Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

You know, among the main divisions under the command of the Kwantung Army, their No. 12 division's combat effectiveness can be described as top-notch!

Looking at the only surviving commander who came to ask how to proceed next, the brigade commander looked at the tired soldiers and could only helplessly say: "Master Gu Chuan, let's rest here tonight!"

'Hi!Only now outside the valley, the Eighth Route Army is already building blocking fortifications.If it takes one night, I'm afraid we won't be able to break through tomorrow. '

'In this situation, can we break out?The warriors have worked very hard, and if they continue to fight, it will only increase the casualties of the troops needlessly.Just stick to it!Maybe we can hold on a little longer. '

'Hi! '

If it is replaced by the army of other countries, the remaining troops may choose to surrender in such a situation where they know they must die.After all, only in this way can they survive.

But for the Japanese army, they would rather die than surrender.Especially for the officers and soldiers of these Kwantung Army divisions, surrendering is more shameful than dying in battle.

Even if he knows that they don't have much food right now, the head of the brigade still hopes that if he persists a little longer, a miracle may happen.After all, the battlefield is full of uncertain factors, maybe the weather will improve tomorrow, and it is not certain!

I just want to look forward to such a miracle happening, the probability is really too small! (To be continued.)

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Compared with the No. 20 Fourth Brigade of Infantry, it has fallen into a desperate situation, and the rest can only expect a miracle to happen. ⊙. ⊙Even for them who guard the valley, they don't even have the ability to break through and counterattack.

The new fifth division that surrounded them did not attack them as the Japanese army expected.On the contrary, after the troops established a blocking encirclement on the periphery, the only thing that moved was the artillery unit.

As for sending infantry to launch an attack, it seems unnecessary to Guo Junjie.After this hard fight, the losses of the New Fifth Division were not small.Now that the little devil is at the end of his road, there is no need to increase the unnecessary casualties of the troops.

Looking at the artillery shells falling into the defensive positions in the valley from time to time, the Japanese army who built fortifications in the valley originally thought that the infantry of the Eighth Route Army would attack.It turned out that after the shelling stopped, their forward positions were still quiet.

Well, the Eighth Route Army only bombarded and did not send infantry to attack

Yes, General, just now, the Eighth Route Army fired three interval bombardments on our position.But the infantry was never sent to attack, and they didn't seem to think about attacking us.What should we do now

For the Japanese troops who avoided entering the valley, they stayed here, hoping to delay time, but also hoped to use the established fortifications and the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain here to kill a large number of offensive troops of the Eighth Route Army.

Now the Eighth Route Army does not attack at all, only harassing and shelling them with shells.Although cannonballs are sometimes wasted, no one knows where it will fall from this kind of cannonball with no trajectory.

If the shell falls directly to the side, it will be seriously injured even if it does not die.In this case, it will naturally cause combat attrition to the Japanese troops who stand here.Most importantly, this kind of battle where you are beaten but unable to fight back is very demoralizing.

If you don't attack, just hold it. Tell the soldiers in the defensive position to hide a little.While the Eighth Route Army is not launching an attack, we also seize the time to rest.It is also impossible for the Eighth Route Army's shells to keep firing.

After saying such words, the head of the brigade also seemed very helpless.He knew very well that the Eighth Route Army should know that they did not have much food reserves.Even if they don't attack, they still won't last long in this valley.

Since they didn't have much food, the Eighth Route Army naturally didn't have to rush to attack.As long as they are blocked in the valley for a few days, even if they do not attack, they can starve to death.After all, no matter how elite an army is without food, it will become a soft-legged shrimp.

Surrounding the remaining No.20 Fourth Brigade, the New Fifth Division also began to focus on consolidating the occupied area.After this round of battles, the puppet Mongolian army in Chahar Middle Banner has been mauled by the New Fifth Division.

When the main force of the New Fifth Division turned their guns and began to attack them.These puppet Mongolian troops, which had suffered heavy losses, were simply unable to resist the attack of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and fled to eastern Mongolia at an accelerated pace.

As for why not go to Ulanqab City, the reason is very simple.At this moment, the city of Ulanqab is also surrounded by the main force of the Eighth Route Army.If he fled there, wouldn't he take the initiative to send it to his door?

The main force of the No.12 Division, which was also working hard to break through, also seemed helpless when it received a telegram from the No.20 Fourth Brigade of the Infantry.The head of the division, Yamamura Seitaro, knew that his main infantry brigade could not escape the annihilation of the entire army.

Looking at the main force that stopped advancing again, Yamamura Seitaro listened to the fierce gunfire from ahead, and the engineering troops that continued to repair the road.It also seems to have a kind of deep sadness, and I can't figure out why they have fallen into such a situation.

At this time, the chief of staff said with the same helpless expression: "General, we are running out of shells. The infantry who are fighting the Eighth Route Army are looking for artillery support again. What should we do now?"

Faced with the chief of staff's question, Yamamura Kiyotaro did not answer but asked: "What progress has been made with the reinforcements from Datong? In addition, how far are the cavalry sent by the Mongolian government from us?"

The general, the reinforcements from Datong, have now dispatched some of them back to Zhangjiakou.According to the latest situation, an Eighth Route Army unit is rushing to Zhangjiakou.In order to protect Zhangjiakou, the troops attacking Datong marched back to help.

