Unlike Sugiyama Yuan, Tu Sanpao was now engrossed in keeping an eye on every telegram with Deng Yinfan, and they carefully inquired about any details. At the same time, the situation of friend and foe on the map is always changing.

"Command! The Anenbo Division of the First Army Corps in the southwest immediately sent a corps of troops with heavy artillery fire to feint on Taiyuan. The First Army Corps of the South China Military Region launched a general attack on Shanluo immediately after confirming that the Japanese army had left the Shanluo battlefield! ”

The cannon master, who had not rested for two days and one night, was still in good spirits, and he solemnly instructed his chief of general staff, Deng Yinfan: "The blocking troops in Muzhou will block the attack step by step, delay the pace of Shanluo's invading troops, and don't fight hard. If the Japanese retreat, there must be no mistake in pursuing it immediately! ”

"Don't advance the troops withdrawn from Shanluo, wait for the Japanese army to leave Shanluo and set up ambushes on the two heights of 635 and 655, and cooperate with the pursuing troops in the direction of Muzhou to surround the Japanese army! Make no mistake! ”

"Intercept the Japanese army in the direction of Meng-Hun and block them first, and then wait for them to go deep into the position and then encircle and annihilate ......"

One order after another was issued, and the Wehrmacht units of the two military districts throughout Southeast Asia spun like sophisticated machines. Little by little, they sucked the Japanese into their gears and crushed them one by one.

"Quick! Break through their defensive positions immediately, we must surround the Wehrmacht troops in Muzhou as soon as possible, and we can't let them run! ”

Shozo Kawabe did not know that he was walking into the trap of death step by step, and he and the commander of the 10th Division, Ryosuke Isoya, were trying to storm the blocking position set up by the Wehrmacht on the line between Yama and Muzhou.

"Do these damn dolphins think that this will stop the footsteps of our Imperial Army of the Great Nippon Empire?! They are so naïve! Ryosuke Isoya sneered, he had suffered a lot of losses from the Wehrmacht on the battlefield in China.

As a result, he still has a trace of fear in his heart for the Wehrmacht, and now that he has an easy opportunity to defeat the Wehrmacht, how can Ryosuke Isoya not be complacent?!

"Isoya-san, these Wehrmacht forces should not be underestimated! Although their blocking did not have heavy firepower, the layout of the position and the choice of location were very good. These are things that we can learn from. Kawabe Shozo pressed the hilt of his command knife and raised his binoculars with one hand to look at the continuous battle on the battlefield.

"We need to learn. Keep learning. Since the empire lost in China, it shows that these people still have something to learn from us. Only by continuous learning can you have a chance to beat them. Got it?! ”

"Hay! His Excellency the Commander taught him a lesson, and Isoya Menglang was born. Ryosuke Isoya bowed deeply to the riverside Shozo and replied. Kawabe Shozo put down the binoculars and said leisurely, "Isoya-san, you will command this battle." Marshal Sugiyama, the headquarters of the General Headquarters, asked us to break through these obstacles as soon as possible and go directly to Muzhou to surround those Chinese dolphins. ”

"Anyway, you can't give them a chance to escape." Shozo Riverside said. He stood up and said solemnly: "The warriors of the Great Sun Empire must have the ability to stand up wherever they fall. Isoya-san, I believe you have the ability. ”

"Hay! Isoya will definitely live up to the general's trust! Ryosuke Isoya was excited, while Shozo Kawabe nodded after finishing his words and turned around and left with the people.

In fact, Ryosuke Isoya is now facing the position of the Wehrmacht, which is like a kraft candy that can't be torn off or shaken off. At first, the Japanese army also sent small teams to launch a tentative attack. Then the brigade was purged and went to seize the position.

But after a few fights, from Shozo Kawabe to Ryosuke Isoya, they all felt that they couldn't do it. These Wehrmacht forces are too difficult to deal with, and the squad is going to die when they go to the base.

Although the opponent does not have heavy firepower, it has a lot of light machine guns and automatic firepower. And I don't know how these Wehrmacht forces are trained, and their ability to shoot accurately is not inferior to that of the Japanese army.

The squad that tested the opponent's firepower on the base went up and could come down less than a third. And the Japanese artillery was ready to bombard their positions, but it was rare to kill them.

