"Hehe, don't comfort me with the chief of staff. This time, not only did we not gain anything by sending troops, but we also lost so many Imperial Army, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander and the North China Headquarters will definitely not spare me. However, thank you Chief of Staff for your concern, and I will work with you to bring the troops back. Sakata did not change in any way because of the comfort of the chief of staff, and still replied pessimistically.

"No, Your Excellency Wing Commander, as long as we work together to eliminate the Eighth Route Army that surrounds us, the brigade commander will not only not punish us in any way, but will also reward us. Your Excellency, Wing Commander, let us work together to eliminate the Eighth Route Army that is encircling us. As you know, the main force of our wing is still there, and as long as we work hard, we will definitely be able to complete this task. The chief of staff continued.

"Hehe, the chief of staff laughed, since the Eighth Route Army wants to annihilate us, then our periphery has at least several times more troops than us, how can we eliminate so many Eighth Route Army, Chief of Staff, let's think about how to break out of the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, bring the remaining troops back, and don't let the soldiers make some senseless sacrifices." Sakata listened to the words of the chief of staff and said with a smile.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the Eighth Route Army does not have that many troops. The reconnaissance unit has just made a count, and there are only five regiments of the Eighth Route Army around us at most. In addition, in the battle for the heights just now, we eliminated at least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which means that there are less than 4 regiments of the Eighth Route Army left in front of us. We are fully capable of destroying these Eighth Route Armies in positional warfare, with the artillery fire in our hands," said the chief of staff excitedly.

"Nani. There are only four regiments of the Eighth Route Army on our periphery" Listening to the words of the chief of staff, the wing commander immediately became wide-eyed, and asked rhetorically in disbelief. "Hi, Your Excellency. It is true that there are only four regiments left, so we are fully capable of destroying the Eighth Route Army in front of us. The chief of staff said excitedly when he saw that Sakata Daisa's spirits were uplifted.

"Yo Xi, if the intelligence is true, then we are fully capable of destroying the Eighth Route Army in front of us. Chief of Staff, thank you" Sakata Osa stood up and bowed sincerely to the Chief of Staff in front of him. Express your heartfelt gratitude.

"Hi, it's a humble honor to serve His Excellency the Wing Commander" Seeing the Wing Captain bow to himself, the Chief of Staff was also moved to reply.

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, immediately order all the captains to come to the headquarters for a meeting, I want to annihilate the Eighth Route Army in front of me and avenge the remaining imperial warriors." At this time, Sakata Osa could no longer see the lifeless breath just now, but commanded in high spirits.

"Hi" Soon, under the strict order of the chief of staff, the remaining four captains came to the headquarters where Sakata Daisa was located.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today due to my command error, we have fallen into the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army, and this responsibility is all borne by me, please rest assured. But here, I would like to give you good news. Although, so far, we have suffered heavy losses, and even the captain of the 1st Brigade is loyal to the emperor. However, I believe that with the current strength of our team. I believe that we will be able to break out of the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army and destroy or defeat the Eighth Route Army that surrounds us. Sakata Osa saw the low morale of the crowd and encouraged loudly.

"Hey, we will definitely destroy the Eighth Route Army in front of us and avenge the jade shattered imperial warriors" Several captains, led by the chief of staff, shouted in unison.

"Yo Xi, you are true Imperial warriors. Chief of Staff, tell us about the enemy situation around us" Seeing that everyone's morale was raised by what he had just said, Sakata Daisa, as the wing commander, said excitedly.

"Hi, according to the reconnaissance squadron reconnaissance. We were surrounded by a total of five regiments of troops of the Eighth Route Army. However, after the battle of two or three brigades just now, we eliminated at least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army. So, now there are only four regiments left of the Eighth Route Army around us. For the four regiments of the Eighth Route Army, I think you must have the confidence to destroy them," the chief of staff stood up and introduced.

Originally, everyone thought that the words of the wing captain just now were just to boost everyone's morale, but everyone didn't take it to heart. However, after listening to the introduction of the chief of staff, the four captains below began to discuss. Moreover, from everyone's expressions, Sakata Osa can clearly see that everyone is no longer pessimistic about the future battle, but full of confidence.

"Yo Xi, I am very satisfied with everyone's performance. I believe that with our current elite imperial army of more than 3,000 people, coupled with the cooperation of so many heavy weapons, we will definitely be able to wipe out the four regiments of the Eighth Route Army in front of us. It is said that the imperial army of this empire is invincible," Wing Commander Sakata Osa said with confidence on his face.

"Hey, the Great Empire is invincible, Long live the Great Empire, Long live His Majesty the Emperor" At this time, the bushido in the hearts of several captains was stimulated by Sakata Daisa, and they shouted with red faces one by one.

"Yo Xi, now I'll lay out the specific combat mission. We've lost all contact with HQ now, so it's up to us to fight the rest of the battle. In order to destroy the Eighth Route Army in front of us, we must break out, so now I order the second brigade, the artillery brigade" Sakata Osa stood up and shouted.

