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Chapter 384: Mengcheng Blockade (Part 1)

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    Li Guoyao's troops actually withdrew, which was a bit beyond the expectations of the Central China Front Army. It also gave Susumu Fujita the feeling of a heavy punch on cotton.

    Originally, this time they were already prepared for a bloody battle, and even out of concern for Li Guoyao's troops, Susumu Fujita was mentally prepared to suffer 5,000 casualties.

    The results of it?

    When the main force of the Japanese army was blocked from attacking Daishan Town, they brought in heavy artillery the next day and prepared to give the Chinese defenders a lesson. However, they found that the enemy had withdrawn directly from Daishan Town.

    And in the next Chihe Town, Fengyang County and even Bengbu City, the Chinese army withdrew very simply, without any sloppiness!

    Not only the army has withdrawn, but most of the people in the city have also fled. In Bengbu, a huge city, the total number of people in the city is less than 10,000. There are empty houses everywhere that no one wants. In addition, there are  In ruins, Bengbu City looks like a ghost.

    But no matter what, the Central China Front Army finally captured this important military town. Although the price paid was a bit heavy, the final result was good.

    Therefore, on the second day after conquering Bengbu City, Fujita ordered the main force of his troops to go north, attacking Huaiyuan from Bengbu, and then directed his troops towards Mengcheng.  The other route went north from Bengbu to Guzhen, and then joined the first army to attack Mengcheng.

    The Japanese army's capture of Bengbu had a great impact on the national army. Originally, as the Japanese army moved south to besiege Xuzhou, the pressure on the fifth theater was already great, but it could still be maintained.

    However, the Japanese army on the southern front actually captured Bengbu City at this time, which made everyone in the fifth theater feel a chill on their backs. Once the Japanese army came up from behind, the consequences would be really disastrous.

    In order to ensure that the retreat was not cut off, the commander of the Fifth War Zone immediately ordered the defenders of Mengcheng to defend Mengcheng at all costs.

    Regarding the current battle, the Fifth War Zone has seen very clearly that Chairman Chiang¡¯s strategic intention to gather and annihilate the Japs outside Xuzhou will be difficult to achieve.

    The reason is also very simple. The main reason is that the terrain in Xuzhou is not suitable for continuing a decisive battle with the Japanese army.  Especially at the end of April and the beginning of May, Japanese reinforcements had already arrived and were pressing in from the north and south.

    The little devils used the tactics of outflanking the center and breaking through quickly. Every day, artillery and aircraft bombed continuously, making full use of tanks and cavalry to break through quickly, and achieved obvious results.

    The purpose of the Japanese army is very clear, to deal a heavy blow to the Chinese army near Xuzhou and quickly resolve the war in China.

    Under this circumstance, the Fifth War Zone has decided to conduct a strategic retreat in order to preserve the effective strength of the resistance war, and this matter has been approved by Chairman Chiang.

    However, at this time, Bengbu City fell, and the main force of the Japanese army invaded Mengcheng and Guoyang north from the southern section of Jinpu Road. If the little devil's strategic goal is achieved, the Japanese army will soon form a large encirclement in the Xuzhou theater.

    In view of this, the Fifth War Zone, which originally planned to retreat at the end of May, immediately decided to shrink the front and disperse the encirclement.

    However, in order to ensure that the retreat was not cut off by the Japanese army, the Fifth Theater Command immediately ordered the 21st Group Army of the Guangxi Army Liao Lei to immediately abandon the defense of Huaiyuan North and form a blocking line in the Mengcheng area to cover the evacuation of the Seventh Army and other troops.  delay.

    Mengcheng. Headquarters of the 1033rd Regiment of the 173rd Division of the 21st Group Army.

    "Lao Ling, how is the situation of your group?"

    The speaker was Zhou Yuan, deputy commander of the 173rd Division, who was also the commander-in-chief of this blockade.

    "Reporting to the commander, all the more than two thousand soldiers of our 1033rd regiment are in position and ready to go into battle at any time!" Ling Shangyun, the colonel commander of the 1033rd regiment, said loudly.

    "How is your ammunition reserve? How long can it last in a high-intensity battle?" Zhou Yuan asked in a deep voice.

    "Master, our department's ammunition reserves are not very good. We have been fighting from the beginning of March to now, but the supplies have been intermittent. So far, our department has less than 100,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, and about the same amount of machine guns.  We need fewer artillery shells and grenades, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long!" Ling Shangyun replied.

