Chapter two hundred and ninety-eight is Shilipu again
"Sir, the troops have come to report that the Japanese army has sent a regiment and is quickly rushing to Shilipu for reinforcements." A piece of news reached Su Tong's ears.
"Reinforce Shilipu" Su Tong asked in surprise: "How is Shilipu doing now?"
"Currently, one battalion from the Huben Division and the 10th Division each are attacking Shilipu. According to the commander there, the Japanese army is resisting very tenaciously, but they are confident that they can take Shilipu before three o'clock in the afternoon," Staff Sgt.
Reported skillfully.
"No, it seems the Japanese army is going to escape."
Su Tong looked at the position of Shilipu on the map for a while and frowned and said: "No, you immediately order Wu Jilong to send an armored regiment to quickly reinforce Shilipu. In addition, the air force must also rush over. We must take down Shilipu and put it down."
Block this hole for me."
"Yes" the staff officer took the order and left.
He lowered his head and looked at the large sand table on the table. It was densely covered with red flags representing the Seventh War Zone, which had surrounded Tongliao. Only Shilipu had not yet turned red.
Picking up a red flag and placing it gently on the seat of Shilipu, Su Tong snorted softly, "Twenty-fifth Division and Thirty-sixth Division, don't run away, just stay and be company with Tongliao."
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The Fengtian Kwantung Army Headquarters "reported to the commander that a joint call came from the 25th and 36th Divisions. They said that the Chinese attack was too fierce and they could no longer support until reinforcements arrived. They were ready to break out tonight."
A staff officer handed a message to Yoshijiro Umezu.
"Baga, these two bastards dare to openly disobey my orders." After reading the telegram, Umezu Yoshijiro tore it into pieces and threw it to the ground.
At this time, Tojo Hideki came in and said, "I am reporting to you, Commander, that our three new divisions to reinforce Liaoyuan have been assembled in place. Do you want them to set off immediately?"
Umezu Yoshijiro was already a little numb to the unreasonableness of the chief of staff who often came in without knocking. "Well, order them to rush to Liaoyuan immediately. According to the intelligence, the Chinese have sent a troop and are rushing towards Liaoyuan. Tongliao
It can no longer be defended, and Liaoyuan must not be lost again."
At this point, Umezu Yoshijiro sighed, "Let's order the 25th and 36th Divisions to retreat to Akiratake."
"Commander, if they retreat, won't Tongliao fall into the hands of the Chinese? Our defense in Liaoyuan will be even more difficult. This is not in line with our original plan," Tojo Hideki exclaimed.
"We can't help it if we don't agree. We must know that the 25th and 36th Divisions can't hold on for long. Tomorrow at most, they will be completely defeated. Rather than letting them be crushed together with Tongliao, it is better to retain the strength and those of Zhangwu
The divisions will work together to protect Zhangwu."
There was no hint in Umezu Yoshijiro's relaxed tone that he had just torn up the joint message between the 25th and 36th Divisions. But his heart was extremely bitter, and his two division commanders had played a trick on him.
Kill first and report later, but I can't bring it to the table yet, otherwise I can't bear the crime of abandoning two divisions at once.
"Well, I hope the attack on Vladivostok can go smoothly." Umezu Yoshijiro knew in his heart that even if the base camp made the decision that it would rather allow the three eastern provinces to be invaded by the 7th War Zone led by Su Tong, but also send troops to attack Vladivostok, the base camp had some problems.
There are many opponents. If we lose, I don’t know how many people will jump out and add insult to injury.
At Shilipu, both sides were stunned. Ren Ran and Zheng Xiaoyou finally attacked the Japanese army's position under the cover of tanks. The Japanese army, led by Colonel Miyamoto Kiyoshi, was forced to fight and flee.
, finally relying on the speed of the cavalry, Colonel Miyamoto Kiyoshi led more than a hundred cavalry and fled towards Liaoyuan.
Ren Ran's foot was knocked just now, and he felt pain now. He used a 38-meter cap as a crutch and limped to a big rock to do it. He was about to take out a cigarette to refresh himself.
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Zheng Xiaoyou came over, patted Ren Ran on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Battalion Commander Ren, you guys fought well. You were brave and tenacious, and your attack speed was very fast."
Ren Ran felt embarrassed. When the Japanese cavalry rushed in, his battalion's response was obviously chaotic for a while. If Zheng Xiaoyou hadn't sent a company to support, maybe more than half of his battalion would have suffered casualties.
"Sir, I have over-rewarded you. I am ashamed of my humble position. If my superior had not led his troops to come to my rescue just now, I would have suffered heavy losses."
Zheng Xiaoyou smiled nonchalantly, sat down next to him, took out a telegram and handed it to Ren Ran.
"What headquarters informed us that a regiment of Japanese infantry is coming towards us?" Ren Ran almost jumped up after reading the telegram. Now he and Zheng Xiaoyou have to stop the tired soldiers who add up to less than a thousand.
