Predator Reborn

Chapter 273 The final attack (2)

"Ding ding, ding, ding..." A phone rang in the headquarters, and the communications staff officer of the headquarters quickly picked up the microphone on the table.

"Hello, I'm Li Yong, the commander of the first regiment of the third division. Quick, give the phone to the commander. I have an important military intelligence report..." As soon as he picked up the phone, an excited voice from the regiment commander Li Yong came through the phone.

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"Commander, this is the call from Commander Li of the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Division. There is an important military intelligence report..." the communications staff officer shouted to Liu Hua at the door.

"Haha, Commander Li must be here to report the victory. Chief of Staff, the order to encircle and annihilate the Japanese wing headquarters can be issued. You go and issue it. I will listen to Li Yong's victory report..." After listening to the communications staff officer, Liu

Hua's frown finally relaxed, and a smile began to appear on his lips.

"Hello, is this Commander Li? I'm Commander Liu Hua..." Liu Hua took the phone from the communications staff and said with a smile.

"Reporting to the commander, the first regiment of the third division and the cavalry battalion directly under the second regiment successfully completed the combat mission and completely wiped out the second and third battalions of the Japanese army as well as the Japanese artillery brigade. No one escaped the net. In addition, 36 Japanese artillery personnel were captured and a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized.

As well as all the equipment of the Japanese artillery brigade. The report is completed, please give instructions..." Just as Liu Hua finished speaking, Li Yong's excited words came from the microphone.

"Okay, very good... You did a very good job. Commander Li, I want to give you credit. This time you were able to completely annihilate the Japanese Sakata Regiment. You two regiments have made great contributions, very good. When the battle is over

From now on, I will report it to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and personally ask for credit from you." Although Liu Hua was mentally prepared, he still couldn't restrain his excitement when he heard the good news in person.

"Thank you, Commander. These are the results of the hard work of the soldiers." Li Yong also replied excitedly.

"In this way, Commander Li, although it is only a matter of time that the Japanese Bantian Regiment will be wiped out by us, we still have more important tasks to complete. Therefore, the headquarters hopes that you will seize the time to rest and reorganize the troops. As for cleaning up the battlefield

Leave it all to the militia. I want you to immediately gather all the troops that can continue to participate in the battle, replenish enough ammunition, and immediately rest and prepare for the next more important task. How about it, are you confident?" Liu Hua asked with a smile.

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"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission...

Just when Li Yong reported the results to Liu Hua, the attack on the Japanese Army's Bantian Wing Headquarters also began. The entire battle began with the sound of artillery fire from the Independent Division Artillery Regiment. With the sound of Chief of Staff Li Qing's voice

Under the order, more than 70 mortars from two mortar battalions of the artillery regiment roared at the Japanese positions.

As the artillery shells continued to fall around the little devil's wing headquarters, the Japanese army immediately realized what artillery fire coverage meant. The dense artillery shells were like rain, constantly hitting the Japanese army's positions, tents, and commanders.

Troops, machine gun positions, and baggage troops... Each position slowly turned into ruins under the attack of artillery fire, turning into a hell on earth. One by one, the little devils became mercilessly victims of the artillery fire.

In order to reduce the casualties of the soldiers as much as possible and prepare for the next battle, the artillery regiment bombarded for twenty minutes. During these twenty minutes, the artillery regiment consumed a full three-thirds of the ammunition in stock.

There were more than two. However, the twenty-minute bombardment still had a very good effect.

Of the approximately 1,300 Japanese troops gathered at the wing headquarters, more than 300 were directly killed in the 20-minute shelling, and about 100 others lost their combat effectiveness due to various reasons. As for the remaining 800

Many people, almost everyone, were injured. Even the commander of the regiment, Colonel Sakata, was hit in the arm by a shrapnel from an artillery shell.

And just when the little devil had not recovered from the shelling just now, something even more frightening happened to these soldiers. Because on the right side of the wing headquarters, they suddenly remembered the violent sound of horse hooves, and countless

The horses were galloping down from the high ground on the right side of the position. Countless sabers with cold light were dancing in the hands of the cavalry, and they rushed towards themselves on the position.

