Chapter One Thousand and Sixty-Nine Yamamoto, I will kill you, the Immortal!
Kazuki Yamamoto fully studied and learned from the ambush tactics of the Eighth Route Army.
In the past, the Eighth Route Army was weak and the Japanese Army was strong.
The Eighth Route Army used this tactic many times, causing heavy losses to the Japanese army.
Now times have changed, the Eighth Route Army has become stronger, while the strength of the Japanese army remains unchanged or even weakened.
In order to reduce the firepower advantage of the Eighth Route Army and reduce the casualties of the Japanese army.
Kazuki Yamamoto also adopted ambush tactics that he once scorned.
On the way forward in pursuit of the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army, there was a location that was very suitable for an ambush.
The road passes through the bottom of the valley, with hillsides on both sides. Yamamoto Kazuki ambushed three infantry regiments on the hillside.
Once the Eighth Route Army troops enter the ambush circle, they will be surrounded by more than 10,000 elite Japanese soldiers.
And he prepared the firepower of three artillery regiments.
These artillery regiments were not intended to bombard the encircled Eighth Route Army.
Instead, they planned to bombard the reinforcing Eighth Route Army, giving the ambush troops time to destroy the Eighth Route Army's leading troops.
After the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army was eliminated, they then made a concerted effort to recapture the two highlands of Lion Rock and Jiguan Mountain.
All the Japanese officers were full of confidence.
On the surface, Yamamoto Kazuki is also confident, but in his heart he can't help but feel a little worried:
"Although the combat plan and contingency plan are very good, the Eighth Route Army are all veterans of ambush warfare. Will they be fooled?"
Yamamoto Kazuki thought carefully and felt that the problem was not big.
At this time, the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army were already in pursuit, and it was difficult to stop them.
Thinking of this, Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes became solid and fierce.
He is bound to win this battle and must win!
After fighting a good battle, he will have the opportunity to be promoted to lieutenant general and serve as the division commander of a certain division.
Kazuki Yamamoto knew very well where the weaknesses of the Japanese army were.
In terms of tactical command and officer quality, most Japanese officers graduated from the Imperial Army School, and many officers even studied abroad in European and American countries like him. Both military theory and military practice are very rich and solid.
In terms of fighting will and individual qualities, Japanese soldiers are well-trained, have high shooting skills, strong stabbing skills, strong execution ability, and high spiritual understanding of Bushido.
But why were we repeatedly defeated in North China?
The reason is very simple. The Japanese army's equipment is too backward, its firepower is too weak, and its logistics supplies are too few.
If the Japanese army had the same weapons, equipment and logistical supplies as the Eighth Route Army.
Kazuki Yamamoto believed that the Empire of Japan would be able to defeat the Eighth Route Army and even the US military, making it unbeatable in the world.
However, although Kazuki Yamamoto knew what the shortcomings of the Japanese army were, he was soft-spoken to others and could not speak at all in the base camp.
If you want to have a say in the base camp and reform the army's equipment, you must be promoted, at least to a general.
For an officer like him with no background, there is only one way to get promoted, and that is to win the battle and let Hideji Tojo and Tenchu know about him and remember him fiercely.
One day, with the knife in hand, I can kill all the ordnance officers and dogs.
After the Manchurian Incident and the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, most of China's land and resources fell into Japanese hands.
After the outbreak of the Pacific War, resource-rich Southeast Asian countries were also occupied by the Japanese army.
Such a vast occupied area, such rich resources and cheap labor.
Why don't those decrepit military officials adjust arms production in time and come up with better weapons and equipment for the troops?
On the contrary, it allowed the Eighth Route Army to seize the opportunity and caused heavy losses to the Army. It was damned.
If Yamamoto Kazuki takes power, he will definitely launch a great revolution based on steel and large-scale industrial production.
At this time, Yamamoto Kazuki was finally able to understand why those young military officers wanted to launch a coup.
