Chapter 339 The Fourth Division wants to counterattack the homeland? "Is it fast?" Cun Yunsheng looked at Duan Zhenguo with confusion on his face. This has been a long time, okay? You must know that the Japanese troops in Yangcheng are all second-line troops, and their combat effectiveness is not as strong as imagined. It can be said that the four regiments in Meng Fanglia's hands are already the strongest troops in the Sichuan Army. Moreover, there is also the Japanese 104th Division as an internal response. If this cannot be won, the enemy will not win. You can really kill him with a piece of tofu. "I spent 30 million yen to persuade the Japanese 104th Division to act as an internal agent. If I can't win, I can just beat him to death." Cun Yunsheng sneered. Then Cun Yunsheng asked the communications staff to send a secret telegram. Only Meng Fanxia could decipher this telegram, and no one else knew how to decipher it. Hearing this, Duan Zhenguo was surprised. He didn't expect to spend 30 million to buy a Japanese division.
He had heard before that Cun Yunsheng spent 300 million yen to buy the Japanese Fourth Division. He thought it was a rumor. Now it seems that all this should be true. "Sir, are you going to let the new regiment join the battle? According to the information sent by the Malaysian guerrillas, the Japanese army is dispatching two divisions to the front line. The opponent is Yamashita Fengfumi, who is also known as the Malayan Tiger. This person is very fierce with his troops. ." Duan Zhenguo thought it was better to remind him. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng still looked calm. "So what about Yamashita Fengwen? Without elite troops, he is also a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice." "Don't think too much of him. Besides, these natives are exhausted and you can continue to mobilize them. Don't worry, this is not the real main battlefield." His goal all along was to land on Luzon. Now it's nothing more than making the noise louder to cover up their true purpose. After taking Yangcheng, we will almost be able to land on Luzon Island. "The reason why I came here personally to take command this time is, firstly, to help you suppress the formation. The 60th Army of the Yunnan Army has just arrived, so I'm afraid you won't be able to suppress it. Secondly, I want to make it clear to you the true purpose of this battle." Cun Yunsheng felt. You still need to make it clear to the other person. "Our goal has always been to occupy Luzon Island and cut off the communication between the Japanese mainland and Southeast Asia." "At this point, I hope you understand." "Yes, take a seat, I understand." Duan Zhenguo nodded quickly, but showed doubts. "Senzuo, what if I fight here and become the main attacker?" Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was startled. He didn't expect that this kid was quite ambitious. He even thought about becoming the main attacker. It seems that he is still a little unconvinced. "No problem. If you make the main attack, I will fully support you then, but you can't let the elite troops in my hands die. What you have to do now is to consume the Japanese army and use the natives to consume it." Yunsheng warned again.
"Don't care about those natives. You have to remember this. Those who are not of my race will have different minds." "Don't forget how the expeditionary force was tricked by these natives during the Burmese battlefield. We must keep it in mind." "Yes, sit down and I will definitely not forget it." Duan Zhenguo promised. … To the northeast of Yangcheng, the Japanese army independently formed the 23rd Brigade Headquarters. Originally, everything was peaceful here, and two independent infantry brigades were even deployed to support the Western Front battlefield. As a result, within a few days, something suddenly happened to them. Because the 70th Independent Infantry Brigade stationed in the east actually sent an emergency telegram. This made the brigade commander, Major General Kenji Shimokawa, look confused. Where do the enemies come from in the east? "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, the forward position of the 70th Brigade has been breached by the Chinese Army, and the remaining troops of the Shimadzu Brigade are now exchanging fire with the enemy." "But the enemy's firepower was too strong, and he asked for tactical guidance." the combat staff report reported. "Baga, what does this loser Shimazu Jiro do? How come he was able to break through the position so quickly? He is in a large group, can't he even hold the position?" Kenji asked in disbelief by the riverside. . Although his infantry brigade is not very effective in combat, it is not that stretchy either. Moreover, the elites of the China Army are all on the Western Front. Even if there is a China Army, its combat effectiveness will definitely not be very strong. result? So someone easily broke through the defense line? Still want tactical guidance? Isn't it just asking for reinforcements? Are you kidding? When did the empire's imperial army become so weak? "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, the soldiers who retreated reported that Major Shimazu was shattered in the raid just now." "Baga Yalu, what's going on?" Kenji asked by the riverside. "In the first round of strikes, the Chinese heavy artillery hit Major Shimazu who was inspecting the position." "It is very unfortunate that Major Shimazu was directly blown into pieces by the artillery shell, leaving only half of the command sword." the combat staff explained. Hearing this, Xiahebeian Kenji was also speechless. Isn't this too unlucky? But this is normal. Whatever happens on the battlefield is normal.
