Predator Reborn

Chapter 522: Running out of ammunition and food

Facing the division commander's questioning, the chief of staff replied confidently: "Division commander, after statistics, all the ammunition reserves in the entire county are enough for our army to last for a day and a night. Therefore, we are fully capable.

Hold on until reinforcements arrive."

"Very good..." Lieutenant General Yoshimoto nodded with satisfaction and said immediately.

However, what they didn't expect was that these Kwantung Army soldiers, who had never been short of clothing and ammunition, and were already accustomed to luxury, could really change the habits they had developed when faced with only a handful of bullets in their hands.

Is it a way to save ammunition as much as possible? The answer is yes.

At this moment, in Fengtian City, which is hundreds of kilometers away from Baishan County. After receiving the personal order from the Kwantung Army's Supreme Commander General Umezu Mijiro, Major General Suzuki, the Supreme Commander of the Japanese Army in Fengtian, did not dare to show any slights. First.

At that time, he recruited Saoki Osaku, the logistics manager in Fengtian City who was in charge of the entire arsenal and various arms supplies.

After Colonel Sagi carefully read the telegram that the headquarters had just received, Major General Suzuki said directly: "Sagi-kun, you understand the situation. The commander's order is very clear. How about it? Is there any

Make sure to deliver the 300 tons of ammunition and materials urgently needed by the frontline troops to Baishan County in a timely manner within twenty-four hours."

"Hai, your Excellency, Commander. Before I arrived, after a month of production, we had already stocked hundreds of tons of various ammunition supplies in our ammunition depot. At the same time, we had gathered 300 tons of various ammunition materials.

A truck is used to transport these ammunition. Commander Qing, don’t worry!" Osaka Sagi said with a sure look on his face.

"Very well, Mr. Zuomu, since you are so confident, then I will leave this matter completely to you. I hope you will not let me down. In addition, the three hundred tons of ammunition will be used by our Kwantung Army troops in time."

, is not a small amount. Therefore, during the escort process, the most elite field troops in the entire Fengtian City must be sent as escorts." Major General Suzuki nodded with satisfaction and immediately ordered.

Half an hour later, one truck after another began to enter the large courtyard in front of the ammunition depot in Fengtian City. And as the trucks slowly drove out of the ammunition depot, the carriages that were empty just now were now empty.

At this moment, it is already filled with all kinds of ammunition and materials urgently needed by Baishan County.

Time passed minute by minute, and a few hours later, two hundred trucks filled with ammunition were parked neatly on the road outside Fengtian City. At the same time, two infantry brigades and more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers

Soldiers, those on horseback and those in chariots, were neatly guarded beside two hundred ammunition carts.

Looking at the convoy in front of me, which is more than two kilometers long. In the middle of the convoy, there are two infantry brigades responsible for the escort, two thousand elite imperial soldiers. As the commander-in-chief of the escort, Osaki Saaki stood with a confident look on his face.

Reported in front of the commander, Major General Suzuki.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you have lived up to your trust, and all 300 tons of ammunition have been loaded onto the truck. This includes 100 trucks of artillery shells of various calibers, 60 trucks of ammunition, 30 trucks of mines, and 10 trucks of various supplementary weapons and equipment. In addition,

The two infantry brigades responsible for escorting the transportation are all ready and ready to go at any time. I humbly request your Excellency, Commander, to personally issue the order."

He glanced at the vast convoy on the road. When he saw Colonel Tsubasa standing in front of him with a confident look on his face, Commander Major General Suzuki nodded with satisfaction, and then said:

"Yo Xi, Mr. Suzuki, you are indeed the best logistics officer of our Kwantung Army. I am very relieved to leave this matter to you. Now I order the convoy to set off immediately. It must be within twelve hours.

All these ammunition, no less than a handful, were delivered to the hands of the commander of the Gibbon Division."

