The captain of the Devil's Wing knew very well that the troops of the Eighth Route Army wanted to cover the two flanks that separated them with artillery fire to ensure the smooth assault of their frontal troops.

The artillery fire of the two sides had their own area shelling, but they were all hitting each other's vital points, and the offensive and defensive situations were thus temporarily formed.

In the trench, the commander of the second regiment looked at the artillery fire on both sides, he turned back to the chief of staff and said: "Contact the detachment commander, ask the detachment artillery to cover the shelling, and cut off the frontal impact of the devils in the front position, just ten minutes." ”

"Yes, Captain."

The artillery roared, and the commander of the Fang detachment quickly ordered the artillery unit to shell reinforcements, although he did not know what the plans of the second regiment commander were.

On the position, the company commander and the soldiers quickly crawled forward, and under such artillery fire, they did not dare to advance if their psychological quality was not good.

The soldiers gritted their teeth and insisted on following the company commander, and the sapper shovel they carried behind their backs was the tool they were going to use to fight this time.

The commander of the Devil Wing was directly stunned by such artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army, but soon he gritted his teeth, if it wasn't for the Fengtian Arsenal falling into their hands, how could the Eighth Route Army troops hit such a fierce artillery fire.

"Wing Commander, what are the troops of the Eighth Route Army doing here, artillery fire to cover the attack?"

The chief of staff of the devil looked puzzled, he was stunned by the intensity and method of this kind of shelling.

Not to mention that the chief of staff was stunned, even the captain of the devil wing frowned, under such artillery fire, his forward troops had already retreated, could it be that the troops of the Eighth Route Army wanted to cooperate and rush up.

"No, they shouldn't be able to do that, because it takes a lot of training to do that." , The captain of the devil wing muttered to himself, what he was thinking about now was such a way of fighting under the cover of artillery fire, the chariot troops of the Eighth Route Army and the infantry approached.

Although this method of combat is invincible, not many troops can accomplish it, and the Devil Wing Captain does not believe that Li Ping's troops can do this.

"And what are you going to do?"

The captain of the Devil Wing, who couldn't figure it out, picked up the binoculars and observed the battlefield, trying to find out the reason.

At this time, on the position, the company commander and his soldiers were frightened, brandishing an engineer shovel and began to fill a deep and wide trench.

The explosion caused a wave of dirt and air that worried the soldiers, and the company commander had to keep shouting to relieve them.

More than ten minutes passed quickly, and the company commander led the soldiers to look at the gentle section and quickly ran back.

In the trench, the regiment commander looked at the soldiers running back, he laughed, and said: "Order the troops, prepare to attack, Lao Tzu will take the main position of the devil in one go." ”

The commander of the second regiment commanded the troops to start a assault, and the whole regiment went straight to the main position of the devils to kill them.

"Hehe, it's really a bunch of things that don't know whether to live or die, do you think you can really rush up, that trench is the moat of the chariot, there is no chariot cover, if you want to break through my position, don't even think about it."

The captain of the devil wing put down the binoculars and laughed disdainfully, he originally thought that the Eighth Route Army had some tricks, but it turned out that he was also changing the soup and not the medicine.

"Captain, the situation is not right, look."

The exclamation of the chief of staff of the devil made the captain of the devil wing pick up the binoculars, and when he saw that the chariot troops of the Eighth Route Army were not scattered to cover the advance, but formed a column to rush forward, his eyes were full of doubts.

When the first chariot passed through the trench safely, the binoculars in the hands of the two captains of the devil wing fell silently, stunned.

"What's going on? What the hell is going on? How could they possibly get through that trench? The panicked Devil Wing Captain was full of roars, and the Chief of Staff was also confused at this time.

The captain of the devil wing didn't know why, and on the other side, the captain of the Fang team also laughed and put down the binoculars.

"Detachment leader, how did this happen so easily?"

The chief of staff was also dumbfounded, and the captain of the Fang detachment laughed and said: "I'll know later, order all departments to immediately keep up with the attack of the second regiment and take the devil's position." ”

"Yes, detachment leader."

When the entire detachment cooperated in the battle, and the captain of the devil wing on the position watched his troops being crushed by the chariot troops of the Eighth Route Army and retreated and fled, he almost spurted out a mouthful of blood.

They can't hold it, and now they don't have a chance to hold it anymore.

"What's going on at the front line?"

The captain of the devil co-captain roared, his voice was full of grief and despair, he had to understand this, otherwise he would not be at ease when he died.

After the forward troops retreated and gathered, the captain of the Devil Wing finally understood that the chariot troops of the Eighth Route Army were not able to fly, but the trenches they dug themselves were filled by them.

"Bastard, it turns out that the artillery cover is covering this action of theirs."

The captain of the devil's wing was full of shock in his heart, under the cover of that kind of artillery fire, there were troops who dared to carry out earthwork in which range, and he did not lose unjustly, because he had never thought of this combat method at all.

The swarming troops advanced rapidly, and the Devil Wing Commander's heart was full of despair, and he sent a telegram to Takayuki Yamada, asking for tactical guidance.

In the headquarters, Takayuki Yamada trembled when he looked at the telegram, it's over, it's over.

The position over there was taken by Li Ping, and there would be no possibility of joint mobilization of his entire combat battlefield, so it can be said that it will not be easy to defend in the future.

"Division Commander, what are we going to do? Retreat? The chief of staff of the devil is sweating on his head at this time, and the form is becoming more and more unfavorable, and if he persists here, he will die faster.

Takayuki Yamada was also irritable when he heard this, and his psychology that originally wanted to hold on began to waver, and of course he knew how dangerous it was after the troops were cut.

At present, why Li Ping's advance can be temporarily blocked is not only desperate, but also the reinforcements of various ministries.

Now all kinds of advantages are going to be lost, and staying here is really dying faster.

"Division commander, let's send a telegram to ask Commander Umezu Mijiro about them! It would be much better for the troops to retreat and then return to the Linjiang defense area and continue the operation. ”

The chief of staff of the devil gritted his teeth when he said this, and continued: "Even if we retreat and are pursued by Li Ping all the way, although the casualties are large, it is better than waiting for death here, division commander, I beg you not to hesitate." ”

The voice was getting louder and louder, and Takayuki Yamada glanced at him and immediately went to send a telegram.

In the headquarters, Umezu Mijiro looked at Takayuki Yamada's telegram and trembled in his heart, was he almost unable to stop it?

After a few minutes of silence, Umezu Mijiro raised his head and said, "Chief of Staff, send a telegram to Takayuki Yamada, tell him to retreat, and then take the battle road in the Linjiang Defense Area." ”

"You tell him that reinforcements will arrive in three days, and he must ensure the safety of those equipment in Linjiang for these three days."

"Yes, Commander."

Umezu Mijiro put down the telegram and exhaled, came to the sand table, and after thinking about it little by little, his eyes were full of murder, and he muttered to himself: "You have to work hard, if you don't work hard at this time, I'm afraid your life will be gone in the future." ”