newbobooks Chapter 333 Divisions in Position
Chapter 333 Divisions in Position
Midorikawa Tadaharu was so angry that if the 26th Brigade had sent the message earlier, he would rather break out with his troops than stay in the canyon.
But it was too late now. The outcome seemed to be doomed. With the bombardment of the special forces and the actions of the snipers,
The Japanese Second Mixed Brigade was finished. It didn't even last half an hour before it was drowned out by the loud shouts of killing.
No matter how many casualties the Eighth Route Army suffered, there were still five regiments in Huangtuling, with 6,000 to 7,000 people, while the Japanese only had more than 1,000.
With the help of the special forces, it is normal that the Japanese soldiers could not resist.
After sending his farewell telegram, Tadaharu Midorikawa had no choice but to commit seppuku. He could not allow himself to be a prisoner.
With the death of Tadaharu Midorikawa, the others naturally had nothing to say. They either shot or committed seppuku, and all the Japanese officers died.
When the farewell telegram came out, Kobayashi Ichisan was dumbfounded. They were only a few kilometers away from Huangtuling. If they were wiped out at this time, who would he support?
"Bakayarō, I'm going to kill all these Chinese!"
Kobayashi Ichisan's roar resounded through the night sky, silencing the Japanese officers around him.
In fact, if Tadaharu Midorikawa had not been filled with resentment towards the Kobayashi Brigade, the 26th Division would still have been able to provide support in time. With the heavy artillery regiment there, as long as the position was sent over, some of the men in the nd Mixed Brigade would have been able to survive.
It is because Kobayashi Kazuzo doesn't care about Midorikawa Tadaharu, so Midorikawa Tadaharu wants to directly pull some people down.
Anyway, the Second Mixed Brigade has been crippled, and his fate will definitely not be much better. He will take down as many people as possible.
The Second Mixed Brigade was completely wiped out, and it is certain that the brigade commander Kobayashi Ichizo will be in trouble in the future.
However, it is certain that the Eighth Route Army will have to face the wrath of the 26th Division next.
Filled with rage, Xiaolin Yisan roared, "Order the heavy artillery regiment to bombard Huangtuling immediately. All the Eighth Route Army soldiers will be killed!"
Kobayashi, who had thought it through, was unable to vent his anger on the dead Tadaharu Midorikawa, so naturally the Eighth Route Army on Huangtuling became the target of the Japanese's venting.
Yokoyama Taketada hesitated and said, "Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, the Laiyuan Independent Regiment is almost here, and their heavy artillery..."
The Eighth Route Army does not have heavy artillery, but the Independent Regiment does. This is the limitation. If the Independent Regiment finds an opportunity, their heavy artillery regiment will be in danger.
Yokoyama Taketada's idea was that since the Second Mixed Brigade had been completely wiped out, it would be better to wait until dawn. By then, with the flying teams from Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang, it would be much easier to deal with the Independent Regiment or the Eighth Route Army.
However, he didn't dare say this openly, especially when the brigade commander was extremely angry.
Yokoyama Taketada's reminder was effective, but Kobayashi was still furious. He thought for a moment and ordered:
"Send out four heavy artillery pieces to bombard Huangtuling. The rest of the people will keep a close eye on the various bombardment directions. If the Chinese dare to attack, they must be destroyed."
What he said was agreed by Yokoyama Taketada, who bowed deeply and went down to make arrangements.
In fact, Yokoyama Taketada's suggestion was effective. Gu Changfeng received news from the special forces and was planning to destroy the Japanese heavy artillery regiment.
With the rocket launchers, it only takes one round to destroy the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, without any surprises.
No one can withstand the firepower coverage of Katyusha, not even the most elite German army in the world today, let alone the Japanese.
Loess Ridge.
The soldiers of the various regiments of the Eighth Route Army were very busy, transporting the wounded, picking up weapons and ammunition, and rebuilding fortifications all at the same time.
On the southern front, Ji Guangshun, upon receiving the news, suddenly became serious and said to Zhao Ziqing, "Captain Zhao, the 26th Division has arrived."
Zhao Ziqing saw Ji Guangshun's serious expression and immediately laughed and said:
"Don't worry, our independent regiment's support has arrived, ten kilometers away from here. If the Japanese dare to use heavy artillery, they will be dead."
The two of them had already communicated with each other, so he didn't think there was anything wrong.
He was very confident that no matter how strong the 26th Division was, it would not be able to defeat the well-armed Independent Regiment if they went out to fight now.
Hearing Zhao Ziqing say that the support was already in place, Ji Guangshun immediately relaxed and said with a smile: "Haha, since we are already here, let's have some fun with the devils."
With the independent regiment under his command, what else does he need to worry about? The independent regiment has no shortage of heavy artillery, so there is no need to be afraid of the Japanese.
"Our independent regiment only has one battalion and part of the artillery battalion. You still need to hold on in the early stages." Zhao Ziqing reminded.
There are only more than a thousand people in a battalion. It is definitely impossible to expect them and the artillery battalion to intercept the Japanese.
Ji Guangshun had nothing to say about this. He waved his hand and said, "We, the Eighth Route Army, are not pushovers. If the devils want to destroy us, it will be impossible without paying a price."
The Eighth Route Army was able to establish a base behind the Japanese invaders and survive in the cracks, so naturally no one was afraid of death.
Or perhaps this group of people had long since disregarded life and death. There is always death in a war, and Ji Guangshun saw this very clearly.
At three o'clock in the morning, Xiaolin Yisan stood on an unnamed mountain a few kilometers away from Huangtuling, looking ahead with cold eyes.
After a while, he gave the order: "Kuno Corps will be responsible for the south, Qiantian and Kouqi Corps will be responsible for the east and north, drive these Chinese out of Huangtuling."
He had no time to wait until dawn. The best time was to defeat these Eighth Route Army soldiers while they were exhausted.
Kobayashi Ichizo is qualified to be one of the two brigade commanders of the 26th Division. He is definitely not stupid.
He knew very well that since the independent regiment had arrived, the two sides would have to fight sooner or later. Defeating the Eighth Route Army now would also give him the initiative in subsequent battles.
Soon, as the Beimiaoqi Regiment took the lead, the Kuno Regiment was not to be outdone and began to bombard the Huangtuling position.
There are 10,000 Imperial Army soldiers here, and the strength of each of their regiments has reached more than 7,000.
With this amount of troops to deal with a small Huangtuling, with 6,000 to 7,000 Eighth Route Army soldiers, it can be said that Kobayashi Ichi-san was using his strength to overwhelm the enemy.
Boom boom boom......
Boom boom boom......
The attack of the three regiments began. In order to destroy the independent regiment, Jun Hougong mobilized most of the division's artillery to Kobayashi Ichizo.
Although their artillery regiment was destroyed last time, the 26th Division had sufficient strength. Even if the heavy artillery regiment was excluded, their entire division had more than guns.
The artillery battalion destroyed their artillery regiment last time, but it was only 36 mountain and field guns. It was true that Hou Gong Chun felt sad, but the impact was not that great.
During the shelling of Huangtuling, the three Japanese regiments, each with more than a dozen mountain and field artillery pieces, formed three artillery groups and launched a fierce shelling of the Eighth Route Army on the ground.
In the trenches on the front line, the Eighth Route Army soldiers could only lie down helplessly. With the Japanese bombardment at this level, they could only leave it to fate and had no other choice.
Switching from offense to defense, especially facing the Japanese 26th Division, was definitely difficult.