"Send all the security troops and baggage teams directly under the brigade. That must be the main direction of the Eighth Route Army's attack. As long as we hold on until dawn, we will win. If we can't hold on, we will all die here tonight!"
Major Miyamoto reacted in despair and immediately ordered.
Although he no longer has confidence in persisting until dawn, he will not give up as long as there is even a glimmer of hope.
"Boom boom boom..."
The shelling from mountain artillery continued, and violent explosions and thunder sounded not far away.
Major Miyamoto had already walked out of the tent, holding his binoculars and staring motionlessly at the battlefield covered by artillery fire.
After finally waiting for the shelling to stop, a company of the Eighth Route Army came into view.
Holding rifles in hand, they lined up in a very sparse offensive formation and charged towards the battlefield in a mighty manner.
At the critical moment, the reinforcements he sent arrived.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army retreating, Major Miyamoto's tense heart finally relaxed.
"Boom boom boom..."
However, the explosion that followed, and the huge fireball that rose into the sky, instantly shattered the hope that Major Miyamoto had just ignited.
Among the huge fireballs rising into the sky, the subordinates who had just rushed to the position were constantly being blown over or killed, resulting in heavy casualties.
The battle only lasted less than half an hour, and Major Miyamoto saw a large number of Eighth Route Army troops break through the defense line and rush into his station.
The remaining troops of the brigade were all scattered in the positions around the garrison, fighting together with the attacking battalion, leaving no extra troops to stop the Eighth Route Army that had already entered the garrison.
As a result, the more than eighty soldiers of the guard company, as if they were in an uninhabited area, came directly to kill him...
At the Japanese division headquarters in Linfen City, the chief of staff broke into Lieutenant General Ito's room with a telegram in his hand and reported.
"Division Commander, something happened. I just received a farewell telegram from the Fifth Infantry Brigade!"
"The Fifth Brigade was attacked by the Eighth Route Army and suffered heavy losses. It has reached the last moment!"
"Why don't you send troops to reinforce them? The nearest troops are less than five kilometers away. They can be killed by a quick march in an hour. What do those captains in front do for food? Didn't I ask them to coordinate the command? Why not send troops to reinforce them!"
I rubbed Lieutenant General Ito who got up from the bed and cursed at the chief of staff!
"All the offensive troops on the front line were attacked and suffered heavy losses!" the chief of staff replied with his head lowered.
"The losses are huge? What's going on? Doesn't the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army attack them every night? I remember that the total losses of each infantry brigade of the Imperial Association Army and the Imperial Army were less than fifty people!" Lieutenant General Ito said.
He immediately stood up from the British bed, stared at the chief of staff and asked.
The chief of staff felt very guilty and hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and answering: "I don't know the specific situation. However, the losses of several infantry brigades are already known!"
"Now there are six infantry brigades that have been killed by the Eighth Route Army's new regiment because they fell into the trap during the battle and counterattacked!"
"Nani?" Lieutenant General Ito stared with big eyes.
He stared at the chief of staff for a long time, then rushed out of the room and walked to the war room not far away.
"We can still contact a few infantry brigades and ask them to report their current situation immediately, as soon as possible!" Walking into the war room, Lieutenant General Ito glanced at the deputy chief of staff on duty and ordered.
The deputy chief of staff directly handed over the telegram: "Division Commander, the telegram has been received!"
"Except for the 5th Infantry Brigade, which lost contact, other brigades can be contacted. This is the latest battle report they sent over!"
"There are nine infantry brigades left. The counterattack troops sent by six infantry brigades were completely destroyed, and one reinforced squadron was directly lost!"
"The counterattack troops sent by the three infantry brigades were severely damaged, and more than a hundred imperial troops were lost!"
"Now, the Eighth Route Army that attacked the nine brigades has not retreated yet, and the attack is still continuing!"
Lieutenant General Ito stared at the combat sand table with a sullen face and said nothing.
It took two minutes before a look of realization appeared on his face: "Baghe Ya Road, we have been fooled again!"
