Predator Reborn

Chapter 381 Cutting off the beginning and ending

As the order was issued, nearly 20,000 soldiers from the three brigades of the direct column were quietly hiding in the trenches, waiting for the arrival of the Japs. At the same time, the political commissar who received the urgent telegram from the division commander,

When they knew that the reinforcements of the Japanese army had reached an astonishing 20,000 people, they also knew that the outcome of this battle would be related to the future development of the *** division. After receiving the telegram, the political commissar did not dare to show any neglect and immediately sent

The commanders of the three regiments were handed over to the temporary headquarters.

"Comrades, the division commander just sent a telegram. Because the enemy situation has changed, if we want to completely wipe out all the Japanese reinforcements, we must increase the ambush force. According to the division commander's wishes, the heavy artillery regiment, air defense regiment, and armored regiment should be prepared immediately.

The reinforcement column ambushed the Japanese reinforcements. Now everyone should take the time to talk about the current situation of their respective troops." Looking at the three regiment leaders in front of him, the political commissar did not hide anything and said straight to the point.

"Political Commissar, let me first talk about the situation of our artillery regiment. After statistics, the 36 heavy mountain guns captured are intact and can all be put into use immediately. However, because the artillery regiment has too few troops, although we have enough

Gunners, arsonists. However, the artillery regiment does not have that many soldiers to transport these artillery pieces." Chen Guangrong, the oldest commander of the heavy artillery regiment, was the first to stand up and said.

"Well, as long as there are enough gunners, everything else is not a problem. This time, we captured a lot of transport vehicles in Taiyuan. By then, all these artillery pieces will be transported by vehicles. As for the troop strength, I will give it to you from the guard brigade

Deploy a battalion of troops. If so, can you guarantee that all these artillery pieces will be transported to the ambush battlefield and participate in the battle in the shortest possible time?" the political commissar nodded and said.

"Reporting to the political commissar, as long as there are cars and sufficient troops, I, Chen Guangrong, promise to complete the mission." After hearing the political commissar's answer, Chen Guangrong replied with excitement.

"Okay, next is the Armored Regiment. Comrade Yang Jinghua, how is the situation of the Armored Regiment, especially the 12 tanks just captured. Can they be put into combat immediately?" In response to Chen Guangrong's answer, the political commissar nodded with satisfaction.

, looked at Yang Jinghua, the commander of the armored regiment next to him.

"Reporting to the political commissar, when we were in the base area, our armored regiment trained enough drivers and commanders so that it could be put into use immediately after the tanks were captured... Therefore, the armored regiment did not have any problems.

The 12 tanks will be ready for my use immediately and go to the battlefield to kill the Japanese..." Yang Jinghua assured loudly.

"Very good. Where is Commander Wang of the Air Defense Regiment? Do you have any difficulties? You know, the delivery at Taiyuan Airport can more than double your equipment..." The political commissar put his

His eyes were set on Wang Kai, the last leader of the air defense regiment.

"Reporting to the political commissar, our air defense regiment has the same problem as Commander Chen. We have enough gunners and machine gunners, we just need enough troops and cars to be responsible for the transportation of the artillery..." Wang Kai did not hesitate to speak directly.

own needs.

"Okay, I will try my best to meet your needs when the time comes. Now I order: armored regiments, air defense regiments, and heavy artillery regiments to replenish ammunition and fuel immediately and be ready to set off. I will give you one hour to prepare.

An hour later, the three regiments will set off immediately to reinforce the direct column and ambush the Japanese reinforcements." The political commissar nodded and ordered loudly.

"Yes, political commissar..." the three people replied in unison.

Similarly, Gao Yuan, who received the telegram personally from the division commander, did not dare to neglect. He immediately ordered the three main regiments closest to the ambush position to set off as many troops as they could muster. In short, in the shortest possible time,

Lead the troops, report to the division commander Liu Hua, and accept the command of the division headquarters to participate in the battle.

Just as reinforcements were quickly arriving at Liu Hua's location, the main force of the Japanese army was less than ten miles away from the entire ambush position. It only took a split second for the Japanese army to enter the soldiers.

The graves we prepared for them.

"Report to the division commander, the special operations brigade reports that in one hour, Japanese reinforcements will enter our ambush circle." Wang Benqing, interim chief of staff, came to Liu Hua with a telegram and said.

"Well, order all troops to prepare for battle. Also, tell Shen Qinghua and Luo Zhihui that they must pay attention to concealment when leading the troops and not expose the target. All the artillery in the artillery regiment are adjusted to shoot at Zhu Yuan. When the time comes, they must ensure

The first hit." Liu Hua, who took a short rest in the headquarters, stood up and ordered loudly after listening to Wang Benqing's report.

"Yes, Commander..."

An hour passed quickly, and just as everyone was expecting, the vanguard of the Japanese army finally appeared in Liu Hua's telescope. The vanguard of a brigade, nearly a thousand little Japanese, carrying light and heavy machine guns

, carrying a rifle with a bayonet on his back, he swaggered towards his carefully arranged ambush position.

