"Immediately, all the remaining mortars in our hands are gathered together and bombard the national rescue army to block the positions." Colonel Ishida ordered with a murderous intent.

"The Second Battalion draws two infantry squadrons to launch an attack, and the chariot squadrons cover it to strive for a round of offense to break through the front blocking position. The artillery position is in danger, and there is no time for us to continue to delay!"

"Hayi!"

Facing the National Salvation Army's temporary defense line, the squadron leader and the baggage team leader suddenly had a backbone, and looked at Colonel Ishida with a happy answer.

The Japanese were well-trained and responded very quickly in the battle. Within five minutes of the order issued by Colonel Ishida, nearly twenty mortars were set up behind him. A small number of shells were piled next to the mortars, intending to break through the temporary defense line of the National Rescue Army at all costs.

In order to protect the artillery position, Colonel Ishida not only arranged the guards of two infantry squadrons, but also arranged the baggage brigade together.

The baggage ammunition carried by the baggage brigade with the army was naturally brought to the artillery position.

Their subsequent attack not only regained the artillery position and prevented dozens of artillery from falling into the hands of the National Salvation Army, but also regained the baggage ammunition stored in the artillery position by the baggage team. Otherwise, the ammunition carried by the troops would not last long.

"Sir, the artillery troops are ready!" The report from Colonel Ishida sounded behind him.

"Sir, the offensive troops and the chariot squadron are also ready to launch an attack at any time..."

Colonel Ishida nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to give an order, he exclaimed and directly suppressed the order that he had already reached his mouth.

"Report to the commander, the troops behind the palace are finished, the National Rescue Army is coming to us, with at least 1,500 troops!"

"Sir, the National Salvation Army that was attacking our flanks has also come!" The second lieutenant rushed towards him in a hurry, shouting while running, with a very panic expression.

"Dadada..." Before Colonel Ishida could react from his shock, the sound of sporadic fire exchange came from behind the team, and then became denser and denser. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a large-scale battle.

"Boom..." Several mortar shells actually fell from the sky and hit the artillery positions not far away.

At the moment when the flames splashed, at least three mortars and more than a dozen gunners were blown over...

As the gunfire behind him became closer, Colonel Ishida closed his eyes and knew that his opponent began to attack him.

As a veteran who has been through the battlefield, he is very clear about his current situation.

If we continue to implement the order just now, we will organize troops to attack the defense line of the National Rescue Army immediately. Even if we successfully break through the intercepting position of the National Rescue Army, the remaining troops in our hands will be chased and beaten by the National Rescue Army.

The National Saving Army is good at fighting mobile warfare, but now it is dark again, and all kinds of advantages are on the National Saving Army.

If the battle situation is really in a situation of chasing each other, you will definitely suffer the consequences in the end.

In order not to be beaten by the National Rescue Army, Colonel Ishida changed his mind and rejected the idea of ​​continuing the attack. He decided to fight steadily and stand firmly and wait for assistance...

No matter what the final result is, let’s relieve the crisis in front of you first!

Looking at the increasingly panicked subordinates around him, Colonel Ishida ordered decisively: "The troops stopped attacking, established a circular position on the spot, and stood firm and waited for assistance!"

"The artillery troops immediately use artillery fire to cover the artillery positions that have been occupied by the National Salvation Army, and destroy it at all costs. In short, the National Salvation Army cannot obtain anything that the Imperial Army cannot obtain!"

"When the battle situation stabilizes, we will find a way to break through and leave here!"

The remaining artillery soldiers of the Japanese immediately adjusted their shooting personnel and prepared to fire at the artillery positions.

The Japanese and puppet troops on the outermost side of the battlefield desperately blocked the national-savior army that came from the surrounding areas, bought time for the Japanese behind and established a temporary defense line!

"Boom..." The remaining artillery soldiers of the Japanese quickly joined the battle.

Compared with the artillery units of the National Salvation Army, their shooting skills are much better. One round of sixteen shells is like having eyes, and they all hit the artillery positions.

The main force, the Second and Third Battalions, were destroying few Japanese gunners at the artillery positions, and the sudden artillery fire cover scared them.

