It is not clear that a single artillery bombardment actually killed the division commander of the 12th Division. The armored regiments and reconnaissance regiments that launched the attack after the shelling, as well as the main forces that followed up, continued to clear the front line of the Japanese troops who had come to support them.

Watch as the Eighth Route Army seizes their forward blocking positions, and with the help of the fortifications they have built before, they continue to strike at reinforcements who want to recapture their positions. After several failed attacks, the commander of the little devils ordered to hold on to the second-line positions.

Compared with them hiding in the trenches to block the attack, launching an attack against the blocking fire of the Eighth Route Army is undoubtedly more risky. Even if they have a large number of infantry at the moment, compared to the power of bullets, they also feel like a mustard.

On the other hand, the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army were also in no hurry to break through the Japanese blocking positions. Since the little devils are desperately trying to regain the lost position, isn't it safer and less laborious for them to switch to the defensive side and attack the little devils on the spot?

As for the situation in the rear, the Japanese troops at the front line were also not very clear. But even if they knew that their division commander had hung up, it was estimated that they would not be able to do anything to save and make up for all this except to sulk and sigh.

Received a message from the attacking troops on the front line, and learned that the attacking tanks and armored vehicles were basically running out of ammunition. If the ammunition is not replenished in time, the tanks and armored vehicles they drive will also be of little use.

Upon learning of this situation, He Zhengdao quickly ordered: "Order the armored regiment to start retreating, and the blocking troops continue to block on the spot." Inform the artillery regiment directly under the 3rd Division, and remember to carry out an artillery bombardment of the Japanese defensive positions later.

Tonight, let the armored regiment assault again. Just push the offensive position to the second-line position. If you push the little devils too quickly, it is estimated that they will collapse in a swarm. When the time comes, it will not be easy to catch these little devils who are scurrying around.

Boiling the frog in warm water should give the little devil an illusion that he can still hold on. Through their constant persistence, our attacking forces continue to eat away at their strength. When the second division arrives, it will be completely annihilated in one fell swoop. ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

When the troops launched an attack on the outer positions of Kongjiagou, they received an order from He Zhengdao to encircle and suppress the troops of the little devil infantry squadron that were wandering at night, and good news also came one after another, and these little devils who were shouldering the 'heavy responsibility' did not slip away.

It was also after receiving this news that He Zhengdao felt that he had tightened his pockets, but he was not in a hurry to close the net. After all, in this big net, there are nearly 15,000 officers and soldiers in the little devils. won the first battle, He Zhengdao was worried that he would be eaten!

Therefore, it is divided into two more points, slowly cannibalized and consumed, and I believe that the pressure on the main force of the attack can also be reduced a lot. Since the little devils hope to look forward to the support of the air force until dawn, what does it matter if He Zhengdao lets them live one more day?

At least tonight's attack will once again form a huge psychological pressure on the little devils. The same little devil who didn't sleep for a day and a night spent a sleepless night again. Whether there will still be the ability to march tomorrow is also a question worth considering.

If this is the case, why should we be too anxious?

Through the method of continuous encroachment, it is believed that it will be more helpful for the main force to take down all the remaining troops of the entire 12th Division. It can even effectively control the casualties paid by its own troops in the attack.

Seeing that the attacking chariots of the Eighth Route Army began to retreat, many little devils said with some joy: "Those chariots have no ammunition, send a few more warriors to rush and leave them all." ”

As a result, it was natural that these little devils, who were still thinking of leaving tanks and armored vehicles on the positions, were quickly killed by the officers and men of the reconnaissance brigade covering the armored regiment. There are no machine guns for armored vehicles, and there are submachine guns and machine guns for the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route on the position!

When the tanks and armored vehicles slowly retreated, the troops in the blocking position did not retreat. Just when the Japanese thought that they had a chance to take advantage of the opportunity to recapture the forward positions, a new round of shelling began.

For the re-shelling of the artillery regiment of the third division, the Japanese troops in the second-line positions once again felt a pain in the egg. Even when they retreated, they carried a lot of mortars. But in this case, the little artillery they brought did not dare to fight back at all.

Once they counterattack, it is estimated that their reluctant mortars will be covered by the powerful artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army!

The Eighth Route Army, which was also hiding in the trenches of the position, looked at the Japanese positions that were shrouded in artillery shelling at the moment, and also looked very happy. Taking advantage of the shelling, they rarely hid in their positions to rest.

At least the fighters who attacked the front-line positions of the Japanese army knew that there was another round of attacks to come. While the artillery regiment was shelling, they also replenished ammunition, drank saliva and transferred the wounded to the rear.

Returning to the rear of the tank and armored car, when coming to the rear area, the driver was also busy replenishing the tank armored car. As for the oil, they didn't advance much before, so naturally there was no need to replenish it.

