Rise from the sword

Chapter 374 When the breakout is in progress...

On the battlefield of Shouxian County, the two sides are fighting fiercely.

Wang Xikui hid behind a collapsed corner of the wall, his body completely concealed, and the sniper rifle in his hand pointed quietly into the distance. Suddenly, there was a clear gunshot, and behind the distant wall, only half of their heads were exposed. The devil's brains cracked and he fell straight down.

"sharp···"

Next to him, the second company commander of the first battalion and second company exclaimed.

The second company commander checked the distance with his eyes. The devil was about 400 meters and 30 meters away from where he was, and 430 meters away, it was really difficult to hit the devil with only half its head missing.

"Hey hey..."

Wang Xikui smiled triumphantly, and moved to another wall pile more than 100 meters away to continue observing.

"nine."

Wang Xikui didn't have time to boast, so he seized the time to find the devil, but the observer Shunzi whistled and said in a complacent tone.

"59?!"

The Second Company Commander stared, full of disbelief: "This battle, or the total number?"

He knew Wang Xikui, the top shooter in the regiment, but 59 devils, that's quite a lot. The little devils on the battlefield are very alert, they move very stealthily, and guard each other, so it's not so easy to kill .

"Of course it's this battle."

Wang Xikui did not respond, and continued to observe and look for opportunities, while Shunzi continued to say triumphantly: "From the time the devils attacked the city to the one just now, there are exactly 59."

"sharp."

The second company commander swallowed his throat.

At this moment, there was another clear gunshot, more than 350 meters away, a sneak peeping devil hiding behind a pile of bricks and stones was hit, the bullet passed through the eye socket, and his brain shattered again. land.

'Sixty. '

Wang Xikui heyed proudly, and then shifted again.

As soon as they left, a few grenade grenades landed where they were just now.

"Sixty?"

At this time, a new platoon leader came over, this is a platoon leader from the third battalion, he also heard the number of kills of sixty, tsk tsk tsk, and said with emotion: "Xizi, you are amazing."

This platoon leader seems to be an acquaintance of Wang Xikui.

"of course."

Wang Xikui's tone was still complacent.

"I heard··"

Looking at the smug Wang Xikui, the platoon leader's tone suddenly changed: "Cao Mantang is on the left-wing highland. As of yesterday, he killed 62 devils."

Wang Xikui's face froze immediately, and his smile disappeared instantly.

"Company commander, the regiment headquarters ordered us to prepare to retreat."

Just at this time, a soldier ran over.

"withdraw."

The commander of the first battalion and the second company immediately gave the order.

"Damn..."

Wang Xikui was cursing, like a violent wolf dog, and Shunzi was frightened. He knew the reason. Wang Xikui had been competing with Cao Mantang for the position of the first shooter in the regiment, comparing the number of kills with each other. This time he was at a disadvantage. I'm afraid he was in a bad mood. accurate.

Fortunately, Wang Xikui finally obeyed the order and retreated with the troops.

"Mines, prepare more mines for the devils."

When the second company commander retreated, he didn't forget to leave gifts for the devils.

"Wang Xikui."

During the retreat, Wang Xikui received an order: "The battalion commander asked you to follow the regiment commander and the others. You must protect the regiment commander and political commissar."

·····
Near noon.

Outside Shou County, inside the Japanese headquarters, Shinozuka Yoshio was listening to the report of the battle situation by the combat staff with a dark face:

"Report from the front line that the No.70 Eighth Regiment's urban offensive has been relatively smooth. It has successfully broken through the first line of defense of the Independent Regiment and occupied some blocks. However, due to the enemy's artillery blocking the follow-up troops, the attack has been suspended."

"The attack on the highlands on the two wings has basically made no progress."

Regarding this news, Shinozuka Yoshio still had a dark face and didn't even nod his head.

Seeing this, the staff officer tensed up, his calves couldn't help shaking.

After nearly a month of attacking Shou County, the attacking force lost more than a full regiment. Up to now, Yoshio Shinozuka is like a volatilizing gasoline barrel. Without any sparks, he may explode violently by himself.

This is also understandable. It took a full month for an army of 1 to dispatch heavy artillery, but they have not yet occupied Shou County. This is already a huge failure. Moreover, because more than [-] troops were restrained, the plan for this sweep was also greatly affected. Many Eighth Route Army took advantage of the loophole in the direction of Shou County, jumped out of the encirclement, and entered the mountainous area of ​​Northwest Shanxi.

After this battle, I am afraid that Your Excellency the Commander will face the censure of the headquarters and the headquarters of the front army...

Of course, this was an afterthought, but at this time, Commander Shinozuka had become the laughing stock of the North China Front Army. He was often ridiculed by other commanders, and some even called directly to mock him.

Therefore, all the staff members were cautious. If the commander got angry that day, he might not only be slapped in the face, but the samurai sword might come directly, and the lightest thing would be to lose half his life.

"No. 30 Seventh Regiment, the leading troops of the Fifth Regiment will arrive in Shou County in an hour, and the contact and handover has been done."

The staff officer continued to tremble and report.

"Ah."

At this point, Shinozuka Yoshio finally replied with one word.

