However, these little devils still underestimated the actual combat capabilities of the fighters of the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion. In the face of the little devil planes that wanted to flee for their lives, one after another anti-aircraft machine guns immediately changed their attack formation. Some machine guns blocked the front of the plane and fired, while others followed closely behind the butt of the plane, not letting go.

"Boom, boom, boom.0" followed by four huge explosions in the sky, and the six planes that the little devils flew low to reconnoitre, without accident, were all destroyed in the hands of the soldiers of the two anti-aircraft machine gun battalions.

At this time, the squadron leader of the army saw that his two squads and six planes had not yet dropped bombs, and all of them were lost in the enemy's anti-aircraft fire. Originally, the squadron leader who was still thinking about revenge, but just when he was about to give an order, he suddenly thought of the airtight anti-aircraft fire that had just been shot out of the town, and the squadron leader was frightened for a while, and he no longer wanted to take revenge. With the remaining five planes, at a high altitude beyond the range of anti-aircraft machine gun fire, they hurriedly threw the bombs in their bellies and fled back to Taiyuan

"Long live the 12 planes, long live the air defense regiment" saw the 12 planes of the little devils, and in just a few minutes, six planes were shot down by the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion, and the remaining six planes were all frightened and fled. The warriors, hidden in the woods a few miles away, could no longer hold back the excitement in their hearts and began to cheer loudly.

"Commander, I really didn't expect you to be so accurate. The little devil plane is coming. Hehe, we took down six planes like this, what a windfall! Seeing the six planes that had fled, Chief of Staff Li Qing said with a smile on his face, obviously very excited about this unexpected result.

"Well, Chief of Staff, not counting the air battle just now, in the battle last night. Have the results and casualties of our army been counted? After being happy, division commander Liu Hua immediately returned to the topic and began to care about the casualties and results of the troops last night.

"Commander, you almost forgot to report without asking me. Just now, all the casualty data of the various units have been compiled into my hands, and the results of the battle have also been reported. I just don't know if the division commander wants to hear the results of the battle first or listen to the casualty data of the troops first. Chief of Staff Li Qing replied with a smile.

"Hehe, Chief of Staff, you also come to this set, well, let me think about it, in this way, let's have a sad and then joyful one, let's talk about the casualty data of the troops first!" Liu Hua smiled and said.

"Yes, division commander, according to the casualty data reported by the three brigade commanders and the first regiment of the guard brigade. In last night's battle, our army lost a total of 642 soldiers and seriously wounded 224. Of these casualties, a third or 454 soldiers were a brigade that was produced in the process of blocking the enemy's attack. As for the final closing stage, since our army was covered by anti-aircraft machine guns, the resistance of the little devils did not cause much damage to our army. Chief of Staff Li Qing reported in detail.

"Well, yes, plus the seriously wounded are less than two battalions of troops. How, what are the results of the troops? Hearing the casualty data, Liu Hua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and asked with a smile on his face.

"Division commander, after statistics, 5,124 people in the army and 3,426 in the puppet army were all wiped out by our army, and no one escaped the net. Among them, 2,654 puppet soldiers were captured, and as for the other puppet soldiers and little devils, all of them were killed by our army. As for the seizure, it is much the same, and it can be said that it is a sure win. 24 cars, 12 tanks, 11 intact heavy machine guns, 67 light machine guns, 29 mortars, 44 grenadiers, 4,235 rifles of various types were seized. As for the remaining weapons, they were basically destroyed by our artillery fire. However, I believe that our arsenal can repair at least two-thirds of these weapons. As for the rest, that's some ammunition. According to preliminary statistics, the rifle and light machine gun ammunition alone combined exceeded 800,000 rounds, which was more than twice the amount we consumed this time. In addition, there are heavy machine gun bullets and artillery shells, of which there are more than 40,000 heavy machine gun bullets and more than 850 artillery shells, which is enough to supplement our consumption in this battle. Chief of Staff Li Qing still replied with a smile on his face.

"Hehe, Chief of Staff, this little devil has suffered such a big loss in the hands of our readers. If nothing else, Tada Jun, this little devil, will definitely be honest for a while. So, we can take the opportunity to take a good rest. A telegram was immediately sent to the two anti-aircraft machine-gun battalions, ordering them to withdraw from their positions and join the main forces before the arrival of the second group of enemy aircraft. With such a big win, we should go back and celebrate. Liu Hua said with a smile.

"Yes, division commander, I'm going to send a report to the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion. At the same time, order the troops to retreat," the chief of staff, Li Qing, replied loudly.

As the Reading Force Division began to withdraw from the battlefield, the next few groups of enemy planes that arrived returned in vain. It was not until noon that day that a brigade of elite Kwantung Army, transported by nearly 100 cars, came to the battlefield of Zhongyang Town after more than ten hours of galloping from Taiyuan.

