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Chapter 174: Autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves, the miscellaneous division is not worth mentioni

The battle continued, the main attacking force took a short break, and the reserve force in the rear took over the village and counted the Japanese lines.

Cleaning up supplies and battlefields, watching fellow villagers’ houses being destroyed and needing to be rebuilt after the war.

The Japanese were stripped of all their supplies, including their military boots, clothes, weapons and equipment, and ammunition belts.

These include military water bottles and other supplies that can be seized.

A carpet search, not letting go of any living animal.

Someone heard the cry for help and was half buried in the explosion, with only part of his head exposed.

The comrades considerately covered him up and buried him with a shovel. They thought the Japanese must be cold, so they covered him with an extra layer of soil and stomped it down with their feet.

The Japanese soldier, who was still alive, was buried alive, with his mouth and nose filled with mud. He struggled frantically before dying, but to no avail.

The bayonet finally stabbed into the soil, and there was a sound of flesh and blood rubbing against each other.

The new recruits were confused and wondered why they needed to finish off the enemy.

It's completely dead.

The veteran's explanation was very professional, saying that it would help the body decompose and turn into fertilizer for farming.

Plant a locust tree here next year. It will grow very fast.

As soon as the Japanese division sensed the crisis, it ordered a retreat.

But the entrance to Longmen was occupied by the advance regiment, which arranged for sweeping fire from the high ground, and left behind a large number of reserve troops.

Even if we have to use our bodies to resist, we must withstand the pressure and cut off the enemy's retreat.

Kong Yong personally led the charge, bringing 6 mortars to cover the Japanese troops who were charging back.

Light and heavy machine guns opened fire, with firepower covering a thousand meters.

Shooting from a high vantage point with a wide field of vision, the machine gunner does not need to aim, he can just point and shoot wherever he feels like.

Especially when fighting the Japanese, the feeling of being refreshed and energetic was outstanding.

The firepower was as dense as raindrops, pushing back the enemy's offensive. Longmen Pass has a superior terrain, with only a narrow section in the middle, where one man can block the passage of ten thousand.

Kong Yong's advance team firmly took root here, blocking the pocket formation of Pangjiabao.

The Third Detachment's attack pressed forward, with multiple main battalions pressing forward together, and with the cooperation of the tank regiment, they rushed into the core of the Japanese formation.

The tanks' machine guns fired strafing shots, and the Japanese were killed with their captured weapons, taking from the enemy and using it on the enemy.

Make the best use of everything and maximize its effectiveness.

The Japanese were rather reckless and would charge forward bravely even when they knew they were at a disadvantage.

If the firepower is insufficient or the armor is not enough, it is easy to be counterattacked.

Many of the main forces of the Nationalist Army were destroyed by this desperate fighting style.

The main force was defeated and the front line collapsed.

To be honest, the Japanese's fighting style is simple and also very brainless.

As long as there is a slightly formed firepower network to support us, no matter how many Japanese come, they will be killed.

Especially when the artillery fire was suppressed, the Japanese charge looked like impotent rage.

How could a human body possibly break through the firepower network composed of light and heavy machine guns, and the tanks as a backup?

All the troops were put into the battle, attacking the main force of the Japanese army from three sides, tightening the encirclement and annihilating the surrounded main force of the Japanese army.

Although the 108th Division was affiliated with the Kwantung Army, it was not a true elite division. It was more like a relatively intact security division, or the standard of a Type B division.

There were old Japanese soldiers in the team who resisted fiercely, but in the face of the firepower of the Jinbei Column, resistance meant nothing more than a faster death.

The old devils were good at shooting, but there was no chance for them to fight back.

Tanks and artillery crushed the enemy, and then mortars and grenade launchers provided a second round of firepower.

There were also snipers hiding behind the tanks, shooting at the Japanese.

The old Japanese couldn't withstand this kind of attack, and they pushed forward like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

The signalman reported the current battle results to Ding Wei.

