After a fierce battle in the morning, the two sides suffered casualties on both sides, and the Eighth Route Army retreated.

The command of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army.

A Japanese staff officer walked in quickly and reported to Yokoyama Yutoto: "General, the Eighth Route Army of the right attack group has been repulsed!" ”

Yokoyama's expression moved, and he raised his binoculars to look at the battlefield on the right.

I saw that the smoke of gunpowder on the right-flank battlefield had covered the sky, but the sound of gunfire had become sparse.

As a few days ago, the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade and various artillery wings of the Japanese 11th Army were all in a dormant state for fear of being bombed by the planes of the Eighth Route Army.

There was no air support, no artillery fire support.

In the face of the attack of the Eighth Route Army, the troops of the Japanese 11th Army could only rely on infantry to carry the heavy artillery shells, aerial bombs and tanks of the Eighth Route Army.

"Your Excellency, Commander, have you found it?"

Major General Nakayama Sadatake, chief of staff on the side, said in a deep voice:

"Today's heavy artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army is significantly smaller than that of the previous two days, and the mortar, mountain artillery, and tank artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army is also obviously sparser than that of the previous two days."

"Of course I found out." Isamu Yokoyama nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, "If it was the kind of firepower from yesterday, our soldiers would probably be difficult to repel the attack of the Eighth Route Army." ”

Isamu Yokoyama also served as the commander of the 1st Division.

Needless to say, tactical command capabilities.

Listening to the sound of artillery can judge the caliber and number of enemy artillery, which is nothing more than basic exercises for them, veteran devils who have been on the battlefield for a long time.

The eyes of the deputy chief of staff Mitsumi Akizaburo Osaku lit up slightly: "Your Excellency the commander, Your Excellency the chief of staff, what do you mean... The Eighth Route Army is running out of ammunition? ”

"That's right!"

Major General Nakayama Sadatake nodded and said:

"The attack of the Eighth Route Army has learned the tactics of the locust army, and the artillery has completed the infantry charge, and the infantry has completed the artillery bombardment."

"But the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army is obviously at least a quarter smaller than yesterday."

"Moreover, after the infantry and tanks of the Eighth Route Army retreated, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army did not continue to fire."

"This shows that the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army has run out of urgency."

A group of devil staff officers, including Futami Akizaburo, looked shocked, and suddenly recovered some morale.

Facing the planes, heavy artillery and tanks of the Eighth Route Army, as well as the fierce firepower of the infantry, and nearly 10,000 elite soldiers were killed in two days.

At this time, the morale of the entire Japanese 11th Army was relatively low.

There were even rumors in the troops that the 4th Division in Osaka was going to run away with a bucket.

Yokoyama Yong stared at the map and said: "From the southeast of Jin to Xuzhou, the distance is more than 600 kilometers, plus the 129th Division is all the way over, and a lot of ammunition and food have been consumed on the way, the logistics supply line of the Eighth Route Army is too long, and it is normal for ammunition to be in a hurry, if I guessed correctly, there is not much food left in the Eighth Route Army." ”

"Your Excellency, Commander." Erjian Qiu Saburo's eyes lit up, "This is the opportunity for the Locust Army to defeat the main force of the Eighth Route Army!" ”

After the defeat of the Third Battle of Changsha, the morale of the Japanese 11th Army remained in a low state.

Not long after Yokoyama took over the 11th Army, before he had time to rectify his morale, he was sent to North China by the base camp and the headquarters of the dispatch army to support the Japanese North China Front.

Yokoyama Yong's eyes were thoughtful when he heard this, and his eyes soon lit up slightly.

Immediately, Isamu Yokoyama gave the battle order:

"Order the locust troops around Xuzhou to assemble, change into the clothes of the locust army, and attack the troops of the Eighth Route Army at night."

"Let these cannon fodder consume the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army."

"When the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army is consumed, the locust army will be able to turn defeat into victory."

Hundreds of heavy artillery pieces are indeed powerful, but a heavy artillery shell weighs dozens of kilograms.

With so many heavy artillery firing, the number of heavy artillery shells needed is not a small amount.

The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army was on an expedition, and it was bound to carry not many heavy artillery shells.

When your Eighth Route Army's ammunition is almost depleted, it will be the time when the Locust Army turns defeat into victory!

Thinking of this, Yokoyama suddenly felt full of confidence.

Wait until there are no shells in the barrels of the Eighth Route Army, no bullets in the barrels, and no food in the pots.

See what your Eighth Route Army is fighting against the locust army?

"Hey."

Nakayama Sadatake and Futami Akiyama Lang bowed their heads in unison.

"Your Excellency the Commander is wise." Seeing Qiu Saburo Dazuo raised his head and said, "I admire!" ”

"Report to the Commander!"

But at this moment, a staff officer walked in quickly and reported to Isamu Yokoyama:

"I have just received information that the rear lines of communication of the locusts army have been bombed by enemy aircraft, and some railway and highway bridges have been blown up by aircraft of the Eighth Route Army."

Yokoyama Yuichi waved his hand and said, "Got it." ”

"Hey."

