Compared with the optimism of brigade commander Bruce Lee, the Japanese chief of staff was really frowning at this moment, and cursed one after another at the three captains in front of him who were lowering their heads.
"Bageya Road, you are all going to die. In half an hour, not only did we not achieve any progress or results, but we lost more than 400 of the elite imperial soldiers of the Japanese army. Bageya
Road! This is simply a disgrace to the empire, a disgrace to the Imperial Army..." Looking at the three silent people standing in front of him, the chief of staff once again said loudly and angrily.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I believe that if you want to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line, you must have the assistance of heavy artillery to destroy all the courtyard walls that the Eighth Route Army is defending. Without the assistance of heavy artillery, the Eighth Route Army will rely on the cover of the courtyard wall, plus the courtyard
With the dense rain of bullets ejected from the countless shooting holes on the wall, our army could not break through their bullet net and could not get close to the courtyard wall..." After seeing the chief of staff's expression soften, a battalion captain suggested in a low voice.
"Nani, heavy artillery unit. Our heavy artillery position is several kilometers away from here. Even if these heavy artillery are transported here, an hour will have passed long ago. No, we cannot wait for the arrival of the heavy artillery unit.
Do we have to think of other ways?" The chief of staff shook his head and said with a frown.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, maybe we can send a tank detachment from the headquarters to join the battle. There is also a tank detachment with 12 tanks at the headquarters. We only need to send three tanks to launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side. After all,
According to our investigation, we learned that the Eighth Route Army only has heavy weapons such as mortars and heavy machine guns, which can do almost no damage to the tanks we equip..." Just as the chief of staff finished speaking, another hurriedly
The captain who came over suggested.
"Yo Xi, just use tanks. I believe that no matter how intensive the Eighth Route Army's firepower is, it will not be able to stop the attack of the tank troops of our Imperial Army. Yours, return to the headquarters immediately and ask the commander to
Your Excellency, please dispatch a chariot detachment to come for reinforcements, and be quick. Tell the captain of the chariot detachment that I will give him twenty minutes. After twenty minutes, I hope to see three chariots parked in front of me.
Otherwise, you will die..." After receiving the solution, the chief of staff immediately relaxed his frown and ordered loudly to a messenger in front of him.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff..." In the blink of an eye, the messenger disappeared into the streets and alleys of Beiping City...
"Gentlemen, we cannot wait like this until the tank detachment arrives. Now I order all artillery units and grenade units to immediately carry out large-scale artillery bombardments on all the yards occupied by the Eighth Route Army, killing and injuring a large number of their
We will have enough force until our tank detachment arrives." Looking at the leaving messenger, the chief of staff continued to order.
Immediately, bursts of "boom, boom, boom..." explosions began to sound in the Japanese encirclement. Every compound occupied by the Second Regiment was hit by several or even a dozen mortars and grenades at almost the same time.
A joint strike. An instant bombardment. Within a few rounds of artillery fire, the entire position was covered. It caught the soldiers off guard...
"Brigadier, what do the little devils want to do? Do they just want to use these mortars and grenade launchers to wipe us out..." Amidst the roaring sound of artillery, Hu Zhengping, the leader of the second regiment, touched Bruce Lee's side and asked
road.
"If nothing else happens, the little devil must be waiting for some reinforcements. However, no matter what the little devils outside think, our mission is to stick here like a nail, motionless, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements
"Commander Hu, in the sudden attack by the Japanese artillery just now, did the troops suffer heavy losses? How many combatable troops are there in the entire regiment now, and how long can it last?" Bruce Lee said.
"Brigadier, don't worry. The soldiers in our security brigade are carefully selected from the entire base. There is not a single coward. When the little devil's shells just came, most of the soldiers were already ready.
Preparation for the artillery fire. After statistics, there are now 1,300 people in the entire regiment plus the anti-aircraft machine gun company who can continue to participate in the battle. There will be absolutely no problem if we persist for a few hours. I just don’t know how many more hours it will take for reinforcements to arrive.
Only then can we arrive." Hu Zhengping said.
"Lao Hu, don't worry. I just received telegrams from several regiment commanders. In the battle between our army's internal and external attacks, the garrison troops in the direction of the three city gates have been completely wiped out. Now, the three troops
, a total of 8,000 troops are breaking through the layers of Japanese resistance from different directions and rushing towards us quickly. According to their penetration speed, all three troops will be in place in up to an hour and a half. By then,
This is the best time for our Second Police Regiment to launch a counterattack..." Bruce Lee said confidently with a smile on his face.
"Rumble..." However, just as Bruce Lee finished speaking, a different roar slowly reached the ears of the two people through the explosion of the surrounding artillery shells from far to near. Then,
The ground also began to tremble with the roaring sounds. The three tanks of the Little Japanese reinforcements, under the guidance of the messenger, successfully arrived at the battlefield in just about fifteen minutes and stopped at
In front of everyone...
"Brigade commander, regiment commander, it's a tank. The little devil sent three tanks over..." Just when the two people were confused because of the huge roar, an exclamation reached the ears of the two people.