If Japan continues to allow those old men to take power, the empire will have no chance of winning this war.
at this time.
Yamamoto Kazuki's goal is not only to reform the army's tactics, but also to reform the equipment of the Imperial Army. In the future, the individual weapons of Imperial soldiers must be mainly automatic firearms, and the firepower of heavy weapons must also be greatly enhanced.
"My rise will start from today's ambush battle!"
Yamamoto Kazuki set what he considered a very ambitious goal.
The idea was rich, but reality soon gave Yamamoto a blow.
Just when Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes were deep and he was thinking about long-term and immediate worries, a Japanese staff officer hurried in:
"Report to the Chief of Staff that the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army have stopped their pursuit. It seems that they have discovered my ambush troops!"
"Nani?" Yamamoto Kazuki heard this, his face changed, and he stood up suddenly.
"What happened? Why didn't the Eighth Route Army stop pursuing us?" A colonel grabbed the staff officer's collar and asked fiercely.
"It's unclear...at the moment."
Looking at the stern-looking colonel, the staff officer who reported the report lowered his head in fear.
Facing the fierce and powerful firepower of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army had no choice but to ambush and attack the larger number with fewer enemies to have a chance of victory.
"Chief of Staff, what should we do now?" Xiong Chuanzhi asked the commander in a deep voice, "Should we order the ambush troops to retreat?"
"hold on!"
Yamamoto Kazuki looked thoughtful, then his eyes focused:
"Since the Eighth Route Army has stopped pursuing, then order the decoy to turn back and attack the Eighth Route Army. I don't believe that the Eighth Route Army will not be fooled!"
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff." Chief of Staff Koichi Ikeda of the 57th Division said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid the ambush force has been exposed. I suggest that the ambush force retreat immediately."
"Impossible!" Yamamoto Kazuki said categorically, "If the ambush force is exposed, I am afraid that the air force of the Eighth Route Army has just come towards the ambush force."
"My move is called when the enemy advances, I retreat; when the enemy retreats, I advance; when the enemy is stationed, I harass; when the enemy is tired, I attack."
"Nani?" asked Koichi Ikeda, "What kind of tactic is this?"
"This is a very clever guerrilla tactic of the Eighth Route Army." Kazuki Yamamoto said, "It's just that the Eighth Route Army rarely uses it now. Just carry out the order."
"Hi."
All the Japs suddenly lowered their heads.
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battlefield.
As the Japanese command issued an order.
The Japs in charge of the bait could only turn around and attack the Eighth Route Army.
"Yamamoto Kazuki, I'll kill you as a sage."
The person in charge of leading the decoy team was Major Shizuo Nakamura, captain of the 8th Battalion of the 57th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division.
At this time, Major Shizuo Nakamura was cursing Yamamoto Kazuki in his heart.
He had just had a firefight with the Eighth Route Army. Faced with heavy firepower from tanks and armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army, half of his brigade suffered over 100 casualties in almost a single encounter.
During the pursuit by the Eighth Route Army, dozens more people were injured or killed, bringing the total number to nearly 200.
Because they were ordered to feign a rout and escape along the road.
But the armored vehicles and tanks equipped by the Eighth Route Army ran faster than them.
The Eighth Route Army's armored vehicles and tanks chased behind, while large-caliber heavy machine guns and artillery opened fire.
If the Eighth Route Army had not stopped the pursuit and waited for the Eighth Route Army troops to enter the ambush circle, there would probably be only a few people left in this half of the brigade.
"What kind of battles are they fighting?"
Major Shizuo Nakamura wanted to cry but had no tears.
At first Shizuo Nakamura also entered northwest Shanxi with the large army, but was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army in the ice and snow.
In that ambush battle, many of Nakamura Shizuo's comrades stayed in northwestern Shanxi forever.
However, Shizuo Nakamura was lucky and escaped from the weak point of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement with dozens of his younger brothers.
At that time, Shizuo Nakamura was still a lieutenant and only a squadron leader.
