But the Japanese army has no other choice. They are now spreading out to break out. While the main force is still there, they still have ammunition and supplies, and maybe they can get a glimmer of hope. If they continue to delay here, they will be completely lost in less than three days. The ability to break out.
In order to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through, the Eighth Route Army and the Fourth Army established a joint command headquarters, with Ding Wei, who was better at commanding regiment operations, responsible for the overall command.
Li Yunlong, who was good at fighting tough battles, led his soldiers to be responsible for the defense of the northeast.
There is no doubt that once the Japanese army chooses to disperse and break out, the northeast will be their first choice for the main force.
Although the Japanese army also had opportunities in several other directions to break out, the northeast was still their first choice because the terrain was not conducive to the deployment of troops, or even if they rushed out, they had no way to escape.
After Konoha Kiyomei distributed his breakout troops, he began to figure out how he should improve the survival probability of this breakout.
If he follows the first wave of breakout troops and rushes out, there is a high probability that he will become cannon fodder.
If it is the last wave, you may not be able to get out, and you will be surrounded by enemies.
Therefore, it is most appropriate for him to place his own team among the third wave of breakout teams.
This time, the breakout plan he formulated included several breakout points in the southeast and due north in addition to the northeast.
However, when formulating the plan and surveying the terrain, Konoha Kiyoaki had already determined that the Japanese troops breaking out in these directions would have a narrow escape.
Their biggest role may be to buy some time for their troops to break through from the front.
The real vitality lies in the northeast.
In addition, if those Japanese troops want to break out, they can only pray that the enemy will not set up defenses at all on their breakout route.
When the Japanese army was preparing to break through, the Eighth Route Army and the Fourth Army were preparing to deal with the Japanese army's breakout.
Li Yunlong held a piece of beef jerky in his mouth and looked at the dark valley in front of him.
It was so quiet there that you couldn¡¯t even hear the chirping of insects, only the sound of the evening breeze gently walking through the valley.
Li Yunlong could even clearly hear the sound of his teeth chewing the dried meat.
The monk came over at this time and lowered his voice and said: "Captain, the Japs' troops have begun to gather. I think they will break through soon."
Li Yunlong nodded and said: "Tell brothers, cheer up and don't let even a little devil pass by."
As he said this, he had already taken out the Mauser pistol from his waist.
Soldiers on other lines of defense are also ready for battle. Among them, the northeast is their focus of defense.
In order to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through, Ding Wei allocated two battalions of troops to Li Yunlong in advance, and another battalion was used as a mobile force to support Li Yunlong's defense line in the northeast at any time.
Not only that, the artillery fire they carried had also been adjusted in advance and aimed at the area defended by Li Yunlong and others.
As long as the Japanese army breaks through on a large scale in this direction, they will pour artillery shells on the Japanese army in the shortest possible time.
Kong Jie led his troops to defend the due north.
This is also a key direction for the Japanese army to break through.
However, because the terrain here is more dangerous, there are not too many Eighth Route Army soldiers stationed here.
It is only necessary to place some heavy machine guns on several surrounding highlands, and the crossfire formed will be enough to block the retreat of these Japanese troops.
Therefore, Kong Jie deployed many of the machine gun firepower in their regiment to fight here.
In this place, they formed an absolutely tight firepower network. If the Japanese army attempts to break through in this direction, it will inevitably pay a heavy price.
In the other direction, Ding Wei has also deployed defensive forces.
They conducted mixed operations with soldiers from the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army, and at the same time were unified under the command of a certain commander. A total of three layers of defense lines were formed around the entire encirclement, inside and outside.
Even if the Japanese army breaks through the innermost defense line and the outer defense line, it is enough to make them desperate.
The soldiers under Konoha Kiyoaki began to march, under the leadership of their respective commanders, according to the route they had planned.
Behind them, many wounded Japanese soldiers will be abandoned by them as long as they are unable to move.?
Before leaving, Konoha Qingmei went to speak to the wounded, telling them that they must continue to fight until the last moment of their lives.
Afterwards, he asked his soldiers to distribute grenades and some weapons to these injured Japanese soldiers, so that they could play a little role and value in the final breakout operation.
In the darkness, the soldiers above were ready to fight.
The Japanese scout unit responsible for conducting forward reconnaissance consisted of a small team of seven or eight people, searching forward along the mountain road.
On both sides of them, the Eighth Route Army scouts used infrared night vision devices to observe the movements of the Japanese troops.
They paid no attention to these Japanese scouts. Instead, they let them pass and waited patiently for the arrival of the main Japanese troops from behind.
At this time, the main force of the Japanese army and the scout troops in front of them maintained a distance of about one kilometer.
They received intelligence that the front was clear, and their scouting troops did not encounter any obstruction from the enemy.
Although he received such information, Konoha Qingming still did not feel relieved. He even knew very well that in this darkness, there must be pairs of enemy eyes staring at their retreating and breakout troops.
At this time, it is not that these people have not noticed their movements, but they are just patiently waiting for a suitable opportunity.
As long as the time is right, the enemy will immediately open fire on them and use the fastest speed to eliminate their advance troops in this valley.
When Konoha Kiyoaki was leading his troops and cautiously advancing in the dark valley, bursts of explosions suddenly came from behind them.
That was another breakout direction. A Japanese breakout force had already encountered a joint force composed of the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army.
It was a hill that was not too high and controlled a narrow mountain road below.
When the Japanese breakout troops first walked along this mountain road, they found no trace of the Eighth Route Army and the Fourth Army. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com