Chapter 1408 Success is also Xiao He and Xiao He is defeated
Hiding behind a bush, the captain just took a breath, but before he could speak, the shells fell like a sudden rain.
At least twenty fireballs shot up in the middle of the one-kilometer-long convoy, some were large and some were small...
Many soldiers had just jumped out of the carriage, but before they could stand still, artillery shells had already hit and exploded around them.
People and weapons were blown away together...
The adjutant ran over from a long distance, anxious and panicked, and shouted as he ran: "Sir, look at this posture, the enemy wants to eat us here in one bite."
"I can see it too!" the captain replied with a stern face.
"Da da da……"
Perhaps to prove their judgment, as soon as they finished speaking, intensive machine gun fire also rang out.
It mixed with the sound of shell explosions and reached their ears.
The captain's expression was obviously much heavier than before, and the adjutant's reaction was even greater, as if he was frightened, and he was speechless.
"Sir, the firepower attacking us is too dense. Judging from the sound, they are equipped with at least a hundred light and heavy machine guns."
Bullets flew toward the convoy in dense numbers, some hitting the Japanese who had just jumped out of the car, and some hitting the carriage. Sparks flew everywhere and made a crisp metallic collision sound.
Everywhere he looked, there were bodies shot and lying on the ground, and wounded people screaming...
"Sir, there are enemies coming towards us!" a second lieutenant shouted, reporting and directing the troops to shoot at one side of the convoy.
A few hundred meters away, a large number of figures could be vaguely seen rushing towards the convoy.
The major quickly ordered: "The troops will fight back on the spot. All light and heavy machine guns and mortars will be set up. We must not let the enemy get close to our convoy."
"Where is the telegraph operator? Report to the brigade commander immediately: We are under heavy siege by the Eighth Route Army here."
"Their attack on the coal mines was fake, but the reinforcements were real. The troops suffered heavy losses. Please ask for tactical guidance."
The Japanese Major was very lucky that the Eighth Route Army that came over did not directly attack the convoy.
After rushing to the vicinity of the convoy for more than 100 meters, they all lay down on the ground. They set up machine guns, and some raised their guns. They fired at the remaining Japanese soldiers in the convoy. Bullets and artillery shells came back and forth. It was a lively fight.
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At this time, the call back from the brigade leader also arrived.
The garrison in Datong was not large to begin with, and losing more than half of the infantry brigade in one battle was a price we could not afford.
After receiving the news, the brigade commander sent Datong's only cavalry brigade to reinforce the battlefield and cover the third infantry brigade's breakout.
After reading the telegram, the Major immediately ordered: "While the Eighth Route Army has not attacked, all the soldiers who can still move move closer to the rear troops, and we will pass."
"The brigade commander sent a cavalry brigade to reinforce us."
"As soon as they arrived, we started to break out of the encirclement, attacking from both sides."
At this time, every Japanese, including the captain, was very grateful for the car that transported them.
It was like a bunker, successfully blocking the bullets fired at them by the garrison.
After receiving the transfer order, the car became more useful. The soldiers hid on the side of the car and took advantage of the gap in firepower to run from one car to the previous car, repeating the process over and over again, moving closer to the rear troops step by step.
The captain was also using the same method to rush towards the rear troops.
If nothing else goes wrong, they will be able to rendezvous with the rear troops in ten minutes. When the cavalry brigade is in place, they will be able to fight their way out and escape danger.
But reality played a big joke on him.
There is an old saying in China: Success is also Xiao He, failure is also Xiao He. Put this sentence here and it will become: Success is also a car, and failure is a car.
When the enemy and we were firing at each other, the flying thunder artillery units accompanying the attacking team were not idle.
Those who dug the cannon pits dug the cannon pits, those who set up the cannons set up the cannons, and those who prepared the explosives prepared the explosives... in an orderly manner.
"Rumble..."
Soon, a thunderous explosion sounded among the attacking troops.
The barrels made of gasoline barrels roared one after another, spitting out dazzling orange-red flames, which looked like fireworks from a distance.
The explosive package the size of a millstone was pushed out of the gasoline barrel by the flames, rolled in the sky, and flew towards the convoy at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The captain looked up at the sky and froze.
Dozens of explosive packets grew larger and larger under his gaze, rolling and flying towards the transport team.
"The Eighth Route Army will use thunder cannons to attack us again. Everyone should spread out and take cover..." The adjutant next to him also saw it and shouted with a frightened expression.
A dozen guards carried the captain and rushed to the side, trying to get away from the convoy.
But the Eighth Route Army who was staring at them was not a vegetarian.
They could still survive if they stayed in the convoy and had the carriage as a cover.
After leaving the convoy, they were completely exposed to the guns of the soldiers.
At least five machine gunners focused on them, set their sights on them and started shooting wildly.
"Rumble..."
The guards guarding the captain were constantly being swept to the ground, and the explosive package also landed on the ground, making a thunder-like explosion.
Powerful air waves and shock waves were like a storm, sweeping towards them from behind.
Some explosive packets fell right into the car, and in the roaring explosion, the entire car was blown to pieces on the spot.
Broken car parts, iron plates, etc. were flying everywhere in the air like shell fragments. Any enemy they encountered would be killed or injured.
In the face of the explosives, the car not only failed to save their lives, but also increased the lethality of the explosives, killing more people like an executioner.
Many Japanese soldiers saw this scene, and felt a chill in their hearts. At the same time, they unconsciously wanted to stay away from the car.
But in this case, they will be exposed like the captain, and then be shot by bullets whizzing around their ears.
This is a dilemma...
In front of the enemy headquarters of the garrison, Li Hao knew that he had won the battle when he saw dozens of explosive packets falling in the middle of the convoy and exploding, with the fireball rising into the sky more than ten meters high.
The encirclement is so big, one explosive pack will blow up a large area, and six or seventy explosive packs will fly over in two rounds of bombardment. Even if a blind cat kills a mouse, it will blow up the skin of the Japanese.
When the time comes, the infantry will rush over to finish the battle, and the ambush will be over.
Suddenly, two scout cavalrymen rushed over on horseback.
After he fell off his horse, he ran and reported: "Captain, Datong City has sent Japanese soldiers out of the city again."
"A cavalry brigade, more than 300 cavalrymen are coming towards here."
"Our company commander is trying to think of ways to delay them, but there are plains along the way, which are very suitable for cavalry assaults. They will certainly not be delayed for too long."
When he heard the word "cavalry", Zhou Wu, who was in the reserve team, started to shine.
Without waiting for Li Hao to speak, he immediately called for a fight: "Commander, hand over these more than 300 Japanese cavalry to me, and I guarantee that they will never come back."
Li Hao nodded and ordered: "Time is running out, and only your cavalry battalion can reach the battlefield in time."
"Pay attention to controlling the casualties. I don't care about anything else. The more than 300 Japanese soldiers must be wiped out. Once they leave the city, they cannot be allowed to go back."
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