Bright Sword: Double penetration of the dealer, shocking Li Yunlong

As time went on, the situation became particularly serious for the Eighth Route Army in western Shanxi Province.

Jinzhong, southeastern Shanxi, and northwestern Shanxi are the three most active areas of the Eighth Route Army.

However, heavy Japanese troops had already begun to accumulate around these three larger bases.

Among them, the situation in the Jinzhong base area was the most serious.

In the surrounding Yangquan area, a Japanese division of troops has been stationed.

In the former Ling County, now the Ling County stronghold, a Japanese division and a brigade of troops also appeared.

The entire Jinzhong base seemed to be surrounded by heavy Japanese troops. The known Japanese troops in the surrounding area alone exceeded three divisions and one brigade.

Yoshio Shinozuka was a narrow-minded person, and this time he directly transferred two divisions to keep an eye on the independent regiment in Ling County.

The 3rd Tank Division is one of them, and they are still staying in Datong.

But given their mobility, they will be able to quickly move south to participate in the encirclement and suppression.

Now he is adopting the slow-boiling frog strategy.

Additional troops were sent in batches to the vicinity of the major active areas of the Eighth Route Army.

Add a batch today, a batch tomorrow, and by the time they realize it, they will find that an iron wall has been formed.

With just his order, this iron wall composed of heavy troops can be immediately withdrawn.

Completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army inside.

This was his Operation A plan.

It will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the Eighth Route Army or even completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army in western Shanxi Province.

"Wait another two months. The supplies will be ready in two months. Li Yunlong, this time I will definitely hang your body on the city wall of Taiyuan."

Thinking of Li Yunlong who brought him infinite shame, Shinozuka Yoshio couldn't help but grit his teeth and said.

In addition to Li Yunlong, there is also the mysterious figure code-named Deep Blue.

If it weren't for him, the independent regiment would never have grown to this point.

But the intelligence department is full of losers and can't even investigate a single person.

Fortunately, in the face of absolute force, everything collapses.

And this absolute force is in his hands.

The Eighth Route Army was also preparing for a counter-mopping-up operation.

The shadow of war once again shrouded the entire Jubei region.

When it came to August, the Japanese army in Bibei finally raised the banner of attack.

For this mopping-up operation, the entire Japanese army in northern Taiwan deployed more than 30 troops, plus puppet troops from various places, the total force exceeded .

Inside the regiment headquarters, Zhao Gang looked at the officers at all levels and said, "According to reliable information, the Japanese army is likely to attack our Ling County area in the near future."

"Our superiors have ordered our unit to launch a counter-raid operation."

"Let's escape the Japanese encirclement, operate on the outer lines, tie down the main force of the Japanese army, and buy time for the transfer of the headquarters."

"At the same time, we will smash the Japanese army's iron wall encirclement of our troops and force them to withdraw."

The current independent regiment is strong in both men and horses and is the most powerful unit in the Eighth Route Army.

This important task naturally fell on them.

Li Yunlong also stood up and said at this time.

"From now on, all departments will begin packing up and preparing to move to the Yangquan area."

"Yangquan has many mountains and is located on the edge of the Japanese iron wall, making it very suitable for defensive operations."

"Once we appear in the sight of the Japanese, we will inevitably be surrounded and attacked by their heavy troops."

"But this is what I want. The more devils are watching us, the less pressure there will be on headquarters."

"This battle will definitely be a tough one for us, but I am confident that we will win."

"Over the years, we've killed at least 20,000 or 30,000 Japanese soldiers. This time, we're going to kill another 20,000 or 30,000."

"Let the Japanese know how powerful our independent regiment is."

However, when the actual transfer took place, Li Yunlong began to worry again.

"There are too many things. The convoy shouldn't be too large, otherwise it will be easily bombed by the Japanese."

Li Yunlong gritted his teeth and said, "Hide the things you can't take away in the secret warehouse we dug earlier. All troops will advance to Yangquan."

"Yes, Captain."

The most troublesome ones are actually the heavy artillery.

In fact, the 122mm howitzer is fine, but the 5.7mm howitzer weighing 152 tons has become a burden and is very troublesome to move.

Therefore, these heavy weapons are transferred at night.

After great efforts, the entire independent regiment finally moved to the Wild Wolf Valley area of Yangquan.

This is also the second time that the Independent Regiment has come to Wild Wolf Valley.

Such a big move by the independent regiment naturally attracted the attention of the Japanese troops stationed in Yangquan.

The Japanese Army's 115th Division was stationed in Yangquan County.

Although the 115th Division was a special division formed domestically, its main task was to fight against small forces such as guerrilla forces.

So the entire division only has three infantry regiments, one mountain artillery regiment and one engineering regiment.

The total force was only about 15,000 men.

Its combat effectiveness is incomparable to that of Type A and Type B divisions.

Because its soldiers were mainly miners, ruffians, workers, etc. over 30 years old, they were hastily trained for a few months before being sent to China.

"Has a small group of Eighth Route Army troops been spotted in the Wild Wolf Valley area?"

