Compared with the optimism of the brigade commander Bruce Lee, the chief of staff of the army was indeed frowning his brows at this moment, and he scolded the three captains in front of him, who were lowering their heads.

"Ba Ge Yalu, you all have to die, die. In half an hour, not only did not make any progress or results, but instead lost more than 400 elite soldiers of the Imperial Army. Eight grid tooth road! This is simply a disgrace to the empire, a disgrace to the imperial army..."Looking at the three people standing in front of him, without saying a word, the chief of staff once again shouted angrily.

"Hi, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I think that if you want to break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army, you must have the assistance of heavy artillery to destroy all the courtyard walls held by the Eighth Route Army. Without the assistance of heavy artillery, the Eighth Route Army would have been unable to penetrate their bullet nets and approach the courtyard wall without the cover of the courtyard wall and the dense rain of bullets fired from countless shooting holes on the courtyard wall..."After seeing the chief of staff's face soften, a group leader suggested in a low voice.

"Nani, heavy artillery troops. Our heavy artillery positions are several kilometers away from here, and even if these heavy artillery were to be transported, an hour would have already passed. No, we can't wait for the arrival of heavy artillery units, we have to think of something else? The chief of staff shook his head and said with a frown.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, perhaps we can send the tank detachment of the headquarters into battle. At the headquarters, there was also a tank detachment of 12 tanks, and we only needed to send three tanks to launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side. After all, according to our reconnaissance, the Eighth Route Army only had mortars, heavy machine guns and other heavy weapons in its hands, and there was almost no damage to the tanks we were equipped...."Just as the chief of staff finished speaking, another team leader who came in a hurry proposed.

"Yo Xi, just use tanks, I believe that no matter how dense the firepower of the Eighth Route Army is, it will not be able to stop the attack of the chariot troops of my Imperial Army. Yours, return to the headquarters immediately, and let Your Excellency, commander, send a chariot detachment to come for reinforcements, quickly. Tell the captain of the chariot detachment that I will give him twenty minutes, and after twenty minutes, I want to see three chariots parked in front of me, otherwise I will die..."

"Hi, Your Excellency Chief of Staff..."In the blink of an eye, the heralds disappeared into the streets and alleys of Beiping City..."Gentlemen, we can't just wait until the tank detachment arrives. Now I order all artillery units, grenadier units, to carry out a massive artillery bombardment of all the yards occupied by the Eighth Route Army at once, killing and wounding their living forces in large numbers, until our tank detachments arrive. Looking at the departing herald, the chief of staff then ordered.

Immediately, a series of explosions began to sound in the encirclement of the Japanese army. Every compound occupied by the 2nd Regiment, almost at the same time, was subjected to a combined attack by several, if not a dozen, mortar grenadiers. Instantaneous shelling, less than a few rounds of artillery fire, covered the entire position. It was good to hit the fighters by surprise ....

"Brigade commander, what does the little devil want to do. Do they want to use these mortars and grenadiers to wipe us out..."In the roaring cannonball, Hu Zhengping, the commander of the Second Regiment, touched Bruce Lee's side and asked.

"If nothing else, the little devil must be waiting for some reinforcements. However, no matter what the little devils outside think, our task is to be like a nail, nailed here, motionless, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. Commander Hu, in the sudden attack of the devil's artillery just now, the losses of the troops were not great. Now the whole regiment, how many soldiers are still able to fight, and how long can they hold out? Bruce Lee said.

"Brigadier Commander, don't worry. The soldiers of our guard brigade were carefully selected from the entire base area, and there was not a single one of them. Just when the little devil's shells just came, most of the fighters were ready to fire their cannons. According to statistics, there are now a total of 1,300 people in the whole regiment plus the anti-aircraft machine gun company who can continue to participate in the battle. Stick to it for a few hours and there are absolutely no problems. It's just that I don't know about the reinforcements, and it will take a few hours to arrive. Hu Zhengping said.

"Lao Hu, don't worry. Just received a telegram from a couple of regimental commanders. In the battle between the inside and outside of our army, the defending troops in the direction of the three city gates have been completely annihilated. At present, three troops, with a total strength of 8,000 troops, are breaking through the layers of resistance of the Japanese army from different directions and quickly interspersing us. According to their interspersed speed, in a maximum of an hour and a half, all three troops will be able to be in place. When the time comes, it will be the best time for our Second Police Regiment to launch a counterattack...."Bruce Lee's face was full of smiles, and he said with a confident expression.

"Rumble..."However, as soon as Bruce Lee's words fell, a different roar slowly reached the ears of the two of them through the explosion of the surrounding shells, from far to near. Immediately afterward, the earth began to tremble with a roar. Under the guidance of the heralds, it only took about fifteen minutes for the three tanks of the little devil's reinforcements to arrive at the battlefield smoothly and stopped in front of everyone..."The brigade commander, the regiment commander, it's a tank, and the little devil sent three tanks over...."Just when the two of them, because of the loud roar, were not knowing why. An exclamation reached the ears of the two people. Still lying on the roof, holding a telescope, around the observer's position, the observation post of the army's every move shouted loudly to Bruce Lee.

