Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

The combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army was not as good as that of the Japanese army.

If there were no preparations, then a single battalion of the Japanese army entering the base would not be able to be held. Not to mention the Japanese army preparing to mobilize sixty or seventy battalions. With so many troops entering the base, they would surely be able to inflict heavy damage on the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue region.

In order to inflict heavy damage on the Northern Yue region of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, a surprise attack was necessary.

The Japanese troops need to march quickly.

Therefore, after turning around, the Kuroda Battalion headed straight for the Eighth Route Army headquarters in Laishui. When the Eighth Route Army was not prepared, they first took down the most important headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Laishui.

If the First Division hadn't been prepared, the Kuroda Battalion would have inevitably destroyed its headquarters. Once the Japanese had annihilated the headquarters in Laishui, the 20th and 22nd Regiments operating there would have lost their command structure. They could then cut off the First Division's Eighth Route Army units in the water. Then, with the arrival of one or two more battalions, they could divide and encircle the scattered Laishui Eighth Route Army, deprived of their command system, and ultimately annihilate them.

The plan should be said to be excellent.

Unfortunately, the Kuroda Battalion didn't know that the First Division had already made preparations.

"I'm coming."

"Get everyone ready. Let the Japanese in and fight.

Why did the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region choose to set up its headquarters in Fuping?

Because Fuping is remote enough.

How remote was it? During the Liberation War, the Central Committee came to choose a place to base its command. However, Fuping was too remote, and the roads were too poor, making it unsuitable for the Central Committee to command the entire situation. Finally, Xibaipo was chosen.

In fact, this was a very common method during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

The Japanese army was too powerful. If the headquarters were set up in a place with convenient transportation, it would be impossible to defend against the Japanese army's surprise attack. Therefore, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army were generally chosen in places with poor transportation.

The same is true for Xiagou Village.

The traffic is very bad.

It is a mountain valley.

The deeper the ravines, the more ambushes there are. This is exactly what happened to the Kuroda Battalion. To speed things up, they didn't bring many heavy weapons.

"Captain, after passing through here, we will find Xiagou Village."

"Gorge Village, haha, we are almost there."

Kuroda Takeo was overjoyed.

Japanese intelligence revealed that Xiagou Village was the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's logistics operations in the Laishui area. The headquarters of the 20th and 22nd Regiments of the Eighth Route Army's First Division were located there. Even the Eighth Route Army leaders from the First Division who visited the area stayed in Xiagou Village.

To take down this place means to take down the command center of the 1st Division of the Eighth Route Army in the Laishui area.

Let the Eighth Route Army here lose its command.

Kuroda Takeo was very satisfied with the marching speed of his troops.

After a circle, they suddenly entered Laishui and headed straight for the Eighth Route Army headquarters in less than a day. The 21rd Regiment of the 83st Division's destination this time was Laishui.

However, among the three battalions of the 83rd Regiment, our battalion is the fastest.

Thinking of this, Kuroda Takeo was very happy.

As long as he could destroy the Eighth Route Army's headquarters here, he would be able to become famous in one battle. So he waved his hand and said, "Let the troops speed up."

"Captain, will the Eighth Route Army set up an ambush?"

"How could there be an ambush?"

Kuroda Takeo shook his head.

The top leaders of the North China Front Army all admired Okamura Ningji's strategy this time.

The various deceptive actions had the Jidong and Jizhong Eighth Route Armies on edge. According to the intelligence they had received, the Jidong and Jizhong Eighth Route Armies were in a state of panic. To counter the mopping-up operation, both Jidong and Jizhong had assembled large numbers of troops.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue District only made some simple preparations.

Do what you did before.

Okamura Ningci made a feint and launched an "unexpected" attack on the Northern Yue region of Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei. This time, the North China Front Army was ready to wash away the shame and completely destroy the Northern Yue region of Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei.

This was the judgment of General Okamura Ningji and the senior leaders of the North China Front Army.

