Chapter 1529 The sixth division has asked for help
That night, the Japanese troops in Songjiang Xicheng suffered heavy losses.
More than 600 people died in the battle, and there were no wounded. As long as they stayed in the ruins on the battlefield, they would basically be killed by the Chinese soldiers. Only a few survived until the main force of the Japanese army launched a new attack.
The seven infantry squadrons on the battlefield lost almost all their heavy weapons. The three infantry cannons and seven heavy machine guns deployed on the front line were either destroyed or robbed by the Chinese. Anyway, they were gone.
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No one can be found to take responsibility. There are basically not many members of the artillery team and heavy machine gun team alive, and even those who are alive are little carrots. Most of the officers above the sergeant's rank are dead.
In fact, at this tragic moment, no one was looking for trouble with these little carrots. The senior officials of the Sixth Division were themselves very worried.
Even the battlefield became silent. At the risk of another fierce battle with the Chinese, the main force of the Japanese army rushed into the burning ruins to look for people, carrying the found corpses and the few living people they rescued.
Withdrew from the battlefield first.
Although before that, the infantrymen of the Pistol Battalion and the Songjiang Security Regiment, who were happily burning down the house, had already withdrawn from the battlefield in advance, the Japanese artillery was not a free man.
But this time, the Japanese artillery group took the lead in firing into Songjiang City. 105 howitzers, 75 mountain guns, and 75 field guns threw high-explosive bombs, sulfur bombs, and gas bombs into the city for free, especially in the direction of Xicheng.
The point is, at least half of the 105 howitzers were directed at Xicheng District, and the explosions shook the whole area.
For the sake of a long-term plan, this time the headquarters did not order the artillery to fire on the Japanese infantry entering the ruins outside the city. This also allowed the Japanese infantry to enter the battlefield without wasting much effort and rescued a few small fish and shrimps.
But Tokutaro Sakamoto's choice this time was quite beyond the expectations of the Matsue frontline headquarters general. He did not covet the lost and recovered positions. Instead, he quickly withdrew his troops after searching and rescuing dozens of shrimps. Even in Cangcheng, he did not
attack.
This actually made a group of generals at the Songjiang frontline headquarters scratch their heads. They gave up the battlefield to the Japanese and prepared to take full advantage of the mortars to continuously beat them. However, the Japanese didn't want them anymore. What tricks were they playing?
War is about logistics, courage, and the wisdom and patience of the commanders on both sides of the war. Taking the first move can of course preemptively strike and seize the opportunity, but not making a move can still leave people scratching their heads, especially
This is when those who don't take any action still have the upper hand.
Sakai Tokutaro suddenly stopped making moves, which was really powerful. Because the generals at the Matsue headquarters all knew that the Japanese army would not retreat, and they would capture Matsue no matter what. This was not something Sakai Tokutaro could decide.
It was not decided by Hisao Tani, but even by the commander of the Japanese Tenth Army, Yanagawa Heisukeno.
For this strategy of encircling the Chinese army's retreat, the Japanese army deployed hundreds of large transport ships and mobilized troops from the North China battlefield. Even if the Sixth Division was exhausted, they still had to execute military orders. Not to mention, this
Two days and one night was just a small battle, and even if three or four thousand troops were lost, the powerful Sixth Division would not be broken.
Not retreating but not attacking must be a conspiracy. Taking advantage of the break in the battlefield, a group of generals from the Songjiang Command gathered for a meeting to discuss, but they did not discuss a reason. They just concluded that the Japanese army must still be there.
The conclusion to the big move.
There is nothing to discuss at this point. No matter what Hisao Tani's moves are, the only thing he can do is to use soldiers to cover up the water and cover up the ground, and then the rest is over.
In fact, Hisao Tani was not as powerful and wise as the Chinese generals thought. The reason why he did not attack was not because of his thoughts, but because of the order of the Tenth Army Headquarters.
From the time Jinshan Guards dispatched troops to this morning, the Sixth Division had spent two days and two nights in Songjiang. The Tenth Army Headquarters and a brigade of the 114th Division had almost arrived in Songjiang. When it was known that the Sixth Division was in Songjiang,
After there was no progress in the Matsue direction, Yanagawa Heisuke issued a military order to suspend the attack and wait for the arrival of the military headquarters.
Suppressing his anger, Hisao Tani saved a group of defeated soldiers who survived outside Songjiang City after rewarding him in Xicheng, and then took the two brigade commanders to the bank of the Huangpu River to meet Yanagawa Heisuke.
It’s not that Yanagawa Heisuke is so good that he deserves Hisao Tani’s direct demotion to become his younger brother. In terms of military rank, Hisao Tani and he both hold the rank of lieutenant general in the army, so they can be considered equals. Even in terms of the order of battle,
The Sixth Division is under the direct control of the temporarily formed Tenth Army. Yanagawa Heisuke is the commander and has the right to command the Sixth Division in combat. However, it does not mean that the Lieutenant General Commander Hisao Tani is the commander of the division.
He rushed to greet him. If he had been replaced by an army general or a field marshal, it would be about the same.
But if Hisao Tani wants to realize his ambition of outflanking the Chinese army in a more roundabout way, he will have to support Yanagawa Heisuke. He can use the excuse that he will not accept the order of the foreign emperor and not carry out the military orders of the general staff, but the third army is so close at hand.
He couldn't turn a blind eye to the military orders of the Commander of the Tenth Army, otherwise, the trouble would be huge.
More importantly, Yanagawa Ping's assistants also had armored units and heavy artillery units that could help the Sixth Division. Thinking about his heavy casualties that made people cry, Hisao Tani, no matter how arrogant he was, had to pinch himself at this moment.
