The old devil Suzuki guessed right, but not all right. Turtles

This time, the troops of the Eighth Route Army, dominated by the 358 Brigade, set off an ambush operation against the Suzuki Wing, in the final analysis, because the Xiye Wing stationed in Baode County was really cautious like a shrinking turtle, and did not give the soldiers the opportunity to attack Baode County at all.

Everyone had no choice, so they turned the spearhead around and attacked Suzuki United.

From this point of view, it was precisely because of the West Field United, which was a shrunken turtle, that his Suzuki United was killed by the Eighth Route Army.

If the sad old devil Suzuki knew the real situation, he didn't know how he would feel.

At this time, the Eighth Route Army of the 358th Brigade, which was the mainstay, set up a huge pocket ambush formation around Xiaonanzhuang, finally surfaced.

When Suzuki United was completely surrounded, the final decisive battle between the two sides also began.

For the officers and men of the 358 Brigade, this was a rather rare large-scale encirclement and annihilation battle. Turtles

The scale of this battle was so large that almost the full wing of the Japanese army was completely surrounded by pocket formations.

It was also a rather rare battle for the entire North-Western Military District.

And it is with the annihilation of the Suzuki United as the ultimate goal.

If this operational goal can be accomplished, it will directly break the precedent of the Eighth Route Army in the northern Shanxi region that the troops have never been organized to destroy the Japanese army.

For the entire Mongolian army stationed in northern Shanxi, it is definitely an unprecedented deterrent.

It will certainly greatly stimulate the anti-Japanese movement from northern Shanxi to Inner Mongolia.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the situation is very bad, our army has been completely besieged by the Eighth Route Army from all directions, and the vanguard troops of the Eighth Route have already clashed with the guards of our army!" Turtles

The chief of staff of the devil brought bad news to Suzuki, and Suzuki's face was gloomy.

At this time, although he was caught off guard by the pocket formation deliberately set up by the Eighth Route Army, the pride on his face in the past was somewhat restrained.

But in his bones, he still didn't take the Eighth Route Army in front of him in his eyes.

He always believed that the troops of the Eighth Route Army, who would only be in small fights behind enemy lines, could be the opponent of the imperial forces?

After a little thought, Suzuki decided to give it a go.

He immediately summoned several officers to quickly analyze the current battle situation, and then pointed out:

"The Eighth Route Army came prepared this time, deliberately lured our army out of the fortifications of Guzhen, and set up a pocket formation here to surround our army. Turtles

But the Eighth Route is too simple, how can our Imperial Japanese troops be surrounded by the Eighth Route Army? ”

He pointed the final decisive battle direction to the north:

"In previous years, when our army carried out a sweep of the base area of the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army, which was backward in equipment and scarce in ammunition, could still cunningly break through under the encirclement of our army.

With the well-equipped and strong combat effectiveness of our wing, we only need to choose one direction to concentrate our troops, and we can be like an unstoppable sharp knife to directly poke a hole in the northward encirclement of the Eighth Route Army and break out of the encirclement. ”

For this reason, the old devil Suzuki has even begun to deploy troops to make arrangements after breaking out of the encirclement.

"Quickly retreat to Guzhen, hold on for the time being, and then think of attacking these cunning eight roads after the troops have rested!"

"Hey!" Turtles

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After Suzuki's order was given, the little devils quickly moved.

At this time, Suzuki United couldn't care so much.

Even the vanguard brigade that was originally going to be rescued and trapped in the front section of Xiaonanzhuang by the Eighth Route Army could not control the remaining 100 troops after being bombarded by artillery fire.

There are even devil officers in the command who believe that the remnants of the vanguard brigade can also be used as the last diversion force to cover the retreat of the main force.

Then, the situation on the entire battlefield quickly evolved.

The Suzuki Wing, which was still rapidly approaching Xiaonanzhuang, immediately shrank the forces on the left and right flanks. Turtles

At the same time, the striker became a defender, and the guard became a striker, maintaining the original battle formation and retreating in the direction of Guzhen.

As soon as the little devil withdrew like this, the command of the Eighth Route Army immediately gained insight into the intentions of the Japanese army.

"Interesting, Lao Kong, it seems that the little devil has made up his mind and is ready to concentrate his forces to break through in the direction of Guzhen, and even the disabled vanguard team can't take care of it!"

Yang Tuan, who was at the forefront of the public announcement and looked at the 715 regiment with a telescope, said.

Kong Jie nodded and replied: "The Suzuki United, which has always been invincible, has suffered this time, and now we are afraid of it, and I don't have the heart to continue attacking."

It's just that his little devil can come when he wants to, and he can leave when he wants, how can it be so easy, really when our pocket array can't be furnished?

