Kita Seiichi was awakened by a huge explosion. He sat up suddenly, and then looked outside. He only saw the water vapor on the window and the red and yellow light that kept appearing. He wiped the window with his hand, and then simply
He opened the window directly, and the cold winter wind poured in, but he didn't care anymore. No matter how cold the winter wind was, it couldn't compare with his current heart. Looking at the shells falling outside the city, he could tell at a glance,
That is the symbol of the main force of the Eighth Route Army - the roaring heavy artillery.
Have you been attacked?
In the past, if Kita Seiichi had been attacked by the Eighth Route Army, he would have been extremely excited. This meant that someone was looking for death. But in recent years, the Eighth Route Army must conquer and win every battle. All Japanese officers have understood that if
If you find the Eighth Route Army, then you may be able to defeat them. But if the Eighth Route Army finds you on its own initiative, or during a relaxing time such as at night, then congratulations, you will become a god!
"Dong dong dong" A rapid knock on the door came, and Kita Seiichi shouted "Come in!"
A staff officer came in and said, "Report... report! The Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared from all directions and is attacking our army. It is definitely the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Our southern army has met the enemy's mecha troops and has been defeated!"
"Mecha troops? They have tanks?" Kita Seiichi shouted in fright.
"Yes, they have tanks, and they are heavy tanks. Our weapons have almost no effect in front of their tanks. Our defense line is about to be broken by them." This staff officer is obviously more experienced and has already inquired.
After learning about the situation on the front line, I was just waiting to be asked.
"No... a trap... this is a trap! Immediately send a message to General Okamura Neiji for help, and order the troops to concentrate and defend the county town! We must not rush to the county town now, otherwise we will just be massacred by those tanks on the plains
It's just a target!" Kita Seiichi shouted loudly. As the leader of the main division, he actually knows a lot about tanks. There should have been a lot of mechas in his division, but now it's snowing heavily and the roads are difficult.
Let's go, the car needs maintenance again, so all those precious mecha weapons are left in Jinan. The people here are actually light infantry, not even heavy artillery. Just think about it, if there are heavy artillery, how can these Japanese troops pursue them?
Where is Shang Lin Sanhu’s Eighth Route Army?
Kita Chengyi put on his clothes tremblingly. Every explosion outside sounded like his own death knell. He defended the county seat...how long can he hold on? Looking at the explosions outside, these Eighth Route Army troops didn't look like firepower at all.
There seems to be a shortage of ammunition.
——Jinan
Okamura Neiji's hand holding the telegram was shaking like Parkinson's disease. He looked at the heavy snow outside and knew without thinking that there was no need to count on the aviation force, but what about the army? The army has now been dragged down by the Eighth Route Army.
A long snake formation, although there are a large number of troops behind the Kita Cheng Division, but where can they go up at this time? The troops that can arrive in one night have already rushed into Linqu, and the infantry now set off immediately.
It also took 12 hours to arrive.
After 12 hours, Okamura Neiji understood the time limit, and he said to the communications soldier, "Immediately send a message to Kita Seiichi. No matter what, he will hold on for 12 hours. In addition, he sent telegrams and phone calls to various ministries, ordering them to move closer to Linqu immediately.
We must not let the 14th Division fall into pieces!"
The Tamaki that Okamura Neji was talking about is not just a person, but a division. If this is the final result, Okamura Neji doesn't have to worry about anything anymore. He should first consider how to deal with those people in Tokyo.
, he rose to power so quickly, but many people are jealous of him.
——Linqu
"Report to the division commander, our troops have broken into the county town. Now the Japs are holding on to the city and the Japanese troops on the periphery are also relying on the county town to delay time." The frontline communications soldier was called to the front by Lin Sanhu and reported to Lin Sanhu.
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"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. It seems that the little devil is not willing to give in. He wants to wait for the Japanese troops behind to catch up." Lin Sanhu said with a smile.
"Haha, this is also an old tactic. When attacked, immediately wait for reinforcements on the spot, and then cooperate internally and externally. This tactic is actually really effective. Both our army and the National Army have suffered a lot from this tactic." Nie Rongzhen
He shook his head and said.
Lin Sanhu hummed, "It's a pity that we are the 115th Division. Order the tank regiment. Go around the county from south to north and drive the little devils away. Don't they like to run? They all come to China."
