On the way from Linfen to Songling Village, when Wang Ping was riding on his war horse, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong chased him.
"Captain, the Rongjun urgent call!"
"They separated two brigades from the main force of the Japanese! The armored assault battalion also rushed to the battlefield and attacked them from the back of the Japanese!"
"The little devils who are stuck in Songling Village have changed their offense to defense and seem to be planning to wait for dawn!"
A smile quickly flashed across Wang Ping's anxious face, and then he replied: "God is really helping me. God is helping our Eighth Route Army!"
"It's one o'clock in the morning, and there are still at least six hours before the Japanese planes arrive at dawn. As long as they grasp these six hours, the pressure on our operations during the day will be much less, and the casualties will be greatly reduced!"
"Immediately send a telegram back to them with the order: split the troops into two, and separate at least three battalions of troops. Under the cover of half the artillery and half the armored vehicles on the battlefield, capture the two thousand little Japs they divided before dawn!"
"Other troops, under the cover of artillery and armored vehicles, launch an attack on the main Japanese troops!"
"Mainly use mass destruction of Japanese troops, and kill the most Japanese soldiers with the smallest casualties. Don't worry about the ammunition trenches. Didn't the armored battalion robbed most of the ammunition supplies from the Japanese army's shoelaces a few hours ago? Put those ammunition
, especially the artillery shells, all are sent over to hit the Japanese. Even if one mountain artillery shell only kills one Japanese, or even two shells kill one Japanese, we will make a profit in this battle!"
After deciding to stay until dawn, the guard captain moved Lieutenant General Fujino to a blind spot for artillery fire, and then established a temporary headquarters.
"Division commander, the two brigades in front are in urgent need of news. The Eighth Route Army surrounding them is very strong and equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns. They are not equipped with artillery. They rushed to both sides of the encirclement twice but were beaten back. They also lost an infantry squadron!"
The chief of staff reported with a telegram he had just received in his hand.
"Then we will hold on to the spot until dawn. When the aviation force arrives, we will attack from both sides and kill the Eighth Route Army blocking us!" Fujino decided without thinking.
"That's what they mean too!" the chief of staff quickly replied!
"The two brigades have formed a joint command post and are building a ring of fortifications on the spot, preparing to defend the position!"
"Yoshi!" Lieutenant General Fujino replied with satisfaction.
Staring at the chief of staff, he continued to ask: "Did the infantry brigade at the rear block the attack of the Eighth Route Army armored forces?"
"Hi!" the chief of staff confirmed.
"They destroyed two armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army, and the remaining ten or so armored vehicles immediately withdrew from the battle when the situation was bad. The rearguard troops were digging trenches and fortifications in place to block a new round of fortifications that the Eighth Route Army might launch!"
"I can finally feel relieved!" Fujino said with a long breath.
Then he sat down on an ammunition box and continued to order: "The troops without combat missions should take time to rest. We will have no time to rest after dawn!"
After the chief of staff left, Fujino sat on the ammunition box and closed his eyes to relax~
I don’t know how long it took, but the screeching sound of artillery shells streaking across the sky sounded again, and then a violent explosion sounded not far away.
"It's an artillery attack. At least thirty artillery pieces of various calibers are pointing at us. The troops are scattered and hidden. They don't have much ammunition, so they can't fight for too long~" He glanced at Lieutenant General Fujino who stood up from the ammunition box and frowned.
Judge.
In the battle with the Eighth Route Army, the Imperial Army's favorite weapon was artillery.
Because of their own advantages, the Imperial Army's artillery often suppresses the Eighth Route Army's artillery on the battlefield. After defeating the Eighth Route Army's artillery, the Imperial Army can use artillery shells to wreak havoc on the Eighth Route Army infantry, causing them a large number of casualties. At that time, perhaps the infantry waiting for them will
The only remaining task is to clean up the battlefield.
But now, Lieutenant General Fujino frowned involuntarily when he heard the sound of artillery!
With no ammunition left, the Eighth Route Army artillery unit, which he had always looked down upon, could bombard the Imperial Army without restraint!
The destructive power of artillery on the battlefield is too great. Even if the imperial army is well prepared to avoid the artillery bombardment, casualties are absolutely inevitable when such fierce artillery fire hits.
But now, his subordinates have suffered heavy losses in food, and the remaining troops still have important tasks to perform after arriving at Taiyue. Every remaining soldier is very important to Fujino, and he will be heartbroken even if he loses one person in the shelling, and even more so.
Needless to say, a bombardment of this scale would cause hundreds of casualties...
Fujino's judgment made the panic atmosphere in the temporary headquarters much better.
However, as time passed by, the explosions that kept ringing in our ears still showed no sign of stopping. This tense and frightening atmosphere once again permeated the small temporary command headquarters.
"Division commander, something is wrong. The Eighth Route Army's artillery fire has been going on for ten minutes. They have thrown at least 800 shells at us, and they have no intention of stopping!"
Fujino couldn't help but have a question in his mind: "Could my judgment be wrong?"
"The new group attacking us is an exception. They have sufficient ammunition and can fire cannonballs at themselves regardless of consumption!"
"Sir, the two teams in front have an urgent call!" At this moment, the operator next to him suddenly stood up and reported.
"They were heavily shelled by the Eighth Route Army's artillery troops. Because the troops were crowded together and there were no artillery defenses, the troops suffered heavy losses. If the Eighth Route Army that besieged them launched a full-scale attack, the troops would probably not last until dawn!"
Fujino was angry and anxious, and cursed loudly: "Bagya Road, hateful bombardment, why don't you stop!"
"Stop, the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire has stopped!" Perhaps because Fujino's curses had an effect, the explosions that had been ringing in their ears finally stopped. The chief of staff next to them brightened up and shouted excitedly.
"Da da da~"
Lasting less than five seconds, the sudden burst of gunfire caused the smile to freeze on his face.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army, there are a large number of Eighth Route Army troops around us and they are attacking us!" A lieutenant rushed in and reported in a panic, his face blackened by the gunfire just now.
Before Fujino could speak, another officer rushed in!
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army armored forces have mistakenly arrived at our left wing and are attacking us with a large number of infantry... They have broken through the outer defense line and are launching an assault deep into us!"
The operator next to him put down his earphones and stood up, handed over a telegram and then reported.
"The first two brigades were also violently attacked by the Eighth Route Army and were covered by armored vehicles. They were not equipped with rapid-fire guns and could only organize death squads to counterattack. The effect was very poor and the casualties were heavy. The first ring of fortifications had been breached!"
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army armored forces that entered our position turned around and did not continue the assault! But..."
"But what? It's already this time, what else can't be said!" Lieutenant General Fujino finally said the first words after the Eighth Route Army's shelling stopped.
If you observe carefully, you will find that Lieutenant General Fujino's face has turned red with anger and aggrievedness!
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