Chapter 1163 The executioner who dominates the battlefield
The lieutenant's adjutant rushed back out of nowhere, with a panic expression on his face.
Seeing the major, he hurriedly asked: "Sir, the anti-aircraft machine guns equipped by the Eighth Route Army are all equipped by the Royal Army's active air defense troops. They are powerful and have a long range. The light infantry weapons we equip are no match at all. The casualties of the troops are too great.
What should we do when we come down? Please make a decision immediately, sir!"
"With anti-aircraft machine gun fire blocking it, the highway will definitely be inaccessible!" The Major forced himself to calm down, and then analyzed with a stern face.
"However, the anti-aircraft machine guns they are equipped with are limited after all. Our convoy stretches for nearly five kilometers. It is impossible for these anti-aircraft machine guns to block the entire section of the road~"
"The carts loaded with grain can only go on the highway. Under the blockade of anti-aircraft machine guns, there is definitely no way to break out together!"
"Order the troops to immediately give up food, leave the road, choose ravines and valleys that cannot be covered by anti-aircraft machine gun fire to break out, quickly withdraw from the battlefield, and save the troops first. As for food, this is the area occupied by the imperial army. As long as the troops can be saved,
We have a way to take it back!"
"Contact Linfen City, inform us of the situation here, request aviation support, and blow up the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft machine gun positions from the sky!"
"As long as there are no anti-aircraft machine guns, the remaining ordinary infantry of the Eighth Route Army are no match for us!"
The frightening transport team became much more stable after a series of orders.
But this stable situation only lasted a few seconds before it was broken again.
"Sir, there are a large number of Eighth Route Army troops around us. Some troops were blocked by them as soon as they left the road and broke through less than two hundred meters away!"
"Boom boom boom..."
At this time, a series of explosions suddenly sounded in his ears, which made the major even more desperate.
Subconsciously raising the telescope, more than a dozen fireballs mixed with thick black smoke had risen from the ground and appeared within the field of vision.
Because it was daytime, the major saw clearly that around the impact points of these bombs, there were more or less two or three soldiers lying down. Some soldiers were still squirming on the ground because they were not killed on the spot. It can be imagined that these wounded soldiers must be very serious at this moment.
pain!
"The Eighth Route Army not only wants the food we transport, they also want to surround us here and eat us!" the major judged with a look of despair.
"How is that possible~" Many Japanese officers had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
To wipe out thousands of imperial troops in the area occupied by the imperial army is definitely more difficult than pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth.
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
As the sound of gunfire and the explosion of artillery shells continued to increase, the despairing Major finally saw the scene he least wanted to see.
The Eighth Route Army, which had completed the encirclement, began to attack!
At least three companies of the Eighth Route Army, supported by anti-aircraft machine gun fire from the top of the hill, were unstoppable and headed straight for the road.
The imperial army, which lacked heavy weapons and firepower, had no room to fight back. Within a few minutes, they cut three bloody paths on the battlefield. Everywhere they went, there were corpses and broken arms of the imperial army. It was very bloody.
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"The Eighth Route Army wants to divide and surround us, and then destroy us bit by bit!" The major became even more desperate and analyzed with a stern face.
"Our transport team is too long, stretching for more than five kilometers. The escort troops are also scattered, and it is impossible to spare the troops to stop them..."
Having said this, the desperate Major put his last hope on the telegraph operator and asked anxiously: "Signals, haven't you contacted Linfen City yet? We don't have artillery, and now only reinforcements and aviation can save us.
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"The division commander called back!" the communications soldier reported hurriedly after taking off his earphones.
The lieutenant's adjutant glanced at the contents of the telegram and reported solemnly, feeling very bad!
"There are no reinforcements at the moment. Although the nearest imperial army is only an hour away, they only have half the strength of an infantry brigade. If we attack rashly, we will probably be killed by the Eighth Route Army's reinforcements!"
"But the aviation troops are on their way over. They can reach the battlefield in one and a half hours at most!"
"Also, the division commander has ordered the surrounding garrisons to strengthen their vigilance and form a huge encirclement around us. As long as we hold back these Eighth Route Army troops and wait for the aviation troops to arrive on the battlefield, we can attack them from both inside and outside and annihilate them all!"
There was no hope on the Major's desperate face. He frowned and cursed, completely ignoring Lieutenant General Fujino's division commander!
"Bageya Road... The Eighth Route Army has anti-aircraft machine guns, and we don't even have a mortar. How can we hold on until the aviation force comes... and launch a counterattack? This is simply wishful thinking. They want to kill the Eighth Route Army. They are crazy!"
A telegram was sent back to the division commander: "The Eighth Route Army's offensive is too fierce and its firepower is too strong. We cannot break through, and we may not be able to hold on until the aviation force comes over!"
"However, we will fight to the end at all costs. After the aviation force arrives on the battlefield, we will ask the aviation force to carry out coverage bombing of the battlefield!"
"Eighteen anti-aircraft machine guns appeared on the battlefield. They must have been captured by the Eighth Route Army. They are too powerful. We must let the aviation force blow up these heavy weapons!"
This telegram from the Major is more like a farewell telegram.
After he finished speaking, all the subordinates around him had a look of determination on their faces.
Since there is no hope of survival, it is better to fight to the death.
Maybe this fight can give him a chance to survive, or at least he can gain the reputation of an imperial warrior in the end.
The major was very satisfied with the reaction of his subordinates and followed the order: "Everyone should be issued with weapons and ammunition, and all the troops that can be gathered together should be gathered together. You can choose a favorable terrain that is suitable for defense and can withstand anti-aircraft machine gun attacks, and attack with the Eighth Route Army.
The troops will fight to the end!"
"Hi!" More than a dozen subordinates replied in unison.
"Rumble..."
Just as everyone drew out their pistols and command knives and prepared to rush to the battlefield, a series of dull roars suddenly came over, and then they felt the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble slightly.
"The cavalry is the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army. Their cavalry troops are also coming to kill them!" A cry of surprise rang out from the crowd.
Then the major saw a company of cavalry troops one kilometer away, sabers raised, rushing like hungry wolves towards a group of imperial troops who were gathering.
The new recruits, who were only equipped with rifles and had never been on the battlefield, suddenly panicked.
Although many people, under the command of officers, lay on the ground and fought back with rifles.
However, sporadic bullets had almost no effect in front of the rapidly charging cavalry.
A few cavalrymen were shot and fell down on the charging road, which did not affect the offensive of the entire cavalry company. The cavalrymen with sabers still rushed towards them at a fast speed.
In less than half a minute, the cavalrymen, with their sabers raised high, rushed towards the battlefield.
The subordinates raised their swords and prepared to stab with their rifles. Before they could react, the shining saber had already cut off their heads, or made a deep incision in their chests and cut off their arms.
The huge inertia and sharp saber directly make the cavalry the executioner who dominates the entire battlefield.
Wherever the cavalry went, the battlefield was in a mess, and not a single person in the imperial army was left alive. It was very tragic.
"It's over... The Eighth Route Army has a very careful deployment. They have cavalry and anti-aircraft machine guns. We don't have heavy weapons. If we don't say one and a half hours, maybe we won't be able to hold on for even half an hour!" The major, who had recovered from his daze, had a look on his face.
cried out in despair~
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