"Ah... Bageya Road, immediately order the troops to build fortifications on the spot, quick, heavy machine guns, mobilize all the heavy machine guns to the right wing of the position, quick..." Seeing the cavalry getting closer and closer, feeling

The ground was constantly shaking. The confidence that Captain Sakata had just raised was once again violently bombarded, and the sound of horse hooves was destroyed bit by bit. Even the usually confident Chief of Staff was trembling with fear at this time.

Although at this time, most of the Japanese troops were frightened by the shelling from the front and the cavalry that suddenly appeared in front of them, and stayed motionless in place, forgetting the basic resistance of the infantry beyond o'clock. But there were still many well-trained little Japs.

Under the command of some officers, they began to assemble one after another.

Finally, under the command of the captain of the Japanese Fourth Battalion, with Captain Sakata as the center, all materials and corpses that could be used on the position were used to build a simple defense. Especially on the right wing of the position,

Almost all the eight heavy machine guns and a dozen light machine guns remaining on the position were deployed to stop the Eighth Route Army cavalry's attack.

"Da da da..." Just when the cavalry regiment rushed to a distance of 400 meters from the Japanese position, eight heavy machine guns on the Japanese position opened fire. The eight tongues of flame were like sickles, harvesting unscrupulously.

He chased the cavalry who entered his range. The fast-running cavalry were cut down to the ground by the intensive firepower of the Japanese army one after another, just like cutting wheat. In a word, the Japanese army's 8 heavy machine guns and more than a dozen light machine guns formed an airtight barrier.

In front of the draughty fire net, no one in the cavalry regiment could cross the 400-meter limit in front of them.

Seeing that the battle had just begun, his cavalry regiment was swept down by the Japanese army's intensive firepower to about one company. More importantly, more soldiers were being knocked to the ground by the Japanese army's firepower. As the regiment leader,

Wang Hu's eyes almost popped out of his head, and his clenched fists were clenching.

"Order: The first battalion bypasses the enemy's right wing and attacks, the second battalion bypasses the enemy's left wing and attacks, and the third battalion feigns a frontal attack with me. Comrades, charge forward, avenge the sacrifice of your comrades, and kill these little devils..."

Wang Hu, who was observing the Japanese defense line, took advantage of the explosions of fire on the battlefield. Seeing that there was no heavy firepower on the two wings of the Japanese army, Wang Hu couldn't help but get excited. He immediately ordered excitedly.

After receiving the order, the entire cavalry regiment instantly changed its offensive formation and divided into three. Two cavalry groups were immediately separated from the entire charge formation. Under the leadership of their respective battalion commanders, they quickly moved towards the left and right sides of the Japanese position.

The two wings rushed over. The galloping war horses and the roar of heavy machine guns intertwined with a brilliant music on the battlefield. In less than a few minutes, the two outflanking troops completely surrounded the Japanese army.

"Kill, avenge the sacrificed brothers...kill..." The first battalion of the cavalry regiment from the right wing launched the attack. Under the order of the battalion commander, the soldiers raised their sabers, without any

Hesitating, he followed his battalion commander without hesitation and rushed towards the Japanese's weak defenses.

"Ah, Bagh Ya Road, the Eighth Route Army is so cunning..." Seeing two cavalry units coming directly from his flanks, as the direct commander of the battle, the captain of the Fourth Brigade couldn't help being shocked. You know,

In order to strengthen his frontal defense, almost all the heavy machine guns were used on the front, and several machine guns were tightly deployed on his two wings, as well as two squadrons of troops for defense.

"Quick, reinforce the two wings, quick, machine gunners, immediately reinforce the left and right wings..." the captain roared loudly to the soldiers around him. However, the infantry was faster, but it could not be faster than the cavalry. Just when the little devil

When he rushed to the defensive positions on both wings carrying heavy light and heavy machine guns, two cavalrymen like sharp knives had already rushed into the little Japanese's defensive positions.

As the positions on both wings were breached, the entire Japanese defense line immediately fell into chaos. Especially those little devils who reinforced the positions on both wings, faced with the oncoming cavalry troops. There was no longer the pride that the Japanese Empire had in the past, ignoring everyone.