However, at this time, except for the cold corpse of the imperial soldier, there was not even a bullet casing left for the little devil's reinforcements. Among them, what made the captain of the Kwantung Army feel the most angry was that an elite Kwantung Army brigade stationed in Yangquan was completely wiped out. You must know that such a result has never happened since the formation of the Kwantung Army.

Looking at the mutilated corpse of a Kwantung Army soldier in front of him, the captain of the team was completely angry, and he suddenly pulled out his command knife and began to chop at a small tree in front of him that had been burned to the point that only half of the trunk remained. At the same time, he began to be angry at the cold corpse in front of him: "Baga, Bage Yalu, Reading Force, I must personally destroy the Eighth Route Army Reading Division." Yaga! However, after venting, the captain looked at the corpses all over the ground in front of him, and finally made a decision to take him and his brigade on the road to the destruction of the whole army: "Baga, gentlemen, so many heroic imperial soldiers have died, I think the Eighth Route Army must also have suffered heavy casualties, so now is the best time for us to avenge the jade broken imperial warriors." Now I order, all the soldiers immediately get into the car, and prepare to pursue the fleeing Eighth Route Army Reading Division."

"Hi, Your Excellency Captain" Four infantry squadron leaders and an artillery squadron leader, looking at the corpses all over the ground, had long been indignant and wanted revenge. After receiving the order, without any hesitation, he immediately replied loudly. Turning around, he began to direct the soldiers behind him to pedal the car. At the same time, the artillery squadron also hung a number of infantry guns on the trunk of the truck. In less than two minutes, the entire brigade was ready to go.

"Yo Xi, it deserves to be the most elite Kwantung Army in the Great Empire. Now I order, the troops will set off immediately, and pursue the fleeing Eighth Route Army Reading Division" Looking at a well-trained elite brigade under his command, the captain nodded with satisfaction, got into the passenger cab of a car, and commanded loudly to the heralds beside him.

Immediately, the entire convoy, at the sound of the captain's order, began to frantically chase after the hinterland of the base along the route of the retreat of the reading division. However, what the captain of the army did not expect was that on the battlefield of Zhongyang Town, there were also special combat members of a squad of the special operations brigade, who were ambushing around the battlefield. At the same time, with the radio in his hand, all the movements of the reinforcement brigade of the army were transmitted to the hands of the division commander Zhang Hua.

"Report to the division commander, the chief of staff, the third squad of the special operations brigade sent a telegram that there is an urgent military situation" Just when Zhang Hua rode on his war horse and followed the troops to the hinterland of the base area. A communications staff officer came to his side and reported loudly.

"The third team, aren't they ambushed near Zhongyang Town, what kind of thing are the little devils going to do?" With doubts on his face, Zhang Hua took the telegram from the hand of the communications staff officer and began to read it.

"Chief of Staff, the special operations brigade is calling, and the troops of a brigade of little devils, with nearly 100 trucks, have entered our base area and are chasing us." After reading the telegram, Zhang Hua's face did not change in any way. Said to the chief of staff beside him. At the same time, he handed the telegram in his hand to the chief of staff.

"Division commander, the little devil is quite rampant, just a brigade, he dares to enter the hinterland of our base area. I don't think there's anything to say, just eat it in the shortest possible time, and hit the little devil's sharpness well. Especially this Kwantung Army division that has just been transferred to North China, it simply doesn't take our reading division seriously. After reading the telegram, even the chief of staff, who rarely said big things, said with an unhappy face.

"Chief of Staff, it seems that we are heroes and see things in the same way, and my opinion is also to eat a small devil in a brigade. Regardless of whether he is the most elite Kwantung Army of the little devils, as long as he enters the base area of our reading division, we can't let him have a good time. Division Commander Zhang Hua did not hesitate, nodded and replied.

"In this way, Chief of Staff, in this battle, the losses of the first brigade are too great, and the next battle will be handed over to the third brigade and all the artillery. Two of the anti-aircraft machine-gun battalions were also left to prevent a sneak attack by the planes of the little devils. As for the remaining troops,. Led by you, take the captured loot and return to the headquarters. Zhang Hua ordered affirmatively.

In this way, division commander Zhang Hua returned to the area of Wulong Mountain, where the troops had just passed, with a brigade of the column directly under him, and a regiment of guards, totaling more than 7,000 people.

As for the reason why Zhang Hua chose the ambush battlefield here, the reason is very simple, that is, one of the necessary ways to enter the base area is to wind through the foot of the entire mountain. At the same time, on the other side of the road, there is a rare plain area, without any obstruction. It can be said that as long as the enemy is attacked and retreats to this open field, then they become a living target for the warriors.

