The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 639

The execution ability of the Eighth Route Army, especially the execution ability of elite Eighth Route Army troops like the Independence Regiment, is quite terrifying.

And Kong Jie's big game of attracting the king into the urn, and then destroying him in one fell swoop.

What is relied on is the execution of the soldiers' orders and prohibitions.

The orders sent by Shen Quan’s Second Independent Regiment, together with the local troops and militia comrades who went south as the vanguard, were very clear:
Try to attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops with great fanfare, and attract the Japanese and puppet troops to the cliff area south of Taihang.

This is the consistent tactical play of the independent regiment:

Use one as a bait to lure the enemy to go deep, and after attracting all the Japanese and puppet troops to the hinterland, use the other to quickly intersperse and detour to the back of the Japanese and puppet troops, attacking the enemy from both sides.

The local comrades and militia comrades have no doubts about the final victory of this battle.

The countless battles that took place in the base of the Independent Regiment showed that as long as you obey the arrangements and command of Commander Kong, there is no victory that you cannot win.

They knew very well that the team heading south now, except for the elite of the Second Independent Regiment of a few companies.

The others are not the elite of the independent regiment. Using them as local troops and militia troops can attract the main force of the devils and puppet troops.

Once the elite combat troops of the Independent Regiment successfully detoured to the back of the Japanese and puppet troops, the battle was basically stable.

As for the follow-up deployment and arrangements of Commander Kong, these local comrades and militia comrades are not clear.

They just carried out Kong Jie's orders meticulously.

Even if there are five or six thousand Japanese and puppet troops behind them.

In the direction of going south, there are more than 47 troops from the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army to intercept.

It seems that the dumplings will be made by the Japanese and puppet troops soon.

There was no retreat or fear in the several southbound teams.

According to Kong Jie's deployment, the combat mission of the local comrades and militia comrades this time is to make as much noise as possible to attract more Japanese and puppet troops to go deep into the hinterland, not to fight.

Therefore, on the way to the south, the commander tried to arrange a large number of security forces and deployed them in all directions of the main force going south.

In order to ensure that these vigilances are like the first eyes that stretch out, and quickly avoid them after sensing the approach of the Japanese and puppet troops.

From a bird's-eye view, the whole team heading south looks like an octopus full of tentacles. Whenever it touches a surrounding obstacle, it will immediately retreat to a direction that is not blocked.

It was during such stumbling, as if being intercepted by Japanese troops approaching from the southwest and north, the entire southward team gradually approached the southward cliff of Taihang.

The vanguard of the devils quickly reported the situation of the Eighth Route Army troops going south to the headquarters.

The devil officers in the headquarters laughed. They believed that the Eighth Route Army was no match for the sharp edge of the Japanese Empire, and they were being forced to retreat towards the cliff where there was no way out.

All this is within their expectations.

From the very beginning, the Devil Command planned to attack from the southwest and north directions, trapping the Eighth Route Army going south to death in the cliff area south of Taihang.

As far as the devils knew, it was a desperate land with no escape route at all. Once it reached the end, it would be a soaring cliff that stood almost vertically, and the troops could not pass through it at all.

The Devils Command originally thought that under the attack of the Imperial Japanese Army from the southwest and north, this group of Eighth Route Army going south might quickly choose to retreat from the north and northwest, or break out from the southeast.

The result was unexpected.

This group of Tubalu was so stupid that they continued to go south with determination.

Then it was blocked by two brigades of the 47th Division going north.

The Eighth Route going south had to be forced to retreat, and was besieged by the Japanese and puppet troops in the southwest, and was forced to retreat to the cliff area south of Taihang.

In the eyes of the Japanese officers, all this seemed to be a matter of course.

There is nothing strange about it.

Therefore, the Devil Command ordered the troops to be divided into two groups, completely cut off the retreat of the eight groups from the southwest and north, and continued to advance rapidly.

On the one hand, the plan that the troops will continue to march, besiege the Eighth Route Army on the cliff in the south of Taihang, and annihilate them in one fell swoop was passed back to the headquarters of the First Army.

