Chapter five hundred and seventy-fifth began to break through
Chapter 575: Breakout begins
After a whole day of bloody battles, as night fell, the entire Baishan County once again fell into silence... However, the bursts of gunpowder smoke and the smell of gunpowder permeating the air from the battlefield, as long as there is a little sense,
Everyone can clearly feel that this kind of tranquility is only temporary...
Perhaps just a few hours later, or even a few minutes later, a more intense and cruel battle will begin in this Baishan County town, which was almost reduced to rubble by artillery fire...
At this moment, in the devastated Baishan County, there are streets everywhere that have been reduced to ruins by artillery fire... and among those houses that have already been reduced to ruins by artillery fire, smoke is rising.
Among them, buried with the houses, corpses of little Japanese whose flesh and blood were mangled and even charred by the fire were lying among the ruins. Showing everyone here, under the gunfire just now, these little Japanese corpses
The tragic scene that the Japanese faced before they died...
Looking around, in the huge Baishan County, there are nearly 40,000 little Japanese who are weak due to lack of food and water. After a day of fierce fighting, although the bloody fighting of a large number of soldiers effectively slowed down the Eighth Route Army's attack speed.
, the 40,000 little Japs also suffered heavy casualties of more than 10,000 people under Lieutenant General Sato’s order to defend their position...
At this moment, the more than 20,000 remaining Japs only occupy less than a quarter of the entire county. With the seemingly "strong" fortifications on the streets, and around them, they have already
Surrounding themselves tightly, leaving only the Eighth Route Army troops at the north gate for the final confrontation...
Although, after a day of fierce fighting, a large number of soldiers were killed. On the defense lines of both the enemy and ours, every soldier stared at each other with a pair of red eyes, holding up the weapons in their hands, and stared at each other without blinking.
position. As long as there is any movement on the opponent's position, it will attract a flurry of bullets.
However, maybe it was because everyone was tired. After Liu Hua, the commander-in-chief outside the city, issued the order to stop the attack, the little Japanese who was already exhausted and hungry for two days, and it was very difficult to even stand up, immediately
I breathed a sigh of relief. Like a pile of mud, I stayed at my position honestly without any intention of counterattack...
As the night and the breath of death slowly enveloped the entire Baishan County. In Baishan County, which was still occupied by the Japanese army, inside the Japanese high command, after a day of bloody battles, the eight surviving commanders all gathered in Sato
In front of the lieutenant general, the last combat meeting was held before the troops broke out at night...
"Everyone, this is a telegram just sent by the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army Supreme Headquarters. The Commander-in-Chief requested our unit to choose the appropriate moment to abandon the entire Baishan County and conduct a breakout... No matter what, we must try our best to
Save these elite Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the county... Do you have any other opinions on this? You can put it forward now..." He glanced at the demoralized commander in front of him.
Lieutenant General Sato also raised the telegram in his hand with a helpless expression and said...
To Sato's surprise, he originally thought that after a day of bloody fighting, his subordinates would be tired of fighting here. After hearing the order to break out, they would definitely provide full support. However, there were more than a dozen officers sitting in front of him.
, but like a sculpture, he sat in his seat, motionless and silent...
Because, after a day of fighting, facing the troops with low morale, the hearts of these senior officers had already become numb... In one word, at this moment, they no longer cared about their own life or death.
.Facing them at this moment, they can only express their attitude with silence towards Sato's proposal...
Of course, General Sato, who was sitting in the main seat, fully understood the reason for everyone's reaction after only a brief shock... After letting out a long sigh, Sato continued to speak...
"Everyone, since everyone is silent, I will assume that everyone has acquiesced in this decision of the headquarters. Now, I would like to ask the chief of staff to announce to everyone the specific tasks of each department's breakout tonight..."
"Yes, Your Excellency, Division Commander, everyone, after research, in order to save more elite Imperial Army soldiers to successfully break through, the headquarters orders: The 26th Infantry Regiment, as the vanguard of the troops, on the Eighth Route Army's defense line outside the city. Give the main force
, to open a breakthrough... The baggage regiment, the engineer regiment, the artillery regiment, and all the lightly and seriously wounded were left to serve as cover. After the main force successfully broke through, they covered each other and then retreated... All remaining troops
, under the personal command of His Excellency the Division Commander, following closely behind the 26th Infantry Regiment to break through..."
Similarly, just as the Japanese army was making intensive arrangements for the night breakout operation, outside the north gate of Baishan County, in the field army's highest headquarters, Commander Liu Hua, Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu and a group of combat staff were gathering together.
In front of a huge combat map...
"Lao Yang, if nothing goes wrong, the Japanese troops in the city will break out tonight... Therefore, we must make preparations in advance to avoid being caught off guard by the Japanese breakout troops...
." Commander Liu Hua said with his eyes staring at the battle map in front of him.
