Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Shunhe, the Japanese 181st and 186th divisions have been here for two days, waiting for the arrival of heavy artillery.

Finally, on the third day after the 36th Division's defeat, their heavy artillery arrived.

As soon as Yoshio Shinozuka received the heavy artillery, he transported 36 mountain guns and heavy artillery to the three attacking divisions. As for the th Division, which had lost the first battle, they were currently only suitable for assisting in the attack, so they did not receive any reinforcements.

"Sakurai-kun, the commander's heavy artillery and field artillery have arrived."

The commander of the 186th Division, Shiro Sumida, narrowed his eyes and said calmly,

His purpose was very clear, which was to find the independent brigade for a decisive battle.

The commander of the 181st Division, Sakurai Zengo, understood what he meant. He smiled and said, "Sumita-kun, the commander-in-chief is well prepared this time, and it is indeed the right time."

Shiro Sumita said directly, "We will set out tomorrow morning. You and I will work together to eliminate the Independent Brigade, the empire's greatest threat!"

The flames of revenge burned, and at this moment the two men were filled with hatred towards the Independence Brigade.

In the following time, the two men called officers from the two divisions to discuss the battle plan until late at night.

Pingding, temporary command headquarters of the independent brigade.

Gu Changfeng summoned the four nearby regiment commanders to the scene. As for Wu Mazi from the Third Regiment, he had to defend the direction of Shizhao Mountain with the Eighth Route Army, so he did not come with them.

"We have the intelligence. The enemy's attacking force consists of four divisions. If you include the puppet troops, that's almost 120,000 men. It's a significant force indeed."

After receiving accurate information from headquarters, Gu Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise he would have to prepare some secret weapons.

"Brigade Commander, what are your plans next? As long as we inflict pain on the Japanese this time, or even annihilate these Japanese troops, they will no longer have the strength to stay in the Second War Zone."

Huang Zhengkui was very confident. He was only responsible for fighting, and the rest could be left to the brigade commander.

After listening to the two men's explanation, Yang Zhenhua hesitated and asked, "Brigade Commander, what are the arrangements at headquarters?"

Gu Changfeng had nothing to hide at this point and said directly: "Headquarters is here to cooperate with us. There are about ten regiments of troops, about 30,000 personnel, deployed in the mountainous areas and villages of nearby towns."

"Of course, if we can't hold on, the dozen or so regiments in the Yuci area will directly attack Yuci, and the ten regiments in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region will go directly to Taiyuan to force the Japanese to withdraw."

Up to now, more and more troops of the Eighth Route Army have been exposed. To be honest, Gu Changfeng also feels a little frightened at this time. It is completely different from another time and space. There are not only 20 people here, but almost double the number.

Perhaps it was because of his arrival that even if the Japanese First Army's troops were replenished, there were space and time limitations, which gave the Eighth Route Army time to develop, so their troops were much better than in another time and space.

"Brigade Commander, tell me how to fight!"

Luo Xiong raised his hand and said that he was a little impatient and not interested in those miscellaneous things. He just needed to be responsible for dealing with the Japanese.

Gu Changfeng didn't hesitate and said directly: "In the early stage strategy, you split up and block the Japanese."

He stood up and pointed at the map, continuing, "If the Japs want to attack us, we can't avoid Qiling Mountain. As a barrier to pacify them, I plan to let Lao Luo and Lao Zhang be in charge of blocking them."

Zhang Guofu asked, "Brigade Commander, so this is why you let us go first?"

"That's right," Gu Changfeng looked at Zhang Guofu and asked, "Have you completed everything I told you to do? If there's no problem, you and Lao Luo can cooperate with each other and kill the Japanese over there."

"The Japs will definitely use fighter planes this time, so I'll have the soldiers deliver thirty anti-aircraft guns tonight. You must find the right opportunity!"

As soon as these words came out, Luo Xiong laughed without thinking, "Brigade Commander, we must cooperate closely. Leave the anti-aircraft artillery to us, and we will make sure that the Japanese planes will not return!"

There is no doubt that with this thing in hand, they have air defense capabilities. Combined with the artillery in the hands of their two regiments, if they plan well, they will not be afraid of the two Japanese divisions.

