Attacking all the way from Fuyang to Huaibin City, the 10th Division basically did not encounter any strong resistance. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIn order to ensure the security of Wuhan, most of the main forces of the Central Army were concentrated on the periphery of Wuhan, including the Xinyang area located on the flank.

The 10th Division, which suffered losses at the hands of Li Zongren before, also hoped that it could find its way back this time and report the shame of being almost completely annihilated in the Battle of Xuzhou. And this is also what Yoshio Shinozuka needs to fight for as the commander of the division after taking office.

Only by washing away the shame of the previous defeat on the battlefield in Xuzhou will he, the new division commander, be recognized by the division and the Japanese army headquarters. If you can't do this, I'm afraid that others will also doubt the level of Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the division.

After receiving the telegram from the chariot squadron, Yoshio Shinozuka said with a gloomy expression: "Yaga, it seems that these troops defending the city have made up their minds to defend it. If you dare to provoke our majesty, you must let them have this consequence.

The 10th Infantry Wing was ordered to carry out the siege in conjunction with the tank squadron, and the artillery units of the division were also sent over. Tell them I'm going into town for dinner tonight. After the city is broken, all bans are lifted! ”

'Hey! General, is that good? ’

The herald seemed to know what it meant to lift all prohibitions. If you really want to do this, I am afraid that the entire defenders of Huaicheng will not be alive. But he also knew that this was also the highest reward for the officers and men of the division and regiment.

Faced with the herald's inquiry, Yoshio Shinozuka sneered: "It's okay! This time, our army has arrived on the battlefield for the first time, and we still need to break through several county seats. If we don't add deterrence, I'm afraid it will also delay our march.

Give these resistance forces some deterrence, and they will know the consequences of resisting us. In this way, we may be able to complete the task assigned by the commander in the shortest possible time and block the resistance forces living in the Guyang area. ”

As the commander of the division, Yoshio Shinozuka didn't know that the consequences of lifting the ban would make the officers and soldiers of the division completely crazy. But he also knew that the army had been fighting for so long, and he really needed to find something to vent on.

Since the garrison of Huaibin City ignored their persuasion to surrender, then they had to be prepared to be slaughtered. Compared with what the 13th and 16th Divisions of the Second Army did in Nanjing this time, Yoshio Shinozuka felt that this was nothing.

After all, how many people are there in a small Huaibin city? No matter how much you kill, I'm afraid it's only tens of thousands. Moreover, according to what they learned, there were not many people in Huaibin City today, and most of them were troops who resisted them.

Since it's a resistance force, what's the problem with him annihilating them all?

With an advance infantry wing of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, as well as an artillery wing, they rushed to the outside of Huaibin City and began to prepare for the attack. The garrison troops staying in the city were also ready for engagement.

If there is an air force reconnoitring over Huaibin City at this moment, they will find that Huaibin City has now become a huge blocking battlefield. Many streets were blocked, even the exit from the city gate cave was blocked by sandbags.

Although this practice has aroused great opposition from many officers and men of the garrison. Because the city gate was blocked, if they wanted to retreat at that time, where should they retreat?

Li Xiangdong, who came to take over the defense, said very calmly: "Our first task now is to contain the Japanese army for three days, and the second thing is to consider retreating." If you don't block the city gates, what should you do if the little devil's tank starts? ”

A faint rhetorical question made the officers of the garrison brigade a little stunned. In the eyes of the officers of these garrison brigades, the tanks and armored vehicles of the little devils are undoubtedly steel monsters that they cannot defeat at all.

But soon, some officers said: "General Li, although our east and west walls are relatively high, the north and south walls are relatively short. If the little devils blow up the city wall, won't their tanks be able to drive in? ”

'Since the little devil's tanks can be driven in, then we are afraid that we will not find a way to retreat?' Even if they want to blow up the walls of the north and south, won't the blocking positions we have built in the south and north of the city in the past two days come in handy? ’

It was another rhetorical question, which made the officers of these garrison brigades suddenly realize that Li Xiangdong had prepared for the worst. It is no wonder that he placed his headquarters in an underground air defense fortification in Huaicheng.

During this time, there were also officers who inspected the city's preparedness, and they knew that the entire Huaicheng had now become a huge blocking battlefield. If the little devil really enters the city and wants to take Huaicheng in a short time, I am afraid that it is unlikely.

The most likely scenario is that Huaicheng becomes a huge meat grinder battlefield. If the city is broken, then the little devils who pour in from outside the city will also face a situation of street fighting. In this case, the casualties of both sides are indispensable.

Seeing that the little devil who had been persuaded to surrender in the morning was killed, the Japanese tanks blocking Huaibin City did not attack. The officers and soldiers defending the city were somewhat surprised. In their opinion, these tanks should attack immediately!

Compared with the nervousness of these garrison officers and soldiers, the soldiers of the reconnaissance regiment who came to garrison said very calmly: "Don't scare yourself!" This kind of Peanding tank is not so terrifying, and they dare not attack without the cooperation of infantry.

