Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Qiangzi lowered his head and said nothing.

"By the way, Battalion Commander, the enemy's flank attack has decreased a lot."

Hu Zi said, "I guess he was hurt. The Japanese have suffered heavy losses in the past two days. Just by counting with my eyes, there are three to five hundred corpses."

When Lin Qiang heard this, there was not much joy on his face.

"The devils won't give up so easily. They must be planning a bigger conspiracy."

Qiangzi raised his head and said, "Captain, should we send some brothers to conduct reconnaissance?"

Lin Qiang nodded in agreement.

Know yourself and the enemy.

So Qiangzi took a few agile soldiers and sneaked towards the Japanese position.

at the same time.

A long queue formed at the gate of Laiyuan County.

Zhang Yuntian was also among them.

There weren't many people, about three hundred or so.

This was just the first group of soldiers to enter the city, and it was also one of the plans discussed with Lin Qiang.

A team of 3,000 people will enter the county town in batches, and there is no need to worry about the Japanese becoming suspicious.

Because the Japanese in the city were transferred to the battlefield by Zhang Zizai's two strategies, there are now less than a squadron of Japanese soldiers left.

It can be said that the current lord of the county town is Zhang Zizai.

There is no need to bring weapons in. Lin Qiang said that he would send a large number of our weapons and artillery into the county.

Zhang Yuntian’s task was to send a team of 3,000 people into the county town and make arrangements.

Return to the battlefield of Xiaowangzhuang.

The Japanese started a new day of fighting just like punching in for work.

The independent battalion can afford this kind of war of attrition.

The independent battalion can afford to fight for another ten or eight years.

This battle will not be lost, cannot be lost, and must not be lost.

At the same time, Lin Qiang also received another piece of information that was expected but unexpected.

Chu Yunfei, commander of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, received an order to "take action" against Lin Qiang after the battle.

It is not known how Chu Yunfei will deal with it.

But what was unexpected was that the 358th Regiment joined the battle.

A battle was launched against the Japanese in the area of Dagu Town.

The 358th Regiment is a reinforced regiment with a force of five to six thousand people.

More than 3,000 troops were deployed in this battle. With full firepower, they wiped out an entire squadron of Japanese troops in just one encounter.

The Japanese Fourth Brigade mobilized a regiment of troops to Dagu Town, and this regiment was the defender of Laiyuan County.

Lin Qiang was a little surprised and asked, "Is the information accurate?"

The comrade who came to report replied affirmatively: "The information is accurate."

Lin Qiang was speechless.

Since Chu Yunfei has joined the war, no matter what his purpose is, the most important thing at the moment is to fight the Japanese first.

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Qiang gave an order to the soldiers around him: "Inform the soldiers to increase the intensity of the attack on the front of the Japanese. Don't let them recover."

The soldier took the order and left.

On Qiangzi's side, they approached the Japanese position cautiously.

With the cover of grass and rocks, Qiangzi saw some strange movements on the Japanese position, and many Japanese were carrying things underground.

Qiangzi was confused and quietly gestured to the soldier behind him, indicating that he should continue observing.

In Laiyuan County, Zhang Yuntian arranged the soldiers to hide in an orderly manner and wait for the arrival of weapons.

At this time, he also sent out the only few secret sentries in the city to closely monitor the movements outside the city.

On the other side, the 358th Regiment led by Chu Yunfei fought fiercely in Dagu Town. Although they had the upper hand temporarily, the Japanese army continued to reinforce.

Chu Yunfei knew that he had to fight quickly and decisively. While directing the battle, he was thinking about how to deal with the orders from his superiors to deal with Lin Qiang after the war.

After all, in his heart, resisting Japan was the most important thing at the moment, and he did not want to get involved in meaningless internal disputes.

Even the headquarters did not anticipate the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's participation in the war.

The headquarters activated a long-standing communication system to gather intelligence from all sides.

Pieces of intelligence poured into the headquarters like thousands of rivers converging, and the headquarters was brightly lit during this period.

three days later.

The brigade headquarters issued a new round of combat orders.

The New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment, and the Independent Regiment launched a general attack on the Japanese invaders in Ping'an County at the same time.

The battle also changed from an offensive and defensive battle to a counter-offensive battle.

The three teams totaled more than 20,000 people.

They launched a fierce attack on the Japanese in Ping'an County with thundering force.

at the same time.

The Japanese who were confronting the independent battalion in Xiaowangzhuang urgently mobilized two regiments of troops to provide reinforcements.

The Japanese forces would be blocked by the independent battalion, so the three sides launched the most fierce offensive against the independent battalion since the start of the battle.

The Japanese Fourth Brigade had more than 70,000 people, and in this attack alone, more than 10,000 of them were deployed.

The battle lasted all day.

The sound of gunfire continued all day long.

The buffer zone between the two armies has become a scorched earth.

The independent battalion suffered heavy casualties, but had the upper hand with a casualty ratio of 1 to 17.

The battle was not over yet, Lin Qiang personally inspected various positions and deployed defenses.

At the same time, it also constantly boosted the morale of the soldiers, although it was unnecessary.

Looking at the battlefield engulfed in flames, Lin Qiang couldn't help but feel dazed for a while.

It is hard to imagine how our predecessors resisted the Japanese invaders whose weapons and equipment were far superior to theirs during the real War of Resistance.

He knew that without the system, Lin Qiang would only have the advantage of a God's perspective.

But it is absolutely impossible to surpass the Japanese in terms of weapons and equipment.

However, there are no ifs in any world.

The third day of the fighting.

A piece of news came that surprised everyone.

The National Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and the Central Army simultaneously participated in the battle in northwestern Shanxi.

In the form of encirclement, an attack was launched on the Japanese in northwest Shanxi from three sides at the same time.

Of course, in terms of manpower deployment, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had far more people than the National Army.

The deployment of a large number of troops officially kicked off this war.

Later records:

During the Anti-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army launched a large-scale offensive and anti-"mopping-up" campaign behind enemy lines in North China.

Therefore it is called the "Hundred Regiments Campaign".

The Hundred Regiments Campaign was the largest and longest campaign launched by the Eighth Route Army in North China during the stalemate phase of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

The Hundred Regiments Campaign was divided into three phases.

1940年8月20日至1940年9月10日为第一阶段，中心任务是摧毁正太路交通。

1940年9月22日至1940年10月上旬为第二阶段，主要任务是继续破坏日军的交通线，并摧毁日军深入抗日根据地的主要据点。

1940年10月上旬到1941年1月24日为第三阶段，主要任务是反击日军的报复性“扫荡”。

According to statistics from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters on December 1940, 12, during the first three and a half months of the Hundred Regiments Campaign alone, a total of 10 battles of varying sizes were fought, which impacted the reactionary arrogance of the Japanese and puppet troops and effectively coordinated the Kuomintang army's operations on the front line.