Chapter 230: The Breakout War of Counter-Encirclement and Suppression (4)
Chapter 230: Breakout Battle of Counter-Encirclement and Suppression (4)
"Okay, good job. Just now the artillery battalion commander was complaining to me about the lack of artillery shells. Look, supplements are coming. Commander Wang, hurry up and send all the mortars, grenades and artillery shells to me.
Go up to the artillery position," Liu Hua said.
"Yes, Commander."
"First Battalion Commander, did you suffer heavy losses?" Liu Hua looked at the First Battalion Commander who finally ended the battle.
"Commander, not much! We lost one platoon in total and wiped out the remaining half of the Japanese squadron." The first battalion commander would reply.
"Well, that's right. In total, Sakai has lost more than one brigade of troops here today. Haha, I didn't expect it! I thought Sakai would be quiet for a while after suffering such a big loss. So, we have to
Seize this little time to strengthen your position and rest and reorganize your troops."
"Yes, Commander."
In fact, the current losses of the Japanese army are far greater than what Liu Hua said. At this time, the six captains were standing in front of Sakai with their heads lowered, accepting his reprimand.
"Chief of Staff, please inform everyone of our results today so that everyone can see that this is the result our Imperial Army achieved in the face of the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army."
"Hi! Your Excellency, the brigade commander... Looking at Sakai with an angry face, the chief of staff did not dare to refuse at all and took out the damage report that he had just calculated.
"Everyone, after half a day of hard work, we have broken through the Eighth Route Army's four lines of defense. It is estimated that we have caused at least half a regiment of casualties to the Eighth Route Army. Among them, our army: the first brigade has lost most of it, and there are still 400 people left.
However, all its heavy weapons were lost, and each of the remaining five brigades lost an average of one squadron of troops. In addition, the entire brigade lost half of its grenadiers and almost all its artillery shells..."
"Baga, that's enough! The majestic Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire was beaten like this by the Eighth Route Army. It is simply a shame for the empire... Baga..." Major General Sakai suddenly interrupted the chief of staff's report and roared again.
"Hi..." Suddenly, the entire temporary headquarters was silent. After a few minutes of silence finally passed, Sakai raised his head.
"Chief of Staff, order all brigades to be stationed on the spot and be ready for battle at any time to prevent sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army. Also, order the reconnaissance troops to dispatch immediately. I want to know how many Eighth Route Army are on the opposite side of us. In an hour, I want to know
Otherwise, let the squadron leader of the reconnaissance squadron apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Hi..." the chief of staff replied with a sigh of relief.
"Everyone, go down! I'm tired and want to rest." Major General Sakai waved his hand and said.
In this way, the equally exhausted Eighth Route Army also had a moment of respite. Everyone took the time to strengthen their positions, dig anti-gun holes, and prepare for all possible blows. Just as the soldiers were confidently waiting for the Japanese troops to come.
Hou, the commander of the Japanese reconnaissance squadron, came to Sakai's headquarters.
"Your Excellency, the brigade commander, the situation of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side has been clearly investigated.", the squadron leader said loudly.
"Well, report it!" Sakai showed no expression.
"Hi! According to the intelligence provided by our reconnaissance and secret service agencies, it is confirmed that there are less than two regiments of the Chinese army in front of us. These two regiments and the one regiment left in Jinzhong are the quick reaction brigades of the Eighth Route Army's independent division.
The only mobile unit of the Independent Division. There is also an artillery battalion of mortars! Other intelligence shows that the commander of the Independent Division is on the opposite position to us."
"Hey! It turns out that my enemy is Liu Hua. No wonder the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side dared to attack one brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army with two regiments." Major General Sakai said to himself, with a hint of a sinister smile on his lips.
"Your Excellency, brigade commander, do you already have countermeasures?" the chief of staff asked.
"Liu Hua...Liu Hua, I will not let you go this time! Chief of Staff, order all the captains to come here for a meeting immediately!" Sakai ordered.
"Hi…"
After a while, six captains stood in front of Sakai.
"Everyone, since our brigade started the war, the reason why we have been attacked frequently by the Eighth Route Army has caused heavy losses to our army! That is because these battles were personally commanded by Liu Hua, the commander of the Independent Division. We are all garrisons from all over Shanxi.
, I think I should be very familiar with this independent division commander Liu Hua, because he is the number one enemy of our entire Shanxi Japanese army and the enemy of our entire empire. Now this man is right in front of us."
Before Sakai finished speaking, several captains started talking. From their words, it was known that they had all suffered from Liu Hua.
"Baga, isn't he just Liu Hua? After scaring you all like this, are you still soldiers and officers of the empire?" Sakai couldn't help but became furious.
"Hi..." Everyone lowered their heads together.
"Yo Xi! I know everyone has suffered from him before, but it won't happen this time. Although Liu Hua is right opposite us, according to the reconnaissance squadron, there are only two regiments with less than 3,000 troops around him.
