Predator Reborn

Chapter 624: A big gift from the little devil

Outside the south gate of Baishan County, Liu Hua's headquarters was very busy. Because the four main attacking troops were attacking with overwhelming force. Various battle reports from the front line flew into Liu Hua's hands like snowflakes.

"The commander, Commander Yu Keqin of the Second Division, reported that after the troops entered the city, they encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese army. In the county town, the remaining Japanese troops were acting like crazy. Almost every house was undergoing fierce fighting with our troops.

The fighting force, the attacking troops, have completely fallen into street fighting."

"So far, the progress of the troops has been slow. The ratio of losses between the enemy and ourselves has actually reached an astonishing one to one, and these casualty figures only represent the number of people who died." Wang Qiang rushed to the hospital anxiously, holding a battle report he had just received.

Reported in front of Liu Hua.

Regarding Commander Wang Qiang's report, Liu Hua did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked Wang Qiang in front of him: "Well, how is the situation of the third division, the first division, and the fifth column coming from the south?"

"The three regiment commanders of the First Division have just sent a battle report. The situation encountered by the troops is similar to that of the Second Division. The Third Division and the fifth column also encountered the same situation. At present, every step forward by the troops entering the city must be paid.

The cost of casualties is huge, and the progress is very slow." Wang Qiang frowned and replied.

"It seems that the little devil is preparing to fight a trapped beast." Commander Liu Hua couldn't help but murmured to himself.

However, in just a moment, a strong murderous look appeared on Liu Hua's face, and then he ordered with a sneer.

"Since the little devil is going crazy, let's help him so that he has no target to go crazy. Order all the troops to stop the attack immediately and build a defense line on the spot to prevent the little devil from counterattack. At the same time, dispatch four infantry artillery companies to reinforce four

Form an offensive force. Tell the commanders at all levels to use artillery shells to clear the way for me and blow the entire Baishan County to the ground. This will leave the little devils with nowhere to hide and let Baishan County become a tomb for their burial."

"Yes, Commander, I will go and give the order right away..."

With the assistance of infantry artillery, it is no longer a problem to block the houses in front of the soldiers and let the little devils use them as bunkers. Amidst the rumbling sound of the artillery, one house after another, one after another, was fired by the shells.

Amidst the explosion, it turned into a pile of rubble. As for the little devil who was hiding in the house and preparing to fight the trapped beast, he was buried directly under the thick rubble without any accident, and his life or death was uncertain.

In this way, the four attacking forces once again advanced rapidly towards the Japanese division headquarters. Using their fastest speed, they narrowed their encirclement and compressed the Japanese army's living space in Baishan County. And the outcome of the entire battle,

At this moment, it is also very clearly shown in front of everyone.

However, just when the two main regiments of the fifth column, which were responsible for the main attack at the south gate of Baishan County, had just broken through the city defense and were preparing to advance inward, the division commander Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who was protected by more than 300 elite Japs, had quietly disappeared.

The sound movement reached a distance of less than fifty meters from the city gate.

Seeing almost a regiment of Eighth Route Army troops directly opposite him, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, who originally wanted to fish in troubled waters and sneak out of Baishan County quietly, could only change his original intention and change a sneak attack into a strong attack.

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Gibbon immediately summoned his men, all the captains of the two infantry squadrons, pointed to the city wall a few hundred meters away, where smoke was still billowing out, and said: "Warriors, as long as we can rush through the Eighth Route Army in front of us,

If we maintain our defense line, we will be able to successfully break through. Therefore, I hope that everyone will fight the enemy bravely in the battle to come, and launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army troops with the mentality of being the emperor's chalcedony at any time.

Just as Lieutenant General Yoshimoto finished speaking, seven or eight squad leaders and squadron leaders, who had long been influenced by the spirit of Bushido and had become die-hard militarists, replied in unison.

"Please rest assured, division commander. I promise that I will live up to my high expectations. Please give the division commander the order..."