. Still lying on the roof, holding a telescope, observing the Japanese army's every move around the position, shouting loudly at Bruce Lee.
"What are you talking about? Three tanks. What happened? Why didn't I think of the Japs' tanks? Judging from our current situation, if the Japs use tanks to attack, our defense line will definitely not be able to stop the Japanese attack...
"Bruce Lee was shocked and said immediately, his tone full of shock and helplessness...
"Brigade commander, don't we still have an anti-aircraft machine gun company with nine anti-aircraft machine guns? I know that anti-aircraft machine guns are a powerful weapon against tanks. With these anti-aircraft machine guns, do we still have to worry about the Japanese tanks..."
Hu Zhengping said without knowing why.
"Lao Hu, things are not as simple as you think. Although anti-aircraft machine guns can easily penetrate the armor of tanks, they cannot destroy tank guns. You know, the little devil's tank guns are direct-aiming weapons. One shell
If we fight here, the courtyard wall blocking the soldiers will definitely turn into a pile of ruins... Just let me think about it..." As he spoke, Bruce Lee squatted down and looked at the pavement on the ground.
A defense map drawn with his headquarters as the center began to look...
"Yes, let's set up a pocket formation for the three tanks of the Japs to wipe out these three tanks. I believe that as long as we can destroy these three tanks, the Japs outside will have nothing to do with us.
"After a minute, Bruce Lee slammed the ammunition box in front of him and said with a look of surprise.
"Brigadier, is there anything we can do?" Hu Zhengping asked quickly after seeing Brigadier Bruce Lee with a surprised look on his face.
"Commander Hu, if I remember correctly, it is Wang Hu's platoon that is defending here, right?" Bruce Lee nodded, pointed to a compound on the map in the direction of the Japanese tank attack, and asked...
"Yes, brigade commander, Platoon Commander Wang led his platoon and successfully repelled three small-scale attacks by the Japanese army, wiping out nearly a hundred Japs. Now, there are only 21 people left in the entire combat platoon, but
Platoon Leader Wang refused us to send reinforcements to reinforce her..." Hu Zhengping replied.
"Well, this Wang Hu did a good job. After returning to the base area, he was sent to the headquarters for two months of training. After he came back, he was made a battalion commander. Our security brigade cannot bury such a good talent. But
, Captain Hu, now immediately issue an order to Platoon Leader Wang, asking him to retreat immediately, abandon the front line position, and hide on the two wings of the position. As long as the three tanks of the little devil break through the city wall and rush into the courtyard, he must attack immediately
, block the little Jaap behind the tank. If there are not enough troops, send another platoon to him." Bruce Lee pointed to a compound on the map and said affirmatively.
"Yes, Brigadier, are there any other orders?" Hu Zhengping continued to ask...
"In addition, deploy six anti-aircraft machine guns from the anti-aircraft machine gun company and ambush on both wings of this compound. As soon as the little Japanese tanks rush into the yard, they will open fire on me immediately. We must eliminate all the little Japanese tanks in the tanks as soon as possible.
Japs. Only in this way can we guarantee the safety of the troops attacking from both wings..." Bruce Lee said.
"Brigadier, don't worry. I will personally take command and I will definitely wipe out all three tanks of the Japs..." After receiving the order, Hu Zhengping looked excited and promised loudly...
As a squadron of Japanese soldiers, under the cover of three tanks, slowly attacked the courtyard wall. Six anti-aircraft machine guns and two combat platoons, under the personal command of the regiment leader Hu Zhengping, immediately attacked the small group.
The Japanese deployed a simple pocket formation... As more than 20 soldiers, under the command of Wang Hu, had just exited the compound where they were stationed, the sound of several explosions of artillery shells reached their ears. It was still thick just now.
In the courtyard wall, as the shells exploded, three huge gaps immediately appeared...
Immediately afterwards, several more explosions were heard, and a gap finally appeared in the wide courtyard wall for a tank to pass... And the entire battle that followed seemed to have been directed by brigade commander Bruce Lee himself.
Just like the others, there were no accidents... Just as the three tanks rushed into the compound, a burst of bullets as thick as an arm ruthlessly penetrated the thin armor on both sides of the tanks, killing the Japanese soldiers in the tanks.
Then one by one they were beaten to a pulp. As for the Japanese soldiers who were following the tanks, they had to withdraw from the battlefield in a hurry after the two platoons quickly attacked and left behind dozens of corpses...
"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army...my tanks..." When I saw three tanks, a violent gunshot rang out, and they stopped in place, motionless. The infantry behind them were also caught in the dense rain of bullets from the Eighth Route Army.
In the middle, he was also beaten and fled. The chief of staff could not help but feel despair, drew out his command knife, and roared loudly...
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the current tank offensive tactics cannot rush into the Eighth Route Army's positions. I believe that our army should retreat immediately and should not waste a large number of imperial soldiers in meaningless attacks. Instead, we should let
These brave soldiers fought street battles with the Eighth Route Army..." As the tank offensive tactics ended in failure, a captain saw the situation on the battlefield and suggested loudly.
