"Jingle bell" A telephone rang in the general headquarters, and the communications staff officer of the headquarters hurriedly picked up the microphone on the table.

"Hey, I'm Li Yong, the commander of the first regiment of the third division, quick, give the phone to the commander, I have an important military report" As soon as he picked up the phone, the excited voice of Li Yong, the head of the regiment, came from the microphone.

"Commander. It's the phone number of Regiment Commander Li of the 3rd Division and the 1st Regiment, and there is an important military intelligence report," the communications staff officer shouted to Liu Hua at the door.

"Hehe, Captain Li must have come to report the victory. Chief of Staff, the order to encircle and annihilate the command of the army wing can be issued, you go and give it. I'm going to listen to Li Yong's good news" After listening to the words of the communications staff officer, Liu Hua's frowning brows finally relaxed, and the corners of his mouth began to show a smile.

"Hey, is it Captain Li? I am Commander Liu Hua," Liu Hua took the phone in the hand of the communications staff officer and said with a smile.

"Report to the commander, the cavalry battalions directly under the 1st Regiment and 2nd Regiment of the 3rd Division have successfully completed their combat missions and completely annihilated the 2nd and 3rd Brigades of the Chinese Army and the Artillery Brigade of the Chinese Army. In addition, 36 artillery personnel of the Chinese army were captured, and a large amount of weapons and ammunition and all the equipment of the artillery brigade of the Japanese army were seized. After the report is completed, please instruct" As soon as Liu Hua's words were finished, Li Yong's excited words came from the microphone.

"Good, good, you did a great job. Regiment Commander Li, I want to give you a meritorious service, this time you were able to completely annihilate the Bantian Wing of the Chinese Army, and your two regiments have made great contributions, which is very good. After the battle is over, I will report to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and personally ask for credit for you. Although Liu Hua was already mentally prepared, when he heard this good news in person, he still couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

"Thank you, Commander, these are the results of the hard work of the soldiers." Li Yong also replied excitedly.

"In this way, Commander Li, although it is only a matter of time before the Sakata Wing of the Army is completely annihilated by us, we still have more important tasks to complete in the future. Therefore, the command wants you to hurry up and rest the troops, and leave all the cleaning of the battlefield to the militia. I want you to gather all the troops that can continue to participate in the battle, replenish enough ammunition, and immediately recuperate, ready for the more important tasks ahead. How's it going, is there any confidence? Liu Hua asked with a smile.

"Yes, Commander, guarantee the completion of the mission

Just when Li Yong reported the results of the battle to Liu Hua, the attack on the headquarters of the Sakatian Wing of the Yue Army also began. The whole battle began with the sound of artillery from the artillery regiment of the Reading Division. With the order of Chief of Staff Li Qing, the two mortar battalions of the artillery regiment and more than 70 mortars roared at the position of the army.

As the shells continued to fall around the little devil's wing headquarters, it immediately made the army realize what it means to be covered by artillery fire. Dense shells were like rain, constantly smashing down on the positions of the Japanese army. Tents, headquarters, machine-gun positions, and baggage units slowly turned into ruins and hell on earth under the blow of artillery fire, and one by one the little devils ruthlessly became victims under artillery fire.

In order to minimize the casualties of the fighters and prepare for the next battle. The artillery regiment shelled for twenty minutes, and in that twenty minutes the artillery regiment consumed more than two-thirds of the ammunition in its stockpile. However, twenty minutes of shelling still had a very good effect.

In the 20 minutes of artillery shelling, more than 300 of the 1,300 troops gathered at the headquarters of the wing were directly killed, and about 100 people lost their combat effectiveness due to various reasons. As for the remaining 800 people, almost all of them were wounded, and even the arm of the wing commander, Sakata Daisa, was hit by shrapnel from a shell.

And just when the little devil had not recovered from the shelling process just now, something that frightened the soldiers even more happened. Because on the right side of the wing headquarters, a violent sound of horses' hooves suddenly came to mind, and countless war horses were galloping down from the high ground on the right side of the position. Countless sabers glowing with cold light danced in the hands of the cavalrymen, rushing towards themselves on the battlefield.

