Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

The grassroots officers who followed in the offensive formation warned the soldiers around them from time to time to keep the rhythm of the attack.The three-three system and four-fast-one-slow tactics that have been popularized have also become the offensive tactics of the Eighth Route Army.

Watching the Eighth Route Army pouring in from all directions, the Japanese troops who stayed on the ground to support them, soon woke up from the mournful whistle of the observers.Looking at the artillery fire that began to extend, the surviving Japanese army rushed to the position immediately.

At this moment, the Eighth Route Army, which is in charge of the attack, and the mortar unit that cooperated with them in launching the attack, have also set up temporary artillery positions behind the attacking troops.Seeing that the Japanese troops on the position began to come out, they immediately carried out close-range shelling.

Faced with these artillery shells thrown onto the position from time to time, many little devils were hit by the exploding shells before they had time to enter the trenches.For a while, the screams on the Japanese positions increased a lot again.

Many veterans of the Japanese army with rich experience in the battlefield, seeing the Eighth Route Army attacking troops in sight, couldn't help but gasped and said, "Baga! So many people?"

In order to break through the defensive positions deployed by the Japanese army as soon as possible, the four main armies responsible for the attack this time can be said to have spent a lot of money.According to Mr. Zhu's plan, breaking the Japanese defense is a very critical part of this campaign.

With the current strength of the North China Front Army, they deployed a large number of defensive troops on the front line.In addition, in order to ensure the stability and security of the remaining ruling areas, they also stationed many defenders in various cities.

Although these city defenses are supported by puppet troops, in Boss Zhu's opinion.With the prestige of the Eighth Route Army in North China today, as long as the troops attack outside those cities, I believe the defenders in those cities will not resist to the end.

This also means that as long as the Eighth Route Army breaks through the current defensive positions set up by the North China Front Army, the next Eighth Route Army's offensive will become much smoother.Even in order to ensure safety, the Japanese army will gather the main force to Beiping for a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army.

After the hand-to-hand combat between the two armies began, the snipers hidden in the offensive formation also locked on the Japanese machine gunners on the ground and shot them with precision.Doing so would naturally reduce the casualties of the attacking troops.

Facing the Japanese machine gun bunker, voices came from the attacking Eighth Route Army troops from time to time: "Bazooka man, go! Blow up that machine gun bunker, and the rest of the team is responsible for covering it. Let's move!"

With the cooperation of the offensive team, a rocket launcher also quickly attacked. After finding the shooting position, he quickly pulled the trigger in his hand and sent a rocket directly to the Japanese machine gun bunker.

As these machine gun bunkers continued to be destroyed, the machine gunners also continued to change.The Japanese army on the ground also felt more and more pressure.Many Japanese soldiers who confronted the Eighth Route Army for the first time felt even more chilled as they fought.

Until an offensive force successfully entered the Japanese trenches.The troops attacking behind immediately said excitedly: "It's rushed in! Our troops have rushed in, speed up to catch up, and expand the results of the battle, hurry up!"

The attacking troops, which had been paused from time to time before, undoubtedly accelerated the pace of attack when they saw that some troops successfully broke into the Japanese defensive positions.At this moment, the Japanese army on the ground seemed a little embarrassed.

Seeing the Eighth Route Army pouring in from the gap, the little devil officer on the ground could only shout: "Counterattack, block the gap, and drive the Eighth Route Army down. Quick, don't let the Eighth Route Army rush into our position!"

It is a pity that almost every squad facing the offensive of the Eighth Route Army is equipped with two submachine guns and one light machine gun.In this kind of trench where soldiers fought hand-to-hand, the Eighth Route Army's advantage undoubtedly appeared even greater.

Even if some little devils, according to their training requirements, when preparing for hand-to-hand combat, they often end up being ruthlessly shot to death.For such a rigid little devil, the attacking Eighth Route Army soldiers would have no mercy at all.

