Chapter 81: There are even more unlucky ones

When he bought a horse bone with a fortune, Jiang Jiang had always regarded Zhang Xuewu as a signboard to show off, but now that Zhang Xuewu led his troops to guard Chengde, Jiang Jiang knew in his heart that if it weren't for his telegram, Zhang Xuewu's troops would have retreated into the front line of the Great Wall.

Now Zhang Xuewu follows his orders to defend Chengde and fight against the Japanese army. Although Chiang Kai-shek is very satisfied with Zhang Xuewu's execution of military orders without any discount, he is very angry that Zhang Xuewu is not aware of adaptation and avoiding the important things. However, he is still a little happy when he is angry, that is, Zhang Xuewu's second son is worth it.

The National Revolutionary Army has been established for many years and has been many generals who have been clamoring for fierceness and success. However, there are only people who lack the steadfast and willingness to work without fear of life and death like Zhang Xuewu. Chiang Kai-shek has never liked to talk big.

At this moment, Lao Chiang was very conflicted because on the one hand he did not want to lose the new First Division, the strong brigade, and on the other hand he wanted Chengde to lose, because only Chengde's loss means Zhang Hanqing's complete defeat. It is natural that the reduction of the vassal state was his delay. However, Lao Chiang also has his own bottom line. The new First Division must be rescued, and in addition, he can only use the troops that were used first. The three divisions of Xu Tingyao's 17th Army are all elite troops. The losses in counterattack of the Japanese army will be quite high. It is unlikely to repel the Japanese army that is bound to win, but it is not difficult to support the new First Division that is trapped in Chengde? What's more, Zhang Xuewu is Zhang Hanqing's cousin. How could Zhang Hanqing do his best?

Boom! Boom! Boom! Artillery shells fell on the positions of the Chinese defenders on the side ridge of Majiagou, Chengde. The commanders of the 8th Brigade, Shimabu and Ichiro, who had lost their patience, ordered the two infantry corpses to attack the Chinese defenders' positions under the cover of the division's field artillery corps.

Shortly after the attack began, Yuanbu and Ichiro discovered their previous mistake, that is, the left and right wing positions of the Chinese defenders were actually a multiple line of defense, so even if the Chinese defenders drew troops from the left wing to strengthen the right wing, it would have no impact on the overall defensive situation.

However, this result was only discovered after paying at least 300 casualties. After the anger, Yuanbu and Ichiro launched a full-scale attack, they were surprised to find that the opponent's Chinese defenders not only equipped with responsive artillery countermeasures, but also had a large number of machine guns and a complete fortification system. The artillery bombardment of the field artillery wing seemed to have little effect?

Maxine heavy machine guns, Czech light machine guns, and mortars have become Japanese nightmares. What made the Japanese army helpless was that the defenders had poured a lot of water on all the places they could think of before their positions. It was obviously impossible to complete the task of attacking the enemy's positions on the ice. In desperation, Yuanbu and Ichiro could only temporarily stop the attack.

Yuanbu and Ichiro returned to the division headquarters to report to the division commander that the front-line attack was blocked, but they found that the atmosphere in the division command post was very strange. What were the staff members talking in a low voice? Could it be that the news of their attack being frustrated had already reached the division headquarters?

A single brigade was formed in the second attack, three captains and a major. I am afraid that there were not so many casualties in the entire 10th Division, and even the entire participating troops since the Battle of Rehe, right? These damn Chinese troops!

Zhongbu and Ichiro calmly came to the commander of Hirose Shou Asuka Division, who was frowning and seemed to be thinking about something, and stood up and said: "I'm sorry! Commander of the division, our troops were blocked from attacking the side ridge of Majiagou. I asked for heavy artillery, chariots, and planes to help with the battle!"

Hirose Shousuke, wearing a woolen coat, held a water cup, stood up and looked at his powerful general and subordinates and said, "How much is the loss?"

Yuanbu and Ichiro took a deep breath and bowed slightly, "At least a thousand people were killed in battle, and there are still five hundred minor and serious injuries. Major Ono, Captain Hirota, and Captain Ishiye have all died heroically."

Hirose Shousuke's originally small triangular eyes couldn't help but open their eyes widened after reporting casualties from Yamabe and Ichiro. Hirose Shousuke's skin twitched a few times without control, but soon returned to normal: "According to information, Tang Yulin's three brigades have all collapsed. There should be only one division of the newly formed First Division of the National Government here. As a result, they have at least one artillery regiment of the Chinese army, so the Chinese defenders in Chengde are likely to be an army, not a division."

Hirose Suzusuke's words made Matsube and Ichiro slightly stunned. Hirose Suzusuke immediately changed his tone: "The casualties are indeed quite large, but this also proves that we have really encountered opponents, right? The honor of the Imperial soldiers is to be obtained through battle and blood. Although we have suffered a lot of losses, it is said that the commander of Matsuki Naoki's division is not just a problem of heavy casualties. The commander of Hiramatsu Hero Brigade was killed by cannon!"

Hirose Shousuke said the last two words in his voice, but they still made Yuanbe and Ichiro stunned. He heard that his old classmate, Heimatsu, who was not very popular and spoke very mean, was actually promoted to Lieutenant General on the first day of attacking Seung-de? Yuanbe and Ichiro were also full of bitterness and disbelief.

Yuanbu and Ichiro, who were originally worried about their own face, breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. In fact, no matter who is a subconscious way of comparing, he will feel extremely upset when his losses are serious, but suddenly he realizes that there is actually someone around him who is even more unlucky than me. It seems that my mood will be much better at this moment.

Anyway, it’s a dead fellow who is dead, and I’m not dead. Compared with the 27th Brigade, which has been hit by the head-on, the losses of a brigade are minimal. There is no one who is the most unlucky, only the more unlucky!

Just when Yuanbe and Ichiro thought no one would pay attention to him, Hirose Shousuke suddenly turned around and said, "Wangbe, please come and see if this sand table is made? This is based on the map of the China Travel Guide of the Army Province Planning Class in 1921."

Yuanbu and Ichiro nodded and looked at it carefully for a while and said, "The Majiagou side ridge I commanded to attack is basically the same shape. As for the terrain of Tigergou and Sengguan Peak, the terrain department has not conducted on-site surveys, so it is difficult to express opinions."

After Hirose Susuke nodded, he used the baton to point Chengde: "The Chinese army is very smart. They gave up half of Chengde to shrink their troops and use the three support points of Laohugou, Majiagou side ridge, and Sengguanfeng to defend Chengde. Now our army failed to attack Majiagou side ridge. The Chinese army has prepared defense in the front. Normal tactics to capture the enemy's support points will achieve unexpected results. However, the Chinese army's garrison fortifications are very complete and the resistance awareness is very tenacious. The newly formed First Division is one of the few German-armed troops of the Nanjing government, and the foundation is the guard brigade of the Northeast Army, so we must destroy this force to shock the Nanjing side and the Northeast Army system."
Chapter completed!