"What do you say, three tanks. Oh no, why didn't I think of the little devil's tank? Judging from our current situation, if the little devils attack with tanks, our defense line will definitely not be able to stop the attack of the Yue army...."While Bruce Lee was stunned, he immediately said, his tone full of shock and helplessness..."Brigade commander, don't we still have an anti-aircraft machine gun company and nine anti-aircraft machine guns in our hands. I know that anti-aircraft machine guns are a powerful weapon against tanks. With these anti-aircraft machine guns, are we still worried about the tanks of the little devils..."Hu Zhengping said for some reason.

"Lao Hu, things are not as simple as you think. Anti-aircraft machine guns can easily penetrate the armor of a tank. However, it was not possible to destroy the tank gun. You know, the little devil's tank gun is a direct-aim weapon. When a cannonball hits, the courtyard wall in front of the fighters will definitely turn into a pile of ruins... You let me think about it" As he spoke, Bruce Lee squatted down. looked at a set of arming maps drawn on the ground with his headquarters as the center, and began to look..."Yes, we will arrange a pocket array for the three tanks of the little devil and destroy all three tanks." I believe that as long as we can destroy these three tanks, there is nothing left for us to do so. A minute later, Bruce Lee slapped the ammunition box in front of him and said with a look of surprise.

"Brigadier Commander, is there anything that can be done?" Seeing the brigade commander Bruce Lee with a surprised face, Hu Zhengping hurriedly asked.

"Commander Hu, if I'm not mistaken, it's still Wang Hu's platoon defending here, right?" Bruce Lee nodded, pointed to a compound on the map in the direction of the army's tank attack, and asked..."Yes, the brigade commander, Platoon Commander Wang led his platoon, and he has successfully repelled the three squad-scale attacks of the army, and has completely eliminated nearly a hundred little devils. Now there are 21 people left in the entire combat platoon, but Platoon Commander Wang refused to send us reinforcements to reinforce her..."Hu Zhengping replied.

"Well, this Wang Hu is doing well, after returning to the base area, send him to the headquarters to teach and train for two months, and when he comes back, give him a battalion commander, our guard brigade can't bury such a good talent. However, Regiment Commander Hu now immediately gave an order to Platoon Commander Wang, telling him to retreat immediately, abandon the first-line position, and hide on both flanks of the position. As long as the little devil's three tanks break through the city wall and rush into the courtyard, he must immediately attack and block the little devil behind the tank. If the troops are insufficient, another platoon will be transferred to him. Bruce Lee pointed to a compound on the map and said affirmatively.

"Yes, Brigadier Commander, are there any other orders?" Hu Zhengping continued to ask..."In addition, six antiaircraft machine guns from the anti-aircraft machine gun company were dispatched to ambush the two wings of this compound. As long as the little devil's tank rushes into the yard, it will immediately open fire on me. Be sure to destroy all the little devils in the tank at the first time. Only in this way can we guarantee the safety of the troops attacking on both flanks..."Bruce Lee said.

"Brigade commander, don't worry, I will personally command, and I will definitely destroy all the three tanks of the little devil..." With a squadron of devil soldiers, under the cover of three tanks, slowly advanced towards the courtyard wall. Six anti-aircraft machine guns, two combat platoons, under the personal command of the regiment commander Hu Zhengping, immediately arranged a simple pocket formation for the little devils... With more than twenty soldiers, under the command of Wang Hu, they had just withdrawn from the garrison compound, and the explosion of several shells reached their ears. The courtyard wall was still thick just now, and with the explosion of the shells, three huge gaps immediately appeared... Immediately after, several more explosions sounded, and a gap finally appeared in the wide courtyard wall for a tank to pass through... And the whole battle that followed, as if it had been directed by the brigade commander Bruce Lee himself, without any accidents... Just as the three tanks had just rushed into the compound, a burst of dense bullets the thickness of their arms mercilessly penetrated the thin armor on both wings of the tank, and beat the devil soldiers in the tank into meat sauce one after another. As for the devil soldiers who followed closely behind the tank, under the rapid attack of the two platoons, they had to withdraw from the battlefield in a hurry after dropping dozens of corpses....

"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army... My tank..."Seeing the three tanks, with a fierce gunshot, they stopped in place, motionless. The infantry behind him was also beaten and fled in the dense rain of bullets of the Eighth Route Army. The chief of staff couldn't help but feel desperate, drew his command knife, and roared loudly..."Your Excellency Chief of Staff, now the tank offensive tactics can't rush into the position of the Eighth Route Army. He believed that our army should retreat immediately, and should not consume a large number of imperial soldiers in an attack that did not make any sense. Instead, these heroic soldiers should be allowed to fight street battles with the Eighth Route Army..."With the tank offensive tactics, it ended in final defeat. One of the group captains saw the form on the battlefield and suggested loudly.

