The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 1176: Eat a division in front of the three armies
The war is about to start.

With the sound of a cannon, the whole artillery ambush battle started completely.

The sky was filled with the whistling sound of rocket launcher shells piercing the air.

Just 20 minutes ago, Inoue, who was leading the division's main force to prepare for a surprise attack from the north of Yangyuan, ordered the troops to pause for rest, tank maintenance, armored vehicles, and car tire chain replacement 15 kilometers away from the destination.

Make full preparations for the final surprise attack, and at the same time dispatch motorized reconnaissance troops in advance to take the lead in exploring the enemy situation ahead.

As the snow fell heavier and heavier, the snow on the ground had accumulated visibly. When the troops were resting, Inoue proudly said to his subordinates: "I have already learned that the recent weather has been abnormal, so I have prepared for the winter in advance." Anti-skid chains for cars and armored vehicles, everything was just as I expected.

With these preparations in advance, even if it is covered by heavy snow, it will never affect the attack of our mechanized combat vehicles.

On the other hand, the Eighth Route Army may have lacked preparations. This is the opportunity for our army to take action. "

"Your Excellency, General, is wise!"

The Japanese officers around him praised him one after another, and Lieutenant General Inoue became more and more proud.

As everyone knows, Inoue, an old devil, was too clever but was mistaken for his cleverness.

It was precisely because of Inoue's order that a large number of military combat vehicles were gathered together to replace anti-skid chains.

Kong Jie, the deputy chief of staff and a group of commanders received news at the forward headquarters - the Japs' main vanguard force, a large number of mechanized combat vehicles that had been advancing rapidly, including various military vehicles, armored vehicles, and tanks, were gathering together. at.

The generals who heard the news were overjoyed.

Everyone was still worried. The 14th Division of the Kwantung Army was the elite of the Japanese army. The entire division was also a mobile combat division with a high degree of mechanization. After the mechanized combat troops were deployed, the front was wide and the unit density was not high. In an open area, ordinary infantrymen could not possibly be an opponent of the Japanese mechanized combat troops - they could not hit, encircle, or catch up, and they might even be divided, surrounded, and annihilated by the Japanese mechanized combat troops.

Kong Jie and other generals deployed an ambush with heavy artillery troops. Even if it was a sneak attack, there was only one chance. Once the artillery fire was exposed, with the mobility of the Japanese army, the various mobile troops would definitely disperse and hide quickly, and the effect of the artillery attack would be It will be greatly reduced.

How to gather the Japs' vanguard troops in one place, especially the Japs' most mobile mechanized combat vehicles, so as to give full play to the power of artillery strikes?

This is a difficult problem!
But no one expected that the Japanese would bring pillows to them when they fell asleep.

"Isn't the little devil hanging himself because he thinks he has a long life? It seems that even God is helping us to eliminate the little devil!"

Of course, the premise for all this to happen is also due to the Eighth Route Army's excellent intelligence investigation and efficient communication links.

With the help of the close communication link between the frontline reconnaissance force and the forward headquarters, generals such as Kong Jie and the deputy chief of staff, even if they are sitting at the forward headquarters and cannot specifically observe the enemy's advancement on the front line, they can still grasp it at the first time. The situation of the enemy on the front line is to make the most rapid and accurate judgment.

After quickly analyzing the situation, the command headquarters seized the opportunity and issued the order quickly.

The artillery units of all parties, who had been waiting for the enemy for a long time, attacked quickly. The heavy-duty Dragon regiment, heavy artillery units, and self-propelled artillery units launched a triple strike at once.

The next moment the news came out.

Starting from Inoue, the leader of the Japanese division, to the Japanese soldiers at the grassroots level, they saw the swaying firelight falling all over the sky.

boom -

Then came the roaring explosion.

Old Japanese Inoue's expression changed drastically when he heard this noise. The direction from which the sound came was the gathering area where various mechanized combat vehicles of his Inoue division were replacing anti-skid chains.

Everything was just as he judged instantly.

His self-righteous plan to attack Yangyuan on a snowy night fell into the trap of the Eighth Route Army from beginning to end.

His triumphant surprise attack was nothing more than throwing himself into a trap.

Under the cover of this dark night, Kong Jie had already arranged various ambush troops and artillery units in place, and they were already waiting for the little Japs to fall into the trap.

The power of a large number of artillery pieces was quickly unleashed.

After being specially strengthened, the 300th Division of the Kwantung Army was equipped with more than [-] military combat vehicles of various types, including a large number of military motorcycles, military cars, armored vehicles, tanks, etc., all of which were submerged under artillery fire.

In just ten minutes, the casualties of the Japanese army spread rapidly, and the losses were extremely heavy. The main forward force was like a piece of scattered sand under the attack of artillery fire, and its organization was almost lost.

Fortunately, the old Japanese Inoue issued the order to rescue quickly. In addition, as the [-]th Division of the Kwantung Army, as an elite combat force of the Japanese army, the grassroots Japanese commanders had solid military literacy.

