The 2nd Infantry Wing, which had just been ordered to reassemble and plan to attack, was caught off guard when it landed, and the crowd of attacking troops was torn apart by shells, screaming one after another, and people continued to blow up and fall out like leaves blown by the wind.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The violent explosion rumbled endlessly, and the devil soldiers in it only felt that the ground was shaking around them, and there was thick smoke and a dazzling red light that kept flashing in front of them.

In the headquarters of the 2nd Wing, several high-ranking officers of the devil, such as Kawayasu Wenzo and Chief of Staff Takeshita, were all alarmed by the sudden artillery fire and explosions, and they all walked to the outside positions to look.

However, they found that their own attack position was already full of fire and gunsmoke, and the violent explosion completely covered the place, and under the continuous flashing firelight, Chuan An Wensan and others could even see that their own soldiers were constantly swept away by the blast wave and died tragically.

The 88mm anti-aircraft gun has a very fast rate of fire, with an average of 15 or 6 rounds per minute, and the maximum speed can even exceed 20 rounds per minute, and the caliber is large enough, much larger than the 75mm Krupp gun, the 82mm mortar and the 70mm caliber mountain artillery field gun.

So the power of four 88mm anti-aircraft guns is at least comparable to that of a 75mm mountain artillery battalion, or a 60mm mortar regiment.

The 2nd Infantry Wing of the Devils had already suffered heavy casualties in the previous attack, and was about to use the remnants of its forces for a final frenzied attack, however, the infantry had just finished gathering when they were hit by intensive fire from 88mm anti-aircraft guns.

In front of the high-explosive armor-piercing shells fired by the 88mm anti-aircraft guns, even the steel chariots of the devils are as thin as pieces of paper, not to mention their flesh and blood.

As for their fortifications, this is an offensive position used for attack, not for defense, and the defensive effectiveness is amazingly low, so under the cover of rapid fire from dense direct-aim artillery fire, the casualties of the devils are extremely staggering.

In just five minutes, the devils suffered more than 200 casualties, and the last bit of combat strength left in the entire 2nd Infantry Wing was left.

Behind the Japanese position, the 3rd Infantry Wing, which had suffered heavy casualties, was finally crushed by the 1st Battalion of the Guards Regiment and part of the cavalry, supported by artillery battalion fire.

There was only one 1st Infantry Wing left, which was still struggling to support, but it was obviously difficult to support itself, and it was not far from defeat.

The commander of the 3rd Infantry Wing, Ogawa Osa, ran to the headquarters of the 2nd Infantry Wing in disgrace and reported to Kawayasu Wenzo, who was extremely angry that the 2nd Infantry Wing was hit by heavy artillery fire: "Sir, the lowly troops have almost lost all casualties, and they are almost unable to stop the enemy's attack, and the position is about to be lost. ”

Chuan An, who was angry, immediately shouted angrily when he heard this: "Baga, you are dripping waste!" I command you to organize my forces at once, repel the enemy forces, and hold your position. ”

Ogawa Osa cried and said with a sad face full of embarrassment: "Your Excellency, it's not that the subordinates are not doing their best, but that the combat effectiveness of this branch army that is fighting with us is too strong.

They have an absolute superiority in terms of individual weapons and artillery fire, and all the soldiers and soldiers are also the elite of the battle-hardened formation, and they are skillful in tactical cooperation with each other, and their combat experience and combat strength are still above our army.

In the previous offensive battles, our troops had already suffered heavy losses, the troops had been greatly reduced, and the number of troops was seriously insufficient, and it was really unable to withstand the enemy's fire assault. ”

"Enough! Yaga! Hearing this, Chuan An was angry, raised his hand and slapped Ogawa Dazuo, and shouted angrily: "This is not your excuse for losing the battle!" ”

Ogawa Dazuo's eyes were full of stars, but he didn't dare to refute, so he had to straighten his body respectfully and bow his head slightly: "Hai! The general taught a lesson. ”

"Organize troops to fight back immediately!" Chuan An ordered in a cold voice.