"Commander, according to the latest news from the forward position, after a day of fighting, we have wiped out no less than 10,000 Japs in the city. At the same time, the remaining 20,000 Japanese troops are under the command of Commander Lieutenant General Sato.
Under the command of the enemy, they are entrenched near the north gate... I completely agree with your idea. Now they have no other way out except for a breakout..." Yang Jingyu nodded in deep agreement and said
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"Okay, then let's set up our pockets outside the city and wait for the little devil to come and die... Now I give the order"
"Lao Yang, you immediately rush to the blocking positions set up by the various anti-Japanese armed forces and urge them: No matter how huge the price is, you must rely on more than 10,000 anti-Japanese armed forces to hold the position for at least three hours.
.To be on the safe side, you bring a mortar battalion with you. At a critical moment, this mortar battalion can save the entire battle..." Liu Hua nodded and turned to his partner, deputy commander.
The commander said.
"Commander, don't worry. Although the more than 10,000 anti-Japanese armed forces outside the city have not undergone any formal training, their combat effectiveness is not as good as our regular army. But after all, they are all fighting with the little Japanese all year round.
As long as the Northeastern warriors are allowed to fight against the Japs, there will be absolutely no problem, so don’t worry..." Yang Jingyu assured loudly...
Liu Hua nodded and continued to order.
"Commander Wang, you immediately send a telegram to Commander Zhou Baozhong in Baishan County: Order Commander Zhou Baozhong to secretly allocate one main regiment of troops from each of the three main divisions responsible for the main attack, and attack the North Gate in the shortest possible time.
Assembling... After all the Japanese breakout troops left the city, the three main regiments, under the cover of the corresponding artillery units, divided into three groups, from the southeast and west directions, to launch a sudden attack on the Japanese troops who broke out of the city and beat them.
We were caught off guard. We asked Commander Zhou Baozhong to surround him outside the north gate of Baishan County and wait for dawn to launch the final decisive battle..."
At this moment, it was already one o'clock in the morning in the dead of night, and several hours had passed since Lieutenant General Sato, the supreme commander of the Japanese army, issued the order to break out...
During these few hours, except for the forward positions and the large number of Japanese troops confronting the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side, there was no movement. Within the encirclement, the remaining Japanese troops were making large-scale mobilizations in the small control area.
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Groups of engineers, baggage troops, artillery personnel, and a large number of lightly and seriously wounded soldiers with little combat effectiveness all picked up the weapons of the fallen soldiers, and with little ammunition and few injuries, they quickly rushed to the forefront of the confrontation with the Eighth Route Army.
, participated in the confrontation between the Eighth Route Army across the river...
Of course, these little devils with little combat effectiveness are undoubtedly the abandoned sons of Lieutenant General Sato... Because only under the cover of these abandoned sons, the more than 10,000 elite infantrymen led by him can successfully break through.
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Similarly, during these few hours, Yang Jingyu, who quickly sensed the blocking position, also immediately re-deployed and adjusted the various anti-Japanese armed forces defending the position. 0... In Yang
Under Jing Yu's personal guidance, the placement of almost every light and heavy machine gun and the firing area of every mortar on the entire blocking position were divided in detail...
Of course, after redeployment, the entire blocking position immediately turned into an iron wall composed of thousands of anti-Japanese armed forces from all walks of life. In the eyes of little devils, these anti-Japanese armed forces have a combat effectiveness that is inferior to that of ordinary puppet troops.
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Of course, just such a copper and iron wall will, in a few dozen minutes, become the most advantageous barrier blocking the way for the Japanese army to break out, and ultimately lead to the complete destruction of the Japanese army...
Outside the city, more than 10,000 anti-Japanese armed forces from all walks of life, under the personal command of deputy commander Yang Jingyu, were making intense deployments and pre-war preparations. Similarly, Commander Zhou Baozhong, who received Liu Hua's order, also immediately
, began to mobilize troops...
Under the dark night, in the forward position, in addition to the troops facing the Japanese army, the three main regiments, under the command of Zhou Baozhong, quickly withdrew from Baishan County and ran towards the north gate of the county. Prepare to participate.
A few hours later, the final general attack on the Japanese breakout troops was coming...
Time passed minute by second. In Baishan County, Lieutenant General Sato, the supreme commander of the Japanese army. Surrounded by a group of commanders and guards, boarded the only one in the county that had fought in a day.
Among them, the North Gate City Wall has not withstood the baptism of war...
He climbed onto the city wall, raised the telescope in his hand, and looked outside the city. He frowned, always feeling a hint of danger in his heart, and the division commander Lieutenant General Sato Jiang was about to fall on him. His eyes widened.
He opened his eyes, hoping to see some clues. However, what disappointed him was that when he looked around, outside the north gate of Baishan County, he saw nothing except the dark night...
