Predator Reborn

Chapter 430 Breakout!!!

"Old Chen, several hours have passed since the beginning of the battle. The number of Japs we have killed one after another has almost reached nearly 10,000 in total. We don't have to worry now, it's the Japs' turn to worry

.Order the troops at the front to seize the time to build defenses to prevent possible Japanese counterattacks...At the same time, each regiment immediately reported the losses of the troops. Commander, Gao Yuan..." Gao Yuan was not happy because of the victory... because he knew

, the entire campaign has just begun, and more intense battles are still to come. At this moment, our troops must not only not have any pride, but also cannot have any slack...

"Commander, you are worried that the Japs may break out. You know, this is not the fighting style of the Japs' main division..." After listening to Gao Yuan's order, Chen Dazhong asked with a puzzled look.

"Old Chen, this is the telegram just sent by Lao Wang of the Third Division. The Japanese 14th Division has been completely wiped out by our army in the Baita Mountain area. More importantly, an aviation brigade that came for reinforcements was killed by Lao Wang.

Due to careful arrangements, two-thirds of the combat aircraft were lost. Therefore, if the little devils in the encirclement know that they are now alone and deep in, as long as their commander is not a fool, they will definitely let the troops retreat. Otherwise, time will

For a long time, he will definitely not be able to escape the danger of the entire army being destroyed..." Gao Yuan definitely stated his reasons...

"Well, that's true. Lao Gao, I will immediately send a report to the frontline regiments, asking them to pay attention to the vigilance and seize the time to build fortifications. If the little devil has any abnormality, report it immediately..." Political Commissar Chen Revolution was convinced.

He nodded, turned around and left the headquarters.

As the ten highlands outside the Japanese army were once again completely occupied by various units of the Eighth Route Army, the gunfire on the entire battlefield slowly stopped. Both the enemy and ourselves quietly stood firm on their positions and faced each other...

At this moment, the division headquarters of the Japanese 109th Division was in chaos... because the fierce artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army and the fiasco of the reinforcement aircraft just now were like a bomb, which once again hit these people hard.

The little devil's arrogance makes them less and less confident about their future...

"Baga, stop arguing. If you continue to argue, you will die. Behind us, there are so many brave warriors of the imperial army. What are you worried about? Even if we want to retreat,

It is not something you and I can decide if we need orders from your Excellency the Commander..." While looking at a group of staff officers arguing about whether the troops should immediately break out of the encirclement, the division had long been feeling irritable because of the increasingly bad war.

Lieutenant General Changshan Gang Chonghou couldn't help but roared loudly to all the staff officers...

In an instant, amidst the roar of the division commander, the entire conference room immediately became solemn. Everyone stood there blankly, motionless. They were deeply afraid that a small move of their own would eventually cause dissatisfaction with the division commander.

"Bago Ya Road, what are you doing standing here? The Imperial Japanese Army will not raise a bunch of losers. You guys, just do whatever you have to do, otherwise you will all die..." followed the division commander Yamaoka.

Lieutenant General Chong Hou issued another order, and the staff officers who were standing in the headquarters immediately rushed to their posts in a swarm...

"Your Excellency, the division commander, emergency battle report from the frontier..." At this moment, the division chief of staff, Colonel Kurashige, rushed into the headquarters in a hurry with a look of panic on his face...

"Kuramo-kun, what happened? You are so panicked..." the division commander said very dissatisfied with the performance of the chief of staff in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. During the fierce attack by the Eighth Route Army just now, all the ten highlands around me have been lost. The two infantry brigades that went to reinforce also suffered heavy losses under the fierce counterattack of the Eighth Route Army troops and were in a state of embarrassment.

Retreat. According to statistics, in the battle of just over 20 minutes, we lost a total of more than 4,000 elite imperial troops..." Facing the division commander's question, Chief of Staff Colonel Kurashige quickly replied.

"Nani, we lost more than 4,000 troops and lost ten surrounding highlands... Bageya Road, Kurashige-kun, ordered the two captains who went to reinforce, to immediately apologize to His Majesty the Emperor... The Japanese Empire will not support these wastes.

..." The division commander, Lieutenant General Shigehou Yamaoka, was angry and loudly ordered to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. But now our army has lost more than a dozen soldiers, nearly ten thousand troops, and almost all artillery. Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should our army do next?

Continue to hold on, wait for reinforcements, or immediately organize troops to break out..." The chief of staff did not leave immediately. Instead, he continued to ask the division commander in front of him.

"Kura Shige-kun, it is not for you or me to decide whether the troops will break through. Without the order of the Commander, our 109th Division would not be able to break through even if the entire army is in pieces. Quickly, report the situation encountered by our troops immediately.

Your Excellency, Commander, please provide operational guidance to our 109th Division. Hurry up, for every minute of delay, at least one Imperial Army soldier will be killed... We have no extra time to waste." Listen.

After hearing the chief of staff's question, the division commander also became anxious and gave orders loudly.