"Yoshi, very good..." Regarding everyone's answers, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto nodded with satisfaction. Then, he ordered with a serious face.

"The guard squadron is divided into three, with squads as units, and launches assaults from three directions to the opposite Eighth Route Army positions to attract the limited forces on the Eighth Route Army's defense line. Remember, during the attack, it must be fierce and ruthless.

, display the momentum of our Imperial Japanese Kwantung Army."

"Please rest assured, Division Commander, I am humble enough to guarantee the completion of the mission..." Under the gaze of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the four officers of the guard squadron replied in unison.

Lieutenant General Gibbon nodded with satisfaction, and then turned his attention to several officers of the Flag Guard Squadron.

"The flag-protecting squadron is under my personal command. After the main force of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side was successfully attracted by the attack of the guard squadron, the flag-protecting squadron immediately concentrated its forces, looked for the most effective breakthrough, and launched an assault. In the shortest possible time,

Rush out of Baishan County."

"Hai..."

"Very well, I'll give you five minutes to prepare. In five minutes, the guard squadron will start taking action immediately." Lieutenant General Yoshimoto gave the final order. Immediately, he began to close his eyes and rest in order to accumulate strength for the attack later.

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye. The captain of the guard squadron stood in front of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto with a determined look on his face and began to say his final farewell:

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Guard Squadron will definitely live up to your expectations. Even if all the soldiers are shattered, the main force of the Eighth Route Army must be attracted. However, after leaving the humble position, there will no longer be a chance to protect Your Excellency, the Division Commander. Please

Please take care of yourself, Division Commander."

After saying that, the Major Squadron Leader walked up to the more than a hundred Japanese soldiers of the guard squadron with a determined look on his face and said with a serious look on his face.

"Warriors, you are all the best warriors of our Empire of Japan. Now, the time has come to show your loyalty to the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor. I ordered the three infantry squads to split up and attack from the southeast and west directions simultaneously.

The Eighth Route Army position launches an assault. Until the last person is killed, no one is allowed to take a step back. Guard squadron, set off now..."

As he spoke, the squadron leader saluted Lieutenant General Yoshimoto behind him with a solemn military salute, turned around and rushed out of the yard.

Ten minutes later, a burst of gunfire sounded like exploding beans at the same time in front of the defense line of the 13th Division and the 37th Regiment. Under the cover of dense rain of bullets, little Japanese soldiers were shirtless and with menstrual tape tied on their heads. They raised their hands.

With rifles equipped with good bayonets, they launched one death-defying attack after another against the 37th Regiment on the opposite side.

Although there are only more than 180 Japanese soldiers in a guard squadron, after all, these more than 180 Japanese soldiers are carefully selected from the entire division. In terms of their combat effectiveness, almost every soldier

, placed among ordinary troops, they are all elites who can serve as sergeants or even squad leaders.

Therefore, in the face of the powerful Japanese attack, the soldiers who stood in front of the little devils tried their best. However, the dense rain of bullets did not seem to have much impact on these elite little devils.

effect.

What's more important is that the soldiers who stood in front of the Japs fell into a pool of blood one after another under the shooting of the Japs' superb marksmanship. The entire attack took less than two minutes, and the output firepower on the position was as high as

Under the suppression of the little Japanese sharpshooter, it was immediately weakened by almost one-third.

"Damn it, who are these little Japs, and why are they so powerful..." Seeing the constant casualties among his subordinates, and seeing the Japs soldiers getting closer and closer to the position, Hu Beiwen, the leader of the 37th Regiment, held his hand tightly.

He hit the broken wall in front of him with his fist. Then, he said to the political commissar Yin Zhongyu beside him.

"Captain, we will know after the battle is over. It's better to mobilize our troops immediately. If we don't provide reinforcements, the little devils will break through our defense line..." In response to the curse of the regiment leader, although political commissar Yin Zhongyu's

His eyes were also filled with anger. However, he was not carried away by the anger. Instead, he asked the leader beside him anxiously.

