Chapter 12 The Japanese retreated
Amid the terrified eyes of a large number of Japanese troops, many tanks began to fire. Several moving tanks were seen flashing with fire from the gun barrels, and several shells were heading towards the retreating Japanese troops.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The violent explosion rang out among the Japanese crowd, and several large Japanese trucks were the first to be hit and became the first target of the soldiers. As the shells hit these large trucks one by one, the whole scene suddenly became terrible.
There were too many people on these Japanese trucks, which were severely overloaded. There were even many Japanese soldiers hanging outside the truck. So many people were hit by a high-explosive bomb on the truck. The situation can be imagined.
With a loud "boom", a large truck full of Japanese troops was blown to a point of disintegration. Most of the Japanese troops on the truck were killed, and even many Japanese corpses flew far away with the explosion air waves. Many Japanese troops who saw this scene trembled and their faces turned pale.
Such a scene is so terrifying and scary.
"Ka, da, da..."
As the distance between the two sides became closer, some machine guns on armored vehicles began to shoot desperately at the Japanese retreating team, and a large number of Japanese troops fell down like harvesting wheat.
"Run, run..."
Some Japanese officers began to shout desperately, asking these Japanese soldiers to escape quickly and run as quickly as possible. Whether these Japanese soldiers are officers or soldiers, everyone knows that the tanks and armored vehicles of the Chinese army cannot resist themselves. If they fight against these Chinese tanks, the situation will be very miserable.
However, no matter how fast you run, how could you run over the tanks and armored vehicles of the tank regiment? Soon, many tanks and armored vehicles chased after them and began to rush into the Japanese army's ranks. Suddenly, many Japanese troops were crushed to death and were crushed to death.
A Japanese major who was fleeing was running quickly towards Hangzhou City under the cover of several Japanese soldiers. However, a Chinese tank was chasing him from behind, getting closer and closer to him, from hundreds of meters before to more than ten meters now.
Seeing the tank getting closer and closer, the Japanese lord was both brave and watched helplessly as the Japanese soldiers who were covering him were involved in the tank and were crushed to death. They even screamed shrillly, which sounded very scary.
The Japanese lieutenant who was running for life was so scared that his legs became weak. The command knife in his hand fell to the ground, rolling and crawling, in a mess.
The driver in this M4 tank couldn't help laughing when he saw the Japanese lord's embarrassing appearance, increased the accelerator and rushed over.
A scream of "Ah!" came, and the Japanese magistrate was also crushed into a meat pie.
There are many Japanese troops who were crushed to death, especially on the highway. Because the Japanese troops on the highway are too dense, many Japanese troops have run off the highway in horror.
Half an hour later, the Japanese crowd and tanks of the tank regiment were basically intertwined, and there was chaos. In addition to the dozens of tanks at the beginning, some tanks and armored vehicles rushed over, and hundreds of tanks began to massacre the Japanese army again.
The sound of tanks firing, the sound of machine guns on armored vehicles, and the screams of the Japanese army were intertwined. On the ground, there were a large number of Japanese corpses and weapons.
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Inside Hangzhou City.
Niujima Man, the 6th Japanese Division, was almost fainted. No one of his thousands of troops in the west of the city has withdrawn to the city so far. These are thousands of Japanese troops. If they were all killed by the tanks of the Chinese army, even Niujima Man, they would probably not be able to bear such a responsibility.
"Quick, send a report to the Chief Commander-in-Chief Matsui Ishione to report on the situation and request tactical guidance."
Niushimama shouted anxiously, the situation was already like this, and there was nothing he could do except report the situation and ask for tactical guidance. However, Niushimamama's report posed a big problem for Matsui Ishino, and Matsui Ishino was also in a state of great trouble at this time.
Nanjing, the headquarters of the Central Japanese Front Army.
Although it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, the Japanese General Command was brightly lit at this time, and many Japanese officers looked nervous, coming and going in a hurry, as if a major battle was being held on the front line.
At this time, the Japanese officers of the Japanese General Command, including Matsui Ishien, were all paying attention to Shannan County and Hangzhou. Telegrams of the Japanese army invaded Shannan County were sent back to Nanjing Japanese General Command.
The Japanese army attacking the Independent Brigade had a total of seven field infantry brigades, and were unified under the command of Matsui Ishione himself. In all circumstances, these Japanese brigades could be reported directly to the Japanese General Command.
However, three of the seven Japanese brigades that attacked the Japanese army had lost contact, and the radio stations they carried were no longer in contact. One of the remaining four brigades suffered heavy losses near Dongmenling, northeast of Shannan County, and was directly blown up by the independent brigade with a large caliber mortar.
Although the other three teams are currently fighting fiercely with the Independent Brigade, they are completely sniped by the Independent Brigade and have suffered a considerable loss and cannot get close to Shannan County.
"Baga!"
Matsui Ishigen's face was very ugly. At that time, he sent seven field infantry brigades in one go. Matsui Ishigen had high hopes, hoping that these Japanese troops could capture Shannan County in one go, cooperate with the 6th Division in Hangzhou, work together inside and outside, and eliminate the entire independent brigade in one fell swoop.
