Fujimura didn’t believe even a single punctuation mark in Lieutenant Colonel Nakayama’s telegram.
Do the Chinese have aircraft support? Just a small little Yangzhuang? Is this a joke?
And chariots? After fighting so many battles, Fujimura has seen two Chinese tanks.
So he was sure that Zhongshan was lying.
However, Zhongshan is arrogant and full of tactical wisdom. In his 23rd Regiment, he has always been known as Little Zhuge.
The Japanese have coveted Chinese culture for a long time, so they also do a lot of research on Chinese history. They knew that Zhuge Liang was an extremely smart man in China. So some smart people among the Japanese also took advantage of this name.
It's just that they still have some self-awareness and use the word "small", otherwise it would be really ridiculous.
So Fujimura felt a little strange. Which Chinese army could push Zhongshan to the point of asking for help?
Although he does not believe that the Chinese have any aircraft or tanks. But it was clear that his Second Infantry Group was in danger.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency?"
Tian Yuan, captain of the Japanese First Battalion on the side, saw the old Japanese Fujimura stunned and called out, because the First Battalion was still waiting for Fujimura's order.
The offensive has stalled and the Chinese are reinforcing the city defenses. They used sandbags to plug the gaps in the crenellations on the city wall, and the city gates were also being blocked with sandbags.
Although such a defense is almost useless under the heavy artillery of the Imperial Japanese Army, it will definitely cause obstacles.
Therefore, what Tian Yuan's Japanese soldiers mean is that now it is better to attack sooner rather than later, and they must attack continuously so that the Chinese have no chance to breathe.
The Fujimura Japanese were awakened, and he also realized that there were many uncertainties in this battle.
He has been observing the battle with the help of binoculars. Although the enemy fought bravely, they were no match for the Imperial Japanese Army in terms of overall strength or numbers. It was only a matter of time before they occupied Baijia Town.
What he is most worried about now is the Chinese reinforcements.
He knew only too well the strength of his Second Infantry Brigade, and Zhongshan was as cunning as a fox. And to be able to force him into a desperate situation, this force is definitely not simple.
As for rescue, it doesn't exist. The most he could do was call for air support. As for whether the empire's plane will come, that's not up to him. Because wars were going on everywhere at this time, and air support was requested everywhere. But where do the empire have so many planes and bombs?
"Send power to the headquarters and request the air force to provide air support to Xiaoyangzhuang, ten miles north of Baijia Town. A large number of enemy reinforcements were found there. The specific number is unknown, but it put the first unit of our 23rd Regiment in an extremely disadvantageous situation.
Send a message to Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan and order him to persist. Reinforcements have been sent. "
Japanese Japanese Fujimura gave the order, the communications soldier bowed, and then went to deliver the order. At this time, Fujimura pointed in the direction of Baijia Town and said: "In one hour, within one hour, Baijia Town must be captured."
"Hi!"
The captain of the Japanese First Battalion took the order, and then together with the captain of the Third Battalion, he mobilized his own soldiers to prepare for a new round of attack on Baijia Town.
These two Japs hated the defenders of Baijia Town like crazy. Because just now, the First Brigade and the Third Infantry Brigade, each with a squadron of imperial troops, died at the gates of Baijia Town, and all of them were killed.
For the two Japanese soldiers, this was not just the loss of a squadron of soldiers, but a shame for them.
At this time, they had even thought about how to torture the Chinese to retaliate against them after entering the town.
Grains
In order to take revenge, the two Japs discussed and divided their forces into three groups. The First Brigade was responsible for the frontal attack, while the Third Infantry Brigade sent two squadrons of troops to attack simultaneously around the two gates in the south and north of the city.
After the first battle, they had noticed that the opponent's military strength was obviously different from what the intelligence said.
The intelligence they received was that there was only one battalion defending Baijia Town, and all of them were local troops with limited combat effectiveness.
But now it seems that there was an error in the intelligence. They speculated that the garrison in Baijia Town would have at least two battalions, or even more.
So they had to separate the defenders of Baijia Town and defeat them one by one.
And sure enough, the Japanese conspiracy caused Li Guoqiang a great headache. If the Japanese attack from the front, the remaining battalion in their hands can hold off the Japanese attack for at least two to three hours, so that reinforcements can arrive at Baijia Town.
Zhou Wei's Ministry of Defense had just sent a message to Li Guoqiang, asking them to hold on for two hours. Two hours later, the battle at Xiaoyangzhuang ended, and large troops immediately came to support.
Hearing the news, Li Guoqiang was a little excited, because the Japanese in Xiaoyangzhuang had a brigade. And if the reinforcements can eat up this brigade, then as long as they hold on for two hours and strive for the arrival of reinforcements, then Baijia Town will be impregnable.
I just don’t want things to be unpredictable. Not only did the Japs not divide their troops for reinforcements, but there were two groups of Japs moving to the south and north of the city.
The Japanese wanted to attack the city from three sides, but there were less than two platoons of soldiers defending the south gate and north gate, and there were no fortifications built outside the city.
He asked Battalion Commander Zhang, the former Baijia Town garrison, "How many people do you have left? Can you separate two platoons to support the South City and North City gates respectively?"
Battalion Commander Zhang said in embarrassment: "Captain Li, the two companies of the garrison battalion no longer exist. The remaining company has three platoons guarding the South City Gate, the North City Gate, and the West City Gate. All I have to do now is There is only one guard squad left, and some wounded soldiers. They may be able to form a platoon."
Li Guoqiang frowned, his brows forming a knot. There is a serious shortage of troops.
He put his arm around Commander Zhang's neck and lowered his voice: "Brother, our troops are seriously insufficient. You can only bring your guard squad and the wounded soldiers up. You go and guard the south gate and the north gate." I'll think of another way. I'll detach a platoon from the first battalion to guard the north gate."
Battalion Commander Zhang also frowned and said, "Your first battalion doesn't even have the strength of two companies now. How about transferring another platoon?"
Battalion Commander Zhang did not continue. Because everyone knew at this time that the frontal defense already had insufficient troops. How could we continue to divide our troops at this time?
But there is no way at this time. The combat effectiveness of a platoon of garrison troops cannot even match that of a Japanese squad. Even if another platoon of troops was sent, they could only barely resist.
As for whether we can hold on, we can only leave it to fate.
The enemy was several times their number, and there were not enough troops in the city, so they had no choice but to resort to this impossible method.
I just didn't expect that at this moment, someone shouted: "Clan Chief Bai is here."
Li Guoqiang said angrily: "Why hasn't he left yet?"
Battalion Commander Zhang was also helpless, because he had just tried to persuade her, but it was of no use.
At the same time, an old man with a stooped body but a vigorous look and an upright face walked up the city wall holding a civilized stick.
Next to him were two Bai clan members dressed in black and carrying guns.
The Bai family is the largest surname in Baijia Town. Sixty percent of the families in Baijia Town have the surname Bai, and most of the remaining surnames are related to the Bai family.
Therefore, Bai Jianqiu, the old patriarch of the Bai family, has a transcendent status in Baijia Town. Even the county magistrate must act based on his expression! ...
