The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 513 Painting a tiger fails

The No. 17 regiment of the Eighth Route Army was infiltrated, raided and assassinated by a small group of elite Japanese combat troops.

Like a start.

It opened the prelude to the attack and killing of Eighth Route Army cadres by a small group of Japanese elite combat troops in the Eighth Route Army base areas.

The attack on the No.17 Regiment was not an isolated case.

Soon, the No.17 Regiment first, followed by the surrounding No.18 Regiment, 57 Regiment, including the Fifth Regiment, Sixth Regiment, Seventh Regiment, and even the Seventh Seventh Regiment and the Seventh Seventh Regiment. Sniper attack.

During the spring sweep not long ago, the devils did not have a sniper team similar to the one in front of them. More often, they let the devil's special shooters hide in the tree crowns with sniper rifles, and sniped until they were killed.

Later, the independent regiment taught the kid a lesson with sniper team tactics.

In the wake of painful casualties, Kazuki Yamamoto suggested to Yoshio Shinozuka, the devil commander in Taiyuan City, to learn from the Eighth Route Army and set up a sniper team of the Imperial Army.

There is also a devil sniper team infiltrating the root of the Eighth Route Army in front of us.

After the Seventeenth Regiment was the first to be attacked, Captain Jiang of the Seventeenth Regiment realized that this group of devils might not be targeting the Seventeenth Regiment alone, and immediately passed the news to the surrounding regiments.

Kong Jie didn't receive the news until a day later.

The reason is that the situation where the No.17 regiment was attacked by devil snipers and a small group of elite combat troops did not happen around the base of the independent regiment.

Kong Jie, who pays special attention to the defense of the village and the military awareness of the villagers.

In terms of the defense construction of the village and the education of the villagers' awareness of military defense, no less effort has been made.

The effect is naturally outstanding. It is no exaggeration to say that the villagers in the small and large villages around the Independence Regiment, from the elderly to the children, are quite good in terms of military defense awareness.

As long as a strange face appeared and someone asked about the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army, the villagers would immediately become extremely vigilant and deal with the other party as "a spy who might be a devil".

How amazing is the specific effect?
Even the devils of the advance team specially trained by Shinozuka Yoshio.

Although he speaks fluent Chinese, he is even more familiar with many local customs in China.

However, he was secretly detected by the villagers many times in the villages around the root of the independent regiment.

Those who were in better condition had no choice but to withdraw without any useful information from the villagers.

Those who were in worse condition were directly wiped out by the Japanese army (the villagers deliberately tipped off the devils to fight the devils) and the Eighth Route Army who heard the sound.

Therefore, the advance team and the plainclothes team led by Yamamoto have not made any substantial progress in infiltrating the base area of ​​the independent regiment.

As for the sniping and sneak attack methods that the devils showed in the Seventeenth Regiment.

Kong Jie had already received information and reported it to the brigade headquarters, which then notified the regiment headquarters to take precautions against sniping at any time.

It's just that in Kong Jie's description, the somewhat sensational devil sniper never appeared.

After a long time, the surrounding troops relaxed their vigilance.

Until now, the Seventeenth Regiment took the lead in suffering, and the other regiments took action quickly.

There are losses.

Kazuki Yamamoto is still very capable, especially in terms of assassination.

Although the Eighth Route Army units in the Gentu area quickly launched anti-sniper operations, the infiltration troops led by Yamamoto still caused a lot of casualties to the Eighth Route Army units in various ministries in the Taihang base area.

In less than three days, the units of the Eighth Route Army lost more than a dozen cadres in units in better condition, and even dozens of cadres in worse condition (here refers to platoon leader and above military commanders).

Until the regiments launched anti-sniper operations on the one hand, and on the other hand began to conduct a covering search around the Genji area.

Although the devils in the infiltration unit led by Yamamoto were all elites, they were few in number and could not withstand the encirclement and suppression of such a large-scale battle by the Eighth Route Army, and it was also difficult to avoid casualties.

By the fourth day, Yamamoto realized that it was unrealistic to continue to carry out assassination and infiltration around the base area of ​​the Eighth Route Army.

In order to avoid casualties of his own elite troops, Yamamoto ordered all parties to withdraw from the Eighth Route Army's base area, such as the advance team, plainclothes team, and traitor spies.

The contest between the two sides came to an end temporarily.

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In Taiyuan City, the headquarters of the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi.

Nobutoshi Kawakubo, the devil's deputy chief of staff, finally had a smile on his face.

He thinks his tactical adjustment is quite good.

Persimmon first picked the soft pinch, let Yamamoto lead the infiltrating team to change the attack target, and it really worked.

Although Yamamoto's infiltration troops also suffered certain casualties, compared to the results achieved, killing hundreds of cadres of the Eighth Route Army, this is undoubtedly a victory.

For this reason, Nobutoshi Kawakubo sent an order to Yamamoto to let his team temporarily rest in Yangquan, and after finding an opportunity, continue to carry out sneak attacks against other troops of the Eighth Route Army.

