The more Shouichi Terauchi and Naosaburo Okabe discussed the problem, the more they felt that the problem was serious, and they felt that this county seat of Binxian County was a standard trap that completely trapped the 10th Division. The top priority is to get the 10th Division out as soon as possible!

But how to save it is worth studying, at least there are two plans to consider, one is to let the 10th Division resolutely take the county seat of Binxian County, and rely on the city defense to defend it. As long as Binxian is occupied, even if Liu Yiming crosses the Yellow River to attack with all his strength, with the combat strength of the 10th Division, there should be no problem holding on for a few days. However, judging from the current situation, the Eighth Route Army in Binxian County must have made all preparations, and it may be a bit unrealistic to occupy Binxian County before dark. The only chance is to use special smoke shells after large-scale bombing, and if this trick fails, it will be impossible for Binxian to take it in the short term. Of course, there is still a problem with this method, that is, Liu Yimin's troops have captured special smoke shells in Tianjin and Qingdao, and the number is much larger than that of the 10th Division, and if the Eighth Route Army also fires special smoke shells on the 10th Division, I am afraid that the 10th Division will be completely finished. The second method is to let the 10th Division immediately stop the offensive, quickly turn to Huimin to advance, and join forces with the Northern Front Group under the command of Lieutenant General Okamura Ningji.

The two discussed and discussed, but still adopted a compromise method, and decided to order the 10th Division to concentrate all its efforts on capturing Binxian under the cover of aviation, but only to make a decisive attack, and if the attack was successful, it would turn to the defense on the spot, and if the attack was unfavorable, immediately withdraw the troops, open up the contact with the northern front group, form a defensive position of the heavy army group, and then approach Binxian with heavy troops tomorrow.

However, Terauchi Shouichi learned well this time, and in an urgent telegram to Okamura Ninji and Kei Seya, it was stated that the main force of Liu Yimin's tutor was likely to arrive between Binxian and Huimin, and asked them to support each other, meet as soon as possible, and strictly prevent being broken by each other.

Lieutenant General Okamura Ninji had already decided to concentrate all his efforts on reinforcing the 10th Division, and although he had always been calm and composed, he was also panicked at this time when he received a telegram from Terauchi Shouichi. Because the main force of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade has been shattered, if the 10th Division has another problem, it will be a big trouble. At the very least, I can't explain it to His Majesty the Emperor. Therefore, Okamura Ninji gave a death order to the 2nd Division, the 35th Division, and the 41st Division, and that they must meet with the 10th Division before dark, otherwise military law will be involved.

As a result, the pressure on the cavalry brigade is great. Because the devil was not fooled and was not tempted by the second cavalry battalion, not only did not go to the northeast, but divided into east and west roads to attack Binxian with all his might. In particular, the 2nd Division, which is a motorized division, is very fast, and if they are allowed to move at full speed, they can reach Binxian in less than two hours. However, it was not yet dark at this time, and if the 2nd Division and the 35th Division were to join forces with the 10th Division at this time, not only would the campaign goal of encircling and annihilating the 10th Division not be achieved, but our army would also be attacked by the Third Route Army, and the situation would be dangerous.

Hu Laohu, who had no choice but to attack and obstruct the attack, sent an urgent telegram to Liu Yimin, asking for instructions on whether to resolutely block the attack on the spot or to delay the attack. If you resolutely resist on the spot, be sure to send troops to support the 2nd Battalion. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the sacrifice of the 2nd Battalion to stop the attack of the 35th Division.

Liu Yimin has already noticed the change in the devils, because there are too many devil planes bombing Binxian, in addition to the devil planes in Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, and Jinan, there are also carrier-based planes flying from the sea, with a total of more than 160 planes. This shows that the devil found that it was the main force of the instructor who was sticking to Binxian, and he wanted to completely destroy the county seat of Binxian.

As soon as he received Hu Laohu's telegram, Liu Yimin knew that his strategic attempt might have been discovered by the devil. Of course, the little devils may not know the location of the main force of the instructor, but they are definitely aware of the possibility that the 10th Division may encounter great danger and fall into the trap of the main force of the instructor. Now the devil is bombing a large-scale aircraft group, and it is an emergency reinforcement of two heavy troops, and a fool can see that the devil wants to join forces and form a heavy army group, so that he has nowhere to go, and then find an opportunity to fight a decisive battle. Maybe after the plane bombs, the devils will release poison gas, and then carry out a thunderous blow on Binxian, it is better to capture Binxian, and if they can't capture it, they will turn around and flee to Huimin and join the second division.

