Of course, if the Japs forcefully pass through regardless, the guard camp will have nothing to do.
But then again, even if the guard camp stays on the road to block it, it can't stop it, and in less than half an hour, the guard camp will be exhausted! Since the left and right can't block it, there's no point in staying on the road.
If you want to stop him, you might as well retreat into the ruins of Badou Town and take a chance on him!
If you win the bet, you can keep the Kumamoto Division.
If you lose the bet, you can at least preserve your vitality.
This is also a principle that Xu Rui has always advocated. Xu Rui’s principle is actually the essence of guerrilla warfare thinking. It can be summed up in sixteen words: save land and lose people, and everyone and land will be lost; lose land and save people, and both people and land will be saved!
Soon, the guard battalion withdrew into the ruins of Badou Town and launched a blockade based on the fortifications in the ruins. The Japanese did not give up at first and continued to pursue the guard battalion.
As a result, after entering the ruins of Badou Town, the special agent platoon of the guard battalion took the opportunity to blow up a Type 97 medium tank of the Japanese. When the tracks of the Japanese tank broke after the huge explosion, it then stopped moving forward.
When he arrived, the officers and soldiers of the guard camp immediately burst into cheers.
After making so much sacrifice and trying so many times, they finally allowed them to blow up a tank. This is of course something worth cheering for, because it at least proves that the guard battalion still has the ability to rely on its ruined fortifications.
I hope to block the Japanese attack without having no chance like before when I was outside.
The Japanese became angry and gathered the remaining eleven tanks, and then mobilized a dozen mortars and more than thirty grenade launchers to bombard the ruins of Badou Town. After the bombardment, at least one squadron of Japanese infantrymen carried
The bright bayonet rushed over, but when it was less than a hundred meters away from the edge of the town, it was blocked by the guard battalion.
The battle was extremely fierce. In the ruins, the mobility of the Japanese tanks was greatly restricted. At least it was no longer possible to run rampant like on the flat ground. With the cover of the ruined walls, it was easier for the blasters of the guard battalion to approach the Japanese tanks.
The exchange of fire lasted only ten minutes, and two more tanks were damaged.
The Japanese infantry's casualties were even more severe. Most of a squadron's infantry were quickly killed or wounded.
Compared with open terrain, the combat effectiveness of the guard battalion in the ruined urban terrain has been significantly improved. This is also related to the usual training. The main focus of the training of the various units in the Dameishan Military Division is jungle warfare and urban street fighting. On the contrary, it is
I don’t practice much positional warfare in open terrain.
The Japanese's first attack on the ruins of Badou Town was quickly defeated.
After dumping more than fifty corpses and the wreckage of two tanks, the Japanese retreated hastily.
"Haga!" Sano Kota put down the telescope and said to Tabuchi Yuuto next to him, "the vitality of these China rats is really tenacious, and even such intensive artillery fire just now couldn't kill them! Moreover, after entering the ruins of Badou Town,
The combat effectiveness of these Chinese soldiers has been significantly improved, but the imperial army is obviously not suitable for street fighting."
Tabuchi Yuuto paused and said, "This must have something to do with the usual training."
"If you continue to attack Badou Town, the price will be high." Sano Tora frowned, turned around and said to the adjutant, "Immediately call the division headquarters to ask for instructions. We must continue to attack Badou Town and annihilate the remaining Chinese soldiers who are stubbornly resisting at all costs.
Or should we send troops to surround the ruins of Badou Town to ensure the smooth passage of the main force of the division and heavy equipment?"
"Hai." The adjutant paused and took the order.
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Okabe Naosaburo's temporary division headquarters was located less than ten miles away from Badou Town.
At this moment, Captain Koga Kuzo of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment was reporting to Naosaburo Okabe.
The retreat arrangement of the Kumamoto Division is roughly as follows: the 47th Infantry Regiment was left in Daping Town to serve as cannon fodder, containing the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment and buying sufficient time for the main force of the division to retreat. The 23rd Infantry Regiment
The cavalry regiment is the vanguard, responsible for clearing obstacles on the retreat, while the 6th Cavalry Regiment is responsible for guarding the two wings.
What Koga Kuzo reported at this moment was what happened on both wings.
Koga Jiuzang said: "Division Commander, we have just received a report from the Second Cavalry Squadron that one of their cavalry detachments encountered the Wolf Fang troops in an unknown small village less than twenty miles away. In the end, this cavalry detachment
Only one cavalryman escaped from the detachment, and the rest all died for the empire."
"Twenty miles?" Naosaburo Okabe's expression condensed, "So, Wolf Fang will arrive soon?"
"Hai." Koga Jiuzang nodded heavily and said, "With the intensity of Langya's march, they can reach Badou Town in at most an hour."
"Baga, an hour?!" Naosaburo Okabe said angrily, "Shigeta-san, immediately send a report to Sano United and ask them when they can get through Badou Town? If they can't get through within an hour, wait until Langya
Once the troops arrive on the battlefield, it will be difficult to break through Badou Town. By then, the trouble will be big!"