And just when he put down the telescope in his hand with a look of helplessness, a burst of rapid and extremely familiar footsteps rang in his ears... His old partner, the chief of staff of the division, panted up the city wall and came to his
before.
"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, according to your order, all the breakout troops have been assembled and are ready to break out at any time. The vanguard of the troops, more than 2,000 elite imperial troops of the 26th Infantry Regiment, have already assembled
At the gate of the city, we may launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army defense line outside the city at any time."
"Well, this time, whether our army can open a breach in the Eighth Route Army's defense line and finally successfully break through. It depends on whether our vanguard, the more than 2,000 imperial soldiers of the 26th Infantry Regiment, can defeat the city again.
The Outer Eighth Route Army's defense line tore a hole, and finally covered the main force to break through... Therefore, the success or failure of the 26th Infantry Regiment is related to the life and death of this division, and there must not be any mistakes..." Sato nodded.
asked...
"Please rest assured, Division Commander, I have already equipped the entire division and most of the remaining weapons and equipment in the hands of the 26th Infantry Regiment in accordance with your request. At present, although the entire infantry regiment only has more than 2,000
people. However, its firepower density is enough to exceed that of an infantry brigade in peacetime... Therefore, I believe that the 26th Infantry Regiment, under the cover of powerful firepower, will be able to successfully open up the Eighth Route Army's defense line.
A breakthrough. Please give the division commander the order to break out..." the chief of staff replied with confidence...
"Yoshi, today, I'm going to see the performance of Captain Chi Mu of the 26th Infantry Regiment and all the officers and soldiers. Now I order: Open the city gate immediately and the troops start to break out..." Lieutenant General Sato's face once again revealed
With a resolute expression, he faced the commanders in front of him and gave an affirmative order...
"Hai, your Excellency, the division commander..."
"Creak..." A slight friction sound sounded, and the two huge gates at the north gate of Baishan County slowly revealed a slight gap under the pushing of dozens of little devils...
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As the entire city gate was completely opened, a group of little Japs quickly poured out of the city gate with rifles already loaded with bayonets in their hands. Then, they lined up in a neat attack formation, along the roads full of potholes.
Lu Lu rushed out of the city at his fastest charging speed...
Of course, every move of the Japanese army did not escape the investigators of the advance detachment who stood outside the city gate... Just as the first little devil rushed out of the county town, a signal was sent that the Japanese army had begun to break out.
go out...
And just when the vanguard of the Japanese army had just rushed out of the county less than 100 meters away, Commander Liu Hua, who was a few kilometers away, already knew the intelligence that the Japanese army had begun to break out...
"Okay, the little devil finally couldn't help it and started to break out... However, outside the city today is the grave of all of you. Immediately send a telegram to the deputy commander to inform the specific situation of the Japanese army's breakout. At the same time, remind the deputy commander
"Commanders, be prepared to face the continuous charge of the Japanese army..." Upon hearing the news from the investigators, Liu Hua's lips immediately revealed a cold smile, and he gave a loud order to the combat staff in front of him...
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"Yes, Commander..."
"Wait a minute, we have to send a telegram to Commander Zhou Baozhong, asking for the specific location of the three main regiments...At the same time, inform the current situation of the Japanese army..." Liu Hua stopped those who were about to send the telegram.
The combat staff continued to order...
At this moment, although the little devils in the county have been without food for two full days. As for the ammunition of the troops, most of it has been consumed due to a day of fighting... However, in order for the breakout to proceed smoothly, for more than 10,000 elites
The Imperial Army soldiers can escape the fate of being wiped out and survive.
The supreme commander, Lieutenant General Sato, had to be cruel and took out all the last bits of food left by the entire army. After a day of fighting, the 26th Infantry Regiment, which was already exhausted, fed more than 2,000 officers and soldiers.
A meal. At the same time, a large amount of ammunition and light and heavy machine guns were gathered into the hands of all the officers and soldiers of the 26th Infantry Regiment...
Because of the replenishment of a large amount of food and ammunition. At this moment, the more than two thousand officers and soldiers of the 26th Infantry Regiment do not look tired and have no fighting spirit like other little devils. Instead, they have high morale and are in high spirits.
Holding the weapon in his hand vigorously, he ran on the bumpy road...
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, where do you think the Eighth Route Army will place the last line of defense?" Among the Japanese troops' rapid march, the face of the Wing Chief of Staff did not show high morale like other soldiers.
Instead, he caught up with his partner and his direct boss, Captain Chi Mu, with a worried look on his face and asked...
"Chief of Staff, our opponent, Liu Hua, the supreme commander of the Eighth Route Army, is really cunning. With my many years of combat experience with the Chinese, I can't guess where they will arrange the defense line... However, there are
I have absolute confidence that the number of troops deployed by the Eighth Route Army in front of us will never be too large..." Captain Chi Mu said with certainty...