The political commissar's reminder immediately made Captain Hu Beiwen react from the shock, and then decisively ordered: "What are you waiting for? Chief of Staff, order the three main battalions to deploy one company of troops each to reinforce three infantry companies.

, be quick. When the time comes, I will shoot whoever loses his position."

In an instant, with the sound of gunfire like exploding beans, the troops of the three companies quickly withdrew from their original positions and rushed towards the position that was in the middle of a fierce battle not far away. At this moment, the defenders at the city gate

As well as the two surrounding infantry companies, only one company is left. As for the city gate, there is only one platoon and two heavy machine guns left.

Of course, on the battlefield, every move of the various units of the 37th Regiment was seen in the eyes of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto. Seeing the weak defensive force at the city gate, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto's face immediately showed a sneer.

He said confidently to the three team captains behind him.

"Warriors, the more than 100 imperial warriors in the guard squadron gave us the opportunity with their own lives, and it is right in front of us. I hope you will not let down the expectations of the more than 100 warriors in the guard squadron."

"Division commander, please give me the order..." several squad captains replied in unison, their words equally full of confidence.

Lieutenant General Gibbon nodded with satisfaction and then ordered.

"Now I order to concentrate all the grenades of the flag protection squadron, bombard the city gate, and destroy the two heavy machine guns at the city gate. The first team of the flag protection squadron is the vanguard. After the two heavy machine guns are destroyed, they immediately launch an attack and open the door.

Breakthrough. The second team will follow up, and the third team will be responsible for breaking up the rear. Start taking action now."

"Hai..."

On the battlefield, when everyone's eyes were attracted to the three squadrons of the Japanese guard squadron, a sudden explosion at the city gate was like a thunder, waking everyone up.

Looking at the city gate that was instantly covered by artillery fire, they saw two heavy machine gun positions that were instantly destroyed by the explosion of grenades. The regiment leader Hu Beiwen and the political commissar Yin Zhongyu stayed there for a while, staring at it in stunned silence.

The city gate not far away, which was already covered in gunpowder smoke, did not even react from the shock.

Finally, when more than 60 Japanese soldiers from the first squadron of the Japanese flag guard squadron rushed out of the street and charged towards the city gate that was already shrouded in gunpowder smoke, the regiment leader Hu Beiwen finally reacted from the shock. Then, he endured

He couldn't help but exclaimed.

"No, we've been tricked by the little devils into leaving the mountain. Chief of Staff, quickly, order the Fourth Company and the Seventh Company to immediately reinforce the gate of the city and block the gap."

Although the order from the regiment leader Hu Beiwen was very timely, at this moment, the second team led by Lieutenant General Yoshimoto had already rushed out of the city gate along the breach opened by the first team. The two men responsible for reinforcements

As soon as the infantry company rushed to the city gate, it was blocked by the third squad of the Japanese army to the death.

Ten minutes later, the Japanese guard squadron, the third squadron of the flag protection squadron in charge of the rear, was finally annihilated under the counterattack of the 37th Regiment's superior firepower and troops. Up to this moment, the number of the Japanese troops who broke out of the encirclement was also on the third squadron.

Suddenly, the report reached Hu Beiwen's ears.

The commander of the first battalion, who was responsible for cleaning the battlefield, panted and ran to the regimental commander and political commissar, and reported loudly: "Regimental commander, political commissar, we have found out: the one who just started attacking our army was the guard squadron directly under the Japanese division.

.As for the ones that have just broken through, it is the flag protection squadron directly under the Japanese division. If nothing else happens, the Japanese division flag and the division commander Lieutenant General Yoshimoto may be among the troops that have just broken through."

"What, the little devil broke through with the division flag and the lieutenant general division commander. What a loss, what a loss, such a big fish was let go by me, Hu Beiwen. Hurry, give it to Commander Zhou of the follow-up troops immediately

Send a telegram to report the enemy's situation. I hope that Commander Zhou in the rear can lead the follow-up troops to eliminate the hundred or so little Japs who broke out and capture the Japanese division commander." After a brief shock, the regiment leader Hu Beiwen expressed regret and immediately ordered

road.

