Okabe Naosaburo was in a heavy mood, but Qiu Feng felt much lighter.
While the Japanese were suspending their attack, Qiu Feng called all the chief officers of his three infantry companies, a heavy machine gun platoon, an artillery platoon and a special agent platoon to him and held a brief meeting.
"First of all, let me tell you some good news." Qiu Feng said, "I just received an urgent call from the headquarters. Just five minutes ago, the main force of the military division had wiped out the Japanese who were stubbornly resisting in Daping Town. Now the main force of the military division is already attacking the Eighth Route Army.
We are heading towards Douzhen and we can arrive as early as this evening, and the Wolf Fang Team will arrive even earlier."
After hearing the news, the six army commanders cheered for a moment.
"Great, now there's no problem, the Kumamoto Division is dead!"
"If you just hold on until the evening, there will be no problem at all."
"Just have to hold on until evening? That's too boring. I originally thought I would have to hold on for the whole day."
"Who says it's not the case? The main force of the military division is coming so soon? We haven't had enough of fighting yet."
Several troop commanders were in high spirits, and Qiu Feng was in a good mood, but he still poured cold water on the troop captains under his command, and then said: "Don't feel too good about yourself one by one, and don't think that the Kumamoto Division
If they don’t perform well in Daping Town, they underestimate their combat effectiveness.”
After a pause, Qiu Feng continued: "Let me tell you, the combat effectiveness of the Kumamoto Division is still very strong, especially the soldiers of the Kumamoto Division. They are quite brave. I believe you are also aware of this, because last night
The Japanese used human body rolling thunder to carry out mopping up operations, and you all saw it with your own eyes."
Xue Laoyao and other team captains nodded in deep agreement.
Indeed, the Japanese soldiers of the Kumamoto Division were still very brave.
"So we must not be careless." Qiu Feng continued, "Especially now that the main force of the Kumamoto Division has arrived, because this also means that in the subsequent attack, the Japanese will not only have large-scale artillery support, but also tanks.
To assist in the war, the pressure our guard battalion will face will increase tremendously."
After saying that, seeing the slightly heavy expressions on the heads of the several army commanders, Qiu Feng added: "But don't worry, the Japanese's artillery shells are limited. Even if they have tanks, they will never be able to break through the defense line of our guard camp in half a day."
, let us use the guns in our hands to tell the little devils that the road to Badou Town... is impassable!"
"Yes!" several army commanders responded in a loud voice.
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When Qiu Feng convened a meeting with several of his troop commanders, Sano Torata was also convening Tabuchi Yuuto and several other infantry captains for final mobilization.
Sano Kota's voice seemed a little solemn and a little hoarse.
"The division commander came to me just now for a lecture. Although we performed poorly and failed to complete the task, the division commander didn't say much, let alone criticize us for it." Sano Torata looked at several infantry brigades with a cold look.
He glanced over his long face, and then continued, "But I can feel the disappointment in the heart of the division commander."
"Yes, disappointed. The division commander is very disappointed with the performance of our 23rd Infantry Regiment."
"Actually, I am even more disappointed with the performance of our regiment! As a heroic force with fine traditions of the Japanese Empire, it was blocked by a mere battalion of the Dameishan Independent Regiment in a small place like Badou Town.
One day and one night, if such achievements are spread, our 23rd Infantry Regiment will be completely disgraced."
After a slight pause, Sano Torata continued: "Or to put it more seriously, if the Kumamoto Division is in trouble in Badou Town or even the entire army is destroyed because of our 23rd Infantry Regiment, then from now on
From now on, we will never think of raising our heads in front of our colleagues again! Our Capital Alliance will also be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever!"
The 23rd Infantry Regiment is the official designation. Because it is organized in Ducheng County, it is also called the Ducheng Regiment.
"Resulting in the total destruction of the Kumamoto Division?" Tabuchi Yuuto said solemnly, "Captain, is this unlikely?"
"Don't think that this is impossible, nothing is impossible." Sano Torata said, "When Central China sent the condemnation army to sweep Damei Mountain for the first time, who could have imagined that Ji, known as the 'Steel Army'
The Road Division was actually annihilated by a little-known New Fourth Army unit? But it just happened!"
The several captains were silent for a moment. If Sano Torata hadn't reminded them, they would have forgotten about it.
"So..." Sano Tora's cold gaze swept across the faces of Tabuchi Yuuto and several other captains, and then said, "I just want to tell you that this time no matter what, we must break through Badou Town before dark.
, even if the entire infantry regiment is exhausted, Badou Town must be captured. All the soldiers are exhausted. Officers, come on. Officers are exhausted. You continue to rise. If all your infantry captains are shattered, then it will be.
I’m the captain of this team!”