"Ah Ba Ge Ya Road, immediately order the troops to build fortifications on the spot, quick, heavy machine guns, mobilize all heavy machine guns to the right flank of the position, quickly" Seeing the cavalry getting closer and closer, feeling the constant shaking of the land. The confidence that Wing Commander Sakata Daisa had just raised was once again destroyed by the heavy shelling, and the sound of horses' hooves was destroyed little by little. Even the chief of staff, who had always been confident, was trembling with fear at this time.

Although, at this time, most of the army was shelled by the front and the cavalry that suddenly appeared in front of them. Frightened, he stayed motionless, forgetting the basic resistance of the infantry beyond the o'clock. But there are still many well-trained little devils under the command of some officers, and they have begun to assemble one after another.

In the end, under the command of the commander of the 4th Brigade of the Japanese Army, with Wing Commander Sakata Daisa as the center, a simple fortification was constructed with all the materials and corpses that could be used on the position. Especially on the right flank of the position, almost all the remaining 8 heavy machine guns and a dozen light machine guns on the position were arranged to stop the pace of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army.

Just as the cavalry regiment rushed to a distance of 400 meters from the position of the army, eight heavy machine guns on the position of the army opened fire. Eight tongues of fire, like scythes, reaped the cavalry that entered his range with impunity. The fast-running cavalry was like cutting wheat, and they were cut to the ground by the dense fire of the army. In a word, in front of the army's eight heavy machine guns and a dozen light machine guns to build an impermeable firepower network, no one in the cavalry regiment could cross the 400-meter limit in front of him.

Seeing that the battle had just begun, his cavalry regiment was swept to about a company's strength by the dense firepower of the army. What's more, more soldiers are constantly being knocked to the ground by the firepower of the army. As the head of the regiment, Wang Hu's eyes were about to pop out, and his clenched fists were also clenched by himself.

"Order: The first battalion will make a detour to attack on the enemy's right flank, the second battalion will attack on the enemy's left flank, and the third battalion will make a feint with me head-on. Seeing that there was no heavy firepower on the two wings of the Yue army, Wang Hu couldn't help but feel excited. Immediately ordered excitedly.

Receiving the order, the entire cavalry regiment instantly changed the formation of the attack and divided into three. Two cavalry teams immediately split into the entire charging formation, and under the leadership of their respective battalion commanders, they quickly rushed towards the left and right flanks of the army's position. The galloping horses and the roar of heavy machine guns weave a brilliant piece of music on the battlefield. In less than a few minutes, two roundabout troops completely surrounded the Japanese army.

"Kill, avenge the sacrificed brethren" The first to attack was a battalion of cavalry regiments from the right flank. By order of the battalion commander. The soldiers raised their sabers in their hands, without any hesitation, and without hesitation, followed their battalion commander and rushed to the weak fortifications of the devils.

"Ah, Bage Yalu, the Eighth Route Army is very cunning" Seeing that there were two cavalry units on his two flanks, as the direct commander of the battle, the captain of the fourth brigade couldn't help but be shocked. You must know that in order to strengthen their frontal defense, almost all heavy machine guns are used in the front, and their two wings are tightly arranged with several machine guns, as well as two squads of troops to defend.

"Quick, reinforcements on both wings, quick, machine gunners, reinforcements on the left and right wings at once," the captain roared loudly at the soldiers beside him. However, the speed of the infantry is not as fast as the speed of the cavalry. Just as the little devil rushed to the defensive positions on both flanks with heavy light and heavy machine guns on his back, two cavalry like sharp knives had already rushed into the little devil's defensive position.

As the positions on both flanks were broken through, the entire defense line of the Yue army immediately fell into chaos. Especially those little devils who reinforced the flanks of the position, facing the oncoming cavalry troops. There is no longer the pride that the Great Empire has ignored, and they ignore the roars of the commanders around them. Throwing down the heavy machine gun on his shoulder, he ran to the rear of the position, you know, they didn't want to end up being the ghost of the cavalry unit of the Eighth Route Army.

