Chapter 455 Flowers everywhere
The Japanese army's retreat made the direct team helpless.&They had almost no grenades in their hands, and the bullets were actually almost done. It can be said that the blocking mission this time was basically completed. The number of Japanese troops was too large. The more they hugged the direct team, the harder it was to start. At first, they could take advantage of the Japanese army's eagerness to retaliate, but later the Japanese army was no longer fooled, so they naturally did not have the possibility of dispersed defeat.
Okamura Yanji's troops also arrived at the periphery of the Yimeng Mountains at around 1:00 noon. Before entering the Yimeng Mountains, they heard a faint gunshot from the north. Okamura Yanji ordered people to ask the corps that set out yesterday about what happened. In Okamura Yanji's opinion, the gunshot at this time must be that his corps encountered the Chinese army and was encircling and suppressing them.
Shortly after the news from Okamura Yanji was sent, he received a response from the regiment. Okamura Yanji directly tore the telegram into pieces, and then the Japanese generals floating in the air looked at each other. Okamura Yanji was so angry. The leader said what the Chinese army was not found, but their losses had exceeded 500 people.
Okamura Yasuji wanted to call the corps leader over and chop him up, but after thinking about it carefully, his troops were definitely not so stupid. The reason was that the Chinese army was very cunning. They used the advantage of the terrain to constantly prevent their troops from advancing, and the hidden guerrilla warfare was the most proposed theory. Not to mention that Okamura Yasuji was not familiar with, the general Japanese army was not very familiar with the Japanese army at this moment. Most of the Japanese army attacked on the front battlefield, and they were generally disdainful of such means.
However, now Okamura Nishiji had to think carefully about why this result occurred. Okamura Nishiji is a very good at thinking. There are not many truly wise generals in the Japanese army, but Okamura Nishiji is one of them. He loves Chinese culture and knows very well about China's military strategy.
After a long time, Okamura Yanji finally figured out the Chinese army's approach. They were very familiar with this area, and it was not very likely that this area would launch a large-scale attack. Now they had to disperse their troops to encircle and suppress them. However, the disadvantage of dispersing troops was that they could be divided and surrounded or even eliminated by the Chinese army. Okamura Yanji ordered the troops to be stationed at the foot of the Yimeng Mountain. He thought of a method that had the best of both worlds, but this method was not effectively solved even in the eight years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, let alone at this time.
Time passed quickly. Okamura Yanji originally wanted to fight directly to the Yimeng Mountains and then carry out bloody encirclement and suppression, but the fact once again made his behavior hesitate. Looking at the green Yimeng Mountains, Okamura Yanji suddenly felt that this time he brought troops to encircle and suppression was a mistake. What would it look like if the Itagaki Division came over? At least so far, Okamura Yanji felt that he was still very failed.
At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Okamura Yasuji had to take one step after another while he was in painstaking efforts. The order was quickly passed on to the brigades that came to wipe out the independent regiment. This time, Linyi City still only had about one corps. More than 15,000 people participated in this encirclement and suppression of a corps in the north. The remaining more than 10,000 people were under the control of Okamura Yasuji.
Due to the vast terrain of the Yimeng Mountains, the Japanese army had to divide their troops to search. The seemingly harmless paths were actually the beginning of the Japanese army's grave. The Japanese army in the north were now being made to move by the direct team. Now they didn't know what to do. In fact, as long as they took a brave step, they could get rid of it. Unfortunately, they were afraid of being beaten.
A Japanese squad was searching, and a little Japanese said to the Japanese squad leader: Captain, where is the ghost shadow of the Chinese army in this forest?
The captain said: Don't worry about whether there is any shadow of the Chinese army now. Our mission is to find them and destroy them. You must know that it is easy to hide in this forest. Let everyone be careful. These Chinese army are very cunning. The captain is also a cautious person. He is cautious when speaking, and his eyes are constantly scanning the surroundings.
The Japanese army started with caution, but now they have been relaxed for more than half an hour and walked for more than twenty minutes without even seeing a ghost. The Japanese army naturally became bolder and kept talking about something in a low voice from time to time, as if this action was already sure to win.