"Baga, is it just that so many imperial soldiers have been killed. No, I must break the Eighth Route Army in our encirclement into thousands of pieces and annihilate them all. At present, our army still has more than 2,500 troops, which is more than twice the strength of the troops, and even if we lose the cover of tanks, we are capable of completely annihilating them. Ordered all troops to launch an all-out attack on the Eighth Route Army in the encirclement, constantly depleting their vital forces. In the face of anger, the chief of staff didn't think about it, and immediately vetoed the captain's suggestion, and roared loudly at the three captains.

As a result, around the courtyard occupied by the Second Regiment, a dense burst of gunfire immediately rang out. Groups of little devils, regardless of casualties, launched a suicidal attack on the soldiers on the opposite side. What's more, at a time when the two armies of the enemy and ours were engaged in fierce battles. A dense burst of shells, under the command of the chief of staff, was fired into the positions of both the enemy and us, setting off a rain of blood... The little devil, under the resolute resistance of the soldiers, kept falling on the way to the charge. Soldiers, in the fierce charge of the army, as well as the artillery bombardment that was not too late to consume, continued to bleed, and continued to appear sacrifices..."Brigade commander, the little devil is simply crazy, don't attack with his life." What is even more hateful is their artillery, which even bombs their own people. Now the fighters in the outer positions have suffered most of the casualties. If the army launches another large-scale attack, the outer positions will definitely be broken through...."Under the almost crazy attack of the little devils, Hu Zhengqing, the regiment commander with a face of gunpowder, hurriedly came to Bruce Lee's front to report.

"Lao Hu, I didn't expect it to be like this. The commander of the little devil, like crazy, launched an attack without time for consumption, didn't he know that such an attack would cause very huge losses to the troops. Either way, though, we're going to hold on for half an hour. Command the forward troops, the camera to abandon their positions and retreat into the second line of defense. However, no matter how fierce the attack of the Japanese army is, all troops must defend the second line of defense. Tell the brethren at the front that in half an hour, hold on for another half hour, and our reinforcements will come. When the time comes, we must make the little devils around you pay the price of blood...."Brigade Commander Bruce Lee clenched his fists and ordered fiercely.

"Yes, brigade commander, the fighters will hold on. We are the most elite guard brigade of the Reading Division, and there is nothing that the guard brigade cannot do..."After listening to the brigade commander's order, Hu Zhengping's face immediately showed a resolute look, and he replied loudly. With his guards, he turned around and rushed to the forward position where a fierce exchange of fire was going on...

Similarly, at this time, the chief of staff of the Yue Army was also holding a telescope and looking at the battlefield not far away, which was engaged in a fierce exchange of fire. At this moment, successive explosions began to sound on the battlefield. Immediately afterwards, the courtyard wall blocking the troops was blasted through countless gaps. One after another, under the command of the commander, the Imperial Army held up the weapons in their hands and rushed into the defensive position of the Eighth Route Army..."Yo Xi, it is said that the Imperial Army is invincible. Order all units to speed up the attack, and be sure to annihilate all the Eighth Route Army in the encirclement within half an hour..."Seeing that the troops had successfully rushed into the defensive position of the Eighth Route Army, the corner of the chief of staff's mouth immediately showed a confident smile, and he ordered affirmatively....However, he didn't know that around him, there were a large number of troops of the Eighth Route Army, slowly encircling them. It only takes ten minutes for him to fall into the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, his bad luck began when the troops had just broken through the outer defense line of the Second Regiment. Just when a team of devil soldiers, with confident smiles, rushed into the compound from the gap. They were not greeted by corpses everywhere, kneeling on the ground waiting for the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army to surrender. Rather, it was a dense rain of bullets... 18 heavy machine guns, a dense rain of bullets fired by anti-aircraft machine guns, in several gaps, weaved an impermeable bullet net. The little devils who rushed into the compound one by one didn't have time to see the situation in the compound clearly and make any reaction. It was beaten into a hornet's nest by the rain of bullets, and turned into a bloody corpse....

A group of devil soldiers who thought that victory was in their hands and rushed into the compound with confidence. The results of the waiting, without exception, were all annihilated. After a few minutes of intense gunfire, the whole battle slowly stopped... At this time, as far as the eye can see, all the compounds of the first defense circle of the Second Regiment are almost covered with the corpses of little devils..."Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army, they actually arranged so many heavy weapons in the second line of defense, Bage Yalu...."After getting the report of the brigade leader, in the attack just now, he once again lost half of the strength of the brigade. The Chief of Staff roared loudly again. Because, after just over half an hour of bloody fighting, plus the initial losses, he has already lost nearly half of his troops..."Your Excellency Chief of Staff, you can't fight anymore." If we continue to fight, even if we completely annihilate the remaining Eighth Route Army in the encirclement, there will not be many people left in our army. Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I suggest that our army retreat immediately and retreat to the headquarters..."Seeing the huge casualties of the troops, the hearts of the three captains were as uncomfortable as a drop of blood, and they suggested loudly.

(To be continued)