Just as the Japanese army began to invest heavy troops to clear the garrison troops holding Huaibin City, they also hoped to end the battle as soon as possible. The new 67th Army, www.biquge.info which has already put all combat units in place, is also ready to attack.

He Zhengdao undoubtedly attached great importance to the encirclement and annihilation of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army. At least in Ho's view, some small credits can be given. But now that they are here, they have to beat the morale of the Eighth Route Army.

Compared with the previous heavy damage to the Japanese 13th Division for the 77th Army, He Zhengdao felt that the encirclement and annihilation of the current Japanese 10th Division would undoubtedly have greater impact and achievements. After the 10th Division was eliminated, the strategy of the 2nd Army of the little devils was disrupted.

This meant that the Japanese army wanted to continue its attack on Wuhan from the direction of Xinyang, unless it sent more troops. Otherwise, they will also bear the risk of the new 67th Army and the rest of the combat units in the Fifth Theater of Operations flanking their main force.

Looking at Huaibin City, which was still at war, He Zhengdao also knew that at this time, the troops defending the city were actually fighting quite hard. But with Li Xiangdong personally in command, the attacking little devils will definitely not be able to get much benefit.

Luo Ruiqing, who was staying in the combat command room, looked at his watch and said, "Commander, there are three minutes left!" ”

'Good! The electronic warfare detachment was ordered to turn on the jamming station from now on and carry out radio wave jamming without interruption. When the radio wave jamming will end depends on the speed of the offensive of our assault troops. If the battle is not over, the interference cannot be stopped.

Make a phone call to the artillery unit, and immediately fire at their respective targets when they see the flares. When artillery is needed to cooperate with the operation in the future, we must adjust the position of the artillery as quickly as possible, and beware of the little devils from raiding our artillery positions at that time.

Order the front-line attacking troops and the rear encirclement troops, all ready for battle. The remaining units of the reconnaissance brigade and the saber special operations team are mainly responsible for chasing down the headquarters of the 10th Division of the Japanese army tonight, and tell them that I want Yoshio Shinozuka's general sword. ’

A series of orders with a calm voice were issued, and Luo Ruiqing was also very clear that there were only two possibilities for Yoshio Shinozuka's official sword. One is to completely eliminate and seize it, and the other is to force it to surrender and surrender on its own initiative.

No matter what the situation is, as the division commander of the 10th Division tonight, Yoshio Shinozuka will not end very well!

The staff officers of the Operational Staff Department passed on orders one after another through the radio and telephone. The combat units that had been assembled and ready for standby all held their guns tightly and quietly stared at the seemingly bright night sky.

As soon as the time came, He Zhengdao nodded and said, "Chief of Staff, let's start!" ”

The three operational staff officers, each holding a flare gun, quickly walked out of the temporary headquarters and pulled the trigger in their hands with an excited expression. After three gunshots, three fiery and bright flares rose into the air.

Two artillery positions located in the rear of the Japanese perimeter, at the moment when the signal flares were seen raised. The artillery commander, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately nodded to the signalman: "Start shelling!" ”

As the order was given, the signal commanders on the two artillery positions waved down the command red flag held high in their hands. The artilleryman, who was staying next to the gun, quickly pulled the bolt of the gun and fired the shells that were stuffed into the barrel.

The sound of 'boom boom', accompanied by three signal flares, once again attracted the attention of the Japanese troops attacking Huaibin City. In fact, when they saw the three flares, many Japanese troops besieging the city realized that something was wrong.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who was also notified to rush into the temporary command post, looked at the three signal flares that were still burning in the air, and his expression immediately changed: "Not good! We've been tricked, we're just afraid of being surrounded. ”

'Order our besieging troops to withdraw from the city at once. Order the 63rd Wing to prepare for the blockade. Damn, what are our reconnaissance units doing for food? Why don't you even know that there are hidden troops here! ’

Yoshio Shinozuka, who quickly gave the order to retreat and defend, was also a little angry. It seemed to him that his march was already careful. But the reconnaissance troops on the ground and in the air did not find the anti-Japanese troops lurking outside them.

Just as Yoshio Shinozuka reacted quickly, he looked at the fiery red meteor and the rumbling sound that appeared in the sky in front of him. The guard officer who stayed next to him said in surprise: "Division commander, quickly dodge, the enemy has begun to shell!" ”

Yoshio Shinozuka, who was dragged by the guards to dodge, soon heard a deafening explosion. Listening to the huge explosion, Yoshio Shinozuka, who was hiding in the hiding spot, also looked a little dumbfounded.

Half a sound before he said: "Na! This is heavy artillery! Damn, it's heavy artillery! How can there be heavy artillery in the Chinese army? ”

As the commander of the division, Yoshio Shinozuka could naturally determine whether the shell that caused the explosion was a mountain shell or a heavy shell. And these shells that landed on his temporary headquarters were undoubtedly the heavy artillery they were all too familiar with.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who said this in disbelief, soon saw the position of the artillery wing on the other side of the headquarters, and a fierce explosion also sounded. From the sound of explosions, it can be somewhat judged that the number of artillery fire there is more intense than that of the headquarters.

