Predator Reborn

Chapter 358: The oriole is behind

In the first few minutes, although the Eighth Route Army had the advantage of large numbers and powerful firepower, it dealt a heavy blow to the little Japanese in front of it. However, it did not achieve any major results, and it also lost nearly a hundred soldiers.

On the other hand, out of more than a hundred Japs, only more than 30 were lost. However, the commander of the first battalion, who discovered the situation, changed the tactics of the first battalion in the shortest possible time.

Immediately, the entire first battalion position, except for a dozen light machine guns, continued to fire dense barrages at the little Japs in front of them. The remaining soldiers no longer showed their heads to shoot, but under the orders of the battalion commander

, took out a grenade and prepared to use the grenade in his hand to kill the little Japanese in front of him in a large area.

"Boom, boom, boom..." As grenades exploded one after another, the situation on the battlefield was immediately reversed. Under the firepower of a dozen machine guns, although the little devils also had grenades, they had no chance to raise their heads.

Drop bombs. The soldiers in the trenches can throw grenades into the group of little Japs lying on the ground without restraint, constantly killing and injuring the little Japs in front of the position.

In the end, more than a hundred little Japs once again lost most of them to the constant explosion of grenades. The squadron leader was forced to have no choice but to take the few dozen soldiers left in his reinforced squadron to the cheers of the soldiers of the first battalion.

Amidst the sound, he fled back in embarrassment.

"Bagalu, you bastard, this is simply a shame to our Kwantung Army. Not only did we lose a large number of imperial warriors, but we also lost three tanks, Baga..." Looking at Zhong who retreated in embarrassment,

Captain, not only the captain of the Kwantung Army had an angry look on his face, but even the highest officer, Colonel Nakamoto, also cursed with an angry look on his face.

"Hey, please give me another chance, Captain. I will take the remaining soldiers and break through the Eighth Route Army's positions." Facing the two officers with angry faces, the squadron leader did not dare to refute any.

The captain in front of me requested.

"Baga, Ono-kun, do you think you are still qualified to lead the heroic Kwantung Army in combat? No, you are not. As for breaking through the Eighth Route Army's position, other imperial warriors will complete it on your behalf."

The captain rejected the squadron leader's proposal without hesitation. He also ruthlessly ordered the defeated squadron leader to have his belly cut open to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor...

The Japanese army's first attack, after nearly ten minutes of fighting, was completely crushed under the hard resistance of the soldiers of the first battalion. However, there was still a more difficult battle waiting for them, because the attack just now

The battle only crushed the attack of one squadron of the Kwantung Army, and there were three squadrons of elite Kwantung Army waiting for them behind.

And just when the enemy and our troops, with more than 10,000 people, were engaged in a hard and bloody battle around the small town of Zhongyang, the remaining two brigades of the ***-style direct column led by Zhang Hua personally and a regiment of the guard brigade

, a total of more than 10,000 people. The main force divided into two groups and quickly moved towards the Zhongyang Town area in an attempt to surround the 8,000 Japanese and puppet troops.

"Reporting to the division commander and chief of staff, there is a call from Commander Luo of the Second Brigade. They are approaching the Japanese outer positions and are moving towards the predetermined location. It will take about half an hour to insert them into place." The communications staff officer held up a copy of the document just issued.

The telegram received came to the division commander Liu Hua, who was also in a state of urgent march, and reported loudly.

"Well, call Brigadier Luo back and ask him to take it easy. During the march, the soldiers must pay attention to maintaining their physical strength. At the same time, pay attention to reconnaissance of the surrounding enemies to prevent the little devils from discovering our plan and escaping in advance."

Liu Hua nodded and ordered.

"Also, Staff Officer Li, please immediately send a report to Brigadier Wang of the Third Brigade to inquire about the current progress of the Third Brigade and whether they can arrive at the scheduled location on time to rendezvous with the Second Brigade." Looking at the communications staff officer who was about to leave, Staff Officer

Chief Li Qing also continued to order.

In the dark night, fierce gunfire was everywhere in the positions outside Zhongyang Town. About 5 miles away from Zhongyang Town, two Eighth Route Army troops were being led by brigade commanders Luo Zhihui and Wang Benqing.

