Just as Zhou Weihan's offensive was advancing in full swing, Ding Wei's 28th Regiment also launched an offensive against the Beiyuan Brigade, the vanguard of the 41st Division, at the junction of Licheng and Lucheng.
Also coordinating the operations were the local armed forces from Southeast Li and Ludong. The two base areas were established with only more than 500 personnel.
There are also the fourth battalion of the new regiment and the fifth battalion of the dissatisfied group, respectively located in the northwest and southeast of Licheng to contain the local Japanese garrison.
At the beginning of the battle between the two sides, the twelve mountain cannons of the Japanese mountain artillery brigade were at full strength, and the shells were continuously discharged on the 28th regiment's position.
If Zhou Weihan hadn't asked Ding Wei to set up multiple positions in advance before the war started, the 28th Regiment's defense line would have been broken through by the Beiyuan Brigade.
Seeing the powerful mountain artillery, Ding Wei had already thought about it, so the 3rd Battalion of the 28th Regiment moved to the back of the Beiyuan Brigade in advance.
Among the Japanese artillery units, only sergeants and officers were equipped with self-defense pistols, and all other soldiers were equipped with bayonets.
In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from sneak attacks on the artillery positions, Kitahara Jiro specially arranged an infantry squadron to serve as security guards.
However, the battle happened too suddenly. The third battalion quietly eliminated the Japanese soldiers guarding the perimeter, and then launched a surprise attack. The third battalion of the 28th Regiment caught the Japanese artillery position by surprise.
The more than 600 Japanese artillerymen had no effect at all. Only the Japanese squadron of less than 200 people actually resisted, withstanding the firepower of the Japanese machine guns.
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More than 500 soldiers of the third battalion were divided into two groups. One main force quickly rushed into the Japanese defensive position, and the two sides immediately strangled each other.
Another group of more than a hundred soldiers, mostly armed with short rifles and light machine guns, bypassed the Japanese infantry and went straight to the Japanese artillery positions, trying to completely eliminate the Japanese artillery before they could destroy the mountain artillery.
The battle on the frontal battlefield was equally fierce. Taking advantage of the Japanese artillery fire, under the cover of mortars, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 28th Regiment and the directly affiliated teams, together with local armed forces, totaling 2,000 people, were divided into three groups to launch a full-scale counterattack.
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After hearing the gunshots from behind, Kitahara Jiro tried to come back for reinforcements, but after repeated battles, he only had more than 500 soldiers left. Facing the Eighth Route Army's offensive, he had no choice but to protect himself.
"Boom!" An explosion sounded, and a Type 92 heavy machine gun that was raging just now was blown up.
The soldiers who had just been suppressed by heavy machine gun fire launched a charge again, and then the Japanese left-wing position was broken through. The Japanese troops on the left wing fought and retreated towards the group headquarters.
Ding Wei had already had a good idea of the battle situation on the front line. This would see the Japanese army's positions being continuously broken through, and the remaining Japanese troops being compressed into a corner.
Ding Wei beamed with joy: "Political Commissar, have you seen it? This little devil is also a human being. He carries his head on one shoulder. The combat effectiveness of our regiment has caught up with the Japanese army!"
"Old Ding, what you said is true, but we still have to start from objective facts. Since our 28th regiment arrived in Tainan, the fighting situation in Tainan is much better and more stable than that in Jizhong. Soldiers
The food conditions have improved, the physical fitness has improved, the troops have undergone a period of training, and the military region has replenished a batch of equipment, the combat effectiveness of the troops has indeed improved!"
"But this kind of situation is not common in other base areas. Besides, the 41st Division can only be regarded as a second-rate unit within the Japanese army. The quality of its soldiers is not as good as that of the Japanese A-type division. There is no guarantee that the Japanese army will be transferred from the front line one day.
When a Category A division comes over, you will not tolerate blind optimism like yours!" Xiang Ying poured cold water on Ding Wei in a timely manner.
