Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

Seeing that after a night of fighting, the entire army had only advanced more than ten kilometers, and Itagaki, with a tired face, couldn't help sighing: "This attack speed is too slow! We must speed up and move forward, and rush to Shouyang City as soon as possible!"

'General!After a night of fighting, our troops are exhausted.The most important thing is that the continuous fighting has led to an increase in our casualties.Our field hospital is no longer able to treat so many wounded! '

'No way, but also to find a way!At this point, do we have any other options?Leave these wounded, they can only die.From the supply unit, arrange more soldiers to help.

The medicines carried are given priority to the lightly wounded.As for some seriously injured, we can only pray that they can persist until the next rest.Otherwise, they can only be broken.At this time, we must give priority to ensuring the combat effectiveness of the troops! '

Even if Itagaki knew that such a decision was cruel, compared with the medicine needed to treat the seriously wounded, the lightly wounded would undoubtedly consume less medicine.And these lightly wounded may be able to have a certain self-defense ability after simple treatment.

At that time, if they encounter any danger on the way to break through, at least they will not be without resistance.In contrast, the seriously wounded have lost their combat effectiveness, and even if medical treatment is provided, it is impossible for them to have the ability to protect themselves in a short time.

When He Zhengdao tried his best to block the Banyuan that broke out in the direction of Shouyang, the Second Reconnaissance Regiment and the 12th Division New Brigade that arrived in Shouyang City also launched an attack on Shouyang City.The following three infantry divisions also joined the siege battle.

Seeing the Eighth Route Army attacking from all sides, the commander of the No. 20 First Brigade, the infantry trapped in the city, said with a headache, "Baga! Why are the Eighth Route Army outside fighting more and more? If this continues, we may not be able to hold on for long." !"

"The head of the division sent a telegram earlier that they had left Jinzhong City and were heading towards us.As long as we persist for two days, I believe the Eighth Route Army outside the city will retreat.Now, we have no way to break through! '

The No. 20 First Brigade of Infantry who transferred from Yangquan to Shouyang actually seemed somewhat regretful.They also know something about the current situation of the [-]th Division.That division, I'm afraid it won't last long.

If they had chosen to retreat to Shijiazhuang earlier, they might have joined the garrison in Hebei now.But if the main force of the division still in Shanxi is not rescued, as subordinates, they think they can't do it.

It's a pity that now it seems that they can't rescue the main force of the division, but they are very likely to involve themselves.Now, except for Shouyang, which they steadfastly guarded, all the surrounding counties and towns have been taken back by the Eighth Route Army.

It can be said that, apart from the Itagaki troops who were breaking out of the siege on their side, there were no reinforcements to apply for around the No. 20 [-]st Brigade of Infantry.In contrast, the Eighth Route Army outside the city is constantly increasing.

In the past two days, although the Eighth Route Army outside the city did not launch a large-scale attack on the city.But the squad's harassment has never stopped.The hunting of snipers and the bombardment of artillery at irregular times made the Japanese army in the city feel tormented.

If it wasn't for the little devils in the city, it would be relatively safer to stay in the city.It is estimated that under such a situation, many little devils will choose to abandon the city and flee.But the question is, where can they go outside the city?

Leaving aside the main forces of the Eighth Route Army, the county brigades and district squads currently sweeping across Shanxi will make these Japanese troops who are separated from the main force eventually become the targets of guerrillas and militias.

At this moment, the third infantry division, which also arrived in Shouyang, had just arrived at the scheduled attack position when the liaison officer from the second reconnaissance regiment came over.Looking at the news from the liaison officer, Lu Zhencao also knew that time was running out.

Really let the Itagaki troops who broke through the encirclement join the No. 20 Infantry Brigade in the city.It is undoubtedly difficult for them to stop such a large wave of little devils.For this reason, it is necessary to deal with these little devils in front of us as soon as possible.

After thinking about this, Lu Zhencao quickly said: "Tell your regiment commander, I already know the situation. In the siege tonight, the artillery units of our division will also cooperate with you in the siege. In the two directions to the southwest, we The three masters have undertaken it."

'Yes, Master Lu! '

After receiving Lu Zhencao's reply, the liaison officer quickly left the Third Infantry Division.After Lu Zhencao was not long, he called a meeting of the main regiment leaders of the whole division to arrange the combat mission for tonight.

Before the meeting, Lu Zhencao still gave the order for the whole division to rest.For them, this rapid march was naturally a bit hard.Therefore, there is no major battle during the day, so it is natural for the officers and soldiers to take a good rest.

Nowadays, many main forces of the Eighth Route Army have become accustomed to the routine of resting during the day and fighting at night.Compared with the freezing cold at night, the temperature is at least a little higher when you rest during the day.

It's just that the weather has not been very good these days.Many Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers who were resting had to find a place to rest from the wind and rain.Although the troops were equipped with a lot of captured Japanese raincoats, these raincoats were also not available for everyone!

Under normal circumstances, raincoats are given priority to troops with missions.Most of the troops without combat missions are wearing military uniforms, looking for a relatively comfortable place, but resting with their clothes, waiting for the night to come.

'The liaison officer from the reconnaissance brigade has just arrived, and we are the last troops to arrive in Shouyang.Earlier, the second regiment of the reconnaissance brigade and the new brigade of the 12o division had already blocked the little devils who fled from Yangquan in Shouyang city.

Next, our division still has to undertake the corresponding task of siege.It's still the old rule, tonight the first and second regiments are the main attackers, and the third and fourth regiments are the side support.Our division only needs to be in charge of the south gate and the west gate, and the other two gates are in charge of the neighboring troops.

The division is directly under the artillery regiment, and tonight will cooperate with the new brigade and the reconnaissance regiment to carry out siege bombardment.If the two of their troops need it, you should also provide them with artillery support and try to resolve the battle tonight, understand? '

'Yes, sir! '

Even during this period of time, the troops of the Third Infantry Division also felt very hard.But looking at the cities that were recovered all the way, the officers and soldiers who participated in the war felt very excited.In their view, this is also a very honorable thing.

Although the troops were newly formed, the officers and soldiers of the [-]rd Infantry Division showed confidence in watching the victorious battles.Earlier, even some recruits still had a fear of war, which would have long been replaced by victory and a sense of honor.

Although every unit has casualties, most of those wounded were sent to the rear hospital in time, and the comrades who died also had special personnel responsible for the aftermath.Many recruits feel that this soldier is worth it!

And after so many battles, each regiment, each battalion, each company, each platoon, each squad has a sense of collective honor.As Lu Zhencao said earlier, no matter which unit they came from before, they are now soldiers of the third infantry division.

Compared with the Japanese army that was in charge of attacking Taiyuan from the first and second divisions, their divisions only recovered some cities in Yangquan.In the eyes of many officers and soldiers of the Third Division, they still have to work harder.

Just because they are three masters, they should not relax their requirements on themselves.After all, compared to the first and second divisions, although they were a mixed force, their weapons and equipment were almost the same as those of the other two main infantry divisions.

Such internal competition, in the eyes of many officers and soldiers, is also their collective honor.In order to win more victories and honors, they also have to fight hard to eliminate more little devils! (To be continued.) 8

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Watching the Eighth Route Army gathering outside the city more and more, the tension of the Japanese troops trapped in the city also increased. ????? w?w?w?. ?A few blocking positions were set up outside the city earlier, but now these blocking positions outside the city have been captured by the Eighth Route Army besieging the city.

The No. 20 Infantry Brigade, which has shrunk its forces in the city, also hopes to take advantage of the defense of Shouyang city to persist in the city for a longer period of time.If they persist until the arrival of Itagaki's troops, their fate will naturally be to live and die with the city.

Facing the Eighth Route Army outside the city began to shrink the encirclement, the Japanese army in the city also intensively built blocking fortifications in the city.Even the Japanese army in the city was prepared for the worst, that is to fight street battles with the Eighth Route Army outside the city.

Long before they withdrew to Shouyang, the people in the city received the news.Most of the Chinese people who dare to stay outside the city at this moment are the kind of hardcore traitors and traitors who are in the same ranks as little devils and know that they will die if they escape outside.

