"Division commander, armored forces. Our forwards, rearguards, and the center of the team were all attacked by the Eighth Route Army armored forces. The troops suffered heavy losses?" A combat staff officer rushed over with a face full of panic. When he saw Fujino, he was stunned.
Reported with a panicked expression.
"Nani?" Lieutenant General Fujino was shocked and almost fell to the ground. Then he raised his telescope and looked forward and backward.
The forwards and rearguards were too far away from themselves, and they could not see anything except the rising fireballs and lights.
But he could clearly see the armored vehicle in the middle of the assault team.
In front of the armored vehicle, the imperial army that only resisted with flesh and blood was knocked to the ground in pieces by the bullets fired by the armored vehicle. In the blink of an eye, a huge gap was made in the enemy's army that stretched for several kilometers!
Lieutenant General Fujino became more and more anxious as he stared at the combat staff officer in front of him.
"Bagh Ya Road, how can flesh and blood be the opponent of the armored forces? Don't we have rapid-fire artillery? In order to deal with the specially strengthened rapid-fire artillery squadron of the Eighth Route Army's armored forces, let them go up and kill those armored vehicles!"
"I'll go and make arrangements immediately!" The combat staff didn't dare to stay here longer and immediately took orders and rushed to the battlefield.
The chief of staff next to him reminded with a stern face: "Division commander, your judgment is correct. The Eighth Route Army indeed has a conspiracy against us tonight!"
"Since this is a conspiracy, we definitely can't stay here any longer..."
"So far, only the armored units of the Eighth Route Army have appeared, and their infantry and cavalry have not yet appeared!"
Lieutenant General Fujino's face became more and more solemn, and he frowned and judged: "The armored troops will attack us and hold us back. After the infantry arrives, they will attack us and consume us. This is probably the case~"
"You're right to remind us, we can't stay here for too long."
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked us had three armored units. Each armored unit left an infantry squadron and a rapid-fire artillery squadron to hold them back."
"Other troops, immediately bypass the battlefield and continue carrying along the road!"
The first and second companies of the Japanese forward and Chinese armored battalions were attacked. Because they were against the Japanese elite, the initial raid went very smoothly. As the Japanese slowly recovered from the shock and organized troops to counterattack, the two companies wanted to go further.
It becomes more and more difficult to raid places where there are many Japs.
Especially after the rapid-fire artillery squadron joined the battle, two armored companies actually suffered casualties.
But the surprise attack on the Japanese rearguard by the Third Company of the Armored Battalion went very smoothly.
Facing a group of heavy baggage soldiers with almost no combat effectiveness, the armored company took on an aggressive stance and charged forward as fast as it could.
The escort infantry following the armored vehicle was thrown off from the very beginning.
However, they have more than two hundred cavalry following them, so they don't have to worry about their own safety!
"Sir, the rear guard squadron has been defeated. The Eighth Route Army armored forces' surprise attack was so fast that we didn't even have a chance to retreat and move. The fourth baggage squadron has been defeated by them, and the third baggage squadron is fighting desperately!" There was a bandage on his arm!
The lieutenant rushed to the captain of the baggage brigade and reported with pain on his face.
"The Third Squadron is finished!" the captain replied with a heartbroken look on his face.
"The rear guard squadron is no match, let alone us heavy troops with few weapons and equipment!"
"Order the second and first squadrons to retreat immediately, run forward, catch up with the main force in front, and let the main force stop them!"
As soon as the lieutenant left, a communications officer rushed over.
"Sir, the division commander ordered that one squadron be left behind to hold off the enemy while the other troops marched quickly to avoid the battlefield and continue heading north!"
After saying that, before the captain of the baggage brigade could react, the communications officer from the division headquarters turned around and started chasing the division commander!
There are battles everywhere now. It is definitely safer to follow the division commander than to follow the baggage team. Even the communications officer is a fool and understands this truth!
"Sir, what should I do?" the adjutant next to him asked anxiously.
The sound of gunfire is getting closer and closer. If the captain hadn't moved yet, the adjutant next to him would have wanted to run after hearing the division commander's order!
"Bageya Road, this is a bastard order! We are a supply unit. Even if the entire brigade stays, we can't hold back those armored vehicles!"
Just when the adjutant's face turned pale, a captain rushed over.
"Sir, I am the captain of the Third Rapid-Fire Artillery Squadron. I have been ordered to come over and report to support you in blocking the Eighth Route Army's armored vehicles~"
Hope rekindled on the captain's solemn face, and he immediately ordered: "Stand up in front, wait for their armored vehicles to come over, and kill them!"
"The second baggage squadron remains to protect the rapid-fire artillery squadron!"
"Rumble..."
Soon, the huge roar of the armored vehicle came over, and the little devil who set up the rapid-fire gun on the road immediately took aim and fired~
"Boom boom..."
In the two violent explosions, the two armored vehicles were directly blown up and turned into two fireballs, stopping in place.
The remaining armored vehicles seemed to be aware of the danger and quickly retreated, constantly changing their marching routes to avoid the second round of artillery shells that might be fired by the Japanese.
"Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army's armored forces have finally been blocked!" The captain of the baggage brigade who was watching the battle behind him said with a long breath, his eyes lit up.
Then he ordered: "The troops speed up and march forward..."
Before he could say the word "Come in~", the captain's nerves that had just relaxed became tense again. He looked at the scene in front of him with a shocked face, and it took him a long time to react.
"Cavalry, the Eighth Route Army actually has cavalry..."
The Japs armed only with rapid-fire cannons and a few rifles and light machine guns can stop armored vehicles, but they cannot stop cavalry.
More than two hundred cavalrymen wielding sabers rushed in front of the Japanese in the blink of an eye.
When he raised his sword and dropped it, each of the imperial soldiers was cut down by the saber and fell to the ground.
In less than two minutes, the rapid-fire artillery squadron was decimated by the cavalry and lost its combat effectiveness.
The armored company that had just stopped immediately increased its power and continued to attack forward...
"It's over~" As soon as these two words came into the captain's mind, a string of heavy machine gun bullets flew over and beat him into pieces!
Under the protection of the guards, Lieutenant General Fujino ran panting for nearly an hour before the sound of gunfire was completely left behind him.
Looking at the shocked and panting subordinates around him, Lieutenant General Fujino was holding back his anger but had nowhere to vent it, so he could only swallow it in his stomach!
The division commander who caught up was also panting.
After taking a deep breath, he gritted his teeth and reported: "Division Commander, all the troops who can rush out have rushed out..."
"I just asked someone to do the statistics. We have less than 6,000 people here. To be precise, there are more than 5,600 people!"
"In other words, in the encounter that took less than an hour and a half just now, we lost nearly 1,800 people!"
Perhaps to comfort Fujino, the chief of staff hesitated and replied: "The direct loss is not that big!"
"The more than 1,800 people include more than 200 wounded and more than 500 troops who stayed behind, and more than half of the lost troops were baggage troops and artillery, and the proportion of combat troops was less than 30%!"
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