The two signal corps arrived almost immediately, but the news they reported was completely different. The first signal corps received a phone call saying that enemy troops were discovered at the Shaoji Township stronghold, while the second signal corps received a farewell telegram saying that
More than 180 people from the Shaoji Township stronghold from Captain Moriguchi down were collectively crushed to pieces!
What does this mean? This means that the Shaojixiang stronghold was lost almost in a moment! Even if the transfer of the phone takes time, and if the line is busy, you have to wait, but even so, the communication between the phone and the telegram
The time difference will never exceed five minutes. In other words, the Shaojixiang stronghold was lost in less than five minutes!
This was during the day, and on the premise that the Shaojixiang stronghold was already on defense. However, the Shaojixiang stronghold was still lost in less than five minutes!
Ozaki Yoshiharu's eyes widened instantly.
At this moment, Ozaki Yoshiharu was no longer surprised, but extremely shocked!
Takehara Rintaro and Yokoyama Nozomi also looked at each other. They had known that the Dameishan Independent Regiment was very powerful, but they did not expect that the Dameishan Independent Regiment was so powerful! You must know that the Shaojixiang stronghold is a large comprehensive stronghold with an infantry stationed there.
The squadron was joined by a battalion of the Imperial Alliance Army, but it was still lost so quickly!
After a long while, Ozaki Yoshiharu finally recovered from the huge shock, and then said in a dream: "How is this possible? In just five minutes, a stronghold was stationed with an infantry squadron of the Imperial Army and a battalion of the Imperial Alliance Army.
Was it lost? Not only was it lost, but the entire infantry squadron of the imperial army was collectively shattered, hiss..."
Rintaro Takehara said in a deep voice: "Commander of the brigade, please shrink your troops quickly!"
Yokoyama Mitsuki also echoed: "Yes, brigade commander, hurry up and shrink your troops!"
The current situation is obvious. The Dameishan Independent Regiment does not know what new weapons they used. Its offensive is so fierce that it is like cutting butter with a utility knife, without any effort! At this speed, the Dameishan Independent Regiment will attack before noon.
The attacking troops should appear outside Tianchang County!
If we do not shrink our troops as soon as possible, the two infantry brigades stationed in Tianchang County will not be able to defeat the Dameishan Independent Regiment even in normal battles. What's more, the Dameishan Independent Regiment is now equipped with unknown new weapons.
, its defense penetration ability is simply outrageous, making this battle even more unwinnable.
Therefore, the independent mixed 13th Brigade must reduce its strength.
If all five infantry brigades of the entire mixed brigade can be assembled, even if only four are assembled, Tianchang County can be held for at least three days. In this case, the fourteenth independent mixed brigade stationed in Xuyi County and the independent mixed brigade stationed in Yangzhou can
Only then will the Fifth Division have enough time to rush in for reinforcements.
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Half an hour ago, the Dameishan Military Division reported the latest battle situation to the Central Jiangsu Military Region.
When they learned that the third regiment of the Dameishan Military Division had broken through the blockade ditch and had advanced to Shaoji Township, less than 60 miles away from Tianchang County, the crowd was excited.
Commander Wang Bicheng was particularly shocked. He could not imagine how this battle was fought.
Commander Wang Bicheng once conducted an on-site inspection of the blockade ditch built by the Japs along the Tianxu Highway. He knew that the blockade ditch was very wide, very deep and very strong, and that there were also strongholds along the blockade ditch, and each stronghold had
With Japanese soldiers ranging from one squad to one squadron stationed there for a long time, the defense is simply impregnable!
Captain Wang Bicheng estimated that it would take at least half a day to break through such a blockade ditch!
And everything has to go smoothly, for example, the little devils can't come for reinforcements, and they can't come for bombers to bomb.
But now, Xu Rui's troops broke through the Japanese blockade in less than half an hour. Two hours later, the forwards had advanced to Shaoji Township, less than 60 miles away from Tianchang County. It was an overwhelming force.
At this speed, we can definitely advance to Tianchang County before noon!
However, after the shock subsided, Commander Wang Bicheng said again: "If I were Ozaki Yoshiharu, I would quickly order to assemble troops to the county seat and fight with them in an independent group."
"It's too late." Commander Li shook his head and said calmly, "The 13th independent mixed brigade only thought of shrinking its troops at this time. It's already too late."
After a pause, Commander Li continued: "It takes at least two hours from the issuance of the order, to the handover of defense at each stronghold, the gathering of troops, and then marching to the county seat. However, by this time, the Seventh and Ninth Battalions had already arrived.
We have arrived at the county seat, so I said it is too late to gather troops now."
Captain Wang said: "Does this mean that the restoration of Tianchang County is already a certainty?"
"What do you think?" Commander Li glanced at Commander Wang with a smile and said, "Otherwise, do you think Commander Xu is so weak that he dares to fight with me like this?" After a pause, Commander Li
The officer smiled again and said, "Wang Laohu, you should be convinced this time, right? You should have nothing to say, right?"
"I'm convinced," Commander Wang said with a sigh.
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Commander Li was right, it was really too late.
