"Now that we don't have the burden of artillery, we can walk on roads or small roads. As long as we leave the village and successfully break through, the Eighth Route Army outside will not be able to find our traces, and they will not be able to ambush us~" Major Noda frowned and analyzed.
road.
The faces of the two major captains were all ignited with hope. They stared at Major Noda and waited for the next step.
Major Noda walked to the map and continued his analysis: "The south of the village has not been attacked right now!"
"There are two possibilities. The Eighth Route Army is using the method of encircling three and missing one to attack us. The south is indeed the best direction for us to break out!"
"There is another possibility. This is a trap set by the Eighth Route Army against us. Although the south side has not been attacked, the Eighth Route Army has prepared a pocket formation for us in the south, just waiting for us to get into the pocket formation!"
"Each one has a fifty percent chance!" analyzed a captain next to him.
Another captain followed and added: "Is it possible to launch an attack directly from other directions?"
Major Noda shook his head and replied: "It is very difficult!"
"There are at least one battalion of the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops in the other three directions. The new regiment is different from other Eighth Route Army troops. It has strong combat effectiveness, is well-equipped, equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns, and has sufficient ammunition!"
"They only send out one company of troops for each attack, and other troops cover it. In this case, they can switch offense to defense at any time, forming an insurmountable line of defense in front of our assault troops to block us!"
"We don't have artillery, but the Eighth Route Army does. As long as their blocking troops hold us back for half an hour, no, as long as twenty minutes, their artillery will be able to react, and then quickly reinforce the battlefield and completely block us!"
The captain frowned and analyzed: "We have all seen the combat effectiveness of the New Regiment. Without artillery cover, even if there is only one battalion standing in front of us, they can easily block us for at least an hour!"
"You must know that the New Regiment is different from other Eighth Route Army units. Each battalion of the other Eighth Route Army has only three to four hundred people, but their battalion has a full eight hundred people. Its heavy firepower is equivalent to that of one other Eighth Route Army regiment. It has strong combat effectiveness and is very difficult to deal with.
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Another captain affirmed: "Breaking through from the south is our only chance to get out of here!"
"If you continue to stay here, you will definitely not be able to hold on until dawn!"
"Instead of doing this, it's better to give it a try, and there's at least a 50% chance of successfully breaking through!"
"As long as we break out of the village, at least half of the nearly two thousand people left in the three brigades will survive, so I think this risk is worth taking!"
"Noda-kun, please give the order. This is our only chance to survive. If we fail, I am willing to take responsibility with you!"
The captain who spoke just now added immediately: "I am also willing to take responsibility with you!"
"In that case, let's break out!" Noda-kun finally made up his mind.
He stood up from his seat, stared at the map and started giving orders.
"Judging from the gunfire outside, the new regiment's current attack is still mainly consuming our ammunition and troops. Therefore, we still have a chance to break through with most of the troops!"
"If I remember correctly, we still have quite a few Imperial Alliance troops in our hands."
"All the Imperial Alliance troops will stay and enter the position to defend. An infantry squad will be left in each direction to supervise them!"
"Other imperial troops are gathering to the south of the village, trying to complete the defense change within an hour, and start a breakout in an hour!"
The defensive firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops in the village was still as fierce as ever, and bullets flew outside the village like rain.
The attacking troops of a company in the east of the village had just rushed to a position 70 to 80 meters away from the ring fortifications when they quickly retreated leaving behind seven or eight corpses!
However, in less than ten minutes, another company of troops, under the cover of light and heavy machine guns and mortars behind them, rushed to the battlefield and launched a new round of attack!
"Captain, the attacking troops report that although the blocking firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops in the village has not changed, their marksmanship and accuracy are much worse than before. I suspect that after the little devils in the village lost their artillery, they knew that they could not defend the village.
Prepare to break out later!" the Fourth Battalion of Changrong Army reported as they rushed into the headquarters.
"A breakout is certain, unless they are willing to all die here tonight!" Wang Ping affirmed.
Then he added: "The only thing I'm worried about now is the direction in which the little devils in the village will break out~"
"Tell several battalion commanders to be prepared to prevent the Japs from breaking through. From the three directions of east, west, north and west, no matter which direction the Japs break out from, we must resolutely fight back and block them!"
"Contact Jin Kai, the Japanese will definitely break out from the south in the end. I have prepared the pocket array. As long as they get into the pocket, I must kill them!"
After waiting for half an hour, a rush of footsteps quickly sounded at the entrance of the command department, and then the security guards rushed in.
"Captain, the Japs have broken through from the south, they are very fast, they are all little Japs!"
"Go back and tell your battalion commander that you must stop these Japs for me so that none of them can escape. Now that they are without the burden of mountain artillery and infantry artillery, as long as they can successfully break through, it will be very difficult to encircle them again!" Wang Pinglian said
Shang ordered with excitement.
As soon as the guard left, Wang Ping followed closely and ordered.
"Send a telegram to the fourth battalion, the new fourth battalion, and the independent fourth battalion, asking them to immediately launch a strong attack on the current Japanese and puppet army positions. After taking the position, each battalion will dispatch two companies to quickly reinforce Jinkai in the south of the village. All troops
All under Jin Kai’s command!”
As soon as the Japanese who rushed into the pocket formation hit the blocking position prepared by Jin Kai, Major Noda knew that he had lost the bet.
He ordered on the spot: "The entire army will use infantry squadrons as units to break out. As soon as we break out, retreat towards Linfen City. The faster the better!"
Just as a few signal soldiers were about to leave, a lieutenant rushed over.
"Sir, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops have appeared to the east of us and are coming towards us..."
Major Noda opened his mouth and before he could react from the shock, another second lieutenant rushed over.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is coming from the west of us. There are many Eighth Route Army troops and they are well-equipped~"
"Boom boom boom..."
At this time, a very violent explosion also sounded behind them.
"No, the Eighth Route Army is attacking the Imperial Army and the three squadrons of Imperial Army who are staying behind. They are small in number, and the Eighth Route Army has more troops and stronger firepower. They will definitely not be able to hold on for a few minutes. Once they are killed, our retreat will be limited.
It’s blocked!”
"We were fooled, and the order just now remains unchanged... All troops are divided into squadrons to break out. Let's break out now. Before the Eighth Route Army has completed the encirclement of us, we can rush out as many people as we can!"
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The pocket formation was a specialty of the Eighth Route Army, and Jin Kai had long been familiar with it.
More than a thousand Japanese soldiers were suddenly divided into seven and eight groups, and they left the road and broke out to the surrounding areas to escape!
However, no matter which direction they broke through, the Eighth Route Army was always standing in front of them.
"Continue to divide your troops, and use squads as units to break out of the encirclement!" ordered a squadron leader who was blocked.
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