As the earliest army unit to invade China, the Kwantung Army has always been the imaginary enemy of the Soviet Far East Army, which had fought for ownership of the Northeast. Its combat effectiveness is also a well-known elite among the army around the world.

The elite troops who have always been able to match are naturally not too bad in offensive and defensive tactics. However, for the Eighth Division at this moment, they found that the Eighth Route Army, which was truly close to each other, had no way to resist.

Before they could come out of the anti-aircraft shelter, the Eighth Route Army's assault troops resolutely rushed to their frontier positions at the risk of being accidentally bombed by their own artillery shells. Even the troops deployed in the frontier positions did not play much role at all.

The traffic concealed trenches built earlier still cannot stop the edge of the Eighth Route Army assault troops. Faced with these tactical combinations of mostly squads and three-person teams, many Japanese troops hidden in the trenches were beaten to no avail.

What made the Japanese infantry the most headache was the grenades used by the Eighth Route Army commandos, which mostly seemed a bit elusive. Many times, they didn't even see the figures of the Eighth Route Army, but saw the grenades thrown by smoke.

The bomb thrower, rifleman, and charger were grouped in three or three, and they cleaned up the remaining troops of the Japanese army in the trenches in the frontier positions in an orderly manner. Just when the Japanese army was planning to reinforce, they found that the Eighth Route Army had set up a defensive front on the frontier positions.

In addition to sending troops to reinforce through traffic trenches, reinforcements exposed to positions are often greeted by the Eighth Route Army's light and heavy machine guns. Even if the suicide squad is sent to rush, they will only die in vain in front of the machine gun.

Seeing that the infantry could not rush over, the Japanese grenadiers behind the position also began to join the battle. Just as they provided fire support to the trench troops, the Eighth Route Army's light mortars were just as fatal.

Some machine gun castles hidden in traffic trenches are waiting for them. The Eighth Route Army's bazooka is also waiting for them. This tacit cooperation of the offensive forces and the best combination of weapons have put the Japanese army of the Eighth Division feeling much pressure.

Tsukada Oku, who was standing in the rear commanding the battle, learned that the frontline troops were still losing streak in melee battles, and it was undoubtedly very difficult to accept: "What about melee battles? Are we not their opponents?"

‘General, according to the feedback from the frontier positions, the Eighth Route's offensive troops were equipped with sufficient submachine guns and pistols. Our troops would often be frantically fired by them during contact, and they were at a loss in close combat!’

‘Baga! These despicable guys! Keep some of the blocking troops on the front line, and the rest retreat to the second line of defense. In any case, the opponent cannot break through our front line in such a short time.’

Faced with the continuous telegrams from frontier positions, Tsukada Ota seemed very helpless. Although he had sent reinforcements, these reinforcements could not be sent at all, and many troops were killed or injured in the charge.

Under this circumstance, Tsukata Oshi had to change his tactics, give up the front-line position that was currently broken by the Eighth Route Army, and instead strengthen the defense of the second-line position. In this way, the Eighth Route Army's rapid breakthrough was curbed.

As long as they persisted for a long enough time, Tsukada Oshi believed that it would not be so easy for the Eighth Route Army to quickly break through their entire defense line. But he was actually a little confused about how long it took.

The division artillery units that had previously suffered a storm-like shelling now have less than 30%. These artillery units alone cannot form firepower suppression on the Eighth Route Army's artillery.

Even most of these artillery soldiers who were irritated had psychological shadows. After all, the previous stormy attack really made these surviving artillery soldiers feel that they were betting on their lives every time they fired.

In the past, they were often the safest to cooperate with infantry combat. But now, they never expected that the Eighth Route Army's artillery power would be so powerful. Even the main artillery soldiers of the division like them would still be unable to stop such a fierce counterattack.

After some calculations, Tsukata Oshi finally decided to let the remaining artillery troops retreat as soon as possible. These artillery troops retreated first and rested. As for when to join the war, I am afraid that it will be possible after dawn.

If there is no air cover, I am afraid that these artillery soldiers will not dare to fight back at all. Any counterattack may lead to the remaining artillery troops becoming the spoils of the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire.

The defenders in the front positions cannot get the support of the artillery in the rear. Once the attacking Eighth Route Army troops are unfavorable, they can call the artillery in the rear for fire reinforcements and cover. The advantages in artillery fire give the offensive troops a lot of convenience.

Compared to Tsukada Oshi's mood, He Zhengdao, who was commanding in the rear, listened to the news from the front divisions. He said with satisfaction: "Let the troops speed up the attack and strive to take down the opponent's frontier position as soon as possible!"

‘Yes, Commander!’

After giving this order, He Zhengdao said in time: "Give the artillery brigade and the artillery regiments of the various divisions of the column to tell them not to feel sorry for the shells. Once the Japanese position blocking firepower is too strong, call for artillery reinforcements immediately.