If you are in such a scared mood, you might as well take a good rest. If the little devil really wants to attack, he will definitely have to find a few rounds of shelling. Under the cover of artillery fire and infantry, these little devils' tanks dared to attack. ”

For the soldiers of the reconnaissance regiment, they have experienced countless battles with little devils. In the face of this kind of tank armored vehicles, which frightened the Central Army, they were no longer very worried. What's more, they also brought bazookas.

Just in order to avoid exposing the power of the bazooka, He Zhengdao also told Li Xiangdong that when dealing with the armor of Japanese tanks, he could also use more other artillery fire. For example, ****** or anti-tank mines can actually deal with the thin-skinned tanks of the little devils.

By noon, the garrison of the city, who had been nervous all morning, found that the Japanese army had really not attacked. Even if their tanks launched artillery bombardments and attacks on the city gate from time to time, they did not get much benefit.

The reason is that when Li Xiangdong came over, he also carried dozens of mortars of large and small calibers. In the face of these mortar counterattacks, the little devils who control the tanks also know that they don't want to please them in the face of intensive shelling.

Although their tentative attack also made the defenders of the city nervous for several hours. But their two tanks, too, lay on their stomachs. If you really want to talk about losses, the losses of the Japanese tank squadron are undoubtedly greater.

It is clear that the three tank squadrons assigned to the 10th Division this time, each tank armored vehicle is precious. In the face of this uneconomical deal, the leader of the Japanese tank squadron who led the team did not dare to take the risk even if he wanted to take the lead.

Until the troops in the city began to eat one after another and continued to wait for the Japanese attack. The defending troops, who had been observing the movements of the Japanese troops outside the city, soon spotted the Japanese infantry appearing in the distance outside the city.

Regarding this situation, Li Xiangdong quickly said: "Order the garrison troops in the city to enter all underground fortifications and bunkers. If you don't hear the whistle, you are not allowed to walk out of the fortifications at will. It seems that the artillery of the little devil should have also arrived.

Wait on the city wall, hand it over to our troops to guard, and cooperate with several main battalions defending the city, all of which will be transferred to various blocking positions in the city. This time, what we have to do is to rely on the city defense and slowly consume with the little devils. ”

Hearing this, the garrison brigade commander said with a little surprise: "Sir Li, let your defenders and our people rest, okay?" ”

In the opinion of Liu Nuosheng, the commander of the garrison brigade, shouldn't the elite be kept until the end before being sent? If he were Li Xiangdong, he would definitely send the garrison to defend the city and let it consume the offensive spirit of the little devil.

But Li Xiangdong shook his head and said: "No, you don't have many veterans in the garrison brigade, and you have very little actual combat experience." And on the city wall, there can't be too many defenders. In this case, it will only become a live target for little devils.

My troops have fought the Japanese several times, and they are also experienced in how to deal with the tanks and armored vehicles of the little devils. It's just that in the future, I also hope that you can show fearless courage and command the troops to fight the little devils.

Recruits can never become veterans if they don't experience actual combat. Although you and I are both commanders, how can we not be killed on the battlefield and survive to this day? Everything is the first time, and as long as you engage in battle, you must not be afraid to retreat, understand? ”

The urgent and dangerous task reconnaissance group picked, and the rest was relatively easy to block and sneak attack, but handed over to the garrison. This approach also moved the officers of these garrison brigades, knowing that they had been somewhat villainous in the past.

Looking at it like this, this supervising major general sent by the war zone didn't want them to be cannon fodder and consume the strength of the little devils!

'Please rest assured, General, we will all go to the battlefield to supervise the battle in person. Without your orders, whoever dares to retreat will be subject to military law. Although we are a garrison, we are also soldiers, not soft eggs! ’

'Good! Losers don't lose, as long as we work together, I believe that this time the little devils will not get benefits. As long as I complete this blocking mission, I will send a telegram to Chief Li to ask for credit from the government and Chairman Chiang! ’

'Thank you, General! ’

Comparing his heart to his heart, Li Xiangdong also thought about taking these garrisons on top. But he also knew that the consequences of this would provoke complaints from the officers and men of the garrison brigade, and would also make them rebellious.

Now as the Theater Supervision Group, they are the first to be on the front line of dealing with the little devils. In this way, tell the officers and men of these garrison brigades that they are really here to fight the little devils, and they are not here to show off their might.

Before, Li Xiangdong blocked the four city gates in advance, just to cut off the thoughts of those who wanted to be deserters. If you don't want to be a prisoner of the little devil, and you don't want to be punished as a deserter by the supervision group, you can only fight with the little devil.

This kind of determination to fight to the death with the little devils will inevitably stimulate the bloodiness of these garrison troops. As long as the bloody nature of the troops is stimulated, I believe that the little devils who will attack Huaibin City at that time will definitely not be able to get too much benefit! (To be continued.) )