Chapter 311: Annihilation
"Whew! Shout! Shout! ā
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The figures of the Thai officers and men who were marching to the defense line of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army were clearly visible under the dazzling white light of the flares. The faces of these Thai officers and soldiers were full of fear. They did not want to attack the positions of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. However, the order is so, and they have no choice but to obey it.
"Da Da Da!"
On the position of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, all kinds of light and heavy machine guns were firing frantically, orange flames were shining in the muzzles, and dense bullets were whistling towards the Thai army. Under the heavy firepower, the attacking Thai soldiers kept falling to the ground.
Witnessing this scene, the machine gunners of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army were completely numb one by one, they didn't need to aim at all, they only needed to pull the trigger. The Thai army's offensive formation is so dense that as long as it is designed in that direction, it will always be able to hit them.
A chain of 250 rounds of ammunition was completely depleted within a minute, and the secondary shooter hurriedly replaced the chain to ensure the continuity of the fire. It is precisely because of such powerful firepower that the Thai army suffered extremely heavy losses in the process of attacking.
"General Savin, the Chinese's firepower is too fierce, even if we have more troops, if we continue like this, it will soon be consumed." Lieutenant General Song Eun was worried. There is no doubt that there is no hope for them in this battle. In the face of such a powerful anti-Japanese salvation army, their attack was too weak. If you break through rashly, you are just going to die.
"General Songen, I know. However, the day himself has already given the order, is there any other way for us to do it but to follow it? Lieutenant General Savin's face was ugly.
Lieutenant General Song Eun was speechless for a moment, indeed, although Thailand has formed an alliance with Japan. But in reality, Thailand is nothing more than a puppet controlled by Japan. Even their army was completely under the control of the Japanese themselves. In the face of the order of the day himself, they simply had no way to refuse.
"Keep fighting, if we can break through the encirclement of the Chinese, we may still have a way to live." Otherwise, you will die. Lieutenant General Savin sighed.
In the absence of a choice, they were able to continue the offensive with huge losses.
To the south of the encirclement, the remnants of the Japanese 15th and 22nd Divisions were already on the offensive. More than 10,000 Japanese officers and men, armed with rifles, silently launched an attack on the encirclement in the southern part of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, hoping to tear through the encirclement of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in one fell swoop and thus escape.
Every Japanese soldier had a resolute look on his face. They knew that if this attack could not succeed, then they would be dead. Therefore, they have no other choice but to try as hard as possible.
"Shibata-kun, there's already a fight in the north. Thais are still very obedient. They were fiercely attacking the lines of the China. I guess the people of China have been attracted to the Thais. That way, we'll be able to catch that person off guard. A smile flashed across Lieutenant General Isoda Saburo's face.
After the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was dragged by the Thai army, this undoubtedly gave them an excellent opportunity. As long as they can quickly break through the encirclement of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, they will be able to escape.
"Well, I hope tonight's operation will go well!" Lieutenant General Shibata nodded.
However, in his heart, he was not happy at all. Even if tonight's breakout was successful, they would have lost the battle in the end. Of the more than 200,000 Japanese-Thai coalition troops, less than 10,000 were eventually withdrawn. The rest of the troops were lost. This was a fatal blow to the entire 18th Front Army and the Japanese-Thai Army.
Of course, if we can escape from the encirclement of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army and preserve part of our strength, it will already be a great luck in misfortune.
Although the current situation is very unfavorable for the entire Japanese-Thai coalition army, if you can escape, there is always a chance to make a comeback. After all, the strength of the Japanese-Thai coalition in Thailand still has a great advantage.
"Whew! Shout! Shout! ā
Suddenly, flares rose into the air.
The boundless darkness was dispelled, and all around was suddenly daylight. The figures of the Japanese soldiers were fully revealed.
"Damn, it was found by the people of China. Go on the offensive! Lieutenant General Shibata was furious.
There is no way, the sneak attack will not work, then it can only be attacked. Fortunately, there were Thais who helped them attract the attention of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Then, even if the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army discovers them, there shouldn't be too much force to intercept them.
Tens of thousands of Japanese officers and soldiers roared and launched an attack on the position of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, just like wild wolves.
The positions they attacked belonged to the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 6th Infantry Division. After discovering the incoming Japanese army, the infantry regiment organized its defense and called for reinforcements.
The nearest tank battalion to them was only a few kilometers. They only need to hold out for twenty minutes and will be able to get reinforcements from dozens of tanks. At the same time, other friendly units will also rush to reinforce them.
"Da Da Da! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! ā
In order to resist the Japanese attack, the light and heavy machine guns and mortars of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army began to fire frantically. The dense bullets were like strafing by the Japanese army, so that the attacking Japanese troops fell to the ground one by one as if they were cutting wheat.
A large number of shells fell from the sky like raindrops, exploding in the ranks of the Japanese soldiers, tearing many Japanese soldiers to pieces.
However, more Japanese soldiers came up and continued to attack.
These Japanese soldiers knew that they had no way to retreat, and if they wanted to survive, they had to attack desperately.
The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army and the Japanese army launched a fierce exchange of fire on this battlefield.
It's just that although the Japanese army is very fierce, it is still very difficult to defeat the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. During their attack, they even endangered the defense line of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army for a time, but the tank battalion arrived in time. Dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, launched an attack, directly crushing the Japanese attack, so that the Japanese attack fell short.
Subsequently, more reinforcements arrived, so that the Japanese attack ended in failure.
The Thai army, which broke through to the north, immediately understood that they had been deceived after discovering that the Japanese army was not with them, so these Thai generals even more simply led tens of thousands of Thai* troops to surrender directly to the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.
The remnants of the Japanese army, although they are holding on to resistance. However, it encountered the all-out attack of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, and after dawn, it was quickly wiped out.