Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 276 Armor Assault
Kuroda Yuzo was so frustrated that he blamed Chida Hanbei.

Hanbei Chida covered his face, faltering, no matter how much resentment he had in his heart, he didn't dare to confide in him, he made Yuzo Kuroda anxious, he was afraid he didn't die at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, but at the hands of Kuroda Yuzo first.

At this time, a Japanese officer walked over quickly, and immediately reported: "Your Excellency, the Yoshimura Squadron was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army at Shiqiao, and suffered heavy losses. Please ask for tactical guidance!"

After Kuroda Yuzo heard the news, he felt a chill rushing straight to his head, and cold sweat broke out on his face instantly.

Originally, Kuroda Yuzo planned to wait for the infantry squadron sent to detour to launch an attack from behind the Eighth Route Army on the north bank of the Zhanghe River, and was ready to put all his eggs in one basket and organize troops to forcefully cross the river again.

Unexpectedly, the plan failed, Kuroda Yuzo even predicted his future end, and suicide by caesarean section is the best end, at least it will not affect his family.

"Immediately order the Yoshimura Squadron to retreat and not get entangled with the Eighth Route Army!" Kuroda Yuzo said sharply.

"Hi!"

, The Japanese troops who retreated from the river bank gathered together in twos and threes. This group of Japanese troops was formed in Japan in February 1939 and arrived in China in April. It experienced the winter combat of the Battle of Eastern Henan and the security strengthening battle in Jincheng, and its combat effectiveness was quite strong.

Most of the Japanese soldiers who escaped by hiding on the shore had expressions of horror on their faces after watching their companions being unilaterally massacred by the Eighth Route Army before, and their arrogance in the past was extinguished.

On the north bank of the Zhanghe River.

The fighters of the first regiment and the 28th regiment withdrawn from the first position quickly merged into the second position.

A batch of machine gun bullets came from the rear, and the machine gunner who had just withdrawn immediately replenished the ammunition.

"Damn it, this battle was really enjoyable. This is our independent detachment. The bullets are so powerful. If it was replaced by other brothers' troops, this way of fighting would have caused diarrhea!" Shi Desheng scratched his face. Then he turned his head to Er Bangzi and said, "Er Bangzi, take more bullets, it will give you a good time!"

After Er Bangzi heard this, his thin body picked up two boxes of ammunition and rushed over.

The retreat of the independent detachment was seen by an observation post left by the Japanese army.

"Senior, why did the Eighth Route Army retreat?" a Japanese soldier with a slightly immature face asked.

Next to him was an elderly corporal of the Japanese army lying in the grass, looking at the other side of the river with a binoculars. He was also at a loss as to the actions of the Eighth Route Army.

"Jiro, watch here, don't show your head!" Shida Hiromi handed the binoculars to Jiro, then patted him on the shoulder and said.

"Hey, senior, don't worry, I will be careful!" Jiro nodded heavily.

Shida Jiro is a junior from Shida Hiromi's hometown. He has only joined the army for half a year, and Shida Hiromi takes good care of him on weekdays.

Shida Hiromi slowly moved his body back seven or eight meters, and then ran towards the back with his waist down.

"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side has retreated!" Shida Hiromi trotted for nearly a kilometer before seeing Kuroda Yuzo's large army.

"Nani?" Kuroda Yuzo was taken aback when he heard this, he was ready to die, and he was about to die with the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side.

The same is death. As an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army, Kuroda Yuzo is more inclined to die in battle than to commit suicide.

"Are you sure the Eighth Route Army has retreated?" Kuroda Yuzo said excitedly, grabbing Shida Hiromi by the collar.

"Your Majesty, I saw with my own eyes that the Eighth Route Army retreated from their positions!"

After being confirmed again, Kuroda Yuzo regained his usual calmness, looked at Hanbei Chida aside, and signaled him to express his opinion after the event.

Hanbei Qiantian moved two steps slightly to the side, and said, "Your Majesty, the Eighth Route Army must be a strategy to lure the enemy to go deep. Abandon a position in front so that our army can continue to go deep!"

Chida Hanbei said that he had the idea of ​​withdrawing his troops. It was not his task to go north to support. In the end, he was only helping the reinforcements of the Japanese army across the river, and he wished to leave this bloody battlefield as soon as possible.

Kuroda Yuzo took a panoramic view of the timid look on Chida Hanbei's face, and then looked at the other Japanese officers.

Among the several Japanese officers surrounding Kuroda Yuzo, there is a lieutenant commander, two squadron leaders of the infantry squadron, two squadron leaders of the machine gun squadron, and two squadron leaders of the transport squadron.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, we were ordered to go to Handan for support, but we were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army here. This group of Eighth Route Army is most likely the Eighth Route Army that attacked Handan City. This is our last chance to make up for what we have done! If If this opportunity is missed, the commander of the division and even the commander of Gangcun will definitely be held accountable!" The Japanese lieutenant officer said with a pale face.

The rest of the people nodded one after another. The long-term rigid dogma in the Japanese army was like a sharp sword hanging over their heads. The few people present did not dare to have the slightest delusions.