Get off and quickly move to the predetermined assembly point.

Liu Hua, the commander of the cascade *** division, and Li Qing, the chief of staff, also led the first regiment of the guard brigade and the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion of the air defense regiment. All the artillery of the two brigades slowly moved on the road to Zhongyang Town.

Advance. From the front of Zhongyang Town, rush towards the Japanese and puppet troops surrounding the town.

Hard work paid off. Just half an hour later, when division commander Zhang Hua could clearly hear the sound of gunfire coming from the direction of Zhongyang Town, the Second and Third Brigades sent reports almost at the same time.

The two brigades have successfully reunited. The 8,000 Japanese puppet troops around Zhongyang Town have completely entered their encirclement and have become lambs to be slaughtered, waiting for their orders to close the net.

After entering the temporary headquarters, Liu Hua could not take a break and began to annotate the topographic map of Zhongyang Town in front of him. The chief of staff clarified and hurriedly came to Liu Hua with a telegram.

"Commander, should you order the soldiers to start compressing the entire encirclement and put some pressure on the little devils? Just now Brigadier Shen sent a telegram, and the little devils used the Kwantung Army brigade and tanks as soon as they came up. The soldiers in the town have already beaten the Japanese army.

After two attacks, they are under great pressure..." The chief of staff asked worriedly, holding the telegram from Shen Qinghua in his hand.

"Chief of Staff, this is what I want to achieve. I just want the soldiers to understand the true field strength of the Japanese Kwantung Army. At the same time, since the combat effectiveness of the more than a thousand Kwantung Army is so strong, you said that we are responsible for

"Whether the offensive casualties are greater, the Kwantung Army's offensive casualties are greater." Zhang Hua rejected the chief of staff's suggestion and explained.

"Commander, I understand what you mean. I will call Brigadier Shen back and ask him to persist as much as possible to kill the effective strength of the Japanese Kwantung Army." The chief of staff nodded thoughtfully.

"Chief of Staff, you have underestimated our Brigadier Shen. If nothing else happens, Shen Qinghua must still have some options left. Call Shen Qinghua back and ask him to use all his reserves. He must do his best.

It is possible to inflict a large number of casualties on this Kwantung Army brigade. The main force will launch a general attack on the little Japanese in the encirclement in twenty minutes." Zhang Hua said with a smile.

"Brigadier Commander, just let my first regiment go up. The first battalion of the second regiment has suffered more than half of its casualties. If we don't retreat, we will be wiped out..." In Zhongyang Town, Shen Qinghua, commander of the first brigade

He was quietly looking at the map in front of him. Hou Guoying, the commander of the regiment standing next to Shen Qinghua, heard the intensive gunfire coming from the front line and kept begging beside Shen Qinghua.

"Captain Hou, please stop talking. It's not yet time..." Shen Qinghua refused without any hesitation. At this moment, a staff officer from the brigade hurriedly ran into the headquarters: "

Report to the brigade commander, the division commander called..."

"Haha, it's finally here..." After hearing the words of the staff officer in front of him, Shen Qinghua quickly took the telegram from the staff member's hand and began to read it. Soon, a smile appeared on Shen Qinghua's face.

Looking at Hou Guoying in front of him, he ordered loudly: "Commander Hou, now your opportunity has come. Order the 2nd Regiment and 1st Battalion and the Anti-aircraft Machine Gun Battalion to immediately reinforce the 2nd Regiment and 1st Battalion and resolutely hold the position. At the same time, give me as much power as possible.

The effective force to kill and injure the Kwantung Army brigade of the little Japanese."

"Yes, commander, with the support of the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion, I guarantee that the little Japs we will kill will escape..." Hou Guoying's face was filled with excitement when he heard about the mission.

"You're wrong. I'm not asking you to beat the little Japs and run away. I want you to try your best to wipe out the little Japs, the Kwantung Army brigade. The main force of the division has arrived now. We can let go and fight.

Let's deal with these arrogant little devils." Shen Qinghua continued.

"Yes, brigade commander, each regiment shall ensure the completion of the mission," Hou Guoying, the regiment leader, assured loudly without any hesitation.

