In order to support the battle in the front-line position, Zhang Cheng sent out all the divisional troops such as the engineer regiment and the guard regiment to assist the baggage troops in carrying ammunition. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Japanese army was suppressed so much that it could not raise its head at all, and what made Lieutenant General Uemura Seitaro constantly tremble was that after 20 minutes, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army still showed no signs of weakening, but his own troops were about to be unable to hold on.

On the left front, although the 1st Brigade and 10,000 puppet Mongolian troops repeatedly charged the instructor's position, the instructor's position was like a rock, not only did not take a step back, but killed and wounded a large number of Japanese puppet troops, which caused Major General Sakai Hoji a headache.

The right flank front was even more unfavorable, and the instructor not only arranged 10,000 troops on the right flank defense line, but also took the cavalry brigade by surprise and suddenly dispatched a cavalry brigade to launch a counter-assault against the 11th brigade and 10,000 puppet Mongolian troops, and the Japanese puppet army was caught off guard, and the casualties reached an astonishing 5,000 people, including a large number of puppet Mongolian troops who surrendered to the Eighth Route Army.

Under the sudden attack of the cavalry brigade of the Eighth Route Army, the right wing troops had retreated ten miles, and the troops suffered very heavy casualties, and even the brigade commander of the 11th Brigade Regiment, Lieutenant General Suzuki Shigeyasu, was hit by the blockers of the Eighth Route Army and fell into a situation of serious injuries and coma.

The middle offensive led by the 12th Division suffered even more heavy casualties, and under the blow of the instructor without counting ammunition, the 2nd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade was already dying and was in a situation of being completely annihilated at any time.

The Fourth Tank Wing, which had high hopes, suffered heavy losses under the repeated blows of the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns, and Molotov cocktails, and so far, the Fourth Tank Wing has less than 20 tanks that can continue to fight.

The heavy units were not able to fight well, the infantry units did not get any benefits, the instructor's automatic firepower was unprecedentedly strong, and the bullets were fired at the Japanese attacking troops like flowing water, and now the casualties of the Japanese infantry brigades and regiments have reached a terrifying number, and more than 4,000 Japanese troops have suffered casualties, completely losing their combat effectiveness.

"Division commander, although our firepower is fierce enough, can our logistics still hold on?" Chief of Staff Zhang Fengming said worriedly.

Although the instructor's powerful firepower suppressed the Japanese army so much that he couldn't raise his head, the huge loss of ammunition also made Zhang Fengming feel terrified, worried that before the Japanese army was eliminated, the instructor's ammunition would be exhausted, and instead he would become a lamb to be slaughtered by the Japanese army.

Zhang Cheng said confidently: "Chief of Staff, don't worry, even if our ammunition is insufficient, but we still have armored troops, presumably when our ammunition is almost consumed, the Japanese army's vital force is about to be wiped out by us, and then our armored forces will be the last straw that overwhelms the Japanese army." ”

"I see, the battle was too fierce, I forgot that we still have the trump card killer - Li Yunlong's armored troops, Li Yunlong has always acted as a vanguard, but this time he asked them to make the last move, so he must have been suffocated, right?" Zhang Fengming smiled easily when he heard this.

"Hahaha, the more Li Yunlong suffocates this person, the more fierce he erupts, after this armored force attack, the order I gave him is to attack or attack, until all the Japanese devils in sight are crushed to death." Zhang Cheng laughed.

"Haha, that devil is going to suffer this time, with Li Yunlong's temperament, he won't give up until he kills the Japanese army." Zhang Fengming also laughed.

"You don't know that firewood and rice are expensive, after this battle, I think Lao Feng should cry." The commissar interjected.

"Don't worry. By the way, I haven't told you a piece of good news, with the unremitting efforts of geological experts, a huge copper mine has been discovered in the northeast of Lanzhou, Gansu Province, according to preliminary judgment, the copper ore reserves are as high as one million tons, with this copper mine, our arsenal will not have to worry about the problem of raw materials for manufacturing ammunition, and in the future, the ammunition of our arsenal can be supplied to the troops. Zhang Cheng said excitedly to everyone.

Needless to say, the discovery of this silver and copper mine was the result of Zhang Cheng's golden finger, and under Zhang Cheng's intentional guidance, geological experts soon discovered the silver copper mine.

The comrades also felt very excited after listening to the news released by Zhang Cheng, and Feng Shaojie, the logistics minister who had a sad face, also turned from gloomy to sunny and happy.

Not to mention the joy and excitement of the instructors and other high-level leaders, the Japanese command was like a mourner, and it was gloomy. Although they still hoped that the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army would run out quickly, dozens of minutes had passed, and the instructor's firepower was still as fierce as ever, but the Japanese army had already shown its decline and was gradually exhausted.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, we can no longer passively wait for the Chinese to run out of ammunition, our casualties have already exceeded half, if we don't retreat, even if we can run out of ammunition for the Eighth Route Army, then they will be able to destroy our Imperial Army with bayonets alone." A staff officer said worriedly.

"Smack!"

"Yaga! Your conscience is greatly broken, do you want to shake the hearts of our army? I have long said that this battle is a contest of willpower, and whoever can hold out to the end will win this war. Come on, drag him down for me, I don't want to see him again. Lieutenant General Kiyotaro Uemura opened his bow left and right and slapped the staff officer who objected to him twice, but even then he did not relent, and ordered the guards to drag him away.

"Your Excellency the division commander, don't be stubborn, if you go on like this, the 12th Division will be over!" The staff officer, dragged by the guards, shouted hoarsely.

"Noise! Shut him up! Lieutenant General Kiyotaro Uemura said angrily.

"Hey!"

At the angry voice of Lieutenant General Kiyotaro Uemura, the guard smashed the butt of a rifle and immediately knocked out the full mouth of the staff officer. The staff officer let out a "whoop" and howled in pain, which frightened the officer next to him into silence, and he no longer dared to raise objections.

In fact, Lieutenant General Uemura Seitaro He Zeng did not know that the casualties of the troops were already very heavy, but the Japanese army had already ridden the tiger, and if they retreated now, under the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army would die faster.

The only way to do this is that the Japanese army has only one way to fight to the death and not retreat, hoping that the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army will run out as soon as possible, so that the Japanese army can turn defeat into victory.

Half an hour later, as the instructor's shells and bullets ran out one after another, the Japanese army seemed to usher in the dawn of victory.