Seeing that everyone present reached an agreement, Kuroda Yuzo said unceremoniously: "Senda Hanbei, immediately lead your people to gather the boats, and you will lead the battle next!"

"Hi!" Chida Hanbei responded bravely.

Chida Hanbei led his men along the Zhang River to collect the boats downstream, not to mention for the time being.

On the other side, the rear of the independent detachment position.

The chariot company was on a corner path under the hidden mountain forest under the command of Dong Jiang.

Since the battle was going well, it was time for the Chariot Company to play, and Zhou Weihan came to the location of the Chariot Company in person.

The soldiers gathered together and were listening to Dong Jiang explaining the key points of Bu-Tan cooperation. When they saw Zhou Weihan coming, the soldiers stood up immediately.

"Dong Jiang, it's your turn!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.

"Detachment Captain, just watch!" Dong Jiang didn't see the slightest nervousness, and he had the air of a general.

Dong Jiang was not nervous, but Zhou Weihan became nervous: "Let me tell you, the Japanese army may still have Type [-] infantry artillery, so be careful!"

The armor of the main parts of the Type 12 light tank is 8 mm, while the armor of the Type [-] armored vehicle is only [-] mm.

The Japanese Type 200 heavy machine gun can penetrate 12 mm steel plates at 500 meters and 8 mm steel plates at [-] meters.

Although the Japanese army is unlikely to carry armor-piercing shells, the little devil has a Type [-] infantry artillery, so Zhou Weihan has to guard against it.

After four o'clock in the afternoon.

The Japanese army on the south bank of the Zhang River once again organized people to cross the river.

Chida Hanbei had less than a small group of Japanese troops, and more than [-] puppet troops. Under the leadership of Chida Hanbei, they began to cross the river anxiously.

Crossing the river was so smooth that Chida Hanbei couldn't believe that he could step onto the river beach on the north bank so smoothly.

Hanbei Chida waved his hand, and the two Japanese soldiers drove the puppet troops up the slope of the river beach.

Climbing to the ground, the group of Japanese and puppet soldiers lay on the ground in unison, slowly moving forward until they reached the first ditch of the independent detachment.

"The Eighth Route Army has really withdrawn!" The leading officer of the puppet army rolled into the ditch, leaned out slowly through the ditch, and continued to observe the rear with binoculars.

"Taijun, there are weeds on the opposite side, you can't see clearly, the Eighth Route Army must still be in ambush!" The puppet army officer whispered.

After receiving the news, Hanbei Chida was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the flag commander to deliver the news to the large Japanese troops in the rear.

Then he took the rest of his men and continued to climb up along the traces that the puppet army had climbed before.

The south bank of Zhanghe River.

Seeing the news delivered by the flag commander, Kuroda Yuzo finally showed a smile on his gloomy face: "Yoxi, cross the river immediately!"

Under Kuroda Yuzo's order, except for a transport squadron left to guard the wounded and supplies, the rest of the Japanese army immediately gathered and crossed the river in batches.

Due to the severe damage to the ships caused by the previous battle, it took more than an hour for the Japanese troops to cross the Zhang River.

"Give it up!" Kuroda Yuzo pulled out his command knife and shouted loudly.

In his eyes, in the previous battles, the Eighth Route Army only relied on the advantage of the Zhang River to gain the upper hand. Now all the warriors of the Japanese Empire have crossed the river.

Although there are only about [-] soldiers left, Kuroda Yuzo has the confidence to defeat the more than [-] Eighth Route Army standing in front of him.

More than [-] Japanese troops were divided into two groups. After a group of more than [-] Japanese troops landed, they quickly detoured eastward, intending to attack from the side.

The rest of the Japanese army occupied the first trench, and the Japanese army of the two heavy machine gun squadrons quickly deployed the Type [-] heavy machine guns, while the Japanese infantry launched a pig-like charge in skirmish lines.

"Don't worry, put it in and fight again!" Ding Wei, who was on the second defense line of the cat, ordered.

"Crack!" The gunfire signaled.

The light and heavy machine guns on the second line of defense fired together, mixed with thousands of rifles.

The Japanese and puppet troops under Chida Hanbei who were in the front line as cannon fodder were immediately swept down, but the Japanese troops behind them reacted very quickly, lying on the ground to fight back.

Behind the independent detachment's position, the roar of the engine sounded, and thick black smoke rose from the tank.

Two Type [-] light tanks lead the way, and four Type [-] armored vehicles line up behind, moving forward slowly.

The commando fighters in charge of the escort followed the tank in groups.

The chariot company quickly crossed the third line of defense and rushed towards the second line of defense.

"Quickly, give way to the chariot, these are raw melon eggs, don't let your own blood hurt you!" Ding Weiwei shouted.

After crossing the second line of defense, the tank company began to speed up and was completely exposed to the Japanese army.

"Nani? The Eighth Route Army actually has chariots?" Kuroda Yuzo said in disbelief as he looked at the chariots rushing towards him.

(End of this chapter)