Chapter 472: The Decisive Battle Begins (Third Update!) )
It took half an hour to travel three kilometers, but on these three kilometers, the order of this Japanese puppet army was decided.
When the nearly 2,000-day puppet army in the front could already see the temporary station selected by the brigade commander, three signal flares suddenly rose in the woods on both sides of the road.
The devil who reacted quickly subconsciously thought of an ambush, and without saying a word, he just lay down on the ground.
"Da ......" At this moment, the gun rang out.
In the woods on the west side of the road, fifty or sixty light and heavy machine guns suddenly appeared.
Because the weather was hot and it was now a little dim, the orange-red gunpowder spit out from the muzzle of the machine gun was particularly dazzling, forming a tongue of fire directly on the muzzle.
Dozens of tongues of fire intertwined with each other, shooting as much as possible the Japanese puppet army on the highway that had not yet reacted.
In order to end the battle as soon as possible, the 1st Division assembled two regiments of more than 4,000 people to clean them up.
As soon as the light and heavy machine guns rang out, more than a dozen mortars opened fire on their heels, and more than 3,000 infantry quickly rushed towards the road, surrounded them, and then compressed the living space of the Japanese puppet army step by step.
At the same time, the troops of the other regiment, like a sharp knife, plunged directly into the road, dividing the forward and main forces of the Japanese puppet army in two.
"General, the forward troops were ambushed by the heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army!" A devil lieutenant officer rushed to the side of the commander of the Japanese Major General's Brigade with an embarrassed face and reported.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the brigade commander and said: "Bage Yalu, isn't it an ambush?" Panic what panic. Don't forget, you are an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army, what kind of system is it like this! ”
After scolding, the brigade commander made a decision: "The Second Infantry Brigade, the First Squadron of Combat Vehicles, immediately reinforce the forward troops, and give me internal and external flanking attacks to kill the Eighth Route Army that ambushed us!" ”
"The Third Infantry Brigade, the Fifth Brigade of the Imperial Allied Army, flanked on both flanks, set off now, block all the retreat roads of the ambush troops of the Eighth Route Army for me, and not a single one of them can be allowed to escape! Artillery, add up the artillery now, contact the forward troops by radio, and provide sure support to the forward troops! ”
"We've been wandering around here for so long, and we've finally come across a main force of the Eighth Route Army, and we must not let them slip away again!"
As soon as the order was given, the Japanese army went into action.
The confident brigade commander had just been waiting for ten minutes when a cavalryman rushed over.
"General, we have found a large number of troops of the Eighth Route Army around us, and they are killing us!" As soon as the cavalry jumped off their horses, they rushed to the side of the brigade commander and reported.
"Nani?" The commander of the brigade of the major general had not yet reacted, and stared at the cavalry lieutenant in front of him with a frown.
"Da da da ......" Soon, the sound of gunfire around the main force reached the ears of the brigade commander.
The expression that was still full of confidence just now was suddenly replaced by solemnity.
The cavalry lieutenant immediately added: "It must have been a firefight between the Eighth Route Army and the alert troops we had arranged around!" ”
"Eight Grid Tooth Road, Dirt Eight Road don't want to eat our forward troops at all, they want to fight us and destroy us!" The brigade commander of the major general, who finally reacted, shouted.
Then he stared at the cavalry lieutenant and asked, "How many people are there in the Tubalu and how is the equipment!" ”
"It is all over the mountains and fields, it is well-equipped, and it must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army. All hidden in the woods a kilometer or two away from the road. As soon as the guns rang out in the direction of the forward troops, they all rushed out, and they were armed with a large number of artillery! ”
"General, the patrol force will definitely not be able to support it for too long, they must be coming at our main force!"
The brigade commander's brows furrowed even deeper, and he said with an embarrassed expression: "The target of the Tuba Road must be us, not only our forward troops!" ”
"Is it possible?" The judgment of the brigade commander immediately provoked a rebuttal from the chief of staff.
"One of our brigades plus two brigades of the Imperial Cooperative Army, even if we lose two or three thousand people in front, the total strength is still nearly 13,000 people, does Tuba Road have such a big tooth to eat us in one bite? Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, are you worrying too much! ”
The brigade commander shook his head and replied: "Don't forget, a few months ago, the Eighth Route Army had the experience of eating one of our field infantry wings in one bite. If an infantry wing can eat it, a brigade will definitely be able to eat it too! ”
"As for the three brigades of the Imperial Cooperative Army, we all know how effective it is. With the presence of the imperial army, they still have the strength to fight. Without the Imperial Army, I am sure that in the face of the Eighth Route Army, they will surrender voluntarily without attacking! ”
"That's different!" The chief of staff argued.
"There are more than 10,000 of us, and no matter how strong the Eighth Route Army is, it is impossible to wipe us out overnight. As soon as the morning dawns, the aviation troops will be able to come to support, and at that time, unless the Eighth Route Army does not count the casualties, no matter how many troops are killed by us with bombs! ”
The brigade commander, who was still determined just now, also hesitated at this time.
The well-equipped Central Army only had the end of being passively beaten and collapsed in front of the Imperial Army Army Aviation Corps, not to mention the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army.
It is conceivable that as long as the air force comes, the Tuba Road, which is attacking the imperial army, will be killed by planes in patches.
At the very least, he can also make a gap under the cover of the aircraft and highlight the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army.
Thinking of this, the solemn face of the brigade commander of the major general looked a lot better, and he ordered very calmly.
"Order all troops, with me as the center, to immediately occupy the high ground on both sides of the road and organize a defense on the spot!"
"The artillery adds up all the mountain and field artillery, keeps in touch with the radio stations of all the brigade headquarters, and provides artillery support to the infantry at any time!"
The chief of staff immediately reminded: "Do you want to let the troops of the forward captain be reinforced?" If Dirt Eight Road really wants to eat us in one bite, it will be very dangerous for them to break away from the main force! ”
"Withdraw immediately, occupy the high ground closest to the forward troops, organize a defense on the spot, and be ready to attack and meet the forward troops at any time."
"Find a way to contact the forward troops, immediately get rid of the contact with the ambush troops of the Eighth Route Army, and break through and retreat in the direction of the main force, the speed must be fast!"
After the order was given, the commander of the brigade of the major general was visibly relieved.
He was taken to a shooting corner by the guard troops, and sat in the marching chair to watch his subordinates set up a temporary command center, waiting for the front-line troops to send the final battle situation.
The headquarters of the first detachment acted with a regiment, and after rushing out of the hiding woods, they rushed all the way to the front.
After successfully eliminating several patrols of the Japanese puppet army, the forward company was only 500 meters away from the road.
However, Captain Chen didn't have a smile on his face, he knew that this was a tough battle, and the closer he was to the road, the stronger the resistance he might encounter. And what he has to do is to break through these blockades with the troops without counting casualties, quickly kill the road, and divide the devils who are concentrating on the closer to each other into two, and then divide them into four, just like cutting a cake, cut the large cake into small pieces, and then eat it slowly one by one!
Just as he kept urging his troops to rush forward and speed up. Captain Chen's worst fears appeared.
"Dada...... Bang bang bang bang ......" The sound of machine gun fire and rifle fire suddenly sounded in front of the company.
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