Predator Reborn

Chapter 413: Unstoppable

However, without the support of any heavy weapons or even heavy machine gun firepower, an incomplete Japanese infantry squadron, in front of the second blocking position of the Second Battalion, was undoubtedly like an egg hitting a stone. Not only did it not

No benefit was obtained, but the entire army was almost destroyed...

However, although the commander of the second battalion wanted to show off the little devils on his own position and avenge the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the forward position, the second battalion had to fight against the Japanese army's second attack because of the commander's order.

After a hasty resistance, the Japanese army was given the illusion that the morale of the army was in chaos and could not stop the Japanese army's fierce offensive, so they took turns to cover and quickly withdrew from the position...

Ever since, with the second blocking position, when the Japanese sun flag was raised again, in front of the Japanese 14th Division, the gate leading to Shanxi was completely opened by the Japanese avant-garde troops. At this time,

, Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, the commander of the Japanese division, was standing in front of a huge map in the headquarters, looking at a group of combat staff. According to the battle reports constantly coming from the front line, the flag representing the Eighth Route Army on the map was replaced with one representing the Eighth Route Army.

The flag of the Japanese Imperial Army.

"Yoshi, very good. Mr. Sano, according to the battle report sent by the commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, Mr. Ishiguro, now our army's door to Shanxi Province has been completely opened by the vanguard troops, and we have completed the entire battle.

The first combat goal of the plan. More importantly, according to the battle report, although the resistance of the Eighth Route Army in the forward position was very strong, due to the dual reasons of our army's powerful offensive and the unstable morale within the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army's follow-up

There is almost no force to block the attack. Therefore, I think now is the best time for our division to enter Shanxi. I believe that with the strong combat effectiveness of our 14th Division, after entering Shanxi Province, the entire unit will be able to defeat the enemy.

In the shortest possible time, capture Taiyuan City and recapture this strategic location of great importance to the Imperial Army from the hands of the Eighth Route Army." Looking at the defense line of the Japanese division in front of him, he had already opened up a huge

The gap. Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, the division commander, said confidently to the chief of staff, Colonel Tadayoshi Sano, in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. I believe that our 14th Division will be able to take back Taiyuan City from the hands of the Eighth Route Army in the shortest possible time in the next attack, and cleanse the Japanese Empire.

The Imperial Army was humiliated in front of the Eighth Route Army's *** division." The chief of staff quickly flattered the confident division commander in front of him.

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, I now order the main force of the division to set off immediately, and the cavalry regiment is responsible for the surrounding security. The artillery regiment, the baggage regiment, and the troops directly under each division will follow the regiment headquarters to carry out operations..." Doi

Lieutenant General Hara Kenji gave an order with high spirits to the staff officers in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander, I will go and deliver the order right away. I believe that the soldiers will have high morale after learning that the preface is incorrect and has opened a breakthrough for our army to advance..." Immediately, at the station of the Japanese 14th Division,

Immediately I remembered the noisy roars of cars, the neighing of war horses, and the roars of officers... Troops, one after another, under the command of their respective commanders, quickly assembled and walked out of the military camp one after another.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, the division commander, also boarded a car under the protection of the division's security forces and began his journey...

At the same time, Major Ishihara, captain of the second brigade, was given the command to serve as the vanguard. He immediately ordered the dissatisfied brigade, which had only about 600 people left, to speed up his advance and open a safe path for the main force of the division to advance.

Passage. The entire infantry brigade, following closely behind the frantically retreating Second Battalion, quickly attacked the depth of the entire defense line.

The commander of the second battalion, who had been given the task of retreating and attracting the Japanese army, looked at a brigade that was not satisfied with the organization following him. Although in his heart, he really wanted to use the current strength of his second battalion to teach him a lesson.

The little devil. However, when he thought of the order given by the regiment leader Wei Lin before retreating, he endured it.

"Battle Commander Zhou, now that the main force of the regiment has received the order from the commander, it is about to retreat, set up a battlefield in the blocking position behind, and continue to block the Japs. This will achieve the purpose of blocking the Japs step by step and consuming a lot of the Japs' vitality. According to

The regiment party committee’s study has decided that your second battalion will stay as cover for the entire regiment. However, the mission of your second battalion is not to block the Japanese attack. It is to continuously consume the effective strength of the Japanese army and make the Japanese mistakenly believe that your

The Second Battalion retreated because it could not resist the Japs' attack... As for the specific scale, you must grasp it clearly..." This was what the regiment leader Lin Wei said repeatedly on the Second Battalion's blocking position before leaving...

Although the second battalion commander did not understand why he did not hold on to a good position, gave up the position to the little devils, and caused our army to retreat. However, as a soldier, he still chose to obey unconditionally.

.Because he knew that the group leader must have his reasons for assigning tasks like this...

"Battal Commander, the little devil is so arrogant. He is following us so closely. Should we ask the troops to stop and give them a hard blow to combat their arrogance?" Looking at the people who were following closely behind him, he couldn't see them.

A Japanese squadron five hundred meters away, the fourth company commander of the second battalion panted and ran to the second battalion commander and suggested with an unhappy look on his face.

