Predator Reborn

Chapter 267 Japanese Counterattack (Part 1)

"Haha, don't comfort me, Chief of Staff. Not only did we gain nothing from sending troops this time, but we also lost so many Imperial Japanese Army troops. Your Excellency, the brigade commander and the North China Headquarters will definitely not spare me. However,

Thank you Chief of Staff for your concern, I will work with you to bring the troops back." Colonel Sakata did not change at all because of the Chief of Staff's comfort, and still answered pessimistically.

"No, Your Excellency, Captain, as long as we work together to eliminate the Eighth Route Army that surrounded us, the Brigade Commander will not only not punish us in any way, but will also reward us. Your Excellency, Captain, let us work together to eliminate the siege."

Our Eighth Route Army. As you know, the main force of our regiment is still there. As long as we work hard, we will definitely be able to complete this task." the chief of staff continued.

"Haha, the Chief of Staff is joking. Since the Eighth Route Army wants to annihilate us, then our surrounding forces are at least several times larger than ours. How can we eliminate so many Eighth Route Army? Chief of Staff, let's think about how to highlight the Eighth Route Army's encirclement.

, take the remaining troops back, and don't let the soldiers make any more unnecessary sacrifices." Sakata said with a smile after hearing what the chief of staff said.

"Your Excellency, Captain, the Eighth Route Army does not have that many troops. The reconnaissance team just conducted statistics and found that there are only five regiments of the Eighth Route Army around us at most. In addition, in the battle for the highlands just now, we eliminated at least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

That is to say, there are only less than 4 regiments of the Eighth Route Army left in front of us. We are fully capable of destroying these Eighth Route Army in positional warfare with the artillery fire in our hands..." the chief of staff said excitedly.

"Nani, there are only four regiments of the Eighth Route Army on our periphery..." After hearing what the chief of staff said, the captain's eyes immediately brightened and he asked in disbelief. "

"Hi, Lord Dasaku. It is true that there are only four regiments left, so we are fully capable of destroying the Eighth Route Army in front of us." The chief of staff said excitedly when he saw Colonel Sakata cheering up.

"Yoshi, if the intelligence is true, then we are fully capable of destroying the Eighth Route Army in front of us. Chief of Staff, thank you..." Colonel Sakata stood up and bowed sincerely to the Chief of Staff in front of him to express his gratitude.

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"Hi, it's a humble honor to serve your Excellency the commander..." Seeing the commander bowing to him, the chief of staff also responded with emotion.

"Yoshi, Chief of Staff, immediately order all the captains to come to the headquarters for a meeting. I want to annihilate the Eighth Route Army in front of me and avenge the remaining imperial warriors." At this time, Colonel Sakata could no longer see the lifelessness he had just seen.

, but commanded vigorously.

"Hi..." Soon, under the strict orders of the chief of staff, the remaining four captains came to the headquarters where Colonel Sakata was.

"Gentlemen, due to my command error today, we fell into an ambush of the Eighth Route Army. I bear all the responsibility for this. Please rest assured. But here, I want to tell you some good news. Although, so far,

We suffered heavy losses, and even the captain of the First Battalion was loyal to the Emperor. However, I believe that with the current strength of our regiment, I believe that we will be able to break out of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement and destroy or defeat the Eighth Route Army that surrounded us."

Colonel Sakata saw everyone's low morale and encouraged them loudly.

"Hey, we must destroy the Eighth Route Army in front of us and avenge the shattered imperial warriors..." Several captains, led by the chief of staff, roared in unison.

"Yoshi, you are the real warriors of the empire. Chief of Staff, please introduce to everyone the enemy situation around us..." Seeing that everyone's morale had been boosted by what he just said, Colonel Sakata, the captain of the company, said excitedly.