After all, some people were shot down by their own anti-aircraft guns. There were also those who were hit and killed by friendly vehicles. Therefore, it is very normal for the inspection position to be hit and killed by artillery shells. "Asshole, order the forward positions to hold their positions immediately and rely on the offensive to resist step by step. Send a report to the commander immediately and request tactical guidance." Shimohebe Kenji knew that now was not the time to show off. His infantry brigade only has six infantry brigades, and including the brigade headquarters, there are more than 6,000 people. Two brigades were also transferred. Now a brigade has been crippled. The remaining three brigades still need to defend their respective positions. He simply cannot mobilize more troops now. So the best thing to do is to ask for help. There's no shame in that. Who told him that he didn't have many soldiers in his hands? As long as he is given another artillery brigade, he will not be so miserable. "Hai Yi, I'll do my humble job now." … The troops attacking the Japanese independent 70th Brigade were the 70th Regiment of the 12th Division led by Qian Zhengqing. According to the training outline requirements, before the war started, there was naturally a burst of artillery fire. Fortunately, the first round of shelling killed the Japanese captain. Of course, he didn't know this. At this moment, he was observing the situation at the forward position with a telescope. In addition to catching the Japanese army by surprise at first and taking advantage of it, the Japanese army later reacted and began to use buildings and fortifications to resist. The most obvious one should be Zhang Tian who is leading the attack on the front line. He leads a platoon of soldiers to attack the position he is responsible for. It is obvious that the intensity of the Japanese resistance has increased a lot. The Japanese used the fortifications on the position to resist desperately, slowing down their offensive pace a lot. "We can't go on like this. The speed is too slow. Tell the company commander to let him use 60mm mortars to launch a barrage." Zhang Tian thought for a while and decided to use the cover of artillery shells to capture the Japanese position. The situation was quickly reported to company commander Yang Bai. After listening to Zhang Tian's request, Yang Bai gritted his teeth and hesitated for a moment. "Give me the order to have the mortars follow the infantry and provide support at any time." "Yes, company commander." That is to say, Cun Yunsheng is so generous. Even the infantry company has four 60mm mortars. If it were other troops, the regiment-level units might not have artillery. As the order was issued, the company's four 60mm mortars frantically bombarded the Japanese positions. Such bombing regardless of cost naturally made the Japanese army afraid to raise their heads.
Some wooden fortifications were directly blown up. For a time, the situation of the Japanese army was very bad. "Come on, charge with me, kill all these Japanese troops." Zhang Tian saw that the firepower of the Japanese troops was suppressed by artillery fire, and immediately got out of the bunker and rushed towards the Japanese position. The Thompson submachine gun in his hand did not stop at all, shooting wildly at the Japanese positions. "kill…" Seeing how ferocious their platoon leader was, other soldiers followed suit and rushed to the Japanese position. Facing the Chinese army whose automatic weapons were obviously superior to theirs, the Japanese army was beaten back steadily and quickly lost new positions. When the battle situation here reached the ears of Shimokawa Kenji, he even more impatiently urged his subordinates to call Lieutenant General Nakaso Moritaka for tactical guidance. … This time, Xiahebian Kenji's message to the headquarters was very anxious, to the effect that if you don't come, our independent infantry brigade may be wiped out by the enemy. When the time comes, not only will Kenji bear the shame of going down to the river, but you, Lieutenant General Moritaka Nakaso, will also be interrogated by the base camp. After all, this is an independent brigade. Although there is no alliance flag, if they are completely wiped out. Even Lieutenant General Nakaso Moritaka couldn't keep his face off. "Baga, it's strange, why did the Chinese Army appear here?" Lieutenant General Nakata Moritaka naturally saw the telegram from Kenji Shigabe, but now we are not pursuing these, but want to find out why there are enemies here. ? "Your Excellency, Commander, this Chinese army started attacking the 23rd Independent Brigade at three o'clock this afternoon, and the attack was very fierce." "Under the cover of aircraft and heavy artillery, they almost flattened our forward positions. At the same time, the 70th infantry group defending them was almost wiped out." the combat staff said. "Could it be an attack from the east and an attack from the west?" Lieutenant General Nakasa Moritaka still couldn't figure out why he didn't increase the offensive intensity on the western front. How could he go to the east? Is it to attract his attention? Don't blame him for thinking this way, the opponent's use of troops is really too weird. At the same time, he was also very troubled. It would be great if Yangcheng had a city wall. In this case, he could use street fighting to delay the opponent's actions. "Could it be a deliberate attack on the east? Then a fierce attack from the west? At the same time, let us mobilize troops from the west?" The combat staff gave the opposite view. "Well, it's not impossible." Lieutenant General Nakata Moritaka nodded, agreeing with the other party's view. "The troops of the Sichuan Army are erratic, and this move must have deep meaning. However, we cannot sit idly by and ignore Mr. Xiahebian's request for help." "In this way, let the 130th Division deploy a regiment to support him." "Hai." The combat staff nodded quickly. "The 104th Division has arrived at Zengcheng now. Do you want them to continue advancing? Attack the China Army from behind?" After hearing this, Lieutenant General Nakasa Moritaka thought for a while and agreed to his plan.
