Chapter 469: The Shocked Japanese Brigade Commander Please Subscribe
Battles like this in Shunheji are not unique in the Zhinan region. The stubborn armed forces did not form formal resistance in the face of the fierce offensive of Tainan Military Region troops.
One regiment, four regiments advanced in parallel from east to west, and the offensive was overwhelming. A few artillery shells often hit the enemy, and the stubborn army was defeated.
Every time a town where stubborn troops are entrenched is captured, the accompanying guerrillas and comrades from the local government will allocate some manpower to maintain local order.
Although the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area was destroyed by the stubborn troops, the Eighth Route Army still had a mass base in the local area. It had temporarily ceased its activities due to the suppression of the stubborn troops.
When the local people heard that the Eighth Route Army had fought back, they all clapped their hands and cheered. Under the call of the local people, at least four to five hundred young men gathered in each township.
The battle suddenly started in the middle of the night. The Japanese troops in the surrounding counties originally wanted to reinforce, but they were worried about being ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, so they could only hold on to their strongholds in the county and along the highway and wait until dawn before making plans.
Yongguji is located along the highway from Qingfeng to Puyang.
There is an important stronghold built by the Japanese army near Yongguji. There were more than a dozen Japanese soldiers and a platoon of puppet troops inside the stronghold.
Therefore, Yongguji's local recalcitrant armed forces, backed by the Japanese army, were usually the most arrogant, even ignoring Gao Shuxun's orders. They said they were recalcitrant armed forces, but in fact they were the lackeys of the Japanese army.
By the time Zhou Weihan arrived at Yongguji, Jing Dagang had already led his team to break through Yongguji and the Japanese stronghold. Several traitors were pushed to the ground like dead dogs by the soldiers.
Jing Dagang ignored the begging of several traitors for mercy. These big businessmen in Yongguji had long been on the Eighth Route Army's blacklist, and said directly: "Pull them all out and kill them!"
Jing Dagang saw Zhou Weihan arriving and went forward to report: "Detachment leader, Yonggu Ji annihilated 13 Japanese troops, 32 puppet troops, 65 stubborn troops, and captured nearly 500 stubborn troops in one battle!"
"Yonggu Ji is no better than other places. It's right next to the road where the Japanese army is stationed. There is so much money and food seized that we won't be able to transport it away for a while?" Jing Dagang said distressedly.
"According to what was said before, the prisoners and follow-up work will be left to local comrades. The main force must break through the Japanese blockade before dawn!"
"Chief, don't worry, I will organize manpower to move all the supplies to a safe area as soon as possible, and I will never leave a grain of food for the little devil!" The speaker was a comrade from the Puyang Prefectural Committee.
Zhou Weihan nodded after hearing this: "Carry away those that can be transported away, and bury those that cannot be transported away. We will send people to pick them up after the main force returns!"
"yes!"
Then Zhou Weihan took a look at the time and saw that it was already three o'clock in the middle of the night. It was now approaching winter and dawn was relatively late. The main force had to break through the Japanese blockade in Zhinan and southwest Shandong before dawn.
However, Puyang is currently separated from the blockade set up by the Japanese army. Puyang is no more than an ordinary county town and is an important town for the Japanese army in the hinterland of Hebei, Shandong and Henan.
The 1st Regiment still needs to capture the three towns of Zhongzhao, Guoxiaozhai, and Xiliu Town and the nearby Japanese strongholds in Puyang. The 4th Regiment has a heavier task and needs to pull out Qinghetou, Wuxing Town, Huzhuangji,
Five towns and strongholds including Baigang and Bagongqiao.
Zhou Weihan thought of this and immediately ordered: "Your group will attack the next target immediately!"
"Yes!" Jing Dagang responded.
Then he led the direct team to cross the highway near Yongguji and rush toward the Fourth Regiment in the east.
The words are divided into two parts,
The Fourth Regiment has nine infantry companies. In addition to the artillery companies and two heavy machine gun companies scattered among the companies, there are also guard companies and later expanded supplementary companies directly under the regiment headquarters.
Zhou Weihan only divided the attack areas of the two regiments before the war, but each regiment decided on its own specific operations.