I looked at my watch, it was almost half past five, and although the bombing of Binxian by the devil plane was in full swing, it was estimated that it would soon be coming to an end. At this time, the ammunition of the devil plane is almost running out, and it is a good time to ambush the devil plane!

Sure enough, the observation post reported that the 8th Brigade, which had set up an ambush near the north gate of Binxian County, began to move in the direction of the north gate.

Liu Yimin grabbed the phone and gave the order to attack: 1. All units of the cavalry brigade stopped blocking the attack and let the devils advance to Binxian on the east and west. The main force of the cavalry brigade turned and placed itself on the flank of the devils, preparing to join the pursuit of the enemy after we had eliminated the main force of the 10th Division and the artillery cluster to shell the 2nd Division and the 35th Division with all our might. 2. The artillery group immediately opened fire and quickly destroyed the artillery positions of the 10th Division, and then immediately shelled the assembly positions of the 8th and 33rd Brigades, resolutely destroying the will of the Japanese army to resist and forcing the 10th Division to withdraw from Binxian and flee. 3. The air defense brigade acted quickly, ambushed the planes of the army, and made every effort to cover the artillery positions. 4. All units of the whole army immediately organized anti-aircraft firing to ambush enemy planes from all directions, and after the enemy planes had fled, they launched an attack on the 10 th Division on all fronts, completely annihilating the enemy in one fell swoop.

After giving the order, Liu Yimin took out his K98 sniper rifle and Bayi automatic rifle, checked the ammunition, Luo Ronghuan didn't hold it, Liu Yimin turned around and walked out of the command headquarters.

Cai Zhong chased him out and said: "Division commander, your position is in the headquarters." ”

Liu Yimin said impatiently: "What's the wordy? You and the commissar are indoors commanding, and I'm on the roof. ”

Liu Yimin exerted his strength with both feet, and as soon as he twisted his body, he went to the roof, and when he raised his eyes, the sun was already in the west, and the sky over Binxian County was shuttling back and forth, and the fire and smoke were everywhere in the county. He knew that although the troops stationed in Binxian were fully prepared, under this kind of high-intensity bombardment, the troops must have suffered heavy casualties. If it is a little later, when the bombing of the devil's plane is over, the little devil will definitely release poison gas, although the troops have training in peacetime and preparations before the war, but losses are unavoidable.

Liu Yimin stood on the roof of the house, adjusted his breathing, loaded his bombs, and waited for the enemy plane to come. He knew that once the artillery brigade opened fire, the planes would definitely rush to the artillery position in droves.

After receiving the order to open artillery, artillery commander Li Chang immediately ordered all artillery to withdraw from camouflage, push into position, and open fire within five minutes.

In successive wars, artillery brigades have accumulated rich experience in actual combat against artillery clusters, and even camouflage technology has become very mature. Those who don't know look from afar, the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army are clearly sorghum fields and corn fields, who would have thought that these corn and sorghum were all planted by the soldiers overnight, and even the grass curtain covered by the cannon was woven from sorghum leaves and corn leaves.

Li Chang was in his prime at this time, and Lian Zhan Lianjie trained this veteran Red Army who had experienced a hundred battles with full spirit. Listening to the reports on the phone of the staff officers that the artillery groups had been prepared and could be fired, Li Chang did not hesitate any longer and shouted loudly: "All the artillery groups, according to the calibrated parameters, aim at the artillery positions of the army and fire a test shot!" ”

At this time, Seya Kai had already received a telegram from General Terauchi Toshiichi, commander of the North China Front, and Senior General Okamura Ninji, commander of the Jilu Border Assault Group, and knew that his troops were in a very dangerous situation. But he still had a trace of doubt in his heart, why did the two vigilant search teams sent by the 8th Brigade and the 33rd Brigade not find the enemy's situation? Isn't Earl Terauchi and Lieutenant General Okamura a little bit of a rumor?

But no matter what, Seya Kai also understands that it is not early, if Liu Yiming's cooking power really reaches the Jilu side, then they may be staring at themselves now! It is necessary to fight quickly and make every effort to capture Binxian. As long as Binxian is occupied and the offensive and defensive situation is changed, even if Liu Yimin does his best to fight, what can he do with the 10th Division? Therefore, he informed Lai Wuping of the telegrams from Terauchi Shouichi and Okamura Ninji, asking the Eighth Brigade to cancel the ambush plan and immediately prepare to attack the North Gate. After the plane bombing is over, the artillery will release special smoke to the county seat of Binxian. At that time, it was a good opportunity for the 33rd Brigade and the 8th Brigade to attack the county seat of Binxian County from the north and south.

