usatvline Chapter 188: Chaos in North China
Chapter 188: Chaos in North China
Independent Column Ping An Brigade.
Kong Jie saw the soldiers using infantry guns to skillfully attack the Japanese artillery tower, only to see the Japanese artillery tower collapse under the bombardment of the infantry guns.
Before the collapse, the Japanese soldiers in the artillery tower ran outside frantically and were shot to death by the soldiers guarding outside. The rest of the Japanese soldiers who failed to escape were all crushed to death.
Kong Jie excitedly said to the political commissar next to him: "Political commissar, did you see that just now? The soldiers destroyed the enemy's artillery tower in just a few moves. If it were in the past, this would be unthinkable."
The political commissar smiled and said, "Commander, we didn't have any cannons before, so we couldn't do anything about the Japanese strongholds. But now the situation is different. The nightmare of the Japanese has just begun."
"Hahaha, yes. Political Commissar, guess how many enemy artillery towers we can destroy today."
"Brigade Commander, if we continue at the current pace, I estimate that our Ping'an Brigade will be able to destroy more than 100 of the Japanese artillery towers today," the political commissar affirmed.
Kong Jie said loudly: "Not enough, far from enough. Today, our Ping An Brigade must destroy more than 200 artillery towers of the Japanese."
He turned to look at the communicator: "Communicator, notify all troops immediately to speed up the offensive. Today's goal must be to destroy more than 200 of the Japanese artillery towers."
"Yes, Brigadier."
Not long after, the various units of the Ping An Brigade received Kong Jie's orders one after another.
The battalion commanders of each regiment commanded the soldiers to speed up the pace of the attack. One after another, the Japanese artillery towers and strongholds were destroyed, and a large number of Japanese soldiers were killed.
the other side.
The New 1st Brigade led by Ding Wei blew up bridges and destroyed roads everywhere in Yangquan area. Wherever they went, they would completely destroy the local bridges.
In the temporary command post of the New 1st Brigade, the communicator reported the battle situation to Ding Wei.
"Report to the brigade commander. According to statistics, the troops of the New 13st Brigade have destroyed 48 bridges, 20 roads, and enemy outposts this morning...."
Ding Wei said happily after hearing this.
"Yes, I am very satisfied with the results achieved by the troops this morning.
Call back to each regiment, hoping that they can continue to make persistent efforts and continue to destroy the bridges and roads controlled by the Japanese. "
"Yes, Brigadier."
After the communicator left, Ding Wei turned to look at the political commissar.
"Political Commissar, our next mission is to monitor the Japanese in various places. Once the battle in Yangquan City begins, they will definitely set out to reinforce the Yangquan area.
We will set up an ambush on the outer roads and surround and destroy the Japanese reinforcements."
The political commissar nodded slightly.
"Yes, Brigade Commander. I will notify the troops immediately."
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Peking City.
At this time, the North China Front Army headquarters was in chaos, and the radio station in the headquarters kept ringing early in the morning.
The communications room received urgent telegrams from all over North China. The communicators did not dare to delay and immediately translated them and sent them to the headquarters.
When the Japanese chief of staff saw the contents of the telegrams, he almost exploded. All the telegrams said that the Eighth Route Army was attacking the strongholds along the Zhengtai Railway, as if all the Eighth Route Army in the entire North China region were launching an attack at the same time.
How can this be?
How could the Eighth Route Army have so many troops?
The chief of staff couldn't believe this fact, but he had to believe it.
He immediately ran to Tada Shun's office to report.
"Report to the Commander, the garrison troops along the Zhengtai Railway sent a telegram saying that they were attacked by a large force of the Eighth Route Army early this morning.
Now the Eighth Route Army is destroying our railway and road transportation systems, and a large number of strongholds have been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. "
When Tada Shun heard what the chief of staff said, he was completely stunned.
Didn’t the Eighth Route Army mobilize its troops to deal with conflicts with the Nationalist Army?
Why did they suddenly launch a large-scale attack on them?
"idiot!"
"Chief of Staff, we have all been deceived by the Eighth Route Army. They released false intelligence to deliberately confuse us, but in fact they were planning to launch an attack on the Zhengtai Railway."
The chief of staff nodded in agreement.
"That's right, Commander. The commander of the Eighth Route Army is so cunning. Now they are destroying our railways. We must fight back."
Tada Shun immediately stood up from behind his desk and walked up to the chief of staff.
"Chief of Staff, the Eighth Route Army is trying to destroy our lifeline. We must not let them succeed."
"Order the troops in the counties along the Zhengtai Railway to take the initiative to attack. The railway must be protected. Transfer the 36th Division guarding Taiyuan to defend the railway."
"Hai."
After receiving the order, the chief of staff turned and walked out of the office. Now the North China Front Army must dispatch troops as soon as possible to suppress the Eighth Route Army's actions.
Since the communication networks between the Japanese in various parts of North China were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese in many areas could not receive any orders from their superiors.
Therefore, they seemed helpless in the face of the large-scale offensive of the Eighth Route Army and could only stay stationed in strongholds or county towns without moving.
The Japanese troops in North China began to fight on their own, and they sent troops to rescue wherever they were attacked by the Eighth Route Army.
The North China Front Army urgently mobilized a large number of soldiers to protect the railway line, and the Japanese invaders from all over North China were providing support to the Zhengtai Railway.
When the Eighth Route Army troops in various regions saw the Japanese reinforcements setting off, they began to block them and joined the battle. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle outside the city.
As the battle intensified, more and more troops joined in. Originally, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters only planned to mobilize about 30 regiments to attack the Japanese strongholds and railways along the Zhengtai Railway.
Unexpectedly, the scope of the battle became wider and wider. In the end, even the district guerrilla squads in various regions began to attack the Japanese. Almost all the troops of the Eighth Route Army joined in this battle.
Faced with the Eighth Route Army troops attacking everywhere, the Japanese soldiers stationed in various places were completely confused. They had never seen so many Eighth Route Army troops before, and it felt like the Eighth Route Army troops were causing trouble everywhere.
For a time, there was chaos everywhere in North China. Other forces had no idea what was happening. They only knew that there were wars everywhere. The Eighth Route Army launched a crazy offensive against the Japanese.
Various forces began to investigate what the Eighth Route Army was trying to do.
After Tada Shun received telegrams from various places in the command center, his face turned ashen.
He did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would dare to take the initiative to attack the strongholds in North China. This was completely beyond his expectations. What he did not expect was that the Eighth Route Army would develop so rapidly.