Predator Reborn

Chapter 636: The general attack begins!

On the Sifangtuo battlefield where bullets were flying everywhere, after more than four hours of fierce attack and more than 400 casualties, the Japanese army's ugly menstrual flag was finally planted in the second trench that the guard regiment had voluntarily abandoned.

He raised the telescope in his hand and saw the military flag fluttering in the wind on the position. Next to the military flag, he saw the imperial soldiers cheering. The corners of Colonel Yin Teng's mouth, captain of the 4th Infantry Regiment, finally showed a trace of satisfaction.

The smile and the brows that had been furrowed for several hours finally relaxed.

Soon, a major captain stood in front of Colonel Yin Teng with a face filled with gunpowder smoke, and reported excitedly: "I am reporting to you, the captain, that our First Infantry Brigade has paid the price of more than 400 casualties.

After that, we successfully occupied the enemy's second blocking position. Currently, the troops are resting and recuperating, requesting guidance for the next step of combat..."

"Yo Xi, you guys have done a very good job in attacking. I will definitely report your achievements to the division commander. Chief of Staff, please immediately convey my latest order: the first brigade will be withdrawn immediately for rest and replenishment.

Ammunition. The Second Infantry Group took over from the First Group and continued the attack to break through the enemy's last line of defense. At the same time, the Third Infantry Group defended the enemy positions just occupied, organized defenses on the spot, and supported the Second Infantry Group at any time.

The enemy is launching a counterattack." After patting the shoulder of the major commander in front of him, Colonel Yin Teng nodded with satisfaction and ordered decisively.

"Hai..."

Half an hour later, the Japs who occupied the second trench once again concentrated their troops and firepower and launched a fierce attack on the last line of defense defended by the guard regiment. However, things did not go so smoothly for the Japs at this moment.

Every attack was like hitting a copper wall. Except for leaving pieces of corpses in front of the Eighth Route Army's blocking position, no progress was made and the Warring States Period was never achieved.

Until nightfall, after the Fourth Infantry Regiment once again suffered more than 500 casualties, it still failed to achieve any results and stayed in the second trench.

There is no solution to "order the troops to stop attacking and organize defense on the spot". At the same time, the troops suffered nearly a thousand casualties, and the two infantry brigades almost lost their offensive capabilities. In addition, the departure of his own air reinforcements. Colonel Yin Teng, the commander of the regiment,

I had to give orders to my subordinates.

Ten minutes later, Colonel Yin Teng, who had failed to achieve the planned strategic goal, walked into the division headquarters with his head lowered and amidst the gloating eyes of his colleagues, stood in front of Lieutenant General Fukuda and began to apologize.

"Your Excellency, the division commander, is incompetent and has failed to accomplish the planned strategic goals. So far, our 4th Infantry Regiment, after suffering nearly a thousand casualties, has only occupied the enemy's second trench. Please ask the division commander

Your Majesty's punishment..." Looking at Lieutenant General Futian, who had not been able to smile for several days in front of him, Colonel Yin Teng said with a sincere face.

Surprisingly, Lieutenant General Fukuda, who seemed to have expected this outcome, did not get angry. Instead, he patted the shoulder of Lieutenant General Fukuda in front of him and comforted him with a look of relief.

"Yin Tengjun, I have seen the whole battle. It is not your fault. It is not easy to occupy the enemy's second line of defense."

Seeing Lieutenant General Futian in front of him, facing the pressure from his superiors and facing his own mistakes, he not only did not punish himself, but also encouraged himself. Lieutenant General Yin Teng was immediately moved. Then, he said with excitement."

"Hai Yi, thank you, Division Commander, for your trust and love. I believe that after several consecutive days of attacks, the strength of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side has been exhausted. Coupled with the fierce attack of my Fourth Infantry Regiment today, the strength of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side has been exhausted.

The Eighth Route Army troops must be very tired. The alert level will definitely be reduced to the lowest point. Therefore, I would like to ask Your Excellency, the Division Commander, to give me permission to launch a night attack on the Eighth Route Army troops on the opposite side tonight.

Use the other person's way to return the other person's body."

