"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, I understand that unit. I'm afraid the strength of two squadrons cannot do anything to them."

Kawazuki Zhi has suffered losses in this area, and he knows how powerful that army is.

If these two squadrons tend to be defensive, they may still be able to fight. Once they pursue them, they will only throw Zhao Zhiguo's troops into a tailspin.

Tsutani Kazuo frowned, although he didn't like Kawazuki Chi's tone of voice.

But since the war with Zhao Zhiguo, what Kawazuki said every time was right, so Tsutani Kazuo had to carefully consider Kawazuki's opinion.

"Give me the order so that their pursuit range must not exceed the fire support range of our mountain artillery. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

The artillery units were subject to sporadic harassment by the Chinese army. Although the casualties were small, the harassment would not stop.

If a small amount adds up to a large amount, the Japanese artillery unit will be paralyzed before long.

Tsutani Kazuo had to divide his troops to protect the artillery first. Artillery was a powerful weapon against Zhao Zhiguo.

Without the deterrence of artillery, Zhao Zhiguo's troops dared to establish a complete defensive line on the east bank of the river.

Even if they have controlled the bridge, the river will become a natural chasm at any time.

Under Tsutani Kazuo's order, the Japanese army quickly established a 300-meter-deep defensive zone around the artillery position.

With such a long depth distance, even if the Chinese army soldiers were sharpshooters, they would not be able to harm their artillery.

After the artillery position protection was strengthened, Japanese artillery shells continued to fire into the town.

Zhao Zhiguo, who was hiding in the underground fortifications, didn't know how many shells the Japanese army had fired, but when the explosions ended and they emerged from the underground passage of the Pang Family Courtyard, he could no longer bear the sight of the former Pang Family Courtyard under their feet.

Hospitalized.

"It seems that the Pang family has really become the history of Anyang Town!"

The last traces of Pang Qing left in Anyang Town were wiped out by Japanese artillery fire.

"Captain, only one-third of the houses on the east coast have not been destroyed."

The east bank of the river in Anyang Town is in a mess. They have lived here for so long and are familiar with every plant, tree, house and courtyard here.

But now there are only ruins destroyed by artillery fire.

"The little devil will launch an attack soon, so brothers, get ready for battle!"

The east side of Anyang Town is their last line of defense, and they must hold on until night before they can retreat.

"Captain, do you want to protect the two wings? If the Japanese army crosses the river, they will definitely outflank us and block our retreat into the mountains."

Even though the Japanese army suffered heavy losses yesterday, they still have an absolute advantage in terms of strength.

One part of the troops was used to contain the attack, and the other part was used to detour. As soon as the Japanese army completed the encirclement of the town, they would attack Zhao Zhiguo and the others from all directions.

By then the pressure on the troops will increase exponentially.

Maybe some soldiers would run into the arms of the Japanese army because they didn't understand the enemy's situation in the rear, causing unnecessary sacrifices.

"We must defeat a Japanese army!" Zhao Zhiguo said.

Although Zhao Zhiguo is not worried about his retreat being blocked, the pressure from four directions will make the living space of his troops smaller, and the soldiers will lose the fighting area under this layer of squeeze.

Once the troops are compressed into the extreme area, even if the strength of the troops is not reduced, a grenade will cause them considerable losses.

Therefore, Zhao Zhiguo and the others must not let the Japanese army complete the encirclement, at least they cannot be surrounded on all sides.

"But what to do with the Japanese troops in front?" Qin Dongsheng asked.

The Japanese army controlled the bridge, and they must have a lot of troops crossing the river. They had to hold back the Japanese army in front of them and eat some of them. The difficulty of this task skyrocketed.

"I will command the two companies that retreated yesterday to hold back the Japanese troops in the front. You are responsible for ambushing on the right wing and waiting for the outflanking Japanese troops."

The underground passage of Pang's courtyard leads back to the river from the right side. If they are cut off by the Japanese army, they can still reach the river through the tunnel and leave Anyang Town along the river under the cover of night.

This is also the reason why Zhao Zhiguo chose to ambush on the right wing.

"Captain, let's change positions. I promised Gao Cang that no matter what happens, I will take you back."

Containing the Japanese troops from the front was much more dangerous than setting up an ambush, even though he knew that Zhao Zhiguo's ability was not on the same level as his.

But this kind of dangerous work is naturally done by the subordinates, not the commander.

"It's useless for you to promise anyone. I'm still the supreme commander here and obey orders!"

Zhao Zhiguo did not allow Qin Dongsheng to refute, and directly led his men forward to prepare for battle.

Qin Dongsheng had no choice but to follow the tradition taught in the military academy. He did not have the courage to disobey orders on the battlefield, so he only had to lead his troops to ambush on the right wing.

Among the ruins, Chinese soldiers lurked one after another.

There was no sign of the Japanese attacking troops crossing the river, but Zhao Zhiguo had already seen a small Japanese team completely controlling the bridge.

There is a light machine gun on each side of the bridge, and there is a heavy machine gun on the other side. The fire net formed by the three machine guns cannot even fly over.

If you want to retake the bridge, unless you have artillery, you must first knock out these three important firepower points.

Zhao Zhiguo and the others do have mortars, but as soon as the firepower of these mortars is opened, the Japs will immediately lock their position.

After the bombardment ended, Tsutani Kazuo looked at the ruins in front of him with satisfaction. He believed that under their bombardment, if Zhao Zhiguo's troops were still on the east bank, they would have suffered heavy losses.

"Order the troops to cross the bridge!"

The Japanese army learned from yesterday's lesson. This time they did not send a reconnaissance team to conduct fire reconnaissance, but directly sent a large force to cross the bridge.

Tsutani Kazuo wanted to crush Zhao Zhiguo to death in one breath, so that the battle would be over quickly.

Zhao Zhiguo, who was waiting in the ruins, saw the Japanese army crossing the bridge, and he understood Tsutani's mentality.

After all, if you thought you could end the battle yesterday, how could you continue to delay it today? You must use whatever means are available.

"Give me the order. You don't need to wait for my signal. If you are 60 to 70 percent sure, you can shoot the enemy."

The troops have been dispersed, with the main focus being on killing the enemy and the secondary purpose of holding on.

From the beginning, Zhao Zhiguo set a goal for the troops, which was to consume the Japanese army's effective strength and kill two little Japs, but not just one.

Zhao Zhiguo also slowly opened the safety and aimed his rifle at a Japanese squad leader who was leading the team.

"Bang"

There was a gunshot, and the Japanese squad leader fell to the ground as soon as he crossed the bridge, dying!

The sudden sound of gunfire startled the Japanese soldiers who were crossing the bridge neatly, and they all took cover.
Chapter completed!