"The reason why the New Regiment retreated as soon as we counterattacked during the attack of the New Regiment a few days ago is not because we are not opponents, but because the Eighth Route Army was too cunning and deliberately showed weakness to make us relax our vigilance, and then seize the opportunity to eat our counterattack troops!"
"No wonder we lost so many troops in one night. It turned out to be a premeditated action by the New Regiment!" The chief of staff also showed a look of sudden realization on his face.
Then he stared at the division commander and asked: "Then what should we do next!"
"The New Regiment participating in the operation is still ten battalions. With such an important opportunity in front of them, it is impossible for them to hide their troops. Therefore, tonight, there are only ten battalions of the New Regiment on the front line, and there are no other troops.
force!"
"The new regiment doesn't have follow-up troops, we do!"
"Order the mobile troops to reinforce the remaining nine infantry brigades in units of reinforced squadrons!"
"March quickly to reinforce nine infantry brigades, then quickly deploy and attack from behind the new regiment!"
"The new regiment has eaten so many of our troops tonight, and I have to find a way to bite off a piece of meat from them."
"Tell the nine infantry brigades that all the reinforced squadrons that are reinforcing them will be under their command. They must cooperate well and find a way to severely damage the Eighth Route Army that attacks them. It's best if you can annihilate them all. If you can't annihilate them all, you have to give me a beating!"
The chief of staff immediately replied: "Please rest assured, division commander, I am humble enough to give orders now!"
The atmosphere at the former enemy headquarters of the New Regiment, less than five kilometers away from the battlefield, was very good, and everyone had a smile on their face.
The results of the ten battalions have been received one after another, and the results are very gratifying.
Even with the results achieved, the new regiment has killed at least two thousand little Japs tonight.
Now the battle is still going on, and it is possible that the victory of another thousand Japs will be increased.
"Captain, Captain Li of the direct team has an urgent call!" Suddenly, a communications staff officer rushed to Wang Ping and handed a telegram to Wang Ping.
"The little devils from the two brigades finally moved!" Wang Ping said with a long sigh of relief.
Then he stared at the chief of staff next to him and asked: "Old Zhong, have the five independent battalions been in place?"
"Everyone is in place... When the ten battalions attack the Japanese and puppet army's garrison and the Japanese and puppet army are unable to control the defense line, all companies will be inserted into the rear of the little devils!"
"Five independent battalions, one reconnaissance company, two companies of the guard battalion, plus one garrison battalion, a total of twenty-one companies, divided into ten action teams, each hidden behind the ten Japanese infantry brigades, ready for action at any time
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After finishing speaking, Zhong Chenggong hesitated for a few seconds and then reminded: "Captain, almost all the family members of the new regiment are here. In the entire rear area, there are only a few garrison battalions wearing the hat of independent battalions to confront the Japanese troops in other directions.
.Once they discover the true situation, they will definitely be able to quickly break through the interception of several garrison battalions and penetrate directly into the hinterland of our base!"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "There are two companies left in the guard battalion, and the cavalry battalion has returned. In addition to the garrison battalion, even if the Japs send out a regiment, they will still have no problem holding the Japs in for a whole night."
"Three hours, three hours against the sky, and the battle on the front line will be over!"
"The transferred troops can then go back!"
Although he said this, a trace of worry could not help but flash across Wang Ping's face.
Then he ordered: "Hasn't Xiong Changhe's first battalion already killed the Japanese Fifth Battalion? It just so happened that the two companies behind the Japanese Fifth Battalion were from the Independent Fifth Battalion. Send him a telegram immediately and take these two companies and
All the soldiers of the first battalion rushed to the regiment headquarters overnight to report to the political commissar to avoid accidents!"
The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he replied: "The first battalion is the main battalion, plus two companies. Even if we encounter a Japanese infantry brigade, Xiong Changhe will dare to go head-to-head with him. I agree to transfer Xiong Changhe there, and this time we will disperse to,
He has achieved the greatest military exploits, so there is no need to continue to stay on the front line, and there is no place for him on the front line!"
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