Just when Hou Guoying led two battalions into the position of the first battalion of the second regiment, the position had gone through two battles, and the remaining two hundred soldiers, under the command of the first battalion commander, continued to attack the approaching small

The Japs were shooting. And just in front of the soldiers' position, the remaining 7 tanks of the Japs were lined up in a row, slowly attacking the position. While firing, they were covering the remaining 600 or so tanks behind them.

The little devils of the Kwantung Army launched a new round of charge.

After the two battalions quickly changed defenses, the reinforcements of more than 500 soldiers and the 18 anti-aircraft machine guns of the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion did not fire like the first battalion of the second regiment just now. Instead, they followed the order of the regiment leader Hou Guoying.

Amidst the sound, he lay quietly in the trench, avoiding the fire of the Japanese truck-mounted machine guns. Soon, under the cover of 7 tanks, the little Japanese quickly rushed into a distance of only 100 meters from the position.

Because the little Japanese suffered a big loss in the exploratory attack, they lost three tanks at once. Facing the Eighth Route Army's position within easy reach, the remaining seven Japanese tanks did not rush straight to continue the attack.

Staying in place, they formed strong mobile fortresses, hitting the first battalion's position with an airtight rain of bullets and artillery shells to cover the charge of their own infantry.

At the same time, hundreds of Japs hiding behind the tank also slowly crossed the tank under the cover of the tank and launched a charge towards the Eighth Route Army position outside Baimi. Although, the Japs experienced two attacks,

Every soldier was very cautious. He lowered his body as much as possible to reduce the area where he would be hit. However, when he saw the little Japs rushing out one after another, Hou Guoying still smiled.

"Order, all anti-aircraft machine guns should be pointed at the enemy's tanks. All light and heavy machine guns should be pointed at the enemy's infantry. Now listen to my order and fire..." Hou Guoying, the regiment leader, ordered loudly to the machine gunners beside him.

"Da da da..." The first thing that sounded on the entire position was the sound of 18 anti-aircraft machine guns firing. In a burst of intensive strafing, 18 thick tongues of flames all shot towards the 7 vehicles that were pouring ammunition.

On the tank. However, these 18 tongues of fire were beyond everyone's expectation.

The steel plate on the Little Devil's tank is only a few tens of millimeters thick, which is not enough to block such a powerful anti-aircraft machine gun bullet. A "bang, bang, bang" metal collision sound sounded on the Little Devil's tank. A series of bullets, like

It was like breaking through a layer of paper, and shot into the inside of the Little Japs tank. Immediately afterwards, a burst of wailing sounds from the Little Japs came from the tank cab. Without exception, all the Little Japs in the tank were hit by this terrifying bullet.

He fell into a pool of blood. The vehicle-mounted machine guns that had been spitting flames just now were all silenced at this time.

Without the vehicle-mounted machine gun that was the greatest threat to the lives of the soldiers, the soldiers hidden in the trenches no longer had any concern. They all raised their heads and quickly set up light and heavy machine guns, pointing them at the people in front of them.

The little Japs fired revenge bullets. Without the cover of tanks, these elite Kwantung Army soldiers were no different from other little Japs. Under the first round of intense firepower from the soldiers, nearly a hundred of the Japs fell to the ground.

In a pool of blood.

Although the remaining few hundred Japs, under the command of their respective commanders, all lay on the ground and started shooting at the soldiers. However, at this time, the soldiers had also learned the bloody lessons of the first battalion's blocking battle.

The machine gun would fire a few shots, change positions, and continue shooting. The hundreds of little Japs lying in front of the position would often be fired upon by several light and heavy machine guns as soon as they opened fire and exposed the target.

"Baga, what's going on with our tanks? Why don't you open fire to cover it? Baga Road, I want to personally shoot the squadron leader of the tank squadron..." Seeing the 7 intact tanks in front of him, facing the Eighth Route Army position

The dense rain of bullets fired from above stood motionless, neither fighting back nor moving forward. The captain of the Kwantung Army group who led the attack couldn't help but roar loudly.

"Reporting to your Excellency, Captain, the Eighth Route Army in front of us suddenly appeared with more than a dozen large-caliber machine guns. The protective armor of our tanks was easily penetrated by them. Now all the tank soldiers in the tanks have been shattered and cannot support themselves.

