Chapter 287 Do the Japanese troops dare to ambush at this point? All along, the Southern Army's judgment on the Sichuan Army was to attack Borneo. Therefore, the Japanese army's response was to strengthen the defense of Borneo. The result? Now the Sichuan Army has landed directly in Qiongzhou. This suddenly caught the Japanese army off guard. You must know that Qiongzhou has only one regiment with more than 3,000 people. In addition to the Imperial Alliance Army in Yizhou, their combat effectiveness is not bad. But compared with the Sichuan Army, the difference is not one or two points. "Yes, the fourth theater has dispatched a regiment to prepare to land at Haikou." Senior staff officer Masami Ishii said.
Hearing that the Fourth Theater Division was dispatching regiments one by one, Lieutenant General Tsukada fell into deep thought. Do you want to take over Haikou with just one group? What a joke. Although they are second-line troops, it does not mean that they are really not good. Especially since the opponent is still a miscellaneous force in the fourth theater. In other words, the main force of the attack is the Sichuan Army. The internal management of the Naihechuan Legion is very strict, and their attempts to infiltrate are non-existent. Strict household registration management system, various screenings, etc. So now they have no idea how many people there are in the Sichuan Army. Lieutenant General Tsukada thought for a while. Based on his understanding of the Sichuan Army, he would definitely not attack Haikou head-on. Then somewhere else. But he couldn't think of where it was. Because Qiongzhou can be landed from all sides. There is no way to completely prevent it. More importantly, he didn't know when the opponent would start attacking. "Let the navy on the Xiangjiang side deploy a fleet to support Qiongzhou." Lieutenant General Tsukada thought for a while and felt that the most effective support at present is to mobilize troops from Xiangjiang. But Xiangjiang also has its own troubles, and that is the Dongjiang guerrillas. Regarding this guerrilla force, Isotani Rensuke of Hong Kong adopted a blockade and strangulation. But the effect is average.
Therefore, Lieutenant General Tsukada was not able to mobilize many troops. "Hai." Senior staff officer Masami Ishii responded quickly. … In Xiangjiang, Isotani Rensuke, who received the telegram from Lieutenant General Tsukada, snorted coldly. "When did the affairs of Xiangjiang come under the command of the Southern Army?" He is the governor of Xiangjiang, and he is directly under the jurisdiction of the base camp. The Southern Army wants to dispatch its troops to support Qiongzhou just by sending a telegram? What a joke. "Your Majesty the Governor, what do you mean?" the subordinate asked. "Wait a minute and see if they are really going to land in Qiongzhou. There are almost tens of thousands of troops there. Even if the opponent really lands, how many troops will there be?" Isotani Rensuke always felt that the Southern Army's battle report was an exaggeration. How can a group of miscellaneous troops have such strong combat effectiveness? What a joke. It was nothing more than an excuse for the Confederate army to make excuses for its incompetence. "Right now, what we have to do is ensure the safety of Xiangjiang and drive away all those refugees. We don't need so many homeless people here." Isotani Rensuke said again. "According to intelligence, the Dongjiang guerrillas must be mixed with these refugees and homeless people. If they are completely eliminated, Xiangjiang will become peaceful and stable." I have to say that Isotani Rensuke is still very capable. At least this move will make it difficult for the Dongjiang guerrillas. "Hai." The subordinate responded quickly. After his subordinates left, Isotani Rensuke threw the telegram aside. To be honest, he is very dissatisfied with his current status. Governor of Hong Kong sounds very nice. In fact, it is a false position with no real power at all. What's more important is that he is now in the reserve force. If nothing else, he has basically lost all hope of making a comeback. But Juichi Terauchi's stroke gave him hope. The Southern Army is currently under the command of Lieutenant General Tsukada, but in fact many people are already eyeing the position of commander of the Southern Army. All in all, the power of the commander of the Southern Army is still very great, which naturally attracts more people's attention. Isotani Rensuke is just one of them. He hopes to pass his results in Hong Kong and then make a comeback.
