The officers of the 37th Division headquarters, including the division commander Adachi Twenty-three, gathered together.
Several combat staff based on the situation reported by Niangziguan Yoshida Brigade.
The situation between the Eighth Route Army at Niangziguan and the Japanese and puppet troops was created on the sand table.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander!"
Taro Eguchi, the chief of staff of the 37th Division, wearing white gloves, pointed at the bamboo pole and said to the map:
"Currently, Tuba Road is building trenches in the northeast and northwest directions of Niangziguan."
"The Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army counterattacked once, but were repulsed. This Eighth Route Army's equipment is average, but its ammunition is very sufficient. Their artillery has been shelling Niangzi Pass for more than an hour."
"There are more people on Tubal Road, but their combat effectiveness is not strong. This should be a certain unit of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region on Tubal Road."
Adachi Twenty-Three nodded. On this last point, Eguchi Taro was pretty much what he thought.
"When did the first and second mobile detachments arrive at Niangziguan, and were they attacked halfway?"
Anda Twenty-Three asked.
Niangziguan Station is a transportation fortress that connects Shanxi and Hebei. It is a battleground for military strategists of all ages. Niangziguan Station has become a Japanese military depot and an important material transfer station.
The stronghold can be taken away, but Niangziguan Station must not be lost.
According to the Eighth Route Army's previous practice, if the Eighth Route Army really wanted to capture Niangzi Pass.
Interceptor troops will definitely be sent to block reinforcements from Yangquan and Jingxing counties.
No matter how bad it is, some landmines will be planted halfway to blow up vehicles and even bridges to block reinforcements.
In other words, encircling a point to call for reinforcements is also a tactic that the Eighth Route Army has always used.
Wait, surround the spot to call for reinforcements?
Anda Twenty-Three's heart suddenly sank, and he realized something was wrong.
But he soon comforted himself in his mind. The first and second detachments were both elite troops and well-equipped. If they did not encounter a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, they should be able to protect themselves even if they were ambushed.
What's more, it has been almost an hour since the first and second teams set off.
According to the traveling speed of the first and second mobile detachments, I am afraid they are already approaching Niangzi Pass.
At this time, there was no news of an ambush from either the first detachment or the second detachment, which meant that they were not ambushed.
When the first detachment and the second detachment arrive at Niangziguan, they might be able to attack from both sides and severely damage this Tubal road.
The First Army has not won a battle for a long time. If he can win a battle and severely damage this Tubal Road, then his promotion to the Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army will be a certainty.
Recently, the base camp is considering candidates to replace the Chief of Staff of the North China Front, and Anda Twenty-san is one of the candidates, mainly because he performed well in the previous battles with the 386th Brigade, the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
If he were to serve as the Chief of Staff of the First Army, Anda 23 would not have much interest, but as the Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army, the level would be different.
After serving as the chief of staff of the North China Front, he became the commander of a certain army, and then he was promoted to general and became the commander of a certain front. From then on, he reached the pinnacle of his life.
Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Anda 23 took a breath, looked at the communications captain, and said in a deep voice: "Immediately ask where the first and second mobile detachments are?"
"Hi!"
The communications captain looked stern, lowered his head and walked out quickly.
However, the more you fear something, the more it will happen.
Only a few minutes later, the communications captain hurried in again, bowed his head to Anda Twenty-Three, and reported very quickly:
"Reporting to the division commander, the first detachment was ambushed by a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Piianlianggou, and the second detachment was ambushed by a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Longwangtu. Please ask for tactical guidance!"
"What are you talking about?" Because the communication captain spoke too fast, Anda Twenty-three did not hear clearly. He frowned and asked, "Was it the first mobile detachment that was ambushed, or the second detachment?"
“Smi Marseille!”
The Japanese communications captain quickly bowed his head and apologized, then pointed to the sand table in front of him and said:
"The first mobile detachment was ambushed by a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army west of Niangziguan, and the second detachment was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army at Longwangtu east of Niangziguan."
"Yamada Seijiro's left hand has been shattered. The telegraph operators of the two mobile detachments are requesting tactical guidance from the division headquarters!"
"Nani?" Anda's twenty-three tone and tone suddenly rose, his face full of disbelief, "Was he ambushed by a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army?"
What shocked Adachi Twenty-Three was not that the first and second detachments were ambushed, nor was it that Yamada Seijiro Ozao Tama was shattered.
Instead, two mobile detachments were ambushed by a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army!
Adachi Twenty-Three's face suddenly turned livid in an instant, and all the Japanese staff on the side, including Chief of Staff Eguchi Taro Ozuo, suddenly widened their eyes and breathed rapidly.
If we encounter an ambush from other Eighth Route Army troops, there is still room for maneuver.
However, they were ambushed by a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the first and second mobile detachments were in big trouble!
At this time, Lieutenant General Anda realized that this was a trap.
The new regiment of the Eighth Route Army came to the Zhengtai Railway to cause trouble.
I was very angry, but there was nothing I could do. Even the 10th Division was defeated. How could the 37th Division defeat the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army?
Since the first and second mobile detachments were ambushed, then Niangzi Pass might also...
"Immediately send an order to mobilize the first and second detachments, do not get entangled with the enemy, and immediately transfer to Yangquan and Jingxing counties."