Although he suffered huge losses in the one-month attack, the independent regiment also suffered heavy losses visible to the naked eye. As long as two new alliances arrived, surrounded by two wings, and completely surrounded Shou County, Li Yunlong would be unable to escape.

As long as Li Yunlong is eliminated, no matter how big the loss is, it will be worth it.

"Order···"

Just as Shinozuka Yoshio was thinking about ordering the troops to continue attacking regardless of the cost, another staff officer ran in, speaking hurriedly:

"Report, the front-line troops reported that the independent regiment is retreating. There are no defenders in Shouxian County. Through low-altitude reconnaissance by reconnaissance planes, a large number of small groups of troops were found in the mountain trails behind the mountain. The independent regiment seems to be breaking through on a company scale. .”

"Nani?"

Shinozuka Yoshio stood up abruptly, but he quickly controlled his shock. He was already prepared for the breakout of the independent group, but at this point in time, he was caught off guard:
"It seems that Li Yunlong has discovered Zeng's two original alliances."

But then, Shinozuka Yoshio frowned again:
"Scatter and break through in units?"

Scattering the encirclement by company as a unit was really beyond Shinozuka Yoshio's expectations, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

As expected, the independent regiment might break out of the siege and enter the mountainous area. He also formulated a series of countermeasures, and even dispatched multiple reconnaissance planes to circle and investigate.

It was really not easy to mobilize these planes. After the Taiyuan Airport was bombarded, there were only a dozen planes left, and there was not much fuel. The empire's current resources are heavily focused on the navy, and it is difficult to replenish the army's planes. He needed to deal with most of the mopping up area, so he had to call General Gangcun himself before he was approved.

"map."

I found a map of Shou County, looked at the complex mountainous terrain behind Shou County, and fell into deep thought.

He had to admit that Li Yunlong's move to disperse and break through was very subtle.

The mountainous terrain behind Shou County and the complex and varied mountain roads are very suitable for small troops to march. A company-level troop of more than 100 people can easily hide in the mountains without being discovered by reconnaissance planes.And no matter how many troops he has, it is impossible to completely block it. A large number of troops must infiltrate through the complex terrain of the mountain.

But can you really escape?
Moving his gaze to the plain outside the mountainous area behind, the corners of Yoshio Shinozuka's mouth curled up.

Behind Shou County, the mountainous terrain is indeed large enough, but this time I have an army of [-], and the supplies can last for a month, so I have enough time to pursue and search. When I leave the mountainous area, there is a blockade of the imperial army.

The blockade force is not strong, generally there is only one squadron, and your independent regiment or even a single battalion is easy to penetrate, but it is not so easy for a company.

"Order."

Taking a deep breath, Yoshio Shinozuka gave the order:

"The No.30 Three Regiment, No.70 Eight Regiment, No.90 Seventh Regiment, No.30 Seventh Regiment, and No. [-] Regiment Seven, and the Fifth Regiment, with brigades as units, go deep into the mountains to pursue."

"Hi."

The staff officer quickly went to give the order.

"In addition, order the cavalry wing to advance along the road on the left flank of Shouxian County and intercept the retreating Eighth Route Army."

Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly ordered.

At this time, the independent regiment has fully retreated, so there is no need to protect the artillery units, and the cavalry units are highly mobile and can be used to intercept the independent regiment units that break through as a company.

"Hi."

The order was conveyed quickly. Including the 33rd Infantry Regiment that was disabled, the five Devil Regiments took the brigade as a unit and went deep into the mountainous area behind Shou County along the mountain road to pursue the Independence Regiment.

Between the flanking roads of Shou County, the imperial family member Kuroshima led his cavalry regiment to advance along the road, intercepting the independent regiment troops trying to pass the road, but before they had gone far, a series of bullets were fired from the flank, a dozen or so The cavalry fell to the ground.

The Cavalry Battalion of the Independent Regiment made a move.

After one blow, the cavalry battalion quickly retreated along the mountains.

Sun Desheng knew very well that their purpose this time was to attract the attention of the devil cavalry, so as to prevent other retreating troops from being stuck by the devil cavalry, and there was no need to fight desperately with the little devil cavalry.

The soldiers in his cavalry battalion are all treasures. There are many seedlings who are learning mechanical technology, and there are tanks waiting for the soldiers of the cavalry battalion to drive!In the future, it will not be too late to wait for tanks to come and find the place.

"Kill it..."

Spotting the cavalry of the Independence Regiment, and there were quite a few of them, Hei Dao immediately swung his saber and rushed over with his men.

What Hei Dao didn't discover was that on the other side of Tete, there were more than 100 people from the first battalion and the second company who were preparing to pass the road.

"The devil's cavalry regiment?"

The Second Company Commander looked at the Devil Cavalry Regiment in front of him, and was suddenly taken aback. He stopped in place and squinted his eyes.

"This wing, as I remember, seems to be protecting the devil's heavy artillery?"

The Second Company Commander looked thoughtful.

'right. '

Behind the second company commander, a platoon leader's tone was determined, and then the platoon leader's face changed:
"Commander, what do you want to do?"

He knew how deep his company commander's resentment towards the Devil's artillery was. When the devil attacked Yangcun, the second company was bombed badly by the Devil's artillery. At that time, the company commander swore that he would blow up the devil's cannon one day.

(End of this chapter)