Chapter 211: None Left!
The soldiers shouted in unison and rushed towards the hundred and ten devil soldiers in the encirclement like tigers entering a flock, and soon the devil soldiers in yellow uniforms were drowned in the white crowd.
At this point, the 11th Infantry Wing was once again completely wiped out, and in addition to the previous two times, the 11th Wing of the Fifth Division had been annihilated three times by the 1st Regiment, the main ace regiment of the Reading Army.
At the same time, the two infantry brigades of the Fifth Cavalry Wing of the Yangqu Army also launched an attack on the position of the first company of the guard battalion, but using cavalry to fight a positional battle with the infantry can only be said to be looking for death.
A company under the leadership of the company commander Tie Niu relied on the position to inflict a large number of casualties on the attacking devil cavalry, repelling the devil's attacks again and again, and a cavalry squadron 178 cavalry in charge of the main attack was repulsed after launching three attacks, and there were less than 50 cavalry left.
Just when the devil suspended the attack, Zhang Mingyu with the machine gun company also quietly rushed to the position of a company outside the city, Tie Niu saw Zhang Mingyu, immediately greeted him from the command post, walked to Zhang Mingyu and snapped his feet and stood upright: "Military seat, we have repelled the devil's three attacks, and now the devil is probably planning the fourth attack." ”
"Hmm!" Zhang Mingyu nodded and asked, "How are the casualties of the troops?" ”
"Sixty-three casualties totalled sixty-three, of whom eighteen were killed, sixteen were seriously wounded, and thirty-nine were slightly wounded to varying degrees. The casualties are not big compared to the little devils, and I roughly calculated that at least 100 devil cavalry were killed, and there were a lot of injuries. Iron Bull replied.
"I said this little devil is really stupid enough to use cavalry to fight us in positional warfare!" Iron Bull continued.
"The little devils are not stupid, they are in a hurry, they are eager to open up the retreat of the 11th Wing, once the 11th Wing can't hold Xinkou, then this cavalry wing will be in a catastrophe, it can also be said that they are opening up a retreat for themselves." Zhang Mingyu said.
"Commander, the machine gun company has all been deployed in place, please instruct!" The machine gun company strode into the headquarters and stood upright.
"Well, order, all the cannon companies are on standby." Zhang Mingyu nodded.
"Yes!" The commander of the machine gun company stood up and turned to leave.
"Tie Niu, you go and mobilize the light and heavy machine guns of the whole company immediately, this time Lao Tzu will beat these devil cavalry fiercely." Zhang Mingyu said loudly to the iron bull.
"Yes!" The iron bull snapped on the right path and immediately took the order and left.
…………………… Xiling Village, Headquarters of the Fifth Division.
Since the attack launched by the 5th Division on Yangqu was met with stubborn resistance from the Reading Army, the commander of the 3rd Reading Brigade and the two captains of the 42nd Infantry Wing were discussing the next military action.
"Report!" A junior officer strode into the headquarters, holding a telegram and saying, "Received a farewell message from the 11th Wing." ”
Hearing this, he made a sigh in his heart, and the farewell message meant that the 11th Wing might have been wiped out, and if the 11th Infantry Wing lost, then Xinkou would definitely not be safe, and even if his Fifth Division captured Yangqu, it would be meaningless. Besides, he can't attack Yangqu at all for the time being.
"Read!" Scratching people is a little out of control, and growls.
"Hay!" The young man opened a telegram in his hand and read it aloud: "Your Excellency Division Commander, the 11th Infantry Wing of our division was ordered to defend the fortress of Xinkou to the death, although the officers and men of all units fought bravely, but the people of China gathered several times the superior forces of mine to launch a fierce attack on our positions with chariots and superior artillery, and the fierce battle lasted for three days and nights, and all the units of the wing suffered heavy casualties. Shiro Ono, a second lieutenant of the Communications Department of the Inferior Wing, sent this farewell message on the orders of the Wing, and the general received this telegram, and the Humble Duty has been loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Imperial Army! ”
October 21, Showa 15.
"Yaga Yalu!" After hearing this, he was extremely angry and said: "Damn the Chinese people, the abominable reading force! ”
"General, now that Xinkou has been lost, we should immediately withdraw to Taiyuan, it is meaningless to attack Yangqu." Chief of Staff Liyuan Daisa persuaded.
"Yaga! We are now retreating to Taiyuan, how can the Fifth Cavalry Wing retreat? Scratching asked.
"General, the Chinese have an old saying, called abandoning the car to protect the commander, now that Yangqu is in the hands of the Zhina, the Fifth Cavalry Wing cannot be withdrawn, rather than let them retreat, it is better to let them hold on to the spot, block the large army of the Zhina, and buy time for the division headquarters to return to Taiyuan." Liyuan Daisado Road.
Scratching the people and muttering for a while, he said: "Liyuanjun, this matter is left to you, and I order the first and second infantry brigades to immediately shrink and retreat, and quickly retreat towards Taiyuan." ”
"Hay!" The captains of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades bowed their heads abruptly, and immediately took the order to leave.
