Before the arrival of the large group of fighters, the commander of the 33rd Brigade, Kei Seya, and the commander of the Eighth Brigade, Lai Wuping, finally joined the division, and as soon as the two old devils met, they quickly formed a consensus, they believed that the pontoon bridge on the Yellow River had been destroyed by the air force, and the Eighth Route Army in Binxian had no way to escape, and it was bound to defend the city. The two men decided that the Eighth Brigade and the 33rd Brigade each set aside a brigade to search the surroundings further, at least to find out whether there were any other Eighth Route Army units within a radius of 10 miles. In particular, it is necessary to find out where the troops of the Eighth Route Army of the 3rd Brigade of the ambush cavalry have arrived. Then there was the 33rd Brigade Regiment as the main force of the siege of Binxian County, attacking from the east gate and the west gate, and the east gate facing the Yellow River, which had become a Jedi, and only one squadron could be sent to monitor. The North Gate is the direction in which the Eighth Route Army is most likely to break through, and the Eighth Division arranged an ambush circle in the direction of the North Gate, forming a situation of encircling three and one, inducing the Eighth Route Army to break through to the North Gate, and the Eighth Brigade will annihilate it.

As soon as the main force of the Third Cavalry Brigade was annihilated, Lai Wuping and Seya Kai received a report from Okamura Ninji, so they also had a better mind, not only sent a vigilant search force, but also worked out a battle plan for encircling three queyi. Under normal circumstances, this is a very insidious combat plan, and historically, it was often used by the Chinese army during the eight-year war of resistance. It's a pity that Lai Wuping and Seya Qi, the two old devils, still don't know Liu Yimin and the instructor, and they don't want to think about it, with Liu Yimin's combat style, when will they wait for someone to fight? Since there must be a reason to keep it, and this truth is likely to be a huge trap. Of course, if Lai Wuping and Seya Kai understood this truth, I am afraid that if they were killed, they would not have brought more than 20,000 elite soldiers to the city of Binxian County, let alone formulate such a battle plan that would make everyone in the Eighth Route Army hidden around hide their mouths and snicker.

After coming up with the battle plan, Kei Seya put on a posture of being commanded by a former enemy and began to give orders and mobilize troops. Lai Wuping, who watched it, laughed in his heart, and secretly scolded Seya Kai for wanting to be promoted and wanting to go crazy, but he didn't know that the ranking of the Eighth Brigade was much higher than that of the 33rd Brigade, and he didn't even give in to Humility, so he took it upon himself to take command of the battlefield. That's good, anyway, the 33rd Brigade was rebuilt after the destruction of the main force, and no one can stop him if he is willing to let his men die, so let him go. As a result, Major General Lai Wuping led the main force of the Eighth Brigade to the north gate and began to arrange an ambush circle near the north gate.

After Lai Wuping left, Seya Kai ordered the field artillery wing to quickly establish a position, prepare to bombard the city gates and walls, and blow up the siege passages.

Before the artillery could open fire, the military plane group arrived, and it was the devil planes from the Jinan airport, a total of 16 planes, circling over Binxian County, concentrating on bombing the city gate and city wall. Not to mention, the little devil's plane is really powerful, blowing up the buildings on several city gates, making smoke and dust fly.

The devils began to attack, a squadron of little devils bent their waists and touched the door, and when they approached the city gate, the mines of the Eighth Route Army began to explode, and the little devils were killed and injured by the explosion. The leader of the devil squadron who led the team couldn't rush over, so he had to order the troops to lie down on the spot, monitor the movement of the city gate, and report to the captain of the group, asking for sappers to be sent to clear the mines.

It was the same with Simon, who stopped in front of the mine. Only when the east gate is quiet, the leader of the devil squadron who carried out a feint attack on the east gate feels that it is not yet time for him to attack, and only when the south gate and the west gate are inseparable, his squadron can attack, so as to contain the defenders to the greatest extent.

Seeing that the attack on the city gate was blocked, Seya Kei ordered the engineer wing to clear the mines. The field artillery was ordered to shell quickly, and be sure to destroy the city gates, preferably also blow gaps in the city walls, so that the troops could attack from multiple directions.

The devil sappers began to probe mines, in groups of two or three, wearing steel helmets and holding mine detectors, trembling, and doing it very carefully step by step.

