Thundered!!!

The aerial bomb and the explosion of the ammunition depot of the 27th Division were like thunder in the ears, shaking the mountains and mountains.

In a tunnel.

The huge shock wave was violently transmitted from the depths of the ground, and the commander of the 27th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshiharu Takeshita, Harada Yoshikazu Daisa, and a group of devil adjutants were all shocked to the ground.

"Yaga Ya Road!! The Eighth Route Army used a ground-penetrating bomb? ”

Lieutenant General Yoshiharu Takeshita stood up and said in shock.

The old devil had not yet realized that the 27th Division had been stabbed by the Eighth Route Army.

According to intelligence, the Eighth Route Army is equipped with a ground-penetrating bomb, which is very powerful.

It was a super bomb, and it was terrifying.

It can blow up a large pit more than 20 meters deep and 30 or 40 meters in diameter, which can be used to deal with tunnel tactics.

In the last Battle of Zhengtai, the Eighth Route Army used this super bomb.

Even the aircraft carrier Xianghe was sunk by this super bomb.

The long-range heavy bombers of the Eighth Route Army also used this super aerial bomb when they bombed Tokyo.

"It should be!"

Chief of Staff Yoshikawa Harada nodded solemnly:

"Your Excellency, the division commander just now, didn't you wonder why the Eighth Route Army didn't occupy the position? It seems that the Eighth Route Army wants to use ground-penetrating bombs to deal with the tunnel tactics of the locust army. ”

"However, the ground-penetrating bombs of the Eighth Route Army may not have much effect this time."

"The sappers of the Locust Army dug the tunnel very deep, and even reinforced it with some concrete, and the Eighth Route Army's ground-penetrating bombs may not be effective."

The engineers of the 1st Division, the 26th Division and other units of the Japanese Army were well prepared to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army in this area and kill and injure the living forces of the Eighth Route Army.

However, Tojo Eiji's wave of micro-manipulation made the three devil divisions in Zhangjiakou have to continue to stay in Zhangjiakou.

The devil's engineer literacy is very high, and he has built more solid fortifications against the ground-penetrating bombs of the Eighth Route Army.

In the eyes of Yoshiharu Takeshita and Yoshikazu Harada, only the ground-penetrating bullets of the Eighth Route Army have such great power.

Even if the Japanese headquarters was located in the tunnel, it was shocked to the point that people were overturned.

"The explosion seems to be coming from behind us."

A combat staff officer said suspiciously.

In order to observe the situation on the battlefield and facilitate the command of the battle, Yoshiharu Takeshita set up the headquarters close to the position.

However, for safety reasons, the headquarters was set up in the tunnel.

Just now, the command headquarters has received a report that there are planes of the Eighth Route Army approaching.

At this time, most of the soldiers of the 27th Division of the Japanese Army had already taken refuge in the tunnel.

"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army Air Force has discovered the tunnel in our rear?"

"This can't be?"

Chief of Staff Yoshikawa Harada and Osa were surprised.

The entrance to the tunnel in the rear was hidden, how did the pilots of the Eighth Route Army find out?

But at this moment.

"Division Commander!"

At the entrance of the tunnel, a staff officer hurriedly ran in:

"Just now, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd field hospitals, as well as the baggage wing, have been bombed by aircraft, the enemy has used more than 40 aircraft, and a large number of the main forces of the Eighth Route Army have appeared in our rear, and they are firing at the field hospital and the baggage wing, and the number of enemy troops is unknown."

"Nani?"

Yoshiharu Takeshita was suddenly startled, and his face changed greatly.

In the next second, he seemed to think of something, and his face instantly turned pale.

Field hospitals and baggage wings were bombed?

The field hospital was bombed, and the 27th Division was originally determined to fight against the Eighth Route Army with all the determination, with or without a field hospital.

But!

The baggage wing was also bombed, and the explosion that had just come would have been if it weren't for the Eighth Route Army's use of ground-penetrating bombs.