    Zhou Yuan frowned. One hundred thousand rounds of rifle ammunition sounded like a lot, but the 1033rd Regiment had more than two thousand people. Coupled with the original garrison in the city, the total strength of the garrison should be more than two thousand five hundred.  , on average, each person has less than 400 rounds of ammunition.

    In high-intensity combat, soldiers will consume dozens or hundreds of bullets in an hour, or even more.

    ¡°That is to say, if we really want to fight, these 100,000 rounds of ammunition may not be able to last for a day!

      There are even fewer machine gun ammunition. The Czech light machine gun has a firing rate of about 400 rounds per minute, and the 1033 regiment has more than 20 light and heavy machine guns in total, which may consume thousands of machine gun ammunition in one minute.  , how long can one hundred thousand rounds of machine gun ammunition last?

    "No, the ammunition reserve is too low. Send a report to the division headquarters immediately and ask the division headquarters to provide ammunition replenishment, especially machine gun ammunition, and ask them to send 500,000 yuan over, otherwise this battle cannot be fought!" Zhou Yuandao.

    "Master, you also know the situation at the division headquarters. Even if we send a telegram, they may not be able to get it!"

    "Don't worry, Mengcheng is related to the retreat of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the fifth theater. The higher-ups will never dare to joke about this. Even if it is a robbery, the division headquarters will send us ammunition!" Zhou Yuan replied!  .

    "That's great, I've been worrying about this for the past few days!"

    "How is the city defense situation? Are the fortifications still being built?" Zhou Yuan asked again.

    Zhang Zhongpei, chief of staff of the 173rd Division, immediately said: "The situation is not good. Before the Japanese army captured Bengbu, I took Liang Xuequan, Wang Hanzhao and others to Mengcheng to observe the terrain and mobilized the local people to help the defenders build fortifications. Unfortunately, in addition to finding  The county magistrate did little to understand some of the situation. He only took measurements and drew the meridian lines of some urban areas."

    "In addition, the main force did not come, and not even a single migrant worker was recruited. We had no choice but to ask the local defenders to repair the fortifications. But those dogs were as timid as rats. When the Japanese planes came, they hid from the planes.  There were no defensive fortifications before the troops arrived. So when you came, you could only defend the city with simple walls. If this continues, it may be difficult to defend Mengcheng!"

    Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "We can't go on like this. Mengcheng is a small county town. The city wall is a thin earth wall, and the open wheat fields around it are not conducive to defending the city. Due to the rain, we were already several times late on the way.  Damn it, now we can only build simple fortifications in a hurry. Once the Japs launch an attack, we may not be able to hold on for a few days."

    "Master, it's definitely not possible to defend the city. We have to put the battle line outside!" Ling Shangyun suggested.

    "Outside?"

    "Yes, my idea is to deploy the third battalion to defend the villages near the east gate, and one to build street fighting fortifications on the inner street of the east gate; the main force of Li Guowen's second battalion is the regiment reserve, controlled in the north city, and the first company is outside the north gate and  Deploy defenses in the northwest corner, facing the Guohe River; the main force of Jia Junyou's first battalion is deployed outside the south gate, and build blocking fortifications in the western suburbs outside the city; the regimental search team is supplemented by two groups of ten light machine guns, and a rifle and pistol team of thirty people each  , on the north bank of the Guohe River to warn in the direction of Longkeng."

    Then Ling Shangyun continued: "In this way, if the Japs want to capture Mengcheng, they must first fight with our troops outside the city. Relying on those simple trenches and fortifications, we can at least kill some of the Japs soldiers.  With our effective strength, the next battle to defend the city will be easier!"

    Zhou Yuan looked at the map and said, "I think this arrangement is okay, so just arrange it according to your plan!"

    Zhang Zhongpei also nodded and said: "Actually, it is not very possible to defend Mengcheng with our small force. If there are no reinforcements, it will be the same no matter how we fight. Let's arrange it like this!"

    "Well, I will send another telegram to the commander, requesting reinforcements for our Mengcheng garrison. Don't worry, everyone!" Zhou Yuandao.

    ¡°Then the lives of brothers are entrusted to Master!¡±

    After saying that, Ling Shangyun turned and left the regiment headquarters and went to give orders!

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