388, if this consumption continues, the devil can only eat grass
Ping'an County Frontline.
Ding Wei is gearing up and full of ambition.
The second Battle of Pinangrad is about to begin. He is so high-spirited!
Unfortunately, the time for the general attack has not yet come.
The headquarters has not yet issued a general attack order.
Pity……
Behind him, a total of fifty field guns were deployed.
Although they are all 75mm, they are enough to attack Ping'an County.
It can blow open the city wall of Ping'an County at will.
What's more, further back, there are five 105mm howitzers.
They were all brought in from the New Regiment for reinforcements.
The Japanese 108th and 109th Divisions have not moved northward for a long time, and Li Yunlong has nothing to do and dare not leave. So he ordered the artillery to bring five 105mm howitzers to Ping'an County to have fun. The new regiment can be regarded as indirectly participating in the battle.
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"Report!"
"The new third regiment enters the predetermined position!"
"Report!"
"Teach the fourth regiment to enter the predetermined position!"
"Report!"
"Teach the fifth regiment to enter the predetermined position!"
"Report……"
Information is constantly being aggregated.
The progress of all troops is quite smooth.
After several days of fierce fighting, the Eighth Route Army had successfully compressed the remaining Japanese invaders around Ping'an County.
The length from north to south is less than ten kilometers and the length from east to west is less than eight kilometers.
This is the area occupied by more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers. Although the area looks large, contact with the outside world has been completely cut off.
A general attack can be launched at any time.
The Japanese commander Isamu Hirakawa once wanted to break out, but was not allowed.
If they break through, the 29th Division will be in danger.
In Ping'an County, the Eighth Route Army also concentrated 20,000 to 30,000 people! If all of them were devoted to the battle against the 29th Division, how could the 29th Division support it?
I had no choice but to wait for help.
To be precise, he defended to the last person.
Shinozuka Yoshio's order to Hiragakuo Yuuo is to fight to the last man and serve His Majesty the Emperor.
In other words, Yoshio Shinozuka has no reinforcements.
The reinforcements are all under the command of Tada Shun. Whether or not to save them and how to save them is all Tada Shun's business.
"The devil hasn't made any move yet?"
"No."
"It's so rare! The Japanese are playing sit-down war with us?"
"Who knows?"
"If this consumption continues, the devils will have nothing but to eat grass."
"yes!"
The chief of staff also couldn't understand.
Why did the Japanese invaders' 108th and 109th Divisions take no action?
But it doesn't matter if you don't understand. There is nothing wrong with following the orders from the headquarters.
"Will there be more shelling today?"
"as usual!"
"yes!"
The chief of staff went out to deliver orders.
After a moment, all the field guns and howitzers opened fire.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Dense fires erupted around Ping'an County.
There are no ordinary people in Pingan County anymore. All had been evacuated before the Japanese invaders arrived.
Therefore, every time a shell falls and it hits someone, it is a Japanese invader.
Oh, there are also some puppet troops. There are about a few thousand people.
It's just that these puppet troops have no sense of existence. The Japanese invaders look down on them. The Eighth Route Army also treats them as if they don't exist.
The only value of the puppet troops in Pingan County is to serve as cannon fodder.
When the cannonball falls, the only thing that will be destroyed is the explosion.
The Japanese invaders also had a heavy artillery regiment, but they no longer dared to open fire easily.
Why?
There are not enough shells.
The Japanese invaders' logistical transportation was cut off.
Li Yunlong led a new regiment to occupy Fanzhuang Station and completely blocked the Japanese invaders' transportation lines.
Not enough shells...
Not enough food...
The Japanese invaders are now completely trapped animals trying to fight.
If they don't want to die, they can only break out. The problem is, their superiors don't allow it.
"idiot……"
"Damn Tuba Road..."
"How come there are so many cannonballs..."
Hirakawa Yongfu felt depressed.
Is this a general attack on Tubal Road?
of course not!
Just the usual bombardment!
Shelling from time to time every day! Specifically designed to harass the Japanese.
It was to give the Japanese army no time to rest. It was to torture the Japanese army and make the Japanese army collapse.
This is a conspiracy.
The Japanese army had absolutely no countermeasures.
Counterattack, not enough shells.
If you don't fight back, you will only be bombed in vain. You can't move.
Already surrounded, how can we move?
Such a large area is shrinking every day.
Tubal Road captured a stronghold today and a bunker tomorrow. They seemed to be in no hurry at all.
The Japanese army lost hundreds and dozens of people every day.
Sometimes, hundreds of people are lost.
As time went by, the situation of the Japanese army became worse and worse. There began to be a serious shortage of various supplies.
There are plenty of bullets, but not enough cannonballs.
There is not enough food either...
There are only two taels of food per person per day...
During the retreat, Tubal Road cleared the entire area around Ping'an County, leaving not even a grain of food behind.
"We must break out!"
"We can't all die here!"
"Pinglu-kun..."
Ono Nobumori shouted anxiously.
He is on the same level as Ping Lu Yongfu. We are all brigade commanders. We have no scruples about what we say.
What's more, the situation now is extremely dangerous. If you delay for even one minute, you will die.
He didn't want to die.
That's the business of the worthless soldiers down there.
