fact that the Eighth Route Army's equipment was better than that of the Japanese army.
However, Deputy Commander Liang stared at the map with his eyes full of thought, and calmly issued the order: "Immediately ask the attacking troops if they have found any enemy counterattack troops?"
As a senior military commander with both wisdom and courage, he loves his soldiers like his own children.
Deputy Commander Liang has long overcome his shortcomings of blindness, recklessness, recklessness and hard work.
Even though he now possesses unimaginable equipment and firepower, Deputy Commander Liang has not become arrogant and has always maintained calm thinking.
The young staff officer immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called.
After a while, the young staff officer put down the walkie-talkie and reported: "Report, the third company commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the attacking force said that enemy reinforcements were found, but the enemy reinforcements are retreating. The third company commander asked whether to pursue the victory?"
The chief of staff sounded surprised: "Lion Mountain and Jiguan Mountain are the barriers to the southeast of Chengde. The Japanese actually gave up like this?"
"Is there a possibility," the political commissar guessed, "that our firepower was too strong during the day and the Japanese planned to wait until night to retake these two highlands?"
"It's not impossible." The chief of staff nodded, "But... night fighting is our specialty of the Eighth Route Army. At night, it may be even more difficult for the Japanese to retake the high ground."
The political commissar said: "Are the Japanese planning to break the jar?"
"Is it possible," a young staff officer guessed, "that the Japanese can't defeat us in a positional battle and want to withdraw their troops into Chengde City and fight with us in street battles?"
"..."
Everyone was talking to each other.
But Deputy Commander Liang still kept thinking.
There are two ways in front of us now, one is to continue the attack, the other is to hold on to the Jiguan Mountain and Lion Rock positions.
If you continue to attack, you can expand your results and have the opportunity to advance the front to Chengde City.
While continuing to hold on to Jiguan Mountain and Lion Mountain, they established the 16th Heavy Equipment Battalion, which has completed its mission.
"Immediately use a high-power walkie-talkie to ask where the intersecting troops have arrived?"
Deputy Captain Liang's angry voice sounded, and everyone stopped discussing.
"yes!"
The staff officer immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called.
For this attack on Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain, Deputy Commander Liang made two preparations.
Normally, when the Chinese army is fighting the Japanese, the people nearby will take their chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and what little food they have to the mountains to take shelter.
This time is no exception.
Deputy Commander Liang, who had just arrived near Chengde, sent soldiers into the mountains to look for ordinary people fleeing the war.
After two days of trekking and searching, we found the people from Songjia Village and Cuijia Village near Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain.
Although Jiguan Mountain and Lion Mountain are easy to defend and difficult to attack, the local people know it.
There is a small road that leads directly to the back of Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain, which neither the Japanese nor the puppet troops know about.
With ideological work and food being cashed on the spot, the local people were willing to lead the way for the Eighth Route Army.
At this time, the newly formed 16th Battalion's insertion force was already on its way to the insertion.
Deputy Commander Liang's battle plan was to use surprise to bombard the Japanese positions and capture the two highlands of Jiguan Mountain and Lion Rock.
At this time, the Japanese will most likely not give up their positions and will send troops to retake the two highlands of Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain.
When the Japs were waiting for the attack, the intersecting troops suddenly came out from behind and attacked from both sides with the Eighth Route Army on the high ground, killing the Japs who were trying to regain their position.
This is the second gift prepared by Deputy Commander Liang for the Japanese.
However, contrary to Deputy Commander Liang's expectations, the Japanese gave up on retaking the two highlands.
This made the second gift prepared by Deputy Commander Liang for the Japanese useless.
Although the intersecting troops carry radios, the radios must maintain radio silence. Once the radio is used, it is likely to be detected by enemy radios.
However, the intervening troops are not too far from the headquarters, within a range of 15 kilometers, so they can use walkie-talkies to communicate without worrying about being discovered by the Japanese.
