Knowing that the 10th Division was deeply trapped in the Taierzhuang battlefield, the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, which cooperated with the operation, was also aware of the huge threat. Once the 10th Division is defeated and annihilated, the plan of the two divisions to join forces may end in failure.

What made the division commander Itagaki Seishiro angry was that the 10th Division chose to launch an offensive against Taierzhuang in a desperate attempt despite the fact that the 5th Division, which was responsible for the left flank attack, and did not wait for the subsequent reinforcements from Bengbu to advance northward.

The fundamental reason why Ryosuke Isoya made such a rash advance was that he wanted to use his 10th Division alone to defeat Xuzhou and seize the first merit of opening up the Jinpu railway line, a north-south transportation hub, and with this first merit, he might be promoted to general.

But Isoya Ryosuke did not know that in addition to Sun Lianzhong's Second Army and Tang Enbo's 20th Group Army in the Taierzhuang area, there were also hundreds of thousands of troops in the Sichuan Army, Sun Zhen's 41st Army, Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army, and Pang Bingxun's 40th Army.

Seeing that the Fifth Division was blocked, but the headquarters division was victorious, Isoya Ryosuke felt more and more that the first credit was at his fingertips. He personally led the main force of the division to storm Taierzhuang and fought fiercely with the Second Army commanded by Sun Lianzhong for several days.

Despite paying a considerable price, his division still captured a number of positions on the outskirts of Taierzhuang. Just when Ryosuke Isoya felt that there was only time left to take Taierzhuang, he didn't expect that something would happen to Yicheng, which was heavily garrisoned.

The 10th Division, which had lost the supply support in the rear and needed to consume a lot of ammunition every day, wanted to continue to storm Taierzhuang, but I was afraid that it was impossible. Realizing the danger of going deep alone, it was not easy for Ryosuke Isoya to retreat.

Seeing the 10th Division going deep alone, Li Zongren realized that there were fighters encircling and annihilating the 10th Division. And Li Zongren didn't expect that just when he was arranging the battle plan for encircling and annihilating the 10th Division, Hu Biao would suddenly appear in Yicheng.

Thinking that Hu Biao's appearance in Yicheng might be a good opportunity, Li Zongren tried to suggest that Hu Biao destroy the materials stored in Yicheng by the 10th Division. Without material supplies, the combat effectiveness of the 10th Division was weakened by at least half.

In that case, a full-front counterattack would result in fewer casualties among the attacking forces. As a result, Li Zongren did not expect that it was inconvenient for Hu Biao to blow up the materials stored in Yicheng by the 10th Division, and he also cooperated with the 40th Army to successfully capture Yicheng.

After receiving the good news from the 40th Army, Li Zongren immediately instructed the front-line combat troops to intensify the offensive of the 10th Division. In the face of a steady stream of attacking troops, the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, which was surrounded, also felt tremendous pressure.

Even after daybreak, the 10th Division could be strongly supported by the air force. However, in the face of the encirclement formed on all sides, if the 10th Division wants to successfully break through, it is afraid that it will have to pay a heavy price.

The most lethal thing is that once the 10th Division begins to break through, the artillery units of the division are afraid that they will not be able to provide strong artillery support. With the cooperation of the air force, the anti-Japanese forces could not use artillery, but their strength was far greater than that of the Japanese army.

If the battle drags on until night, the 10th Division, which has lost the support of the air force, will once again face the dilemma of heavy encirclement and annihilation. Although Ryosuke Isoya had telegraphed to the military headquarters, hoping that the Fifth Division and Bengbu reinforcements would help.

However, the Fifth Division, which was still blocked, would find it difficult to join up with the Tenth Division in a short period of time. One more day of delay would give the 10th Division one more chance of being completely annihilated. As for the reinforcements from Bengbu, they will also not be able to reach the front line in the short term.

As the commander of the theater, Li Zongren naturally knew the danger of the Japanese army joining forces in one place. Whether it was the Fifth Division or the Japanese troops coming from Bengbu, the theater sent elite troops to strengthen the blockade, so that the Japanese army could not pass smoothly.

When the first batch of fighters flew over the battlefield and looked at the anti-Japanese troops assembled on the periphery of the 10th Division, the Japanese pilots in charge of assisting were also surprised: "Baga! How can there be so many Chinese troops? Where did these troops come from? ”

Looking at the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, which was deeply encircled, the Japanese flying squadron that rushed to reinforce could only choose to drop bombs in the rear of the attacking troops. As for the anti-Japanese troops attacking in the forward positions, they were not threatened by Japanese aircraft.

The Japanese fighters who came to support also knew that dropping bombs on the forward positions could also cause accidental damage. The outer blocking positions of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, some of which were already entangled with the attacking Nationalist troops.

Staying at the headquarters and seeing the bombing carried out by the Japanese fighters, Ryosuke Isoya said with some dissatisfaction: "Yaga! What do those pilots of the Army Airlines eat? How do you drop a bomb so far? What does that do? ”

"General, on the outer positions, our troops are already entangled with the Chinese army, and if the fighters bomb it, it is very likely to cause accidental injuries. Do you want to take advantage of the air force bombing the northern position and organize troops to take the opportunity to counterattack? ”

"What's the use of fighting back? Damn, how did the Chinese army come so fast? Send additional troops to the forward positions and prepare for a night breakout. I will try to use all the shells in the division's reserve during the day. ”

Hearing the order given by Ryosuke Isoya, the chief of staff of the division was also shocked and said, "I've run out of shells, what will I do tomorrow?" ”

"Di Bujun, do you think we can stay here and hold on until tomorrow? Since we have decided to break through tonight, we can't take those artillery with us at all, so it's better to use all the shells and break out lightly! Let's hold on to today! ”

Throwing down such words, Ryosuke Isoya once again sent a report to the military headquarters and the Fifth Division, informing him of the decision to prepare for a breakthrough tonight. Considering that Yicheng has been lost, the only chance for the 10th Division may be to get closer to the 5th Division.

