Comrade, your ingredients are too complicated.

Chapter 250 Take back the lost land, Guangzong Yaozu

Yangquan, formerly the headquarters of the fourth independent mixed brigade.

In a compound, hundreds of devils were carrying various types of supplies, and they shuttled between the warehouse and the means of transportation in an endless stream.Everyone looked terrified, as if some kind of scourge was approaching.

Even with such speed and efficiency, it still can't meet the requirements of the captain of his own major.

"Baga! Haven't you eaten?"

"Everyone, speed up! Load all supplies into trucks and mule carts! Keep grinding! The Eighth Route Army is coming!"

The word "Eighth Route Army" seems to have some magical power. When the devils heard it, even the speed of their work suddenly accelerated a bit.
In a sense, the independent mixed fourth brigade has lost its original vigor.Out of seven hundred soldiers, very few dared to take up their guns and join the battle.

But it is also understandable, after all, they have not won a battle since the Hundred Regiments War, and the brigade commander of the major general has changed two.

In August last year, the former brigade commander, Katayama Shotaro, was shot from a long distance by Wang Chengzhu from Mount Shinao.Immediately afterwards, the city wall was captured by the 385th Brigade, and all the materials in the headquarters were cheaper than the Eighth Route Army.

After the war, it was the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade that was trained by Shinozuka Yoshio most fiercely.

If it wasn't for the fact that the first army was short-handed and the security battle was difficult, they might not even have enough resources to reorganize.

In the Battle of the Central Plains, the brigade suffered heavy losses again.

A total of [-] fighters, only a few incomplete squadrons stood out from the encirclement.

Those few hundred people are still nesting in the deep mountains and old forests, and they have to deal with the pursuit of the Ninth Army and the Jinsui Army from time to time, which can be regarded as an advanced experience of life in Southeast Asia.

As for the brigade leader, Major General Sakagami Genichiro, he was also a very lucky person.

This guy was originally the chief of staff of a certain division in Central China, but he was transferred to the First Army by Neiji Okamura, barely considered a promotion.

Fortunately, he led his team to participate in the big battle just after he came to Jin Province.

Facing the turbulent crowd of the three brigades under the 129th Division, the old devil was so frightened that he didn't even have the courage to commit seppuku, so he directly chose to commit suicide by drinking a bullet.

The soldiers remaining at the Yangquan headquarters today are basically old, weak, sick and disabled.

These people's combat effectiveness is extremely low, and in addition to the preparations for the Central Plains battle, the First Army has mobilized a large number of heavy weapons.

As a result, there are now [-] soldiers who can't even make up a single cannon.Once there is an exchange of fire with the Eighth Route Army, they can only counterattack with a few grenades.

After carrying the last box of ammunition onto the truck, Takeuchi Kyoji sat in the passenger seat, wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Let's go, go from the east gate of the county!"

"We will pass Lion's Brain Mountain to the west, and there is a high probability that there will be enemies waiting there!"

"Let's go to Taiyuan on a small road, and try to avoid the Zhengtai Line and other transportation hubs! Now the whole province is full of enemies, so we must be more careful on the road!"

Yangquan County is very important to the First Army. It is located between Jingxing Coal Mine and Taiyuan, which perfectly fits the Japanese army's combat plan with the railway network as the hub.

The devils stationed here, as long as they send troops south, they can threaten the base area of ​​the Eighth Route Army in southeast Shanxi, which is an indispensable node of the cage policy.

But it is precisely because it is close to the 129th Division that it will become the first target of attack.

As a temporarily promoted Major Captain, Takeuchi Kyoji's strategic vision is not bad, he has long predicted the plans of the Eighth Route Army and Yoshio Iwamatsu.

Before the battle officially started, the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade began to prepare for the transfer to Taiyuan.

Takeuchi knew one thing very well, even if he had a solid permanent fortification group and sufficient food supplies, Yangquan could not be defended with only a dissatisfied brigade.

The failure of the Central Plains Battle made all the warriors of the First Army understand one thing.

Today's enemies have long since shed the titles of Tubalu and guerrillas. Whose peasants are armed with hundreds of artillery pieces and fighter jets at every turn!

As long as people want to fight, they are fully equipped with the ability to fight with large corps. In terms of combat effectiveness alone, those so-called direct line Central Army are not worthy to be compared with the opponent.

Once trapped in an isolated city by this terrible enemy, dumplings were made by the Eighth Route Army.The morale of the remaining soldiers will continue to decline, and there will even be suicides within a day of fighting.

