Due to the relatively long distance and the poor field of vision, Ishihara Wanji, who was watching the battle from the forward observation post, was even in the mood to chat and laugh with Yano Otonzaburo and Koizumi Junzaburo.
Ishihara smiled and said: "The Chahar Independent Regiment did not fortify the blocks outside the north gate. This is really beyond my expectation. I originally thought that Xu Rui would deploy a certain number of people in the blocks outside the city.
The defenders won't have much effect, but at least they can help him buy some time."
"I think Xu Rui was probably frightened by the outcome of the Battle of Tieling," Yano Otozaburo said, "so he was unwilling to deploy even a single soldier in the neighborhoods outside the city because he knew that deploying defenses outside the city was in vain.
, It is simply a waste of precious troops." After a pause, he continued, "However, even if all the troops are deployed in Fengtian City, what is the use? Can a city wall block the imperial army?
A torrent of steel? It’s simply wishful thinking.”
"It shouldn't be scary." Ishihara Wan'er waved his hand and said, "From the past record, Xu Rui cannot be a timid person as you said. He should have some other purpose for doing this. If, I don't
If you guess wrong, Xu Rui probably did this because he wanted to concentrate his forces and fight us decisively in the main city area."
As Ishihara smiled and spoke, the gunshots in the block ahead became sparse.
Junzaburo Koizumi said: "Your Excellency Commander, the previous battle should be over. The blocks outside the North Gate City already belong to the imperial army. Next, we can consider launching an attack on the North Gate City Wall..."
However, before he could finish his words, a Japanese signal soldier walked in anxiously.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" the Signal Corpsman walked up to Ishihara Wanji and said, "The attacking Inoue Battalion and the tank squadron responsible for guiding were ambushed by Chinese soldiers in the block ahead. The entire brigade, starting from Major Inoue and down, was seven hundred
The rest of the people have been collectively destroyed, and all twelve tanks responsible for guiding them have been destroyed!"
"Nani? The collective jade is broken?" Ishihara smiled and took a breath of air after hearing this.
"Ambush?" Yano Otonzaburo said in disbelief, "We were actually ambushed?"
Although the focus of the two old devils was different, their surprise was the same.
"Hai!" the signal soldier said after a heavy pause, "The specific situation is not clear yet, but it is certain that the Inoue brigade was ambushed in the block ahead and was collectively shattered!"
"Baga!" Ishihara Wan'er cursed, suddenly remembering the other two directions, and then asked, "What's going on outside the east gate and west gate? Were they also ambushed?"
It’s true that the more you fear something, the more it will come to you.
Just now, Ishihara Wanji was worried that the attacking troops outside the east gate and west gate would also be ambushed. However, as soon as he finished speaking, two more signal soldiers came in hurriedly and reported to him that the attacking troops outside the east gate and west gate
They were all ambushed, and the attacking troops outside the east gate were also wiped out like the north gate.
The situation of the attacking troops outside the west gate was slightly better, but only half of the squadron escaped.
"Baga Yalu!" Ishihara Wan'er gritted his teeth and said, "What on earth is going on? How did the ambush of the Chahar Independent Regiment be carried out? Didn't the Inoue Brigade report before that they raided every house and every room?
Have you searched all the shops? Didn’t you say that no Chinese soldiers were found? If that’s the case, why were they ambushed?”
Yano Otonzaburo was speechless. He couldn't figure out how this battle was fought.
At this time, Junzaburo Koizumi suddenly said: "Your Excellency, Commander, when I served as a staff officer in the North China Front Army, I participated in the raids on a village controlled by the Eighth Route Army. When the Imperial Army first entered that village, they found that it was also deserted.
, but when the imperial army stayed in the village at night, they were suddenly attacked by the ambushes!"
"Nani?" Yano Otonzaburo asked in shock, "Are all the sentries dead?"
"The sentry found no abnormality!" Junzaburo Koizumi shook his head and said, "Because the Eighth Route Army entered the village through a tunnel, they had already dug a tunnel from outside the village into the village, and hid the tunnel exit in the manger, on the floor
, earth pits and even under pots and stoves, it would be difficult for the imperial army to find clues without careful search."
"Authentic?" Yano Otozaburo said angrily, "Xu Rui, you are really cunning."
"Baga!" Ishihara smiled and cursed through gritted teeth, "It must be like this."
After a pause, Ishihara Wan'er added: "However, if Xu Rui thinks that he can defend Fengtian with just this little trick, he would be too naive! Order the infantry regiments participating in the attack not to rush forward.
Search carefully for me and push them in inch by inch. Even the mouse holes must be blocked! Don’t the Chinese soldiers like to drill into tunnels? Then I will satisfy them and let them stay in the tunnels and not come out!"
"Hai!"
…
In Fengtian City, the headquarters of the Chahar Independent Regiment.
