Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 626: Night Attack on Li City

Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Yellow River Defense Corps of the ** Division, was depressed when he saw the Japanese troops passing by in front of his eyes, but could not fight a happy battle. It happened that Kang Dezhu, the commander of the reconnaissance company of the second brigade of his regiment, was sent

The valuable information lifted his spirits right then.

In Sun Zhenbang's eyes, the more than 2,000 Japanese troops, supplies and ammunition in Licheng were just a big fat piece of fat. He had the capital to fight this battle. A small regiment had 3,000 troops, not to mention a special operations detachment.

These masters of sneak attacks and whistle-blowing were taken into custody in Licheng. The little devil had not yet reacted. He did not intend to report this operation to the division commander. If so, everything would be ruined.

Although this violated the division commander's prohibition, Sun Zhenbang decided to fight this battle and made solid preparations. He sent two companies, carrying a large number of mines and explosives, to the vicinity of Lucheng and Shexian respectively to lay mines on the roads.

District, there is only one requirement: to ensure that the Japanese troops in the direction of Lucheng and Shexian cannot smoothly reinforce Licheng. To this end, the Japanese reinforcements must be blocked halfway at all costs, without receiving orders from the Corps Headquarters.

Do not take even half a step back.

The two companies set off. It was still early. The rest of the troops were hiding in the ravines near Dongyang Pass. They took a rest and sent out several reconnaissance troops to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army. As the sun slowly went westward, Sun Zhenbang felt in his heart

He was anxious, fearing that an emergency would occur, and if he could not win the battle against Licheng, his efforts would be in vain, and the cooked duck would fly away.

At this time, fighting was taking place everywhere in the south and east of the Taihang Mountains. The scale of the fighting was not large. As soon as the troops of the Japanese Army came into contact with the Japanese army, they quickly evacuated their positions and waited for the main force of the Japanese army to get ready for a big fight.

, the shadow of Chinese soldiers has disappeared. Among them, there are Sun Zhenbang's troops and Tang Qiuquan's special operations detachment.

Despite this, the Japanese army also suffered a lot. The Chinese ** team used all kinds of mines and bombs on the good roads and mountain roads. I don't know when they suddenly became angry and blew up a group of Imperial Army soldiers. They were angered.

Many Japanese generals asked Okamura Neiji to fight, and they wanted to lead their troops in pursuit and completely eliminate the Chinese soldiers who harassed the imperial army. Okamura Neiji was very satisfied with the fighting spirit of his subordinates.

The style of Japanese Imperial Army officers.

The experienced veteran Neji Okamura knew that this was a typical tactic used by the Chinese, which was called "luring the enemy deep" to disperse his troops so that he could defeat them one by one. Neji Okamura smiled, OK, then let's go deep.

In the Taihang Mountains, my strategic intention is to occupy the entire Taihang Mountains, and I am prepared to go deep without being lured.

Okamura Neiji really divided his troops, and the situation seemed to be developing as Tang Qiuli expected. However, after gathering intelligence from various places, Tang Qiuli was no longer optimistic. Okamura Neiji's troops were divided into six groups, with more than 50,000 people in each group.

, equipped with tanks, cavalry, and aircraft to provide air fire support at any time, like a big open hand, gradually compressing you from the south and east directions toward the heart of the Taihang Mountain base area.

Tang Qiuli issued an order to lure the enemy troops deeper into the army and increase the intensity of the attack. The Japanese army must be divided again to create favorable conditions for the troops of the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army to annihilate one or more of the Japanese troops. However, no matter how the troops attacked, the Sixth Route Japanese Army

That is, they will no longer divide their forces, leaving a small number of troops to struggle with the small troops of the ** Division, while the main force continues to attack the hinterland of the Taihang Mountains.

Tang Qiuli lamented that Okamura Neji, an old Japanese soldier, was really cunning, and his tactics were completely correct. The six Japanese armies marched together, and the distance between them was exactly a day and night's march. If he surrounded the Japanese army all the way, if he couldn't do it in a day and night,

After the battle was over, the other five Japanese troops moved closer. The troops were in danger of being encircled. If they gave up in the middle of the battle, they would be bitten and entangled by the Japanese troops, which would be equally disadvantageous. This man was his strong enemy in North China.

The time to launch the Battle of Jingxingguan was not yet ripe. Let the Japanese army go deep into the Taihang Mountains and engage in firefights with the Eighth Route Army troops. The art of war said "encircle an enemy five times, annihilate it ten times." Where would you go to mobilize 500,000 troops? If you force it

Beat it, make it hard to chew,

If you can't swallow it, your stomach will burst. You can only look for opportunities after the battle of Jingxingguan. After watching Okamura Neji's reaction, Tang Qiuli admitted that Okamura Neji has a hand. Fortunately, there is still room for maneuver in the Taihang Mountains.

It was big enough to deal with the Japanese army for a while.

However, the Japanese army was heavily concentrated, and the gap between them was large. This was an opportunity. Okamura Neji adopted such tactics because he learned the lessons of Yamaguchi. When Yamaguchi swept the Taihang Mountains, his troops were too dispersed, which led to

Being attacked everywhere and exhausted, Okamura Neiji would not make the same mistake.

It was to prevent Tang Qiuli from finding an opportunity to attack his army. Even though he had occupied some deserted villages and towns from the launch of the attack until now, Okamura Neiji also believed that he had initially achieved his strategic intention. He said fiercely,

Even if we turn over the Taihang Mountains, we still have to find Tang Qiuli's secret supply base.