We provide any..." A Japanese squadron leader quickly reminded him when he noticed the large-caliber machine gun on the position and the bullet holes in front of the tank.

"Baga. Order the troops to withdraw immediately. Without the cover of machine guns, our heroic Kwantung Army is like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. Quick, order all troops to withdraw immediately..." Seeing that only one of his own brigade was left.

Less than half of the troops, suppressed by the Eighth Route Army's dense firepower network, were almost unable to move and could only be beaten passively. The Kwantung Army captain quickly ordered.

However, how could it be possible to retreat just now? After cleaning up the dozen or so anti-aircraft machine guns of the Japanese tanks, they had all moved their shooting targets. They pointed the muzzles at the little Japs lying on the ground and fired a large-caliber round.

Anti-aircraft machine gun bullets fired back and forth at the Japs’ hidden position.

Almost every time the tongues of fire were fired at, a pile of corpses would be created in the hidden position of the Japanese army. And the little devil lying on the position had never seen such a powerful bullet, which could kill people with one bullet.

The machine gun was shot into two sections. Seeing such a powerful machine gun sweeping around their own positions, even they, the elite Kwantung Army, all showed a look of fear.

In addition, the captain's order for the troops to retreat immediately has spread throughout the entire position. These little devils lying on the ground could no longer bear the feeling of almost waiting for death, and they all jumped up from the ground, preparing to retreat.

Retreat. However, in front of the dense firepower network of the soldiers, these little devils who stood up and prepared to retreat, without exception, all fell in a pool of blood.

In the end, under the guns of the soldiers, the number of Japs who successfully retreated behind the tanks was less than two squads. Of the more than 600 Japs together with 7 tanks, less than 100 Japs eventually returned to their positions.

, all the rest turned into bloody corpses. The Kwantung Army, which has always claimed to be invincible, hit a wall in front of the Japanese Army for the first time, and was beaten to a pulp, almost worse than the entire army.

destruction.

Faced with the almost complete destruction of the Kwantung Army brigade and tank squadron, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Nakamoto, was extremely shocked and angry. He was ready to once again concentrate the forces of a brigade and launch a more violent attack on the current Eighth Route Army. However, just

When he was about to issue the order, a piece of news that made him almost want to commit suicide reached his ears.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, the reconnaissance squadron has reported that a large number of Eighth Route Army troops have been found around us. They are now pressing on the back of our army and are threatening to surround us in one fell swoop." The commander of the regiment's staff ran away with a look of panic on his face.

He stood in front of the commander of the alliance, Colonel Nakamoto, and reported in a low voice.

"Nani, how is it possible that there are a large number of Eighth Route Army troops? Why didn't our reconnaissance troops and intelligence personnel discover where these Eighth Route Army troops came from before the battle? Impossible, Chief of Staff, the reconnaissance squadron must have made a mistake.

"After listening to the chief of staff's report, the commander of the wing, Colonel Nakamoto, didn't even think about it and immediately denied it.

"Hi, Captain, this is all true. According to the report of the reconnaissance squadron, our army has been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. If nothing else happens, the Eighth Route Army in the town is just a bait released by this ***. They

The purpose is to attract us to Zhongyang Town, and then gather us together to annihilate them." The chief of staff replied affirmatively and boldly.

"Baga... If this is the case, then we must be surrounded by heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army now. Chief of Staff, immediately order the reconnaissance squadron to continue the investigation. We must find out the situation of the Eighth Route Army around us, and go quickly...

." After listening to the explanation of the chief of staff, the commander of the wing, Colonel Nakamoto, also suddenly reacted and gave a loud order to the commander of the wing in front of him. At this time, on his face, he could no longer see what he had just said.

Instead of being confident, I started to panic.

"The communications staff immediately reported to the headquarters, saying that more than 8,000 people from the Zhongben Regiment fell into the Eighth Route Army's plot in Zhongyang Town. Now our army has been surrounded by the main force of the Eighth Route Army outside Zhongyang Town, and there is a danger of the entire army being destroyed at any time.

, request the headquarters to provide combat guidance." Colonel Nakamoto, the commander of the wing, ordered loudly to the communications staff officer who came in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Wing Commander..." The communications staff officer turned around and began to send the message...