You should know that in addition to more than 30 artillery pieces and soldiers from both sides of the artillery position, there are also a large number of artillery shells stored. If any artillery shells are hit and exploded, many artillery will definitely be destroyed, and the casualties of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions will also increase sharply.

The two battalion commanders were anxious and immediately ordered their artillery troops to counterattack, destroy the Japanese artillery troops, and solve the danger from the source.

On the first line of defense just captured by the pacification garrison, Zhou Chengzheng stood at the commanding heights and stared at the battlefield with his mouth slightly raised, with a smile from the heart.

The entire counterattack went smoother than what he planned.

More than a thousand Japanese devils killed seven or eight hundred people in less than ten minutes of artillery fire. The next counterattack and flanking raids of the mobile battalion killed another four or five hundred people.

Although the Japanese scattered on other battlefields gathered together on the way to retreat, their total strength had been reduced to more than 2,000 people, and most of the artillery had been lost.

On the other hand, the replenished pacification garrison still had more than 1,400 people, the Shouyang garrison still had more than 1,200 people, and the three main battalions had rushing back. In addition, the mobile camp, cavalry battalion, and the National Rescue Army could immediately put more than 5,000 troops into the battle, which was twice the strength of the Japanese.

Not to mention firepower, as long as the Japanese planes do not intervene, the artillery fire of the National Salvation Army can definitely suppress the Japanese.

Faced with the increasingly better situation in front of you, it is difficult for Zhou Cheng to be unhappy.

But at this moment, the Japanese actually ordered the artillery troops to shell out artillery positions that the main force had not yet completely occupied, as if they were burning together.

This situation was completely beyond Zhou Cheng's expectations. He did not expect the Japanese to be so cruel that they would rather destroy the artillery on the position than let the National Salvation Army seize it.

Zhou Cheng snorted coldly and cursed: "The Japanese in the encirclement want to destroy the artillery positions and prevent us from seizing the artillery there, but they overestimate their abilities!"

"I inform all artillery units to concentrate their firepower to kill the remaining artillery soldiers of the Japanese. Two minutes later, I don't want to see a shell hit our own artillery positions."

"Put down the garrison, Shouyang garrison mobile battalion, first battalion, immediately strengthen the offensive and compress the Japanese occupied areas. Surround them first, and wait until we solve the remaining artillery troops of the Japanese, then concentrate artillery fire to launch a general attack!"

In the Taiyuan Japanese Army headquarters, since Major General Aso regained the Jinzhong County, the commander had enough confidence to eliminate the national rescue army.

The next sweep went very smoothly. Colonel Ishida led his troops to the lair of the National Saving Army in less than three days, forcing the remnants of the National Saving Army out to fight.

After an afternoon of decisive battle, the remnants of the National Salvation Army suffered heavy losses, and the remaining troops were surrounded by the sweeping troops in Zhujiazhuang. They could be wiped out tomorrow, and then they would completely take down the National Salvation Army Defense Zone.

After hearing this good news, the commander slept very peacefully tonight and fell asleep before nine o'clock.

"Don't miss..." A sudden knock on the door suddenly sounded at the door, awakening the sleeping commander.

The military headquarters has a deputy chief of staff on duty, so you can just make your own decisions on ordinary things, and you will basically not come to disturb me.

The knock on the door was so urgent at this moment, which means that something big happened in the military headquarters.

The commander, like a conditioned reflex, got up from the bed, put on his military uniform and walked towards the door.

When I opened the door, I saw the deputy chief of staff waiting for him with a nervous expression.

Before he could speak, the deputy chief of staff was anxious to report: "Sir, something happened to us who swept the troops of the National Salvation Army!"

"We just received the information that Zhou Cheng, the commander of the National Salvation Army, was not wiped out by us in Jinzhong City, and the troops defending the Jinzhong County were not completely wiped out by us. We were fooled by Zhou Cheng!"

The commander was stunned for a moment, subconsciously feeling that he had heard it wrong.

His eyes quickly widened, grabbed the collar of the deputy chief of staff, and asked incredible look: "What did you say just now? Say it again!"

"Sir, we were fooled by the National Rescue Army, and Zhou Cheng!"

"Everyone thought that there were only four or five thousand remaining troops in the National Salvation Military Defense Zone. After we killed thousands of people this afternoon, we would not be able to make any big waves. We will definitely be wiped out tomorrow."

