"Bagaya road!"
At the headquarters of the Banheng Division, the old Japanese soldier Banheng Seishiro was furious because he was secretly increasing troops to the front line, preparing to surprise the 55th Army and cut off the connection between the fifth theater and the second theater.
But before he could implement this plan, Dongping County was captured by the 56th Army, and the Bantian Regiment he was most proud of also suffered heavy losses, and the army was directly reduced by one-third.
This was a great shame and humiliation, how could he let Seishiro Itama swallow such a breath?
It's just that at this time, neither his fifth division, nor the Japanese second army, nor the reinforcements from a certain dynasty were ready. Otherwise, the kid would have taken action long ago, so how could he wait until now?
Therefore, this sudden action during the Dragon Boat Festival really caught the little devil off guard.
Moreover, the little devil had no idea that the Chinese would take the initiative to provoke them.
But what Ban Hengzhengshiro couldn't figure out the most was what was the purpose of the Chinese army in seizing Dongping County?
Dongping County is not a strategic location, and there are not many troops stationed there. Except for the conventional garrison force of less than one squadron, the rest of the defense is completed by the Imperial Association Army.
In other words, the enemy's occupation of Dongping County would not cause great losses to the imperial army. If it were him, he would also surprise the Sakata United Team in a surprise attack. As long as he defeated the Sakata United Team, it would be like tearing a hole in his fifth division.
Therefore, the fall of Dongping County puzzled Ban Hengzheng Shilang.
And if there is a reason that must be found, Seishiro Itahashi believes that it should be related to the reinforcements of the infantry brigade lost by the Sakata Regiment. The Chinese attacked Dongping County in order to mobilize reinforcements from the Bantian Regiment out of the city to ambush them.
Thinking of this, Itaheng Seishiro figured something out. The Chinese's goal is still Ningyang County, and the first attack on Dongping County is to weaken the strength of the Bantian Regiment in Ningyang County, and then make a surprise attack on Ningyang County.
"Shao Kar!"
Banheng Seishiro realized it on his own, but fell into the pit dug by Dragon Boat Festival again.
The goal of Dragon Boat Festival is not the Sakata Alliance at all, but his entire Heng Division.
So I'm afraid that Itaheng Seishiro never thought in his wildest dreams that the small goal he set for the Dragon Boat Festival was indeed too small. A Bantian United team is not enough to fill the gap in the Dragon Boat Festival. What he wants to cut is the big cake of Banheng Division.
However, Ban Hengzhengshiro misjudged the purpose of the Dragon Boat Festival and actually ordered the Japanese and puppet troops who reinforced Dongping Town from Feicheng and Pingyin to continue marching to Dongping Town and recapture Dongping Town.
Because at this time he was already sure that the enemy was going to fight the Bantian Regiment, so after the surprise attack on Dongping Town, he would turn his guns and attack Ningyang County.
In other words, his enemy's attack on Dongping Town was just a pretense. After the attack, they would turn back and attack Ningyang Town. Even if there were defenders left in Dongping Town, the number would definitely not be very large.
The reinforcements coming from Feicheng and Pingyin can definitely be easily dealt with. And we can also use this to test the strength of the 56th Army.
In other words, until now, both Captain Sakata and Seishiro Itahashi believe that this battle is being fought by the 56th Army. Otherwise, they would not have been able to imagine which unit could have such strength and annihilate an infantry brigade of the Sakata Regiment in a very short period of time.
Of course, the little devil once suspected that it was an independent regiment of Dragon Boat Festival. After all, Dragon Boat Festival appeared in the defense zone of the 56th Army.
However, the information from the Special High School was that the Dragon Boat Festival independent group had left long ago and returned to Bengbu via LY.
Therefore, the little devil inferred from this that the one who attacked Dongping County was none other than the 56th Army.
Therefore, Banheng Seishiro immediately ordered that all defense areas related to the 5th Division and the 56th Army enter first-level combat readiness to guard against a sudden attack by the 56th Army.
He also ordered all frontline units to quickly dispatch scouts, increase the number of lookout posts and patrols, and shorten the intervals between them to guard against sneak attacks by other Chinese troops.
Of course, Banheng Seishiro's focus is still on Dongping County and Ningyang County. He can only make a new judgment on the specific movements of the Chinese army after news comes back from the Japanese army in Dongping County.
Although he was 80% sure that the Chinese army's target was the Bantian Regiment in Ningyang County, he was still 20% unsure.
This Seishiro Itahashi is not an easy man either. He is a top student in the 16th batch of the Army Academy, also known as the 16th batch of glory.
Senior Japanese generals at the same time include the notorious Kenji Doihara, Neji Okamura, Toshiyoshi Ando, etc.
So this old devil is not simple at all, and he is good at being resourceful and winning steadily.
But in Duanwu's opinion, this old devil was also very ordinary. After learning that Dongping County had been occupied, he actually dared to send reinforcements.
At this time, under Dongping County, part of the 11th Regiment of the Japanese Fifth Division had arrived two kilometers outside Dongping County to rest and recuperate.
The strength of the Japanese troops is approximately one infantry brigade, which is composed of two infantry squadrons drawn from Feicheng and Pingyin respectively, totaling four infantry squadrons and one artillery squadron.
In addition, from Pingyin and Feicheng, the little devils also mobilized two security groups, about a thousand people, and temporarily mixed them into an infantry regiment.
The total strength reached 2,300 people. They stopped about two kilometers away from Dongping County to rest and dispatched scouts to Dongping County.
The scouts were led by puppet troops, and a small group of about 13 Japanese soldiers followed behind the puppet troops.
Obviously, the little devils already knew that Dongping County had been occupied by the Chinese army, so they went to investigate and might encounter danger at any time.
Naturally, the little Japanese would not make fun of his own life, so all the work of risking death was left to the puppet soldiers.
The puppet troops walking in front also know this. They are destined to be cannon fodder. Everyone just hopes that the people of the 56th Army have left and leave an empty city for them. Otherwise, if there is a real fight, they Still a cannon fodder.
Some people are even starting to regret it now. Originally, they just wanted to join the Japanese because they didn't want to die, but in the end, they couldn't escape death, and they had to bear eternal infamy.
But I'm afraid it's too late to regret now, because no one knows whether they will have a chance to see the sun tomorrow.
Because it is obvious that more than 700 Imperial Association troops and more than 100 Imperial troops in Dongping County have been destroyed by the other side. With just their number, they may not be enough to fill the teeth of the 56th Army!
Thinking of this, it is inevitable that some people will curse the little devils following them in their hearts, hoping that they will step on a landmine soon, and that it will be the kind that does not sound in front and makes noise in the back.
They had seen this kind of landmine, which was specially used by the Eighth Route Army to deal with the Japs.
When these little devils charged, they were afraid that they would step on landmines, so they grabbed a group of ordinary people to go through the mines for them.
But I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army was superior in technology and developed a kind of landmine that didn't sound in the front and sounded in the back. The bombs caused heavy casualties to the little devils. Even they were happy to see it.
"Wait, I feel it!"
A puppet soldier walking in front suddenly stopped, his body stiffened, and he did not dare to move at all!
(End of chapter)
