Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

The Japanese infantry, who had already prepared for artillery defense, thought that the temporary fortifications they built could more or less withstand the artillery bombardment of the Eighth Route Army.In the end, it didn't come to fruition, these fortifications were all like paper.

Tanaka Jingyi, who was staying in a position, looked at these destroyed fortifications, and said after a while: "Baga, it turned out to be a heavy artillery!"

Compared with the mountain artillery and field artillery used by the Eighth Route Army before, the power of this heavy artillery is self-evident.The Japanese army who thought they could rely on the accelerated construction of the fortifications to stand firm and wait for reinforcements knew at this moment that they were powerless.

Even if the place they are looking for now is a good place to defend.But in the face of the Eighth Route Army's use of heavy artillery, many little devils felt that the Eighth Route Army was deceiving people too much.If heavy artillery is available, why save it until now?

Watching the fortifications built with great effort, they collapsed quickly under the shelling of the Eighth Route Army.Those Japanese soldiers who originally expected the fortifications to be able to defend against artillery suddenly discovered that the fortifications they built had instead become their burial places.

Looking at the chaos on the ground, Tanaka Jingyi suddenly said calmly: "Order the troops to disperse and break through! The opponent has heavy artillery to cooperate with the battle, we can't hold on for long. Why don't we take this opportunity to disperse and break through.

As long as we can enter the mountain, I believe we can always find the way down the mountain.When the reinforcements from all walks of life arrive, I believe that the Eight Routes that ambushed will also leave.At that time, maybe we can still save some strength.

If we continue to stay here and wait for reinforcements, we will not be able to persist in the arrival of reinforcements.Only by breaking up all the troops to break through separately, maybe we still have a chance.Order to disperse and break through! "

The combat staff who stayed by Tanaka Jingyi's side also knew that if they continued to stay here, there was indeed only one way to die.As the heavy artillery roared, the Eighth Route Army artillery fire that had stopped earlier also began to wreak havoc on their positions in turn.

Once upon a time, they also used such tactics against China's anti-Japanese troops.In just over a year, it was their turn to feel the feeling of being crippled by artillery fire.

Following Tanaka Jingyi's order to disperse and break through, the thousands of Japanese troops gathered together began to flee in all directions like bereaved dogs.Seeing such a scene, the Eighth Route Army who planned to attack was also a little dumbfounded.

'Damn it, these little devils were completely blown up after being shelled.Although Tianmu Mountain is not small, they want to escape through the woods, how is it possible?Drilling into the woods is our forte! '

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were about to attack couldn't help muttering.At this time, Xu Renyi, who was in command of the town on the front line, immediately ordered the preparations for an all-out attack, and the Eighth Route Army, which immediately surrounded the Japanese army, also attacked from all directions.

When an assault battalion of the Second Division attacked the center of the position where there was no one there, they soon found Tanaka Jingichi who had committed seppuku.Xu Renyi, who heard the news, also quickly came to check the results of the battle, and found that the old devil who committed seppuku was none other than Jingyi Tanaka.

'At first I hoped to catch a job, but I didn't expect that this old devil really had a bit of backbone, so he committed seppuku! '

After issuing the order to disperse and break through, the brigade commander and division chief of staff of the Japanese army both persuaded Tanaka Shizuichi to break through with them.But Tian Zhongjing knew that bringing him would only increase the burden on the troops.

After all, he is the head of the division, and there will definitely be many troops breaking through with him to protect his safety.In this way, it will undoubtedly tell the pursuing Eighth Route Army that there are big men in the Japanese army that broke through.

Now he commits seppuku and is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor in this way, and he is also responsible for the defeat of the No.13 Division.In the current situation, even if he could break out alive, he would still be punished by the military.

Faced with Tanaka Jingichi's insistence, after the other generals persuaded him to no avail, they could only let him commit seppuku.After all, this is also a very honorable and respectable thing among the Japanese army.No one has the courage to cut hara-kiri!