Lieutenant General Anda 23 ordered: "The Yoshida brigade stationed at Niangziguan will be transferred to Yangquan immediately!"
"In addition, report this situation to the First Army Headquarters immediately."
"Hi!"
The communications captain lowered his head, turned around and left quickly.
Although there is still a regiment of soldiers stationed in Yangquan City, Anda 23 does not dare to send troops to reinforce and respond.
Even if he now has a full second-line division, he would not dare to send troops out hastily.
Just kidding, this is the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army with the strongest combat effectiveness. It can't even defeat the Class A Division.
If they had known that the new regiment had arrived at the Zhengtai Railway, Anda 23 would never have sent two mobile detachments to reinforce Niangziguan.
Looking at the leaving figure of the communications captain, Anda Twenty-Three sighed heavily.
After this battle, he may no longer have the position of chief of staff of the North China Front...
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at the same time.
Fierce fighting is going on in and around Niangziguan.
Fighting is taking place in Pianlianggou to the west of Niangzi Pass, Longwang Tuo to the east of Niangzi Pass, and Niangzi Pass.
The gunshots crackled like dense firecrackers, and dense explosions could be heard.
The reason why Li Yunlong chose to ambush the Japanese reinforcements at Piianlianggou and Longwangtu was the result of careful calculations by him and Zhao Gang.
The Japanese reinforcements generally do not dare to take trains to reinforce.
Because it is very dangerous for the Japanese reinforcements to take the train. Once the train is bombed halfway, or when it reaches the bridge, the Eighth Route Army can kill the Japanese reinforcements at a very small cost.
That's why the Japanese equipped mobile detachments with cars and armored vehicles.
The two places, Pianlianggou and Longwangtu, are very close to Niangziguan.
Although the distance between Niangziguan and Jingxing County is slightly closer than the distance from Yangquan to Niangziguan.
However, the road from Jingxing County to Niangziguan is steeper, and there is even a long winding mountain road, so Li Yunlong concluded that the Japanese from Jingxing County and Yangquan should arrive at Niangziguan in about the same time.
Li Yunlong admitted that he was gambling, but he was right.
The Japanese mobile detachments that set out from Yangquan and Jingxing counties to reinforce Niangziguan entered the ambush circle of the main battalion of the new regiment within five minutes of each other.
The main battalion first used mountain artillery to attack the Japanese convoy, and then used rifles, light and heavy machine guns, machine guns and other firepower to fire.
The bazooka soldiers, on the other hand, aimed directly at the Japanese trucks on the road.
In front of the experienced bazooka soldiers, the Japanese truck was at a standstill, and the 150-meter fixed target put no pressure on the rocket launcher soldiers of the main battalion.
Amidst the loud explosions, one after another Japanese trucks were called out.
The Japs hiding under the truck, as well as the ammunition on the truck, were shattered into pieces in the explosion.
The Super Bazooka can easily hit 100mm thick armored vehicles and tanks, not to mention enemy trucks, just like shredding pieces of paper.
Anyway, the weapons and ammunition used to fight the Japanese would be depleted, so the soldiers held fire with all their strength.
Under strong firepower, the Japanese began to counterattack with huge casualties, and then broke through.
The ambush line is nearly one kilometer long, and the ambush is in place before dawn. The ambush position entered will inevitably have loopholes.
About a squadron of Japanese soldiers escaped and ran towards Yangquan.
When the Japanese turned around and saw that the Eighth Route Army was not pursuing them, they couldn't help but show a hint of joy at having survived the catastrophe on their faces.
But the next moment, the joy on the faces of the Japs suddenly froze, and a large group of Eighth Route Army cavalry suddenly rushed out from the flanks. The faces of these Eighth Route Army cavalry showed a fierce aura, and the swords in their hands made people feel chills.
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Not long after, the cavalrymen of the first battalion of the new cavalry regiment caught up with the fleeing Japanese infantry.
One after another, the Yunlong swords crashed down in the air, and the Japanese heads fell into the snow one after another.
The battle at Longwangtu was similar to that at Piianlianggou. In less than half an hour, the Japanese from the two mobile brigades were completely wiped out.
The news was relayed to Niangziguan Station by a Japanese scout by phone, and Japanese Captain Yoshida was suddenly stunned on Monday.
Are the two mobile detachments completely destroyed?
So fast?
Suddenly, Yoshida thought of something in his expression on Monday. There are not many Eighth Route Army troops that can completely annihilate the Locust Army in such a short period of time and strengthen the strength of the regiment. I am afraid that a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has arrived.
Thinking of this, Yoshida broke into a cold sweat on Monday.
If a new group comes, Niangzi Pass may not be able to be defended.
At this moment, the telegraph operator of the Yoshida Brigade walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand:
"Report to the brigade captain, the division headquarters has an urgent message. Outside is a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The division commander ordered us to abandon Niangziguan immediately and transfer to Yangquan."
"Nani?" Yoshida's expression changed drastically on Monday, "It's really a new group."
"Immediately send an order to abandon Niangziguan and enter Yangquan!"
"Hi!" The Japanese telephone soldier next to him reached out to grab the phone.
At this moment, dense and sharp whistling sounds sounded in the sky, and the 1st Artillery Battalion and the 2nd Artillery Battalion of the New Regiment began a long-range and rapid bombardment of Niangzi Pass.