Chapter 176: Retreat to defend against the enemy
At this time, the Japanese attack force caught up again, Lu Hai couldn't care about the military situation and hurriedly retreated, just as they crossed a mountain, they suddenly found that on the road in the distance, the Japanese army of several thousand people still began to advance at full speed, seeing that this posture was the reinforcements of a Japanese division and regiment. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The most serious thing is that the Japanese 106th Division, which had begun to retreat, hurriedly ordered a counterattack when it received reinforcements that were far away from them.
The frontal attack of the First Army currently has only three divisions, plus one 74th Army, how can it be the opponent of two divisions and one detachment, if they do not retreat, they will be severely damaged, or they will be directly surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army!
The military situation is extremely urgent, and one more second of delay will be dangerous, Lu Hai can't care about waiting to get rid of the Japanese pursuers Lu Hai hurriedly ordered: "Consolidate the defense line, let the signal corps send electricity, and inform the division commander that the reinforcements of a Japanese division are only ten kilometers away from them and are advancing at full speed, so be sure to abandon all targets and retreat quickly"!
"Yes"!
In this short period of a few minutes, the Japanese army bit up again, but fortunately, the telegram had been sent, and Lu Hai hurriedly ordered: "Withdraw quickly!" ”
In the division headquarters, Wan Baobang frowned when he saw the order, and after thinking for a few seconds, Wan Baobang slapped the table and said angrily: "At this juncture, it is a failure"!
"What's wrong with the division commander"?
"Inform the troops to quickly abandon the target, no matter what the situation, quickly break through and transfer"!
"Inform all the artillery who crossed the river to withdraw"!
"Drive all the rafts to the other side of the river and prepare to carry them back"!
"Yes"!
After waiting for the signal troops to go out, Wan Baobang picked up the phone and said: "Commander, according to reliable information, the reinforcements of a division of the Japanese army are only ten kilometers away from us, and with the addition of a Zuozhi detachment and the 106th division, it is very likely that our department will let the Japanese army surround and annihilate it, and I have ordered the troops to retreat"!
Lu Hai frowned and said: "Good job, your artillery should closely monitor the situation of the Japanese army and cover the withdrawal of the troops"!
"Yes"!
"I will personally inform the 74th Army!"
"Yes"!
After hanging up the phone, Lu Han personally picked up the phone and said: "I am Lu Han to pick up the military headquarters of the 74th Army"!
After a while, Wang Yaowu picked up the phone and said, "I'm Wang Yaowu, hello Chief Lu!"
"According to reliable information, the strength of a division of the Japanese army is already less than five kilometers away from you, so you should quickly abandon the frontal enemy and retreat quickly"! Luján said.
"Is the information true"? Wang Yaowu's face changed greatly.
"Absolutely true, quickly withdraw to form a line of defense"! Luján said.
"Yes"!
A moment later, the 74th Army, which was about to defeat the Sazhi detachment, completely abandoned the rapid transfer of the Sazhi detachment, and similarly, the 184th Division, the 183rd Division, and the new 10th Division in front abandoned the Japanese army one after another, and alternately covered the retreat.
At this time, the artillery of the 60th Army crossing the river had already withdrawn, and Wan Baobang immediately ordered: "Order the artillery to closely watch the movements of the Japanese army!" Fire support when necessary! ”
"Yes"!
Naturally, the Japanese army would not let the Dian Army and the 74th Army come back so easily, and when the Chinese army took the initiative to retreat, they naturally discovered the arrival of reinforcements and began to pursue.
At this time, Wan Baobang categorically ordered: "All artillery, fire and suppress on all fronts, and send the Japanese army back to me"!
"Yes"!
A minute after the order was given, the heavy artillery available to the First Army opened fire on all fronts, and shells whistled and smashed into the crowd of pursuing Japanese troops, and the losses of the Japanese troops were even heavier in these open areas.
The blockade formed by the artillery fire temporarily contained the Japanese offensive, and all the soldiers boarded the raft to quickly rush to the crossing, and the soldiers who could not get on the boat in time simply went directly down the river to transfer.
The 74th Army also used heavy artillery fire to suppress the rapid transfer, and the Zuozhi detachment was killed and wounded by them by a third before, and the pressure to retreat was not too great with firepower.
By the time the Japanese army reacted and the Japanese reinforcements officially arrived, the First Army, the 74th Army, had completely crossed the Jinjiang River.
After crossing the river, Wan Baobang immediately ordered: "Send a report to Lu Hai, let them find a place to hide, and be sure to protect themselves"!
"Inform the troops to build a defensive line along the river to prevent Japanese attacks!"
"Yes"!
Ten minutes later, the Japanese attack team had indeed driven to the edge of the Jinjiang River, and judging from the number, there were indeed more numbers of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army, plus the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, and the Sazhi Detachment, there were as many as 50,000 people.
About half an hour later, the general offensive of the Japanese army had been launched, with the strength of the Saji detachment plus one brigade attacking the positions of the 74th Army, and three brigades and two artillery brigades attacking the First Army.
For a time, the artillery fire of a division and a detachment began to bombard fiercely, and there were infantry artillery, mountain artillery, and field artillery in front, plus dozens of tank main guns were violently bombarding the front line of our army.