However, the current situation is much beyond Matsui Ishien's expectations.
"Report!"
A Japanese major came in hurriedly and reported to Matsui Ishikenghui sadly: "His Excellency Commander-in-Chief, our 6th Division sent a telegram asking for tactical guidance."
Asking for tactical guidance, it was the Sixth Division. Matsui Ishigen looked at the Japanese stern master with a ugly expression.
Seeing that Matsui Ishigen is on the verge of an outbreak, the master quickly reported: "His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, a huge group of Chinese chariots appeared in the west of Hangzhou City, and violently attacked thousands of troops of the 6th Division in the west of Hangzhou City, and almost all of our thousands of warriors were broken."
Upon hearing this, Matsui Ishigen grabbed the Japanese gang in an extremely excited manner and almost roared, "This is impossible, how could the Chinese army have a group of chariots."
"His Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the news is very true. The 6th Division also sent a telegram to plead for tactical guidance." The Japanese Grandmaster's head was lowered and he did not dare to look directly at Matsui Ishien.
A deep sense of powerlessness rose from Matsui Ishigen's heart. Matsui Ishigen thought for a long time, looked frustrated, and waved his hand powerlessly: "Order all our troops attacking Shannan County to retreat quickly, and in addition, order the 6th Division to retreat to Hangzhou City."
After saying this, Matsui Ishigen almost collapsed on the chair weakly.
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Shannan County.
In the Independent Brigade Command, Ye Feng and other senior independent brigade leaders were in the command hall, and various battle reports on the front line were gathering here.
The battle ended in this respect, for the Independent Brigade, there were joys and sorrows. The joy was that the tank regiment showed great power outside Hangzhou City, and it was estimated that it had wiped out more than 4,000 enemies, which gave a heavy blow to the Japanese 6th Division. At present, the tank regiment was still cleaning up the Japanese enemy outside Hangzhou City.
What is worried about is that the four Japanese field infantry brigades attacking Shannan County have not been eliminated yet and are fighting fiercely with the soldiers, and the soldiers have limited advantage. If they want to eliminate these thousands of Japanese troops, the soldiers are afraid that they will suffer a lot of losses.
Now, it has been fighting with the Japanese army for several hours. Nearly 500 casualties have been reported to Ye Feng, and there are already many wounded soldiers in Shannan County Hospital.
However, the casualties of the four Japanese field infantry brigades are believed to be greater, perhaps two or three times that of the soldiers. Although the Japanese army suffered greater casualties, Ye Feng felt uncomfortable when he saw the sacrifice of his soldier's name.
"Hostel, good news!"
A major staff officer, holding a telegram he had just received, came over excitedly. Seeing that it was good news, everyone looked at the major one after another.
The major stood attentively in front of Ye Feng, saluted a military salute, and said happily: "Brigate, great news, the frontline troops sent telegrams one after another, and the Japanese army attacking us had begun to retreat for some reason."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief, his tense face eased a lot. The Japanese troops finally retreated. Four Japanese field infantry brigades attacked him at the same time, which put too much pressure on Ye Feng.
After hearing such good news, the atmosphere in the entire command center was relaxed. The originally tense atmosphere had dissipated, and the whole atmosphere suddenly became warm.
"The Japanese finally retreated. We are safe. Our Shannan County is completely worry-free." Liu Yongyan was also in the command hall. When he heard such good news, Liu Yongyan seemed to be the happiest one.
"The Japanese must have retreated because of such a huge loss," Guo Weiquan analyzed.
Ye Feng nodded, "The Japanese army invaded our seven field troops, and three were annihilated by us, and one was destroyed. The other three also suffered varying degrees of losses. The only reason was that these seven field infantry brigades lost more than 4,000 people, and the Japanese army annihilated by the tank regiment outside Hangzhou City, the two were probably more than 9,000."
This was another huge victory, and nine thousand Japanese devils were wiped out.
"The brigade, the Japanese have retreated now. Will we pursue it?" Deputy Brigade Commander Chu Tianyuan asked Ye Feng for instructions.
Ye Feng thought for a while and said, "Don't chase the poor enemy. Let's quickly treat the casualties and clean up the battlefield. In addition, the tank regiment outside Hangzhou City can continue to clear the Japanese outside Hangzhou City."
"Horseman, after the Japanese retreated this time, they left thousands of corpses. How do we deal with these corpses?" Liu Yongyan asked with hope.
Ye Feng naturally knew Liu Yongyan’s idea and wanted to "sell" these corpses to the Japanese army again. However, Ye Feng knew that such a thing could only be done once. If he did this, the Japanese army would probably not pay any more.
So, Ye Feng said: "Concentrate all the Japanese corpses, pour gasoline on them, and burn them all."
"It's a pity that it's all burned."
Guo Weiquan, Chu Tianyuan and others around him couldn't help laughing happily when they saw Liu Yongyan's expression of pain.
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Second update.
Chapter completed!