Predator Reborn

Chapter 380 Unexpected Situation

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, what you said is very reasonable. However, Chief of Staff, in the entire Shanxi, except for Shanxi, there are no imperial soldiers stationed anywhere. But where should this reinforcement come from?"

At the words of the chief of staff, the commander, Lieutenant General Tada Shun, nodded secretly, but another question came to his mind.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we don't need to worry too much about this issue. In western Shanxi, in addition to our elite Kwantung Army brigade with a strength of nearly 10,000 people, there are also a local garrison of 30,000 people. If we order Fenyang

, if all the garrison troops in Wenshui and Shui counties attack, then our reinforcements will be 20,000. I think that the 20,000 Imperial Japanese Army, even if it encounters an ambush by the main force of the Eighth Route Army's Independent Division,

Twenty thousand people can hold on to the spot for at least a week. And when the main force of the Independent Division is all attracted to the ambush position, the elite troops we dispatched from the Hebei area can easily enter the home base of the Independent Division.

, and take back Taiyuan City with the camera." The chief of staff replied with confidence.

"Yoshi, Chief of Staff, if things can continue like this, maybe this is a good time for us to deal with the independent division." After hearing the answer from the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Tada Shun could no longer see any trace of anger on his face.

Instead of worry, his face was full of excitement, and his eyes couldn't help but start to shine.

"Hi, Commander, if we can really accomplish this campaign goal, the Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army will not only lose its home base after this battle, but also suffer heavy losses." Seeing that Commander Lieutenant General Tada Shun had already agreed.

After hearing his suggestion, the chief of staff continued.

"Very good, this method is very good. Chief of Staff, now I am ordering you to complete the task of attracting the main force of the Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army. And I am personally stationed in Shijiazhuang, and you have succeeded in attracting the main force of the Independent Division.

After being attracted, I will personally command an elite Imperial Army soldier from the division to attack Taiyuan directly along Shitai Road." Commander Lieutenant General Tada Shun nodded with satisfaction and began to assign combat tasks.

As a result, when the Japanese Kwantung Army brigade and nearly 10,000 soldiers had just passed through Laiyuan County, they all stopped and began to wait for the arrival of follow-up troops. Liu Hua, the commander of the independent division, led three soldiers

A brigade of nearly 20,000 troops marched out of the newly occupied Taiyuan City and headed straight towards the direction of the Japanese reinforcements. Liu Hua, as the division commander, marched while fighting with

Several brigade commanders discussed the enemy's situation.

"Division Commander, according to intelligence, a brigade of Japanese reinforcements has just passed through the Fenyang area. In one day, it will enter Wenshui County, which is the only way to go. And our army, after ten hours of rapid march,

In the future, it will be in Qingxu County. The distance between the two counties will only take eight hours if we use a forced march. Therefore, our army now has up to 18 hours of preparation time." Liu is still in charge.

Wang Benqing, commander of the third brigade who was Hua's temporary staff officer, pointed to a map of western Shanxi in front of him and introduced it to several people.

And just after Wang Benqing finished speaking, several people's eyes looked at the silent division commander Liu Hua next to them, waiting for division commander Liu Hua to issue combat orders.

"You all watch what I do. I have 18 hours of preparation time, which is enough. Comrades, this is what I think. A Japanese Kwantung Army brigade has nearly 10,000 people. Therefore, if we want to kill them one by one,

If you want to eat all the remaining ones, you must find a suitable ambush location that can put all the nearly 10,000 little devils in. And along the entire highway, the only places that meet this condition are Qingxu County and above.

Along the Fen River in the north. The terrain there is very open, and one side of the road is blocked by the Fen River. At that time, we only need to ambush on one side of the road, wait until the Japanese army enters the ambush circle, block the head and tail, and use our hands

They used all kinds of light and heavy firepower to drive the little Japanese into the Fenhe River." Liu Hua pointed to a section of road on the map and introduced it loudly.

"Commander, this is really a good idea. When the time comes, the little Japs who enter our ambush circle will definitely have no idea what they are calling, and they will be beaten passively. Commander, please give the order..."

Just as Liu Hua finished speaking, several brigade commanders began to clamor for a fight.

"Don't worry, these are nearly 10,000 little devils, and everyone will have a share when the time comes. Of course, everyone knows that the protagonist of this battle is the artillery regiment in our hands. Commander Zhou...

." Regarding everyone's reaction, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and shouted to Zhou Zhigang, commander of the 1st Division Artillery Regiment who had been silent in front of him.

"Here we go..." Zhou Zhigang stood up and replied loudly.

"Well, Commander Zhou, whether this ambush can be successful depends on your artillery regiment. Your artillery regiment has a total of 36 artillery pieces of various types. In addition, the three brigades have more than fifty mortars.

.At that time, all these nearly a hundred artillery pieces will be under your unified command and deployment. My request is very simple. After the battle starts, your artillery group will be facing this section of the road and prepare for artillery fire for at least ten minutes.

In these ten minutes, on the one hand, it is necessary to kill a large number of Japanese troops' effective forces, and at the same time, it is necessary to disrupt the formation of the little devils and break their will to resist. How about, do you have the confidence to complete this task?" Liu Hua said loudly

commanded.