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The sneak attack of the infiltration troops led by Yamamoto failed to prevent the external attacks and expansion of the Eighth Route Army troops around the Taihang base area.

The battle in which the Independent Regiment easily captured Ping'an County seems to be continuing to stimulate the nerves of the regiment leaders of the Eighth Route Army.

The number of guerrilla warfare increased rapidly, and ambushes began to appear, and even active assaults.

The situation is getting worse.

The brigade headquarters, brigade commander, political commissar, and chief of staff also quickly discovered the situation.

"It seems to be stimulated by the independent group."

The chief of staff analyzed the incident.

The political commissar said: "Yes, a few days ago, the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment used the encirclement points to fight for aid and won a big victory. Kong Jie took down Ping'an County in one fell swoop."

"Since the devil's spring sweep ended, the devil has strengthened the military blockade of our Taihang base area. The life of each regiment is difficult. Seeing that the independent regiment has won the battle and made a fortune, if his regiment leader is not jealous, then That's the weird thing."

The brigade commander couldn't be happier, and said with a headache: "It stands to reason that the independent regiment's victory over Ping'an County this time has boosted the morale of the three armies and stimulated the heads of the regiments to actively fight against Japan. This was originally a good thing."

"They are also the heads of our brigade. I will not favor any head. Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei are making trouble, but to be honest, these three comrades are really capable. The head is the head of the thorn, but people can get results."

"At present, the entire nation is fighting the war. What is ability? Being able to fight devils, develop troops, develop equipment, and capture is ability."

"If any of their regiment leaders really has this ability, he will poke a hole in the sky, and I will make it up for him."

Speaking of this, the brigade commander sighed, "But what about now? The situation is not ideal."

"The combat effectiveness of each regiment is different, and the firepower configuration within the regiment is different. Not every regiment can easily take down a county like Kong Jie's independent regiment."

"Recently, the regiments have taken the initiative to attack strongholds, villages, and even villages and towns. They have fought a lot of tough battles, but in the end, nine of them were defeated. Equipment and supplies were not obtained. The troops also suffered a lot of casualties. The consumption of ammunition It is not optimistic, what is this like?"

"Political commissar, it seems that we really got what we said. Stimulated by Kong Jie's attack on Ping'an County, all the regiment leaders couldn't sit still, but this is clearly a picture of a tiger but not an anti-dog, and they haven't learned the essence at all. "

"The independent regiment fights to win battles, but to seize them, not to fight those tough battles that will only waste ammunition and increase casualties."

The chief of staff said: "Brigade Commander, the situation cannot continue, or it will only get worse. I suggest immediately ordering the regiments to stop active attacks and try to avoid fortified battles."

The political commissar shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate. We all know the tempers of the heads of our brigade, and no one will obey anyone."

"No one is willing to admit that they can't fight tough battles like the independent regiment. Right now, they directly order to stop fighting. Although the regiment leaders will obey the order, they are definitely not convinced."

The brigade commander agreed: "That's where the headache is."

"As the higher-level commander, we have to level this bowl of water, and no one can take sides."

"If combat is allowed, then the regiments must be allowed to fight, and if the regiments are ordered to stand still, no one will be exempt."

"Right now, Kong Jie's independent regiment, Ding Wei's new first regiment, and Li Yunlong's new second regiment, we don't have to worry about that for the time being."

"These three brats, even if we ordered the regiments to stand still, they will probably make some small moves for me in private."

"However, if the brigade headquarters directly delegates power, then you will also know the current situation of the other regiment commanders' offensive operations, and you are not optimistic."

The chief of staff and the political commissar all smiled wryly, this is indeed an inextricable knot.

The brigade headquarters can never say to other regimental leaders:
Because your regiment is not as capable as the independent regiment, the new first regiment, and the new second regiment, so the three regiments of the Iron Triangle can fight against Japan freely, and your other regiments have to stand still, right?

While feeling melancholy, the brigade commander suddenly laughed.

The political commissar asked: "Brigade Commander, do you have an idea?"

The brigade commander said: "Speaking of this problem, it is easy to solve it, and the person who tied the bell is needed to untie the bell."

Speaking of this, regardless of the doubts of the political commissar and the chief of staff, the brigade commander immediately ordered the correspondent: "Communication independent group, ask Kong Jie to report to the brigade headquarters immediately."

"Yes!"

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The order from the brigade headquarters came urgently. Kong Jie didn't understand what was going on, but he rushed all the way to the brigade headquarters in the afternoon of the same day.

He entered the brigade headquarters with ease, and didn't even need to notify the sentry outside the door.

After entering the room, seeing the brigade commander staring at him with a smile that was not a smile, Kong Jie's heart tightened and he saluted. Monk Zhang Er asked puzzledly, "Brigade commander, are you looking for me?"

Brigadier: "Kong Jie, I heard that the three of your regiments fought together a few days ago and won a lot of victories. Your independent regiment took down Ping'an County in one fell swoop. I congratulate you on making a fortune."

