mtl008 Chapter 330 Rapid Support
Chapter 330 Rapid Support
Gaojia Town, with the departure of the last batch of militia companies, the entire Gaojia Town now only had the Seventh Battalion ready to provide support at any time and the Third Battalion left behind.
Eight teams of the special forces, each consisting of one hundred people, have to stay in the mountains to guard against the Japanese special forces.
It can be said that Gaojia Town’s defense is the weakest at this time. If the Japanese attack, it will be really troublesome.
In order to end the Japanese raid as soon as possible, Gu Changfeng spent a huge amount of money.
The result is very clear. If this mission succeeds, the devils will definitely withdraw from Jinzhong.
Unless they add a few more divisions to defend, Gu Changfeng and the Eighth Route Army will force them to retreat if they don't retreat.
On the way to Yinfang Town, the soldiers of the first battalion were driving in the front, followed by the artillery convoy responsible for the Katyusha rocket launchers.
A few kilometers behind were soldiers from other battalions, and they had to advance on foot.
Gu Changfeng only has dozens of vehicles, and it is unrealistic to want to accommodate all the soldiers at the same time.
"Changfeng, what are your thoughts this time? Should we keep the entire 26th Division of the Japanese?" Huang Zhengkui said excitedly.
He was obviously rusty at this point, and had no worries at all about facing the upcoming battlefield.
"Let's fight first. The situation in Jinzhong has been muddied by the 115th Division, so we can take advantage of it." Gu Changfeng said with a smile.
At this time, he was also in the first echelon of cars. Facing such a fierce battle, how could he stay there?
"Hey, I want to see what the devils will use to fight us this time."
Huang Zhengkui was very confident. He said that their current situation was no match for the Nanjing battlefield.
Given the number of heavy artillery pieces in the independent regiment, it is not an exaggeration to call it an artillery regiment, and it may even exceed that.
As for the newly equipped 107, the entire independent regiment had 14 guns, plus 9 Katyushas and ten German heavy artillery.
There is nothing to be afraid of when facing the Japanese with this kind of firepower, especially since each battalion has 20 M60 tanks.
"If we come out to fight, we will be at a much greater disadvantage than in Gaojia Town, and the casualties will surely be greater."
Gu Changfeng was not as optimistic as Huang Zhengkui. As long as the battle was dragged on to daytime, they would be at a disadvantage. With the speed of the Japanese support, the manpower alone would be enough to cause them a lot of trouble.
"Changfeng, don't feel too burdened. For the sake of our country, personal life and death are of no concern. We came down from the Battle of Shanghai, and we never thought we would get to this point."
Huang Zhengkui said seriously.
In fact, the old people in the group all know that many times Gu Changfeng is not as open-minded as they are in this regard. This is also a very obvious weakness of Gu Changfeng.
Gu Changfeng smiled bitterly and shook his head. He knew what Huang Zhengkui meant, but after being in this era for so long,
Although he was used to seeing life and death, he certainly didn't see this point as clearly as Huang Zhengkui and the others.
"I don't know where Old Zhao is." Huang Zhengkui didn't want to continue talking about this and changed the subject.
After receiving the order, the special forces team set out directly from the mountains and forests and were the first team to take action.
In fact, the distance from the back of Xianyaling to Huangtuling is not far from them.
Gu Changfeng pondered for a moment and said, "The distance between the two places is about three hours. Considering the special forces' familiarity with the mountains and forests, they can probably get there in two and a half hours."
There is no doubt about this. The special forces are like at home in the mountains. If they didn't bring 107 rocket launchers and artillery shells, their speed would definitely be even faster.
The situation is urgent now, so the sooner they arrive, the better, especially since the 26th Division is still ahead of them.
The Japanese 26th Division set out earlier than Gu Changfeng, and the Japanese were a fully mechanized corps. If the Japanese were familiar with the road, the 115th Division would be in trouble.