The staff officer who came to report suddenly bowed his head, turned around and walked away quickly.

The logistical supply line was bombed by planes of the Eighth Route Army, which was expected by Isamu Yokoyama.

If he had air support, he would definitely send planes to bomb the logistics supply lines of the Eighth Route Army.

However, it is a pity that the locust army aviation units in central China were defeated by the air force units of the Eighth Route Army.

However, Xuzhou was a military stronghold, and the Japanese army hoarded large quantities of food and ammunition here.

Even the planes of the Eighth Route Army bombed the Japanese army's logistical supply lines.

The Japanese army did not have to worry about food and ammunition in a short time.

……

At the same time.

Sangha Monastery.

Command of the Eighth Route Army.

Division Commander Liu convened an interim operational meeting.

The brigade commander and column commander of the main brigade came to participate.

"A morning of attack, heavy artillery shells with a base of 0.25 ammunition, have not been able to capture the Japanese position."

"This heavy artillery is really a big eater of ammunition, and it is not something that ordinary people can afford."

"It's still Li Yunlong's kid who is comfortable, he can call for airdrop supplies at any time, don't worry about ammunition consumption, you can have as much as you want."

"When will our 129th Division be able to fight a rich battle like Li Yunlong?"

A heavy artillery brigade commander lamented.

The brigade commander asked: "How many heavy artillery shells do we have left?" ”

As the first-class main brigade of the Eighth Route Army, the 386th Brigade was tough and tough with the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army and achieved good results.

"Not much." The chief of staff said, "There are only 1.25 base numbers of heavy artillery shells left, and they are about to stop, and there are still some ammunition for infantry, tank crews, and mortars, but if they continue to fight like this, they will only be able to enter and exit, and it will not be long before the troops will run out of ammunition." ”

The faces of the main brigade commanders and column commanders suddenly became a little solemn.

In modern warfare, logistics is fought.

Especially in campaigns like with heavy artillery, tanks, and air support, there is a greater reliance on logistics.

Without shells, heavy artillery and tanks were just decorations, and the power was not even comparable to that of bayonets.

"Don't you just want logistical supplies, isn't it simple?" Brigade Commander Chen said, "Looking for Li Yunlong, this kid is very rich." ”

The leaders nodded in agreement.

As Li Yunlong, the richest man in the Eighth Route Army, who is richer than the headquarters, still lacks heavy artillery shells?

"I'm looking for Li Yunlong." Division Commander Liu said with a solemn expression, "This time, Boss Chen didn't let Li Yunlong command our 129th Division, and neither could he command in name. ”

"The first two times are fine." Brigade Commander Zhang, the main force, asked, "Why can't it be done this time?" ”

The main brigade commander also opposed the 129th Division under the command of Li Yunlong at first.

Isn't it a mess to let a regiment commander command a reinforced division?

Our Brigade Commander Zhang was killed by enemy bullets on the battlefield and killed by Japanese artillery shells, and I will never want Li Yunlong to have a single shell or bullet.

But since tasting the sweetness of airdrop supplies.

There were endless shells and bullets, and the main brigade commander felt what it was really good for.

"If it was before the war, let Li Yunlong nominally command our 129th Division, then there would be no problem at all."

Division Commander Liu said: "But this time halfway through the battle, I remembered to let Li Yunlong command and ask for other people's ammunition, but they definitely didn't agree, and other people's weapons and ammunition were not blown by the wind." ”

The leaders nodded, thinking that there was nothing wrong.

They used to think that the ammunition came too easily, so they thought that this time Boss Chen would agree.

Obviously, the leaders also made the mistake of taking it this time.

However, from the position of the chief, after all, all the leaders want to kill more devils and sacrifice less soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

"Then the remaining shells can only be used a little sparingly."

"When we were poor and white, we could still fight with the devil with bayonets, but now we have heavy artillery, planes and tanks, are we still afraid that the devil will not succeed?"

A heavy artillery brigade nodded and said.

"That's right! When you run out of ammunition, fight with bayonets! ”

"Lao Tzu's ghost head machete, I haven't drunk Oriental blood for a long time."

"We have more troops than devils, and we also have an advantage in white-knuckle combat!"

Chiefs, you and I are saying a word.

In a word, if you don't have ammunition, you have to do it with the devil!

The Eighth Route Army didn't hesitate.

Looking at the murderous spirit of the main brigade commanders and column commanders, the division commander nodded with a satisfied expression, and said with a slight smile: "You don't have to worry about the ammunition problem, Li Yunlong has already found a solution." ”

"What's the solution?"

Brigade Commander Chen asked hurriedly.

Other brigade commanders and corps commanders also looked at the division commander.

The division commander raised the telegram in his hand: "Li Yunlong has just sent me a telegram, saying that he wants to build an airfield in Baoding and Xuzhou battlefields, establish a shipping route, and Li Yunlong will apply for airdrop supplies in Baoding, and then use heavy strategic transport planes to transport war materials to Xuzhou, and Li Yunlong will be responsible for handling the materials for building the airport." ”

As soon as the division commander's words came out, everyone's eyes lit up slightly.