The opponent's swooping regiment looked very difficult. Moreover, after fighting for most of the day, the fuel and ammunition of the dozen tanks were almost exhausted, but they could not withstand the consumption of a big battle.
Hey, no, since the headquarters knows about our situation, it will definitely make arrangements and will not leave us alone. Only then did Ren Ran come back to his senses, looked at Zheng Xiaoyou calmly and said: "Sir, what arrangements does the headquarters have?
Woolen cloth"
"Haha, I thought I could scare you." Zheng Xiaoyou laughed, took out another telegram from his arms and handed it to Ren Ran. This was sent by Chief Su personally, ordering them to occupy Shilipu and then
We must hold on to the ground and wait for reinforcements to come. We must nail the Japanese army to Shilipu.
"Don't worry. Commander Wu of the 3rd Armored Division will send an armored regiment to support us. The air support will probably arrive even if it is not needed. How about Battalion Commander Ren, is he confident in holding Shilipu?"
Ren Ran struggled to stand up and promised: "Sir, don't worry, our unit will fight to the last soldier. As long as there is one person left, we will never let a Japanese go."
"Okay." Zheng Xiaoyou also stood up, "Mr. Su just said on the radio that if we can successfully complete the task, he will personally award us the medal."
"Guarantee to complete the task" makes Ren Ren feel more energetic.
"Well, the Japs are coming. You should hurry up and re-establish your position. Don't suffer a loss then." After Zheng Xiaoyou said this, he walked towards his own position on the opposite side.
Ren Ran blushed and realized that although the soldiers of the Tiger Division on the opposite side had gone through such a fierce battle like him, they did not rest, but took the initiative to seize the time to build fortifications. However, on the other hand, his own people were in disarray.
Lying on the floor, what is the gap? This is the gap.
Angry and angry, Ren Ran couldn't help but stood up suddenly and yelled: "Damn it, get up and build fortifications for me, the devils are going to counterattack. Get up for me if you don't want to die."
Just as Ren Ran was kicking the soldiers up to build fortifications, Muranaka Kajiro and Yamaoka Michio, who were commanding the troops to prepare for the retreat, also received the news of the fall of Shilipu.
"The Forty Regiment must dare to reoccupy Shilipu before we retreat, otherwise we will all be doomed." Yamaoka Daowu couldn't help but howl loudly after hearing the news.
Kajiro Muranaka on the side was not so worried. He looked at the message sent by Colonel Miyamoto Kiyoshi before retreating and said: "The opponent only has less than two battalions of troops. Although there are still more than a dozen tanks, we are still fighting."
It has been so long that the fuel and ammunition have probably been exhausted. As long as the 40th Regiment works harder, it is likely that we will be able to regain the position, but what we have to guard against are their reinforcements, which we have to guard against."
"Report, a Chinese chariot unit just passed behind us, and it seems that it is heading towards Shilipu." At this time, a staff officer hurriedly came to report.
The faces of Kajiro and Murakami suddenly turned pale, and Michio Yamaoka was about to fly into a rage: "Baga, I'm really afraid of whatever. It seems that Su Tong is determined to keep us in Tongliao."
"No, quickly order the 40th Regiment to occupy Shilipu before the Chinese troops arrive, otherwise it will be too late." At this time, Muranaka Kajiro's face lost the calmness he had just before, and he quickly ordered.
At this time, on a temporary road, a group of armored troops were also rushing towards Shilipu. Du Jingtao, the major battalion commander who had just saved his life, was standing on the command tower, holding a delivery truck.
The speaker ordered the troops: "Brothers, we must rush to Shilipu to support our brother troops. Time is life, everyone speed up."
"Sir, the Japs are coming up." Ren Ran, who was urging the troops to speed up the construction of the fortifications, secretly wiped his sweat after receiving the report from the sentry in front, thinking that it was lucky that I took advantage of this more than an hour to repair the fortifications.
Otherwise, you will suffer a big loss.
Thinking of this, Ren Ran glanced at the position of Zheng Xiaoyou's battalion opposite and found that they had already made preparations. The light and heavy machine gun positions and mortar positions were all ready.
Ren Ran, who was not convinced before, is now completely convinced. The title of Master Hu Ben was not given by himself, but was typed out.
"Everyone prepares to fight"
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the battle for Shilipu started again, but unlike this morning, the offensive and defensive sides were reversed. Now it was Zheng Xiaoyou and Ren Ran's turn to defend. Colonel Okubo Shunjiro, captain of the 40th Regiment, received the Yamaoka Road
Wu's death order is that Shilipu must be captured before this evening to buy time for the retreat of the large army. Otherwise, you can find a place to have a disembowelment yourself.
Therefore, as soon as the 40th Regiment arrived, they no longer cared about fire reconnaissance and testing the opponent's reality. Following the order of Colonel Okubo Shunjiro, the 40th Regiment formed three attack waves.
One attack wave and one large group rushed towards the Shilipu position with roars.