Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Wang Qiuyun was developing a battle plan, while Wei Hongjun was looking for Cao. Blocking was always the most difficult task in war, and for many, it was also dirty work. So, Wei Hongjun needed to appease Cao Mo.

"The political commissar means that the column has decided to ambush the Japanese troops entering Beiling Village?"

"Correct."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

He said, "Currently, the Japanese army sweeping through our 8th Column's base area consists of four mixed brigades. To successfully counter the sweep, we must defeat at least one of them. Now that two independent battalions of the Japanese 15th Independent Mixed Brigade have entered Beiling Village, we cannot let them go. As long as we can annihilate these two battalions, the 15th Independent Mixed Brigade currently sweeping through Wanping County will probably retreat. In this way, we will have eliminated one of their forces. The important thing is that we currently have the strength to annihilate this Japanese force."

"Commissar, what do you want us to do with the First Guard Regiment?"

"Behind this Japanese force, the 79th and 80th Battalions of the th Independent Mixed Brigade are following closely. If these four Japanese battalions converge, our plan to annihilate them will completely fail.

Even the Japanese Army's 79th Independent Mixed Brigade actually poured into our Sheng County. Therefore, the column needed a unit to fight and block the 80th and th Battalions from entering the battlefield.

"The political commissar wants us to go with a security regiment?"

"Yes. Among the troops currently available to the column, the 1st Guard Regiment is second to none in terms of positional defense. You are the commander who has the most thorough knowledge of positional defense among our army, and the 1st Guard Regiment has also conducted special training. Therefore, the commander and I both believe that the 1st Guard Regiment is the most suitable. This blocking operation will be difficult, as we have to stop two Japanese battalions. We may also have to face aircraft coming from the direction of Peking. If you think the 1st Guard Regiment cannot complete this mission,

"Political Commissar, our First Security Regiment will definitely complete the mission.

"Yes, Commissar. The First Guard Regiment will obey orders."

Gao Huaiyuan, the political commissar of the First Security Regiment, also made a statement.

Wei Hongjun nodded.

"Whether this battle can be won depends on whether the First Guard Regiment can keep the two Japanese battalions out of the battlefield. Your blocking is not only related to the success or failure of the column's ambush, but also to whether the column can win this anti-mopping-up operation."

Chapter 252: Defeat Nanyun Qinyilang

Nanyun Shinichiro, who entered Beilingzhuang, had been paying attention to the intelligence of the Eighth Column Headquarters. This time, he did not go north to sweep the Xuanzhuohuai base, but went south to Beilingzhuang in order to directly annihilate the Eighth Column Headquarters.

What's the point of such exhausting sweeping?

From the perspective of the above, it was just a bunch of data. Unless one was directly annihilating an entire Eighth Route Army unit, what use was there in mopping up that data? Especially for someone like him who had already become a general, that stuff was even more useless.

What is most useful.

Killing or capturing senior Eighth Route Army generals would be a great achievement.

This time, destroying the 8th Column's headquarters and killing or capturing its leadership would be a feat that would impress the Front Army and the China Expeditionary Army. Last year, the 8th Column had killed Major General Kanji Tsuneoka, commander of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, nearly annihilating the entire unit. This truly humiliated the China Expeditionary Army and the North China Front Army. A distinguished Japanese general had been killed by the "beggar troops" of the Eighth Route Army.

It's really unacceptable.

Because of this, not only the North China Front Army, but even the Imperial Headquarters and the China Expeditionary Army Headquarters knew about the 8th Column of the Eighth Route Army in North China. The North China Front Army, in particular, was so resentful of the 8th Column that they practically had "Specially target the 8th Column" written on their tanks.

As long as he takes down the Eighth Column Headquarters, it will definitely give him an advantage in his future promotion.

"Front Army Telegram: Reconnaissance aircraft spotted Eighth Route Army troops moving south."

"Which position?"

"here."

"吆西."

Although Nanyun Shinichiro is arrogant, he is not an idiot.

His courage to pursue the Eighth Column Headquarters was not only due to his contempt for the Chinese army, but also related to Japanese intelligence. Although the North China Front Army attached great importance to the collection of intelligence on the Eighth Column, it was still far behind in terms of intelligence on the Eighth Column.

八纵主力部队16团、18团、19团、25团、26团、34团、35团，七个主力团当中六个都不在盛县根据地内。跟着八纵司令部的只有25团一支主力团。八纵司令部这边除了25团之外，其他部队都是新部队。什么警备一团、警备二团、警备三团，这种番号一听就是杂牌部队。

That's why Shinichiro Nanyun dared to pursue the 8th Column Headquarters.

The Japanese army's pursuit speed was very fast. When Nanyun Shinichiro decided to pursue the 8th Column Headquarters, the troops had no heavy weapons following them and were not hindered by logistical forces, so the speed was quite fast.

"boom"

"Bang-bang-bang"

"Da da da"

"Boom boom boom"

"Boom boom boom" There are good things in the Eight Columns.

Especially the artillery units.

The 8th Column has won many battles and captured many artillery pieces over the years.

These artillery pieces ranged from heavy artillery, infantry artillery, flat-fire artillery, and mortars. The grenade launchers had already been distributed to the front-line troops, and a large number of mortars had also been distributed to the front-line troops.

But there are still many cannons left.

The only thing the 8th Column lacked was artillery shells. Unable to produce their own, the 8th Column used captured shells. These shells were in short supply with each shot, so the 8th Column was extremely cautious with its artillery. Under normal circumstances, they would not deploy these artillery pieces.

Because after the shells are fired, the cannon is just scrap metal.

But when it is needed, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun will not be polite.

Just like at this moment, such a cannon must be used. Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun actually didn't know that this time they ambushed another big fish.

Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun's goal was only to completely encircle and annihilate the two Japanese battalions.

After annihilating two battalions, it would be extremely difficult for the Japanese army to recover. An ambush must be fought quickly. If an ambush drags on, failing to completely annihilate the enemy and allowing many to flee, the Japanese army can quickly regain its combat effectiveness by simply recruiting new soldiers.

Therefore, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun planned to completely wipe out this enemy.

If we don't use artillery now, when will we use it? Even in terms of artillery numbers, the 8th Column's artillery can be compared with the Japanese Army's 15th Independent Mixed Brigade. However, the Japanese troops are now almost lightly armed.

As soon as the two sides clashed, the 8th Column immediately gained the upper hand in artillery fire.

Dozens of cannons fired at the same time, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese troops. They had never imagined that the Eighth Route Army could actually use so many cannons.

The 25th Column's st Guard Regiment was responsible for blocking the enemy reinforcements, and then concentrated the th Regiment, the rd Guard Regiment, the Artillery Regiment, and the Shengxian County Battalion to participate in the ambush. Together with the Artillery Regiment and the column's direct guard force, the th Column had concentrated people.

"Attack and cut the Japanese army apart."

For a Japanese army of 1200, an ambush is not like what is shown in TV dramas, where they just charge in with guns blazing and the battle is over. The Japanese are well-trained, and after being ambushed, they will quickly form a defense.

So what the Eighth Column needs to do is not give them the opportunity to form a large defensive circle.

The mission of the 3rd Guard Regiment was to strike quickly after the first wave of attacks and split up the Japanese army. This way, the Japanese army would be cut into several pieces by the 8th Column, and the troops could slowly deal with them.

Besides, the 8th Column has artillery advantage.

As long as they are divided into small circles, artillery can be used to support the attacking forces.

Guo Changyi, commander of the 129rd Guard Regiment, was a cadre of the 386th Brigade of the th Division before he was captured.

He was once the deputy commander of the Fourth Front Army.

The Fourth Front Army produced a powerful general.

Guo Changyi was just like him. Before joining the army, he was illiterate, just like Wei Hongjun. Even in the army, he didn't learn much.

If we were to say which Red Army unit had the highest level of education, it was definitely the Central Red Army. In terms of both cultural and political education, the Central Red Army was the best of all the Red Army units.

The cadres promoted by the Fourth Front Army were mostly generals known for their bravery rather than their political and cultural achievements.

This is the case with Guo Changyi.

The Third Guard Regiment, in addition to the captured officers and soldiers of the 129th Division, also included numerous troops from the th Army and the Central Army led by Tang Enbo. These troops had similar styles and were all capable of fighting tough battles. It was precisely because of this that the task of dividing the Japanese forces was assigned to the Third Guard Regiment.

The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties in the first round because they were suddenly ambushed.

Although the Japanese were well-trained, they were still panicked when ambushed, especially under such strong firepower. Therefore, before they could organize an effective defense, the Third Guard Regiment rushed over.

They targeted the Japanese army's defensive weaknesses.

The purpose is to divide the enemy.

"General, we are surrounded."

"Shut up."

Nanyun Shinichiro cursed directly.

He wasn't a fool, so how could he not know what was happening? He really didn't understand why the Eighth Column Headquarters still had so many troops. And looking at the troops that ambushed him, they were not only well-equipped but also had a large number of artillery pieces. And the way these people fired their guns showed that they weren't just new recruits.

It was indeed an intelligence failure.

Nanyun Shinichiro thought that the so-called Guard Regiment 1, Guard Regiment 2, and Guard Regiment 3 of the 8th Column were just a newly formed motley crew. However, he did not know that the soldiers of the Guard Regiment 1, Guard Regiment 2, and Guard Regiment 3 were all former soldiers of the National Army.

As long as they are well organized, they are veterans who can be deployed into battle at any time.

"Send a telegram to the 79th and 80th Battalions, asking them to rush the rescue."

"Hai."

"Send a telegram to headquarters, telling them we are surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. Request that they send aviation support.

"Hai."

"Notify the troops to defend the position."

Although Nanyun Shinichiro made a mistake in judgment, he was ambushed by the Eighth Column.

But they quickly reacted and immediately began to issue orders. As a result, the Japanese army formed one defense circle after another according to their location. The entire Japanese army was divided into more than a dozen different small defense circles.

"Withdraw all heavy artillery and infantry guns."

Wang Qiuyun is no longer a weakling.

Last year's ambush on the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade had cost the 8th Column a heavy price, with hundreds of men ultimately fleeing. Wang Qiuyun wouldn't do that this time. To prevent bombing by Japanese aircraft, Wang Qiuyun ordered the heavy artillery and infantry guns to withdraw.

"Concentrate flat-fire artillery and mortars to specifically deal with the defensive circle with heavy machine guns and Zheng ammunition canisters.

The Japanese army's current defense circles are all small-scale.

Some defensive circles consisted of a few dozen men, others of more than a hundred. Many of these defensive circles could be slowly broken down, but some Japanese troops possessed heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. With these, they were able to defend effectively.

It's not easy to fight.

So Wang Qiuyun specialized in attacking the Japanese heavy machine guns and Zheng bullet tubes.

"idiot."

Shinichiro Nanyun observed the battlefield through a telescope.

The Japanese army was not in a hurry to attack, but used flat-fire artillery and mortars to knock out the Japanese machine gun positions and grenade launcher positions one after another, and their faces turned very ugly. In the past, the Japanese army used flat-fire artillery, mortars, and grenade launchers to knock out the Chinese army's machine gun positions.

I didn't expect it to be the other way around now.

"Where are the 79th and 80th Battalions?"

"They have entered Beiling Village. However, they were stopped by the Chinese army at this location.