The mechanized combat units under shelling quickly rescued themselves and dispersed the mechanized combat vehicles as quickly as possible.

This saved some of the losses.

However, if Inoue, an old devil, thinks that this is all Kong Jie's means, he would be too happy too early.

After the first round of fierce attacks by the three-party artillery force.

Immediately afterwards, the troops led by Li Yunlong and Ding Wei immediately began to attack and outflank.

Although the Yangyuan area is a plain, there are still many hills. The Eighth Route Army's net closing troops on both sides took advantage of these hills to build a large number of concealed anti-tank trenches in advance and constructed a considerable number of anti-tank gun positions.

Under the bombardment of heavy artillery, the Japanese hurriedly tried to retreat along both sides of the battlefield, but ended up running into the large nets on both sides.

Everything was just as Li Yunlong swore to analyze at the military meeting before the battle: "According to our deployment, the first wave of heavy artillery ambush arranged by Lao Kong was to start the attack and cripple the vanguard main force of the Japanese Fourteenth Division.

We, Lao Li, are responsible for beating the waist.

From an intelligence point of view, the 90th Division of the Kwantung Army is a reinforced division with a very complete grassroots organization. It has three infantry brigades, and has also specially strengthened the transport truck wing, the tank wing, and the heavy anti-tank modified from the Type [-] field gun. We don’t know yet whether there are other types of self-propelled howitzer vehicles or anti-tank vehicles in the artillery brigade.

In addition, according to the intelligence collected during this period in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, it was found that the Japanese seemed to be equipped with their own rocket launchers, semi-automatic rifles, and many hundreds of submachine guns.

Conventional ambush methods are terrifying and unable to cause a devastating blow to them.

If we use traditional infantry to deal with the Japanese mechanized combat troops, we will be asking for trouble.

This Japanese army's ground-to-air, infantry-tank, and infantry-artillery coordination capabilities are extraordinary.

After discussing with Lao Ding, I decided that the first field guerrilla force would fight from north to south in stages, with heavy tank units as the spearhead, and launch continuous attacks with the cooperation of the air force and rocket launcher units.

The second field guerrilla force attacked from east to west in the center, also in a continuous attack.

The third field force will attack Yangyuan County from the northwest to the southeast on the lower road.

The second echelon built a defense line ten kilometers away on both sides of the battlefield. After the war began, it dynamically contracted under the cover of self-propelled anti-tank guns and assault guns. The armored troops rushed back and forth between the defense lines on both sides, scattering and maiming the Japanese. In the end, they were all eliminated. "At this moment, all the situations on the battlefield are just as Li Yunlong expected.

The Japanese troops who fell into the large net were surrounded by the main armored forces of the Eighth Route Army rushing back and forth, while there were troops outside who were waiting to close the net.

Lao Pi, Lao Qin, and Lao Wei also brought mobile self-propelled anti-tank units and assault artillery units to continuously provide mobile support on the periphery to prevent the Japanese from breaking out.

Moreover, for the sake of insurance, the headquarters also sent the second heavy artillery brigade directly under it (composed of US-made 203 howitzers, 155 howitzers, and 105 howitzers. This heavy artillery brigade has extremely powerful firepower.

Less than half an hour into the fierce battle between the two sides, the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army suffered extremely heavy casualties.

The battle has come to this point.

Old Japanese Inoue was also completely panicked. If the fight continued like this, he could even foresee the demise of the 14th Division.

I saw him hiding in a hollow on the reverse slope of a hill. He couldn't care less about the elite of the Imperial Army or the glory of the Kwantung Army.

He continued to seek support from all parties, and the communication networks of various Japanese troops were directly disrupted.

The elite helmeted soldiers of the Eighth Route Army that the Japanese commanders on all sides had been wary of actually appeared here!
But just this morning, the Japanese troops who had blockaded the area around the Iron Triangle base sent back news that the Eighth Route Army was still holding a competition and that the base area was very lively.

The informants who had penetrated into the base area even reported that a large number of steel helmet soldiers were gathering in the base area. Judging from their equipment, clothing and mental outlook, they were definitely elite steel helmet soldiers. This cannot be false.

"Baga, what's going on here?"

In Peiping, inside the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front, Naosaburo Okabe was furious.

The helmeted soldiers of the Eighth Route Army have always liked to disrupt the good deeds of the Imperial Army, and this has always been the case since their unit became famous.

This time, the Japanese army was even more on guard. They even took advantage of the helmeted soldiers to hold a big competition in the base area, and then took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, preparing to conquer Datong and Zhangjiakou in one fell swoop.

But who would have thought that a bunch of helmeted soldiers would come out halfway! ! !
In this regard, Okabe even doubted: "Does the Eighth Route Army's steel-helmet soldiers have other teams besides the Iron Triangle Force commanded by Kong Jie?
Or are there elite helmeted soldiers of the Eighth Route Army everywhere? "

The Japanese army was also completely confused. Those cunning Eighth Route Army soldiers put their helmets on their heads. Who could tell whether it was true or false?

