Chapter 947: Retreat Order
The tanks and artillery of the 5th Armored Brigade and the group of small devil fighting vehicles and the Takahashi detachment fought a guerrilla war, and the tanks and artillery of the 5th armored brigade can be described as elusive, and they will carry out a sneak attack when the little devils are completely unnoticed, and they will withdraw immediately after the results of the battle, and there is no way to do it after the Japanese planes come. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
And when the little devil sends the tank to pursue, the tank of the 5th armored brigade will kill another horse gun and quickly deal with the little devil tank.
The No. 3 and No. 4 tanks equipped by the Fifth Armored Brigade are completely superior to the Japanese tanks in terms of performance, and the tanks on both sides are not of the same level at all.
If it were not for the threat of Japanese aviation, the 5th Armored Brigade would have been able to eat the Japanese tank cluster and the Takahashi detachment.
By 12 o'clock at noon, the Japanese had lost more than 20 tanks and more than 200 infantry, and their record was only to destroy two No. 3 tanks of the 5th Panzer Brigade.
In a few hours, the little devil traveled only a few kilometers, and the Japanese tank cluster and the Takahashi detachment were completely pinned down in Anyi County.
At this time, in Wucheng Town, Yongxiu County, the battle here was already the most intense.
The units of the New First Division were no longer satisfied with defense, and Sun Weiguo issued combat orders to all divisions.
Sun Weiguo asked the 3rd Artillery Brigade to cooperate with the 142nd Division to eat the 3rd Infantry Brigade and the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army before 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and at the same time, he asked the 1st Infantry Brigade to completely defeat the main force of the Japanese Ishihara Detachment before 7 o'clock in the evening.
The 142nd Division and the newly formed 4th Regiment launched more than a dozen fierce attacks in a row under the cover of artillery, but the attacks were repelled by the Japanese, and the little devils defended very tenaciously.
The 3rd Infantry Brigade and the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army had already gathered together to resist at this time, and they probably knew their own situation, and the devil soldiers were making the last resistance.
At half past one o'clock in the afternoon, Japanese warships and motorboats began to appear on the Xiushui River, followed by more than 800 men from the Murai Brigade of the Japanese Marine Corps.
After landing, the more than 800 devil soldiers quickly advanced to the artillery position, but they were fired upon by 50 guns of the 3rd Artillery Brigade.
The guns on the Japanese warships also began to fire, and the 105mm howitzers of the 3rd Artillery Brigade quickly counterattacked.
The newly formed 4th Regiment immediately transferred two battalions with armored platoons directly under the regimental headquarters and began to counterattack the Japanese marines, and the two sides began to engage in fierce battles on the banks of the Xiushui River.
By two o'clock in the afternoon, the casualties of the 3rd Infantry Brigade and the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Ishihara Detachment of the Japanese Army were as high as 1,700, and the Japanese were able to fight less than 500 men at this time.
The reinforced Murai Brigade was also suppressed on the bank of the Xiushui River, and it was impossible to reinforce the 3rd Infantry Brigade and the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army.
Sun Weiguo hoped that the troops of the Third Artillery Brigade would cooperate with the troops of the 142nd Division to take down the Third Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army and the Fourth Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army, which were deeply defended in depth, at two o'clock in the afternoon, but the Third Artillery Brigade did not do so, and the reason was that in addition to the sudden reinforcement of the Japanese marines, there was naturally a direct reason for the excessive number of new troops.
At half past two o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Weiguo transferred two main battalions of the newly formed Second Regiment to reinforce the Third Artillery Brigade.
Now the situation is favorable to the Chinese troops, but if the battle lasts longer, what kind of changes will occur, Sun Weiguo does not dare to guarantee.
The Xiushui River and the Ganjiang River surround Yongxiu County, because it rains almost every day in February, the water level of the Xiushui River and the Ganjiang River rises, and Japanese warships can run rampant on it.
In order to have a long night and a lot of dreams, Sun Weiguo planned to use the shortest time to solve the Third Infantry Brigade and the Fourth Infantry Brigade.
Of course, after a morning of fighting, Sun Weiguo has been supervising the battle on the front line, and Sun Weiguo has a general understanding of the combat effectiveness of China and Japan.
The three infantry regiments under the jurisdiction of the First Infantry Brigade have nearly 10,000 people, and they are well-armed and equipped, and the three infantry regiments not only have artillery directly under their command but also have armored platoons directly under their command, but a large part of these nearly 10,000 troops are new recruits, which means that the combat effectiveness of the troops has been affected.
According to Sun Weiguo's observations, the troops of the 1st Infantry Brigade are now barely able to fight against the Japanese field troops, but if they want to attack, the 1st Infantry Brigade is still lacking.
Sun Weiguo planned to solve the two infantry brigades in the depth zone first, and then eat the main force of the Ishihara detachment in the 1st Concentrated Infantry Brigade and the 3rd Artillery Brigade.
Tanxi Town, Yongxiu County, General Headquarters of the 19th Army of the Ninth Theater.
The expression on Luo Zhuoying's face became extremely solemn at this time, and Song Kentang, the commander of the 32nd Army, and Li Jue, the commander of the 70th Army, sent messages to Luo Zhuoying.
The two army commanders asked Luo Zhuoying to give an order to retreat, because the troops of the 6th Brigade of the Japanese heavy artillery participated in the battle, and the two armies are currently suffering heavy losses.
In particular, the troops of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army began to advance towards Wucheng Town, and the troops of the 70th Army had to take the initiative to intercept them, which caused heavy casualties to the 70th Army.
Luo Zhuoying knew very well that it was time to give up Yongxiu County, and if he continued to fight like this, the troops of the 32nd Army and the 70th Army were likely to be defeated.
"Commander-in-chief, the troops of the 49th Army and the 79th Army are temporarily able to resist the attack of the 101st Division, but their troops have suffered heavy casualties, and the 49th Army has shown signs of a small retreat, and now we must re-estimate the current situation, and if we continue to fight like this, the troops are likely to be defeated." The chief of staff of the 19th Group Army came to Luo Zhuoying and said.
Luo Zhuoying's brows furrowed tightly, he looked towards the map, and his hands couldn't help but clench into fists.
"What about the 30 Army and the First Army, where are their troops now?" Luo Zhuoying immediately asked.
"Commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief of the 30th Group Army Wang Lingji sent a telegram, the first division of the Sixth Division crossed the Xiushui River and appeared near Wuning County, this Japanese army is very likely to outflank the rear of the 30th Group Army, and Commander-in-Chief Wang Lingji cannot send any troops to reinforce it for the time being."
At this time, a colonel staff officer in charge of communications ran to Luo Zhuoying in a panic and reported.
Luo Zhuoying immediately took the message and looked at it, and after seeing the content of the message, Luo Zhuoying's face became gloomy.
"The troops of the 49th Army and the 79th Army are very likely to be flanked, so order the troops of the First Army to quickly move closer to the area of Wuning County to ensure the safety of the flanks of the 49th Army and the 79th Army, and order the 74th Army to immediately go to Anyi County to set up defenses, and give Li Jue and Song Kentang Commander an order to retreat, and at the same time inform the division commander Sun Weiguo to abandon the battle plan in Wucheng Town, and the new 1st Division and the 142nd Division troops will alternately cover and evacuate Yongxiu County."
Luo Zhuoying looked at the map, and after pondering slightly for a while, he immediately began to give the order to retreat. (To be continued.) )