If the devil wants to retreat, our pocket array will move with it, always put his little devil in his pocket, and fight all the way, even if his devil can finally escape back to Guzhen, the strength of the ten cities will be almost consumed by us. "Ducks

Then, Kong Jie said: "Lao Yang, the mechanized combat troops that Lao Li and I brought over this time can't expose too much.

Therefore, this final battle to encircle and annihilate the Suzuki Wing has to be your team.

As for the artillery units of the Suzuki Wing, the armored units, and even the flight units that may arrive at any time in the future, you can rest assured that you can leave them to us! ”

Head Yang nodded heavily:

"Okay, Lao Kong, don't say anything, you and Lao Li have helped our 358 Brigade a lot this time, and we have written down this favor.

As long as you can knock out the devil's artillery and armored troops, this little devil is a toothless tiger, if you can't even clean up such a sick cat, my 358 Brigade really has no face to stay in this acre and three points of land in northern Shanxi. ”

Kill - Turtle

The battlefield was full of shouts and gunfires, and the Suzuki Wing was like a flock of sheep being constantly bitten by wolves from all directions.

The officers and men of the Eighth Route Army attacked from all directions, from the periphery of the retreating formation of the Japanese army, and each attack was able to take a few fat sheep from the flock.

After making up his mind to break through and retreat in the direction of Guzhen, the artillery units in the rear of the Suzuki Wing immediately launched artillery bombardment in the direction of the rear and the attack of the Eighth Route Army on both flanks to cover the retreat.

At this time, the remaining artillery fire of the Suzuki Wing was still strong.

As the elite wing of the rich Mongolian army, the firepower configuration of this Suzuki wing can be regarded as strong.

In particular, after the Mongolian army went south to reinforce the First Army and deal with the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base area, the headquarters of the Mongolian army took into account the arduous task of the Suzuki Wing in garrisoning Guzhen, and especially increased its firepower allocation.

It was attached to an artillery brigade. Turtles

Among them, there is an infantry artillery squadron, a mountain artillery squadron, and a rapid-fire artillery squadron.

This kind of firepower configuration is completely different from the equipment gap between it and the Eighth Route Corps-level combat units of the same Japanese army.

This is also the reason why the old Suzuki devil often has arrogance on his face.

Such a sophisticated firepower configuration, coupled with the strength of his Suzuki Wing, was far more than the strength of some field wings of the First Army, and the entire wing added up to nearly 5,000 people.

The overall strength is not boastful.

Even now, because the artillery squadron attached to the Pioneer Brigade was trapped by the Eighth Route Army, it was defeated by the mechanized combat troops arranged by Li Yunlong and Kong Jie.

The firepower of the artillery brigade of the Suzuki wing was somewhat weakened. Turtles

The remaining firepower is still strong.

I saw the remaining artillery of the devil's artillery brigade, including some infantry guns, Type 41 wing guns, and Type 94 37mm rapid-fire guns, after the fire was fully fired.

The constant explosion of shells, the smoke of gunpowder spreading everywhere, almost with fierce firepower, cut out the two flanks of the Suzuki Wing that was trying to retreat, as well as the combat area at the tail, a dividing line.

Due to the fierce artillery fire of the Japanese army, the officers and men of the 716th Regiment, the Yanbei Detachment, and the 715th Regiment, which pursued from both flanks, were indeed suppressed by the Japanese artillery fire, and the momentum of the attack was hindered.

The Japanese guards deployed on both flanks and on the back took the opportunity to get rid of the pursuing Eighth Route Army troops, cover the main force, and maintain the combat formation and retreat.

Fortunately, when the soldiers were chasing, they were like scattered wolves, chasing after a denser flock of sheep that were completely shrouded together.

Although the Japanese artillery fire was fierce, the casualties caused by the soldiers were quite limited because the soldiers' lines were relatively scattered. Turtles

In the temporary headquarters of the army, looking at the evolution of the situation after his artillery fire was fully fired, the old devil Suzuki had a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Everything was developing in the direction he had speculated, and the artillery fire of the Empire of Japan was by no means something that these backward Eighth Route Army units could stop.

However, the little devil's pride didn't last long.

The mechanized combat unit arranged by Kong Jie reappeared on the left and right flanks of the Suzuki wing.

At this time, seven or eight more armored vehicles were brought in quickly.

It was another armored unit that Kong Jie was hiding.

When dealing with the vanguard team that the devil fell into the trap first, it was naturally not all exposed, but only half of the armored troops. Turtles

Carrying eight armored vehicles, as well as various combat vehicles, he took the lead in defeating the artillery squadron of the Devil's Pioneer Brigade.