After receiving the information, the division commander, Major General Kawatani, immediately became interested.

He had always hoped that he could achieve great success on the battlefield and then leave this damn 115th Division.

Although he was the division commander, this kind of special division was looked down upon and was not as good as the commander of a mixed brigade.

So when he heard the traces of the Eighth Route Army, he immediately became alert.

After they entered Yangquan, the nearby Eighth Route Army lay dormant.

He had searched for the Eighth Route Army several times but couldn't find any trace of it, but now he finally caught them.

"Send the 312th Infantry Regiment to Wild Wolf Valley and have them quietly locate the main force of the Eighth Route Army."

"Hi."

Soon, a regiment of Japanese troops from Yangquan County set out from the barracks.

As a special division, they had no cars and could only move forward on foot.

At this moment, the independent regiment has occupied the advantageous terrain of Wild Wolf Valley and is digging positions one after another.

The troops on guard outside the perimeter sent messages using portable walkie-talkies.

A large number of Japanese troops were dispatched from Yangquan and were heading towards the Wild Wolf Valley.

"How many people did the Japs send out?"

"Reporting to the regiment commander, there are about 4 people, the strength of a regiment, and they also carry Type mountain cannons."

"Type 31 mountain gun? Are the Japanese short of weapons? They've even brought in artillery from the last century."

They were not unfamiliar with the Type 31 mountain gun and had captured some before, but the number was extremely small.

"It seems that this group of devils is not the main force, but the second-line force."

At this time, Li Jingrong said: "You are right. If my guess is correct, the troops stationed in Yangquan should be the special divisions of the Japanese, which should be considered as the third-line combat troops."

"Their combat effectiveness isn't very strong, basically not much different from the Nationalist Army, and they're equipped with outdated weapons. However, we can't underestimate them."

Li Yunlong laughed after hearing this and said, "It seems that the Japanese really have no soldiers left. They actually sent this kind of troops to deal with my independent regiment."

"Let Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan take the initiative to attack and eat up this group of Japanese soldiers. Tell the Japanese soldiers in Yangquan that I, Li Yunlong, am here."

The commander of the 312th Regiment, Yamano Nakao, rode a warhorse leisurely and followed the troops.

Soon the reconnaissance team returned.

"Report to the regiment commander, the Eighth Route Army positions have been discovered on the gentle slope at the intersection ahead."

When Yamane Nakafu heard about the Eighth Route Army, his eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "How many Eighth Route Army soldiers are there on the opposite side?"

"No more than a thousand people. They should be local troops of the Eighth Route Army."

Yamano Nakao nodded in satisfaction and said, "Yoshi, order the troops to speed up and prepare to launch an attack."

It took them more than ten minutes to walk the rest of the way and they arrived not far from the position.

The position looked relatively simple, obviously dug out after they knew they were coming.

He took a quick look and found that there were not many people on the position. According to the length of the position, there were no more than 800 people at most.

He also found that this Eighth Route Army did not seem like a local armed force.

Because he found that there were many machine guns on the position, perhaps this was the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

This actually made him more excited.

As long as the opponent was not the independent regiment as rumored, he would not take the rest of the Eighth Route Army troops seriously.

"Shh."

Yamane Nakafu drew his command knife and swung it forward, shouting, "Attack, seize the Eighth Route Army's position, and provide artillery cover."

Without saying a word, Yamano Nakao ordered a battalion to advance and launch an attack.

Shortly after the words fell, the four Type 4 75mm mountain cannons in the rear roared.

Although these are retired old items, they can still play a role on the battlefield in China.

Its maximum range of 4.6 kilometers and weight of more than 300 kilograms are still stronger than the Type 92 infantry gun.

"Fight back and destroy the enemy's artillery."

Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan shouted loudly on the battlefield.

This group of Japanese soldiers were very rampant and set up artillery positions right under their noses.

It was obvious that Yamano Nakao did not think that the Eighth Route Army, which had only a few mortars, could threaten their artillery positions.

A battalion dared to roam freely in the heart of the Eighth Route Army, not to mention that he had an entire regiment here.

As I said, as long as it is not an independent regiment, he is fearless.

Soon a barrage of mortar shells rose up from behind the Second Battalion's position.

It’s less than two kilometers away, and the 82mm mortar can easily hit it.

The four Type 31 mountain guns had just fired one round of shells when they were met with a counterattack.

"Nani? Mortar."

"It really is the main force of the Eighth Route Army. They have less than a thousand people and yet they possess so many mortars."

"Pass my order, the entire army attacks."

After knowing that the other side was the main force of the Eighth Route Army, Yamano Nakao hurriedly issued this order.

The gap between the special division and the main division of the Japanese army can be reflected in the officers.

"Have the Japs taken the wrong medicine? Are so many people rushing together to attack?"

Shen Quan was very surprised to see the Japanese army charging without any order.

If it weren't for the dog skin, they would have thought that this was not a Japanese soldier, but a second-generation Japanese soldier.