Unfortunately, he may be disappointed this time. That was the determination of the Sichuan Army to land in Qiongzhou, far beyond his imagination. … After a day's sailing, thousands of fishing boats, escorted by the Siamese naval fleet, passed through the Gulf of Tonkin and arrived at the waters outside Danzhou. "The sea at night is really scary." The sun has not completely set, but I can already feel the fear brought by the sea. After all, it's all pitch black at first glance, which is really scary. "Okay, fire quickly and prepare to land." Before the sun had completely set, Cun Xingxing immediately ordered the troops to start landing. Under the order of Sun Guanghua, the Siamese Navy began to fire wildly at the positions on the shore. In order to defend Qiongzhou, the Japanese army set up defense zones in the coastal areas, in which some Yizhou natives and the local Imperial Association Army were stationed. The natives who were preparing to have dinner were instantly stunned. "The Chinese are coming?" This was the first reaction of the indigenous company commander. After all, if we can attack from the sea, who else can we attack besides the Chinese on the opposite side? It can't be those guerrillas who are so poor that they're almost starving to death, right? But when did the Chinese people on the opposite side have battleships? This was the second reaction of the Yizhou Imperial Association Army. After all, China's warships were basically destroyed. Now in this sea area, apart from the Japanese army, the only ones left are Siam and the French Indochina Navy. Could it be them? No! Or is it that the Sichuan Army is calling? impossible! "Impossible, they can't go around." After his mind became clearer, the native company commander immediately shook his head. "Asshole, go and call the Japanese army. We are being attacked by enemy ships. It is estimated that the enemy ships will land here." "Hai!" The correspondent immediately turned around and ran to make a call. At the same time, the indigenous company commander looked worriedly at the sea in the distance. Is it really the Sichuan Army? Why did they land here? You know, it's very poor here. Moreover, the entire Qiongzhou Island has no decent output at all.
Now he could only pray that the other party was just passing by and fired a few casual shots. If you really want to log in. I'm afraid that as a person like myself, I will be doomed. "You bastard, let those Imperial Alliance troops come over and join the battle." the Yizhou native company commander ordered. "Hai." Here, Lieutenant Colonel Cun Xingxing personally led a battalion of soldiers and drove the fishing boat towards the shore. Due to the scarcity of landing ships, fishing boats can only be relied on. Because those landing ships need to be used to transport artillery. Half of these fishing boats were filled with soldiers, and the other half were loaded with needed ammunition and supplies. After all, no one knows what surprises will happen during the landing battle. In fact, before going to sea, Cun Yunsheng was a little worried. According to his ideal landing, there should be professional transport ships. If there is one, just put the tank into the transport ship, open the hatch, and the amphibious tank can drive directly to the shore. Unfortunately, he reported his request to Stilwell. A direct telegram clearly rejecting it. Therefore, there is no way to transport tanks. We can only rely on those dilapidated landing ships to transport artillery. Amidst the sound of artillery, the landing formation marched forward towards the landing point according to the pre-made plan. Soon Lieutenant Colonel Cun Xingxing saw the flames bursting out on the land ahead and the dazzling light from the flares rising into the air. . As a result, on the way to the landing site, there was a sudden heavy rain in the sky... The weather in the ocean is like this, it can change at any time. "This **** weather keeps changing." Lieutenant Colonel Cun Xingxing couldn't help but cursed angrily, but he soon discovered. In fact, this is also a good thing. Because heavy rain reduced visibility, and thunder would cover up other sounds, it was possible that the Sichuan Army could land on land before the natives discovered it. Sure enough, it was just as Cun Xingxing expected. When the fishing boat successfully landed, it did not encounter any resistance. This made Cun Xingxing feel happy. This login is really easy. It's completely different from the **** battle you imagined. "Regiment leader, there's no sound at all." The commander of the first battalion of the new second regiment, who was leading the charge, couldn't help but say. To be honest, Cun Xingxing was a little confused. He didn't encounter any enemies, which meant that he didn't know where the enemy's defense line was. It was very dangerous to fumble in the dark, because it was possible to plunge into the enemy's encirclement.
