coobybook Chapter 362: Lao Kong, something is indeed wrong. Start air defense immediately and evacuate the tro
Chapter 362: Lao Kong, something is indeed wrong. Start air defense immediately and evacuate the tro
Huang Da Pi made a solemn promise just to get himself out of trouble. After he left the headquarters, he immediately joined the fleeing with the remaining 30 detectives under his command. Takahashi Taro knew nothing about this. He gathered the last of his troops and led a puppet army battalion to break through the blockade of the motorcycle chain and launched an attack on the first armored battalion.
At this time, the 1st Armored Battalion was in a very awkward position. With the help of the engineering company, the pontoon bridge had just been built. Two armored vehicles were already officially walking on the pontoon bridge. After seeing the attacking Japanese and puppet troops, they immediately used the vehicle-mounted weapons, and the machine guns and machine guns opened fire at the same time, hitting the attacking puppet troops and Japanese like wheat and being cut to the ground.
The puppet army battalion commander was also killed on the spot during the charge, which immediately caused chaos inside the puppet army camp. Even though the Japanese pointed guns at their heads, they were unwilling to launch another charge. They knew that rushing forward would only lead to death, but turning around and killing the Japanese would create a way to survive.
Because the puppet army had the advantage in manpower and the distance between the two sides was relatively close, more than 200 puppet soldiers directly overwhelmed more than 40 Japanese soldiers and easily broke through the Japanese defense line. More than 100 puppet soldiers escaped, and hundreds of puppet soldiers were killed on the way of counterattack. More than 30 Japanese soldiers were also killed or wounded. This made Taro Takahashi feel like crying but had no tears. He now had only 16 soldiers available.
"Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, let's retreat immediately. If we don't, our entire squadron will die here!" A Japanese soldier said with a defeated look on his face.
Taro Takahashi also knew that the game was over, but he was very unwilling to accept it and wanted to fight again. However, after seeing the 16 soldiers under his command, he sighed in his heart and decided to agree with his men's advice to retreat first and then retaliate after the arrival of the main army.
However, at this time, Takahashi Taro's retreat became difficult. Fortunately, the armored forces had not yet completely passed the pontoon bridge. Now the only one leading the way was Sun Desheng's motorcycle company. It was impossible to swallow up all the thousands of puppet troops.
Some puppet soldiers fought desperately for a chance to survive, while others simply raised their hands and squatted on the ground to surrender. Takahashi Taro retreated very quickly with the remaining troops, but still suffered considerable losses. By the time he actually escaped from Balipu Town, there were only six Japanese soldiers left following him.
"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, we need to rush to the second line of defense immediately and inform Colonel Kurofuji that Balipu Town has been breached, and request him to send troops to assist us."
Takahashi Taro did not listen to his subordinates' advice. He felt that the second line of defense could not be defended. From the beginning, he opposed using puppet troops to defend the position. These cowardly dogs were not trustworthy at all. Now running to the second line of defense would be useless and might even get him killed. Takahashi Taro made a bold decision. He planned to change his route to Ping'an County, which was the safest place at the moment.
"Ono, now our only way out is to go to Ping'an County. The combat effectiveness of the local garrison squadron is very poor. Although three garrison squadrons and three security divisions are concentrated on the second line of defense, I think they still can't hold the second line of defense. In the end, the only one that can be held is the third line of defense, where a battalion of the Empire is stationed. The combat effectiveness of Colonel Kurosaki's men is still very strong."
"But the journey is too long, and I am a defeated general. There will be no good results if I go there. It is better to go directly to Mitsui Taro, so that we can all survive!"
Takahashi Taro's fathers were all businessmen, which made him have some business habits since he was a child. At the beginning, he was unwilling to retreat because he did not want to bear the blame for the defeat. He hoped that the people under the tree could knock him out and save him from the battlefield. Unexpectedly, his subordinates were all ignorant and no one knocked him out. Under desperation, he had to give the order to retreat.
Now he has to find a way to survive for himself. After much thought, he believes that the only way to survive is to seek refuge with Mitsui Taro. He has what Mitsui Taro desires, and as long as he can get his protection, he will be satisfied.
As for further advancement in his career, he had never thought about it, and he made up his mind from then on to put fighting second and business first, to make money to weave a big network for himself, and no longer to desire to make achievements.
Ding Wei's attack was very successful this time. Within less than 20 minutes of the start of the battle, the puppet army was defeated. The soldiers were busy capturing prisoners all over the mountains and plains, which really made Ding Wei stunned. The combat effectiveness of the puppet army was too weak, so weak that it was unbelievable.
"Damn it! I thought we were going to have a tough battle. I thought even if these puppet troops were weakened, they could hold out for an hour. Who could have imagined that in less than half an hour, the resistance of the Japanese and puppet troops completely stopped. This was completely beyond my expectations!"