Zhang Guofu was naturally happy too, and echoed, "Brigade Commander, don't worry about cooperating. This isn't the first time Lao Luo and I have done this."

Of course, Gu Changfeng had nothing to worry about. The independent brigade had been established for so long, and he had been providing it with heavy weapons continuously. If these people could no longer win a battle, he would have to replace them.

"Alright, I don't have any specific battle plans to arrange. If you need the Eighth Route Army to cooperate with you, just contact the headquarters."

Gu Changfeng gave the two instructions and let them go first. Next, he had to have a detailed talk with Huang Zhengkui and Yang Zhenhua. The main goal was to help the Japanese lose weight.

The two divisions coming from Heshun are not important. As long as they can hold on with the cooperation of the two regiments and the nearby Eighth Route Army, it will be fine.

Gu Changfeng's plan was to cut off one of the enemy's fingers first and slowly deplete the enemy's strength.

Shouyang has the Japanese 192nd Division and the 36th Division, plus the th Mixed Brigade from Shijiazhuang, with a total strength of two divisions.

However, two divisions plus more than 20,000 puppet troops are definitely easier to fight than two concentrated divisions.

In tacit agreement with the Japanese, Gu Changfeng's secret meeting also lasted until the evening. After the meeting, he went out to exchange weapons and then delivered them to various units overnight.

In the Battle of Shizhao Mountain, the Third Regiment wiped out more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers and accumulated nearly 30,000 points, which were easily cleared out by exchanging points. In particular, 30 anti-aircraft guns cost him 15,000 points, and the rest were all exchanged by him for heavy artillery shells.

The next day, the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment set up an ambush position in Liujiayu near Meng County.

A regiment of the Japanese 36th Division was planning to quietly bypass this area, but unexpectedly it was discovered by the Eighth Route Army's intelligence network.

After that, he quickly reported to the Independent Brigade. Gu Changfeng immediately ordered Yang Zhenhua, who was closest, to send people to ambush and contact the Eighth Route Army hiding there.

"Battalion Commander, the Japanese are coming. There are about 300 of them. They are probably the vanguard of the Japanese. Should we take action?"

Second Company Commander Fan Sanqian excitedly asked his battalion commander for instructions. This guy was originally captured by Shi Xiaoliu, but later he couldn't resist the temptation and joined the independent brigade.

After a series of battles, he was finally appointed as the company commander by Shi Xiaoliu. It must be said that he was smart, otherwise the system of the independent brigade would not be kind to him.

"Of course we have to fight. We'll wait until the Japs come in and then we'll bomb them. I'm going to make a killing out of them."

Shi Xiaoliu said it casually. He had a battalion of more than 900 people. If they added the two infantry battalions of the Eighth Route Army ambushing behind them, it would be no problem for them to defeat these devils.

Outside the valley, the Japanese army's newly replenished 215th Regiment, under the command of the new regiment commander Jiro Nakamura, took the lead in sending the two vanguard squadrons into the valley.

The terrain of Liujiayu is very suitable for ambushes. There are steep cliffs on both sides, a valley in the middle, and even higher mountains behind. After walking this road, there is a plain behind.

The Japs' original intention was to march secretly from here and try to find an opportunity to raid Yangquan or Pingding.

Of course, the Japanese were also very cautious in such terrain. After their two squadrons entered the valley, the main force stopped outside.

The squadron inside began to search in both directions and conduct fire reconnaissance.

More than ten minutes later, the Japanese passed through smoothly, but Jiro Nakamura was still worried after receiving the news, so he ordered the artillery to bombard the mountains on both sides again.

After a while, the Japanese started firing with two 75mm mountain cannons.

Boom boom boom!

After two minutes and more than thirty artillery shells were fired, Jiro Nakamura finally felt relieved and began to order the large troops to pass quickly.

On the mountain, Shi Xiaoliu was gritting his teeth in hatred. If he hadn't been smart, the main force would have been at the back, and the risk of him being exposed by the Japanese firepower reconnaissance was very high.

But even so, the Japanese artillery fire killed several of his soldiers, but the Japanese just didn't see it.