Predator Reborn

Chapter 227: Breakout Battle of Counter-Encirclement and Suppression (1)

At this time, at least more than ten hours had passed since the capture of Jinzhong City. Since a large amount of military supplies were stored in the county, the several planes that came for reinforcements did not conduct bombings when they saw the panicked Eighth Route Army and militia in the city. They just fired continuously from the outside to prevent the Eighth Route Army from transporting supplies outside the city.

"Commander, the enemy planes' strafing was so fierce that the villagers couldn't get out at all. Now they are all trapped in the county town."

"I saw it. How many materials are there in the Japanese warehouse that we haven't removed yet?" Liu Hua said while hiding at a lookout in the city wall and looking at the arrogant planes outside.

"It only took less than six hours to move last night, and not even half of the materials were moved." Staff Officer Wang replied.

"Order the troops to organize the villagers to hide and continue moving after dark. After giving one night, everything that cannot be moved has been blown up. I guess the Japanese reinforcements are coming soon. We must hurry up. Give Captain Shen Send a report and ask if the enemy has been discovered." Liu Hua ordered.

"Yes, Commander..."

In this way, more than an hour passed. Looking at the weather, it was going to be dark in two hours, and the city began to slowly become busy. Soldiers and villagers began to carry supplies from the warehouse and separated them into different groups. Inside, it is convenient for transportation at night. As the commander, Liu Hua also sat leisurely in the original Japanese headquarters.

"Commander, Commander, urgent telegram..." Suddenly, a burst of exclamation interrupted Liu Hua's thinking.

"Is it a telegram from Commander Shen?" Liu Hua immediately reacted and asked.

"Yes, Commander, the Second Battalion of the First Regiment has encountered the vanguard of the Sakai Brigade. Now the Second Battalion is blocking the attack, and Commander Shen is leading the Third Battalion to reinforce." Staff Wang hurriedly finished the contents of the telegram.

"Damn, why is the kid so fast? It's the Sakai brigade again. Isn't he afraid of being beaten? Send a report to Commander Shen. Sakai has lost all his heavy weapons, and now they have no air support. , so now their combat effectiveness will be greatly weakened. I order him to hold on and resolutely block the Sakai brigade. I will personally lead the three regiments to reinforce and tell him to hold on." Liu Hua ordered.

"Yes, Commander, I'm going to send the message right away." After saying that, he hurried to the telegraph room.

"Counsel Zhou..." Liu Hua shouted loudly.

"Order the Third Regiment, the Artillery Regiment and the Mortar Battalion to assemble immediately. Also, order the Second Regiment Commander Luo Zhihui to seize the time to move supplies. He must evacuate the county before dawn tomorrow. All the unfinished supplies have been blown up. Go and convey the order quickly. "

"Yes, Commander."

Just like that, half an hour later, the third regiment and the mortar battalion had all gathered at the gate of the city. At this time, the Japanese aircraft that had been arrogant outside the city also flapped their wings and flew back angrily. The sky slowly becomes darker.

Liu Hua was riding on a war horse, looking at the tired soldiers in front of him, feeling a little unbearable. But he still ordered resolutely: "Everyone is here, run forward, set off immediately, the artillery battalion should keep up as much as possible, hurry up..." Liu Hua Qi Riding his war horse, he ran at the front of the team and was the first to run out of the county town from the ruined city wall.

Since there was no threat from the plane, everyone had no scruples. They held torches and ran quickly on the rugged road, following closely behind Liu Hua.

Along the way, soldiers kept falling behind, but they were all helped to rest by the road by their comrades, while they continued on their way. Finally, after everyone ran wildly for about half an hour, bursts of faint gunfire reached everyone.

in the ears.

"Comrades, we are almost there. Let's work harder...for victory, rush..." Liu Hua ran back and forth to cheer for the soldiers.

Just as the reinforcements were advancing rapidly under the leadership of Liu Hua, the blocking battle of the regiment had entered a critical moment of life and death.

Since everyone did not expect the Sakai Brigade to arrive so quickly, the Second Regiment that held firm here did not dig particularly strong defenses. Therefore, the battle with the Japanese vanguard squadron immediately became a tense battle.

However, in less than a few minutes, when the main force of the Japanese army arrived, the entire battlefield changed dramatically. In order to quickly break through the position, Major General Sakai gathered a group of nearly 50 grenade launchers.

and mortars, bombarding the position less than a hundred meters wide, followed by small teams taking turns to attack, consuming a large amount of the second battalion's effective strength.

Less than half an hour after the battle began, the entire second battalion's strength of 500 before the battle was sharply reduced to 200.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Another round of enemy artillery fire came over. The Second Battalion, which had already suffered heavy casualties, was like a pinch of salt on the wound. It once again lost the combat effectiveness of more than a dozen people. The artillery fire stopped, and then the Japanese army came with a small team.

They took turns charging for the unit.

