Chapter five hundred and seventieth in a desperate situation
Chapter 570: In a desperate situation
And in this panicked and extremely chaotic crowd, pots of rice porridge that were about to be cooked were ruthlessly overthrown to the ground. Finally, under the trampling of countless feet, they disappeared into thin air...
Finally, after half an hour of hard work by a large number of officers and soldiers, more than a dozen raging fires, ignited by more than a hundred artillery shells, were finally put out by the little devils... among the houses that were burned to ruins by the fire.
, the burnt corpses of soldiers, and the little Japanese soldiers who were burned one by one and were screaming in agony were carried out one by one...
There was no lunch, and the smell of burning corpses filled the air, and the screams of soldiers kept coming to my ears. The little devils in the entire county, whether they were ordinary soldiers or some low-level officers, their morale was at a loss.
Invisibly, they have slowly declined. From their faces, we can no longer see the pride of being the most elite Kwantung Army in the Japanese Army. Some of them are just despair for the future...
Similarly, at this moment, the atmosphere in the Japanese high command in the county was also very solemn... because the troops had just been shelled, and there were many scenes of fire in the county amidst the explosion of artillery shells. Almost everyone saw it.
Just as the Chief of Staff walked into the headquarters with heavy steps, the eyes of a dozen Colonels, including the regiment leader Lieutenant General Sato, all focused on the Chief of Staff.
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"Division Commander, all the losses of the troops during the shelling by the Chinese just now have been calculated..." Although the chief of staff spoke in a very low voice, in the unusually quiet and solemn atmosphere of the headquarters,
It's very harsh...
Hearing the voice of the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sato frowned inadvertently. Then, he immediately returned to his usual serious expression. He asked the Chief of Staff in front of him: "How are the losses?"
"Division Commander, half an hour ago, the Chinese outside the city fired more than a hundred rounds of incendiary bombs into the county, causing many fires in the county. After half an hour of fighting, these fires have already
All were extinguished. However, our army also suffered very serious losses. During the half-hour fire, a total of 187 soldiers were killed and 350 injured... More importantly, the troops had lunch. In the chaos just now,
During the battle, all losses were lost... Now, it can be said that the morale of the entire army has reached its lowest point...|" Under everyone's gaze, the chief of staff replied quietly...
"Bagya Road, China's greatest cunning...Immediately send a telegram to the Commander, requesting the headquarters to increase the number of airdrops to our unit, hurry up. In any case, before dark, the troops must
I need to have a meal." Lieutenant General Sato clenched his fists and ordered loudly...
"Hai, your Excellency, the division commander, there is another situation that I need to report to you..." After receiving the order, the chief of staff did not leave immediately, but said hesitantly to the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Sato, in front of him...
"If there is anything else, please report it immediately. We have encountered enough things today, and we don't care about one more..." Lieutenant General Sato said angrily...
"Hai, division commander. The situation is like this. Starting from this morning, the Chinese outside the city have stepped up their sneak attacks on our engineering troops outside the city. So far, under the continuous sneak attacks by the Chinese outside the city,
At this time, our engineering troops have almost been completely destroyed and can no longer continue demining... What's more important is..."
"What is it? Don't hesitate. Just finish it in one sentence..."
"More importantly, according to reports from our patrols on the city wall, starting from this morning, a large number of Chinese armed forces suddenly appeared outside the city. These Chinese armed forces are also equipped with a large number of heavy siege artillery. Now, the entire
In Baishan County, except for the north gate, at least one division of Chinese armed forces has gathered outside every city gate, including an artillery battalion composed of large-caliber artillery..." the Chief of Staff reported...
"A large number of Chinese armed forces, as well as a large number of siege artillery... Wait a minute... In addition, the Chinese people inexplicably created a large amount of smoke today, hindering the airdrop of our air force to our troops... I understand
, general attack, the Chinese outside the city must be carrying out the last general attack on our army. They want to annihilate all 40,000 of our army's officers and soldiers in Baishan County..." After a brief reflection, Sato said
Jiang said with a sure look on his face...
"Ah, the final general attack..." Just as Lieutenant General Sato finished speaking, the faces of all the commanders in the entire headquarters, except the chief of staff, turned pale almost in an instant. They completely forgot,
Their status as a senior officer of the Kwantung Army...
"Division, the Chinese are really going to launch a final general offensive... Then what should we do? At present, the morale of the entire army is low. The soldiers have no physical strength to fight due to lack of food... What's more important is,
The troops will not be supported by artillery fire or aircraft..." Half a minute later, a wing leader reminded in a low voice...
"Yes, Your Excellency, Captain. Although our army has nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various calibers. However, because a large number of artillery shells were consumed last night. So far, in addition to the grenadiers of each combat unit, we have sufficient artillery shells.