'Restrain this old devil!Anyway, it's a big fish.Keep it, I believe there is still some effect!Report this news to the chief of staff.It seems that this battle is almost ready to declare victory. '

After confirming that the corpse was none other than the No. 13 division commander, Tanaka Shizuichi, Luo Ruiqing, who was at the headquarters, looked at the troops that began to hunt down the little devils all over the mountains and plains, and knew that the division that had returned to Xinyang was disabled.

After taking a deep breath, Changsong pondered for a while and said, "Send a telegram to Qianzhi. After nearly three hours of fighting, our department has basically wiped out the current enemy. At present, the Japanese army has been defeated, and our department is in the process of encircling and suppressing it with all our strength.

During the battle, the head of the Japanese division, Tanaka Seichi, committed suicide, and his body was contained by our troops.Our department is determined to eliminate the Japanese army that fled before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.After cleaning the battlefield, our troops will gradually withdraw from Tianmu Mountain. "

When this telegram was sent to Boss Peng, who was in charge of the frontline command of the Henan Campaign, Boss Peng, who saw this telegram, couldn't help but said happily: "Well, the independent column is really a trustworthy army! Just three hours , One division will be killed!"

As the commander-in-chief of the front line, Boss Peng naturally knew how much the encirclement and annihilation of the No. 13 Division of the Japanese Army would play in the overall war.Most importantly, the troops that encircled and wiped out this division this time were only the main division of the independent column!

Such an army really made Boss Peng feel that the central leaders were right. The independent column was indeed a good army worthy of their trust, an elite army of the Eighth Route Army that dared to fight and win! (To be continued.)

(End of this chapter)

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When the Eighth Route Army Front Commander received the telegram from the New 67th Army, the Central China Front Army Command also received the farewell telegram from the No.13 Division in advance.Looking at this farewell message, the generals of the entire headquarters were speechless for a long time.

From receiving the telegram that the No.13 division was ambushed to the farewell telegram sent at this moment, less than half a day has passed.And the information learned from the telegram also made all the generals feel a deep chill.

Surrounded by at least one army, the opponent also used no less than two artillery regiments to participate in the encirclement and suppression.It was such disparity in troop strength and weapon configuration that ultimately led to the failure of the No.13 Division to break out of Tianmu Mountain.

Although in the farewell message, the No.13 Division informed the rest of the division that it had dispersed to break through, and the local garrison was also required to respond.But such a farewell message also means that the No.13 division has lost its combat effectiveness.

Even if there is still an infantry brigade and artillery unit on the front line, but apart from the loss of tens of thousands of elite troops, even if this division is rebuilt in the future, its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.It will take a long time to regain combat effectiveness.

While the Japanese army was frustrated and even angry about the defeat of the ambush, the Eighth Route Army's Henan Front Finger fell into joy.As the commander-in-chief of the front line, Boss Peng also directly forwarded this telegram to the 116th and 127th divisions.

There is only one purpose for doing this, which is to motivate the commanders and fighters of these two divisions to learn from the New 67th Army.One of their main divisions has surrounded and wiped out tens of thousands of little devils, so can their two divisions still manage a Doihara division?

Xiao Jinguang, who was rushing back, was also very happy to receive this telegram: "Secretary, the telegram just received shows that our Second Division successfully encircled and wiped out most of the No. 13 Division of the Japanese Army in Tianmu Mountain. .

The new head of this division, Tanaka Seiichi, was also forced by us to commit seppuku.The chief of staff of his division was also shot dead by our troops on the way out of the siege, and the troops are currently besieging and suppressing the fleeing little devils all over the mountains and plains! "

'good!After annihilating this Japanese army division, there will be nothing the little devils can do for our development in the Dabie Mountains.Their two divisions still on the front line will also face a dilemma.

Now our first division is still fighting against the little devils in the Zhoukou and Luohe areas. Mr. Peng personally commanded the two main divisions to fight a decisive battle with the No. 14 division of the Japanese army attacking Zhengzhou.Whether to advance or retreat, I guess the little devil has to think about it! '

As the secretary of the Central China Bureau and the newly appointed political commissar of the new 67th Army, Liu Shaoqi undoubtedly seemed very happy with the troop's record.Even if he knows, this victory has nothing to do with him.

