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Chapter 769: Dramatic Change (Please subscribe!)

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On the battlefield under heavy artillery fire, in the temporary headquarters less than one kilometer away from the front-line forward positions, the commander of the Eighth Army Corps, Li Tianyou, was standing at the lookout, frowning and staring solemnly not far away.

On the battlefield, I watched my own troops retreat one after another under the fierce counterattacks of the Japanese and puppet troops. The attack lasted for more than half an hour, but they failed to advance an inch.

“You damn little devil, you’re so desperate, you’re so desperate…”

On the battlefield illuminated by artillery fire not far away, I saw another battalion of offensive troops. Under the fierce firepower of the enemy, they had to withdraw from the battlefield in embarrassment after paying huge losses. The commander who had already looked angry

Li Tianyou couldn't help but utter a curse word. Then, he asked the political commissar Ding Qiusheng beside him.

"Old Ding, is this our first attack? I didn't expect that the Japanese and puppet troops on the opposite side would be so stubborn and not afraid of death..."

"This has been our sixth battalion-level attack. Ever since we broke through the outer defense line of the Japanese and puppet troops, the little Japs standing in front of us have gone crazy. After we killed a group of them, we replaced them with more. It's like

It can be said to be a steady stream, one after another. So far, in the six attacks, we have lost almost a battalion of troops..." Political Commissar Ding Qiusheng replied with a puzzled look on his face.

"The stupid little devil must have known that he was about to be wiped out, so he jumped over the wall in a desperate struggle. Lao Du, gather all the rocket launcher battalions assigned to us from the headquarters, and hit me on the little devil's position.

A round of volley fire. I don’t believe that they are not fleshy. Today, even if you use artillery shells to hit me, you will still have to break through for me..." Faced with such a huge loss of the troops, so far, the hands are still

Commander Li Tianyou, who only had an army of 20,000, couldn't help but feel heartache. Then, he gave a very decisive order to Chief of Staff Du Ping on the other side...

"Yes, Commander..." Chief of Staff Du Ping replied very readily.

Then, the conversation changed, and he continued to remind: "However, Commander, Political Commissar, I think we should not put too much hope in the rocket launcher battalion. After all, we also used the rocket launcher in the attack just now."

There are a large number of mortars. However, these shells do not seem to have much effect against the constant stream of enemies. "

"Let's try it first to see if it works. If it doesn't work, let's find another way..." Commander Li Tianyou waved his hands and was at a loss to do anything, and ordered very decisively.

In fact, after more than an hour of smooth attack, at this moment, not only Li Tianyou's 8th Corps, but also the 9th and 12th Corps, which were responsible for launching strong attacks from the other three directions, plus the guard column, were all

At the same time, they encountered a strong counterattack by the Japanese and puppet troops, making it difficult to attack even one step further...

It turned out that when the outer defense line fell, Lieutenant General Tanaka, the top commander of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, received a telegram from the Central China Front Army Headquarters in Nanjing requesting troops to use cameras to break out.

As the supreme commander of hundreds of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops, and having spent the past few days getting along day and night and fighting in various departments, Lieutenant General Tanaka is very clear about the combat effectiveness of the hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal, especially the more than 50,000 Imperial Army troops.

After receiving the message from the headquarters, he wisely made a very decisive decision to lead the 40,000 Imperial Army troops who could continue to fight to break through. As for the remaining 50,000 Imperial Army troops, including the 10,000 Imperial Army troops who were already caught in the flames of war,

The Duohuang Army was left behind without mercy by him. As a left-behind force, they continued to attract the attention of the surrounding Chinese troops...

Just when Lieutenant General Tian Zhong was leading 40,000 elite imperial troops to find a specific breakthrough point in the huge encirclement and prepare to break out of the encirclement, the East China Field Army's temporary headquarters received news one after another that the attacks of various units were being blocked.

"What? The attacking troops from all four directions were met with fierce counterattacks by the Japanese and puppet troops and could not advance even a step..." Liu Hua asked in disbelief after hearing the report from Chief of Staff Zuo Quan.

"Chief of Staff, do the Japanese and puppet troops in the encirclement know that their time is coming and are making a last desperate struggle..." After a brief shock, Liu Hua followed up and asked.

"Commander, if this is the case, I won't be so worried. However, according to the report of the forward combat troops, the little Japs standing in front of us are not making a final struggle at all, but are conducting purposeful defense. Each battle

The troops have used almost all available offensive methods, but it still has no effect, and the offensive troops still have not made any progress... I am worried that in the midst of this premeditated blockade, the Japanese and puppet troops in the encirclement will

There must be a huge conspiracy hidden..." Chief of Staff Zuo Quan replied with a worried look.

