Just when Su Rui launched an attack on Yangchun, the Japanese Eleventh Army in Jiangxi also occupied the area around Nanchang. Although preparations were made, they suffered heavy losses due to the rush of time and were unable to prepare in time. The three troops stationed in Nanchang
The Twelfth Army was forced to abandon Nanchang. On March 27, the Japanese army occupied Nanchang City.
After receiving the news of the capture of Nanchang, Okamura Neiji in Wuhan could not restrain his excitement. He threw the telegram into the air and loudly ordered: "Send an order to commend the engineering troops. Orders 3, 13, and 16."
Division, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and the 30th Raid Sui Zao. The 101st and 107th Divisions must secure Nanchang."
After issuing this order, before Okamura Neji, who was a little dry-mouthed, had time to sit down and take a sip of water, Major Miyaichiro, the combat staff officer, sent a telegram from the camp.
"The 300 Nani-China Army launched a counterattack in Maoming, Guangdong. The Fifth Division was severely damaged and is now besieged in Yangchun?"
After receiving the telegram, Neji Okamura frowned for a while, then turned around and asked, "Miya-kun, do you have any opinion on China's three hundred troops attacking Yangchun?"
Miyaichiro also sighed, "Your Majesty Commander, I have to say that this three hundred army has now become the most threatening force in our Japanese Empire. According to the report issued by the camp, he already has the qualifications
He has defeated the strength of an entire division of mine alone. In the long run, this Suri is the biggest enemy of our empire!"
Okamura pursed his lips and his voice became a little sharp, "No... Gong-kun, you are wrong. He is now our biggest enemy of the Japanese Empire. Now we should destroy this team at all costs, otherwise
In another year or two, he will grow into a giant that even our 11th Army will look up to!"
Miya was silent. Okamura Neji's words sounded a bit ridiculous at first. How could the Eleventh Army with more than 300,000 troops be afraid of a mere Suri? Even though he now has tens of thousands of well-equipped troops, but the
The Japanese Imperial Army is not a vegetarian either. If it were not for the Kuomintang troops still holding him back, they would have crushed him into powder long ago.
But if you think about it carefully, you have to admit that Okamura's words are reasonable. In less than two years from 1937 to now, Su Rui has led more than a thousand remnants from Nanjing to grow up to now sitting on
The leader of an army of tens of thousands. His development speed is miraculous. If he is given another year or two to develop, who knows whether he will become a prince with hundreds of thousands of troops? By then, Ri Zai wants to
It would be even more difficult to deal with him.
Thinking of this, Gong Cai asked softly: "Commander, what should we do?"
Okamura helplessly shook his head: "According to my judgment, Yangchun cannot be defended anymore, and Mr. Ando has too few troops to rescue the fifth division in time. His only choice is to support us."
The Eighteenth and Thirty-eighth Divisions will be transferred back, but I’m afraid that water from far away will not be able to quench their thirst nearby! The Fifth Division..."
At this point, Okamura Neji couldn't go on. But Miyaichiro also understood what he meant, that is, Okamura was not optimistic about the fate of the Fifth Division. It was just that as the commander, he was embarrassed to say some things.
"Gong, order all the troops who are conducting a feint attack on the fifth theater to withdraw. Now we can no longer take advantage."
Gong Yi bowed. "Hai!"
Immediately afterwards, Okamura Neiji's faint voice sounded again, "Also, please pay more attention to the personnel appointments of the 21st Army. If my estimate is good, it won't be too far away for Andeng-kun to return to the country.
Already..."
Miyagi was also silent. Yes, will His Majesty the Emperor tolerate a man who has repeatedly failed at the hands of the 300 Army to remain in the post of commander of the 21st Army?
While Okamura was paying attention to the occupation of Yangchun, Su Rui was commanding tens of thousands of troops to engage in street fighting with the Japanese army in Yangchun City, which he least wanted to fight and least saw.
For the siege party, street fighting is cruel and tragic, because in such complex terrain, the siege party cannot use heavy weapons such as aircraft and heavy artillery as long as they are concerned about the casualties of many residents in the city.
Although Suri has not personally experienced the cruelty of street fighting, he has seen a lot from TV and reports in later generations. For example, in the battle to defend Grozny in the 1990s, they only had light weapons and rudimentary anti-tank weapons.
The Chechen armed forces relied on this advantage to defeat the Russian army, which had tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft, and suffered heavy casualties. Now it was Suri's turn to experience this feeling for himself.
However, for Su Rui, Yangchun must be captured no matter how difficult it is. This is the first time he has commanded an army to recover a city occupied by the Japanese army. It can be said to be of great significance. The same is true for all the officers and soldiers of the 300 Army. As long as Yangchun is captured
, for all the soldiers of the Three Hundred Army, they will also have a psychological advantage when facing the Japanese army in the future.
"boom!"
