Chapter 719 Li Yunlong: Comrades, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win.
The Japanese army implemented a cage policy in the occupied areas with highway lines as locks, strongholds and gun towers as pillars. The effect of the cage policy was extremely obvious in the land of Sanjin. After the Eighth Route Army occupied southwest Shandong and took over the stronghold and gun towers built by the Japanese army,
It was also improved and repaired.
However, the cage policy has obvious limitations. Once the attacking side has too many troops and carries artillery, it will be presented to the enemy as a living target.
In response to this situation, Zhou Weihan and the Deputy Chief of General Staff convened everyone to conduct detailed research on how the Eighth Route Army should defend itself once the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack on the base area.
The final method was based on the Japanese army's cage policy, supplemented by the tunnels of the Eighth Route Army. Each stronghold was connected by tunnels underground, and the tunnel exits were distributed among nearby villages or fields.
All the strongholds along the line are like nails, waiting for the Japs to pull them out one by one, which only consumes the Japs' time and personnel.
The battle between the two sides was fierce. The 1st Company of the 37th Regiment relied on its shell-like fortifications to cause a sharp increase in casualties. The tank guns on the Japanese tanks continued to bombard the bunker in front of them.
The stones building the bunker were obviously shaking, and the company commander immediately said: "Everyone, except the machine gunners, evacuate into the trench!"
Not long after, the Japanese 212th Regiment arrived and divided into several offensive forces to launch an offensive at many strongholds along the highway. For a time, the east of Heze was reduced to a pot of porridge.
The Japanese army searched for the stronghold garrisoned by the 1st company that was the first to attack. The battle lasted for more than half an hour. After the bunker was destroyed by Japanese tank guns, the soldiers of the 1st company continued to hide in the trenches to fight back.
After the Japanese army successfully occupied the position, the entire stronghold was empty, and even the corpses had been moved away by the soldiers of the first company.
"Bagaya, this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers are so cunning that they actually made a false shot!" Ishibashi Yoshizo cursed through gritted teeth.
It turned out that before the actual evacuation, the company deliberately made the Japanese think that the Eighth Route Army had evacuated. When the Japanese approached the position, they suddenly counterattacked, adding more than a dozen wounded to the Japanese army out of thin air.
Immediately afterwards, the adjutant delivered another bad news: "Sir, there is nothing abnormal about the two tunnel entrances discovered so far. The Eighth Route Army on the position seems to have escaped from other tunnel entrances!"
Although the Japanese troops of the 32nd Division marched straight in, they also suffered a lot. In Juye, they faced the same problem as the 7th Teaching Brigade.
However, as the battle progressed, the little devils also learned to be smarter, which also led to the ninth regiment, which was placed at the rear of the 7th Teaching Brigade, to suffer a big loss when fighting against the little devils.
At the headquarters in Heze City, the situation on the front line was constantly reported to the headquarters.
"The chief of staff, members of the Communist Party, and the first half of the strongholds of the 37th Regiment have all taken over with the Japanese army!" the combat staff report reported.
"Get me the 37th Regiment Headquarters!" Zhou Weihan said.
The combat staff officer picked up the phone and dialed it a few times, but there was no reply from the other end: "Commander, we can't contact the 37th Regiment. The phone line should be broken. How about sending a telegram?"
"Okay, I understand, no need for telegrams!" Zhou Weihan waved his hand and said.
Zhou Weihan looked at the battle map with a solemn expression: "Chief of Staff, with the current breakthrough speed of the Japanese army, they will be able to reach the outskirts of Heze in the afternoon. It seems that there may be a Heze defense battle!"
The deputy chief of staff said: "Well, the time is not much different, but according to the call back from the Seventh Teaching Brigade, the pursuing Japanese troops have withdrawn from the junction of Juye and Yuncheng, and the remaining troops of the Seventh Teaching Brigade are dealing with the small group of troops left on guard by the Japanese army.
, having the Seventh Brigade behind the Japanese army may attract some of the Japanese army’s attention and reduce our pressure!”
