"Brothers! Kill them!" Wang Chengzhu, who beheaded two Japanese officers in a row, was filled with murderous intent, raised his bayonet and shouted loudly.

The blood stains on his body made him look even more murderous, looking like a murderer who had just stepped out of the Nine Nether Hell.

Under the leadership and encouragement of the battalion commander Wang Chengzhu, the soldiers of the surrounding independent battalion also had their morale greatly boosted, and they launched unprecedented high-spirited battles. The little Japanese they killed only flowed into rivers of blood, and corpses littered the fields.

…

The other side.

Tada Ichiro rushed to the front line in a hurry, found the brigade commander Nishiyama Masao, and immediately reported to him: "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, something serious is going on! The firepower of the China-Tuba Road is too fierce, and the imperial army on the rear line may hold on.

It won’t be long.”

"To be on the safe side, you'd better transfer in immediately!"

"Baga! What did you say?"

Nishiyama Masao was about to get angry when he heard this, and turned around suddenly, only to find that the main force of the independent battalion had already entered the blocking position at the rear.

Although Yoshida Squadron and Miyamoto Squadron tried their best to resist, the results were very weak.

But under the rapid and fierce offensive of the Independent Battalion, his Japanese soldiers fell one after another.

If the situation continues as it is, it won't be long before the back line of defense will be completely overwhelmed.

At this time, Nishiyama Masao no longer had any extra troops to dispatch. If he mobilized troops from the front, then the front would also be attacked by air, and he would lose sight of one and be completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army here.

Nishiyama Masao is not afraid of death. In fact, as a fanatical militarist, he is not afraid of death.

But in addition to being a fanatical militarist, Nishiyama Masao is also a major general brigade commander. What he needs to consider is the interests of the entire 4th Brigade, even the entire First Army, and even the entire country of Japan.

At the moment, even if he resists desperately, there is no point. It will only kill more people in vain, further weakening the strength of the First Army and its control over the northwest Shanxi region.

Therefore, after much thought, Nishiyama Masao decided to adopt the suggestion of Chief of Staff Tada Ichiro and issued the order to transfer.

"The Yoshino brigade left the rear, and the other brigade immediately took turns to cover each other, and turned towards the weakly defended northern mountain col of the China Eighth Route Army!"

Ichiro Tada asked again: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, what about the artillery in the artillery brigade?"

Although the Type 92 infantry gun is not too heavy and can be dismantled, if it is taken away, it will greatly reduce the speed of the troops' breakout, which will lead to the entire army being put into crisis.

However, even if these artillery pieces cannot be taken away, they must not be left to the Eighth Route Army.

When the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi did not have artillery, they would often attack their strongholds, making them unable to defend themselves. If they had artillery, why would they not be able to attack major counties?

Thinking of this, Masao Nishiyama shouted with a pained face: "Take away the mortars that can be taken away. If you really can't take them away, destroy them on the spot. You must not leave them to these hateful Tubal Road!"

"Your Excellency, the brigade commander, what you said makes sense!" Ichiro Tada nodded heavily, and then relayed the order to the ordering soldiers on the side. Together with Masao Nishiyama, he led the remaining main force to break through to the mountain col to the north.

…

New Regiment, Independent Regiment Temporary Command Office.

Although Li Yunlong did not come to the front line to command in person, he had been paying close attention to the battle situation on the front line. When he saw that the Japanese offensive had weakened a lot, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "What's going on? Why did the Japanese offensive suddenly become weaker?"

Quite a few?”

Zhao Gang said: "This is good. They are not in a hurry to break out. When the 772nd Regiment and the 771st Regiment arrive, they will not even think about running away."

Li Yunlong didn't want to mention the 772nd and 771st regiments. He was eager to eliminate the Japanese 4th Brigade as soon as possible so that the spoils would not have to be divided among Cheng Xiazi and the others.

Therefore, after hearing Zhao Gang's words, his face suddenly darkened.

Ding Weidao: "The forward observation post just reported that the independent battalion took the initiative to launch an attack after the Japanese stopped attacking, and achieved very good results."

"The Japs' offensive has weakened. I guess they have diverted some of their troops to deal with the independent battalion."

Li Yunlong nodded thoughtfully and said: "The Japs have transferred part of their troops to deal with the Independent Battalion, which means that their troops at the front must be a lot empty. It is the perfect time for us to launch an attack and annihilate them."

opportunity!"

"Old Ding, what do you think?"

Ding Wei thought carefully for a moment and said: "Old Li, the Japanese 4th Brigade has been surrounded by us and the Independent Battalion. They have given up on breaking out now. It is only a matter of time before they are destroyed."

"There is no need for us to make unnecessary sacrifices just to advance this little time."

Of course Li Yunlong understood what Ding Wei meant, but if the time went on longer, would Cheng Xiazi and Xu Shengji share part of the spoils or not? They would all be their own people anyway.

But the key problem is that as time goes by, the little devils will also consume a lot of ammunition, and these are the losses of their Eighth Route Army.

Just as Li Yunlong was thinking and hesitating, Zhang Dabiao, commander of the first battalion, suddenly hurried back from the front: "Report, commander, the little Japs are ready to break out!"

"Is the little devil ready to break out?"

Hearing this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but be startled: "Didn't the little devil just start to break out?"

Zhang Dabiao: "The Japs only left some of their troops behind to contain our army. Their main force has already broken out toward the mountain col to the north."

Li Yunlong suddenly realized: "Damn it, we have fallen into a trap. The little devils are playing tricks on us! They pretended to break out from the front, but in fact the mountain col to the north is their real target!"

Speaking of this, Li Yunlong looked at Ding Wei next to him, glared at him and said: "Do you see? This is what you call waiting for the 772nd and 771st regiments to reduce our casualties. If we wait a little longer, we are afraid that daylily will

It’s all cold!”

"It's all your fault for delaying the fight! I'm telling you, Old Ding, if that old devil Nishiyama Masao escapes this time, the spoils of your independent group will be halved!"

After saying that, Li Yunlong turned to look at Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion: "Zhang Dabiao, pass my order and the entire regiment will launch an attack immediately!

This time there is no main attack, each battalion is the main attack, and I have only one request, that is to catch up with the main force of the Japanese 4th Brigade and eliminate them all!"

"yes!"

Zhang Dabiao agreed with a bang, then turned around and conveyed the order.

"Pass my order, Independent Regiment, attack across the board, target, destroy the Japanese 4th Brigade!"

Ding Wei was not to be outdone, and immediately issued the order to attack.

Now that things have come to a point, Zhao Gang will naturally no longer stop him. Although his thoughts are somewhat conservative, they are not pedantic.
Chapter completed!