Cao Jin, the head of the 18th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and Wu Jiasheng, the political commissar of the Eighth Route Army, saw the movements of the little devil clearly on the observation window of the headquarters, and saw the cautious appearance of the devil sapper, Cao Jin smiled for a moment, turned his head and said to Wu Jiasheng: "Political commissar, look at the cautious appearance of this devil sapper walking, doesn't he look like an old lady with small feet?" ”

Wu Jiasheng said: "The posture of walking cautiously is like, but the demeanor is not the same. The old lady with little feet can't go fast, and this little devil is afraid of taking a dirt plane and doesn't dare to go fast. Besides, the little devil can't be compared with the old lady with little feet, one is a kind person poisoned by the old feudalism, and the other is a beast who kills people without blinking, and there is no comparable surname. ”

Cao Jin said: "What should I do? Let's invite the devil sappers to eat peanuts? ”

Wu Jiasheng nodded again and again, and said in his Sichuan dialect: "If you want it, let him have a turtle son and never come back!" ”

In this way, the sharpshooters of the Eighteenth Regiment of the Sect have become powerful, and the 38 big covers have a long range and high accuracy, and the devil sappers used to detect mines are accurate by a dozen. The devil sappers suffered heavy casualties, changing stubble after stubble, dying batch after batch, and none of them could complete the task.

Only then did Seya Qi know that he had indeed encountered the elite troops of the Eighth Route Army, so where was the shooting accuracy, since he took up his post in the 33rd Brigade, he had not encountered this situation, not in Tengxian, not in Lincheng and Zaozhuang, nor in Taierzhuang and Xuzhou. Although the 33rd Brigade was almost completely wiped out in Taierzhuang, Seya Kai knew that it was lost in strategy and in the thin strength of troops, and in terms of the combat quality of individual soldiers, those troops could not be compared with the Eighth Route Army in front of them. Because, from the time of the tentative attack to the present, the machine guns of the Eighth Route Army have not fired, but the rifle has fired accurately, so that the army cannot get close to the city wall. This situation is so weird.

It takes time to come and go, look at it is already more than four o'clock, if you don't start a large-scale siege, maybe you won't be able to capture the county seat of Binxian County before dark, and if you don't do it, it will be another Tengxian attack battle, and it will be a three-day and five-day battle, and if you lose your troops and lose your generals, it will be too embarrassing to spread it.

Seya Kai was so anxious that he kept urging the field artillery wing to start the shelling as soon as possible, first detonating the mines with artillery fire, and then blowing up the city gates and city walls, and the infantry quickly attacked.

The field artillery wing of the 10th Division had 36 field guns, 12 mountain guns, plus tank guns and infantry guns.

The skills of the little devil artillery are indeed excellent, and this dozen not only caused mines to explode one after another, but even the southern city gate was blown down, and the city wall was also blown open a few holes. Joy Seya Qi couldn't stop shouting Yo Nishi.

The artillery fire lasted for a full ten minutes, and the barrels of the guns were a little red, and the little devil stopped the shelling. Seeing that the goal was achieved, the commander of the devil's artillery did not panic, and began to prepare to raise the hot air balloon, let the artillery observers rise into the air to observe the fortifications in the city, and guide the artillery to prepare for extended artillery bombardment to cover the infantry siege of the city.

Everything was ready, and Kei Seya gave the order to siege the city.

The last time the 10th Division fought in Taierzhuang, the heavy weapons had basically been lost, especially the tank squadron, which was beaten by the [***] battle defense artillery. However, after all, it is a modern industrial country, and the 10th Division is a permanent division, and its equipment and soldiers are all priority supplements. It was said that Ben was very close to Chinese mainland, and the little devil quickly brought all the equipment needed to the 10th Division, and it was also strengthened, like tanks, and replaced them with newly produced 97 medium tanks.

The reason why this tank is called the Type 97 is that it was finalized and produced in 1937, and 1937 is the year 2597 of Emperor Moto, and the last two digits are named after the number 97. It is said that it is a medium tank, but in fact the total combat weight is only 15 tons, which is only equivalent to the light tanks of other countries. The car has a crew of 4 people, the commander and gunner are located in the turret, the driver is located on the right side of the front of the hull, the machine gunner is located to the left of the driver, and the turret is located on the right side of the longitudinal center of the hull. The main armament is a Type 97 57 mm short-barreled gun, which can fire grenades and armor-piercing shells, and carries 120 rounds (80 grenades and 40 armor-piercing rounds), and its armor-piercing shells can penetrate 50 mm thick steel armor at a distance of 1200 meters. The secondary armament is two Type 97 7.7 mm heavy machine guns with a capacity of 4,035 rounds, one of which is a front-mounted machine gun and the other is mounted on the rear of the turret to the right.

