Chapter 550: Okamura Ningji: Let him commit crimes and meritorious deeds
Huang Yu led the assault company, guard company, special forces, artillery company, third battalion and seventh company... and chased for fifteen kilometers without seeing the Japanese.
It will be dawn in more than an hour. If you still can't catch up, you will have to watch them slip away from your mouth.
"Captain..." Duan Peng, captain of the special operations team, ran over and reported while panting.
"The Japanese blew up all the extra baggage and ammunition, and only carried weapons and some necessary ammunition. They marched very fast..."
"Although we chased for three hours, we only shortened the distance to three kilometers!"
"If we continue to pursue them at this speed, we will definitely not be able to catch them before dawn!"
Huang Yu is not the kind of person who is single-minded. He makes a decision in a flash: "Stop the troops' advance and rest on the spot for ten minutes..."
"Guard, unfold the map!"
It took Huang Yu half a minute to find the specific location of the troops on the map. He glanced around and saw that he was targeting a stronghold in the southeast direction and pointed at the map.
"The Qinggang stronghold is a relatively large stronghold in Baoding. It has more than 300 troops stationed there, more than a hundred Japs, two companies of Japs, mortars, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers...all equipped...
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"I heard that the biggest traitor leader within thirty miles around Qinggang is serving as the company commander of the puppet army in the Qinggang stronghold... He is extremely rich..."
"Let's stop chasing the little devil and go directly to attack this stronghold!"
"Walk another five kilometers before dawn, then find a place to hide and rest, wait until dark tomorrow before setting off again, launch the attack at one o'clock in the morning, and try to launch the attack within an hour!"
The third battalion commander Huang Yong immediately stood up to support: "I know the Qinggang stronghold!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops there do all kinds of evil, especially the Japanese devils, who bully the people even harder than the devils. I have long wanted to deal with them!"
"If we take it down and avenge the surrounding people, we will not only gain the prestige of the garrison, but also recruit a large number of recruits who have a bloody feud with the Japs!"
"Commander... I am familiar with the terrain there. The main attack task is given to the Seventh Company. I will definitely end the battle at the minimum cost!"
Huang Yu did not refuse Huang Yong's invitation to fight, and immediately nodded: "The seventh company will be the main attack...the artillery company will provide artillery support, and try to knock out all the firepower points in the stronghold first before the Japanese!"
"The secret service company and the security company work together, we can't let go of a little devil who does all kinds of evil!"
"The special forces are on alert around the area and report any enemy situations immediately!"
"Although we were able to repulse the Japs who invaded the base area, the lesson they learned from their surprise attack on us must not be forgotten!"
"Although we feel that the Japanese army in Baoding can no longer spare any mobile troops...but we are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case!"
"As long as we do a good job of vigilance, we won't be afraid even if the Japs have mobile troops..."
At the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters in Baoding, Colonel Miyazawa opened the door of the brigade commander with a guilty look on his face.
Seeing Major General Hase frowning and writing something on the table, he walked in carefully and stood aside with his head lowered, not daring to say a word.
"came back!"
I don’t know how long it took, but a voice suddenly rang out in the quiet room. Colonel Miyazawa was startled and he nodded quickly!
"Hayi..."
"The humble position has disappointed the brigade commander... Not only did he fail to complete the raid mission, he also lost nearly two thousand imperial troops. Please punish him!"
Major General Hase's eyes quickly widened, he stared at Colonel Miyazawa with a look of disbelief on his face and asked, "Tell me again...how many people are left in the assault force?"
Colonel Miyazawa did not dare to look up at the brigade commander, so he lowered his head and answered in a low voice: "There are 1,398 people left...including 91 seriously wounded..."
Major General Hase was so angry that he smashed the tea cup on the table to the ground and roared back: "That is to say... the Eighth Route Army killed two thousand of us in one round of artillery fire!"
"To be precise, it should be more than 1,500 people...the other casualties were caused by us on the offensive!" Colonel Miyazawa reminded in a low voice.
"Is there any difference?" Seeing that Colonel Miyazawa dared to talk back to him, Major General Hase became even more angry and asked through gritted teeth.
At this time, Colonel Miyazawa didn't know how to answer this question, so he could only wait in silence.
Two minutes later, Major General Hase broke the oppressive atmosphere in the room and ordered with a look of helplessness!
"Forget it, you can go down...remember to hand in the summary of the battle. I will read it in an hour..."
"You must record it truthfully, otherwise no one can save you!"
Headquarters of the Japanese North China Front, Neji Okamura stared at the map of Wing Center in front of him for half an hour without saying a word.
Suddenly he withdrew his gaze, picked up the telegram in front of him and read it again, and then asked the chief of staff while looking at the map: "Do you think the terrain in the wing is more beneficial to the Imperial Army or the Eighth Route Army?"
"It will definitely be more beneficial to the imperial army!" the chief of staff replied bluntly.
"The terrain there is mainly plains, which is very suitable for the deployment of the Imperial Army. With absolute superiority in artillery fire and strength, the Eighth Route Army can never be an opponent of the Imperial Army!"
"Previous sweeps have proven this!"
"As long as the Eighth Route Army fights us head-on in the plains, no matter how many people they send out, they will definitely lose!"