Liang Yixiao walked into the war room excitedly and reported to Xu Rui: "Captain, good news!"
After a pause, Liang Yixiao continued: "The Second Battalion, the Sixth Battalion, and the Ninth Battalion fought a beautiful ambush outside the North Gate, East Gate, and West Gate at the same time, annihilating at least three Japanese infantry brigades, plus one and a half
tank squadron!"
As soon as he finished speaking, cheers erupted in the war room, and everyone present high-fived.
"What the hell, an old devil like Ishihara Wan'er is nothing more than that. He can't detect such a simple ambush?"
"It is said that this old devil Ishihara Wanji was the wise man of the Japanese army, but now it seems that he is not very good at all."
"This is really strange. I really don't know how Lao He fought in Tieling, and why he only defended it for two days?"
Several operational staff in the war room talked about everything, but Du Junjie said: "Don't be too happy too early. The battle has just begun. The next battle is the time to test our defense! So, don't talk nonsense anymore."
Now, cheer me up, and continue with the war games, I don’t believe it anymore, I really can’t defend Fengtian!”
Du Junjie took several combat staff to start the war game again, but Xu Rui's brows slowly tightened.
Using a street fighting ambush to thwart a Japanese attack is nothing, but this ambush can still reflect some very important things. One of them is that the tactical literacy of the Japanese who participated in the attack does not seem to be as high as a command.
Otherwise, they would not have stepped into the ambush circle so easily, and they would not have been so vulnerable after being ambushed. At least they could get along in a different place, and the Chahar Independent Regiment would never have lost so miserably!
Then the question arises. Tieling was lost so quickly, and the whole battalion was destroyed so quickly. What happened?
Given the poor performance of the Japanese Seventh Army today, and given the combat effectiveness of the Heyi Battalion, Tieling should not have been lost so quickly.
Is there some unknown inside story? Or maybe the little devil adopted unknown tactics in Tieling?
What tactic? Poison gas? I've learned this before. As long as you have a gas mask, it's no big deal. Even if you don't have a mask, a wet towel moistened with water will do! Bacterial warfare? You've learned this before in Shanghai. It's really powerful, but if
Bacterial warfare may not be effective so quickly, and little devils may not dare to use it.
Little Japan attaches great importance to the three northeastern provinces, and they will not choose to die together!
Besides poison gas and germ warfare, what other powerful tactics can be used?
Thinking of this, Xu Rui could no longer hold back and decided to go to the front line to see what was going on. He took Zhuo Ligetu and Leng Tiefeng and headed straight for the position outside the north gate.
…
When Xu Rui brought Zhuo Ligetu and Leng Tiefeng to the Second Battalion Headquarters near the North Gate City Wall, they did not meet He Shuya. After asking the guards at the headquarters, they learned that He Shuya had already gone to the forefront.
This is also a bad habit of the Eighth Route Army. Senior commanders often run to the first-line positions.
At that moment, Xu Rui took Zhuo Ligetu and Leng Tiefeng out of the city gate and went straight to the company's position.
As a result, he didn't go far when he saw He Shuya sitting on the street, and the health worker was bandaging his head.
Seeing this, Xu Rui suddenly felt nervous and quickly stepped forward and asked: "What's the situation? Is it serious?"
He Shuya turned around when he heard the sound, and when he saw it was Xu Rui, he asked in surprise: "Captain, and veterans, why are you here?"
"Stop talking nonsense." Xu Rui said urgently, "What's going on with you? Is it serious?"
"It's okay." He Shuya said nonchalantly, "I just let a stray bullet pierce my ear. It's no big deal."
"Is it really just a scratch?" Xu Rui asked the hygienist this time. After getting a positive answer, Xu Rui breathed a sigh of relief, and then angrily scolded He Shuya, "What's wrong with you, nerd? You're in the same camp.
The commander is not at the battalion headquarters, so what are you doing at the forward position? Are you too busy? Believe it or not, I will punish you?"
He Shuya smiled and asked: "Commander, let me tell you what you are doing when you are not at the regiment headquarters. Why are you running to the front line? If you want to punish me, you must punish yourself first, right?"
"I..." Xu Rui was speechless for a moment, alas, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked.
Leng Tiefeng and Zhuo Ligetu beside them immediately became happy, but they suppressed their laughter and did not dare to laugh out loud.
"What's the point of having fun? What's there to be happy about?" Xu Rui glared at Leng Tiefeng and Zhuo Ligetu, and then asked He Shuya, "Did you repulse the Japs' second attack?"
"Not yet." He Shuya's expression immediately became serious, and he said, "Captain, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Seventh Army is indeed very strong. Although the first attack just now was completely annihilated by us, it was
Because they are careless, the Japanese are much more cautious in their second attack now, so it is much harder for us to defend."
Xu Rui didn't say much and said directly: "Let's go and have a look."