Inside the headquarters.

In order to deal with Kong Jie's first detachment this time, the Japanese army used a lot of battles.

Commander Yoshio Shinozuka and Chief of Staff of the First Army Ayumi Kitagawa have also been closely watching the development of this battle.

After the news came back, although everything seemed reasonable, the result went smoothly beyond expectations.

Chief of Staff Kitagawa Ayumi still hesitated a little.

His question is straightforward:
"General, according to our previous combat experience with this independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, this independent regiment's team is very cunning, and Kong Jie, who commands the battle, is even a master at using troops."

"The team he commands has an obvious characteristic. They usually like to fight against the enemy in rapid movement, or interspersed with roundabouts, or secretly attack and harass, ambush, or take advantage of the geographical advantages of the mountains to fight along the way."

"It is extremely rare to directly confront our Great Japanese Empire directly."

"I have summed up this point, and finally came to the conclusion that Kong Jie seems to be adhering to a little principle in fighting. He is trying to exchange for the final victory with the least cost."

"So head-on confrontation where casualties are unavoidable, such as positional warfare, he rarely uses."

"Right now, his troops going south were discovered by our army, and the road going south and the southwest flank were cut off."

"Under such circumstances, the correct command should be to withdraw the troops quickly, or break out from the southeast to avoid our army's offensive from the north and southwest."

"But how come this southward Eighth Route Army troop, like a headless chicken, retreated towards the cliffs facing the south of Taihang?"

"Could it be that Balu made a stupid mistake and couldn't kill himself?"

A combat staff officer said: "Sir, according to the news from the front, these eight routes also tried to advance to the southeast, but were repelled by our army!"

"As for why they didn't retreat... The Eighth Route Army's intention to go south to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain seems very firm!"

Yoshio Shinozuka was silent. Seeing the eyes of all the staff officers coming towards him, he knew that it was the most difficult moment for the commander to make a decision.

At this moment, the final decision and choice he made was too important, even related to the outcome of this battle.

At this time, the military commanders wished that they could become gods and look down on the entire battlefield with their big eyes.

Unfortunately, that is just wishful thinking.

Shinozuka Yoshio quickly weighed the situation and gains and losses of this battle out of habit.

Judging from the current situation, the imperial army clearly has the upper hand, successfully encircling the Eighth Route Army's southward troops in the cliff area south of Taihang.

There are more than 6000 imperial troops and the Imperial Association Army advancing in the southwest, and more than 47 in the 2000th Division advancing northward, totaling more than [-] troops.

The Eighth Route Army troops going south were based on the reconnaissance of the Japanese vanguard troops and reconnaissance planes.

The force is about 3000 people.

According to Yoshio Shinozuka's speculation.

Kong Jie sent troops south to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain. He couldn't send all the elite of his old independent regiment out, could he?
Moreover, even if these 3000 troops are all the elite of the old independent regiment, once they are trapped to death in the cliff area south of Taihang and lose their mobility, they will never be opponents of the more than [-] imperial troops.

Not to mention that Shinozuka Yoshio still has a back-up arrangement, and the two brigades that are rushing towards Taiyuan City are rushing to help.

Due to the unique terrain of the fighting area between the two sides, the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang direction had to detour through a rather large circle if they wanted to get reinforcements.

Yoshio Shinozuka also took reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army into consideration.

He always believed that even if the reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army were reinforced, the more than [-] imperial troops that he pushed from the southwest and north at the same time would be able to eat up the more than [-] main troops of the Independence Regiment before the reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army arrived.

After this bite, most of the main force of the independent regiment was wiped out.

Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't even hold back the excitement in his heart.

It started with the destruction of Sakata United.

Many raids on the Independence Regiment ended in disastrous defeat.

Not long ago, love killed Yamamoto Yusha for his country!
Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the First Japanese Army in Shanxi, who was so important, actually hated a small commander of the Eighth Route Army to the bone.