After a while, the staff officer reported to Deputy Commander Liang: "Report, the intervening troops have arrived in the Wujiacun area, and they will reach the designated location in 10 minutes!"
Upon hearing this, Deputy Commander Liang carefully analyzed the terrain.
The terrain in the southeast of Chengde is very complex.
If the attacking troops advance rashly, they are likely to be ambushed by the Japanese, which meets the conditions for an ambush.
but!
If the intersecting troops are pushed deeper into the area, and if the enemy really ambushes them, the intersecting troops can turn around and form a counter-encirclement against the ambushed Japanese troops.
If the Japanese did not ambush, they could push the front line to Chengde City.
In this way, the war situation would be greatly beneficial to the Eighth Route Army, while the Japanese would be quite passive.
"Immediately issue an order to the intersecting troops." Deputy Commander Liang quickly issued the order. "At present, the frontal offensive troops have captured the Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain positions. The enemy has not launched a counterattack. Order the intersecting troops to move from the flanks toward Heitugou and Hongtuliang.
Interspersed.”
"yes!"
The communications staff officer quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and issued the order.
At the same time, the Eighth Route Army's follow-up reinforcements arrived at Jiguan Mountain and Lion Mountain and completely captured the position.
At this time, even if the Japanese wanted to regain their position, they would first have to pay a huge price in casualties.
The Eighth Route Army soldiers began to clean the battlefield. The battlefield was filled with various parts of the Japanese and puppet soldiers, intestines, half heads... It was almost difficult to find a complete corpse.
The veterans were all calmly cleaning the battlefield as usual. One veteran even took out a knife and pried out a gold tooth from the mouth of a Japanese soldier whose body was missing.
Many recruits couldn't help but vomited on the spot when they saw this scene, and even almost vomited out bile.
But there are no veterans to laugh at the new recruits. They are all new recruits. Some of them performed worse than these new recruits on the battlefield for the first time.
Some veterans put together some relatively complete corpses of Japanese soldiers.
Then he ordered the recruits to stab the Japanese corpses with bayonets.
This is an old tradition of the new regiment, allowing recruits to quickly eliminate their fear of Japanese soldiers and war in this way.
There are also many new recruits whose performance is not inferior to that of the veterans, because these recruits are high-quality soldiers and come from the militiamen of the Central Hebei and South Hebei Military Regions.
Some militiamen even fought against the Japanese and puppet troops, but the scale of the battles was small and they were mainly guerrillas.
This is the first time such a big battle has occurred.
However, the overall performance of these recruits is much better than that of recruits who join the army from ordinary people and enter the battlefield for the first time.
Very few recruits fail at critical moments.
At the same time, the veteran engineers of the newly formed 16th Heavy Equipment Battalion led the new engineers to begin clearing mines on the highway.
Only after all the anti-infantry and anti-tank mines planted by the Japanese on the road have been cleared, can the large forces continue to move forward.
in addition.
Deputy Commander Liang reported the situation here to Xing Zhiguo, and Xing Zhiguo allowed the newly formed 16th Heavy Armored Battalion to continue to advance.
…
at the same moment.
An island in the East China Sea.
Boss Chen’s military base.
"lets go."
Song Jianyun, Captain Yunlong of the Eighth Route Army, issued the order.
"Set off."
An aircraft carrier, protected by several cruisers and frigates, sailed out from a foggy island and headed towards the South Pacific.
This island surrounded by mist is Boss Chen’s overseas military base.
On the Yunlong aircraft carrier, 15 carrier-based aircraft aces and elite pilots who participated in ship training are on standby at any time.
Although it had only been more than half a year, the Eighth Route Navy had completely changed.
In addition to improving navigation and combat skills, the entire navy also has uniform naval uniforms, giving the whole navy a sense of might and majesty.
"Direct south and maintain a speed of 30 knots."
"All radars are turned on to monitor all aircraft and ships approaching the fleet."
"..."
In the command room, Captain Song gave orders one after another with calm eyes.
This trip to sea was not only a mission to kill Yamamoto Qihachi, but also a practical training for the Yunlong fleet.
