bookcurios Chapter 154: Cutting off the Japs' Back Route
Chapter 154: Cutting off the Japs' Back Route
Behind the Japanese army, Li Dakang led his troops into action after the battle of Huangyapo began.
This time, he will lead 8000 new recruits to attack the Japanese rear.
The army marched quickly through the mountains and fields, and the recruits were very excited. After training for so long, they could finally go to the battlefield.
At this time, the communicator ran over.
"Deputy Captain, the Captain is calling."
Li Dakang took the microphone and headphones.
"Captain, I'm Li Dakang. May I ask for your instructions?"
"Captain Dakang, the fighting on the Huangyapo battlefield is very intense right now.
I order you to lead the troops to quickly attack the Japanese rear." Gaoda ordered.
“Yes, Captain.
The troops have all set out and are expected to arrive behind the Japanese in 10 minutes to launch an attack. "
After the call ends.
Li Dakang shouted loudly to the team.
"Comrades, pass the order down and speed up the march."
"You must reach the battle site within 8 minutes and launch an attack on the Japanese."
As Li Dakang's order was issued, the soldiers quickened their pace.
at the same time.
The 4th Brigade's temporary headquarters.
The Japanese staff officer is reporting the battle situation to Kaoru Kawamura.
"Report to the brigade commander, the battle ahead is very fierce. We have launched several assaults on the enemy's ambush positions but have not been able to capture them.
The enemy's artillery fire was too powerful and the casualties among the soldiers were very heavy."
"Bagaya road!"
"This group of Eighth Route Army is definitely the strongest Eighth Route Army I have ever seen. I really don't know how they developed."
"Orders: 30th and 31st Regiments, continue the assault; 32nd Regiment, prepare for the attack.
This time, we must completely wipe out this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers."
Kaoru Kawamura gave the order viciously.
"Hai."
The Japanese staff officer was just about to turn around and convey the order.
Suddenly, there was fierce gunfire from the rear.
Kaoru Kawamura in the command center was shocked.
"what's the situation?"
"What happened next?"
"Guards, hurry up and find out what happened back there?"
The Japanese guards immediately went to find out what was going on.
The gunfire became more and more intense, and there were gunshots everywhere.
Fumio Kawamura was shocked. Could it be that the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army had arrived?
How could they come so quickly?
It didn't take long.
A Japanese officer ran into the headquarters.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops have appeared behind us, and their firepower is very strong.
The 32nd Regiment is desperately resisting the attack of the Eighth Route Army."
"idiot!"
"How many enemies are there?" asked Fumio Kawamura.
The Japanese officer thought for a moment and replied: "According to preliminary estimates, the supporting Eighth Route Army has 7,000 to 8,000 troops. The mountains and plains are full of Eighth Route Army troops."
Fumio Kawamura was stunned. How come so many Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared?
According to the intelligence he obtained, there were not so many Eighth Route Army troops near Ping'an County.
It is incredible that seven or eight thousand well-equipped Eighth Route Army soldiers suddenly appeared.
At this time, the Japanese guards ran in in panic.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army troops attacking from the rear was too strong, and the 32nd Regiment had to abandon part of its position."
"Nani?"
"Is this still the Eighth Route Army I know?"
Kaoru Kawamura's heart was full of doubts.
The 32nd Regiment was unable to stop the Eighth Route Army's attack, which seemed impossible to him.
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The rear area of the 4th Brigade.
Li Dakang led 8000 new recruits from the county brigade and suddenly launched a fierce attack on the Japanese rear positions.
Although the county brigade had a large number of people, the defending Japanese 32nd Regiment was no pushover.
Faced with the powerful firepower of the county brigade, the Japanese took advantage of the favorable terrain and fought desperately.
For a time, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle on a 1-kilometer-long front.
The soldiers of the county brigade organized round after round of attacks, but they were all beaten back by the Japanese defensive forces.
Li Dakang saw it all and was anxious. He didn't expect that the Japanese devils in front of him would be so tenacious.
At the beginning of the battle, they launched a sudden attack, catching the Japanese off guard, and the Japanese had to abandon part of their positions.
Just when everyone thought the battle was going to go smoothly, the Japanese quickly organized a new line of defense, and then, under the leadership of the officers, blocked the attack of the county brigade.
A company commander quickly ran to Li Dakang.
"Deputy Captain, the enemy's firepower is too fierce."
"The soldiers suffered heavy casualties and could not make it through."
"Tan, I didn't expect the fighting power of these little devils in front of me is so strong."
"It seems we can only wait for the artillery to arrive."
After saying that, Li Dakang looked at the messenger next to him.
"Messenger, hurry up and urge the artillery to come over."
"Yes."
The messenger immediately ran to the rear.
Li Dakang gave orders to the company commander in front of him.
"Order all soldiers to stop attacking and wait for the arrival of artillery."
Next, the soldiers of the county brigade stopped attacking the Japanese positions.
On the Japanese position.
The commander of the 32nd Regiment saw that the enemy in front of him stopped attacking.
"Yoshi, the Eighth Route Army has no chance of breaking through the 32nd Regiment's defense line."
"As long as we wait for the army ahead to destroy the county brigade, we can quickly come to support and surround and destroy the Eighth Route Army in front of us."
The Japanese adjutant at the side flattered him: "Captain, it is simply a pipe dream for the Eighth Route Army to break through the defense line of the 32nd Regiment."
"Even if they come with more people, we can stop them."
The Japanese regiment commander nodded with satisfaction.
The Japanese soldiers on the position began to replenish their ammunition in preparation for the next wave of attack from the Eighth Route Army.
at the same time.
Li Dakang finally waited for the artillery unit that arrived long ago.
At the urging of Li Dakang.
The artillerymen quickly set up 10 infantry guns and 30 81mm mortars.
The gunner skillfully adjusted the shooting angle, and the loader moved boxes of ammunition to the side of the gun position.
When everything was ready, the artillery commander gave the order to fire.
40 artillery pieces fired at the same time, bombarding the Japanese defense line.
The Japanese artillery on the defense line wanted to counterattack, but as soon as they opened fire, their position was exposed and they were hit by concentrated fire from the county brigade's artillery.
After a burst of explosions, all the mortars on the Japanese defense line were blown into a pile of parts, and all the Japanese artillery were destroyed.
This sudden artillery bombardment stunned the Japanese soldiers on the position.
They couldn't help but start to doubt whether the enemy was the Eighth Route Army. When did the Eighth Route Army become so arrogant?
The artillery shells were thrown crazily at the Japanese positions as if they were free.