The enemy doesn't even need to launch a siege, they only need to blockade the periphery of the county, and send those damn enemy workers every day to shout a few voices to persuade them to surrender.

It won't be long before the establishment of the independent mixed fourth brigade will disappear from the world.

What's more, the Eighth Route Army is not without experience in siege warfare.

The gap in the southwest corner of Yangquan County has not been completely repaired yet.There seemed to be a silent reminder to everyone that the enemy could forcibly attack the city if they wanted to.

As for misjudging the superior's intentions and causing the First Army to lose a county in vain, Takeuchi Kyoji never thought about this result.As long as Yoshio Iwamatsu still has the determination to resist resolutely, he will definitely shrink his troops.

Even if he really made a mistake, at most he would be sent to the city wall.

After all, the First Army is already in the wind, and no one in the North China Front Army will dare to take over the mess in Jin Province.Even if someone who is not afraid of death is willing to come to support, he will be blocked by the Eighth Route Army.
At this moment, there are very few grassroots officers above the junior officer level in the entire army, and he, a minor officer, is very valuable.

After moving all the materials, a transport team composed of animal power and trucks went straight to the east gate of the city.On both sides of the main road in the county, from time to time you can see ordinary people watching secretly.

This scene made the devil driver very upset, his eyes were full of fierce light.

If it was in the past, some people would dare to watch when the army started.Regardless of whether there are enemies in the crowd, the devils will definitely find out a few unpleasant ones to scare the chickens and monkeys.

"Your Excellency, Major! Do we need to deal with a group of people from the Republic of China before we leave?"

"In other words, whether to consider taking some residents as hostages, so that the Eighth Route Army outside the city can use them as a weapon."

The stupidity of his subordinates made Takeuchi Kyoji almost break his defense.

The straight-line distance from Yangquan County to Wuxiang is only more than 100 kilometers, and the enemy may be approaching.Every second you spend in the city brings danger closer.

What's more, the distance is far away, and the chance of encountering the Eighth Route Army is not small.

Once the people of the Republic of China are captured, they will completely tear their skins off with each other, and they can't let them, the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled fight to the death.

"Stop talking nonsense and keep driving."

"If you are in a hurry to die, you will rush to the front after being attacked!"

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Looking at Yangquan in the distance, Ding Wei, who had no chance to attack Taiyuan, curled his lips.

Because of the width of the battlefield, their new regiment could only assist the main force and block the enemies in the province trying to join the main force of the First Army.

"Head, we missed the big battle again this time."

"Counting Zhongtiao Mountain, this is already the second time. In my opinion, our Xinyituan is almost raised by stepmothers."

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding comrades all focused their attention on their regiment leader.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Ding Wei didn't panic at all.He first observed the east gate of Yangquan with a telescope, and then said to the soldiers beside him:

"The devils are deflated in North China, and it is very likely that they will shrink their troops."

"Based on my personal experience, as long as we win Suiyuan again, they will definitely be willing to open up new battlefields because of insufficient resources."

"When I was chatting with the brigade commander before, I heard that the little devil was making a lot of trouble in Southeast Asia. If there is a chance, I will take the initiative to apply to my superiors and try to take everyone to fight in another place."

As a regiment-level commander, Ding Wei is not only good at offense, but also has a top-notch strategic vision.

In the Iron Triangle, he can always be keenly aware of some things that Kong Jie and Li Yunlong ignore.In the original book, his graduation thesis also proved the above point of view.

As for the battlefields in Southeast Asia, troops also have the opportunity to participate.After all, the colony of a certain ally has become the bridgehead and back garden of the devils.

The words of the head of the team shocked the soldiers, and everyone was going crazy this month.It's hard to watch the friendly soldiers eat meat, but you can only drink soup.

After the chat, Ding Wei looked at a battalion commander beside him: "How many people are there in Yangquan?"

"Only half of them are left. Recently, many locals have come to our base area."

Ordinary people living in county towns usually have to be more vigilant, since their own lives are involved after all.The tragic experience of Jinling shocked the hearts of all the people of the Republic of China.

After the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan, some residents of Yangquan came to the Eighth Route Army's defense area by coincidence, fearing that the devils would vent their anger on them.

It is worth mentioning that in the past, people had few opportunities to choose. After all, if they left the place where their ancestors lived for generations, they might lose the means of livelihood.

But now the three bases are in the stage of rapid expansion, and there are many job opportunities and positions. As long as you work hard, you can live a better life than before.

"That's good."

"I hope the devil will be more interesting and save us some trouble."

