Predator Reborn

Chapter 599: Defeated like a mountain

Zhou Baozhong nodded, and then decisively ordered to Commander Li Yuanqing in front of him: "Now I order: send all the artillery targets to the artillery regiment. Tell Commander Zhang of the artillery regiment that in five minutes, the artillery will start bombarding all scheduled targets.

.Be sure to destroy all scheduled targets as soon as possible. After the five-minute shelling, the three main regiments of the 13th Division immediately launched a counterattack on the current Japanese positions. They divided and surrounded the current Japanese troops, and then eliminated them one by one."

"Yes, Commander, I will go and deliver the order right away. Finally, I can really fight the little devil. This time, I must let the little devil have a good taste of my power, Li Yuanqing..." As he spoke, Li Yuanqing picked up and put it on the table.

He loaded his pistol and rushed out of the command center with excitement on his face.

"Rumble..." A huge roar began to sound on the artillery position. As balls of orange-red fire began to rise on the artillery position in the dark night, the entire artillery position was immediately burned by gunpowder.

The white smoke produced completely enveloped it. Nearly a hundred artillery shells of various calibers, with bursts of sharp whistling sounds, quickly flew into the sky and smashed towards their target.

Immediately, a burst of dense explosions followed, followed by the Japanese army's position about two kilometers away from the artillery position. In the fireballs rising into the sky, one by one, the little Japanese were thrown high into the sky. And then

, was torn into pieces in an instant under the blows of flying shrapnel. As for the various civil fortifications built by the Japanese army after a day, they were instantly turned into ruins amidst the explosions of large-caliber artillery shells.

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Of course, the Japanese army headquarters at all levels were the targets of the first round of artillery bombardment. Under the attack of nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various calibers, there were no surprises. Only the first round of artillery shells destroyed most of the targets.

.And the remaining targets were turned into ruins during the second and even third rounds of shelling.

The thunderous explosion of artillery shells woke up every commander and fighter on both sides of the enemy and us on the battlefield. Similarly, in Baishan County, the division commander Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who had just fallen asleep after working hard all day due to the confusing occupation, also...

I was awakened by the sudden violent explosion, as if I was suddenly frightened, and I sat up from the bed suddenly.

Lieutenant General Yoshimoto woke up from his dream. Hearing the constant explosions outside the city, he roared loudly at the door of the room. "Baga, where is the artillery fire? What happened outside the city? Guard, guard..."

Pushing open the door, he saw the division commander Lieutenant General Yoshimoto sitting on the bed with a panic look on his face. The security personnel rushed into the room and quickly reported what they learned. "The division commander is from the Eighth Route Army outside the city.

Fire artillery. If nothing goes wrong, the Eighth Route Army troops surrounded by our army will prepare to counterattack under the cover of night."

"Nani, the Eighth Route Army wants to launch a counterattack. Unfortunately, there are only two infantry regiments of imperial soldiers outside the city. In terms of strength, our army no longer has any strength advantage. In addition, after our army loses air support

, no longer has any advantage in terms of firepower. Quickly, order the Communications Office to immediately send a telegram to the troops outside the city and order each combat unit to organize defensive positions on the spot and defend. As long as we persist until dawn, our

Air support will destroy the spirit of the Eighth Route Army. Hurry up and send the telegram immediately. If you are late, it will be too late." After a brief shock, the division commander Lieutenant General Yoshimoto gave a decisive order.

"Hai, your Excellency the division commander..." Under the urging of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, a guard quickly took the order and left.

Looking at the leaving guards, with the constant sound of shell explosions ringing in his ears, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto frowned and continued to order. "Bring me my uniform and go to the war room immediately..."

However, just when Lieutenant General Yoshimoto put on his military uniform and appeared at the door of the chaotic war room, the guard who had just gone to convey the order rushed in with a panic look on his face and stood in front of him.

Panting, he said: "Reporting to the division commander, the communications department is unable to contact the troops outside the city through the radio."

After hearing the guard's answer, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, no matter how deep the city was, couldn't help but be stunned. After thinking quickly, he ordered: "Nani, how could this happen?

Could it be that all the headquarters of our army outside the city were destroyed in the shelling just now? Impossible, absolutely impossible. The Eighth Route Army has been surrounded by our army. How could they detect the regiment headquarters of our army? Quick,

Follow me immediately to the north gate city wall, I want to know the specific battle situation outside the city."

Immediately, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers from the division's guard squadron immediately put the entire north gate wall under martial law. The division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto himself, surrounded by a group of officers, boarded the

North gate city wall.

Raising the binoculars in their hands, outside the north gate of Baishan County, a few kilometers away, the battlefield that had been reddened by artillery fire clearly appeared in everyone's eyes. Although, at this moment, the pitch-black night had covered the entire battlefield.

Completely shrouded, almost invisible.

