The blocking battle that took place on the road soon started the two armies' war. The Japanese army began to speed up the retreat, and the fifth war zone that was trying to encircle accelerated the pace of the attack and tried to eliminate more Japanese troops.

After receiving new information from He Zhengdao, the Second Japanese Army had sent troops to reinforce and tried to come to pick up the 16th Division, and a car brigade had set out in advance. At present, the Sixty-Seventh Army is fighting with all its strength.

When Li Zongren looked at this telegram, he naturally knew that the Japanese were a little anxious. When he learned that the reconnaissance troops sent by He Zhengdao had controlled the official road from Gushi to Lu'an area, the Japanese army was afraid that they would not be able to pass in a short period of time, Li Zongren also knew that this was an opportunity.

He called the war zone troops again and said: "Order the 71st Army to speed up the attack speed, and the remaining 51st Army and the 77th Army will launch a full-line counterattack against the 16th Division of the Japanese Army based on the combat tasks previously deployed, so that the Japanese will never go as smoothly!"

After receiving a telegram from Li Zongren, Song Xilian, who had already launched a counterattack against the Japanese army, looked at the Japanese infantry corps that were stubbornly blocking, and realized that this infantry corps was probably the abandoned son of the Japanese army, and the purpose was to block their attack.

Thinking of this, Song Xilian quickly said: "Tell Chen Ruihe that I will give him two more hours and must surround the Japanese who are blocking. Next, their 36th Division will do their best to clear out this stubborn Japanese infantry regiment.

The other two divisions bypassed the Japanese blocking positions and chased the main force of the Japanese division that had retreated at this moment in a hurry. When will the battle end and when will the troops rest and fight me to death!"

Listening to this, the Chief of Staff said with some concern: "Staff, if this happens, we are afraid that there will be a lot of casualties!"

‘Salary! Are there any undead people in the war? You must know that the Sixty-Seventh Army has won the first battle and wiped out a 10th Division. If we have not achieved the military achievements of our next counterattack, what will others think of us?

You should know that we are the main force of the Central Army and the army that the Chairman values. At this time, if we still take into account casualties, the Eighth Route Army will eventually gain the upper hand. At that time, how do you ask me to explain to the Commissioner?’

From the telegram forwarded by Li Zongren, Song Xilian already knew that the 67th Army commanded by He Zhengdao had already gone to the rear of the Japanese and was preparing to block the Japanese. This means that they would seize military achievements on the battlefield.

Song Xilian, who had been somewhat envious of the 10th Division of the Sixty-Seventh Army, did not want to lose to the Eighth Route Army in this situation. After all, the strong are the ones on the battlefield. What is a strong person? Only those who can kill the enemy and win are the strong.

In this case, Song Xilian didn't care about preserving his strength. What he had to do was to command the troops to attack the 16th Division that was retreating across the line, and bit off the fattest piece of meat from the 16th Division.

After receiving a telegram from Song Xilian with stern words, the three main division commanders were reluctant to join the heavy army, but they knew that at this time they could not tolerate their heartache. For victory, they could only do their best.

At this moment, Chen Ruihe, the commander of the 36th Division who attacked the Japanese Infantry Regiment, looked at the telegram sent by Song Xilian and said with a headache: "Attack at all costs, how many people will be filled with this! Damn Japanese!"

‘The division seat, there is nothing to do! This time, I believe the military seat doesn’t want to miss the opportunity. Before the Japanese plane arrived, the military seats could pull the artillery troops behind and provide us with artillery support?

Now that the entire army is launching a counterattack, the artillery troops are afraid that they will not be able to use the fortifications built by the Japanese urgently, I think they can't withstand our mountain shells. In any case, use more shells and capture the Japanese's blocking positions as soon as possible.'

Thinking of my two infantry divisions who attacked, I couldn't think of pulling artillery on the road. This means that the artillery units that had been bombarded before should still be useful at this time. As offensive firepower, it is also very good!

‘Okay! I’ll send a message to the military captain now!’

With the artillery unit of the 71st Army, some mountain artillery was dispatched to establish artillery positions behind the 36th Division. The commander of the 36th Division, who was responsible for the main attack, also said with a serious expression: "Order the battalions to be prepared for the attack again."

‘The Japanese are still very good at defending the Japanese. As soon as our artillery fire extends, they will emerge. If we continue to fight like this, it will be difficult for us to capture the Japanese’s blocking position alone! Do you ask the troops to ask for reinforcements?’

‘Reinforcements? Where to go to reinforcements? It’s great that the division seat can provide us with artillery support. Damn, I still don’t believe it. The Japanese are just steel bars and iron. This time, no matter what, I will take their front line of positions for me.

Tell the first and second battalions that when the shelling is over, they will rush up for me. Shorten the attack distance, and I will trade my life for my life this time. I want to see if the Japanese dare to compete with me!’