For more than a year since he fought against the independent group, Yoshio Shinozuka has hardly taken advantage of anything.

At present, it is finally possible to hit Kong Jie hard once.

This is something Shinozuka Yoshio dreamed about.

Under such consideration, Shinozuka Yoshio no longer hesitated, and decided to give it a go.

The opportunity to severely damage the enemy's independent regiment is at hand.

If you just give up like this, it will not only damage the majesty of the Great Japanese Empire, but Yoshio Shinozuka will not be able to swallow this breath.

Shinozuka Yoshio, who made up his mind, ordered the ministries to continue to advance and encircle and wipe out the main force of the Independence Regiment.

At the same time, the flight team was informed that once the Eighth Route Army troops gathered in the same area on a large scale, they would provide air fire reinforcements at any time.

...Time quickly moved forward for more than half an hour.

The Japanese army successfully achieved its combat intention and successfully besieged the Eighth Route Army troops going south in the cliff area south of Taihang.

It was a towering cliff. On the bottom of the cliff, some undulating hillsides, ditches, rocks, etc. could be used as the last fortifications of the Eighth Route Army troops.

There is already a dead end in the back, and we can only fight with our backs.

The two sides exchanged fire in the area, and the Japanese army came first with a vanguard of more than [-] people.

The captain of the ghost team commanding on the opposite side was also terrified while directing the battle, thinking to himself:

It is worthy of being the elite main force of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

This completely overturned his previous understanding of the Eighth Route Army troops with outdated equipment and scarce ammunition.

The opponent relied on the natural bunker under the cliff as a fortification. Under the powerful firepower, the imperial troops could not break through for a while.

As a desperate place, the cliff cut off the retreat of the Eighth Route Army troops in front of them.

But it can also avoid the Japanese army's detour to the back to make a surprise attack.

The two sides launched a fierce positional battle at the bottom of the cliff.

soon.

The Guizi Command, which was commanding with the army in the rear, got the news that an Eighth Route Army unit had appeared and was turning southeast from the base of the Independent Regiment in an attempt to get back to the back of the imperial army.

Japanese First Army Command.

Bei Chuan, the devil's chief of staff who had been hesitant for a while, suddenly understood:
"General, the eight road map is poor. No wonder the army that went south first chose to retreat to the cliff area southwest of Taihang."

"It seems that Kong Jie wants to use the troops going south as a bait to lure our army deep, and then use the troops to detour to our army's back and attack from both sides."

Shinozuka Yoshio smiled and said, "That's right, the intention is very obvious, and this is also the Eighth Route Army's favorite style of play."

"It's just that, General, Kong Jie's intentions are obvious, but what exactly is his intention? Could it be that he also wants to use the troops that have detoured to the back of our army, and join forces with the troops going south to attack from both sides, killing more than [-] imperial troops?" Can't wipe them all out? His appetite is not small." Bei Chuan was puzzled by this.

Shinozuka Yoshio also shook his head, "It's hard to think about Kong Jie's use of troops."

After thinking for a moment, Shinozuka Yoshio showed confidence and said decisively:

"In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and schemes are paper tigers!"

"No matter what Kong Jie's intentions are, and how big his appetite is, how can it be so easy to attack our army from behind?"

"Our army's vanguard troops have besieged the Eighth Route Army going south. Even if they confront the Eighth Route Army's roundabout troops from the back, they only need to hold on for two hours. Our army's two brigades from Taiyuan City can also go around to the Eighth Route Army's roundabout troops. This is equivalent to our army's multi-layer encirclement attack on the Eighth Route."

"I want to see what kind of waves this Kong Jie can make in such a situation."

"Pass my order, the Southwest Advancing Force will send a detour to block the Eighth Route, its main force will continue to advance southwest, and join the northward 47th Division, and fight for me to eat the troops in the direction of the cliff south of Taihang before the reinforcements from the Eighth Route arrive. Go south to the Eighth Route Army troops."

"Hi!"

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(End of this chapter)