Scratching the people and saying to Lieutenant General Sasaki, the commander of the Third Mixed Brigade of Reading Power who had been standing beside him for a long time: "To Yijun, please also ask your Third Brigade to assist in the defense of Taiyuan with my department, and you and I will definitely be able to resist Zhang Mingyu together." ”
"Make-re-kun, do you really think we can resist the Reading Army? Some time ago, General Ishihara Waner mobilized six divisions and more than 100,000 troops failed to defeat the Reading Army, but more than 100,000 troops collapsed within a few days and were completely annihilated by it, do you think that only more than 10,000 men and horses in our hands can block Zhang Mingyu's attack? Sasaki asked rhetorically.
Scratching the people sighed and said: "To Yijun, I don't know what you said, but as emperors, we must not flee without a fight, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, even if we can't hold Taiyuan, we can't easily retreat, and loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor is the highest honor of every subject!" ”
"Let's make people, I suggest that you and I still want the commander of the front army to suggest, request to withdraw to Beiping, save the living force and wait for the domestic reinforcements to fight to the death with the Chinese people, instead of being eaten by the Chinese people little by little like now." Sasaki said again.
"No, no, no, withdraw to Beiping? This is absolutely not good, once the empire abandons Taiyuan and flees without a fight, that political axe will create public opinion again, and public opinion that is not favorable to the empire will appear greatly in the world, and then you and I will be the sinners of the Yamato nation! The commander would never agree to this. Scratching the man shook his head.
"Then we can only return to Taiyuan first," Sasaki said with a low expression: "Get Renjun, leave the task to me after the break." ”
"To the west, to Yijun, you must come back safely, thank you for your hard work!" Scratching the man patted Sasaki on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, I will." Sasaki replied, turning around and leaving, what he didn't notice was that a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of Sasaki's mouth the moment he turned around.
………………… Outside the east gate of Yangqu, a company is on the position.
"Junza, why hasn't the little devil come to attack yet?" Iron Bull looked at all the light and heavy machine guns around him and asked. Nearly 100 light and heavy machine guns of all kinds have been laid and are waiting for the devil cavalry to come and send them to death, but there is no shadow of the devil cavalry for a long time.
"Wait." Zhang Mingyu looked at the pocket watch in his hand and replied.
"Military seat, Deputy Commander Zhang sent an urgent call!" The communications soldier strode up to Zhang Mingyu and suddenly closed his feet to stand on the right path.
"Read!" Zhang Mingyu stood up and said.
"Yes!" The signal soldier quickly opened the telegram in his hand and read: "Military seat, I am humbly responsible for leading the main forces of the first and second divisions to launch a general attack on the Xinkou defenders with the cooperation of a regiment of the armored division. Please instruct the military seat. ”
"Great." Zhang Mingyu applauded: "No wonder the little devil's cavalry has not moved, so it is, you immediately call Zhang Biao back and tell him that the tank regiment will set off immediately to eliminate the fifth cavalry wing of this dog." ”
"Yes!" The signal soldier stood up and immediately took the order.
As soon as the communications soldier left, Li Gang rushed over, and saw Zhang Mingyu standing up and saying, "Military seat, the little devil has withdrawn!" ”
"Hmm!" Zhang Mingyu smiled and nodded, "It's strange that the little devil doesn't retreat, the first division and the second division have already taken Xinkou, and the 11th Infantry Wing has been wiped out." ”
"Really? That's great! Li Gang was overjoyed and said: "That military seat, do we want to pursue the devils now, we can't let them escape back to Taiyuan like this!" ”
"There's no need to chase down, the little devil is not stupid, we can't keep so many devil soldiers with the strength in our hands alone, but if there are one or two hundred remnants of the defeated army, it should still be easy to mix into Taiyuan!" Zhang Mingyu looked at Li Gangdao.
Li Gang smiled knowingly and said, "Please rest assured, I will do it and guarantee the completion of the task!" ”
Zhang Mingyu smiled and nodded, "Go ahead, remember to get the password first and then act." ”
"Yes! Humble duty understands! Li Gang stood up and saluted a military salute, and then turned around and left.
"Junza, what did you say to Brother Gang? Why didn't I understand a word? Iron Bull asked confusedly.
"You kid is here to keep an eye on me, all those who come from the west as long as they are cavalry will be killed by Lao Tzu! Not a single one to stay! Zhang Mingyu did not answer Tie Niu, but ordered him.
"Yes! Rest assured, no one is guaranteed! Although Tie Niu didn't get an answer, he still replied without hesitation.
"Hmm!" Zhang Mingyu nodded and said to the guard: "Go, go back to the headquarters." ”
…………………… Temporary Headquarters of the 5th Cavalry Wing of the 5th Division.
Wing Commander Xiao Di is Fan Dazuo summoned two captains and several squadron leaders to discuss the military situation with a gloomy face, and he took the lead in saying with a heavy expression: "Gentlemen, according to the report of the soldiers who escaped from Xinkou of my Third Cavalry Brigade, the 11th Infantry Wing has been completely shattered, Xinkou has been lost, and we are now surrounded by the two sides of the Zhina people, and we may be attacked from both sides by the heavy army group of the Zhina people at any time!" ”
As soon as Xiao Di's words fell, the two captains and several squadrons suddenly exploded, and there were many discussions.
The first captain of the first brigade said to Kotaro is whisper: "Captain, you said that we should do it next?" Did the division commander instruct us where to break through? ”
Xiao Di Shixu didn't speak, but took out a telegram and said: "This is a telegram sent by the division commander ten minutes ago, to the effect that we will fight with the people of China to the end!" Fight to the last soldier and not retreat! ”
(To be continued)