The material supply center in the rear was bombed, and the commander of the front-line division vomited blood and fell into a coma. Such a thing undoubtedly made the generals of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army stationed on the front line of Luohe and felt that all the unlucky things were gathered together.

After receiving a telegram from the 14th Division, the commander of the Central China Front Army, Toshiro Hata, also scolded her. You should know that in order to raise the materials and ammunition needed by the two divisions, Toshiro Hatata had spent a lot of effort.

In addition, a large number of aircraft were used to provide air supply to them. Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army would destroy all of them in one air strike. In this way, the two Japanese divisions guarding the Zhumadian area would undoubtedly face the situation of exhausting ammunition and food.

Looking at the time of the telegram, Hata Shunruo quickly instructed the nearest Japanese plane to go for reinforcements. However, when the telegram was sent to the other side of the air, he received the telegram that it was too late and the plane would not be able to land if it took off.

As soon as the telegram of such a reply was released, Hata Shunruo couldn't help but curse again: "Baga! They calculated the time accurately and knew that we didn't have time to rescue. But who can tell me why this information was not found out?"

In Hata Shunji's view, if they could have known the Eighth Route Army's air force earlier, they would have such bombing strength. Perhaps they could have responded earlier when arranging defensive forces.

As a result, the Eighth Route Army caught off guard!

Facing Hata Shunji's inquiry, it is hard to think that the Japanese Special High School, which is responsible for intelligence work, will also take the blame for this bombing. Such a major intelligence error will naturally inevitably require punishment!

Compared to the Japanese army discussing countermeasures overnight, Mr. Peng and others who were far away in Xinxiang, when they saw the Jiedian forwarded by He Zhengdao, they also said happily: "Okay! Blast off the Japanese supplies supply center, and let's see how they fight with us!"

As the commander-in-chief of the Henan Battle, General Peng has been under a lot of pressure recently. After all, the continued stalemate has made Yan'an and the headquarters worry, and I hope this deadlock can be broken soon.

But the Japanese fight to the death, and General Peng has no choice but to fight. But now He Zhengdao's long-distance air raid has put the Japanese in a dilemma again. If they don't hurry up and retreat, their troops in Zhumadian will not last long.

But if these two divisions want to continue to fight in Zhumadian, material supply must be guaranteed. At present, land transportation is not in luck at all, and can only rely on air delivery of materials and supplies.

The most important thing is that the Central China Front Army cannot provide so many supplies and supplies at present. If we raise materials from China, it is undoubtedly impossible to save the near fire. Therefore, this move has a bit of a taste of cutting off the fire from the bottom of the pot!

The ultimate kill!

Looking at General Peng with a smile on his face, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan also smiled and said, "Yes! This kid does have some outstanding features in fighting, and he can always find the fatality of the enemy. Being targeted by him is a headache!

However, what we have to do now is to launch a full-scale offensive as soon as possible. Through fierce attacks, fight with the Japanese. It only takes a fierce battle overnight. I believe the Japanese will know that they will soon be in a situation where they are out of ammunition and food.

If they do not retreat next time, we will continue to be fierce and wipe out the two Japanese divisions in Zhumadian. If they are smart, they will know that it will take time to retreat at this time. We can breathe a sigh of relief by driving them out of Henan."

‘Not bad! Send a report to the 116th Division and the 1st Division of the New Sixty-Seventh Army so that they can start an attack. In addition, we instruct our baggage troops to deliver the batch of supplies transported from Shanxi to Xinyang as soon as possible.

At the same time, he also sent a telegram to Xiao Jinguang, asking him to let go of his hands and feet. As long as the Japanese are driven out of Zhumadian, the command center will give priority to their supplies and ammunition. Let's fight the battle in front of him first!'

‘Yes, I'll go and draft the telegram now!’

It is clear that because the New Sixty-Seventh Army is located in a remote location, it seems somewhat difficult for the headquarters to replenish its supplies. However, General Peng also knows that the New Fourth Army also has this problem.

Fortunately, the New Fourth Army and the New Sixty-Seventh Army are both troops that are good at storing materials and ammunition. The war is in full swing, and the reserved materials must be relaxed. The sooner the battle is over, it will be beneficial to both armies.

After receiving the telegram from the front, the various artillery units of the Eighth Route Army who had prepared were ready. Looking at the shells transported here in the past two days, they also knew that they could finally be opened to fight today. And they would be completely satisfied!

Liu Zhidan, the 116th Division on the front line of Luohe, looked at the telegram sent by his front finger and immediately said: "Order the artillery regiment to bombard the Japanese's frontline positions tonight. The other combat troops should be ready for assault at any time!"

‘Yes, the teacher!’

