Chapter 369: A Surprise Attack in the Night
The second regiment is in Lingjing Township, the Japanese army is also in Lingjing Township, Lingjing Township suddenly squeezed down so many people, there must be a lively happening, so many people are carrying guns and dragging cannons, of course, they are not here to catch up with the market and participate in the temple fair, the local people have already smelled the smell of danger, so they closed the door early before the sun set, and hid in the room and did not dare to go out of the door for half a step.
The common people all smelled the unusual smell in the air, how could those veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time not feel the smell of gunpowder in the Spirit Realm Township? In the evening, when the little devil plunged into the Lingjing Township, he felt that the Lingjing Township was not simple.
However, the Lingjing Township is crisscrossed by mountains, and there is a big mountain more than a mile away, and you can't see the side of the mountain at this side of the mountain, and of course you can't see this side of the mountain on the other side of the mountain, even if you feel that the enemy is nearby, you can't determine the specific direction.
Especially in the Lingjing Township, there are mostly valley trails, and the little devil's car has to line up in a long line in the face of the vertical and horizontal paths, crawling forward slowly in the mountains, and the little devil's march is even a few points slower than the common people's ox carts.
Although Lingjing Village is in the occupied area of the little devils, but this place is in the mountains, the people are simple, there are no traitors and puppet army, and the maintenance of local order is a township regiment organized by the common people.
Since the commander of the little devil decided to spend the night here tonight, of course he would send scouts to reconnoiter the surrounding situation, and the township regiment became the best guide for the little devil.
The second regiment came to Lingjing Township more than two hours earlier than the little devil, and the troops in charge of the palace had already seen the little devil enter the mountain, so of course Li Weimin knew that the little devil had entered Lingjing Township, but the little devil didn't know that the second regiment was in Lingjing Township.
As for the township regiment of Lingjing Township, of course, they knew that there were troops passing through Lingjing Township today, but the people of Lingjing Township were afraid of military disasters, so they hid at home and no one dared to come out, and of course they didn't know if the second regiment had left.
Surrounded by mountains, Lingjing Township with beautiful environment, birds singing and flowers, and beautiful scenery. The little devil came after the second regiment, and learned from the local township regiment, of course, he knew that the second regiment must also be in Lingjing Township, but the specific location was not clear. The beautiful environment did not make the commander of the little devil feel relaxed, but a vigilance rose in his heart.
Under the leadership of the local township regiment, the little devil's reconnaissance team began to reconnoiter the Lingjing township, and the commander of the little devil found a house near the mountain and water, and looked at the map inside, as for the defense matters, he had personally handed over the matter to the officers at all levels to handle, and he was very relieved about his troops.
Before the little devil entered Lingjing Township, Li Weimin called all the officers of the Second Regiment to his side, and they also came in a hurry, and they didn't have time to arrange defenses, let alone find a command headquarters for Li Weimin. Li Weimin decided to tell all the soldiers of the 2nd Regiment his thoughts when it was completely dark.
The threat behind Yangquan has been completely eliminated, and if it were optimistic, the Japanese command would have thought that the troops pursuing Li Minbu would completely annihilate the 2nd Regiment. Yangquan had apparently become the forward command of the little devils in Jindong, and tens of thousands of Japanese troops gathered around Yangquan, waiting for the order to attack last.
In the headquarters of the First Regiment in Pingding County, when he learned that the Second Regiment was pursued by the little devils and had to withdraw from Yuxian County to return, as a commander with many years of experience, Ma Wanzhong certainly knew that the main targets of the little devils' next attack were them.
"Signal soldiers, go to the third regiment to find out how long it will take them to complete the mission." Since the spy was caught during the day, Ma Wanzhong has been in a very unhappy mood, and in the face of the impending attack of the little devil, Ma Wanzhong has walked back and forth in the headquarters.
After receiving the order, the signal soldiers set out in the darkness of the night.
"Tell the forward troops, be vigilant, the little devil may attack at night tonight!"
Although the county seat of Pingding has become an impregnable wall under Ma Wanzhong's arrangement, there is no impenetrable city wall in the world, and in the face of the powerful artillery of the little devil, the soldiers can only resist with their flesh.
One after another orders were issued from the headquarters of Pingding County, and then another piece of information was gathered into Ma Wanzhong's hands, the night was dark, but tonight was not like a few days ago, there was no bright moon in the sky, not even a star, the night was like ink, and only after climbing the city tower could you see a little fire and lights.
Compared with the deserted headquarters of the second regiment, the command headquarters of the little devil Yangquan is busy, and it is also issued from the command headquarters one by one, and then arrives at the troops, but the two legs used by the second regiment, and the little devil uses the telephone, so the command headquarters of the second regiment is deserted, and the command of the little devil becomes busy.
In the darkness of the night, a dazzling light rose from the horizon and then slowly fell. When the last light disappeared in the dark night, dozens of rapid fires appeared from the ground with a thunderous sound, and the lively night sky came straight to the direction of Pingding County.