"Haha, the little devil is so proud that he didn't even search both sides of the road..." Looking at the situation of the Japanese soldiers, Liu Hua shook his head and said.

"Commander, don't even think about it. The Japs have more than 20,000 troops. Such a large number of troops is enough for them to show off their power. Searching is basically unnecessary for them... However, this is not

It’s convenient for us. Division commander, here we come, the main force of the Japs is coming." Wang Benqing responded with a smile. When he saw the main force of the Japanese army following the avant-garde 500 meters away, he immediately reminded the division commander beside him

road.

Sure enough, when Liu Hua raised the telescope in his hand again, the figure of the main Japanese army had already appeared in his eyes. The entire Japanese army's march was lined up in two lines. And all their baggage and artillery were

They were dragged by trucks and marched slowly on the muddy road. At the same time, next to these heavy troops, there were two lines of infantry in loose formation. The entire convoy stretched for several kilometers, almost

With no end in sight, they followed the vanguard group in a mighty manner and drove towards the ambush position.

The Japanese army's marching column, which stretched for several kilometers, finally slowly entered the ambush circle of the Japanese division while everyone was waiting anxiously. At the same time, the soldiers in various ambush positions also held hands tightly.

The weapons in their hands were ready to fire. The artillery regiment a few miles away, with nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various types, were all ready to fire at any time. The two assault troops were also ready to fire at any time.

preparations. Waiting for the division commander Liu Hua to issue the order to start the attack.

Similarly, in the entire ambush headquarters, everyone held their breath and quietly watched the Japanese march a few miles away. In such a large headquarters, the only thing that could be heard was the beep of the radio constantly sending and receiving telegrams. Division Commander Liu Hua also stood at the lookout inside the headquarters, holding up his binoculars and staring motionlessly at the Japanese troops a few miles away.

"Division Commander, Brigadier Shen reports that the Japanese artillery and baggage have begun to enter our ambush position..."

"Reporting to the division commander, Brigadier Luo reports that a Japanese vanguard brigade has walked out of the ambush position..."

....."Reporting to the division commander, Brigadier Shen reports that all the Japanese army's supply troops and artillery have completely entered our ambush circle. At the same time, there are about one regiment of Japanese troops responsible for the rear. Brigadier Shen asked for instructions, if Start attacking immediately."

"Reporting to the division commander, Brigadier Luo reported that they can already see the Japanese artillery troops. In five minutes, the Japanese artillery troops will be able to walk out of the ambush position. At the same time, there are now two regiments of Japanese troops walking out of the ambush position. ." Wang Benqing said loudly, waiting for Liu Hua to give the order.

"Okay, all the baggage troops and artillery have been loaded in, so we don't need to be polite. Order the troops to start attacking." Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and ordered loudly.

"Bang bang bang..." Three signal flares flew into the sky with a sharp whistling sound at the location of the command post, and exploded. Seeing the signal flares, the first person to launch an attack was several miles away from the command post. artillery positions.

As the signal flares took off, commander Zhou Zhigang's firing order immediately sounded on the artillery position. The 36 heavy artillery pieces that had already loaded the shells into the barrels immediately let out a thunderous roar. 36 shells, With a huge whistling sound, it flew out of the barrel and hit the road several kilometers away.

"Boom, boom, boom..." A dense explosion sounded. After many measurements, all 36 artillery shells landed on the road accurately. Suddenly, the Japanese army was marching in an orderly manner just now. The column was immediately blown into chaos by the sudden artillery fire. Several baggage trucks filled with ammunition and artillery shells were directly hit, causing a huge explosion on the road, which further increased the lethality of the artillery bombardment. At the same time, more than fifty mortars of various types began to fire raindrop-like shells on the road at the same time. The dense shells and the airtight rain of bullets generated by the explosion killed everything in the way. The little devil in front of me is reaping the lives of the little devils.

The mortar, which has a firing rate of at least 12 shells per minute, uses its fastest firing speed to continuously shoot shells into the chaotic queue of the Japanese army. At the same time, mortars that facilitate the operation are The artillery fires while changing the position of the bombardment. Wherever there are more Japs, the artillery shells will be fired. As for the dozens of heavy artillery that stretched for several miles on the road, they were blown up and down by a mountain cannon shell. They fell on the road. On both sides of these heavy artillery pieces, there were also corpses of little Japanese lying in random directions.

"Tick tick...Comrades, charge..." Just as the artillery regiment began to bombard, the four main regiments led by Luo Zhihui and Shen Qinghua, amidst the loud blasts of charging horns, rushed several hundred meters away. The Japanese marching column outside launched a charge. The forward troops of the entire regiment gathered dozens of light machine guns. Facing the little Japanese who were so close, of course they would not show any mercy. Dozens of light machine guns fired dozens of A tongue of fire almost formed an airtight rain of bullets in front of the soldiers. All the little Japs who stood in the way of the soldiers' charge were beaten into a hornet's nest and fell into a pool of blood.

