Zhou Baozhong nodded, and then said decisively to Division Commander Li Yuanqing in front of him: "Now I order: send all the shelling targets to the artillery regiment." Tell the commander of the artillery regiment that after five minutes, the artillery began shelling all the intended targets. Be sure to destroy all the intended targets at the first time. After the five-minute artillery bombardment, the three main regiments of the 13th Division immediately launched a counteroffensive against the current Japanese positions. Divide and surround the current Japanese troops, and then destroy them one by one. ”

"Yes, Commander, I'll go deliver the order right away. Finally, I can really fight the xiǎo devil, this time, I must let the xiǎo devil have a good taste of my Li Yuanqing's awesome ......", while speaking, Li Yuanqing picked up the pistol on the table and rushed out of the command headquarters with an excited face.

"Rumble...... "A loud roar began to sound on the artillery positions." With the glow of orange-red sès, in the dark night, began to rise in the artillery position. The entire artillery position was immediately completely enveloped in white smoke from the burning of the fire.

Nearly 100 shells of various calibers, with bursts of sharp whistling sounds, quickly flew into the sky and smashed towards their targets.

Immediately, a dense burst of explosions, immediately after, sounded over the Japanese positions about two kilometers from the artillery positions. In the fireballs that rose into the air, one by one, the devils were thrown high into the sky. Then, "under the blow of flying shrapnel, it was torn to shreds in an instant." As for the various civil fortifications built by the Japanese army over the course of a day, they were instantly turned into ruins by the explosion of large-caliber shells.

Of course, the command of the Japanese army at all levels, as the target of the first round of shelling of the artillery regiment. Under the blow of nearly 100 mén artillery of various calibers, there were no accidents, and only the first round of shells destroyed most of the targets. And the remaining targets were also turned into ruins in the second round "and even the third round of shelling".

The earth-shattering sound of artillery shells and explosions woke up every commander and fighter on both sides of the battlefield. Similarly, in the city of Baishan County, "because of the occupation of Míluàn, the division commander Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who had worked hard all day and had just fallen asleep for a long time. I was also awakened by the sudden and violent explosion, as if I was suddenly frightened, and sat up from the bed.

Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who had been awakened from his dream, listened to the constant sound of explosions outside the city, and roared loudly into the mouth of the room. "Baga, where is the pào, what's going on outside the city. Guard "Guard ............"

Pushing open the room, I saw Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the head of the division, sitting on the bed with a panicked face. The guards who rushed into the room hurriedly reported what they had learned. "The commander of the division, it is the Eighth Route Army outside the city that is fighting pào. If nothing else, the troops of the Eighth Route Army, surrounded by our army, are ready to take advantage of the night to carry out a counteroffensive. "Nani, the Eighth Route Army wants to carry out a counteroffensive. Not good, there are only two infantry wings of Imperial soldiers outside the city, and in terms of strength, our army no longer has any advantage in strength. In addition, after losing air support, our army "no longer has any superiority in firepower." The "Command Communications Office" immediately sent a telegram to the troops outside the city, ordering all combat units to organize defensive positions on the spot and defend them. As long as we hold out until dawn, our air support will defeat the spirit of the Eighth Route Army. Hurry up and send a telegram immediately, it's too late to do so. After a brief shock, the division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, decisively ordered.

"Hai, Your Excellency the Division Commander......,、, at the urging of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, one of the guards quickly took the order.

Looking at the departing guards, holding up the constant sound of shell explosions ringing in his ears, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto frowned and continued to order. "Bring my military uniform and go to the war room immediately ......",

However, just when Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, dressed in his military uniform, had just appeared at the entrance of the war room in a chaotic area. The guard, who had just gone to deliver the order, rushed in with a panicked face, stood in front of him and said breathlessly: "Report to the division commander, the Ministry of Communications is unable to contact the troops outside the city through the radio. ”

After listening to the guard's answer, even Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who was very deep in the city government, couldn't help but be stunned there. After some quick thought, he opened his mouth and ordered: "Nani, how can this be, could it be that all the headquarters of our army outside the city have been destroyed in the artillery bombardment just now. Impossible, absolutely impossible, the Eighth Route Army has already been surrounded by our army, how can they detect the wing headquarters of our army. Quick, follow me up to the walls of the north mén at once, and I want to know the exact situation outside the city. Immediately, more than 100 devil soldiers of the divisional guard squadron immediately put the entire northern city wall under martial law. The commander of the division, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, himself, was surrounded by a group of officers and climbed the northern mén wall.

Raising the telescope of Fengfeng, a few kilometers away from the north of Baishan County, the battlefield that had been reflected red by artillery fire clearly appeared in everyone's eyes. Although, at this moment, the pitch-black night has completely shrouded the entire battlefield, and it is almost impossible to see the five fingers.

However, in the midst of the intense artillery fire, more than a dozen senior officers, including Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the commander of the division, could clearly see the battlefield where the artillery was being fired. On the Japanese position, which was completely enveloped by dense artillery fire, as a fireball rose into the air, there must have been a large number of xiǎo devils, accompanied by a red fireball, thrown high into the sky. Then; In the air, it was torn to pieces by flying shrapnel.