"Baga, can it be that the deaths of so many Imperial Army soldiers should be forgotten? No, I must cut the Eighth Route Army soldiers in our encirclement into thousands of pieces and annihilate them all. Currently, we still have more than 2,500 soldiers.
, the force is more than twice that of ours, and even if they lose the cover of the tanks, they are still capable of annihilating them. Order all troops to launch a full-scale attack on the Eighth Route Army in the encirclement, constantly consuming their effective strength." In the face of anger.
, the chief of staff immediately rejected the captain's suggestion without even thinking about it, and roared loudly at the three captains.
As a result, there was a burst of intensive gunfire around the yard occupied by the Second Regiment. Groups of little Japs launched a suicidal attack on the soldiers on the opposite side regardless of casualties. What's more, there were even more attacks between the enemy and ourselves.
When the two armies were engaged in a fierce battle, a dense burst of artillery shells, under the command of the chief of staff, was fired into the enemy's and our positions, setting off bursts of blood... Little devil, under the resolute resistance of the soldiers
, constantly falling on the road of charge. Soldiers, under the fierce charge of the Japanese army and the insufficient shelling, continued to bleed, and sacrifices continued to occur...
"Brigade commander, the little Japs are absolutely crazy. They are attacking desperately. What's even more hateful is that their artillery bombed even their own people. Now most of the soldiers in the outer positions have been killed or injured. If the Japanese army launches another large-scale attack,
The outer positions will definitely be breached..." Under the almost crazy attack of the little Japanese, the regiment leader Hu Zhengqing, with a smokey face, hurriedly came to Bruce Lee to report.
"Lao Hu, I didn't expect it to turn out like this. The little devil's commander seemed crazy and launched an attack without enough time. Don't you know that such an attack will cause huge losses to the troops? However,
No matter what, we must hold on for half an hour. Order the frontline troops to abandon their positions and retreat to the second line of defense. However, no matter how fierce the Japanese attack is, all troops must defend the second line of defense.
.Tell the brothers at the frontline that in half an hour, if we hold on for another half hour, our reinforcements will arrive. When the time comes, we must make the little devils around us pay the price with their blood..." Brigadier Bruce Lee tightened his grip
Holding his fist, he ordered fiercely.
"Yes, brigade commander, the soldiers will definitely hold on. We are the most elite guard brigade of the *** Division. There is nothing that the guard brigade cannot do..." After hearing the brigade commander's order, Hu Zhengping's face immediately changed.
He showed a resolute look and replied loudly. Taking his guards with him, he turned around and rushed towards the forward position where a fierce exchange of fire was taking place...
Similarly, the Japanese Chief of Staff at this time also held up a telescope and looked seriously at the battlefield not far away where a fierce exchange of fire was taking place. At this moment, bursts of continuous explosions began to sound on the battlefield.
Immediately afterwards, countless gaps were opened in the courtyard wall blocking the troops. One after another, under the command of the commander, the Imperial Army troops rushed into the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions with weapons in their hands...
"Yo Xi, the Japanese imperial army is invincible. Order all units to speed up the attack. All the Eighth Route Army in the encirclement must be wiped out within half an hour..." Seeing that the troops have successfully rushed into the Eighth Route Army's defenses
Position, a confident smile appeared on the corner of the chief of staff's mouth, and he ordered with certainty... However, he didn't know that around him, there were a large number of Eighth Route Army troops slowly surrounding them.
In just ten minutes, he would be surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.
Of course, his misfortune began just as one group of troops broke through the outer defense line of the Second Regiment. Just as groups of Japanese soldiers, with confident smiles, rushed into the compound through the gap. What greeted them was that
It was not corpses strewn on the ground or Eighth Route Army soldiers kneeling on the ground waiting to surrender. It was a dense rain of bullets...
The dense rain of bullets fired by 18 heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns created an airtight bullet net at several gaps. The little devils who rushed into the compound one by one had not had time to see clearly what was inside the compound.
If you react to the situation, you will be turned into a hornet's nest by the hail of bullets, turning into bloody corpses...
One after another, the Japanese soldiers believed that victory was in hand and rushed into the compound with full confidence. The result of waiting was without exception, all of them were annihilated. After a few minutes of intensive gunfire, the entire battle slowly stopped.
…At this time, looking around, all the courtyards in the first defensive circle of the Second Regiment were almost covered with the corpses of little Japanese…
"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army, they actually deployed so many heavy weapons on the second line of defense, Baga Road..." After receiving the report from the captain, he once again lost half of the brigade in the attack just now.
After the strength of the troops, the chief of staff roared loudly again. Because, after just over half an hour of bloody battle, plus the initial losses, he had lost nearly half of his troops...
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, we can't fight anymore. If we continue to fight, even if we wipe out the remaining Eighth Route Army in the encirclement, there will not be many people left in our army. Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I humbly suggest that our army retreat immediately and report to the Commander."
Let the troops retreat..." Seeing the huge casualties of the troops, the three captains felt as uncomfortable as dripping blood and suggested loudly.