A flanking attack from both sides may open up the way for the two divisions to converge. I think that this breakthrough decision, maybe there is a glimmer of vitality at the root of the reason, or Isoya Ryosuke still has a chariot unit in his hands, and it is only suitable to act as a pioneer.

Thinking of the chariot squadron sent to Yicheng before, Ryosuke Isoya said with some regret: "If the two chariot squadrons are here, the Shina army can't do it if they want to stop us from retreating." Damn, who exactly attacked my tank troops! ”

In fact, when they learned that the 10th Division was in danger of being encircled and annihilated, the Japanese high-level was also extremely shocked and surprised. Even if some generals bluntly said that Ryosuke Isoya was greedy and reckless, the military top brass was even more curious about why Yicheng was lost.

Soon, a high-ranking Japanese soldier said: "Order the special high class to immediately collect information about the loss of Yicheng." Overnight, how could Yicheng, which had a wing garrisoned, be lost? The reasons for this must be found out as soon as possible. ”

For the instructions of the high-level, the extra-high class is also helpless. If you want to find out the reason for the loss of Yicheng, you must send intelligence personnel to infiltrate Yicheng to investigate. What is the current situation in Yicheng, the special high school also knows nothing.

Earlier, in order to find out Hu Biao's intelligence, several of their intelligence agents buried in the Fifth War Zone were found out. It is also much more difficult to inquire about the military intelligence of the Fifth Theater of Operations now than before. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so passive.

If the hidden stakes that were lurking before had not been exposed, perhaps the intelligence that the Fifth Theater was preparing to counter-encircle the 10th Division would have been known by the Japanese army's special high class. Now it seems that for the sake of a Hu Biao, the special high school can also be described as a heavy loss in the fifth war zone.

While Hu Biao and the spy company were resting in the temporary camp, the 5th Theater Army, which was responsible for besieging the 10th Division, also launched a fierce attack on the 10th Division. To the surprise of the attacking troops, the Japanese artillery fire was still fierce.

Several of the main force commanders in charge of the main attack said with a depressed face: "Shizao, what the hell is going on?" The shells of the little devils, how can they be thrown at our positions like they don't want money, the casualties of the brothers are too great! ”

"No matter how heavy the casualties are, the attack cannot be stopped! Right now, the little devils are surrounded by us, and they have a limited number of shells in stockpile. When they finish using up the shells, it's our artillery's turn to come out, and they're doomed! ”

"But if we continue like this, our regiment will run out!"

"If you fight out, you have to fight! This is an order from the top, what can I do? Just warn the attacking brothers and let them keep the pressure on the little devils. It doesn't matter if we can't take the position of the little devil for the time being, what we want is to consume the devil's ammunition. ”

With the orders of these division commanders, the main regiments in charge of the offensive also began to adjust their offensive tactics, and the tactics of crowds that were previously used also began to be replaced by wheel battles in batches. Although the pressure on the defending Japanese troops was small, they still did not dare to relax their vigilance.

Correspondingly, after a morning of fierce fighting, the artillery support provided by the Japanese army also came more and more. After receiving the battle report from the front-line troops, Li Zongren thought for a while and said, "The little devil should be ready to break through at night!" ”

"Break through in the night battle! Unlikely, right? ”

"Even we don't think it's possible, do you think the little devil will think like that? Let's not forget that the 10th Division had tanks and armored vehicles, as well as a large number of cars. Let the tank armored vehicle take the head when breaking through, it will be difficult for us to block! ”

"Yes! That commander thinks that the little devil will break through in that direction? ”

"Most likely, it is still the area for which the Second Army is responsible. Yicheng was lost, and it would take at least three days or so for the little devil reinforcements from Bengbu to reach the front line. If you block it, it will take more time.

And the materials prepared by the 10th Division will definitely not allow them to hold out for three days. This morning, the little devils have already consumed a lot of shells. If they were going to hold on and wait for help, they wouldn't dare to waste shells like this.

There is only one explanation for this, and that is that the little devil intends to break through lightly. The artillery that has run out of shells will only be a drag on the road, and it is better to abandon it. Order the front-line troops to launch a full-scale counteroffensive in the afternoon! ”

"If you want to counterattack, you have to use artillery, what about the planes of the little devils?"

"Don't worry! The little devil's plane will definitely not be able to fly in the afternoon, and I have asked the commissioner to send a flying team to help in the battle, and the commissioner has agreed. Before the general offensive starts, our planes will provide air cover! ”

As soon as they heard that there was an air force to help them in the war, the generals in the command also felt a lot more confident. Although the strength of the national army's air force is not as good as that of the Japanese army, it can occasionally cause a little trouble for the little devil air force, and it is still no problem to think about it.

Without the threat of the Little Devil Air Force, the artillery of the theater troops can come in handy. The Japanese artillery, which had already consumed a lot of shells in the morning, would be greatly weakened even if they wanted to carry out an artillery counterattack in the afternoon!

Without artillery support, how long would the besieged Japanese 10th Division hold out?

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