Recently, my old illness has relapsed. My lumbar spine is sore that I can't sleep at night, and I can't get out of bed during the day. That's why I have problems with the update. This battle has reached a climax, but my hips are stretched when I update. I really feel sorry for you brothers.
I'll try to do three shifts tomorrow, since I won't be able to sleep anyway... Maybe if I'm tired during the day, I can fall asleep at night.
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Under the command of Takeda Uchiharu, the 81st Division only launched a symbolic attack on the town of Jiulian.
To be precise, it cannot be said to be symbolic. The Japanese launched the attack seriously, but Li Yunlong's independent regiment and Ding Wei's new regiment fired several shots at the Japanese from two directions...half-track mortars.
Then the Japanese, who had finally organized themselves, became panicked again and soon fell into a state of chaos without command, escaping through the only opening to the west.
If you think from a rational perspective, Takeda Uchiji's consideration is correct. This is probably the only way for the 81st Division to survive: at this time, although the Japanese 81st Division suffered heavy casualties, it still had at least seven or eight thousand people, and Kong Jie's
The new second group only has more than 2,000 people.
At the same time, the equipment of the Japanese Kwantung Army is not bad. Under the cover of infantry artillery, it rushes towards Kong Jie's defense line. The distance from the grenade launcher is the enemy's world. If air-ground coordination can be added, the aviation force can help.
More perfect.
Although Kong Jie's New Second Regiment has half-track vehicles, these are more suitable for mobile operations rather than staying in place to form a defense line... The defense line formed by half-track vehicles is far inferior to a trench. The trench is underground and has low visibility.
Fortunately, they are still connected to each other, and the half-track car is the boss's target on the ground for Japanese infantry artillery and grenade launchers.
Therefore, as long as the Japanese dare to attack by force, the battle is likely to be very difficult.
The most likely result is that Kong Jie's new regiment has to withdraw from the Jiulian Town and give it to the Japanese... It is not cost-effective for the mechanized troops to fight against the Japanese infantry. It is like cavalry dismounting and fighting the enemy on foot.
, on the contrary, encirclement outside the city can make full use of mobility to trap the Japanese to death.
If the war situation develops to this point, the Japanese 81st Division will still have a glimmer of hope. As the Japanese reinforcements arrive in Jiulian Town, they will use cordons to fortify themselves layer by layer. Then they can retreat in an orderly manner. Even if the Eighth Route Army has half-track vehicles,
There's nothing you can do about them.
However, how many people on the battlefield can remain rational like Takeda Uchiharu?
Especially a force that has already lost the battle and is on the verge of collapse!
Perhaps many of them are rational, and they know that the Jiulian Town in front of them is the only place that can save their lives.
However, as more and more irrational Japs escape from the west, these rational people will become irrational.
It can even be said that as more and more Japs escape, their rationality is meaningless... because the remaining people can no longer capture Jiulian Town.
So, no matter whether they were rational or irrational, they all fled to the west in a swarm. Even Takeda Naiji kept firing shots in the air and even ordered armored vehicles to shoot at the fleeing soldiers, but it was of no avail.
In the end, only Takeda Uchiharu and his guard squadron did not escape.
Takeda Uchiharu knew there was no hope... He knew the 81st Division was finished from the moment the troops collapsed again.
Takeda Uchiharu threw his pistol to the ground, drew his command sword and shouted: "Everyone, instead of dying on the way in, it is better to die on the way to attack like a samurai, charge!"
"Come on!"
More than two hundred Japanese soldiers surrounded Takeda Naiji's armored vehicle and rushed towards Jiulian Town...
It should be said that Takeda Uchiharu lacked some art in boosting morale. If he had used this sentence at the front, before the troops started to flee, he might have won the victory at this time.
It's a pity that he didn't shout out the words until now that would make his subordinates fight to the death.
Needless to say what the result was, one group after another of Japanese soldiers fell to the machine guns of the new regiment. Takeda's armored vehicles were a bit difficult to deal with, but it was only a matter of two rockets.
Takeda Naiji is also considered a tough guy. He was thrown out when the armored vehicle lost balance and overturned. After falling to the ground, he struggled to get up and rushed towards Kong Jie's defense line with only a command knife.
Kong Jie wanted to catch the big fish alive at that time, but just a few seconds later, a bullet hit Takeda Uchiji into a sieve.
Once Takeda Uchiji died, the Japs in the 81st Division became even more leaderless.
I don’t know who came up with the idea. Perhaps it was their spontaneous action to save their lives. More than 7,000 Japanese soldiers scattered like ants and fled in all directions. There were groups here and a handful there. They were all Japanese figures as far as the eye could see.
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This is indeed a bit troublesome.
Because this artificially expanded the scope of the Eighth Route Army's pursuit.
But who gave the Eighth Route Army half-track vehicles? And there were three regiments!
This pursuit was really like herding sheep: the two regiments used the mobility of half-track vehicles to cross from both sides and rush to the Japanese on both wings... There were already half-track vehicles of the Eighth Route Army waiting in front.
, it’s impossible to continue to rush forward and seek death, right?
As a result, one group after another of Japanese soldiers changed their escape direction, and finally the dispersed troops were forcibly gathered together into one unit and continued to flee toward Duolun County.
As for the Eighth Route Army, they were chasing and fighting in half-track vehicles, practicing their marksmanship with the Japanese as targets, as if they were hunting. Don't be too happy!
Li Yunlong looked at this scene and laughed "hehehe": "Damn it, I have been a soldier for so many years, and I have never been as happy as today! This battle is enough for us to brag about for several years!"
Then he waved his hand again and shouted triumphantly to the soldiers: "Comrades, hit me hard and save some bullets. If the bullets run out and the enemy hasn't finished the fight, we will suffer a big loss!"
In the past, bullets were saved because there were not enough bullets. Now, bullets are saved because there are not enough bullets.
However, there seems to be a difference between the two "not enough". The previous one was not enough because there were really few bullets, but now it is not enough because there are too many targets!
At the Taiyuan headquarters, Chen Songyong sent good news to Wang Xuexin and said excitedly: "Commander, if we continue to fight like this, we will be able to surround Duolun County in a few days!"
It will indeed take less than a few days. Duolun County is only 180 kilometers away from Jiulian Town. If the mechanized troops are advancing at the current speed, they can reach Duolun County in at most two days.
But Wang Xuexin didn't reply.
What if the mechanized troops rush to Duolun County and surround it?
The Japanese Kwantung Army will continue to come through Chifeng for reinforcements. There are dozens of divisions and at least 700,000 Japanese soldiers. Can the Eighth Route Army consume more energy than them?
What's more, there is still the Japanese's North China Front in the south!
so……
Wang Xuexin pointed to Chifeng on the map and said: "The focus now is not Duolun County, but here!"
"Captain!" Chen Songyong raised his head in astonishment: "You mean, the mechanized troops bypassed Duolun County and crossed into Chifeng?"
Wang Xuexin nodded and said: "Naosaburo Okabe, you never thought I would do this!"