That must have been the ammunition depot detonated.

In addition to the ammunition that the entire division is enough to consume for half a month, the baggage wing is responsible for protecting, as well as half a month's food for the entire division.

At the moment, there is a high probability that food and ammunition will be blown up, and there is no food and ammunition.

Could it be that the soldiers of the 27th Division should fight the Eighth Route Army on an empty stomach and with 38 rifles without bullets?

Thousands of precautions, Takeshita Yoshiharu did not expect the Eighth Route Army to appear behind the 27th Division and was stabbed in the eye by the Eighth Route Army.

"Bagaya Road, where did this Eighth Route Army come from?"

"Can anyone tell me?"

Yoshiharu Takeshita asked angrily.

However, no officer could answer him this question.

No one knows where this sudden appearance of the Eighth Route Army came from.

It also carries artillery and can call for air support.

At this time, there was a faint sound of gunfire from the rear, and the fierce battle was very fierce.

No one answered, and another devil staff officer rushed in.

"General."

The staff officer's tone was flustered:

"The Eighth Route Army has launched an attack from the front, and the rear has also been attacked by a large number of Eighth Route Army!"

"Nani?"

Yoshiharu Takeshita's breath was short, and he let out a frightened voice.

This time, Nani was louder and more shocked than the previous one.

The enemy did not give the 27th Division any respite.

The front and rear were flanked at the same time, did the Eighth Route Army want to annihilate the 27th Division?

"How many troops is the enemy attacking?"

Yoshiharu Takeshita asked.

"It's not clear!"

The staff officer bowed his head and replied:

"The enemy is attacking fiercely!"

Ding Ding Ding –

The phone on the table rang, and the chief of staff, Yoshihiro Harada, picked it up, and then said it in a whisper.

After hanging up the phone, Yoshikawa Harada bowed his head and reported:

"The commander of the division, the baggage wing and the field hospital in the rear are surrounded by the enemy!"

"The ammunition was all blown up in the explosion, and only a small part of the food remained!"

Harada Yoshikazu's words made Lieutenant General Takeshita Yoshiharu's body shake for a while, and he almost fainted, he was really afraid of something.

Food and ammunition were blown up, and the 27th Division would quickly lose its combat effectiveness.

"Order the 27th Wing of the Mountain Artillery to immediately open fire on the enemy in front, drain all the shells, and be sure to repel the enemy's attack."

Yoshiharu Takeshita quickly issued an order:

"Order the 3rd Infantry Wing stationed in the cantonment to launch a counterattack against the enemy in the rear and destroy the enemy in the rear in the shortest possible time!"

"And."

"Immediately report the situation here to the North China Front Command and ask General Okamura for tactical guidance."

"Hey."

In the shouting, all the devil officers bowed their heads in unison.

As the 27th Wing of the Mountain Artillery, which had been dormant, joined the shelling, the attacks of the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment were repulsed by the Devils and lost 5 tanks.

But if you want it to perish, you must first make it mad.

This is the last madness before the defeat of the devils.

Most of the shells of the 27th Mountain Artillery Wing were in the ammunition depot and were kept by the Baggage Wing.

On the position, there were only less than half a base of shells.

After these shells are exhausted, the devil's mountain artillery wing has become an ornament.

And the paratrooper battalion of the new regiment, with air support and artillery fire support, ate up the baggage wing and three field hospitals of the 27th Division of the devil with lightning speed.

Immediately, the 3rd Wing of the Devil's Garrison Infantry arrived, and the two sides engaged in a fierce exchange of fire.

The devil's troops are larger, but the firepower of the paratrooper brigade has formed an absolute suppression of the devil.

Under the front and rear attacks of the Eighth Route Army, the situation of the Japanese 27th Division became precarious.

……

Midnight.

Xuzhou battlefield.

During the day, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army was too fierce.

Aerial bombs were dropped on the sky group, and even heavy strategic bombers were used by the Eighth Route Army.

