I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 237 Throwing It All Into Hongze Lake To Feed The Fish
In Xuyi County, the final decisive battle has begun.

Before Konoe Fujiyama, Akihiro Taro and others deployed their temporary defense line.

Under the leadership of company commander Chen Qifeng, more than 100 elite guards of the Huben regiment attacked in three groups.

The combat quality and firepower level of the dismounted Japanese cavalry are not as good as those of real infantry, not to mention this kind of temporary and hasty transition to street fighting.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, the Japanese cavalry, which used Type [-] lances and a small number of crooked handles, were overwhelmed by the guard company, which was all equipped with Thompson submachine guns and Czech light machine guns.

Because in a close firefight within a hundred meters, the firepower of one Thompson can even suppress ten Type [-] mounted rifles.

Moreover, the guard company of the Huben Regiment, as the most elite unit in the regiment, has far better street fighting experience than these devil cavalry.

As soon as you see a devil, immediately dodge and use the surrounding buildings, ruins and other obstacles to fire first.

In groups of three or two, they alternately cover and shoot, killing one devil after another.

When Konoe Fujiyama, Akihiro Taro and others wanted to organize troops to counterattack.

Xu Qingfeng, Zhou Weiguo, Xu Hu and others led ten Sherman tanks from the tank battalion, followed the platoons of the guard company and joined the battle.

Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
The 75mm main guns of ten Sherman tanks fired in unison, and the vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns also followed suit.

The Japanese cavalry who were about to fight back were suddenly hit by the roaring shells, and their men and guns were blown into the sky.

Under the fierce fire from thirty truck-mounted heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties.

For the Japanese cavalry with a total of only more than 300 people, ten Sherman tanks with powerful firepower and heavy defense are unrivaled.

In particular, the 75 mm caliber main gun, which far exceeds all the tanks currently in service in their army, is powerful enough to make the Japanese cavalry despair.

Under the powerful artillery fire and vehicle-mounted firepower of Sherman tanks, the more than 100 Japanese on the outermost defense line were unable to resist at all.

In less than 5 minutes, the guard company took advantage of the situation and defeated them in one fell swoop.

The Huben Regiment's offensive continued, relying on the cover of unstoppable tank fire and vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft machine guns.

Chen Qifeng and other officers and soldiers of the guard company, their morale boosted, rushed forward one by one.

And Xu Qingfeng, Zhou Weiguo and others commanded and led the entire tank battalion to charge in a coordinated manner, and at the same time commanded the main guns of the tanks to carry out extended bombardment deep into the devil's defense.

In the process, Konoe Fujiyama, Akihiro Taro and others, who were already suppressed by the powerful firepower of the Huben regiment and suppressed by the second temporary defense line, were unable to move forward, and were very unlucky to be hit by a shell.

These two old devils and a few entourages were hiding behind a half-collapsed courtyard wall, commanding the troops to fight.

A high-explosive armor-piercing shell roared, penetrated the wall, hit the wall of a two-story building behind them, and exploded violently.

Konoe Fujiyama and Akihiro Taro didn't even have a chance to react, they were engulfed by the raging explosion fragments and flames, and died instantly.

The ensuing battle began to become without any suspense.

Having lost their supreme commander and suffered heavy casualties, the Devil cavalry, who were completely suppressed by the offensive firepower of the Huben Regiment, retreated steadily and could no longer organize any decent resistance.

Under the fierce attack and pursuit of the tank battalion and the guard company, the army was quickly defeated, and finally less than a hundred people escaped from Xuyi City in the chaos.

Of the more than 2000 puppet troops in the city, more than 500 were killed and injured, more than 800 were carried away, and the remaining hundreds became prisoners of the Huben regiment.

As soon as the battle was over, Xu Qingfeng said to Zhou Weiguo: "Guo Wei, immediately use the car radio to notify the battalions and companies, and quickly retreat to Xuyi County alternately for cover!"

Zhou Weiguo said: "To be on the safe side, can we send the tank battalion out to respond?"

Xu Qingfeng nodded and said: "Okay, let's do this. Our troops will be divided into two groups. I will lead the guard company to stay behind, and you will lead the tank battalion to go out to respond. First, bring in the regiment headquarters, artillery battalion, field hospital and Xiao Ya's sister-in-law.

Then, see which troops in each battalion or company need reinforcements, and lead the tank battalion to cover their retreat. "

"After all, the enemy will soon know that Xuyi County has been lost, and there is a high probability that they will send planes over for retaliatory air strikes.

If the tank battalion stays in Xuyi County, it will be easily bombed. It is safer to move out. "

"Okay." Zhou Weiguo said: "For safety reasons, the command tank will stay and follow you. I will just take the other nine."

