Two planes, one on the left and one on the right, slowly entered Li Hao's field of vision with roaring sounds.
"Chief of Staff, it seems that the Japs are still using the same attack method, first bombing from planes, then bombarding with artillery fire, and finally assaulting with infantry." Li Hao was not afraid of the sudden attack of the Japs' planes, and stared at the battlefield with contempt on his face.
"This is bullying because we don't have planes and our artillery fire can't compare with them." Hong Linfeng agreed.
"But that's fine. Now that we know how the Japanese attack, it will definitely be easier for us to fight."
Li Hao replied: "That's true. Tell Zhao Wen that from now on I will hand over the position to him and hold it for at least three hours."
"Weng buzz..."
The roar overhead became louder and louder, and the two planes were like falcons, falling diagonally towards the ground in a typical dive bombing posture.
Suddenly, a scream of "wuwuwu..." reached everyone's ears, and then they saw four aerial bombs breaking away from the plane and rushing towards the ground along the dive direction of the plane, getting faster and faster.
At this moment, the plane that dropped the bomb began to climb, and finally flew back into the sky close to the ground.
Four bombs hit the ground at the same time, and a huge fireball, wrapped in black smoke, was like a big mushroom cloud rising from the ground.
The soil, sandbags, logs on the position, as well as the soldiers hiding in the trenches, equipment... were blown up into the sky like toys, flying everywhere.
After several seconds, an explosion like the earth was shaking reached Li Hao's ears.
The two planes made three consecutive dives before stopping, swinging their wings, and reluctantly left the battlefield.
"Boom, boom..." The artillerymen followed closely and joined the battle.
In the blink of an eye, the white smoke generated by the shelling enveloped the artillery position. A few seconds later, the defensive formation of the Laiyuan Independent Battalion was also enveloped by artillery fire.
Field artillery, mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars fired for a full five minutes before stopping. For four to five hundred days, the puppet troops held their guns and rushed out of the offensive position at the same time.
More than twenty heavy machine guns mounted on the position roared together, and the bullets were shot out as if they were free, flying over the heads of the attacking troops and flying into the eleventh blocking position defended by the Laiyuan Independent Battalion.
In less than half an hour, plaster flags accompanying the offensive team were planted on the position, announcing that the eleventh blocking position had been breached by the Japanese army.
"Rumble..."
The artillery fired again, and the dense shells passed over the eleventh blocking position and headed towards the twelfth blocking position like eyes, which was also the last line of defense of the garrison here.
The Japanese used all available firepower and broke through the Japanese twelfth line of defense at all costs in the shortest possible time.
"Commander, the twelfth line of defense has been breached. The Laiyuan Independent Battalion has withdrawn to the station according to the predetermined plan to defend." A messenger climbed up to the high ground where Li Hao was and reported.
Li Hao kept holding his telescope to observe the battlefield. After listening to the report, he did not even turn around. He opened his mouth and ordered: "Send a telegram to Zhao Wen. It is three o'clock in the afternoon. Other troops must stay at the station for two hours before other troops can join the battle."
"Yes, regimental commander!" The ordering soldier loudly accepted the order, turned around and ran towards the communications platoon that was sending and receiving radios not far away.
"Reporting to the regimental commander, nearly a brigade of Japanese troops hastily marched through the 11th and 12th directions, and penetrated diagonally behind the Laiyuan Independent Battalion station!" A new messenger panted and climbed up to the high ground to report.
After listening to the report, Hong Linfeng laughed on the spot, looked at Li Hao and said happily: "Captain, our judgment is correct."
"The enemy's style of play could not be more obvious. Break through in the center, insert heavy troops, then encircle and outflank us on both wings, and finally encircle and annihilate us."
"As long as the follow-up troops of the Japanese and puppet troops start to outflank, we can take action."
A smile flashed across Li Hao's lips, but he did not put down the telescope in his hand. He kept looking at the rear of the Japanese and puppet troops, hoping that the roundabout troops he had predicted would appear soon.
"They are coming..."
As soon as the outflanking troops appeared in his eyes, Hong Linfeng's exclamation rang out.
He immediately put down his telescope and looked at Li Hao with a look of anticipation on his face: "Commander, all the Japanese and puppet troops have been dispatched, can we move too!"
Li Hao still held up the telescope and observed while answering: "There is no rush."
"Wait until all the Japs and planes in the sky are gone before you act!"
Hong Linfeng was suppressed and beaten by the Japanese army all day long yesterday. He had long wanted to fight a big and exciting counterattack. He wanted to take revenge and complain. When he heard Li Hao said that he would have to wait, he became anxious on the spot.
"Captain, I think we can take action now?"
"The soldiers are all camouflaged. As long as the Japanese planes don't conduct low-altitude reconnaissance, they will definitely not be able to find them."
"And the enemy's attention is all on the Laiyuan Independent Battalion, and they will definitely not notice our outflanking troops."
Li Hao insisted on his opinion and shook his head in refusal: "Wait a moment, we are not in a hurry."
"If the troops are discovered by planes when they are outflanking, the trap we have finally set up will be broken by the Japanese and the success will be defeated."
Hong Linfeng could only suppress the restlessness in his heart and focus on the battlefield again.
The outflanking troops of the Japanese and puppet troops were moving very quickly, as if the Laiyuan Independent Battalion had slipped away.
After marching nearly four kilometers in less than half an hour, the encirclement was finally completed before 3:30.
This station is the largest station of the Laiyuan Independent Battalion. Because it is close to the front line, it has two infantry companies, a guard company, and a firepower company.
At the beginning of the construction, it was considered that the station might be surrounded, so it has very complete defenses inside.
There are two front and rear light trenches, as well as a large number of machine gun bunkers and light and dark fortresses.
If the Japanese and puppet troops did not dispatch aircraft, it would not be a problem for the Laiyuan Independent Battalion to stay inside for two days.
Now that the Japanese and puppet troops have aircraft reinforcements, they can easily destroy the fortifications at the base, but they will definitely be fine if they can hold on for a long time.
Therefore, Li Hao had great confidence in Zhao Wen, and then he was not in a hurry to let other troops join the battle, so as not to expose the target and cause the Japanese and puppet troops to temporarily retreat.
After the encirclement was formed, the battle was about to break out.
At the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, the chief of staff was reporting the latest battle situation on the front line to the commander, and he was in a very good mood.
"Your Excellency, Army Commander, the intervening troops have blocked the Eighth Route Army's retreat route into the base area, and all the detour troops are in place. So far, the battle has started, and the local troops gathered by the garrison regiment on the Laiyuan front line have all been surrounded by us, and no one has escaped."
"As expected, the attack has begun."
The army commander was very happy. They had fought for so long and even lost the city of Datong because of this scene.
As long as all the troops of the garrison regiment remaining in the base area are surrounded, with the strength of the offensive troops, there will be no problem in capturing them.
So I have already won more than half of this battle.
The next thing that needs to be done is to quickly defeat these enemies, and then take the opportunity to occupy the base area of the garrison, block the main force of the garrison in Datong, and deny them the opportunity to attack the base area.
If you do this, you will win this game.
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