"Come on, come on, everyone, the meal is ready, just waiting for these uninvited guests to come!" Zhou Weihan said and slapped the table hard.
The battle on the Heze side was because the Eighth Route Army's positions were too dispersed, and the battles surrounding various strongholds were not large-scale. However, on the Caoxian side, Li Yunlong wanted to change his approach.
Li Yunlong called it a tough battle.
The Japanese troops of the 21st Division did not want to get entangled with the 4th Teaching Brigade in the Huxi base area with dense water network. After diverting to Yucheng, they wanted to pass through Caoxian County where the Eighth Route Army was empty of troops, hoping to take advantage of the Eighth Route Army's loopholes.
After understanding this situation, Li Yunlong immediately decided to fight the Japanese army with real swords and guns, and immediately ordered the Second Independent Regiment stationed in Chengwu to withdraw from their position and move closer to Dingtao, where the military division headquarters was located.
At noon.
"Commander, the New Regiment and the Fifth Regiment have arrived at Liujialou!" the telegraph operator stood up to report.
"Okay, tell them to hide on the spot and follow the command's orders!"
"yes!"
"Hey, Lao Luo, the little devil still wants to run away this time? Even if I have two broken teeth, I still have to eat these little devils from the 21st Division!" Li Yunlong said with a smile.
On this occasion, the troops directly under the Lu Xi Army Military Division, the Independent Second Regiment, the 41st Regiment, and the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region Artillery Regiment were stationed in the north. The Cavalry Regiment of the Southwest Shandong Military Division was stationed in the east. The New First Regiment and the Fifth Regiment were located in Liujialou.
Located on the west side, nearly 4,000 people from two regiments of the Third Teaching Brigade followed the Japanese army.
Taking a closer look, the troops directly participating in the battle included six infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment, totaling nearly 10,000 people.
On the other hand, when the Japanese army set out from Xuzhou, it included an infantry regiment 83 plus two infantry brigades, also carrying twelve mountain cannons, and the number was nearly 6,000.
After the battle with the Fourth Teaching Brigade in the Huxi base area, in addition to their own casualties, half of the brigade was left behind in order to escape. The number of troops that actually entered Caoxian County was less than 5,000.
"Commander **, the vanguard of the Japanese army is less than five miles away from our position. The scout reported that the Japanese army is changing its formation and seems to be launching an attack!"
"Okay, inform each regiment to be prepared, inform the comrades of the Fourth Brigade to leave some free time for the little devils, and wait for notification of the specific attack time!" Li Yunlong said.
The battle lasted for more than half an hour. The artillery units of both sides continued to bombard the enemy without interruption. The Japanese army was roughly divided into two formations. The 83rd Regiment was responsible for the overall attack, and the remaining unsatisfied brigade was responsible for command.
The safety of the headquarters and artillery positions.
Just as the battle was in full swing, the New 1st Regiment and the 5th Regiment entered the battlefield from the west. The cavalry regiment penetrated into the joint between the Japanese offensive force and the headquarters. The two regiments of the 4th Teaching Brigade in the rear also appeared in the Japanese army's field of vision.
within.
For a time, the entire Japanese army of the 21st Division was divided into several pieces, and the Japanese army was suddenly in chaos.
Li Yunlong could no longer bear it any longer. He entered the front-line position early in the morning under the pretext of the convenience of direct command. He then pulled out the sword that guard Hu Zi went to the north and said: "Comrades, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Rush out and chop them into pieces."
These little devils, charge!"
After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he put his right foot on the trench and was about to jump out, but was hugged tightly by the tiger on the side: "Commander, Comrade, the political commissar said, let me watch you, you can't
Let you directly participate in the battle!"
"Huzi, let go of me. Let go. The soldiers are rushing forward. If you don't let go, I'll beat you!" Li Yunlong felt that his physical strength was not as good as before after he got married.
break free from the shackles.
"Comrade ***, even if you beat me, you have to wait until the battle is over. Now I am executing the orders of the political commissar!"