In the subsequent battles, Nakamura Shizuo followed Nakazawa Mitsuo to fight against the Eighth Route Army.
From the Datong battlefield to the output of northwest Shanxi, then to the Yanggao battlefield and Zhangjiakou battlefield, and then to today's Chengde battlefield.
Every time he fought against the Eighth Route Army, no matter how dangerous it was, Shizuo Nakamura always escaped from danger.
During a battle to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, the 1st Division attacked the Eighth Route Army's base in northwest Shanxi.
Shizuo Nakamura led half of his squadron to attack a bunker of the Eighth Route Army.
During the attack, the Eighth Route Army's four or five machine guns formed a crossfire, coupled with mortar and heavy artillery bombardment.
He was the only one left alive in half of his squadron, and he didn't even have a scratch on his body.
Nakamura Shizuo's military rank was also promoted from lieutenant to major, and his position was promoted from lieutenant captain to battalion captain. After being supplemented, he had about a thousand juniors under his command.
Nakamura Shizuo originally thought that becoming a major and a captain would mean that he would have fewer opportunities to lead troops in charge, right?
But after Yamamoto Kazuki read Nakamura Shizuo's information, he made a decision on the spot and asked Nakamura Shizuo to lead half of the brigade as bait by name.
Because Yamamoto Kazuki felt that Nakamura Shizuo was a bit similar to him. They were both people with great luck and were favored by Amaterasu.
But Shizuo Nakamura doesn’t think so.
Is it a sin to be lucky enough to co-author?
Why don't you Yamamoto of Baga personally lead the troops as bait?
You may be scolded, but orders must still be carried out.
Immediately, Shizuo Nakamura took the remaining 250 or so Japs and returned to the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army.
The leading troops of the Eighth Route Army have received orders to stand by and have built a temporary defense line.
When I saw the Japanese coming back in a fierce manner, I was not polite to them.
All kinds of light and heavy firepower were poured towards the returning Japanese.
The Japanese were beaten so hard that they could not hold their heads up. As mortars and tank guns opened fire, the Japanese were beaten back, and more than 100 people were injured or killed.
After Yamamoto Kazuki received the news, he ordered Nakamura Shizuo to take the other half of the brigade and continue to harass and attack the Eighth Route Army.
Not only Shizuo Nakamura, but also the Japanese soldiers cursed Yamamoto Haga in their hearts.
After three consecutive waves of harassment and attacks, Nakamura Shizuo's 8th Battalion had suffered more than half its casualties.
But no matter how the Japanese harassed and attacked, the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army remained unmoved.
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Japanese command post.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the 8th Infantry Brigade has suffered more than half its casualties. Are you still going to continue attacking and harassing the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army?"
Colonel Yoshio Miyauchi, commander of the 57th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division, walked into the headquarters, looked at Yamamoto Kazuki with a hint of doubt, and asked.
In the final analysis, Yamamoto Kazuki was just a defeated general and had no record of convincing the crowd.
If the First Army had not been completely annihilated and the main force of the North China Front had been wiped out, how could Yamamoto Kazuki have the opportunity to become the Chief of Staff of the First Army?
If the commander of this battle was a division commander, these officers and soldiers would definitely obey the order.
But Kazuki Yamamoto was only a major general, and there were rumors in the army that Kazuki Yamamoto was a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army.
As soon as the battle situation went unfavorable, the officers and soldiers below began to feel a little restless.
Yamamoto Kazuki frowned, this situation was somewhat beyond his expectation.
He looked around and keenly discovered that in addition to several staff officers of the First Army, there were several lieutenants and colonels whose expressions showed some signs of impatience.
"Since the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army will not be fooled, then the Locust Army will take the initiative to attack!"
Yamamoto looked hard and made a bold decision.
"Nani?" The faces of the Japanese officers changed, "Take the initiative?"
