After being chased all the way, Isotani Rensuke came to the defensive position of the 39th Regiment. Seeing his comrades running out of breath, the Japanese soldiers of the 39th Regiment felt incredible. How could they be so majestic?
The Japanese Imperial Army will also be in such a mess.
Numata Takazo went to Isotani Rensuke and saluted, "Report, your Excellency, division commander, do you know how the war is going?"
Isotani Rensuke helplessly shook his head and said, "The number of China's troops is too great. This time when we go back, I will immediately send a telegram to the military headquarters. Our China dispatched troops must continue to increase their strength. The current number is more than 400,000."
It’s still far from enough.”
Numata Takazo nodded and said, "Then what should we do now?"
Isotani Rensuke patted A Numata Takazo on the shoulder and said, "Thanks to you for guarding our retreat, we only need to wait for the fifth division to break Tang Enbo's front, and we can move safely."
At this time, a staff officer came in with a suspicious face and said, "Report, Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Fifth Division telegraphed that they have broken through Guan Zhenglin's defense and are now no more than four miles away from us."
Isotani Rensuke blinked his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, and laughed loudly, "I didn't expect Tang Enbo's troops to be so vulnerable. I was actually frightened by his performance at Nankou."
Numata Takazo shook his head and said, "No, I have fought against Tang Enbo's troops before. Although they are not as well-trained as the Imperial Army, they are not an opponent that is easy to defeat. Your Excellency, Division Commander, I think there is something in this."
Fraud."
Before he finished speaking, a communications soldier hurriedly came in and said, "Report, report, the fifth division has arrived. No Chinese army appeared to stop them, but a large number of troops suddenly appeared behind them, and we were all surrounded."
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Isotani Rensuke was stunned when he heard this. He finally hoped for reinforcements, but he was told that the reinforcements could not protect him. How could he bear such a blow?
Isotani Rensuke walked out of the fortification and saw a familiar figure. At first glance, it was Nagano Yoshio, captain of the 40th Regiment who was sent to assist the 5th Division.
Nagano Yoshio came over and saluted, "Commander of the division, the 40th Regiment is back under construction, please issue the order."
Isotani Rensuke immediately understood the meaning of the Fifth Division. The cunning Itagaki Seishiro must be afraid of the National Army, so he sent out the troops that were originally the Tenth Division. In this way, he will get credit for winning, and he will get credit for losing.
It would be a shame for the 10th Division, but it would not suffer any loss at all.
Isotani Rensuke shook his head helplessly and said, "Let's wait for the scout's reply."
Sun Lianzhong and others came to Tang Enbo's headquarters together. Sun Lianzhong raised his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Commander Tang, for your life-saving grace. If it weren't for Commander Tang, Taierzhuang would really have been taken away by the Japs." After saying this, he saw a look of displeasure on his face.
Hu Lian raised his hands and said, "Of course, we will not forget General Hu's urgent march." Hu Lian's face became better then.
Tang Enbo pointed at the map and said, "Now that the little devils have been surrounded by us, let's discuss how to fight them together?"
At this time, more than 20,000 people in the 10th Division were surrounded by the Second Army, the 20th Army, and Hu Lian's troops, a total of 130,000 people. All the National Army commanders understood that the division of battles at this time would be the future.
Merits are divided.
All of a sudden, the entire conference hall was in a state of excitement. All the commanders were rushing to attack, and the guards were dumbfounded.
Hu Lian couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and said, "Sirs, let's draw a circle and draw lots. Everyone will win. Whoever captures or kills Isoya Rensuke alive will be the winner."
Tang Enbo and Sun Lianzhong looked at each other, smiled and nodded in agreement.
The Second Army, the Twentieth Army and other units combined have nearly 300 artillery pieces. It is only seen that these artillery pieces are unified and aimed at the west side where the Japanese army has the weakest defense. The National Army in other directions is building
Civil engineering works were carried out to ensure that the Japanese army could not break out.
Tang Enbo said to Sun Lianzhong, "General Sun's troops have had a hard enough time in Taierzhuang. Let me start this first round of attacks."
Sun Lianzhong thought about it and nodded in agreement. Tang Enbo picked up the phone and called the artillery group and said, "I am Tang Enbo. I give the order for the general attack to begin."
When everyone heard this, they immediately felt that something was wrong. What do you mean by giving an order? After a long time of doing this, the first round of attack you mentioned was a general attack. In this way, when the battle is over and the achievements are recounted, wouldn't you be the commander-in-chief of the front line?