"Nani, launch a night attack..." Lieutenant General Futian asked with a frown on his face.

"Hai, your Excellency, the division commander, I humbly believe that our only solution at present is to launch a night attack. Perhaps only by launching an attack by surprise can we achieve unexpected results." Lieutenant General Yin Teng replied decisively.

Seeing the confident face of Colonel Yin Teng and the resolute look in his eyes, Lieutenant General Futian's frown slowly relaxed. After thinking briefly, he patted Lieutenant General Yin Teng on the shoulder again.

Lieutenant General Fukuda said.

"Yin Tengjun, if every official of the Imperial Japanese Army could be as loyal to their duties as you, maybe our 124th Division would have broken through the Eighth Route Army's defense line in front of us, and we would no longer be laughed at by our colleagues. Since you are so confident

, then I will agree to your plan and let you try it again. In this way, I will add two squadrons of troops from the third and fourth infantry regiments to you to participate in tonight's night attack. I hope you can

Keep up the good work and break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line in tonight's night attack."

"Hai, thank you for your support, Division Commander. I promise to live up to your high expectations. If you still can't complete the mission and break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line, I will take the initiative to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor on the battlefield." Colonel Yin Teng replied affirmatively.

"Yoshi, that's very good. Do you have any opinions on the decision I just made?" Lieutenant General Futian nodded and asked the remaining subordinates in the headquarters.

Although they were very dissatisfied with the division commander's order that each of them needed to deploy two squadron commanders. However, seeing Colonel Yin Teng in front of them, he had already shouted the slogan "If you don't succeed, you will be successful."

The colonel didn't feel like saying anything more and quickly replied.

"Hai, your Excellency, the division commander is wise. After the meeting, I will definitely mobilize the two most elite infantry squadrons in the regiment and hand them over to Yin Tengjun to participate in tonight's night attack."

"Yo Xi, very good. Yin Tengjun, it's up to you to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense tonight."

In this way, after being replenished, a fully-equipped Fourth Infantry Regiment, with a total of more than 3,000 Japs, under the command of Colonel Yin Teng, got into the encirclement of the Thirteenth Division without any worries.

What's ridiculous is that at this moment, Colonel Yin Teng is still imagining the reward he will receive after launching a night attack in the middle of the night and breaking through the Eighth Route Army's defense line. He has no idea that there are several people around him

The soldiers who had been holding back for several days, like a pack of wolves, were watching his every move with eager eyes, waiting for the horn of attack to sound.

At this moment, the headquarters of the Thirteenth Division is also brightly lit, no different from before. However, the difference is that at this moment, the headquarters of the Thirteenth Division has turned into a four-way siege and annihilation battle.

The former enemy headquarters. As for Li Yuanqing's 13th Division headquarters, under the leadership of Li Yuanqing, it has been directly stationed at the 37th Regiment Command Post.

In the former enemy headquarters, a combat staff officer panted and came to Liu Hua. He reported anxiously: "Report to the leader, Commander Zhou: Division Commander Li Yuanqing reported that the strength of an infantry regiment of the Japanese army has completely entered our territory.

13th Division ambush circle. However, according to the forward observation post report, the Japanese positions that entered my ambush circle were very busy, without any intention of resting, and they seemed to be planning something?"

Liu Hua nodded and did not return immediately. Instead, he turned to his side and rushed to the headquarters. Commander Zhou Baozhong, who was assisting Liu Hua in commanding the operation, asked: "Old Zhou, what do you think of this matter?"

After a mysterious smile appeared on Zhou Baozhong's face, he said: "Commander, if nothing else happens, the little devils want to launch a night attack. If they can't defeat us openly, they want to do it secretly. However, they

I seem to have forgotten one thing. When it comes to night raids, our Eighth Route Army is their ancestor."

"Old Zhou, it seems that we heroes have the same idea. The combat staff immediately conveyed an order to Commander Li, telling him to be vigilant at night to prevent sneak attacks by little Japs. Of course, if the little Japs really want to die, tell the frontier

Soldiers on the battlefield, don't be polite and call me to death." Liu Hua nodded and ordered decisively.

