Doihara felt that this battle was stable and everything was under his control.
The victory of Wanjialing is only a matter of time, but whether Wanjialing can be defended is a question.
Momotaro did not bring many people, because some of them went south to attack the fifth theater.
Although the Japs were defeated in the Battle of Taierzhuang, other Japs troops in the Second War Zone, Fifth War Zone, and First War Zone achieved considerable results.
But precisely because of this, Doihara could not mobilize many troops. If there were no reinforcements to support Momotaro, then once the Western Front Supervision Corps broke through and returned, Momotaro's department would definitely be dead.
Moreover, the strength of his 27th Brigade on the Western Front is indeed too weak. If he wants to block the supervision team head-on, he will probably suffer heavy casualties.
So he immediately requested reinforcements from the headquarters of the Second Group Army, dispatched two infantry brigades from the Fourth Division closest to Yushan to reinforce Yushan, and then dispatched an infantry brigade just added by the Fifth Division to quickly rush to Wanjialing for reinforcements. Momotarobe.
The Japs of the Second Army would naturally not refuse, and forcing Dragon Boat Festival into a blind corner was not an opportunity that would come up all the time.
And they are very confident in Doihara, after all, Doihara has never let them down.
So almost in an instant, all the little Japs seemed to be moving. Even the Japs who had just retreated from the front line joined in consolidating the southern line defenses.
The route south for the Dragon Boat Festival has been completely blocked, and the Dragon Boat Festival can only go north at this time.
However, on the way north, there was the Japanese 14th Division, including an infantry regiment of the 20th Division. They were rapidly narrowing the encirclement, trying to encircle the Dragon Boat Festival near Yehu Mountain, about ten kilometers south of Mushan Village.
Yehu Mountain is famous for the presence of tigers in the mountains, and very few people go to that kind of place.
However, Yehu Mountain has a geographical advantage. The first is that the area of Yehu Mountain is only about thirty kilometers in radius. If someone is besieged in it, the little devils only need an infantry regiment to level it.
The second is that Yehu Mountain is surrounded by plains. And once you enter here during the Dragon Boat Festival, don't even think about going out again. Doihara even thought that if the Dragon Boat Festival entered Yehu Mountain, then he would dispatch bombers to drop all the incendiary bombs prepared before into Yehu Mountain, turning the place into a scorched earth. He did not believe that the Dragon Boat Festival was made of iron.
And even if the Dragon Boat Festival is really made of iron, he will burn it with fierce flames.
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At the same time, Duanwu, who was maneuvering towards Mutushan, encountered a part of the Japanese 28th Regiment from the side.
The opponent has a large number of people, probably an infantry brigade.
After the encounter, the two sides fought fiercely, and Duanwu quickly broke away from the battle. With his current strength, it would be too far-fetched to engage in a head-on battle with the Little Japanese Infantry Brigade.
However, the firepower of the Special 1st Battalion is still adequate, and about one-third of the automatic weapons have been preserved.
This was due to the care of Dragon Boat Festival. The Special 1st Battalion must have come from the Third Army. If the weapons and ammunition supplies were only given to their own troops, the soldiers of the Special 1st Battalion would definitely complain.
Therefore, after Duanwu obtains ammunition supplies, they will generally be given priority to the Special First Battalion. This results in the reason why Duanwu's original troops have exhausted their automatic weapons and ammunition, but the Special First Battalion still has supplies.
Of course, this is also the reason why the Dragon Boat Festival will take the special first battalion into action.
The combat effectiveness of the Special First Battalion is still acceptable, and it has only added a small number of new recruits, so it has good combat effectiveness.
Therefore, the Special 1st Battalion is suitable for this small troop reinforcement.
And Zhou Tianyi also likes to act together with the Dragon Boat Festival. But what he didn't understand was why the regiment was constantly dividing its troops, as if he was deliberately trying to get into the encirclement of the Japs.
Zhou Tianyi is a straight-tempered person. While marching, he approached Duanwu and asked: "Guan Zuo, since we are going to reinforce, why don't we take the first battalion with us? Hehe, let me state in advance that I am not afraid. That's right. I really don’t understand, if we break out with a large force, wouldn’t the success rate be greater?”
Duanwu said with a smile: "You are right. At that time, we had to take the first battalion with us, and it would indeed be easier to break through the Japs' blockade.
Take the encounter just now, for example, it was not us who evacuated on our own initiative, but the little devil who was chased by us.
But have you ever thought about the reason why the little Japanese suddenly attacked the baggage troops again?
That Doi thought that his three lines of defense could not stop us, so he used the method of blocking the baggage troops, forcing us to reinforce the baggage troops, and then gave us a fatal blow with superior force and air superiority.
So at this time, if we have more people, the casualties will be greater. Instead, a small group of troops will reinforce us, and if I show my face in front of the little devil once, then all the little devil's troops will come towards us.
Of course, we will be in danger. It is probably not an exaggeration to say that we will escape death. "
Zhou Tianyi immediately said: "Don't worry, regiment, no one in our special battalion is afraid of death when we fight against the Japs. We will fight how you say."
Duanwu nodded, thought for a while and said: "Judging from the current marching route of the little devil, the little devil wants to drive us in the direction of Yehu Mountain. I have seen this Yehu Mountain on the map before. Yehu Mountain. Although the forest in Tiger Mountain is very dense, the strategic depth is insufficient, and it is surrounded by plains. It is very likely that we will be besieged in Yehu Mountain.
Therefore, this Yehu Mountain is a dead place for us, but it is also a living place.
As the little devil wished, we entered Yehu Mountain to create conditions for the large army and the baggage troops to break through. The Japs' troops are all coming towards us, so their breakout will definitely be easier. "
"It's a group seat!"
At this time, Zhou Tianyi understood the purpose of Dragon Boat Festival and stopped talking. Instead, he followed the footsteps of Dragon Boat Festival and the group headed towards Yehu Mountain.
But they seemed to be driven to Yehu Mountain by the little devils, but in fact it was the little devils who fell into the Dragon Boat Festival plan.
The wild tiger forest is deep and dense, which is very suitable for ambushes.
However, this ambush is not easy to fight, because there are too many imps. Once they are surrounded, let alone the more than 300 people from the Special First Battalion in Dragon Boat Festival, even if it is doubled, it will not be enough for the imps. The human wave tactic is a grind.
Judging from the news Duanwu has received so far, at least three Japanese infantry regiments are surrounding him. Even if these Japanese troops are not fully staffed, they will probably number no less than 10,000 people.
Adding in the puppet troops, traitors, and troops transferred from the Japanese government, it is very possible that the number will exceed 12,000.
But this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is the little devil’s plane.
When we were in Wanjialing during the Dragon Boat Festival, the Japs dropped incendiary bombs.
Although it is early spring and the surface humidity is high, under the burning of incendiary bombs, even wet wood will ignite a fire, accompanied by massive amounts of thick smoke.
Therefore, the purpose of marching urgently during the Dragon Boat Festival and arriving at Yehu Mountain in advance was to find a good retreat for himself and the First Battalion in advance.
Dragon Boat Festival never thought that he would die in the hands of the Japs like this. He wanted to perform a trick on the Japs in Yehu Mountain, just like he did when he transformed a living person in Sihang Warehouse!
(End of chapter)