"Hi...according to the reconnaissance squadron's investigation, there are five regiments of Eighth Route Army troops surrounding us. However, after the battle between the 2nd and 3rd brigades just now, we have eliminated at least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army. So, now we are surrounded by

There are only four regiments of the Eighth Route Army around us. As for the four regiments of the Eighth Route Army, I think you must be confident in destroying them..." the chief of staff stood up and introduced.

At first, everyone thought that what the commander just said was just to boost everyone's morale, and they didn't take it to heart. However, after listening to the introduction by the chief of staff, the four captains below started talking one after another. Moreover, from everyone's expressions, Colonel Sakata

It can be clearly seen that everyone is no longer pessimistic about the future battle, but is full of confidence.

"Yo Xi, I am very satisfied after seeing everyone's performance. I believe that with our elite imperial army of more than 3,000 people, coupled with the cooperation of so many weapons, we will be able to destroy the Eighth Route Army in the four regiments in front of us.

The Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire is invincible..." Commander Colonel Sakata said with confidence.

"Hey, the Empire of Japan is invincible. Long live the Empire of Japan...Long live the Emperor..." At this time, the bushido in the hearts of several captains was inspired by Colonel Sakata, and they all shouted with red faces.

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"Yo Xi, now let me lay out the specific combat tasks. We have completely lost contact with the headquarters, so the future battles will all depend on ourselves. In order to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in front of us, we must break out, so now I

Order...Second Battalion, Artillery Battalion..." Colonel Sakata stood up and shouted.

"Hi..." The two captains stood up together.

"Order the artillery battalion to bombard the high ground on the right side of our position and cover the second battalion to occupy the high ground. If we want to break out, we must occupy this high ground... (the high ground where Battalion Commander Xu Bin holds fast)" Captain Sakata ordered loudly.

"The Third Battalion, cover the attack of the Second Battalion, conduct feint attacks from both wings of the high ground, and be sure to occupy this high ground in the shortest time." Sakata looked at the captain of the Third Battalion and ordered. You know, in the battle just now, almost everyone

Yusui's two squadrons are the troops of the third brigade. Now, in addition to one squadron of technical arms, the third brigade only has two squadrons of field infantry left.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Co-Captain, the Third Battalion will definitely live up to your love..." The Captain of the Third Battalion responded gratefully after listening to the Co-Captain's order.

"Yoshi, the fourth team," Sakata looked at his last team leader.

"Hi, please give me the combat mission, Captain." The captain of the Fourth Brigade stood up and said.

"Yoshi, you send a squadron of troops to protect the safety of the artillery brigade. In addition, deploy a squadron of troops to protect the safety of the wing headquarters. The remaining troops gather near the wing headquarters as a reserve for the entire wing.

." Colonel Sakata ordered.

"Hi...please rest assured, Wing Commander, the Fourth Battalion will definitely protect the safety of the Artillery Brigade and Wing Headquarters..."

"Yo Xi, gentlemen, the success or failure of this battle depends on everyone here. I hope we can work together to break through the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, defeat or completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army that defends us, and avenge the shattered imperial warriors." Seeing myself

After assigning the task, commander Colonel Sakata stood up and encouraged the four captains in front of him.

"Hi, long live the Empire of Japan, long live His Majesty the Emperor..." Everyone shouted in unison again.

"Yo Xi, when you go back, you will seize the time to gather your troops and assemble them in the predetermined attack area. We will launch a charge in half an hour and strive to break through the Eighth Route Army's encirclement in one fell swoop. The meeting is adjourned..." Colonel Sakata, the captain of the regiment, gave the final order and announced at the same time.

Order to adjourn the meeting.

Watching the four captains leave their headquarters one after another, Colonel Bantian was extremely excited at this time, because he faced the most elite unit of the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army Independent Division... He believed that after this battle,

Not only will he not receive any punishment, but he will also be promoted to a higher position...

