The chief of staff was less than a hundred meters away from the artillery position, and when he saw that the gunners were blown away and the mortars were blown into scrap metal, he quickly realized that he had been fooled.

His face quickly sank, and he looked at the artillery positions filled with gunsmoke and splashing fire, and was in a hurry to order.

"The troops stopped attacking, the whole army retreated five hundred meters, and left here!"

Before the guard guarding the side had time to give an order, he saw a second lieutenant stumbling over: "Sir, the leader of the first squad of the second squadron, when we attacked the high ground, an Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared behind us, and it was also equipped with heavy machine guns, and it was a fire blow to our backs, and the troops suffered heavy casualties, and they were moving to this side, please send troops to respond immediately." ”

Looking in the direction of the second lieutenant's finger, there were indeed machine guns firing at the foot of the hill on the high ground a few hundred meters away.

The thick tongue of fire looked particularly dazzling from a distance, and although it was a few hundred meters away, the chief of staff could still see it clearly.

The heavy machine guns were spotted by the Chief of Staff as soon as they were fired, but they were not seen as a threat, but as a cover for the second pair of heavy machine gun squads.

Only now did he realize that he had made a mistake, and that these heavy machine guns were equipped by the Eighth Route Army.

Look at the foot of the mountain again, the figures of his subordinates looming, like a lost dog, running towards him quickly.

A little farther on the hillside, more than a hundred soldiers with rifles and light machine guns chased the imperial army at the foot of the mountain like wolves......

The chief of staff reacted quickly, shocked to shocked, and the thoughts in his mind were not affected, and immediately ordered: "Contact the artillery squadron immediately, and after transferring the position, first knock out the heavy machine gun on the top of the hill for me, cover the retreat of the second squadron, and then counterattack the artillery position of the Eighth Route Army." ”

One of the heralds immediately took the order, turned and ran towards the shifting artillery position.

"Sir, the fourth squadron was attacked by the Eighth Route Army in front and rear, and an Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared on the high ground behind us, suddenly launched an attack, and the Eighth Route Army was stubbornly defending the mountain, and the troops suffered heavy casualties and are moving to this side."

"And the Eighth Route Army?"

The shock in the heart of the chief of staff can no longer be described in words.

I can't figure out where these Eighth Route Army came from.

The captain standing next to him saw some clues and hurriedly reminded: "Sir, this is a trap. ”

"The total strength of the Eighth Route Army is far more than the three hundred we judged."

"They deliberately showed weakness to us, lured us here, and then gathered and annihilated!"

The chief of staff also saw it, and immediately ordered: "The whole army is busy and retreats, when to get rid of the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army and when to stop." ”

"What about the two squadrons?" The captain asked.

"Establish a defensive line on the spot to block the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army, and then alternately cover the withdrawal from the battlefield and cover the retreat of the main force."

Seeing that the captain was heartbroken and very reluctant, the chief of staff continued: "To carry out the order, we must retreat now, so that some troops can be saved." If we wait for the two or four squadrons to withdraw here and then retreat, all of us will have to explain here. ”

"Yes, sir!" The captain gritted his teeth and replied, and then began to beckon the troops around him to retreat.

The chief of staff was protected by a squad and retreated together in the middle of the group.

As soon as they turned around and ran less than 50 meters, nearly ten tongues of fire suddenly appeared on the small high ground where the heavy machine gun squadron had just been unable to go up, some long and some short, lined up.

Only then did the chief of staff hear dense machine-gun fire.

Bullets whizzed and whizzed over, intertwining with each other, forming an airtight network of firepower, enveloping everyone in an instant.

The soldiers on the outermost part of the retreating force bore the brunt of the attack, slicing as they fell to the ground screaming as they were hit by bullets.

"Sir, there is the Eighth Route Army blocking the road on the high ground ahead, and we can't rush through." The captain was in a hurry to report.

The chief of staff scolded angrily: "Bage Yalu, we are all strong men who have broken their wrists, and we are still blocked here by the Eighth Route Army." ”

"You're right, they're trying to wipe us all out here."

"Immediately organize the troops to rush over, there are more Eighth Route Army behind us, and there is only hope if we rush forward."

If it was a few years ago, once the Japanese army launched a decisive assault, twice as many as the Eighth Route Army might not be able to stop it.

Now it's different.

After several years of development, the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness and equipment level have been raised by several grades.

No matter how powerful the Japanese army's desperate assault is, it is still a flesh and blood assault.

As long as the blocking fire is fierce enough, no matter how many devils there are, they can kill them all.

In the first round of assault, more than 100 devils all fell on the assault road, and none of them broke through the interception.

"Sir, the Fourth Squadron has been wiped out, and the Eighth Route Army that attacked them has been killed!" An ensign came running from behind to report.

"There's no time!" The chief of staff gritted his teeth and continued to order: "Gather all the remaining troops, assault forward at all costs, and kill a few people." ”

"The artillery opened cover with all their might, ran out the shells they brought, and then broke through and retreated with the main force. If the mortar can be taken away, it will be taken away, and if it cannot be taken away, it will be given up. ”

At the headquarters of the first battalion, Huang Sheng stared at the battlefield, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and ordered: "The devil must fight hard." ”

"We also took out all the family resources, and all the artillery of the artillery company fired at them, specifically to fight the Japanese puppet army breakthrough troops."

"The baggage company, reconnaissance platoon, engineer platoon, cavalry platoon, all go up, reinforce the guerrillas and guard platoon, and be sure to block the Japanese puppet army breakthrough troops."

"Instructor, immediately send a general attack signal to other troops, and encircle and annihilate the remaining Japanese puppet army on the battlefield......"

The stone forest turret two kilometers north of Baoding City is the first line of defense of the Japanese puppet army to defend the turret.

At ten o'clock in the evening, except for a few sentries who were still standing on the top of the turret, the other Japanese puppet soldiers all shrank down on the first and second floors of the turret to sleep.

The 7th Battalion of the Garrison Regiment was responsible for attacking Baoding from the north, and this turret became the first target that He Jun wanted to take.

He decided to take the turret in a quick battle, and then interspersed all the way to the north gate to block the Japanese troops placed outside the city and prevent them from entering the city.

"Battalion commander, the two mountain guns have been aimed at the target and can be fired at any time." The commander of the artillery company touched He Jun's side and reported.

"Fire the cannon now, and bury all the Japanese puppet troops in the turret for me." He Jun stared at the nearly ten-meter-high turret order.

"Boom ......"

The two mountain guns opened fire at the same time, and a second later, two flames erupted from the outer wall of the turret.

The turret was not blown up on the spot, but it was blown out of two large gaps with a diameter of more than one meter, and it was crumbling.

Ten seconds later, a second round of shells flew towards the turret.

This time it did not get rid of the fate of being blown up, and He Jun immediately ordered: "More than ten Japanese puppet soldiers ran out of the turret, and the trumpeter blew the trumpet, attacked in a company, and ate their ......"

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