There is no doubt about Inaba Shiro's determination, but sometimes, things may not necessarily change according to one's will.
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The camera turned back to the front line of Jiankou Town.
At this time, Xiong Wuzhenglang had just climbed to the commanding heights of Jiankou Town, and the good news came——
I saw a soldier running up to Masahiro Xiong and reporting: "Your Excellency, the regiment commander, the division headquarters has called back. Your Excellency, the division commander has ordered the 13th Infantry Regiment, the 47th Infantry Regiment and the Cavalry Regiment." Reinforcements have already been carried out. In addition, the 23rd Infantry Regiment is also preparing for reinforcements. Your Excellency, the division commander, ordered us to hold on!"
"Yo Xi, with the strict order of the division commander, we will be rescued soon. We will come from Yueyang via Xitang Town, and then along the road from Xitang Town. Under normal circumstances, we only need to hold on until the afternoon, and our reinforcements will arrive It will arrive!" Xiong Wuzhenglang said very excitedly. After all, in his opinion, there is absolutely no problem with his arrangements here. No matter the quality of the bunker or the turret, there is no cutting corners, and with the firepower here There is absolutely no problem in arranging to defend Jiankou Town.
Thinking about it, a smile appeared on the corner of Xiong Wu Zhenglang's mouth, because the 45th Regiment was finally saved.
However, what happened in the next second took Masahiro Xiong by surprise: because he saw countless Chinese troops outflanking them from several directions, and they had strong logistics forces, which could be seen through the telescope. Clearly.
Looking at the scenes in the telescope, Masahiro Kumatake looked bitter. He said to Mikami Shimizu next to him: "Mikami-kun, we are in big trouble this time."
After hearing these words from Kuma Takemasaru, Mikami Shimizu also hurriedly picked up the telescope and looked at the scene in the telescope. He also agreed with the former's view: "Indeed, we are in big trouble. Looking at the scene in front of us, There are at least two regiments of the China Army in the south we see, which means we are very likely to have encountered a division of the China Army!"
"Moreover, the equipment of this unit is not generally sophisticated. It can be seen from the weapons they are equipped with. The Chinese army we met after entering the Wuhan battlefield has never seen a squad of Chinese soldiers equipped with a light rifle. Machine guns, except for the unit stationed at Yuhuatai in Nanjing during the Battle of Nanjing, the 88th Division of China's First Ace Army." Xiong Wu Zhenglang said seriously, and there was no trace of relaxation on his face at this time. Instead, It's dignified.
At this moment, Xiong Wu Zhenglang has realized how powerful the troops he encountered are. If we look at this configuration, then the troops fighting across the river can only be the ace guards of the Chinese army!
Xiong Wuzhenglang was an officer of the invading army who participated in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing. He had a very clear understanding of the structure of the Chinese army, especially the 87th Division and the 88th Division, which were both from the Guards of the National Revolutionary Army. An ace army, he can fight against these troops! At the same time, he also knew very well that since the Chinese army was willing to use this kind of troops to attack his 45th Regiment, it was clear that they were going to take his life.
At the same time, Xiong Wu Zhenglang also clearly realized that the seven squadrons with which he lost contact must have been attacked by the Chinese army's artillery fire, and then they were all wiped out - nonsense, the enemy army had already attacked his own Now that the facts are in front of him, Xiong Wu Zhenglang will not foolishly deceive himself and others again. The facts are in front of him, and he can't help but not believe it.
"Mikami-kun, please report this situation directly to the division headquarters immediately, first to the division headquarters, and then to the brigade commander! Tell them that our opponent is the Chinese army's German weapons Ace Master!" Xiong Wu Zhenglang said in a deep voice.
"Hai!" Mikami Shimizu nodded. He also knew in his heart that since the co-captain could specifically mention the reporting order, it proved that the co-captain also had no hope of being able to survive.
According to the normal reporting sequence, the wing headquarters should first report to the brigade headquarters, and then the brigade headquarters should report to the division headquarters. By doing this, Colonel Kumatake Masaro has in fact become a step-change. Reporting behavior is an extremely bad behavior. To put it more strictly, it is a typical case like the following.
Colonel Kumatake Shoro also knew very well that his behavior would make his immediate boss, Major General Mitsuru Ushijima, very unhappy, especially since he was the one who brought him up.
However, at this time, Colonel Xiong Wu Zhenglang no longer cares about so much. He can only report directly to the highest officer in charge of the Yueyang area. Only in this way will he not waste so much time in the transit link.
The powerful enemy filled Colonel Kumatake Shoro's heart with haze: no matter how bad his seven squadrons were, they would not be wiped out by the enemy within half an hour, unless the enemy was already powerful enough to defeat them. If you attack your own troops intentionally and unintentionally, only in this way will your own troops suffer such a disaster. Facing such a powerful enemy, do you still have a chance of winning?
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When Colonel Xiong Wu Zhenglang's heart was full of gloom, as a qualified opponent, Zhang Tianhai's face was indeed full of smiles.
Standing on the slope, Zhang Tianhai did not put on the windy cloak, but looked into the distance with a telescope.
"Xiao Xu, look, how far are our frontline troops from the enemy's outermost position?" Zhang Tianhai asked Xu Xun beside him. Although he already had the answer in his heart, he still had to confirm it again. After all, this Don't be careless when doing this.
Xu Xun picked up the telescope, looked at it, and reported: "Report to the commander-in-chief, I believe that our forward troops are still 600 meters away from the enemy."
"No, I think our troops are still more than 500 meters away from the enemy." Zhang Tianhai said softly. Seeing that the difference was not big, he felt relieved, "Send me an order immediately, and all troops will advance 300 meters." Mi, even if we put the thunder cannon on the shoulders of the death squads, we have to do it, we don’t have much time!”
"Yes! Sir!!" Xu Xun responded.
Although the early battle went much smoother than expected, it does not mean that Zhang Tianhai should take it lightly - any decision he makes will determine the lives of his soldiers; similarly, one of his mistakes will cause many soldiers to lose their lives. Life, he couldn't let himself make this stupid mistake!
After all the troops advanced 300 meters, the flying thunder cannons could directly hit the Japanese positions. Only in this way could they seize the town of Jiankou as quickly as possible at the minimum cost.
All the troops advanced three hundred meters, which meant that these troops were about to enter the enemy's range, but Zhang Tianhai had no choice!
If you were to ask Zhang Tianhai whether he regretted not bringing the artillery battalion over, his answer would definitely be that he did not regret it. Why do you say that? Because once the enemy's troops can achieve rapid reinforcements, then his troops will definitely retreat quickly, and the slow-moving artillery battalion troops will most likely become victims of this battle!
Zhang Tianhai knows better than anyone how expensive an artillery battalion is!
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PS: The second update is here!
Finally finished writing, good night, workers!