"Hai, please rest assured, Commander. I promise to complete the mission despite my humble position... Now I am ordering the convoy to set off immediately..." Colonel Tsubasa replied with a confident face. He turned around and got into the passenger seat of a truck next to him...

Moving in the opposite direction to the Japanese convoy were the 20,000 commanders and fighters of the fifth column.

Although it was already broad daylight at this moment, the fierce fighting around Baishan County attracted the attention of the Kwantung Army. And the fifth column, just like this, quickly penetrated under the nose of the Kwantung Army.

, rushed towards the battlefield he had planned.

Finally, after several hours of continuous marching, the two main divisions of the 134th and 13th divisions led by Commander Zhou Baozhong arrived at their final destination, Tieshugou.

"Commander, this is the topographic map of the entire Tieshugou. The entire Tieshugou is about five kilometers long and is surrounded by mountains. Most of these mountains are about two hundred meters above sea level. It is definitely a perfect place to fight an ambush.

A good place." Chief of Staff Chen Yuanbo said, pointing to the topographic map just drawn by the reconnaissance battalion in his hand.

Looking at the hand-drawn map in front of him, Zhou Baozhong nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "The terrain is very good. There is absolutely no problem in ambushing the little devils here. The Japanese convoy has now reached that location, and there are

How long does it take to reach Tieshugou?"

The chief of staff replied: "According to reports from intelligence personnel in Fengtian City, the Japanese convoy has been out of the city for four hours. According to the marching speed of the Japanese convoy, currently, the entire convoy has reached this location. There is still up to four hours left.

, you can reach our ambush circle, Tieshugou."

"Okay, four hours is enough. Chief of Staff, time is tight now. We will not hold a pre-war meeting and record the order immediately." As soon as Chief of Staff Chen Yuanbo finished speaking, Commander Zhou Baozhong said decisively.

Seeing Chen Yuanbo in front of him, who was ready to record, Zhou Baozhong continued: "Based on the situation when the Japanese convoy set off: the entire Japanese convoy was divided into three parts: two squadrons of troops were deployed at one end and one at the end. The remaining

A brigade was arranged around the ammunition truck. Therefore, our troops were also divided into three."

"Order: The 37th Regiment of the 13th Division ambushed in the northernmost part of Tieshugou and was responsible for cutting off the connection between the Japanese vanguard troops and ammunition trucks. Then, annihilate them all. The 40th Regiment of the 14th Division was ambushing the southernmost part of Tieshugou and was responsible for

Eat his tail. The remaining four main regiments of the two divisions: the 13th Division, ambushed to the east of Tieshugou, and the 14th Division to the west. After receiving the order to attack, each unit immediately launched a charge. The entire battle

During the process, except for the 37th and 40th regiments, which can use artillery fire, the remaining four regiments are prohibited from using any artillery fire."

"Yes, Commander, I will immediately give orders to the division commanders..." After saying that, the chief of staff hurried out of the temporary headquarters.

Time passed minute by minute. A few hours later, the two main divisions and more than 10,000 commanders and fighters rushed to Tieshugou. In the shortest time, they concealed themselves and ambush at the predetermined combat position.

At this moment, in Tieshugou, after being modified by the reconnaissance battalion, there is no longer any sign of human activity.

While the fight was waiting anxiously, the sound of a motor reached the ears of everyone on the battlefield. Immediately afterwards, a long, rolling queue of trucks appeared on the public road south of Tieshugou, and it was moving quickly.

Running towards the location of Tieshugou.

Thirty trucks, fully loaded with Japanese soldiers from two infantry squadrons, first appeared in everyone's eyes as the vanguard of the entire convoy. Then came the mighty transport trucks, plus an infantry brigade's personnel carrier, reaching

An astonishing number of more than 260 vehicles were taken. And walking at the end, no surprise, were the two infantry squadrons responsible for the rear. They took thirty trucks and marched toward the pocket formation prepared by the soldiers.

Got in.

Watching trucks loaded with various types of ammunition and little devils, rushing into his ambush circle. Zhou Baozhong's face seemed to be seeing gold ingots, and he was almost overjoyed.

