Xujiatiao, the former enemy headquarters of the Central Jiangsu Military Region.
Because he was in such a good mood, Commander Li even started playing the harmonica.
Commander Li had no reason to be in a bad mood, because the battlefield situation was developing better than he expected.
To be honest, before the start of this battle, Commander Li was still a little worried. He was worried that the third regiment of the Dameishan Military Division would not be able to quickly defeat the two infantry brigades stationed in Tianchang County. Once the Dameishan Military Division's
The Third Regiment could not defeat the Japanese quickly. Once the situation turned into a stalemate, the pressure on their Central Soviet Military Region would be great.
Because this means that the three main regiments of the Suzhong Military Region will have to engage in a long-term stalemate on the north and south wings of the battlefield with the Japanese reinforcements coming from the direction of Xuyi and Yangzhou. Since entering Jiangbei, their two detachments have had both military strength and combat effectiveness.
The army has made a huge improvement, and the equipment has also been improved a lot, but Commander Li still dare not think that the strength of only three regiments can be tied with a Japanese brigade or even a division.
Therefore, the key to the outcome of this battle is whether the Japs stationed in Tianchang County can be quickly annihilated.
Fortunately, He Shuya's third regiment did not disappoint and made very rapid progress. As a result, the pressure on their Suzhong Military Region was drastically reduced.
It is precisely because of this that Commander Li is in the mood to play the harmonica.
Commander Wang Bicheng hurriedly walked into the headquarters and said to Commander Li: "Commander, the Japanese reinforcements coming from the direction of Yangzhou have been blocked by a group near Dayi Town. The Japanese have been attacking fiercely for a long time, but they were unable to advance even an inch. They were also blocked by
Lao Ye's group seized the opportunity to fight back and destroyed several tanks. Damn, it was really fun!"
"Really?" Commander Li was overjoyed when he heard this, and added, "You also destroyed several tanks?"
"Really?" Captain Wang said excitedly, "The correspondent sent by Lao Ye just said that the rocket launcher issued by the military is so powerful. It is not only light, but can be launched by a single soldier. The key is that it is not like
Mortars and grenades shoot in a curved direction, but they shoot straight like combat artillery, and they are extremely accurate."
After a pause, Commander Wang continued: "But I originally thought that this rocket launcher was useful for hitting artillery strongholds, but I didn't expect that it could also be used to hit tanks. Now we don't have to be afraid of the little devils anymore."
!With this bazooka in hand, if one enemy comes, we will shoot one, and if two come, we will shoot a pair!"
"Not only that," Commander Li said with a smile, "the rocket launcher can also masturbate!"
"Plane?" Commander Wang said in shock, "Commander, is it true or false?"
"Can I still lie to you?" Commander Li said with a smile, "Just now, the communications team received a telegram from Commander Xu, saying that the third regiment of their military division shot down eleven Japanese aircraft with concentrated fire from rocket launchers.
Fighter planes fought until the end, and the Japanese planes flying from various airports to Tianchang no longer dared to dive."
"Damn, this bazooka can hit turrets, tanks, and planes. It's a treasure!" Commander Wang said, gearing up. "I can't wait to try this bazooka."
It’s so powerful, damn it, it’s so boring to watch other people having a lively fight while our three groups can only watch.”
"I see you're in a hurry." Commander Li shook his head, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and then said, "It should be almost time. Even if Commander Xu hasn't finished his work yet, it's probably almost time."
, and it is impossible for the Japanese reinforcements from the direction of Xuyi and Yangzhou to come again, so you three regiments can take action!"
"Really?" Commander Wang was overjoyed when he heard this, "Commander, then I'm on board!"
"Come on!" Commander Li shook his head and said with a smile, "There are more than a hundred strongholds of various sizes in Tianchang County, which will keep your three regiments busy for a while. Can you capture them all before tomorrow evening?"
"Just a few Japanese soldiers are not enough for our Third Regiment to fill our teeth. Commander, just wait. Our Third Regiment will finish the work before dawn tomorrow." Before he could finish his words, Commander Wang had already spoken.
After arriving at the door, he climbed onto his horse and galloped away to where the three regiments were gathering, quickly disappearing without a trace.
"This King Tiger." Commander Li shook his head, he was really impatient.
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In Tianchang County, the headquarters of the 13th Brigade was independently formed.
Signal soldiers came in like a stream and reported all kinds of bad news like a stream.
"Report, the 2nd Infantry Squadron of the 5th Infantry Brigade was severely damaged!"
"Report, the Third Infantry Brigade was blocked by the Chinese Army in Xiazhuang, west of the city!"
"Report, the 1st Infantry Squadron of the 4th Infantry Brigade was counterattacked by the Chinese Army and has been defeated!"
"Reporting that the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades of the 14th Independent Mixed Brigade, which came for reinforcements from Xuyi County, were blocked by the New Fourth Army in Maba Town and may not be able to arrive in time."
"Reporting that the 11th Infantry Regiment coming from Yangzhou for reinforcements was strongly blocked by the New Fourth Army in Dayi Town."