Tang Enbo laughed and said, "We have so many people and cannons, so don't test them, just attack them all."
Everyone was put together, and they knew that he was Chiang Kai-shek's favorite general, so they could only break his teeth, swallow blood, and smile.
On the artillery position, the neatly arranged artillery team let go when the commander's command flag was waved. Only more than two hundred mortars, more than seventy mountain guns, and more than sixty infantry guns were seen.
They opened fire at the same time and attacked the Japanese position three miles away.
After seeing the scout's report, Isotani Rensuke felt his heart sink to the bottom. He anxiously came to the hill to the north, wanting to get on the reconnaissance balloon to take a look at the surrounding situation. Before he could stand still, he heard
There was a huge noise from the south. Nagano Yoshio looked over and saw countless black smoke coming out. He quickly said, "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Chinese army seems to be shelling us and may have launched an attack."
Although this position was built extremely solidly by the 29th Regiment, it was originally designed for 5,000 people. Now 30,000 people have come in. There are six people in each person's position. You can imagine how crowded it is. The original design
There were not enough anti-artillery holes. Although some were dug urgently, they were all temporary fortifications and the defense was simply insufficient. However, what reassured the Japanese army was that the National Army did not have heavy artillery, but only mortars and small-caliber artillery, which were powerful.
It's not as big as a heavy cannon.
But even so, it was enough to make the Japanese soldiers feel better. Countless Japanese soldiers were lying in the tunnel, protecting their heads with their hands, feeling the loud sounds and vibrations coming from around them, and from time to time, there were screams from their comrades. Unlucky
Bits of meat and internal organs fell in front of him. Looking at the corpses that were covered with mud and charred due to the explosion, even the most cruel Japanese army couldn't help but think that these things came from the compatriots around him.
I feel sick in my heart.
"Baga, where are our artillery? Captain, where are our artillery? Why don't you fight back?" Finally, a Japanese soldier couldn't stand it and shouted, tilting his head and asking the officer next to him.
The squad leader had a big gash on his face whether it was caused by gravel or a cannonball, and he was bleeding. He lowered his head and said, "Wherever there are any cannons, I'm afraid they'll all be thrown away by those idiots."
Alright."
This squad leader had wronged Isotani Rensuke. Isotani Rensuke still had dozens of cannons, but he was really running out of ammunition. He didn't even have half a base, and he didn't dare to fight the National Army at this time.
Guan Zhenglin saw that the Japanese position had been bombed for half an hour, and said to the communications soldier next to him, "Order the troops to attack, and the military police will follow me. Anyone who dares to retreat without orders will be shot."
When the National Army soldiers below saw the Japanese position that had been bombed for a long time, they all felt that they had captured it. Wherever there was a need for law enforcement teams, they all screamed and started charging, leaving the gendarmerie behind them stunned for a moment. When
These little bastards are not afraid of ghosts anymore.
Isotani Rensuke finally stopped when he heard the sound, and said quickly, "Quick, prepare to reinforce the front-line positions immediately. Hasn't the headquarters given instructions yet? Where have all our aviation troops died?"
Gao Zhihang could tell him the answer. He was leading the National Army's air force to pursue the Japanese aviation. After a fierce battle, the Japanese bombers were basically wiped out, and more than half of the fighter jets were damaged. Although the National Army was not easy, it was rare.
No one wanted to give up the opportunity to annihilate the Japanese aviation force. Gao Zhihang kept accelerating, and the Japanese aircraft began to escape separately.
"Damn it, if we don't completely annihilate these Japs this time, we will never find such a good opportunity again. Pay attention to all aircraft and attack individually in small teams." After Gao Zhihang gave the order, he took his wingmen with him.
Then he chased the two Japanese planes in front.
"Bang bang bang" Suddenly, a pile of black smoke appeared around Gao Zhihang. Gao Zhihang only felt the fuselage shake. When he looked down, he saw several anti-aircraft guns attacking.
"Unlucky, why are there anti-aircraft guns here??" Gao Zhihang secretly complained in his heart. Because of the weakness of the National Army, it was difficult for the Air Force to bomb the Japanese army. Therefore, most of the Japanese army would not carry weapons such as anti-aircraft guns, but they did not know that this was the first
There were four anti-aircraft guns in the headquarters of the Fifth Division, and there were only these four in the Fifth Division. When the wingman saw Gao Zhihang being shot, he quickly stepped forward to take a look, and a shell just hit his wing.