"That's fine." Xu Qingfeng didn't refuse this time, because it was much safer to have a Sherman tank by his side.

If the entire tank battalion is left in Xuyi County, the probability of being hit by the Japanese air attack is much higher, and if only one tank is left, it will be much more convenient to hide.

Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu soon took the nine Shermans from the tank battalion and roared out of the city. At the same time, they also made contact with the battalions and companies outside through vehicle-mounted radios.

Knowing that the regiment headquarters, the artillery battalion, the supply battalion, and the field hospital were not far from Xuyi County, they gave priority to meeting them.

And Xu Qingfeng asked Chen Qifeng to lead some officers and soldiers of the guard company to gather all the prisoners in the city into an open space near the devil's headquarters, so that it would be convenient for custody and management.

A Sherman tank plus two squads of soldiers, with light and heavy machine guns around them, can keep a close eye on everyone.

After taking care of the prisoners, Xu Qingfeng ordered Chen Qifeng to lead the main force of the guard company to clean up the battlefield and search for any devils or remnants of the puppet army in the city.

However, the shortage of troops did not last long.

About half an hour later, Chief of Staff Liang Shan and Artillery Battalion Commander Wang Tiezhu and others led the regiment headquarters, artillery battalion, supply camp, field hospital and other directly affiliated troops to Xuyi County.

When Xu Qingfeng learned of their arrival, he immediately ordered the baggage battalion to clean the battlefield, and the infantry company of the artillery battalion was responsible for guarding the four gates.

More than 20 minutes later, Sun Kui's first battalion and Zhang Zhijian's second battalion also arrived one after another. With these two battalions, nearly a thousand new troops joined.

The infantry strength of the Huben Regiment in the city has been greatly strengthened, reaching a scale of nearly 300 people.

Moreover, there is also an artillery battalion and a tank, which can basically be said to be rock solid.

Taking this opportunity, Xu Qingfeng re-established his regiment headquarters.

"Director Liu, what's going on with the third battalion, the fourth battalion, and the fifth battalion, the cavalry company, and the reconnaissance company?"

After the headquarters was rebuilt, Xu Qingfeng immediately asked Liu Bohui, the communications director.

Liu Bohui quickly replied: "According to the reports from each battalion and company, the third and fourth battalions are currently occupied by the enemies of Lai'an and Chuzhou and are fighting bloody battles.

Deputy Commander Zhou has led the tank battalion to rush for reinforcements!

The cavalry company, reconnaissance company and fifth infantry battalion are also exchanging fire with the enemy in the direction of Yangzhou.

According to the report of Deputy Chief of Staff Lin, the main force of the enemy in Yangzhou has arrived. The enemy's strength is more than ten times theirs. They are fighting and retreating! "

After listening to Liu Bohui's report, Xu Qingfeng immediately said to Sun Kui, the commander of the first battalion next to him: "Battlemaster Sun, you have to work hard again, and immediately lead the first battalion to the southeast, ready to meet Chief of Staff Lin and his retreat!"

"Yes!!" Naturally, Sun Kui obeyed Xu Qingfeng's order unconditionally. After saluting Xu Qingfeng, he immediately turned around and took the order to leave.

Xu Qingfeng said to Zhang Zhijian again: "Second Battalion Commander, the defense of the South Gate and West Gate will be handed over to the Second Battalion."

Zhang Zhijian stood up happily and said: "Please rest assured, the group will be safe."

"The artillery battalion and the field hospital immediately dispersed and concealed, in case the enemy retaliates by air strikes!"

Xu Qingfeng gave Wang Tiezhu and others stern orders again.

Wang Tiezhu didn't rush to take orders, but asked for instructions: "Tuan Zuo, the supply camp found nearly [-] devil corpses in the city, what do you think should be done?"

"Don't bury the little devil!" Xu Qingfeng said in a stern voice: "Throw them all into Hongze Lake to feed the fish!"

"Yes!" Wang Tiezhu replied, and said again: "By the way, there are still hundreds of prisoners of the puppet army, should they be released, or?"

Xu Qingfeng turned around and glanced at hundreds of puppet prisoners in an open space not far away.

He said in a stern voice: "We can't release it for the time being, and it's too late to select and add to our Huben group.

You can ask them to help carry the corpses of the Japanese, clean up the battlefield, and strengthen the fortifications! "

Wang Tiezhu accepted the order happily: "Yes!"

After Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Zhijian took orders to leave one after another, Chief of Staff Liang Shan couldn't help asking: "Tuan Zuo, just now I heard what you said. We need to strengthen the city defense. Are we going to fight the devils in Xuyi next?"

Xu Qingfeng nodded and said: "Yes, the Japanese have assembled two armies to pursue us, although now we have captured Xuyi and opened the way to retreat north.

However, if we just abandon Xuyi and move and evacuate.