"Hi" The two captains stood up together.

"The artillery brigade was ordered to shell the heights to the right of our positions and cover the occupation of the heights by the 2nd Brigade. If we want to break out, we must occupy this high ground (that is, the high ground held by Battalion Commander Xu Bin)," Captain Sakata ordered loudly.

"The third brigade, cover the attack of the second brigade, make a feint from both flanks of the heights, and must occupy this heights in the shortest possible time." Sakata looked at the captain of the third brigade and ordered. You must know that in the battle just now, almost all of the two squadrons were the troops of the third brigade, and now this third brigade has only two squadrons of field infantry left in addition to the technical arms of one squadron.

"Hi, Your Excellency Wing Commander, the Third Brigade will definitely live up to your love" The Captain of the Third Brigade listened to the Wing Captain's order and replied gratefully.

"Yo Sai, Fourth Brigade," Sakata looked at his last captain.

"Hey, please give the Wing Commander a combat mission." The captain of the fourth brigade stood up and said.

"Yo Xi, you send a squadron of troops to protect the safety of the artillery brigade. In addition, a squadron of troops was assigned to defend the security of the wing headquarters, and the remaining units were gathered near the wing headquarters as a reserve for the entire wing. Sakata Dasa ordered.

"Hi, please rest assured, Your Excellency, the Fourth Brigade will protect the safety of the artillery brigade and the wing headquarters"

"Yo Xi, gentlemen, the success or failure of this battle depends on all of you here. I hope that we will work together to break through the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, defeat or completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army defending us, and avenge the warriors of the Jade Broken Empire. Seeing that he had finished assigning the task, Wing Commander Sakata Osa stood up and encouraged the four captains in front of him.

"Hey, long live the Empire, long live His Majesty the Emperor," everyone shouted in unison again.

"Yo Xi, after you go back, hurry up and gather your troops and assemble in the predetermined attack area. Half an hour later, we launched a charge, trying to break through the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop. "Wing Commander Sakata Daisa finally ordered, announcing the order to adjourn the meeting.

Watching the four captains leave their headquarters in turn, Sakata Daisa's mood at this time was extremely excited, because he faced the most elite troops of the Eighth Route Army, and he believed that after this battle, he would not only not receive any punishment, but also increase his rank and rank

Of course, all the actions of the Yue army were seen by Liu Hua, who had been paying attention to the battlefield, and when the Yue army began to shrink its defense, Liu Hua saw that the Yue army was ready to be trapped and waiting for help. However, it did not take long for the troops of the Yue army to move again. About a brigade of troops moved again to the high ground held by the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment. More importantly, all the heavy weapons of the Japanese army are slowly moving towards this high ground.

"Chief of Staff, it seems that the army is about to break through" Liu Hua said with a smile to Li Qing beside him. You must know that the entire campaign has been carried out so far, but it has developed according to pre-war estimates.

"Well, not only do you want to break through, but you also want to break through from the direction of the second regiment and the first battalion, and I don't know what the situation of the second regiment and the first battalion is now. In the battle just now, I saw that one battalion with two companies of troops actually wiped out two squadrons of little devils, and it is conceivable that their current strength is insufficient. Chief of Staff Li Qing said with a worried face.

"Well, I also saw it, after the war, I must give this battalion commander a great credit. Communications staff officer, give me the commander of the first battalion of the second regiment immediately, and connect me now. Liu Hua nodded and ordered to the communications staff officer of the headquarters.

"Yes, Commander," replied the communications staff officer.

"Commander, the first battalion has been connected" Before half a minute had passed, the voice of the communications staff officer sounded behind Liu Hua. Liu Hua put down the binoculars, came to the telephone, and took the phone from the communications staff officer.

"Hey, is it Camp Commander Xu? I'm Liu Hua." Liu Hua shouted into the microphone in his hand.

"Ah, it's the commander, I'm Xu Bin, the commander of the first battalion of the second regiment, what instructions does the commander have?" Xu Bin's excited voice came from the microphone.

"Well, Camp Commander Xu, how is the situation with you now, and how long can you hold on?"

"Report to the commander, now there is less than one company left on the position of 120 people who can participate in the battle. Commander, if it weren't for my command mistake in the battle just now, the soldiers would not have suffered such serious losses, please punish me, commander, Xu Bin's grief voice came from the other end of the phone, "Battalion Commander Xu, I saw the battle just now, it's not your reason, it's that the little devil is too ruthless." If I had been in command of the battle at that time, I would not have expected that the devil's revenge for the shelling would come so quickly, and I would not even let go of my own people. What's more, with the strength of two companies, you have completely annihilated a total of three squadrons of little devils, which is already a very huge victory. So you don't need to blame yourself," Liu Hua comforted.

"Yes, Commander, Commander, is there any new task" Listening to Liu Hua's words, Liu Hua could clearly feel that Xu Bin on the other side had regained his self-confidence because of the encouragement he had just given.

