Predator Reborn

disillusionment of dreams

With the arrival of dawn, the Japanese air reinforcements, a fleet of more than 20 bombers and fighter jets, began to continuously arrive at Taizhou City, which had been plunged into street fighting, and began to provide necessary air reinforcements to the ground troops.

However, in the face of the fierce street fighting in Taizhou City, the only thing the Japanese air reinforcements that came to Taizhou City with confidence could do was to continuously swoop in the air. Then, they dropped heavy bombs that consumed a lot of the empire's resources to produce.

Far away from the battlefield, there are almost no enemies. Because, in almost every corner of Taizhou City, there are scenes of soldiers from both sides fighting each other. A bomb dropped will not only fail to help the defenders, but will also cause damage to the defenders.

However, at this moment, the street fighting in Taizhou City was no longer the concern of the former enemy commander Liu Hua. Just when the Japanese air reinforcements began to arrive in Taizhou City, Liu Hua

The three troops of the 3rd Guard Brigade, the Special Operations Division, and the 21st Army of the 7th Corps, under his personal command, totaling tens of thousands of troops, are rapidly approaching Yangzhou City, which is dozens of kilometers away. They are preparing to take advantage of the power of victory and capture Yangzhou City in one fell swoop.

Of course, the most important thing is to annihilate the tens of thousands of elite Japanese troops in Yangzhou City and eliminate all Japanese troops south of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province in one fell swoop.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, Commander Li from Yangzhou City has an urgent message..." Just when Liu Hua was commanding the troops and confidently approaching Yangzhou City, the slightly anxious voice of the combat staff reached his ears.

"What's going on?" Liu Hua asked, frowning tightly.

"Commander Li reported that half an hour ago, the Yangzhou garrison, suddenly reinforced by the Japanese air force, launched a counterattack against our garrison, preparing to break out in the direction of Nanjing City. Currently, under the enemy's superior artillery fire and air

Under the superior joint attack, our defenders suffered heavy losses. In half an hour at most, the Japanese army could break through our encirclement..."

"The Yangzhou garrison troops, with the support of the air force, broke through to Nanjing. When did this old devil Matsui Iwane become so generous, and just handed over the rich city of Yangzhou to us..." Liu Hua looked incredulous.

asked rhetorically.

However, in just a moment, Liu Hua felt relieved.

In less than a few days of fighting, Matsui Iwane has already lost two field divisions and the only heavy artillery brigade. If another field division is lost, the entire Central China region will be comparable to the East China Field Army in terms of military strength and firepower.

Compared with the Japanese Central China Front Army, it no longer has any advantage...

In order to maintain his only advantage and give himself the opportunity to counterattack the northern Jiangsu region in the future, the only thing Matsui Iwane can do is to abandon Yangzhou, shrink his limited troops, rely on the danger of the Yangtze River, hold on to Nanjing City, and wait for the future counterattack...

Thinking of this, Liu Hua's mouth immediately showed a hint of sneer. Then, he said with a murderous look: "If this old devil Matsui Iwane wants to escape, he also wants to ask me if Liu Hua agrees. Send a telegram to Li Tianyou immediately."

, asking him not to consider casualties and block the Japs as much as possible. Of course, if that doesn’t work, let them break through while slowing down their breakout speed as much as possible and annihilating their effective forces..."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

"By the way, Staff Officer Wang, where are the 16th Army of the Sixth Corps that is reinforcing Nanjing City? What tasks has the Chief of Staff assigned them?" Liu Hua asked, looking at the combat staff officer in front of him who was quickly recording orders.

"The 16th Army has successfully arrived outside Nanjing yesterday morning. At present, due to the long-term rapid march, the troops are very tired and have not arranged any combat missions. They are resting and recuperating as a group army reserve..." the combat staff officer was decisive.

replied.

"That's good...send another telegram to the Chief of Staff, reporting the news that the Japanese troops in Yangzhou are about to break out. Order the Chief of Staff to mobilize the 16th Reserve Army to attack immediately to attack the Yangzhou breakout force. This breakout force must be

, blocking their only way. In addition, remind the chief of staff outside Nanjing to keep a close eye on the Japanese troops in Nanjing and prevent them from sending troops to respond..." A sneer flashed quickly at the corner of Liu Hua's mouth, and then he spoke.

commanded.

On the road from Nanjing to Yangzhou City, tens of thousands of Japanese elites and nearly 10,000 East China Field Army troops were walking towards each other, quickly running towards their intended targets. Although there were a large number of combat aircraft circling back and forth above the heads of the two armies. However,

The difference is that the combat aircraft above the Japanese army are only responsible for protection and escort. The aircraft above the East China Field Army are constantly throwing aerial bombs back and forth into the ground marching columns, causing bloodshed.

