Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

the other side.

Zhoujiapo.

After listening to the signalman's report, Li Yunlong said, "Old Ding hasn't wiped out the enemy in front of him yet? Then let's compete with him to see who can be the first to wipe out the devils in the encirclement!"

"Pass my order to the artillery battalion, immediately launch a blanket bombing on Zhoujiapo!"

"Ten minutes later, the second and third battalions will launch a general attack!"

……

The straight-line distance between Zhoujiapo and the place where the 226rd Battalion of the 3th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army was ambushed was about kilometers. Li Yunlong cleverly deployed the artillery battalion's position between the two places.

Whether it is the Type 75 light mortar, the Type 105 infantry gun, or the 1.5mm caliber howitzer, or the mm caliber cannon, the range is far more than kilometers.

Therefore, after the battle, the artillery battalion did not need to move its position at all. It only needed to turn the artillery in one direction and directly launch bombing on the Japanese Umekawa Battalion.

……

Zhoujiapo.

Ichiro Umekawa commanded his troops to defeat the Eighth Route Army's attacks several times in a row, which greatly boosted his self-confidence and made him think that the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness was just so-so.

In Yixian Gorge, they simply fell into the enemy's trap. Once they moved to another place, the enemy's shortcomings of simple equipment and insufficient firepower were immediately exposed.

"Foolish Tubalu, since you lost your patience and opened fire before the locust army completely entered the First Line Gorge, you missed the opportunity, so just wait for your annihilation!"

A hint of sarcasm appeared on Umekawa Ichiro's lips, not only mocking the Eighth Route Army's poor equipment, but also mocking the Eighth Route Army's impatience and missed opportunities.

The morale of other Japanese soldiers was also boosted. They successively defeated the attacks of the Eighth Route Army, allowing them to regain all their lost confidence.

The Japanese captain next to him observed the situation at the foot of the mountain and frowned slightly, saying, "Captain, don't underestimate the enemy. I don't know if you have noticed that although the offensive of the Chinese Eighth Route Army was continuously disintegrated by the Locust Army, the Locust Army did not cause many casualties to them.

Look at the foot of the mountain, there wasn't even a single corpse left behind by the Tubalu, and all the injured were rescued."

Umekawa Ichiro said unconcernedly: "Kitajima-kun, this just proves the incompetence of the Eighth Route Army. They were shocked and defeated by the Locust Army's offensive before they even approached the Locust Army's frontline.

This further proves that the Tubalu are vulnerable!"

The Japanese captain said: "No, Captain, this is not normal. As far as I know, the Chinese Eighth Route Army has an extremely strong fighting spirit. Even if they suffer more than 50% casualties, they will not give up easily.

There were also the Eighth Route Army, where, in order to achieve their goals, an entire platoon or even a whole company would die in the process of charging or defending their positions.

How could such a force stop the attack without suffering any casualties?
In addition, the reinforcements of the Locust Army are on the way and are expected to arrive here soon. It is impossible for the Eighth Route Army to not have scouts guarding the surroundings.

This means that the Eighth Route Army must have known that the Locust Army had reinforcements.

But now, instead of retreating, the Eighth Route Army was preparing to continue the attack.

Moreover, more than half an hour ago, I vaguely heard the sound of gunfire coming from a distance, which means that a battle had also taken place not far from here before. "

Umekawa Ichiro said, "There were gunshots coming from far away before, why didn't I hear them?"

The Japanese captain said: "At that time, the locust army was fighting with the local Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain, which may have covered up these sounds."

Umekawa Ichiro: "Then why didn't you report it at that time?"

The Japanese captain: "I was not sure at the time, but after subsequent observations and speculations, I had to start doubting it again."

"Kitajima, are you just suspicious?" Umekawa Ichiro was almost laughing out of anger: "You're not going to say that the reason the Tubalu surrounded us but didn't attack us is because they want to lure the reinforcements of the Locust Army over and then surround and attack them, right?"

"Hi!" The Japanese captain bowed his head heavily: "Now it seems to be true, because according to the previous call from the commander, even if they are slow, they should have arrived here.

Moreover, I just asked the signalman to try to contact the regiment headquarters and the 3rd Battalion, but the signal I sent out fell on deaf ears and I didn’t get any response at all.”

The Japanese signalman next to him bowed his head and said, "Hi! That's indeed the case."

Ichiro Umekawa's expression began to become a little serious.

The Japanese captain continued, "The direction from which the gunfire just came is the direction from which the regiment commander and his men came, so I suspect that the regiment commander and his men were ambushed by the Chinese Eighth Route Army.

In fact, the entire army may have been annihilated."

Umekawa Ichiro's face was as dark as water. He said, "Baka! This is nonsense. This is simply impossible! The damn Eighth Route Army ambushed us and failed to wipe us out completely. How could they possibly wipe out the Third Battalion commanded by the commander of the regiment himself?"

