Chapter 972 Conspiracy and Yang Conspiracy (Ask for Subscription!) ）

Intrigue and conspiracy

More than 2,000 commanders and fighters, with the 2nd Battalion as the vanguard, formed a triangular offensive formation, and quickly launched a lightning-fast attack on the Japanese position, which had been torn into ruins by artillery fire at this moment, amid the sound of a loud charge call.

In the face of the sharp offensive firepower and formation of Li Shengda's regiment, coupled with the latest combat order given to the 4th Brigade by Lieutenant General Ikeda, commander of the 63rd Division of the Japanese Army before the war: 'After the troops have made appropriate resistance, they will take the initiative to abandon their positions, fight and retreat, and introduce the Chinese offensive troops into the depth of our battlefield, and then gather and annihilate them'.

Including all artillery and baggage troops, the attack of more than 2,000 commanders and fighters can almost be called overwhelming. In less than ten minutes, it successfully broke through the forward defense line of the Japanese army.

However, the next offense. As the commander of the Japanese division, Lieutenant General Ikeda, said, in the face of dense fire interception by the Japanese troops in three directions on the position. The speed of the troops' attack suddenly stagnated and slowly slowed down.

"Regiment commander, it seems that something is wrong...."On the battlefield where bullets are raining down, I feel that more and more Japanese troops are gathering rapidly around the troops, and the sound of guns and cannons is getting more and more dense. The regimental chief of staff seemed to realize something, and reminded Li Shengda beside him.

"I feel it too...."

"The breakthrough just now was so smooth. On the position, not many corpses of little devils were also found. Obviously, the little devils who stuck to us were not defeated by us, but after making appropriate resistance, they took the initiative to abandon their positions and retreat....don't these little devils know the importance of the forward position to them..."

"However, I don't dare to have any conspiracy of the little devil. As long as we can quickly break through their defenses, the initiative, will be completely in our hands. ”

"Correspondent, contact the second battalion commander immediately, I want to know the speed of the army's attack, why, it suddenly became so slow..."Li Shengda ordered with a solemn face.

"Attack, keep going on the offensive ... Da Da..."In the fierce shouting and killing, the entire army once again advanced less than fifty meters. Zeng Caiwang, the commander of the second battalion, who was full of gunsmoke, appeared in front of Li Shengda.

"Battalion Commander Zeng, what's going on, why is the offensive speed of the troops getting slower and slower. How are you the battalion commander, if you don't fight well, I, Li Shengda, will be directly replaced. You know, the third battalion is still looking at you in the back..."Looking at Zeng Wangcai, who was panting in front of him, Li Shengda said angrily.

"Battalion Commander Zeng, what's going on in front of you, let's explain to the regiment commander first...."The regimental chief of staff said after him.

"The regimental commander, the commissar ... You don't know, little devil, the little devil in front of you is like crazy, and he doesn't fight hard against us at all. Instead, they used all kinds of indiscriminate means to constantly launch human bomb attacks on our second battalion by relying on the intricate communication trenches on the position..."

"Although our attack was very sharp, the firepower was very strong. However, in the face of the ubiquitous human bombs of the Japanese army, it can be said that it is impossible to prevent it....Now, we can only advance one meter, and then clear one meter to occupy the position. All the little devils on the battlefield, in order to prevent the attack of human bombs, must all be shot to make sure that they are dead..."

"Conspiracy, regiment commander, this must be the conspiracy of the little devils....Seeing the performance of these Japanese soldiers, and then thinking of the initiative of the Japanese army to retreat just now. I am sure that the Japanese must have been planning a huge conspiracy against us...", said the regimental chief of staff with certainty.

Sure enough, as soon as his words fell, the communications officer of the first battalion, who served as the cover and rearguard of the two wings, rushed to his position out of breath...

"Report to the regiment commander, chief of staff, battalion commander asked me to report. There was about a small devil of an infantry brigade, along the communication trench, quickly galloping towards the rear of us. In addition, two battalions of Japanese troops, each of them, pounced on our flanks. At the moment, the Japanese troops assembled on our flanks have exceeded four infantry brigades ...."...,

As soon as the correspondent's voice fell, Li Shengda and the chief of staff beside him quickly rushed to a nearby mound, braved the bullets flying around, and began to observe the enemy situation....

"Not to mention four infantry brigades... The regiment commander, plus a large group of Japanese troops who quickly rushed to our rear, and the main force of the Japanese army gathered around us, definitely had two infantry wings....At present, it seems that our regiment has been surrounded by two infantry wings of the Japanese army...."The regimental chief of staff said with a wry smile.

"Two infantry wings...."Although, before the war, Li Shengda had already planned that after the troops were besieged by the Japanese army, they did not need to take into account the two wings and the Japanese troops behind them, but only needed to rush forward desperately under the cover of artillery, and quickly penetrate the depth of the Japanese defense with a rapid attack speed.

