Chapter 833 If you want to run away, there is no way!
"Division Commander, withdraw..." the regimental commander on the side said suddenly.
"The battlefield advantage is all in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. There are two battalions of the Eighth Route Army behind us causing trouble. If this group of Eighth Route Army comes towards us and the troops are attacked from both sides, they may not be able to hold on for even half an hour."
"The reinforcements sent to us by Baoding can kill at three o'clock in the morning and take advantage of the situation. It's almost twelve o'clock now."
"If we break out of the encirclement now and retreat in the direction where the reinforcements dare to come, we can meet up with them in an hour and a half at most."
"The army will surge to 5,000 people again."
"Even if we can't turn defeat into victory, we can definitely defeat the Eighth Route Army gathered here, take the opportunity to hold them back, and hold on until the troops from the left and right sweep over and fight another battle of annihilation."
Although the subordinate's suggestion was a bit embarrassing, it was still better than staying here and waiting to die.
Lieutenant General Sakuragi could not think of any other way to break the situation and made an immediate decision: "Concentrate our forces to break out from the northeast corner."
"The Eighth Route Army's offensive is weakest there. Concentrate all mortars, mountain artillery, and infantry artillery, and limit the bombardment to five minutes before breaking through."
"After breaking out of the encirclement, the troops advanced lightly, bypassing all intercepting troops of the Eighth Route Army, and marched towards the reinforcements. The faster the better..."
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At the enemy headquarters in front of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, Huang Yu was staring at the map and considering how to encircle and annihilate the reinforcements sent by Neji Okamura.
A correspondent suddenly ran in: "Deputy Chief of Staff..."
"The little devils in the encirclement seem to be trying to break out..."
"The northeastern corner of the encirclement was suddenly hit by heavy Japanese artillery fire."
"There is only one battalion of our troops there. If the Japs concentrate their forces to launch a violent attack, they will definitely not be able to hold out for long."
Chief of Staff Liu Sen immediately ordered: "Then why are you still standing here?"
"Ask the two nearby regimental commanders to immediately mobilize troops to reinforce the northeast corner."
"The commander of the division, Lieutenant General Little Devil, is probably among the breakout troops."
"We can't let them escape from under our noses no matter what we say."
"We also want to take advantage of the situation and annihilate the reinforcements sent by Baoding."
"If the Japanese division commander succeeds in breaking through, joins the reinforcements, and waits for the reinforcements to turn and run away, the light infantry regiment that Okamura Neiji has given us will not be able to capture it."
The correspondent was about to leave after hearing the order, but was stopped by Huang Yu.
"Wait a minute, what if the Japs' real breakout direction is not the northeast corner of the battlefield?"
Liu Sen reacted immediately: "Xiao Huang, you suspect that the little devil is trying to make trouble with us."
"This possibility cannot be ruled out..." Huang Yu replied seriously.
"If the Kwantung Army really wants to attack the east and west, the two nearby regiments will be fooled as soon as they mobilize their troops."
"Immediately contact the two regiment commanders. Without affecting your own defense line, immediately deploy one or two companies to reinforce the northeast corner of the defense line to block the Japanese breakout troops. If you can't stop it, you will use a large number of the opponent's troops to inflict heavy damage.
They broke through the troops."
"Contact all out-of-mission mountain field artillery and heavy artillery batteries and immediately provide artillery support to our troops stationed in the northeast corner."
"The cavalry troops are also reinforcing the northeast corner."
"They are fast and can kill them in a few minutes."
"As long as the total strength of the Kwantung Army that breaks out of the encirclement does not exceed 500 people, it will be a piece of fat in the mouth of the cavalry, and they can eat it as they like."
"Other offensive forces step up their offensive."
"If the Kwantung Army really plans to break through, it will definitely draw a large number of troops from the defense line."
"Now is officially the best time for us to take advantage of the opportunity and seize the Japanese second line of defense."
"If the attack speed is fast enough, maybe we can block the Japanese breakout troops in the northeast corner of the battlefield and fight a battle of annihilation there."
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"Boom boom boom..."
Various artillery shells rained down on the Third Battalion of the 22nd Regiment.
They were originally on the offensive side. After taking down the first line of defense of the Japanese army, they directly launched an attack on the second line of defense. Their time was limited and they did not repair any fortifications.
Unexpectedly, he was targeted by Lieutenant General Sakuragi and chose to break out of the encirclement with them.
Faced with the sudden artillery fire, the soldiers were stunned.
They could only lie on the ground with their hands on their heads and endure the bombings, praying that the bombs would not fall next to them, otherwise even the King of Heaven would not be able to save them.
The five-minute artillery barrage had not yet ended when a cry of surprise suddenly sounded in the middle of the team: "Batalion Commander, there are little Japs coming towards us..."
"At least a thousand people..."
"The Japanese and the Japanese really want to break out from us."
One of the battalion commander's arms was injured by the explosion, and the blood had stained his sleeves red, making him tremble in pain.
But he still gritted his teeth and ordered: "Use the bomb crater to move to defense on the spot, stop the Japs at all costs, and keep the people in position."
Not far away, he happened to see a machine gunner who was killed in the bombing. The machine gun seemed to still be usable next to it.
The battalion commander endured the pain and crawled over.
After pulling the bolt and confirming that the machine gun can continue shooting, he quickly checked the magazine, pressed two bullet clips into it, filled the gun with oil, put it on the ground and was ready to shoot.
"Start grabbing... click, click, click..."
The moment the command was issued, the crooked handle on the shoulder also rang, and the bullets flew out of the barrel rhythmically, flying towards the Japanese breakout troops in a fan shape.
A main battalion of nearly 500 people was reduced to more than 200 people after receiving more than a thousand various artillery shells.
Although they tried their best to stop the attack, they only started to cause hundreds of casualties to the Japanese army.
The Japanese were adding more and more light and heavy machine guns to the battle, and the firepower of the third battalion was suddenly suppressed.
The soldiers were either shot to death indiscriminately, or were suppressed in the crater and unable to raise their heads.
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"Yoshi..." This was the first smile on Lieutenant General Sakuragi's face in several hours.
He drew out his general's sword and was very satisfied with the order: "There are not many people in the Eighth Route Army's blocking force."
"The breakout troops will strengthen their offensive and destroy them immediately..."
"Let's set off too..."
"As soon as the breach is opened, we will break out of the encirclement and march towards the reinforcements."
A group of Japanese guards immediately formed a fighting formation, surrounding Lieutenant General Sakuragi with their bodies, ready to escort him out of the encirclement at any time.
Just as the breakout troops were about to break out of the encirclement, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky suddenly sounded over the battlefield.
A large number of fireballs suddenly appeared among the breakout troops, who had high hopes from Lieutenant General Sakuragi.
Under the firelight, the image of soldiers being blown over was clearly visible.
The offensive of the breakout troops was suddenly wiped out, and the offensive firepower became weaker and weaker.
I don't know whether the Eighth Route Army's blocking force received reinforcements or something else, but the weak blocking firepower suddenly became stronger, and the attacking troops who were killed right under the Eighth Route Army's nose were forced back.
A mouthful of blood instantly poured into his mouth, and Lieutenant General Sakuragi couldn't help but spit it out.
He was so angry that he even vomited blood. You can imagine the frustration and anger in his heart.