At the roar of the officers around them, they threw down the heavy machine gun on their shoulders and ran towards the back of the position. You know, they didn't want to end up becoming the victims of the Eighth Route Army cavalry.

You know, in the minds of the Japanese army, dying in battle is the highest honor. But if your head is cut off by the enemy, your soul will not even have a chance to go home. Because the Japanese god Amaterasu is

The headless ghosts will not be accepted at all. The Chinese soldiers on the opposite side will not only chop off their own heads, but maybe even their bodies will be trampled into pulp by war horses in the end.

"Kill..." Wang Hu, who was four hundred meters away from the front of the Japanese army, could not imagine that there were so many. Just as the entire defensive position of the Japanese army entered from both wings and fell into chaos. Wang Hu, the leader of the cavalry regiment, seized the opportunity.

, shouted loudly to the soldiers behind him, and was the first to rush towards the front position of the Japanese army.

"Kill..." As the three cavalry battalions charged into the Japanese defensive positions one after another, the Japanese positions were filled with the sounds of soldiers shouting to kill and the neighing of war horses. For the Japanese troops who had fallen into chaos on the position

, the groups of cavalry galloping on the Japanese army's positions did not stop much. Because their mission was not to kill the Japanese army's effective forces, but to attack the Japanese army's defensive positions, penetrate directly into the Japanese army's headquarters, disrupt the Japanese army's deployment, and let the small

The Japanese were unable to resist effectively.

Under the constant interruption of the cavalry troops, the little Japanese fell into complete chaos. At this moment, the loud sound of the charge horn was heard around the position. The various troops that had already circled around the Japanese position launched the final general attack.

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Under the fierce penetration of the cavalry and infantry units of the Eighth Route Army, the little Japanese who were in chaos were quickly divided and surrounded by the soldiers who rushed to the battlefield. Faced with the little Japanese who were in chaos, and faced with the complex situation of the enemy and ourselves, this

It was impossible to use guns at all times. However, the soldiers did not have any melancholy. With their rifles with bayonets pointed, they rushed towards the Japanese army that had fallen into chaos.

Half an hour later, the situation on the battlefield slowly became clear. As a large group of Eighth Route Army troops rushed into the Jaap's position, the Japs in yellow military uniforms were quickly overwhelmed by soldiers in earth-gray uniforms. The entire battlefield also

Then it gradually became quiet, until Osaka Sakata, the commander of the Little Japanese Army, committed suicide by caesarean section, and the entire siege and annihilation battle ended successfully.

"Chief of Staff, immediately issue an order to each regiment and hand over the battlefield to the militia company for cleaning. Each unit quickly withdraws from its position and enters a state of rest. Order the baggage troops to immediately go to each regiment to replenish ammunition. Also, half an hour later, I will

You need to know the casualties of each unit." Seeing that no more gunshots were heard on the battlefield, Liu Hua ordered to the chief of staff beside him.

"Yes, Commander, I will convey the order right now." Chief of Staff Li Qing put down the telescope and turned to enter the headquarters. Not long after, the troops who received the order withdrew the wounded from the messy battlefield and handed over the battlefield to

Militiamen came for reinforcements.

"Commander, the casualty data of each regiment has been calculated..." In less than half an hour, just as Liu Hua was thinking about the next battle in front of the map, the staff's voice sounded at the door of the headquarters.

Chang Li Qing's voice.

"How is it? Are there many casualties... Can the regiments continue to fight..." After hearing the words of the Chief of Staff, Liu Hua quickly asked. You know, this question is what Liu Hua wants to know most at the moment.

Because it directly affects whether the entire campaign can continue.

"Division Commander, it can be said that the casualties of the entire unit are still within our control. One Japanese regiment and two puppet troops with more than 6,400 people were all killed by us. The first and second regiments of the third division totaled 683 people killed in action, and 253 people were seriously injured and lost combat effectiveness.

There are still more than 2,800 people who can participate in the battle. The second regiment of the rapid reaction brigade suffered the most casualties. The entire regiment was beaten to less than one-third. Especially the first battalion where Xu Bin was located, almost the entire army was destroyed, and there were about 500 people left.

