Battlefield on the Northern Front.

Inside a bunker in a forward position.

The commander of the 27th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshiharu Takeshita, came here with a group of wing commanders, holding binoculars and looking at the battlefield ahead.

At this time, there were not many Japanese troops left around the division headquarters.

The 27th Division was stabbed with chrysanthemums, and the baggage wing and field hospital were attacked.

It was possible to preserve the main forces by abandoning all the 27th Divisions and fleeing into the mountains on both flanks.

But Yoshiharu Takeshita strictly followed Okamura Ninji's orders, and all the troops of the 27th Division, like a nail, were nailed to the ground.

When the ammunition and food were exhausted, the 27th Division fought fiercely with the main force of the Eighth Route Army for a whole day.

But!

Under the front and rear flanking attacks of the Eighth Route Army, as well as the heavy artillery bombardment and the indiscriminate bombing of aircraft and bombs, the Japanese 27th Division had reached the end of the road.

Even at this point, this group of devil officers is full of absolute confidence in the Imperial Holy War.

Even if the 27th Division reached the end of the road and the North China Front was completely suppressed by the Eighth Route Army, this group of devil officers was also full of confidence in the Japanese Empire and the Locusts.

But at this time, looking at the continuous artillery shells of the Eighth Route Army in the distance, they fell on the position in front.

There are many devil officers who do not have the coldness and perseverance on their faces, and the fanaticism that is inadvertently revealed, but instead have a desperate expression.

The Imperial Holy War may be won, but they don't see that day coming.

As soon as the artillery stopped, a devil staff officer hurriedly ran in: "Report to the division commander, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack!" ”

"Harada-kun, how many troops do we have?"

The division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshiharu Takeshita, looked at the chief of staff, Yoshikazu Harada, and asked in a deep voice with gloomy eyes.

"And about 400 people!"

Yoshikazu Harada bowed his head and replied.

Takeshita Yoshiharu was silent when he heard this, a division of 15,000 troops, in less than 2 days of fighting, there are only these people left?

When the ammunition and food were exhausted, many Japanese soldiers would choose to commit suicide in order to be prisoners.

The soldier pulled the grenade out of the safe, slammed it on the steel helmet, then put the grenade on his chest, and shouted loudly in his mouth, and with a loud bang, blood mist flew out, and the devil's body was blown apart.

And the officers of the devils generally cut their abdomen, or pointed a pistol at their head and shot themselves.

If it weren't for Takeshita Yoshiharu's strict prohibition on suicide, even if he died, he would have taken a soldier of the Eighth Route Army with him.

Otherwise, at this time, the 27th Division had been completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

In fact, Takeshita Yoshiharu knew from the moment he received Okamura's order that the destruction of the 27th Division was inevitable.

It's just a matter of time.

However, Takeshita Yoshiharu did not expect that the entire jade shattering of the 27th Division would come so quickly.

In fact, in this kind of mountainous terrain, the tanks of the Eighth Route Army were not suitable for play, and only a few tanks could be used for each attack.

The Japanese 27th Division has perfect fortifications, even if the Eighth Route Army has tanks and heavy artillery, the 27th Division will not have much problem blocking the Eighth Route Army's attack for 5 to 7 days.

But the problem is that the chrysanthemums of the 27th Division were stabbed, and the ammunition depot and grain depot were blown up.

At this time, Takeshita Yoshiharu was extremely remorseful, why didn't he hide the ammunition and food in the tunnel?

But it was useless to regret at this time, because with his telescopic vision, he had already seen the infantry and tanks of the Eighth Route Army.

The attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army had already come up and were preparing to eat the last remnants of the 27th Division.

In the rear, a violent burst of gunfire also sounded.

Obviously, the troops of the Eighth Route Army in the rear also launched an attack at the same time.

"Harada-kun, send out the prepared farewell telegram!"

Yoshiharu Takeshita looked at Yoshikazu Harada.

"Hey."

Harada Yoshiwa Osa walked briskly to the position of the 27th Division's communications team, and the farewell telegram had already been prepared.

"Gentlemen!"

Hmmm-

Yoshiharu Takeshita pulled out the lieutenant general's sword in his hand:

"The time has come to be loyal to the Empire and to the Locusts! Get ready for battle! ”

Whew-

Accompanied by the sound of a sword unsheathed.

The captains of the infantry wings, the captains of the engineer wings, and the captains of the artillery wings around him all drew their adjutant knives.

At the same time, the Wing Commander and Lieutenant General were ready to lead the charge.

In the trenches, in the foxholes, in the shell craters, and the devils who came out of the tunnels, they stuck Type 30 bayonets in the front of the Type 38 rifles.

In the previous battle, the soldiers of the 27th Division had almost run out of ammunition.

Although the position was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it had no ammunition and was in a position of flanking from the front and rear.

The rest of the Japanese soldiers were the real elite of the 27th Division.

But this group of elites has run out of ammunition and food, and they can only engage in white-knuckle combat with the Eighth Route Army.

……

At the same time.

The smoke of gunpowder fills the air.

With the sound of the collision of tank tracks, the infantry of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army bowed down, followed behind the tank with sharp eyes, and rushed towards the Japanese position.

"Fuck open your eyes for Lao Tzu!"

"When you see the corpse of the devil, make up the gun first, and the devil will pretend to be dead!"