"Boom Boom"
The shells fell on the positions, and the fighters, except for the fixed observation posts, hid in the newly dug fortifications, and the shells kept falling on the soil overhead and onto the soldiers' heads. The veterans were talking and laughing, and the recruits kept fighting with their upper and lower rows of teeth, making gurgling noises, and they couldn't say a word at all.
Before the sound of artillery ended, the troops attacking the little devils were like a tide to the forward positions. The shrill whistle on the position was more piercing than the sound of explosions, and the fighters braved the enemy's artillery fire to rush out of the anti-artillery fortifications and enter the position, ready for battle.
"Da Da Da" "Bang Bang Bang"
The gunshots suddenly rang out, shouting and killing, the ** sound of pain, and the desperate cries were mixed in it, and the soldiers who did not fall kept pulling the trigger and killing the little devils who were close to the position.
But the night was so dark that the black ones covered the eyes of the soldiers, and the black ones couldn't tell the enemy from the enemy, and the little black devils themselves didn't know if they had rushed to the position.
"Boom"
The explosion of a grenade rang out, and a soldier killed a little devil with the grenade on his body.
"Boom"
Another grenade explosion sounded, and a little devil rushed to the position and blew up a machine-gun position with the grenade on his body.
No one flinched in this battle, the soldiers of the second regiment defended, they had guns, grenades, and bayonets on their bodies, although in the dark night it was impossible to tell whether they were their own people or not, only those who dared to fight hard were qualified to live.
The defending troops had already inflicted maximum casualties on the imp charging troops with the weapons in their hands, and no one knew how long the battle lasted. After the little devil retreated, there were still sporadic gunshots on the position, that is, the little devil who was lost in the dark night could not find his way and was surrounded by soldiers.
No one knows how fierce the battle was, because the night had covered it all.
"Let the Eighth Battalion go to the frontal position!" After the little devil retreated, Ma Wanzhong ordered.
Ma Wanzhong was a regiment commander, but he had been a soldier for several years before becoming a regiment commander, and he could judge from the sound of gunfire how many enemies there were and how many of his own troops were. In this attack in the dark of night, the number of little devils was at least about 1,000, more than half of the number of people in the frontal defensive position of the second regiment.
In the end, more than half of the little devils were killed and wounded, and more than half of the troops on the position were also killed. Even though the little devil had retreated, there were still fierce shouts from the position.
"It seems that Yituan is in a lot of trouble this time!"
Zhao Caizhu stood on the tower of the south gate of Xiyang County, he didn't use a telescope, because he couldn't see Pingding County in a cloudless day, let alone a dark night without a star, but the rumbling cannon sound came into Zhao Caizhu's ears, which made him feel very bad in his heart.
"Inform the troops, hurry up and act, the little devil has not much time left for us." Zhao Caizhu ordered the communication soldiers beside him.
Compared with the first night, Xiyang County and Heshun County were not besieged by the little devils, they could concentrate on destroying the surrounding roads, so there was no obstacle at all for thirty miles one night, but not tonight, they had to send troops to guard against the attack of the little devils, although the soldiers supported by the four regiments had arrived, but Zhao Caizhu still did not divide too many soldiers to destroy the roads with the common people.
Fortunately, the soldiers of the special combat team continued to attack the transportation lines in the rear of the Japanese army at night, and after the daytime attack, the little devils exhausted the combat materials they carried with them, and the materials transported in the rear could not be delivered for a long time, so the little devils had to postpone the attack.
Gangcun Ningci, who was far away in Wuhan, constantly received information from Shanxi one after another, and he became more and more familiar with the combat capability of the 33rd Independent Division. Gangcun Ningji also paid more and more attention to the 33rd Independent Division in his heart, but he did not notice the purpose of the 33rd Independent Division's operation this time.
"It's going to be interesting to meet these two opponents in this fight." After putting away the telegram, Gangmura Ninji looked at the map and muttered.
In the eyes of Gangcun Ningci, Liao Fan of Taihang Mountain has been compared with Li Zongren of Laohekou, and in the face of two excellent commanders, Gangcun Ningci is looking forward to the next battle with them. At this time, Gangcun Ningji had already ordered all the troops to start assembling, and once the logistics were ready, he could launch an attack at any time.
Although there is no bird language in Lingjing Township on the summer evening, there are bursts of floral fragrance, and the fragrance of flowers wafts in the wind, and Li Weimin, who is standing on the top of the mountain, feels relaxed and happy. The troops in charge of monitoring Xinzhou had already returned with them when they attacked Dingxiang, and at this time Li Weimin had an order of 3,000 men in his hands, and the cavalry battalion was obviously not suitable for fighting in the mountains, so Li Weimin interrupted and regarded them as reserves.
With three thousand against five thousand, Li Weimin, who is not very good at attacking, is very excited, but most of his excitement comes from nervousness. When the Second Regiment captured Yuxian, he had already set his sights on Lingjing Township, and now both sides had arrived.