Seeing the Japanese position in flames, the chief of staff of the division who followed closely by Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, holding his binoculars, couldn't help but start to tremble. The division commander beside him almost pleaded and said: "The division commander, I suggest that you immediately order all the artillery of the artillery wing to counterattack." Without a counterattack, two infantry wings, more than seven thousand soldiers of the Imperial Army. Without the attack of the Eighth Route Army, "they would all be killed in the enemy's artillery fire." Division commander, give the order! ”

However, to the disappointment of the chief of staff, just as he finished speaking, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who was beside him, just shook his head helplessly. Glancing at the officers beside him, who also showed puzzled eyes, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto said helplessly: "Hata-kun, you are the captain of our division's field artillery wing. Now, "It's up to you to introduce to you what large-caliber artillery was used by the Eighth Route Army troops outside the city, right?" And the specific reasons why he did not agree with the request of the chief of staff were stated. "Hayi, Your Excellency the Division Commander. Hatada quickly stood up and introduced to the officers in front of him: "Division commander, chief of staff, everyone. The situation is like this: according to the sound of artillery outside the city, plus reconnaissance by our troops. Units of the Eighth Route Army outside the city, with at least one artillery regiment of artillery. Among them are a battalion of 105-mm heavy howitzers, a battalion of 75-mm field artillery, a battalion of 75-mm mountain artillery. At the same time, it also has other caliber mountain guns, infantry guns no less than 12mén. Plus mortars of various calibers "in terms of firepower, our field artillery wing, already does not have any advantage. More importantly, because of the artillery, the strong field artillery attached to our field artillery wing could not reach the artillery position of the Eighth Route Army at all. However, the howitzers attached to the Eighth Route Army can easily hit our county town and hit our artillery positions. ”

"Nani, how can this be, how can the Eighth Route Army have so many large-caliber artillery. Hata-kun: "You're not wrong, are you?" As soon as Hakata Daisa's words fell, the commander of the division's engineer wing asked with an incredulous face.

"Hai, I vouch for the honor of an imperial soldier, and the introduction just now is absolutely not exaggerated."

Seeing everyone's faces, all of them were shrouded in shocked expressions. Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the commander of the division, said: "Everyone, now everyone understands, why don't I let our artillery units return fire, right?" Without the support of the air force, our 27th Division, both in terms of firepower and strength, was no longer an opponent of the Eighth Route Army outside the city. The chief of staff followed closely behind, still asking with an eager face: "Division commander, can we just watch two infantry wings and thousands of imperial soldiers die in the enemy's artillery fire?" Seeing the eyes of more than a dozen officers around him, he once again focused on himself. After a short period of thought, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto immediately spoke: "All of you are the best officers of the Great Japanese Empire, and in the past, the poorly equipped units of the Eighth Route Army were able to survive and fight under the fierce fire of our army. Could it be that the sharpest soldiers of the Kwantung Army in the Great Japanese Empire could not survive the enemy's artillery fire? ”

"Since it's over the radio, it's no longer possible to contact the troops outside the city. The chief of staff immediately dispatched a communications corps to convey the latest order to all units outside the city: all departments were required to hold their positions under the counterattack of the Eighth Route Army. As long as we hold out until dawn, the offensive of the Eighth Route Army will be wiped out under the blows of our air force. ”,

At this point, seeing the resolute look on the face of the division commander, there was no need for the chief of staff to continue.

Seeing the gaze of the division commander looking at him, the chief of staff hurriedly replied: "Hai, Your Excellency the division commander is wise ......",

However, at this moment, what Lieutenant General Yoshimoto did not expect was that tonight, his opponent, Commander Zhou Baozhong, adopted a tactic that he did not think of. That is, to behead the Japanese troops who were surrounded by him, before Lou Dong attacked, with heavy artillery fire.

First of all, all command organs of the Japanese army were eliminated. At a time when the entire army was in chaos because of the loss of command. With xiǎo shares jīng sharp troops, they suddenly launched a fierce attack. With the sharpest troops in his hands, he divided and surrounded the Japanese army, and then wiped them out in his encirclement little by little.

At this time, the five-minute shelling was nearing its end. Because of the loss of all chain of command, and in addition, the soldiers have never been subjected to such heavy shelling. The Japanese army, which had already fallen into chaos around the soldiers, could be said to have suffered heavy losses. The entire army has almost fallen into a situation where the soldiers cannot find the generals and the generals cannot find the soldiers.

Of course, the shelling also represents the beginning of a real offensive. Under the sneak attack of a large number of Japanese troops, "the soldiers who had long been holding back their evil spirits, with the loud sound of the charge, returned to the position. One after another, armed with bright bayonets, under the cover of light and heavy machine guns behind them, "like a sharp sword out of its sheath, fiercely chrashed in front of them, and had fallen into the middle of the chaotic Japanese army."

