Half an hour later, the shelling stopped.

Sakurai Shizo is now numb.

He stared blankly at his headquarters, and everyone was like him, their faces as dead as ashes.

The other side actually shelled for half an hour!

His 11th Division, suffering heavy casualties.

The worst thing is that there are no planes in the air to support them.

Their artillery unit was also blown up by the other side.

Now there are only a few tanks left with heavy weapons that can attack.

There are only a dozen or so guns left that can be used.

Want to retreat?

Sakurai Ishizo tilted his head and thought for a moment.

If he retreated immediately, he could bear the casualties of the 11th Division.

If the offensive continues, the casualties of the 11th Division will definitely increase exponentially.

At that time, he occupied Pingmanna, and his 11th Division was almost crippled.

But if he didn't attack, he couldn't swallow this breath.

My troops suffered heavy casualties here, and as a result, they retreated without even seeing the opposing soldiers, which is not my style at all.

As a division commander, I will be ridiculed.

The troops of the 1st Provisional Regiment, after the end of the shelling, began to attack.

The Fifth and Sixth Armies were rapidly moving towards the flanks of the Japanese Eleventh Division.

The people who watched the shelling and air combat just now were full of blood.

The commanders of the entire expeditionary force were stunned.

Looking at Li Lei's command, how do you feel that the Japanese army is very good?

In particular, several commanders of the national army did not expect that before their large army could attack, the 11th Division of the Japanese army was already in chaos.

Under the attack of Li Lei's regiment, in just half an hour, the casualties of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army were at least two wings.

And the planes, not a single plane on their side was damaged, and the Japanese planes were shot down thirty!

Such a record can be described as brilliant.

Li Lei, that's amazing!

David has now been completely impressed by Li Lei's command ability.

Li Lei said to Li Yunlong: "Order the troops, speed up the attack, be sure to entangle the 11th Division, and don't let them retreat." ”

Li Lei felt that the 11th Division of the Japanese Army had suddenly suffered such a big blow, and their division commander Sakurai Ishizo was very likely to order his troops to retreat.

The 1st Regiment had advanced to the forward position of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army, but the 5th and 6th Armies had not yet moved to the flanks of the 11th Division.

A telegram came from the command saying that it would take about half an hour.

David was stunned, the Japanese army was going to retreat?

No way?

They can't help but fight so much?

Li Lei David said: "David, this Sakurai Shizo is a sinister and cunning person, he has suffered a loss here, and he will definitely not give up easily." But I guess he has plans to retreat now. After all, his troops suffered heavy losses, and if they were forced to attack, the losses would be even greater.

As a division commander, I don't think he will be rash.

Retreat was his best choice.

So our troops must pick up speed.

Our goal this time is to wipe out the 11th Division.

If the 11th Division can be eliminated, then the next battle will be much easier. ”

Li Lei's use of the temporary regiment is to emulate the blitzkrieg of country D.

According to Li Lei's initial plan, the 1st Regiment launched a fierce attack on the 11th Division of the Japanese Army, using the mobility and strong offensive nature of the tanks to crush the 11th Division of the Japanese Army and divide the Japanese troops.

Then the Fifth and Sixth Armies, quickly outflanked from both flanks, and then annihilated.

The speed of the attack was very fast.

The fifth battalion was in the middle, the first battalion followed, and the remaining four battalions quickly broke into the Japanese positions from the left and right flanks.

Sakurai Ishizo was preparing to order the troops to retreat.

But before he could give the order, he saw a devil running over with a frightened face: "Report to the division commander, our troops have been violently attacked by the other side." The troops in front are almost overwhelmed, ask for reinforcements! ”

Nani!?

The other party's troops actually came over so quickly?

Sakurai Ishizo was stunned for a moment and asked, "How many troops are there in the other party's troops?" ”

The Japanese soldier Nakasa said: "I don't know, the other side's troops are armored troops, and there are about 100 tanks. The attack was very fast. The firepower is particularly strong, and our troops simply cannot resist it. ”

A hundred tanks!?

Sakurai's head buzzed, and it seemed to explode.

I feel dizzy and dizzy, and the sperm worm is on the brain.

Eight Ga Ya Road!

A hundred tanks!

That's an armored division!

Can't afford to provoke!

It is necessary to retreat immediately.