Little did they know that under their noses, there were a group of people lying in ambush. Their heads were covered with weeds and other things that made the greatest contribution to their hiding. Now the Japanese army was passing by next to them without realizing it. They had to admire their regiment commander's disguise tactics. One of the soldiers was taught by Li Xianyu in person, and their feelings were deepening at this moment.
After less than a moment of leaving, gunfire sounded behind them. The Japanese army was in a panic. The Japanese army was in chaos for a while. Since the first shot was fired, everyone's mind was like the New Year's Eve, and gunfire was everywhere. The Japanese army entering the Yimeng Mountains quickly began to taste a big meal carefully prepared for them by the Independent Regiment.
The Japanese army was caught off guard for a moment, and they had no time to adjust any tactics. Almost anyone attacked them from the soldiers of the Independent Regiment who were familiar with the terrain. The Japanese army had also had a scene of fighting between the two sides. It was said that such a scene should not have happened. However, because the weapons of the Independent Regiment were the same as those used by the Japanese army, the Japanese army could not tell whether it was their own or the enemy in a short period of time.
Sometimes the people of the Independent Regiment were hiding in the dark. Two groups of Japanese troops had just passed by, and they shot at the Japanese troops in the front and thought it was a surprise attack in the front, so they naturally fought back and forth. Finally, they found that it was their own people who were laughing behind at this time. The people of the Independent Regiment took advantage of the war and took advantage of the troubled waters and retreated quickly.
Some soldiers of the independent regiment used landmines and other things in their hands to lead the Japanese army forward. The Japanese army did not know that it was a plan and suffered heavy losses. For a moment, the Japanese army could see the bodies of the Japanese army everywhere. The Japanese army was hit by an unprecedented blockade in the Yimeng Mountains, which made the Japanese army very confused. Such a place was originally a place they were not familiar with. Now that the Chinese army has seized the advantage, should they be beaten or not?
Of course, the people of the Independent Regiment also suffered losses. Although some soldiers of the Independent Regiment were well hidden, they were still discovered by some sharp-eyed Japanese soldiers. For example, the most unlucky one of them was the ones. Although their hidden position was very good, a Japanese army was helpless and was about to take a rain on their heads. Can this be bearable? The soldiers below shot and killed the Japanese. But the trouble that followed was that they exposed them.
Once exposed, they can only retreat. This is the principle that Li Xianyu told them. According to their strength and the Japanese army's tough regret, there is basically only one way to die. Their current advantage is so great, how can they fight against the Japanese army head-on? Of course, there is no way to be discovered. The Japanese army quickly gathered several people and surrounded them in this direction. In the end, the team was almost wiped out by the entire army. There was no one who escaped using the terrain. There was only one buddy who hid in the tree to observe in secret, and escaped.
Of course, it's not this guy who doesn't want to go down and fight the Japanese. He doesn't think there is any reason. Moreover, the news is still to tell the regiment commander and others. He is the only seed of their team, so he can't do this with the Japanese. At most, he can't escape if he kills a Japanese.
In the evening, the Japanese army retreated from the Yimeng Mountains with their tired bodies. The problem of their retreat was not very big. Moreover, no one of us Chinese knew the reason why the Japanese army suffered the loss this time. When Okamura Yasuji received reports from each army, his face turned blue like seaweed.
Report: The First Brigade lost 224 people
Report: The Third Battalion lost 169 people
Report: The Fifth Brigade lost 133 people
Listening to the reports coming from below, Okamura Yanji finally regretted it. He was still blaming the North corps without any thoughts. This group of Chinese soldiers thought they had the right time and place, and they dared to attack the warriors of the empire so unscrupulously, and were so good at disguising. If the Eighth Route Army were so smart, how could they wipe out these people in the future.
I have to say that Okamura's consideration is extremely long-term. He is not only considering his failure today, but also thinking from point to surface the danger of his country's troops carrying out similar tasks. I have to say that he has a great heart and is also a good candidate for comprehensive control. But who cares about these things at this moment? The most important thing is to solve the current crisis.
The final statistical results made Okamura Yanji's pupils suddenly shrink. The more than 1,400 imperial soldiers were killed, but the less than 300 Chinese soldiers were killed. It is reported that some Chinese soldiers made Okamura Yanji's ultimate exposure.
Chapter completed!