Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Chapter 534 Devils detour, Wang Chengzhu: This was already in my expectation
After listening to the scouts, Chen Xi asked again: "Where is the Fourth Battalion?"

Scout: "Someone from the Fourth Battalion has also gone to notify."

Chen Xi nodded, thought for a while, and then decisively gave an order: "Pass my order, and immediately implement the regiment commander's battle plan. All battalions and companies will be dispatched to launch a wave of counter-charges against the Japanese army in front of them, and then retreat immediately. The fifth battalion and the sixth battalion join forces and retreat to the second line of defense!"

Wang Chengzhu had expected this a long time ago, so before the battle, he told Chen Xi, the commander of the third battalion, and Wang Dali, the commander of the fourth battalion, to retreat immediately after the devil reinforcements broke through the first blocking line, and fight against the airport. The fifth battalion and the sixth battalion, which were withdrawn from the reinforcements, joined forces and retreated to the second blocking line.

The reason is very simple, since a group of devils has detoured behind them, it doesn't make much sense for them to stick to the first blocking line.

If the devious devils turned around to deal with them again, they would be in danger of falling into the enemy's front and back.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly necessary to retreat at this time.

Launching a counter charge before this is to confuse the devils.

Otherwise, if they retreat directly, the devils of the independent and mixed second brigade will definitely take advantage of the momentum to pursue them.If the roundabout devils took the opportunity to retreat and stop them, they would be surrounded.

The Japanese army was newly defeated, and they were in chaos at this time. They suddenly launched a counterattack, and they would definitely catch the opponent by surprise. Not only can they severely defeat the devils, but they can also win the opportunity to retreat calmly...

Chen Xi's order was quickly conveyed to several company commanders of the third battalion, and the bugleman immediately straightened up, puffed his cheeks and blew the charge horn.

"Di da da, di di di di, di da da, di di di!—"

"Di da da, di di di di, di da da, di di di!—"

"Brothers, rush, kill!"

"Kill all these bastards!"

Amid the inspiring charging horn, hundreds of soldiers from the third battalion immediately dispatched across the board to launch a counter-charge to the Japanese army in front of them.

The sound of this loud charging horn sounded exciting to the Eighth Route Army, but to the ears of the devils on the other side, it sounded like the King of Hades threatening his life. They were so frightened that their livers and gallbladders were torn apart, and they all fled and retreated. go back.

"Go! Kill!"

"Tu Tu Tu!"

"Da da da!"

"Crack, clap clap clap!—"

The soldiers of the third battalion chased them hundreds of meters away. Amidst the fierce gunfire, some devils were shot in the back and fell to the ground screaming.

"Stop chasing, withdraw!"

Chen Xi, the commander of the third battalion, saw that he was almost there, so he immediately stopped the pursuit and gave the order to retreat.

A company commander looked at the weapons and equipment all over the floor and asked, "Battle Commander, what about these weapons and equipment?"

Third Battalion Commander Chen Xi: "Time is limited, don't worry about these trophies, withdraw!"

The order was prohibited, and the soldiers of the third battalion looked at the weapons and equipment all over the ground. Although they were very reluctant, they gave up cleaning the battlefield and retreated with battalion commander Chen Xi, disappearing into the vast corn field.

Seeing that the third battalion had stopped pursuing, the devils on the opposite side finally let out a sigh of relief. They didn't know that the third battalion had actually retreated.

On the other side, the Fourth Battalion is similar to the Third Battalion. They first used Molotov cocktails to destroy the tanks and armored vehicles of the devils. After receiving the news from the scouts, they first launched a round of counterattacks against the Japanese army in front of them, killing the Japanese army by surprise. After that, he retreated immediately without even picking up the spoils.

The third battalion and the fourth battalion withdrew about one kilometer back, joined forces and continued to withdraw towards the airport.

Let's talk about the Second Independent Regiment.

Norihide Abe, who was supervising the battle in the rear, had already seen tanks and armored vehicles burnt to wreckage by Molotov cocktails, and saw the Eighth Route Army take the initiative to attack.

Although he was annoyed, he was not dazzled, and immediately ordered Okamoto Haruhiro to lead the 1st Brigade to come forward to support and block the Eighth Route Army's counterattack.

Almost as soon as the 1st Brigade rushed up, the third and fourth battalions of the Second Independent Regiment stopped charging and retreated back.

Okamoto Haruhiro didn't know that the Second Independent Regiment had retreated, he thought they had just retreated to their original defensive position, and did not dare to pursue it deeply.

Koji Ono went to Norihide Abe again in disgrace, and reported with his head bowed: "Your Excellency, Head of the Brigade, I have let you down again. Please punish me!"

Norihide Abe witnessed the attack of the 2nd Battalion and the 2nd Independent Tank Battalion. Although he was angry, he did not immediately punish Koji Ono, because it was still time for employment.

He said: "This defeat is not your fault. I miscalculated the strength of the Eighth Route Army. They actually mastered the means to deal with the Imperial Army's tanks. It's a shame!"

Hearing this, Koji Ono let out a sigh of relief, and the previous arrogance was no longer on his face.

At this time, a communications soldier with a radio on his back suddenly ran over in a hurry, walked up to Kihide Abe, put his legs together, stood at attention, and reported: "Report, the chief of staff called, saying that they have detoured to the vicinity of Wusu Military Station and are about to continue He rushed to the airport, but was blocked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and the two sides are currently exchanging fire.

The chief of staff said that the Eighth Route Army is also very powerful, and they may not be able to break through the opponent's blocking line in a short time. "

Hearing this, Norihide Abe frowned immediately: "Baga! How many people did the Eighth Route Army dispatch, and how did they infiltrate into the Taiyuan area quietly?
What are the checkpoints and scouts of the imperial army doing? Are they blind? "

Haruhiro Okamoto, Koji Ono and the others hung their heads and said nothing, for fear of getting burned and hurting themselves.

After waiting for a while, Takahashi Akimitsu, the captain of the 2nd Independent Infantry Regiment, asked for instructions: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, what should we do now, should we continue to block the attack?"

Norihide Abe: "Mr. Takahashi, you have also seen the tenacity of this Eighth Route Army. Although only one-third of the tanks and armored vehicles of the Second Independent Tank Battalion were damaged, the Eighth Route Army has already mastered the means to deal with tanks, and they We also seized the favorable terrain ahead of time and deployed a solid defense line, even if we continue to attack, I am afraid it will be difficult to break through their defense line!"

Speaking of this, Norihide Abe regretted his previous decision very much. If he had directly taken the suggestion of Chief of Staff Suzuki Seishaburo and led his troops to bypass the Eighth Route Army's defense line in front of him, he would have already arrived at Wusu Military Station by now.

Takahashi Qiuguang asked again: "Then shall we let the Chief of Staff lead the 3rd Battalion to turn back, and our two units will attack back and forth, and we will be able to hit the damn Tuba Road in front of us in one fell swoop!"

Norihide Abe shook his head, and said with a helpless expression: "If Suzuki-kun led his troops to detour to the back of this Eighth Route Army, and then turned back, it would indeed be possible to severely damage the damned Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop, but it is too late now. gone."

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(End of this chapter)