"Commander, this 18th Division is really powerful. During the brief contact in the afternoon, I observed that this unit reacted extremely quickly. After finding it difficult to break through the defense line, it retreated decisively without any entanglement."
Xing Fuquan touched the stubble on his chin and said with a hint of meaning:
"And the team retreated without chaos, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner. Their artillery could cover the retreating team at the first time. Originally, I wanted to launch a countercharge, but I was pushed back by the shelling. Instead, they caused some damage. loss."
Xing Fuquan's evaluation was very pertinent, and he did not hide his shortcomings at all. From his honest man's mouth, we can roughly understand the combat effectiveness of this unit.
Liao Mingyu nodded and said quietly to everyone: "These bastards are not simple, but in addition to their strong combat power... they also owe us Chinese people a blood debt."
"They are just a bunch of beasts that are worse than pigs and dogs!" Ayi suddenly shouted angrily, silently.
Everyone involuntarily looked at Ah Yi, whose face was full of resentment. He knew the 18th Division very well, because this division was the same Japanese army that invaded his hometown and killed his father!
The first time the 18th Division entered China was on the "August 13" Songhu Battlefield. They were one of the Japanese troops that landed at Hangzhou Bay and stabbed the Chinese army from behind.
It was they who outflanked the rear, occupied Songjiang County, and cut off the communication lines that gathered the Chinese troops in Shanghai, thus sealing the victory of the Songhu Conference. Because of this, the Chinese army, which was fighting bloody battles on the front line, had its rear route blocked, causing it to be defeated thousands of miles away from enemies from both its front and back.
The outcome of the Songhu Battle, which lasted for more than three months, was decided. The Chinese army, which was in danger of being surrounded, began to retreat on a large scale until it turned into a final rout. Countless blood and sacrifices were lost at this moment.
After the Battle of Songhu, the 18th Division continued to advance vigorously, marching eastward and invading our country's land. Then they came to Wuhu and caused the Wuhu Massacre.
Here they first used more than 60 Japanese aircraft to conduct air raids on Wuhu for five consecutive days. People were displaced and bustling houses and streets were turned into ruins.
Not only that, they also gathered more than 10,000 surviving innocent people, lined them up in rows of human walls, and then brutally shot them with machine guns while laughing. In the end, the Wuhu area was filled with smoke and blood.
Don't think this is the end, this massacre is just the beginning for them, because not long after, the 18th Division caused another even more tragic incident!
They were one of the first three divisions to invade Nanjing. At the same time, the Japanese troops led by the 6th Division and the 18th Division began an organized, planned, and premeditated attack in Nanjing and nearby areas for 42 days. Massacres and bloody atrocities such as rape, arson, and robbery.
Corpses of Chinese people littered the fields, and mutilated limbs and severed heads could be seen everywhere. Countless unarmed innocent people and prisoners of war who had laid down their weapons and did not resist, no matter men, women, old or young, could not escape the fate of being massacred.
300,000 people! A bloody feud involving 300,000 people! It is not an exaggeration to say that these pigs and dogs, with their hands stained with the blood of the Chinese people, are beasts that walk upright.
"Everyone, listen up!" Liao Mingyu suddenly increased his voice and said indignantly: "When facing the 114th Regiment... the Sichuan Army will not accept any surrender from them!"
"yes!"
Everyone shouted in unison, they had just heard the regiment leader talk about so many experiences of the 18th Division, and they were already filled with anger. Everyone gritted their teeth and felt resentful, and secretly vowed to make these grandsons pay for their debt with blood.
"Captain, there is one more thing to pay attention to. There is also a mysterious unit in the Longling garrison: Unit 9420."
Yu Sifan took out a special document from the folder and explained to everyone: "The Japanese army claimed to be the Southern Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department, but according to intelligence, this unit was established on the basis of Unit 731."
"Their headquarters is set up in Singapore. During last year's Northern Burma Campaign, they came to Burma with the Japanese 15th Army and conducted a series of biological and chemical germ warfare. One of them was stationed in Longling County."
Buzz…
Everyone was in an uproar, as the Japanese's most notorious biochemical troops were actually beside them.
"His uncle's germ army!?"
Meng Fan was horrified. The most terrifying thing about the Japanese army was not their powerful combat power and samurai spirit, but these inhumane biological and chemical weapons.
Compared with ordinary poison gas bombs, the newly developed bacterial and viral biochemical weapons are more terrifying. He has heard of it before on the northern battlefield. A solid fortress garrisoned with an entire division could not survive an attack by the enemy's bacterial bombs. Months... More than 3,000 people died of illness, and countless soldiers fell ill and lost their combat effectiveness. The Japanese army took over the fortress effortlessly.
"Damn it! I just said why Takeuchi even has mustard gas. It turns out it's the work of this group of people."
Long smashed the article on the table in a circle and preached angrily. Among the survivors of the commando team, there were several soldiers whose faces were badly corroded by mustard gas.
"Okay, I will find a way to solve the problem of the Japanese biological and chemical troops. What we have to do now is to complete the rest and recuperation of the troops as soon as possible."
Liao Mingyu clapped his hands to signal everyone to be calm. Although the situation of the Japanese was a bit unexpected, everything was still under control. However, to deal with Okazi 9420, it would be necessary to exchange some more chemical protective suits and gas masks.
"Staff Fang, sort out the battle damage information of the troops and send it to us tomorrow. We will have to be miserable and ask for things."
"Haha, I understand." Fang Jingyao smiled and nodded to show that he understood everything.
The post-war meeting in Shubao lasted until 1 a.m., and the losses of various departments of the Sichuan Army were basically calculated.
The heaviest losses in the whole regiment were undoubtedly the 3rd and 1st Battalions. As the first unit to resist the Japanese attack, the 3rd Battalion fought extremely fiercely on the frontal battlefield. More than 900 soldiers were killed, and more than half of the officers and soldiers were killed. Death, basically everyone left was injured, it can be said that the organization has been destroyed.
Meng Fangliao's battalion was the vanguard of the attack on the reverse slope, and then attacked the three defense positions, causing more than 600 casualties.
Counting the casualties of other units, the entire regiment lost a total of more than 2,200 people, and more than 700 wounded were lying in the hospital, almost half of the regiment was wiped out!
Fortunately, the Yu Division shared a lot of pressure throughout the battle, otherwise the Sichuan Army might have used these 6,000 men to replace Takeuchi's 6,000 men.
At the end of the meeting, Liao Mingyu decided to follow the old method and add soldiers from the fourth battalion to the other three battalions in batches. The second battalion, which had the least casualties, sent some veterans to the third battalion to balance the combat effectiveness of the three main battalions.
Poor Ah Yi has become a bare-bones commander again, and there are still many vacancies in the three main battalions, but there is no other choice but to make do with it, and wait until the above supplies are added.
"That's it for now. Everyone, go back and rest. Tomorrow, all ministries will coordinate with the troops as planned."
Liao Mingyu closed the folder and announced the end of the meeting. At this time, a lieutenant walked in from outside the door. After saluting everyone, he loudly said: "Report to the leader, the body of Takeuchi Renshan has been found!"
"Found it? Take me to see it quickly."
Liao Mingyu strode out with everyone. The officers who were still a little tired suddenly lost their sleepiness, and they all followed their leader to see Takeuchi's true face.
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