Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

On the battlefield, Zhang Ling didn't know that he and the 772 Independent Regiment had performed so terribly.

Now, the eyes of the whole world are focused on this battle.

War correspondents from all over the country also quickly sent the real situations they had interviewed and photos to major newspapers in the rear.

Yan'an also did its best to support Zhang Ling's 772nd Independent Regiment.

Chongqing held press conferences continuously, emphasizing the determination of the Longguo to fight the war.

As for the Japanese, everyone from top to bottom was silent.

Because everyone can see that the situation of the Japanese First Army seems to be really difficult now.

I'm afraid the First Army is really going to be wiped out.

Therefore, it was the first time that the Japanese war correspondent did not jump up and down.

It seems that everyone from top to bottom has learned to shut up.

This was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.

At this time, Zhang Ling was commanding the 772 Independent Regiment to drive the First Army into Cangyun Ridge like driving pigs.

On the one hand, he kept opening the map and carefully looked at all the information around Cangyun Ridge.

After the last annihilation of the Sakata Unit.

In fact, there are more places with gas hidden underground in Cangyun Ridge than last time.

This is because after the last explosion, most areas of Cangyunling collapsed.

These collapses also directly blocked the gaps that were prone to gas leakage.

Now, the original gas was not completely removed.

Now it has increased at least five times more than before.

Once such a large amount of gas explodes, the entire First Army of Cangyunling will be able to go straight into the sky.

However, Cangyun Ridge has been destroyed since the last explosion.

There are not many gaps left to ignite the gas again.

Fortunately, Zhang Ling had a bird's-eye view of Cangyun Ridge.

Through the bird's-eye view, Zhang Ling ordered the 12th and 13th Battalions to occupy several advantageous heights first.

You can use this high ground to directly hit the gap with mortars.

As long as the gas is detonated in one place, the gas in other places will follow suit.

There is no problem with this battle plan, but Zhang Ling is faced with a huge problem.

That means there are at least 20,000 Japanese soldiers in the First Army.

These more than 20,000 people are a huge number.

If they were a little more dispersed, then Cangyun Ridge would probably be filled with Japanese devils.

Of course, Zhang Ling does have a way to concentrate the Japanese inside Cangyun Ridge.

But the problem is that the 772nd Independent Regiment also has a lot of people.

If the gas exploded, could so many people evacuate in time?

The gas explosion could completely collapse the entire Cangyun Ridge in just a few minutes.

Zhang Ling couldn't possibly kill off the men of the 772nd Independent Regiment just to annihilate the Japanese in the First Army.

Therefore, this is really the only problem facing Zhang Ling now.

"Captain, we are entering Cangyun Ridge ahead. Should we block the intersection?"

Zhao Gang's words brought Zhang Ling back to reality.

Zhang Ling looked at the bird's-eye view and said to Zhao Gang, "Pass on my order."

"Tell all the soldiers in the regiment that after entering Cangyun Ridge, they must gather all the Japanese in one place."

"If we can get the Japanese to gather in one place, we can then retreat under the cover of night."

"Retreat?" Zhao Gang was a little confused: "Captain, we finally defeated the First Army."

"Where can we retreat to if we don't wipe them out completely?"

"You will know when the time comes. We have to annihilate the First Army."

"But you have to retreat when it's time to retreat. This is called the art of war." Zhang Ling said cheerfully.

Zhao Gang laughed: "Okay, I'll listen to you, Captain."

"Anyway, I, Zhao Gang, will only obey you, Zhang Ling, in my life."

After saying that, Zhao Gang immediately conveyed Zhang Ling's order to the entire regiment.

At this time, there were constant strong gunshots on the battlefield.

The tank regiment of the First Army entered Cangyun Ridge in a panic.

Just lie down.

Because the terrain of Cangyunling is steep and hilly.

As a result, the Japanese tanks were unable to move at all.

In this situation, Yoshio Shinozuka simply ordered the Japanese tank regiment to form a barrier on the roadside.

They planned to rely on tanks to block the independent regiment's attack route.

But it is obvious that this is just Yoshio Shinozuka's wishful thinking.

Because soon the demolition team of the 772nd Independent Regiment taught the Japanese tank regiment a lesson.

There were originally 80 tanks, but after the work of the blasting team of the 772nd Independent Regiment.

There are only 40 cars left.

And now, due to the terrain problems in Cangyunling, more than 40 of these 20 vehicles were simply written off.

There was no other choice but for Yoshio Shinozuka to order the remaining tanks to get as close to the command center as possible.

At this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka's command center was set up directly on a hill in Cangyun Ridge.

And that hill was also the hill where Nobutsu Sakata's headquarters was located.

It feels like everything is destined by God.

After a night of driving, the 772nd Independent Regiment drove all of Shinozuka Yoshio's First Army to Cangyun Ridge.

At this time, all members of the 772nd Independent Regiment had blocked all surrounding retreat routes.

Then, Zhang Ling was seen leading the 123,3rd battalion to the front position.

Zhang Ling held up a telescope and looked at Yoshio Shinozuka's headquarters on the hillside in the distance.

He also chuckled: "Yes, this little devil Shinozuka Yoshio is planning to keep Sakata Nobutsu company."

“He actually ran straight to that hillside.”

"Li Dazhuang, has your 1st Battalion occupied the high ground?" Zhang Ling asked.

"It has been completely occupied, Commander." Li Dazhuang nodded.

"Okay, tell the soldiers to eat quickly while this is happening."

"Then the whole regiment will take turns to rest. If the enemy does not make any moves, we should not make any moves either."

"I won't move unless the enemy moves. If the enemy tries to break through, I will use machine guns to shoot them back."

"Tell the soldiers to fire as many mortars and machine guns as they can at me."

"Don't save ammunition. If we let one of the Japanese soldiers escape, all the credit of the entire regiment will be lost." Zhang Ling said.

"Yes, Captain, I promise to complete the mission!"

At this time, after a night, the sky had become much brighter.

Zhang Ling yawned, his eyes bloodshot.

To be honest, fighting is a physical job.

If his health was not good, he might have died suddenly on the spot.

Fortunately, Zhang Ling's body has been strengthened, so he doesn't have too much trouble in this regard.

But speaking of it, under the current circumstances, the First Army is already trapped.

Even Zhang Ling himself had not expected that the firepower of the 772nd Independent Regiment would be so strong.

The Japanese First Army in Taiyuan can be suppressed.

And he successfully managed to get Yoshio Shinozuka into the Cangyun Ridge.