"Get the artillery battery ready, the enemy will definitely come out of the east gate!"

The reason why Ding Wei was so sure was because he knew that the devils had suffered during the Hundred Regiments War.Commanders with common sense would definitely avoid such condescending ambush points on Lion's Brain Mountain.

Coupled with the fact that the East Gate is close to Ji Province, once they encounter an invincible enemy, they still have the opportunity to use their mobility to escape.

After receiving the order, the artillerymen reconfirmed the various elements of twelve 60mm mortars and four 81mm mortars.

With the continuous efforts of the Military Industry Bureau of the Border Region and the Jindongnan Logistics Department, troops at all levels have been replaced with a full set of French mortars one after another, and the firepower has doubled again.

Although the new regiment couldn't take Miss 75, Ding Wei asked the soldiers to carry enough shells in order to kill the devils in Yangquan.

Ten minutes later, a huge convoy slowly drove out from the east gate.

After seeing the target appear, the comrades showed excited expressions.The artillerymen suspended the shells above the barrels, and only waited for the order of their regiment commanders to launch an attack.

Since the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade carried all their belongings, their convoy was very long.

After waiting for 5 minutes, all the devils left the county.Ding Wei raised his right hand, and then swung it down fiercely.

"put!"

Boring × 16
A long-planned shell fell into the enemy's formation.

Under normal circumstances, when the backbone regiments of the Eighth Route Army ambushed the devil's transport team, they would often choose the tactic of pinching the head and hitting the middle.This is actually a helpless move. After all, the troops lack firepower and can only rely on numbers to divide and encircle the enemy.

But now the situation was different. The sixteen mortars carried by the new regiment covered almost the entire convoy.

In just 1 minute, a large number of shells caused heavy losses to the remnants of the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade.The devils at the end of the team even gave up resistance and rushed towards the county seat with the shells on their shoulders.

Facing the sudden attack, Takeuchi Kyoji jumped off the truck without any hesitation.Just relying on that thin layer of iron skin can't prevent the attack of large-caliber mortars.

Fortunately, there are many fortifications built before Yangquan County. These bunkers and gun towers saved their lives.

"Everyone! Prepare to fight back!"

"After the shelling is over, the Eighth Route Army will rush up!"

As soon as the words came out, even Takeuchi Kyoji was stunned.This style of play is called infantry coordination in a good way, and in a bad way it's called a cannonball that bombards the infantry.

Being suppressed by the enemy with his own best tactics, even the devils with low morale were also aroused bloody.

"Baga! You're too deceitful!"

"Enter the fortifications! Use bunkers and gun towers to fight back!"

It's a pity that the commandos of the new regiment will not give the devils a chance to resist.

With the help of the cover of artillery fire, the soldiers held submachine guns and approached the enemy at the fastest speed.On the way, when encountering a corner that the artillery could not take care of, they directly opened the way with grenades.

Before most of the enemies had time to enter the fortifications, they were baptized by the metal storm.

Mas38vs Sanba Dagai, the crushing of melee firepower is always the happiest thing for infantry.

Takeuchi Kyoji also tried to gather the remnants of the army and beat back the commando of the Shinichi regiment with an organized counterattack, buying time for the men who entered the fortifications.

But the main force of the Xinyi Regiment also pressed up. The inferior firepower and numbers made the old devil look desperate.

After 15 minutes, the battle is over.

"The first battalion spread out its guard, and the second and third battalions cleaned up the battlefield."

"Take away all the live mules and horses, and check to see if there are any trucks with less serious damage!"

"Correspondent, send a telegram to the headquarters. Remind the vice president and division commander to send someone to take over the county, and Yangquan is back!"

Now the Jindongnan Logistics Department has mastered the ability to repair trucks.Although there are still some shortcomings in speed, this is a breakthrough from scratch.

After hearing the last sentence, all the soldiers of the new regiment let out deafening cheers.

It is a pity that I failed to follow the brigade to besiege Taiyuan, but it is also a matter of honor to recover the lost land.

After the gunfire ended, some brave people in the county also saw this scene.They all had tears in their eyes, and the master Wang who had been waiting for many years finally appeared.

As more and more residents poured out, Ding Wei had to come out to preside over the overall situation.He jumped on a truck and shouted to the crowd:

"Folks! I am the head of the New First Regiment of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Don't worry! We won't leave again this time! I guarantee with my life that the devil will never take a step closer to Yangquan!"

　Before I knew it, it was almost 80 words, thank you for your company

　　
　
(End of this chapter)