Immediately after receiving the news that the Shaoji Township stronghold was destroyed, Ozaki Yoshiharu issued an order for his infantry brigades to assemble in the county seat, and formed an independent 13th brigade with five infantry brigades plus baggage.
The mountain artillery, engineers and cavalry each have an independent squadron. Except for the first and second infantry battalions and four independent squadrons in the county, the remaining three infantry brigades are all based on squadrons, squads or even squads, and are stationed scattered throughout the county.
Hundreds of large and small strongholds.
It should be noted that these strongholds are mainly distributed on the outskirts of Tianshan County, that is, the border area with the Suzhong Military Region and the Dameishan Military Division. They are far away from Tianchang County. After receiving the order from Ozaki Yoshiharu, the troops stationed at each stronghold
The Japanese immediately handed over the defense to the puppet troops, then hurriedly gathered and rushed to the county seat.
But by the time the Japs from various strongholds finished gathering and rushed to the county seat, it was already past ten o'clock.
At this time, Yang Banan's 7th Battalion and Lei Peng's 9th Battalion were overwhelmingly on the road. They had broken through several small strongholds along the way and advanced to Zhujiaying. From Zhujiaying, it was less than two kilometers away.
These are the Guanyin Temple and Dragon King Temple where the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades of the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade are stationed.
It has to be said that the military quality of the Third Regiment is really good. It advanced nearly sixty miles in less than four hours, which also included the time spent breaking through the blockade ditch and destroying more than a dozen strongholds such as Shaoji Township.
The time, the actual march time, was less than three hours. A forced march of sixty miles in three hours was no joke.
It is not difficult to march sixty miles in three hours with bare hands, but it is not that difficult to march sixty miles in three hours while fully armed, because even with light equipment, the weight of an individual soldier is more than fifteen kilograms.
Artillery, the weight may even exceed 20 kilograms!
So when he received the report that troops of the Dameishan Independent Regiment were found near Zhujiaying, Ozaki Yoshiharu could not believe his ears. Could it be that these Chinese soldiers of the Dameishan Independent Regiment were all monsters? How could they?
Maybe they could march sixty miles in less than four hours? Not even the imperial army could achieve such intensity!
"Brigade Commander." Adjutant Doi Junpei paused and said, "The troops returning from various strongholds will definitely not be able to return to the county before the Dameishan Independent Regiment. Should we suspend the return of reinforcements?"
"What do you mean?" Ozaki Yoshiharu said in a deep voice, "You mean to give up Tianchang County?"
"Brigade Commander Mingjian." Doi Junpei paused and said, "The Dameishan Independent Regiment's offensive is so fierce. The First Infantry Battalion and the Second Infantry Battalion alone may not be able to withstand it for too long. Even with the Independence Mountain Artillery Squadron and the Cavalry,
The cooperation of the squadron is of little use, so the wisest approach is to abandon the county seat."
"Baga!" Ozaki Yoshiharu was furious when he heard this, and slapped Doi Junpei again.
"Hai." Doi Junpei immediately had four bright red finger marks on his face, but he could only pause again.
Although the situation is critical, Ozaki Yoshiharu still does not believe in evil, or he is still lucky. The old devil is even still dreaming in his heart that the other three infantry brigades that have independently formed the 13th Brigade will arrive later or together.
It's not a bad thing, it just works with the first and second infantry battalions to encircle the Dameishan Independent Regiment at the line of Guanyin Temple and Longwang Temple.
At that moment, Ozaki Yoshiharu said to Doi Junpei: "Doi-san, order the Independent Mountain Artillery Squadron to immediately go out from Guanyin Temple and Dragon King Temple, cooperate with the first and second infantry battalions to hold the position, and then order the independent cavalry squadron to jump from Liujia, Xiaozhuang
, the Xintang front line detoured past, threatening the rear of the Dameishan Independent Regiment."
"Hai!" Doi Junpei paused.
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At this time, the battle between Guanyin Temple and Dragon King Temple was already underway.
Yang Banan's Seventh Battalion and Lei Peng's Ninth Battalion arrived almost at the same time, and then launched an attack on the Japanese at Guanyin Temple and Longwang Temple at the same time, and the battle quickly became intense.
With the introduction of the rocket launcher, the infantry support firepower of the Third Regiment has been significantly improved! The Japanese machine gun fortifications, whether they are simple fortifications, reinforced civil fortifications, or even machine gun nests welded with thin steel plates, are basically killed by one shot.
, there is really no way around this, the rockets can be aimed straight at level, and they also have armor-piercing capabilities!
Therefore, on the battlefield, the Japanese machine gun firepower was completely suppressed.
On the other hand, the machine gun firepower of the Third Regiment can be set up on the commanding heights without restraint, providing strong support to the infantry entering the attack. The little devils gave up jungle warfare and street fighting, and deliberately chose the battlefield on the open plain terrain, originally to avoid the enemy.
Opening the Wolf Fang, the result is that it provides ample room for the rocket launcher!
The commandos of the seventh and ninth battalions, under the cover of rocket launchers, peeled off the Japanese's outer defense line layer by layer, just like peeling an onion, and pushed forward step by step. It seemed that the speed was not fast, but in fact, it was still
Before noon, the defense lines of the two Japanese infantry brigades were almost penetrated.