The brigade rushed up. Heavy casualties had to be paid to hold these Wehrmacht forces to their positions.

But it's time for them to retreat at this time, and you can forget it if you say retreat. They also planted mines on the road, and the Japanese troops who rushed to the position were blown up in large areas at once.

Three or two positions were defeated, and the Japanese army's wounded battalion increased by nearly 1,000 people. There were also hundreds more corpses covered with white cloth. In fact, Kawabe Shozo handed over the offensive task and the command of the troops to Ryosuke Isoya. It's also because it's really annoying.

"Damn! If it weren't for Lao Tzu not roaring with the tiger, he would have killed you gangs of people with a bang! "The Japanese fought uncomfortably, and Chang Cocoon, the commander of the 178th Division of the 93rd Army of the Second Army of the South China Military Region, who was responsible for blocking it, was also uncomfortable.

So far, the 178th Division has suffered more than 700 casualties. Shi Jialiang, the commander of the 358th Regiment who was responsible for blocking the forward position, was almost blown up by a shot. If it weren't for the adjutant's quick action, Shi Jialiang's kid would probably be able to find a few pieces of corpse by now.

"Divisional commander, how are we fighting?! And they don't give cannons. Although we can remove the cannonballs that dodge the. But people are not stupid, we have to fight back......"

"Reverse fart!" Cocoon, the commander of the 178th Division, scolded Shi Jialiang: "If you beat these gangsters away, you will be responsible?!" Our task now is to stick to them and give them a chance to have ideas. ”

Saying that, Cocoon Ying paused and said, "Wait!" As long as the troops from Shanluo's side rush over, we can swallow them all in one go! Don't give him any scum left! ”

Shi Jialiang wanted to say something, but when he saw his division commander's face, his mouth moved, and he didn't squeak. But at this time, the regimental staff officer Bing Ye hurriedly walked in and said in a deep voice: "Division commander! Regiment commander, our forward troops report that the Japanese army seems to be withdrawing! ”

"What?!" Hearing this, Cocoon Ying jumped up and hurriedly ran to the observation port to take a look. Sure enough, the Japanese troops, who had already gained some advantage in those positions, were withdrawing.

The Japanese artillery at the original bombardment position did not continue the shelling, and the Japanese troops below the position seemed to be sorting out and showing signs of evacuation.

"Report! The General Headquarters is calling! Cocoon Ying didn't look back and said loudly: "Read!" ”

"Our army's Shanluo troops have launched a war against the Japanese army in Shanluo. If the Japanese troops in front of your unit continue to attack, your division is responsible for delaying their pace and not allowing them to approach Muzhou. If the Japanese retreat in front of your formation, your troops will pursue them in an all-round way! They are not allowed to travel to Yama to provide support. This order: General Headquarters of the Southeast Asian Theater of the Chinese National Defense Forces. ”

"Hahaha...... Lao Tzu finally got through it! Let the artillerymen immediately fire on Lao Tzu and bombard him with a fucking shit! Cocoon Ying laughed. Shi Jialiang smiled even more, but he couldn't see his eyes.

It's so easy to wait! Finally, the 178th Division lived up to the 178th Division's day and night resistance battle with the Japanese army, and it was finally able to fight a counterattack.

"Shi Jialiang!"

"Here!"

"Your 358th Regiment will immediately launch a counterattack against the Japanese army, don't pick those things for Lao Tzu! Just fight to the death! ”

"Yes!!"

Kawabe Shozo didn't know why the situation had suddenly changed so much, and they were attacked by at least one army of Wehrmacht troops.

There is now only one wing in the city of Shan Luo as a garrison, and it is impossible to withstand the strength of one army of the Wehrmacht. Not to mention the strength of the Wehrmacht of an army, it is impossible not to carry heavy artillery.

"A call from Wing Commander Nozaki indicated that the Wehrmacht had at least fifteen artillery pieces. If the garrison has a division, then he is sure that he can hold it. But now he only has one wing......"

Shozo Kawabe listened to the report of the chief of staff Nakanaga Taro with a gloomy face, he didn't expect that it would change so much in less than a day.

"What does the General Command say?! We're going back to rescue Chervi. Or go straight to Muzhou?! "In all fairness, Kawabe Shozo's idea was to go back and rescue his own wing.

