The battle started very suddenly.
Many little devils in the attacking force thought that the Eighth Route Army's blocking force had been blown away and that there were no living people on the position. Everyone who rushed forward only needed to collect the corpses.
A violent explosion suddenly sounded in front of them.
Two dazzling flames instantly burst out from the tank's protective steel plate, and billowing smoke immediately emerged from the tank.
The squadron leader who led the Japanese attack hid behind a tank and witnessed the fire splashing with his own eyes.
Fortunately, the fragments from the shells flew to both sides and front of the tank, otherwise he would have been killed first.
I was shocked and immediately drew my command knife.
"idiot……"
"The Eighth Route Army on the position did not run away, they wanted to stop them with all their strength..."
"The position is right in front. Rush up immediately and kill them..."
More than a hundred little devils quickly turned into a pack of hungry wolves, howling and rushing towards the blocking position.
Not to be outdone, the squadron leader mixed in with the team and launched an attack together.
"Dongdongdong...ta da da..."
More than thirty light and heavy machine guns that were still available in the blocking position decisively joined the battle.
Without the tanks as shields, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers became more than a hundred living targets.
Wherever the bullets hit, these living targets fell to the ground one after another, and no one was spared.
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The captain's mouth was open, his whole face was red with anger, his hands were holding the telescope tightly, and his veins were exposed. His whole person was like a powder keg that could explode at any time, igniting at any moment.
Too careless.
Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army's fighting will was so strong that it could withstand continuous artillery attacks without blocking positions.
Seeing that the attacking troops were swept to the ground in pieces, and the three tanks they relied on were also destroyed, I felt full of regret.
If we had known that our opponent was so powerful, we should not have allowed the attacking troops to launch a hasty attack just now.
Instead, we should wait for the artillery to counterattack the Eighth Route Army artillery and fire all ten rounds of artillery shells directed at the blocking position before launching an assault.
At that time, the Eighth Route Army in the blocking position will definitely suffer 20 to 30% more casualties, and the pressure on the attacking troops will be much less.
But there is no regret medicine in the world. If you lose, you lose.
Before putting down the telescope, he hurriedly ordered: "The attacking troops will retreat immediately..."
"The artillery continues to fire, and I will level the bunkers on the blocking position and blow up all the Eighth Route Army troops there."
"Hurry up..."
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At this moment, the Japanese captain did not even think that the ultimate goal of the Eighth Route Army was to annihilate himself.
At the beginning of the battle, his idea was to break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position as soon as possible, reinforce the Tanwan stronghold, and reinforce the cavalry troops. He did not consider his own safety at all.
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When the remaining mortars of the artillery squadron fired again, more than forty shells of different calibers suddenly fell from the sky.
Some hit the new artillery position of the artillery squadron, and some hit the road.
Fire shot into the sky, and countless soldiers were blown away in the explosion...
The two guards took action at the same time, threw the captain to the ground, and used their bodies to block the shell fragments coming from all directions.
This time the captain was completely blown away.
Information provided by the brigade headquarters showed that there were approximately two regiments of the Eighth Route Army operating along the railway line.
Half of the regiment was killed during the assault on the military column, and now there is at most one and a half regiment left.
In the battle plan formulated by Major General Kawasaki: after a stronghold along the railway is attacked, the cavalry troops will be reinforced first, then the nearest patrol team will rush over, and the remaining two patrol teams will set off last.
The time between several troops arriving on the battlefield varied from half an hour to an hour.
There are two to three thousand people in one and a half regiments of the Eighth Route Army.
Minus the attacking troops, at most two thousand people can be sent to fight for reinforcements.
Whether it is a cavalry or a patrol, it will definitely be no problem to hold on for an hour in front of more than two thousand Eighth Route Army troops.
At that time, such a situation will appear on the battlefield.
The Eighth Route Army fought less and less, but the Japanese troops who rushed to the battlefield fought more and more, and finally surrounded the Eighth Route Army and gathered together to annihilate them.
As a result, the battle in front of him turned out to be completely opposite to the battle scene planned by the brigade commander.
There are indeed more than 2,000 Eighth Route Army troops blocking our frontal attack and those surrounding us, but their equipment is too good.
The number of artillery pieces was several times greater than our own, and there were also cavalry and flying thunder cannons to help.
Before the troops saw the Eighth Route Army infantry, half of their troops were killed by the shelling alone.
The assembled troops were also blown apart. The soldiers could not find their commanders, and the commanders could not find their soldiers. There was chaos everywhere.
If the Eighth Route Army takes the opportunity to launch a general offensive, everyone will have to fight independently.
The overall combat effectiveness cannot even reach 60% of the usual level.
"Tick-tick...tick-tock..."
The horn of charge suddenly sounded on the battlefield.
What the captain was most worried about happened.
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It was already late at night at the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, and Major General Kawasaki was not sleepy at all. He was pacing back and forth guarding the combat sandbox, looking up at the telecommunications room at the door from time to time.
Under normal circumstances, the cavalry troops had already reached the Tanwan stronghold.
If the Eighth Route Army there has not retreated, the cavalry can hold them back and wait for the patrol to reach the battlefield and then gather together to annihilate them.
The Eighth Route Army operating along the railway was finished.
Time passed little by little, and the headquarters still did not receive the telegram from the cavalry unit. This was too inappropriate.
In order to avoid accidents in the communication between the headquarters and the front-line troops, the headquarters specially strengthened several radio stations for the patrols and cavalry, and strictly ordered them to send telegrams to the headquarters when encountering enemy situations.
Even if there is no enemy situation, the headquarters must be contacted every two hours.
If the cavalry troops successfully arrive at the Tanwan stronghold, they will definitely send a telegram to the headquarters.
But now they have not received a telegram, indicating that they had an accident on the road and have not yet reached the Tanwan stronghold.
This isn't right either.
According to the agreement, the troops must also report the situation if an accident occurs.
However, the headquarters did not receive the relevant telegram.
This is even stranger.
Major General Kawasaki wanted to take the initiative to send them a telegram to ask about the situation.
But he held back at the last moment when the order came out.
The two-hour regular contact time agreed upon by both parties has not yet come. It is very likely that they are galloping on the road. Even if the headquarters sends them a power meter, they will not get any response, which will only increase their worries.
Finally he decided to wait.
Without the latest battle reports from the front line, his headquarters would be blind and deaf, and no matter how many tactics and tactics he had in his mind, it would be useless.
"General..."
The communications staff officer ran towards him as soon as he walked out of the communications room, and when he entered the door he looked anxious to report.
"Second Patrol, urgent call."
"They encountered an Eighth Route Army blocking force six kilometers away from the Tanwan stronghold."
"The enemy has a large number of troops and is well-equipped. The second patrol was severely damaged in the raid and is relying on the favorable terrain to wait for reinforcements. It is unable to reinforce the Tanwan stronghold."
"The bulletin also said that the cavalry unit was intercepted by the Eighth Route Army half an hour ago. The specific situation is unknown."