Okamura Neiji shook his head and asked: "Then why the mixed brigade stationed in Baoding was defeated by the Eighth Route Army in succession..."
"They did not enter the mountains. The place where they fought against the Eighth Route Army was all plains. Not only did they not win, they also lost a brigade in a row!"
"As a result, not even a single squadron of mobile troops can be deployed in the entire Baoding area!"
"If that county is suddenly attacked by the Eighth Route Army, they won't even be able to send out a single reinforcement!"
The chief of staff thought deeply for a while before reporting: "After receiving the battle report, I personally called Mr. Hase. After asking, I felt that the two boxes they played were very strange. It was not as simple as it seemed on the surface!"
"Even if the Shanxi Northwestern Independent Regiment does not send troops to reinforce Yizhong, the existence of the Shunping Garrison Regiment cannot be denied!"
"In addition, the Baoding garrison also made a big mistake during the battle!"
"They should not use refueling tactics and continuously send troops to attack Shunping without knowing the enemy's situation... It is tantamount to creating good opportunities for the Eighth Route Army to defeat them!"
"But now is not the time to hold people accountable!"
"The top priority should be to help Mr. Changgu solve the dangerous situation facing Baoding area as soon as possible!"
"I believe that after losing two battles, Changgu Yu will definitely understand his opponent better than before!"
"Only when you know yourself and your enemy can you be victorious in every battle. If he launches an attack in the future, he will definitely be able to destroy the Duer Regiment."
Okamura Neji was silent for a while before nodding, and replied seriously: "Having said that, Hase-kun has made such a big mistake after all. If he is not punished, other officers will definitely have opinions, which will affect the dignity of the front army headquarters.
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"Pass my order, Mr. Hase is demoted to acting brigade commander, and you will be punished for your crime!"
"The Front Army Headquarters will dispatch two brigades from the Pingjin area to reinforce Baoding as soon as possible, and give them another 3,000 new soldiers!"
"Restore public security in Baoding within half a year and kill the Duer Group!"
"After all, he will still be the commander of the Major General Brigade of Baoding Mixed Brigade..."
"If you don't do it well, go back to your country and join the reserve force... The Imperial Army of Japan doesn't need that kind of incompetent officer!"
As soon as the battle report to the Japanese brigade headquarters in Baoding was sent out, Major General Hase became extremely nervous, restless, and kept pacing back and forth in the war room...
Although he has taken care of his relationships in the headquarters, the loss of the mixed brigade will be too great. If Neji Okamura is angered, it will be useless no matter how many people speak to him.
He was afraid that Neji Okamura would take away his position as brigade leader in anger and send him back home!
If this happens, his military career, which has lasted for most of his life, will be completely over.
"Brigade commander, there is an urgent telegram from the Front Army Headquarters!" The communications staff officer ran over after receiving the telegram and did not dare to waste a second longer.
"It's good news..."
"The headquarters has asked you to act as the brigade commander, and you will be punished with meritorious service..."
"Capture the Duer Regiment within half a year, and then resume the position of brigade commander!"
"Huh..." Major General Hase's tense nerves finally calmed down, and he took a long breath and said, "I can finally have a good sleep tonight!"
After receiving the telegram, he glanced at it, and a long-lost smile slowly appeared on his solemn face, and he said happily: "Your Excellency, the Commander, trusts me so much... He sent troops to reinforce us and replenished our troops. I will not let him down!"
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"Have a good rest tonight and start training the troops tomorrow to prepare for taking over the Duer Regiment in the future!"
At the Qinggang stronghold, the Japanese and puppet troops still arranged for puppet troops to be on guard as usual, unaware that they had been targeted by the Eighth Route Army.
Before twelve o'clock, Huang Yu led his troops to the vicinity of the stronghold.
He did not launch an attack immediately. The troops had just traveled for several hours and were exhausted. If he launched an attack rashly, there would definitely be many unexpected casualties.
Only by keeping a good spirit can the troops participating in the war be alert at any time on the battlefield, detect danger, launch an attack before the enemy, and kill the opponent.
Time is life on the battlefield, and many lives and deaths often occur in half a second.
At exactly one o'clock in the morning, two cannon shots suddenly broke the tranquility of the night, and piercing screams sounded in the air at the same time. In less than a second, two balls of fire erupted from the Qinggang stronghold more than 200 meters away.
"Woooooooo..."
The piercing sirens sounded in the stronghold at the same time, reaching Huang Yu's ears together with the sound of shell explosions.
The quiet stronghold became lively at the same time. The Japanese who were sleeping soundly in the barracks did not even wear military uniforms. They grabbed their rifles and armed belts full of bullet boxes and rushed out...
The squadron leader who was defending the stronghold was awakened by the explosion... but he was only awake.
The shell roared in and hit the second floor of the turret where he was.
Rubbles and shell fragments were flying in the room, and the squadron leader unfortunately got a piece of fragment into his stomach...
Severe pain quickly spread throughout the body. He tore off a piece of sheet and pressed it on the wound. In order to stop the blood that kept pouring out, he shouted loudly: "Medical soldier... I'm injured... Come and bandage..."
"Rumble..."
As a result, after shouting for a long time, no one rushed into the smoke-filled room, but instead waited for the second shell.
The explosion sounded above his head, making his ears buzz, and then he felt the turret begin to shake...
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