Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

However, after observing for a while, Political Commissar Wu Xiezhong stopped Lu Guanying.

Due to the complex terrain in this area, they did not reveal any fortifications, and it was difficult for the Japanese air force to detect them.

I looked at the time and just had to wait until it was completely dark.

Then the Japanese planes would be useless.

Letting the anti-aircraft company attract Japanese planes at this time would not only cause losses, but might also force the Japanese troops preparing to pass through Yamashita to take a detour.

When Lu Guanying heard the political commissar's words, he nodded.

After letting each unit hide, they ignored the Japanese fire reconnaissance.

As night fell, two squadrons of the Japanese reconnaissance brigade arrived at Kangsu Village.

At this time, there was still a squadron on guard along the way.

When Kenji Doihara received the news that the team in front had passed smoothly, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

It is estimated that the Eighth Route Army in front is now waiting for their troops to move in.

If the situation in Zhaodian was not urgent, Kenji Doihara would not have wanted to let the entire division pass through here.

But after thinking about it, he was finally tempted by the Eighth Route Army's marching pot and ordered the troops to start marching.

At the same time, in order to prevent being attacked by the Eighth Route Army, all troops were prepared for battle.

Therefore, the 27th Brigade, as the vanguard, began to pass through this terrain and head towards Kangsu Village.

As expected, after the main force of the 27th Brigade entered, it was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.

In less than half an hour, Kenji Doihara suddenly remembered something, his face changed drastically, and he immediately ordered his troops to evacuate.

Immediately turn north to provide support.

But it was too late.

The 27th Brigade that had entered earlier suffered heavy casualties or injuries within less than half an hour of fighting.

At this time, the artillery battalion in the rear was looking at the gunshots from all directions in front.

I was also in a dilemma.

Because when the artillery in the rear were preparing to bombard the Eighth Route Army positions, they found that there were gunshots from the Eighth Route Army everywhere on both sides.

What should we do? We can't just fire at the hillsides on both sides.

Seeing this, Kenji Doihara frowned and ordered the 27th Brigade to withdraw immediately.

After suffering certain casualties, the entire division successfully withdrew from the ambush range of the Eighth Route Army.

In the open area east of Xin'an Village, Kenji Doihara ordered the 28th Brigade to immediately build a defensive position and confront the Eighth Route Army on the mountain.

At the same time, they began to check the casualties of the 27th Brigade.

From the moment Kenji Doihara entered the battlefield, he immediately felt a sense of unease.

When the Eighth Route Army began its ambush, this sense of uneasiness was immediately magnified several times.

Sure enough, as the Eighth Route Army attacked their own troops.

The troops below began to suffer heavy casualties.

Moreover, Kenji Doihara also heard gunshots from the ambushing Eighth Route Army troops, which he had never heard before.

It was this kind of gunfire that caused the casualties of the troops below to increase.

At the same time, we were fortunate that this happened at night. If it had been during the day, the casualties of the entire division would have been even greater.

At the same time, amid the gunfire of the ambush troops, he heard the sound of a machine gun that he had never seen before.

All signs indicate that the troops that ambushed their own division were equipped with new weapons with powerful firepower.

This undoubtedly made Kenji Doihara a little hesitant.

From the artillery fire just now, Kenji Doihara also heard the sound of 45mm anti-tank guns equipped in the north to the south.

Therefore, Kenji Doihara reacted quickly and decisively ordered his troops to withdraw.

In the makeshift field hospital, Kenji Doihara checked on the wounded and looked at the bullets removed from the wounded Japanese soldiers.

The expression on his face was a little solemn.

Suddenly, the division chief of staff rushed in anxiously with a telegram.