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Chapter 298, Ambush and Breakout
"attack!"

The rumbling artillery fire was a prelude. Ding Wei concentrated the artillery fire of the whole regiment and launched a sudden artillery attack on the advancing Japanese army.

Without giving the Japanese army a chance to react, three tanks and a hundred or so cavalry formed a fist.

With the cover of artillery fire, the Japanese army, which was like a long snake, was directly cut off in the middle.

At the same time, the independent regiment came over from behind and cooperated with the new regiment to surround the rear of the Japanese army that had been interrupted.

In the direction of Caozhuang, the 21st and 22nd regiments also appeared to block the Japanese army's way forward.

In this way, the marching troops of the Japanese army, like a long snake, were broken into two pieces.

The four infantry regiments of the Eighth Route Army surrounded the enemy like a sandwich.

Make it impossible to look at each other from head to tail, and be attacked on both sides.

Niu Daoman was awakened by the sound of gunfire, his body was shaking constantly, and he called people over with all his energy to ask about the situation.

"General, I don't know what happened. I was just on my way when I was attacked by enemies who appeared suddenly. There were gunshots from the front and rear. We were probably surrounded."

Troops are the most vulnerable when they are marching. When they are attacked at this time, the information cannot be conveyed immediately, and the command center cannot respond effectively
There is no unified arrangement for the troops below, and there is a high probability that they will fight on their own, fall into decline or even be wiped out.

Ushijima was in a daze, but he did not lose the demeanor of a general. He didn't panic at this time, and calmly ordered:

"Don't panic, send out the messengers and find out what happened first."

The more flustered you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes. The officers below are not just for nothing.

In the event of an attack, it is not difficult to organize the troops to defend and counterattack on the spot.

At this point, you can only trust them.

……

As soon as the guns rang out, Li Yunlong's nerves tensed up, and he couldn't help looking over there.

Although he can only see gunpowder smoke.

How similar!
Zhao Gang couldn't help but think, Li Yunlong was like a hungry old wolf, about to bark his teeth, very similar to the time he beat Yamazaki before.

The last time he went to a meeting, the new second regiment became the reserve team, and Li Yunlong wanted to quarrel with him in the morning.

this time……

"Old Li, our regiment is the reserve team, isn't this bullying? What are you afraid of? Why can't you compete with the brigade commander?"

Li Yunlong glanced at Zhao Gang and said nothing, his words sounded familiar.

He seems to have said it before.

This kind of opportunity is rare. If Zhao Gang seized it, he would have revenge and complain, and shouted at Li Yunlong:
"Why don't you fight with the brigade commander!"

Li Yunlong remembered that Suan Xiucai came for revenge.He said angrily: "Don't babble with me, why didn't you fight with the brigade commander last time, and you're talking about me here, don't worry about eating carrots."

"I'm willing to be a reserve team, what's the matter!"

Quite like a broken can.

Zhao Gang couldn't help laughing and said, "Old Li, you have today too!"

The two had a small quarrel, and when the resentment of the reserve team dissipated a bit, the tense atmosphere eased a lot.

Putting down his worries, Li Yunlong calmly thought about the situation of this battle.

He has already understood the arrangement of the brigade commander's four regiments, and he also has a general idea of ​​the enemy's situation.

Through the deduction of the battle situation, some superficial conclusions can be drawn.

He called Zhang Dabiao to his side and gave him some advice.

Zhao Gang heard it from the side, and couldn't help reminding: "Old Li, if you make a mistake in your judgment, the first battalion will not be able to participate in the battle in time."

The strength of the first battalion accounted for a quarter of the entire regiment, but its combat effectiveness accounted for one-third.

One battalion is missing, and the strongest force is missing.

Li Yunlong said: "Don't worry, my judgment will not be wrong, and the brigade commander is not prepared to eat three thousand devils in one bite.

Even if there are pigs, we can't kill them all in one day.

What's more, Licheng County is only fifty miles away, and in half a day, the devils should come for reinforcements. "

From the perspective of the overall situation, when Li Yunlong thought about the battle situation, the local battlefield has become a mess.

Tanks and cavalry are for offense.

After breaking through the Japanese army's formation, they continued to take advantage of the assault and repeatedly charged and killed the Japanese army's formation.

If only facing more than a hundred cavalry, the Japanese army can also set up machine guns and make a certain degree of counterattack.

But facing the huge tanks, the Japanese army who did not prepare anti-aircraft guns was really desperate.

