The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 392 Lure the Enemy Deep (seeking a monthly ticket)

... The details of the battle in the direction of the West Village were reported to the Independent Regiment Headquarters. Kong Jie was determined. Sure enough, the little devil's main attack point was still in Zhangjiazhuang. He spent so much time just to confuse his own judgment.

It's really embarrassing for that old devil Ishiiharaichi.

After the news spread to the Zhangjiazhuang temporary headquarters, the commanders of the first battalion, the second battalion, and the third battalion were also determined, and immediately launched the battle plan for the Zhangjiazhuang road.

Now that it has been confirmed that the main force of the devils is all the way in Zhangjiazhuang, then they can let go of their hands and feet and do a good job.

According to Kong Jie's troop deployment this time, Zhangjiazhuang has the first battalion, the second battalion, and the third battalion along the way. These three veteran battalions are in charge together.

These three veteran battalions are more powerful, better equipped, and have more troops. After the independent regiment is expanded again, the regiment is still composed of five battalions. One battalion alone has more than 700 troops. Five infantry companies, plus a heavy machine gun company.

It's no wonder that Wang Leihu, the commander of the first battalion, even walks with his head up recently.

The three old battalions are added together, and the strength is about 2000.

As for the fourth and fifth battalions in charge of the West Village, the strength is around 800.

After further expansion, the independent regiment has about 500 troops, and the rest of the troops stay in Niukou Village, such as the cavalry company, the guard company, the repair shop, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Materials and Transportation, and the cooking team. non-combatants.

In addition, in the direction of Zhangjiazhuang, Wang Chengzhu brought an artillery company to support, and Wang Chengzhu's artillery company, because it was responsible for the main attack of the Japanese army, borrowed two 75mm mountain cannons from the howitzer battery.

……

……

West Village.

The Fourth Battalion Commander Lei Dasheng continued to retreat with his team.

The devils and the puppet army were chasing after him.

The puppet army was afraid of death, and the commander of the puppet army had been shot dead by Wang Xikui before. In order to ensure the safety of the main force, the remaining adjutants drew three soldiers from the ranks as vanguards, opened a distance of 20 meters from the ranks, and advanced to the front. Advance the army to prevent more people from blindly stepping into the minefield of the Eighth Route Army.

"50 meters, life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, after walking 50 meters, change to another group and continue to explore the road."

No one wants to act as cannon fodder for exploring the road, but the Japanese are watching closely behind, and the puppet soldiers dare not resist. The deputy head of the puppet army thought of such a method, a group of three, 50 meters If it is changed once, as for who is unlucky to step into the minefield and be killed, it is no fault of him.

In this way, when the first puppet soldiers stepped on the second minefield, the first two puppet soldiers were killed on the spot, and another soldier was slightly injured, squatting on the ground, watching Looking at the bloody and bloody companion not far away, his crotch was so scared that his crotch was wet.

Captain Guizi ordered mine clearance again, but his brows were furrowed. He sensed that something was wrong. Why did the Eighth Route Army's counterattack disappear when there were landmines planted on the road?

Is the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Xicun?

Unable to figure out why, after the mines were cleared again, the captain of the devils ordered to continue the pursuit.

The Eighth Route Army fleeing not far away seemed to lure them into it on purpose, deliberately slowing down their pace and hungering their appetites.

Then, right in the middle of the second minefield and the third minefield, Captain Devil ushered in the long-lost Eighth Route Army's attack.

It's just that as soon as the offensive started, the Japanese soldiers realized what it meant to be deep despair and fear.

Because in the previous sneak attack, the Devil's reconnaissance troops were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, coupled with the busy pursuit all the way, the Japanese army did not have time to continue to arrange scouts along the way.

Therefore, the ambush in front of them was actually caught off guard for the Japanese army.

It came so violently again.

First, on both sides of the mountain road, the devils were on guard against the puppet troops in the front row stepping on landmines. In the forests and bushes on both sides, a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers suddenly appeared. Throwing it towards the Japanese army behind the mountain road.

The attacks of the soldiers of the independent regiment were aimed at the devils, and as for the puppet troops who passed by first, they didn't bother to pay attention at all.

Just as Lei Dashan arranged, the bombing teams on both sides had 50 people on each side, a total of 100 people, and each person threw 5 grenades within 15 seconds.

Taking advantage of the condescending terrain, soldiers who can only throw grenades more than 30 meters away can now throw grenades to a horizontal distance of about 50 meters.

So in just 15 seconds, a total of 500 grenades flew out on both sides of the mountain road.

This grenade was not made in the border area by Zhang Wanhe's arsenal, the kind that exploded in half, but the fertilizer powder explosive produced by the Independent Regiment Repair Institute through the refinement of fertilizer powder, as a wooden handle grenade filled with gunpowder.

