Facing the defenders stationed in Huaibin and turning the entire county into a place for street fighting, the Japanese attacking were also very helpless. ? 〔{{net. But what is even more helpless is that their tanks and armored vehicles seemed to have lost their place of use after entering the city.

The houses that collapsed from time to time were not only buried in the attacking Japanese infantry, but also blocked the roads suitable for tank entry. Some sections that seemed to be convenient for tank attacks were buried with anti-tank mines that frightened Japanese tanks.

Tank armor with high hopes is useless. In order to clear the defenders who are defending Huaibin as soon as possible, all the Japanese can do is to fight street battles with the defenders. However, the Japanese army's understanding of the terrain in the city is undoubtedly inferior to the troops stationed here.

Looking at the search infantry who were killed by cold guns from time to time, the fierce exchange of fire sounded from time to time. The 10th Infantry Regiment, which was responsible for the main attack, saw that one of their corps continued to enter the city and disperse, and it seemed that the whole city had become a small battlefield.

Faced with the gradually expanding street fighting battlefield, the captain of the 10th Infantry Regiment, who served as the main attacker, learned that the attacking troops suffered heavy casualties after entering the city. The captain of the regiment naturally felt very unbelievable about this situation.

A Japanese captain said bitterly: "Captain, the defenders here are fighting very tenaciously. Moreover, they are familiar with the terrain and have set up ambush positions in many key streets and intersections in the city.

The most troublesome thing is that the troops we fought with this time did not seem to be like the local troops we encountered before. Their shooting skills and tactical actions are very powerful, and they also have an advantage over us in terms of the number of soldiers.

We had previously paid nearly half of the team's casualties before moving forward for a kilometer. If we want to clear the stubborn enemies in the city as soon as possible, we must need support. At least in terms of the number of attackers, we must have an advantage."

Can't defeat a Chinese local garrison force in street battles? Such a result undoubtedly made the Japanese corps captain very unbelievable. However, with the continued damage reported by the 6th brigades of the corps, he had to admit such a result.

When the information was reported to Yoshio Shinozuka, the lieutenant general commander said angrily: "Baga, how could there be such a big casualty? A small county garrison brigade can cause such a big casualty to us?"

Faced with Yoshio Shinozuka's anger, the Chief of Staff of the Division also smiled bitterly: "Second Commander, we seem to underestimate the combat effectiveness of this garrison force. According to the information obtained from the battlefield ahead, only an elite force is stationed here.

Most importantly, they turned the entire county into a blocking position, limiting our tanks and armored vehicles. With no advantage in numbers and unfamiliar with the terrain, we really don’t have many advantages!”

Even if the Japanese shouted that they were invincible every day, they only knew whether they were invincible. Faced with attacking a small county town, they lost more than a thousand attacking infantry in a short period of time, it is no wonder that Yoshio Shinozuka seemed very angry.

After a long silence, Yoshio Shinozuka said directly: "Order the artillery corps to cooperate with the battle to clear the troops. Since they regard this county as a battlefield, I will completely razend this county to the ground and see how they hide!"

‘Teacher Commander, in this case, the consumption of our shells is probably extremely huge!’

‘Are the shells important or the lives of our warriors important? First annihilate this damn defender, and tomorrow we will let the rear troops deliver the shells. As long as we take down Xinyang, our rear materials will be sent here.’

Using artillery shells to replace the source of soldiers is the solution that Yoshio Shinozuka came up with. When using artillery shells to open the way, although the attack rate will be slower, the casualties will be greatly reduced. At the same time, the continuous artillery attack can also destroy the fighting spirit of the defenders.

As the Japanese army began to adjust their offensive tactics, night was already shrouded in the sky above Huaibin City. Under the illumination of starlight and moonlight, the visibility of the entire battlefield was reduced, and it was still more visibility for the defenders and the Japanese army that attacked.

Just when the Japanese army began to divide the artillery corps into several squads to provide artillery support to the Japanese attacking ahead, Li Xiangdong, who was responsible for guarding and blocking, also knew that such an attack would be very unfavorable to them.

Liu Nuosheng, who was also staying in the command center, also gritted his teeth and said, "The Japanese are so cruel! If they continue to fight like this, aren't they afraid of shooting all the shells?"

‘They wanted to reduce the casualties of their attacking troops through artillery bombardment and at the same time destroy our determination to resist. Unfortunately, their actions would only speed up their destruction. Brigade Commander Liu ordered the reserve troops to prepare for counterattack.’

As soon as these words came out, Liu Nuosheng said in horror: "Sir Li, fight back?"

‘Yes! What? Is it a surprise? Tell our reserve troops to be prepared for counterattack. If the Japanese beat us up for so long, don’t you want to beat us back? Don’t worry! I know what’s going on!’

‘But the Japanese have already added troops to the city? If we counterattack, how could we hold on for three days?’

