Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 421: The devil's support?

In fact, the Japanese's Jinzhong mopping-up plan had completely failed. Although the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses, the successful transfer of the headquarters made the Japanese plan a complete failure.

The Second Mixed Brigade was completely wiped out, and this has become a stain on the Japanese.

Coupled with the participation of the independent regiment, the old Japanese soldiers were unwilling to give up, which led to the subsequent encirclement and suppression of Gaojia Town.

But not only have the soldiers and generals suffered heavy losses in the battle so far, but even the 106th Division is in danger. How could the Japanese command be willing to do this? Even the Japanese headquarters would not allow this to happen.

The matter was serious, and Yamaoka Michitake did not dare to hide it, so he sent a telegram to the Japanese headquarters.

Then, the whole audience was in an uproar, and the polio patient was completely furious...

Of course, this has nothing to do with Changfeng. The tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers who are short of food are even more desperate than before. The real solution is to kill them while they are sick.

Before dark, Gu Changfeng led the Fourth Battalion to the location where Huang Zhengkui and his men were. Then the Eighth Route Army came to support from the rear and directly blocked the Japs' front and rear routes.

As more and more troops gathered from the independent regiment, Matsuura completely gave up the idea of ​​breaking out after receiving the report. He let his soldiers dig fortifications and hold on until help came.

He had no choice, his 106th Division was outnumbered in terms of firepower, and his front and rear routes were blocked.

It is even better now. There are people guarding the cliffs on both sides of the mountain. He has nowhere to escape even if he wants to.

At one in the morning, Wen Jiayi was directing the soldiers to reinforce the fortifications when a platoon leader excitedly approached and reported, "Company Commander, Company Commander, the regiment commander has sent someone to support us!"

When the soldiers on the position heard this, they cheered!

The commanders of the first and second companies of the fourth battalion sent by Gu Changfeng immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother Wen, you have worked hard!"

"Captain, we've sent the First and Second Companies to support you. You'll be in overall command from now on. Please assign us combat missions!"

They climbed over steep mountains and tried their best to avoid the Japanese invaders. It took them a lot of effort to reach Wen Jiayi.

Especially when carrying a lot of ammunition, the difficulty increased a lot. Fortunately, the Japanese had given up on taking the initiative to attack, otherwise it would not be so easy for the first and second companies to bypass the Japanese.

Wen Jiayi perked up immediately when he saw the two men. They were old brothers, so he didn't hesitate to ask directly, "How much ammunition did you two bring? To be honest, if the Japanese attack again, our company will have to fight with bayonets."

Hearing Wen Jiayi's words, Xia Yong, the commander of the Fourth Company, looked at Wen Jiayi and smiled, "I knew you'd ask that. The regimental commander transferred twenty heavy machine guns and 100,000 rounds of ammunition from the First and Second Battalions before we left. That's more than enough for us to fight the Japanese to our heart's content."

"We also brought a lot of other rifle and machine gun bullets with us."

Wen Jiayi was relieved now. Together with the support of the first and second companies, his total strength now exceeded 600 people. It was no problem for him to hold the commanding heights. It would be impossible for the Japanese to break out from their encirclement!

It was clear that a red sun rose again, and the strength of both sides was strengthened. The food and ammunition of the Japanese were barely able to hold on under their airdrops without regard for losses.

At least there were no more people starving to death, and the morale of the Japanese soldiers also improved a lot.

More than 10,000 Japanese soldiers were huddled together, and the entire camp was spread out over five or six kilometers. It would not be an easy task for the independent regiment to annihilate them, unless Gu Changfeng was determined to risk his life.

In fact, Matsuura had a trump card, but the food crisis made him directly order the killing of all civilians transporting supplies to prevent them from causing trouble.

There was already a shortage of food in Matsuura, and it was impossible to distribute it to the thousands of captured civilians. However, the thousands of civilians were quite powerful, and if they were extremely hungry, they could easily eat some of the Japanese devils.

In order to avoid any accidents, Matsuura secretly executed all the people the night before and set a fire that lasted for most of the day.

Of course, this incident also prompted Gu Changfeng to personally lead the Fourth Battalion to rush over, and he even had no time to take care of the defense of his home.

In terms of manpower, the independent regiment actually does not have much advantage. The fifth and sixth battalions are responsible for the central area and entrance of the canyon, with a total of 1500 personnel.

The Third Battalion was responsible for blocking the Japanese, with more than 800 personnel, and together with the supporting Fourth Battalion, there were 1300 personnel.

As for the first and second battalions, together with the remaining troops from the fourth battalion brought by Gu Changfeng, the total number of personnel is only 2200.

If the more than 1600 Eighth Route Army soldiers are not included, the independent regiment's strength at this time is about half of that of the Japanese.

Fortunately, the independent regiment did not rely on personnel to fight the Japanese, but completely crushed them with firepower.

By now the situation has become very clear. Gu Changfeng wants to use these troops to stop the Japanese, use the special forces to lure back the Japanese reinforcements, and then directly destroy the Japanese 106th Division.

To be honest, what he needs most now is time. If he waits for the Japanese invaders from other areas to arrive, he will be in trouble.

At the Independent Regiment's temporary headquarters, Zhao Chong reported to Gu Changfeng, "Commander, Captain Luo, there's news from Commander Ji."

"The soldiers supporting the Third Battalion have all arrived, and the Eighth Route Army has also arrived at the designated location. The Japanese have been completely surrounded by us this time!"

"Also, the soldiers who stayed behind at the regimental headquarters sent a telegram saying that two regiments of the Japanese 6th Division had set out from Baoding. Nearly 5,000 men from the 8th Mixed Brigade in Shijiazhuang have also been dispatched. They will arrive at our location in about three days!"

"There's also news from the Eighth Route Army headquarters that the Japanese 7th Brigade is gathering in the Taiyuan direction, and they're probably targeting us as well."

All the news was not good. Gu Changfeng shook his head, thought for a moment and said, "Special Forces, take action tonight. Bombard Laiyuan and lure the Japanese back!"

"Order all battalions to launch the attack at three in the morning and complete it before seven!"

"To avoid casualties from the Japanese planes, you must fight at night for the next three days and rest and defend during the day. You must capture these Japanese before their reinforcements arrive!"

"Send a message to Lao Zhou, and have him organize the militias and civilians from each village to transport all the remaining reserves from Xianyaling."

Gu Changfeng finally made up his mind to fight the Japanese to the death and really wipe out the Japanese 106th Division. Even if the independent regiment was crippled, he would have plenty of time to develop again.

As Zhao Chong conveyed the order to various units, the entire independent regiment began to operate at high speed. Soldiers from the Eighth Route Army also gathered one after another, and the countdown to the encirclement and annihilation of the 106th Division began.

As for the old Japanese soldier Matsuura, he undoubtedly felt uncomfortable when he saw the decadent officers.

More than 10,000 people were surrounded by a force less than their own, which had to be said to be the greatest shame since he joined the army.

The main reason is that they don’t have the courage to break out, so how can they be justified?

"Gentlemen, the headquarters has ordered all units to provide support. For now, we just need to hold out for three days. After three days, we will be safe."

Matsuura could only use this method to motivate his subordinates. It was too miserable. Whether it was the Japanese officers or soldiers, their morale was low. What should he do as the division commander in this situation?