This kind of grenade popped out of the hand and shattered, which was quite powerful. The devils who were a little farther away didn't even have any wounds on their bodies, but they were also injured by the shock, and their seven orifices were bleeding.

In the explosion of grenades flying all over the sky, even the Japanese army fell into a hellish situation.

The captain of the devil brigade roared to hide the team.

In the midst of urgency, he still tried to command the troops and launched a firepower counterattack.

It's just that the soldiers of the fourth battalion and fifth battalion who have long been ready to fight, how can their attack methods be so single?

"500 grenades are just an appetizer!"

Du Aiguo, who was commanding from the rear, spoke confidently to Lei Dasheng at the side.

After the firepower of the grenade throwing team was covered, within 100 to 150 meters behind, light and heavy machine guns fired together, and the explosive package ejector and explosive package launcher arranged by Du Aiguo made their debut for the first time.

These two weapons appear to be the same, but are actually not.

The purpose is the same, that is, to throw the 100-kilogram explosive package to a distance of [-] meters, and throw it into the Japanese army team down the mountain road.

But this dynamite kit thrower is more similar to the ancient trebuchet.

Using simple mechanical principles, put the explosive package on the launch pad, tear off the lead wire and throw it out, it's as simple as that.

As for the dynamite launcher.

The main body is a very simple launch tube, which can be a gun barrel, a cylinder made of steel, or even an empty gasoline barrel. After filling the propellant in it, put the explosive package bundled into a disc shape into it. Then ignite the propellant, and the ten-kilogram explosive package can be projected to a distance of 150-200 meters.

This kind of launcher has an exaggeration, that is, there is no caliber limit. The caliber of your barrel or launch barrel is as large as the caliber of this alternative artillery.

You can completely imagine that the explosive package fired by this kind of alternative artillery can even weigh up to ten kilograms.

How terrifying is the power?
The gunpowder contained in the explosive pack and the wooden-handled grenade produced in the Independent Regiment are all fertilizer powder explosives.

To produce a grenade with a wooden handle, only more than 200 grams of gunpowder is needed.

The ten kilograms of explosive pack in front of him is equivalent to [-] grams of gunpowder.

To describe it briefly, it is equivalent to tying 50 grenades together and throwing them more than 100 meters away into the area where the Japanese army is located.

This is simply an upgraded version of the cluster grenade application.

I remember that Li Yunlong once came to the independent group. After seeing this explosive package launcher with his own eyes, and after listening to Kong Jie’s introduction, his eyes turned red on the spot. Kong Jie asked for one.

Of course, the price was that Lao Li produced five boxes of grenades.

However, in Li Yunlong's view, this deal is definitely a guaranteed profit.

Lao Li was worried that the wooden-handled grenades produced by his new second regiment were useless. A dozen or so cluster grenades together weighed five or six catties.

In terms of manpower, even a warrior like a monk can't lose very far.

You were killed by the devil's machine gun before you even had time to make a move.

If this kind of explosive package launcher can be used to throw this explosive package equivalent to a cluster of 50 grenades more than 100 meters away, the power will be absolutely astonishing.

Once such an explosive package is launched, the strong explosion impact will cause the sky to collapse.

The shock wave can even reach a radius of more than twelve meters.

There were often no wounds found on the bodies of the many bombed-out enemies, but they would die in battle with bleeding from the seven holes and be shocked to death.

When seven or eight dynamite packs weighing [-] kilograms, through three explosive pack ejectors and four explosive pack launchers, suddenly crossed into the air from the mountain forest, and then fell down, the Japanese soldiers who witnessed all this There was inexplicable horror in his eyes.

Then, the captain of the Japanese army witnessed with his own eyes that more than 50 imperial warriors more than 30 meters away collectively met the emperor in two explosions.

The five or six devils in the center of the explosion did not even have any bones left. The Japanese soldiers within a range of more than ten meters were directly thrown out. After falling down, they never got up again. The soldiers bled to death one by one.

The hellish scene made the life in it tremble uncontrollably.

This is a new type of weapon that little devils have never encountered before. Even the determined soldiers of the devils all showed panic.

In the mountains and forests, watching the astonishing performance of the first-time dynamite package throwing, Lei Dasheng, commander of the fourth battalion, and Du Aiguo, commander of the fifth battalion, couldn't help applauding loudly.

Lei Dasheng said: "It's enjoyable, it's so enjoyable. No wonder the leader said that this kind of artillery can be called a heartless artillery. Once the artillery is fired, all the devils around will see the King of Hades. It is indeed heartless enough."

