"How is this possible? How is this possible?" When the gunfire sounded, Yoshio Shinozuka was awakened, muttering to himself with disbelief on his face.
However, Yoshio Shinozuka was also a battle-hardened veteran. He managed not to spurt blood and quickly summoned the headquarters staff.
At the same time, orders were issued to deploy lines of defense on the streets of the city in preparation for a street battle.
He heard the sound of the 150mm howitzer and knew that the city wall could not stop the enemy's attack. It was only a matter of time before the city wall fell, so he basically no longer had any expectations for city defense.
Sure enough, he didn't even receive a report from the defenders on the city wall, and the city wall fell under enemy fire.
Almost all the defenders were destroyed.
The little devils in the city were all organized into brigades and squadrons, and were all sent out by Yoshio Shinozuka to organize street fighting.
Gao Jianwu shelled the garrison barracks. This time he only hit a lonely enemy. Most of the little Japs had already rushed to the streets of the northern city.
A small number were ordered by Yoshio Shinozuka to blow up the factory.
However, before Shinozuka Yoshio's men set out, he received bad news again. The first and second divisions of the puppet army had all rebelled. They had rushed to various factories in the city for defense!
After hearing this news, Yoshio Shinozuka finally couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of old blood!
The house leaked and it rained all night, and now the two puppet military advisers rebelled, which made it even worse for him.
"Commander Shinozuka, the situation is critical now. I request the commander to immediately transfer to Yangqu to command! I am commanding the locust army in Jinyang and waiting for the arrival of reinforcements." Major General Hasezu said after Yoshio Shinozuka dispatched troops. Be the first to speak up and remonstrate.
"Commander, please immediately take control of the overall situation. I swear to live and die with Jinyang!" The remaining staff stood up and admonished.
In the current situation, if no reinforcements arrive, everyone will definitely be dead.
Fortunately, the enemy is only attacking at the north gate, and there is no movement at the other gates. If we can't win, there is still hope for everyone to escape.
But if Commander Yoshio Shinozuka doesn't run away, everyone has no reason to run away, so now everyone is united in persuading Yoshio Shinozuka to leave.
Everyone here is an old gang with actual combat experience, and there is no one who can't distinguish the sound of artillery. Who can't hear the obvious explosion sounds of my Type 96 150mm howitzer and Type 91 105mm howitzer?
With such two kinds of heavy artillery bombardment, Jinyang City Wall is almost a decoration.
It's only a matter of time before the enemy attacks.
Even now no one knows whose troops are attacking outside.
But with such artillery power, no matter which company it is, it can't defeat it.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we must summon 100,000 troops stationed in Yangqu, Yangcheng, Jincheng and even Xiangcheng for emergency rescue. Although we don't know who the enemy is yet, I believe that the Eighth Route Army must destroy the 26th Division and the 41st Division. The Second Theater would not have such strong strength to transport heavy artillery right under our noses, and we still knew nothing about it. Only the Eighth Route Army adopted a strategy of hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, making us think that their main force went north to Yunzhong, but in fact secretly went south to Jinyang. "
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Major General Hase's words are almost infinitely close to reality.
However, there was no chance of it happening, and now they could only be beaten passively without any preparation.
"Now we have to hold on until dawn so that our air force can rush to the rescue as soon as possible. By that time, no matter how many artillery pieces there are on the 8th Route, they will all be a pile of scrap metal under the wings of the air force. As long as the enemy's With artillery, we can hope to hold on until reinforcements arrive!"
In a desperate situation, Major General Hase's deception skills were quite good. After hearing this, everyone here felt that he could really be saved.
After all, there are only a few hours until dawn, and there are still thousands of locust troops in the city. The enemy's long-range artillery fire should not be used at all in street fighting. If we rely on the 92nd Infantry Artillery and mortars, we can completely use them for defense. Grenades fight back!
The key to this battle is street fighting.
In the headquarters of the First Army, a group of little Japanese staff officers were inspired to have a little more morale. According to their past habits and experience, if they fight against a fortified city like Jinyang, even if they have superior artillery fire and superior strength, it will not take more than three or five days. It can't be beaten down at all.
The street fighting, street by street, can be a grinding mill of blood and flesh for several hours. Several field brigades dispersed, plus the three military police brigades of the Military Police Garrison Headquarters, almost all the northern urban areas were supported by the street fighting troops of the Locust Army.
In addition, the residents in Beicheng did not have time to evacuate. Even the Eighth Route Army did not dare to cover the entire Beicheng area with artillery fire and attack the defending party and the common people indiscriminately.
The surrounding cities can mobilize at least three or four brigades for reinforcements, not to mention the air force support during the day. This battle, at least in the eyes of Major General Hase, still has to be fought!
After listening to Major General Hase's words, Yoshio Shinozuka rolled his eyes, basically syncing up with Major General Hase's thinking, and suddenly felt that Major General Hase's words made sense.
But if he retreats in a hurry, will he look a little panicked and embarrassed?
"Commander, I swear to live and die with Jinyang. You don't need to persuade me any more." Yoshio Shinozuka said firmly after thinking for a while.
Since there is still a chance to hold on, let's hold on for a while to save it.
The situation in Jin has been really bad recently. Yoshio Shinozuka, who is full of debts, may have to go to the special military court if he retreats without a fight and loses Jinyang City.
