Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 458: Stirring Up the Storm

Xianyaling, Independent Brigade Headquarters,

As news arrived that Deng Wu's Second Battalion had taken Xingtang, Zhou Qianli excitedly slammed the table and said, "Damn it, the first stage goal is accomplished!"

Six or seven hours have passed since Zhao Ziqing left. Although news from various sources has been converging at the brigade headquarters, it has not been very good news until now.

"Political Commissar, the Deputy Brigade Commander instructed us when he left that a message should be sent to the 115th Division immediately after Xingtang is captured."

Zhao Chong, the chief of telecommunications who stayed at the brigade headquarters, reminded him.

Before leaving, Gu Changfeng told Zhao Ziqing that he must cooperate closely with the Eighth Route Army, so Zhao Ziqing and the 115th Regiment's operation this time naturally cannot leave behind the th Division.

As for how the 115th Division should cooperate with the 129th Division, that would be the responsibility of Division Commander Yang. In short, the goal was to take advantage of this opportunity to disrupt the Japanese's deployment.

After hearing Zhao Chong's reminder, Zhou Qianli said directly: "Send a telegram to the division headquarters and tell them that Xingtang has been captured. Let them prepare."

Zhao Ziqing didn't reveal too many details to him before he left. He just gave him a rough outline of the deployment before leaving, so now he knew very well how big Zhao Ziqing's ambition was this time.

115th Division, as the Xianyaling telegram was sent, Division Commander Yang excitedly said after receiving the telegram: "Haha, it's finally our turn. Notify the troops to prepare for action."

He had been prepared for this. With the independent brigade stirring up trouble in front of him, how could he be unwilling to do it? It was obviously a matter of striking first and gaining the upper hand!

Staff Officer Li asked with a smile, "Division Commander, it seems that Xingtang has been captured by the Independent Brigade?"

Commander Yang glanced at the telegram again and nodded. "Xingtang was captured by a battalion of the Independent Brigade. The Xinle Japanese were trapped by the remaining troops of the Fifth Regiment. Next, the Sixth Regiment of the Independent Brigade will face two battalions of Japanese and over 4,000 puppet troops."

In fact, their own intelligence information also showed that the Japanese in several places were alarmed, including Baoding and Shijiazhuang.

But judging from the current situation, they can indeed gain a lot of advantages if they win quickly, which is why he did not stop the independent travel.

South of Quyang, four or five kilometers away from Shahe, the Sixth Regiment had been lying in ambush for several hours, waiting for the devils from Ding County to emerge.

"Commander, news has come from the front that the Japanese search team has entered the ambush circle, and the main force of Japanese troops is still behind. They will reach our designated ambush point in about ten minutes."

Hearing this, Zhang Guofu, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and muttered, "Finally!"

He stood up and ordered, "Everyone be careful. Don't let the devils find you. If they enter the ambush circle, hit them hard and try to end the battle within two or three hours!"

The domineering words left the surrounding soldiers speechless. After all, there were quite a few Japanese troops coming out, and it would be difficult for them to capture all of them at this time. After all, the Japanese were not made of clay.

However, having said that, and setting the strategic goals in this way, it still depends on the specific situation, and Zhang Guofu is very clear about this.

More than ten minutes passed in a flash, and the Japanese arrived as expected.

The regiment commander Kasahara was still very cautious. He directly separated the troops and the search team by five kilometers and let the puppet soldiers walk in front for fear of an ambush.

Of course, the result was clear. The Japanese search team's capabilities were obviously much weaker at night, especially when faced with muddy roads that appeared from time to time. They were even less thorough in their inspections.

On the road, the Japanese convoy moved forward slowly. At this time, the Japanese motorcycle team in front was only a dozen meters away from the explosion point.

However, the soldiers of the blasting team did not take action until the Japanese and puppet troops had entered halfway, and they would not take action unless an accident happened.

The Japanese and puppet troops totaled seven or eight thousand people, and the team was still very long. Fifteen minutes later, only one-third of the team had gone.

In a car at the back of the team, Kasahara and staff officer Noguchi Daiwei were discussing how to deal with the independent brigade. Suddenly, a Japanese communications officer ran to the car and spoke anxiously.

"Your Excellency, the Kuwahara Regiment has sent another telegram requesting assistance!"

This sentence completely destroyed Kasahara's mood, and he cursed: "Bakayarō, Kuwahara is such an idiot. He has no spirit of an imperial samurai at all. He is unworthy of the trust of His Majesty the Emperor!"

You really can't blame Kasahara for getting angry. Within an hour of being out, the Kuwahara regiment had sent out telegrams for help no less than ten times. In his opinion, Kuwahara was the epitome of waste.

"Sir, Commander, you are facing an independent brigade..."

Noguchi's words slightly reduced Kasahara's anger. The Independent Brigade was the culprit for the destruction of their 106th Division. Its combat record showed how strong it was, and he had to admit this.

After thinking for a moment, Kasahara ordered, "Hurry up and tell the search team to check unnecessary areas."

He couldn't just watch the 13th Regiment being wiped out, because if he did, the brigade commander would never let him go.

Shortly after he finished speaking, a series of explosions occurred in front.

Boom boom boom!

A series of explosions directly overturned more than a dozen vehicles in the middle of the Japanese convoy. Then the Sixth Regiment's artillery battalion concentrated its firepower, instantly causing heavy casualties in the front-line Japanese troops.

The artillery battalion's first round of attacks was still the Japanese convoy and their infantry columns. After getting off the vehicles, the Japanese were accustomed to hiding behind the carriages to look for attackers.

The infantry dispersed to both sides of the road. This was the Japanese's usual tactic after being attacked. They also knew very well that the attackers must have more than just these artillery shells.

"Bagaya road!"

Kasahara, startled by the explosion, roared.

At this time, his face was covered in blood. He had just hit his head hard on the car window, causing a break on his forehead. No wonder he was angry.

Boom boom boom!

The artillery battalion's bombardment continued, and the puppet soldiers began to run towards the slopes on both sides of the road in panic, but what greeted them were bullets from the soldiers of the Sixth Regiment.

Da da da!

With full firepower, the puppet soldiers were swept to the ground one after another. The soldiers did not give them any chance to survive. All of this is their credit.

As the soldiers in the front took action, the soldiers ambushed on both sides of the Japanese convoy two kilometers away also began to move. They wanted to take advantage of the chaos in the Japanese troops and completely muddy the waters.

On the battle line that stretched for several kilometers, the main force of the Sixth Regiment, more than 3,000 people, plus a reserve force of more than 600 people, all went into battle.

The Japanese counterattacked. Led by their squad leaders and company leaders, they shot at the soldiers lying in ambush on both sides. The battle between the two sides officially began.

Da da da!

Boom boom boom!

There were constant sounds of gunfire and artillery fire on the battlefield, and the fighting was extremely brutal.

Of course, the 60th Regiment's M still became the main firepower point for attacking the Japanese. It was obviously very difficult for the Japanese to attack the machine gun group four or five hundred meters away.