At the former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, after learning that the Japanese army had used artillery fire to block the breakthrough that the Shunping garrison had worked so hard to open, the atmosphere here became obviously depressed.
Huang Yu's face also became very ugly. Unexpectedly, Lieutenant General Sakuragi reacted so quickly and found another way to block the gap with artillery fire.
Not only does this not require time to mobilize troops, but it also eliminates the need to demolish the east wall to repair the west wall, killing two birds with one stone. Staring at the two breaches with flames blazing into the sky, he asked: "How many people from the garrison regiment and the 26th regiment crossed the Japanese first line of defense and entered the Japanese defense position, and who is the commander?"
"Two reinforced battalions, the commander is Chief of Staff Wang Lin..."
"He just sent a telegram, requesting the headquarters to provide them with artillery support and continue to attack the Japanese second line of defense." Liu Sen immediately showed a worried expression: "Xiao Huang, if I were the Japanese commander, I would definitely not Let Wang Lin and the others go."
"This is fat meat served to your mouth. If you don't eat it, you won't eat it for free."
"It can not only consume the strength of our army, but also destroy the morale of our army and boost their own morale. Kill three birds with one stone."
"If Wang Lin continues to move closer to the center of the Japanese circular position, he will easily be surrounded by Japanese soldiers. It is too dangerous."
"I suggest that they immediately divide their troops into two groups, attack on both wings of the Japanese front-line position, and cooperate with other main attack forces to eliminate the Japs on the front-line position first. After settling their worries, they can attack the Japanese second line of defense together." Huang Yu shook his head: "Chief of Staff , your method is certainly very safe."
"But it also bought the little devil a lot of time to repair the second line of fortifications."
"The more and stronger fortifications they build on the battlefield, the greater the pressure on our offensive and the greater the casualties of our troops."
"Wang Lin continues to attack inside the Japs. Although it is very risky, it is easy to be surrounded by heavy Japs troops."
"But it can also defeat the little Japanese on the second line of defense as quickly as possible, making it impossible for them to continue repairing the fortifications, thereby disrupting the Japanese army's deployment."
"As for the danger..."
"There's no way to fight without taking risks."
"Besides, the advantage in this battle lies with us."
"As long as other troops break through the Japanese first line of defense quickly and enter the Japanese camp."
"The Kwantung Army in the encirclement has no energy to besiege Wang Lin and the others."
"Wang Lin and the others are not fighting alone."
"Didn't they bring a radio?"
"Deploy four artillery companies to unconditionally support Wang Lin and the others...Fight wherever Wang Lin tells them."
"As for the Japanese's other field artillery and heavy artillery, leave them to other artillerymen to deal with."
"Up until now, we have only used half of the mountain and field artillery, which does not include the two heavy artillery batteries."
"It seems that the Kwantung Army only has one heavy artillery brigade left to participate in the war. Even if both sides fight for numbers, we can beat all the Japanese artillerymen into silence." After the accident on the battlefield was resolved, all kinds of good news continued to be sent to the headquarters like snowflakes. .
"Reporting to the deputy chief of staff, the 23rd Regiment successfully broke through the first line of defense of the Japanese army and is pursuing the victory to attack the second line of defense of the Japanese army." The correspondent rushed to Huang Yu and reported happily.
"Tell them: The Kwantung Army in the encirclement is at the end of its tether. The troops must seize the time, make persistent efforts, and launch an attack on the Japanese second line of defense in the shortest possible time, without giving them the opportunity to continue to repair the fortifications."
"Send another telegram to Wang Lin: "The first line of defense of the Japanese army has been broken through by us. "
"The troops are storming the Japanese second line of defense."
"Require them to continue to advance suddenly in the belly of the Japanese army, disrupt the deployment of the little devils, and make them unable to defend the second line of defense with all their strength."
"From now on, the two heavy artillery batteries will also be under the command of Wang Lin."
"Bombard all suspicious targets and key targets discovered by Wang Lin, and cooperate with the main force to storm the Japanese army's second line of defense." When Wang Lin received Huang Yu's telegram, two reinforced battalions were attacking and advancing in the belly of the Japanese army.
Except for the more than a thousand little Japanese who were chasing them, other Japanese troops were deployed in various positions to repair fortifications.
As long as Wang Lin did not take the initiative to attack them, these Japanese troops would not initiate a war. The most precious thing they have now is time.
Seize every minute to repair the fortifications to increase their chances of staying alive in the battle. Otherwise, when the Eighth Route Army comes over, it only takes a burst of firepower to kill them all.
This caused the two reinforced battalions to enter uninhabited territory, and the assault speed was very fast. The Japanese chief of staff led his troops in a hurry, but they couldn't catch up.
"Chief of Staff..." The correspondent from the rear troops suddenly caught up with Wang Lin and reported.
"The little devil suddenly changed his pursuit method."
"Using tanks and armored vehicles as the vanguard, they suddenly accelerated and marched towards us."
"Infantry follows closely behind."
"Chariots are much faster than infantry. They can catch up with us in five minutes at most."
"Well done..." Wang Lin instantly thought of the telegram just sent by the regiment leader, and then he smiled, his eyes shining with orders.
"The troops continued to advance at marching speed."
"Contact the heavy artillery company by radio immediately and fire five rounds of artillery shells towards our current position in five minutes."
"The four field artillery companies that cooperated with our operation also participated in the battle."
"As long as they hit the target, the tanks and armored vehicles equipped by the Japanese cannot withstand field artillery attacks." ... A total of sixteen taels of tanks and armored vehicles, like sixteen angry lions, roaring forward, very fast, In two or three minutes, more than a thousand infantrymen were thrown six to seven hundred meters away.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is just ahead. We will catch up with them in two minutes." The driver of the squadron leader's tank reported.
"Keep the speed and catch up..." the squadron leader ordered with excitement on his face. The Eighth Route Army entering the defense line was not equipped with any heavy weapons and could not threaten the safety of its tanks at all.
As long as the chariots rush forward, they will turn into a group of lambs to be slaughtered and let themselves be slaughtered. He decisively opened the top cover of the tank, stuck his head out and looked forward.
The retreating figure of the Eighth Route Army can be seen with the naked eye. Like a group of bereaved dogs, they fled forward in panic. Many people even threw away their weapons and ammunition in order to escape for their lives.
The more he watched, the more excited he became. He opened his mouth and began to give orders: "Machine gunners, gunners, all on standby..."
"Launch an attack on the current Eighth Route Army in two minutes and kill them all with artillery shells and bullets..." While the Japanese tank squadron leader was dreaming of wiping out the Eighth Route Army, Wang Lin was staring at his watch to count the time.
"Chief of Staff..." First Battalion Commander Chen Jia caught up with excitement on his face.
"The method you mentioned is useful..."
"After we lost dozens of rifles, the Japanese chariot troops went crazy and clung to us without any defense."
"As long as the artillery fires accurately, they will be hit hard."