"Kill..." the Japanese squad leader who was in charge of the first round of charge gave the order. Immediately afterwards, a squad of soldiers walked out of the formation, holding bright bayonets. They rushed towards the already dilapidated Second Battalion position. No.

Give the soldiers of the second battalion some time to breathe.

"Instructor, how many people do we have left? How many times have we repelled the Japanese attacks..." The battalion commander wiped the blood on his face from the bayonet fight with his hand.

"There are still 183 people who can move. This is already the eighth charge of the Japanese. Alas, as the fight continues, our second battalion is really..." the instructor couldn't bear to continue.

"Comrades, hold on, the regiment commander's reinforcements are coming soon. Hold on, we'll open fire when the Japs get close, and be careful to hide." As he spoke, a dozen heavy machine guns used by the Japs as cover opened fire.

The dense bullets hit the position that had no cover, and several soldiers fell to the ground again without being able to defend themselves.

"Damn, the little devil's gun is really accurate. Comrades, please stay hidden..." the battalion commander cursed loudly.

Under the cover of their own heavy machine guns, the Japs attacked very quickly. A small group of Japs quickly entered the range of the soldiers. The Japs who entered the range immediately began to disperse their formation and trotted towards the Second Battalion's position to launch an attack.

Charged.

"Comrades, fight..." Just when the Japanese army was about to enter the grenade range, the battalion commander issued the order to attack. Immediately, several soldiers with light machine guns quickly squatted down and directly pointed the light machine guns at the nearby

The Japanese soldiers began to shoot at the enemy, not caring about their own safety.

"Bang bang bang..." Several gunshots rang out, and the two machine gunners fell in a pool of blood. However, soon, the rifleman next to him discovered that the machine gun around him had stopped firing. He dropped the rifle in his hand and picked up the gun.

The light machine guns continued to fire. Just like this, one after another, several light machine guns never stopped. Relying on the only heavy firepower, they finally repelled the Japanese attack. However, their own losses were also very huge. More than a dozen soldiers fell to the ground again.

On the battlefield.

However, the Japanese attack did not stop. As the first team retreated, the second offensive team immediately stepped out of the formation and launched the attack again. In turn, they were covered by heavy machine guns and launched the attack.

At this time, the soldiers no longer felt the grief of losing their comrades at the beginning. There was only one belief in everyone's psychology. No matter how much the price was paid, the Japanese attack must be repelled. The battalion commander held the battalion commander tightly in his hand.

With their shell guns, they stared at the Japanese who were getting closer and closer. Although the bullets from the Japanese army were hitting the air tight, the soldiers did not show any fear.

"Hit..." the battalion commander ordered loudly. In the blink of an eye, countless soldiers appeared again on the silent position, with countless gun muzzles spitting tongues of fire, harvesting the lives of the Japanese soldiers in front of the position.

Just when the battle was in full swing, a loud charge horn sounded. It turned out that the regiment commander came with the third battalion for reinforcements. Under the cover of several heavy machine guns and mortars brought by the third battalion, the soldiers

Crossing the Second Battalion's position, they launched a counterattack against the Japanese.

"Come on..." the soldiers shouted and rushed into the formation of the attacking team. With the absolute advantage of numbers, they quickly wiped out the attacking Japanese team and returned to the position. The arrival of reinforcements gave the position a

The Second Battalion above injected a powerful force, which also shocked Major General Sakai in the rear.

"Baga, it is simply a shame for the empire. A brigade of imperial troops was actually blocked by less than a regiment of Chinese troops. They have been attacking for half an hour and they have not yet broken through the position. Baga... ordered just now to take charge of the attack

The squad leader committed suicide by caesarean section to apologize to the emperor." Sakai ordered to the chief of staff beside him.

"Hi"

"The order is to add a brigade of grenade launchers and shoot at the opposite position for five minutes. I don't believe it. It's their soldiers who are more powerful, or the imperial army's artillery shells. After the bombardment is completed, take the squadron as a unit,

When we take turns charging at the Eighth Route Army's positions, we must break through the positions within half an hour." Brigade Commander Sakai ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander."

Another artillery bombardment by the Japanese army began. This time, he concentrated nearly a hundred grenades and mortars. The fierce artillery fire once again covered the position just now. However, at this time, the reinforcements of the third battalion had already brought

Then the remaining soldiers of the second battalion withdrew from the position they had just taken.

It turned out that before the third battalion launched the counterattack, a company of troops had been left behind to build fortifications behind this position. Now the troops have entered the just-built fortifications and are rapidly reinforcing the fortifications and admiring the fierce Japanese artillery fire.

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"Order, all the light machine guns of the three battalions and one company should be left to hold the position. The remaining people will build a new fortification 500 meters behind the position. We must block the attack step by step until the commander's reinforcements arrive."

Shen Qinghua, commander of the First Regiment, ordered.

"Yes, leader..."