And the strength of the armored troops shown at this time is not the same.

This time, eight armored vehicles were quickly outflanked from both sides of the Suzuki wing, which were specially equipped with American-made 75mm howitzers.

Boom –

The terrain outside Xiaonanzhuang is open, and such terrain is too suitable for the operation of armored troops.

I saw eight armored vehicles, four of each, divided into the left and right wings, and after pulling the scattered formation of the convoy, they drove forward and installed 75-mm howitzers on the other hand and continuously bombarded the artillery positions where the devils were showing off their might.

The armored forces of the Iron Triangle are so elite. Turtles

When the armored vehicle was moving forward, the driver and the artillery cooperated quite tacitly, one kept the vehicle moving at a constant speed, and the other roughly judged the position of the artillery landing point according to the speed of the vehicle, and fired at the artillery unit of the devil.

With one explosion after another.

These shells are like they have eyes.

The first two shots were directly bombarded at the edge of the devil's artillery position, turning some of the unlucky little devils on their backs.

Immediately after that, the shells that fell directly smashed into an area of the devil's artillery position, and the two 41-type mountain guns were blown over on the spot.

The devil officer, who was directing the artillery attack, looked terrified.

On the battlefield, the greatest threat to artillery is enemy artillery. Turtles

He hurriedly ordered to turn the muzzle of the gun and return fire at the armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army pursuing on both flanks.

However, the mobility of the two sides is not on the same level at all.

The artillery positions of the devils cannot be transferred in a short period of time, but the eight-way armored vehicles that pursue and shell on both sides have high mobility, and the various combat vehicles are relatively scattered.

What is it like at this point?

It's like the cavalry of ancient times, in the vast grassland, with fewer troops, pursuing more troops but less mobile infantry.

Although their numbers are small, they can use the mobility of war horses, ride on horseback, and constantly shoot arrows with bows and arrows to destroy the enemy's infantry.

However, it was difficult for the enemy infantry to shoot to death the cavalry that pursued the wings with bows and arrows, and quickly dodged. Turtles

What the little devil in front of him felt at the moment was probably the grievance of this infantry in the face of cavalry guerrilla tactics.

The Suzuki Wing also has a few armored vehicles, plus some military trucks, which can also be used for mechanical vehicle operations.

Seeing that the armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army continued to attack their own artillery with artillery fire, Suzuki, an old devil who was anxious, immediately ordered to send out the few armored vehicles and some combat vehicles in the team to attack.

But then he saw a scene that made him a little desperate.

I saw that the armored vehicles and vehicles of the enemy's Eighth Route Army were constantly shelled, except for the American-made howitzers that were constantly shelling.

In the direction of the roof of the car, there was a soldier carrying a weapon that looked like a trumpet, and then opened fire on his imperial armored vehicle.

Shells dragging flames fell directly on the frontal armor of a Japanese armored car. Turtles

Then...... There was a loud bang, and the little devil's thin-skinned tank was blown to pieces in an instant.

The little devils were stunned, they had never seen such frightened artillery fire.

This is simply the nemesis of armored vehicles.

During the confrontation between the two sides, the Japanese artillery unit was suppressed by the howitzer fire loaded by the armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army.

On the left and right flanks and back of the Suzuki Wing, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army troops that was originally used to suppress the pursuit was immediately weakened.

The 716 Regiment on the left flank, as well as the officers and men of the Yanbeibei Detachment on the right flank, seized the opportunity and bit it again, dragging the two flank guards of the devil.

As the confrontation continued, the speed of the Japanese retreat gradually slowed down. Turtles

The old devil Suzuki realized in horror that in this way, it seemed unrealistic to want to break out of the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army at a faster speed.

The overall retreat speed of the Japanese army was not as fast as the movement speed of the pocket encirclement of the Eighth Route Army.

The depth of the eight-way pursuit, as well as the space for the movement of the troops, is obviously broader than that of the Suzuki Wing in the encirclement.

And the Suzuki United, which is in the encirclement, has to maintain a defensive formation at all times, not to be completely dispersed by the Eighth Route Army, and to break through one by one.

The overall team is relatively clustered and moves much slower.

However, apart from this way of concentrating troops to evacuate to Guzhen, Suzuki has no better choice at all.

If you divide your troops to break through, you will fall into the trap of the Eighth Route Army. Turtles

The troops of the Eighth Route are obviously larger, coupled with the pocket array surrounded on all sides, once the little devil's troops are scattered, there will be no chance to fight back at all.

At this point, the last pride in the heart of the old devil Suzuki was completely shattered.

He realized that he couldn't do anything, and now was the time to call for help.

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