However, after hearing the report of the second battalion commander, I saw more and more little devils gathered around me. Although Li Shengda has the determination to kill out. However, he is sensible and knows very well that even if he tries his best to break out of the Japanese encirclement and penetrate the depth of the Japanese army's defense, there will be little left of a reinforced regiment in his hands....

Obviously, this is beyond my expectations and against my original intention....

Silence, just when Li Shengda frowned tightly and thought about specific countermeasures....The 'two wings' exclaimed by the chief of staff caught his attention.

"Chief of Staff, you said that we have been fighting for so long, how many people can be left of the 63rd Division of the Japanese Army...."Li Shengda followed closely and asked with an inexplicable expression....

"The first line of defense, a brigade was wiped out, the second line of defense was an infantry wing ... Coupled with the casualties inflicted on the Japanese army by our army in the attack just now, preliminary statistics show that the 63rd Division of the Japanese Army has only two wings left..."

At this point, a look of sudden realization flashed on the chief of staff's face. Facing Li Shengda in front of him, he exclaimed again: "Regiment commander, you mean that the 63rd Division of the Japanese Army has no more useful soldiers in its hands. Excluding our flanks and the Japanese troops behind us, the Japanese troops standing in front of us had at most only one infantry brigade..."

Indeed, all of this was a conspiracy by Commander Ikeda. In order to completely annihilate Li Shengda's regiment, the morale of the troops was boosted through a complete victory and the morale of the East China Field Army was at its peak. Lieutenant General Ikeda did not hesitate to draw all the remaining reserves in his hands to join this long-planned war of annihilation....

However, his premeditation can be said to be without the slightest flaw. However, he neglected the ability of the Chinese army to fight in concert between infantry and artillery, infantry and air force. In the face of real strength, conspiracy is the best way to break the conspiracy....

The regimental chief of staff's answer was obvious, saying what Li Shengda was thinking in his heart.

"Chief of Staff, you're right. A little devil of an infantry brigade, even if it is a bone beaten by iron. Under the attack of our powerful artillery fire, it will also be torn to pieces. Li Shengda said proudly.

Immediately, without the slightest hesitation, he commanded decisively to the staff officers around him....

"Inform the commander of the 1st Battalion Yang to immediately report the coordinates of the Japanese gathering places around the troops to the rear artillery headquarters through the radio and request an artillery strike. With intensive artillery fire, a fire barrier was created around us, and the route of the Japanese attack on our department was completely cut off....In my name, send a telegram to Commander Chen, hoping that Commander Chen can provide our troops with at least fifteen minutes of intensive artillery support..."

"Communications staff officer, you immediately notify the rear air force command through the radio, and ask the air force commander Wang to immediately dispatch at least one group of bombers to carry out a ten-minute saturation bombing of the Japanese position directly in front of our second battalion, completely leveling the Japanese position...."

"Go and deliver the order right away...."

"Yes, Commander...."

It has to be said that since Li Shengda's regiment's light infantry radio station was equipped to the company level, the communication capability of the entire unit has reached the top level in the entire country. Less than two minutes after the regiment commander Li Shengda's order was issued, the whistling sound of a row of artillery shells crossing the sky reached the ears of all the commanders and fighters on the battlefield. …,

An explosion accompanied by a shaking explosion sounded from the left flank of the troops. The Japanese position, which was about 100 meters away from the 1st battalion and 1st company on the left flank and more than 300 meters long, was blown up by a neat row of shells...

Dense shells were rounded one after another, and in less than two minutes, this Japanese position, which was more than 300 meters long and less than 20 meters wide, was blown alive into a large ditch with a depth of two meters. As for the sky over the entire ditch, there were almost no fragments of shells flying over it. The Japanese army, which gave way to the rear of the fire belt, had no way to start in the face of an attack that was tantamount to suicide, and could only look at the river and sigh....

"Commander, our artillery is really powerful. In less than two minutes, the little devil who was looking at us across the fire had nothing to do with us...."Seeing the little devil who was blocked behind the fire belt, the regimental chief of staff said excitedly....

"Well, the artillery under Commander Chen is a battle-hardened veteran, and everyone is a treasure in our troops... To make a long story short, has Division Commander Wang replied, when will the air force reinforcements arrive..."Li Shengda said.

"Two minutes, two more minutes, a bomber group will rush to the battlefield to participate in the offensive ...."

"Okay, after the air reinforcements arrive, we will let the old Ikeda devil on the other side know what it means to move a stone and shoot ourselves in the foot. Let him know that our East China Field Army is not something that he can defeat by such indiscriminate means. After several years of development, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army has long surpassed that of his Kwantung Army. In the face of real strength, there is no comparison between any conspiracies and tricks..."With the chief of staff's affirmative answer, Li Shengda no longer had any worries, and said with a proud face....

"Commander, you're pouring salt into the little devil's wound... If you let the old devil Ikeda know, it is because he has withdrawn all his reserves that he has helped us break through his defense line and go straight to the high command of the Kwantung Army, and he will not be so angry that he will vomit blood...."The regimental chief of staff said with a smile on his face.

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