Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"After the Japanese are attacked, they will definitely discover that we are using the tunnel, and they will definitely evacuate their current camp. They can only evacuate to the northeast because there are mountains in other directions. It is impossible for them to retreat to the mountains at night."

Wang Qiuyun looked at the map to determine the Japanese army's route of action.

At this point, Wang Qiuyun slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, I almost forgot. We should build a defensive position in this direction in advance.

Although Areas 1 and 2 are open, visibility is limited at night. Once the Japanese troops have hastily evacuated, we can launch a surprise attack from this position. Placing mortars, grenade launchers, and light and heavy machine guns here will definitely inflict heavy casualties on the Japanese. How could the Japanese possibly imagine that we have tunnels extending in all directions in Areas 1 and 2? Lao Wei, I'll give the order then."

"Ah."

Chapter 175 Tunnel Warfare 2

Although it suffered a defeat, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade was still very proud.

Not afraid of the Eight Verticals.

After the troops camped, Tsuneoka Kanji remained reassured. He hadn't gotten to his current position by sheer luck. The sentries were fully staffed, and he was only worried about the main force of the 8th Column arriving. If they did, he would teach them a lesson.

So he rested with peace of mind.

The same was true for the other troops. They had been chasing the main force of the Eighth Column for a while and hadn't rested properly. So now that they had the chance, they certainly needed to rest. At this time, eight small teams from the Eighth Column had already launched an attack.

Each of their teams is led by a battalion-level cadre.

These officers all had pocket watches in their hands, which were issued to them specifically for this operation. Every minute and every second had to match, because the attack had to be launched at the same time.

It was a sneak attack after all.

As soon as the explosion sounded, the Japanese army would be alerted.

Therefore, we must launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army at the same time to inflict the greatest damage on them.

Another part of the troops, led by Wu Qinghe, the commander of the 18th Regiment, began to set up defensive positions on the road northeast of the Japanese camp. Having just annihilated the Japanese heavy troops, the 8th Column now had a surplus of ammunition.

1938 9 Month 30 Day.

During the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei anti-autumn mopping-up campaign, the largest-scale tunnel warfare began.

It was one o'clock in the morning and everyone was exhausted.

The eight squads of the Eighth Route Army crawled out of the tunnel according to their assigned positions. The Japanese camp was designed to target the outside, not the inside. There were many sentries stationed outside, but there was almost no defense inside.

Because the Japanese army really didn't expect there would be a tunnel here.

After the Second Independent Mixed Brigade was formed, it was assigned to the Mongolian Army. This area is all mountainous, and the Eighth Route Army here fought mountain guerrilla warfare. Even the Eighth Route Army troops in Suiyuan, while not fighting mountain guerrilla warfare, still engaged in cavalry warfare.

Mine warfare and tunnel warfare mainly occur in plains areas.

Moreover, even in the current Hebei-Central Military Region, mine warfare and tunnel warfare had not yet become mainstream. The local main forces and local troops were still exploring the tactics of plains guerrilla warfare.

Therefore, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade really didn't know what tunnel warfare was. So they didn't expect that the 8th Column would come out of the tunnel. The 8th Column's use of tunnel warfare this time was like a heavenly soldier suddenly emerging from the ground for the Japanese army.

“It’s time.

"Pull out the grenades."

"Throw"

Why is a small squad led by a battalion-level officer?

It’s because we need to cooperate.

It was imperative to kill enough Japanese troops in a short period of time. On a night like this, the best way wasn't to fire a gun, but to use grenades. The Eighth Route Army factories had a much harder time manufacturing guns and ammunition, but they had nearly as many grenades as needed.

Even though the border region's production of grenades is frowned upon, it is better to have them than not.

Because they had already surveyed the area and knew where the Japanese troops were camping, the Japanese were camping in squadrons, so the grenades were thrown at them.

Boom boom boom

Grenade after grenade was thrown into their camp.

The Japanese army is elite.

They have received many years of military training, and many have even fought in wars.

But no matter how elite the troops were, they were still human. From the moment the troops assembled, then set out from Zhangjiakou and all the way to Shengxian, these soldiers hadn't had a good rest. Although they were transported by truck, they were still exhausted.

I finally got a good night's sleep.

At one o'clock in the morning, they were also sleeping soundly.

They were awakened by the explosions, but it wasn't easy to regain consciousness. Many people were killed by grenades in their sleep. After all, a small team of eighty people threw over four hundred grenades into the Japanese squadron's camp in less than a minute. The lethality was astonishing.

"shot.

"Da da da—a small team of eighty men, all armed with pistols and light machine guns.

