381 Cut off the retreat

Lin Xiuxuan judged from the specifications of the garrison that this may be the headquarters of the second mixed brigade, of course, most of the people who come in and out are not soldiers, which is not surprising, Ying Zuo is now mainly responsible for local security and strategy against India, and India's affairs are still early, so he freed up his hands to develop resources first. Less than 10 days after the Japanese pushed here, they began to develop resources here, which is absolutely unusual, especially since there is no step of prospecting. So, there is reason to believe that it is Hasegawa that is playing a role. He planned to sneak up from the back mountain at night to confirm the matter. However, the rumbling artillery in the distance disturbed the Japanese army here, and there were always many cars parked at the entrance of the mansion, and he was worried that the sharp attack of the 38th Division might also cause the group to slip away in advance.

At noon, the attack of the 38th Division finally encountered some resistance, the remnants of the Japanese army were compressed into a few villages, using houses and ditches to resist, and the firepower gradually organized its Ali, Sun Liren lacked the firepower to attack the fortification, and ran out of the fire support range of Chu Tingchang, so he asked the Allies for help, and the Americans also put pressure on the British, forcing them to send planes. Mortars from the new 38th Division fired * at the enemy's entrenched villages to guide the planes taking off from Achab to drop bombs.

9 Blenheim bombers flew over the Japanese Nakai brigade, this former high-speed bomber proved to be backward, unable to escape the pursuit of the Japanese fighters, the British were worried that the Hayabusa fighters would suddenly appear, so they did not circle and observe, they hurriedly dropped bombs, the height was large, almost littered, but the enemy was compressed too densely, there were always some surprises, one of them hit the enemy's ammunition depot by luck, and most of the ammunition for the 92 rifle guns in the unit's reserve was destroyed, and the huge shaking was indiscriminate. Smoke rose from the village. The attack of the 38th Division lasted 30 minutes, and the resistance of the Japanese troops on the opposite side was noticeably weakened.

Sun Liren observed under the artillery mirror for a while, and then listened to the enemy's counterattack, the most familiar cannon sound was sparse to not a minute, he realized that this was not the enemy's deliberate tricks, but that they had really run out of ammunition.

If he had tanks, even one or two, it would be much easier to attack, but it's a pity that the head of the dog day Chu Tingchang doesn't know where to die now, and the communication is intermittent. He ordered the troops to concentrate their mortar attacks, then the 1st Battalion of the 112th Regiment approached head-on, and the 2 battalions of the 113th Regiment attacked the enemy command from both flanks.

His troops had no anti-aircraft guns and grenadiers, and between the mortars and the Gongzao*, there was a lack of artisanal firepower, which could only be compensated by infantry charges. Therefore, the timing of the charge needs to be accurate.

The attack of the 112 regiment immediately attracted the last attention of the remaining enemy, who moved the last few squads of several guns to the front, ignoring the flanks. Obviously, the unit had been thinking about attacking before, and did not bother to build a defensive position near the headquarters, and encountered a campaign-level artillery attack in the morning, about 3,500 shells hit several square kilometers of assembly area, and aircraft bombardment, if it were not for the spirit of martial fanaticism to the end, the team would have collapsed long ago.

Qin Xiaosu heard the farewell telegram sent by Nakai Nakasa, and the telegram informed the commander of the Sakurai Division that the entire brigade was determined to fight the last battle, and did not hesitate to break the jade. From this, he judged that Sun Liren was about to open a breakthrough, and there were no combat troops left in the rear of the Japanese army.

He immediately told Chu Aiyun, who was hiding in the tank, that within 30 minutes, the road ahead would be opened, and if you want to do it, it would be best to do it as soon as possible, because Sun Liren's 114th Regiment is on standby, which is the main force that Sun Liren is preparing to develop in depth, and one of them is a motorized march, which is bound to seize the road.

Then he received news from Lin Xiuxuan, and found that the second mixed brigade with only a few hundred people showed signs of assembly, and he didn't know whether to come to plug the gap or run, considering that Hasegawa was very important, Kagesa Zhenzhao might choose to retreat.

Chu immediately decided to gather men and horses, and guided Magway forward with Zhou Youfu's reconnaissance company first.

Sun Liren's 113th Regiment had already attacked the headquarters of the Zhongjing Brigade, only two or three courtyards away, and launched a white-knuckle battle with the stubborn enemy, the enemy relied on the courtyard wall and the ruins to make a final counterattack, using every house to carry out repeated battles, and the battle was very fierce. Half of the wounded soldiers brought down from the front were lined up on the roadside waiting to be treated, and half of them were wounded by bayonets. He ordered that the offensive should be continued at all costs, and that this brigade must be completely annihilated.

After hundreds* had razed the last few houses where the enemy had entrenched, the shouts of killing gradually subsided.

Sun Liren walked out of the headquarters and looked ahead with a telescope.

"Report," a cavalryman came over on horseback and shouted from afar before he could dismount, "Commander Liu Fangwu has captured the enemy's headquarters, killed more than 600 Japanese soldiers under Nakai Masanasa, and captured more than 30 seriously wounded enemies. The rest of the seized materials are being counted"

"Okay."

Sun Liren nodded with satisfaction, the troops fought well, of course, he could see through the most critical positions on the enemy's defensive line, which also made him very complacent.

"General, what about the Japanese prisoners? According to my intentions, it is better to shoot them all. Colonel Naruto Chen next to him said.

"No, the Republic of China has also signed the Second Geneva Convention, let the gendarmes first find out the situation and see if there is any evil in China."

He's on the rise, and he's still remembering the convention.

"The top priority at the moment is to quickly develop in depth and twist the entire enemy front into a twist."

"Report, the commander of the 114th regiment, Li Hong, reported that the road was seized by friendly forces, and he could not follow the order and immediately advance to the set goal."

