Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 50 The opportunity has come
Just as Chen Chengxing sent people to develop the guerrillas, the First Army in Taiyuan City also held a combat meeting.

"Gentlemen, according to the order of the North China Front Army, we will officially launch an attack on southwestern Shanxi on March 3st." The commander of the First Army, Kiyoshi Kazuki, spoke first.

The Japanese in Shanxi had been preparing for this battle since the end of the Battle of Taiyuan.

Only by breaking through southwestern Shanxi can we launch an attack on Xi'an.

After Kazuki Seiji finished speaking, he sat down, and the combat staff then carefully explained the specific circumstances of the battle.

At the same time, according to the order of Seiji Kozuki, during the Battle of Southwest Shanxi, the 129rd Independent Mixed Brigade was responsible for sweeping the Eighth Route Army headquarters and the th Division in northwestern Shanxi in order to support the offensive in southwestern Shanxi.

"Does anyone have any opinions?" asked Katsuki Seiji after the operations officer finished speaking.

"Sir, I have no objection to the General Staff's combat plan, but there is still a group of Eighth Route Army troops entrenched in the Dayun Mountain area. Should they also be included in the mopping-up targets?" said Fumizo Kishida, commander of the 20th Division.

Although the Yokogawa Battalion only lost one squadron in the last mopping-up operation, this amount of troops was insignificant compared to the entire 20th Division.

However, Fumizo Kishida still bore a grudge against the New 20nd Regiment. This was the first time that an entire squadron of the th Division had been wiped out since entering China.

Therefore, as long as there is an opportunity, Fumizo Kishida will never miss the opportunity to cause trouble for the Shinji Group.

In other words, the 20th Division was going to attack southwestern Shanxi this time, otherwise he would have volunteered to send troops to be responsible for the mopping-up operation.

"There are still Eighth Route Army in Dayun Mountain?" Xiangyue Qingji was stunned.

Even though Katsuki Seiji had only taken over as commander of the First Army not long ago, he knew that Dayun Mountain was not far from Taiyuan.

"General, there is an Eighth Route Army of more than a thousand people in the Dayun Mountain area, but they are currently entrenched on the west side of Dayun Mountain and will not pose a danger to Taiyuan." The head of the intelligence department stood up and said.

"Souga." Kazuki Seiji nodded.

"Although this enemy force will not affect the safety of Taiyuan in the short term, we still cannot allow them to occupy Dayun Mountain. Let's do this. Send an independent infantry battalion from Xinkou to sweep into the mountain and eliminate this enemy force." Katsuki Seiji decided to give Kishida Fumizo a favor.

"Ha!" The combat staff officer at the side immediately took note of Katsuki Seiji's order and prepared to adjust the combat plan later.

As soon as the Japanese from Xinkou entered the mountains and arrived at Sanhe Town, Chen Chengxing received the information.

Chen Chengxing held the information and seemed to be examining it carefully, but in fact his eyes were already focused on the system panel.

[Side quest released: Defeat the Japanese brigade. ]

[Task Reward: Random Intelligence (depending on the mission completion rate).]

"Captain, is it possible that the Japanese were just passing by?" Luo Ping said.

This road connects the east and the west, and Japanese transport teams often pass through it on weekdays. The New Second Regiment made a lot of money from it in the past.

However, as the Japanese built a large number of strongholds and artillery towers on the key commanding heights of the highway, the New Second Regiment did not gain as much as before. After all, with the strongholds there, it was difficult for large troops to ambush for a long time.

"The Japs were walking, so it's unlikely that they were just passing by." Chen Chengxing shook his head.

The system has already issued the mission, so how could the Japanese just pass by?

Even without a mission, he could tell that the Japanese were coming for him based on his level 5 tactical command.

"Don't worry about what the devils want to do. We can't let them have an easy time anyway."

"Immediately send a message to all guerrilla units to harass the Japanese with sparrow warfare and mine warfare!"

"No matter what, let's see what the devil's purpose is first." Chen Chengxing ordered. Now that there are guerrillas, there is no need for the battalions to send troops to harass. They just need to prepare for the showdown.

"Yes!"

The guerrillas' harassment went very smoothly, and the Japanese were almost mentally frustrated.

However, no matter how they divided their troops, they were not too far apart from each other, ensuring that they could support each other at any time.

"The Japanese have learned to be cunning. Don't be fooled." Luo Ping said with a headache as he looked at the news about the guerrillas.

Although the guerrillas achieved certain results, they did not achieve their intended goals.

If the Japanese continue to advance in a group, the New Second Regiment will have no chance of getting any meat.

Chen Chengxing looked at the map and thought for a while, then said, "Order the troops to launch an attack and destroy all the roads the devils are moving on to slow down their advance."

If the Japanese slow down, new loopholes may appear.

If there was a chance to forcibly kill some of the Japanese, Chen Chengxing would dare to fight the remaining Japanese head-on.

"Yes!"

Although everyone didn't know what the use of doing this would be, they decided to give it a try. No matter what the final result was, the New Second Regiment would not suffer any losses.

When the road ahead was full of potholes, it was the Japanese's turn to have a headache.

The Japanese battalion leader Shimada Hideo looked at the deep pits on the ground and said helplessly: "The transport squadron and the civilian staff of the battalion headquarters will retreat to Niuwei Village and build fortifications on the spot. The rest of the troops will continue to advance."

Heavy machine guns and infantry guns can be carried by people while marching, but the speed is slower. However, baggage carts cannot be carried by people while marching.

If the supply truck wants to continue moving forward, the potholes must be filled and the road leveled. However, faced with a deep pothole that stretches as far as the eye can see, Hideo Shimada feels that this may not be a good idea.

Therefore, Shimada Hideo had to temporarily put down the baggage train and find a way to transport it after confirming it was safe.

Looking at the latest movements of the devils in his hand, Chen Chengxing said excitedly: "The fighter plane has appeared!"

Everyone in the regiment immediately looked at the map, but they couldn't find where the fighter plane was.

After entering the base, the Japanese began to conduct a sweep in three groups, but the distance between the three squadrons was not very far.

No matter which squadron was attacked, support would arrive within half an hour, and another force would arrive within an hour.

In this situation, the New Second Regiment would never be able to defeat any of the three routes. After all, each of these three routes consisted of an infantry company and a heavy machine gun squad. In addition, except for the route in the middle, there was also an infantry gun on each of the two routes on the left and right.

Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Chen Chengxing didn't keep them in suspense and said directly: "Since the Japanese have placed the baggage train in Niuwei Village, let's surround it and attack the reinforcements."

"Once the Japanese supply team is under fatal threat, the remaining Japanese will certainly return to Niuwei Village at all costs. We can then take the opportunity to eliminate one of them." Chen Chengxing slapped his hand on the map, and Niuwei Village was like in the palm of his hand.

"But how can we threaten the Japanese transport squadron?" Luo Ping asked.

Niuwei Village became a point that the Japanese had to rescue whenever they attacked. Everyone knew this. After all, normally the Japanese would only bring three days of food. Once the transport squadron was destroyed, the Japanese army would lose the possibility of continuing to fight.

However, facing the defensive Japanese transport squadron, with fewer people, they cannot pose a threat, but with more people, there will be fewer people who can ambush the Japanese combat troops, and the loss will outweigh the gain.

(End of this chapter)