Moreover, the Type 96 150 heavy cannon and Type 96 240 mm howitzer that the Japanese army lost in Rizhao and Qingdao all went off, but they hit the Inoue division on the head.

The power of these strategic artillery was so powerful that they attacked the vanguard mechanized combat troops of the [-]th Division, which had a relatively dense military array.

It was so powerful that the Japanese army was like a boat on a huge wave, completely overturned.

At this time, even the Japanese commander-in-chief Junroku Hata was anxious after receiving the news.

At this time, according to the intelligence of the First Army, the 26th Division and the 106th Division that attacked Xinkou did not encounter the heavy artillery attack from the Luliangshan troops of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army. The encirclement of the front and rear pincers had not yet been completed. Then they headed northwest and retreated towards Shuozhou.

All the railway rails along the way were missing!

It stands to reason that the Eighth Route Army in Luliang Mountain has two heavy artillery brigades, but their numbers do not appear.

Moreover, on the battlefield where the 14th Division was ambushed, Japanese reconnaissance found that the Eighth Route Army dispatched two heavy artillery brigades and three heavy artillery regiments.

There is still a heavy artillery brigade directly under the Eighth Route Army headquarters and equipped with imperial heavy artillery.

So where did this heavy artillery brigade go?
Yan Shunroku and Okabe Naosaburo made some speculations and immediately realized that the Eighth Route Army still had a reserve team. When they thought of this, their heads suddenly became big.

Could these cunning Eighth Route Army want to use these reserve troops and heavy artillery brigades to sneak attack on the reinforced troops?

Junroku Hata and Naosaburo Okabe did not dare to gamble, and there was currently no team that could quickly move to the vicinity of Yangyuan to reinforce the 14th Division.

They could only order the Imperial Air Force to immediately send flying teams to cover the evacuation.

At this time, as time went by, according to the progress of the Japanese army:
Several Japanese troops, led by the 26th, 101st, and 106th Divisions, launched a feint attack on the Eighth Route Army defenders in the direction of Xinkou on the first day.

Then, the Japanese army, led by Harada's 35th Division, took the opportunity to capture Yanmen Pass on the second night.

On the night of the third day, heavy snow fell one after another. The old Japanese Inoue led the 14th Mobile Division to attack Huashao Camp at night, and then moved westward, preparing to capture Yangyuan in one fell swoop.

As a result, they were ambushed by the Iron Triangle Army in the Yangyuan area. First, there was a rather exaggerated artillery bombardment. The main vanguard force of the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army was directly hit hard, and even the organization was completely destroyed.

Then, the two sides started a fierce battle in the area north of Yangyuan.

At this point, the war between the two sides escalated!
Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and other Eighth Route Army generals showed great appetites.

They even revealed their intention to kill the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army in the middle of the two major Japanese groups in the east and west.

This will make the old devil Hata Junliu who is standing in front of the map very angry.

"This Iron Triangle Group of the Eighth Route Army is so arrogant. In front of the multiple armies of our empire, it actually wants to eat my [-]th Division. It is really a wishful thinking. Damn it, damn it!"

"Notify the aviation unit and send reinforcements as soon as possible!"

According to the old Japanese soldier Hata Shunroku, this time he was fully prepared in terms of air firepower.

A total of 21 fighter squadrons were formed.

Among them, the Kwantung Army is equipped with more advanced fighters-Zero fighter and Type II Zhongxu fighter.

The airport in the Peiping area has also specially reinforced a group of moonlight night fighters. In addition, there are also some special latest model fighters.

According to the pre-war analysis of the Japanese aviation commander: "On the one hand, the empire's aviation power must guard against airports, transportation lines, and important cities. On the other hand, it must also be wary of the national troops on the frontal battlefield. It is impossible to dispatch them all at the same time." .

All in all, considering that the Eighth Route Army already has a certain amount of aviation power, the most suitable anti-air tactics for our army are: in the early stage, we will not fight head-on with the Eighth Route Army, but frequently dispatch small-scale aviation fleets to adapt to the airspace environment of various battlefields, and attack with one strike. retreat.

The initial attack can be said to be a wave-like feint attack, which is used to attract the Eighth Route Army's air force to launch reinforcements and find out the locations of the Eighth Route Army's airports. At night, the elite main force will be mobilized to attack in one go.

At dawn the next day, a surprise attack was launched to launch an air strike on the Eighth Route Army airport.

Then a large-scale fighter formation was dispatched during the day to strangle the Eighth Route Army aviation fleet that was not destroyed by the airport raid.

In short, first show the enemy's weakness, and then go all out to launch a large-scale sneak attack, and then compete with the Eighth Route Army for battlefield air supremacy.

The elite air force is lurking near the air forces supporting various battlefields, ready to hunt down the Eighth Route Army's air forces that come out to counterattack. "

(End of this chapter)