"Boooooooo...boom, boom, boom..." Less than five minutes after the chief of staff left, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky reached his ears.
Lieutenant General Ito's expression changed and he shouted loudly: "It's an infantry artillery. At least ten infantry artillery will fire at us again!"
Soon, a large number of fireballs appeared outside the tent. The firelight produced by these fireballs directly illuminated the station, and then the chief of staff rushed in.
"Sir, we are under attack by the Eighth Route Army. Please move immediately. It is too dangerous here!" The captain of the guard brigade who came in with the chief of staff reported nervously.
Lieutenant General Ito did not embarrass his guard captain. He ordered while preparing to move: "Chief of Staff, contact the field artillery brigade and kill the exposed infantry artillery of the Eighth Route Army for me... I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army hidden near us would have such a powerful force.
Artillery power!”
"Boom boom boom..."
After the order was given, more intensive explosions began to sound outside the tent, and one of the shells hit directly less than 20 meters away from the tent.
The hot air waves pushed the tent directly, and it was almost overturned!
"Protect the division leader!" the guard captain ordered with a look of fear on his face, and then seven or eight guards rushed into the tent and surrounded the division leader, intending to use their bodies to block the bullets and fragments that might fly around.
A lieutenant rushed in with him, with a panic expression on his face!
"Division Commander, the east side of the station was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. They assembled at least thirty mortars to bombard our defense line. The troops suffered heavy losses and are in urgent need of reinforcements!"
"Does the Eighth Route Army want to swallow up our Central Route Army?" A very bold idea came to Lieutenant General Ito's mind.
Although he was shocked by this idea, Lieutenant General Ito, who gradually calmed down, thought more and more that it was possible.
Immediately ordered: "The artillery will counterattack immediately... Chief of Staff, dispatch a squadron from the mobile force to reinforce the eastern defense line. In addition, dispatch one-third of the troops and heavy weapons from the tank brigade and anti-tank squadron. We will definitely
We must stop the Eighth Route Army’s attack!”
This time the chief of staff did not leave directly. He handed over the order to a combat staff officer next to him and then suggested.
"Division Commander, the Eighth Route Army must have gathered so many infantry artillery and mortars to attack us not just for sneak attacks and harassment. It is also for the safety of the division headquarters. I suggest that you contact the 136th Regiment immediately and ask them to dispatch at least one infantryman.
The brigade is coming to reinforce us~ No, one brigade is too few, we cannot rule out that this is the Eighth Route Army encircling the point for reinforcements, they will send at least two infantry brigade to reinforce us!"
"As for the remaining infantry brigade, the protection division will strengthen their field artillery and heavy artillery!"
"Also, we should order the tank troops that reinforce the 135th Regiment to send half of their tanks back to the division headquarters. They are fast and can kill them back in only half an hour!"
Lieutenant General Ito hesitated for almost a minute and then decided: "Just follow your suggestion and give the order~"
"Also, immediately contact all the troops we can contact to find out the number, strength, and equipment of the Eighth Route Army that attacked them!"
"We have been raiding their base for so long, and we have always wanted to encounter their main force but could not. Why did so many Eighth Route Army troops appear around us overnight?"
Time passed by, and the anxious Lieutenant General Ito did not wait for good news from the Chief of Staff, but instead waited for even greater bad news.
"Sir, the defense line south of our station was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. They used at least one brigade of mountain artillery. The intensity of the bombardment was very strong. Before the attack even started, a squadron guarding the south suffered more than half of its casualties?"
"Where's our artillery? Why haven't you launched a counterattack!" Lieutenant General Ito finally couldn't help cursing.
"The counterattack has begun~ However, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning. The infantry artillery, mortars, and mountain artillery that have just been exposed are all dispersed in units of two or three, and they are still bombarding them.
If we move the artillery positions, it will be difficult for our field artillery brigade to lock them and kill them, and the counterattack will be very ineffective!" the chief of staff who hurried over reported helplessly.