"Report to the commander, my third detachment has penetrated the core of the Japanese army, annihilated the Watanabe regiment, and consumed most of the 108th Division's troops."

"The offensive is going smoothly. The artillery fire continues to advance and is disintegrating the enemy's artillery regiment."

Zhou Weiguo simultaneously moved the front line forward and marked the positions of the remaining Japanese troops.

The enemy's cavalry regiment was blocked in a low-lying area and was attacked by an artillery battalion, suffering heavy losses.

Ding Wei had a keen sense of the battlefield. He immediately assessed the situation and issued new combat orders.

"Eat it first, let the cavalry battalion of the third detachment intervene in the battle, eliminate the enemy's mobile forces, and avoid more trouble at night."

"The armored tank regiment is pressing towards the enemy's headquarters. There is nothing to worry about. Attack its headquarters."

"Bring all your firepower forward, keep the anti-aircraft guns level, and attack hard."

"The transport team has to carry the shells on their shoulders. One more shell means fewer comrades will be sacrificed. Push forward, even if you have to aim straight ahead. You must break through the enemy lines as quickly as possible."

Ding Wei stared at the map. As long as he made a breakthrough at the center of the division and surrounded them from both sides, none of the Japanese soldiers would be able to escape.

One point, two sides, three-three system pressing forward.

The mountains and plains were full of Eighth Route Army soldiers, and the Third Detachment was gaining momentum.

In this blocking operation, the Armored Regiment, the Third Detachment, and the Advance Regiment were deployed, with over 10,000 troops at one time.

The reserve force exceeds 5000. Cavalry Detachment, First Detachment, Brotherly Aid Force.

Such a large-scale blocking and encirclement battle made Ding Wei's ammunition increase to the sky.

[In the Pangjiabao blocking battle, we obtained ammunition support, including 2 artillery shells of various types, 200 million rounds of machine gun bullets, 2000 boxes of grenades, and 1500 kilograms of gunpowder.]

[1800 rifles, 300 light and heavy machine guns, 128 grenade launchers, 17 anti-aircraft guns, 5 anti-tank guns, 82 40mm mortars, 75 18mm mountain guns, 75 12mm field guns, 76 12mm field guns, 122 2mm howitzers, 150 2mm howitzers, 17 tanks. Other combat supplies and spare parts! ]

The Japanese troops including the logistics regiment and transport troops who stayed behind in the direction of Akagi also took up arms and charged towards Longmen Pass.

The intention was to open up a retreat route so that the division could withdraw from the encirclement.

The key point is that these people were not the main combat force, and Kong Yong arranged a battalion of main force to intercept them and block them outside the Longmen Pass.

The mountains were steep, and it was impossible for the Japanese to cross the mountains to provide support. They could only desperately attack the mountain pass and fight against the machine guns.

In an offensive and defensive war, the attacking side is definitely inferior to the defending side. As long as the ammunition is sufficient and the firepower is properly deployed, three or five times the number of troops will only give them military merit.

The prerequisite is that there are dangerous places to defend and strong fortifications to defend.

The main force of the Japanese division was in a flat area, without even a small hill. The surrounding high ground was occupied by the Eighth Route Army, who beat them from a high position.

The artillery fire got closer and closer, cooking a pot of steel porridge for the Japanese.

The logistics troops who supplied materials transported the shells to the front line by trucks. Zhao Gang directed his comrades to carry forward the spirit of not fearing hardship or fatigue.

Carrying on the shoulders and in the hands, the shells must be supplied to the artillerymen.

What they are holding is not artillery shells, but the lives of their comrades on the front line.

"Quick, speed up."

With enough artillery shells, Wang Chengzhu ordered the artillery regiment and the detachment's artillery battalions to open fire.

The shells whistled and pressed into the Japanese encirclement.

The continuous explosions destroyed the last psychological defense line of the Japanese division.

Press forward to massacre and wipe out the remnants of the Japanese invaders!