.There is not a single shell left in the remaining artillery pieces..." the artillery regiment captain said immediately...
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, that's not all. After several demining operations, our engineer regiment was almost completely destroyed by sneak attacks by the Chinese outside the city. At present, the entire engineer regiment has also lost its combat effectiveness...
"The captain of the engineering team rushed to answer...
Immediately, the remaining captains of the regiments spoke out their difficulties one after another. It was like, the more difficulties they expressed, the less likely the regiments they led would be in the next battle.
It's like going to the battlefield...
Listening to the complaints of the commanders around him, the commander, Lieutenant General Sato, who was already angry, couldn't help but frowned. At the same time, a pair of eyes that could almost kill people stared tightly in front of him.
A dozen or so captains...
Seeing the changing expression of the regiment leader in front of him, the chief of staff quickly reminded:
"Baga, what are you doing? As a senior officer of the Kwantung Army, do you have such qualities? You are not worthy of being a samurai of the Japanese Empire... You are all cowards, cowards of the Japanese Empire..."
"Hai..." The words of the chief of staff were like a loud slap in the face, hitting them hard in the face. After listening to the words of the chief of staff, the faces of the dozen or so captains who were pale just now suddenly became
He turned red and buried his head in embarrassment...
"As a senior general of the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan, he showed cowardice in the face of the despicable Chinese people... This is simply a shame to the Empire of Japan... If you still can't cheer up, I will ask the division to
Your Majesty, Your Excellency, made a suggestion to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor..." the Chief of Staff continued...
"Chief of Staff, please stop talking. We will definitely lead our men to fight to the end with the Chinese people outside the city. We will never disgrace the reputation of the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan. Chief of Staff, please rest assured. Please rest assured, Division Commander...
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"Yoshi, I'm very happy to see you regain your spirits... Chief of Staff, here, I want to thank you. I think back then, when I lost confidence in the future, it was you who helped me regain my confidence. Now.
"It's your words again that have restored everyone's confidence. Please accept my salute..." After saying that, a dozen officers led by Lieutenant General Sato simultaneously saluted the chief of staff in front of them with a solemn military salute.
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"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander, these are things that a humble position should do. Please don't take it to heart... Division Commander, according to your analysis, the Chinese outside the city will actually launch a final attack on our army."
A general attack... Then, our army must prepare for defense in advance, give the Chinese outside the city a head-on attack, and persist until the reinforcements arrive..." the chief of staff reminded...
"Yoshi, let's prepare for war from now on, and prepare to give the Chinese people outside the city a head-on blow and give them a severe blow to their arrogance..." At the reminder of the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Sato's
The face once again returned to the serious look it had just had. There was also a hint of sharpness in a pair of eyes, and he said fiercely...
"Now I order all units to prepare for battle immediately. The artillery, baggage and heavy troops will all be distributed with infantry weapons and serve as infantry for combat... The chief of staff and the staff will within two hours, according to the various fortifications in the city,
Formulate a credible defensive battle plan...Two hours later, each unit, with commanders above the captain, held a meeting in the conference room to assign specific combat tasks..."
"Please rest assured, commander of the division, I promise to complete the mission. In the shortest possible time, come up with a complete defensive operation plan..." After saying that, the chief of staff quickly left the headquarters...
"You should go back too. After the shelling just now and the impact of the airdrop, the morale of the troops is very low now. Therefore, you must improve the morale of the troops in the shortest possible time, no matter what method you use."
"Is there any problem..." Seeing the back of the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Sato nodded with satisfaction. Then, with a pair of smart eyes, he quickly scanned the dozen or so captains of the Colonel-General in front of him and ordered...
"Please rest assured, Division Commander, I am humble enough to guarantee the completion of the mission..." After saying that, the dozen regiment captains quickly left the headquarters one after another...
However, the morale of the troops is low, and in this environment where they need food but no food, medicine, and no medicine, and the screams and wails of the soldiers continue to reach their ears, even if the dozen or so captains of the regiment
No matter how hard I fight, there is no way I can save myself...
What's more important is that just when a dozen regiment commanders were anxious for all squadron commanders to convene a meeting, the second round of incendiary bombs fired by the first brigade outside the city once again fell into the small Baishan County, causing chaos.
fire....
Throughout the entire afternoon, although Lieutenant General Sato arranged defense areas for each unit and issued the task of building fortifications... However, amid the continuous bombardment, the Japanese army with tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers could not help but
Instead of rushing back and forth in the county, use your own hands and the limited water resources in the county to put out the burning fires...
