Chapter 1066 Division Commander: Isn’t this a rogue act?
"Rumble..."
A field artillery shell hit the edge of the trench, and the powerful destructive force instantly blasted a huge crater on the ground. A huge gap was also blown out of the main trench nearly two meters deep.
The two soldiers hiding here were instantly blown over and fell into a pool of blood without moving.
Although the first battalion has a main trench as a bunker, the trenches below are not omnipotent.
Still vulnerable to powerful mountain artillery.
The artillery fire came and ended quickly, stopping within five minutes.
More than five hundred Japs had already rushed out of Baoding City under the cover of artillery fire, and formed a fighting formation at the foot of the city wall. When the last round of artillery fire was over, they rushed towards the first battalion.
The light and heavy machine guns mounted on the top of the city joined the battle at the same time, shooting at the first battalion from above, suppressing the blocking fire of the first battalion.
"Get ready to fight..." Zhu Weiping personally set up a light machine gun with a crooked handle, supported the butt of the gun with his shoulder, put the three little Japs into the front sight, and shouted orders.
"Da da da……"
When the little devil rushed to a position more than 100 meters in front of the formation, he suddenly pulled the trigger.
The familiar sound of machine gun fire soon rang in his ears, and bullets flew out of the gun muzzle, instantly smashing into pieces the two Japanese soldiers who were among the targets.
The other kid reacted very quickly and threw himself on the ground as soon as the gunshot rang out, dodging the hail of bullets flying towards him.
Zhu Weiping did not choose to stare at this particular Japs, but quickly turned the barrel of the gun, put the other two Japs into the sight, and pulled the trigger.
The whole set of actions is very skillful.
Machine guns are known for their fierce firepower. Only by firing more bullets in the shortest possible time and hitting crowded areas can its powerful lethality be unleashed.
"Batalion Commander, be careful..."
A guard suddenly rushed towards Zhu Weiping from the side, and a string of heavy machine gun bullets from the top of the city flew towards Zhu Weiping at the same time.
Under the cover of the guards, Zhu Weiping took the light machine gun and hid in the trench to avoid the hail of bullets that had just flown towards him.
But other nearby machine gunners firing on the attacking Japanese troops were not so lucky.
Before the first battalion opened fire to counterattack, the Japanese light and heavy machine guns mounted on top of the city could only fire blindly at the blocking position, with very poor accuracy.
As soon as the light and heavy machine guns on the blocking position fired, the flames ejected from the muzzles became the best target for the Japanese machine gunners. Wherever there were flames, the light and heavy machine gun bullets would hit them.
In an instant, the firepower of the light and heavy machine guns on the blocking position was reduced by nearly half.
Without exception, the machine gunners were beaten into pieces and fell into a pool of blood.
"Batalion Commander, we can't fight any longer." The instructor walked along the trench to remind him.
"The Japanese have terrain advantages, as well as firepower and troop advantages."
"We can't stop the little Japs' counterattack even if we use up a whole battalion here."
Zhu Weiping was convinced. He had just rescued him and was almost beaten to death by the bullets coming from the top of the city. He immediately ordered: "Still grenades, block the Japs' counterattack troops, and retreat along the traffic trench..."
"After we leave the effective range of the Japs' heavy machine guns at the top of the city, we will turn back and take care of the Japs leaving the city."
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Japanese Army Baoding Garrison Headquarters.
The chief of staff rushed in with a happy face, raised the battle report in his hand and reported excitedly to Lieutenant General Suzuki: "Division Commander..."
"Urgent call from the city defense troops in the east of the city..."
"We won the battle. The Eighth Route Army blocked outside the city was defeated on the spot, and they evacuated the position with less than two companies of remaining soldiers."
Lieutenant General Suzuki's face suddenly became happy, and he said with a smile: "After fighting for so long, I finally heard some good news."
"Since the Eighth Route Army blocking the door has been defeated6"
"Let them immediately send out a team of scouts with a radio to pursue the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, which is marching in the direction of Shijiazhuang."
"Follow them closely and report the specific movements of this Eighth Route Army at any time."
The chief of staff loudly accepted the order, feeling that the Baoding garrison had successfully regained the initiative on the battlefield.
But within half an hour of being happy, a telegram from the garrison in the east of the city brought him back to reality. The smile on his face froze at the same time, and he stared at the telegram in his hand for a while without reacting.
"Division commander..." I don't know how long it took before the chief of staff handed the telegram to Lieutenant General Suzuki and bravely reported it.
"The Eighth Route Army, which had just been defeated by the garrison in the east of the city, came back and re-established a defense line five hundred meters outside the city and dug trenches."
"The scouts they sent were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army outside the city, and the entire army was destroyed..."
Lieutenant General Suzuki said that he would not allow the Eighth Route Army to continue to block outside Baoding City. It was really embarrassing. He slapped the table and cursed: "Five hundred meters is only five hundred meters. Just continue to counterattack."
"The garrison in the east of the city has a reinforced brigade, and the Eighth Route Army has only one reinforced battalion. More than one company was killed just now. The total strength is less than two companies. We can just go over and kill them."
"If one attack doesn't work, attack twice. We can eliminate them outside the city even with all the effort. Do you still need to ask the headquarters for instructions on such a simple matter?"
The chief of staff did not immediately accept the order, but hesitated and replied: "They counterattacked, but it was useless."
"The Eighth Route Army that blocked us outside the city was very cunning."
"They will retreat as soon as we counterattack."
"As soon as the counterattack troops retreated, they fought back to the city gate and continued to build a defensive line to contain us."
Lieutenant General Suzuki laughed angrily, and cursed with helplessness on his face: "Ba Ge Ya Lu, aren't you trying to play rogue with us?"
The chief of staff agreed: "It's true that they are a bit rogue, but we really don't have a good way to deal with them."
"It's impossible to station a force outside the city and keep an eye on this Eighth Route Army, right?"
Lieutenant General Suzuki shook his head like a rattle and quickly denied: "Of course not."
"The Eighth Route Army is good at mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare. If we station troops outside the city to keep an eye on them, the Eighth Route Army will definitely find ways to eat up this army. Then we will lose our wives and lose our troops. We won't get any benefits, but will lose a lot of troops."
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"What should we do?" the chief of staff asked anxiously.
The proposal just now was the only way he could think of to break the situation, but now it was rejected by the division commander. His whole head was like a ball of mush. He couldn't think of any other way to break the situation, so he could only place his hope on the division commander.
I hope he is well-informed and can find a way to solve this problem.
Lieutenant General Suzuki also frowned and stared at the city defense map and sand table for a long time without thinking of a solution. In the end, he could only lower his head and chose to lower his head.
"Since these Eighth Route Army troops want to watch our every move outside the city, let them watch."
"As long as we hold on to Baoding and don't get out, the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong will not be able to do anything to us."
"It's a shame if you lose face. Preserving the troops is the most important thing."
"If the troops are gone, the city of Baoding under our feet will be lost."
"Order the city defense troops to stop the counterattack. As long as the Eighth Route Army does not approach the city head or attack the city wall, leave them alone."