Hundreds of heavy artillery pieces roared on the ground, and hundreds of tanks were overwhelming.

After the loss of an infantry company and a field artillery company.

Yokoyama was scheming, chose to avoid the edge for the time being, and sent the 3rd Division up to face a wave.

Under the heavy artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army, the tanks guided the infantry to attack, and the Japanese heavy artillery brigade was dormant and did not dare to open fire.

The two sides fought fiercely until the evening, the 3rd Division suffered heavy losses, and the Eighth Route Army also retreated and put on a posture of shrinking defense.

However, after all, the 3rd Division is a veteran A wing of the Japanese army, and it has extremely rich combat experience.

The Eighth Route Army also lost some tanks and infantry.

But in general, in addition to the heavily damaged infantry and field artillery wings.

In a head-to-head confrontation, the ratio of casualties between the Japanese and the Eighth Route Army was five to one.

It was almost the same as the casualty ratio of the Nationalist army in the frontal battlefield and the elite of the Japanese army.

That is, the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army was able to fight this casualty ratio with the Eighth Route Army.

If other divisions were to replace it, the casualty ratio would be even more exaggerated.

After nightfall, Isamu Yokoyama ordered the 3rd Division to withdraw and recuperate, and sent the 4th, 6th, and 13th Divisions to take the initiative to attack.

The 6th and 13th Divisions attacked head-on, and the 4th Division was outflanked around the rear.

The 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade and the artillery wings of the divisions were responsible for providing artillery support.

The 6th and 13th Divisions, according to the order, attacked the Eighth Route Army head-on.

However, the 4th Division, which was responsible for the roundabout outflanking, stopped halfway through.

The 11th Army of the Japanese Army and the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army fought fiercely all night in an area more than 20 kilometers north of Xuzhou City.

The battle lasted until the early morning, and Yokoyama failed to defeat the main force of the Eighth Route Army, so he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

At the same time, all artillery wings were ordered to quickly move their positions to conceal themselves so as not to be attacked by the Eighth Route Army.

Early the next morning.

Inside the headquarters of the Japanese army.

The deputy chief of staff of the 11th Army, Futami Akizaburo Osa, held a list in his hand and reported to Isamu Yokoyama:

"Your Excellency Commander, the losses of the divisions and regiments of the participating troops have been preliminarily counted!"

Major General Nakayama, chief of staff, and a group of operational staff officers stood on the sidelines.

The combat effectiveness of the Japanese 11th Army, which is also a group army unit of the Japanese army, is much stronger than that of Yoshio Shinozuka's 1st Army.

Under the command of Isamu Yokoyama, there are not only 4 veteran A divisions and 3 B divisions, as well as 3 infantry brigades.

There is also a reinforced field heavy artillery wing with terrifying artillery firepower.

"Read!"

Yokoyama said with a wave of his hand.

"Hey!"

Seeing Qiu Saburo Osa, he lowered his head and sighed, and then held the list with both hands and reported:

"The 3rd Division suffered more than 3,200 casualties."

"The 6th Division suffered more than 2,100 casualties."

"The 13th Division suffered more than 1,800 casualties."

"The 34th Infantry Wing of the 217th Division suffered more than 2,800 casualties."

"Commander of the 217th Infantry Wing, Kisaki Kiyoji Osatamama."

"...... of the 4th Division"

When talking about the 4th Division, Akizaburo Futami obviously paused, and his expression became strange.

The 3rd Division suffered the greatest casualties, because when the field artillery wing of the 3rd Division was about to open artillery, it was attacked by the planes of the Eighth Route Army, and not only the artillery suffered heavy losses, but even most of the field artillery and mountain artillery were blown up.

And the 34th Infantry Wing of the 217th Division is the same infantry wing that Isamu Yokoyama sent to test the attack yesterday.

This infantry wing had barely entered the attack position when it was bombarded indiscriminately by dozens of planes and hundreds of heavy artillery pieces of the Eighth Route Army.

