Chapter 746 No matter how strong a warrior is, his wrist will be cut off (second update)
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Chapter 746 No matter how strong a warrior is, his wrist will be cut off (second update)
At the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, a messenger suddenly broke in. Before the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Cun Cun, could speak, he reported with a panicked look on his face.
"Commander of the brigade, something happened on the front line..."
"The lurking troops in the east of the city were attacked by thunder cannons. The troops suffered heavy casualties in the counterattack. The Eighth Route Army siege troops were launching a full-scale attack on them and they could no longer hold on."
"The city defense troops also suffered a devastating blow from the Eighth Route Army."
"The captain died in the battle, and less than a hundred people were left to retreat into the city."
"How is this possible?" Major General Kawasaki was dumbfounded and asked with a shocked look on his face as he stared at the messenger.
"You must be mistaken."
"There were more than 500 ambushes in the east of the city, and more than 1,000 city defense troops. A total of 1,500 to 600 troops. How could they be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army so quickly?"
"Even if there are 1,500 or 600 pigs there, it will take a lot of time for the Eighth Route Army to eliminate them."
"Are 1,500 to 600 troops worse than 1,500 to 600 pigs?"
Lieutenant Colonel Cun Shang was also frightened by the bad news and quickly answered: "Please speak more clearly."
"How were the garrison in the east of the city and the latent troops in the east of the city defeated."
The ordering soldier answered bravely: "After the ambush attack, the Eighth Route Army siege troops were killed and caught off guard."
"But they quickly adjusted their tactics."
"Change from offense to defense, retreat proactively, shrink the defense line, and wait for the ambush troops to take the initiative to attack them."
"The Eighth Route Army used flying artillery and mortars to attack latent troops from a distance."
"The explosive package thrown by the flying thunder cannon was so powerful that only two rounds of firing severely damaged the latent troops."
"The Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to launch an attack and beat back the latent troops."
"General..." Another messenger ran in panting.
Before he even rushed to Major General Kawasaki, he reported anxiously: "The arsenal in the east of the city was attacked by an unknown Eighth Route Army."
"The opponent is well-equipped and powerful in combat."
"The arsenal garrison...has...been...battled..."
"Nani..."
The shocked expression on Major General Kawasaki's face became more intense. He stood up from the chair and once again showed an expression of disbelief.
"Isn't the Eighth Route Army still attacking lurking troops in the east of the city? Why did they go to the arsenal?"
The ordering soldier shook his head: "I don't know about my humble position."
"The opponent had about a hundred people, but they were very powerful. They severely damaged the arsenal garrison and left them defenseless."
Major General Kawasaki walked quickly to the sand table, glanced at it and showed an expression of sudden realization: "Baga, this is the Eighth Route Army's insertion unit."
"What a cunning opponent."
"While attacking us head-on, we will send troops to intersperse and seize the arsenal."
"Baoding City is very large. The city defense garrison suffered heavy casualties in previous battles. There are almost no mobile troops available in the city."
"As long as the intervening troops they send out are strong enough, even a hundred people can easily capture the Baoding Arsenal."
Lieutenant Commander Cun Shang asked quickly: "Then what should we do next?"
"The lurking troops in the east of the city were severely damaged, almost completely destroyed, and the arsenal in the east of the city was also lost."
"The brigade headquarters does not have a reserve team."
"We can only mobilize troops from other directions to reinforce the east of the city."
"But the pressure on Baoding to defend the city in other directions is also great, and there is no way to allocate troops to reinforce the east of the city."
Major General Kawasaki was silent for a while before speaking: "Only a strong man can cut off his wrist."
"There are not enough troops stationed in the city, and there must be loopholes in the defense of such a large Baoding."
"Only by voluntarily giving up some areas and shrinking the defense line can we make up for the gap in strength."
"Order……"
"The remaining troops in the east of the city will retreat to the west of the city immediately."
"The troops from the south of the city and the troops from the north of the city took turns to cover, and all of them abandoned the city head and retreated to the west of the city."
"I will concentrate all my forces to defend the west of the city."
"Using the intricate terrain in the west of the city to fight street battles with the Eighth Route Army's siege troops."
"Fight it house by house and hold on until reinforcements arrive in Baoding."
"Contact the front army headquarters again."
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong has launched a general attack on Baoding City tonight."
"The east side of the city has been breached."
"Our department has decided to abandon most of the city, concentrate its superior forces to defend the west of the city, and request reinforcements to reach Baoding as soon as possible."
"The headquarters has also begun to move."
After saying that, he was ready to leave the headquarters and retreat to the west of the city.
As a result, as soon as he reached the door, a telephone soldier reported from behind: "General, report from the garrison in the south of the city."
"The city defenses have been breached by the Eighth Route Army, and the latent troops in the south of the city have joined the battle."
"The Eighth Route Army used a large number of thunder cannons in battles."
"The city defense troops and latent troops suffered heavy casualties and are resisting step by step, slowing down the Eighth Route Army's attack."
Major General Kawasaki took a breath and exclaimed: "The Eighth Route Army is so fast."
"It took less than an hour to continuously break through the two defense lines in the south and east of the city."
"Hurry up and get out the order I just gave you, and let the participating troops retreat as soon as possible. You must not be dragged on the battlefield by the Eighth Route Army."
"Otherwise we won't even have enough troops to defend the west of the city, and we will have to be defeated by the Eighth Route Army one by one, and finally lose Baoding."
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At the Japanese Army's North China Front Headquarters in Peiping, Okamura Neiji was awakened from his sleep by the staff officer on duty.
I was still a little angry when I woke up, but after reading the rescue telegram from Kawasaki, I felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on my whole body, and I suddenly became very sober.
My steps were getting faster and faster, and I arrived at the war room in a few seconds.
"Have you received any other telegrams from Baoding?"
"What's their situation now? How long can they hold on? How many troops are left in the city?"
The staff officer on duty shook his head: "I have only received this request for help telegram for the time being."
"The Baoding Garrison Headquarters is moving to the west of the city. The radio signal is temporarily interrupted. We haven't contacted them yet."
"Keep in touch!" Neji Okamura ordered with a serious face.
After saying that, he turned his attention to the chief of staff: "How long will it take for the Kwantung Army going south to be in place?"
"According to the plan, a division will arrive in Peiping by military train in two days. They will repair for a day before heading south to Baoding."
Okamura Neiji shook his head: "It's too slow. I'm afraid Kawasaki and the others won't be able to hold on that long."
"As soon as the decisive battle started, the Baoding garrison lost a city wall."
"The battle is fiercer than we thought."
"The Yizhong Eighth Route Army is also stronger than we thought. If we want to keep Baoding, we must speed up the reinforcements."
"Contact the Kwantung Army immediately."
"First assemble a main brigade and march south to Peiping in military columns. After repairing here for three hours, we will go directly south to Baoding to reinforce the Baoding garrison."
"This reinforcement force must set off within one day and reach Baoding within two days."
"Let the baggage troops stationed at the train station stock up on ammunition and supplies in advance, and replenish the troops with relevant materials as soon as the military columns stop. The faster the better."
The situation in Baoding was critical, and the chief of staff also realized the seriousness of the problem. After hearing the order, he ran to the telecommunications room.
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