Two miles east of Baijia Town, there is a Japanese army position.
At this time, Captain Fujimura of the Japanese 23rd Regiment once again received a telegram from his headquarters. The telegram asked him to occupy Baijia Town immediately, without any mistakes.
Fujimura was so angry that he scolded his mother. Because just an hour ago, he was about to capture Baijia Town, but an order from above stopped him. At this time, the Chinese repaired the previously destroyed positions, and the superiors allowed him to attack again.
He even believed that a group of pigs were directing the battle above.
But he didn't know that the reason he was asked to stop the attack before was because the headquarters had received the news that Duanwu was going to Baijia Town to deliver the secret code.
Assassinating Duanwu to obtain China's latest secret code will play a vital role in the entire war situation.
But the assassination failed and the Takeshita Special Forces were wiped out.
Takeshita Jun took the radio station with him when he escaped. When he confirmed that he was safe, he sent a message to the Japanese headquarters to explain the situation.
He said that Duanwu's trip to Baijia Town with the new password was a trap. There was no Dragon Boat Festival at all, and there was no secret code. Instead, there was a large number of American troops ambushing them at Tiger Mouth.
A large number of U.S. troops surrounded them, causing his Takeshita Special Forces to be wiped out. Only he escaped and sent a message to the headquarters to explain the situation.
Matsui Iwane expressed surprise when he heard this report. Why were Americans suddenly involved in the war between China and Japan? Are all Americans crazy? Haven't they always remained neutral and sold arms everywhere?
Iwane Matsui couldn't figure out what kind of drama the Americans were singing this time.
"Baga, those Americans are really untrustworthy. They claim to be a neutral country, but they are secretly enemies of the Japanese Empire."
Matsui Iwane was very angry. He would definitely report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor, and the Empire of Japan would also denounce these Americans internationally.
Nowadays, the Japanese Empire is also important internationally. Give them face and sit at the same table with those Western countries to eat. If you don't give them face, they will all die.
Of course, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is not time to fall out. At most, I can just slap the table and shout a few words in protest.
However, the seeds of hatred have been planted at this time, and it is only a matter of time to deal with the Yankees.
Matsui Iwane ordered Takeshita Shun to find a way to escape by himself, or to stay in place and deal with the enemy, waiting for rescue. Because the iron hooves of the Japanese Empire are about to cross the Chinese defense line of Womachuan and advance to the Changzhou line.
The Changzhou garrison only had two divisions, which was not enough for Ban Heng's division.
The Banheng Japanese also assured Matsui Iwane: "It is a foregone conclusion to win Changzhou. The key is how to win it."
Ban Heng's meaning couldn't be clearer. It would be easy to capture Changzhou. He was just thinking about how to annihilate the 112th Division and the 103rd Division.
So this old devil is really crazy and wants to swallow two masters in one go.
But then again, the Ban Heng Division had just been transferred from the North China battlefield and was gaining momentum, but the 112th Division had been fighting for more than two months.
As reinforcements, the 103rd Division participated in the war for a short time, but the overall quality of the troops was not high, and they could only follow the 112th Division to provide reinforcements.
Therefore, when Ban Heng's Japanese army said that they wanted to swallow up the two divisions in Changzhou, they were not all lying.
However, he found a good opportunity in Baijia Town. If he had not ordered to stop the attack before, Baijia Town would have been captured by Tengcun. Even if Zhou Weiguo comes with his troops, it will be a fierce battle.
Because the city wall of Baijia Town is very high, it would not be that easy to attack the city without heavy artillery.
But precisely at such a critical juncture, the commander of the Ban Heng Division ordered to stop the attack, causing Colonel Fujimura to miss the opportunity and have to regroup and continue the attack.
Since the attack just now was very effective, and the south gate had also been breached, the Fujimura Japanese would use the method just now to attack the city again.
I just didn't expect that just when the old Japanese in Fujimura was preparing to attack, a Japanese scout came to report that the enemy's reinforcements were less than five kilometers away from Baijia Town.
The old Japanese from Fujimura frowned. Because of the five kilometers distance, the Chinese could reach Baijia Town in less than ten minutes. And judging from the fact that his Second Infantry Brigade could be completely annihilated, this Chinese reinforcements were not only large in number, but also fought very bravely.
So when facing such a fierce force, even the old Japanese soldier Fujimura had to scratch his head. He had to prevent this force from entering the city. Otherwise, once this force entered Baijia Town, with his current strength It's difficult to take down Baijia Town if you don't have enough troops.
He ordered the 3rd Infantry Brigade to divide into a squadron and intercept Chinese reinforcements two kilometers west of Baijia Town. The remaining Japs attacked Baijia Town with all their strength.
The Japs soldiers began to mobilize frequently. When Li Guoqiang saw him on the city wall, he knew that the Japs were preparing to attack the city again.
He looked at the only remaining warrior in front of him. Many of them were injured, some had bandages on their heads, some had their arms hanging on their chests, and some could only lean on the wall stacks behind the city wall.
They looked tired and mostly silent.
Morale was low and the personnel were exhausted, which gave Li Guoqiang an extremely bad premonition.
At this time, the setting sun is like blood, and the earth is about to sink. And perhaps it is precisely because of this that it affects the morale of the soldiers.
But as a battalion-level officer, Li Guoqiang naturally could not let this kind of depression take root in the souls of the soldiers. What's more, at this time, a war is imminent.
He climbed to a high place and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the Japs are going to attack again. Their attack may be even more fierce than before. Because they know that our reinforcements are coming."
I just received a telegram from the reinforcements. The Japanese in Xiaoyangzhuang have been wiped out, and our reinforcements are speeding towards here.
Ten minutes, as long as we hold off the little Japs for ten minutes, our reinforcements will arrive here.
And by that time, not to mention the mere thousands of Japs in front of them, even if more Japs come, this Baijia Town will become the grave of their little Japs! "
"Yes, let Baijia Town become the tomb of the little devils. So many of our brothers died here, how can we not avenge them?"
"Blood debts must be repaid with blood!"
"Brothers, we need to avenge ourselves. If we let the reinforcements avenge us, wouldn't it be a disgrace to our 112th Division?"
"Yes, we must avenge ourselves. Let the little devils do it! Grandpa is waiting for them here!"
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Li Guoqiang's words were like a shot in the arm, piercing the heart of every soldier.
The soldiers' anger was once again ignited. With only two platoons, they had to resist the attacks of two Japanese squadrons and even more Japanese.
This battle was a disaster for them, but at this moment, every one of them felt like dying! ...
