NFBE Chapter 233 Group Battle 10
Chapter 233 Group Battle 10
Changzhi, Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
"Report, Japanese 16th Division, Japanese Independent Mixed th, th Brigade."
"And the Third Division of the Imperial Army, which set out from Wu'an, Wuxiang, Lucheng and other places."
"Along the way, we have been sweeping the Qingzhang River, the east and west regions, and are currently heading towards Matan, Zuohuijian, Shexian, and Piancheng."
The deputy chief of staff took a telegram and read it to several heads of the headquarters.
"Matian, Zuohui, Shexian."
The commander-in-chief muttered a few words, and the ground that appeared in the telegram smiled faintly and said, "It seems that the Japanese are not giving up yet!"
"This is clearly aimed at us!"
"Come if you want. Last time, the fighter planes that bullied us were not here, so they took advantage of us. Now that we have fighter planes, I will make sure they never come back!"
The chief of staff slammed the table with a firm expression.
"Haha, well said!"
The commander-in-chief looked at the political department nearby, and the director said: "Immediately arrange for the headquarters, the 129th Division, and the party and government organs of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Border Region to move."
"Yes."
The Minister of the Political Department nodded, turned and left the command center, and began to arrange the transfer of the agency.
"Let the 129th Division, the 385th Brigade, the New 1st Brigade, the 10th Brigade, the 3th Brigade, the th Brigade, the rd Death Column, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, and the Artillery Brigade return to defend Matan immediately."
The commander-in-chief looked at the chief of staff and asked, "Is Comrade Huang Zhefu in charge of the combat formation this time?"
"Yes."
The chief of staff nodded: "Now they are parked at Linfen, Yan Laoxi's airport."
"This time it's a battle formation, consisting of ten Taihang Type 1 fighters and twenty Taihang Type 1 bombers. They are ready for battle!"
"Great."
The commander-in-chief waved his hand and said, "Notify them to prepare for battle!"
"Yes."
Qingzhang River, Dongjiaokou.
The commander of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, Seiichi Kita, wiped the sweat from his head and looked at the chief of staff, Yoshiichi Wakamatsu, who was standing beside him.
"How far is this place from Mata?"
"Reporting to the division commander, there are about 23 kilometers to go."
Wakamatsu just responded.
"Yoshi."
Kita Makoto nodded and ordered: "You can ask the 16th Independent Mixed Brigade, the th Brigade, and the rd Division of the Imperial Army to gather with our army."
"But... wouldn't this expose our army's true purpose?"
Wakamatsu asked doubtfully.
"This place is only 23 kilometers away from Matan. So what if they guessed it?"
Kita Makoto waved his hand nonchalantly: "Go send a telegram quickly and ask when the supporting aviation brigade will arrive?"
"Yes."
Seeing that Kita Seiichi insisted, Wakamatsu Jiichi could only nod and salute, then turned around to issue the order.
A moment later, Wakamatsu came back with a telegram.
"Reporting to the division commander, the 9th Aviation Group has arrived at Jiexiu Airport and can provide support at any time."
"Yoshi."
Kita Seiichi said happily: "The 9th Air Group is a light bomber group composed of Type 97 fighters."
"With their help, it looks like we can get revenge for the last time!"
............
Xi'an Village.
Wakamatsu Jiichi walked out of the village and said to Kita Seiichi: "Division Commander, this village is empty. There is nothing here. It must have been cleared out by the Eighth Route Army."
"Ah."
Kitamako nodded, not surprised.
Since leaving Dongjiaokou, all the villages they encountered along the way were empty.
"It seems that the Eighth Route Army wants to play the game of scorching the walls and clearing the countryside."
Kita Seiichi sneered: "Keep going."
"Hi!"
"Pah, pah, pah..."
"Da da da......"
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Just when half of the Japanese troops passed through Xi'an Village, suddenly one by one, the Eighth Route Army soldiers emerged from their hiding places and began to massacre the unsuspecting Japanese soldiers.
"Baga, it's authentic!!"
Kita Seiichi, who was well-informed, immediately ordered: "The front team continues to move forward, leave the village, and dig a defensive position on the spot."
"The rear team stopped advancing and prepared to attack Xi'an Village."
"Order the field artillery regiment to provide covering fire on Xi'an Village."
With the calm command of Kita Seiichi, the Japanese army successfully withdrew from Xi'an Village after losing more than 40 people.
"Hurry into the tunnel and leave Xi'an Village."
Seeing that the Japanese were gone, the commander of the 769th Regiment, th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, Wang Jinshan, decisively ordered the soldiers to evacuate Xi'an Village.
After the soldiers of the 769th Regiment left Xi'an Village through the tunnel, they fired 75mm high-explosive bombs towards Xi'an Village.
"Hu~~"
Wang Jinshan wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Fortunately I ran fast."
The tunnels they dug had no ability to defend against artillery fire because of the rush of time, and would collapse after being hit by two hits from large-caliber artillery.
"Captain, the brigade commander asked us to prepare and launch the attack in ten minutes."
At this time, a signalman came quickly to Wang Jinshan with a telegram.
"it is good."
Wang Jinshan nodded: "Everyone assemble, check the ammunition, and launch the attack in ten minutes."
"Division Commander, something is not right. According to the scouts, there are Eighth Route Army positions blocking the way ahead, and we have also found signs of large-scale human activities in the mountains and forests on both sides."
Wakamatsu Jiichi came to Kita Seichi and preached with a worried look on his face.
Hearing this, Kita Seiichi was not panicked: "First send people into the village and kill the Eighth Route Army inside."
"Hi!"
Wakamatsu just nodded in greeting.
A moment later, the 27th Infantry Brigade, the 2nd Regiment, and the st Battalion, holding Type rifles, carefully walked towards Xi'an Village.
“Chirp, chirp….”
Just when the first battalion had just entered Xi'an Village.
More than one hundred 107 rocket launchers, accompanied by sharp screams, were fired at the th Division, the vanguard troops, and the rear troops respectively.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!!"
While commanding his troops to counterattack, Wakamatsu Jiichi led Kita Makoto towards the cart loaded with food.
Kita Seiichi squatted in the temporary fortification made of food bags and carts, and gave instructions to the signalman beside him.
"Tell Iwakura Ninka to dig anti-artillery fortifications immediately."
"Hi!"
Next to Xi'an Village, the 14th Engineer Regiment, led by Commander Iwakura Ninaka, was directing the engineers to dig anti-artillery fortifications.
After hearing the division commander's urging order, he personally went into battle, picked up a shovel and started digging frantically.
Thanks to Iwakura Ninaka's efforts, Kita Seiichi successfully hid in the anti-artillery fortifications that had just been dug.
"Tell Miyakawa Seizo to shoot at the mountains and forests on both sides."
Hiding in the anti-artillery fortifications, Kita Makoto initially calmly commanded his troops to launch a counterattack.