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#234 - Battle outside the Great Wall (crazy request for monthly tickets)

With the production of new equipment settled, Ren Zhong now had to focus on the war situation.

Fighting to this point, he realized that he couldn't rely on others and ultimately had to depend on the Eighth Route Army's own strength.

In his plan, he originally hoped that the First War Area would share some of the pressure from the Japanese forces.

But now, looking at the situation, he realized he had been too hasty. The Japanese didn't act according to his script. Facing hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops, they continued to fight as always!

They didn't even consider whether they could win or not, even if they lost all 100,000 troops in the two directions of Jin Province.

Even with only tens of thousands of soldiers scraped together, the Japanese still launched attacks on the Kuomintang First War Area. The final result was almost the same as in historical timelines: the Kuomintang First War Area had no combat power and collapsed at the first touch!

They were simply the same kind of mud that couldn't be plastered on a wall!

This made Ren Zhong somewhat worried.

Without the threat of the First War Area on the flank of the Japanese, would these Japanese, after dealing with the First War Area, cross the Yellow River and invest in the conquest of Jin Province?

It should be known that this would be tens of thousands more Japanese soldiers. The Taihang Military Region was facing a large Japanese force, and now they must be struggling to cope.

The Brigade Commander's side was facing another large Japanese force and would gain some advantages, but not too many.

According to Ren Zhong's estimation, the Brigade Commander would defeat the Japanese's spirit through guerrilla warfare, find suitable terrain to lure these Japanese in, and then find a way to annihilate them!

Don't underestimate the fact that one Japanese army has more than 50,000 troops. The current Brigade Commander has strong troops and horses. It would be bragging to say that he could eat all 50,000 Japanese soldiers in one bite.

However, after planning and dividing these Japanese into several parts, that might not be the case.

The Brigade Commander was already very experienced in eating a division at a time. Last time, he had to let some slip away under orders. This time, the Japanese had endured the initial stage of the Jin Province military industry's great explosion, and even produced a battalion of tanks. They had become anxious and came with all their strength, so the Brigade Commander didn't need to hold back and had to find a way to leave all these Japanese behind.

As long as this Japanese army was eaten, it was expected that the Japanese would not be able to organize any more sweeps for a long time.

On the grassland, the main force was now the Seventh Detachment's troops.

The Saibei Military Region had 5 main regiments, including 2 Type A regiments, 2 Type B regiments, and 1 cavalry regiment.

On the Suimeng Autonomous Army side, there were 1 Type A regiment, 4 Type B regiments, plus 4 cavalry regiments.

The Border Region specially strengthened them with two artillery regiments, each artillery regiment having 2 107mm howitzer battalions and 1 mountain gun battalion. The artillery aspect was not inferior to the Japanese cluster.

However, on the grassland, the Seventh Detachment's artillery strength was much worse. Most of the reinforcements given to the Seventh Detachment now were forward support artillery such as mortars. They didn't dare to strengthen them with heavy artillery.

After all, on the grassland, the Seventh Detachment now had nearly 100,000 troops. If they were strengthened with heavy artillery firepower, no one could predict what the Seventh Detachment would do next.

Ren Zhong knew the Seventh Detachment even better than the Seventh Detachment itself. They were really the kind of people who wanted to transform into a dragon when they encountered favorable winds.

Therefore, this side could be strengthened in terms of light weapons to improve their individual combat capabilities, but in terms of heavy weapons, they shouldn't be given any illusions.

The reason why not even one 107mm howitzer had been given to the Seventh Detachment was Ren Zhong's restriction on the King of the Borderlands. He analyzed the Seventh Detachment's character to Staff Officer Ye, saying that they could share difficulties, but the Seventh Detachment couldn't be given too much room to develop.

Saibei.

The Japanese Kwantung Army smoothly exited the pass along the Ping-Sui Railway Line.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region didn't use guerrilla tactics to block the Japanese Central and Southern Armies at any time. For them, the headquarters' order was to cover the rear.

The remote county towns on both sides of the Ping-Sui Railway Line that they occupied, the Japanese hadn't had time to clear yet.

Therefore, the main force of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was currently resting in these remote county towns. Because the military industry of their base was almost completely destroyed, the current supply of weapons and ammunition mainly depended on the Wutai Base, which was relatively poor.

At least in terms of heavy weapons, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region's main regiments were equipped with at least 107mm howitzer battalions and mountain gun battalions.

This meant that their ability to attack fortified positions was currently the worst among the major base areas.

Therefore, when the Japanese Kwantung Army exited the pass, the Eighth Route Army headquarters chose to let them make way and retreat to both sides to rest.

Especially the troops that retreated to rest near the Wutai Base were now fully strengthening the firepower configuration from the grassroots company to the military region's main regiments.

According to the headquarters' plan, this time they would at least equip them with more than 4 Type A regiments and 10 Type B regiments, so that they could take on the heavy responsibility of cutting off the Kwantung Army's retreat.

On the other side.

Okabe Naozaburo, the commander of the Japanese attack group in Saibei, frowned despite his troops' smooth entry into Ulanqab League.

