The counteroffensive of the 88th Division continued, and a large area of the southeast devil's defense area seemed to be covered with a thin white veil, and under the white veil were gunshots, explosions, and killing shouts.

The 1st battalion in the west, under the cover of smoke, broke through three enemy positions in succession, and continued to advance to Baotong Road, the center of the right flank.

The 523rd Regiment in the south attacked the flank of the Japanese army, and although it was stubbornly blocked by the devils, it broke through six road junctions of the Japanese army under the command of the regiment commander Wu Qiujian. In particular, the strongholds in the area around the road were almost wiped out by the 523 Regiment.

The combat power of 523 exceeded Sato's expectations, and at this time, they were advancing diagonally towards the Baotong Road in the center, and there was an unstoppable trend.

"Boom!" "Boom!" “……”

An explosion occurred at the mouth of an alley, and two soldiers of the national army in front came out along the wall, their submachine guns swept in front of them, and the soldiers behind quickly rushed over. There are scorchers on the rooftops of the rear who are responsible for covering the attack and clearing out the machine gunners of the devils.

Attracting, flanking, detouring, and climbing over the wall, the soldiers of the 523rd Regiment are pervasive and do everything.

The smoke in this area was very sparse, and during the battle, the 523rd Regiment ignored the Japanese troops on the main road, and they focused on attacking the surrounding area. The devils on the highway had no choice but to retreat, giving the fortifications that had taken several hours to build to the other party in vain.

523 Regiment Command.

The regiment deputy reminded: "Regiment commander, are we advancing too fast. It has not yet reached the second stage, and if it hits Baotong Road, it will affect the entire counteroffensive plan. ”

Wu Qiujian stared at the map and sighed: "In less than an hour, I will be able to hit Baotong Road, and then flank the Japanese army in the west with the 524th regiment." But ......"

"Shoot~", Wu Qiujian felt aggrieved, and said: "During the day, the 524th Regiment retreated in time to avoid the enemy's edge, but I dare not agree with the plan at night. Street fighting, street fighting, fighting is the alley, the house, the highway is still secondary. We occupy the advantage of time (night) and geographical advantage, and we can completely occupy all areas of the right flank, and the devils on the highway will have to retreat. ”

From the battle just now, it can be seen that Wu Qiujian's troops are very good at fighting street battles. If he carried out his plan, abandoned the main force of the highway and attacked a large area around the highway, and then went to flank the Japanese troops on the highway, the Japanese troops in Zhabei could be pushed out of the right flank before dawn.

However, Wu Qiujian's battle plan was rejected by the division headquarters. Sun Yuanliang highly appreciated this operational policy of "encircling the highway through alleys," and even regarded this operational policy as the focus of Zhabei's defense. However, at that time, the sword was unsheathed, and the order could not be changed overnight.

The difference between Wu Qiujian's battle plan and Ye Lei is that his plan is mainly to drive out the Japanese army from Zhabei; And Ye Lei's plan was mainly to eliminate the living forces of the Japanese army. Tactically speaking, Ye Lei's plan was bold and risky, but it could greatly damage the vitality of the Japanese army.

Wu Qiujian could only obey, and then ordered the troops to slow down the attack and not to approach the central defense point of the Japanese army: Baotong Road.

In both directions, in the west and south, the counterattacks of both units have made progress. To the north, the 3rd Battalion also launched an attack, but it was dominated by a stalemate, attracting Japanese forces.

In the Japanese military headquarters, there is still Mitsuhiko Sato in command, and his expression is very calm.

There were two things that Sato didn't expect: first, Ye Lei used the wind direction to carry out a smoke attack, which lost the firepower of his side, and no matter how good the soldier's night vision and accurate marksmanship were, it lost its effectiveness; Second, the tactics of the 523rd Regiment were very unsuitable for their side, they avoided frontal fire and attacked the surrounding area, and their tactics were very flexible.

Still, it's not the end yet. Most of Sato's forces were gathered in the east, and it was not known who would kill the deer until the last moment.

At this time, the signal corpsman reported: "Report, the headquarters has called, ordering all the troops in Zhabei to hold out until dawn at all costs." Commander, Kiyoshi Hasegawa. ”

"Got it."

Sato just waved his hand and did not give any orders to the troops.

Kuramori Daisaku on the side said: "That Ye Lei is really powerful, and he even thought of using smoke to attack." Our forward troops suffered great losses. If this continues, it will be difficult to protect the Baotong defense area that we have interrupted. Isn't it time for Sato-kun to counterattack yet? ”

"It's not surprising that a clever commander can take advantage of the climate," Sato disagreed, turned around and suddenly asked, "Kuramori-kun, do you know that there is a thing called spring?" ”

"Yes."

Sato seemed to have made up his mind and said, "The tighter the spring compression, the greater the power that bursts out in an instant. ”

Kuramori knew Sato's final plan, which would be a stormy offensive, and could even approach the headquarters of the 88th Division. Immediately, Sato ordered the troops in the front section to block the attack and slow down the enemy's offensive momentum.

"Boom Boom" "......"

The battles in Zhabei were still going on, and the attack of the first battalion was very incidental, but the smooth operation made the commander of the first battalion, Yang Ruifu, a little uneasy, because this was different from what he had expected in advance. The Japanese army was only stubbornly resisting, and as soon as it was breached, it was over, not even sending a single reinforcement, but constantly shrinking the defense.

The battlefield is ever-changing, there is no perfect battle plan, and the plan changes as the battlefield changes.

Sun Yuanliang, who was in the division headquarters, also felt this way, feeling that a terrible undercurrent was coming towards Zhabei.

Sun Yuanliang couldn't help but ask: "Ye Lei, the vanguard is almost interrupted by the enemy, is it really okay?" ”

From the beginning of the battle to the present, Ye Lei's spirit has been in a state of high concentration. The current battle was completely beyond his expectations, and he believed that the Japanese army would stubbornly resist and continue to defend every intersection. Because they will only win if they hold out until dawn, every intersection is very important. What I didn't expect was that Sato gave up so easily.

Ye Lei looked away and said to Sun Yuanliang: "There are only 2 possibilities now. First, the Japanese army contracted its defense, concentrated its scattered forces, defended with all its might, and held out until dawn; Second, we will block and weaken the edge of our attack. The attack and defense are only in an instant, once the attack is unfavorable and the enemy is on the defensive, it will be a flat river. ”

Zhang Baiting's face changed and he felt afraid, and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Ye Lei said: "The enemy may make a big counterattack. Knock off our heads with the strongest firepower, and their attack behind them can only be described as unstoppable. However, each of the two possibilities is fifty percent, depending on the personality of the opposing commander. ”

Now Sun Yuanliang is in a dilemma, which is like gambling to put pressure on or down. If the Zeng army defended in depth, then the offensive momentum would be weakened, and it would be difficult to drive the Japanese army out of Zhabei before dawn; If Zeng soldiers attack the troops, in case of a counterattack by the Japanese army, it will be overwhelming, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Ye Lei suddenly said: "Division commander, in fact, Commander Wu Qiujian has a very classic saying: street fighting, what is the point of the highway?" ”

This means that the surrounding large areas of alleys, small streets, and houses are the focus, while the roads are secondary, especially in this situation where the Japanese army has strong heavy firepower. According to the changes in the battlefield, Ye Lei re-challenged the deployment of the second phase.

At this time, the first battalion was slowly approaching a large trap, and the undercurrent of the Japanese army was about to surface, sweeping through Zhabei like a violent storm. Take a hundred plating and read the latest chapter of "Anti-Japanese God-level Soldier King Claw Book House" for free for the first time.