"As soon as it turned dark, three or four thousand national-savior troops suddenly emerged on the battlefield of Zhujiazhuang. Their combat effectiveness was very strong, and they severely damaged our sweeping troops with one move!"

"And Zhou Cheng, the commander of the National Salvation Army, also appeared on the battlefield!"

"We reported that the intelligence personnel lurking inside the National Salvation Army had been hiding as a guard in the National Salvation Army to command the troops to fight. Because the National Salvation Army was too cautious, we did not find the relevant information!"

After hearing this almost impossible bad news again, the commander showed a stunned and shocked expression on the spot.

After a while, I completely digested the bad news. I raised my legs and ran towards the war room, asking, "What is the situation in the sweeping troops now? Is there any danger?"

The deputy chief of staff looked hesitant and did not dare to answer immediately.

The commander was anxious and decisively stood in front of the deputy chief of staff, with a serious order on his face: "Tell me quickly, how is the sweeping troops now? The more detailed the better!"

"Hayi!" The deputy chief of staff replied with a tough bullet: "The sweeping troops reported that they were counterattacked by the National Salvation Army after dark, and the troops suffered heavy losses. The mountain artillery brigade and the heavy artillery brigade were all eliminated by the National Salvation Army, and only more than 2,000 people were left to guard Zhujiazhuang."

"The National Salvation Army besieged them had at least 5,000 people, well-equipped, and equipped with a large number of heavy artillery."

"The sweeping troops are looking for an opportunity to break through in the direction of Jinzhong. I hope the military headquarters will draw troops from Jinzhong County to meet them!"

"Baga!" Hearing this worse news, the commander was so scared that he almost fell to the ground.

The deputy chief of staff quickly supported him with his eyes and hands, so he did not fall: "Sir, please calm down!"

"Zhou Cheng was not dead, and the sweeping troops suffered heavy losses under a series of counterattacks by the National Salvation Army. This has become a certain fact. No matter how anxious we are, we cannot change it."

"Weizhi believes that the military headquarters' top priority is to support the sweeping troops, otherwise our losses will be greater!"

The commander scolded angrily: "Bageyalu, I'm not a fool. Of course, I know that the most urgent task now is to bring out the sweeping troops!"

"Immediately send a telegram to the troops left behind in Jinzhong County, so that they can immediately gather a corps force to reinforce the sweeping troops, and be sure to receive the sweeping troops to Jinzhong County at the minimum cost."

"Tell Major General Aso that if an accident occurs in the National Salvation Army Defense Zone, he will not come back and will directly apologize on the battlefield!"

The deputy chief of staff was frightened by the commander's decision and did not immediately take the order. He hesitated for a moment to remind: "Sir, will this order be too cruel!"

"If the sweeping troops really have an accident in the National Salvation Military Defense Zone, Major General Aso will have a caesarean section for this, will our losses be greater and greater?"

"What do you know?" the commander continued to curse.

"It's enough to give him a cesarean section to apologize, at least to save him the honor of a soldier. If it were before, I would have wished to send him to the military court now, and not even give him the opportunity to make meritorious service!"

"It was him who swore a few days ago that Zhou Cheng was dead. Even if he was not dead, he was trapped in Jinzhong City and could not escape."

"It was him who told the military headquarters that the thousands of main forces stationed in Jinzhong County were destroyed, and there were only a few thousand remaining defeated soldiers and defeated soldiers in the defense zone of the National Saving Army. The sweeping troops could unscrupulously break into their defense zone."

"It was him who told the military headquarters that the remaining troops of the National Salvation Army were in chaos because of the lack of heads. Now is the best time to sweep the National Salvation Army defense zone..."

"It is precisely because of these reasons that we are eager to draw troops to sweep the national rescue military defense zone."

"So in this accident that occurred in the sweeping troops, Major General Aso has to bear at least 80% of the responsibility."

"If he can successfully bring the sweeping troops back, I can find a way to save him from some of his responsibilities."

"If the sweeping troops cannot be brought back, the King of Heaven will not be able to save him from his responsibility even if he comes. Instead of being sent to the military court to embarrass him, it is better to have a caesarean section on the battlefield and apologize and preserve the honor of the soldiers!"
To be continued...