Seeing that the Japanese artillery had been destroyed, Li Jiasheng immediately ordered the artillery to shift their firepower and fire at the Japanese infantry.
Suddenly, the large-caliber artillery shells landed on the heads of the independent mixed 91st Brigade who was preparing to attack. As the Clear Breeze Ridge was surrounded by mountains on both sides and there was a canyon below, there was only an open area of less than 300 to 400 meters. Therefore, when the artillery shells exploded on the heads of the Japanese, a large number of people were killed or injured.
The Japanese suffered heavy losses.
As soon as they came into contact with the enemy, the artillery battalion of KOne was destroyed. Moreover, they were attacked by the enemy's artillery in such a narrow place. This was definitely a nightmare for KOne's troops.
Konebun quickly ordered the troops to retreat from the narrow area of Breeze Ridge. Fortunately, although the area was narrow, the depth was not very long. The Japanese soldiers retreated as they fought, and soon they withdrew from the area.
Wen Lin then quickly ordered the soldiers to build a defensive position and count the number of people. The result made Wen Lin want to cry but no tears came out.
The remaining four infantry field battalions, as well as the other engineering, logistics, communications, and artillery battalions, a total of more than 7000 people, had actually lost more than 2,000 people in less than half an hour under the bombardment of the 101st Division's artillery regiment.
At this moment, only two battalions of Hidebun's troops were still able to fight. The rest, including supplies, communications, and engineers, were all non-combat logistics personnel.
In other words, under this bombardment, the independent mixed regiment of the 91st Brigade had been crippled and had lost three-fifths of its combat strength.
Keimei wanted to cry but had no tears. He quickly ordered the remaining two battalions of soldiers to build defensive positions based on the terrain to prevent the Chinese army from counter-charging.
In the command post of Qingfeng Ridge, the commander of the Third Regiment, Zhang Xianyu, saw through the telescope that the Japanese army had withdrawn from the canyon area, so he asked the artillery to stop the bombardment.
They stopped the bombardment because the teacher had said that as long as the Japanese army retreated from the canyon, their mission would be completed. Next, it would be up to the four regiments on the opposite side to perform.
Besides, Third Ball had already eaten meat. He had to leave some soup for Fourth Ball, right? Therefore, Zhang Xianyu ordered the troops to be on high alert to prevent the Japanese from acting out of desperation. At the same time, they sat on the fishing platform and watched the four groups perform.
After setting up, Zhang Xianyu called the division headquarters.
"Hello, Master, I'm Zhang Xianyu from the third regiment. Yes! Now the Japanese army has retreated from the canyon according to our plan. Yes, yes, our three regiments and the brothers of the artillery regiment killed almost 2,000 Japanese soldiers in the canyon.”
"Good! Zhang Xianyu, you've done well. I'll remember your merits later!”Zhou Weiguo's voice came from the phone.
"Thank you, Master! This is all thanks to Teacher's guidance, I will definitely…"
"Alright, stop flattering me. My ears are about to get lice.”
" Hehe…" Zhang Xianyu chuckled.
"Alright, tell the brothers that once the gunshots are heard from the 4th Regiment, we can pull in the net! This time, we have to take down Wei Jinwen. He's just a small independent mixed exploration team, yet he dares to invade our 101st division. Today, we'll make sure that he doesn't return!”Zhou Weiguo sneered.
"Yes, sir!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Weiguo called the commander of the second regiment, Xu Hu, and the commander of the fourth regiment, Chu Yunfei."The time has come. We can close the net!"
As soon as he said that, the entire 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and Cannon Regiment started to move. If one were to look from the sky, they would realize that the independent mixed regiment of the 91st Brigade, Hidekazu, had fallen into a pocket. He was surrounded by soldiers in Republic of China combat uniforms.
The entire independent exploration team was surrounded by the 101st Division, and the encirclement was slowly shrinking as the soldiers of the 101st Division moved forward.