An explosion sounded in a street, and soon a tall plume of smoke appeared from a building next to the street. A Somoya S-35 tank slowly drove over from the street, its short
There was still a plume of green smoke coming out of the muzzle of the tank gun. The shot just now was its masterpiece.
Behind this tank are more than a dozen soldiers wearing gray-green military uniforms. They are watching the surroundings with vigilance. The rifles and submachine guns in their hands have already been loaded in case a few people wearing white ribbons on their heads and backs suddenly appear.
The Japanese death squads armed with explosive bags suddenly rushed out and died together with the tanks.
Liu Yi held the Garand rifle and followed closely behind the tank, his sharp eyes always staring at the right front, which was the direction he was responsible for defending.
It has been almost half a year since he joined the army, and he has fought several battles. Liu Yi has grown from a rookie to a qualified soldier, and the original simple and honest expression on his face has gradually gained a hint of soldier's perseverance.
After fighting a few battles, Liu Yi gradually discovered that he still had the talent of a sharpshooter. His nerve reflexes were very fast and his marksmanship was also very accurate. The Garand rifle was almost alive in his hands. As long as the rifle was in
If you use your hand, targets within 300 meters ahead will basically not be able to escape.
For this reason, his company commander specifically asked him if he wanted to become a sniper, and wanted to reward him with a K98 Mauser sniper rifle. But what was surprising was that Liu Yi actually refused to become a sniper.
And he didn’t want the K98 Mauser sniper rifle. Instead, he asked for a Garand M1D sniper rifle, a sniper model improved from the Garand rifle.
This also puzzles many people, because relatively speaking, the performance of the Garand M1D sniper rifle is much worse than the K98 Mauser sniper rifle. Not only because of the difference between their 2.5x scope and 4x
, and this sniper model modified from the Garand rifle is not very effective at blocking attacks at long distances.
Despite its many shortcomings, Liu Yi was unwilling to use the Mauser sniper rifle and still stubbornly used the Garand that he had become accustomed to. This also puzzled many people.
"boom……"
There was a clear and soft sound, and a Japanese soldier wearing a yellow-brown military uniform rolled down from a roof in front, and with him rolled down a pack of heavy explosives weighing ten kilograms.
"Fuck, it's too dangerous. If that kid suddenly jumps down when we pass by, we'll all be finished!"
The squad leader who was following behind wiped the cold sweat from his face and praised Liu Yi appreciatively. If Liu Yi hadn't been able to spot the Japanese soldier hiding on the roof just now if it weren't for his quick eyesight and quick hands, if he had waited for them to walk another fifty meters, then
When a Japanese soldier jumped like this, a squad of more than ten people and a tank all had to fly to the sky on a clay plane.
"Squad leader, it's nothing, that's what I should do." Liu Yi still had that honest and honest expression, but he tightened his grip on the Garand M1D sniper rifle in his hand.
The attack of the 300 Army was very decisive and effective. After a day of attack, more than half of the county seat had been captured. However, the further they advanced towards the center of the new city, the more intense the Japanese resistance became. There were often more than a dozen Japanese soldiers pouring in from all over the place at the same time.
soldiers who launched suicide attacks against them.
Sometimes the tanks and surrounding soldiers who could not escape were killed, and the casualties of the siege troops also began to increase.
The fighting lasted until night and then stopped. At this time, two-thirds of the entire Yangchun County was in the hands of the 300 Army, and Su Rui also gave the timely order to suspend the attack.
Night began to fall, and the gunfire that had been ringing all day finally subsided. In the center of Yangchun, behind a wall that had been blown into ruins, a group of guards were burning codes and other secrets in front of more than a dozen furnaces.
In a hall surrounded by quilts and curtains, Lieutenant General Imamura Jun, commander of the 5th Division, had ordered the flags of the 11th and 21st Regiments to be removed more than ten minutes ago.
They were all collected to prevent them from being captured by the Chinese during the battle.
In this hall, more than fifty staff officers from the division headquarters and officers and subordinates at all levels were standing in the hall. Everyone's eyes were looking at their division commander Jun Imamura.
Imamura Jun's right hand is hanging with a sling. It is covered with white gauze and there are some blood stains on it. This is because Imamura Jun was hit by a mortar shell while inspecting the position today. If it hadn't been for him at that time
The guard pushed him. I'm afraid Imamura Jun would have been killed long ago, instead of just being slightly injured on his right hand.
Looking at everyone, Imamura Jun still had a majestic look on his face.
"From this morning the Chinese Army launched a sudden attack on our fifth division until now!"
A hint of fanaticism appeared on Imamura Jun's face.
"It has been one day now, that is to say, my heroic fifth division has withstood the Chinese attack for a whole day, preventing the Chinese army from occupying Yangchun. This is an amazing achievement!"
"Half a year!"
Everyone cheered together...
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