The remaining eight tanks quickly retreated, then moved to the left. After a delay of two minutes, they continued to attack forward.
"boom……"
Soon, another violent explosion reached the squadron leader's ears.
This time, the leading tank was blown to its knees, with black smoke still coming out of the track on the left.
"Why are there still landmines? Move another fifty meters to the left and continue the assault!" the squadron leader ordered decisively.
This time there was no explosion, but the tank where the squadron leader personally served as the commander first made a violent crash, and then no matter how hard the driver stepped on the accelerator, the tank they were in did not move at all.
"Rumble..."
At this moment, another dull crashing sound reached the squadron leader's ears.
The squadron leader wanted to understand the situation and got out of the tank turret.
"Bagheya Road is an anti-tank trench... How come we don't know when the Eighth Route Army dug such a huge trench!" The squadron leader was stunned for several seconds before he realized what he was doing, and then he cursed loudly.
"Sir, we need the help of infantry and engineers to dig anti-tank trenches before we can get out..." the tank driver reported inappropriately.
"By the time the troops dig trenches, our troops by the river will have been killed by the Eighth Route Army!" the squadron leader cursed angrily.
After glancing at the watch on his wrist, he frowned: "More than ten minutes have passed since the troops were dispatched. We have only walked half the distance, and there are still two kilometers to go. We can't continue here.
Drag it down!"
"Then what should we do? The tanks can't break out of the anti-tank trenches at all..." the driver frowned and asked.
"You stay behind on the tank, while I go to the other tanks and continue to charge forward... This time, even if we encounter the Eighth Route Army's mines, we will continue to charge forward..." The squadron leader frowned and made the decision.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves reached his ears.
"Ida-kun, we can't wait here any longer...Chariots can't pass through the anti-tank trenches, infantry and cavalry can. You stay here and continue to find a safe passage to kill. I lead the cavalry and infantry directly across the anti-tank trenches in front of me.
Trench, reinforce the water transport troops on the river!"
Although Major Ida was unwilling to do so, he had to agree after hearing the increasingly fierce gunshots by the river.
More than a thousand Japanese soldiers on foot quickly crossed the anti-tank trenches, and then rushed straight to the riverside where the gunshots were being fired.
"Da da da……"
Suddenly, a series of gunshots rang out directly in front of them.
In the dark night just now, seven or eight tongues of fire suddenly appeared. The Japanese leader could judge by the length and thickness of the tongues at a glance.
"There are Eighth Route Army interception troops here... They are equipped with at least six heavy machine guns... The firepower is too strong, and it is impossible to rush out..."
Then react quickly: "The cavalry retreats...the infantry comes up...heavy machine guns and mortars provide cover, break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line, and reinforce the river~"
The Japanese captain reacted quickly, and Jiang Chao reacted even faster.
Jiang Chao, who issued a military order in front of the instructor, made very careful arrangements for the entire blockade from the beginning.
In his opinion, with the strength of the troops at hand and hard work, he can definitely complete the blocking mission.
However, he did not intend to do this. The Japanese reinforcements brought mortars, heavy machine guns, and grenade launchers with strong combat capabilities. The losses of the troops who fought hard would definitely be very heavy.
Therefore, he planned to use the dark night in front of him to make a fuss and force the Japanese to retreat at the minimum cost. Even if the Japanese finally reacted, more than ten minutes would have passed. By then, they would have to go to the river...
"Woooooooo..."
When the Japanese captain gave the order to counterattack, the scream of artillery shells directly reached his ears.
As soon as the order was issued, the artillery could not respond so quickly.
Moreover, the infantry only brought mortars, and the scream of mortar shells could not be so loud.
The captain's expression changed, and he subconsciously shouted: "It's an artillery bombardment, an artillery bombardment from the Eighth Route Army... Everyone, hurry up and take cover..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Soon, a violent explosion rang in the captain's ears, and the fireball rising into the sky allowed the captain to clearly see that more than a dozen of his subordinates were blown away in the explosion, and their lives were uncertain.
"Sir, four infantry guns and three mortars were used to bombard the Eighth Route Army just now!" the commander of the artillery squadron next to him frowned and judged.
Then he stared at the captain and replied: "Sir, we have brought nine mortars. The mortars fire quickly. The Eighth Route Army's artillery position is just within the range of our mortars. Give me ten minutes and I promise to destroy it."
The artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army..."
"Then why are you still stunned? Counterattack immediately!" the captain ordered decisively.
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of explosions continued to sound on the battlefield. Dozens of gunners, carrying mortar parts, found a piece of flat land that had not been affected by artillery fire and began to assemble the artillery.
Seeing this, the captain's face looked much better.
As long as the artillery counterattacks, the imperial army can counterattack and defeat the Eighth Route Army in front of it.
"Da da da……"
At this moment, another burst of gunfire rang out from the flank of the army.
The pitch-black night allowed the Eighth Route Army's firepower to be clearly exposed in front of the captain even from a distance of two to three hundred meters.
"At least six light machine guns and three heavy machine guns...Sir, so many Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared on our left wing. What do they want to do..." The adjutant next to him was startled and reminded with panic.
The captain frowned but before he could speak, another series of gunshots reached his ears.
Before he could turn around and observe, a subordinate rushed over and reported.
"Sir, our rear guard was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. They were equipped with at least five light machine guns!"
The cavalry captain was the first to react...
"There are Eighth Route Army troops in three directions, and they have powerful firepower... It's so obvious, can't you see it? The Eighth Route Army wants to annihilate us!"
"Our water transport troops by the river are bait to attract the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army's water transport troops that attack our river are also bait, attracting our reinforcements and then attacking us. This is what the Eighth Route Army is best at encircling for reinforcements!"
"Four infantry guns, three mortars, and more than twenty light and heavy machine guns, this is the powerful firepower that only the main force of the Eighth Route Army can possess!"
"There are also tank troops. The Eighth Route Army used anti-tank trenches and mine arrays to separate us from the tanks. It must be in preparation for annihilating us!"
The infantry battalion captain was stunned for a moment, and then he thought of the words of the division commander before dispatching troops: the new regiment has the ability to kill a reinforced brigade of the imperial army in a short time!
Although he has more troops than a strengthened brigade, with hundreds of cavalry alone. But it is night, and the cavalry is good at assault. In this kind of positional warfare, a brigade of cavalry may not be as good as a squadron of infantry!
The captain's face instantly turned pale, and he was already convinced of the cavalry captain's judgment!
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