Japanese Army's 91st Independent Mixed Brigade
A Japanese army lieutenant ran into the temporary exploration team command post in a panic and said to Kone, who was sitting at the table in a daze,""Reporting to the regiment commander, something bad has happened!”
"What happened? Why are you so flustered? Do you still look like a soldier of the Empire?”Keimei frowned as he looked at the lieutenant's performance.
"Brigade Leader, we have been surrounded by Chinese soldiers!”
"What?" Hearing this news, the guard's expression changed drastically. He suddenly stood up and said in disbelief,"Tell me what happened.”
"When we were exchanging fire with the Chinese soldiers in the Clear Breeze Ridge, a group of Chinese soldiers had somehow circled around our rear. Now, we are surrounded by Chinese soldiers!”The lieutenant general had a long face.
"Brigade Leader, we have no way out!”
Konebun sat weakly on the chair and looked at the map. In the end, he said dejectedly,"It seems that we have indeed been surrounded. Now, we only have two teams of warriors to fight! Zhi Sang-kun, it's time for us to pledge our loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor!”
"Brigade Leader, no! We still have a chance. We still have two large groups of warriors. We can organize a breakthrough and break through the encirclement of the Chinese soldiers. At that time, we can retreat to Laiyang County and wait for the reinforcements from the Great Japan Empire!”Zhi Sang seemed to have grabbed onto a life-saving straw as he spoke with a face full of vitality.
However, the guard waved his hand and said,"No, I can't! Zhi Sang Jun! You are wrong! Even if we can break out of the encirclement of the Chinese soldiers, do you think the North China Front Army Command will forgive us for the mistakes we made in this battle? Will Commander Katsuki Seiji spare us? Will those lords in the base camp spare us? Will His Majesty the Emperor and the Great God of Sunshine spare us?”
"Yes, I am!" Hearing Keibun's words, Zhi Sang's face turned ashen. Even if they could break out of the encirclement, those foolish masters in the headquarters would definitely make them commit suicide for the sake of their so-called face!
"Mr. Zhi Sang, send a farewell message to the Commander of the North China Army, Xiangyue Qingsi!”"Chi Sang-kun, I'll pay for my mistake this time. As for you, you'd better take care of yourself!" If he could survive, he would try his best to survive!”
" General..." Chisan pulled on Keibun's arm, but Keibun shook it off and said,""I know what you want to say. Don't try to persuade me. I've made up my mind. Besides, someone has to pay the price for this!”
"As for you, find a chance to return to China. I remember that you still have a wife and a cute sister who love you at home. They definitely don't want you to die like this!”
" General..." Zhi Sang cried as tears flowed down his face.
"Not good, the Chinese army has already charged at us. The Empire's warriors have suffered heavy casualties, and the Chinese army is about to reach the command center!”
A Japanese squad leader ran into the command post and panted. However, he saw Lieutenant Colonel Zhi Sang wailing and saying,"The brigade leader has committed suicide and entered Amaterasu's arms!”
Chu Yunfei looked at the temporary command center of the 91st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army that was close at hand. He showed a trace of joy and shouted,"Brothers, let's work harder. The Japanese brigade leader is in that shed. Let's rush in and capture him alive!”
The dozens of warriors around him were excited and shouted,""Capture Keibun alive!"
The remaining Japanese soldiers were quickly defeated by Chu Yunfei's soldiers. Chu Yunfei immediately led the soldiers into the command center, but they saw only one Japanese lieutenant. As for the guards, they were missing.
Chu Yunfei's expression changed. He thought that the guards had run away, but he saw a soldier run inside and say,"Regiment Commander, there's a Japanese who committed suicide inside. He seems to be a high-ranking official!”
Chu Yunfei was stunned. He looked at the Japanese lieutenant in front of him and said,"Take him away, along with the corpse of the guard!”
At the same time, Zhou Weiguo, who was far away in Yuezhou County, also received a system notification.
"Congratulations to user for completely annihilating the Japanese army's independent mixed 91st Brigade. At the same time, you have killed the Major General's Brigade Leader, Keibu. You have received 50000 military merit points!”
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