That's a wing! There are more than 3,000 people, how can you lose it like this?! So now the Japanese troops on the position stopped the attack, and at the same time they were preparing to withdraw to Shanluo to rescue the trapped Shanluo garrison wing.

"There's no news from the headquarters yet, so I guess they're hesitating too......" Nakanaga Taro sighed. "After all, the stakes are too great for this battle. If we do not arrive in Muzhou in time, then the Wehrmacht will most likely calmly take Fenshan. This is unacceptable. ”

"But if we continue to fight, if we do not break through the Wehrmacht in time, it is likely that we will be directly surrounded by Wehrmacht troops. It's dangerous. ”

Kawabe Shozo's face was gloomy and terrifying, and after Nakanaga Taro finished speaking, he said, "If we go back, it is very likely that we can cooperate with the Yamayo garrison to drive out the Wehrmacht units that are trying to contribute to Yamayo, but in this case, the strategy of His Excellency Marshal Sugiyama will be completely invalid......"

Kawabe Shozo now has more than four divisions in his hands, and if this force can't participate in Sugiyama Moto's strategy, it will be a great blow to Sugiyama Moto.

"Wait for the order......" Kawabe Shozo sighed. Slowly closed his eyes......

At this time, Sugiyama Gen was indeed hesitating, and he was very unwilling to ask him to give up the established strategy. Shanluo's troops paid a great price to rush out of Shanluo City, and now that the Wehrmacht is about to be surrounded by themselves, how can they be willing to give up?!

"Order the 19th Division and the 26th Division to attack immediately. Cooperate with the Shanluo garrison to defend the Shanluo position! Let the riverside Shozo not stop, break through the position of the Wehrmacht as soon as possible, and directly attack the Wehrmacht in Muzhou! ”

The chief of the general staff of the Southern Army, Shimizu Rules, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Sugiyama Moto's words, and said, "Your Excellency, Commander! Cannot! This is how it is arranged. Once Shanluo loses it, then the righteous road will not be saved! A division and a wing will be crushed or even annihilated by the Wehrmacht......"

"I know. Water. I know it all in my heart. But now we have no other choice. Sugiyama Yuan rubbed his eyebrows and said, "No wonder these damn Wehrmacht forces dare to attack Fenshan, it turns out that they are also prepared!" ”

"Shimizu, now we and the Wehrmacht are rushing for time. The comparison is to see who can break through the opponent's position faster, and who can annihilate the troops trapped in it faster! Sugiyama Yuan's eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice: "If we break through the Wehrmacht's troops in Muzhou and threaten their troops in Fenshan, then even if the Wehrmacht occupies Shanluo and Yilu, their battle this time will be a failure." ”

"On the contrary, even if we keep Shanluo and Yilu. However, after the Wehrmacht seized Muzhou and Fenshan, it was entirely possible for the Wehrmacht to attack Hanoi directly, and their troops on the outskirts of Son Loh would also try their best to open the gap. They still have a lot of vital forces, and they can completely attack and break through our defenses from inside and outside. ”

Sugiyama Yuan said fiercely: "And if things develop to this point, you feel that you have lost us, including Muzhou, Fenshan, and Hanoi." How much power can be used to stop their attack?! ”

Qing Shui rules don't squeak anymore. Sugiyama's analysis allowed him to see the results of the development of the situation, and now the forces invested by both sides are getting bigger and bigger. The Japanese army was constantly forced to increase its investment, and most of the Wehrmacht had anticipated in advance how many troops they would invest.

What Sugiyama is doing now is to sacrifice one wing, perhaps even two additional divisions, in an attempt to delay the Wehrmacht's attack on Yamalo. At the same time, the Burmese Front, one of the main forces, Shozo Kawabe, was put in charge of storming the Wehrmacht troops under the city of Muzhou.

Then he joined forces with the Muzhou garrison, swallowed the national defense army outside Muzhou City, and then waved his division straight to Fenshan. In fact, even if Fenshan is lost by then, it doesn't matter.

Without the support of Muzhou's troops, the losses of the National Defense Force will not be small when they conquer Fenshan. At that time, the Japanese troops in the three directions of Shanxi, Leshan and Muzhou will directly crush Fenshan, and even if the Wehrmacht has three heads and six arms, there is only one way to go.