"No, the commander's order is to continuously consume the effective strength of the Japanese army, and also to make the Japanese army feel that our troops have retreated. Therefore, no matter what, we cannot hurt the little devil behind us, because we want to lure

The enemy has penetrated deeply. However, the Japs behind are really annoying. Fourth Company Commander, take your Fourth Company to block the attack on the spot. After ten minutes, retreat immediately. In addition, when retreating, remember to give the Japs

Leave a few rifles without bullets to let them know that we are not retreating on our own initiative..." The second battalion commander rejected the fourth company commander's proposal without even thinking about it.

"Yes, battalion commander, I understand. The entire fourth company is here. Stop advancing and immediately look for favorable terrain and prepare to stop the Japs..." Hearing the order from the regiment commander, the fourth company commander could only lower his head angrily.

He answered with his head wrapped around his head.

Of course, the blockade of the fourth company was basically no challenge to the little devil. A squadron of elite infantry only paid less than the casualties of a squad of imperial soldiers, and easily defeated an infantry company in front of them.

The Eighth Route Army was beaten to the point of losing its armor, and a lot of rifles were also seized.

"Yo Xi, it seems that the Eighth Route Army in front of us has been fighting for an hour. The troops have very little ammunition left. Order the troops to speed up the pursuit and try to encircle the Eighth Route Army in front of us and annihilate them.

Also, immediately report the situation of our avant-garde squadron that encountered the Eighth Route Army's ten-minute blockade to the captain..." Looking at the rifle he had just seized in his hand, a rifle that had no bullets, the squadron leader of the avant-garde squadron was thoughtful.

commanded.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Squadron Leader..." The final result was no surprise. The captain of the Second Battalion, who received the telegram of the Vanguard Squadron's success, immediately agreed to the Vanguard Squadron's request for a battle, and concentrated his limited forces to annihilate all those in front of him who had no ammunition.

The Eighth Route Army troops used their victory to inspire the Imperial Army soldiers behind them...

"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, the Group Captain has agreed to our vanguard squadron's request for a battle. We are required to do our best to wipe out the Eighth Route Army troops in the infantry company in front of us." After reading the telegram he just received, the deputy captain of the vanguard squadron quickly replied.

road.

"Yo Xi, very good. Order the troops to speed up the march. They must catch up with the remaining Eighth Route Army soldiers in front of them and annihilate them. Chase them quickly..." After receiving the order, the squadron leader immediately drew out his command knife. There was a flash of sword light.

He flashed past and gave the order to attack to the three team captains in front of him.

As a result, the Japanese vanguard squadron, with less than 150 people left, immediately seemed to have drunk stimulants and desperately chased the second battalion in front... However, at this moment, the entire second battalion had a fourth company.

In the ten minutes provided, they had successfully approached the third blocking position set up by the regiment. As the regiment leader, Lin Wei decided to eat the Japanese vanguard squadron in front of the third blocking position and continue.

Carry out a 'rout' and attract the follow-up troops of the Japanese army.

"Reporting to the leader, a squadron of Japs who are dissatisfied with the organization has separated from their vanguard group by at least two kilometers. Now, attracted by the fourth company, it is quickly chasing us." Viewed from the third blocking position.

After arriving at the head of the regiment, the second battalion commander quickly reported.

"Okay, such a good opportunity, then we will eat this vanguard squadron here, and then the troops will continue to retreat... Order the third battalion to be a frontal blocker, and the second battalion to ambush on both sides of the road. When the charge horn sounds, all troops will immediately

Carry out an attack. The battle must be over within five minutes at most. At that time, the third battalion will be left to block the enemy's main force, and the remaining troops will continue to retreat..." Regiment leader Lin Wei made a wise decision to annihilate the vanguard.

Squadron decision.

The Japanese avant-garde squadron, attracted by the Fourth Company, did not hesitate and got into the ambush circle arranged for him by Lin Wei. The final result was no surprise. In the two main battalions and an artillery company, the powerful firepower

Under the sudden attack, one hundred and fifty little Japs only held on for less than two minutes before they were all overwhelmed by the charging soldiers.

However, Major Ishihara, the captain of the Japanese avant-garde brigade, who arrived later, saw an infantry squadron in front of him that was once again shattered. He couldn't help but became furious and threatened to annihilate all the Eighth Route Army troops in front of him. Then he reported the news that the avant-garde squadron was ambushed.

After making the report, he took his only two remaining infantry squadrons and launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army blocking position in front of him.

However, what the captain, Major Ishihara, did not expect was that his well-prepared group attack was like hitting cotton, without any lethality. The Eighth Route Army troops holding on to the position faced the attacks of two of his squadrons.

The group charged, only offered symbolic resistance, and then abandoned their positions. After leaving behind a large amount of equipment, they began to retreat in embarrassment. (Of course, the equipment left behind was in the process of annihilating the Japanese vanguard squadron just now.

Those captured in the attack will not feel distressed at all to the soldiers of the *** division who have sufficient ammunition and well-equipped equipment.)