Of course, all the actions of the Japanese army were seen by Liu Hua, who had been paying attention to the battlefield. When the Japanese army began to shrink its defenses, Liu Hua saw that the Japanese army was preparing to be trapped and awaiting reinforcements. However, it did not take long before the Japanese troops again

Mobilized, about a brigade of Japanese troops once again moved to the high ground held by the 2nd Regiment and 1st Battalion. More importantly, all the heavy weapons of the Japanese army were slowly moving towards this high ground.

"Chief of Staff, it seems that the Japanese army is about to break through..." Liu Hua smiled and said to Li Qing beside him. You know, the entire battle has progressed according to the pre-war estimates.

"Well, not only do we have to break through, but we also break out from the direction of the Second Regiment and the First Battalion. I don't know what the situation of the Second Regiment and the First Battalion is like now. I saw the battle just now. The First Battalion with the strength of two companies actually

After annihilating two squadrons of Japs, it can be imagined that their current strength is insufficient." Chief of Staff Li Qing said with a worried look on his face.

"Well, I also saw it. After the war, I will definitely give this battalion commander a great credit. Communications staff, call me immediately to the commander of the first battalion of the second regiment. Get through to me now." Liu Hua nodded and said to

The communications staff officer of the headquarters ordered.

"Yes, Commander..." came the reply from the communications staff officer behind him.

"Commander, the first battalion has been connected..." Before half a minute passed, the voice of the communications staff sounded behind Liu Hua. Liu Hua put down the telescope, came to the phone, and took the phone from the hands of the communications staff.

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"Hello, is this Battalion Commander Xu? I'm Liu Hua..." Liu Hua shouted into the microphone in his hand.

"Ah, it's the commander. I'm Xu Bin, commander of the first battalion of the second regiment. What instructions do you have, commander?" Xu Bin's excited voice came from the phone.

"Well, Battalion Commander Xu, how is the situation at your place now? How long can you last..."

"Report to Commander, there are now less than one company of 120 people left in the position to participate in the battle. Commander, had I not made a command mistake in the battle just now, the soldiers would not have suffered such serious losses. Commander, please punish me.

...: Xu Bin’s sad voice came from the other end of the phone,

"Battle Commander Xu, I saw the battle just now. It's not your fault, it's because the Japs were too cruel. If I was commanding the battle at that time, I wouldn't have expected that the Japs' retaliatory bombardment would come so quickly.

You won't spare any of your own people. What's more, with the strength of two companies, you wiped out three squadrons of Japs, which is already a huge victory. So you don't need to blame yourself..." Liu Hua consoled him.

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"Yes, Commander, Commander, do you have any new tasks..." After listening to Liu Hua's words, Liu Hua could clearly feel that Xu Bin, who was opposite him, had regained his confidence because of his encouragement just now.

"Haha, Battalion Commander Xu, there is no new mission. I'm just telling you. The little Japanese are preparing to break out, and their breakout point is the high ground you are holding. According to my observation just now, the Japanese army has mobilized more than one brigade of troops to prepare.

Attack the high ground where you are. Therefore, you must be fully prepared and hold on for another twenty minutes. After twenty minutes, I will send a battalion of reinforcements over. Are you confident in completing the mission?" Liu Hua asked.

"Commander, don't worry, the First Battalion will guarantee to complete the mission. As long as there is one person alive in our First Battalion, we will never let the little devils occupy the high ground we hold on to." Battalion Commander Xu Bin assured.

"Okay, I will remember your words...I also believe in you and your soldiers. The reinforcements will arrive in twenty minutes. Remember, the reinforcements will arrive in twenty minutes. You must give me

Withdraw immediately and come back alive." Liu Hua shouted loudly into the microphone.

"Yes, Commander..." After saying that, a beeping sound came from the phone. Liu Hua put down the phone and continued to order to the communications staff beside him.

"Take over the commander of the third regiment, Wang Benqing..." Soon, the communications staff officer handed the microphone to the commander Liu Hua.

