The military discipline of the Japanese army is very strict, and if it is defeated, it will be held accountable, not to mention that Rong Ben knows that his usual popularity is not very good, and there may be no one in the Second Army who will speak for him. Even if he doesn't bear it, others will put the responsibility for failure on him, and it's not as happy as being a single person.

"The Shina army is about to attack, and our officers and men are ready to be loyal to the emperor and are determined to die. However, the combat effectiveness of the Ranchina army is still beyond the expectations of our army, and I hope that the commander and the military department will pay special attention to it in the future, and the tactics must be adjusted."

He originally wanted to say it in more detail, but after hesitating for a while, he felt that there was no need for it, and he always said that the volunteers were strong, as if there was a suspicion of making excuses. Now that he is about to fail, it doesn't seem appropriate to say anything else as a defeated general.

Eimoto Zuihou was still maintaining his little pride, and looked at his watch: "1907, January 30, 6:13. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to put away the watch, when a communications soldier ran over: "Report to the division commander, the fourth division on the left has broken through the defense line of the Zhina people, and the vanguard troops are only ten kilometers away from us, the commander asks you to insist." ”

This news didn't make Rong Ben Shengjia excited, and now he is breaking through? It seems a little too late. However, he still laughed a little and conveyed the news: "Order all troops to strengthen their defenses!" Tell the soldiers that reinforcements are coming! ”

In despair, these little Japan suddenly saw hope, and their morale really boosted a little.

On the other side, Yang Xiaolin hadn't slept for two days and two nights, and Cai Ye asked him to rest for a while, but where could Commander Yang sleep at this time?

The bloodshot eyes stared at the sand table: "Is the attack force in place?" ”

Cai Ye was standing beside him, in fact, Cai Ye had not closed his eyes for several days. This battle has a very important meaning for Cai Yi, that is, to become a teacher!

When he was at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, Cai's most respected lecturer was Eimoto Shengjia, and the military school was different from other schools. For a student in a military school, defeating his teacher on the battlefield is the most rewarding reward for the teacher!

So now Cai Yi's spirit is a little excited: "We mainly attack Liliang with the fourth division and the first division, and now all the troops are in place, the artillery preparations have been completed, and the militia cleaning the battlefield is also all ready." ”

"Where did the Japanese Fourth Division break through?"

"Majiahe. As we expected, the 4th Division broke through the defensive line and advanced all the way, and now the distance between them and the 6th Division has been more than 10 kilometers, the 2nd Division. The 8th, 9th, 10th, and 4th divisions have already arranged pockets for them, and as soon as the battle here is over, the battle to encircle and annihilate the 4th Division will immediately begin. ”

A smile appeared at the corner of Yang Xiaolin's mouth, and this smile was like a wolf, cunning and fierce. The Fourth Division was deliberately let go by him. Yang Xiaolin felt that if he annihilated Rong Ben, the enemy on the left would probably retreat immediately, which would be very detrimental to his encirclement and annihilation.

So when Rong was about to perish but there was still a glimmer of hope, he opened a gap for the Fourth Division. Let Li Debiao focus on the blocking Liliang on the Japanese Sixth Division. The 4th and 6th Divisions of the Japanese Army were already seriously disconnected.

Perhaps the Japanese were aware of the danger, but they had no more way to do it now, and even if they felt that the 4th Division might be surrounded, they would rush over regardless of it. Because Yang Xiaolin used to lure them. There is indeed a silver lining to existence.

The battlefield is like a betting board, and when both sides are at the table, it is impossible to admit defeat. It's like stud, you see the first two cards even if it's not good. But there is a silver lining that you will not give up, unless you are willing to give away the chips that have already been pressed up, and you must continue to bet at the risk of losing more.

Whether it is the Japanese army or the volunteers, this is the case now. They are all gamblers at the table, and they are engaged in a gambling game that they are unwilling to admit defeat, and the end can only be a complete loss for one side.

Yang Xiaolin's hand unconsciously clenched into a fist and slammed it on the table: "Order, start attacking immediately, let the troops beat me hard!" ”

Groups of artillery shells fell like hail on the hundreds of square meters of land, and the Japanese positions were suddenly covered with steel and fire, and sand and gravel flew up.

Through the battles of the past few days, Eimoto Shengjia has already known that in fact, the artillery of the Volunteers is not much inferior to the Japanese army, but they have always refused to fight with the other side in an honest artillery battle, so it gives people the illusion that they are very weak.

That's really an illusion. You can see from the shells that come out of their heads that these guys are actually very powerful. The first round of artillery fire was not very fierce, but it was extremely deadly, and the shells were smashed into various firing points like long eyes, blasting a machine gun into parts, and destroying all the fortifications that they had built in a hurry.

Then came the indiscriminate overlay bombardment, in which waves of artillery shells rained down on the positions, blasting up rolling walls of fire, razing the trenches and turning hordes of soldiers into the air as a rain of blood.

The Japanese soldiers lay in the trenches and endured the ravages of artillery fire, and people were constantly torn by shrapnel, and the wounded soldiers lay in the purgatory of blood and fire in a blur, screaming and screaming, and the miserable screams made people feel a chill all over their bodies.

Yang Xiaolin did not have the slightest intention of stinging with shells, and the shelling on a land of several hundred square meters lasted for a whole hour.

Eimoto's temporary command post was flattened, and it was easy to withstand the bombardment, and when Eimoto crawled out of the rubble, he found that the Volunteers had broken through the first line of defense without difficulty.

