Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 955 Don't worry, you won't die yet (third update!)

"Division commander, I will immediately deploy the rapid-fire artillery squadron to reinforce the artillery positions and destroy these two tanks!" The chief of staff hurriedly reminded.

"It's too late!" The head of the division replied shaking his head.

"The artillery is finished, and there is no time to go now... The tank's assault speed is too fast, and this place is far away from the artillery position. When the reinforcements kill them, the artillery position has already fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Then what should we do? Just watch those wild artillery and heavy artillery being snatched by the Eighth Route Army!" the Chief of Staff shouted unwillingly.

"Let them keep it for the time being, and wait for our reinforcements to come back, especially the tanks, and then take back those heavy artillery from the Eighth Route Army." Lieutenant General Ito made a decision with a helpless face.

Then he continued to order: "However, we must not let these Eighth Route Army rush into our infantry garrison. Otherwise, no matter which line of defense they attack, our troops will collapse under the attack of the Eighth Route Army inside and outside, which will lead to the complete collapse of the three lines of defense!"

"Chief of Staff, immediately mobilize your troops and reorganize a line of defense at the junction of the infantry and artillery garrisons, resolutely block the Eighth Route Army attacking our artillery positions and continue to attack us!"

"Also, the two artillery brigades will definitely return a lot of artillery. Although they are all technical arms, they can't control so much now. We can only survive if we block the offensive of the Eighth Route Army. So, you will distribute infantry to them as soon as they come. Weapons, let them join the fight!"

"Please don't worry, division commander, I'll report right away~ In this way, we can at least have an extra brigade of troops!" The chief of staff immediately replied.

As soon as he reached the door of the tent, a subordinate who was about to rush in bumped into him.

The communications officer who wanted to come in saw that he bumped into the chief of staff, and his face turned pale.

However, the telegram in his hand prevented him from caring so much, as if he didn't see the angry expression on the chief of staff's face, he rushed in and reported.

"The commander of the division~the chariot brigade called back. When they were passing the stone bridge, the Eighth Route Army blew up the stone bridge. The chariot brigade lost a tank, and there was no way to return to the division headquarters through the stone bridge!"

"Also...the 136th Regiment received an urgent call. Their reinforcements were blocked by the Eighth Route Army as soon as they set off. They couldn't march faster at all. At least they won't be able to reach the division headquarters until dawn!"

"It's over!"

The head of the division who was about to scold people just now was so frightened that he sat down on the stool.

The chief of staff also took back his right foot that had just stepped out of the tent, and rushed to the side of Lieutenant General Ito: "Division commander, you must be careful! The division is in danger, and you need to command it!"

"Don't worry... I won't die yet!" Lieutenant General Ito slowly opened his forced eyes and said with a cold light.

Then he stared at the chief of staff and asked back: "Without tanks and reinforcements from the 136th Regiment, how long can we last with only the troops in our hands!"

"I want a real answer, I can't exaggerate at all, this is related to the lives of all of us here?"

"Hi!" The chief of staff's face immediately became serious, and he replied in the eyes of the division commander: "Two hours~ This is still when all the artillery is put into battle!"

"Originally, we could hold out for three hours, or even longer. But after the artillery was lost, because the artillery of the Eighth Route Army could bombard us unscrupulously and provide fire cover for their infantry. Therefore, the holding time was directly shortened to two hours!"

"No...we can only hold on for an hour!" Lieutenant General Ito shook his head and judged.

"Chief of Staff, you only calculated the shortened time after we lost all the artillery, and you forgot to calculate the huge pressure that the Eighth Route Army may bring to us after the artillery that captured us was put into battle."

The chief of staff was stunned for a moment before he realized: "The division commander reminded me!"

"Twelve field artillery pieces and twelve heavy artillery pieces, if the Eighth Route Army uses them to bombard us, I'm sure we won't be able to hold out for an hour!"

"The power of the heavy artillery is too great. When a shell hits it, all targets within a radius of tens of meters will be killed, and no one will be left alive!"

"As for the armored vehicle in our hands, although it can withstand mortar shelling, it is absolutely vulnerable to field artillery and heavy artillery shells!"

After finishing speaking, he stared at Lieutenant General Ito and asked: "If you can't even defend for an hour, the reinforcements will definitely not arrive in an hour... What should we do next? Please decide!"

"Withdraw troops~" Lieutenant General Ito said surprisingly.

After saying this sentence, the whole person felt as if he had aged several years, and once again his whole body was weak and limp on the stool.

"There are still several hours before dawn before the aviation troops can rush over to reinforce us. And for a few hours, whether it is for us or for the reinforcements, there may be a large number of casualties under the attack of the Eighth Route Army, or even be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army." possible!"

"At this time, only by withdrawing troops can the loss be minimized!"

"Order, leave a reinforced squad for each line of defense to hold on, and all the others will gather at the division headquarters, and then under the cover of all the remaining armored vehicles of the chariot brigade, break out to the brain, then turn directly and retreat to Linfen!"

"The reinforcements sent by the 136th Regiment retreated quickly. After dawn, protect all the artillery and retreat directly to Linfen!"

"The Cavalry Wing and the Chariot Brigade continue to reinforce the 135th Wing. After the 135th Wing is rescued, the whole army will retreat to Linfen~"

"If I am not wrong in my judgment, after this night battle, neither the 135th Regiment nor the 137th Regiment have many people left, except for retreating to Linfen to end this encirclement and suppression campaign. If we continue to persist, not only will we not be able to threaten our The opponent's new group will also create a lot of opportunities for them to attack us!"

It took more than ten minutes, and more than 300 cavalry from the two brigades of the Cavalry Wing finally crossed the mountain of broken corpses.

"The troops continue to charge forward and reinforce the 135th regiment!" The captain of the cavalry regiment ordered loudly.

Soon, the sound of roaring horseshoes sounded on the road.

"Da da da……"

Suddenly, the sound of heavy machine gun fire sounded in front, and the fast-moving cavalry team stopped suddenly.

"Sir, there is an Eighth Route Army blocking position in front. They are equipped with three heavy machine guns and three light machine guns. The exact strength is unknown!" Just as the regiment leader was about to send someone to the front to inquire about the situation, a communications officer galloped over.

"It must be the blocking force sent by the Eighth Route Army, buy time for them to destroy the 135th Regiment!" The regiment leader frowned and made a judgment.

Then he ordered: "Didn't we also bring mortars and heavy machine guns! Let them go, cooperate with the second brigade, break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line, and kill them!"

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