"Commander, what's your mission...": Just as he put the phone next to his ear, Wang Benqing's urgent voice came from the receiver. After all, the battle has been going on so far, and the Third Regiment, as the last attacking force, has never officially announced

Fighting against the Japs. The current commander of the third regiment, Wang Benqing, is very anxious. He has to withstand the pressure of lower-level cadres and soldiers and at the same time obey orders. Now Wang Benqing is in trouble on both sides, so he wants Commander Liu Hua to give him a quick reward.

Assign tasks to get yourself out of this situation. Therefore, after receiving the call from the headquarters, Wang Benqing was extremely excited.

"Haha, Commander Wang, you really guessed it right. There really is a mission for your three regiments. Commander Wang, where has the three divisions and one regiment returned to now?" Liu Hua asked.

"Commander, the 1st Regiment has detoured back to the location of our 3rd Regiment and 1st Battalion."

"Okay, very good. Now, please comrade the commander of the first division and regiment, and ask him to lead the troops to replace your first battalion. Quickly... go and give the order now. I will wait for you here..."

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"Yes, Commander, I'll go right away..." Wang Benqing put down the phone excitedly and began to issue orders. In less than a minute, Wang Benqing's voice sounded again on the phone.

"Commander, I have given an order. Do you have any other instructions..." Wang Benqing's excited voice came from the microphone.

"Well, now order your first battalion to immediately reinforce the high ground where the first battalion of the second regiment is located. The Japanese are now concentrating all their main forces to attack that high ground with all their strength. Let me tell you, based on the high ground, there are only less than one company of the second regiment and one battalion.

The troops are holding on, and the Japs' offensive force is more than one brigade. I'll give you twenty minutes. You must rush to that high ground and hold it for me. Do you have the confidence? If not, I will replace you immediately.

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"Commander, don't you look down on the Third Regiment? The Third Regiment guarantees to complete the mission..." Wang Benqing, the commander of the Third Regiment, hung up the phone before Liu Hua could react and began to issue orders to the First Battalion.

"Commander, everything is ready now. We will wait until the Japanese army hits a wall in the first battalion's position, and then we can launch a general offensive..." Seeing Liu Hua put down the phone with a smile, Chief of Staff Li Qing also said happily.

"Well, Chief of Staff, I actually like the character of the Japanese army sometimes. If the Japanese army doesn't break out and defends on the spot, if we want to capture them, the final price we have to pay will definitely be much higher.

.More importantly, it will waste a lot of time." Liu Hua said with a smile, picked up the telescope and looked at the position of the 1st Battalion.

At this time, the Second Regiment and the First Battalion had less than one company of troops left, but the weapons and ammunition in the hands of the soldiers were indeed very sufficient. They had just annihilated a squadron of Little Devils. Although a lot of them were damaged by artillery fire, they were still

Six machine guns were seized. Including the original seizures, the soldiers now have more than 20 light and heavy machine guns in their hands, and even more ammunition.

As the battalion commander, Xu Bin didn't feel confident at all when he just received the task of holding on for 20 minutes. But when he heard the second company commander's report on the seizure, his confidence was boosted again. After receiving the order

After that, he led his soldiers to use the remaining sacks to build a defensive position.

Of course, the little devils were not idle either. A large group of Japanese troops had already gathered at the foot of the highland where Xu Bin was. At the same time, the muzzles of a total of 18 mountain guns of the Japanese artillery brigade were all aimed at this highland.

There are quite a few heavy machine guns, just like an exhibition, neatly placed at the forefront of the Japanese army's starting position.

Finally, the little devil opened fire, and the 18 mountain cannons roared together, pouring shells onto the position of less than one square kilometer. One after another, powerful shells continued to fall on the newly constructed position. The shells were piled up by sandbags.

Various bunkers, under the bombardment of such artillery shells, were like fragile pieces of paper, easily torn into pieces. Under the strict orders of battalion commander Xu Bin, the soldiers all hid in the back mountains and lay down in their positions.

Waiting for the Japanese artillery fire to end.

Finally, ten minutes later, the Japanese artillery fire began to extend, and some shells even hit the soldiers.