Chapter nine hundred and thirty seventh terrible opponent
The captain of the 136th Regiment has been staring at the battlefield from the beginning of the battle.
In the battle before him, he did not expect to kill the main force of the New Regiment in one go. Even if he could kill the main battalion of the New Regiment in one battle, even one main company, he would be satisfied.
Therefore, he must always pay attention to the trends on the battlefield and judge based on the actual battlefield conditions whether he still needs to send troops to Xiong Village or provide artillery support to the encirclement and suppression troops.
"Rumble..."
Seeing that the attacking troops were about to rush to Xiong Village, and the troops had already deployed, and were about to surround the Eighth Route Army attacking troops that had already entered Xiong Village, an untimely explosion suddenly reached his ears.
The explosion was not very violent, even a little faint, and it was difficult to distinguish it under the cover of the gunfire ringing in Xiong Village.
However, as a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years, the co-captain still heard it right away.
"Where is it being attacked again... Can anyone tell me where the sound of gunfire came from just now!" The captain glanced at the subordinates around him, frowned and asked.
In an instant, many people had puzzled expressions on their faces.
There is no doubt that there are few people here who can distinguish a different sound of gunfire from the chaotic sound of gunfire like the regimental captain.
The artillery staff officer at the wing headquarters, a veteran of five or six years as an artilleryman, glanced at the map spread on the table behind him and replied: "Sir, the sound of artillery comes from the direction of Zhoucun, where there is a checkpoint of the Third Brigade.
A strengthened team. The explosion just now could only have been caused by at least three mortar shells exploding at the same time!"
"The defense area of the third brigade..." The captain rushed directly to the map.
Just glancing at Zhoucun's position on the map, his face turned pale, and then he shouted loudly.
"No...we were fooled and fell into the Eighth Route Army's plan to attack the east and attack the west..."
"Contact the Third Brigade immediately and tell them not to attack Xiongcun! Return immediately to reinforce Zhoucun. The Eighth Route Army's real breakout direction is in Zhoucun!"
Only then did the surrounding subordinates react, but some subordinates did not believe the commander's judgment and frowned and reminded: "Sir, could there be a mistake..."
"The Eighth Route Army used three mortars, two infantry cannons, and several heavy machine guns here. This is the firepower that only the main force can have. There are only three mortars in the direction of Zhoucun, which is not comparable to here.
Sex. Could it be the Eighth Route Army's old suspicion formation? Their true breakout direction is still here!"
The co-captain hesitated, but it only took him a few seconds to make his decision.
"This is not a conspiracy, this is an attack in the east...Immediately execute the order, contact the third brigade, and ask them to return to the rescue immediately. If it is late, it will be too late!"
Seeing that the doubts on the faces of several subordinates had not disappeared, the captain followed closely and analyzed: "It doesn't matter even if the shelling just now was really the Eighth Route Army's suspicion formation. We have already killed most of the infantry brigade in Xiongcun. If we still
If we cannot stop the Eighth Route Army from breaking out, we can continue to send troops there and provide them with artillery support!"
After half an hour of anxious waiting, the adjutant finally rushed over with a telegram.
"Sir, the Third Battalion has an urgent call... When they arrived at Zhoucun, the Fourth Squadron of the Third Battalion who stayed behind had already recaptured Zhoucun!"
"Recapture Zhoucun? In other words, Zhoucun was occupied by the Eighth Route Army. Call them back immediately. I want to know how long the Eighth Route Army occupied Zhoucun and how many people they used to break out of Zhoucun during this time!" the captain glanced at
He noticed the key words in the telegram and stared at the adjutant and asked.
"They reported it in the telegram!" the adjutant replied carefully.
"It took about ten minutes for the Eighth Route Army to occupy Zhoucun. According to the report of the Fourth Squadron of the Third Battalion, no more than one battalion of the Eighth Route Army broke through. In addition, they also eliminated nearly two platoons of the Eighth Route Army during the battle..."
"You bastard! They managed to break through... They broke through such a tight blockade..." The captain clenched his fists and cursed loudly regardless of his identity.
Perhaps in order to extinguish the anger of the commander, the adjutant hesitated and continued to report: "The First Squadron is also back... They also eliminated nearly two platoons of the Eighth Route Army in Xiong Village, and also captured two infantry guns. However,
These two infantry guns were blown up by the Eighth Route Army at the last minute!"
"Also, the Fourth Squadron of the Third Brigade reported that due to the tight breakout time, the Eighth Route Army that broke through was not equipped with heavy weapons such as infantry artillery and mountain artillery?"
Surprisingly, the captain's anger did not dissipate, but intensified...
He stared at the adjutant and cursed: "What kind of good news is this~"
"Not counting the reinforcements, we lost two reinforcement teams and more than a hundred people in just two checkpoints. The losses were almost the same as the casualties of the Eighth Route Army, or even more. What is there to be happy about?"
"Also, the Eighth Route Army even gave up two infantry artillery pieces in order to break through. You think this was a helpless move that the Eighth Route Army had no choice but to do in order to survive. Some even think that even if the Eighth Route Army lost its artillery, it would be considered a breakout.
Success is nothing but a lost dog, nothing to worry about..."
"I'm telling you, I think exactly the opposite!"
"Infantry artillery is a well-deserved heavy weapon and treasure for the Eighth Route Army. At the critical moment, they used the infantry artillery as bait to confuse us and create opportunities for their main force to break out. Then at the critical moment, they blew up these two infantry guns to the west.
gun."
"This not only means that the battle just now was not a helpless move by the Eighth Route Army's breakout troops, but it also means that it was a premeditated breakout by the Eighth Route Army."
"They were able to kill two infantry cannons at the hands of a brave man. I can be sure that their commander is very decisive, smart, and mentally retarded!"
"Now that they have arrived at our rear, not only will they not become a defeated army, but they will become the trump card of the Eighth Route Army. At the critical moment, they will give us a fatal attack! Threaten our rear and logistics supply lines!"
The captain's words were so shocking that everyone around them lowered their heads in arrogance.
Ignoring everyone's reactions, he directly ordered: "Send a telegram to the division headquarters immediately. The battle situation just now must be reported truthfully. In the last few words, I humbly request the division commander to strengthen the strength and firepower of the remaining troops and take advantage of the breakout.
The Eighth Route Army has not yet established a stable foothold, kill them!"
Lieutenant General Ito paid more attention to the Eighth Route Army that broke out behind them than his subordinates.
The reason why I formed such a tight encirclement and moved forward step by step to sweep the entire Eighth Route Army base area was because I wanted to completely clear out the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the area through one sweep.
If the Eighth Route Army returns to those areas to continue to develop troops and establish base areas as soon as the mopping up in front of it is completed, then the mopping up will be meaningless to the Eighth Route Army.
After receiving the telegram, he ordered the chief of staff on the spot to organize a reinforced brigade to return for reinforcements, and together with the remaining troops, kill the first battalion to avoid future troubles.
Two days later, the main force of the division under the personal command of Lieutenant General Ito had reached less than 20 kilometers away from Xiangfen City. It would take one day at the latest to reach outside Xiangfen City.
Since yesterday, Japanese patrol planes have been cruising back and forth over Xiangfen City.
The roar of the huge engines, the cannonballs dropped from time to time by Japanese planes... all made the atmosphere in the new enemy's headquarters become more and more solemn.
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