In the offensive formation of the independent regiment, the company commanders and platoon commanders of the combat units of the Eighth Route Army, who were responsible for leading the troops, shouted at the top of their voices:

"Don't engage in white-knuckle combat with devils, after seeing devils, hit a shuttle first, and if you think there are devils, greet them directly with grenades!"

"Who the hell dares to save ammunition, Lao Tzu killed him!"

A future marshal of the republic said that the troops that dare to see the red with bayonets are the ones with excellent quality.

In the past, it was a last resort to save ammunition and fight with the enemy.

But that's no longer the case.

But now that you have enough ammunition, and the enemy is running out of ammunition and food, and you are still at risk with the enemy's bayonet, it is stupid.

In Li Yunlong's words, with a machine gun in one hand, who the hell is still fighting with devils?

Listening to the shouts of the company commander and platoon commander, the soldiers' eyes became more vigilant, and they held the steel guns in their hands tighter.

The order of the regiment is: Although there are not many devils left, we must be highly vigilant against the counterattack of the devils before they die.

At the cost of minimal casualties, the last units of the 27th Division of the Japanese Army were completely annihilated.

At this time, there was silence and silence on the Japanese positions, only the bomb craters and the corpses of Japanese soldiers on the trenches.

Attacking tanks and infantry approached the Japanese positions.

As in previous offensives, the tanks stopped more than 10 meters from the forward positions of the devils, and the infantry came out.

In this attack, the Japanese army did not fire at the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army because they ran out of ammunition and food.

So. The tanks of the Eighth Route Army were advancing, and the tank guns and vehicle-mounted machine guns did not fire at the Japanese positions.

At the forefront was a platoon of submachine gunners of the Separate Regiment, each fighter with an M3 submachine gun hanging from his chest.

In addition to submachine gunners, there are fighters with M2 flamethrowers on their backs, as well as riflemen who can replenish their guns at any time.

As the Eighth Route Army approached the forward position of the Japanese army, Takeshita Yoshiharu heard the sound of footsteps close at hand, and raised the command knife in his hand: "Kill and give-"

Immediately.

The Japanese position seemed to be resurrected, and suddenly, the sound of a chirping Japanese pig rush sounded.

The devil officers were holding sabers, and the devil infantry were holding the 38 rifles with bayonets, and they all crossed the position with fierce faces, and launched a counter-charge towards the infantry of the Eighth Route Army who were close at hand.

The battle is on the verge of breaking out!

The submachine guns in the hands of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army had already been loaded, and the safety was opened, ready to shoot at any time.

Seeing the devils rushing towards them densely, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were not afraid and pulled the trigger of the submachine gun in their hands towards the devil.

Dada

Dense ammunition poured down on the devil, who fell like mowing grass.

……

Baoding.

The Front Command of the North China Front of the Japanese Army.

War Hall.

"General, Lieutenant General Yoshiharu Takeshita, commander of the 27th Division, just sent a farewell telegram!"

Communications staff officer Haruo Kitani held a telegram in his hand and reported to Okamura Ninji and Seizo Arisue.

"Nani?" Arisue Seizo turned around suddenly, his face full of disbelief, "Farewell telegram? ”

The 27th Division was flanked, and Okamura Ninji did not allow the 27th Division to retreat, and the entire 27th Division was already a sure thing.

But there was no end to Seizo who didn't expect the 27th Division to be finished so quickly.

It's only been less than 2 days.

Even if it was 15,000 pigs, the Eighth Route Army didn't kill them so quickly, right?

Okamura Ningji on the side looked as usual, but from his eyes with crazy killing intent, it could be seen that Okamura Ningji wanted to cut people at this time.

The entire jade shatter of the 27th Division is nothing.

It was not the first Japanese division to shatter all the jade.

But!

After the entire 27th Division was shattered, the Eighth Route Army's North Road Attack Group entered the North China Plain and it was Okamura Ninji and Yusue Seizo who felt the real pressure.

Not to mention that Beiping was captured by the Eighth Route Army, the locust army and the locust alliance army in Baoding would also be flanked.

After being silent for a long time, Okamura Ninji spit out a word from his mouth: "Read!" ”

"Hey."

Osamu Kitani took the telegram and read:

"Our division will fight to the last man, and the holy war will be won! The Locust Majesty is onboard, and the Locust Army of the Great Japanese Empire is onboard! ”

"Lieutenant General Yoshiharu Takeshita, commander of the 27th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army."

The content of the telegram is not very long, the first sentence is a farewell telegram, and the latter sentence is the content of every telegram.

After reading it, Osamu Kitani was silent.

By the time this telegram was received, the 27th Division must have been completely shattered, otherwise it would not have sent a farewell telegram.

At this moment, a staff officer hurriedly walked in:

"Report to the general, the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army's South Road Attack Group has arrived in the Gaoling area."

Okamura Ninji and Yusue Seizo's faces changed slightly, and they found the location of Takamine on the map.

Yousujing Sanmu measured the distance from Gaoling to Baoding, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency General, the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army is only one day's journey from Baoding. ”

When the devil officers heard this, they were all chrysanthemums.

Li Yunlong is here!

The shadow of the famous tree, the devils in North China now, whether they are officers or Japanese soldiers, will subconsciously tighten their expressions when they hear the words Xinyituan and Li Yunlong.

This news made the situation that was already unfavorable to the Japanese North China Front even worse.

Okamura Ninji's eyes narrowed: "Send a telegram immediately to ask, where have our reinforcements arrived?" ”

(End of chapter)