The Botian Japs suddenly hit the iron plate in Baijia Town and retreated fifteen miles to wait for the Japanese army's new weapons to arrive.
It goes without saying that this new weapon is mustard gas, which is often used by the devils.
The use of this weapon requires not only experienced artillery but also dedicated guidance. Otherwise, if the enemy didn't explode, all of our own people would be dead.
The little devils used Chinese people for experiments, such as the most notorious Unit 731, Unit 516, etc.
So the little devil knows how terrible this poisonous gas is. As long as a little bit is inhaled, the soldier will lose combat effectiveness.
Therefore, during the battle, they were also very careful when using it.
And many Japanese troops are very repulsive.
Because this thing is too dangerous. If you don't do it well, the enemy will not be killed, but one of your own will be wiped out.
What's more, the empire's weapons and equipment are originally superior to the Chinese army, which makes some Japanese troops very reluctant to use such chemical weapons.
Of course, if the war situation goes against their Japanese army, even if they take some risks, the little devils will use this deadly weapon that can instantly destroy the enemy's defense line.
So the Botian Japanese soldiers retreated fifteen miles and temporarily gave up the attack, while Zhou Weiguo breathed a long sigh of relief on the wall of Baijia Town.
The battle just now was supported by Zhou Weiguo. After suffering heavy losses in Yushan, the Japanese Army's Botian Detachment rested and reorganized and replenished its troops.
Although the two Japanese regiments under its jurisdiction are not at full strength, but with part of the Japanese 23rd Regiment, there will be at least eight infantry brigades of 800 people, and this does not include the artillery brigades and baggage. Brigade and so on, the total number must be at least 8,000 people.
But what about the defenders of Baijia Town? The total number of people did not exceed one thousand two hundred.
Such a huge disparity in strength gave Zhou Weiguo a headache. He had never fought such a battle before, so he could only use the advantage of artillery fire to temporarily scare the enemy back.
But if Duanwu were to direct this battle, I'm afraid he would be more daring in tactics, and even send out scouts early to detect when the enemy would come back, and beat the enemy halfway.
In the Battle of Changshu, the Dragon Boat Festival staged a classic drama of pulling out teeth from the tiger's mouth. Just under the city of Changshu, the Japanese army completely wiped out a regiment of the Japanese army during their attack.
This battle can be called a textbook battle recorded in history. Many Chinese and foreign generals were full of praise.
Of course, the most important thing is that the four words "Chinese madman" have become famous because of this. Dragon Boat Festival's crazy fighting style made many people think that anyone who could fight such a battle was definitely a lunatic with abnormal brains.
Because at that time, the enemy's and our forces were far apart in terms of quantity and quality. However, Duanwu was able to concentrate its superior forces and fight quickly, wiping out the Japanese forward troops.
It has to be said that such strategic thinking is indeed reminiscent of the word "crazy".
Therefore, Zhou Weiguo's operations were still too conservative. He felt that since his troops were small, he should huddle in Baijia Town.
But the more timid he gets, the crazier his enemies become.
The Botian Japs are not stupid. On the battlefield in China, the Botian detachment of the Taiwan Brigade is also famous, enough to be called the notorious Chongteng detachment.
After a brief contact with the Baijia garrison, he found that the opponent's firepower was very fierce as mentioned in the intelligence. One of his artillery brigade did not have an advantage in the artillery battle with the enemy.
Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, he ordered a retreat.
This old devil has learned the lesson of the disastrous defeat in Yushan and no longer dares to underestimate any Chinese officer.
What's more, they already knew the true identity of the commander of the Bai family's garrison through some of the intercepted messages.
The three words Zhou Weiguo are not unfamiliar to Japanese military intelligence agencies. After all, many Japanese students who had participated in further training in Germany were present.
Zhou Weiguo and Takeshita Jun are the best among them.
Therefore, there was already information about Zhou Weiguo in the Japanese army's database.
The old devil Bo Tian felt that this young man was one of his rivals.
But compared to that Chinese lunatic, it is still much easier to deal with.
In the previous battle, the Botian detachment was repulsed by the enemy's fierce artillery fire before it could gain a firm foothold. This includes the Japanese artillery being poorly prepared and losing in the artillery battle, and another point is that Old Devil Hasada does not want his troops to suffer too many casualties.
He had already tasted the bitter consequences of rash advancement in the Battle of Yushan. The troops suffered a large number of casualties, which directly led to the failure of the entire battle.
Of course, the most important thing is that he is worried that he will meet that Chinese lunatic again.
This is the enemy that many frontline Japanese officers least want to encounter. Because after encountering the Dragon Boat Festival, some suffered heavy casualties, while others were directly wiped out by the regiment.
Therefore, the Botian Devils also walked on thin ice during the attack.
But after he retreated and the Bai family garrison made no new moves, the old devil showed his cruel smile again.
Because he felt that the Chinese madman was not in Baijia Town, but there was only Zhou Weiguo.
Then this battle will be much easier to handle. Although the defenders of Baijia Town have an artillery advantage, they also have air superiority.
As long as tomorrow, the imperial planes fly to Baijia Town and carry out carpet bombing of Baijia Town, he believes that the defenders in the city will suffer heavy losses.
So that night, the Bo Tian Japanese reported the matter to the commander of the Ban Heng Division.
Old Japanese Ban Heng had planned to do this for a long time, but he had been thinking about capturing the American special operations team last night.
Of course, he didn't know at that time that the American special operations team was a fake Dragon Boat Festival.
However, the Dragon Boat Festival did cause a lot of trouble to the Banheng division, and he did not report this matter to Matsui Iwane.
Because it is obvious that if there were not this American special forces team, then he would definitely be scolded.
What's more, even if no Americans were involved in this matter, the weapons and equipment for the Dragon Boat Festival were provided by Americans. So Americans have nothing to do with this matter.
So when it came to morning, Commander Ban Heng remembered his main business, which was the frontline battle in Changzhou.
The main operational goal of the Japanese army in the Changzhou battle was to capture Changzhou. And once Changzhou was captured. The Chinese defenders who were still struggling at Jiangyin Fortress had no choice but to retreat to Shanxi.
Of course, this is the best result for Chinese soldiers. The purpose of old Japanese Ban Heng was actually to divide and eat the Chinese army, otherwise there would be no way to bypass the Womachuan position to surprise Baijia Town.
Because it stands to reason that once Changzhou City is broken, the strategic significance of Baijia Town will be gone. The Chinese army can only retreat, otherwise the defenders of Baijia Town will be a lone army and fall into the enemy's siege.
But Division Commander Ban Heng had a very big appetite. His goal was not just to defeat the Chinese defenders on the Changzhou front line, but to divide and annihilate the Chinese defenders on the Changzhou front line.
Therefore, this old devil has a huge appetite, and he is stepping up his efforts. In other words, Baijia Town must be won, followed by Changzhou City! ...
