Seeing that the Japanese were desperate, the commander of the second regiment also escorted the reserve team of the last infantry battalion forward, leaving only the artillery battalion and the lightly wounded beside him.
With the addition of new reserves, the shaky defense line was once again stabilized, and both sides entered the stage of fighting for attrition.
The Japanese's last three axes were withstood. The only mobile force Sakurai could use was a large baggage brigade, and it was impossible to invest more. The safety of the division and regiment headquarters had to be guarded by people, and it was definitely not possible to rely on a cavalry squadron alone.
As a member of the Saber Team, Sakurai's future in the military is limitless, and he doesn't want to involve himself in it just for some military merit;
Since he couldn't take the Chinese position, he was ready to withdraw his troops, but he couldn't bring it up personally. He glanced at Shibata intentionally or unintentionally.
Shibata is a discerning chief of staff, but he has not yet grasped the deep meaning of the division commander;
Suddenly, he had an idea and remembered that the division commander liked to watch the Chinese people's Three Kingdoms, so he asked:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the command for tonight has not been decided yet. Please give me your instructions."
An imperceptible smile appeared on Sakurai's lips, and she said quietly:
"Weak ribs!"
Shibata leaned his legs together, said "Hi" and accepted the order, and then said:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, it has been three days since the defeat of the 14th Group Army. Most of their remnants have escaped across the west bank of the river or escaped into the mountains. The few that slipped through the net are no longer worth mentioning;
There are still a large number of Chinese troops on the Western Front. I suggest that these fish that have slipped through the net be let go. The main force of the division should turn around and head west to assist the Western Front Army in encircling and annihilating the Fifth Group Army. That is the big fish! "
Sakurai pretended to think about it and then said:
"What Mr. Shibata said is absolutely true. A few fish that slipped through the net are indeed not worth raising any more troops;
Just as you said, order the troops to withdraw, turn around and go west to catch big fish! "
Shibata breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glad that he had made the right bet. If the superior guessed wrongly, the consequences would be serious.
Shibata was about to notify the signal troops to send the signal for the main force to move in, when suddenly his face turned pale. The experienced man heard the sound of the artillery group breaking through the air——
Shibata reflexively knocked down Lieutenant General Sakurai. The moment he knocked Sakurai down, 48 rockets covered the division headquarters.
"Boom boom boom..."
The four 107mm 12-barrel Weishen artillery pieces of the 802nd Regiment Artillery Battalion launched a counterattack against the Japanese on time. The first target was the Japanese division headquarters.
The violent explosion almost engulfed the area where the 33rd Division headquarters was located, immediately paralyzing the Japanese command system.
"Enemy attack! Your Excellency, Division Commander! Your Excellency, Division Commander!"
The division guard squadron leader stumbled towards the location of the headquarters. The giant tent of the headquarters had been blown to pieces. The chief of staff and division commander fell in a pool of blood.
Captain Nishimura, the leader of the group, pushed Shibata away and used his hand to detect Sakurai's breath, with joy on his face...
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Another round of artillery fire roared in, this time the target of the attack was the Japanese's baggage corps and cavalry squadron. After a series of explosions, the baggage corps was out of ten, and the cavalry squadron was blown to pieces.
The sudden cluster of artillery strikes completely disrupted the rhythm of the Japs, and even the main Japs force on Menggong Ridge was also greatly affected;
The division headquarters was under shelling, and no one could maintain the offensive. After the initial panic, the remaining Japs from the 213th and 214th Regiments began to retreat slightly panicked.
At this time, the third regiment on the right side of Menggongling began to blow the clarion call for attack;
When the Japanese saw that another Chinese support force had arrived, there were quite a lot of them. They thought they had fallen into a Chinese trap, and many people started to run away.
There is actually a familiar figure here, Captain Sangtian. This old devil pretended to be dead when he attacked, but immediately came back to life as soon as he retreated, and even ran to the front;
The stupid bird flies first, and the bird with short legs runs first. If you don't run, you won't be able to save your life!
The 802nd Regiment launched an attack from the left rear wing. The Japanese completely collapsed. In the end, they lost all their dignity and ran away to see who would be more lucky.
Naturally, the 802nd Regiment and the 315th Brigade would not let them run away easily. The 1st and 2nd Regiments on Menggongling also launched a counterattack, sweeping the rain of bullets at the Japanese...
"Kill! Those devils who are doing stupid things!"
The captain of the Shaanxi Army, the company commander, rushed and shouted. Sanwazi followed closely with a box of cannons in one hand and a big blade in the other. Although he was young, his legs were quite fast and he could always follow the company commander.
The veteran Fifth Uncle has been following him a few meters behind him, staring at both sides warily;
When he saw Sanwazi, he thought of his own dog, who was as big as Sanwazi. He didn't want to see anything happen to the dog, so he kept silently taking care of Sanwazi.
Soon they cut into the Japs' ribs from the flanks. The captain and company commander swept down the two Japs with a single stroke of the Czech light machine gun in his hand;
"Bah, bah!"
Sanwazi's box cannon also fired. One shot missed and one shot hit a Japanese. This was the first Japanese he had killed since he came out of Shaanxi. He screamed excitedly.
"Fifth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, uh, I hit a Japanese! Uh, I hit!"
The newly gathered broken troops of the Third Regiment will definitely not be able to fight a tough battle like the First and Second Regiments. The Japanese can defeat them with a few rounds of artillery fire;
But the downwind battles chasing the Japanese like now are very powerful. As long as the defeated troops win a few more battles, their energy will come back.
The elites are fed by winning battles one after another!
Despite the excitement of the three regiments' charge, not many Japanese were actually eliminated. They only rushed in a swarm, with no teamwork, no tactics, and no knowledge of the rational use of weapons. All fighting relied on bravery.
The 802 regiment on the left wing is different. They have a clear division of labor. They use companies as units to tactically cut up the Japanese troops. Cutting off a piece will leave a part of the troops to surround them. These people are responsible for encirclement and annihilation, while other troops continue to pursue, cut, and encircle and annihilate. .
This kind of encirclement and annihilation is very efficient. It is often possible to cut off a squad or even a squadron at a time, forming a localized pattern of attacking the small with more troops. Cutting off one piece will ensure the annihilation of the other.
The Japs of the 33rd Division have completely given up. No one will try to resist again, because anyone who dares to resist will be surrounded and eliminated by the Chinese. They will be defeated like a mountain, and the Japs will be the same.
If they don't run, they will be completely annihilated by the Chinese attack from three sides. If they run, they can always escape partially. It depends on who their Amaterasu is willing to bless.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Kill!"
"Bagou! Bagou!"
The three-pronged army chased the Japanese all the way, leaving yellow shit all over the ground...
They chased for several kilometers before they stopped. One of them couldn't catch up anymore, and the other one was worried that another group of Japanese would be killed. That would be tragic!
"We are victorious!"
"We win!"
"Fifth Uncle, I killed two Japs today!"
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