Chapter 734: The death of the Japanese army begins from now on
At the headquarters of the 129th Division, when the results of the battle on the Shota Line were transmitted to the division headquarters via telegram, everyone at the division headquarters was as shocked as the Japanese army.
"From the launch of the attack last night to noon today, how long did it take to capture the two county towns of Jingxing and Huolu on the Zhengtai Line? Isn't this progress too fast?"
"Is our Eighth Route Army too strong now, or did it weaken too quickly when we were little Japanese?" the division commander raised his glasses and wondered.
"We don't know the specific battle process. This can be studied afterwards, but what I want to say now is that the troops currently deployed on the Zhengtai Line are progressing too fast. According to intelligence, neither the First Army nor the 110th Division
The regiment has no intention of returning for rescue!”
"Then the question now comes, should we attack Shimen or not?" Political Commissar D frowned and said. In the current situation, although the Eighth Route Army is making good progress, it is somewhat difficult to fight at both ends.
In order to solve the problem of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, the strategic purpose of encircling the southern Hebei base area has still not been achieved. If they march further towards Shimen, the attacking troops may break their teeth if they are not careful when facing the hard nut of Shimen. In this way, the Japanese army will not take the initiative.
Withdraw troops and return reinforcements.
"Yes, should we fight or not?" Upon hearing this, the teacher focused his eyes and slowly sat on the wooden stool, lost in thought.
"I'm afraid it's useless for us to hesitate here. Zhou Weihan may have led his troops to the outskirts of Shimen by now. Judging from the current situation, the Japanese military strength is indeed as predicted before. The strength of the Japanese army is empty and the overall situation is shrinking.
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"The 385th Brigade is currently attacking Yuanshi County. Two regiments from the Tainan Military Region are attacking Luancheng. The result will be tonight at the latest!"
"It's a bit difficult to handle. In this case, we will notify Zhou Weihan to clear out the strongholds outside Shimen first, make preparations in advance, and test the Japanese army's reaction. As for when to officially attack Shimen, the division headquarters will make a final decision tonight!" said the division commander!
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"Telegraph operator, report this situation to the headquarters. You must carefully consider whether to attack Shimen!" Political Commissar D said.
A village on the outskirts of Shimen, where the temporary command is located.
Not long ago, the 22nd Regiment and the Supplementary Regiment launched simultaneous attacks from the north and south sides, and were fighting fiercely with the Japanese garrison at the airport. The main force that arrived later, the two regiments of the New 10th Brigade, were arranged on the north and south sides, with the airport as the center, towards
Expansion in both north and south directions.
"What did the division headquarters say?" Wu ** asked anxiously when he saw a telegram in the telegraph operator's hand.
"The division headquarters has ordered that if our troops successfully break through to the outskirts of Shimen, we can first clean up the outer strongholds to test the Japanese army's reaction, but the formal attack order will not be issued until tonight!" the telegraph operator said.
"This shit is held up to the buttocks, why can it be retracted? I thought that the defenders of Shimen could take the initiative to reinforce the airport, but now there is no movement at all. The battle was obviously going smoothly, but why do I feel so aggrieved!
"Wu** slapped his forehead and said.
"Not surprising, the kid is obviously at the end of his rope. The airport outside the city is not enough to get him out of the city for rescue. Our Eighth Route Army launched an offensive at the Zhengtai Line and the Pinghan Line at the same time. Even if the kid was kicked in the head by a donkey, he will still know that he is surrounded at this time.
Shimen's troops are indispensable!" Zhou Weihan said.
"I just don't know how much importance Shimen, an important Japanese town, has in the eyes of Neji Okamura. Even if our Eighth Route Army really captures Shimen, we will definitely not be able to defend it in the face of the Japanese counterattack. However, the combat readiness warehouse and arsenal in Shimen City are
The scale is probably no less than that of Jinmen. If this falls into the hands of our Eighth Route Army, the large-scale sweep plan that Okamura Neji has painstakingly planned will be in vain!" Zhou Weihan said.
In the beginning, the fundamental reason why the Japanese army focused on raiding the three areas of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, southern Hebei and eastern Hebei was that the Japanese army knew clearly that they could not allow the Eighth Route Army time to use the machines and equipment shipped out from Tianjin to form a stable military industry system.
If the Eighth Route Army really successfully captures Shimen this time and moves the arsenal in Shimen City, then as the core Taihang base of the Eighth Route Army, based on the Huangyadong arsenal, the potential of the military industry will be doubled.
"If the stone gate is lost, I think it's time for Okamura Neji to finish his work, and someone else should take the position of commander of the North China Expeditionary Force!" Wu ** joked.
"Not only that, the loss of an important town like Shimen means that the fig leaf wrapped around the Japanese army has been torn off, and the true and falsehood of the Japanese army has been completely exposed. The death of the Japanese army has begun from then on. This is a great encouragement to all the Chinese military and civilians.
At the same time, it is also a huge blow to the Japanese army!"
What Zhou Weihan said has a positive meaning, but at the same time, he also has hidden worries in his heart. It is unknown whether Japan will raise more troops to North China because of this.
The two regiments attacking Daguocun Airport had more than 4,000 troops, but there were more than ten anti-aircraft machine guns deployed around the airport.
The battle did not go smoothly from the beginning, and the offensive troops were delayed in advancing. Fortunately, the American mountain artillery battalion arrived later and covered the location of the anti-aircraft guns in the airport with artillery fire.
"Captain, it's a plane, a kid's plane!" a soldier from the 22nd regiment pointed to the sky and shouted.
Without the soldier's reminder, Liu Tianming naturally discovered the movement in the sky: "Don't be afraid. I said I didn't see the Japs' planes dispatching. It turned out that they were flying to other battlefields. By now, the Japs' planes had already run out of ammunition and food."
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On the position of the 22nd Regiment, the Assault Regiment temporarily deployed nine M2 heavy machine guns to support them, and they had long been on guard against the Japanese planes.
"Don't be anxious, the little Japanese plane is flying too high now, wait until the little Japanese plane is ready to land before taking action!"
On two positions in the north and south, the main shooters with eighteen M2 heavy machine guns stared intently at the four reconnaissance planes circling in the sky.
The pilot of the Little Devil was in a dilemma at this time. He took a rough look at the situation on the battlefield below. The Eighth Route Army's artillery threatened the defenders at the airport at all times. Once the plane landed at the airport, there was a risk of being blown up.
However, if the landing is not carried out, the airport will be captured sooner or later. If the ammunition can be replenished smoothly, there is still a glimmer of hope to assist the ground troops in combat.
The little Japanese pilot gritted his teeth and then made a gesture to the other three reconnaissance planes. The planes circled in the sky and began to slowly descend in altitude.
"Come on, come down quickly!"
"Hit me!"
In an instant, the heavy machine gun positions on the north and south sides opened fire one after another. Eighteen tongues of flames shot out and swept towards the Japanese aircraft that was making an emergency landing.
The timing chosen by the warrior was very clever. When the Little Japanese reconnaissance plane landed, he did not dare to make any adjustments at will. The warrior caught him in the act.