You must know that in the thinking of the army, dying on the battlefield is their highest honor. But if your head is cut off by the enemy, then your soul will not even have a chance to go home. Because the god Amaterasu of this book does not accept headless ghosts at all. And the Chinese soldiers on the opposite side will not only cut off their own heads, but maybe in the end, even their corpses will be trampled into pulp by war horses.

Wang Hu, who was 400 meters away from the front position of the Yue army, could not have imagined so much. Just when the entire defensive position of the army fell into chaos after the two wings were killed. Wang Hu, the commander of the cavalry regiment, seized the opportunity, shouted loudly to the soldiers behind him, and was the first to rush towards the frontal position of the army.

"Killing" the defensive positions of the army with the momentum of the three cavalry battalions one after the other. The army position was full of the shouts of soldiers and the neighing of war horses. For the Yue army, which had fallen into chaos on the position, the cavalry galloping on the position did not stop long. Because their task is not to kill or injure the living forces of the army, but to attack the defensive positions of the army, penetrate directly into the headquarters of the army, and disrupt the deployment of the army, so that the little devils cannot stop effective resistance.

Under the constant interspersing of cavalry troops, the little devil fell into complete chaos. And at this moment, the sound of a loud charge was remembered around the position. The various units that had already made a detour to the periphery of the Japanese army's position launched a final general attack one after another.

Under the fierce penetration of the infantry units of the cavalry unit of the Eighth Route Army, the little devils who were as small as a mess were quickly divided and surrounded by the soldiers who rushed to the battlefield. In the face of the little devils who have fallen into chaos, and in the face of the complex situation of mixing friends and enemies, it is impossible to use a gun at this time. However, the soldiers did not have any melancholy, and with their rifles with good bayonets, they rushed towards the army, which had fallen into confusion.

Half an hour later, the situation on the battlefield slowly became clearer. As a large force of the Eighth Route Army rushed into the position of the little devils, the little devils in yellow military uniforms were soon overwhelmed by the soldiers in earth-gray military uniforms. The entire battlefield also slowly became quiet, until the captain of the Little Devil Wing, Sakata Daisa, committed suicide by disembowelment, and the entire siege and annihilation battle ended smoothly.

"Chief of Staff, immediately give orders to the regiments to hand over the battlefield to the militia company to clean up. The various units quickly withdrew from their positions and entered a state of rest, and ordered the baggage troops to immediately replenish the ammunition of each regiment. Also, in half an hour, I want to know the casualties of the various units. Seeing that no single gunshot could be heard on the battlefield, Liu Hua ordered to the chief of staff beside him.

"Yes, Commander, I'll deliver the order." Chief of Staff Li Qing put down his binoculars and turned to enter the command headquarters. It didn't take long for the various units that had been ordered to withdraw from the messy battlefield with the wounded, handing over the battlefield to the militia that had come to reinforce them.

"Commander, the casualty data of each regiment has been counted" In less than half an hour, when Liu Hua was thinking about the next battle in front of the map, the voice of Chief of Staff Li Qing sounded at the door of the headquarters.

"How? The casualties are large, can the regiments continue to fight?" Hearing the words of the chief of staff, Liu Hua hurriedly asked. You must know that this question is what Liu Hua wants to know the most at present, because he directly affects whether the entire campaign can continue to be fought again.