However, amidst the intensive artillery fire, more than a dozen senior officers, including the division commander Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, could clearly see the battlefield. On the Japanese position that was completely enveloped by the intensive artillery fire,

As a fireball rose into the sky, a large number of little devils must have been thrown high into the sky along with the red fireball. Then, in the air, they were torn into pieces by flying shrapnel.

Seeing the Japanese position in flames, the division chief of staff, who was following Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, couldn't help but start to tremble with his hands holding the binoculars. He almost prayed to the division commander beside him and said: "Division

The regimental commander, humble suggestion, immediately ordered all the artillery of the artillery regiment to counterattack. Without counterattack, the two infantry regiments and more than 7,000 imperial soldiers would all be killed in the enemy's artillery fire without the Eighth Route Army's attack.

.Division commander, give the order!"

However, what disappointed the chief of staff was that just as he finished speaking, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto beside him just shook his head helplessly. He glanced at the officers around him who also had puzzled looks on their faces.

, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto said with a helpless look: "Hata-kun, you are the captain of our division's field artillery regiment. Now, it is up to you to introduce to everyone the large-caliber artillery used by the Eighth Route Army troops outside the city.

Right? Please tell me the specific reasons why you don’t agree to the chief of staff’s request.”

"Hai, your Excellency the division commander." Colonel Hasada stood up quickly and introduced to the officers in front of him: "Division commander, chief of staff, everyone. The situation is this: According to the sound of artillery outside the city, then

In addition to our army's reconnaissance, the Eighth Route Army troops outside the city have at least one artillery regiment of heavy artillery. This includes a 105mm heavy howitzer battalion, a 75mm field artillery battalion, and a 75mm mountain artillery battalion. It also has other caliber mountain artillery and infantry artillery.

No less than 12. Coupled with mortars of various calibers, our field artillery unit no longer has any advantage in terms of firepower. More importantly, due to the range of the artillery, our field artillery unit

The 36 field artillery pieces attached to the regiment could not reach the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions at all. However, the howitzers attached to the Eighth Route Army could easily drive the shells into our county and hit our artillery positions."

"Nani, how could this be? How could the Eighth Route Army have so many large-caliber artillery pieces? Mr. Botian, are you right?" As soon as Colonel Botian finished speaking, the captain of the division's engineer wing asked in disbelief.

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"Hai Yi, I vouch for the honor of an imperial soldier. The introduction just now was absolutely not exaggerated."

Seeing everyone's faces, they were all shrouded in astonishment. The division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, said: "Everyone, now everyone understands why I don't let our artillery units fight back, right? There is no air force.

With the support of the troops, our 27th Division is no longer the opponent of the Eighth Route Army outside the city, both in terms of firepower and troop strength."

The chief of staff followed closely, still asking eagerly: "Division commander, are we just going to watch two infantry regiments and thousands of imperial soldiers die in the enemy's artillery fire?"

Seeing the eyes of a dozen officers around him, they once again focused on himself. After a brief thought, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto immediately said: "You are all the best officers in the Japanese Empire. In the past, the Eighth Route Army with poor equipment

Troops can survive and fight under the fierce artillery fire of our army. Could it be that the most elite Kwantung Army soldiers in the Japanese Empire cannot survive the enemy's artillery fire?"

"Since we can no longer contact the troops outside the city through the radio, the chief of staff immediately sent out communication troops to deliver the latest orders to the troops outside the city: all ministries must hold their positions under the counterattack of the Eighth Route Army. As long as they hold on until

At dawn, the Eighth Route Army's offensive will be wiped out by our air force."

At this point, seeing the resolute look on the face of the division commander, the chief of staff saw no need to continue talking. Seeing the division commander looking at him, the chief of staff quickly replied: "Hai, your Excellency, division commander.

wise…"

However, at this moment, what Lieutenant General Yoshimoto did not expect was that tonight, his opponent, Commander Zhou Baozhong, adopted a strategy that he did not expect. That is, before launching an attack on the Japanese troops surrounding him, he used

Fierce artillery fire and beheadings were carried out.

First, knock down all the command organs of the Japanese army. When the entire Japanese army fell into chaos because of the loss of command, a small group of elite troops suddenly launched a fierce attack. They used their most elite troops to divide and surround the chaotic Japanese army.

, and then eliminated them bit by bit in their own encirclement.

At this time, the five-minute bombardment was coming to an end. Because all the command systems were lost, and the soldiers had never suffered such a violent bombardment. Surrounded by the soldiers, the Japanese army, which had already fallen into chaos, could be said to have

The losses were heavy. The entire army was almost in a situation where soldiers could not find generals and generals could not find soldiers.

Of course, the end of the bombardment also represents the beginning of the real attack. Under the sneak attack of a large number of small-scale Japanese troops, the soldiers who had long been holding back their bad breath echoed on the battlefield with the loud sound of charging horns.

Each commando team, with their sharp bayonets pointed out, and under the cover of light and heavy machine guns behind them, were like unsheathed swords, thrusting fiercely in front of them, and they were already trapped in the midst of chaos among the Japanese troops.