The Japanese captain said: "What if the Eighth Route Army intentionally left our brigade a way out, so that they could use us as bait to encircle and attack the reinforcements?"

Umekawa Ichiro: “Isn’t this possible?”

The Japanese captain said: "I just couldn't understand why the Chinese Eighth Route Army opened fire before the locust army discovered them, instead of waiting until the locust army completely entered the First Line Gorge. In that case, they could easily wipe us out.

Logically speaking, any commander with a normal mind would not make such a low-level mistake, and they were well prepared.

Therefore, the only explanation is that they did it on purpose..."

Ichiro Umekawa was just arrogant, not stupid. After hearing his deputy's analysis, he immediately realized that the situation was not good.

Thinking about how he was just laughing at the other person's stupidity, I didn't expect that the clown turned out to be me.

suddenly.

The Japanese signalman's radio responded, and he immediately put on headphones and started operating it.

A moment later, the Japanese signalman finished translating the message, and Umekawa Ichiro quickly asked, "Is this a message from the regiment headquarters?"

The Japanese signalman: "Report, no, it's a telegram from the division headquarters. The division commander said in the telegram that the second battalion, that is, the Kurai battalion, sent a telegram to report that they were ambushed by a large number of Chinese Eighth Route Army troops on the way to reinforce, with heavy casualties, and the regiment headquarters and the third battalion lost contact.

At present, the division commander has sent the 225th Infantry Regiment and the 227th Infantry Regiment to reinforce us, and ordered us to hold on until the reinforcements arrive! "

Ichiro Umekawa's heart immediately sank to the bottom, and the last glimmer of hope was shattered.

The Kurai Battalion was ambushed, which meant that the regiment headquarters and the Third Battalion must have also been ambushed by heavy forces of the Eighth Route Army.

Right now, both the regiment headquarters and the third battalion have lost contact. In the best case, the command system will be destroyed and both radio stations will be damaged. In the worst case, they will be completely wiped out.

"Call the division headquarters immediately and tell them that our troops will hold out until the reinforcements arrive, and then cooperate with the reinforcements to attack from the center and encircle them from all sides to wipe out all those damned Eighth Route Army soldiers!"

The desperate situation did not crush Ichiro Umekawa. Instead, it made him calm down quickly and decide to give it a try.

"Hi Yi!"

The Japanese signalman bowed heavily and prepared to operate the radio to send a message.

Suddenly, a terrifying whistling sound of "hurricane hurricane hurricane" came into my ears.

The Japanese captain looked in the direction of the sound and saw at least dozens of artillery shells flying quickly from a distance, targeting the area where they were.

"Baga! Oh no! It's a shell! Captain, get down quickly!"

Before he finished speaking, a large number of high-explosive shells fell one after another and exploded all over the top of Zhoujiaopo Mountain like flowers.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!——"

The huge shock wave generated by the explosion of the shells caused the entire top of Zhoujiaopo Mountain to tremble slightly, as if an earthquake was coming.

Countless Japanese infantrymen were blown away with their weapons, and died before they even hit the ground. Many more were killed and wounded by shrapnel and the shock wave of the explosion, leaving a huge mess at the scene.

One of the high-explosive grenades happened to fall at the feet of Umekawa Ichiro. Before the old devil could even lie down, he felt his feet lighten and flew out. Then his mind was swallowed by the endless darkness coming from all directions...

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!——"

The bombing by the artillery camp continued for more than ten minutes. The dense artillery shells almost blew the entire top of Zhoujiaopo Mountain into pieces, and the place was filled with smoke.

As soon as the shelling stopped, inspiring charge horns pierced the sky. Then, thousands of soldiers from the second and third battalions, carrying weapons and equipment, rushed to the top of Zhoujiaopo Mountain from all directions.

Although the Japanese positions had experienced heavy bombing, the soldiers of each battalion still kept the orders in mind and did not rush together. Instead, they lined up in a strict three-three formation and rushed forward quickly in a long line of skirmishers.

In the rear, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers were set up, ready to provide fire cover at any time.

Sure enough, as soon as they rushed to the foot of Zhoujiapo, sporadic gunshots were heard from the mountain.

Even at this point, the remaining Japanese soldiers did not give up resistance.

“Pah, pah, pah!”

"Da Da Da, Da Da Da Da!——"

The Japs' shooting was extremely accurate. Almost as soon as the gunshots rang out, several soldiers of the independent regiment fell down.

However, the independent regiment's soldiers reacted very quickly. Almost the next moment after being attacked, the soldiers at the front quickly squatted or lay down and opened fire to fight back.

“Pah, pah, pah!”

"Da-da-da, da-da-da-da!—"

The soldiers were arranged in a three-three formation, with a very loose formation, but not at all messy. Their firepower was also extremely strong, and they suppressed the remaining Japanese soldiers on the top of the mountain in the blink of an eye.