"Bagaya Road!" Lieutenant General Ito cursed angrily.
As soon as these four words were spoken, another staff officer rushed in, with thick smoke on his face.
"Division Commander, the north of the station was also attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The troops suffered heavy casualties and are in urgent need of reinforcements!"
"Also on the east side that was first attacked, the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire was too fierce. The three armored vehicles that had just gone up were all destroyed by the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops!"
Lieutenant General Ito was also anxious and immediately asked: "Chief of Staff, how many troops do we still have in hand?"
"Two infantry squadrons, two tank squads, two anti-tank squads, and other infantry and armored units are in the artillery positions to protect the artillery!" the chief of staff reported like a treasure trove.
"Send them all out to stop the Eighth Route Army's offensive!" Lieutenant General Ito ordered through gritted teeth.
"Also, contact the tank brigade and the 136th Regiment to ask them to speed up and quickly reinforce the division headquarters. The tanks separated from the tank brigade must come back within half an hour, otherwise military law will be imposed!"
The violent explosions on the battlefield became the best cover for the transfer of the two tanks in the hands of the direct team, and the dull roar did not attract anyone's attention.
"Captain, ahead is the Japanese artillery station. All the field artillery has been set up and they are bombarding our artillery. The heavy artillery is being deployed. It should not take long to join the battle!"
"We must not let their heavy artillery fire!" Li Wen decided decisively.
"The power of heavy artillery is too great. When a shell hits the soldiers in a radius of dozens of meters, the light shock wave can kill people. Once these heavy artillery are allowed to fire, the casualties of the three newly formed main battalions will definitely exceed our imagination.
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"Batalion Commander Jin, is your assault battalion ready? If it is, we will kill them now and raid their artillery positions!"
"It's ready, let's go now!" Jin Kai replied with excitement on his face.
When we were still more than two hundred meters away from the artillery position, the dull roar of the engine finally overcame the sound of the artillery fire on the artillery position and reached the ears of the infantrymen surrounding the artillery position.
The Japanese infantrymen subconsciously fired a round of bullets in the direction of the sound.
It's okay if you don't shoot, but the enemy will regret it if you shoot.
The headlights of the two tanks suddenly turned on, and the Japanese infantry in front of them were directly illuminated. Then the vehicle-mounted machine guns and the assault battalion following the tanks opened fire.
Four vehicle-mounted machine guns and more than twenty light machine guns fired together, and the bullets were like an airtight steel storm, whizzing towards them.
Many Japanese soldiers still had expressions of shock on their faces, and the bullets had already beaten their bodies into sieves!
"The Eighth Route Army wants to sneak attack the artillery position... counterattack, counterattack immediately, block them resolutely, and protect the artillery position!" the infantry squadron leader was also frightened, but he quickly reacted and suppressed the panic in his heart and ordered.
"Da da da……"
Several machine gun fire points around them fired quickly, but the whizzing bullets hit the tank armor and had no effect except sparks. The two tanks continued to roar towards them, and the heavy machine guns on the vehicles also fired.
Keep an eye on them and shoot them!
Lieutenant General Ito, protected by the guards, was anxiously waiting for reinforcements to arrive quickly.
At this time, not only did he lose the high spirits he had a few days ago, but he also began to worry about his life.
"Division commander, the artillery position was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the guard troops can no longer hold it!" Suddenly, a figure rushed into the tent. Before Lieutenant General Ito could see the other party clearly, a horrified report reached his ears.
"Impossible... there is an infantry squadron and three armored vehicles in the artillery position. How could it be impossible to defend it from the beginning!" Lieutenant General Ito's last bit of reason allowed him to calm down and asked, staring at his subordinates.
"Tanks, the Eighth Route Army dispatched two tanks!" the subordinate quickly replied.
"It's over...the artillery is over..." Lieutenant General Ito suddenly thought of these words, and his face turned pale!
For the most part, I had forgotten the two tanks the Eighth Route Army had just captured in Xiangfen City.
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