Looking at the chief of staff beside him, he ordered decisively.

"Corpser, blow the charge bugle, the troops begin to attack..."

"Tick-tick...tick-tock..."

In an instant, more than 20 buglers at the entrance of the command department puffed up their cheeks and blew the charge horns in their hands. As the loud trumpet sound began to reverberate in Tieshugou, the four ambushes on both sides of Tieshugou were ambushed.

The main force group launched the attack first. Nearly three hundred light and heavy machine guns simultaneously sprayed out tongues of flame one after another at the trucks filled with Japanese soldiers in the encirclement.

An infantry company plus three light and heavy machine guns were responsible for a small Japanese troop carrier. The first round of strafing was intense. Sixty troop carriers and nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers were inserted between the ammunition trucks. Before they had time to do anything,

The reaction was amidst the dense rain of bullets, and the price was paid with more than half of the casualties.

Immediately afterwards, just as the remaining few hundred Japanese soldiers managed to escape the first round of strafing, they quickly jumped out of the car and prepared to counterattack. More than two hundred light and heavy machine guns fired dense rain of bullets at the same time.

The pressure was so great that they had no chance to raise their heads.

But at this moment, there was still no movement just now, and only the roar of light and heavy machine guns could be heard from the two hills. In the blink of an eye, countless soldiers armed with rifles rushed out. Each charging formation was like a gun.

Like a sharp sword, he quickly cut into the long convoy.

Of course, the nearly a thousand Japanese troops in the middle of the convoy were only hit by intensive firepower from various light and heavy machine guns and rifles. In addition, with the talisman of ammunition trucks around them, there was still a little room to fight back. The two exits located in the north and south of Tieshugou

After the attack, the nearly a thousand little Japs in charge of the vanguard and rearguard were not so lucky.

The two main regiments responsible for annihilating the Japanese vanguard and rearguard, after the battle started, almost used all their assets. Mortars, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, light machine guns, rifles, grenades... In a word,

Use your fastest and most effective speed to pour all the ammunition you carry into the encirclement circle and into the convoy of the little devils.

Suddenly, thirty trucks filled with soldiers in front and behind the convoy were completely enveloped by sudden and fierce firepower.

Before the trucks had time to stop, amidst the explosions of artillery shells, together with dozens of Japanese soldiers in the carriages, they turned into a huge fireball. Even those that were lucky enough not to be directly detonated

The truck was also immediately surrounded by a dense fire net fired by several light and heavy machine guns. The little devil in the carriage could only watch the flying bullets quickly pierce into his body, but there was no

any way...

Throughout the battle, the Eighth Route Army, which consisted of more than 12,000 troops, was well-equipped and had high morale. There were almost no surprises in dealing with the two thousand Japanese escorts. In just half an hour, the two thousand escorts, together with the Japanese command

Together with the officer, Colonel Tsubasa, they all turned into bloody corpses.

The battle ended quickly. After half an hour of fighting, the huge results achieved by the troops were immediately reported to Commander Zhou Baozhong.

"Commander, after preliminary statistics on the battlefield: of the 2,500 little Japs, no one slipped through the net, and all were eliminated. In addition, our army sacrificed 689 soldiers, 432 were seriously injured, and 1,129 were slightly injured, but the combat effectiveness was not affected.

Among them, the four main regiments responsible for attacking the main convoy of the Japanese army suffered the largest casualties because they were not allowed to use artillery." Holding the casualty report just calculated, Chief of Staff Chen Yuanbo faced Commander Zhou Baozhong in front of him.

said.

"Without the use of heavy artillery, the ratio of casualties between the enemy and ourselves reached one to one. If it were not for the ammunition of these two hundred trucks, our casualties could be reduced at least by half. What is the result of the battle? The troops have paid so much

Casualties, are there any damage to the two hundred trucks of ammunition?" Regarding the casualties of the troops, Zhou Baozhong nodded silently and then asked.

