Section 109 Breaking the enemy

When Nohara Gojo heard the sound of gunfire coming from behind him and got the news that the enemy cavalry was attacking from behind, he was immediately stunned and froze on the spot. At this time, he had just recovered from the enemy's artillery attack, and was about to arrange defense to buy more time for the withdrawn Tanino squadron, but he didn't expect to get such news, the fatal blow came too suddenly, so that he couldn't believe everything he heard. However, although the Japanese soldiers on the side were all frightened, they did not react like their captain, and in a hurry, they all shouted urgently: "Your Excellency, what should we do?" The enemy is coming up from behind! ”

A rapid shout finally woke up Nohara Gojo. It's just that at this time, he obviously lost his usual composure, the corners of his mouth twitched, his body trembled, at this moment, he seemed to have aged dozens of years in vain, and suddenly entered the last years of the wind and candle, and he couldn't even speak clearly.

"Break out, retreat!" Two sharp, non-human-like words finally roared out of Nohara's mouth. After roaring, Nohara Gojo felt as if the strength of his whole body had been drained, and his whole body was shaky. Fortunately, the guards on the side still remembered their duties, and the four guards saw that the captain seemed to be unable to support it, so they immediately went up and held it, and then decisively broke through to the west with the large army.

The tall sledgehammer in the north and Liu Wenfeng in the east seemed to be aware of the changes in the Japanese army in the town, and they launched a fierce attack almost immediately. They listened to the gunfire coming from the south, and knew that the cavalry battalion had already moved, and they couldn't help but be full of confidence. This guy Shi is really powerful in battle, a brigade of devils in front of other divisions, almost like an insurmountable barrier, even if he forcibly breaks through the enemy's defensive line, the losses are particularly amazing. However, in front of the stones, what copper walls are impregnable, what strength is amazing, all are empty words, and in the face of the sharp attack of the independent regiment, the Japanese defense line is like paper paste, and it is not vulnerable at all. Not to mention the guard division in front of them, it is the elite of the first-class division of the devil, how many people have begged for benefits in front of them?

"Brothers, kill the devil!" The soldiers of the attacking independent regiment shouted loudly one by one, their morale was high, and their killing intent was soaring. Needless to say, the veterans have long been accustomed to such a scene, and the recruits have completely disappeared when they find out that the devil in front of them is just like this, and sure enough, just like the veterans and officers said, there is nothing to worry about when fighting with the regiment commander.

The Japanese defense line collapsed in an instant, and the brethren of the cavalry battalion dealt them a fatal blow from behind the Japanese army. They had already suffered heavy losses under the blow of artillery, and there were no troops to defend the south at all, so what role could some of the troops drawn in vain play? Although the soldiers of the cavalry battalion did not have many heavy weapons, the cavalry rifles were also amazingly powerful in their hands. They were able to successfully hit the target on the undulating horseback, let alone stand still, these veterans who had fought an unknown number of battles, just a few rounds of fire swept away the few Japanese troops in front.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese troops who were surrounded on all sides had to choose to break through from the west, where they believed that the enemy was relatively weak, although the previous western defense line was also lost quickly, but that was because they did not have many troops there, compared to the east side, which could take a small team's defense line in a wave of attacks, and the south side, which had just defeated Tanino's squadron, the west was the only place of hope for them.

Li Shijian, the commander of the third battalion, was naturally not as confident as Liu Wenfeng and Gao Da Hammer when he started fighting, and this was largely due to his position in the entire independent regiment. Although he had also served as a cavalry battalion, and he was appointed as the commander of the third battalion by Stone last time he was reorganized, but after all, he was not the first person to fight with Stone and them, so naturally the relationship between the other battalion commanders and Stone was not as close. However, Li Shijian also has his own advantages, that is, the absolute execution of orders. Stone asked them to attack slowly in the west to contain the enemy, so even if he easily took the Japanese position in the southwest, he was not as strong as the first battalion, and launched a strong attack on the main Japanese position in the market town. Their harassment in the southwest really confused the Japanese army, so that the Japanese army saw a glimmer of "hope" in despair, and put the direction of the breakthrough in the southwest.

However, when the Japanese army crashed headlong into the defense line of the third battalion, it was in vain that they realized that their idea was too naïve! If the enemy army can launch such a fierce attack from the south, how can it really be that the strength in the west is insufficient? The previous troops who broke through crashed headlong into the enemy's improvised defensive line, and the troops attacking in the advance were completely annihilated in a very short time, and this huge loss made them react in vain. However, it was obviously too late for them to wake up, and the broken team could not withstand the enemy's attack in the other three directions, and in the blink of an eye, they captured the wild market, and in this situation of siege on all sides, the fate of these Japanese troops was no longer known.