"Conspiracy..." As soon as the two words were spoken, Liu Hua's mind immediately reflected his worries about the current battle situation a day ago. Then, a pair of solemn eyes stared at the battle map in front of him.

Slowly fell into deep thought.

"Political Commissar and Chief of Staff, what do you think the Japanese and puppet troops in the encirclement might have planned? In fact, just before launching the attack, I felt a faint uneasiness in my heart. Because I believe that with the important strategic position of northern Jiangsu,

, coupled with the personality of the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane of the Central China Front. The Japanese army will definitely not hand over the northern Jiangsu region to our hands easily..." He raised his head and asked the two partners with the same solemn faces in front of them.

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"Commander-in-Chief, I think there are two possibilities..." After a brief reflection, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan spoke first.

"The first possibility is that we are overthinking it. The Japanese and puppet troops in the encirclement are indeed making their last desperate struggle, trying to use this struggle to consume a lot of our army's vitality. You know, after several hours of bloody battle

, plus the consumption of the Seventh Corps for a few days, the total of all the Japanese and puppet troops in our encirclement circle is still a hundred thousand people. One hundred thousand people, even if two of us can kill one of us, after the battle is over, we will still have

We will lose almost half of our troops..."

"As for the second possibility, that is, as we just guessed, the Japanese and puppet troops in the encirclement are hiding a huge conspiracy through this purposeful obstruction. And this huge conspiracy, if I am not wrong,

There is only one possibility, and that is to break out. Use your limited elite troops to break out..."

"Wait a minute...Chief of Staff, let me think about it, whether the Japs are planning to defend or break out. Faced with both possibilities, we cannot let the troops continue to attack regardless of consumption...

." At the reminder of Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, Liu Hua suddenly reacted and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"The commander-in-chief is right. If it is the first possibility, our attack just fell into the trick of the little Japs. Of course, if it is the second possibility, then there will be countless people in this huge encirclement.

The breakthrough point is waiting for the elite Japanese troops to break through..." Zuo Quan replied with great approval.

Facing the chief of staff's answer, a bad premonition once again appeared in Liu Hua's mind. Without any time to think about it, Liu Hua, who looked anxious, gave a loud order to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, time is running out. In order to prepare for the two possibilities, we must adjust our pre-war deployment and improve our encirclement..."

However, what depressed Liu Hua was that just as he finished speaking, a burst of rapid footsteps reached his ears. Immediately after, the slightly anxious voice and shadow of the combat staff appeared in front of Liu Hua.

In front of Hua.

Before anyone could ask questions, the voice of the combat staff rang out: "Commander-in-Chief, Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander Wang of the Frontier Telegram..."

"Deputy Commander Wang, has something happened..." For a moment, Liu Hua's brows furrowed into the character 'Chuan'. Then, for the first time in his history, he looked nervous towards his subordinates.

Asked.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. Deputy Commander Wang reported that about 40,000 elite Japanese troops suddenly launched a violent counterattack against the Wang Ping Department of the Ninth Corps ten minutes ago. Then, they were thinking of a breakthrough in our defense line... At present, these four

Thousands of elite Japanese troops are rapidly passing through this breach. In addition, Deputy Commander Wang has ordered all ministries to stop the attack, gather the reserves of all ministries, and quickly reinforce the Japanese army's breach, preparing to block this breach..." the combat staff quickly replied

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"Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, it seems that our reaction speed is still too slow..." After reading the telegram in his hand, Liu Hua looked at his two partners and said helplessly.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, hurry up and hurry up, but we still haven't caught up with the Japanese army... However, it may not be too late for us to make remedies now. Look, can we make some appropriate supplements to Deputy Commander Wang's order?

....." With the last glimmer of hope, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan asked.

"No matter what, a dead horse is treated as a live doctor... Deputy Commander Wang's combat order remains unchanged, but one more thing needs to be added: order the cavalry regiment directly under the headquarters to attack immediately and rush to the road where the Japanese army is about to break out.

Landmines and guerrilla warfare tactics slowed down the Japanese army's breakout. At the same time, after the reinforcements blocked the breakthrough, they immediately dispatched heavy troops to pursue them along the Japanese breakout route, trying to eliminate them on the way to breakout..." Facing the people in front of them.

"Combat map," Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua ordered very decisively.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I will go and give the order right away..." As he spoke, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan rushed out of the war room.

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