"What?"

Sun Liren and several staff officers of the headquarters turned around together, raised their binoculars and looked at the road in the distance, only to see where smoke and dust were billowing and a mechanized army was marching. He couldn't see the situation clearly for the time being, but after thinking about it, he didn't know which unit it was, could it be that the British knew that Shame had fought back, but it wasn't like it?

The smoke revealed the tall and strange silhouette of Grant Tank, and he saw that on top of the first tank, there was also a man holding a telescope to look here. The two looked at each other for a moment, and the other seemed to know that he was wrong, and got into the turret and hid.

"Bastard, how can that be?" Sun Liren shook his fist angrily and almost missed the telescope.

"Shizuo, this Chu Pavilion Chief, he hid behind just now and didn't dare to go up, we worked hard to open the gap, but he was the first to pass, it must be Du Yuming's idea." The staff officer next to him said resentfully.

"Forget it, he only has one battalion, and it will pass soon, so it's good to let the commander of the 114th regiment remember it, and move faster in the future."

Sun Liren said helplessly, Chu Ting's appearance is so ugly, it is really disgraceful; In order to occupy more in the future, the new 38th Division does not have a single gun in a division, and this guy has 12 guns in a reinforced battalion, and he is still so insatiable, it is really hateful.

"Division commander, why don't I let the gendarmes escort those Japanese prisoners of war to the back for interrogation?" An unknown staff officer reminded that he wanted to confirm the decision made by the division commander just now 2 minutes ago.

"Interrogating what? The 33rd Division created a no-man's land in Jiangxi and Hubei, and how many comrades were killed in the first battle of Zhongtiao Mountain? Where is there a damn thing? All were buried alive on the spot. ”

Chu Tingchang's troops quickly advanced on the road and pounced on Magway. Not far away, a Japanese army carrying heavy troops, finding that the rear road had been cut off, were destroying their own equipment and burning supplies. He didn't care, and quickly passed. Across him was the field hospital of the 33rd Division. He ordered to rush over quickly, without entanglement.

The Japanese medic in the hospital saw the Allied tanks rushing from a distance, immediately issued * and poison to the wounded who could not be transferred, and then fled with the lightly wounded. They thought that the allies would stop and torture the wounded, but in fact, where did Chu Aiyun have such thoughts, he was in a hurry to surround Shadow Sazhen Showa and Hasegawa.

When Zhou Youfu's convoy passed, machine gunners opened fire on the tents painted with red crosses, and then explosions rang out in the tents, and the seriously wounded Japanese soldiers rushed to detonate* suicide.

When Kagesashi received the news that the enemy had broken through at the headquarters of the 15th Army, it was very late, and the nearby 33rd Division was not obliged to inform him of the enemy's situation. His second telegram requested an immediate retreat with the folk scientists, and the identity of the bunker was revealed, and Lin Xiuxuan was able to confirm that Akira and Hasegawa were most likely here, and there were signs of running.

Chu Tingchang's men and horses were still 10 kilometers away, so he had to find a way to drag these people down. Lin had already had a backup plan, so he searched the valley with a telescope, and he remembered seeing a car loaded with mines* in the valley.

The local migrant workers on the construction site were long gone, and the ground was full of tools, and the Japanese had not yet shown their hideous side due to the temporary "goodwill policy", and the migrant workers fled after the sound of artillery fired. The truck that was transporting the mountain in the morning was parked on the side of the road, guarded by two Japanese soldiers. He observed the passage around the mountain, passing through two tunnels, and if he blew up one of them, he could block the gang above.

He had the uniform of the Japanese army and the documents of the 33rd Division, which were not forged and were captured in Pudong, when the unit was stationed on the front line from Nanjing to Shanghai, and Lin had attacked their cavalry, and he was also an old enemy who fought from Shanghai to Burma.

He quickly made a plan and then went down the hill to make peace with Ma Qiang. The two of them changed into Japanese uniforms, and then walked towards the Japanese mine* car.

The two Japanese soldiers were worried about the artillery fire in the distance, and they didn't expect anyone to get closer. Lin Xiuxuan held a cigarette and borrowed fire from the front to attract their attention; Sure enough, the two Japanese soldiers were startled, and quickly informed them that there were dangerous goods and fireworks prohibited. Ma Qiang went around the truck, shot from behind, grabbed the gun and shot the back of the head, killing two Japanese soldiers in 2 seconds, they threw the bodies into the ditch under the roadbed, and looked hastily at the back, there was at least a ton of * inside.

The Japanese troops were gathering at the foot of the mountain, and the distant sound of artillery disturbed them a little confused. The troops stationed at the mountain pass also withdrew from the distance, and it was obvious that the command above was going to be withdrawn, and there was no longer any need to defend the crossing.

Without showing their documents, the two of them drove through the first checkpoint with ease, and the Japanese soldiers apparently thought they were going up to help load their things. Then I drove into the tunnel of the Ring Road. Lin stuffed a timer* into a box*, and then the two of them hiked up the mountain with their gear on their backs.

After turning a mountain pass, there was a violent explosion behind him, and almost the entire mountain shook. A kilometer away, Xu Chong reported that the tunnel had been blown up and completely blocked, and from now on, it was at least impossible for the enemy of the mountain command to leave by car.

In the villa on the top of the mountain, Shadow Satsuaki is directing the transportation of important items to the car, and at the same time burning important documents, the average brigade-level troops do not have too many secrets to burn, he is just the opposite here, there are few troops, and there are many secrets.

Hearing the explosion, he was the first to be alert, but instead of running out to see it, he sent a soldier to see it. Soon Jun Cao came back to report that the mountain road below was smoking, and it seemed that the passage had been blown up. He sensed something was wrong.