Most of the soldiers withdrew to the rear defense line, and several battalions at the front were drilled into the anti-artillery holes dug in advance, and under a bombardment, tens of thousands of Japanese troops directly launched a counterattack.
The Japanese attack troops began to force their way across, and at this time, Wan Baobang spoke: "Heavy artillery locks on the Japanese army's mountain artillery group to suppress, mountain artillery, field artillery, and mortars suppress the Japanese infantry"!
Half a minute later, our army's heavy artillery also opened fire one after another, although compared to the Japanese army's fierce artillery fire, but the heavy artillery bombarded these arrogant Japanese artillery who bombarded the river frantically.
Dozens of heavy artillery shells burst out of the sky and smashed heavily on the front lines of these Japanese troops who were firing.
"Boom"!
"Boom"!
Huge sparks suddenly appeared on the front line of the Japanese army, and the losses of the Japanese artillery suddenly became heavy, and dozens of mountain guns and infantry guns were destroyed almost immediately.
At this time, our heavy artillery immediately opened fire to bombard the Japanese tanks that were firing on the front line, and under the large-caliber shells of the high throwing line, five Japanese tanks were directly blown up, and the remaining Japanese tanks hurriedly began to retreat when they saw this.
The artillery fire of the Japanese troops at the front suddenly weakened, and the infantry also took advantage of this opportunity to fiercely strafe the Japanese troops in the trenches with light and heavy machine guns.
Under the attack of artillery and dense bullets, the Japanese troops in the middle of the river also suffered extremely heavy casualties, and in just half an hour, the first wave of Japanese attacks ended in failure.
Similarly, the 74th Army suffered heavy losses from the Japanese attack force and had to retreat due to heavy artillery bombardment, and the entire battlefield suddenly fell into a short silence.
Wan Baobang hurriedly ordered: "All exposed firepower points are quickly transferred, and the follow-up troops hurry up and dig bunkers!" ”
After a period of busy work, Wan Baobang remembered that there was still a unit that had not crossed the river, and they were still surrounded by the Japanese army, so they were naturally Lu Hai's team.
Because the main main force of the Japanese army was on the front army, and the Japanese army with two squadrons pursuing them did not need them to worry.
In the face of the Japanese army's desperate pursuit, Lu Hai's combat effectiveness was fully revealed, and the tactical literacy and mutual coordination of these veterans were also fully demonstrated.
Lu Hai is responsible for containing the Japanese army, Zhao Jianying is responsible for setting traps, and after the traps are set, Lu Hai and they retreat, and after the Japanese army catches up, they will encounter all kinds of traps on the mountain, or grass stumbling may also trigger grenades, and the most serious thing is the detonation of explosives packets.
This pursuit directly caused almost 100 casualties of the Japanese army, and with the casualties of the Japanese army, their attack also seemed a little weak, and some Japanese soldiers simply did not attack.
Under such a fear of war, Lu Hai finally grabbed the time to retreat, and after half an hour, they retreated to the depths of the jungle, and Lu Hai said: "Leave a squad of soldiers to go to the forest to guard, and the others hurry up to eat"!
Everyone took out the fried noodles and ate them, and at this moment Zhao Jianying said: "Xiaohai, what should I do next?"
"The heavy troops of the two divisions of the Japanese army are bound to launch a counterattack, and we will use them as eyes"! Lu Hai said while eating.
"Then we retreat like this, there is a river across here, it is very difficult for us to cross the river, and it is difficult to mix up, and it is very likely that our own people will be regarded as Japanese soldiers"! Zhao Jianying said.
Lu Hai frowned, and after a while, he said: "At present, there are two plans, that is, we find the position of the Japanese artillery and send electricity to the large army and then fool it over, but we will leave a mark to avoid accidental injury, and the second plan is that we go around and transfer from the distant battle line"!
Saying that, Lu Hai took out some pictures and looked at them and said: "Look here, there are no garrisons on both sides of the army, let's retreat from here"!
"What if you can't get out"? Haijiji said with a smile.
"Then kill them back and turn them upside down"! Lu Haifa said fiercely.
"I like this, I didn't see this old devil kill with my own eyes this time, if they forced the little ladies to go back, give them a good taste"!
"That's it, now it's almost dawn, the Japanese offensive should start soon, let's go around quickly after eating, and quickly find their position when the Japanese artillery fire"!
"Yes"!
"Ammunition is still sufficient, right"?
"There are still 300 rounds of ammunition for machine guns, an average of 30 rounds of ammunition for rifles, and the shells are gone"!
"Save some use, throw away unnecessary equipment and move forward at full speed"!
"Yes"!
Half an hour later, Lu Hai and the others set out again, but the current route was far beyond the Japanese troops and detoured into the distance.
The sky is gradually getting brighter, and the Japanese soldiers are also burying pots and cooking to prepare for a new round of attacks, and the troops of the First Army are also nibbling on steamed buns to replenish their strength and prepare to resist the Japanese attack.
"How's it going"?
"The Japanese army is burying pots and cooking, and they should go on the offensive in an hour at the latest"!
"This is the time when they are most relaxed, Lao Tzu invites these gray grandsons to eat cannonballs! Inform the soldiers to go into the trenches and hide, inform the artillery to search the assembly areas of the Japanese troops and prepare for the shelling"!
"Yes"! (To be continued.) )