Ogawa Dazuo, who felt very humiliated, bowed his head fiercely: "Hai, I obey my orders, but before leaving, I have to say that our opponent is too strong, whether it is with a small number of inferior forces, the defenders of the Hutuo River Bridge who have blocked us for a whole day."

It is still this reinforcement that suddenly arrived, in terms of combat awareness and combat effectiveness, it is no less than our marines, and if this battle continues, there is no possibility of victory.

I hope that the general will think twice and leave a last trace of the essence for our Marine Corps. ”

After speaking, Ogawa Osa resolutely turned around and took the saber on his shoulder, and strode away.

The corners of Chuan Anwensan's mouth moved, and some words were still not said in the end.

Seeing this, Chief of Staff Takeshita also took advantage of the situation to persuade him: "Your Excellency General, what Ogawa-kun said just now is not unreasonable, please think twice, and be willing to personally lead an assault team, open the way in front of the head, and cover our marines to break through and advance." ”

Several senior operational staff officers around him also persuaded one after another: "Sir, while we still have the strength to fight, let's quickly organize troops to break through." ”

In the end, Chuan An Wensan was still shaken, the ants were still greedy, not to mention that the senior generals of the Japanese army at his level, if there was a glimmer of life, they would definitely not want to give up.

Especially a group of subordinates who were all unanimously persuaded him.

After pondering for a moment, Chuan An Wensan finally relented and said: "Since you all think that it is time to break through, then break through, Takeshita-kun, immediately notify the 1st Wing to organize troops, take the lead, and we will break through from the southeast." The tank brigade and artillery brigade were responsible for covering the 2nd, and the 3rd infantry wing was responsible for blocking the rear. ”

Chief of Staff Takeshita and the others bowed their heads sharply and responded in unison: "Hai! ”

Soon, the 1st Infantry Wing received the order to break through and immediately put their last reserves into service, opened the way under the cover of tanks and artillery, and quickly launched a counter-assault charge in a southeasterly direction.

Seeing this, Qiao Youhua immediately ordered the guard company and the second battalion directly under the guard regiment to block the attack, but the Japanese army was tenacious beyond imagination, and then, Qiao Youhua ordered a change of strategy.

Let go of the frontal blockade and let the devils break through, and all the units only attack the slow-moving artillery and other logistics troops of the devils, and then follow the pursuit, first relieving the crisis of the Hutuo River.

The reason is very simple, this devil has penetrated hundreds of miles into the hinterland of the Dragon's Tooth Column base area, and has become a lone army, a regiment of the Third Division, which has long been arranged by Qiao Youhua to cut off their possible retreat.

So, they can't run away.

Soon, under the deliberate "release of water" by the Dragon's Tooth Guard Regiment, the 1st Infantry Wing successfully broke through, and Kawayasu Wenzo and Chief of Staff Takeshita and others, escorted by the guards and the few remaining tanks, broke out close behind.

The remnants of the remaining 3rd and 2nd Wings of the devils, as well as their artillery units, were bitten by the guard regiment, and Qiao Youhua ordered Ma Liuhou and them to stop the shelling through the radio, and led the troops to attack on all fronts.

In the end, less than 500 people broke through with the 1st Infantry Wing, and less than 3,000 of the tens of thousands of troops who came successfully broke through that night.

After the Hutuo River crisis was resolved, Qiao Youhua and Ma Liuhou met up victoriously, and there was no time to greet and condole, so Qiao Youhua quickly made arrangements and ordered all the counties and towns in the base area to adopt the strategy of closing their doors and closing their doors and clearing the wilderness, so as not to give this gang of escaped devils any chance.

At the same time, he ordered Zheng Yunshan and Zhao Tiezhu to lead the guard regiment to follow and pursue until they were completely annihilated.