"Baga, how could the Eighth Route Army be so undefeated? It couldn't even stop one of our attacks. But how could our vanguard squadron be completely destroyed in front of the Eighth Route Army? Baga Road

"What the hell is going on?" "Looking at the large amount of weapons and ammunition thrown by the Eighth Route Army on the position, and looking at the Eighth Route Army troops who were fleeing at this moment. Major Ishihara, the captain of the vanguard brigade, who had lost more than half, wrinkled his

He raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.

"Your Excellency Captain, I think this is a delaying tactic for the Eighth Route Army. After all, our vanguard squadron, after successive battles, has lost its overall strength to its former glory. More importantly, they do not have any heavy weapons support. So,

, as long as the Eighth Route Army can concentrate a certain number of troops and heavy weapons, it can wait for work and completely annihilate our vanguard squadron. And their purpose of doing this is to delay our army's time and provide them with sufficient time for their retreat. So

, I think the captain, you don’t need to worry too much at all..." The chief of staff expressed his thoughts.

"Yoshi, judging from what we have seen, there is only one explanation. In this case, Chief of Staff, please immediately send a telegram to the commander of the company to report our thoughts and ask him to carry out certain tactics.

Guidance." The captain, Major Ishihara, nodded with deep understanding and ordered.

However, after receiving the telegram from the avant-garde squadron, the commander did not dare to make an unauthorized decision when faced with a situation involving the safety of the entire division. He immediately reported the attack on the avant-garde squadron, and the request was already on the march.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, was able to make a wise decision...

"Sano-kun, what do you think about the fact that the vanguard brigade was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army troops and lost a squadron? After the main force of our imperial army arrived, it almost collapsed without a fight?" Looking at the telegram in his hand, the division commander asked

He asked the chief of staff, Colonel Tadayoshi Sano, who was sitting next to him.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I think there are only two reasons why the Eighth Route Army did this. On the one hand, as the captain of the vanguard brigade said, the Eighth Route Army wanted to delay time. On the other hand, it was to lure the enemy deeper into the enemy's territory before our Imperial Army advanced.

On the way, our army's effective strength was continuously consumed. You must know that we are hundreds of kilometers away from Taiyuan City. If every blocking position of the Eighth Route Army loses a squadron, then after our entire division arrives in Taiyuan,

There will be very few left." Facing the confused look of the division commander, the chief of staff said quickly.

"Yoshi, I think so too. I just wonder if the Chief of Staff has any good suggestions to get our army out of this predicament?" Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara continued to ask.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, if it is the first reason, we have nothing to worry about. We only need to speed up the march of the troops and follow closely behind the Eighth Route Army, and we can attack Taiyuan very easily. If the second reason is

, we also don’t need to worry too much. With the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, as long as we gather at least one brigade of elite troops, the Eighth Route Army will not be able to completely annihilate our vanguard troops in a short period of time. And by then, the Eighth Route Army will not only be unable to achieve

My own strategic goal, but because of my excessive appetite, I was counter-surrounded by our main division... Therefore, I think we should strengthen the strength of our vanguard troops..."

"Yoshi, what Sano-kun said is very good. The communications staff immediately sent a telegram to Ishiguro-kun of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, asking Ishiguro-kun to strengthen the strength of the vanguard brigade, and to ask the vanguard brigade to organize troops as soon as it was attacked.

We must carry out resistance on the ground and wait for reinforcements...At the same time, order the second regiment to be ready to reinforce the vanguard brigade at any time." The division commander immediately ordered the communications staff officer who was waiting for orders outside the car window.

As the Japanese regiment headquarters issued a series of orders, the vanguard troops at the forefront of the entire army were immediately reinforced by Captain Ishiguro of the 2nd Infantry Regiment to become a reinforced brigade. The entire reinforced brigade, except

In addition to heavy equipment such as mountain artillery and field artillery that are not conducive to rapid marching, a mortar squadron and a heavy machine gun squadron have been strengthened, with the total strength reaching an astonishing more than 1,400 people...

Such an elite force was placed at the forefront of the entire division. Like a sharp sword, it thrust fiercely into the Eighth Route Army's respective blocking positions. Under the fierce attack of the sharp sword of the Japanese army,

. Along the way for dozens of miles, the Eighth Route Army deployed battalion and company-sized blocking positions. Not only did they not gain any advantage, but they suffered considerable losses because the Japs were equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars.

As a result, the entire march of the Japanese army, under the leadership of such a strong brigade, was almost unstoppable, attacking and defending villages. In less than one night, they led the main division and penetrated dozens of kilometers deep into Shanxi Province.

distance. It can be said that it made a considerable contribution to the Japanese attack on Taiyuan.

Finally, after four hours of continuous rapid march, the entire main division of the Japanese army was finally exhausted. The morale of the troops also gradually dropped from the high level at the beginning due to the exhaustion of the whole body. More importantly, it carried a large amount of heavy equipment.

Although equipped with artillery and heavy troops, and assisted by a large number of cars and mules, the marching speed slowly slowed down as time went by.