Li Hongyou's more elite troops did not enter the battle, just to let the fourth battalion of the reserve accumulate combat experience on the battlefield and pave the way for the big battle later.

A few days ago, the main force of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army launched a number of fierce attacks on the positions of the 51st Army, and after three days and nights of fierce fighting between the two sides, the Japanese army finally crossed the Huai River and successfully broke through the defense line of Xiaobengbu Town, which was held by the 113th Division of the 51st Army.

North of the Huai River was an important line of defense for the Chinese defenders, and once these lines were broken through by the Japanese, the little devils could drive straight into and directly threaten the important places of Xuzhou.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the 337th Brigade of the 113th Division of the 51st Army rose up to counterattack the Japanese army, and organized troops to launch a counteroffensive in an attempt to recapture the defense line of Xiaobengbu Town.

"Da Da Da-"

"Tutu Tu Tu Tu—"

Dense gunfire rang out around the town of Xiaobengbu, and the little devil troops were fighting with the officers and soldiers of the 337th Brigade for every inch of land.

Ten minutes later, the artillerymen of the 1st and 4th Battalions of the Security Regiment quickly set up mortar positions in accordance with Li Hong's order.

To deal with a small brigade of the Japanese army, there is no need for mountain artillery or field artillery at all, and the mortar devils alone cannot parry.

600 meters away from the town of Xiaobengbu, the artillery position of the security regiment.

"Artillery ready, ten guns and five free fire!"

"Artillery ready, ten guns and five free fire!"

The artillerymen of the two battalions quickly adjusted the firing angle and aimed at the devil's defense line in Xiaobengbu Town in front of the target.

"Ready, put!"

With the order of the artillery platoon commander, two battalions of twenty 90-mm mortars opened fire together.

"Tom, tom, tom!"

A row of mortar firing sounded, and one after another shells flew out of the barrel and smashed into the little devils in Xiaobengbu Town.

The security regiment came very suddenly, and the devil brigade that attacked Xiaobengbu Town did not get any information at all, so they could only be caught off guard.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The densely flying shells exploded continuously, and the little devils on the defensive line were violently suppressed by artillery fire.

"Shelling, shelling, quick concealment, quick concealment!!"

"Bagaya Road, where did the cannonballs come from!!"

The devil soldiers cowered under the bunkers to avoid the shells, and cursed angrily.

A devil officer who was commanding at the front line got up from his bunker in embarrassment, and then hurriedly ran to report to the brigade headquarters.

"Report to Your Excellency the Captain, our defensive line has been heavily shelled by the Chinese army, and the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties......"

"Yaga!"

The captain of the devil brigade was furious, and then picked up the binoculars and walked out of the fortifications of the headquarters, looking in the direction where the shells were fired.

"Bagaya Road, the shells were fired from our backs, where did these artillery of the Chinese army come from?"

The captain of the devil brigade did not expect that the Chinese army would appear in his back at all, and he angrily scolded the damned intelligence organization.

"Order the Imperial warriors to hold their ground, and the artillery will quickly launch a counterattack!"

After the captain of the devil brigade finished talking to the devil Shaozuo, he ordered the signal soldiers: "Communication troops, immediately send a report to the joint commander for help, our unit was heavily shelled by the Chinese army in Xiaobengbu Town on the north bank of the Huai River, and our unit fell into the belly and back to suffer the enemy, and the troops suffered heavy casualties, and asked for reinforcements......"

"Hayi!"

The devil messenger nodded emphatically and hurriedly sent a message for help.

Soon after, the artillery of two battalions of the security regiment stopped shelling.

"Security regiment, brothers of the first battalion, rush!"

"Brothers of the fourth battalion, rush!"

As soon as the shelling ended, the officers and men of the 1st and 4th Battalions quickly attacked from the left and right flanks, forming a situation of encircling the devils in Xiaobengbu Town.

Li Hong never fought with the little devil for the purpose of defeat, his combat style was to erase the enemy's number, and the devil's troops were simply completely cut to the roots!

The first and fourth battalions were all equipped with German and American weapons, and the soldiers bravely rushed to the devil's position, beating and rushing, and the little devils on the defensive line were retreating one after another, without the power to parry.

Let's not talk about the gap between the little devils and the security regiment's weapons and equipment, the key little devils suffered a heavy meal of shells, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

……

The front line of Xiaobengbu Town, the headquarters of the 51st Brigade of the 113th Division of the 337th Army.

In order to recapture the defense line of Xiaobengbu Town, Zhou Yinghua, commander of the 113th Division, personally sat in the command headquarters and commanded the officers and soldiers of the 337th Brigade to fight.

Zhou Yinghua stood at the observation gate of the headquarters, holding a telescope to observe the Japanese army's frontline positions.

Most of the bunkers and fortifications of the Japanese defense line were destroyed by artillery shells, and the corpses of devils could be seen everywhere on the position, and the left and right flanks of the devil's position were besieged by friendly forces.

Zhou Yinghua did not receive a notice of reinforcements, and he did not know which unit was attacking the devil's position.

"Brigade Commander Cao, have you found out, which part of the Central Army is besieging the devils?"

Soon, Xiao Yueguang, commander of the 337 Brigade, took a telegram from the signal corps.

"Report to the division, the unit that launched a siege on the defense line of the Japanese army in Xiaobengbu Town is the Independent Security Regiment of the Central Army."

"Security Corps?"

After listening to the report, Zhou Yinghua was slightly stunned, thought quickly for a few seconds, and quickly said: "Is this security regiment the same security regiment that has just been transferred from the World War II zone?" ”

Xiao Yueguang replied: "Yes, the division seat is Li Hong's unit that defeated the Japanese ace 21 Brigade not long ago. ”

Zhou Yinghua has long heard of this security regiment, the only independent security regiment in the Central Army, and there is no one of the most elite combat regiments in the Second World War Zone.

"This security regiment does not seem to be an exaggerated boast like in the military newspaper, this Li Hong's combat effectiveness is stronger than I imagined!"

Xiao Yueguang, the commander of the 337 Brigade, couldn't understand why Shangfeng would transfer such an elite security regiment to the Xuzhou battlefield.

Most of the troops transferred to the battlefield in Xuzhou are some second- and third-rate miscellaneous troops, and there are not many elite combat units.

"Shizao, I can't figure it out, how could such an elite unit as the security regiment be transferred as a miscellaneous unit to fight this kind of war of attrition?"

Zhou Yinghua said with a serious face: "Xiao Yueguang, don't think about it if you can't figure it out, how to do it is a matter of the above, as a soldier, you should put your mind on fighting!" ”

"Yes, Master!"

Zhou Yinghua held the binoculars, staring at the security regiment troops fighting on the front line, and couldn't help but marvel.

"This security regiment is really a group of tigers and wolves, and after only a short time of fighting, the soldiers of the security regiment broke through the two lines of defense of the little devils, I'm afraid, looking at the entire Fifth War Zone, I can't find a force with such strong combat effectiveness!"

Xiao Yueguang also praised a few words beside him, and then said: "Master, when the battle is over, I think I can make friends with this Li Hong." ”

Zhou Yinghua nodded, he also had this intention.

(End of chapter)