Speaking of this, the faces of several infantry captains immediately became solemn, because from Sano Tora's cold tone, they heard the determination to die! In other words, this time they really have to fight hard. If they can't survive in the sky,
After Kuromae captured Badou Town, it was possible for Sano Tora to lead several of their infantry captains in a desperate charge!
"That's all I have to say, I won't say anything more." After speaking, Sano Torata raised his right hand high, clenched it into a fist and shouted, "Long live the Empire of Japan! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Long live the Empire of Japan! Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Imperial Army of Japan!"
Several captains immediately started shouting, and along with the fanatical shouts, an extremely fanatical atmosphere instantly filled the wing headquarters. Then, several infantry captains returned to their units.
This fanatical atmosphere was brought to the infantry brigades below.
After several infantry battalion captains were in place, the Sixth Field Artillery Regiment began the artillery bombardment.
Thirty-six 75mm caliber field howitzers, plus twelve 105mm caliber field howitzers, hit rows of high-explosive shells at Badou Town and the peripheral positions. In less than a moment, the ruins of Badou Town and the peripheral positions were covered.
It was completely enveloped by the smoke generated by the explosion.
Unfortunately, the Japanese shelling only lasted less than five minutes.
Because before retreating, the Sixth Field Artillery Regiment had already fired almost all of its artillery shells. Now, in the artillery bombardment of Badou Town and the surrounding positions, the forty-eight field artillery units could only fire less than 500 rounds of artillery shells in five minutes.
By then, the bombardment has ended, and there will be no more artillery support after that.
It is extremely tragic that a field division in Little Japan, and also a permanent division, has been reduced to such a miserable situation.
That’s why it is said that the battle is actually about logistical supply capabilities. If there is no strong enough logistical supply capabilities, the war will definitely be defeated in the end. In World War II, Japan and Germany were defeated because of their logistical support capabilities.
It is far inferior to the Soviet Union and the United States, especially the logistics support capabilities of the United States, which can instantly defeat Germany and Japan.
Closer to home, after less than five minutes of artillery preparations, four Type 97 medium tanks and eight Type 95 light tanks led a Japanese infantry brigade to launch a group charge towards Badou Town. The Japanese field artillery
Although the artillery preparations of the Sixth Regiment were very weak, they deployed a tank squadron and an infantry brigade at once. This was a very rare group charge for the Japanese army!
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Seeing a dozen tanks puffing out black smoke and leading nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers to attack, the officers and soldiers of the Third Company of the Guard Battalion guarding the outskirts of Badou Town were inevitably a little nervous.
Even the company commander, Mr. Xue, was a little nervous.
"You son of a bitch." Xue Laoyao put the muzzle of the box cannon against the brim of his hat and said, "You little devil, it looks like he is really going to fight us to the death?"
Qiu Feng said: "Don't be afraid. The Japs' tanks look very fierce, but as long as you prepare in advance, they are not difficult to deal with. The political commissar led two thousand civilians, and Captain Shan led a group of Shanxian militiamen.
More than a thousand militiamen have been busy near Badou Town for such a long time, not just laying landmines."
Xue Lao Yao said: "The battalion commander said, anti-tank trenches?"
"That's right, anti-tank trenches!" Qiu Feng nodded and said, "This thing is very effective against tanks!"
While he was talking, more than a dozen Japanese tanks, spread out in a straight line, had already rushed to a distance of less than 200 meters from the blocking position of the third guard company. There was silence on the third guard company's position, and the Japanese tanks did not launch blindly.
The cannons just continued to move forward while spitting black smoke, and the Japanese who followed did not rush to fire.
But at this moment, the two Type 97 medium tanks walking in the front suddenly sank and fell headfirst into the anti-tank trenches dug by the civilians in advance! Moreover, the anti-tank trenches here were comparable to those in Pu County.
The anti-tank trenches dug by the third regiment to deal with the Japanese tank troops were different. The anti-tank trenches here were wider and deeper!
The anti-tank trench here in Badou Town is more than four meters wide and two meters deep!
The two Type 97 medium tanks in front fell into the anti-tank ditch and could not get out again. The drivers of the two tanks stepped on the accelerator to the maximum, and billowing black smoke began to come out of the exhaust ports.
But it was of no use. I could see the tracks rolling rapidly, flying sand whistling down, but no tank climbing up from the trench.
The two Type 97 medium tanks in front fell into the anti-tank trench. The following tanks quickly braked and did not dare to drive forward rashly. What if they fell into the anti-tank trench again? As soon as the tanks stopped
, a large group of Japanese infantry following behind also stopped, and the Japanese offensive came to an abrupt end.
Seeing this scene, the officers and soldiers of the Third Guard Company suddenly became energetic. Young Xue said: "Damn it, this anti-tank trench is really useful?"