"Hi, your Excellency, division commander..." the chief of staff turned and left.

And just when the 109th Division's request for help telegram arrived in the hands of General Okamura Neiji, the Japanese North China Garrison Headquarters in Peiping was also in chaos. Because just now, they had received a message from the 14th Division.

At the same time, the news that the Shijiazhuang Aviation Brigade was severely damaged also reached everyone's ears.

"Chief of Staff, this is a request for help telegram from the 109th Division. Under siege by the Eighth Route Army, the 109th Division has lost nearly 10,000 troops in less than a day. More importantly, our air force

Not only did the support fail to form an effective blow to the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions, but they also suffered heavy losses due to the counterattack of the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower. Chief of Staff, what do you think we should do now?" Looking at the telegram in his hand, Commander Okamura asked

General Neji couldn't help but frown, and threw this problem to the chief of staff in front of him...

"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the battle report, there are currently only more than 10,000 people in the 109th Division, and all the artillery has been removed. And around them, there are at least twice the number of Eighth Route Army troops, and they are equipped with a large number of heavy artillery.

I believe that the only way to protect the remaining 10,000 troops of the 109th Division is to carry out a forced breakout under the cover of aircraft and withdraw from the control of the Eighth Route Army in the shortest possible time..." the chief of staff replied loudly.

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"Yo Xi, now we have lost an integrated division and cannot afford to lose any more. Chief of Staff, call back to the 109th Division immediately and order them to break out immediately. The headquarters will send aircraft to reinforce it... Tell

Yamaoka-kun, no matter what, we must bring back all the remaining more than 10,000 soldiers..." Looking at the military map in front of him, thinking about the advice of the chief of staff. Commander General Okamura Neiji quickly made a decision

The final decision. To the chief of staff in front of him, he loudly issued the order to break out and retreat...

"Division Commander, Division Commander, Your Excellency the Commander has called back..." Just as Lieutenant General Shigehou Yamaoka, the commander of the 109th Division, was pacing back and forth in the division headquarters, waiting anxiously. Division Chief of Staff Nagakura

Colonel Mao, holding a newly translated telegram, rushed into the headquarters and came to the division commander.

"Kuramo-kun, Commander, do you have any specific orders..." Upon hearing the word "reply," the division commander's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he asked excitedly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander, Your Excellency, the Commander ordered our 109th Division to break out immediately under the cover of aircraft and withdraw from the Eighth Route Army's defense area. Save the remaining effective forces of our 109th Division. At the same time, Your Excellency, the Commander, asked me

The Ministry reported that the 14th Division, which marched at the same time as our 109th Division, had been completely destroyed under the heavy siege of the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, our division must seize the time to break through. Otherwise, after the arrival of the Eighth Route Army reinforcements, our division

It is impossible to break through..." The chief of staff said all the contents of the telegram in one breath.

"What, the whole army of the 14th Division is in pieces... Bageya Road, I really didn't expect that the current independent division is so powerful in combat. In just a short time, it actually wiped out all the elite imperial army of my division, and there are also

There are enough troops to surround our 109th Division. I can't believe it..." The division commander opened his mouth and asked in disbelief.

"Your Excellency, the division commander, will you immediately order the troops to prepare for a breakout? Once the air reinforcements arrive, they will immediately carry out a breakout..." Seeing that the division commander was still feeling sad for the 14th Division that had all been shattered, Chief of Staff Kurashige

The colonel couldn't help but feel anxious and quickly reminded him.

"Yoshi, Cang Maojun. Order all forward troops that are confronting the Eighth Route Army to leave the necessary troops to act as guards and confuse the Eighth Route Army. The remaining troops will immediately assemble to the division headquarters. Reinforcements will arrive in the air.

From now on, immediately abandon all baggage and troops to break out lightly." The division commander loudly ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. But, Division Commander, why don't we blow up all the baggage and supplies? If we give up these baggage, wouldn't it all benefit the Eighth Route Army around us?" In response to the division commander's order,

Chief of Staff Colonel Kurashige asked in confusion.

"Baga, you are confused. If we blow up these supplies, wouldn't the Eighth Route Army know our army's plan to break out at the first time? Besides, these supplies can be left in place, to a certain extent, to slow down the situation.

The speed at which the main force of the Eighth Route Army is pursuing our army...Cang Maojun, go and convey the order immediately..." the division commander explained dissatisfiedly.

"Hi, your Excellency, the division commander, is wise. I will go and deliver the order right away... Ono-kun, you will immediately lead the division security brigade and assist the division headquarters in the retreat. Remember, you must ensure the safety of your division commander,

Otherwise, you will die..." the chief of staff replied loudly. Then, he gave a serious order to the captain of the division's security brigade standing at the entrance of the headquarters.

Immediately, under the orders of the division headquarters, the Japanese troops on various positions left behind the necessary troops to blind the eyes of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side. The remaining troops, under the command of their respective commanders, quickly moved towards the enemy.

Retreat in the direction of the division headquarters and prepare for a breakout.

