Sun Fugui naturally woke up early. In order to kill more Japanese troops, he took the risk to set up a defense line here.
He knew very well that once all the Japanese troops retreated, they would not be able to resist it with the troops in his hands.
However, as long as he blocks it for a while, reinforcements will come!
This was something he had secretly discussed with Gan Xinda.
Their plan has been set for a long time, but Sun Fugui's part is very dangerous to execute.
Sun Fugui naturally knew it very well.
But he has never been afraid. A man should do what he has to do.
The mantis' arm blocks the car.
Sun Fugui had this idea, but although he only had two regiments of troops, his firepower was comparable to that of a brigade, and it was also for this operation.
"Da da da!"
"Da da da!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
The flames from the gun barrel and the explosion of the bomb made the dark night flash with light.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the enemy has strong firepower! It is suspected that a large number of troops are stationed!"
"Ya Lu! I heard it! Let the warriors use all their firepower! Tonight, we must pass here!"
"Hi!"
"Telegraph Command!"
"Hi!"
"Request, tactical guidance!"
"Hi!"
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"Baga! Baga! Baga!"
Umezu Yoshijiro was furious and swept the documents on the table to the floor.
"Let the soldiers who have already moved in before outflank us from behind!"
"Hi!"
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This night is destined to be restless.
Luo Chengwen and his soldiers also started heading north like crazy.
He knew that the Japanese troops were retreating. After all, he was also responsible for attacking the Japanese from behind.
However, because he wanted to implement this plan, he also pretended not to know and let the Japanese leave safely. Moreover, he could not follow immediately and needed to keep a distance.
The sound of gunfire from ahead has already sounded.
At this time, he had to follow quickly.
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"Travel seat! The Japanese should be right in front!"
"Okay, brothers, hurry up! Hurry up!"
"yes!"
Then, gunshots began to ring out behind the Japanese troops.
"Da da da!"
"Da da da!"
"Your Excellency, Division Commander! The Chinese are also attacking from behind!"
"Yalu! The first regiment faces the enemy from the front, and the second regiment faces the enemy from behind!"
"Hi!"
But as time went on, more and more Japanese troops came here and were attacked from both sides by the independent divisions.
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The sky gradually grew brighter and the sound of gunfire gradually died down.
Sun Fugui covered his arm. He also received a shot last night.
However, the results should be good.
"Brother Sun?" Luo Chengwen came over, "Are you injured?"
"It's okay, just a minor injury." Sun Fugui nodded, "What was the result?"
"More than 10,000 Japanese were left behind, and the others all ran away!" Luo Chengwen said, "However, the Japanese probably can't get anything good from them."
Sun Fugui sighed and looked at his soldiers. There were many casualties, but there were more Japanese soldiers left behind.
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Umezu Yoshijiro's face was gloomy. He did not expect that the Chengde defense area was really captured by the independent division, and there were many casualties. Fortunately, the Hesse army provided early support last night.
However, he didn't feel good about losing Chengde like this. Although the Independent Division couldn't get better, the casualties were almost equal to one to one. However, the territory was lost, and the portals of the three eastern provinces were exposed to the Independent Division.
Under the front of the army!
"Your Excellency, Commander, for the current plan, I believe that the Independent Division will not be able to continue the attack in a short period of time, so we can reorganize our forces to counterattack." Sadakachi Yoshimoto sighed, "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, the Independent Division is not a single division.
Weak enemies, all we can do is to strengthen ourselves."
"I know everything." Umezu Yoshijiro sighed, "It's just that if Chengde is lost, Manchukuo will fall under the front of the independent division. Next, once the independent division moves troops again, then we..."
"Your Excellency, Commander, there is no way around this! We can only passively defend now! Our Kwantung Army has transferred part of its troops to the Pacific battlefield, and we have to defend the Soviet Union..."
"Soviet Union?" Umezu Yoshijiro narrowed his eyes, "Indeed, the Soviet Union is still at odds with Germany. Come to think of it, they definitely don't want our Kwantung Army to fight with them!"
"Indeed, it's impossible! Commander, what do you mean?"
"Although they have established an alliance, the Soviet Union should not want to be attacked from both sides! What's more, we have signed a non-aggression treaty!"
"Commander, do you mean through diplomatic means?"
"This method can only temporarily suppress and delay time." Umezu Yoshijiro sighed, "But now, what the empire needs most is time!"
"Hi!"
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Zhou Weiguo looked at the battle damage figures in his hand and frowned slightly. He originally wanted to capture this section of the defense line at the minimum cost, but the casualties were still not small.
It has to be said that the weather did not prevail.
If it hadn't rained, that section of defense would have been captured long ago.
"How's it going? What do you think?" Looking at Gan Xinda, Zhou Weiguo patted him on the shoulder.
"Now I know that a war sometimes does not go according to plan. Even if it goes according to plan, there will be no zero damage. War is war." Gan Xinda exhaled. In this battle, except for one
The initial plans and ideas were proposed by Zhou Weiguo, completed by the staff, and later coordinated with the Peiping offensive were all formulated by Gan Xinda and his staff.
Therefore, there will always be a gap between planning and execution.
Zhou Weiguo nodded, "This is war. But if the Japanese do not leave our land, we will not stop this war for a day. This is to defend the dignity of the country and the integrity of territorial sovereignty! Therefore, even if there are sacrifices, we still have to continue."
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"Master, I know everything, but... I really feel uncomfortable."
"Okay, you can adjust yourself. The logistics hospital is very busy now. Pick a good day and we can send those brothers who have sacrificed their lives properly."
"Um."
War is like that.
This has been the case since ancient times.
Zhou Weiguo had no way to change. As long as the Japanese did not surrender, they would not stop.
But it is true that the gap between the attacking side and the defensive side will be relatively large, but it does show that the Kwantung Army is not weak.
In this way, the recovery of the three eastern provinces will become a difficult problem.
Although the independent divisions now have quite a lot of troops, in fact, they are stationed in various places and not many can be mobilized.
Although the battle has stopped this time, how should the next battle be carried out? This is what Zhou Weiguo has to think about. If the normal situation is like this battle, then the subsequent losses will definitely not be small.
After exhaling a breath, Zhou Weiguo looked out the window at the bright sunshine.
Now, he knew why it was so difficult to counterattack in history.
Originally, the Independent Division only started from a small county town. The territory gradually grew larger, and the Japanese troops used to encircle and suppress them also increased from a small amount to a large amount.
Until the Japanese used the plague bacterium cholera in order to deal with the independent divisions.
Being slapped in the face by the independent division gave me some time to develop.
It is indeed a bit difficult to do it with just one effort.