On the route to the South Pacific, you may encounter Japanese and US Navy submarines and fleets.
Once the aircraft carrier fleet is exposed, it may cause Yamamoto Shichihachi to temporarily change his itinerary.
It may also be mistaken for the enemy by the Japanese Navy and the American Navy and be besieged.
Therefore, all crew members must remain highly vigilant.
But fortunately, the Yunlong aircraft carrier fleet is equipped with advanced radar and protected by advanced cruisers and frigates.
If you encounter an enemy reconnaissance plane, you can take off your jet fighter in advance to shoot it down.
If you encounter an enemy aircraft carrier fleet, you can go around it.
After completing the actual combat training and killing Yamamoto Shichihachi.
The Yunlong fleet needs to sail back to Boss Chen's military port again.
It is said that Boss Chen’s military port used some special means to prevent Japanese and American aircraft and ships from being found.
The Yunlong fleet will be trained in Boss Chen's military port for about half a year before it can be launched to fight against the Japanese fleet.
It didn't take long.
A fleet that was not too big was riding the wind and waves in the East China Sea, like a ghost, heading towards the South Pacific.
Although all the pilots participating in the mission were excited, they did not appear to be out of sorts.
When participating in flight training at Boss Chen's military base, they had already seen this aircraft carrier and passed landing and takeoff training on the deck.
…
Chengde battlefield.
That afternoon.
The old and new engineers of the Eighth Route Army worked together to remove the landmines planted by the Japanese on the highway.
A good mix of old and new, so you don’t get tired of working.
During the demining process, all senior engineers led the new engineers to work, and there was no case where the new engineers accidentally triggered the mines.
The new engineers also quickly accumulated life-saving experience, which cannot be learned in the engineering class.
Although every new engineer wears the engineer protective clothing provided by Boss Chen.
However, the engineer's protective clothing is not a talisman. Once a mine explodes, it only allows the engineer to leave a whole body behind.
then.
Deputy Commander Liang led the main force of the newly formed 16th Battalion and drove along the highway toward Chengde.
The Japanese have poor resources and few landmines. Good steel is used on the blade, so it is impossible to lay landmines on the entire road.
The vanguard of an infantry battalion and a tank company took the lead in heading towards Chengde.
In the middle of the team was a mountain artillery piece pulled by a Jiefang brand truck. The Jiefang brand truck carried boxes of artillery shells.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In addition to Jiefang trucks and light tanks, there are also half-track armored vehicles and wheeled armored vehicles.
After the Battle of North China, the infantry battalions of the New Regiment were equipped with a large number of armored vehicles. The only shortcoming was the lack of drivers. However, the drivers selected from each squad quickly got started after training, although they were not very skilled yet.
, but it is no problem to drive and park the car.
Although the road conditions in Chengde are relatively poor, there is no problem in passing armored vehicles and light tanks.
At the front and end of the team, armored vehicles and light tanks hold the line.
Along the way, the troops moved very slowly and searched cautiously.
Not long after, the reconnaissance company encountered a group of Japanese soldiers, and intensive gunfire and artillery fire came over them.
Deputy Captain Liang had a calm expression and waited patiently.
About half a minute later, a communications staff officer quickly ran over and reported to Deputy Commander Liang: "Report, the reconnaissance company of the 2nd Battalion had a firefight with the Japs. Judging from the enemy's firepower, the Japs strength is about half of the brigade."
The strength is half a brigade, which is about 500 people.
"Have the Japanese built complete fortifications?"
Deputy Captain Liang asked.
"No!"
The communications officer replied:
"This group of Japanese soldiers planned to ambush the reconnaissance company, but they were discovered by the front platoon soldiers of the reconnaissance company, and the two sides fought an encounter."
The Eighth Route Army is a master of ambush warfare.
And the front platoon soldiers of the reconnaissance company are all top experts.
Playing ambush, the Eighth Route Army is the ancestor of the Japanese.