Now, let me see if I can run around again!"
Xu Guangda was already doing this. In the ice and snow, he felt like he was getting hot and was sweating all over. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, pointed forward and said, "Blow a hole for me! I can't do it! This little devil
You can really fight to the end!"
One hundred tanks have turned into a giant sword and axe, constantly launching attacks on the Japanese army's positions. After each defense line is broken, the infantry following the tanks will immediately catch up and tear the retreating Japanese army into pieces. Since most of the tanks
The Japanese troops were resting and sleeping, and they didn't build any fortifications, so most of the positions were just extremely simple trenches, which couldn't withstand the charge of the tank regiment.
The role of tanks is actually very similar to the role of ancient cavalry. Part of it lies in mobility and charging capabilities, but the greater role is to shock the hearts of soldiers. If an infantry sees several infantry charging, he knows what he is holding.
A rifle can kill the opponent. After long-term training and the command of the commander, he will have the courage to fight with the enemy on the opposite side. If there is a group of tanks on the opposite side, let alone anything else, he will fight with him hand-to-hand.
There is no chance. The soldiers will immediately find reasons for themselves not to fight, and then flee the battlefield. The original fortification positions will immediately collapse. Otherwise, how many people do you really think tanks can kill? The real casualties are actually in
After the troops retreated, they were chased by the infantry. For example, the Soviet-German war had not yet begun in this time and space. If there were only tank troops, the German army could defeat them, but it would not be possible to achieve such a big result. Only the cooperation of the infantry would be required to pursue and kill them.
is the most important.
The Japanese army's counterattack was very sharp. Although there was not much heavy firepower, there was really no shortage of machine guns. Although the large amount of machine gun firepower also summoned a large number of artillery to take care of it, it withstood the attack of the surrounding infantry after all. Except for the tank regiment, it was a
exception.
"Dang Dang Dang Dang" a long string of bullets hit the tank. Xu Guangda listened to the sound like fairy music and smiled with satisfaction. He still remembered the first time he was attacked while sitting in a tank, and he was still a little worried, but
Now he has no worries. If it is not tanks and anti-tank artillery, his tanks will not be afraid of anything, and even tanks, in such a long battle, he has not found that the Japanese tanks can compete with his own tanks.
Teams compete with each other.
It was almost dawn, and the Japanese troops outside the city were finally rushed into a circle by Xu Guangda and collapsed. Under the supervision of artillery fire and tanks, these Japanese troops turned to the county town, hoping to escape and use the county town as a barrier. Kita Cheng immediately
It's urgent, yes! If you live in the county, there is no problem with 20,000 people living in the county. But now we are going to war. Linqu is so small, and it is completely covered by the opponent's firepower. If they all come in, there is no need to fight.
, just waiting to be bombed will destroy them all. As for waiting for reinforcements... After seven or eight hours of shelling, there are no defenses in the city, what else do I need reinforcements for? Do I need to collect the corpses?
Kita Makoto quickly ordered the troops outside the city not to enter the city. Only the Japanese army dared to issue such an order. If such a situation were encountered in the National Army, it might lead to a mutiny.
Although the Japanese army was forced to stop due to long-term training and military discipline, this was only limited to those who heard the order. People from various places continued to run towards the city, and the areas covered by rocket launchers were finally transferred from various military camps outside the city.
When we arrived at the county town, we hit the Japanese headquarters in the county town in the first round.
Lin Sanhu's 115th Division arrived three days in advance, so he naturally did a lot of homework. He had a clear look at the detailed map of the county and the functions of each building. The county is so big, and there are fewer places that can be used as headquarters.
With one round of rocket launchers, all four buildings with suspected purposes were blown up. This time Kita Seiichi was more miserable. He was blown up as soon as he entered the stronger bank bank. There was a huge explosion.
The shock wave caused him to fall to the ground. He tried his best to open his eyes and saw only a bloody patch, which was caused by blood. He looked at his surroundings and felt that the world was spinning, and then he didn't know anything at all.
——Jinan
Okamura Neiji was anxiously waiting for the battle report. Every ten minutes he would ask a question in an urging manner. The sky gradually became brighter. Logically speaking, it was beneficial to the Japanese army. But when he looked at the sky outside, he couldn't help but wonder.
I feel nervous and scared.
"Report! Telegram from Linqu."