"Let the first company take the lead, and the rest will just follow. The other artillery will set up positions and provide support at any time." Even though they had practiced countless times, Cun Xingxing was still a little panicked. After all, there are still some differences between exercises and actual combat. Even if he emphasizes time and time again that exercises are actual combat, it is useless. You will feel much more relaxed mentally during the drill, but it will be different in actual combat. That was really frightening. Because no one knows where the bullet will come from and will kill you. "Regiment leader, why don't you let the artillerymen fire two shells?" the first battalion commander suggested. "Yeah, okay." Soon, the mortarman fired a shell towards the indigenous position in the distance. With a sound of "Boom!", a cannonball exploded on the indigenous defensive position. This shell immediately seemed to have poked a hornet's nest, with flashlights and searchlights shining in the direction where the shell exploded. At the same time, these natives also discovered traces of the Sichuan Army. "Da da da da..." "Fire!" At the command, the recoilless rifle, which had been waiting impatiently for a long time, fired towards the flaming position. boom! There was a loud noise, and the flaming position on the opposite side was directly blown up. Immediately afterwards, the machine guns that had been set up began to fire wildly at the indigenous positions in the distance. The weapons of these Yizhou natives are not that advanced. Facing the Sichuan Army whose firepower far exceeded theirs, they were no match at all. Especially after the recoilless rifle directly knocked out their machine gun positions, they were even more frightened and trembling. Before they could escape, they were fired upon by machine guns. Many natives had no time to escape and fell down like rows of wooden stakes. Some of them were only injured, but they were quickly patched up by the soldiers of the Sichuan Army who followed closely. The Sichuan Legion stepped on the corpses of the natives and continued to pursue them. Even when they saw some natives kneeling on the ground and raising their hands, they did not show any mercy and shot them in the head. If you show no mercy at this time, you are a fool. After all, Cun Yunsheng emphasized that you must not be merciful when facing these natives. Because these natives are ruthless. It was precisely because of this order that Cun Xingxing also emphasized that everyone must replenish their guns and not take any prisoners. "Tell the landing troops behind that the beachhead has been captured and we are moving deeper." Cun Xingxing said to the correspondent beside him when he saw that the beachhead was captured. "Yes, regimental seat." After saying that, he began to send a telegram to the troops in the rear. The soldiers of the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment continued to pursue the defense in depth under Cun Xingxing's order.
These Yizhou native imperial troops also guessed the Sichuan Army's plan. That is to take the opportunity to capture Danzhou City. Even if he knows the other party's purpose, it's useless. Because the comparison of firepower between the two sides is not at the same level at all, facing the Sichuan Army's attack, there is no way to fight back. Captain Nakamori Jiro, the Japanese squadron leader in the city, heard the sound of gunfire outside the city and rushed directly to the beach outside the city with two teams. In fact, when they were halfway there, they encountered the Imperial Association Army from Yizhou. According to their confessions, they learned that the landing troops were the Sichuan Army, and they were confused at the time. Especially when he learned that there were thousands of enemies, he was completely panicked. With just the few people in hand, they are no match for the heavily armed Sichuan Army. Unless he can block the attack and then severely damage the pursuing enemy's vanguard. But now he can find the most suitable place to block it is the jungle on both sides of the road. Because the jungle can provide them with a place to hide and the trees can serve as cover. You can even control the highway in between. The idea is very good. The result? When I saw that there were hundreds of troops chasing me. He was completely silent. Because the best opportunity is not to ambush on both sides of the jungle, but to return to the city and continue to defend with the help of the city's fortifications, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. It's just that it's too late to ride a tiger now, so they can only grit their teeth and ambush. The key issue is that ambush in the dark is not that simple. The expected casualties were not very large. But the soldiers of the first battalion quickly reacted and began to fight back. Along with the sound of gunfire, dense bullets began to pour towards the jungle on both sides of the road. Compared with the firepower of the Japanese army, the firepower of the Sichuan Army was several times stronger. Especially when accompanied by support from mortars and recoilless rifles. For a time, the Japanese soldiers screamed in agony. Captain Nakamori Jiro's heart sank. He knew that if he didn't retreat, he would be finished. The firepower of the Sichuan Army on the opposite side was terrifying. Seeing more and more of his subordinates falling to the ground around him, Captain Nakamori Jiro couldn't help his inner fear and chose to escape with a few of his confidants at the moment when the enemy finally caught up.
This is not to say that he is as timid as a mouse, but the enemy's firepower is far beyond his imagination. The ambush he planned turned out to be a joke. What's more important is that they are a second-line force. He is over thirty years old and has a family for a long time. He has no spirit of fighting before. So when his men fell in front of him one after another, he had no choice but to escape. "How dare the Japanese army ambush us with this?" After occupying the jungle on both sides, a battalion commander looked at the corpses of the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground with disdain on his face. (End of chapter)