'Yaga! Our artillery wing is finished! Damn, what the hell is going on? The enemy pulled all the heavy artillery out of us, why didn't our reconnaissance troops find out? Send a telegram to the military headquarters and ask for support! ’

While scolding the troops in charge of reconnaissance, the danger hidden around them if they failed to discover it in time. Even though he knew that it was impossible for reinforcements to arrive in a short time, Yoshio Shinozuka still chose to report the situation.

In his opinion, the enemy who attacked them at night had such a fierce artillery fire, and it was bound to be the main force of the Chinese anti-Japanese war forces. And if he wants to lead the 10th Division out of the encirclement, he must hold on here all night, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements at dawn.

When the Japanese army was busy turning from offensive to defensive, the little devil infantry who attacked Huaibin listened to the fierce artillery and gunfire outside the city. Also aware that they were only afraid of being surrounded. How could they not know the consequences of being flanked from front to back.

At the same time, the Huaibin garrison brigade, which was already ready to counterattack, and the reconnaissance regiment that entered the city, listened to the sound of gunfire outside the city, and also understood that it was their own troops who launched a counterattack. Next, it was their turn to fight back.

'Yes! Our big army is coming, and the little devils are going to be finished! Brothers, kill the little devils! ’

As the garrison units that were originally used as reserves were transferred out one after another, the attacking Japanese troops, who lacked artillery support, soon saw the garrison troops rushing towards them like a sea of people.

Looking at these offensive garrisons, the attacking Japanese army could only say: "Withdraw, withdraw all from the city and join the main force!" ”

It's just that they don't know that it's easy to get in and out of the city, but it's not so easy. As the artillery fire of the little devils outside the city was restricted, the mortars of the garrison in the city finally launched a counterattack, constantly shelling those little devils who were about to escape from the city.

Under the joint attack of infantry and artillery, the Japanese army, which originally wanted to retreat in an orderly manner, was quickly scattered and disrupted. In the face of the garrison that had the advantage in numbers, many of the little devils who entered the city were divided and surrounded, and then they were completely annihilated.

As for the tanks and armored vehicles that stormed the city, they were quickly surrounded without the coordination of the infantry. Just as the pursuing officers and men were about to blow up these tanks and armored vehicles, the officers and men of the reconnaissance brigade decisively stopped them.

Directly use smoke to smoke the little devil driver who is blocked in the city and cannot advance or retreat and then shoot and kill. Of course, there were lucky little devils who survived and were also handed over to the garrison by the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance brigade.

According to Li Xiangdong's order, the little devils captured in this battle were selected after being selected. In the end, the little devils who can be captured, and the large army will be handed over to the garrison of Huaibin City. With this exploit, let them apply for promotion to the front-line combat unit.

If possible, this garrison brigade may be assigned to the 77th Army or other main forces. In this way, in the future, this unit will also become the main combat force that the Eighth Route Army can cooperate with.

When the troops in the city launched a counterattack, the troops of the Eighth Route Army outside the city also attacked. The Japanese infantry brigade, which was originally preparing to ambush the troops out of the city in the north of the city, was first counter-ambushed by the attacking forces.

Looking at the troops of the Eighth Route Army rushing out of the night, as well as the fierce artillery fire coming from behind, the captain of the Japanese infantry group who stayed in the ambush position was also frightened: "Baga, we have been ambushed!" ”

Originally, I came to ambush others, but I didn't think about it, but I was ambushed by others! This change of role really made these Japanese infantry who were ambushed and on standby also find it a little difficult to accept the change of role.

At this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka, who was under heavy artillery blows, listened to the telegraph operator's somewhat frustrated expression that he could not contact the military headquarters, and when the radio seemed to have a problem, the whole person became a little dumbfounded.

'Why can't you get in touch?' Baga, if we can't contact the military department, we'll be finished. You know? ’

'General, the frequency of the radio waves around here is very chaotic, and the radio waves we send are all interfered with. ’

briefly explained the reason, but couldn't think of why he became such a little devil telegraph operator, in fact, he felt very wronged. After all, when they were stationed in the temporary headquarters before, they could still communicate with the headquarters of the Second Army normally.

Just as the heavy artillery attack began to extend, the fierce gunfire from the front defense blocking position made Yoshio Shinozuka feel like he was full again: "Yaga, they are eyeing our headquarters. Order the 39th Wing to hurry back to the headquarters. ”

As a result, the chief of staff said with some frustration: "Division commander, we have also lost contact with the 39th Wing. Now it seems that we are really surrounded. For the sake of safety, let's evacuate quickly! ”

'Withdraw, where to withdraw?' ’

Because the Japanese army was bent on preparing to attack the city, the other main wing was placed outside the city to prepare as a reserve force for the attack. Although the infantry wing was not far from the division headquarters, it must have been separated at this time.

This means that Yoshio Shinozuka wants to join the 39th Wing, but I'm afraid it's impossible. In this case, what their entire division can do, except to break through at night, there is no second way to choose! (To be continued.) )