"Report..." When another signal soldier hurried in to prepare a report, Ozaki Yoshiharu finally broke out.
Ozaki Yoshiharu swept all the telegrams on the big table in front of him to the ground and roared loudly: "That's enough!"
"Boom!" Before Ozaki Yoshiharu could finish his words, a rocket hit the building where the brigade headquarters was located. It cut off most of the rooftop and the third floor of the building, and the remaining first and second floors were also crumbling.
, may collapse at any time, Doi Junpei rushed to Ozaki Yoshiharu and asked Ozaki Yoshiharu to evacuate the headquarters as soon as possible.
However, Ozaki Yoshiharu pushed Doi Junpei away and said coldly: "Get out of here!"
Doi Junpei staggered and then quickly stood up, saying sadly: "Brigade Commander?!"
However, Ozaki Yoshiharu patted the dust on his military uniform, then leaned on his saber and sat down on the grand master's chair behind the big table with his sword, and then said to the signal soldier opposite him: "Record the message."
"Hai!" The signal soldier nodded heavily, then opened the folder and picked up the pencil.
"Boom..." Another rocket hit the right side of the headquarters building, blowing up the right half of the headquarters building on the spot. The operations room and confidential room inside disappeared instantly, and more than a dozen operations personnel working inside
The staff officer and the female spy were buried alive by the collapsed walls before they could escape in time.
Junpei Doi looked at the cracked ceiling above his head, his expression becoming more and more worried.
Ozaki Yoshiharu showed no reaction. He looked at his watch and said: "Twelfth Army Headquarters: The first and second infantry brigade of the independent mixed 13th Brigade were engaged in a fierce battle with the Dameishan Independent Regiment. The enemy's firepower
It was extremely ferocious and the offensive was extremely fierce. By 4:26 in the afternoon, the first and second infantry groups had suffered all casualties."
"Da da, da da da da..." At this moment, fierce machine gun roars suddenly sounded outside the headquarters.
Doi Junpei looked even more miserable, because this meant that the Dameishan Independent Regiment had reached the outside of the headquarters.
However, Ozaki Yoshiharu still had no response and continued to dictate the message: "The reinforcements have not been waiting for a long time, and the aviation force has suffered heavy losses. I know that I can't last long, so I bid farewell to the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor here. I and the independent 10th
All the officers and men of the Third Brigade have no regrets even though they died, and wish the empire a prosperous fortune and the emperor’s lineage for generations to come..."
"Boom!" Another rocket roared through the wall and exploded.
After the violent explosion, the crumbling remains of the headquarters building finally collapsed, burying Ozaki Yoshiharu and Doi Junhei alive inside. However, fanatical roars could still be faintly heard from among the ruins: "The Empire of Japan
Long live, long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live! Long live! Long live!!”
After shouting three times in a row, the voice fell silent.
Then, a moment later, after the smoke and dust from the ruins cleared, the communications soldier who recorded the message miraculously climbed out of the ruins, walked into the communications room next to it that had not yet collapsed, sat down in front of the radio, and handed Ozaki Yoshi
The telegram dictated by Chun was first translated into dots and dashes, and then the button was pressed and sent out.
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Nanjing, Twelfth Army Headquarters.
Itagaki Seishiro stood in front of the window with a gloomy expression, looking at the rockery outside the window without saying a word for a long time.
After all, I was careless. I thought that Xu Rui only sent out a regiment of offensive troops, which could not pose a threat to the independent mixed 13th brigade stationed in Tianchang County. However, I never expected that Xu Rui's regiment,
It was like a sharp knife that hit the outside of Tianchang County.
Too fast, really too fast! It was so fast that Ozaki Yoshiharu had no time to gather the troops scattered in various strongholds.
What an injustice! What an injustice! The entire army of the 13th Brigade, which was formed independently, was destroyed. What an injustice!
Although, until now, the Ozaki Brigade has not been truly annihilated, Itagaki Seishiro is very clear that it is only a matter of time before the Ozaki Brigade is annihilated. With Xuyi, the reinforcements in the direction of Yangzhou are blocked, and with the third
The fighter squadron and bomber squadron of the flying regiment suffered heavy losses, and the destruction of the Ozaki brigade was inevitable.
Sure enough, not long after, the Chief of Staff of the Twelfth Army, Aoki Shigemako, walked in with a solemn expression.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Aoki Shigesei said with a heavy nod, "I just received the farewell telegram from Second Lieutenant Watanabe of the Communications Office of the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade Headquarters. Do you want to read it?"
"No need." Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand and said dejectedly, "Forward it to the base camp and the imperial family."
"Hai." Aoki Shigesei paused, turned around and walked away. However, as he was about to go out, he heard a faint sigh from Itagaki Seishiro behind him, "Ozaki Yoshiharu was another major general. This was the death of Xu.
How many generals is this under Xu Rui? If I remember correctly, it should be the fourteenth, right? If you include those who were captured and those who committed suicide due to defeat under Xu Rui, then it should be the fourteenth.