Bearing countless bullets, the three tanks were like crazy wild boars, rampaging towards the enemy's position.

The machine guns swept across and the artillery shells roared, easily tearing through the lines of defense.

The cavalry followed closely behind, rushing up to expand the results of the battle.The defeated Japanese army was like a lamb on the prairie, easily beheaded by a sharp saber.

The infantry followed up, guarding the opened gap, and vertically squeezed the living space of the Japanese army.

After repeatedly charging again and again, the Japanese army's queue was cut into sections.

A whole hairtail is not easy to chew, but if it is a section of hairtail, anyone can easily eat it.

In less than an hour, the Xinyi Regiment and the Independent Regiment were able to rendezvous, which also meant that the entire festival army had been divided and surrounded by them.

It only takes a certain amount of time to eat in the stomach.

The rear of the Japanese army with more than a thousand people was surrounded and divided by superior forces, and it was already in danger.

The former team didn't know about it, so Ushijima made arrangements based on the information he had obtained.

Toshihide Yamashita of the first brigade is leading the troops of the headquarters to attack the front.

The First Infantry Brigade was formed by recruiting veterans. It has the most backbone veterans in the entire Ninth Brigade and has the strongest combat effectiveness.

Fell into a war of attrition in Huangyadong a few days ago, Ushidoman has never been willing to send the st Infantry Brigade to the field.

At this time, their brigade has the highest rate of full strength and the strongest combat effectiveness in the entire army.

The heavy task of opening the way to break through falls on their brigade.

Toshihide Yamashita's ability to serve as the team leader is naturally highly valued by Ushijima Man.

There is a heavy responsibility on our shoulders, and there is no room for mistakes.

"Twenty rounds of rapid fire against the enemy's rear!" Yamashita issued the latest order.

The staff officer on the side was stunned: "Sir, the soldiers are fighting with Tuba Road, and the shelling will accidentally injure our own people."

"What we need most now is time. It's only a small probability. His Majesty's most heroic soldiers will understand us." Yamashita Toshihide said coldly.

The staff officer suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard before: the head of the brigade valued Lieutenant Commander Yamashita because he saw his shadow in him.

Sure enough, they are all cold characters!
Regardless of the risk of accidentally injuring their own family members, the two mortars launched shelling towards the Eighth Road position.

The effect was immediate. The Eight Route Army, whose position had been greatly weakened, soon fell into a desperate situation in the face of the impact of superior forces.

The Japanese army penetrated the line of defense and continued to expand their advantages towards the two wings of the position.

On the ground, the Eighth Route Army, facing the pressure from the two fronts, soon couldn't support it anymore, and lost its position after fighting and retreating.

At the frontier observation post, the brigade commander put down the binoculars and sighed softly.

The three lines of defense formed by the 21st and 22nd regiments were what he was most worried about.

These two regiments are basic regiments, with no more than a thousand people, and their weapons and equipment are stronger than ordinary basic regiments, and the rifles can be equipped with one combatant.

Each regiment has a total of twelve or thirteen light and heavy machine guns, which is a good start.

It can fight back and forth with the general Japanese army, and it can be regarded as capable in combat.

It's a mule or a horse, pull it out for a walk.

This slip is very disappointing!
The brigade commander said to the combat staff officer: "I lost two lines of defense in an hour, and I don't think I can hold on to the last one for long. Inform Li Yunlong that the little devil is going to attack him."

The combat staff went to draw up the telegram, and the chief of staff who was looking at the map next to him raised his head and said: "I have seen the battle ahead, and I can't blame them for not being able to do it. The little devils are really desperate.

There is a lot of pressure to replace the main regiment, not to mention that the two basic regiments have only been formed for half a year, and their combat effectiveness has not yet fully formed. "

The brigade commander was still angry, hating that iron could not become steel: "When Li Yunlong led the new regiment, the conditions were not as good as the two of them, didn't they also defeat the Sakata Alliance and kill Sakata.

In my opinion, the conditions of the two of them are very good, and we have all the weapons and equipment for him.

Without fighting the devils, through the process of capturing self-sufficiency, the troops lacked training and their combat effectiveness did not improve.

The flowers placed in the house are not as strong as the flowers in the field to withstand the wind and rain. "

The chief of staff fell silent.

In general, the two regiments that were expected to have high hopes were pierced through the two lines of defense by the devil's infantry brigade within an hour.

It's too stretched, and I want to say something nice for them, but I don't know what to say.