When they waited for the peripheral Japanese troops on the blocking position, they also felt really helpless when they looked at the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army that had made a comeback. In the face of these tanks and armored vehicles with full firepower, a new round of Japanese casualties continued.

The people who commanded the troops in the rear saw Xiusan and heard that the Eighth Route Army was actually in the middle of the battle, replenishing ammunition for their armored troops and returning to battle. I felt a little helpless, because they really lacked weapons to fight back.

All they could do was to urgently dig anti-tank trenches in the rear positions. The sappers, who had been ordered to turn into infantry, also exerted their strength at this time, desperately digging trenches in front of the rear positions.

As for whether these trenches can be used or not, it is no longer something they need to consider. But they all knew that without anti-tank trenches to stop them, they would not be able to stop them at all when the Eighth Route Army rushed over with their tanks.

It's just that what makes these sappers vomit a little blood is that the blocking troops that are constantly sent to the front line successfully hold the third line of defense. The Eighth Route Army, which had attacked the second line of defense, suddenly abandoned all occupied positions and retreated.

Looking at the retreating Eighth Route Army, the Japanese troops on the third line of defense said a little inexplicably: "Na! The Eighth Route Army retreated? ”

'Yes! Not only did their chariots retreat, but so did the infantry on the positions. They abandoned the positions they occupied? So what did they just do attacking our positions? It's still a while before dawn! ’

The Japanese army, confused by the sudden retreat of the Eighth Route Army, could only tentatively send some troops to take over the two positions they had been forced to abandon earlier. As a result, everything went well, and the troops easily took over the positions.

It's just that the blocking troops who were swept away on the two positions before, except for the clothes that are still intact, all the things on their bodies have been scavenged. It can be said that there is nothing left except a set of military uniforms!

In fact, if He Zhengdao didn't think that he should irritate these little devils too much, he would have wanted to order the troops to rip off the military uniforms of the little devils. As for the combat equipment carried by the little devil, it was natural that all of them had to be cleaned before leaving.

After receiving the report from the front-line commander, he also felt a little puzzled when he saw Xiusan. After thinking for a while, he said, "Have you counted the battle damage tonight?" Now we, how many troops are left that can fight? ”

In the face of such an inquiry, Chief of Staff Nakamura Muichi, who was in charge of counting the battle damage, said bitterly: "Together with the officers and soldiers who were killed in the shelling tonight, our casualties tonight have exceeded more than 7,000 people. Now there are only more than 5,000 soldiers who can fight! ”

Does that mean that on the first night of the breakout, we lost more than half of our troops? And we are still a few days away from the breakout place. With these forces alone, how can we break through to Mengdong? ’

Just when people saw Xiusan and felt that they were just afraid that there was no hope of breaking through. Nakamura Muichi said again: "Until now, we have never heard any gunshots nearby, but I am afraid that an infantry brigade we sent before will also be completely annihilated by the Eighth Route Army."

It's really unbelievable, how exactly did the troops of the Eighth Route Army move? Why, during the day, our planes failed to detect that they were hiding nearby? If we had known, we might have been able to go a little further. ”

For Nakamura Muichi's sigh, Hitomi Shuzo shook his head and said, "It's useless!" These Eighth Route Army already knew how to effectively evade our aerial reconnaissance. They have even learned how to disguise effectively.

From the moment we broke through to here, we always thought that the Eighth Route Army had cut the road before us. In fact, those roads were dug up the night before. And before that, the Eighth Route Army had already moved their artillery here overnight.

There are a lot of dense forests in the area of Kongjiagou, and they have calculated that we can only retreat in the direction of eastern Mongolia. And here, in fact, is the rest point they chose for us. Our opponent is really scary.

If I have the chance, I would love to meet the commander of the Eighth Route Army. Coupled with the 26th Division, which was shattered in their hands last time, and our division, which was only afraid that it would be impossible to escape their encirclement and annihilation, two of our divisions were destroyed in his hands.

With such a commander, our intelligence services received very little information. What worries me the most is that the conductor is younger than many of our lieutenants. Nakamura-kun, do you know what that means? ”

'This man will be the great enemy of our empire?' ’

'Nice! The commander of this independent division is bound to become a big problem for the empire. Not to mention this man's command ability, his knowledge of us alone is enough to show that this person is terrible.

Based on the information we have obtained, this man has now formed an air force unit by seizing our equipment. Now a heavy artillery and armored unit has been formed. These weapons reached the hands of his troops, and the effect was amazing.

It can be said that every time we are engaged, the strength of his troops has not suffered losses, but has been growing. The most terrifying thing is that, as the commander of the mountain village division said, there are really too many of them who can be expanded into the youth of the troops! ’

One side is constantly being weakened, while the other side is growing in strength through the fighting. What will happen if this goes on in the long run? As long as you have a little brain and foresight, you can know it if you think about it! (To be continued.) )