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    The first batch of Japanese soldiers who rushed forward were nailed to the ground in less than a minute.

    The remaining Japanese troops chose to temporarily retreat down the hillside.

    But even so, they were not safe, because just when they chose to retreat temporarily and planned to reorganize the attack, grenades were thrown out by them at this time and hit the Japanese troops.

    "Whizzing!!!"

    The sound of grenade wooden handles rubbing against the air came, but the grenades were already spinning in the air and falling towards the Japanese army.

    Many grenades exploded while flying in the air.  As for the debris generated by the explosion, it was at this time that it flew towards the Japanese troops below, tearing their clothes, tearing their skin, and even tearing through their throats.

    Under such fierce bombing, Japanese soldiers continued to roll down the hillside, and many Japanese soldiers in the rear were also knocked down.

    But the Japanese attack will not stop because of this.

    After the failure of the first wave of attacks, the Japanese army's second wave of offensive troops rushed towards the positions of the Eighth Route Army and the Fourth Army in the shortest possible time.

    But after they rushed forward, the outcome they faced did not change much.

    In the first wave of attacks, the Japanese army was defeated in just over ten minutes, with heavy casualties.

    The second wave of attacking troops did not last even ten minutes.

    That is to say, just when the second wave of Japanese attacks was launched, the mortar units accompanying the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army began to bombard the Japanese troops.

    The target of their bombing was not the attacking Japanese troops, because these Japanese troops were too close to the troops of the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army. If they bombed them, it was likely to cause accidental damage.

    Therefore, their mortar units chose to bombard the Japanese troops in the rear.

    Mortar shells falling like hailstones covered the entire Japanese rear defense force in the blink of an eye.

    Those Japanese troops who were originally preparing to participate in the third wave were forced to retreat by falling shells before they even had time to launch an attack.

    Not only them, other Japanese troops also began to retreat to the rear under such fierce bombing.

    As for those Japanese troops who did not have time to retreat, they were either blown to pieces, or were wounded all over by the artillery shells of the Fourth Army. They kept wailing on the ground, begging for help from others.

    But under the fierce bombing, those Japanese soldiers only had the instinct to escape. Basically no one paid attention to the life and death of the wounded Japanese soldiers.

    This is why the Japanese troops who attacked in the second wave were defeated faster than the Japanese troops who attacked in the first wave.

    When they turned their heads and looked to the rear, they found that their follow-up troops had already retreated beyond the range of artillery fire.

    There were only a few hundred of them left, still launching a doomed attack on the enemy's positions.

    Twenty minutes later, the Japanese troops in the rear had to send a telegram to their main force.

    "We cannot occupy the enemy's defense line. Their artillery support has arrived. We cannot deploy our troops and we cannot avoid the enemy's artillery bombardment. Facing the enemy's bombardment, we can only choose to retreat temporarily and build a new line of defense along the way."

    Seeing such a telegram, the Japanese division commander Konoha Kiyoaki tore it into pieces and shouted angrily: "Trash!! A bunch of trash!! With a strength of four to five thousand people, the enemy's advance force is just one  There are over a thousand people, and they can¡¯t make any progress.¡±

    Relatively here, he began to regret that they should not have abandoned the mortar.

    Although the equipment will slow down their march, the situation in front of them seems to be more serious.

    They only had grenades left, which could still provide them with some firepower, but weapons such as mortars had been abandoned in the ravine behind them.

    Now, they need to pay the price for their original decision.

    Facing the enemy's artillery bombardment, they didn't even have any means to counterattack.

    Originally, according to the Japanese army¡¯s plan, they had to race against time to retreat to the Huludao area. If they were fast enough, the enemy troops would not be able to pursue them.

    This was indeed the case at the beginning. In such a marathon race, the Japanese army relied on their rear troops toThe time gained and the marching speed gained by abandoning heavy equipment successfully extended the pursuit distance between the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army.

    But the Japanese army would not have thought that Li Yunlong's troops were in front of them, blocking their way like a roadblock.

    And judging from the battle just now, the enemy's ambush troops were quite large in number and their firepower was very fierce.

    Now, the Eighth Route Army unit blocking their retreat only needs to continue to block their retreat for about three or four hours. The Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army chasing their main force will be able to completely surround them here.

    Thinking of this, Konoha's clear mind began to become less clear.

    Apart from anything else, he was now beginning to wonder if the headquarters had already planned to use the troops they were retreating along as bait to attract enemy firepower when formulating the retreat plan.

    Thinking about it, this is also true, because the route they took is the closest, but the other two troops left such a good route to them.

    As soon as you think about it, you will know that it is unreasonable.

    Actually, he didn¡¯t know that Meijiro Xiangzu was also gambling at that time.

    It now seems that Yoshijiro Xiangzu made the right bet. At least, the unit he led did not encounter the blocking force of the Eighth Route Army.

    And the Eighth Route Army troops did not have enough troops at this time to stop the fleeing Japanese troops.

    Therefore, the team that Konoha Kiyoaki and the others are now in have become victims.

    They relied on their own sacrifices to save one hundred thousand elite members of the Kwantung Army.

    Without them, there would probably be more than 40,000 to 50,000 Japanese troops besieged here at this time.

    With this thought, Konoha Kiyomei sent a telegram to Xiangzu Meijiro.

    "Our army was ambushed by the enemy in a valley about 30 kilometers away from Huludao. We are currently organizing a breakout, but the enemy occupies a favorable terrain. We hope to call us for air support to help our offensive troops break out.  "

    This is the last hope for Konoha Qingming.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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