In his original vision, he would have to fight hard to break out.

Who knew they wouldn't encounter anything along the way?

Even sporadic guerrilla attacks were rare.

This was a bit strange.

Kanbe Naozaburo absolutely did not believe that the Eighth Route Army on the Ping-Sui Railway Line had been completely wiped out and had no ability to launch attacks.

On the contrary, according to the information at hand, the main force of the Eighth Route Army's Jin-Cha-Ji base area had not suffered much loss.

On the contrary, in the next wave of counterattacks, they also occupied many cities, although they were marginal mountain cities, and there was no time to encircle and suppress them now.

But according to the advance of the central and southern lines, shouldn't the Eighth Route Army be on strict guard and drag their march into the mountainous area outside the Ping-Sui Railway Line?

This was what Kanbe Naozaburo couldn't understand the most.

It was also what he was most worried about.

Something abnormal must be a sign of trouble.

Kanbe Naozaburo widened the alert circle of his troops, sending cavalry out to patrol far away every day, at least within a ten-kilometer radius, to ensure there were no eyesores.

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On the vast prairie, the field of vision was wide, and this approach was indeed effective. A cavalry squadron could guard a very large area.

However, what the little devils didn't know was that from the moment they set foot on the grassland and launched their attack, every move was watched by the scouts of the Prairie Allied Forces.

"Regimental Commander, the hoofbeats of the little devils' patrol team just passed by in front, and now they are out of sight." On the grassland, a clump of withered yellow grass was lifted, revealing a head covered with withered grass, looking around and reporting in a low voice on the walkie-talkie.

"Received, continue to lie in ambush and conceal." Soon, a message came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

Then the grass clump closed again.

Relying on the concealed observation posts dug underground, the North Saibei Military Region had laid out a complete reconnaissance network in the front, keeping an eye on every move of the little devils.

By dusk, the First Cavalry Regiment and the First Battalion of the Artillery Regiment had spread out in the area patrolled by the little devils, waiting to hunt down the little devils' patrol team when they came again!

Snipers ambushed on the grassland patiently waited for the little devils' patrol team.

They separated into small teams of several horses, spaced one to two hundred meters apart, to ensure that they would have a chance to run back and report if they were attacked.

For the guerrillas of the past, this trick of the little devils was really difficult to crack.

After all, relying on the aiming of the Type 38 rifle, the sniping range was generally only two to three hundred meters. Now that the little devils were separated, they were at least four to five hundred meters apart, making it unlikely to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

But now it was different. With the assistance of a four-power scope, many soldiers with good marksmanship were selected and trained to become snipers.

Now, there were at least five or six sharpshooters ambushed in this area.

Sure enough, the little devils' patrol team came to patrol again before long.

This time, the snipers of the North Saibei Military Region did not hold back. Each of them aimed at the little devils close to them and fired almost at the same time. After a few screams, a small team of little devils fell silent.

"Comrades, attack!" Huang Shouhui, the regimental commander of the First Cavalry Regiment, waved his hand, and the soldiers who had been waiting impatiently mounted their horses and began to charge towards the little devils in their sights.

After charging about five or six kilometers into the little devils' camp, the army stopped without firing, waiting for the brothers of the artillery battalion to frantically set up the 107 rocket artillery positions, and then constantly adjusted the angle according to the positions reported by the lurking scouts.

In less than ten minutes, the entire battalion of eighteen rocket launchers fired in sequence, and one rocket after another flew towards the little devils' camp.

In the front, the lurking scouts risked sticking out half of their heads to observe every move of the little devils' camp.

Before long, rockets came whistling through the sky.

Watching these rockets almost all land in the little devils' camp, setting fire to the little devils' tents and other things, the little devils' artillery and supplies were even more miserable. Many ammunition were ignited by the rockets and detonated, causing earth-shattering chain explosions.

The scouts stared at the losses in the little devils' camp, began to report the results, and corrected and guided the second round of attacks.

In less than ten minutes, the rockets once again pounced on the chaotic camp of the little devils, covering the survivors in this camp!

After two rounds of attacks, the little devils' cavalry squadron took the lead in rushing out in the direction of the rocket attack.

However, this time they encountered the elite First Cavalry Regiment of the North Saibei Military Region.

Hearing that the little devils' cavalry squadron had attacked, they were all extremely excited. They loaded their Type 56 semi-automatic or Type 56 submachine guns with bullets one by one, lined up to meet them, and aimed directly at the shadows of the little devils' cavalry in the dark, unable to see their faces, and opened fire!

The little devils did not expect the cavalry duel to be so unchivalrous. The cavalry charging in front did not react at all, and nearly a squadron of little devils was almost wiped out in one fell swoop.

The remaining little devils saw that the situation was not good, stopped the momentum of the horse's charge, and began to take out their Type 38 cavalry rifles, preparing to counterattack, but it was too late. The mortar company under the cavalry regiment aimed at the place where the little devils' cavalry gathered and began to bombard.

Although it was not very clear, the black shadows of the little devils flying up one after another still looked a bit beautiful under the moonlight!

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