Now that the Japanese's plane cannot fly, our artillery can be released and fired. If the Japanese's artillery dares to fight back, the Lijiang Team will wait for them. Let go of their hands and feet to fight and strive to take down the Japanese's main position tonight.

In this case, when the Japanese Air Force arrives tomorrow, we will also have an advantage on the battlefield. At that time, as long as we withstand the Japanese counterattack and give us one more night, I believe we can break through the Japanese defense line in all directions."

Listening to He Zhengdao's order, Wang Tianlin, as the commander of the First Column, said with gratitude: "Commander, this will cause a lot of logistical pressure on the artillery troops!"

‘Of course I know this! But the longer the battle is, the more unfavorable it is for us. The last time I asked the political commissar to bring up a few more base shells from the arsenal. I believe that it should be enough to support this battle.

What's more, the divisions of your column also have certain reserves of artillery shells, so don't be petty at this time. If you can solve problems with artillery shells, don't waste the lives of soldiers. As commanders, we must try to avoid major casualties.'

‘Yes, Commander! I understand, I will call each division now!’

As He Zhengdao’s old partner and his subordinate, Wang Tianlin knew very well that He Zhengdao had this kind of personality. In the past, they had to save money on every shell when they fought. But now, this situation has improved a lot.

Although He Zhengdao would transport a batch of materials to the headquarters every time there was a seizure. However, for all troops that have maintained a long-term victory record, there were actually a lot of materials seized in each victory.

He Zhengdao basically turned a blind eye to the capture of weapons and ammunition of each division. He also knew that the reserves of shells of each division were actually kept at the number of able to fight a big battle.

Now that we are going to fight a tough battle, it is definitely a wrong choice to put these stored shells without having to. What's more, before planning this war, He Zhengdao mobilized a batch of shells from the rear ammunition reserve warehouse.

There are shells provided by the field army and the shells reserved by the divisions themselves. He Zhengdao believes that these shells hit the Japanese's positions, which is enough for the Japanese to drink a pot.

When dawn is dawn, once the Japanese Air Force arrives to reinforce, the Eighth Route Army's artillery will not dare to use it at all. After all, once the Japanese Air Force is discovered, these artillery positions will not be kept.

Since we know this, why not take advantage of the night that the Japanese planes cannot fly and reduce the pressure on the offensive troops? Once upon a time, did the Japanese use this advantage of artillery fire to destroy and disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Chinese anti-Japanese troops?

Looking at the combat map spread on the command table, He Zhengdao said in time: "Give power to the special forces division and order the special forces division to start a night attack in Chaoyang, focusing on finding the location of the 8th Division Command.

The troops deployed on the borders of Chifeng and Tongliao also began to put pressure on Chaoyang. In addition, the troops of the Third Column in Jinxi were also sent to the telegrams to let them attack the Japanese's transportation supply lines.

I want the 8th Division to know that they are now in a situation where we are surrounded by three sides. As for the rest of the Third Column, just be alert to the movements of the Japanese troops around, and you must not leave the defense zone without orders!"

In order to put greater pressure on the Eighth Division and the Kwantung Army's defenders deployed in Chaoyang area, He Zhengdao also used the tactic of three-sided encirclement this time. In addition, the center of the special division is blossoming, I believe the Eighth Division will not last long.

After He Zhengdao's order was issued, the 8th Division quickly received the defensive troops deployed on both wings and was successively attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The telegrams sent by the defenders were exactly the same, hoping that the division would send reinforcements as soon as possible.

Faced with the tactics of the Eighth Route Army encircling on three sides, Tsukada Oku said helplessly: "Baga! Reinforcements, reinforcements, I'm going there to send reinforcements to them now? Damn it, why do they have so many troops?"

As the main combat division of the Kwantung Army, the Eighth Division also had nearly 30,000 troops. In conjunction with the Japanese and puppet defenders deployed in Chaoyang area earlier, Tsukata Attack could mobilize as many as 60,000 to 70,000 troops.

But at present, facing the Eighth Route Army's three-sided encirclement and the total force was almost twice as high as its attack, he also felt the shortage of troops. Especially, when Chaoyang is not at the moment, many troops dare not mobilize at will.

While urging the headquarters to draw nearby troops to reinforce Chaoyang as soon as possible. The way Tsukada Oshi could think of was to first draw troops from the rear to reinforce. In the rear, only a certain number of defenders were retained.

But just when these troops were transferred to the front line overnight, the special division troops that had already penetrated into the rear had undoubtedly found an opportunity to take action. For a moment, after receiving a county town in the rear was captured by the Eighth Route Army, Tsukata Attack became really panicked.
Chapter completed!