But as the political commissar, he naturally has the right to intervene in some matters of the New 67th Army.It's just that he also understands in his heart that if he wants to place some people in this army, he may need to make some careful arrangements.

After the two chatted for a while, Liu Shaoqi also took the initiative: "Forward Commander He as well! This time we can achieve such a victory, and he has spent a lot of thought. He should share half of the credit." !"

'Okay, I'll have someone forward a telegram to him later! '

Xiao Jinguang was very pleased with Liu Shaoqi's expression of goodwill at this moment.He just thought of announcing this order, and he didn't know how to explain it to the three main division commanders.

After all, as a political commissar, he knew very well that the three division commanders of the new 67th Army were all old subordinates brought together by He Zhengdao.They would feel somewhat inappropriate to be separated from the old chief suddenly.

Even if it will give him some face for the old political commissar, but some emotions are inevitable.It's just that Xiao Jinguang also hopes that these subordinates can stabilize the mood of the troops and continue to carry out work behind enemy lines in Central China.

At least he didn't want to alert the higher-ups of the new 67th army because of emotional reasons.Otherwise, others will say that the independent column is He Zhengdao's private army!

After receiving the telegram forwarded by Xiao Jinguang, He Zhengdao, who had returned to Yulin to prepare for the establishment of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Army, also said happily: "That's right! With the strength of a main division, it is indeed true that an army of tens of thousands of people can be encircled and wiped out in such a short period of time with the strength of a main force division." Well played!"

Hearing He Zhengdao's words, Ye Jianying, who sent the telegram, said speechlessly: "You can only achieve such a record, and your evaluation is only good? Your requirements for the troops are too high, right?"

'Is it high?I don't think so at all!From the day when the independent column was formed, I have emphasized with the commanders of the divisions that they all need to have the combat effectiveness to compete with a Japanese division in the future.

Although they haven't met my requirements yet, but they can achieve such a record, it can only be said to be good.Most importantly, this battle is an ambush, and we have many advantages in intelligence, geography, weapons, weather, etc.

Even in terms of troop strength, we dispatched more troops than the little devils.If you still can't beat the little devils like this, then I can only say that they are too incompetent.After all, this is a Japanese army division with incomplete organizational equipment! '

Chen Yun, who formed a team with He Zhengdao for the first time, also said with great interest after hearing He Zhengdao's words: "Commander, do the three main divisions we form in the future need to have such strength? "

'In the long run, my demands will certainly not be lowered.But at present, this request must be a bit too high.And what we need to deal with in the future is the elite Kwantung Army known as the strongest army in Asia.

In addition, they have a vast occupied area as the rear, and most of the soldiers are experienced veterans who are familiar with the surrounding terrain.In terms of weapons and equipment, I'm afraid we can't compare with them.It would be a little too arrogant to use a division to deal with a division.

However, my requirements for future troops are the minimum.With the strength of our entire army, we are capable of dealing with the challenges of one or two divisions.Even on the frontal battlefield, we can fight them head-on.

Only by meeting this minimum requirement can we have a glimmer of hope in entering the Northeast.If we can’t even do this, we’d better put our tails together, bury our heads and practice hard for a while and talk about it! '

Seeing that He Zhengdao was still very calm and not that young and frivolous, Chen Yun and others naturally admired him.Being able to have such a calm and rational mentality shows that He Zhengdao has never underestimated his opponents when dealing with little devils.

Being able to maintain such a mentality can also effectively avoid the fatal blow to the troops caused by the commander's underestimation of the enemy in the future.After all, when building a new army, it is better to avoid failure as much as possible!

In fact, since the establishment of the independent column, He Zhengdao seems to have been marked as undefeated.If He Zhengdao commanded the troops to suffer a defeat in the formation of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, it would also greatly affect He Zhengdao's prestige in the army!