"Report to the division commander, Zhou Zhigang promises to complete the task." Zhou Zhigang replied loudly without any unnecessary words.

"Very good, Brigadier Shen. When the time comes, you will personally lead the troops of the two regiments and be responsible for intercepting the tail of the Japanese army and blocking their retreat. Brigadier Luo, you will also injure the two main regiments and be responsible for blocking them."

Don't let them rush out of the enemy's head. As for the remaining five main regiments, I will personally command them to ambush west of the highway. In a word, after the battle begins, we will use the firepower in our hands to kill and injure the enemy's effective forces as much as possible.

, compress the enemy's encirclement, and prohibit casual charges. This time, I also request that nearly 10,000 little Japs be annihilated with minimal casualties." Liu Hua continued to order.

"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission..." several people replied at the same time.

Just as the columns directly under the independent division, under the command of their respective commanders, quickly moved towards the predetermined ambush circle, the Japanese follow-up troops also slowly arrived. Two garrison regiments, plus some garrison brigades.

A total of 10,000 little Japs gathered around the Japanese Kwantung Army brigade.

Of course, division commander Liu Hua, who was leading his troops to the ambush position, knew nothing about what happened to the Japanese reinforcements. At this time, Liu Hua, with nearly 20,000 troops and a large number of heavy weapons

, rushed to the ambush position that he had prepared for the little devil in a rapid march.

In the end, with high morale, the entire army arrived at the position in less than six hours. After hurriedly eating some dry food, more than 20,000 people began to build ambush fortifications on the entire ambush position.

Prepare the little devils' graves.

Finally, after almost a night of digging, a complete set of ambush fortifications appeared on both sides of the road. The soldiers who had been digging for a whole night took advantage of the opportunity before the little devils arrived, and retreated.

In the trenches, he began to rest and replenish the physical strength he had consumed throughout the day and night.

At the same time, the special operations brigade, which was approaching the Japanese reinforcements, also began to send the situation of the Japanese troops one by one to the hands of the division commander Liu Hua.

However, at this moment, a piece of information from the special operations brigade surprised the division commander Liu Hua and several brigade commanders. Because, on the telegram, it was clearly written: "After detailed investigation, the Japanese reinforcements except one Kanto

In addition to the 10,000 military regiments, there are also all the garrison troops in Fenyang and Wenshui areas. They include two guard regiments and three guard brigades, with a total of more than 11,000 people. At this time, they rushed to Taiyuan

The total strength of the Japanese reinforcements exceeds 20,000. The heavy equipment includes a total of 54 various mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and field artillery. Special operations brigade captain Liu Xiaogang, political commissar Luo Zhi..."

"Division Commander, what should we do now? The total strength of the Japanese army is more than twice what we expected. More importantly, in terms of heavy firepower, it far exceeds our artillery regiment. At the same time, we are currently building

The ambush position can only accommodate less than 15,000 Japs at most, but there are more than 20,000 Japs." After listening to the entire contents of the telegram, Shen Qinghua, commander of the First Brigade, was the first to stand up.

said.

"Yes, division commander, what should we do now? According to the report of the special operations brigade, in another eight hours, the Japanese reinforcements will enter our ambush circle. Should we continue to ambush the little devil or retreat immediately? We must

Make a decision immediately." Second Brigade Commander Luo Zhihui stood up at the same time and asked anxiously.

"Brigadier Wang, what do you think about this issue?" Seeing that both brigade commanders had spoken, Liu Hua looked at Wang Benqing, commander of the third brigade who was serving as his temporary chief of staff at this time.

"Reporting to the division commander, I believe that in this ambush battle, no matter how much more troops the Japs come, we must fight and end the battle in the shortest possible time." Seeing the doubtful look cast by the division commander, Wang Benqing

He spoke.

Liu Hua, who was sitting silently next to him, nodded silently after listening to Wang Benqing's words, because what Wang Benqing said coincided with what he was thinking. Thinking of this, Liu Hua began to continue asking.

Said: "Commander Wang, tell me your reasons?"

"Yes, division commander. This time, the Japanese army dispatched a total of 20,000 troops with only two goals. On the one hand, it is to recapture Taiyuan City from our hands. Another purpose is to rely on the strength of 20,000 people.

troops, and the main force of our independent division, engage in a major decisive battle around Taiyuan to weaken the strength of our independent division." Wang Benqing replied loudly.

"Well, that makes sense. But why do we have to fight this battle with the Japs and eliminate the 20,000 Japanese troops in the shortest possible time?" Liu Hua nodded and continued to ask.

"That's it, division commander. If we face the Japanese army's 20,000 troops and retreat without fighting, then it is impossible for us to take away the large amount of supplies captured in Taiyuan City. At the same time, launching this Taiyuan battle will also

It doesn't make any sense." Looking at the two brigade commanders and his division commander who were entranced in front of him, Wang Benqing continued.