His troops, now even the artillery is almost gone, and there are only a few tanks.

Fighting with a hundred people, it's not even cannon fodder.

You must retreat immediately, or you won't know how to die.

Those bastards of the Mei Agency, how did this information work?

Pingman's troops with one of the opponent's armored divisions, they didn't even detect it!

Sakurai Shizo immediately ordered: "The troops immediately retreat to Tonggu and wait for reinforcements." ”

The Japanese army Nakasa said: "Division commander, the troops in front of us have been divided by the other side and cannot retreat. ”

It's normal not to be able to retreat.

Sakurai Shizo wrinkled his brows and thought about it, the other party took advantage of the excitement of the tank to definitely divide and surround the troops in front.

It is indeed unrealistic to want to withdraw.

"How many troops are there in front of us?" Sakurai asked, looking at the map.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army said: "The troops in front, there is probably a brigade. ”

A brigade!

In the shelling just now, his 11th Division lost almost two wings.

By the time of Tonggu he had already lost a wing.

In this way, his 11th Division has lost three wings, almost half.

If he loses one more brigade of troops, then his 11th division will almost be wiped out.

Can't give up so many troops!

Otherwise, he Sakurai Ishizo, even if he returns to the 15th Army, will have to be seppuku.

The problem is, I don't like seppuku!

Sakurai Shizo's face was gloomy, and the was black and.

He ordered: "Order the troops, reinforcements immediately, and be sure to tear a gap and let the troops in front withdraw." ”

The chief of staff of the Japanese army did not dare to be careless and immediately went to issue an order.

The 1st Regiment was now advancing intensively, and the Japanese now had almost a brigade surrounded by their troops.

Li Lei ordered to immediately attack the encircled Japanese troops and eat them as quickly as possible.

Several battalions under the command of Li Lei immediately launched a fierce attack.

The Fifth and Sixth Armies have also arrived at the intended location.

The command ordered the two corps to bypass the temporary 1st regiment and encircle the southernmost Japanese army, so as not to let them join the Japanese brigade.

Be sure to divide and encircle and destroy.

There is no problem with the temporary 1st regiment to destroy the encircled brigade.

The 11th Army of the Japanese Army also had an artillery wing, an engineer wing, and a wing directly under the 11th Division to the south.

Combined, there is almost the strength of a brigade.

It should not be a big problem to let the Fifth and Sixth armies surround them.

After Ishizo Sakurai gave the order to aid the brigade in front, a wing of the 11th Division of the Japanese army began to prepare to tear a hole in the encirclement of the temporary 1st regiment.

But this wing of the Japanese army had just reached the halfway point when it met the Fifth Army.

When the Fifth Army saw it, it didn't say a word, and directly started fighting.

Their hands are already itchy.

For the time being, there was a lively fight there, and there were planes and artillery, and he was greedy to see it.

Seeing that the 11th Division of the Japanese Army was about to be surrounded, they were all about to go crazy.

Immediately order the troops and take out this Japanese wing.

This wing of the Japanese army was not an infantry wing, but an engineer wing, and its combat capability was much weaker than that of the infantry wing.

And the number of people is also small.

Surrounded by an elite army, it was no match at all, and under the heavy fire of the Fifth Army, this wing was quickly wounded and wounded.

At this time, the Sixth Army had already launched an attack from the right flank to the last troops of Sakurai Ishizo.

The Sixth Army consisted of three divisions, all of which were standard elite troops.

He has received special training and is very strong in combat.

The quality of individual soldiers was not much worse than that of the Japanese army.

Coupled with the advantage in firepower, it was faintly in the upper hand as soon as the war started.

This shocked Sakurai Shizo.

A devil Shaozuo ran over with a nervous face and reported: "Report to the division commander, it is not the troops of country Y who attacked our troops!" ”

What the!?

Ishizo Sakurai was shocked by the news.

"How many troops does the other side have?"

The Japanese soldier Shaozo said nervously: "There are about two armies!" The Aso United, which we went to support, was also surrounded and in danger! ”

Two armies!?

Sakurai Shizo chuckled in his heart, and the whole person almost fell.

One of their brigades in front of them was surrounded by an armored division, and now the opposing side has two more corps of troops!

This is preparing to completely wipe out his 11th Division!

No, we must retreat immediately!

Otherwise, the entire 11th Division will face a catastrophe!