Chapter 976: Let Okamura Neji become mute and eat coptis
On the battlefield where the Independent Brigade broke out, more than thirty wooden bridges had been built over the blockade ditch. A steady stream of soldiers passed through the wooden bridges and rushed to the newly opened gap in the blockade wall at a very fast speed.
There are soldiers carrying rifles and ammunition boxes on their backs...
There are also soldiers leading mules and horses, carrying heavy cannonballs on their backs...
"Report to the deputy commander..." The chief of staff of the independent brigade suddenly ran to Li Yunlong and reported excitedly.
"The 1st Regiment of the Independent Brigade has crossed the gap in the blockade wall and successfully broke through the first blockade line encircled by the Japanese army's iron wall."
According to the scheduled breakout plan, as long as no accidents occur during the battle, it will be a matter of time for the independent brigade to break through the blockade.
But after actually hearing the result, Li Yunlong was still very excited.
The first line of defense has the largest number of Japanese and puppet troops stationed there, and it is also the most difficult to defeat.
If the troops were able to kill it so easily, then it will definitely become easier and easier to attack the next blockade.
He glanced at his watch and commanded with excitement: "Five minutes earlier than scheduled."
"This is good news. Let's set out before the Japanese react..."
Let the artillery and assault companies alternately cover the withdrawal from the battle."
"Remember to take away all the wooden bridges on the blockade ditch. There are still three blockade lines ahead waiting for us to attack."
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On the feint attack battlefield five kilometers away, the main offensive troops had launched two rounds of large-scale attacks on the Japanese army garrison, but they were blocked by the Japanese garrison. The battle was very fierce.
"Deputy Chief of Staff..." A cavalry company commander suddenly rushed in front of Huang Yu. Because the cavalry was so fast, he almost fell to the ground when he dismounted.
Breathing heavily, he reported anxiously: "The Japanese reinforcements are coming towards us."
"The little devil was very cunning. Instead of taking the road, he moved behind us in small groups, as if he wanted to attack us from behind."
Huang Yuzheng was worried about how to break into the Japanese garrison at the minimum cost.
After listening to the cavalry company commander's report, I immediately had an idea.
"Since the hard nut ahead is difficult to crack, let's start with the little Japanese returning to the reinforcements."
"The offensive troops continued to launch attacks on the Japanese garrison and changed the main attack into a feint attack, but they could not let the Japs notice it. They must also provide the necessary artillery strikes, and the offensive firepower could not be weakened. The Japs in the garrison must feel the pressure of defense.
, to attract the little devils who are outflanking us and continue to move forward."
"The reserve team will prepare for battle immediately."
"Rapidly deploy reinforcement companies as units around the troops."
"The cavalry troops serve as eyes, setting up a dragnet here to annihilate all the little devils who come behind us."
"Okamura Neji has put fat meat in our mouths. If we don't eat it, we will be betraying his kindness."
"After saying that, he shouted to the radio operator on the side: Immediately report our encounter to the commander."
"The Japanese army divided its forces and returned to the reinforcement base. The order to attack our rear must have been given by Neji Okamura."
"If the commander also fights like this, our battle will not only cover the deputy commander's successful breakout, but also tear off a large piece of fat from the Japanese and puppet troops on the front line, allowing Okamura Neji to truly lose his wife again."
Break the troops."
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On the mountain road about two kilometers away from the attacking troops, more than sixty little Japanese were advancing rapidly with the squad leader.
This is a Japanese reinforcement force that has just been separated.
If they had taken the road, they would have fought back to their base by now.
Taking the small road not only requires many detours, but is also extremely difficult. It is also night now. In order to achieve the purpose of raiding the Eighth Route Army, the troops have been advancing in concealment and do not dare to light torches. The marching speed appears even slower.
The only thing that made them happy was that the sound of firefights on the battlefield was very fierce. Even if they were not familiar with the surrounding terrain, as long as they followed the sound of firefights, they could always reach the Eighth Route Army's rear.
Explain that they can retaliate with guerrilla warfare and night raids that the Eighth Route Army is good at, and also let them have a taste of being beaten passively.
"Everyone, be ready for battle..." Listening to the sound of firefights getting closer and closer in front, the leader of the Japanese team ordered cautiously.
Holding the command knife in one hand and pulling out the tortoise box in the other, he is ready to fight at any time.
The soldiers behind him simultaneously held the rifles on their backs flat in their hands, spread out in battle formation, and stared around carefully.
More than a hundred meters ahead, nearly two hundred soldiers were quietly lurking in a semicircle in Baogu. Ordinary soldiers were squatting on the ground, rifles with flat ends. There were more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns between the soldiers, with black muzzles.
Pointing straight ahead, just waiting for the company commander's order, he beat all the little devils who had hit his pocket into a sieve.
The Japanese army did not know the existence of this pocket formation, and thought that the Eighth Route Army was not aware of it and was dreaming of a successful sneak attack on the Eighth Route Army.
When the two sides were still fifty or sixty meters apart, the vigilant team leader suddenly noticed a reflection directly in front of him.
As a veteran, he knew at a glance that it was the moonlight reflected from the barrel of a heavy machine gun.
There was a heavy machine gun ambushed in front, and I had already rushed fifty meters away. No matter how vigilant the opponent was, they would have noticed it, but they showed no trace of firing.
It means that the other party wants to wait for him to get closer before opening fire, so that he can kill all his soldiers in one fell swoop.
The squad leader immediately broke out in a large amount of cold sweat on his forehead, took a breath of cold air and shouted: "Retreat..."
"Go back quickly, there's an ambush ahead...dong dong dong..."
The dull sound of heavy machine gun fire rang out from directly ahead at the same time. More than a dozen machine gun flames of different lengths suddenly appeared in the valley 50 meters away, and the bullets flew towards me as if they were free.
What's more important is that these tongues of fire formed a semi-circle surrounding the entire reinforced team.
The squad leader was the first to bear the brunt. Before the order was given, two heavy machine gun bullets drilled two bloody holes in his chest. Blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly turning the uniform red.
Then he lost all consciousness and fell straight to the ground.
This is just that the battlefield has been handed over, and similar ambush battles are also breaking out in other directions.
Although the Japanese sneak attack troops who had not yet entered the pocket formation were alert, they did not choose to retreat. They only thought that the sudden sound of firefights around them was caused by the returning troops sneaking into the Eighth Route Army, and they still crashed into the Eighth Route Army's pocket formation as usual.
In order to withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army at the Japanese army station, the commander of the regiment sent all his guards to the battlefield and personally went to the position to command the operations.
As the fighting continued, a large number of firefights suddenly erupted behind the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops.
The captain looked happy and said, "The reinforcements have arrived on the battlefield."
"They launched an attack on the flank of the Eighth Route Army. The enemy is attacked from both sides and will definitely not dare to launch an attack with all their strength like just now. We are saved..."
"Everyone should increase their firepower output and must repel the new round of attacks by the Eighth Route Army and defend their positions."
The words of the commander were like a shot of stimulant, instantly stimulating the fighting spirit of the remaining Japanese troops.
As a result, many wounded soldiers picked up rifles to fight again.
The wounded who were unable to shoot lay in the trenches and loaded bullets for others...