'Stupid as hell!If you have bullets and don't need them, who will fight with you for the bayonet! '

Knowing that at this time, the Eighth Route Army's assault troops must speed up their attack and cleanup, and most of them will not give the little devil any chance to fight hand-to-hand.The more little devils to clean up, the bigger the gap will be opened.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army that kept rushing to the position, and the defenders who kept retreating, the Japanese field commander who stayed behind could only say helplessly: "Withdraw, leave a squadron to establish a blocking position, and the rest of the troops go to the rear." withdraw!"

Knowing that he was unable to recover from the defeat, the Japanese commander could only choose to retreat to the next position.They knew that if they continued to stay here, there was only one end, and that was to be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

Now that they are unable to recover from the defeat, it is also what commanders like them have to do to preserve their vitality.After all, according to the combat instructions of the pre-war headquarters, Okamura Ningji had such instructions.

In the case of an unfavorable battle situation, the main priority is to preserve the vitality.And now, isn't this the time?As long as the remaining troops in the position are brought back safely, the responsibilities of their commanders will be relatively reduced.

But the question is, how can the Eighth Route Army attacking troops that have already bit them allow them to escape easily?

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Since the Eighth Route Army regained the Jingjing Coal Mine, and fought with the North China Army around the Shijiazhuang area for several days.Today, the defense zone owned by the Japanese army in North China near Shijiazhuang is undoubtedly much smaller than before.

Although Ningji Okamura added a division of reinforcements to garrison here, the Japanese army still felt oppressive in the face of the three main corps of the Eighth Route Army attacking at this moment. It seemed that the Eighth Route Army was attacking there.

For the Japanese troops stationed here, the defenders who are qualified to be equipped with artillery units are naturally relatively important areas to defend.As for other less important areas, the Japanese and puppet troops stationed there were no match for the Eighth Route Army.

The outlying checkpoints were captured one by one, and the main position was not spared either.The commander of the Japanese army stationed in Shijiazhuang seemed very surprised by the speed at which the troops were defeated.I feel that this defeat is too fast!

"General, the Zhao County Garrison just sent a telegram that the defensive position of their brigade has been breached by the Eighth Route.At present, the remnants of the department are blocking the attack, and I request the general to send troops to support as soon as possible, and give tactical guidance! '

Listening to the report of the combat staff officer, the Japanese lieutenant general said in surprise: "The battle lasted less than two hours, and we deployed a brigade of troops there. How is it possible that we can't hold out for two hours? "

'Report to the general, the Eighth Route Army that attacked Zhao County should be the 129th Division of the original Eighth Route Army.When they attacked, they used clusters of artillery fire. Our army's main position was severely damaged, and the artillery unit was also severely damaged by the opponent.

Most importantly, the department's combat effectiveness should have been greatly expanded compared to before.Several positions outside Zhao County were captured by the Eighth Route Army.If they don't withdraw, I'm afraid they will also fall into the siege of the Eight Routes. '

The combat staff officer explained at the right time, which eased the expression of the Japanese lieutenant general a little.At this moment, a staff officer who had just come out of the confidential room handed him an urgent telegram at the right time.

The Dingzhou garrison sent an urgent telegram, and the Eight Route Army launched a fierce attack on its defensive position, and the enemy artillery fire was fierce.They are resisting tenaciously, but the commander of the garrison sent a telegram, begging the general to send troops to support them, and they may not last long. '

The two wing troops defending Shijiazhuang were all attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the main force guarding Shijiazhuang was also fiercely attacked by the former 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army.Such a situation really made the Japanese lieutenant general feel that the war situation was worrying.

Looking at the map hanging in the combat command room, the lieutenant general said with a headache: "Baga! How could this happen? This is the first round of attack, and our troops can't resist it. When will our combat effectiveness be weakened to this point? gone?"

While feeling a little reconciled in his heart, the lieutenant general also knew the reason why the army would be defeated so quickly, and it was more because of the heavy artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army.In addition, the opponent's crowd tactics did make the troops somewhat powerless.

