Chapter 385: Reinforcements Arrive

"Order all the fighters of the regiment, all bayonets, and prepare to charge. Today, we want to use the heads of little devils to pay tribute to all the commanders and fighters who died in the bombing of enemy planes. Trumpeter, blow the trumpet, all ready to charge" Regiment Commander Zhou Guohua picked up a rifle on the ground, wiped the soil on the bayonet, and ordered loudly to the several battalion and company commanders who were waiting for the attack order.

"Tick-tock-tick comrades, rush" sounded on the battlefield with the loud trumpet of the charge. The regiment commander Zhou Guohua quickly got rid of the protection of the guards around him, held up the rifle with the bayonet in his hand, and followed the soldiers to charge the position of the army not far away.

"Killed" a famous soldier, under the cover of artillery fire and heavy machine gun fire, like a tiger descending from the mountain, rushed into the position of the Japanese army. Suddenly, the entire military position was full of soldiers, and the shouts of the soldiers, the collision of bayonets with bayonets, and the screams of the soldiers sounded

At the same time as the three regiments launched a counteroffensive, they surrounded several main regiments of the other armies. Similarly, after the intensive bombardment of artillery, he concentrated all his forces and launched a final attack on the remnants of the little devils.

In the end, the whole battle, because of the direct support of a large number of mortar artillery fire, took just over half an hour, and it was all over. The artillery and baggage troops of the Yue Army, totaling more than 8,000 people, who were surrounded by the columns directly under them, were all wiped out in the anger of all the soldiers, and not a single one of them escaped the net.

"Division commander, division commander, victory, victory, just now the five main regiments sent a telegram, and the more than 8,000 little devils surrounded by us have been completely annihilated by us. All the remaining baggage artillery of the army was captured by our army. "With the last little devil killed. Wang Benqing, the temporary chief of staff, rushed into the headquarters with a few telegrams on his face, and said to Liu Hua, the division commander in front of him.

"Well, well fought, the fighters are good. Brigade Commander Wang, how about it, the casualties of the soldiers are not large, and can they be immediately put into the next battle. After listening to Wang Benqing's good news, Liu Hua was also full of excitement and asked loudly.

"Report to the division commander, except for the casualties of more than 1,000 soldiers caused by the military planes, in the next battle, because of the support of a large number of mortar artillery, the losses of the soldiers were not large. After statistics, there are five main regiments, and now there are four regiments of combatable soldiers left. Wang Benqing replied affirmatively.

"Great, four main regiments, enough. In this way, let the soldiers make persistent efforts, and we will first clean up the thousands of little devils who were stopped by Shen Qinghua. Wait until these thousands of little devils are cleaned up, and then let the soldiers rest, you see. Liu Hua cast a questioning look at Wang Benqing in front of him.

"Division commander, after the battle just now, the period of the soldiers is very high, and there is absolutely no problem. In addition, a multi-wing team of more than 5,000 little devils who were stopped by Brigade Commander Shen had already lost almost 2,000 people after several hours of blocking. With four main regiments plus two regiments led by Brigade Commander Shen, more than 10,000 people, it is absolutely not a problem to clean up the exhausted 3,000 little devils. Wang Benqing replied affirmatively.

"Okay, that's it. Order all the troops to immediately assemble at Shen Qinghua's location, and the brigade commander Shen Qinghua will carry out unified wisdom and annihilate the tail of the little devil. However, the troops were ordered to pay attention to air defense in the course of the offensive. It has now been an hour since the last air raid, and if nothing else, the last air raid of the Yue army today should be coming soon. It's just not known where the air defense regiment is now. As soon as the air defense regiment arrives, we will not have to be afraid anymore. Liu Hua said affirmatively. At the same time, the eyes looked in the direction of the Taiyuan reinforcements.

"Yes, division commander, you can rest assured, according to the speed of reinforcements, they should be arriving soon." Wang Benqing said affirmatively.

"Report to the regiment commander, Wang Kai, the head of the air defense regiment, on the order of the political commissar, led the troops to reinforcements, and asked the division commander to instruct" Just when Liu Hua's eyes were staring at the direction of the reinforcements. A loud report reached his ears and interrupted his thinking.

Hearing his very familiar voice, Liu Hua quickly put down the binoculars in his hand and looked at the door of the headquarters. I saw that Wang Kai, the commander of the air defense regiment he had just mentioned, was standing at the door of the headquarters in high spirits at this time.

"Haha, I really said that Cao Ying arrived, Cao Ying arrived. With the air defense regiment, now I finally don't worry about the planes of the little devils. Commander Wang, come in and report to me the current location of your air defense regiment. Seeing Wang Kai, Liu Hua was excited, and quickly pulled Wang Kai, who was standing at the door, in, and asked loudly.

"Yes, Commander. By order of the commissar, this time, the air defense regiment brought all the captured anti-aircraft weapons. Among them were 27 anti-aircraft guns and 90 anti-aircraft machine guns, which was enough for a little devil to drink a pot. In addition, in order to prevent the little devils from discovering the arrival of our air defense regiment in advance, 27 anti-aircraft guns, all of which I have concealed in the woods behind the position. All the anti-aircraft machine guns, in company units, were scattered in all corners of the entire position, just waiting for the arrival of the little devil planes. Hearing the division commander ask about the current situation of his air defense regiment, Wang Kai was excited for a while, and quickly replied.