Even the wing commander and the officers of the wing command were blown to pieces.

It was really blown to pieces, and the headquarters of the 217th Infantry Wing was directly hit by a 100-kilogram aerial bomb.

Even the bodies of the officers of the wing command could not be found.

That is, the formation of the 217th Infantry Wing was very spread.

Otherwise, the entire wing would have to be shattered, but even if the formation was very scattered, most of the casualties were still there, and the entire infantry wing almost lost its combat effectiveness.

Hearing this, Yokoyama Yong's face changed, and he didn't have time to calculate the total casualties, so he hurriedly asked in a deep voice: "How many casualties are the 4th Division?" ”

The 4th Division, also known as the Osaka Division, is the treasure A division of the base camp and the main division of the 11th Army.

Moreover, the combat mission of the 4th Division this time was to encircle the Eighth Route Army in a roundabout way.

The combat mission is very dangerous, and it is normal for the losses to be larger than those of other divisions.

But if the losses of the 4th Division are too great, it will have a great impact on the combat effectiveness of the 11th Army.

"The 4th Division was wounded 1 person..."

Major General Akizaburo Futami reported:

"According to the report of the staff of the 4th Division, a soldier of the 8th Infantry Wing was injured in a fall during the march last night."

"Nani?"

"Wounded 1 person, fell on the march?"

When Yokoyama heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, and his brain CPU was about to be burned.

There is only one possibility for this to happen.

The 4th Division did not arrive at the designated position according to the battle plan and launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army.

"Immediately ask the 4th Division, what the hell is going on?"

Isamu Yokoyama was really angry this time.

The fraternal units suffered several thousand casualties, and only one of your troops was wounded, and he was wounded by a fall.

It's a shame!

The chief of staff, Major General Nakayama Sadatake, walked quickly to the table, grabbed the phone, quickly shook the handle, and then put the phone to his ear: "Moxi Moxi, immediately pick up the headquarters of the 4th Division!" ”

Moments later, Major General Nakayama hung up the phone and reported to Isamu Yokoyama:

"Your Excellency, I just spoke with the commander of the 4th Division, Lieutenant General Sekihara 6, and Lieutenant General Sekihara 6 explained that they got lost during the march last night and failed to reach the attack position as planned, and it is said that it was a mistake in the military map that caused the 4th Division to get lost."

"Yaga!" Yokoyama suddenly scolded angrily, and his head ached.

But he could only scold.

It is not the first time that the 4th Division has made a foreign appearance.

The 4th Division is obviously very strong in combat, but it has repeatedly dropped the chain at critical moments.

In the Battle of Xuzhou in 1938, the national army and the Japanese army were fighting fiercely in Taierzhuang, but the 4th Division fought a wave of soy sauce.

In 1939, the Battle of Nomenkan was slow and late, and the 2nd Division was miserable.

During the Second Battle of Changsha, the five divisions of the Japanese army advanced towards Changsha in unison, but soon after the 4th Division broke through to Changsha, it was driven away by the national army and retreated in disgrace.

With such a pit teammate under his command, Yokoyama suddenly felt a headache.

Thinking of the casualty data of each division, Isamu Yokoyama's cheeks twitched.

The battle of the large corps is a meat grinder.

In less than 2 days of fighting, the Japanese army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, and most of these were veterans of the first division.

Even the commander of the 11th Army, Isamu Yokoyama, was a little difficult to bear such a large loss.

"Order, all locust troops immediately turn to defense, no initiative is allowed to attack without an order, and the commander who violates military law will do it!"

"Immediately request tactical guidance from the Dispatch Corps Headquarters and Base Camp!"

Isamu Yokoyama gave the order in an indifferent tone.

Last night's offensive operation not only failed to defeat the Eighth Route Army, but also completely destroyed Yokoyama's intention to take the initiative.

"Hey."

Nakayama Sadatake and Futami Akizaburo bowed their heads in unison.

And this meat grinder around Xuzhou has just begun.