At this moment, Commander Zhou Baozhong was leading the troops of four main regiments, protecting a large number of captured baggage vehicles, and rushing towards Baishan County. They had no idea that a big fish was hitting them head-on.

And when the entire convoy was still more than ten kilometers away from Baishan County, the communications staff rushed to Zhou Baozhong panting with a telegram, and reported anxiously: "Commander Commander Hu, Commander of the 37th Regiment.

urgent telegram."

Zhou Baozhong took the telegram and began to read it quickly.

In an instant, when Zhou Baozhong's eyes moved away from the telegram in his hand, his eyes could not help but shine as if he had seen a large pile of treasure.

"Haha, Chief of Staff, good news. Hu Beiwen is fighting on the front line and has not forgotten me as the commander. Hu Beiwen reported that the Japanese Lieutenant General division commander, with the division flag and more than a hundred guards, is heading towards us to break through.

Come here. Tell me, the Japanese Lieutenant General, division commander, and the division's flag, is this considered a great gift..." Zhou Baozhong said to the puzzled Chief of Staff Chen Shengbo next to him.

"Commander, is this true? Then why are you still standing there? Commander, hurry up and give the order. Don't let such a big fish slip away from the hands of our fifth column...|" At this time

At this moment, the chief of staff was also shocked by the good news and said excitedly.

"Yes, the 38th Regiment is ordered to be responsible for protecting all trucks and ammunition. The remaining three main regiments, with the highway as the center and a range of five kilometers to the left and right, conduct a dragnet search and advance towards Baishan County. After each unit discovers the enemy,

Immediately fire warning shots to surround and annihilate them."

"Yes, Commander..." the Chief of Staff replied excitedly.

The final result was no surprise. Under the dragnet search of more than 4,000 soldiers from three regiments, the little Japanese who had just rushed out of Baishan County and were less than five kilometers away were once again surrounded by soldiers.

.

However, at this moment, the situation faced by Lieutenant General Yoshimoto is even worse than that in the city. There are a large number of buildings in Baishan County that serve as rock masses for his soldiers. However, here,

Except for the endless wilderness and thatch with a depth of half a meter, there are basically no bunkers that can be used to build positions.

As a result, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers were drowned in the sea of ​​people with just one charge. More importantly, because the Eighth Route Army's attack came too suddenly. Protect the Flag

Before the small group of soldiers could burn the military flag, they were drowned in the sea of ​​people.

The divisional flag of the Japanese 27th Division has become the first division-level flag to be completely captured on the Chinese battlefield at this moment.

Outside the north gate of Baishan County, a large number of artillery joined the siege sequence. The various frontline troops in the attack never encountered any major problems. Everyone, including Commander Liu Hua,

While waiting for the news of victory, a huge surprise was immediately delivered to the headquarters via telegram.

"Commander, Commander Zhou sent an urgent message. During the march to the south gate, the troops destroyed the Japanese flag guard squadron that broke out from the county. Among them, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, the commander of the Japanese division, was killed and a Japanese division flag was seized."

Just as Wang Qiang finished speaking, all the commanders in the headquarters began to clap their hands and cheer. Commander Liu Hua was stunned, completely immersed in shock and surprise.

Because, although the Japanese troops who died in Liu Hua's hands had exceeded several divisions, and there were even several division commanders at the lieutenant general level. However, it was the first time that the Japanese division flags were captured.

.At the same time, Liu Hua, who came from a later generation, knew very well what a Japanese division flag meant to the Japanese troops.

As a result, Liu Hua reacted, and under everyone's surprised eyes, he ordered with excitement. "Okay, Commander Wang, immediately inform the entire army that our fifth column will kill the Japanese division commander and seize the Japanese flag. At the same time,

, sent a telegram to the Party Central Committee in Yan'an to report the victory. Please ask the Party Central Committee to publicize this matter to the whole world."