There were nearly 4,000 troops. Before the Japanese army could react from the shock of the sudden attack, their successive troops and follow-up troops were completely cut off from the baggage troops and artillery troops walking in the middle.

At the same time, the four main regiments that had completed the initial combat mission did not relax in any way. Instead, they seized all available resources and time and began to build blocking fortifications in a small area they occupied. Because, in the enemy's

Before the baggage artillery is wiped out by the main force, they will be in a situation of being attacked from both sides.

"Baga, I didn't expect that this *** division would really dare to ambush my 20,000-strong *** Imperial Army on Baga Ya Road. In this case, let's have a good fight with this *** division here.

A big decisive battle. Order, all troops immediately move closer to the baggage troops and artillery troops. With the artillery as the center, build a ring of defenses and prepare to stand and wait for reinforcements." The major general brigade leader who was walking in front of the troops heard a sudden sound from behind.

Despite the thunderous shelling and the Eighth Route Army's shouts of killing, he did not have any worries. Because before the war, he had received a telegram from the chief of staff of the headquarters. His troops were originally used as bait to attract the Japanese divisions.

The main force engages in a decisive battle.

"Hi, General, I will send a report to each regiment immediately, asking them to move closer to the artillery unit and build a circular fortification to block the Eighth Route Army's attack." The Chief of Staff, who was following the brigade commander, quickly replied and turned around.

He ran towards the brigade headquarters radio station behind him.

However, less than two minutes after the chief of staff left. At the same time, the major general brigade commander was also immersed in the scene when he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general after the victory of this battle. The chief of staff who had just left not long ago once again

He ran back in a hurry. More importantly, it could be seen from the frightened expression on the chief of staff's face that something big must have happened. However, the brigade leader at this time did not notice that he was breathing heavily in front of him.

Chief of Staff.

"Your Excellency General, something happened..." Looking at the brigade commander who was still smiling and seemed to be thinking about something, the chief of staff took a breath and quickly reminded him.

"Uh... Chief of Staff, you're back so soon. Have the various regiments gathered around the artillery according to the order, preparing to build a circular fortification to block the *** division's attack. As long as our circular fortification is completed,

I believe that with the troops, weapons and ammunition we have, we can hold on for at least half a month." Major General Yoshio Uetsuki, the brigade commander who was pulled back from his fantasy by the chief of staff, asked immediately when he saw the chief of staff in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the contents of the telegram have been sent to all regiments, and their replies have been received, but there is a situation on the front line..."

"Nani? But what, what happened? If the chief of staff has something to say, just say it... don't hesitate. Wait a minute, is it that the guard regiment at the end of the army did not obey the order and did not move closer to the artillery unit?"

Seeing the hesitant chief of staff, the brigade commander Major General Yoshio Uezuki said with an unhappy face.

"Hi, General, here's what happened. The Fenyang Garrison Regiment, which was at the end of the entire march, and the 37th Regiment behind us all sent telegram reports. When the Eighth Route Army started to attack, suddenly they

A large number of elite Eighth Route Army troops rushed out from both wings, and the firepower was so fierce that they launched an attack. Now, the connection between the two regiments, artillery units, and baggage troops has been completely cut off by the two Eighth Route Army troops, making it impossible to quickly attack them.

The artillery units are gathering." Facing the unhappy brigade commander, the chief of staff had no choice but to lower his head and report the situation.

"Baga...Chief of Staff, what exactly does this Eighth Route Army's *** division want to do? Just as the battle started, they cut us into three sections... Baga Road..." After hearing the answer from the Chief of Staff,

The brigade leader's face was full of surprise and shock, and he asked in disbelief.

"Hi, General, I think the Eighth Route Army's campaign goal is very obvious. The Eighth Route Army does not have enough troops to eat my 20,000-strong Imperial Army in one go. So, they divided us into three and concentrated their forces.

Strength, and eliminate them bit by bit. This is very consistent with the Eighth Route Army's strategy of concentrating superior forces to attack the enemy," the chief of staff analyzed.

"Nani, eat our troops one by one. Yosi, the supreme commander of the *** Division should not be underestimated. Now I finally start to pay attention to our opponent. I believe what my colleagues said, this *** Division Commander

The superb tactical command ability and the powerful combat effectiveness of the troops. Chief of Staff, I also very much agree with you. So, which unit of our army do you think this *** division will attack first?

"Major General Yoshio Uetsuki, the brigade commander, nodded and continued to ask.

"Your Excellency, General, based on the current situation, the Eighth Route Army will direct all its artillery fire at the artillery troops and heavy equipment troops walking in the middle. I believe that the first target of the Eighth Route Army's attack must be our army's artillery and heavy equipment troops.

At the same time, there is another reason, that is, if we lose the artillery cover and the logistics supply of the baggage troops, then in the next battle, we will not have any advantage compared with the Eighth Route Army. From this point of view

Look, the Eighth Route Army's first attack target is also our artillery and heavy equipment." The chief of staff pointed to the artillery and heavy equipment that were exploding a few miles behind him, and said with certainty.