As the commander of the garrison brigade, Liu Nuosheng is naturally not a fool. In his opinion, blocking and delaying time is undoubtedly the wisest decision. If all the reserve troops are put into battle, their casualties will definitely increase.

Once the casualties reach a certain level, the fighting will of the garrison troops will probably collapse due to such huge casualties. At that time, they are afraid that their blocking defense line will also fall into a state of complete collapse.

Facing Liu Nuosheng's somewhat surprised expression, Li Xiangdong looked at his watch and said with a smile: "Brig Commander Liu, you only need to tell our reserve troops. After the general attack starts, you can run faster for me if you want to make contributions.

In fact, we just need to stick to it until now, and our mission has been completed. Now the 10th Japanese Division, which attacked us, has entered our encirclement. Whether they can survive tonight is a question worth considering."

‘What? General Attack? We still have reinforcements?’

'What do you say? I haven't said it before, just because I'm afraid of leaking the news in advance. Now it's less than ten minutes away from the general attack, so it doesn't matter if I say it. I can only say that the Japanese are finished this time.'

Looking at Li Xiangdong who was energetic, Liu Nuosheng, as the commander of the garrison brigade, looked confused. But in the end, he said: "General Li, what do you mean is that we ambushed the army outside the city? But as far as I know, no troops came in the end?"

‘Liu Nuosheng, have you been curious before, why our main group entered Huaibin so quickly? In fact, the reason is very simple. Our group had long been lurking in Huaibin. It was just to attract the Japanese to get into the trap that they were specially transferred to the city to garrison.

If we don't come, I'm afraid that before the main force of the Japanese division arrived, many of you would feel that you could not defend Huaibin. In this way, once you retreat across the board, the Japanese would definitely not attack Huaibin and start chasing.

Now that our mission has been completed, the 10th Japanese Division that attacked this time has all entered the outside of Huaibin City. Our army has tightened its pockets. When the general attack starts, we will encircle and suppress the Japanese.

Didn’t you say before that you hope to have the opportunity to become the main force to participate in the war? Then this is an opportunity. As long as you fight this counterattack, I will apply to Commander Li Zongren of the War Zone to adapt you into an independent combat brigade.

If you want to get the number of the main force, you also need to have military achievements. In short, this time we come here to supervise you to fight against the war of resistance. As for how this war will be in the end, it depends on your own.’

After saying these words with a smile, Liu Nuosheng undoubtedly seemed very excited, but said: "General Li, how many troops have we deployed outside the city? The Japanese have a division this time. I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with them overnight?"

‘Brig Commander Liu, have you heard of the Eighth Route Army Independent Division?’

After several days of cooperation, Li Xiangdong felt that Liu Nuosheng didn't seem to have much favoritism for the Central Army. Although there are some problems that some Central Army officers have, overall, this is also a good soldier.

If they can win over, Li Xiangdong feels that it will be beneficial for them to establish a base in Hubei, Henan and Anhui in the future. Not to mention letting them turn to the Eighth Route Army, at least they should be neutral in their future treatment of the Eighth Route Army.

‘Hear! Who hasn’t heard of the Eighth Route Army’s Independent Division now? They destroyed two Japanese divisions and even captured two living Japanese major generals. General Li means that outside the city is the Eighth Route Army’s Independent Division, then you?’

As the commander of the garrison brigade, Liu Nuosheng was naturally not a fool. Before Li Xiangdong and his friends entered Huaibin, Liu Nuosheng felt that this supervision regiment in the uniform of the Central Army looked a little different from the Central Army he knew.

Thinking of what Li Xiangdong said before, they were actually in Huaibin. At this moment, the troops surrounding the Japanese division were the independent divisions of the Eighth Route Army, which was famous all over the country. As long as you are not stupid, you know that the major general in front of you must be from the Eighth Route Army.

In addition to being so rigorous that the Eighth Route Army had done so closely, Liu Nuosheng admired these Eighth Route Army even more, and did not reveal any news. If Li Xiangdong did not take the initiative to inform him, I was afraid that Liu Nuosheng would never dare to think that the theater supervision team would be the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at Liu Nuosheng's expression of horror, Li Xiangdong nodded with a smile and said, "I have concealed my identity before, and I hope Brigade Commander Liu will forgive me! I believe Brigade Commander Liu also knows that the Japanese spies are very frequent, so we have to hide something.

To be precise, we are the troops of the newly formed 67th Army of the Eighth Route Army. I am Li Xiangdong, the Major General of the 108th Brigade of the newly formed 67th Army. This position is also appointed by you Chairman Jiang, and our identity is also real.

Okay, there is not much time, so I hope Brigade Commander Liu will prepare! We will definitely leave after this battle. The future defense of Huaibin direction will be handed over to Brigade Commander Liu. Whatever the battle can be like depends on Brigade Commander Liu!”

‘How dare you! How dare you! Please rest assured General Li, we must fight hard. If this kind of war cannot be fought well, it would be too embarrassing!’
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