"As for the reason why more than 20,000 Japanese troops were wiped out in the shortest possible time, the reason is very simple, that is, our army cannot afford to delay it. You must know that the main force of our independent division has now all left its base areas. If we arrive

At that time, we were fighting with the Japanese army in a tense state. The Japanese army suddenly mobilized heavy troops from the Shijiazhuang area of ​​other provinces to attack our rear area. Then we would face the situation of being attacked from both sides. By that time, the situation of our entire independent division would be

It's very dangerous." Wang Benqing said.

"Okay, well said. Brigadier Wang, are there any more?" After hearing Wang Benqing's answer, Liu Hua couldn't help but clapped his hands and continued to ask expectantly.

"Commander, in addition to the above unfavorable reasons, there is another advantage. That is, if we can kill these 20,000 little Japs in the shortest time, then there will be only a few little Japs left in the entire western Shanxi.

to a garrison of 20,000 people. In this case, it is equivalent to the entire western Shanxi completely opening its arms to our independent division. We can take advantage of the situation to regain the entire western Shanxi and bring the entire Shanxi into the base area of ​​our independent division.

." Wang Benqing continued.

"Well, I'm thinking very far. What do you two think now?" Liu Hua nodded and asked the two brigade commanders in front of him who looked thoughtful.

"Division Commander, I completely agree with Brigadier Wang's opinion. We must fight this battle with the Japs and decide it quickly. However, now our entire direct column only has 20,000 troops. In terms of strength and firepower, it is not as good as the Japs.

It doesn't have any advantage. At the same time, our ambush circle can't accommodate so many little Japs. I think our top priority right now is to solve this problem." Brigadier Shen Qinghua stood up and said.

"Division commander, I suggest that the second division closest to us send reinforcements. At the same time, the air defense regiment, armor regiment, and heavy artillery regiment are dispatched to reinforce. Although this battle requires a quick victory, the Japanese army has amazing capabilities after all.

If we want to eat all the 20,000 people, it will take a very long time. By then, if the Japanese army requests aircraft support, we will not have the cover of the air defense regiment, and the casualties of the soldiers will be very huge. As for the armored regiment,

"Two days ago, the armored regiment showed its prowess when ambushing a regiment of the Japanese Kwantung Army. And here happens to be a plain area, which is very suitable for the armored regiment to launch a surprise attack at night." Brigadier Luo Zhihui also stood up and said.

"Well, this suggestion is very good. Now that the opinions of several of us have been unified, let's fight this battle with the Japs. Let them know that our independent division is not much inferior to the elite Kwantung Army of the Japs and is equally invincible.

, invincible." Division Commander Liu Hua clenched his fists tightly and said loudly.

"Yes, division commander, please give the battle order..." The three brigade commanders, together with the artillery regiment commander Zhou Zhigang, stood in front of Liu Hua at the same time and replied loudly.

"Okay, first of all, what we need to solve is the problem of reinforcements. Brigadier Wang..." Liu Hua nodded and shouted loudly to Wang Benqing, who served as his temporary chief of staff.

"Here we go..." Wang Benqing stood up.

"Brigadier Wang, you immediately draft a telegram to the political commissar. Because the enemy's situation has changed, please ask the political commissar to quickly order the heavy artillery regiment, armored regiment, and air defense regiment to bring all the equipment (including the heavy equipment captured in Taiyuan City) in the shortest possible time.

Within, rush to the location of the ambush battlefield. Secondly, order the commander-in-chief of the second division to immediately mobilize at least three main regiments of troops to reinforce the ambush battlefield as quickly as possible." Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"Yes, Commander..." Wang Benqing put away the folder in his hand and replied loudly.

"Okay, now comes the specific tasks of our three brigades." Liu Hua nodded and continued.

"Commander, just give the order..." the three brigade commanders once again replied in unison.

"Okay, now I order that all ambush positions remain unchanged. However, we must make certain changes in the relative tactics. At that time, our specific battle mages will first eliminate the enemy's artillery and heavy troops, and then destroy them.

The vanguard and rearguard troops of the Japanese army. After all the main forces of the little devils, all the artillery, and the baggage entered the ambush circle, Brigadier Shen and Brigadier Luo, the two regiments led by each of you, immediately launched a charge towards the Japanese army.

The Japanese army marched in formation and cut it into three sections. However, when the time comes, your four regiments will be attacked from both front and back and attacked by the Japanese army from both sides." Division Commander Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"Commander, don't worry. I, Shen Qinghua, and Luo Zhihui will guarantee to complete the mission. As soon as the battle starts, we will cut off the entire Japanese army's march and divide it into three." The two brigade commanders stood up and shouted loudly

replied.

"Okay, Brigadier Wang, when the time comes, we will command the remaining five infantry regiments. With the cooperation of the artillery regiment, we will use the shortest possible time to eat up the artillery and heavy equipment in the middle of the Japanese marching column.

Let these little devils lose the support of artillery fire and the supply of ammunition in the next battle." Liu Hua continued to order.

"Yes, brigade commander, I promise to complete the mission..."

"Okay, then you will each return to your command position. It will take several hours for the little devil to enter the ambush circle. Order the cooking soldiers from each unit to find a way to get a hot meal for the soldiers.

, replenish everyone's physical strength." After the task was assigned, the division commander Liu Hua ordered several brigade commanders who were about to turn around and leave.