"Yes, Chief..."

Looking at the departing combat staff, Liu Hua's eyes, as well as the eyes of everyone in the headquarters, once again focused on a combat map written by the Lieutenant General in the headquarters.

"Commander Wang, please continue to introduce to us the current progress of each unit?" Liu Hua gestured to a combat staff officer next to the map.

"Yes, Chief..."

"Chief, so far, our artillery regiment, the 13th Division, and the 15th Division Artillery Battalion, totaling nearly a hundred artillery positions of various calibers, have all been deployed. And with the assistance of the 13th Division Artillery Battalion, all positions have been set up.

Artillery shooting Zhu Yuan. According to Commander Li's report, after the battle, our artillery group with nearly a hundred artillery pieces will definitely be able to cover all Japanese positions with artillery fire at the first time."

Liu Hua nodded and continued: "Captain Li did a good job, keep talking..."

"According to the report of Commander Li Yuanqing of the 13th Division, all commanders and fighters of the 13th Division, including the guard regiment directly under the column, are fully prepared for battle. They are guaranteed to annihilate all enemies in the encirclement within three hours with lightning speed.

The Japanese troops then concentrated their forces and joined in the battle sequence to completely annihilate the Japanese follow-up troops."

"Commander Sun Shen of the 15th Division reported that the 15th Division has been divided into three groups, with regiments as units, blocking the Japanese army's retreat from the three directions of southeast and west, and completing the encirclement of the Japanese formalities. It is guaranteed that after the battle begins,

The Japanese follow-up troops were trapped in the Sifangtuo battlefield. In addition, in order to prevent the Japanese cavalry troops from discovering our army's movements, the troops did not dare to move too far forward."

According to the report of the combat staff, after all the troops under his control were deployed and marked on the map, two huge encirclement circles were clearly displayed in front of everyone. Looking at the map, it seemed that the Japanese army had been divided and surrounded.

Liu Hua, the remnant of the 124th Division, immediately showed a look of expectation on his face. Then, he asked Zhou Baozhong beside him.

"With a force of 15,000 people, and with the advantage of artillery fire, if we want to completely annihilate the 10,000 elite Kwantung Army, if nothing happens, this battle will last at least ten hours. By then.

At that time, with the arrival of dawn, we will face reinforcements from the Japanese air force. At the same time, reinforcements from the other four divisions of the Japanese army can also cause devastating consequences for us. Lao Zhou, regarding these two points,

How are our arrangements going?"

"There is no problem with air defense. Up to now, the air defense battalion and the air defense company of the guard regiment have at least dozens of anti-aircraft machine guns and 12 anti-aircraft guns pointing at the sky. As long as the little devil's plane dares to fly low and drop bombs, we guarantee that they will not come.

"Reply. And if you drop bombs at high altitude, facing such a close distance between the enemy and ourselves, there is no chance of hitting at all..." Zhou Baozhong answered affirmatively.

Then, after replacing the map on the table with a larger map, he quickly found a few locations on the map to mark, and then said: "Commander, currently, the two small groups closest to Sifangtuo are

The Japs are the Japanese 126th Division and the 128th Division respectively."

"According to the normal marching speed of the two divisions, if they want to cross the mountains and reach Sifangtuo in the fastest time, it will take at least eight hours. However, these two divisions have currently been occupied by us.

The troops of the two divisions were completely entangled. If we want to reinforce the 124th Division and rush to the Sifangtuo battlefield without 15 hours, it is absolutely impossible. Therefore, as long as we can do it within 15 hours,

If the battle is resolved within the limit, there won’t be any problems..."

"Fifteen hours, let me think about it... It will take three hours for the Thirteenth Division to eliminate the three thousand Japs in the encirclement. Then we can concentrate at least 10,000 troops to eliminate the remaining thousands of Japs."

Japs. That’s enough. Fifteen hours is enough. Lao Zhou, let’s arrange it like this. Immediately send a telegram to the two division commanders. After the four-sided camel encirclement and annihilation battle begins, let them hold off the Japanese army for at least 15 hours. "Short-term

After pondering, Liu Hua's eyes lit up and he ordered decisively.

