Major General Inamura decided to resist for a while and wait until the situation stabilized before retreating.This decision was indeed correct, but he misestimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army, and therefore missed the last chance to escape.The offensive of the Eighth Route Army was so fierce that it was simply overwhelming, and it soon rushed to a distance of only a few hundred meters from the little devil and started a fierce battle with the little devil.Thousands of little devils were compressed in a narrow area near the highway, only a few hundred meters wide and only a few miles long, and in the face of the siege of the Eighth Route Army on all sides, they were defeated and retreated, and suffered heavy casualties."
Report report" A devil officer ran to Major General Inamura in a panic, and said breathlessly: "Your Excellency General, the back road of the imperial army was cut off by the Eighth Route Army, and the imperial army rushed several times, but it was never able to break through the resistance of the Eighth Route Army. ”Major General Inamura couldn't help but scold angrily, until this old devil finally realized that something was wrong, the losses of the Japanese army were getting bigger and bigger, and the offensive of the Eighth Route Army was getting more and more fierce, and they couldn't hold out much time if they continued like this.Major General Inamura thought about it for a moment, and then ordered with a serious face: "Immediately pass the order, concentrate your forces to break through to the north, no matter what, you must break through the Eighth Route Army's blockade, and break out at all costs." ”The devil officer replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.At the same time, Yamada Otozo, who was far away in Changchun, immediately ordered the 1st Division to rush to support after receiving a telegram from the Inamura Brigade asking for help.Chief of Staff Yoshimoto Sadachi frowned, stood in front of Yamada Otozo, and said with a worried face: "Your Excellency Commander, although the 1st Division has arrived in Baicheng, according to the latest intelligence of the imperial army, a large number of Shina troops were found north of Baicheng, and it is estimated that they should be the troops of the newly formed 4th Division of the Eighth Route Army.If the 1st Division wanted to rescue the Inamura Brigade, it had to break through the resistance of the Eighth Route Army. ”"Yaga Ya Road" Yamada Otozo frowned and scolded angrily, and said with a serious face: "Inform the 1st Division, let them go north to support as soon as possible, and defeat the blocking of the Eighth Route Army at all costs to ensure the safety of the Inamura Brigade."
In addition, the Army Aviation was notified to fully support the Inamura Brigade, and at the same time ordered the Inamura Brigade to stand on the spot and wait for reinforcements. ”"Hai" Yoshimoto replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.Although this old devil knew in his heart that it would be difficult for the 1st Division to break through the resistance of the Eighth Route Army in a short period of time, but when things developed to this point, he had no choice but to pray secretly in his heart that the Inamura Brigade could hold on for a while longer.Yamada Otozo stared at the map in front of him, in addition to anger, he felt shocked at the same time, he really couldn't understand, in just one night, how could the main force of the Third Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army appear in the sand bubbles more than a hundred miles away?
The 1st Division of the Japanese Army, after receiving the order from Yamada Otozo, did not dare to slack off.As soon as he arrived in Baicheng, he immediately went north non-stop to reinforce the besieged Inamura Brigade, but the Japanese 1st Division was 20 miles away from Yangshapao, and was stubbornly blocked by the new 4th Division of the Eighth Route Army.The 1st Division of the Japanese Army immediately concentrated its main force to launch a fierce attack, and the battle was quite tragic, but under the stubborn resistance of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army fought fiercely for three hours and was never able to break through the resistance of the Eighth Route Army.At this time, it was already afternoon, and the Japanese Inamura Brigade had been surrounded for more than six hours, and although the Inamura Brigade was desperately trying to break through, it was never able to break through the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army.The Inamura Brigade, which had suffered heavy losses, was constantly decreasing in strength.The encirclement of the Eighth Route Army is also shrinking smaller and smaller, like a rope around the neck of the Japanese army, strangling the little devil, no matter how the little devil struggles, he can only watch the vitality gradually pass.At this time, the Japanese army was left with less than 1,000 men, and it was successfully divided into three sections by the Eighth Route Army, and it was surrounded by regiments.Major General Inamura, the commander of the Japanese brigade, was also hit by a stray bullet during the battle and was killed on the spot.The brigade chief of staff took over the command, but by this time the tide had turned.The chief of staff of the Japanese army finally ordered the troops to fight in Yusha, and at the same time sent a farewell telegram to the Kwantung Army headquarters.After sending the last telegram, the chief of staff of the devil ordered the radio station to be destroyed and all important information such as the code book to be destroyed.Then he led all the personnel of the brigade headquarters and threw himself directly into the battle.At around four o'clock in the afternoon, as the last little devil was nailed to the ground by the eight roads, the battle was finally over.More than 6,000 Japanese troops of the Japanese Inamura Brigade were completely annihilated by the Third Independent Division of the Northeast Military Region of our Eighth Route Army.On the side of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army, it learned that the Inamura Brigade had been completely shattered, and seeing that it could not break through the resistance of the Eighth Route Army, it also temporarily withdrew to Baicheng.After receiving the news, Yang Xuecheng was so excited that he immediately ordered someone to send a telegram to the headquarters to report the victory.The good news was quickly transmitted to the headquarters of the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army through radio waves, and after the transmitter translated the telegram, he couldn't help but let out a cheer.At this time, Li Guotao and the others were in the headquarters, discussing something around the sand table, and when they heard bursts of cheers in the confidential room, Li Guotao instinctively turned around and looked in the direction of the confidential room.I saw a communications staff officer, holding a telegram in his hand, running over with an excited face, and shouting loudly: "Good news from the front line: Good news from the front that my independent 3rd Division has completely annihilated the Japanese Inamura Brigade, and the 1st Division of the Japanese Army has also retreated to Baicheng." ”"Okay" The entire command suddenly boiled, and everyone couldn't help but cheer.The Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army has been resting for several months, and it has been a long time since it has achieved such a major victory, so when the soldiers got the news, they naturally could not suppress the excitement in their hearts.Li Guotao was also extremely excited, turned to Ma Zhenguo and said, "Immediately electrify the Third Independent Division." ”"It's the commander, rest assured, and I'll leave this matter to me."
Ma Zhenguo replied with a smile.Li Guotao nodded, looked down at the sand table, and said with a serious face: "The Third Independent Division successfully annihilated the Daocun Brigade that went south from Qiqihar, so that we have the absolute initiative on the northern front.This allows us to adjust our deployment and further expand our advantage on the northern front. ”aa2705221: