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It¡¯s late at night!
At eight o'clock in the evening, the Yangcheng battlefield, which had only stopped for more than two hours, rang out with gunfire again!
And compared to the battle during the day, the range of gunfire was wider at night, and there was actually fighting in the west of the city.
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Yangcheng, the exhausted Sakurai Shozo was a little depressed. He had just squinted for a while at the headquarters and was awakened by the rapid gunfire. He immediately opened his eyes and asked: "Where did the gunfire come from? ?¡±
"Your Excellency, the division commander, the man has started attacking again!" the adjutant replied.
"Baga, these people are really annoying. They attack all night long and don't even give the Japanese Imperial Army a breather!" Sakurai Shozo said angrily.
"Please rest assured, Division Commander, we have strong troops and sufficient ammunition, and it is impossible for the supporter to pose a threat to Yangcheng without siege equipment!"
"well!"
Just as he was talking, Chief of Staff Hirota Hirachi hurriedly came in and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, there is an urgent call to the west of the city!"
"What's wrong?"
"Your Excellency, the army in the west of the city did not know where to mobilize a large number of field heavy artillery. The imperial army on the front line suffered heavy losses and their positions were smashed. The 6th Battalion in the west of the city requests combat guidance!"
"Nani, field heavy artillery, how is this possible? How can that person have field heavy artillery?" Shozo Sakurai asked in horror.
Hirota Heiqi immediately said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, according to previous investigations by the secret service, this/that army has a lot of equipment similar to gunpowder ejector. It is a simple artillery with low performance and extremely unstable. It often The army was used as a siege weapon. If I guessed correctly, the army outside the city should be using this kind of weapon."
"Gunpowder ejector?"
"Yes, this kind of weapon is made of used oil barrels. The principle is simple and the power is not small. However, its range is too short and has no great effect on the Imperial Japanese Army. Therefore, after evaluation, the secret service believes that it is of great value in field operations. Not big!¡±
"Since it has so many shortcomings, why can it be allowed to show such prowess on the front line?"
"It may be that the frontline commanders did not understand this thing, so they mistook it for a real field heavy artillery and caused panic!"
"Yo Xi, then tell them how to deal with it!"
"Hai!"
"In addition, send another squadron of reinforcements to the Western Front. As the old saying goes, be careful when sailing a thousand-year-old ship!" Shosan Sakurai said.
"Hai!"
However, what Sakurai Shozo and Hirota Heiqi did not expect was that less than half an hour later, the Japanese commander on the western front called again for help, saying that the first line of defense had been conquered by that person. .
Hearing this, Sakurai Shosan and others were shocked!
After some inquiries, they learned that although the large-caliber artillery used by the Chinese army had a short range, it was not even as far as their grenades. However, they did not know how the Chinese army operated it. They were not afraid of throwing cartridges and heavy machine gun strikes.
Although the Imperial Japanese Army destroyed several of the opponent's artillery pieces, the defense line was torn apart by this terrifyingly powerful heavy weapon.
And according to the frontline commanders, if they don¡¯t find a solution as soon as possible, I¡¯m afraid the second and third lines of defense won¡¯t be able to hold on for long.
After being shocked, Sakurai Shozo suddenly panicked!
They did not bring all the soldiers and equipment with them when they went north this time. Two of the three infantry regiments originally arrived in North China and the remaining one remained in Central China. Now the total number of troops around him is less than 5,000.
Today, the army has suffered more than a thousand casualties during the day. Once the Chinese army invades the city, their army will be really in danger, and it is not impossible to be wiped out.
At this time, Sakurai Shozo's idea of ??sticking to Yangcheng was shaken. He was not known for his tenacity in the first place, and with the lessons learned from Hirabayashi Morito's 17th Division, Sakurai Shozo really didn't want to Become the second Tairabayashi.
After a slight hesitation, Sakurai Shozo asked Hirota Pingqi: "Hirota-kun, how confident are you of the troops' breakout at the moment?"
"Breakout? Doesn't the front army headquarters want us to defend Yangcheng at all costs?" the chief of staff asked in surprise.
"Hmph, defending Yangcheng? It's a joke. The soldiers who died were our 33rd Division soldiers. Afterwards, their Northern Branch/Front Army will not leave any one of us, so naturally they won't feel bad!"
? ?Then he said to Guangtian Pingqi again: "Guangtian Jun, please remember that we are just guest troops. No matter whether we fight well or not, we will eventually return to Central China, so we must protect Be good to yourself!¡±
"Hai!"
Then Colonel Hirota pondered for a moment and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, if we just break through the encirclement, our army's success rate is more than 80%. After all, that person did not surround the entire Yangcheng. It is obvious that the other party is aiming to The city, rather than annihilating our troops."
"Youxi, pass my order. The whole army will cover each other and withdraw from the battlefield, and then evacuate Yangcheng from the northwest. At the same time, send a report to the headquarters of the North Branch/That Front Army, saying that our unit has been attacked by the heavy artillery unit of that/that army. , suffered heavy losses, the division headquarters decided to break out immediately in order to preserve the remaining effective forces"
"Hai!"
Dividing line
Whether it was Xu Hu or Xie Baojun, they did not expect that the Japanese soldiers who were so awesome and coaxing before suddenly gave up and even gave up their baggage and chose to break out with the entire army.
Xie Baojun was a little reluctant at first. After all, the Japs only had more than 3,000 people at their best, but they had more than 10,000, which was more than three times the number of the Japs. As long as they are surrounded, it is only a matter of time before they are completely annihilated!
Therefore, upon learning that the Japanese army was about to break out, Xie Baojun immediately prepared to intercept them and strive to annihilate them all.
But he was stopped by Xu Hu, on the grounds that the purpose of this battle was not to annihilate many Japanese soldiers, but to occupy Yangcheng, and then tear a hole in the Japanese army's overall defense line to meet the national army troops in the encirclement.
Comparatively speaking, a half-disabled Japanese division is nothing at all!
The most important thing is that according to the latest news from the intelligence department, the troops stationed in Qinshui have been dispatched to urgently reinforce Yangcheng.
If we insist on holding on to the Yangcheng defenders, the troops to the west will inevitably be attacked from both inside and outside by the Japanese army, and the final result will still be a breakthrough by the opponent.
Unless they die together with each other with the idea of ??losing both sides, obviously this is not the result that the commander-in-chief wants, so letting the Japanese troops leave is currently the safest choice.
Although Sakurai Province¡¯s third group successfully broke through, their headquarters also suffered heavy losses. After they withdrew to Xihe Village northwest of Yangcheng to gather their troops, they found that there were only more than 2,700 people left in the headquarters.
In other words, in one day and one night, their unit lost more than 4,000 people in southern Shanxi, and this did not include the more than 3,000 people who independently formed the fourth brigade.
Hearing such a loss, both Shozo Sakurai and Colonel Hirota fell silent!
And those officers who originally complained about the decision to break out also shut their mouths at this time. With the combat effectiveness of the army, even if they defended Yangcheng, they would only be able to hold on for a few hours at most, and in the end The end result must be that their entire army is annihilated.
Although they are soldiers and are not afraid of dying in battle, no one is willing to waste their lives like this. Who is willing to die if they can live!
Therefore, the remaining Japanese troops are full of gratitude to Sakurai Shozo!
But while these Japanese soldiers were congratulating themselves on escaping with their lives, the commander of the First Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, and Shun Tada of the North China Front Army Headquarters were cursing. With the 33rd Division withdrawing like this, their complete defense line was instantly destroyed. A vulnerability has occurred.
The most important thing is that they have received intelligence that the 14th Group Army, the main force of the 1st theater, has moved north, and the target is the Yangcheng line.
"Obviously, this force has received instructions from the support/that side to break through the Yangcheng defense line.
Originally Tada Shun was still mobilizing troops, preparing to encircle and annihilate the 14th Group Army on the Yangcheng line. Then he assembled the 33rd Division, the 35th Division and the 21st Division, and after annihilating the 14th Group Army, he counterattacked Jincheng and dealt a severe blow. Look at the arrogance of Li Guoyao's troops.
However, before his order could be conveyed, the 33rd Division of Yangcheng actually escaped. This made Shun Tada almost vomit blood. He immediately explained the situation to the China Expeditionary Force Headquarters and demanded severe punishment for Sakurai Shosan. . (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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