And all along, in front of the Chinese people, they are invincible and are not even afraid of death. At this moment, in the eyes of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the commander of the division, just like the "China" country **, which has always behaved very cowardly, it almost collapsed at the touch of a button, and without even having time for any counterattack, one after another fell under the guns of the Eighth Route Army commandos.

At the same time, in the rear of the Japanese position, there were groups of troops of the Eighth Route Army that appeared out of nowhere. A strong and very cunning Xiǎo unit. In their own rear, they constantly created all kinds of confusion, so that after the shelling, the troops that fell into the chaos had no chance to assemble a counterattack.

Seeing this, I saw a commando team of the Eighth Route Army, quickly dividing and surrounding more than 10,000 troops outside the city. On the city wall, all the Japanese officers who were paying attention to the entire battle situation widened their eyes at this moment. On his face, he showed a shocked and disbelieving god, "It'......s over, more than 10,000 people, in less than half a moment, were divided and surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. How can it be? The Chief of Staff was the first to react from the shock and said what everyone wanted to say at this moment.

"Bage Yalu, how can this be, how can this be. What about commanders at all levels, commanders at all levels of troops, why not organize troops to counterattack "why." Isn't the Eighth Route Army surrounded by our army, why is there a large number of sharp troops of the Eighth Route Army in the rear of the position, can anyone tell me why? Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the commander of the division, faced the commanders at all levels who were still in shock in front of him, and loudly expressed the doubts in his heart.

However, on the city wall, the answer to him was nothing but silence or silence. Because, after losing radio contact with the troops outside the city, everyone has not received any news about the two infantry wings outside the city for more than half a time. As for the batch after batch of signal troops sent to the county town, they have not yet returned because of the time of the march.

In the next few xiǎo hours, under the gaze of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the commander of the Japanese division, and a group of officers. The Japanese troops that were divided and encircled, after losing the command system, were joined by the cooperation of special operations divisions. It can be called a defeat.

Groups of Japanese troops, with the close cooperation of light and heavy machine guns and mortars, were completely annihilated one after another. Even the Japanese army, which numbered more than 1,000 people and had the largest number of troops, only lasted for about a dozen hours before disappearing from the battlefield and becoming a piece of history in the Japanese army.

Of course, in the next battle. Seeing the troops being wiped out, and seeing the troops outside the city, under the attack of the Eighth Route Army, the resistance intensity became weaker and weaker. Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who was the commander of the division, also learned about the specific course of the entire battle from the communications corps who had returned to the county seat. I know why the invincible Kwantung Army troops are so vulnerable in front of the Eighth Route Army. , "Yaga, why is it another sneak attack." The cunning Eighth Route Army, why can't you have a head-to-head contest with us, why. Eight grid tooth road! "After listening to the report of the signal soldier. Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who was holding back his anger, violently took out his command knife and slashed at the battlements in front of him. Feeling the pain in the tiger's mouth after the collision between the saber and the battlements, because of the huge vibration, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the commander of the division, couldn't help but curse loudly.

A few minutes later, when I saw the division commander in front of me, his eyes were angry, and as time passed, the emotions in his heart slowly calmed down. The chief of staff spoke, and reminded in a loud voice: ", division commander, the battle outside the city, according to the current progress, will definitely end before dawn." With the total annihilation of the two main wings of our army, coupled with the Hanzhuang defensive line, the 3rd Infantry Wing lost contact. ”

"Now, with all the troops that we have at our disposal, plus all the logistics, engineers, lifters, artillery, cavalry, there are only more than eight thousand people left. Coupled with the two Manchurian divisions with low combat effectiveness, the total strength was only more than 14,000 people, less than one-third of the troops. The total strength of the Eighth Route Army outside the city also reached more than 10,000 people. I believe that our first task is to strengthen the city defense and prevent the troops of the Eighth Route Army outside the city from launching an attack on our Baishan county town after dealing with the troops outside the city. ”

Hayi, Your Excellency the Division Commander, humbly agrees with the Chief of Staff's proposal. Immediately order the troops, strengthen the city defense, and prepare to hold the county seat of Baishan. At the same time, a request for operational guidance was made to the command of the Kwantung Army. As soon as the chief of staff's voice fell, the deputy chief of staff immediately spoke in support.

"Please make a decision as soon as possible." Seeing that there was still no reaction, the division commander fell silent, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto. Under the gesture of the chief of staff's eyes, the remaining dozen or so officers replied in unison.

Lieutenant General Yoshimoto raised his head, glanced at the officer in front of him, and after looking outside the city, the battlefield was still in the midst of a fierce battle, and slowly put the command knife in his hand back into the scabbard. He said: "Now I order, the engineer wing, the radiant wing, to immediately distribute infantry light weapons and prepare for battle. Let's go, go back to the war room, and arrange specific tasks to defend the city. Prepare to hold on to the county seat and wait for support. ”

Ha", Hayi, Your Excellency the Division Commander is wise" After speaking, more than a dozen officers surrounded Lieutenant General Yoshimoto and quickly walked towards the division headquarters in the city