"Yes, yes, everything you said is right, but what I am talking about is the situation at hand. Not to mention other places, that is, in North China. Can I not see the gap between our Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army? Okay, I won't talk about it anymore.
I'll go take a look at the front line!" Ding Wei waved his hand and walked out of the 28th Regiment headquarters.
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After the battlefield situation became clear, Zhou Weihan immediately ordered the artillery regiment to launch artillery fire on the Japanese troops surrounded by groups outside the village. Then the soldiers swarmed forward and submerged the Japanese troops in a sea of people.
The Japanese troops in the village also organized troops to carry out rescue operations, but they were blocked by the cavalry regiment. In the end, they lost their troops and returned without success.
Most of the Japanese artillery troops trapped in the village were occupied by the Japanese artillery, and Tian Dao Shengwu could only watch helplessly as Matsutani Shinya and others were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
Tian Daoshengwu also thought about breaking out of the encirclement, but he could not make up his mind for a long time. He also held a trace of luck in his heart that he might be able to hold on until the arrival of air support.
Just when Tian Daoshengwu hesitated, Zhou Weihan quickly ordered the first group to block the east and south directions of the village, and the new group to block the west side of the village and be blocked from both directions.
Each battalion quickly advanced from four directions, scattering the Japanese artillery fire. After suffering some casualties, the village was surrounded, and the Japanese mountain artillery was completely useless.
"I don't believe it, how can a kid put a bayonet on a mountain cannon? I can't help but let the kid's mountain cannon be very tough. Damn it, if I don't get a few mountain cannons now, I won't be able to swallow this politeness!" Li Yunlong stared in front of him.
village, and wanted to eat the little devils in the village alive.
Li Yunlong was chattering on the side, and Zhou Weihan couldn't help but frown, and then said: "Li Yunlong, as the commander of the regiment, you are not on the front line to command the battle, so you are chattering endlessly to me!"
"What the hell?" Li Yunlong didn't know whether he really didn't understand or was pretending to be stupid.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Li Yunlong was not embarrassed and laughed shyly: "Hey, our New Regiment is under the command of our political commissar Luo. Look, you, Zhou Weihan, are the number one figure in our Tainan Military Region.
, why don’t you pay so much attention to your own safety? I’m not worried about this. I’ll personally bring the security company to protect your safety. That’s enough.”
Zhou Weihan glanced at Li Yunlong. How could he not understand Li Yunlong's little thought? He just wanted to keep an eye on this place himself, for fear that the mountain cannon would escape from his hand.
At this time, Xing Zhiguo walked into the temporary headquarters from the outside and reported: "The battalions have completely surrounded the Japanese army in the village, and it is time to launch the final general attack!"
Then a red flare shot up into the sky.
The soldiers rushed forward from all directions. The Japanese army also had a heavy machine gun squadron in the village, and twelve Type 92 heavy machine guns were deployed at the entrance of the four villages.
The Japanese army's baggage train, lightly wounded soldiers, and civilian personnel from the division and regiment headquarters all took up the position. Even most of the artillerymen were forced to pick up their 38 caps, short rifles or bayonets to make the final resistance on the position.
"Ta-ta-ta!" The Japanese heavy machine guns sprayed tongues of flame, knocking down several soldiers at the front.
Several artillery shells followed, flooding the Japanese heavy machine gun positions.
"Comrades, come on, the little devil's headquarters is in the village, arrest him!"
"Kill the kid's artillery!"
Cries of killing continued one after another, and without the threat of heavy machine guns, the Japanese position completely lost its threat.
After all, the combat effectiveness of the baggage troops and artillery was not as good as that of the serious infantry. In addition, the Eighth Route Army had a huge numerical advantage, and it successively broke through the Japanese positions in all directions.
A total of six infantry battalions participated in the battle. Although their structures were incomplete, each of them temporarily formed a commando team.
After each commando team broke through the Japanese positions, they pointed directly at the Japanese mountain artillery and the headquarters of the 41st Division without further entanglement.