While he was thinking about what to do next, a combat staff officer said, "General, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold this place! If we don't make a plan early, once the Eighth Route Army blocks our retreat, we won't be able to retreat even if we want to! "

Such a suggestion made the lieutenant general a little annoyed: "Baga, are you still an officer of the empire? Now that the Eight Route Army has not reached here, are we going to take the initiative to retreat? No, we must find a way to stop them! "

As a result, another staff officer soon said: "General, judging from the current situation, we can only stop the rapid assault of the Eighth Route Army unless we send out all the existing reserve troops. But if we send these troops out, we will be in danger." .

Judging from the current tactics implemented by the Eighth Route Army, they definitely want to encircle our army on three sides.If we cannot retreat to the rear in time, I am afraid that we may all be surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.Earlier, the Langfang garrison also sent a telegram that they were also attacked.

Once the Eighth Route Army occupies Langfang, or even blocks our retreat, the tens of thousands of troops stationed here may be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.If we lose, then the situation in Beiping and Tianxie will be in danger! "

Although many little devil officers were unwilling to retreat, the current situation clearly told them.If they do not retreat, they are in danger of being surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.Once encircled, it is really dangerous.

At this time, a major general of the Japanese army suddenly said: "General, leave me a brigade unit, and you lead the other units to retreat first! I will be here and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army!"

Listening to the general's words, the lieutenant general said thoughtfully: "The number of troops in the city is already small. I'm afraid it's impossible to keep a brigade for you. If I want to retreat, I must bring all the elite to the city. go to the rear.

Mr. Fukuyama, I will leave you an infantry regiment and a puppet army brigade.In addition, the heavy artillery units of the divisions are also left to you.The subsequent withdrawal of troops here will also be fully entrusted to your command.

I need you to stay here for at least three days to buy time for the main force to retreat.If necessary, I will ask Your Excellency, Commander, to send the Air Force to provide air support starting tomorrow.

If there is a chance later, I hope you can lead the troops out of the city safely.Maybe I was too careless and didn't realize that Eight Routes would dispatch so many troops this time! "

An infantry regiment plus a puppet army brigade, the strength is naturally not too much.But the major general also knew that if the troops that were subsequently withdrawn to the city were added, then the troops he could command would probably end up with a brigade or so.

'good!As long as I am still alive, I will stick to it for three days! '

A major general asked for his order to stay, and the Japanese lieutenant general didn't bother about anything anymore.An order was quickly issued for the troops to prepare to retreat. Except for some supplies reserved for the defending troops, all other supplies that could be transported away were sent away.

As for why the heavy artillery was kept, the reason is naturally that the heavy artillery is not suitable for carrying out the encirclement.Even if they retreat now, they still hold it in their hearts.But the lieutenant general felt that since he wanted to withdraw quickly, he had to be quick.

Perhaps, as Okamura Ningji said earlier, the final decisive battle will be held on the outskirts of Tianyan and Beiping.As long as he can bring more of the troops stationed here back to the rear, perhaps Neiji Okamura will not blame him.

Now that the main force was decided to retreat, the Japanese lieutenant general no longer hesitated.Soon, power was sent to the commanders of the troops in charge of the two wings, so that they must stop every step to ensure the safety of the retreat channel of the main force.

At dawn, the Japanese army and air force at Beiping Airport also began to take off and rush to the Shijiazhuang battlefield.What they have to do is to provide cover for the main force and ensure that they can safely withdraw to the rear.

Another role of the air force is naturally to deter the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army.According to the information received last night, the Eighth Route Army used multiple artillery clusters this time, and it is necessary for the Air Force to find them and destroy them.

Just as the Japanese fighter planes at Beiping Airport took off, a telegram was sent from Beiping soon.The airport of the Air Force's third brigade that received the telegram immediately sounded harsh sirens, and the pilots who were already on standby began to board the plane immediately.

'take off! '