Shorten the line of defense so that you can concentrate your limited forces and continue to hold on? Tanaka Qin looked at the sky, and his heart couldn't help but sink. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The whiteness of the fish's belly has disappeared, and the sky has not only not continued to shine, but has become darker. The autumn wind blows the leaves in bursts, and large clouds and black clouds are gradually covering the sky.

At this time, it is the middle of September, according to the process of China's rain belt: South China in March and April; the Yangtze River and Huaihe River basin in May and June; In July, August, and September, they reached the Yellow River Valley (including Henan) and the North China Plain; In October, it moved rapidly southward.

It stands to reason that it is normal for it to rain at this time. But Tanaka knew that in such rainy weather, the plane would be greatly affected. It's not that you can't fly absolutely, but the efficiency will be greatly reduced.

This may have been the final deciding factor that forced Tanaka to shrink the defensive line, but many of the devils who were divided and surrounded could no longer retreat, and could only resist stubbornly under the onslaught of superior forces.

Taking advantage of the fact that the devils were shrinking the defensive line, our army pursued fiercely for a while, and only then did they temporarily stop the attack and make a short adjustment.

Thick, dark black clouds, like an endless curtain of grey, lay low overhead! The raindrops fell, first sparsely, then densely, crackling on a battlefield full of corpses and blood, a mess.

Tanaka Ken shrank his forces, the radius was less than three kilometers, and the entire battlefield was under the range of our army's 120 heavy mortars and 82 mortars.

Yang Tianfeng looked at his watch, the sky was gloomy, but it was already 8:20 in the morning. After several hours of fierce fighting, under the fierce blows of more than 20,000 men and horses of the 81st Division, the 1st Cavalry Division, the 14th Cavalry Brigade, and the Guo Jiang Detachment, the enemy had been compressed into a relatively small area, and the devils had paid nearly half of the casualties, and victory was just around the corner.

"It's muddy after the rain, and it's no longer suitable for cavalry impact, please ride a division to reorganize the men and horses, go to the north of the road to be on guard, and block the enemy's reinforcements." Although Yang Tianfeng was an order, his tone was relatively gentle, and he used please.

"Concentrate artillery fire, set up three artillery positions with 120 heavy mortars and 82 mortars, one to bombard the enemy's headquarters, and the other two to suppress the enemy's remnants; Mobilize 60 mortars, concentrate bombardment, and cover the troops to launch an attack. ”

"The rain curtain obscures the view, concentrate the flying thunder artillery, approach and bombard the enemy's forward positions, and open the gap."

"Order the Guo detachment and the Jiang detachment to organize a brigade-sized assault force, and after the artillery bombardment, attack from east to west, penetrate into the depth of the enemy, and carry out division and encirclement."

"Please ask the 81st Division and the 14th Cavalry Brigade to launch a diversionary attack in the north and south directions after the general offensive begins, so that the enemy will lose sight of one and the other."

"Order the air defense units to set up positions and prepare for sniping enemy planes and covering the general attack of the troops."

A series of orders were issued, and in the increasingly heavy rain, the troops were nervously preparing for the work. Yang Tianfeng wiped the rain from his face, pushed away the rain hat that blocked his vision, and raised the telescope again.

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"Send electricity to Xuzhou, the enemy is attacking fiercely, and the total strength is at least five times that of our ......," Tanaka Qin said, while frequently looking up into the distance, "Now our army has lost more than half of its troops, and its ammunition is exhausted, and the situation is precarious." ”

Ten minutes later, a call back came from Xuzhou, and a devil staff officer read aloud: "...... Reinforcements from all walks of life are scrambling to move closer to your unit, and the planes have already taken off in the rain, and your troops must hold on to the ...... for reinforcements."

Reinforcements from all walks of life? Tanaka Qin moved his gaze to the map, and within a radius of dozens of miles, only the garrisons of Dingtao, Cao County, Chengwu County, and Shan County in the north of Longhai Road could come nearby. But there are no more than five or six hundred garrisons in these counties, and only one squadron at least, even if they pour out, can the scattered and small reinforcements turn the tide of the war? If you don't get it right, I'm afraid you will also fall into the encirclement of the enemy and suffer heavy losses.

Longhai Road has been interrupted in many places, which is the key, making it difficult for Xuzhou to get here in time even if it can piece together a large number of people.

Tanaka Qin was silent, and only after a long time did he slowly dictate the telegram, "I underestimated the enemy's situation in this battle, and I thought about things inappropriately, and my measures were also inappropriate, so I would like to apologize for being taken advantage of by the enemy." Now that our army has been heavily surrounded, it is the duty of the samurai to fight to the death, to raise the soul of Yamato, and to serve His Majesty the Emperor. ”

After recording the last message, the devil's staff officer turned around and left with a heavy face.

Silence, except for the sporadic sound of gunfire. Tanaka squinted his eyes and stared at the vast rain outside. Behind this unusual silence, the enemy is nervously mobilizing and preparing to start a more violent attack! At this point, there was no need to consider other options, only to stubbornly stick to this path, but he felt relaxed.

Rumble! There was a loud bang, and the distance was very close. Standing in the makeshift headquarters of the canvas, it seems that you can feel the shock wave.

Red flares rose from all directions, and the general assault began, as if the prelude to the heavy mortar shells that bombarded the enemy headquarters.

One by one, the shells flew up in the air and landed on the devil's position, bursting into brilliant fireworks. Without a telescope, Tanaka can see clearly.

Firelight, no, should I say a sea of fire. It burned one by one, and the rain couldn't stop the flames of the burning devils.

Incindiary bombs! It's amazing that the enemy also has this weapon. Tanaka stood steadily, as if admiring and contemplating.

Oh, it's that sound again, like tearing linen, like a chainsaw. It's really a great guy, whether it's the rate of fire or the range, the Empire's Type 92 heavy machine gun is no match for it.

Boom, boom, boom...... There were continuous huge earthquakes, and there were some dazzling flashes of light through the rain curtain. This is inferior artillery fire similar to heavy artillery of the enemy, which is very powerful, but the range seems to be its biggest drawback.

Boom, boom, boom...... The more dense explosions, not very powerful, similar to those of a grenade, but the sound of the explosions was indistinguishable. What kind of weapon of the enemy is this? Tanaka pondered, reaching out and touching his chin.

This is a cunning and fierce opponent, Tanaka sighed. He was also a veteran of many battles, having fought many Chinese generals, but the current enemy gave him a completely different impression. For example, now, it has an absolute superiority in troops, but it is still fighting in an orderly and orderly manner, rather than a simple and brutal attack of the sea of people.

There was a scream in the air, and in the rain, the sound was a little different from before, but the devil still recognized that it was a cannonball.

"Lie down, hide!" I don't know who was shouting, and Tanaka was thrown down, and there was a continuous explosion in his ears.

On the battlefield, the fire flashed, not only the explosion of explosions, but also the sea of fire of incendiary bombs, the huge shock of flying thunder cannons, and the crazy spitting of light and heavy machine guns. (To be continued.) )