"Xinxi, immediately send a telegram to the 104th Division and ask them to speed up and reinforce Yangcheng." "Hai." … Zengcheng, the headquarters of the 104th Division, Colonel Fujiwara looked at Jiro Sato in front of him and said with a little dissatisfaction. "Sato-kun, are you ready to quit completely? Are you going to become a rich man?" "Oh? Fujiwara-kun, why do you say that?" Sato Jiro took a sip of sake and asked doubtfully. "It seems to me that you don't care about the military. Don't you just want to be a rich man?" Fujiwara asked. Hearing this, Sato Jiro was silent for a while, and then remembered what Cun Yunsheng once said to him. "No, someone once told me that he hopes that I can lead the Fourth Division to fight back to the homeland, capture the Emperor alive, and completely drive him down. He thinks that we don't need an Emperor to govern us." "I didn't answer his question at the time, but decided to be a rich man first. But I suddenly found that life would be boring after getting rich." "Fujiwara-kun, you know, we Osaka businessmen don't like fighting at all, we only like doing business." "Isn't it good to have peace in this world? Why do we need to fight and kill?" Listening to Sato Jiro's illogical words, Fujiwara Osa was speechless, but he had a different view on Cun Yunsheng's words. "Well, these words were said by the commander of the Sichuan Army Corps, right?" "円西." Sato Jiro nodded. "I think it makes sense. We really shouldn't have an emperor." Colonel Fujiwara nodded in agreement. "Do you also think that I should lead the Fourth Division to counterattack the homeland?" At this time, Sato Jiro lost his drunkenness and asked. "We can try, otherwise we will never be able to go home, not to mention there are many anti-war people like this. There are many families in the country who are opposed to the war. If we can win their support, we are not without hope. "Grandmaster Fujiwara thinks we can really try it. "Sato-kun, you haven't gone back recently, so you don't know that many people in the local area are living a miserable life every day. Everyone is scrimping on food and clothing just to keep the war going." "This war has consumed so many of us, and I feel it's time for it to end." Hearing this, Jiro Sato's eyes flashed, and then he looked at Colonel Fujiwara. "It would be great if we could have Fujiwara-kun's help. I believe our two divisions have great hope of counterattacking the mainland." "Yo Xi." Just as Colonel Fujiwara was about to say something, he saw his subordinates walking in hurriedly. "Your Majesty Colonel, the commander sent an urgent message and ordered our troops to go to Yangcheng immediately to raid the China Army that is attacking the 23rd Independent Brigade." the subordinate said. Hearing this, Colonel Fujiwara didn't react much, but looked at Jiro Sato. "It seems that the situation has become very critical, and our commander is already very anxious." "Fujiwara-kun, I think this is a very good opportunity. As long as we break through the 23rd Brigade's position, we can march straight in and seize the headquarters. At that time, we can use the name of Lieutenant General Nakasa Moritaka to order all troops "Lay down your weapons and we will clear out those officers who are unwilling to surrender, and the remaining soldiers will obey our orders."
"In this way, our counterattack plan will be much stronger again." Sato Jiro said with excitement. (End of chapter)