Chapter 594: Targeting the Japanese Major General!
Okamura Neiji was at his wits' end for a while.
Although the strategy of war is very important, the final battle is the strength of both sides.
The strength of the Eighth Route New Regiment is obviously stronger than that of the 10th Division.
In fact, since the end of the Xinzhou Battle, the strength and trump cards of the New Regiment have been revealed.
According to the establishment of the Japanese army, the heavy firepower equipped by the Eighth Route New Regiment consisted of a tank regiment, a heavy artillery regiment, two mountain artillery regiments, and sudden air support.
In addition to the fact that the New Regiment had fewer troops than the 10th Division, the Eighth Route New Regiment completely overwhelmed the 10th Division in terms of artillery firepower and infantry firepower.
However, Okamura Neiji was somewhat superstitious about the combat effectiveness of the Class A Division, believing that the 10th Division could easily defeat the new regiment with its excellent individual capabilities and appropriate tactics.
Moreover, at that time, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
On the other hand, the 10th Division was also very confident from top to bottom and felt that it would be easy to defeat the Eighth Route New Regiment.
However, when they really started to attack the New Regiment, Okamura Neiji and the Japs of the 10th Division discovered that the Eighth Route New Regiment was not easy to mess with. The huge base area was defended like a piece of iron. During the attack, the 10th Division was lost.
Tragically, when it was the 10th Division's turn to defend, it was unable to withstand the attack of the new regiment.
Who can withstand the attack of a new group of 10mm heavy artillery and heavy tanks?
The 10th Division at its peak could not withstand it, let alone the 10th Division that has been crippled now?
Arisue Seizo quickly drafted a telegram and gave it to Okamura Neiji for signature.
After Neiji Okamura signed, Yusue Seizan was about to go to the communication room. Suddenly he thought of something, turned around and asked worriedly: "Your Excellency, Commander, if the Eighth Route New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment join forces,
What should we do if we attack the other four second-line divisions?"
Okamura Neiji adjusted his round glasses and said coldly: "If the Eighth Route Army does this, it would be a good thing. Then the 10th Division can kill a carbine and form a big siege on the Eighth Route Army, and try the iron rolling style."
The power of mopping up tactics!”
"Your Excellency, Commander, is so wise, I admire you so much!" Youmo Jingsan lowered his head, said with admiration, turned around and left.
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Heyuan County.
The Japanese Army's Northwest Shanxi Frontline Command.
After the telegram to the North China Front Army Headquarters was sent, Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake were waiting anxiously.
The Eighth Route New Regiment's offensive is very fierce, and it is expected that they will be able to reach the gates of Heyuan County tomorrow morning.
If the 10th Division does not retreat before tomorrow morning, the problem will be serious.
Not only will Heyuan County be surrounded by the new regiment, but the troops of the 10th Division in the direction of Anhua County and Ping'an County will also be isolated and helpless.
In that case, the 10th Division is likely to be completely wiped out by the new regiment.
Although the current situation is difficult to accept, it is still better than the 10th Division being wiped out.
About twenty minutes later, the communications captain held the telegram in his hand and hurried into the headquarters. He lowered his head and reported: "Report, there is an urgent telegram from Commander Okamura of the North China Front!"
Ishikawa Erlang said: "Read it!"
"Hi!" the communications captain read while holding the telegram, "Order the 10th Division to move into Taiyuan immediately, and the 1st Cavalry Brigade will go to respond!"
Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake looked slightly happy.
But when they thought that now was not the time to be happy, the joy at the corners of the two old devils' mouths went away again.
Ishikawa Jiro looked at the communications captain: "Immediately send a message to the 8th Brigade Major General Miura Saburo, the 33rd Brigade Commander Major General Okada Motoharu and the Chief of Staff Asada-kun, and order them to immediately lead their troops to transfer to Heyuan County to join the division headquarters.
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"In addition, order the communication team, field hospital, and logistics troops to prepare for transfer."
"When the troops arrive, immediately move to Taiyuan."
"Hi!" The communications captain drafted a telegram, gave it to Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake to sign, then turned and left.
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at the same time.
8th Brigade Headquarters.
Major General Miura Saburo and Ohno Binfu held up their binoculars and looked in the direction of the battlefield, their expressions extremely solemn.
The roar of cannons came, and the lightning-like fire almost turned half the sky red.
The Eighth Route New Group used nearly 100 cannons of various calibers in the direction of Heyuan County alone.
Including tank guns, the number directly exceeds 100.
The artillery unit of the 8th Brigade has been completely destroyed. As a result, it is impossible to resist the attack of the new regiment with just a small number of Type 97 mortars, Type 92 infantry guns and grenades.
And the most annoying thing is that once the infantry of the Eighth Route Army encounters the slightest trouble during the attack, they immediately call for artillery fire support from the rear. The Eighth Route Army's artillery fire is tricky, accurate and ruthless, and often a machine gun fire point, the new
A regiment of infantry can call upon heavy artillery shells to cover it.
How to fight this?
The new regiment of Eighth Route Army seemed to be firing endless cannonballs.
After nightfall, the Eighth Route Army changed its attacking troops and continued to launch a fierce offensive against the 8th Brigade.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander." Seeing that the telegram has been sent to the division headquarters for nearly an hour, but has not yet received a reply, and the offensive of the New Eighth Route Regiment is becoming more and more fierce, Ono Binfu said in a worried tone, "The division commander and Lieutenant General Tanabe, can you
Do you agree to our request to transfer to Heyuan County?"
Miura Saburo said with a gloomy face: "It depends on the intentions of Commander Okamura of the North China Front."