Kuroda Takeo also thinks so.

"Don't worry about that. If we enter the Eighth Route Army's core area now, they will react soon. We must deal with those Eighth Route Army soldiers as soon as possible. What we need to do this time is to destroy the Eighth Route Army's command center."

"Hai."

"Have Takeda-kun and his squadron speed up again. We must not let the Eighth Route Army command escape.

The closer they got to Xiagou Village, the happier Kuroda Takeo became.

He already felt that he was going to achieve the greatest merit.

"Bang-

"Da Da Da—

"Boom boom boom"

When Kuroda Takeo was immersed in his fantasy, gunshots suddenly rang out from both sides.

Mixed in with the gunfire were the sounds of light and heavy machine guns, as well as mortars and grenade launchers. Unprepared, the Kuroda Battalion was thrown into a panic. Two months prior, the Kuroda Battalion had participated in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, where they had suffered heavy casualties. Consequently, they had been supplemented with over 300 new recruits.

The quality of the new recruits added by the Japanese army was getting worse and worse.

The last time the North China Front Army received a large-scale recruitment drive, those recruits only trained for three months and had only one live-fire drill. This time, the recruits were even worse than before. They had only trained for about two months and had only fired about twenty rounds of live-fire training. After the new recruits arrived, they were immediately deployed because they were eager to fight.

Caught in an ambush, the new recruits performed very poorly.

There were a large number of casualties in an instant.

Fortunately, Kuroda's battalion still had many veterans. After being ambushed, they immediately began to seek cover and organize a counterattack. However, even though the Japanese army reacted quickly, it still took time for them to establish a new counterattack position after being ambushed.

And this time is the best opportunity for the Eighth Route Army.

Although it didn't seem to last long, it caused enough casualties to the Japanese army.

By the time the Japanese deployed their defenses in squads and companies, they had already suffered over 3 casualties. This was because the 36rd and th Regiments, which ambushed this group of Japanese troops, were both first-class main forces in their first divisions.

How could we possibly give the Japanese army time to prepare calmly?

"The 3rd Regiment split the Japanese troops according to the plan."

Huang Fa saw that the first round of ambush was very successful, so he immediately ordered the 3rd Regiment to attack.

The 3rd Regiment, as the 1st Division's top-tier main force, along with the 1st Regiment, was the Division's core force. Whenever a tough battle was needed, the 3st or rd Regiment would be deployed, and this time was no exception.

The 3rd Regiment has more than 3400 people.

A real big group.

We need to separate the Japanese troops and prevent them from reuniting. Because once the Japanese troops reunite, there will still be about 700 people. If so many people form a defensive position, it will not be easy to wipe them out.

Therefore, in order to ambush the Japanese army, we must separate them.

After receiving the order, the 3rd Regiment attacked with great skill. They had fought many ambushes with Yang Quanwu and his men, and knew how to split the Japanese army. Working as a battalion, they quickly penetrated through gaps in the Japanese army.

“Take the flat-fire cannon I brought from Laiyuan and give it to the 36th Regiment.

The advantages and disadvantages of flat-fire cannons are very obvious.

The disadvantages are needless to say.

It's easy to become a target for the enemy. But it also has many advantages, one of which is that it is very useful for eliminating fixed targets. Now the troops need to slowly eliminate the Japanese troops that have entered the encirclement.

Solve one small position after another.

At this time, there is nothing more useful than flat-fire cannons and heavy machine guns.

Huangfa was in high spirits as he watched the battlefield unfold. He was a seasoned warrior who had fought many battles. Just by looking at the current battlefield situation, he knew this ambush would be a resounding success.

This is a good start for the anti-mopping-up campaign in Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei.

Chapter 374 Big Pocket

1941 9 Month 17 Day.