"Order all troops to speed up. We must capture all the puppet troops before they retreat to the second line of defense. After that, arrange for a battalion of troops to escort the prisoners back. The remaining two battalions will continue to march to the second line of defense of the devils. They must reach the outer perimeter of the second line of defense of the devils before 12 noon. After the troops rest for an hour, they will officially launch the attack at : pm."
Kong Jie, who was five miles away from the gathering place, led three battalions to attack Jiulipu Town. The battle was carried out extremely quickly. It took only half an hour to break through the defenses of the Japanese and puppet troops, enter Jiulipu Town, and begin to hunt down the retreating Japanese and puppet troops. The results of the battle made Kong Jie unbelievable. He immediately asked someone to ask the leader of the puppet army and found out the reason.
"Damn it, the Japanese devils have such sinister intentions. They put the puppet army's first division, which is the most afraid of death, on the first line of defense, deliberately letting us eat them up, and put the puppet soldiers who are loyal to them on the second line of defense, and also transferred 10,000 troops from the third line of defense. Now the Japanese devils' troops deployed on the second line of defense add up to thousands of people, and the puppet army has four divisions, all of which are die-hard Japanese devils. These damn puppet soldiers have done all kinds of bad things, and have committed more evil things than the Japanese devils. They really intend to go all the way with the Japanese devils to the end!"
"Xiao Wang, immediately inform Captain Ding of the intelligence we have learned here, and tell him to be careful when attacking the second line of defense of the Japanese, and never take the puppet troops on the second line of defense lightly."
"Shen Quan, immediately pass on my order to quickly wipe out the remaining Japanese and puppet troops, and then arrange a battalion of troops to escort the prisoners back. After completing this task, the troops will continue to march quickly to the second blockade line and meet up with Captain Ding!"
Kong Jie decided not to divide his troops anymore and planned to merge with Ding Wei. This way, it would be much easier to break through the Japanese's second blockade. Even if they encountered a tough enemy, with the strength of four battalions in hand, they would have the confidence to attack or defend.
After receiving Kong Jie's message, Ding Wei did not order the troops to slow down, but continued to maintain the current marching speed and marched rapidly towards Fengjia Town. At 11 o'clock in the morning, the two teams met ten miles outside Fengjia Town, found a hidden forest, started a fire and cooked, arranged for the troops to rest, and changed the attack time to 12: noon.
"Old Kong, our progress this time is very smooth. The puppet army is simply vulnerable. I have captured more than 3000 puppet soldiers alone. I estimate that even if you have fewer than me, it will not be much less. Judging from the previous battles, the combat effectiveness of the puppet army is very weak. These people are greedy for life, afraid of death, and forget their principles when they see profit. There is no need to take them seriously." Ding Wei analyzed with disdain.
Kong Jie felt that Ding Wei was a little too proud, so he immediately advised him, "Old Ding, we can't be careless when dealing with the puppet army. There are still capable fighters among them. The two battalions under Xue Changming were particularly capable fighters, and even the main battalion under Li Yunlong suffered a loss. We must be careful in form!"
"The reason why it was so easy for us to attack the first line of defense was that, in addition to the fact that the Japanese and the puppet army did not expect us to send out fighter planes, it was also related to our tricycle motorcycle company, which had very strong mobility and effectively covered the armored forces passing through the trenches. But don't forget that this puppet army's first division was only established for less than half a year, and it was full of young men captured by the Japanese. On average, each person only had ten bullets, and a regiment had only two heavy machine guns and six light machine guns. There were only two mortars, and the total number of shells was only 60."
"Such firepower is not even as good as our battalion. It is obvious that the Japanese did not take them seriously at all and deliberately placed them on the first line of defense as a warning. The puppet army's 6th, 8th and 9th divisions deployed on the second line of defense are the Japanese's diehards. Their equipment is only slightly worse than that of the Japanese, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than the rookies in our hands."
"Before leaving, the college students told us to unleash the power of air-ground integrated warfare. But now two hours have passed, and the second strike of the Air Force has not even begun. This gives me an ominous feeling that something might have gone wrong at the base. This is why I held you back and didn't let you rush to attack."
"I just ordered the air defense company to prepare for air defense because I sensed the crisis. Once the Japanese use bombers to bomb our armored forces, we really won't have much power to fight back. This time, we only brought out an air defense company with the two of us. If we encounter a few Japanese bombers, it won't be a big problem. But if there are a lot of Japanese bombers, it will be difficult for us to stop them!"
Ding Wei also noticed something was wrong. At first he thought it was due to poor communication. Now after Kong Jie's analysis, he also felt a little uneasy. He said solemnly, "Old Kong, your worry is very reasonable. One air defense company alone is definitely not enough. Start to activate the No. 2 air defense combat plan. This is more secure!"