Of course, the trouble is temporary. With Gu Changfeng's strength, once the first battalion and the artillery battalion arrive, the Japanese 26th Division will be in trouble.
"Reporting to Commander Gu, the 115th Division has sent a telegram saying that the Japanese at Huangtuling have entered a defensive state, and the Japanese 26th Division is still an hour away from them."
The signalman's words made Gu Changfeng fall silent. It was already one o'clock in the morning. Even if he took a shortcut, it would still take two hours to reach Yinfang Town, which meant that the 115th Division would have to hold on for at least an hour.
With the strength of the 115th Division, it had to face nearly Japanese and puppet troops, which was quite difficult.
Thinking of this, Gu Changfeng ordered: "Special Forces, if you have the chance, ambush the 26th Division and try to delay them."
With an hour's time difference, he couldn't take any risks.
Moreover, he had received news before that the Japanese were bringing a heavy artillery regiment this time, and he was worried that the 115th Division could not hold on.
In the mountains and forests seven or eight kilometers away from Huangtuling, Zhao Ziqing stopped the team and asked the signalman:
"What do you mean, let us ambush the 26th Division?"
The signalman said truthfully, "Yes, the regiment headquarters just sent a telegram asking us to see if we can stop the devils for a while."
Zhao Ziqing thought for a moment and continued to ask: "Where is the 26th Division now?"
"The information from the regiment headquarters is that we are still several kilometers away from the fork in the road."
At this time, the Eighth Route Army has been completely connected with the Independent Regiment Headquarters, so the Independent Regiment does not have to worry about the source of information.
Gu Changfeng's spies are now in cities in various regions, and his control over the countryside is indeed not as strong as that of the Eighth Route Army.
This is understandable, after all, Gu Changfeng has only had a short time to build his intelligence network.
"Map." Zhao Ziqing said, taking it from his deputy.
The others also cooperated and immediately brought their torches closer.
Zhao Ziqing looked at it carefully for two minutes and immediately gave the order.
Soon, the team quickly turned down the mountain and headed northwest.
The special forces team is located about 20 kilometers away from Sanchakou, but they are close to Huangtuling, so it is still feasible to ambush them halfway.
Half an hour later, the group arrived at the only way for the 26th Division to go to Huangtuling.
Zhao Ziqing made a few gestures and the team members quickly began to prepare.
The first is the minefield. With the capabilities of the special forces, this is a minor problem.
However, the special forces did not bring much explosives this time, so they will still have to rely on the 107 rocket launcher later.
Ten minutes later, the team members who had gone to investigate rushed back and reported to Zhao Ziqing: "Captain, the Japanese will arrive in five minutes."
Zhao Ziqing was cheered up when he heard this, and waved his hand to let everyone hide.
On the dirt road, the Japanese troops stretched for several kilometers, and their convoy was huge and imposing.
Brigade commander Kobayashi Ichizo was sitting in the car with a gloomy face.
In the eyes of his Type A division and brigade commander, the Eighth Route Army was indeed not worth mentioning, even though the 115th Division had killed General Abe.
In his opinion, General Abe was just unlucky and it did not prove how strong the Eighth Route Army was.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, we are still thirty minutes away from Huangtuling and will arrive soon."
Staff Officer Yokoyama Taketada said cautiously.
They could have arrived earlier, but they were not familiar with the road and were led into a ditch by a temporary guide, which delayed them for half an hour. At this moment, Kobayashi Ichizo was not in a good mood.
"Yoshi, keep marching and make sure to wipe out these Tubalu."
Kobayashi Ichisan narrowed his eyes and looked ahead, thinking that it was indeed the Laiyuan Independent Regiment.
Tanaka, the brigade commander, suffered a defeat, and his position was temporarily removed by the division commander.
He originally wanted to fight with the independent regiment, but this happened instead. This was also a factor in his bad mood.
In his opinion, the strong will naturally fight against the strong. This is the spirit of their Bushido.