"Ordered the Seventh Regiment to lie in ambush on the north side of the road, taking charge, blocking the enemy's first car. The Eighth Regiment, which was responsible for tying the pockets, could not let go of a single enemy car. As for the Ninth Regiment and the First Regiment of the Guards Brigade, they were ambushed in the middle and were responsible for eliminating all the little devils in the encirclement. As for all the artillery, I only let you leave 5 shells per gun. However, I ask you, to use these hundreds of shells, you must destroy at least half of the little devils for me. When the time comes, don't take any precautions, and shoot at the enemy's cars. Two air defense battalions, scattered to various heights, prevented the little devils from calling for aircraft support. Looking at the several regiment commanders in front of him, Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"Yes, division commander," several people replied in unison, turned around and led the troops into the Wulong Mountain next to the road, and began to build a position. Since the entire mountain was covered by mountains and forests, it took less than half an hour for the troops to hide more than 7,000 people in the mountains, and they were ready for battle, and began to quietly wait for the arrival of the little devils.

Finally, while everyone was anxiously waiting, the roar of a car reached Liu Hua's ears. Hearing the roar of the car engine, division commander Liu Hua hurriedly raised the telescope in his hand. Soon, at the intersection a few hundred meters away, trucks full of soldiers began to appear. After two trucks, it was the main force of the little devils.

The entire convoy, nearly 100 cars, plus the distance between cars, the entire convoy spread a distance of more than 1,000 meters. Looking at the cars full of little devils, pulling infantry guns one by one, slowly getting into the ambush circle. These soldiers on the battlefield, without orders, were ready to fight, and pointed the muzzles of rifles, light machine guns, and heavy machine guns at the little devils on the cars.

Soon, in less than a few minutes, more than a hundred Mercedes-Benz cars all entered the ambush circle arranged by the Third Brigade. Seeing the soldiers who were ready for battle, division commander Liu Hua did not hesitate, and pulled the trigger on a little devil car that was galloping at the foot of the mountain.

"Da da bang" A burst of barge gun gunfire rang out above the quiet battlefield. In the tranquil woods just now, countless tongues of fire erupted at once. At the same time, a mortar arranged on the top of the mountain also fired a shell from the chamber at the convoy of the army at the foot of the mountain at the same time as the gunfire rang out.

Suddenly, dense shells, like raindrops, fell on the convoy of little devils more than 1,000 meters long. A dozen or so unlucky cars, just in the first round of fire from the artillery cluster, were hit directly. Nearly a hundred little devils, together with the cars they were riding, turned into huge fireballs.

However, these Kwantung Army deserve to be the most powerful units in the Little Devil Army. In the face of the sudden attack, he did not panic at all, but quickly stopped the car. At the same time, the little devils in the carriage also jumped out of the car at the first time, jumped to the ground, or used the cover of the car body to start shooting at the soldiers on the mountainside.

A brigade of little devils, after suffering a sudden blow from the fighters, only lost less than a third of their troops. The remaining soldiers, under the command of commanders at all levels, began to carry out effective counterattacks. At the same time, a light machine gun was also mounted on top of the car by the little devils, and began to shoot at the soldiers on the mountainside.

However, in the face of the little devil's counterattack, Liu Hua did not have any worries. Because the artillery cluster on the top of the hill was constantly firing powerful shells into their convoy. As the shells fell round after round, the cars that were parked on the road and became the hides of the little devils exploded one after another. More importantly, the explosion of the cars with large quantities of ammunition also detonated the ammunition in the cabin of the car. Under the threat of these explosive munitions, the little devils who hid next to the car and fought back were engulfed in the fire or a dense rain of bullets.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the more than 100 trucks parked on the road were lost under the three-round fire of the artillery cluster. At the same time, hundreds of imps who hid next to the car and shot covertly were also lost in the explosion of these shells.

"Baga, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army is very powerful, quickly, immediately leave the car, immediately retreat, leave the road, quickly" Seeing that the entire attack lasted only a few minutes, more than half of the more than 100 vehicles were lost. What's more important is that after the explosion of more than 1,000 soldiers in his own brigade, there are less than 500 people left, and the captain of the army is almost going crazy.

In front of me, I saw cars that could explode at any time. The captain didn't even have time to look at the terrain behind him, so he shouted an order to the soldiers. Receiving orders from the brigade commander, the soldiers, who had long thought that the car was unsafe, immediately left the car, shooting while retreating, while looking for a hidden position.

However, when one of the little devils left the car and was exposed to the fire of the soldiers, they found that behind them was an endless field, and there was no advantageous terrain that could be used to allow them to hide. In the face of such a situation, what these little devils can do is to lie on the ground and use the weapons in their hands as much as possible to kill and injure the hateful Eighth Route Army Reading Force before they are killed by the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, all of this is the whimsy of the little devils. Facing the little devils lying in the field without any concealment. Of course, the fighters will not let go of such a good opportunity to kill the enemy. Without any hesitation, he immediately pointed the muzzle of a light and heavy machine gun in his hand at the only few hundred little devils left in the field.

(To be continued)