Chapter 285: Battle of the Extreme

"Boom Boom" ""

Under the cover of heavy artillery fire, the Japanese launched a fierce attack on the second line of defense in the center without stopping. Although crazy, the attack was not as strong as the previous round due to the first line of defense slowing down their edge.

"Bang" "Bang" ""

Li Hong led his special detachment to conceal the rear and snipe the enemy's sought-after and important targets, effectively relieving the pressure on the defenders' defense. But even so, the enemy's ground assault, as well as artillery fire, inflicted considerable casualties on the defenders.

"It was reported that the attacking force was stubbornly resisted by the enemy and suffered heavy casualties, and the 6th Brigade was preparing to launch a third round of attacks."

The battle report from the front was quickly transmitted back to the Japanese command. The battle had been going on for more than half an hour since the attack on the second line of defense, but the attacking forces still had no progress.

"Your Excellency Sato, our troops"

"We still have a lot of troops"

Sato interrupted his men. Everyone present knew that the strength of both sides had reached the limit, but Sato did

Immediately, Sato ordered, "Order the first-line troops to continue the attack, and the follow-up troops to reinforce the first-line." We have no way back, we have to take Zhabei before dark."

The so-called follow-up troops in Sato's mouth are Hasegawa Kiyoshi squeezed out like a sponge, and their task is to protect most of the rear, and once they fall to the front line, the rear of the Japanese army becomes very empty.

Sato's order stunned everyone, and this move was simply cutting off his own way to bring about his own destruction.

Sato said, "There is an idiom in China that breaks the kettle and sinks the boat, which is called putting the dead and then reborn." Tell all the troops in front that we have no way back, we must attack, keep attacking"

"Hi"

The communications corps immediately conveyed Sato's order to the various units. In order to boost morale, Sato moved his headquarters forward again, and he wanted to tell the soldiers on the front line that he was with them.

Sato's move to "break the cauldron and sink the boat" really had the effect of greatly boosting morale, and the devils in front of him were all desperate and rushed to kill.

"Kill" "Kill" ""

The shouts of killing in front shook the sky, and the battle once entered a climax, and the pressure on the defenders doubled.

"Brothers, there is Shanghai in the rear, and there are millions of our compatriots, hold me up, stand up"

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In the face of such a frantic attack by the devils, the officers and soldiers guarding the position were also red-eyed, and the soldiers braved the enemy's artillery fire and fought in the rain of bullets

The battle went into white aggravation, and neither side had any respite. This kind of assault is unusual, unlike the usual respite after repelling an enemy attack.

"Hurry up"

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The logistics team braved artillery fire to continuously support the front line. Stretcher teams of civilian organizations constantly bring the wounded back to the rear, while convoys bring ammunition to the front. In the process of support, there were also many casualties among the logistics personnel due to the shelling.

The battle ahead was suffocating, even at the headquarters of the 88th Division, and even everyone felt the shock of the shells falling to the ground. The battle is getting closer and closer to the headquarters, and the enemy may be in the city at any time.

"No problem, the 88th Division will definitely be able to hold Zhabei, Zhabei lost my head to see the commander"

"Lao Tzu doesn't want your head, the 88th Division must defend Zhabei for me, Zhabei is lost, you Sun Yuanliang is a sinner through the ages"

"Click", the other end of the phone hung up. The call was made by Zhu Shaoliang, commander-in-chief of the Central Route Army, Zhabei was in a precarious situation, and it was related to the entire Songhu war situation, how could Zhu Shaoliang sit still. Every once in a while, he would call to inquire about the war in Zhabei, which made Sun Yuanliang feel more stressed.

"Report call number one."

"Say"

"The Japanese troops defending the east side of Zhabei are like a line of reinforcements, and now the rear of the Japanese army is very empty, and No. 1 asks if it can attack."

"Order them to continue to standby, and no one is allowed to go out without Lao Tzu's order"

"Yes"

Sun Yuanliang spoke violently, which is rare, which shows his anxious mood at this time. However, this information made Sun Yuanliang bittersweet, the rear of the Japanese army was empty, and the conditions for the total annihilation of the Japanese army were met, but it was unknown whether the troops in the front could hold it. However, at this time, the combat troops have been fully invested, unless the troops are transferred from both wings, but once the troops are transferred, Ye Lei's plan will be in vain.

At this extremely critical juncture, Sun Yuanliang ordered, "Order the engineer battalion directly under the division to pull me up and reinforce the front line"

In the middle sector, both sides continue to engage in troops, and under the devastation of cannon fodder, the battlefield is like a furnace and constantly losing lives.

The situation of the war continues to deteriorate, and the devil is still unable to occupy this area after the army, and the price paid is heavy on both sides.

The battle had already lasted more than 1 hour, and the time was beyond the expectations of the Japanese army. Originally, I thought that the attack on interrupting the defense line would not be as easy as the outer defense line, but it would not be so difficult, and the opponent's 88th Division was already short of troops. However, the actual strength of the 88th Division was far beyond Sato's imagination, and Sun Yuanliang had always used his troops sparingly, creating a false impression of lack of troops to the enemy.

It is easy to hold Zhabei, but what Sun Yuanliang wants is to completely annihilate the Japanese army and completely solve the Zhabei crisis. So Sun Yuanliang has been silent, waiting for the last opportunity to counterattack.

"Baga Ya Road".

The battle ahead has not progressed for a long time, which makes Sato, who had always been calm, start to sit still. From the moment he attacked Zhabei, he had already fallen into Ye Lei's trap.

In desperation, Sato made a crazy decision again. When the battle came to this, it really made everyone crazy, including Ye Lei.