"Okay, very good, now, we finally don't have to be afraid of the little devil's plane anymore. In addition, when will Commander Wang, the heavy artillery regiment and the loading group arrive? After listening to Wang Kai's answer, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction. Obviously, he was very satisfied with the performance of the commander of the air defense regiment in front of him, who was pulled up by himself, and then asked.

"Report to the division commander, because the heavy artillery regiment carries a lot of heavy equipment. So, the march slowed down a lot. In the process of adding the march, I encountered the plane of the little devil, and I also carried out a half-hour concealment, which delayed a lot of time. However, Regiment Commander Chen had already quickened the pace of his march, and he would be able to reach the battlefield in an hour at most. As for the armored regiment, it will be a little later, because the speed of the tank is limited. However, it only takes a maximum of three hours. Wang Kai replied affirmatively.

"Okay, great, as long as the heavy equipment can arrive in time. I can guarantee that after one night, the remaining more than 10,000 little devils in the encirclement will be completely resolved. Commander Wang, you will immediately go down and command the troops. If nothing else, the last air support of the Japanese army will arrive soon, so you must be prepared for prevention and control, and try to take out a few little devil planes. Liu Hua said confidently. At the same time, facing Wang Kai in front of him, he ordered loudly.

"Yes, division commander" Wang Kai turned around and left the temporary headquarters and ran towards the woods not far behind.

The several main regiments that received the order to besiege the rearguard of the Yue Army, after hurriedly replenishing the ammunition consumed in the battle just now, took their troops and quickly rushed in the direction where Brigade Commander Shen Qinghua was, preparing to completely annihilate the tired division of more than 3,000 little devils left in the rearguard of the Yue Army.

"Report to the Wing Commander, a large number of Eighth Route Army units have been found on our flanks. According to estimates, the size is not less than one main regiment. "Just when the commander of the army was once again commanding a large group of elite infantry, under the cover of a large number of heavy machine guns and grenadier fire, he launched a new round of charge against the position in front of him. The squadron leader of the reconnaissance squadron, panting to the side of the wing leader, reported loudly.

"Nani? On our flanks appeared a large number of the Eighth Route Army. Baga, could it be that our artillery unit has been wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. Eight grid tooth road, it must be like this. The chief of staff ordered the troops to stop the offensive at once, with me as the center, to immediately build ring fortifications and immediately arrange positions. After listening to the report of the squadron leader of the reconnaissance squadron, the wing commander listened to the artillery position a few miles away, where no trace of gunfire could be heard, and immediately reacted and ordered loudly to the chief of staff beside him.

"Hi, Your Excellency Wing Commander," replied the Chief of Staff, who was standing beside the Wing Commander, in a loud voice. Turn around and begin to command the troops, occupy favorable terrain, and build ring fortifications. So, after a few charges, there were still more than 3,000 little devil guards left, and they immediately began to act. Pick up the sapper shovel on his back and start building the civil fortifications.

"Brigade commander, brigade commander, the little devil has stopped attacking. Depending on the situation, it seems to be ready to stick to the spot. As soon as the troops of a brigade of the Yue Army were withdrawn, Hou Guoying, the commander of a regiment guarding the position, hurriedly ran in front of Shen Qinghua and reported excitedly.

"Well, our reinforcements are here. Unless, of course, the head of the little devil commander is burned, he retreats. After the regiment commander, immediately ordered all the remaining troops on the position to prepare for the charge. When the reinforcements return to their positions, we will launch a counteroffensive on all fronts and eliminate the thousands of little devils in front of us. Putting down the telescope in his hand, Shen Qinghua said affirmatively.

"Yes, brigade commander" as the rearguard unit began to shrink its strength and hold on. The second batch of 12 planes of the army, just as Liu Hua said, once again flew above the heads of the soldiers with a huge roar.

At this time, the division commander Liu Hua did not have any worries in the face of the 12 planes in the sky. Because, dozens of anti-aircraft guns and nearly 100 anti-aircraft machine guns of their own reinforcements were all facing the blue sky at this time, ready to fire at any time.

However, 12 planes were circling in the sky, looking for valuable targets. Unbeknownst to them, danger and death had befallen them. At the same time, the little devils who are constantly cheering on their own positions also don't know. After several hours of fighting, the reinforcements of the Reading Division have arrived on the battlefield one after another, and the time they have survived in this world has entered the countdown stage.

Just when the two planes of the Chinese army were preparing to dive and drop bombs at the positions of the two main regiments of the 1st brigade that were preparing to launch a counterattack on the positions of the Japanese army. The corners of the air defense regiment commander Wang Kai's mouth showed a smile of victory. Loudly gave the order to open fire to the gunners around him, "Fire"

"Boom, boom, boom" was arranged on an anti-aircraft gun position beside Wang Kai, and the three anti-aircraft guns immediately fired a dense burst of shells into the sky as Wang Kai's order was issued. More than a dozen artillery shells, with a trace of tail flame, quickly fired at the two military planes that were preparing to dive and drop bombs.