He became a brigade commander and a major general, how could he be willing to die?
"Can't break out."
"Without artillery cover, it is easier to be surrounded and annihilated in the wild."
However, Shinzo Nodō objected.
His reason is simple. If you break out of an encirclement, you won't be able to carry heavy artillery.
If there is no heavy artillery cover, everyone will become the fat in Tubalu's mouth. No one will be able to escape.
Shinzo Noto was the captain of the field artillery regiment. The heavy cannons he commanded were the Japanese army's biggest support. Without this support, Tubal Road would have wiped them all out long ago.
Therefore, everyone must consider his opinions carefully.
"Noto-kun is right."
"Perseverance is the best result."
Hirakata Yongfu was helpless.
It is one hundred kilometers from Pingan County to Fanzhuang Station.
Around Ping'an County, there are tens of thousands of people on Tubal Road. There are also thousands of people near Fanzhuang Station.
If they abandon heavy weapons and break through lightly, the end result will be that they become rabbits in front of hunters. Hunters will use their guns to hunt down all the rabbits.
It is of course very difficult to stick to it.
However, it is also the only hope. It depends on how long it can last.
Food is the biggest problem...
Suddenly, Isamu Hiragaku felt his vision go dark and almost fainted.
However, he himself did not have enough food and was very hungry. He could only manage to support himself.
Fortunately, I can still hold on for the time being. I don't know how long I can hold on.
"Report……"
Suddenly, a staff officer arrived cautiously.
He seemed to want to say something, but was immediately dragged away by two other staff officers and covered his mouth.
"idiot!"
"Leave!"
Ono Nobumori was furious.
What are these three guys doing?
Are you tired of living?
Dare you do such a thing in front of them?
"What's up?"
Hiragakuo Yufu asked kindly.
As a result, the three staff officers lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
"idiot!"
"explain!"
Ono Nobumori stretched out his hand and prepared to draw his sword.
He is in a bad mood and doesn't mind killing a few people to vent his anger.
"Report!"
"There was cannibalism in the Yano Brigade..."
"Nani?"
Everyone was stunned.
What?
What did the other person say?
The other two staff officers realized something was wrong and hurriedly dragged the person away.
Quiet.
Weird.
Ono Nobumori was no longer able to draw his sword.
If some things are reported to them, it means that the following situation is already very serious.
Thinking of the recent severe shortage of food...
"ah!"
Ono Nobumori almost vomited.
I felt my eyes go dark. I hurriedly stretched out my hand to hold the table next to me.
"idiot!"
"We are all warriors of the empire, how can we..."
Chief of Staff Yoshio Tsuneoka muttered.
The voice gradually became quieter.
What about the Imperial Warriors? Who is not an Imperial Warrior anymore?
When hunger strikes, who cares if you are an Imperial warrior?
"Send the order immediately!"
"Strictly prohibit this kind of phenomenon from happening again!"
Hiragakuo Yufu said slowly.
My vision went dark again, and I almost fainted. But I was hungry.
"Tie!"
Tsuneoka Yoshio bent down and agreed.
I muttered secretly in my heart. Can this be stopped by an order?
Can orders be used as rice balls?
Without rice balls, who knows…
Don't dare to think too much.
Pass the command on as usual.
As for whether it has any effect, he doesn't know. He probably doesn't care, either.
What they have to consider now is breaking out.
If you don't break out...
You will eat them all yourself.
silence.
a long time.
Suddenly, a staff officer stumbled in.
"idiot!"
Ono Nobumori was furious again.
The instinct is to draw the knife.
These damn staff officers! Are all of them crazy?
Or do you want to be ruined and don't care about military discipline at all?
idiot!
Fortunately, I was stopped by Isamu Hiragaku.
kill?
What is the use?
Kill to eat?
If that's the case, it might be useful...
"Report!"
"Breakout, breakout..."
"The commander ordered us to break out!"
"Breakout!"
The staff officer didn't know that he was already on the verge of death.
He was so excited. So, everyone shouted out. It didn't look like he had been hungry for more than ten days. The sound made everyone's ears hurt.
"Breakout?"
Tsuneoka Yoshio hurriedly took the telegram.
After reading it ten lines at a time, I felt happy.
The telegram was sent from the North China Front Army Headquarters, ordering them to break out immediately.
but……
Breakout direction...
Head north!
Join the 29th Division!
this……
Just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den again? That's not...
"what happened?"
"The North China Front ordered us to break out of the encirclement and join the 29th Division."
Tsuneoka Yoshio's tone was bitter.
I thought it was good news. I didn't expect it to be such an order.
Isamu Hirakawa:......
Ono Nobumoru:......
what's the situation?
To join up with the 29th Division? Who came up with this crazy idea?
The 29th Division itself is surrounded. Does it make sense to order them to join the 29th Division?
Let’s not talk about whether they can be merged. Even if they can be merged, is it still encircling them with the 29th Division?
Could it be that the higher-ups felt that one 29th Division was not enough and wanted to send three more independent mixed brigades to Tubal Road?
idiot……
That brain is in the water...
However……
"The order must be carried out!"
"Otherwise, everyone will have a caesarean section to apologize!"
Tsuneoka Yoshio turned pale.
This is the last content of the telegram. The wording is very harsh.