Although our Tiger and Ben regiments can be safe and sound, if the Japanese follow us and pursue us, the people in various places along the way will suffer. "

"So, before we go north, we have to fight another battle with the Japs. At least we must completely deal with these two Japs pursuers, so that they will no longer be able to go north from the Central Jiangsu area in a short time.

At that time, we will hand over Xuyi County to the friendly troops of the 3rd War Zone or the 5th War Zone. "

Liang Shan nodded and said: "The regiment's worries are not unreasonable. However, the casualties of each battalion transferred this time are probably not small. There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves. Can we defend Xuyi?"

"Now let's see if the third battalion, fourth battalion, fifth battalion, cavalry company and reconnaissance company can retreat."

Xu Qingfeng's expression was also rarely serious, because the battalions outside were facing the pursuit of at least [-] Japanese troops.

The most serious thing is that it is daytime now, and Japanese planes may rush to the battlefield at any time to join the battle and conduct air strikes and bombings on the above-mentioned battalions.

With the level of equipment and firepower of the Tiger Regiment, it is completely unafraid of Japanese troops in ground combat, but its air defense capability is always a shortcoming.

In other words, in the era when there were no anti-aircraft missiles and radars, the best air supremacy was actually the air force.

Because unless there are enough other anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, it will be difficult to form an effective anti-aircraft fire network.

However, before having a stable base and a large rear area, it is unrealistic to form its own air force belonging to the Huben Regiment.

What's more, now Xu Qingfeng has not obtained any air combat equipment from the system.

Just as Xu Qingfeng and Liang Shan finished speaking, Liu Bohui, director of the Communications Department, stood up again and reported: "Reporting to the delegation, we have received a call from Wuchang Xingyuan again. Do you want to answer it?"

Xu Qingfeng thought for a while, and said, "Answer, and see if there is any latest situation."

"Yes!" Liu Bohui readily agreed, and immediately turned to operate the radio station.

Not long after, he got up again and ran to Xu Qingfeng, reporting: "Tuan Zuo, Wuchang Xingyuan has learned that we are besieged by the Japanese army. Principal Chang instructed our department to try to break out of the siege and go northward as soon as possible."

Xu Qingfeng couldn't help but smile when he heard this and said, "Didn't Principal Chang hold us responsible for evacuating Chuzhou without permission?"

Liu Bohui shook his head, and he was also very puzzled. The regiment leader obviously disobeyed orders on the battlefield and led his troops to evacuate Chuzhou without authorization. Why didn't the committee member pursue it?

Xu Qingfeng laughed and ordered: "Call back to Wuchang Xingyuan and tell Principal Chang that Xuyi City has been recaptured by us and all the rebellious defenders have been wiped out. Please rest assured.

Our troops will fight the Japanese invaders in Xuyi City to the bitter end. We will not retreat until we defeat the Japanese invaders! "

Before Xu Qingfeng finished speaking, the system's notification sounded again in his mind: "Ding Dong, a new random task has been triggered.

Defend Xuyi County and wipe out the invading enemies. Note that the task can be considered as completed if the number of enemies wiped out reaches 70.00% of the total force of the invading enemies! "

"What is the reward for this mission?" Xu Qingfeng was pleasantly surprised. This system that often lost contact finally triggered a mission again.

The system said: "Complete this task and you will get a big gift package with random prizes!"

"Okay." Xu Qingfeng is used to the urine of the system, so he asked a little more: "Is there a time limit for this mission?"

The system replied: "No."

"That's fine." Xu Qingfeng felt relieved and cut off the system communication.

Then he said to Liang Shan, the chief of staff who was standing next to him: "Chief of staff, take a platoon to check the military supplies warehouse in the city and see if there are any spoils that are useful to us."

"Yes, I'll go right away." Liang Shan responded, immediately took a platoon of officers and soldiers, and took orders to leave.

……

In the southwest of Xuyi, on an unnamed highland.

Deputy Chief of Staff Lin Baoguo, Wang Changgui, Wang Bicheng and others were leading the fifth infantry battalion, cavalry company, and reconnaissance company to fight fiercely with the Japanese army relying on temporary temporary fortifications and natural bunkers such as trees and rocks on the highlands.

In front of their position, about 2000 Japanese soldiers lined up in a dense skirmish line and were launching a fierce charge against them.

In addition, the Japanese also dispatched a group of tanks and armored vehicles to coordinate the cover charge.

Lin Baoguo and others commanded the troops to resist with all their strength, and the fighting between the two sides was extremely tragic.

At this moment, a communications soldier risked his way to Lin Baoguo with a radio on his back, and reported to him: "Report to the deputy chief of staff, news from the regiment headquarters, the first battalion has sent to respond!"

(End of this chapter)