"Why do you want to see what Commander Okamura wants?"
"Don't the division commander and Lieutenant General Tanabe have the authority to order our 8th Brigade to retreat?"
Ohno Binfu asked in confusion.
Miura Saburo said: "Ohno-kun, if you think about it carefully, with the retreat of our 8th Brigade, will the 8th New Regiment be able to march straight in and attack all the way to the Heyuan County City?"
Ohno Binfu also reacted, with an ugly face: "Once the Eighth Route New Regiment is allowed to attack the city of Heyuan County, the division headquarters and frontline headquarters will be surrounded by the Eighth Route New Regiment. With Li Yunlong's character, regardless of
No matter what the cost, our 10th Division regiment headquarters and frontline headquarters will be destroyed."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "That's right!" Miura Saburo nodded with an ugly face: "If the division headquarters orders us to retreat, then the 10th Division must be retreating across the board."
At this moment, the telegraph soldier of the 8th Brigade noticed that the radio telegram was flashing, so he began to receive the telegram. The two old Japanese soldiers quickly came to the telegraph soldier.
A few minutes later, after receiving the telegram, the Japanese telegraph operator handed the code to the decoder, who immediately translated it into text, gave a military salute, and handed it to Saburo Miura.
"Ohno-kun!" After reading the telegram, Miura Saburo immediately looked at Ohno Binfu.
"Hi!" Ohno Binfu lowered his head.
"Two squadrons of soldiers were left to block the Eighth Route for two hours." Miura Saburo said, "After two hours, the blocking troops immediately withdrew, and everyone else immediately moved into Heyuan County!"
"Hi!" Ohno Binfu lowered his head, turned and left.
As the order from the brigade headquarters was issued, the Japanese from the two squadrons were left as cannon fodder to block the new regiment.
Miura Saburo and Ono Binfu led the remaining troops of less than a thousand people and hurried towards the direction of the Heyuan County Magistrate.
All the soldiers ran away, looking embarrassed as if they had abandoned their armor.
Miura Saburo and Ono Binfu rode a military horse and walked in the front.
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at the same time.
About 100 meters away from the road, there is a small earth bag more than ten meters above the ground.
Lying on this little dirt bag, even though it was nighttime, you could clearly see the movements of the Japanese in front. From time to time, Japanese three-wheelers and trucks were passing by at lightning speed.
Seeing two more bean trucks passing by, Wang Yousheng lost his composure and said, "Captain, there are several waves of Japanese trucks passing by, why don't we take action?"
In the evening, Wang Xikui called the heavy artillery company to blow up the Japanese artillery position. At that time, the Japanese artillery and guards were in chaos. All the Japanese artillerymen either ran away or went to rescue the artillery. No one noticed that enemy special forces had infiltrated.
in front of.
Until dark, Wang Xikui and Wang Yousheng were lying on the slope without being discovered by the Japanese.
After the Japanese artillery and guards left, Wang Xikui did not take Wang Yousheng to evacuate. Instead, he went to a small slope about 100 meters away from the road and continued to lurk.
After training in the Sharp Sword Squadron, Wang Yousheng was able to shoot one at a time at this distance even when shooting at Japanese moving targets. Not to mention Wang Xikui, he hit the target with every shot.
"You are really worthless." Wang Xikui lowered his voice with disdain: "What's the point of killing these little fish and shrimps?"
"What?" Wang Yousheng licked his lips and said excitedly, "Are you planning to catch a big fish?"
"Keep your voice down." Wang Xikui lowered his voice, "According to the information provided by the regiment headquarters, this group of devils is from the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division. There is a major general brigade leader. Even if I can't kill the stupid major general, I can't.
If you want to kill him as a big leftist, no matter what happens, you will also kill a small leftist and a middle leftist."
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Wang Xikui's idea was to wait and see.
Wang Yousheng sounded worried: "Captain, our position is too close to the highway. Once we fire, we will definitely be discovered by the Japanese. I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape by then."
Wang Xikui thought carefully.
The distance was about 100 meters. Although the shots were fired in the dark, the Japanese we faced this time were elites after all. I was afraid that the position where I fired the first shot would be exposed.
"I can't tell, you are quite thoughtful." Wang Xikui praised, and then said, "In this way, we will convey the details of the shooting on the road here to the 10th Howitzer Company, and before firing, notify the 10th Howitzer of the target.
We carried out shelling in the area, and after firing one shot, we evacuated immediately while taking advantage of the artillery support."
When Wang Yousheng heard this, he grinned: "Captain, Captain, you are more righteous."
Although at this distance, calling 10 howitzers to shell the road, this small dirt bag is also dangerous.
But Wang Xikui and Wang Yousheng are both bold and careful people who don't care about any danger. Of course, if they call for a 10mm howitzer, it will be even more dangerous because the distance is too close.
Wang Xikui immediately calculated the shooting elements and asked Wang Yousheng to convey the shooting elements to the howitzer company through a high-power walkie-talkie, and the howitzer company was ready to fire.
After a while, a group of Japanese soldiers held torches and headed toward Heyuan County in a panic.
Immediately afterwards, a large group of Japs followed. Although it was dark night, many Japs held torches or flashlights, making the view on the road somewhat clear.
In the first half of the team, Ono Binfu and Miura Saburo rode horses and led the team towards Heyuan County.
"The rider on the horse must be a high-ranking official of the Japs." Wang Yousheng said.
"There are two of us, one person, you kid, don't let go of the gun!" Wang Xikui picked up the 38 cap in his hand, pushed the bullet into the chamber, and said in a low voice.