Du Aiguo said: "Unfortunately, we have to save ammunition. This kind of explosive pack can't be used indiscriminately. The gunpowder consumption of one explosive pack can be equal to 50 hand grenades. In our short time, is it equivalent to 500 hand grenades? gone."

Lei Dasheng laughed loudly and said, "It makes sense. After we finish this battle, the consumption of ammunition should not be greater than the amount captured."

"Comrades, use the cover of artillery fire to hit me hard, and after 10 minutes, charge directly!"

……

The battle became fierce in an instant, but unfortunately, the Japanese troops on the mountain road were basically beaten unilaterally.

As for the puppet army in the front row, they were only affected by Chiyu, and the whole team was in chaos.

A soldier shouted, "Deputy regiment, the Eighth Route Army is targeting the devils, let's just stay here, or these bombs will come after us!"

When the deputy commander of the puppet army heard this, he nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice, and shouted: "Brothers, no one is allowed to fight back without my order, let's stay away from the devil!"

"idiot!"

Not far away, the captain of the Japanese army vaguely heard the order of the deputy commander of the puppet army, and roared angrily, but he was helpless.

The deputy commander of the puppet army looked at the Japanese army captain with rounded eyes, and cursed in a low voice: "You little devil, what are you doing? It seems that you can't hold on for long."

Looking at the extremely sturdy Eighth Route Army troops on both sides of the mountain forest, the deputy commander of the puppet army couldn't help but secretly swallowed his saliva.

It's not bad that it's Eighth Master!
It's too violent.

It's better to stay honestly, maybe you can still survive.

At this point in the battle, the Japanese army commander finally resigned to his fate, and while giving the order for a tactical retreat, he ordered the communications soldiers to send a message to the Ishii Regiment in Zhangjiazhuang through the radio.

Now the captain of the Japanese army is convinced that the main force of the independent regiment is definitely attacking him in front of him. The mountains and plains seem to be full of enemies. Coupled with the fierce artillery fire, if it is not the main force of the independent regiment, he will be damned.

The content of the communication is:
"Our unit was attacked fiercely by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The enemy's firepower configuration was quite sophisticated, and the number of artillery presented an overwhelming advantage. In a short period of time, our unit suffered more than half of its casualties and was forced to retreat tactically."

When we got here, the communication stopped abruptly.

The devil's communication soldiers on the way to Xicun, including the radio station, were blown up by the soldiers.

The two sides completely cut off communication.

"Your Excellency, Captain, the situation doesn't seem to be good. It seems that Xicun can't hold on anymore!" The adjutant's face was full of anxiety.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army said: "Your Excellency, Captain, it seems that the Eighth Route Army has been fooled and arranged all the main forces on the first road in Xicun, which made the attacking troops in Xicun unable to resist."

"Xicun lost to the Eighth Route Army all the way, but if it retreats, it will not be wiped out."

"Now is the best opportunity for us to break through Zhangjiazhuang and reach Niukou Village with all our strength."

"Since the main force of this independent regiment is deployed in the direction of Xicun, then the strength of the Eighth Route Army along the way in Zhangjiazhuang may not be much left."

Ishiihara nodded, although he felt that the battle was going smoothly, he didn't think much about it.

Now it is too late to support the troops along the West Village Road, and it will actually affect the attack on the Zhangjiazhuang Road.

For the current plan, the only way is to quickly break through Zhangjiazhuang, and then attack the Eighth Route Army from the back of Xicun to support the No. [-] troops in Xicun.

"Accelerate the pace!" Ishiihara ordered.

"Hi!"

……

Zhangjiazhuang.

After confirming that the Japanese army's offensive focus was indeed on Zhangjiazhuang, and that the Fourth and Fifth Battalions of Xicun had already approached the enemy first and started a confrontation with the Japanese army, the Japanese army mistakenly believed that Xicun was the main combat force of the Independence Regiment.

The first battalion commander, the second battalion commander, and the third battalion commander also started operations according to the combat plan formulated by Kong Jie.

"Remember, your task is to lure the enemy, and you must lure the devil to the low cliff area."

First Battalion Commander Wang Leihu asked.

"Yes, battalion commander, please rest assured and ensure that the task is completed!"

After finishing speaking, the commander of the first company turned around and said to the team of more than 500 people standing in unison behind him: "Comrades of the first company, listen carefully, this time we are carrying out a plan to lure the enemy and pretend to encounter the Japanese army. After the battle begins, Everyone, take care to protect the militia comrades."

"We must convince the little devil that we are the main combat force defending Zhangjiazhuang all the way."

"Do you understand everything?"

"Yes--"

A company of soldiers plus more than 300 militia comrades responded in unison...

(End of this chapter)