Before the troops threw the grenades, the light machine guns were set up. The grenades were thrown in, and as soon as the Japanese soldiers ran out, the light machine guns started shooting.

"withdraw."

Coming out of the tunnel, we prepared the attack location, threw grenades and bullets, and strafed the fleeing Japanese soldiers with light machine guns until we finally evacuated from the tunnel. The whole process took less than five minutes.

It's just quick in and quick out.

Many Japanese troops did not react in time and had already suffered a huge blow.

Hit and run.

Kanji Tsuneoka was also awakened.

When he came out, he saw sparks flying everywhere. He couldn't understand why he was attacked when he had set up a sentry post.

And judging from the current situation, there are quite a few troops launching surprise attacks.

The sound of grenades exploding was everywhere.

"Bagayalu, what's going on?"

"General, this is bad. The Chinese army dug a tunnel here, and they just used it to launch a surprise attack on us.

"typical?"

"Yes."

Tsuneoka Kanji was very shocked.

How did the tunnel come out? But now is not the time to pursue this, Tsuneoka Kanji immediately said: "Hurry up and count the casualties of the statistical troops?

"General, the Second Battalion has already received statistics. All three of their infantry companies were attacked, resulting in 137 killed, 77 seriously wounded, and 178 slightly wounded, for a total of 385 casualties. The Second Battalion has completely lost its combat effectiveness."

"Where are the other brigades?"

“We are still counting.”

"idiot."

Tsuneoka Kanji's face looked very ugly.

How many people are there in the Independent Second Battalion under his command? If you add up all the other miscellaneous troops, there are less than 700 people.

However, just this one sneak attack resulted in 385 casualties. The brigade was basically crippled and almost lost its combat effectiveness.

What if other teams are in the same situation?

"General, the Third Battalion reports. One of their squadrons was attacked, resulting in 43 killed, 12 seriously wounded, and 32 slightly wounded, for a total of 87 casualties.

"The 4th Battalion reports that two of their squadrons are under attack.

49 people were killed, 28 were seriously injured, 54 were slightly injured, and the total casualties were 131.

"The Fifth Battalion reports that two of their squadrons are under attack.

77 people were killed, 39 were seriously injured, 68 were slightly injured, and the total casualties were 184.

"The First Battalion was not ambushed."

The Japanese army's statistical report was quick.

Tsuneoka Kanji's face darkened as he read the casualty report. In such a short period of time, the Japanese army had suffered such high casualties, nearly 800 men. Add to that the various landmines, hidden weapons, and the hours-long confrontation with the 16th Regiment at Gongshan Fort. The total number of casualties exceeded 1,000.

Too much.

Tsuneoka Kanji originally had an army of nearly 3,000 people, but now there are only about 2,000 left.

"Have you ever checked out their tunnels?"

"General, their tunnels are very complex. Without a complete map, it would be difficult for us to figure out their tunnels in a short period of time. But with just a simple reconnaissance, we found that their tunnels are completely connected to our camp."

"Completely connected? In other words, they can use the tunnel to attack us again at any time?

"Yes."

Kanji Tsuneoka immediately became nervous.

The sneak attack just now made Tsuneoka Kanji feel a little nervous.

So he immediately said, "Retreat, let's retreat. Let's go to Sheng County and camp there."

Although the Japanese army had just suffered a huge blow.

But it is the army after all.

The speed is still very fast.

Collect the dead bodies of the Japanese soldiers and evacuate the camp with the wounded.

The 1st Independent Battalion was not attacked this time, so they led the way.

"boom"

"Boom boom boom"

"Da da da—the visibility was obstructed at night, and the troops had only been on the move for about twenty minutes when they suddenly entered a minefield.

Ever since Wei Hongjun proposed developing mine warfare and tunnel warfare, the entire 8th Column has conducted extensive research on mine warfare. Various mine-laying tactics have been developed rapidly. The Japanese army directly triggered the booby trap in the middle of the night.

A large number of mines exploded simultaneously.

Next, mortars, grenade launchers, light and heavy machine guns were used to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese troops.

The Japanese army was badly beaten.

Even if the Japanese were suddenly attacked by the 8th Column's firepower in broad daylight, they would have suffered heavy casualties. Not to mention the night, when they had just been attacked. Still reeling from the shock of the attack, they simply wanted to leave this tunnel-ridden camp as quickly as possible. Unexpectedly, they were attacked again on the way.

In a short period of time, a large number of Japanese soldiers fell again.

Chapter 176 Preparations for Encirclement and Annihilation of the Japanese Army