There are constantly some Japanese soldiers crawling out of the rubble to fight the volunteers, but their operations have no command and organization at all, and in the face of the neat lineup of volunteer soldiers, the Japanese army is like a lamb to the slaughter!

The attack of the Volunteers was completely different from that of other countries in this era, and the positions were bombed like this, and if they were the Western powers, they would have advanced in a neat line. But these guys are still a straggler line to press up, and the volunteers who rush to the front are not entangled with the enemies hiding under the rubble, they are desperately rushing forward, their task is to quickly cut through the position, and there are naturally other volunteers behind to clean up the remnants of the Japanese.

The advance of these assault troops was very fast, and when the Japanese climbed out from under the rubble, they saw that the assault volunteers had arrived at their side. There was simply no way to organize effective resistance.

A Japanese squad leader got up from the ground and found that several assault troops of the Volunteers around him had approached, so he immediately picked up his rifle and bravely rushed towards the Volunteers.

The heavy machine gun let out a roar of rage, and the bullets swept in, mercilessly into the flesh, and the blood and shredded flesh burst into a puff of blood mist in the air. The Japanese soldiers fell to the ground one after another. Shi Xiaowu happened to see this scene from the telescope, and said softly: "Look for death!" ”

A half-blown bunker suddenly spat out a string of tongues of fire, and the fastest volunteers fell to the ground, and the squad leader behind hurriedly shouted: "Grenade gun ready!" ”

A grenade shot arced and landed in the bunker, and the bunker collapsed, and none of the Japanese soldiers inside came out, and the volunteers continued to assault.

The rapid assault added to the confusion of the disorganized Japanese army, and Eimoto found that the guys were getting closer and closer to him, and they had clearly seen themselves. There was a bearded guy pointing at himself: "That's a Japanese official!" Catch it alive! ”

Rongben's staff officer had burned all the important documents at this time, and even though he was a civilian, he bravely drew his pistol and rushed towards those volunteers with a few confidential personnel around him.

Rong Ben slowly pulled out his command knife. The muscles in his face began to shake incessantly.

The staff officer only rushed out of a dozen paces before a row of blood holes were swept in his chest by the machine gun bullets on the opposite side. The combat effectiveness of the confidential personnel could not stop the charge on the opposite side at all, and dozens of lives were paid, and the results achieved only made those guys pause slightly!

"Long live the Emperor!"

Hayakawa Asain pulled the grenade on his body. Howling, he jumped out of the crater and rushed towards the Volunteers, and after a loud bang, Hayakawa's entire body was shattered, and the two Volunteers in front of him fell to the ground and could not get up again.

His actions boosted the morale of the Japanese army. The brigade commanders had come to be human bombers, and the soldiers knew they had no other choice. Dozens of guys roared and pounced, following Hayakawa's example, and rushed forward with explosives bags or grenades!

The assault company commander hurriedly took a few steps back: "Flamethrower!" Fast! ”

A fire dragon with a length of more than ten meters swept by, and those death squads all turned into burning people, letting out terrifying screams. Their pain would not be long, the explosives on their bodies were detonated by the flames, and there was a loud bang, and their figures disappeared into patches of blood and fire.

This also affected some Japanese soldiers who were lying on the ground and pretending to be dead or wounded, and they screamed miserably.

The company commander's eyes did not have the slightest sympathy, and he screamed: "Fire!" ”

The soldiers of the whole company hugged their weapons, rifles, submachine guns, and pistols for their lives, and did not aim at them, but shot into the pile of flames, and the dense trajectory passed through the wall of fire, which was quite spectacular. When their magazines ran out, the fire gradually weakened.

There was a deathly silence on the opposite side, and the company commander took a deep breath: "Ready!" ”

The volunteers changed their magazines, and the soldiers of the assault squad stood up first, and a dozen or so people walked forward in formation, stepping over the corpses of the Japanese, looking around with wary eyes. A seriously wounded Japanese soldier at his feet may have shaken his body a little because of the pain of the wound, and the squad leader stabbed it with a bayonet without hesitation, and the head of the gun was dripping with blood when it was pulled out again.

Blood was pouring all over the place, and the squad leader's eyes could already see Rongben Shengjia, and he was very excited: "Catch him!" Alive! ”

Dozens of Japanese soldiers surrounded Rongben at this time, they were Rongben's guards, and they had not given up their duties when the battle was fighting to this point, and they were doing what they should do.

Rong Ben will not commit suicide, he is a proud man, and he thinks that cutting off his life is a very cowardly escape. A true samurai deserves to die in battle.

Straightened his katana, followed the example of Hayakawa and hung a grenade on himself, at this moment he suddenly felt as if he had returned to the Sino-Japanese War ten years ago, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and he said what he said when he led a wing to attack the fortress garrisoned by 10,000 Qing troops: "Gentlemen, for the sake of the Japanese Empire, please die with me!" ”

The captain beside him was originally a soldier under Rong Ben, and after hearing this, he suddenly felt a burst of excitement: "Haiyi! ”

"Jacob chirp!"

When the volunteers were more than 20 meters in front of them, Rong Ben rushed up!

The sound of machine guns rang out violently, and then the explosions continued to rise and fall! That is, a few minutes later, the battlefield was calm except for a group of volunteers searching for something in the smoke.

Although there were still sporadic gunshots, Shi Xiaowu had already put down his binoculars, and then let out a sigh: "Report to the commander, the battle is over!" (To be continued......)