Katano Sadami's figure is not that tall and mighty, he is a typical short figure, short and stocky.
A samurai sword was placed across his waist, coupled with the brown Japanese officer uniform and that sinister face, he looked indeed very fierce.
The strong self-confidence in him cannot be imitated by ordinary people. After all, he came from the battlefield.
This time, the 21st Regiment serves as the vanguard force of the Sakamoto detachment. Katano Sadami feels that he is under a lot of pressure. Whether the Fifth Division can quickly capture Linyi depends on their vanguard force.
The battle in Juxian County was the work of his Katano Sadami. Although the main attacking force entering the city was part of the 11th Regiment of the 9th Brigade (Field Brigade), it was still fought under his command, wasn't it? ?
In this battle at Tangtou Town, Katano Sadami used troops from his own regiment, so he was very cautious in the battle.
Whether fighting in Mengyin, fighting against Shen Honglie's Marine Corps, or fighting against Liu Zhendong's guerrilla column, his troops were the main force on the front line.
The advantage of being on the front line is to achieve military exploits and get all kinds of glory; however, the disadvantage is that the ones who suffer the most casualties are also their own troops.
Although the casualties in all previous battles have been between three and five hundred, the total is not small. The casualties of the troops have exceeded one-third!
Because of this, Katano Sadami launched this exploratory attack, and the troops invested were only a small team!
With the roar of artillery, the Japs covering the Japanese Katano Regiment charged forward. The intensity of the attack was different from the last time - this time, the Japanese army invested a whole brigade!
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When the Japanese army's firepower was very fierce on the Tangtou battlefield, Lanling was still as calm as water.
For the common people, although Commander Zhang's first regiment directly under the Third War Zone has been transferred to Linyi, Deputy Commander Gu is still guarding here with two city defense battalions and Commander Zhang's special agent company, so the impact is not significant. big.
On this day, to the surprise of Gu Shi'an, deputy commander of Lanling City Defense, Zheng Man, the director of the Communications Department who had been recuperating before, suddenly came back.
At this time, Zheng Man was seen wearing a military uniform and a pair of white command gloves, walking quickly into Lanling's city defense headquarters. Her slightly bulging belly made it impossible to tell that she was pregnant.
Liu Houming followed closely behind, like a loyal guard.
Since the regiment left Lanling with the main force of the army, Liu Houming's special agent company has become Zheng Man's "guard company". Except for one platoon that was sent to assist in training, the rest of the troops are here.
Liu Houming did what Zhang Tianhai ordered him to do, he wanted to protect the leader's future wife and children...
When Zhang Tianhai left Lanling with the main force of the Zhiyi Regiment, he also reserved a radio station at the Lanling City Defense Headquarters. The purpose was to facilitate contact with Lanling, so as to understand the situation in Lanling in a timely manner and issue combat orders.
After Zheng Man returned to the city defense headquarters, he went directly to the communications room.
"Hello, Director Zheng!" The correspondent sitting in front of the radio station immediately stood up and saluted after seeing Zheng Man.
"You go out and wait a moment. I want to use the radio." Zheng Man said very seriously, not allowing any refusal.
"Yes, sir!" the correspondent responded, then went outside and waited.
Then, Zheng Man turned to Liu Houming and said, "Adjutant Liu, please go out and wait for a while. No matter who comes in, they must report!"
"Yes! Sir!" Liu Houming said seriously.
For Liu Houming, both Tuan Zuo and Director Zheng are not simple figures. They are dragons and phoenixes among men, so they must be treated seriously.
After Liu Houming went out, Zheng Man sat in front of the radio station and started typing a telegram.
If anyone in the industry saw it, they would definitely know that Zheng Man was typing an encrypted message.
It is not known where this telegram leads to, but the specific content of the telegram is "Nothing is happening on the Lanling front line for the time being, and no spies have been found to have infiltrated. Swallowtail Butterfly."
In a secret and dim office in Wuhan, a middle-aged man in military uniform was sitting on an office chair correcting documents.
I saw this man with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked like he had a sense of majesty. And his collar badge is a gold star.
This is a major general!
At this moment, a young lieutenant officer, also wearing the uniform of the Central Army, came in and reported: "Reporting to the chief, Swallowtail Butterfly is calling!"
"Bring it here!" The major general raised his head and said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" the lieutenant responded, and then handed the message in his hand to the major general.
After the major general read the telegram, he continued to say in his voice that seemed to have no emotion at all: "The marriage application submitted by Swallowtail Die last time has been approved by the office! Captain Zhang is a person who is loyal to the party and the country and can be trusted. .”
"Yes, Virgo. Swallowtail Butterfly has a mission. Now she needs to do the preparatory construction of the frontline intelligence stations in Lanling and Linyi. I'm afraid it won't be good to approve the marriage application now. ?" the young lieutenant said anxiously.
The major general raised his head, his eyes full of majesty were staring at the lieutenant, and he said coldly: "Our military commander has never treated people with meritorious service unfairly. Besides, they all meet the political conditions. I don’t care if you are colleagues or brothers and sisters, but don’t cross the line. Do what you should do and remember the confidentiality rules!”
"Yes, sir!" the young lieutenant responded, but there was a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.
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The battle is getting fiercer step by step, and the fire of war is slowly burning towards Linyi.
After Katano Sadami launched an all-out attack, the troops of the 1st Battalion of the 232nd Regiment immediately fell into a bitter battle.
After all, the Japanese army directly invested a brigade of troops. Let’s not talk about the fact that due to the increase in the number of people, the firepower will inevitably be fierce. Let’s talk about the fact that the Japanese army also invested in tanks, as well as the increase in grenades and infantry guns equipped with the brigade. Son.
The battle suddenly reached a fever pitch.
"Ding!" A bullet hit the helmet of a charging Japanese soldier, and then opened an irregular round hole.
"What the hell!!!" A Japanese squadron leader was holding his command knife high and was very excited.
Soon, a bullet hit his head, and a round hole immediately appeared on the brown military cap!
Brains mixed with plasma slowly flowed out of the round hole, very bloody!
The Japanese troops were not the only ones to suffer casualties. The Chinese army officers and soldiers, who were relatively lacking in heavy weapons, also began to suffer casualties.
"Hit me! Let me fight!" Liao Han shouted, feeling very excited.
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At this time, news of the exchange of fire between Tangtou's forward positions and the Japanese army also reached Linyi's combat headquarters. Oh, that is, the legion headquarters of the 40th legion.
Since Zhang Tianhai's Zhiyi Regiment entered the city, Pang Bingxun simply changed the compound where his regiment headquarters is located into a front-line combat headquarters for the convenience of command.
In this case, Zhang Liyuan, Zhang Tianhai and others can directly accept command here without having to call their regiment headquarters to notify them.
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PS: The first update is here!
Thanks to Qidian book friend Lonely Wild Wolf 007 and QQ reading friend Sleeping on the Floor Youth for giving me two monthly tickets each!
Thanks to Qidian book friends Baoshan Zhenren and Jie Bian Feng Sheng 1111, and QQ reading friends Qian Lan De Ai and Hua Jie for each of their monthly passes!
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