Originally, Seya Kai wanted to use the chariot to attack as soon as he came up, but with the lesson of the annihilation of the Taierzhuang Battle Chariot Squadron, Seya Kai also became cautious, for fear that if he was not careful, he would break the precious chariot troops, and he would regret it. Now that the gates have collapsed and the walls have been blown into a few breaches, it is the perfect time to allow the chariots to come close and open the gaps. Kai Seya no longer hesitated, and ordered the chariot troops to attack and cover the infantry to break the city in one fell swoop.

This time, Kei Seya made up his mind to prepare for a successful attack, so he sent all twelve tanks of the tank squadron to cover the infantry attack.

Seya Kai didn't know that after the war, Liu Yimin heard that the 10th Division was newly equipped with 97 medium tanks, and he was very distressed, because the tanks of the 2nd Regiment were all light tanks of the Yue Army, and they could only bully the infantry of the Yue Army, and if they wanted to launch a tank battle, it would be far worse.

Twelve tanks covered a large group of infantry to rush towards the south gate of Binxian County, and Seya Kai's hands trembling as he raised his binoculars excitedly in the back, because he felt that this time with his armored weapons, he would definitely be able to break through the city fortifications of the Eighth Route Army.

It didn't take long for Kei Seya to stop laughing, because three tanks pressed on the anti-tank mines, and they lay on their stomachs when they landed. Then the Eighth Route Army detonated the buried explosive packs, and immediately threw those unlucky devil infantry high, and then fell down heavily, turning them into a mass of minced meat. Seya Kai's heart is dripping blood.

The remaining nine tanks opened fire as they entered, making a rapid advance towards the gates and the gaps in the walls. Seeing a tank crush through the ruins of the city gate, it was about to rush through the city gate, but at this time, the tank suddenly turned into a fireball and exploded. The end of the tank rushing to the gap was similar, and Kei Seya could see clearly from the binoculars, an anti-aircraft gun barrel suddenly stretched out from a gap, and the shell went straight into the belly of the tank, and naturally there was a huge explosion, needless to say that it was the ammunition in the compartment that exploded.

Seya Kai couldn't figure it out, it was obviously an anti-aircraft gun, how could it be flat to hit a tank? Will this work?

Just when Lai Guqi couldn't figure it out, three more tanks rushed into the gap one after another, and the infantry that followed behind also swarmed in. Seya Kai felt that although he had lost five chariots, as long as he rushed in, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the city would have only a dead end. In comparison, although the lost chariots are precious, as long as the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the city can be eliminated, this loss can still be bearable.

It's a pity that Kei Seya was disappointed again, and there was a loud rumbling sound in the city again, needless to say that it was the devil's tank that exploded. Immediately after that, all the firing points of the Eighth Route Army opened fire, and the light and heavy machine guns were fired at each other towards the devil team that was pouring into the city. What's even more terrifying is that the Eighth Route Army didn't know what to use to throw the explosive bag high, and then smashed it into the devil infantry group that was pouring into the gap, and once again created a bunch of stump fragments.

Kei Seya, who couldn't figure it out, didn't dare to wait any longer, and if this continued, none of the twelve tanks would come back. However, before Kei Seya gave the order to retreat, the remaining four chariots and the devils who were lucky enough to be alive began to throw their butts back.

Want to run? Then you have to ask the Eighth Route Army if you agree! No, the four tanks that fled in reversing had not gone far before they were caught up by anti-aircraft shells, and the 25mm thick protective armor was easily pierced by anti-aircraft shells and smashed into a ball of scrap metal.

Looking at the infantry who were like lost dogs under the fire of the Eighth Route Army, Seya Kai couldn't help but burst into tears, he couldn't imagine that the fiasco would befall him again, why was he always so unlucky?

After the pain, Seya Qi's mind was also clear, and he had completely understood that the Eighth Route Army in front of him was not a force like the defenders of Taierzhuang, and the means were full of tricks, and they were more vicious than the same. If you really want to capture this small county town, I am afraid that the 33rd Brigade will have to return to its original and make up for it.