"Division commander, the casualties of the entire army can be said to be still within our control, and a wing of the army and two puppet army of more than 6,400 people were all taken by us. The 12nd Regiment of the 3rd Division suffered a total of 683 casualties, 253 were seriously wounded and lost their combat effectiveness, and more than 2,800 people could participate in the battle, and the 2nd Regiment of the Rapid Reaction Brigade suffered the largest casualties, and the entire regiment was reduced to less than one-third of the battle, especially the 1st battalion where Xu Bin was located, which was almost completely wiped out, and about 500 people could still participate in the battle. The regiment was a little better, with 289 killed and 64 seriously wounded, and 1700 more could take part in the battle. The three regiments lost 340 killed, 98 seriously wounded, and 1,600 more were able to take part in the battle. The divisional cavalry regiment lost 192 killed, 24 seriously wounded, and 750 more were able to take part in the battle. As for the artillery regiment, the ammunition is almost exhausted. However, we captured 18 enemy mountain artillery pieces and more than 4,000 shells, so it did not affect the next battle. That's all there is to it," Chief of Staff Li Qing said, putting down the statistics in his hand.

"Alas, it's really 3,000 enemies and 800 self-losses, and more than 2,000 soldiers fell on the battlefield and fell under the guns of the little devils. Chief of Staff, immediately calculate how many troops we have now that we can fight, and we are ready for the next stage of the campaign. We must take Baoding County, these fallen soldiers can't just die in vain. Liu Hua said.

"Yes, division commander, now we have a total of 7,000 men in our hands to participate in the battle. In addition, the ammunition is quite sufficient if you count the captured this time. Especially the artillery regiment, which now has enough shells for heavy artillery, is fully sufficient for us to launch the next stage of the campaign. The chief of staff said with a brief calculation.

"Well, has the special operations team infiltrated Baoding sent the latest enemy briefing? The Sakata United, who had been looking forward to annihilating the little devil just now, almost forgot about it. Liu Hua nodded and asked.

"It's been sent back. According to the telegram of the special operations brigade, now the special operations brigade has infiltrated the county town with 240 people. Through their reconnaissance, there are now two brigades of the Yue Army in Baoding County, a wing of baggage, and a regiment of the puppet army. In addition, the army also has an artillery wing directly under the brigade and regiment, including a heavy artillery brigade and a field artillery brigade, which are stationed in the barracks between Baoding City and the railway station. In addition, there is also a garrison of a brigade of the army at the Baoding Railway Station. A total of more than 5,300 people in the army and more than 900 in the puppet army, this is the total strength of all enemy troops in Baoding at present. Chief of Staff Li Qing took out another telegram and said.

"Well, there's also an artillery wing, which we didn't expect. It seems that the siege battle is very difficult to fight, and the little devils of nearly 5,000 people" Listening to the words of Chief of Staff Li Qing, Liu Hua frowned.

"Division commander, you forgot one thing, we still have two regiments of reserves that have not yet been used, can we use them now? The two main regiments can at least attract a brigade of more than a thousand little devils! Li Qing saw Liu Hua who was frowning, and immediately reminded.

"You mean two regiments of the 129th Division? yes, I forgot about this chess piece. Well, with the participation of these two regiments, it will be much easier for us. Communication staff officer" Liu Hua raised his head excitedly, looked at the map on the wall and shouted.

"Here, Commander, what's the task?"

"Well, send a telegram to the two regiments of the 129th Division north of Baoding: order the two regiments to attack immediately and attack the railway line from Baoding to Tianjin, and demand that this railway line be paralyzed as soon as possible. After the reinforcements from Baoding County attacked, the two regiments were required to drag the reinforcements of the Yue Army for at least two days at any cost, and send them out now," Liu Hua ordered.

Less than an hour after Liu Hua's telegram was sent, the two main regiments, which had long been hidden around the railway line, had a total strength of 5,000 troops. The attack on the railway was launched, and all the small strongholds along the way were completely annihilated by the two main regiments in the posture of sweeping the leaves in the autumn wind. More importantly, less than half an hour after the railway raid began, a column of the Yue Army derailed on the railway, causing the jade shattering of a squadron of elite imperial troops and the loss of a large number of combat materials.

More importantly, the loss of this batch of war materials was made known to General Bin Sanyuan, commander-in-chief of the North China Army. When he learned that Baoding County was under the control of Huang Jun, the elite of a brigade, and it was so bad, His Excellency the Commander was furious. Immediately, he was ready to personally call Major General Kitamura Katsuzo to hold him responsible.

(To be continued)