Chapter 82: Joining Forces to Meet the Enemy
"Hehe, the foot may be worn out. It's okay, just hold on and wait until you meet your minister. "Seeing that these people are all scouts, and there are no hygienists, medical guards, or anything like that, Staff Officer Qiu simply doesn't want to mention this stubble.
"Okay, then Staff Officer Qiu will hold on a little longer. Gazi, Ergou, go over and help Staff Officer Qiu, let's go. Since people can insist on it, Wang Dexiang doesn't plan to work hard.
Seeing the friendly army, the goal was achieved by more than half, at least his own safety was much more guaranteed, and Staff Officer Qiu and the soldiers who followed him showed a relaxed look on their faces. The scouts of the 500th Army led the way, and the soldiers of the 74th Army followed, and the two teams merged into one and soon left the dark woods.
After the 504th Regiment fought with the devils, Wang Dazhu led the main force of the 201 Brigade to quickly follow and participate in the siege. After receiving a report from his subordinates that something was wrong, the commander of the Japanese wing, Okamoto Hoyuki, immediately transferred the main force of the wing from the front line of Chunhua Mountain. The siege of the 58th Division was to assist the 3rd Division in the battle, and now that the situation of its own troops is out, of course, it is necessary to take care of the small family first and then everyone.
As soon as the 13th Wing moved, the rest of the subordinate units of the garbage well detachment also turned around. Major General Tokutaro Shikai and Okamoto Hoyuki Osa had the same mind, and they both wanted to try to ensure that their own troops did not have major accidents first, and then cooperate with the 3rd Division to besiege the 74th Army. Of course, in the battle with the 74th Army, the garbage well detachment did not preserve its strength or was afraid of the battle, and they also helped. The 74th Army is not just talking about fun, and if you don't contribute to the battlefield, it's purely looking for your own death!
On the battlefield, the garbage well detachment did create a lot of trouble for Wang Yaowu and Zhang Lingfu. There was such an opponent on the battlefield, and he was still an elite devil of the Sixth Division, and Zhang Lingfu had to fight with all his spirit. When these thousands of devils turned around and went back to fight back against the attack from behind, the 58th Division, which was at the center of the attack on Lang Chao, immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Reinforcements from the Five Hundred Army are coming! Deputy Division Commander Zhang, who noticed the changes in the battlefield situation, was overjoyed that the combat effectiveness of the 58th Division had increased sharply!
The 3rd Division, with the assistance of the 6th and 4th Divisions next to it, took the initiative all the way, although the casualties were relatively heavy, it finally looked better on the scene, whether it was various statistics or the battlefield situation, it still looked good, and Lieutenant General Toyoda believed that as long as it continued to fight like this, it was a sure thing that the 74th Army would be finally killed!
The commander of the Toyota Division believes that after the 74th Army is killed, it will be worth it for the 3rd Division to lose its ability to fight again! Killing such a formidable opponent is a victory in itself! At the critical moment, the Sixth Division withdrew like this, and Lieutenant General Toyoda Fangtaro was a little dumbfounded!
Fourth Division? Don't count on that, the 37th Wing of the people has already left for Changsha and gone to the city to go shopping, and now that the Sixth Division has withdrawn, Lieutenant General Toyoda suddenly has a feeling of being alone. This was simply not possible before! When did the proud 3rd Division look at someone else's eyes? Liu Ruming's 68th Army is powerful, right? The 3rd Division also fought! Sun Lianzhong is famous, right? The 3rd Division was still chasing him everywhere! Even Zhang Zizhong, the Third Division fought with him head-to-head and never fell behind!
Now the 74th Army is making General Toyoda and his 3rd Division have suffering! The main thing is that the opponent's weapons are too good! The sharp firearms that the Japanese army has always relied on cannot take advantage of in front of the 74th Army at all! Whether it is rifles or artillery, the 74th Army is generally a grade higher than the Japanese army, and now the Japanese army has the advantage that in addition to the large number of people, there are planes!
The Japanese army, which had originally had the advantage, quickly disappeared as the direction of attack of the garbage detachment changed. At this time, the 3rd Division and the 74th Army on the battlefield actually showed a state of parity. Although army commander Wang Yaowu and several division commanders saw that this was an excellent opportunity to counterattack, due to the excessive losses in the battle a few days ago, even if they wanted to counterattack, they were powerless now.
Although the 201 Brigade is a strong force deliberately cultivated by Gao Quan, its combat effectiveness is second to none among all brigades of the 500 Army. But that has to be compared with whom. Compared with the guerrillas and the puppet army, it must be not even a little stronger, and compared with the divisions of the 74th Army, it will be a step worse.
It's easy to fight a squadron of devils, but it's a bit difficult for devils to come up to a brigade, and when all the thirteenth wings join the battlefield, Wang Dazhu's side is very difficult. Fortunately, Liu Qi's special brigade has been waiting not far away, seeing that Wang Dazhu is going to suffer, how can Liu Qi sit idly by? Brigade Commander Liu immediately led the 5,000 men and horses of the 500th Army Special Brigade to attack the flank of the 13th Wing of the Japanese Army. The two brigades cooperated, and the brothers worked together, which can be regarded as carrying the arrogant and invincible Thirteenth Wing.
However, the devil is not only this 13th Wing, but also several brigades led by Tokutaro Shikai in the back! In particular, the artillery brigade was drawn from the heavy artillery wing directly under the Sixth Division, with more than 800 devils and 12 75-mm field guns, which was a fairly formidable long-range attack force. In the contest with the 58th Division, this field artillery brigade played a considerable role.
At the temporary headquarters of the 500th Division, Wang Dazhu picked up Liu Qi, who had just rushed over, "Brigade Commander Liu, how is the situation over there?" ”
"Barely coping with it. The devils are more capable of fighting, and the troops are under a lot of pressure. How is Master Wang here? Liu Qi's face was a little gloomy when he replied.
"The situation of the 201 Brigade is not good!" Wang Dazhu sighed, "Alas! I can't imagine that it is so difficult for our two brigades to work together to deal with this garbage well detachment! How did the 74th Army fight? While dealing with the garbage well detachment, he also resisted the third division! It turns out that I have always felt that I am not ambiguous, but now compared to others, it is really nothing. I really admire the 74th Army now. ”
"Yes, when I have the opportunity, I also want to get acquainted with the heroes of the 74th Army!" In addition to Gao Quan, Liu Qi has never been convinced, and today he also has a deep respect for the generals of the 74th Army.
When these two people were sighing, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded outside, followed by a violent explosion! Not good, the devils are shelling again! The two main generals of the Five Hundred Army glanced at each other, and they both saw a moment of shock in each other's eyes!
The two ran out of the command post one after another, hiding in the bunker and holding binoculars to observe. The mud kicked up by the devil's shells was monstrous, and judging from the explosion point of the shells on the position, this shelling was much more fierce than the previous ones! The devil has increased his troops again! Both division and brigade commanders were aware of this problem at the same time.
"Division, the phone number of the head of the 504th Regiment Wang." The correspondent ran over to report.