"Let's give the order...... Sugiyama Mototo sighed, and Qing Mizu's face nodded solemnly: "Hai! ”

At this time. Outside the city, there was a lot of artillery fire. The 1st Army Corps of the South China Military Region, which had been aggrieved for a long time, finally waited for them to exert their might, and the various units were in full swing in fighting Muzhou and Fenshan, but they were watching stupidly outside Shanluo City.

This is not happy in anyone's heart, after all, it was Liao Lei, the commander of the First Army Corps who waited for the battle order, laughed! Ordered all the artillery to bombard the city of Shanluo.

He had already figured out the garrison situation of Shanluo City, and Hebian Zhengzo took away three and a half divisions in order to seize Muzhou. All that remains is the garrison of a wing.

Holding a regiment is not enough to knock a wing of Japanese troops. Liao Lei felt that he should find a piece of tofu and hit the ball.

Sure enough, after the end of the shelling, the attack was only more than half an hour, and the Wehrmacht had already seized two lines of defense of the Japanese army. Under the leadership of the tank unit of the South China Military Region, they easily tore apart the Shanluo position, which was seriously undermanned.

"Under the strong attack of the Wehrmacht, our unit has more than 800 warriors. The defensive line of the position was lost in three places, all thirteen artillery pieces were destroyed, and more than 130 wounded were withdrawn from the position......" Captain Nozaki was listening to the report, his face was blue and frightened.

He thought that guarding Shanluo was just an easy job, but when he didn't expect it, it would become a fatal job in a blink of an eye! The Wehrmacht's offensive was fierce, and even their shelling never stopped.

First of all, there was an artillery bombardment of the position. Subsequently, his own artillery positions were also subjected to targeted shelling by the Wehrmacht. After that, they continued to extend their artillery fire, and even the positions on the inner line were blown up by them.

After experiencing many exploratory attacks by the Southwest Military Region, the Japanese positions in Shanluocheng were almost all figured out. This led to the start of the war on the Japanese base on the position. was pulled out of the key firing points in front of many positions.

At this time, those damned Wehrmacht bombers came to join in the fun, and they continued to destroy the exposed firepower of the Japanese with their mace bombs, and assisted the ground troops in storming the position of Shan Luo.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the General Headquarters is calling. The General Command demanded that we hold the Shanluo position. At present, the 19th Division and the 26th Division of Yilu have set out with a brigade of the Annam National Army to support us. As long as we can hold on for three hours. Then the supporting troops will arrive ......"

"Red Deer Noro! Let those old men in the command see for themselves, can we last up to three hours?! Nozaki Tomomi roared angrily: "You tell me, how to support?!" At least forty pieces of artillery were used by the Wehrmacht, and fifteen were heavy guns of caliber or more! ”

"See those bombers?! As soon as our firepower is exposed, they can destroy it directly. Those tanks, see what?! General Kawabe Shozo didn't leave me any anti-tank weapons, and those Type 99 anti-tank bombs were all shipped to Muzhou! Hold?! What do you tell me to take?! ”

After roaring for a while, Nozaki collapsed directly on the chair. And the chief of staff beside him did not say a word, quietly waiting for his order.

"Call back to the General Headquarters, Nozaki will do his best to hold on until the last moment. However, whether the position can be defended, Nozaki does not dare to say. I just want to rely on Your Majesty's heavenly might......"

If it were normal times, Nozaki Tomomi would never dare to say this. But now he is clearly desperate, and now Nozaki United is facing a situation of being crushed.

There is no air superiority, there is no superiority in forces. Even the only fortifications that could be relied on had become crumbling after many battles.

Nozaki did not believe that the Wehrmacht would not be able to guard against the nearby Fenshan and Meng-Hun while storming Shanluo. Three hours?! This is their scheduled marching speed, I'm afraid it will take at least five hours to arrive, right?!

And now in Shanluo's situation, it is a miracle to support it for two hours.

"Telegraph to the General Headquarters that Nozaki Tomomi of the Yama Luo Garrison Brigade and his colleagues in the brigade are ready to break the jade for the empire......"

ps: Chapter 1 ~ At least the word spirit is good! Go out with your wife and children, and let's continue to code words when you come back!