Outside the east gate of Jiujiang County, the place was already in a mess.
In the dark night, smoke rose everywhere, and corpses of Japanese soldiers lay on the ground. These Japanese soldiers all died in the raid by the national army.
For these Japanese soldiers who died in battle, they encountered an unprecedentedly powerful enemy force - these enemy forces were not only large in number, but also powerful in firepower. Not only were they equipped with extremely high light machine guns, but they even There are also a lot of cartridges and equipment. More importantly, these enemy troops seem to be very well-versed in night battles and understand their Japanese strategic defenses very well!
As a result, this unlucky team did not have any direct confrontation with the enemy, and was completely suppressed by the enemy's firepower, losing half of their troops. More importantly, their heavy machine guns did not have any Play its due role!
The heavy machine gunner was knocked down immediately. Perhaps these ferocious enemy soldiers were afraid that the heavy machine gunner would not be completely dead, so after knocking down the heavy machine gunner with one shot, they did not forget to refill the grenade shell. !
When more than 30 Japanese soldiers faced an enemy that was nearly seven times their own size, the consequences could be imagined.
The result was that all these enemy troops fell under the firepower of the national army, leaving almost no room for resistance.
Of course, this was just a close call. After all, the Japanese army at this time was a well-trained elite force, not the child soldiers in the late period of the Anti-Japanese War. They still resisted for a while and caused some casualties to the national army, but it was not major. .
The instigator of this battle was none other than Comrade Zhang Tianhai, commander of the First Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone, and Liu Houming, the commander of the secret service company brought out by Comrade Zhang Tianhai.
"Reporting to the company commander, our casualties are not large. Only one brother is unlucky. He was hit directly in the head by a Japs gun and is hopeless. The other brothers are all slightly injured. Twelve people were slightly injured and have been sent to the hospital. Treatment is underway at the rear." The deputy company commander ran to Liu Houming's side to report.
Liu Houming frowned slightly and said: "This little Japan's combat effectiveness is still strong. Even though we had all the advantages in numbers and firepower, they lost thirteen people. But don't forget how long we have been preparing." The night battle..."
"Company Commander, there is nothing we can do about this. Japan has been preparing for a war of aggression against China for as long as we have been preparing. To be able to achieve this result is already very good." The deputy company commander said, this is What Tuanzuo usually likes to say is something he has learned and used now.
"This sentence makes sense. Now that we have captured the enemy's position, it is time to think about how to hold the position, and even test the enemy's defensive firepower on the city gate." Liu Houming said lightly. He said, but turned his attention to the city wall three hundred meters away.
Liu Houming knew that this distance was already within the enemy's fire coverage, so he did not act rashly, but discussed or waited for the opportunity.
"Company Commander, should we ask the regiment leader for instructions? After all, you know our special status and have always been the regiment leader's pet peeve." The deputy company commander made an excellent suggestion.
"Okay, let's do it! Let the correspondent call the regiment immediately to report the situation and ask for instructions on the next combat action." Liu Houming said in a deep voice, but a stern look flashed across his eyes as he stared at the city wall. . If the leader agreed, he would definitely not mind taking this small force to blow up the east gate of Jiujiang.
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At this time, Jiujiang City was already in chaos, and sharp whistles were heard one after another in this small city.
Obviously, four squads have been lost, which is a very bad situation for the Japanese army.
The Japanese troops outside the east gate and south gate will definitely not be able to come back. It is estimated that the same is true for the defenders outside the west gate and north gate.
One-third of the troops were lost at once, which made the battalion leader, Lieutenant Colonel Tanaka Yijun, very panic: If the enemy took advantage of the situation to launch a general attack on Jiujiang County, Jiujiang County might not be saved.
So, after much thought, Tanaka Yijun decided to report the situation to Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji.
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Late at night, in Pengze Town, Okamura Neji's 11th Army was in front of the enemy's headquarters.
The weather was much cooler at this time. Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji stood on this dilapidated tower, his face looking not very good.
After all, the Eleventh Army's advancement speed has indeed been slow during this period. If he cannot complete the set combat mission, Okamura Neji will definitely not be able to take advantage of it.
Feeling the coolness blowing on the mat at night, Okamura Neji began to feel a little sleepy. After all, air conditioning was not so popular at this time, and the pace of urban industrialization was not so fast, so naturally there was no way to talk about it. The "urban heat island effect" is this thing.
"In one week, if everything goes well, our general attack can begin..." Okamura Neiji murmured to himself.
Just when Okamura Neji wanted to go back to his room to rest, something happened——
I saw a soldier quickly running in front of Okamura Neiji, standing at attention, saluting and reporting: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent telegram from Jiujiang County. According to the telegram from Tanaka Yijun, captain of the Second Security Brigade of the headquarters, Jiujiang County has been An unknown number of Chinese troops are surrounding them. One-third of the troops' casualties have been reached, and all our army's outer positions have been lost. Captain Tanaka requests tactical guidance!"
"This guy Tanaka is the kind of person who always cares about face, but he also knows some seriousness. Now that he has sent this telegram, it seems that he has encountered some troubles. If this trouble is not solved as soon as possible, Jiujiang may really be lost. Already." Okamura Neiji murmured to himself.
Immediately afterwards, Okamura Neiji spoke to the soldiers in front of him and said: "Go back and tell the staff on duty to dispatch a nearby regiment to rush to Jiujiang County quickly! Don't delay the fight!"
"Hai!" the Japanese soldier responded, and then immediately ran to convey the commander's instructions.
After handling this matter, Okamura Neiji went back to sleep - for a big man of his level, this kind of thing was just a trivial matter. He confidently believed that a regiment of troops could easily get rid of it. Siege of Jiujiang.
Jiujiang is a useless place for the Chinese army; but for the Japanese army, this place is crucial-Jiujiang is related to the supply problem of the 106th Division, which is alone and deep.
If the supply line of the 106th Division is completely cut off, it will be a big deal.
Of course, the Japanese army would not think that the national army dared to challenge the main force of one of their divisions: the troops of one division were enough to rampage across China without fear.
Therefore, Okamura Neiji is not worried about things in Jiujiang. The most important thing for him is to get some sleep.
As for the arrangement of reinforcements, it is to avoid the eventuality. After all, in Taierzhuang, their Japanese army had a reinforced brigade that was knocked upside down and almost all of them could not return.
Because of this, Okamura Neji still took some precautions.
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PS: To make up for last night’s second update~
I went to bed early last night, after all, I had to move bricks today.
Damn, the bricks are extremely hot today...