.And we, haha, although we have lost almost all of our heavy weapons, our entire brigade still has nearly 4,000 troops, and we have an absolute advantage. Therefore, today is a good time for everyone here to take revenge.
." Sakai encouraged with a smile.
"Hi! Your Excellency, the brigade commander, please give me the battle order." Everyone replied in unison, and the people who were originally panicked became calm.
"Yo Xi! Everyone, my idea is to use the power in our hands to destroy Liu Hua's two regiments and himself. Even if we cannot destroy him, we must trap him here and wait for the arrival of other armies. Everyone
Do you have any opinions?" Sakai asked.
"Your Excellency, the brigade commander, please assign the task. I have no objection." At this time, a brigade captain stepped forward.
"Please give the brigade commander the order." The rest of the people answered together.
"Yo Xi, Mu Yijun, your third brigade is currently the most well-organized and has the most ammunition among all the brigade. So you must take on the most difficult task." Sakai reminded.
"Please give the brigade commander the order!" Major Mu Yi stood up.
"Yo Xi, order the third brigade to be the vanguard of the brigade and bring all the ammunition. Under the leadership of the reconnaissance squadron, from the two wings of the Eighth Route Army position, they quietly reached the rear of the Eighth Route Army position and cut them off from the Jinzhong Eighth Route Army.
contact."
"Hi! Brigade commander, the third brigade promises to complete the mission." Major Muyi replied confidently.
"Second and Fourth Brigade!"
"Hi..." The two majors stood up at the same time.
"The Second Battalion is on the right wing of the Eighth Route Army, and the Fourth Battalion is on the left wing of the Eighth Route Army. Your task is to block the Eighth Route Army's access to the mountains and prevent them from hiding in the mountains."
"Hi…"
"The remaining three brigades are staying here with me to prevent them from returning to the base."
"Hi..." the remaining three captains replied in unison.
"Gentlemen, whether we can eliminate the main force of the independent division and Liu Hua depends on this action. I hope you will work together with me to fight hard for His Majesty the Emperor and the future of the empire!" Sakai sighed.
"Hi."
In this way, an encirclement and annihilation battle carefully planned by Sakai began. Under the cover of darkness, various Japanese army groups quietly moved out of their positions and headed towards their preset positions.
As for the patrols deployed by Liu Hua on both wings of the position, they could only be quietly eliminated in the end when faced with the powerful Japanese reconnaissance squadron. In this way, the various Japanese troops successfully passed through the defense lines deployed by Liu Hua.
At this time, Liu Hua and others were rejoicing that the Japanese army had not launched an attack and had not discovered a huge encirclement at all. An encirclement targeting Liu Hua himself was slowly being formed.
It wasn't until two hours later that the encirclement slowly emerged.
"Commander, Commander... Oh no, something happened. Something big happened." The commander of the third regiment did not bother to salute and said eagerly. At this time, Liu Hua's brows slowly wrinkled, as if he felt
A hint of crisis.
"Commander Wang, don't be anxious! Tell us slowly what happened," Liu Hua said.
"Commander, something serious has happened. The two wings of our position were attacked by the enemy, and all the patrol platoons were killed."
"What? How is it possible that all the soldiers in a platoon died silently?" Liu Hua exclaimed.
"Commander, it's like this. Ten minutes ago, it was supposed to be the time for the patrol troops to change defenses, but no soldiers came. I became suspicious at the time and sent troops over to take a look. All the soldiers in a platoon had their necks touched...
And judging from the reconnaissance in the woods, there are traces of troops passing through on both wings of ours..." Captain Wang reported.
Japanese special forces? This was Liu Hua's first reaction after listening to the report. However, when he thought about it carefully, he immediately smiled. Because it was several years before the Japanese special forces first appeared on the battlefield in North China, and this force
The special forces are still specifically targeting the Eighth Route Army headquarters. How could they appear now?
"Commander, what should we do now?" Wang Benqing, leader of the third regiment, reminded. Vulcanization immediately reflected it from his imagination.
"What did you just say?" Liu Hua asked sheepishly.
"Commander, I'm asking what we should do next?" Wang Benqing replied depressedly.
"Well, now we should immediately eliminate the possibility of real vehicles from spying on our two wings and rear. In addition, send a report to the regiment commander Luo Zhihui in Jinzhong County and ask him to immediately impose martial law in the county to prevent the Japanese army from sneaking past our two wings." Liu
Hua ordered.
"Also, order the soldiers to prepare for battle, and at the same time strengthen the defense forces on our two wings. I suspect that the Japs want to break through our two wings." Liu Hua then ordered.
"Yes, Commander, I will arrange the arrangements right away." Wang Benqing turned and left.
Looking at Wang Benqing's back, Liu Hua slowly fell into deep thought. What exactly did the Japanese army want to do? Sneaky... Slowly, he frowned, and at the same time, a trace of danger flooded into his mind again.