After reading the telegram, Lai Wuping listened to Seya Kai's arrangement again, and felt that it was very reasonable, and the top priority at the moment was indeed to capture the county seat of Binxian. In case the attack does not go well, it is not too late to retreat quickly, anyway, the city wall of Binxian County has been blown up everywhere There are gaps everywhere, and the Eighth Brigade has been walking behind the 33rd Division all the way, and the main force is unscathed, and it is no problem whether it is fought or withdrawn. As a result, Lai Wuping readily agreed to Seya Kai's plan and began to mobilize troops to prepare for the attack on the North Gate.

After receiving the report that Lai Wuping fully cooperated with the attack, Seya Kei was relieved. He felt that under the bombardment of such a large number of aircraft, the county seat of Binxian County had collapsed, and the Eighth Route Army would be buried in the ruins if it did not die. If you cast a killer special smoke, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a live mouse in Binxian County. Therefore, he immediately ordered the field artillery wing to immediately launch special smoke shells at Binxian County after the plane bombing was over, and to launch a hot air balloon to guide the artillery to continue fighting. The whole division was mobilized and entered the city in one fell swoop.

As soon as Kei Seya gave the order, the Eighth Route Army's artillery group began a test firing. The explosion of the shell landing frightened Seya Kai to jump to the ground, pulled out his command knife and shouted in the direction of the artillery group of the Eighth Route Army, "Kill, give!" After shouting, I remembered that I was in the command headquarters, and there were only staff officers around me, and there were neither artillery nor machine guns, so where could I "kill and give"?

Panicked, Kai Seya grabbed the phone and asked for the artillery position, ordering them to immediately transfer the position. Unfortunately, this order was given too late, and after a test firing, the artillery group of the Eighth Route Army quickly corrected the shelling parameters, and the eight artillery regiments fired a three-round salvo at the field artillery wing of the 10th Division. With just three shots, the ammunition of the artillery position of the Japanese army was detonated, and the artillery was destroyed and people died.

Strictly speaking, after several artillery battles, the strength of the instructor's artillery has far surpassed that of the artillery of the 10th Division of the Chinese Army. This is not only a matter of the number of cannons, but also the key is that the quality of the artillery of the Eighth Route Army obviously exceeds that of the Japanese army. From artillery training to actual combat testing, from actual combat testing to post-war summing up and reviewing gains and losses, from summarizing and reflecting to putting into actual combat testing, this is a perfect practice process of artillery learning organization theory. Li Chang and his comrades-in-arms did not live up to Liu Yimin's cultivation and expectations, and as soon as the cannon sounded, the devils were in an uproar.

After the artillery bombardment of the Devil's artillery position, Li Chang ordered all artillery groups to turn around and open fire on the Eighth Brigade near the North Gate, which was adjusting the movement troops. This time, Li Chang was not even able to fire a single test shot, because his artillery headquarters was near the division headquarters, not far from the Eighth Brigade, and he himself could clearly report the shelling parameters of each artillery group. However, this time, Li Changxin was more ruthless, and fired a series of 10 rounds at the Eighth Brigade, making it clear that he wanted to destroy the Eighth Division's will to resist in one fell swoop.

Lai Wuping never dreamed that the shells of the Eighth Route Army would fall on his head first. At this time, he was riding on a horse, holding a telescope, observing the movement of various troops. When the artillery group of the Eighth Route Army destroyed the position of the field artillery wing, he was startled and rolled off the saddle, stared around with a pair of surprised eyes, and found that the artillery position of the Eighth Route Army surrounded Binxian into an arc, and the entire 10th Division was in the middle of this arc.

Lai Wuping immediately understood that the judgment of General Shouyi in the temple was accurate, and it was indeed Liu Yimin's tutor who quietly arrived at the Jilu side. Specifically, it has long been hidden around Binxian County, waiting for the 10th Division to throw itself into the net.

At this time, Lai Wuping still had a trace of luck in his heart, that is, he called on the aviation to stop bombing the county seat of Binxian County, and quickly poured precious ammunition on the position of the Eighth Route Army to cover the 10th Division to fight a bloody road.

Lai Wuping immediately ordered his staff officers to call the air force, and ordered the Eighth Brigade to stop preparations for the attack on the North Gate, retreat to the West Gate by separate routes, and go to join up with the 33rd Brigade and the Baggage Wing, the Engineer Wing, and the Field Hospital, and prepare to retreat to Huimin.