"That's right!" Kazuki Yamamoto said with a stern tone, pointing to the position of the Eighth Route Army's leading troops on the sand table, "The 8th Infantry Brigade continued to harass and feign an attack, and the Search Regiment and the 57th Infantry Regiment outflanked the left wing. The 52nd Infantry Regiment
The regiment outflanked from the right wing, and the 26th Division's Independent 3rd Regiment attacked from the front. The three artillery regiments immediately adjusted their shooting and aimed at the position of the Eighth Route Army's leading troops. After the infantry arrived at the designated position, the three artillery regiments attacked
The position of the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army was immediately covered with artillery fire."
Take the initiative?
Isn't this inconsistent with the prepared battle plan?
The Japanese lieutenants and colonels did not say a word.
"Whoever dares to delay the opportunity will be shot immediately!" Yamamoto Kazuki snorted coldly, his sharp eyes swept over the crowd, and a sharp murderous aura suddenly spread out.
Kazuki Yamamoto, who was born in the special forces, can still hold his own.
"Hi."
All the Japanese officers looked stern and immediately lowered their heads.
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at the same time.
The command post of the newly established 16th Heavy Equipment Battalion of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
The communications staff officer hung up the call and immediately reported to Deputy Commander Liang: "Report, the Japanese have launched a fourth attack on our vanguard."
"Are the Japanese addicted to giving away people's heads?"
The chief of staff and political commissar suddenly fell into deep thought.
With weak troops and weak firepower, the Japanese have launched three attacks on the vanguard. Each time they attacked, they would leave behind a pile of corpses and flee in panic.
Deputy Commander Liang sneered and said: "The Japs are learning the guerrilla tactics of our Eighth Route Army, but unfortunately they are not good at it."
By this time, Deputy Commander Liang was 100% sure that there must be an ambush by the Japanese ahead.
Yamamoto Kazuki is indeed a devil with some abilities, and he is good at learning and proactive.
Even adaptability is very strong.
If there had been another Eighth Route Army commander, he might have fallen into his trap.
But it's a pity that Kazuki Yamamoto's luck was a little worse.
This time Yamamoto Kazuki faced a lieutenant general of the future Republic who had experienced hundreds of battles and had rich experience in military command. He had fought in the Korean battlefield and made the U.S. and South Korean puppet troops cry for father and mother.
"The intersecting troops have entered the designated position."
"Air support will arrive in five minutes."
"Two heavy artillery battalions have been prepared."
News reached the headquarters one by one, and Deputy Commander Liang nodded, the time was ripe for attack.
Just as he was about to issue an attack order, there were dense explosions in front of him.
In less than half a minute, the communications staff reported to Deputy Commander Liang: "A large number of Japs are outflanking the vanguard. The Japs have dispatched about three artillery regiments and are shelling the vanguard's position."
Deputy Commander Liang suddenly stood up:
"The Japanese artillery unit finally showed up and ordered the heavily armored battalion to press forward."
"Order the counter-artillery radar unit to immediately measure the Japanese artillery positions."
Communications Staff Officer: "Yes!"
With the orders issued by the commanders of both sides.
Troops from both sides began to fight one after another, and began to fight bloody battles for their respective countries on the battlefield.
On one side are a newly formed heavy-armed synthetic battalion of the Eighth Route Army, a heavy artillery battalion, and air support.
On the other side are three Japanese infantry regiments, plus three artillery regiments, with no air support.
Facing the artillery bombardment of three Japanese artillery regiments, the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army remained unfazed and stood firm.
As the Eighth Route Army's air support arrived, the Japanese's three artillery regiments stopped firing and hid themselves, fearing that they would be spotted by the Eighth Route Army's fighter jets, and prepared to wait for the Eighth Route Army's planes to leave before firing again.
The vanguard occupied the commanding heights on both sides of the road, drove up tanks and armored vehicles, and fired wildly at the swarming Japanese from a high position.
The firepower superiority of the Eighth Route Army's individual weapons and tanks and armored vehicles was fully demonstrated at this moment.