Such orders were also conveyed to the artillery units of the 1st Division of the New Sixty-Seventh Army. Even the 14th Division, who had just experienced the division commander vomiting blood and was unconscious, soon saw a scene that shocked their front-line troops.

Despite this period, they had confronted the Eighth Route Army many times. They were also very surprised to see such violent artillery attacks from the Eighth Route Army's positions. After all, the Eighth Route Army's artillery rarely carried out such violent artillery attacks before.

The Japanese commander of the front line position also quickly said: "Order our artillery troops to prepare for counterattack!"

As the Japanese artillery troops launched a counterattack, the artillery soldiers from both sides also launched artillery fire back and forth that night. The Japanese troops stayed on the position, watching the scene of artillery fired each other, also felt that this scene was rare.

However, as the Japanese artillery troops continued to pull out the shells stored on the front line and counterattacked. The baggage troops responsible for transporting the shells quickly said to the artillery commander: "Colonel, we don't have many shells!"

‘Hey! Didn’t we just pull a batch of shells over the other two days ago? Why did it get all out so quickly?’

‘Report to Colonel, we have also carried out several artillery bombardments in the past two days while defending. Tonight, in order to counter the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire, we have carried out multiple rounds of artillery bombardments, and the shells are consumed a little fast.

I had sent a telegram to the infantry brigade in Runan before, hoping that they would transport a batch of shells to be reserved as soon as possible. But the telegram sent has not yet been replied to. Do you want a colonel and ask the division for instructions?’

After the artillery colonel reported the situation, he temporarily replaced a major general brigade commander of the 16th Division who commanded the 16th Division, but said with a headache: "Baga! The Eighth Route Army is very insidious. They must know that our supply center was blown up.

Send a report to our front-line artillery units and tell them to save ammunition. In a short period of time, we will no longer provide them with supplies. For the specific reasons, just send them to the front-line commander to know!"

The combat commanders on the front line also seemed stunned when they received a secret message from the division and learned that the materials stored in Runan were blown up by the Eighth Route Army plane. They knew very well what this meant!

Looking at the artillery fire that was still fighting back, the commanders immediately said: "Give the artillery troops a call and ask them to count the number of shells. At least three combat bases must be guaranteed. If the shells exceed, stop the shells immediately!"

After receiving the telegram from the command center, these Japanese artillery commanders also seemed very surprised. Soon, many artillery units sent telegrams, and most of their artillery units were only one or two artillery shells with a combat base.

When such a situation was reported to the division command center one after another, the major general brigade commander who was temporarily replaced by Tuo Feiyuan also felt a little blind. The front-line troops did not have shells, what does this mean?

Fortunately, at this time, a staff officer suddenly said, "The division commander is here!"

Looking at Doihira who had previously vomited blood and was unconscious, he actually appeared in the command room again. These division commanders who were caught off guard also seemed relieved. After all, it was undoubtedly rare for the division commander to wake up at this time!

After listening to the report of the Major General's Brigade Commander, Doihara, who had already walked out of grief, said in a hoarse voice: "Order the front line troops to shrink the defense line and be prepared to withdraw from the battle at any time. This battle is over!"

‘General! Isn’t it right to retreat at this time?’

Faced with the doubts of the commanders, Doihara said calmly: "If we don't retreat, how long can our front-line troops last? If we have exhausted all the ammunition, how can we retreat next?

The materials stored in Runan were already urgently raised by the Front Army from various occupied areas. Food and other materials may be able to raise a batch in a short time. But the ammunition we need is afraid that the Front Army will no longer be able to supply too much.

If we don’t evacuate at this time, when we drain all the ammunition, do you think we can still leave Zhumadian? I will also send a telegram to the 18th Division to inform the situation at the same time and be prepared to evacuate at any time.

By the way, in my name, I sent a telegram to the commander of the front army, hoping that he could approve our two divisions to start retreating into Anhui. If we delay, we can't even retreat!"

After waking up, Doihira was very clear about what the bombing of the supplies in Runan City meant to their two divisions. It would be really stupid if you don’t hurry up and save the strength they had finally retained.

The most important thing is that the battle of Henan that has been fighting for so long has also made the Japanese army run away. They had supplies before, and they could continue to confront the Eighth Route Army. But now, they have lost this capital!

Seeing that it was about to snow in Henan, if it really snowed, it would be a huge burden for many Japanese troops fighting here. I am afraid that there will be more materials needed at that time.

After all, the Eighth Route Army's air strike also made it clear that it was their deadly point. In fact, this deadly point was caught and if they did not retreat, it would only be worth the loss, and they would even fall into a situation like the Shanxi Expeditionary Army.
Chapter completed!