Sun Zhenbang was unaware of the battle between the division commander and Okamura Neiji, as well as the entire strategic situation in the Taihang Mountains. He was bent on winning this battle. Under the cover of night, his troops had moved covertly to the outskirts of Li City. He and

Chief of Staff Wang Jun, with several guards, climbed outside the city wall to carefully observe the situation inside the city.

Licheng is an ancient county town with a long history. It is located at the key pass in and out of the Taihang Mountains. The Handang Avenue connecting southern Hebei and southern Shanxi passes through the city. It has always been a military town. During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, it became the throat of Shanxi and Hebei provinces.

One of the main roads is a city wall several feet high, wide and thick, surrounded by a moat, and a suspension bridge hung high. On the city tower, Japanese patrol sentries can be seen moving around, and the helmets shine dimly under the starlight.

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Sun Zhenbang scratched his head a little. He didn't expect that the Japanese army's defense was so tight. Logically speaking, this place had become their strategic rear. His own troops did not alert the little devils. Why were they still so careful? The Japanese soldiers in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War had very high abilities.

quality, they have no body

Being in the rear and relaxing his vigilance caused Sun Zhenbang's battle plan to encounter a big problem. If he attacked, it would be a hard attack. Without the cooperation of heavy artillery, he would attack the solidly defended city of Li with less than one regiment.

Sun Zhenbang's brain has not heated up to this level yet.

After he and Wang Jun retreated, they called several commanders together, including Bai Lishan, and explained the situation. At this time, Sun Zhenbang was already a little discouraged. Bai Lishan smiled and said to him: "I want to

Seize the city gate without alerting the little Japs, Commander Sun, leave this task to our Special Operations Team 11." Sun Zhenbang was overjoyed, Tang Qiuquan's men are all treasures, they must have a way.

From the direction of Lucheng, more than a dozen cars drove over, with their headlights turned on. The bright lights pierced the night. It was extremely obvious. Sun Zhenbang was stunned. Where did Bai Lishan and the others get the car in such a short time? It is really amazing.

Now, it was daytime. Special Operations Team 11 killed a Japanese transport convoy. Bai Lishan felt sorry for these cars. They did not blow them up and drove them to a remote ravine to hide them. Unexpectedly, they would come in handy now.

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The convoy drove directly to the suspension bridge on the moat of Licheng and stopped. It had already alerted the Japanese troops on the city wall. Immediately, dazzling searchlights shone over, and there was the sound of pulling gun bolts and shouting for passwords. Bai Lishan, wearing a major military uniform, swaggered

After getting off the first car, he yelled and cursed a few words at the city gate. His Japanese was proficient and there was no flaw in it. Thanks to Qiuquan, he forced the entire special operations detachment to learn Japanese.

The person leading the team at the city gate was a second lieutenant. He could clearly see and hear clearly that the officer below the city was angry, "Baga, I am Major Takashima of the 19th Division of the Kwantung Army.

We were ordered to come to Licheng to transport ammunition to the front line, but you didn't notify the frontline troops of the password. Who knew that your Inoue Regiment's bullshit password delayed important events? How many brains do you have?"

The first level of the official rank is overwhelming, let alone several levels higher. On this day, there were many troops coming to Licheng to collect supplies and ammunition, and the numbers were mixed. They were all from that army. It is definitely possible that the command was not conveyed to the troops on the front line. People from the Kwantung Army,

Usually his nostrils are turned upward and he is very arrogant. How could the young lieutenant dare to offend these uncles? He ran down the tower in a hurry and shouted for a suspension bridge to be built on the city.

When he arrived in front of the major, without waiting for a salute, he received a slap in the face that made stars shine in his eyes. Then, an ID card fell on his face. How could the second lieutenant dare to examine it carefully? He felt that the major in front of him was not the same as the person in the ID photo.

Much the same, but when I saw the Major with a fierce look in his eyes, he swallowed the words as they came to his lips, he couldn't help but hesitate a little, and he had already greeted the female relatives of those bastards of the Kwantung Army in his heart.

Looking at the Japanese second lieutenant in a daze, the major became furious and slapped him again. A Kwantung Army second lieutenant next to him came over to calm the angry major and handed him the official document on the allocation of ammunition from the Kwantung Army's 19th Division's Transport Regiment.

Second lieutenant, this little devil was so moved that he almost shed tears. It is better to be a brother of equal rank. The older the officer is, the less human he is. He will beat him whenever he wants.

After reading the official document, the suspicion in the second lieutenant's heart had disappeared. The major waved his hand impatiently, and the "Hayagu" convoy drove into the city gate. The reason why Bai Lishan did this was because he was afraid of flaws in his documents and took a preemptive strike to kill the guard.

The Japanese sentry beat him up and made him dizzy. Besides, this is what Japanese soldiers do. The more fierce you are, the more Japanese you look like. If you don't take advantage, you are a fool.

Unfortunately, the leading car suddenly broke down and blocked the gate of the city. The long line of cars behind could not get in. The major became furious and slapped the driver who quickly jumped out of the car.

Seeing the second lieutenant on guard was frightened, and he felt much more balanced. Not only was he being beaten, but the Kwantung Army was also vulnerable to this.

The major waved his hand towards the soldiers in the car. More than a hundred soldiers in the car all jumped out. Some helped the beaten driver repair the car, and more people came to the city gate seemingly casually.

There were many Japanese soldiers around, chatting with each other, exchanging fire and cigarettes, and they seemed very affectionate.

(To be continued)