At this time, Lai Wuping was already sober and knew that Binxian County could not be conquered, that the field artillery wing had been destroyed, that the plan to release special smoke into Binxian County was no longer possible, and that most of the firepower points of the Eighth Route Army were in the hidden fort at the base of the city wall, and it was impossible to destroy them by bombing by planes alone. However, turning to attack the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army is also self-defeating, don't even think about it, with such a huge artillery, the instructor of the Eighth Route Army must be the main force here, let alone attack them, I am afraid that as soon as the artillery fire stops, the Eighth Route Army will launch an attack on all fronts, and whether the Eighth Brigade can run away at that time is still two different things!

After Lai Wuping gave the order, he found that the fighters in the sky over Binxian County had been awakened, and some planes had already begun to fly towards the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army, but most of the planes were scattered and flew away. Lai Wuping knew that the planes that flew away were all out of ammunition and needed to go back to load ammunition.

At this time, the artillery group of the Eighth Route Army began to turn to shelling the Eighth Wing, and the shells of the eight artillery regiments, field artillery and mountain artillery had just fallen, and the shells of medium mortars and infantry guns followed suit, and the carpet bombardment was launched.

Lai Wuping was completely stupid at this time, in the military knowledge he had learned, there had never been such a method of warfare, as if there were too many cannons to be used up, and too many shells could be set off at will like firecrackers. Now, the Eighth Route Army, which has always been regarded as the Eighth Route of the Earth, has such a powerful artillery group, and all of them are called to the heads of their own troops!

The shelling continued, the shells exploded, and Lai Wuping closed his eyes in pain, he couldn't bear to look at them anymore. Because he knew that the elite Eighth Brigade had completely become the target of the artillery of the Eighth Route Army, struggling and moaning under artillery fire. At this time, the life of the warriors of the imperial army is no longer life, it is just the undead dancing under the artillery of the Eighth Route Army.

Lai Wuping calmed down, discarded the scene of the imperial soldiers being torn apart by artillery fire, called out to the telegraph operator, climbed in front of the war horse, and dictated a telegram to General Terauchi Shouichi, Lieutenant General Okamura Ninji, and Lieutenant General Isoya Ryosuke: "At 5:35, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army suddenly opened fire and shelled the position of the field artillery wing. At 5:40 a.m., the artillery group of the Eighth Route Army concentrated artillery artillery on the Eighth Brigade and Regiment. It was observed that the Eighth Route Army used the artillery fire of more than eight artillery wings to carry out intensive artillery bombardment of the Eighth Brigade and regiment. The fierceness of the artillery fire is only seen in life, the density of artillery shells is only seen in life, and the accuracy of the impact point is only seen in life, and there is no gap, often after the field artillery and mountain artillery, the mortars and infantry artillery carry out the second round of covering shelling. The artillery tactics of the Eighth Route Army have been perfected, and they are far superior to the artillery technology of the Imperial Army. I already understand how the elite 21st Brigade was broken, and how the elite 8th Division was broken. All of them were destroyed by Liu Yimin's artillery fire! The 8th Brigade is about to be shattered, and it is hoped that the air force will blow up a bloody road, so that some troops of the 10th Division can escape and retain a little seed for the 10th Division. I ask you to tell my wife and children that I am very happy in this life and look forward to seeing you again in the next life. And please report to the emperor, Liu Yimin's department is definitely the flower of the Chinese army, please be sure to mobilize a large army to completely annihilate it. Otherwise, there are endless consequences. ”

After sending the telegram, Lai Wuping looked up at the battlefield again, and saw that the battlefield was full of broken corpses of soldiers and weapons that had been blown up, and the soldiers who were lucky enough to be alive were even more ugly, some of them were crawling on the ground with their butts pouting and sifting chaff all over their bodies, and some were running around on the battlefield and screaming insane. Lai Wuping knew that the elite Eighth Brigade had been bombed into an unorganized organization, and it was completely finished.

Lai Wuping shouted the chief of staff a few times, but there was no response, and after a closer look, the chief of staff died less than five meters away from him. On another look, the telegraph operator and his radio station, who had just finished sending the telegram, were all in pieces.

Lai Wuping calmed down at this time, and let a captain who was lucky enough to survive convey the order that the whole brigade should disperse to break through and join the 33rd Brigade. Then he lit the military flag and the code book, sat down cross-legged, faced the direction of the island, unbuttoned his shirt, and stabbed the command knife into it.

(To be continued)