The main force of the armored brigade roared past, leaving the 1st Mecha Battalion to maintain a 300-meter long gap, waiting for the arrival of several infantry divisions from behind.
The commander of the Japanese supplementary wing also wanted to close the defense line again. After all, there was only one armored brigade that rushed over, which was not enough to face the entire 20th Division. As long as they could restore the defense line and block the subsequent Eighth Route Army troops, then There is still hope for the main force of the division.
However, the 1st Mecha Battalion used armored vehicles as cover and ready-made trenches that the Japanese had already dug. How could it be possible to eat them in a short time?
About an hour later, it was 5:20 in the evening. Since it was still the second month of the lunar calendar, the sky was gradually getting dark, and the same darkening was inside the Japanese Replenishment Team.
Because on the horizon to the north, the large troops of the Eighth Route Army can already be vaguely seen.
The Japanese supplementary commander sighed and ordered the troops to return to Huozhou City.
To the north, the 122nd Division leads the 727th Regiment.
Li Tianda had just arrived with his troops, and was just thinking about running over the gang of Japs on the opposite side, when he heard news from the front that the remnants of the Japs had retreated back to Huozhou City, which made him itchy with anger.
Originally, after killing this group of Japs, he could continue to advance southward boldly, but now he can't.
Because Huozhou is also on their logistics channel, if the little devils inside come out and blow up some supply vehicles, it will not be easy for them.
So, he commanded his troops to block the east, south and north sides of Huozhou in three ways, preventing the little devils inside from coming out to threaten their marching route.
Hearing that there was a Japanese supplementary regiment in Gu County to the east, Li Tianda had no choice but to detach his troops and watch over there.
As for the siege, let’s wait until the artillery brigade’s cannons come up...
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ahead.
At this time, the armored brigade had approached Hongdong, but it stopped in the Mingjiang Town area north of Hongdong City.
Nothing more than encountering a Japanese mine.
It was also Yaoshou, and the Japs actually used landmine tactics on the Chinese battlefield!
This is really the first time Lao Gao has encountered it.
At the front of the armored brigade, Lao Gao looked down at the tank whose tracks had been blown off. He took off his hat and scratched his short hair, his expression looking very annoyed.
Damn, I almost caught up with Ushijima Minoru!
"Let the engineers come up to clear mines!" Lao Gao ordered helplessly, "Send a message to the commander that our troops encountered an enemy mine position in Mingjiang Town and their advance is blocked!"
They also underestimated the Japanese. This is a nation that knows how to reflect very well. Since the last time the 41st Division was surprised by Liu Yu's armored troops in Wusu, they have also realized the importance of anti-tank weapons.
Nowadays, the number of combat anti-artillery in other units of the Japanese army in North China has greatly increased. In the past, a small number of combat anti-artillery was equipped because Chinese cities generally have city walls, and those combat anti-artillery were used to hit the city walls.
The 20th Division had nothing to do. The supply line was cut off, so they could only transport some anti-tank mines and some ammunition supplies to them by air, and the quantity was not large. Because for every 10 airlifts, 8 were intercepted by Liu Yu's aviation troops.
The little devils were poor to begin with. They said they were rich only compared to China today. Transport planes were shot down so many times that Jun Tada said he couldn't afford to be hurt.
Demining has never been an easy task. The engineers moved forward cautiously with metal detectors. Even if they were holding the most advanced detectors given by Liu Yu, they still couldn't move quickly.
After discovering the mine, you have to carefully lift it out. You can't be sloppy in this process. Someone may be killed if you are not careful!
Seeing the engineer's slow pace, Lao Gao, who was smoking with Brother Yunlong, became irritated and said to Brother Yunlong: "Ushijima is a turtle grandson, and I'm so surprised by this sudden incident. !”
"After all, he is a Japanese lieutenant general. If he doesn't even have this kind of means, then what's the point of fighting this battle?" Brother Yunlong said with relief, "Okay, we just stopped for a short rest and let the logistics personnel inspect the tank. Add some gas. After running dozens of miles in one go, the gas tank is almost empty."
With that said, Brother Yunlong turned to look south and said in a deep voice: "What I'm most worried about is Li Lin. Judging from the news from the special operations brigade, the Japanese regiment should have arrived in Houma!"
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North of Houma, Gaoxian Town.
At this time, the 77th Regiment of the Japanese 20th Division was storming Gaoxian Town.
Stationed here is the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the Airborne Regiment.