It can participate in the battle. The first regiment is better, with 289 killed, 64 seriously injured, and 1,700 people left to participate in the battle. The third regiment has 340 killed, 98 seriously injured, and 1,600 left to participate in the battle. The divisional cavalry regiment has 192 killed.

, 24 people were seriously injured, and 750 people can still participate in the battle. As for the artillery regiment, the ammunition has been almost consumed. However, we captured 18 enemy mountain guns and more than 4,000 artillery shells, so it will not affect the next battle. This is the situation.

More..." Chief of Staff Li Qing said as he put down the statistics in his hands.

"Alas, we really defeated the enemy by 3,000 and suffered 800 self-inflicted losses. More than 2,000 soldiers fell on the battlefield like this, under the guns of the little devil... Alas. Chief of Staff, do the calculation immediately. Let's do the math now.

How many combatable soldiers are there in total? We are preparing for the next stage of the campaign. We must capture Baoding County. These fallen soldiers cannot just die in vain." Liu Hua said.

"Yes, division commander, we now have a total of 7,000 people who can participate in the battle. In addition, including the ammunition captured this time, it is still sufficient. Especially the artillery regiment, the heavy artillery shells are sufficient now, which is completely enough for us to launch the next phase of the campaign.

." The chief of staff made a simple calculation and said.

"Well, has the special operations brigade that sneaked into Baoding sent the latest enemy situation report? The Bantian unit, which has just been focusing on annihilating the Japs, almost forgot about this matter." Liu Hua nodded and asked.

"It has been sent back. According to the telegram from the Special Operations Brigade, 240 people from the Special Operations Brigade have now sneaked into the county. Through their investigation, they found that there are now two Japanese brigades in Baoding County, one regiment for baggage and one regiment for the puppet troops.

In addition, the Japanese army also has an artillery regiment directly under the brigade, including a heavy artillery brigade and a field artillery brigade, which are stationed in the military camp between Baoding City and the railway station. In addition, there is also a Japanese brigade at Baoding Railway Station.

The garrison totals more than 5,300 Japanese troops and more than 900 puppet troops... This is the total strength of all enemy troops in Baoding at present." Chief of Staff Li Qing took out another telegram and said.

"Well, there is also an artillery regiment, which we did not expect. It seems that the siege battle will be difficult, with nearly 5,000 people..." Liu Hua frowned after hearing what Chief of Staff Li Qing said.

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"Commander, you have forgotten one thing. We still have two regiments of reserve teams that have not been used yet. Can we use them now? Two main regiments can at least attract more than a thousand little devils from one brigade, right?

!" Li Qing reminded him immediately when he saw Liu Hua frowning.

"You mean the two regiments of the 129th Division? Yes, I forgot about this chess piece. Well, with the participation of these two regiments, it will be much easier for us. Communications Staff..."

Liu Hua raised his head excitedly, looked at the map on the wall and shouted.

"Here, Commander, what's your mission?"

"Well, send a report to the two regiments of the 129th Division north of Baoding: order the two regiments to attack immediately and attack the railway line from Baoding to Tianjin, requiring the railway line to be paralyzed as soon as possible. After the reinforcements from Baoding County are launched,

, requiring the two regiments to hold off the Japanese reinforcements for at least two days at any cost, and send them out now..." Liu Hua ordered.

Less than an hour after Liu Hua's telegram was sent out, the two main regiments with a total of 5,000 troops already hidden around the railway line launched an attack on the railway. All the small strongholds along the way were attacked by the two

The main force was wiped out like an autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves. More importantly, less than half an hour after the railway attack began, a Japanese military column derailed on the railway, killing a squadron of elite imperial troops.

The jade was broken into pieces and a large amount of combat supplies were lost.

More importantly, the loss of this batch of combat supplies was known to General Bin Sanyuan, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army in North China. When he learned that Baoding County was in such a bad condition under the control of Huang Jun, an elite brigade, the commander

Your Excellency is angry. You are immediately going to make a phone call in person to hold Major General Katsuzo Kitamura accountable.