And all along, in front of the Chinese, they have been invincible little Japanese soldiers who are not even afraid of death. At this moment, in the eyes of the division commander Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, it seems that China has always been very cowardly.

Like the soldiers, they almost collapsed at the first touch. There was no time for any counterattack, and they fell to the guns of the Eighth Route Army commandos one after another.

At the same time, in the rear of the Japanese army's position, groups of Eighth Route Army troops appeared out of nowhere. Small groups of troops with strong combat effectiveness and very cunning. In their own rear, they continued to create various

The chaos caused the troops who fell into chaos after the artillery bombardment to have no chance to assemble for a counterattack.

Seeing this, I saw groups of Eighth Route Army commandos quickly dividing and surrounding more than 10,000 troops outside the city. On the city wall, all the Japanese officers who were paying attention to the entire battle situation, at this moment, their eyes widened.

.On his face, there was a look of shock and disbelief...

"It's over. More than 10,000 people were divided and surrounded by the Eighth Route Army in less than half an hour. How is it possible?" The chief of staff was the first to react from the shock and said that at this moment, everyone

What I want to say in my heart.

"Bagh Ya Road, how could this happen? How could this happen? Where are the commanders at all levels and the army officers at all levels? Why don't they organize the troops to fight back? Why. Isn't the Eighth Route Army surrounded by our army? Why are they in the position?

A large number of elite troops of the Eighth Route Army will appear in the rear area. Who can tell me why?" Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the division commander, asked the commanders at all levels in front of him who were still in astonishment.

doubts.

However, the people who answered him on the city wall were nothing but silence. Because after losing radio contact with the troops outside the city, it had been more than half an hour since everyone received any information about the two infantry regiments outside the city.

News. As for the batch after batch of communication troops sent to the county, they have not returned yet due to the march time.

In the next few hours, under the watchful eyes of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the commander of the Japanese division, and a group of military officers, the divided and surrounded Japanese troops, after losing their command system and the cooperation of the special operations division, can be said to be completely

To get there is to be defeated like a mountain.

With the close cooperation of the soldiers' light and heavy machine guns and mortars, one after another the Japanese troops were wiped out. Even the Japanese troops with the largest number of more than a thousand people could only hold on.

In almost an hour, it disappeared from the battlefield and became a piece of history in the Japanese military establishment.

Of course, in the ensuing battle, I watched the troops being wiped out one after another, and saw that the resistance of the troops outside the city became weaker and weaker under the attack of the Eighth Route Army. As the division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto,

I also learned the details of the entire battle from the communications soldiers who returned to the county. I also learned why the Kwantung Army, which had always been invincible, was so vulnerable to the Eighth Route Army.

"Baga, why is it another sneak attack? The cunning Eighth Route Army, why can't it have a head-to-head contest with us? Why... Baga Road!" After listening to the report of the signal force, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who was full of anger, said,

He fiercely pulled out his command sword and struck it hard at the battlement in front of him. Feeling the huge shock and pain caused by the collision between the saber and the battlement, the division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, couldn't help but curse loudly.

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A few minutes later, I saw the division commander with angry eyes in front of me. As time went by, the emotions in my heart slowly calmed down. The chief of staff spoke and reminded in a low voice: "Division commander, the battle outside the city is in accordance with

The current progress will definitely end before dawn. With the two main regiments of our army being completely wiped out, and the Hanzhuang defense line, the third infantry regiment has lost contact."

"Now, the troops we can control, including all logistics, engineers, baggage, artillery, and cavalry, there are only more than 8,000 troops left. In addition to the two Manchurian military divisions with low combat effectiveness, the total strength is only 14,000

The remaining troops were less than one-third of the troops sent. The total strength of the Eighth Route Army troops outside the city also reached more than 10,000. I believe that our first task is to strengthen the city defense and prevent the Eighth Route Army troops outside the city from destroying the troops outside the city.

From now on, launch an attack on our Baishan County."

"Hai, your Excellency the division commander, I completely agree with the chief of staff's suggestion. Immediately order the troops to strengthen the city defense and be prepared to hold on to Baishan County. At the same time, request combat guidance from the Kwantung Army Headquarters." The chief of staff's words had just finished.

, the deputy chief of staff immediately spoke in support.

"Please make a decision as soon as possible, division commander." Seeing that there was still no response, the division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, fell into silence. Under the signal from the chief of staff's eyes, the remaining ten or so officers replied in unison.

Lieutenant General Yoshimoto raised his head and glanced at the officers in front of him. After looking at the battlefield outside the city, which was still engulfed in fierce fighting, he slowly inserted the command sword in his hand back into the scabbard and said:

"Now I order the engineering regiment and the baggage regiment to immediately issue infantry light weapons and prepare for battle. Go back to the war room and assign specific city defense tasks. Prepare to hold on to the county seat and wait for support."

Ha "Hai, your Excellency, the division commander is wise..." After saying that, a dozen officers gathered around Lieutenant General Yoshimoto and quickly walked towards the division headquarters in the city.