The roaring heavy machine guns in the rear continued to suppress the Japanese soldiers on the top of the mountain. Bullets rained down, plowing the ground and creating terrifying smoke and dust belts on the mountain, splashing large pieces of soil.

A few Japanese soldiers refused to believe it and launched a counterattack. However, as soon as they showed their heads, their skulls were blown off.

Take this opportunity.

The soldiers lying on the ground quickly stood up, bent over with their guns in hand, and rushed forward quickly...

Temporary command post of the independent regiment.

Li Yunlong withdrew his gaze. There was no need to look any further because the result was already determined.

In the past, he looked down on the Japanese, thinking that they were merely relying on their superior weapons and equipment to show off their power. Now, the offense and defense have changed, and it is their independent regiment that is using artillery and machine guns to bombard the Japanese.

I have to say, this feeling is really fucking awesome. In one word: it’s really fucking great!

If their independent regiment had had such firepower at Lijiaopo before, why would they have wasted time on earthwork excavation to get close to the Yamazaki Battalion's defensive position!
Look down on the devils, live like them, and surpass them...

The situation was almost exactly what Li Yunlong had expected. The Japanese on the top of Zhoujiaopo Mountain posed no threat to the attacking forces at all.

In just one encounter, dozens of Japanese remnants on the top of the mountain were wiped out.

Then, the victory call was made to the temporary command post.

"Clean up the battlefield immediately and take away all the spoils, including the uniforms, shoes, socks, and loincloths. Don't leave even a button behind!"

Li Yunlong said a few words and then hung up the phone.

Then he turned around and shouted, "Communications soldier!"

Now, after the independent regiment completed its reorganization, although it no longer looks down on the Japanese Type 38 rifle, other brother units still lack weapons and equipment, and many newly formed regiments cannot guarantee that every member has a gun.

The conditions for guerrilla forces such as county brigades and district squads were even worse.

"Yes!" A signalman immediately ran over and saluted and reported: "Report!"

Li Yunlong: "Send a telegram to Captain Ding of the New 1st Regiment, telling them that we have finished our work here, and asking them about the situation over there and whether they need reinforcements from our independent regiment."

"Yes!" the signalman responded, then turned and left to convey the order to the radio operator.

……

Jigongling.

The temporary command post of the new regiment.

After listening to the signalman's report, Ding Wei said with a smile: "Old Li is showing off to us."

The Chief of Staff said: "I have to say that the independent regiment's combat effectiveness is really strong. I'm afraid it is already the most elite unit of our 386th Brigade."

Ding Wei: "It's not just our 386th Brigade. If we look at it from the perspective of the entire Eighth Route Army, it's number one. Apart from his independent regiment, which regiment has more than 5000 people and has a separate machine gun battalion and artillery battalion? Moreover, they are all equipped with M1 Garand semi-automatic rifles."

Chief of Staff: "That's right. This strength has surpassed the entire brigade of our Eighth Route Army when it was first reorganized."

After a pause, the chief of staff changed the subject and said, "However, we are not far behind. Look, the battle is over."

Ding Wei: "There is still a gap. They are already dealing with the second target, while we are the first target."

After a pause, Ding Wei looked at the signalman who came to report and instructed: "Call Captain Li back and tell him that we appreciate his kindness, but we have finished the work here and do not need the help of the independent regiment.

However, if Captain Li is willing to help us, he can provide us with a few heavy machine guns or mortars as reinforcements."

……

the other side.

After receiving the order, the 37th and 225th Infantry Regiments of the 227th Division of the Japanese Army were rushing towards Zhoujiapo.

Because they were all divided into large groups and spread out to carry out the sweep.

Therefore, when rushing to Zhoujiapo, they had not completed the assembly and were still marching rapidly in large groups.

They did not know that the 226th Infantry Regiment had been completely wiped out, so they did not stop advancing at this moment, and instead plunged headfirst into the ambush set by the 772nd and 771st Regiments.

The combat effectiveness of the 772nd and 771st Regiments may not be as good as that of Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment, but they are not weaker than Ding Wei's New st Regiment.

After all, it is a veteran regiment of the 386th Brigade, and its combat effectiveness is not weak. Moreover, the command level of Cheng Xiazi and Xu Shengji is also not weak.

The 772nd and 772nd Regiments chose nearby locations just right. Not only were they on the only way the Japanese had to take to reinforce Zhoujiapo, they also controlled various commanding heights in advance, deployed heavy machine gun fire points at all of them, and also deployed large areas of traction mines under the road surface.

When the Japanese army plunged into the ambush circle, the demolition experts from the 772nd and 771st Regiments decisively detonated the mines and explosive packs that had been deployed in advance.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!——"

Hundreds of mines exploded one after another, turning the entire road into a sea of ​​fire. Countless Japanese soldiers were blown away, their bodies dismembered in mid-air, and bloody limbs and arms scattered everywhere.

Almost at the same time, countless dense rain of bullets poured down from all directions towards the Japanese army... (End of this chapter)