In fact, the 77th Wing had just arrived. After a vanguard squad was repelled by the front squad of the 1st Company, they did not bother to test the firepower after receiving the death order. They first launched a bombardment, and then directly sent out a brigade. , launched a charge against the 1st company position.
Looking at the defense line of the first company, if other National Army troops saw this, they would definitely be shocked.
A company of troops has deployed a defense line with a width of more than 600 meters and a depth of more than 200 meters. There are a total of 6 wavy trenches arranged in a staggered manner, as well as numerous foxholes in the middle. The average density is about one soldier every 30 meters.
Besides, the intensity of their firepower made the captain of the 77th Regiment on the opposite side, Colonel Ryosuke Fujimuro, think he was facing an opponent with a regiment or even a larger organization.
Looking around, they were all machine guns, all firing in bursts. He saw nearly 50 tongues of flame in front of him!
If it is other miscellaneous units of the National Army, this is at least the firepower density that only one division can have. For example, the Sichuan Army has only one machine gun per company, which is not bad, but some have not even one!
Switching to Liu Yu's unit, Fujimuro Liangsuke felt that this should be a regiment!
Well, judging from the size of the defense line, this is almost the same as the front line of a regiment of other National Army.
After the group that went up was beaten in the head, it immediately organized a second attack, and at the same time divided two squadrons to attack the opponent's flank.
Then, in Fujimuro Ryosuke's telescope, there were crackling sounds on the Eighth Route Army position opposite, as if it was the New Year.
It was also because it was dark, so I couldn't see anything clearly after the Japanese artillery hot air balloon took off. I saw nearly 150 tongues of flames spraying wildly there.
Who would have thought that the 1st Company would dare to preserve its strength when faced with a large group of Japanese attacks. It was not until the Japanese started sneak attacks on the left and right flanks that their true strength was revealed?
It was also because of the darkness that the brigade managed to kill more than 100 corpses during two attacks. If the soldiers of the 1st company had worn night vision goggles on their heads, I am afraid that the brigade would have lost more than half of them after suffering this sap.
"Bang!"
"Bah..."
A flare went airborne.
Fujimuro Ryosuke was so shocked by the scene just now that his anus froze, and then his mind cleared up and he remembered to light up the flares.
Then I heard the observer on the hot air balloon shouting as if he had seen a ghost: "Fuck it!!!"
Fortunately, his position was far away, otherwise the snipers of the 1st Company would have killed him for making such a noise.
When he learned from the observer that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side actually had only more than a hundred people, Fujimuro Ryosuke's face turned green.
More than a hundred people, each with a machine gun?
"Bagaya Road! Order the 5th Squadron to bypass the Eighth Route Defense Line and attack Gaoxian Town!"
With an order, the 5th Squadron of the 2nd Battalion of the 77th Wing bypassed the 1st company's defense line and rushed directly to Gaoxian Town.
However, as soon as they entered Gaoxian Town, there was another burst of crackling, accompanied by a sound similar to a shotgun.
A platoon of soldiers from the 1st company was hidden in Gaoxian Town, and there was almost a squad of soldiers among them with shotguns in their hands.
How did Liu Yu say that?
I'll give you an AK and get you a rifle! Come on, let's get bigger and stronger, and create greater glory!
The power of the spray in such a small environment is unbelievable. A spray of 5 bullets can be loaded faster than a 38 gun. A skilled soldier can spray down a large area of Japs with 5 bullets.
Less than half an hour after the squadron entered the town, they were kicked out, and when they came out, only about 70 people were left. Many of them were bleeding from their bodies and faces, and their wounds were filled with steel balls.
The scene was beyond miserable.
Fujimuro Ryosuke was so angry that he pulled out his command sword and slashed at the air.
After venting his anger, Fujimuro wanted to order the artillery to bomb again.
However, before he could give the order, a loud trumpet sound suddenly came to his ears.
Accompanying the Charge, there was not only the overwhelming charge of our party's troops, but also bullets like raindrops.
In Li Lin's mind, offense is the best defense!
She asked Hu Yixin to lead the remaining two companies of the 1st Battalion to stay in Houma, while she took advantage of the Japanese's attention being attracted by the 1st Company, and took advantage of the dim sky to lead the soldiers of the two battalions around to the Japanese's flank.
Fujimuro Ryosuke rushed over in a hurry, launched an attack in a hurry, and was beaten by Li Lin in a hurry.
That's really more than a thousand machine guns surrounding you!
This time, Liangsuke Fujimuro was driven out more than 20 miles away.