He held his nose and praised Yanagawa Heisuke as the boss.
This can only be said that if the younger brother fails to live up to expectations, the older brother will have to suffer. Along the way, Hisao Tani did not fail to look good to his two brigade commanders.
Sakai Tokutaro was in terrible shape in the direction of Matsue's west gate. The battle damage was as high as 1,000 and nearly 2,000 people. Ushijima Mitsuru, who was in charge of Matsue's south gate, was actually not much better. Sakai Tokutaro didn't even have the edge of the city wall.
Upon touching it, Ushijima Manze just saw the city wall, but when he looked at the moat, which was more than 30 meters wide, he could only look at the river and sigh.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Yanagawa Heisuke finally arrived. Looking at Hisao Tani who came to greet him in person, the serious-faced Japanese Army Lieutenant General finally looked a little better. At any rate, Hisao Tani, who had always been known for his arrogance, was still respected.
Isn’t it?
However, the face of Yanagawa Heisuke, who briefly exchanged greetings with Hisao Tani, quickly turned serious again, which could make an arrogant person like Hisao Tani put down his airs and come all the way to greet him. It is also conceivable that he and the Sixth Division were there.
Songjiang encountered a tough nut to crack.
Sure enough, although the commander of the Japanese Tenth Army, who already knew from the battle report that the Chinese defenders in Songjiang City were difficult to deal with, could not help but take a breath after listening to the personal report of the two Japanese Army major generals who were commanding the operations on the front line.
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However, in two days and nights, the Sixth Division, known as the "Strongest Division on the Surface", actually suffered more than 3,800 casualties, but could only wipe out more than 4,000 enemies. Although it was an offensive and defensive battle, the defenders had a huge advantage because of their strong fortifications, but
This one-to-one battle loss ratio still shocked the Japanese generals present.
Of course, if they knew that the so-called annihilation of more than 4,000 enemies was just processed and imagined by the three men of the Sixth Division, in fact, the casualties of Chinese soldiers never exceeded 2,000, the arrogant Japanese generals would probably
My heart was so shocked.
I am afraid that only one person present was having fun. Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu, the commander of the 114th Division who was once denigrated by Hisao Tani, was lowering his head at the moment. However, it was not because of the heavy losses suffered by the 6th Division.
He felt sad, but if he didn't lower his head, people would see his teeth popping out from his smile.
"China's city defense is strong, and it may be difficult to destroy it with the 12 105 howitzers of the Sixth Artillery Regiment of our division. I request the military department to continue to seek help from the Imperial Navy and request more bombers to destroy its city defense." Hisao Tani said directly.
The real purpose of my trip.
"Ask for help from the navy?" Yanagawa Heisuke asked coldly, his eyes staying on the map without moving and saying nothing.
As the commander of the Tenth Army, he was of course angry. As soon as these idiots failed to fight, they wanted to seek support from the navy grandsons. However, it was not the idiots who were ridiculed by the navy grandsons, but him who was the boss, okay?
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"The navy suffered heavy losses in the decisive battle with the China Air Force the day before yesterday, and it still needs to support the western front. Frequent requests are inappropriate." Yanagawa Heisuke, who calmed down for a long time before calming down his anger, shook his head. "Tani-kun, then I will send the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade
What do you think about leaving the regiment under your command and leaving the 114th Division and 127th Brigade in the direction of Songjiang?"
"Hi! With the assistance of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, I can guarantee that Matsue City will be captured within one day! As for the 127th Brigade..." Hisao Tani, who made the promise, mentioned the 114th Division, but his face showed a smile.
Disdainful.
The Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade has more than 30 Taisho 7-type 150 mm caliber heavy artillery, 20 Type 90 240 mm caliber heavy artillery, and 10 Type 96 305 mm caliber heavy artillery. Such terrifying heavy artillery certainly gave Hisao Tani enough confidence.
, but what use is there to an infantry brigade of the B Division? Look at what they fought in the Jinshanwei Landing Battle, it looked like shit.
It can be said that despising the scumbags is a habit of Hisao Tani who already feels that he is a strong man.
In the past, I'm afraid the scumbags from Suematsu Shigeharu and below in the 114th Division would have tolerated it. But today, it's different from the past. Some of the non-scumbags seem to be just as good as the scumbags!
"Mr. Gu, our 114th Division did not do well in the Jinshanwei landing battle, but the Sixth Division, which has the reputation of "black skin and bright red blood", is the strongest division of our Imperial Japanese Army. Please ask Gu.
Don't be stingy, please let me, the imperial officers and soldiers of the 114th Division, study hard at the Matsue front line." Suematsu Shigeharu said this without any yin or yang.
"You..." Hisao Tani almost jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
No matter how stupid you are, you can still hear the irony in the words of the lieutenant general commander of the 114th Division, especially when he specifically emphasized the accent on the word Songjiang.
"Okay! It's settled. The 127th Brigade will be stationed on the bank of the Huangpu River. You must put your military situation first, and the empire's military fortune will be prosperous!"
If Yanagawa Heisuke hadn't said this with a cold face, the two Japanese army lieutenant generals would have fought in a sumo wrestling match in front of everyone.
"Hi! The empire's military fortunes are prosperous!" The two Japanese lieutenant generals could only chant a slogan and glare at each other through gritted teeth.
But in Songjiang City, a young man was accidentally brought back by the mountain eagle that climbed up the Xilin Temple Tower. Taking advantage of the rare battle break, a small memorial ceremony was held.