Okamura Neji didn't ask him to read it, he just took it and looked at it. He became anxious when he saw it. The 14th Division actually broke through to the north.
"Baga! The Eighth Route Army has tank troops, how many people can they evacuate?" Neji Okamura threw the telegram away and shouted, "Ask for the specific situation immediately!"
The withdrawal has been completed, and if we ask them to go back now, the situation will be even worse. Okamura Neiji can only try his best but trust the judgment and command level of the Japanese frontline commander.
Next came another extremely long wait. It took a full two hours before a telegram came back. Okamura Neji looked at it and saw that it was a long telegram. He swallowed his saliva and read it. It said Kita
Chengyi was attacked by the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery and fell unconscious. Since the entire county town was within the range of the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery attack, after being bombarded for a full two hours, the Eighth Route Army began to use incendiary bombs and other special bombs and was forced to break out.
The troops had retreated to the vicinity of Longgang Town and suffered extremely heavy losses.
Okamura Neiji looked at these words "extremely tragic" and felt his heart was caught. What he didn't know was that when he saw the Japanese army retreating, Lin Sanhu immediately ordered the troops to pursue them. The Eighth Route Army, which had been waiting for a long time, was wearing a white cloak.
He didn't scream, and just launched the attack in silence. The Japanese army looked frightened. In the end, they were all deserted. Looking at the snowy scene around them, they thought it was the pursuing Eighth Route Army. Many Japanese soldiers simply went crazy like this. Okamura Neiji covered his head.
After a long while, he said, "Order all ministries to gather at Longgang Town, order the 14th Division to count the losses, and I will send a telegram to Tokyo."
The victory of Linqu night attack announced that Okamura Neji's encirclement and suppression of Shandong was completely defeated by Lin Sanhu. In this battle, 9,000 people of the 14th Division were killed, less than 5,000 people were safely retreated, and another 2,000 people were injured.
There were no prisoners or seriously injured survivors. The reason why so many people retreated safely was because Lin Sanhu finally let go. After a long march, the 115th Division was actually extremely tired. Lin Sanhu was unwilling to continue.
There were no big casualties, not to mention that for the 200,000 Japanese and puppet troops, killing one thousand more would not have much effect.
Lin Sanhu fought continuously for thousands of miles, destroyed nearly 40 towns, and killed more than 30,000 Japanese and puppet troops. If the losses to the Japanese troops from other directions are included, the number of Japanese and puppet troops killed alone exceeded 50,000.
Although this battle ended with the Eighth Route Army's base strength being severely damaged, it also severely damaged the Japanese army and laid a solid foundation for the subsequent North China counterattack.
--Tokyo
Ishihara smiled and sighed, holding a flag and said to the person opposite, "In the battle of Shandong, Okamura Neji drew a draw. It is really a pity."
This is Kanji Ishihara speaking for Okamura Neji. In reality, there is no tie. Whether in terms of strategy or tactics, the Japanese army can be said to be the loser, but Okamura Neji is the one who takes the lead.
Together with Seishiro Itagaki and others, the proposal was made. If Okamura Neji made a major mistake, then they would naturally have to bear joint liability. This was something Ishihara Kanji and others did not want to see.
Opposite him is a somewhat thin middle-aged man. He is 40 years old and naturally knows that Ishihara has said good things for Okamura Neji. After all, he has been the emperor for more than ten years, so he naturally knows that as long as he understands some words, there is no need to
Tell the truth.
"The war situation in Europe is as you predicted. The French army was defeated, and the German army was about to destroy France with a sweeping force. It is said that the British army is thinking of ways to retreat, and I don't know whether it will succeed." Hirohito stopped talking about China.
Instead, he turned to Europe and then pointed a finger.
"If the British retreat can succeed this time, it will be very difficult for the German army to easily make Britain surrender. However, Hitler is not stupid. He will definitely find a way to defeat the British retreat conspiracy." In Ishihara Wanji's eyes,
Hitler was undoubtedly an extremely powerful military strategist, and he already had some respect for him.
Hirohito nodded and asked, "Will the situation in the European War affect us?"
"Of course there will be. Just as Wei Chen said before, if Germany goes to war with the Soviet Union, we will be prepared to deal with the Soviet Union. If there is a war with Britain and France, we will be prepared to deal with Britain and France, especially in Nanyang..."