The Japanese army, seemingly poised to launch a powerful sweep against the Eighth Route Army in eastern Hebei and central Hebei, suddenly feinted and launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army's northern Yue region in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region. To achieve this surprise attack, Okamura Neiji failed to notify the North China Security Army's puppet troops, even the higher-ups. This was because Okamura Neiji didn't trust these puppet troops. Not only did he not trust the North China Security Army's combat effectiveness, but he also didn't trust the North China Security Army's personnel.

Okamura Yasuji had carefully studied previous battles and discovered that numerous members of the North China Security Army had surrendered or defected to the Eighth Route Army. The North China Security Army was truly the least effective of the puppet armies, with the highest surrender rate. Even the Eighth Route Army's often precise ambushes of Japanese and puppet troops were not considered coincidences by Okamura Yasuji. While the Eighth Route Army excelled in guerrilla warfare and ambushes, they lacked a discerning eye, so how could they achieve such precision? Therefore, Okamura Yasuji concluded that there must be collusion between the puppet army and the Eighth Route Army, perhaps even within the ranks of the puppet army. His suspicions were directed at the top brass of the North China Security Army. This time, Okamura Yasuji had completely defeated the puppet army. The five armies of the North China Security Army were already charging aggressively into eastern and central Hebei. Only by truly advancing into central and eastern Hebei could the Eighth Route Army be tricked.

Only the top brass of the North China Front Army knew all of the Japanese strategy. Only when the troops were about to launch a surprise attack on the Northern Yue region of the Shanxi-Chahar-West region did the lower-level troops learn of this news. To prevent the Northern Yue region from reacting, the remaining Japanese troops launched a rapid attack in battalions, marching at an extremely high speed.

If the Jin-Cha-Ji Beiyue area had not been prepared, there would have been heavy casualties.

Many of these Japanese battalions arrived in the Northern Yue region of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei within a day. The Eighth Route Army's limited communications made it impossible to muster troops within a single day. In western Hebei, the Japanese deployed a cavalry regiment, three infantry battalions, and four other armies simultaneously to attack the Northern Yue region.

The 21nd Battalion of the 83rd Regiment of the st Division raided Laishui.

21师团的骑兵第21联队，突袭易县。33师团的213联队第三大队进攻满城县，110师团的163联队第一大队进攻灵寿县。

Among them, Yi County, Mancheng County, and Laishui County are the bases of the first division, while Lingshou County is an important territory of the third division.

As a result, the Japanese army suffered a heavy blow.

在涞水，一分区副司令员兼参谋长黄发率领一分区的3团、20团、22团、36团，伏击了日军21师团83联队第二大队。只用了六个小时就全歼这支部队。

It can be said that the speed is quite fast.

能有这样的战果，一个是黄发集中了优势兵力。参与伏击的3团和36团人数超过5000人，人数对比是五比一。而且3团和36团都是一分区精锐。

Another thing is that Huangfa chose a very good ambush location.

Huang Fa was a veteran of the Red Army, having participated in all of the Central Red Army's anti-encirclement and suppression campaigns and even traversed the Long March. His most notable achievement was the ambush of the Second Independent Mixed Brigade, which resulted in the killing of Abe Nobuhide. Therefore, choosing favorable ambush locations was his forte.

Furthermore, the 21rd Regiment of the 83st Division suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan, so a large number of new recruits were recruited. Most of these recruits had just joined the army in 1941 and had only received two months of training. They had never fought in combat and were suddenly ambushed, so they had no idea what to do.

The combat effectiveness is really not comparable to that of veterans.

In this ambush, the performance of these recruits was very poor.

It delayed the retreat of the entire army.

That's why the ambush was so successful.

而进攻易县的21师团骑兵21联队，在易县遭到了一分区1团、27团、28团的堵截。杨全武亲自坐镇易县调兵遣将，伏击了这支日军。

It was very difficult to ambush Japanese cavalry.

Just luring the enemy and finding an ambush site are both very challenging for a general. Yang Quanwu finally ambushed this Japanese cavalry in Yi County.

Finally, the 21st Cavalry Regiment fled Yi County in a hurry, leaving behind more than 900 corpses.