"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The battle for Zezhou City entered the fourth day. The 72nd Division fired all the 75mm field artillery shells and prepared to fight.
Li Chendong also changed the attacking troops to Li Yuanzheng's first battalion, and transferred a company from the second and third battalions to directly supplement the first battalion.
"Li Yuanzheng, the division commander only gave us one day, so work hard!"
After Li Chendong finished speaking, he closed his eyes in pain. By the time the battle was over, the 338th Regiment would also be disabled.
"Captain, don't worry, we will definitely capture Nancheng today!"
After Li Yuanzheng said a few words, he went out. He was preparing to play in person.
As the artillery fire extended, the 1st Battalion of the 338th Regiment once again launched a fierce attack on the south city gate. The other two divisions also attacked from the other two directions. However, the walls in these two directions did not collapse, so it could only be a diversionary attack. ;
This is also the reason why the 72nd Division was driven out by the Japanese after rushing into the city several times, and could not form a joint force.
At the Zezhou City Defense Command, Colonel Saito was no longer calm. The South City Gate was attacked by the Jinsui Army several times. If reinforcements had not arrived at the critical moment, the city would have been destroyed!
"Muromachi-kun, most of the Onizuka brigade has suffered casualties. Your brigade is already the last reserve in the city. The Chinese are going to go all out in this round of attack.
When you go to reinforce Onizuka-kun, you must hold on to the 72nd Division at the South Gate. As long as it gets dark, the main force of the imperial army will have completed the siege of the Chinese people. The time has come to perform supreme feats for His Majesty the Emperor. ! "
Major Muromachi's passion was instantly ignited by Colonel Saito. He was an authentic samurai, deeply poisoned by Bushido, and all he could think about was opening up territories for the empire;
He never takes the lives of his soldiers seriously, let alone the lives of Chinese people. Every battle will be littered with corpses.
"Your Excellency, Captain, as long as the Muromachi Brigade is here, the Chinese cannot even think of attacking the city. Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
After Muromachi finished shouting the slogan, he went straight to his own brigade with a murderous look on his face.
When the Muromachi brigade comes out, there will definitely be mountains of corpses and seas of blood, either from the Chinese or from them. This is a group of wild beasts.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Li Yuanzheng's battalion once again invaded the city, and Onizuka's battalion, which had only more than 300 people left, retreated steadily.
"Brothers, rush!
Work harder, the Japanese can't hold it anymore, they take Zezhou City and I invite the whole camp to drink. "
"Battal Commander, can you add more wine to the water this time? At least it will taste like wine."
Li Yuanzheng knew from the voice that it was Ge Dan, a fool. He had nothing to say about fighting, and his mouth was also broken, otherwise he wouldn't have been just a platoon leader.
"Ge Dan, shut your stinky mouth. The regimental commander only gave me a few jars of wine before. There are more than a thousand people in the whole camp. It would be great if I could smell the wine!
This time is different. There are many wine shops in Zezhou city. If you go into the city, I will buy you some authentic Xinghua Village wine at my own expense. "
"Ta-ta-ta..."
The Japanese fired a hail of bullets at him and almost treated Li Yuanzheng to a drink of guillotine.
"Boom boom boom..."
A barrage of shells overwhelmed Kuzudan's platoon, and the Muromachi Battalion came up with reinforcements.
"Platoon commander, platoon commander!"
"How about mourning, I'm not dead yet!"
Ge Dan climbed up from the dust, spit out a mouth full of dirt, and continued to direct the battle.
As the Japs suddenly added more than a thousand new troops, the first battalion's attack was repulsed again.
Although Li Chendong sighed with regret, he was still a little short of success. The Japanese could always send reinforcements at critical moments.
The Jinsui Army continued to attack, wave after wave. Both sides were furious, especially the Jinsui Army, which suffered heavy casualties. Thousands of people had been killed or injured in three days. These were the old foundations of the Jinsui Army. They sacrificed One less!
In the blink of an eye, one day passed, and Zezhou City still had not been breached, and there was only one day left before General Yang's deadline.
At the Jinsui Army Command Headquarters, when General Yang was considering whether to add more pressure to a few divisions, the two divisions on the outer perimeter came to him with a piece of bad news that dumbfounded him.
"Blind Tan, are you sure it's a large number of Japs? Rather than a feint of a small group of Japs?"
"Vice President, you can't be wrong. One of our regiments on the perimeter was wiped out by the Japanese, and not a single brother escaped!"
Even if General Yang was not good at military affairs, he still realized the seriousness of the matter. The entire regiment disappeared without a trace. This was definitely not something that a few Japanese soldiers could do.
And these devils appeared suddenly, which only means that the devils have a big conspiracy!
"Blind Tan, don't panic, your division quickly shrinks its defense line and must guard our retreat!"
After General Yang gave Tan Xiazi's 65th Division the order to defend, he quickly notified several division commanders who were attacking the city to hold a meeting to discuss countermeasures.
After all, the Jinsui Army was a local snake. Although the Japs' actions were covert, they were still discovered by their intelligence personnel and reported directly to the Shangguan Department of the World War II Zone. Chief Yan was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat:
"What are you talking about? There are more than 30,000 Japs in the two divisions. Where did these Japs come from?
Did the intelligence services make a mistake? "
"Boss, you can't be wrong. They have appeared around Zezhou City. They are only a few kilometers away from the outer defense line of our Zezhou army. The Zezhou army has been surrounded by Japanese soldiers. The military situation is urgent. Whether to break through or hold on, we must come up with them as soon as possible. Response plan.”
Lieutenant General Guo Zhongfen, the chief intelligence officer of the Shanxi-Sui Army Command, said anxiously.
"Yes, yes! Call Xingru immediately and ask him to immediately stop attacking Zezhou City and concentrate his forces to break out to the west."
Lieutenant General Guo quickly dissuaded him:
"Boss, the Japs deliberately and secretly mobilized tens of thousands of troops this time. The purpose is obvious. They are heading for our five divisions outside Zezhou City!
They won't let us break through easily. If we rashly order a retreat, tens of thousands of troops will easily herd sheep and become the second Songhu! "
After Lieutenant General Guo reminded him, Chief Yan finally remembered the poor nature of the Kuomintang army. It was okay to fight with the wind, but once the army was defeated, it would definitely be like a mountain. This was the case for the Central Army, let alone their Shanxi-Sui Army.
“What should I do? Zaiyang teaches me!”
It's okay for Chief Yan to dance on three eggs, but he doesn't have the ability to handle such a major military crisis. He can only ask his think tank, Lieutenant General Guo.
Lieutenant General Guo thought for a while and said:
"Boss, the Japanese are using the central flowering strategy. They have been using Zezhou as a bait, with the purpose of encircling and annihilating our five divisions outside Zezhou City;
The enemy's encirclement has been formed. Breaking out at this time may lead to a large-scale rout. The best choice is to hold on and wait for help!
The prerequisite for standing firm and waiting for reinforcements is to capture Zezhou City, and then use Zezhou City as your back to fight positional battles with the Japanese. Five divisions cannot be eaten by the Japanese if they want;
As long as we hold on until the reinforcements arrive, the Japanese will face the center of our Jinsui Army! "
Chief Yan finally understood that what the Jinsui Army was best at was defense. If they could capture Zezhou City before the Japanese launched a general attack;
Then five divisions backed up the defense of Zezhou City. It would be difficult for the Japs of the two divisions to capture these tens of thousands of heavy troops.
The key is, where are the reinforcements?
"Zaiyang, we have no reinforcements. Where can we mobilize so many reinforcements?"
"Boss, we don't have it, the Eighth Route Army does!"