However, no matter how covert the Japanese army's military operations are, after all, it is a transfer of more than 10,000 people, and it is impossible not to reveal any flaws. Just when the Japanese army just started to retreat, the soldiers on the front line discovered something was wrong...

After a tentative attack, the frontline troops immediately reported the Japanese army's preparations to retreat to the general headquarters...

"Commander, just as you expected, the little Japs want to run away... The forward positions reported that the main force of the Japanese army has begun to assemble towards their division headquarters. Now only a few small Japs are left to confront the soldiers.

Troops..." Upon receiving the telegram, political commissar Chen Dazhong's first reaction was to admire his partner's correct judgment. Then, he reported excitedly to the plateau in front of him.

"The little devil finally couldn't bear it anymore, but now we know whether it is too late to break out and escape... If nothing else happens, the Japanese army, which has lost artillery support, must be waiting for reinforcements from their aircraft before breaking out.

Therefore, now is the best time for us to compress the encirclement. The order..." As soon as Gao Yuan finished speaking, the chief of staff beside him took out a folder and began to record specific orders.

"Each artillery group, under the cover of the fire protection force, immediately launched a covering artillery strike on the area around the Japanese division headquarters, disrupting the organization of the various Japanese troops and the pace of their retreat. At the same time, the various units at the front were assigned

Under the cover of mortars, we will immediately launch a new round of attacks on the current Japanese army to narrow the encirclement of the Japanese army..." Gao Yuan glanced at the battlefield several kilometers in radius in front of him and ordered loudly.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Less than a minute after the chief of staff left, there was a thundering roar on the battlefield a few kilometers away. In the emerald-green mountains, there was an explosion.

Countless orange-red fires burst out, followed by streams of gray smoke slowly rising on the battlefield.

Dense artillery shells, like rain, fell in an area of ​​several kilometers around the Japanese division headquarters. In an instant, the little Japanese who had just gathered in this area and prepared to break out were caught in this dense artillery fire.

They were immediately bombed and began to run around, dodging the rain of shells. However, their actions not only did not allow them to escape the bombardment, but to a certain extent, accelerated their death. More importantly,

Unfortunately, the intensive artillery fire once again turned the newly assembled troops into chaos and lost their organization.

At the same time, when the eyes of all the Japanese troops were attracted by the intensive artillery fire around the division headquarters, the various Eighth Route Army units that were confronting the Japanese troops immediately launched an attack on the current enemy with the cooperation of their respective mortar companies.

The Japanese army launched a swift and violent attack.

Although the little devils who stood on various positions were resisting to the death, they were abandoned by the main force after all, and their number was very small. As the offensive of the surrounding Eighth Route Army troops became more and more fierce,

, the number of Japanese troops holding on to their respective positions also dropped sharply...

Finally, after the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army paid a certain price of casualties, all the abandoned soldiers left by the main force of the Japanese army were finally eliminated. At the same time, all the positions held by the Japanese army were immediately completely occupied. In this way, the entire Japanese army

The position was once again compressed by hundreds of meters...

"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, just now, the Eighth Route Army troops that were confronting our army suddenly launched an attack on our forward positions. Because the main forces in the forward positions have all retreated, these positions have now been completely occupied by the Eighth Route Army. At the same time...

At the same time..." Looking at the division commander in front of him who was looking increasingly ugly, a communications staff officer who came to report did not dare to say any more.

"Baga, at the same time, why can't you finish the sentence in one sentence, Bagaya Road... bang bang bang." Looking at the staff officer in front of him who was hesitating and couldn't even explain the battle report clearly. He heard outside the headquarters that he was destroying his own troops.

During the fierce artillery fire during the breakout, the division commander couldn't help the anger in his heart and slapped the staff officer who came to report in front of him...

"Hi, your Excellency, the division commander..." Looking at the angry-looking division commander in front of him, the communications staff officer could only endure the burning pain on his face, stood at attention, and continued to answer... "At the same time, several Eighth Route Army troops were coming.

Under the cover of artillery fire, they quickly penetrated towards our division headquarters... Moreover, these intervening troops were also equipped with a certain number of tank troops... Now there is only one Eighth Route Army unit closest to our division headquarters.

It’s more than a thousand meters away…”

"Baga, how did the Eighth Route Army know about our plan to break out of the encirclement, Bagaya Road? Why haven't our air reinforcements arrived yet? Why? Bagaya Road..." The division commander cursed loudly at the staff officer in front of him.

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"Buzz buzz..." However, just as he finished speaking, a huge roar of aircraft reached his ears through the huge explosion outside the headquarters.

"Yo Xi, our air reinforcements have finally arrived. Order all units to immediately break out under the cover of aircraft. Do not engage in any entanglement with the Eighth Route Army behind you. As many as you can break out of the encirclement. Send the order immediately..." Listen

When I heard the sound of the plane, the division commander who had a scowl on his face just now, like a chameleon, immediately had a smile on his face and gave loud orders to the communications staff officer in front of him.