On the morning of May 23, Leng Yan, who had been preparing for the whole day, led his two regiments and advanced towards Suqian with the assistance of the tank brigade.
"Enemy attack!" On the Japanese position, Japanese soldiers looked at the tanks rushing towards them and shouted loudly, reminding others to take cover.
But when the Japanese withdrew, they did not expect that the independent division would take the initiative to attack them, but they were a little helpless. It seemed that there was really no way. Since they made a move, some of them would be hit back.
consciousness.
"Your Excellency, Captain, the first line of defense on the front line has been lost due to the Chinese attack!" A Japanese Major said to the Japanese Colonel, "According to the investigation, the Chinese troops are not large, but the number of tanks is extremely large, and...
Our artillery shells are not enough to withstand the Chinese tanks."
"Baga!" the Japanese colonel said helplessly and angrily, "Immediately compile the situation on the front line into a document and send it to the division commander, asking for tactical guidance!"
"Hi!"
"At the same time, order the warriors on the front line to resist as much as possible. If it is really impossible to resist, then turn to the rear!"
"Hi!"
In the previous attack on the independent division, their losses were not small, but fortunately for this attack, there were additional troops at the base camp, otherwise, they would have packed up and ran away now.
The Japanese colonel frowned and looked at his own map. The independent division was overwhelming and the front line was basically unstoppable. In this way, I am afraid that they would soon reach the gates of Suqian City. He took a long breath, and then he could only ask for help.
Support came. Fortunately, Suqian was located next to Xuzhou and Lianyungang! He felt a little more at ease, otherwise, if he had been left alone...
Xuzhou, Japanese Army Command Headquarters.
"Nani? The independent division actually plans to attack Suqian?" A Japanese lieutenant general frowned and was shocked, "How many troops are there?"
"Based on what we have discovered so far, there are two regiments of troops plus more than a hundred tanks!"
"So much so? Attacking Suqian? Are you kidding me?"
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, that's what the telegram said!"
"Baga! Let them guard Suqian and find out the strength of the independent division as soon as possible! If they can't hold such a small force, there is no need to exist!" the Japanese Lieutenant General said coldly, that's all.
A little strength, and then ask for tactical guidance? What a fun!
"Hi!"
Seeing the ordering soldiers walking out, the Japanese lieutenant general looked at the map, Suqian, "Why did the independent division attack Suqian? This is unreasonable."
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I also think it is unreasonable! Suqian is located between Xuzhou and Lianyungang. If anything happens, we can always provide support! I think this may be a plan of the independent division!"
"What's the plan? You mean?"
"Hey, the Chinese people like to call it encirclement and support!"
The Japanese lieutenant general raised his eyebrows and tapped his fingers on the table, thinking about the possibility of surrounding the site for reinforcements.
"However, I think it is possible that the generals under the Independent Division sent troops secretly! First, we did not receive any information that the Independent Division was going to attack Suqian! Second, Zhou Weiguo and others of the Independent Division were assassinated, and the generals under the Independent Division sent troops out of anger.
, which is understandable." A major general expressed his opinion.
"You mean, the Independent Division is still in chaos?" The Japanese Lieutenant General squinted his eyes. In fact, it is not unreasonable. Although the Independent Division fought a beautiful annihilation battle in the Caoxian area, in other areas
, at least, he did not feel that the independent division had a huge advantage, because in terms of battle losses, there was not much difference between the two sides. According to the previous style of the independent division, they would probably be beaten miserably.
"Hi!" The Japanese Major General nodded, "With the current attack, with such a small force, I'm afraid they are sending troops without permission!"
"You mean, we can completely eat up this part of the troops?" The Japanese Lieutenant General did not raise his head, but continued to look at the map, thinking about the possibilities. If he really sent out troops without authorization, without backup, then...
It's not impossible to lose this part! If they can really eat it, then their division will become a big contributor! You know, this time they spent so much material and manpower attacking the independent division, and there is no way to finish it.
Yu, two divisions were annihilated, which was really embarrassing. If he could eat these independent divisions, then the contrast would be too obvious!
"Hey! I believe that as long as the design is good, if we only have this part of the force, there should be no problem in eating it!" the Japanese Major General said.
"Yoshi, come, let's discuss it!" The Japanese lieutenant general nodded, feeling that what the chief of staff said was reasonable. However, the more they thought this, the closer they got to the trap.
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"Really the Japanese will be fooled?" Tang Shan said to himself while holding a telescope, squinting his eyes. He is still in Shandong and has not left the border! However, as soon as he receives the news, he will immediately take it with him
People rush over!
"Brigadier, you should be able to do it! After all, Brigadier Leng and Brigadier Lei both said yes!"
Tang Shan touched his chin, "Probably, it's best if the Japanese are fooled. If not, then we have to be tough, no matter how hard we are!"
"Um."
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"Housemaster, we have more than ten miles to go before we reach Suqian!"
Leng Yan nodded. This time he led two regiments to attack, a fully mechanized operation. The tank brigade opened the way in front, and the soldiers in the rear followed directly. Once a gap was opened, they rushed forward.
The Japanese were scared out of their wits or something, and the resistance was not too strong.
After thinking about it for a moment, Leng Yan understood that the previous results in Caoxian County really frightened the Japanese, or in other words, the upper echelons of the Japanese did not want the Japanese soldiers to conflict with the independent division. The Japanese were unstoppable in Southeast Asia.
, the two divisions can do a lot of things. Instead of losing them in China, it is better to transport troops to Southeast Asia.
I'm afraid this is what the Japanese think.
However, even if this was the enemy's idea, now that he had used himself, two regiments and part of the tank brigade as bait, he did not believe that the enemy would not be fooled.
He discussed with Lei Dingtian and believed that under such a situation, if the Japanese had the opportunity to eat up the two regiments of the Independent Division and part of the tank brigade, they would definitely not let this opportunity pass.
As for whether the Japanese believe it or not, of course, they are credible. Why? Zhou Weiguo, commander of the Independent Division, was assassinated by the Japanese!
The entire Independent Division did not perform very well in this Japanese attack, except for the Caoxian side! In other cases, even the casualty ratio was not much different from that of the Japanese! In other words, the overall performance of the Independent Division
, not as good as before, if it were in the past...
Of course, this situation was deliberately created by Zhou Weiguo. It cannot be the case. The situation would still be the same with and without Zhou Weiguo in the independent division, right? Otherwise, how could the Japanese believe that the independent division no longer had Zhou Weiguo? How could they be so confident and bold?