Compared with the 1st Regiment, which advanced gradually from north to south, the 4th Regiment led the Third Battalion, led by political commissar Gao Zhiheng, to fight in the north of Puyang. Wang Yigong personally led the 1st Battalion, the 2nd Battalion and the directly affiliated regiment to attack the key areas south of Puyang.
As a result, the fourth regiment was the first to launch an offensive in the southeastern area of Puyang.
In Puyang County, stationed here is the First Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army.
The Japanese commander in Puyang, Ma Mizuka Hachizo, was woken up from his sleep by his adjutant late at night.
"Sir, Qinghetou, Wuxing Town, and Huzhuangji all reported being attacked by unknown enemies. The enemy has artillery, please support us!" the adjutant said.
"Baga, unknown enemy? It's most likely the Eighth Route Army!" Mamizuka Bazou remembered the notice about the Eighth Route Army issued by the brigade headquarters a few days ago.
"Order the troops to assemble immediately!"
As soon as Ma Jizuka Hachizo finished speaking, another Japanese soldier came over to report: "Sir, the Baigang and Bagongqiao strongholds are reporting that they are suspected of being attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The number of people is unknown, but the enemy carries heavy firepower!"
"Nani, where did the Eighth Route Army come from with so many people?" In Mamizuka Hachizo's impression, whenever the Eighth Route Army attacks a Japanese stronghold, it needs to dispatch at least a battalion of three to four hundred troops, and more troops will be invested in the surrounding area.
Carry out encirclement and support.
"Let each stronghold stand guard and wait for reinforcements. Reinforcements will arrive after dawn, and all troops in the city will immediately gather on the city defenses!" At this time, Majizuka Hachizo had given up the idea of sending troops for reinforcements.
In fact, before the battle began, Wang Yigong arranged for two companies to be deployed on the two-day highway east and south of Puyang County to block the Japanese reinforcements.
Anyang, the brigade headquarters of the Japanese independent first mixed brigade.
The Japanese troops in Anyang were the first to receive news of the Eighth Route Army's offensive, and the disloyal Chida Hanbei had been keeping an eye on the troops of the Tainan Military Region in the triangle area.
However, the Japanese army just wanted to watch the fun and did not act rashly.
The subsequent offensive of the Tainan Military Region surprised the Japanese brigade commander Suzuki Tetsuji. The Eighth Route Army's offensive intensified, and fighting broke out in Zhinan, northwest Shandong, and western Shandong.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Imperial Army stationed in various places have reported that the Eighth Route Army is currently aggressively attacking in the Zhinan area, and the offensive is sharp. It does not seem to be an ordinary Eighth Route Army unit!" Adjutant Hui reported.
"Where on earth did such an Eighth Route Army unit appear?" Suzuki Teiji was puzzled.
"And the Chinese government army Sun Liangcheng's troops in the Guancheng area sent a telegram stating that their troops were besieged by the Eighth Route Army and requested reinforcements from the imperial army in surrounding counties!"
"Youxi!" Suzuki Sadici smiled after hearing this: "Sun Liangcheng has a very bad conscience. In the words of the Chinese people, this person has two ends, and he has always wavered between the imperial army and the National Government.
Maybe, I should teach him a lesson this time!"
"What are the trends of Gao Shuxun's New Eighth Army?"
"The New Eighth Army stood still, and the Eighth Route Army did not take the initiative to attack it!"
"It seems that the New Eighth Army has secretly reached an agreement with the Eighth Route Army, telling Sun Liangcheng that the Imperial Japanese Army's planes will arrive on the battlefield at dawn. If he cannot hold out for even one night, there is no need to continue with the Imperial Army.
Cooperate!" Suzuki Teiji finally said.
"Hi!" the adjutant responded.
The Japanese army has an airport in Xinxiang and specializes in fighting in Henan Province and the Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions.
This is why Zhou Weihan ordered his troops to break through the Japanese blockade before dawn.
As long as they break through the Japanese blockade, the troops of the Tainan Military Region can find a mountain forest to hide, and wait until dark to launch an offensive against the stubborn troops in southwest Shandong.