‘The regiment seat, that will accidentally hurt our offensive troops!’

‘That’s better than the Japanese attacking when they attack. Convey my orders and tell the battalion commanders of the first and second battalions that I shouldn’t be reluctant to throw the elite out. If you don’t fight at this time, do you still want to stay in the back?

This time, the other two divisions have been sent out by military thrones. Our division can only stare at the hard bone in front of us. If our regiment cannot chew the Japanese, then let the division seats be replaced as the main attacker, and I can't afford to lose this person!'

The fierce regiment commander quickly issued an attack method that looked like a bit dancing. The Japanese army blocked the Japanese devils on the positions and saw the Central Army launching shelling at them, they also seemed a little furious.

When the division was called to send planes to support it, many Japanese devils on the positions hid in the artillery defense fortifications again. But just when the guns were sounding loudly, Japanese devils on the positions saw the Central Army starting to attack.

Looking at the attacking troops of the Central Army that were constantly moving towards the blocking positions, the Japanese commander in charge of the blocking positions also roared: "Baga! Are they going to launch a decisive attack? Damn it, you can't let them get closer to our position."

‘The captain of the regiment, but at this time, they are still bombarding!’

‘To draw some troops out, we must block them from a hundred meters away. Otherwise, when the shelling is over, we will not have time to prepare for counterattack. Baga, their commander is so cruel!’

Seeing some shells falling into the attacking Central Army. The Japanese on the blocking positions also felt that these Central Army suddenly became so crazy. But they also understood that they could not get closer.

When their blocking troops had to emerge from the anti-artillery trench and began to counterattack, the shells falling from the sky also continued to reap the lives of the Japanese.

The commander of the command center in the rear, looking at the Japanese who were constantly blown away by artillery shells, said with great relief: "Good bombing! Send telegrams to the artillery troops and ask them to focus on shelling the Japanese's front-line blocking positions.

At the same time, we ordered our troops to crawl within a hundred meters, and we would bring more grenades. As long as we entered the throwing range of grenades, we would use grenades to conduct melee combat and tear open their defense."

Regarding the desperate attack of the 36th Division 1 Regiment, the commander of the 36th Division who was staying behind to watch the battle also clenched his fists. Seeing a shell falling into the attacking force again, Chen Ruihe also felt distressed.

He turned to the Chief of Staff and said, "Tell the artillery troops and kill me a little. Damn, they just exploded my soldiers!"

Faced with the first regiment's attack in such a life-threatening manner, Chen Ruihe naturally knew that it was because he was too impatient. But in fact, he had no choice. He had to delegate pressure to the combat troops for the combat missions issued by the military headquarters.

On the other hand, when the Japanese blocking troops were blocking the positions, they also felt very frightened and helpless when they looked at the defenders who were constantly bombed by artillery shells. Compared with the number of shells falling into the Central Army, there were undoubtedly more shells falling into their blocking positions.

The heavy machine guns originally used for blocking were also destroyed under the artillery bombardment of the Central Army. Many infantry lying on the trenches were also constantly blown away during the artillery. This kind of blocking war was also a headache for the Japanese army.

But if the attacking troops are not sent to block the attack, the attacking troops in front of the position can continue to approach their blocking positions. Once they shorten the attack distance and allow the opponent to attack their blocking positions in one fell swoop, the consequences can be imagined.

Just when the attacking troops of the first and second battalions finally climbed to the distance of the Japanese blocking positions, only thirty or forty meters away. Looking at the few comrades around him, the squad leader who led the team finally issued an order to drop bombs.

Looking at the grenades falling into the Japanese trenches, Chen Ruihe, who was watching the battle, immediately said: "Order the artillery and start the firepower extension!"

The offensive troops who had been lying on the ground waiting for the artillery fire to begin to extend suddenly saw the artillery fire paused for a moment. The suicide squad soldiers, who were not far from the Japanese trench, immediately shouted: "Brothers, rush!"

As the suicide squad finally successfully rushed into the Japanese trenches, the Central Army troops who were standing behind to attack also launched a charge. The Central Army, which was pouring into the blocking positions, fought desperately with the Japanese army remaining in the blocking positions.

‘The pedestal, rushed up!’

‘Okay! Send the reserve team to the top, and we must continue to expand the results of the battle and seize the Japanese's front-line blocking position. If we can take down the Japanese's blocking position in one fell swoop, our regiment will not be able to escape with one head attack.’

Seeing that the tactic he took the risk to implement was successful, the first regiment commander was naturally very happy. But he also knew that the Japanese would counterattack wildly at this time and regain the front-line blocking position occupied by them.

Not only the regiment commander knew about this situation, but also Chen Ruihe, who was staying behind to command the attack. For this reason, the other two regiments serving as the reserve force soon launched attacks under Chen Ruihe's order.
Chapter completed!