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"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohs.

Before he could make any reaction, he was torn into pieces amidst the violent explosion...

"You bastard little devils, sooner or later, I will cut you into pieces..." Seeing that the first battalion lost about a platoon of troops again. Li Shengda, commander of the forward battalion, clenched his fists and faced

The Japanese aircraft in the sky cursed with angry eyes.

"Deputy Commander, the Japs' plane is really crazy. With this kind of loss, our forward battalion will be completely lost before we reach the scheduled position..." Seeing the shorter and shorter march behind him

"Come on," instructor Wang Zhiguang said anxiously.

"No matter how heavy the losses are, we must move forward. This is a task personally assigned by Commander Chen. We must rush before the Japanese breakout troops, occupy Dalinzhuang, blow up the Chuhe River Bridge, pass through the Chuhe River, and slow down the Japanese army's march..." Bit

Gritting his teeth, deputy leader Li Shengda said firmly, his words full of murderous intent.

"But, deputy commander, the loss of the troops..."

"Order, the troops will be divided into squads and platoons to move closer to Dalinzhuang. Let me tell you, I don't care where or how the platoon leaders go. However, I have only one goal, that is, in half an hour, the whole battalion will

We must rush to Dalinzhuang for assembly, otherwise, military law will be engaged..." Seeing several planes circling back and forth above his head, after a brief reflection, Li Shengda gave a decisive order.

"Yes, battalion commander..."

The troops marched in a dispersed manner, and although the constraints on military discipline were very weak, in order to eliminate the lethality of enemy aircraft to the troops, Li Shengda, as the deputy commander of the regiment, had no choice but to do so...

I have to say that this method is the best method for the current forward camp.

Seeing dozens of people on the ground, dozens of people marching in groups, and the aircraft that had been extremely arrogant just now, I could only watch in stunned silence as the small group of East China Field Army troops continued to move towards Dalinzhuang, but there was no way.

Because the large-caliber bombs they carry have almost no accuracy or lethality against these small groups of troops.

Time passed in a flash, and just when tens of thousands of Japanese elite troops were walking with heavy steps, they were about to cross the Chuzhou Bridge and enter Nanjing. "Boom..." A huge roar sounded directly in front of them.

.The Chuzhou Bridge, so close at hand, turned into ruins before their eyes...

Just when the Japanese forward troops set foot on the Chuzhou Bridge, the forward battalion had already placed hundreds of kilograms of explosives on the huge bridge piers. With the order issued by deputy commander Li Shengda, the span exceeded dozens of meters.

The bridge just disappeared in front of the Japanese army.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, the Chuzhou Bridge was completely destroyed by the Chinese in the explosion just now. If we want to cross the Chu River in front of us, we must spend at least three hours building a pontoon bridge." Just at the 135th Japanese breakout force.

When the division commander held up the telescope in his hand and stared dumbfoundedly at the Chuhe River Bridge one kilometer away, with only a few lonely bridge piers left, the chief of staff rushed over panting and reported in a low voice.

"Assholes, cunning Chinese people. In three hours, two hours at most, our 135th Division will once again be surrounded by the China East China Field Army." An angry curse came from the mouth of the division commander.

The chief of staff in front of him, facing the angry-looking division commander, stood motionless and didn't know what to do. The division commander's decisive orders reached his ears in a very timely manner.

"Order the rear guard regiment to immediately retreat five kilometers, use the favorable terrain to build blocking fortifications, and block the pursuit of the China East China Field Army to the death. Order the engineer regiment to immediately start erecting the pontoon bridge. Tell Shigemoto-kun that I will give him two hours.

Time. In two hours, I must see a intact floating bridge in front of me. Otherwise, Shigemoto-kun will directly apologize to His Majesty the Emperor..."

"Ha Yi, I will go and deliver the order right away."

"In addition, call back to the headquarters. The Chu River Bridge was destroyed by the Chinese. Our 135th Division was blocked to the east of the Chu River. A pontoon bridge is being built. Commander, please be sure to send a favorable force to meet our army.

.Otherwise, all the tens of thousands of our elite breakout troops will be killed east of the Chu River. Please be aware of this, Commander." The division commander gave the final order.

At the Central China Front Army Headquarters in Nanjing, a telegram for help was received from the 135th Division. Originally, General Matsui Iwane, who had full confidence in the breakout force and thought he could save the 135th Division, was once again shrouded in dark clouds. At this time,

At the same time, he, who was full of hope just now, was immediately shrouded in despair.

"Baga, the cunning Chinese, the cunning Liu Hua. My 135th Division..." One after another, desperate cries, with the arrival of telegrams, were continuously transmitted from the office of General Matsui Iwane...

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