As for the two airdrops in the county, after losing the little Japs and constantly praying to Amaterasu, they also ended in failure under the crazy fire of dozens of anti-aircraft machine guns outside the city...
As night fell, the little devils who had worked hard all afternoon and had their chests pressed against their backs finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, they were like dead pigs, sitting lazily on the ground, drinking a cup of wine.
Bowls of rice porridge with almost countless grains of rice... It can be said that I turned a deaf ear to the orders and roars of the squad leader, squadron leader, and even the captain around me...
Of course, at this moment, the morale of the troops, compared with that at noon, not only has not increased at all, but is even lower...
Looking at the entire Baishan County, except for the city walls on all sides, which have not been hit by artillery shells, a lot of fortifications have been built based on the strong city walls. Inside the city walls, you can see houses and streets that have been bombed into ruins...
.As for the various street fortifications, there is not even a trace...
Compared with the low morale of the little devils in Baishan County, the tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army and anti-Japanese armed forces outside the city can be said to have high morale. In the temporary headquarters outside the north gate of Baishan County, Commander Liu Hua and Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu
The individual, with a smile on his face, was listening to Liu Xiaogang in front of him, reporting on the results achieved by the first brigade throughout the afternoon...
"Xiao Gang, you did a good job... Without food, the little devils will not have the physical strength to fight. Tonight, I will starve them for another night. Tomorrow morning, I guarantee that they will not even be able to pick up their guns... Also, tonight
, your first brigade will work harder and fire several rounds of incendiary bombs every hour. Mentally torture these little devils..." Liu Hua ordered with a smile on his face...
"Commander, if this continues, as expected, the little devil will hold on until tomorrow night at most, and then he will choose to break out... I am really convinced by you. What you are doing is not fighting, but torture. Little devil, when I meet you
, even if their death comes..." Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu said with the same smile...
"Lao Yang, this is how you should deal with the little devils. Who told them to stay in Japan? They ran to our Chinese land, killed people and set fires, and harmed our Chinese people... Xiao Gang, what should I do tonight?
You can do it yourself. In short, don't let a little devil in the county sleep tonight, even if he closes his eyes..." Liu Hua showed a sinister expression on his face, and then ordered.
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"Commander, Deputy Commander Yang, don't worry, our First Brigade still has many ruthless moves that have not been used. Tonight, the little devils in the county will definitely regret setting foot on our Chinese soil...
." Liu Xiaogang said with confidence. He turned and left the headquarters...
Just as Liu Xiaogang left, Commander Zhou Baozhong followed closely and walked into the headquarters...
"Commander, Deputy Commander Yang. So far, the three east, west and south gates of Baishan County have been completely surrounded by our troops. It is guaranteed that not even a little Japs can escape... Do you think the troops should launch a general offensive in advance?
...After all, fighting is going on during the day and there are little Japanese planes to harass..."
"Lao Yang, it seems that our Commander Zhou is really impatient. The troops have just arrived at the combat area and are eager to launch a general offensive... You should explain to him why the troops will not launch a general offensive until tomorrow morning.
Well..." Looking at the anxious Commander Zhou Baozhong in front of him, Liu Hua said to Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu beside him.
"Lao Yang, we also want to launch a general offensive in advance. However, in order to reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible. In addition, the troops are very tired after continuous battles, so the commander and I decided to set the time of the general attack for tomorrow morning.
The...specific reason is this..."
Under the stunned gaze of Commander Zhou Baozhong, Yang Jingyu told the first team of the advance detachment the results they had achieved one by one. At the same time, tonight, the first team would use all the methods they could think of to continue the torture.
Little devil, I gave them the order that prevented them from making corrections...
"Commander, I understand...I will immediately issue an order to the three division commanders to replenish their strength...Tomorrow morning, we will clean up the little devils in the county and show the prestige of our Eighth Route Army..." After listening to Yang
Jing Yu's explanation, Zhou Baozhong did not hesitate at all, and answered loudly...
Looking at Zhou Baozhong leaving in a hurry, Liu Hua immediately said: "Lao Yang, it's our turn to take action next. During the day, the scouts who were worried about the little Japs noticed our strategic purpose. Now it's finally dark, it's time
It's our turn to set up pocket arrays for the little devils..."...
"Okay, Commander, I'm going to give the order...according to the specific tasks assigned in the afternoon, prepare an ambush circle for the little Japs, and properly greet the little Japs who break out of the city..." After saying this, Yang Jingyu looked excited.
, also rushed out of the headquarters in a hurry and disappeared into the dark night...
In this way, for the whole night, Baishan County was completely shrouded in fire... As for the people in the county, the antique devils had to go hungry in order to survive a raging fire for a longer period of time.
, consume the little ti8li you have left to put out the fire...