"Hai!" Shigeta Shigenori paused. As soon as he turned around, he saw a communications staff officer walking in hurriedly.
"Division commander, chief of staff!" the communications staff officer saluted to Naosaburo Okabe and Shigetori Shigeta, and then said, "I just received an urgent message from the 23rd Infantry Regiment, saying that they have opened the road and the enemy has
Retreating into the ruins of Badou Town and resisting stubbornly, His Excellency Colonel Sano asked for instructions whether to continue the attack or..."
Before the communications staff member could finish speaking, he was immediately interrupted by Naosaburo Okabe.
"The highway has been opened?" Naosaburo Okabe said, "That's great!"
Shigeta Shigenori also said excitedly: "Sano-san really lived up to the division commander's expectations for him!"
"Hai!" The communications staff officer paused and then said, "Division commander, chief of staff, although the highway has been opened, the enemy's firepower can still block the highway traffic and attack the ruins of Badou Town.
The imperial troops passing on the road caused a certain degree of damage, so His Excellency Colonel Sano asked for instructions whether it is necessary to continue the attack on Badou Town?"
"No need!" Naosaburo Okabe said flatly, "Return the call immediately. There is no need to continue the attack. Just let the Sano regiment surround Badou Town. Although the enemy's machine gun fire can threaten highway traffic, it is only a sign of scabies.
The disease is no longer enough to prevent the imperial army from passing through, what's more, we don't have time to continue attacking Badou Town."
"Hai." The communications staff officer nodded heavily, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, another communications staff officer hurriedly walked in.
"Division Commander, Chief of Staff, send an urgent telegram from the Condemnation Army Headquarters!" The communications staff officer who had just come in paused and handed a telegram to Shigenori Shigeta.
After Shigeta Shigenori read it, he was stunned for a moment, and then said to Naosaburo Okabe: "Division commander, send the condemnation army headquarters to order us to stick to Badou Town, try our best to contain the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and prepare for Osaka
The division will gain enough time to break through the Qingniuling defense line. Furthermore, the headquarters will urgently transport the batch of arms originally provided to the Osaka division to Feicheng, and it will be delivered within two days at the latest!"
"Nani?" Naosaburo Okabe was stunned when he heard this, "Stick to Badou Town?"
After a while, Naosaburo Okabe frowned and asked Shigetori, "Shigeta-san, what do you think?"
Shigeta Shigenori said: "With the ammunition reserves of our division, there is no problem in holding on for two days. If the batch of arms stored in Pukou can really be transported to Badou Town within two days, then it is worth a try! No matter what
Why, we just retreated to Feicheng in despair, and our faces don’t look very good.”
"But..." Naosaburo Okabe continued, "If the batch of arms transferred from Ukou cannot arrive at Badou Town within two days, our Kumamoto Division will be in a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food.
, by that time, it will be impossible to break through the blockade of the Dameishan Independent Regiment and successfully withdraw to Feicheng!"
"Hai." Shigetoku Shigeta paused and said, "This is indeed a dilemma."
Naosaburo Okabe fell into a fierce struggle and didn't know how to make a decision.
After pondering for a long time, Naosaburo Okabe couldn't help but ask Shigetori again: "Shigeta-san, if you were given a choice, what would you choose? Stick to Feicheng or withdraw to Feicheng?"
Shigeta Shigenori did not answer directly, saying: "It depends on whether the batch of arms transferred from Pukou can be safely delivered to the front line in time. If it can, then stick to it! If this batch of arms cannot be safely delivered to Hatou in time,
If you are on the front line of the town, retreat as soon as possible, you must not take this risk!"
Naosaburo Okabe asked again: "Shigeta-san, do you think this batch of arms can be delivered in time and safely?"
Shigetori still did not answer this question directly, but asked Okabe Naosaburo: "Division commander, I don't know if you have heard of the crater theory?"
"Crate theory?" Okabe Naosaburo shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it, so what kind of military theory is this?"
"This is not a true military theory." Shigetori shook his head and said, "It is an artillery defense experience summarized by veterans. Its core gist is that in the same battle, the probability of two artillery shells falling into the same crater is extremely slim.
, so experienced veterans often hide in newly opened craters when defending against artillery."
"Shigeta-san, I think I understand what you mean." Naosaburo Okabe narrowed his eyes slightly and then said, "What you mean is that in the same battle, two shells fell into the same field.
The probability of a bomb crater is extremely slim, and similarly, the probability of military supplies being robbed twice in the same battle is also extremely slim?"
"Hai." Shigetoku Shigeta paused and said, "Division Commander Mingjian, this is what I want to say."
"Hey," Naosaburo Okabe's inner sense of luck finally prevailed, and he said in a deep voice, "Order, the 13th Infantry Regiment and the 45th Infantry Regiment are deployed on the spot to repair fortifications.
The 23rd Regiment continues to attack Badou Town and must deal with the stubborn enemy forces before dark."