Even those who had some chance of survival left when the Japanese army sealed off the whole city.Regarding this situation, the Japanese troops who arrived in the city did not stop them.They felt that this would also reduce the possibility of being infiltrated by the Eighth Route Army.

With the increase in the number of battles with the Eighth Route Army, many Japanese soldiers felt that the people in the city who usually seemed honest and honest.Maybe there are Eighth Route Army intelligence personnel or operational personnel hidden in it, which makes them hard to guard against.

Apart from those who followed them wholeheartedly in the city, there were also some expatriates who also fled with the army.Now that the Eighth Route Army has successively recovered and taken over various cities in Shanxi, Japanese expatriates, whether engaged in business or mining, have fled in haste.

In the eyes of these expatriates, there may be a way out if they fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.But the problem is, if they don't retreat with the army, maybe they don't have to wait for the arrival of the Eighth Route Army, they will be beaten to death by the Chinese people.

This may be in response to Huaxia's gratitude. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end.When the time comes, the nightmare comes.The Japanese expats who usually bully the common people and the Chinese are naturally worried that those who are bullied will retaliate against them.

As the Japanese army kept retreating, they also came to Shouyang, knowing that there was no way to leave.If they don't help the troops defend Shouyang City, they will also die when the Eighth Route Army invades the city.

And the Japanese army in the city treated these expatriates much better than those traitors and puppet soldiers who also worked for them.At least the Japanese army believed that these expatriates were truly of one mind with them.

As for the situation in the city, the Eighth Route Army who had been encircling one after another naturally knew about it.Even when the artillery unit was deploying artillery positions, Lu Zhencao also said directly: "Don't worry about anything, just carry out indiscriminate artillery fire!" dudu1

Lu Zhencao, who was in charge of the militia in Xingtai earlier, knew very well that these Japanese expatriates were worse than little devils.Bullying men and women at will, killing the Chinese people at will, not to mention, and acting as an accomplice of the little devils to control the occupied area!

In fact, Lu Zhencao hated these expatriates who acted as accomplices of the Japanese army more than he hated the little devils.In his view, this group of overseas Chinese is a group of scum who bully the good and fear the evil, and rely on the Japanese army as their backing to run to China to do their best.

With Lu Zhencao's order, when the artillery regiment deployed artillery positions, it naturally arranged them as effectively as possible.At least the artillery regiment already knew that the defenders in the city did not have large-caliber artillery.

When they retreated across the board, many of the attached artillery had been discarded or blown up.Now in the hands of the Japanese army in the city, apart from some infantry artillery and mortars, they don't even have a 75-caliber mountain artillery or field artillery.

The absence of artillery with a caliber above 75 means that the Japanese army in the city did not even have the ability to counterattack the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army outside the city.In this way, the artillery unit attached to the third infantry division only needs to keep firing shells into the city with great strength.

Before night fell, Lu Zhencao learned that all the preparations for the siege had been completed, and Lu Zhencao quickly said: "Send a report to the commander, asking if it is possible to start the siege. At this point in the weather, I want to come to the little devil's plane." I can't make it through either.

In addition, report the situation in Shouyang to the commander. The little devils in the city are ready to fight in the street.In order to reduce the casualties of the attacking troops, it is hoped that the artillery unit can consume more shells to destroy the Japanese fortifications in the city.

In addition, according to the reconnaissance of our reconnaissance unit, there are no ordinary people in the city except for the Japanese soldiers and expatriates.In this case, if the Japanese army refuses to surrender, can battlefield discipline be enforced! "

After receiving the request telegram from Lu Zhencao, He Zhengdao thought for a while and said: "The third division can decide when to launch an attack. I only have one request, the attacking troops must end the battle and take Shouyang City before dawn.

As for the treatment of Japanese soldiers and expatriates in the city, battlefield discipline can be enforced.As long as they did not surrender, no matter whether they were Japanese soldiers or Japanese nationals, they would all be shot to death.But as long as they surrender, they will be treated as prisoners! "

In He Zhengdao's view, although he also wanted to kill Wu's amnesty.But as a troop commander, we should try our best to avoid indiscriminate killing of prisoners.Even in He Zhengdao's view, all those little devils deserve to die! dudu2