Chapter 911: Annihilation

There was a wolf-like roar from the headquarters of the third line of the Shanghai defensive line, but this roar was quickly drowned out by the gunfire of the second-line position.

Shunroku Hata finally realized that he had been tricked, and what the Wehrmacht on the other side seemed to want was to constantly draw out the Japanese soldiers who were stationed in the fortifications.

Then annihilate these living forces one by one in the field battle, and finally break the fortified positions that lack troops in one fell swoop. Then, by taking advantage of those breakthroughs, the defense of the second-line positions was directly broken through.

As long as any point is breached, then those Japanese troops waiting for the second-line positions can only be surrounded and annihilated.

Keep up the support?! It would most likely have been ambushed by the Wehrmacht on the way. Not supported?! That could only be to watch these positions finally disappear under the onslaught of the Wehrmacht.

Is it necessary to draw troops from the third line of positions to support?! Shunroku Hata couldn't help crying and laughing, the two positions of 153 and 155 were the farthest second-line positions.

Even if it is supported, it will take at least half an hour. Shunroku Hahata didn't think the Wehrmacht would give himself time to prepare, and it was even likely that they would set up another ambush halfway through the road in an attempt to swallow up their own support forces.

Leaving the fortifications, Shunroku Hata knew that he would not be able to withstand the Wehrmacht's tank and artillery fire in the field. Forcibly beat it, and the only way to send it to death is to send it to death.

"Report! Your Excellency Commander, a large number of Chinese troops were found behind the 212 position! According to observations, at least one division of troops on the other side is storming the 212 position! Thirty percent of the fortifications on the position have been occupied by the Chinese troops......"

"Nani?!" Shunroku Hata jumped up suddenly, understood! Got it all!

What kind of virtual and real feints, what kind of encirclement points to send reinforcements...... It's all fake. Or rather, these are attacks that are real but not really trying their best.

Their real killer features are the Wehrmacht units who do not know how to run to the rear of the 212 position!

Shunroku Hata sat down on the chair, and his mind was chaotic for a while. He somewhat understood why the 212 position was so calm. It was not that the IDF did not attack the position.

Instead, the Wehrmacht chose to infiltrate the position. Those Wehrmacht troops who suddenly appeared behind the 212 position were undoubtedly units that had infiltrated the rear of the Japanese army directly through the sound of guns and night.

I just don't know how they went directly to the rear without the garrison of the 212 position noticing.

"Report! Your Excellency Commander, the commander of the 212th Position Brigade, Yokoo Osa, called...... "At this time, another telegraph soldier came in and reported.

"Read!" Shunroku Hata's eyes were blank, and he sat down in his chair and said with difficulty. At this time, he roughly felt that the second-line position was powerless.

"At 3:15 a.m., our patrol squadron noticed an abnormal movement in the position. Squadron Leader Chito Uno went to investigate, and realized that a section of the Wehrmacht had seized part of our position. A large number of troops are forcing their way through ......"

Uno immediately issued a warning and immediately organized a counterattack. The Ranchina army had a lot of troops, and the Uno force was shattered after all. Our brigade heard the warning and attacked in full. The enemy sped forward, and then our troops were suddenly attacked by the enemy from our rear......"

"After that. There are many lost contacts in the positions of the headquarters. The headquarters had a premonition that the jade would be shattered here, and telegraphed to the General Headquarters to implore His Excellency the Commander to withdraw the rest of the troops from the second-line position......"

It was a farewell message, and the Yokoo Osa who was trapped in the position was still thinking about how to save the Japanese troops who were working in various fortifications on the second line.

Yokoo probably sensed that he couldn't get off the ground alive. The General Headquarters continued to draw troops from him to the 211 and 213 positions to support, which led to a serious shortage of troops at his disposal.

Coupled with the loss of contact with various positions, Yokoo is very sensitive to the fact that the position he is guarding has been infiltrated into a sieve by this force fighting against him.

Obviously, this force will first crush the remaining forces of Yokoo. Then it was to use the 212 position as a springboard. The two positions of 211 and 213 were constantly encircled.

Eventually cut off all support and launch an attack on positions 211 and 213 from the rear.

"Boom! Hula~~" At this time, bursts of fire suddenly erupted on the 211 position, and the screams could even be heard by Shunroku Hata, who was in the third-line position.

Shunroku Hata jumped up suddenly, grabbed the binoculars and looked in the direction of the 211 position. But he saw that the fire was rising to the sky. Countless fiery figures tried to jump up from the tunnel, but they fell down in flames.

"Save me~Save me~ Mom......" A scream mixed with Japanese also sounded from the 213 position, the same as the 211 position. The fire there reached into the sky.

Shunroku Hata could hear those screams, and even his hands were shaking. Shunroku Hata knows. This is the Wehrmacht burning pit with gasoline and other things.