Kei Seya, who had become smarter, was not even in the mood to send a report to Okamura Ninji and Ryosuke Isoya, and directly crossed them to send a report to Terauchi Shouichi, commander of the North China Front, saying that the 10th Division had encountered stubborn resistance in Binxian, that the newly equipped tank squadron had been completely destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, and that the soldiers of a brigade had suffered more than 40% casualties in a single attack, which showed the ferocity of the firepower of the Eighth Route Army in Binxian County. Your Excellency the Commander is requested to order all the fighters of Jinan, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, and the Combined Fleet to take off, carry out saturation bombing of Binxian, and completely bury the Tuba Road in Binxian County.

After sending the telegram, Kei Seya ordered the field artillery wing to make preparations, and after the concentrated bombing by the air force, it would launch special smoke at Binxian County to poison this group of cunning Tubalu.

Terauchi Shouichi got to know the instructor more and more, and as soon as he saw Kei Seya's telegram, he knew that the 10th Division had hit a hard nail. You must know that the tank squadron of the 10th Division was destroyed during the last battle of Xuzhou, but it was destroyed after the battle of the corpse mountain and the sea of blood. What does this mean?

Terauchi Shouichi is Terauchi Shouichi, and from Kei Seya's telegram, he smells a hint of danger. What kind of trick is the Eighth Route Army doing! The main force sticks to the small county seat of Binxian County, which is not Liu Yimin's command style. Taiyuan doesn't guard, Tianjin doesn't guard, what kind of Binxian does he guard!

It's not easy!

Terauchi Shouichi asked Naosaburo Okabe to bring Lieutenant General Okamura Ninji a telegram about the main force of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, and the telegram from Kei Seya should be compared. No matter how massive the firepower used by the Eighth Route Army to eliminate the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, and no matter how stupid the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade is, it is a miracle in itself that it can eliminate the 3rd Cavalry Brigade in such a short time! Now the Eighth Route Army in Binxian County has killed the chariot squadron of the 10th Division as soon as it makes a move, which can only show one problem, that is, the Eighth Route Army fighting in Binxian County must be the most elite unit of Liu Yimin's instructor!

Thinking of this, Terauchi Shou looked at his watch, it was about to be 5 o'clock, and it would be dark in more than two hours. As soon as he thought of the dark, Shouichi Terauchi immediately had a series of memories in his mind, the 21st Brigade was broken in the night, the main force of the 21st Division was broken after dark, and the 8th Division was broken when it was just dark.

Terauchi Shouichi panicked and ordered Lieutenant General Naosaburo Gangbe to immediately send a report to the 10th Division, asking them to immediately report on the course of the battle after departing from Tokuxian. Then Terauchi Shouichi ordered Lieutenant General Gangmura to immediately concentrate all divisions on the northern front, quickly attack and advance towards Binxian, and reinforce the 10th Division. Then he ordered the Combined Fleet and the Tianjin, Jinan, and Shijiazhuang airfields to dispatch all planes to bomb the county seat of Binxian and reconnoiter the movements around the county seat, so as not to miss a trace of it.

After sending the telegram, Terauchi Shouichi was in an irritable mood, and always felt that he had missed something, maybe Liu Yimin had already seen through his strategic intentions, and it was likely that he had already begun to take countermeasures, if this was the case, I am afraid that he would have to adjust the battle plan.

When Kei Seya's telegram arrived, it was already half past five. Shouichi Terauchi couldn't wait to take the telegram, read it carefully word by word, line by line, and after reading it, he threw down the telegram and said to Naosaburo Gangbe: "Gangbe-kun, I have a bad premonition, it is likely that the 10th Division is in big trouble again. ”

Okabe Naosaburo took the telegram and read it, thought for a while, and said to Terauchi Shouichi: "Your Excellency Commander, it can be seen from the telegram from the commander of the Laigu Brigade that the Eighth Route Army has been leading the nose of the 10th Division. Although the losses reported by the commander of the Lai Gu Brigade are not detailed enough, I am certain that the 10th Division has lost at least two brigades so far. The losses of the Eighth Route Army were extremely light, at least we did not capture a single prisoner of the instructor. Referring to the incident reported by the Second Division that Private Sawada shot and killed the captain of the brigade and the squadron leader, that kind of leaflet must have been written by Liu Yimin. Looking at the political and military figures in China, only Liu Yimin likes this kind of shameless trick of lying and intimidating. That's what he did in Tianjin. Based on the above situation, I have a bold inference, that is, Liu Yimin went to the junction of Binxian County and Huimin. Maybe he has already arrived at the outskirts of Binxian County now, and is staring at the 10th Division. In my opinion, the 10th Division may have to hurry up and prepare for defense! ”

(To be continued)