When the Japs met the Patriarch, it was naturally impossible for them to successfully ambush him.
After a while, more violent gunfire came from the front, and the sound of gunfire and artillery sounded like exploding beans.
Deputy Commander Liang quickly walked to a high ground next to the road, raised his telescope and looked ahead.
I saw the armored vehicles and light tanks of the vanguard unit firing in the direction of the Japs. The Japs' position was immediately enveloped by the explosion wave.
Although the firepower of armored vehicles and light tanks is average, without the cover of trenches and foxholes, the enemy will definitely suffer heavy casualties.
As expected.
After about two minutes, the communications staff came over again to report:
"Report, the Japs have been defeated and are fleeing along the road. The leading troops have caught up."
"Map!" Deputy Commander Liang shouted.
The guard quickly handed over the map.
Deputy Commander Liang raised his telescope and looked at the direction of the road extension, then looked at the map and said, "I know what the Japanese want to do."
"What do the devils want to do?"
The chief of staff on the side asked.
"This group of Japs is a bait. The Japs want to ambush my vanguard from the front."
Deputy Captain Liang immediately said loudly:
"Order the vanguard immediately to stop the pursuit!"
"yes!"
The communications staff immediately issued an order to the vanguard to stop the pursuit.
Under normal circumstances, the vanguard troops have already become red-eyed. Seeing the Japanese soldiers escaping in panic, they only regret that they are not chasing fast enough. Once they are in pursuit, it will be difficult to stop them.
but!
The Eighth Route Army's walkie-talkies have spread to platoons, and orders can be issued directly from the division headquarters to each platoon and company with just one call.
Soon, the Communications Department used a walkie-talkie to issue an order to the vanguard to stop the pursuit.
Deputy Commander Liang issued an order again, pointing his finger at Majia Village and Longtangou area on the map: "Order the intersecting troops to return and attack the Japanese in this area! In addition, call the regiment headquarters for air support immediately!"
"Yes." The communications staff officer continued to convey orders.
…
at the same time.
Japanese frontline command post.
A Japanese military staff officer walked in quickly and reported to Yamamoto Kazuki:
"Report to the Chief of Staff that the decoy ambush failed, has been defeated by the Eighth Route Army, and is retreating quickly along the highway."
"It is estimated that in fifteen minutes, the enemy's leading troops will enter the ambush position."
After reporting the situation ahead, the staff officer added another sentence.
"knew."
Yamamoto Kazuki nodded expressionlessly.
The plan went a little awry.
In his plan, although these 500 soldiers were bait, he originally wanted to send these 500 soldiers to ambush the Eighth Route Army's reconnaissance force.
Inflicting some small losses on the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army then used its superior firepower to defeat half of the brigade of soldiers.
Seeing the defeat of the Japanese army, the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army became furious and pursued them all the way into the Japanese ambush encirclement.
However, Yamamoto was as steady as an old dog and didn't panic.
Not a big problem.
Although the bait failed to ambush successfully, the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army at this time will definitely pursue them and take advantage of the victory.
Once a great pursuit begins, it is difficult to stop.
Faced with easily accessible military exploits, no army can resist this temptation.
"Kumagawa-kun, how are the artillery preparations going?" Kazuki Yamamoto looked at Kumagawa and his commander, who was solely responsible for the artillery fire in this ambush.
"Report to the Chief of Staff." Commander Xiong Chuan lowered his head and replied, "The three artillery regiments have been prepared, and the firing units have been calibrated. After the battle begins, artillery coverage and artillery interception will be implemented on the Eighth Route Army reinforcements."
"Yoshi!"
Yamamoto Kazuki nodded with satisfaction, looked at the officers, and repeated the battle plan:
"After the ambush battle started, after a round of shooting and a round of grenades were thrown at the Eighth Route Army in the ambush circle, in order to prevent reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army aircraft, all the soldiers rushed down to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Eighth Route Army and achieve a quick victory!"
"Hi."
All the Japanese officers lowered their heads suddenly.