In this way, the main force of the 129th Division will be able to fight a rich battle like the new regiment.

"Great!"

The leaders immediately looked happy and full of confidence.

Almost all of the chiefs came from the times of poverty.

Nowadays, all brigades and columns actually have some family backgrounds, but if there is no logistical supply, these family funds are reluctant to use them.

If there is sufficient logistical supplies, it can be completely opened.

"Now in the past few days, the ammunition in everyone's hands should be used sparingly."

Master Liu smiled:

"When the airport is repaired in a few days, let's stock up on a little more ammunition and give the Japanese 11th Army a big wave."

"Yes!"

The leaders shouted in unison.

"Adjournment!"

……

Huailai County.

Battlefield on the Northern Front.

Half an hour of heavy artillery and tank artillery fire, after a scrubbing of the indicated positions.

The cannonade stopped.

In a Japanese tunnel.

"The tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army began to attack, and all the soldiers immediately entered the position!"

"Kill all the eight ways!"

As soon as the artillery fire stopped, the voice of the commander of the 27th Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Wing of the 6th Division, Kyoji Kawada, sounded hysterically.

With the order of Kawada Kyotji Shozo was issued.

The devil soldiers came out of the tunnel with rifles and light machine guns and entered the position.

At this time, the Japanese army's position had been blown up beyond recognition by the heavy artillery shells of the Eighth Route Army.

If you grab a handful of dirt, you can feel the thick piping heat in the palm of your hand, and there is a lot of shrapnel in the dirt.

This was the third time that the Eighth Route Army had attacked this position.

More than half of the more than 1,000 soldiers under Kyoji Kawada have been killed or wounded.

According to the regulations, it was time for the 27th Division of the Japanese Army to retreat at this time.

But!

The rear road of the 27th Division had been blocked by troops of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, the North China Front ordered the 27th Division to hold here.

Therefore, all the soldiers, including the commander of the 27th Division, can only fight to the death here.

Fortunately, there was a tunnel to protect it, otherwise these Japanese soldiers would have suffered heavy casualties under the shelling of the Eighth Route Army.

The remnants of the devil soldiers had just entered the ruined position.

In the smoke of gunpowder, the tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army rushed towards the position.

As the battle progressed, these Eighth Route Army infantry and tanks became more and more skillful in cooperating.

All the infantry of the Eighth Route Army followed behind the tanks.

And the rifles and machine guns of the Japanese army could not penetrate the tanks of the Eighth Route Army at all.

Not to mention rifles and machine guns, even anti-tank guns are ineffective against the tanks of the Eighth Route Army.

Although the mountain artillery of the 27th Wing of the Mountain Artillery could defeat or even destroy the tanks of the Eighth Route Army.

But its own mountain artillery wing has not fired for a long time.

"Kill and give..."

Seeing that the tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army were already less than 50 meters away from the forward position, Kyoji Kawada couldn't hold back anymore and gave the order to open fire.

"Da Da Da..."

With his order given.

The devils opened fire one after another, and a dense rain of bullets poured down towards the attack force of the Eighth Route Army.

Ding Ding Ding –

But unfortunately, most of the bullets hit the tanks of the Eighth Route Army, making a clanging and crisp sound.

The attack of the fighters of the Eighth Route Army did not use the three-three system, but all of them were behind the tanks.

The devil lacks anti-tank weapons, and such tactics can effectively reduce casualties.

As for the task of firing during the offensive, it can be given to the tankmen in the tank.

The tank gun and the tank's own M2 large-caliber heavy machine gun can effectively suppress the fire point of the devil.

However, there were still stray bullets that hit the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army behind the tanks from time to time.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, who were hit by bullets, fell to the ground with a muffled grunt.

"Tom-tom-"

"Da Da Da-"

The tank guns and tank machine guns of the Eighth Route Army opened fire violently.

With a violent explosion, you can see the devil and the machine gun flying into the sky together.

The large-caliber heavy machine guns also suppressed the machine gun fire of the devils.

This set of tanks guided the infantry offensive movements, and the infantry and tank crews of the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment were already very skilled and perfect.

Soon, although there were still many machine guns and rifles on the devil's position, the sound of gunfire had become sparse.

"What's going on?"

Brigade Commander Kyoji Kawada noticed the weakening of his firepower at the first time.

He hunched over behind a Type 92 heavy machine gun and angrily asked the machine gunner, "Yaga, why don't you fire?" ”

"Report to the Captain!"

The Heavy replied with an ugly face, "The machine gun has run out of shells. ”

"I don't have any bullets anymore!"

"I don't have any bullets anymore!"

"I have three more bullets!"

The devil riflemen around him said one after another.

"Nani?"

Kyoji Kawada's face suddenly became ugly.

……

(Brothers, after a period of renewal, my state is getting better again.) But these two days are still relatively busy, and when these few days are over, I will resume updating 2 chapters a day. There is a brother who says that the water is written, to be honest, sometimes it is quite watery to look at the plot I wrote, but there is no way, this type is in the later stage, and I myself write like walking on thin ice, being careful everywhere, and I understand everything. ）