Although there is still an infantry force of more than 1 people, they are rushing to us as soon as possible.But the Eighth Route Army's blockade was still fierce, and their marching speed was probably not much faster than ours.

As for the cavalry division sent by the Mongolian government, news has been lost now.From the telegram sent by the defense officer of Ulanqab City, they still expect us to rescue them now, we can only rely on our own strength to break through

what's the news from the air force

In the current weather conditions, the aircraft is still unable to take off for combat.

In the current situation of Baga, how could we break out of the siege alone? Damn it, how did things turn out like this.

Not a single piece of good news really drove Yamamura Seitaro into a frantic situation.On the other hand, seeing Xiusan, who commanded the infantry defense, and seeing the soldiers who fell under the guns of the Eighth Route Army, he also felt that his heart was bleeding.

The only remaining tanks and armored vehicles were stopped by those damaged roads.Send engineers to repair those roads, and the Eighth Route Army will harass them, making them unable to repair the roads with peace of mind.

In this case, they had to send infantry forward to drive away the Eighth Route Army who harassed the engineers to repair the road.But this kind of driving away often means that the infantry will be separated from the main force and bear several times the attack of the Eighth Route Army.

How come our artillery hasn't launched a counterattack yet

Listening to the mountain artillery and mortars of the Eighth Route Army, they fiercely shelled their defensive positions, but their own artillery did not provide artillery support.Hitomi Xiusan was naturally very angry, and asked why the communications soldiers were not supported by artillery fire.

For such a question, the communications staff officer could only say: "General, we have dispatched three communications troops to request artillery support from the division. For some reason, there is still no news. Otherwise, I will send someone back to the headquarters to urge it. "

In the end, after listening to the communications staff officer, Hitomi Xiusan suddenly said: "Order the troops to retreat and fight again. We will only waste the precious lives of the warriors. With the strength we have, we can't stop the Eighth Route Army at all."

Withdrawal

Yes, need I emphasize again? Our artillery, it's not that they haven't received our news, but that they may have run out of shells in reserve.Now I finally understand why all the materials we received when we left Ulanqab were food.

It turned out that from the moment we left Ulanqab, the Eighth Route Army had adopted a strategy to lure us into Zhuozi.We were worried that we would see through their plot, so we intentionally sent some food delivery teams to join us.

The most important weapons and ammunition to us were destroyed or seized by the Eighth Route Army without exception.In this way, the shells and fuel that are most important to us are the only ones we carry when we go to war.

The terrain here seems to be very flat, and it is not easy to arrange an ambush circle.But no matter our heavy artillery or our tanks and armored vehicles, the requirements for road conditions are very high.If the roads are not clear, our equipment will be useless.

Without artillery shells, our heavy artillery is useless at all, and will instead become equipment that hinders our actions.Without fuel, cars that drag heavy artillery, as well as our tanks and armored vehicles, will not be able to move.An interlocking conspiracy

After making such an analysis and judgment, Hitomi Xiusan also felt that they all underestimated He Zhengdao's command and layout ability of the independent column.In fact, before the battle started, who would have thought that they would be defeated so thoroughly

When Hitomi Xiusan ordered the troops to retreat and join the main force of the division.Yamamura Seitaro was also a little surprised and said: "Renjian Jun, why are you back?"

Our strength is insufficient without the assistance of artillery.If we continue to stay in the front, we can only be eaten away by the Eighth Route Army step by step.Commander, now it is the most critical moment for the division, please make a decision as soon as possible

As the head of the Major General's Brigade of the No.12 Division, the Yamamura Seitaro in front of him is his immediate superior.It is possible to become a major general of the Japanese army, and there is still a bit of background.At least in Hitomi Shuzo's opinion, Yamamura Seitaro was a little too restless.

At this time, they still refused to give up the equipment that hindered their actions.In Renjian Xiusan's view, this was a very unwise decision.At this time, as the head of the division, you should show extraordinary courage and courage.

Facing Jian Shuzo, who still smelled of the smoke from the front line, Yamamura Kiyotaro felt very angry even if he felt that the position of division head was being challenged.But he knew that Hitomi Xiusan's prestige in the division was not low.

Even since the division was chased and intercepted, Hitomi Hidezo, as a major general, took the lead in commanding the troops to fight on the front line.Many soldiers in the division respect him very much.If he is dealt with, it is estimated that civil strife will also occur in the division.

Hitomi-kun, what do you mean, we still have to give up our heavy artillery and tanks and armored vehicles?

Yes General, I still keep my previous suggestion.However, according to our current situation, weapons and ammunition suitable for carrying should be kept as much as possible.Even tanks and armored vehicles, only part of them are kept.

Cars for transporting materials also retain a part.Concentrating and using the few fuels in the division may allow us to go further.All other unmovable equipment was discarded, and all personnel were incorporated into the infantry combat team.

In this way, we can get a good number of infantry units, but also keep some tanks and cars.If we want to take all the equipment on the road, I'm afraid we will all take jade pieces here.

After some thinking, Hitomi Xiusan also felt that it was really unreasonable to abandon all the equipment.But it may be a good decision to concentrate the existing ammunition and fuel and form an elite mechanized small force to break through.