The battle to the west of the market town lasted less than half an hour before it ended, and as the first and second battalions each sent elite troops to attack, the Japanese troops who were compressed in an alley fought back desperately, but they were powerless to change the situation in front of them, and finally the whole army was annihilated. And the independent regiment also continued their previous style, leaving no prisoners at all, whether it was surrendered or wounded, they all made up a few knives at the end. Although this kind of killing is bloody, it helps the new soldiers to familiarize themselves with this brutal environment early, so that they can grow as soon as possible in the killing.

Shi then led the regimental battalion to slowly advance into the wild market, and at the same time, the second battalion took over the defense area of the cavalry battalion in the south, expanding the defensive area of the wild market. The independent regiment with a strength of 4,000 people, once it was in operation, was already a behemoth-like existence, and several battles in a row made them look particularly hideous after showing their fangs.

"Tuanza, the time to take this place is much shorter than we expected, and now we are only five or six miles away from the first line of Shimosakabashi, and only three or four miles away from the front line of the devil, and we are there in a blink of an eye, what should we do next? Do you want to take the initiative and relieve the pressure on the friendly forces in Shimosakabashi a little? Wu Zihuai accompanied Shi Shi on the dilapidated streets of the market town, looking at the busy scene on the side and asked.

The soldiers of the regimental headquarters and battalion on the side were cleaning up the battlefield, collecting all kinds of weapons and ammunition scattered around, and at the same time, many of the civilian battalions also came in to help, constantly carrying the corpses of the devils, and after dissecting the equipment and clothes on their bodies, they were also carried to dig a big pit outside the town and buried them together.

Lin Xiufeng on the side didn't seem to have come back to his senses until this time, and he said with emotion: "Tuanzuo, this battle is really too risky!" The wild market is too close to the devil's position on the first line of Shimosaka Bridge, and when the cavalry battalion attacked before, it was only less than three miles away from the devils there, and if it was slightly blocked during the attack, once the devils from the south came to reinforce it, the situation would be completely out of control. ”

Hearing this, Shi Shi couldn't help but say calmly: "Beards, they have an advantage in speed, as long as the timing is good, even if they don't break through the defense line here in the wild market, they won't be in a desperate situation." In addition, if the devils from the south come to reinforce us, in fact, we have already achieved our goal, we ran hundreds of miles to rush here, isn't it just to reinforce the 57th Division, so that they can hold Shanggao! ”

Lin Xiufeng was stunned for a moment, and then nodded slowly, what the regiment commander said seemed to be reasonable, but thinking about it carefully, he still couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, after all, the distance between the two battlefields was too close, which may be the reason why the Japanese army did not consider that the south would be attacked at all. After all, there are two brigades in the south, so in such a situation, where can any troops sneak into the gap between the two armies without realizing it?

"We were able to take the wild market in such a quick time, it must be unimaginable to the devil. It's too close to Shimosaka Bridge here, do the devils dare to continue to storm the positions of the 57th Division under such circumstances? The stone continued, as if discussing with them, as if talking to himself.

"Next, the devils have only two ways to choose, either to contain the troops of the 57th Division with part of their strength, and then mobilize the main force to storm the wild market, and re-establish a solid defense line behind them to ensure that they can advance upward with peace of mind. Either you retreat so as not to fall into the dilemma of being pinched in the abdomen and back. Stone said eloquently.

Wu Zihuai seemed to understand the meaning of the stone's words, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed and said: "What does the group seat mean, we are no longer advancing?" ”

The stone nodded and said, "Don't move forward!" Although this battle went smoothly, a large part of the reason was that the devils were helpless against our artillery and did not know much about the troops we had. However, after this battle, the enemy forces attacking the line of Shimosakabashi obviously already knew our situation, and if they took the initiative to attack, the effect would be greatly reduced. Another point is that the artillery company is no longer out of shells, and without artillery fire reinforcements, it will be extremely difficult to storm the positions of the devils. This kind of battle really doesn't make any sense. The most important thing is that whether we fight this battle or not, the purpose of the battle has been achieved, and there is no need to take any more risks. If the tide of battle is reversed because of our greed, then our responsibility will be great, and it will be difficult to get this place back when the time comes. ”