Then compare the record achieved by Li Yunlong leading the new first regiment, leading the new second regiment to deal with Japanese troops for eight days.

It's simply not on the same level.

"Report, the latest information."

"The antenna was found in the stronghold of Caozhuang, which is suspected to be a radio station set up by the Japanese army."

There was a hint of a smile on the brigade commander's tense face, "Oh, the little devil really went to Caozhuang."

High-power radio stations can carry out longer-distance telecommunications transmission. The disadvantage is that the antenna must be raised high, otherwise the effect cannot be achieved.

The radio station is for communication. Where the radio station is, the command post is probably there.

The brigade commander looked at Zhu Risheng, the artillery staff officer: "Didn't you say that you have learned it last time? Set up the howitzer, aim it for me, and beat him hard."

Two mm howitzers, the shells are more precious.But if it can destroy the enemy's headquarters, it is obviously worth it.

The batch of shells has already accounted for one-seventh of the reserve shells. To deal with a small stronghold, the brigade commander has spent all his money this time.

"Yes, guaranteed to complete the task."

Zhu Risheng ran wildly all the way to the artillery position.

Cao Zhuang.

Even in a warm room, Ushijima still kept shaking his head, and his whole head became more and more groggy.

He forced himself to listen to his subordinates' reports.

"General, we have already contacted Taiyuan. Eight bombers have already taken off, and five more are about to come for reinforcements. With the assistance of the planes, it will be easier to open the passage to break through."

"Also, the defenders in Licheng County have already rushed out, and they are expected to arrive to meet us in four hours."

"Very good, well done." Niu Daoman's voice was hoarse, like pulling cloth.After the attack, there were finally two pieces of good news.

He doesn't think about anything else now, the glory of the future is not worth mentioning.

Bringing the rest back alive was the only thought on his mind.

He asked again: "Has the back team contacted?"

The combat staff officer who compiled the news wanted to bury his head in the sand and pretend he didn't hear it.

But he couldn't do that, so he could only answer truthfully: "So far, the road between the front and back teams has not been opened, and the situation behind it is temporarily unknown."

Ushijima's body trembled again, he understood what it meant.

The rear team is the chief of staff, and there are a large number of wounded in the team, and the combat effectiveness is estimated to be worse than that of the transport team.

Maybe the front army has broken through and the rear army is still surrounded by the Eighth Route, that would be fatal.

"Urge again, get through as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Relative tranquility was restored in the room, although the sound of gunfire was still very noisy.

Ushidoman closed his eyes, resisting the drowsy thought.

Now is not the time to rest.

Another combat staff officer opened the door and walked in. "General, good news. Captain Yamashita has led the brigade and penetrated the two lines of defense of the Eighth Route. The road to break through is about to open."

Niu Daoman raised his eyelids vigorously, and his face became more relaxed.

After repeated setbacks in Huangyadong, he almost doubted the combat effectiveness of the Ninth Brigade he led.

Now it seems that the officers and soldiers of the imperial army under his command are still very powerful.

"Yamashita is an excellent commander. Send the Second Infantry Battalion and give him command."

"Also, the troops are ready to evacuate at any time, and break out first. The rear team... the rear team..."

Ushido knew in his heart that the rear team was already a drag, and he must not lose the chance to break through just because he rescued the rear team.

But these words are not easy for him to express, and it is easy to chill people's hearts.

The combat staff already understood the brigade commander's intentions, "General, I understand, the first priority is to ensure that the large troops break through, wait for the reinforcements from Licheng County to arrive, and then rescue the chief of staff and the others."

Ushishima Man nodded slightly, wanting to express his agreement, but his body kept swaying, and he nodded and shook his head, just like a lunatic.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, like an explosion in the ear.

Niu Dao was so excited that he fell off the kang.

The combat staff officer was stunned for a moment, and then he heard someone shouting outside: "Bombardment, it's bombardment!"

Without leaving him much time to react, shells one after another landed in the stronghold.

The power of a heavy howitzer is far superior to that of a light artillery.

Where the shells fell, the houses were destroyed, leaving a few meters of craters on the ground.

Violent explosions, powerful shock waves, and dense shell fragments are all murderous weapons.

In this environment, I just feel that the ground is shaking and the mountains are shaking, as if I have suffered an eight-magnitude earthquake.

The shelling lasted for 2 minutes, and the Caozhuang stronghold was in ruins.

The survivors seemed to be still in shock, and no one spoke for a long time.

(End of this chapter)