Even if faced with ten times the enemy's strength, it still has a firepower advantage.
Under the dense rain of bullets, the Japanese fell down like mowing grass.
As dense aerial bombs and napalm bombs fell on the heads of the Japanese, the first wave of Japanese attacks were repulsed, leaving behind large areas of Japanese corpses.
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Japanese frontline command post.
Jingle Bell--
The phone rang. There was a switch in the headquarters. He looked at the call and saw that it was coming from the rear position. The communications staff officer was answering the call from the front position, so Yamamoto picked up the call.
"whats the matter?"
Yamamoto asked in a deep voice.
From the sound of gunfire in front of the position and the arrival of Eighth Route Army planes to drop bombs, Yamamoto had concluded that the Japanese attack in front had failed.
At this time, Yamamoto was in a very unhappy mood.
"General."
The other party recognized from the voice on the phone that it was Yamamoto who answered the phone, and said quickly, his tone full of panic:
"A large number of Eighth Route Army troops appeared behind us..."
"Nani?"
The report on the phone made Yamamoto's pupils suddenly explode.
With Chengde behind it, how could the Eighth Route Army appear?
Yamamoto's first reaction was disbelief, he must have made a mistake.
But the next moment, dense bursts of gunfire and various explosions came from the rear position. Judging from the gunfire and explosions, the enemy's strength was at least a thousand.
The terrain in the southeast of Chengde is very complex, with only one road passing through, and according to intelligence, there are no other small roads.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army actually appeared behind the Japanese army.
Special operations, penetration interspersed.
At this moment, Yamamoto's mind suddenly thought of these two words. The former was his specialty, and the latter was the Eighth Route Army's specialty.
Now, the Eighth Route Army combined the two tactics and caught him off guard.
"idiot!"
After shouting a curse and ordering the rear troops to hold their positions, Yamamoto hung up the phone.
Yamamoto felt a chill in his back. If he hadn't arranged two squadrons in the rear position when formulating the battle plan, otherwise it would have been the headquarters that was attacked at this time.
At this time, Yamamoto realized that he had encountered a tough opponent. The opponent's Eighth Route Commander was definitely as ruthless as a tiger and as cunning as a fox.
"General."
As soon as he hung up the phone, the communications staff hurried over in a panic and reported:
"The Eighth Route Army dispatched air support. The Locust Army's offensive troops suffered heavy casualties. The Eighth Route Army has already pressed forward. The enemy has a large number of tanks and armored vehicles..."
Yamamoto suddenly started sweating when he heard this.
Although the terrain near Chengde is not suitable for large numbers of tanks and armored vehicles to fight, it is not something that Japanese troops armed with Type 38 rifles can contend with.
"Order the attacking troops to move into Chengde immediately!"
"Order the artillery regiment to wait for the 8th Route Aircraft to leave and immediately carry out artillery fire interdiction fire!"
"Call the headquarters immediately and ask Commander Nakazawa to send the 71st Division immediately to respond!"
Yamamoto Kazuki tightly grasped the handle of the major general's sword. If he didn't run away, he would be sacked.
But at this moment, dense explosions sounded from behind, coming from three directions.
Yamamoto's expression changed. Those three positions happened to be the artillery positions of three artillery regiments.
As expected, a minute later, the communications staff reported to Yamamoto Hui with an even more confused expression: "General, the three artillery regiments were attacked by enemy artillery almost at the same time and suffered heavy losses. The artillery positions are being transferred in, and it is temporarily unable to provide support to the infantry in front.
Provide artillery support."
"idiot."
Hearing this, Yamamoto Kazuki cursed fiercely:
"Transfer to Chengde immediately."
At this time, the sound of gunfire from the rear was already close at hand, and the firepower of the eight-pronged troops was so fierce that the two squadrons were unable to withstand it.
If he doesn't run away, he will have to be loyal to Tian Locust!
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