Kong Jie: "........."

When the brigade commander spoke with such classic words, Kong Jie shuddered in his heart.

This is really a turn of events, yesterday it was Li Yunlong, today it is me, Kong Jie.

Commander Kong cried out in a hurry: "Brigade Commander, why are you getting rich? The scale of the independent regiment is getting bigger and bigger. There are five or six thousand mouths waiting to eat in the whole regiment! Just the few battles we fought. If you seize that little bit, you can eat it in two meals."

"The order issued by the headquarters just two days ago, the dozen or so artillery pieces seized by the Japanese and puppet troops who came from Yangquan to support them all the way were also sent over, and they also brought a lot of supplies. Our independent regiment is now poor. It’s almost impossible to open the pot.”

"If you talk about getting rich, it won't come to me, Kong Jie!"

The brigade commander said happily: "You don't come here too often, you call me poor every day. In the end, don't you call your independent group a local rich man?"

Kong Jie was stunned, thinking that this trick didn't seem to work anymore, and he was trying to change his mind!
The brigade commander interrupted: "Okay, don't waste your time thinking about it, kid."

"I asked you to come here this time, just one thing. You poked the basket yourself. You find a way to settle it for me. If you can't settle it, then don't blame me for settling old scores."

Kong Jie was dumbfounded, and said with a wry smile: "Brigade Commander, there is a saying that Lao Li said is good, it is killing or scratching, if you give me a sweet word, I am still in a daze until now!"

"What the hell are we messing with?"

... Isn't Lao Li always carrying the blame?

The brigade leader seemed to have seen through Kong Jie's mind with a single glance, and scolded with a smile: "Don't worry about that kid Li Yunlong taking the blame for you, I can't spare him either."

"It's strange to say that Li Yunlong hasn't come over for a while, and my war horse has lost a lot of weight. It's time for him to come and feed me for two days."

Kong Jie climbed down the pole and said, "That's right, brigade commander, you don't know that Lao Li is a good horse feeder, and the horses he feeds must be fat and strong."

"Stop interrupting!"

The brigade commander said with a straight face: "Speaking of business, for more than a year, the base of your independent regiment is far away from the brigade headquarters, and the brigade headquarters cannot always control the specific combat situation on the front line, so you have been given considerable military autonomy for your independent regiment. Quan, but you kid can't mess with me, can you?"

"A few days ago, your independent regiment captured Ping'an County, and there was quite a commotion about it."

"Not only the Japanese army, but also the other regiments in our Gentu area. What kind of impact? Leaders, I have learned from you, Kong Jie, and ran to fight villages, towns, and villages one by one. Build strongholds and fight fortified battles."

"But they don't have the background of your independent regiment, and they don't have the crooked mind of you, Kong Jie. The more they fight, the more losses they get. It's impossible to continue like this."

"You have to find a way for me to see how to solve this matter, or I can only give an order to make the regiments stop fighting fortified positions, and all actions need to be requested from the brigade headquarters."

understood……

Now I understand everything.

Kong Jie groaned secretly in his heart, and the brigade commander really did. The other regiment commanders couldn't fight well on their own, so they blamed us for the crime.

Having said that, the fact that the other regiment leaders took the initiative to fight in the past few days was indeed affected by the independent regiment's capture of Ping'an County.

After thinking for a while, Kong Jie's heart moved, and he thought about it, and replied:

"Brigade Commander, you have to talk about this matter, it is actually very easy to solve."

"Oh? Tell me about it." The brigade commander said.

Kong Jie said: "It's very simple, you can communicate with the headquarters, and hold an internal cadre military study exchange meeting in our base area."

"The place will be placed in our independent group. When the time comes, all regiment leaders, battalion commanders and other cadres in the base area will come to our independent group to have a look."

"As for why you want to come to my independent regiment? Hehe, the reason is very simple. The heads of the regiments and battalion commanders can't just see the scenery of my independent regiment taking down Ping'an County, but they don't understand how my independent regiment collects information from , to the pre-war preparations, to the specific combat deployment... until the final successful capture of Ping'an County, right?"

"This victory is certainly worthy of envy and imitation, but more importantly, it is the process of learning how to win."

"If the cadres who come to visit, exchange, and study can really learn this process, I believe that by then there will be no such situation as before, which makes you a headache, Brigadier Commander."

Kong Jie's words are swearing.

The brigade commander, chief of staff, and political commissar were all taken aback.

After a long while, the brigade commander laughed and said, "Well said, since you, Kong Jie, have this confidence, then this matter will be settled. At that time, not only the heads of the regiments, but also the cadres of the headquarters and the brigade, I will also go to your independent group to visit, communicate and learn together.”

"Just let the regiments stop their military offensive at the moment."

"I'll give you three days. After three days, the venue will be set in the independent regiment to carry out the internal cadre exchange and study conference in our Taihang base area."

"Yes, please rest assured, Brigadier Commander, and promise to complete the task!"

Kong Jielang responded.

(End of this chapter)