"Hehe, Battalion Commander Xu, there are no new tasks. I'm just telling you. The little devils are ready to break out, and the location of their breakthrough is on the high ground you are holding. According to what I have just observed, the army has mobilized more than a brigade of troops to attack the high ground where you are located. So, you have to be well prepared and hold on for another twenty minutes. In twenty minutes, I will send a battalion of reinforcements to see if I have the confidence to complete the mission. Liu Hua asked.

"Commander, you can rest assured, the first battalion is guaranteed to complete the mission. As long as there is one person alive in our battalion, we will never let the little devils occupy the high ground we are holding. Battalion commander Xu Bin swore that he would arrive.

"Well, I remember your words and I trust you and your warriors. Reinforcements will arrive in twenty minutes, remember, in twenty minutes, reinforcements will arrive, and you must withdraw them for me immediately, and you must give me back alive. Liu Hua shouted loudly into the microphone.

"Yes, Commander," he said, and a beep sounded in the microphone. Liu Hua put down the phone and ordered to the communication staff officer beside him.

"Wang Benqing, the head of the third regiment," soon after, the communications staff officer handed over the microphone to the commander Liu Hua.

"Commander, what's the task": As soon as he put the phone next to his ear, Wang Benqing's eager voice came from the receiver. After all, the battle has been going on so far, and the three regiments, as the last attack force, have never officially fought with the little devils. The current commander of the third regiment, Wang Benqing, is very anxious, that is, he has to withstand the pressure of lower-level cadres and soldiers, and at the same time he has to obey orders. The current Wang Benqing is in a difficult situation, so he thinks that Commander Liu Hua will quickly assign him a task so that he can get out of this situation. Therefore, after receiving a call from the headquarters, Wang Benqing was extremely excited.

"Hehe, Captain Wang, you really guessed right, you really have a task for your three regiments. Commander Wang, where has the three divisions and one regiment returned now? Liu Hua asked.

"Commander, the first regiment has made a detour back to where my three regiments and one battalion are."

"Okay, very good, now you comrade the commander of a division and a regiment, let him take the troops to replace your battalion, you have to go and give an order now, I will wait for you here"

"Yes, Commander, I'll go" Wang Benqing excitedly put down the phone and began to give orders. In less than a minute, Wang Benqing's voice sounded in the microphone again.

"Commander, I have already given the order. What else is there to indicate" Wang Benqing's excited voice came from the microphone.

"Well, now order your first battalion to immediately reinforce the high ground where the first battalion of the second regiment is located. Now the devil is concentrating all his main forces and attacking that high ground with all his might. Let me tell you, according to the high ground, there is now less than a company of troops of the second regiment and one battalion, and the attacking force of the little devils is more than one brigade. I'll give you twenty minutes, you have to give me to that high ground, give me to hold it, have no confidence, if not, I'll change people immediately"

"Commander, don't you look down on the Third Regiment, the Third Regiment guarantees to complete the task" After Wang Benqing, the commander of the Third Regiment, finished speaking, he hung up the phone and began to give orders to the first battalion before Liu Hua could react.

"Commander, everything is ready now, just wait until the army hits the nail on the position of the first battalion, and we can launch a general attack" Seeing Liu Hua put down the phone with a smile, Chief of Staff Li Qing also said happily.

"Well, Chief of Staff, in fact, I sometimes like this kind of surname of Yuejun, and I don't hit the south wall and don't look back. If the army does not break through and defend on the spot, if we want to take him, the final price will definitely be much greater. What's more, it takes a lot of time. Liu Hua said with a smile, picked up the binoculars, and looked at the position where the first battalion was located.

At this time, although the second regiment and the first battalion had less than one company of troops left, the weapons and ammunition in the hands of the soldiers were indeed very sufficient. A squadron of little devils had just been annihilated, and although it was damaged a lot by artillery fire, six machine guns were captured. In addition to the original capture, now the fighters have more than 20 light and heavy machine guns in their hands, and there is even more ammunition.

As the battalion commander, Xu Bin did not have any confidence in his heart when he just received the task of holding on for 20 minutes. But when he heard the second company commander's report on the seizure, his confidence rose again. After receiving the order, he took the soldiers and began to build a defensive position with the remaining sacks.

Of course, the little devil was not idle, and a large group of Yue troops had all gathered at the foot of the mountain on the high ground where Xu Bin was located at this time. At the same time, the muzzles of a total of 18 mountain guns of the artillery brigade of the Yue army were also aimed at this high ground, and a very heavy machine gun, just like an exhibition, was neatly placed at the forefront of the starting position of the Japanese army.

Finally. The little devil opened fire, and 18 mountain guns roared together, raining shells on a position of less than a square kilometer. One after another, powerful shells kept falling on the positions that had just been constructed. The various bunkers piled up by sandbags were easily shredded like fragile pieces of paper under the bombardment of such shells. Under the strict order of the battalion commander Xu Bin, the soldiers all hid in the back mountain, lying on the position and waiting for the end of the artillery fire.

Finally, ten minutes later, the artillery fire began to extend, and some shells even hit the side of the soldiers.

(To be continued)