The tunnels and connecting trenches are now sprinkled with gasoline. The flames cut off the Japanese army's support for the fire points of the fortifications. There was no doubt that all the open Japanese firing points and improvised bunkers were burned.

By the light of the fire. Shunroku Hata saw those figures. They continued to set fires to various positions, and even smashed these burning things directly at the door of the Japanese army's hidden fortifications.

"Boom! Rumble!! The sound of explosions rang out immediately, including the explosion of the Type 99 anti-tank bombs hidden in the fortifications at high temperatures, as well as the explosives and blasting canisters thrown into by the troops.......

And those temporary gasoline bombs are just temporary gasoline bombs after burning for dozens of seconds, and then gradually extinguished. The cleared tunnels welcomed the impatient Wehrmacht soldiers who had been waiting for a long time.

Under the cover of tanks, they rushed directly into the heavily defended Japanese position, and most of the firing holes and firing points that had hindered them were now either blown up or charred.

Since the attack in the rear was so sudden and comprehensive, this unit interrupted the defensive sequence of the Japanese at once. The Japanese troops in the entire defensive position did not have time to send reinforcements, and they had already seized those fortifications.

The crisp sound of light machine guns and Tiger assault rifles could be heard from the "Da ......" position, and the Wehrmacht began to clear the tunnels of the Japanese troops who had not been burned to death.

The other part of the Wehrmacht continued to attack fortifications that might still be hiding Japanese troops. Many of the Japanese army's bunkers and bunkers are connected by underground passages, which means that if they react, they will be able to support everywhere quickly.

"Boom~hula~~" The gasoline bottle wrapped in the chili noodles was thrown directly into the fortifications, and the burning gasoline burned the chili noodles to produce a pungent, choking smell mixed with gasoline and chili peppers.

Screams and coughs rang out from the fortifications, and several grenades were smashed into it. Those blasters were thrown into it as if they didn't want money.

After a muffled "boom, boom, boom......" There was no more silence in the fortifications.

At this time, the soldiers rushed into the fortification with their guns in hand, and found a swarthy doorway exit, after which several explosive packets were directly pulled open and thrown in.

"Boom!!" There was a loud bang, followed by the sound of earthwork collapsing. The disapprehensive warrior threw a few more explosive bags into it, and then left three or four men to guard the door with light machine guns, and he himself rushed to the next bunker.

On the 211 position, the division commander Kuroda was already in complete despair. Most of his biggest barriers, those high and low positions that have been set up, are in flames.

The troops he had sent to support him from the underground passage reluctantly retreated, telling himself that the passage had been blown up. It's easy for some of them to rush over, and they can't come back directly.

Kuroda knows that he has become a turtle in an urn. No wonder, after fighting for a long time, we did not see the Wehrmacht storming their positions. No wonder, despite the constant sound of gunfire at night, we did not see those chariots coming directly. They always met with strong resistance of their own, so they defended on the spot.

He then called for artillery fire to attack his own fire point, and then tried to charge again under the cover of the chariot. If they find that the firing point is supported and cannot move forward, they will not attack.

It turns out that the root of everything is here.

"Your Excellency Commander Toshishi Hatata: Since Kuroda came to Rong, he has made the military his home. Training and fighting, do not dare to slack off. I am afraid that I will not be entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor and the glory of the emperor......"

“…… Today, the war situation is at the last moment, and the post is standing on the front line, and he will be loyal to all the righteousness. Only here, pray for the victory of the imperial kingdom and the ...... of peace"

Shunroku Hata was in his headquarters, listening to the adjutant reciting a farewell message from Kuroda. Toshiroku Hatata's face was very sad, and just fifteen minutes ago he ordered the entire line to abandon the second-line position.

All the troops that were fighting were withdrawn to their third-line positions. But Shunroku Hata knew that some troops could not be withdrawn. For example, the division of Kuroda in the 211 position, such as the brigade regiment in the 212 and 213 positions. And those wings that support the past.

They were all buried in the fire of the Wehrmacht.

"Boom!!" A violent explosion sounded on the 211 position, and Shunroku Hata didn't need to look at it to know it. That's Kuroda's headquarters. Apparently, Kuroda chose to detonate his own command.

He did not want his body and saber to fall into the hands of the Wehrmacht. The brigades on positions 212 and 213 were not so lucky, and before they could do so, the command was broken by the Sixth Army.

Under the front and rear attacks, those high and low positions facing the front-line positions became the turtle shells of the Japanese army strangled themselves. Before they could resist, they were slaughtered like cattle in the flames and explosions.

The Japanese troops who withdrew in a panic were less than 4,000 people. A whole three wings, four brigades, two mixed brigades and a full-fledged division were buried on the second-line positions......

"I'm Shunroku Hatata, I'm ashamed of His Majesty the Emperor!!" Suddenly, Shunroku Hata stood up, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth! Then, under the exclamation of the officers of the entire command, he fell to the ground with a thud...... (To be continued)