"Commander, two hundred ammunition trucks, except two trucks loaded with artillery shells, were destroyed. The remaining 198 trucks were all completely captured by us. In addition, during the battle, we also captured intact Japanese troops

86 troop transport trucks.”

"Okay, a good fight. Three hundred tons of ammunition and more than two hundred trucks. This battle is worth it. Communications staff, hurry up, report the victory to the commander of Baishan County immediately, and go and send the report immediately." After listening, Chen Shengbo

Zhou Baozhong, who was excited about the report, excitedly ordered to a combat staff officer in the headquarters without even thinking about it.

Looking at the communications staff officer leaving, Chief of Staff Li Shengbo immediately asked:

"Commander, what should we do next? Should the troops immediately return to Baishan County to aid, and together with the recruit column, attack the little devil from both inside and outside, cutting off the little devil's escape route?"

"Of course, this is a good opportunity that cannot be missed. Order the four main regiments 38, 39, 41, and 42 to immediately clean up the battlefield. Hide all the corpses of the little Japanese and the destroyed vehicles on the battlefield. In a word, we must not

Let the little Japanese reconnaissance plane discover that there has been a battle here. As for the two main regiments, the 37th and 40th, replenish ammunition on the spot and assemble and standby outside the headquarters in ten minutes." Zhou Baozhong gave a decisive order.

Regarding Zhou Baozhong's order, Chief of Staff Li Shengbo, who had very rich command experience, immediately understood the commander's intention and asked: "Commander, what do you mean, you are trying to fish in troubled waters for the little devil."

"Yes, it's fishing in troubled waters. Order the 37th and 40th regiments, as the vanguard, to attack Baishan County from the south. The remaining four regiments, after cleaning the battlefield, bring all the transport vehicles and follow up."

In Baishan County, more than 8,000 Japanese soldiers, under the cover of more than a dozen aircraft overhead, finally spent a day of dangerous and fierce fighting. Although the entire Baishan County was still in the hands of the Japs. However, after passing through the city

After the heavy artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army, the entire city defense force suffered heavy losses.

More importantly, the defending troops faced repeated tentative attacks by the Eighth Route Army troops outside the city. The Kwantung Army soldiers, who had never worried about ammunition, and were accustomed to being lavish, used the intensive ammunition without any scruples.

Rain poured in front of his position.

In this way, in less than a day, the ammunition that could have been used for twenty-four hours was put into a situation where the ammunition could be exhausted at any time because of the soldiers' profligacy. As for the assurance given by the Chief of Staff in front of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto before the war

, and because of the soldiers’ squandering, it became history forever.

At this moment, the city wall was full of blood. Soldiers' limbs and limbs could be seen everywhere, and soldiers' corpses could be seen on the city wall. Two squadrons, more than 300 Japanese soldiers, died in battle because of lack of ammunition, taking advantage of the interval of the Eighth Route Army's attack outside the city.

The soldiers were searching for ammunition that could still be used.

As for the city of Baishan County, it's not much better either.

Under the continuous bombardment of dozens of heavy artillery pieces, it can be said that the county town, which had just been renovated for a few days after a month of construction, was once again turned into ruins. On the street, everywhere were the remains of the shelling.

The ruins below and the houses with billowing smoke...

What's more important is that everywhere in the county town, which has been turned into ruins, there are various lightly and seriously injured people who have just been rescued from the front line.

However, due to the lack of medicines in the county and the constant shelling, more than a thousand lightly and seriously injured people could only lie on the bare streets, enduring the constant pain from their wounds, and wailing miserably.

The sound. And these tragic wailing sounds were also invisible, severely damaging the morale of the remaining defenders in the county.

Due to the continuous shelling, in order to avoid the headquarters being hit, the headquarters has been relocated to the division's temporary headquarters in the tent. Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, with a gloomy face, was listening to the chief of staff in front of him, reporting on this moment

At this moment, the specific situation of the entire Baishan County.