It's better to have a lone bloody battle to turn the tide, as Major General Hase said, and maybe he can leave the quagmire of the First Army with dignity!
Yoshio Shinozuka's plan was very loud, but Major General Hase was a little dumbfounded by this. In this situation, if the command headquarters is taken over by others, it will be really bad. There is no Yoshio Shinozuka outside. They desperately tried to pull in reinforcements. With the thousands of people in the city, they had to resist the tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops and hundreds of artillery pieces.
That's really overthinking.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the current situation in the city is too delicate, and the overall situation of the entire Jin region cannot be changed. Commander, please temporarily transfer command outside the city to control the overall situation. Otherwise, if there is a slight loss, the entire Jin region will really collapse!" Major General Hase was a little anxious.
Nowadays, anything can happen to anyone, but nothing can happen to Yoshio Shinozuka, otherwise it would be difficult for the surrounding troops to mobilize to desperately rescue Jinyang.
As long as Yoshio Shinozuka is still there, these troops can come here at their own risk.
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Eighth Route Headquarters.
"The call was made. Li Yunlong was called in like this?" Holding the telegram, the boss's eyes almost popped out.
It's too fast. Li Yunlong and Gao Jianwu's attack speed is too fast.
Jinyang is a fortified city.
At the beginning, with the cooperation of superior artillery fire and the air force, the little Japanese fought for three full days to capture Taiyuan. Even if they broke through the city wall, it took one day. Why did it seem to be so simple and easy in the hands of Li Yunlong and Gao Jianwu? !
When did the little devil feel so helpless to fight?
"Boss, Old Chen said that Gao Jianwu seized the equipment of a heavy artillery regiment of the Little Devils when he was at Yangqu Station, including 12 Type 96 150mm howitzers and 12 Type 91 105mm howitzers. In terms of artillery, Gao Jianwu He was particularly talented. He commanded the heavy artillery to hit the city tower in the first round. In just a few rounds, the city gate collapsed with a gap of more than 100 meters. Then he let the 75mm mountain artillery extend to bombard the Japs near the city tower, almost clearing a section of no-man's land. Li Yunlong With four main battalions, we rushed in at once."
When the boss was a little doubtful about life, the deputy chief of staff said excitedly with a detailed battle report.
At this time, the brigade commander certainly knew what the elders at the headquarters wanted, so while paying attention to the battlefield, he forwarded the collected battle reports to the headquarters.
This is destined to be an epic battle, and the Grand Brigadier is involved in it. Of course, he needs to convey the joy to those who should know as soon as possible, and leave eternal historical evidence!
"It's incredible. This young man is incredible. We are all really old. We have worried for so long and never found out that the chance of victory is right around us. Fortunately, we retained 100% trust in Gao Jianwu. Otherwise, this hearty game How could victory come so early?" the boss sighed.
But at this moment, his eyes were full of joy.
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At the same time, the situation at the North China Expeditionary Force headquarters was completely different. A group of senior staff members were all stunned by the telegram from Yoshio Shinozuka asking for help.
What, the Eighth Route Army passed through multiple lines of defense and went directly to Jinyang, not to mention, they also bombarded Jinyang with hundreds of artillery pieces, including 150mm howitzers!
This is simply outrageous. He opened the door to outrageous things. It’s so outrageous!
Everyone rationally analyzed that the Eighth Route Army must go north to attack Yunzhong, and reconnaissance planes and ground troops also confirmed that there was really a group of tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army going north.
Why did this suddenly appear from Jinyang?
Is it rare to be able to fly on eight routes?
There are also hundreds of artillery pieces. Either Shinozuka Yoshio is crazy, or the world is crazy.
But when I think about it rationally, it is impossible for Yoshio Shinozuka to joke about this kind of thing. This telegram did not pass through the hands of just one person, but several hands. It is impossible for everyone to go crazy.
"Gentlemen, Mr. Shinozuka expressed his intention to defend Jinyang, but with the current situation, even if troops are mobilized from the surrounding areas to rush for reinforcements, I'm afraid it won't be enough. The fighter planes won't be able to set off until dawn at the earliest. We may have to consider how to deal with the aftermath of Jinyang's fall. ." The gangcun kid felt that he had aged at least ten years in the past few days, and he already felt mentally and physically exhausted.
Jinyang is not as good as Wucheng. Wucheng is a remote province, right in front of Pingjin. To be honest, if the little devil from Gangcun makes up his mind, there is really no problem in taking it, it's just the cost.
But Jinyang is completely different. It is such a strategic point of Jin. If Jinyang is lost, the entire Jin will probably collapse. Jin is mountainous and self-contained. After Jin is occupied by the Eighth Route Army, it will not launch a major war. It is impossible to take back the new battle.
But such a big battle cannot be decided by the North China Expedition Army alone. It is completely different from a sweep. A sweep can be stopped at any time depending on the situation. But to retake the Jin Dynasty, this battle may be protracted and take several months. , the materials and troops mobilized are not at the same level as the raids.
You must know that the Locust Army is not just dealing with the Eighth Route Army. Once Jin is lost, the Jinsui Army and the Central Army will inevitably re-enter. Now they will face hundreds of thousands of regular troops!
What is all this!
The gangcun kid really wants to find someone to give him a few slaps to relieve his stress!