"Yes, Commander..."

More than 10,000 commanders and fighters, under the cover of night, were making final preparations before the encirclement and annihilation of the station began. The guard regiment was directly opposite, and Colonel Yin Teng, who did not know that he had been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army Corps and that the entire army might be destroyed at any time, also prepared for the attack.

Making final preparations for the upcoming night attack.

"Your Excellency, Captain, an infantry brigade and more than 700 elite Imperial Army warriors are all ready for a sneak attack..." A kid with a menstrual belt tied to his forehead was preparing for a night attack tonight.

The commander, shirtless, stood in front of Colonel Yin Teng and reported.

"Very well. Mr. Xingshan, I leave the honor of our 124th Division to you. I hope you won't let us down..." Colonel Yin Teng nodded with satisfaction.

"Hai, dedicating yourself to the cause of the Empire of Japan at any time is the highest honor for an imperial soldier..."

"Yo Xi, Mr. Xingshan, go ahead. I'm at the headquarters, waiting for your good news..." Colonel Yin Teng nodded with satisfaction at the answer of the major officer in front of him.

Soon, under the cover of the pitch-black night, hundreds of little Japs, armed with rifles whose bayonets had been smeared with black mud, quietly left their positions and moved toward the guard regiment's position not far away.

However, what these little devils didn't expect was that at this moment, the 1st Battalion and Artillery Battalion of the Guard Regiment, which were stationed on the position, were already ready to face the enemy and were waiting for the arrival of the little devils.

In order to allow the defenders to detect the Japanese troops participating in the night attack in advance, the soldiers laid nearly a hundred mines at a distance of fifty to one hundred meters from the position. These densely packed mines could

As soon as possible, the soldiers were informed of the signal that the Japanese army had started to attack.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Several continuous mine explosions sounded. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers had just crawled forward and reached a position exactly one hundred meters away from the position. Several unlucky Japanese soldiers stepped onto the position.

There are dense mines in front of it.

The explosion of landmines was the signal to fire. Immediately, mortars and grenade launchers were deployed on the artillery position behind the guard regiment's position. They immediately began to fire missiles at the predetermined design target.

Then a cannonball.

The violent explosions of artillery shells and the sound of intensive machine gun fire instantly broke the tranquility of the night sky and began to sound on the battlefield. In front of the position, the densely packed Japanese soldiers were also immediately struck by the enemy before they could react from the shock.

The fierce artillery fire completely shrouded...

"Baga, we have fallen into a trap..." Seeing the sudden and intensive artillery fire in front of the Eighth Route Army position, the soldiers responsible for the sneak attack were knocked to the ground in an instant. The casualties of the entire army were like a straight line, going straight to

In the headquarters of the regiment, Colonel Yin Teng, who was paying attention to the entire night attack battle, immediately let out an exclamation.

"Your Excellency, Captain, the Eighth Route Army's firepower is really too fierce. What should we do next? Should the troops retreat immediately?" the deputy captain reminded...

"What are you still doing? Do you want so many imperial warriors to act as living targets for the Eighth Route Army? Quickly, retreat immediately and order the night attack troops. The plan has been exposed and the troops will retreat immediately. In addition, the First Infantry Brigade, organize a defense immediately

, Coordinate the night attack troops to retreat..." Colonel Yin Teng ordered decisively.

The night attack carefully planned by the Japanese army failed miserably at the cost of more than 300 soldiers being killed. Afterwards, the 3,000 little Japanese in the encirclement of the 13th Division never made any move again and stayed in their positions very honestly.

Waiting for the arrival of aerial reinforcements at dawn.

However, at this moment, the time for the Eighth Route Army's final general offensive was slowly approaching.

In the former enemy command post, all the telephones that had already been connected were neatly placed in front of Liu Hua, waiting for Liu Hua to issue the final general attack order.

Finally, on the battlefield, while everyone was waiting for communication, Liu Hua's voice reached the ears of every unit commander of the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield immediately through the phone.

"Command the troops and the general attack begins..."