A big hole was blown out of the wing in an instant, and a large section was broken after a while.
"Hurry, skydive!" Gao Zhihang shouted anxiously, but he saw a white flower appearing in the air, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Then Gao Zhihang came back to his senses and looked at his plane, and found that his
There was no serious damage to the plane's fuselage, but there was a hole in the fuel tank and it would soon run out of fuel.
Gao Zhihang knew that this was a Japanese-occupied area and was unwilling to parachute and be captured. Suddenly, a blue ribbon appeared in front of him, but it was a river. Gao Zhihang had an idea and slowly slowed down, turning the plane to the ground below.
He opened the hatch, and if he was lucky, he jumped down and fell into the middle of the river.
On the other side, the pilot on his wingman had already fallen to the ground, and that pilot was none other than Tairov. Tairov finally cut off the parachute, but he heard a burst of incomprehensible words. He was shocked and slowly
He slowly turned around, only to see two Japanese soldiers smiling sinisterly pointing guns at him.
——Fifth Division Headquarters
Itagaki Seishiro was discussing with Sakurada Takeshi whether to rescue the 10th Division. After all, the 5th Division only had more than 10,000 troops, and Zhang Zizhong's troops alone had nearly 20,000. If Zhang Zizhong's troops counterattack, then the 5th Division
The division will also be in danger. There are more than 30,000 people in the 10th Division. Itagaki Seishiro didn't believe that the 10th Division would be wiped out so easily by the National Army, so he was more inclined not to rescue him first and wait until Zhang Zizhong was defeated before sending troops.
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At this time, a staff officer came in and said, "Report, Your Excellency, Division Commander, our soldiers have captured a National Army pilot."
Itagaki Seishiro looked at him doubtfully and said, "Although there are few pilots in the China Forces, they are not very important. Why should they be reported?"
The staff officer approached and whispered, "This is a Soviet man."
Itagaki Seishiro's eyes lit up and he shouted, "Quick, bring me in."
After a while, two Japanese soldiers came in with a man dressed as a pilot. They saw that the man was no more than 18 or 19 years old, with a high nose and fair skin. He also had the logo of the Red Party Youth League on his chest, but it was none other than Tairov.
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Itagaki Seishiro asked excitedly in Russian, "Who are you? What is your name? Which unit do you belong to?"
Tairov tilted his head and said, "I don't want to talk to the lackeys of imperialism."
When Seishiro Itagaki heard that it was indeed Russian, he nodded quickly and said to the two Japanese soldiers, "You have done a great job. This person is very important to the empire. Okay, you can go down."
After Sakurada Takeshi and others left, they slapped the table and shouted, "I asked why the Chinese troops had so many planes this time. It turns out it was a good thing done by the Soviet Union. We must report it immediately."
Itagaki Seishiro nodded and said, "Not only that, since there is an air force, will the army, which is the largest in the Soviet Union, also participate? Do you still remember when we were in Shanxi? We found a large number of ammunition boxes and ammunition boxes with Russian writing on them.
Food, these things must be provided by the Soviet Union. I think there are probably many Soviet troops opposite the 10th Division. I think the Soviet Union is already fully assisting China. If the Soviet Union is not destroyed, the great cause of the empire will never be successful.
, ordered the troops to shrink immediately, we have to see clearly who our enemy is. "
Sun Yuanliang panted and looked at Linshui not far away, which was almost to Linyi. While complaining about Hu Lian's good leadership, Sun Yuanliang observed the surrounding terrain and said, "order the reconnaissance troops to meet up with Zhang Zizhong as soon as possible. In addition,
Report to Chief Li that we have arrived at the designated location."
——Tenth Division Headquarters
Isotani Rensuke looked at the battle lines on the map that were constantly being pressed by the National Army, and shook his head helplessly. The words "outnumbered" were a reflection of his heart. He never imagined that it would become like this.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I think it would be better for us to find a way to break out of the encirclement. We cannot count on the Fifth Division," said a staff officer.
Isotani Rensuke nodded, looked at the map and said, "There are only two directions to break out, one northeast and one northwest. Which two teams are on each side?"
The staff officer looked at it and said, "To the northeast is a German weapon division of Hu Lian, and to the northwest is Tang Enbo's Thirteenth Army."
Isotani Rensuke thought for a moment and said, "I have never heard of Hu Lian. His unit is a newly formed unit, and its combat effectiveness should not be very strong. Order the troops to prepare to break out to the northwest."