"Ah Baga is an anti-aircraft gun, and the Eighth Route Army has anti-aircraft artillery bombardment" Just when a little devil pilot saw a burst of dense shells suddenly spit out from the woods on the ground, he couldn't help but be taken aback and exclaimed loudly. At the same time, a pair of hands tightly grasped the longitudinal pole, trying to make his plane climb high and avoid the shells.

However, it backfired, and before he could finish his words, two earth-shattering explosions reached his ears. A plane flying in front of him, along with his own plane, was directly hit by several shells, and there was an earth-shattering explosion. Two planes, in an instant, turned into two huge fireballs. The pilot, who found the danger, did not even have a chance to parachute, and was directly swept into the fireball.

At the same time, as the three anti-aircraft guns around the regiment commander opened fire, more than twenty other anti-aircraft guns scattered throughout the woods also fired a dense burst of shells at their own targets. The flying shells immediately wrapped all the remaining ten planes of the little devil in it.

More importantly, nearly a hundred anti-aircraft machine guns scattered throughout the battlefield. In the face of military planes flying at an altitude of less than one kilometer, it can be said that it is the best range for antiaircraft machine guns. With the sound of artillery, nearly 100 dense firepower nets suddenly erupted on the huge battlefield.

And in the sky, after two more planes were destroyed, there were only ten planes left, and all of them were wrapped in shells fired from anti-aircraft guns. With the addition of nearly 100 anti-aircraft machine guns, almost every aircraft was assigned at least one company of anti-aircraft machine gun firepower. In the end, the 12 planes, which had just flaunted their might, were hit one after another in the air and exploded in the midst of the sudden and dense anti-aircraft fire. In less than five minutes, all 12 planes in the sky were wiped out by the air defense regiment, and there was no chance to report to the Shijiazhuang headquarters.

"Long live the air defense regiment, long live the air defense regiment," saw that he was still showing off his might just now, and at this time, under the fierce blows of the air defense regiment, one after another exploded military planes. On the entire battlefield, as long as there were no combat missions, the soldiers let out a heaven-shattering roar.

And the little devils, who were surrounded by fighters, saw their planes being shot down one after another. The little devil who was planning to provide him with some fire support when his plane arrived, immediately lowered his head in frustration. At the same time, the morale of the soldiers fell to the lowest point. Because, what they didn't expect was that the Eighth Route Army, which had fought with them in the past and had backward equipment, now even had a large amount of anti-aircraft artillery equipment.

"When did the Eighth Route Army be equipped with so many anti-aircraft guns, it is impossible, absolutely impossible. It is said that the air force of this empire will definitely not fail. "Looking at the last plane, in the dense network of anti-aircraft fire of the Eighth Route Army, it was hit and exploded in the air. The captain of the army roared in disbelief.

"Woo woo" and just when the co-captain was about to continue to say something. A loud whistling sound reached his ears. Such a huge whistling sound is not unfamiliar to the wing captain who has been fighting all year round. Hearing the louder and louder whistling sounds, the Wing Captain's face immediately turned pale. At the same time, the words that he was about to blurt out were swallowed alive by himself.

"Yaga, it's a heavy artillery, hurry up, hide it immediately. It was the shelling of heavy artillery, which was immediately hidden. The Wing Commander commanded loudly to the soldiers who were rapidly digging up the fortifications. At the same time, he quickly held his head and hid in a trench that had just been dug halfway and was less than half a meter deep.

"Boom" A huge explosion sounded in the position of the little devils. A few little devils who were digging the civil works and had not yet reacted from the shock. In an instant, it was directly torn to pieces, and not even a single intact corpse was left. At the same time, the little devils within a radius of ten meters centered on the impact point of the shell were all shocked to death by the huge air wave generated by the shells, and they all lay motionless on the ground, turning into cold corpses.

"Eight Grid Tooth Road, this is at least 105 mm heavy artillery, when did the Eighth Route Army have such a powerful heavy firepower. Hurry up, order all the soldiers, immediately disperse and hide, dodge the shelling of the Eighth Route Army, hurry up. "In front of me, I saw a large crater that was blown up to a depth of one meter. The captain of the army couldn't help but gasp and said in disbelief.

Because, as a wing captain of the Jinxi defensive force, they basically did not fight with the reading division. Even if they fought with the Eighth Route Army, they were other Eighth Route Army units or local armed forces, and it was impossible to equip such powerful artillery. What's more, even the artillery brigade of its own garrison wing is equipped with only 75-mm mountain guns. This could not but surprise the commander of the military garrison wing.

It turned out that when the military planes came to the battlefield again, the heavy artillery regiment, which was only following behind the air defense regiment, also rushed to the battlefield. In particular, the 36 light mountain guns were the first to arrive at the battlefield. As the regiment commander, Chen Guangrong saw that the air defense regiment and the planes of the Chinese army were in full swing, and of course he would not give up this favorable time.

(To be continued)