Chapter 977: Congratulations
"Damn it! How could they suddenly launch a full-scale attack?! Kimura cursed from head to toe in his headquarters as he was scolded from head to toe by Sugiyama as a result of the Wehrmacht attack.
After the Wehrmacht attacked Yama N, they did not continue to attack the Japanese directly from Yama N'Ill. Instead, the 52nd Division of the Southwest Military Region was the main force, bypassing Shanluo and going straight to Muzhou.
Kimura was so frightened that he didn't notice it for a while. As a result, the Burmese Front is now unable to advance or retreat. Forward, there are Wehrmacht positions in front of it, and I don't know how many people are stationed on the positions.
Retreat, what should we do if those Wehrmacht forces go on the offensive ?! When the time comes, the retreat will turn into a rout, and if there is a problem with the position, the consequences will be unimaginable.
If the 15th Division and Naoji Sakai were still alive, Kimura might consider taking a risk. But now the 15th Division was directly beaten and almost crippled, and Sakai Naoji was killed directly on the battlefield.
Let those remnants of the soldiers on the battlefield take this risk in the future, Kimura really didn't dare.
Now Kimura can only hope that the Japanese army in Muzhou will be able to withstand the attack of the Wehrmacht, and then the large army will come to join him to attack the Wehrmacht in front of the position.
Fortunately, the two divisions of the 15th Army are now not far from here, and several brigades belonging to the Burmese Front are also on their way.
As long as this group of troops arrives, Kimura will at least have a fight.
"Assault!!" On the outskirts of Muzhou, bursts of Japanese shouts were heard. A large number of Japanese troops attacked the Wehrmacht along the skirmishers.
The Japanese positions on the outskirts of Muzhou were almost all destroyed by artillery fire. Only a small number of permanent fortifications are still in use. But for the Japanese army, this really did not play a big role.
In order to ensure that the position would not be seized by the 52nd Division, the commander of the Japanese 28th Army, Sakurai Shizo, could only force the troops to directly attack the Wehrmacht.
He tried to drag the Wehrmacht into the white-knuckle warfare that the Japanese were good at. Thus neutralizing the superiority of the Wehrmacht in terms of firepower.
"Chirp...... Boom! d...... "This is the heavy artillery unit of the Japanese 28th Army, although the configuration of the 28th Army is not complete, but the military department still has the artillery for them.
This artillery has now played a huge role, and Sakurai is now using this artillery to start bombarding the rear positions of the Southwestern Military District in an attempt to block the support of the Wehrmacht side to the positions.
And in order to ensure the heavy firepower that these last relied on, Sakurai did not allow two rounds of artillery fire. Only one round of firing was allowed, after which the artillery positions had to be transferred immediately.
Sakurai, who had suffered the loss of the Wehrmacht's retaliatory fire, knew that if a second round was fired, it would undoubtedly give the Wehrmacht a chance to discover their artillery positions.
The best way to do this is to transfer the artillery immediately, and then cover it again when it is most needed. At the same time, this is also a deterrent, as long as their own artillery is not destroyed, then the Wehrmacht will not dare to let go of the attack.
Although the Japanese Army Air Force in the sky is fighting desperately with the Wehrmacht warhawks. But Sakurai wouldn't believe that those Army Aviation guys would be able to stop the Wehrmacht's warhawks.
Didn't the Japanese army and the Wehrmacht air force fight once or twice, which one took advantage of it?! Almost every time, it ended with heavy losses for the Japanese army.
Although in the war report the cabinet told everyone that the fighting was going well and the Wehrmacht suffered heavy losses. But all those who participated in the battle knew that it was the Japanese army that suffered heavy losses.
Before the new fighters came out, the Japanese army did not have an advantage in air combat at all.
"Come on...... Hurry up...... Otherwise, this Southeast Asia will no longer belong to the empire......" looked at the Japanese fighter plane that was tragically shot down in the air. Sakurai muttered to himself.
The situation of the Japanese army and aviation is not good now. They suffered heavy losses in the battle some time ago, and they have not slowed down now. The loss of fighters was secondary, and the most serious was the loss of pilots.
Although there are more than a dozen aviation schools in Japan that are constantly training pilots, the resources allocated to the two aviation units are really limited because the navy and army have already robbed all the resources.
If it weren't for the Wehrmacht's ability to demonstrate the combat capability of aircraft in air combat, perhaps the current situation of the Army Aviation would be even more embarrassing. Fortunately, the Navy relied on warplanes and bombers. The Battle of Pearl Harbor was executed.
Later, the Japanese Army Aviation also proved its value by virtue of the Southeast Asian campaign, so it had uninterrupted resource investment.
But even so, these investments are still a drop in the bucket for the Air Force. It was only after the Wehrmacht drove the new fighter out of China that the Army allocated resources for mass production.
The training of pilots was not taken seriously before, and such actions led to the fact that the troops of the Japanese Army Aviation are now supported by the older generation of pilots.
And this was the first battle in Dien Bien Phu some time ago. The biggest losses were the old pilots.
"Tom tom tom...... Rumble!! "Another Type 1 fighter was directly hit by the Tiger Shark, and the Tiger Shark, which has an advantage in terms of numbers, firepower and defense. Against these Type 1 fighters and Type 97 fighters, these Japanese fighters were like living targets.
Unless they are lucky enough to hit the Tiger Shark's fuel tank or weak armor, they will be able to evacuate crookedly under the cover of their own fighters even if they have damaged the Tiger Shark.
And those Japanese fighters could only scold and watch these Wehrmacht warhawks leave like this, but they were helpless. But as long as their fighter plane is hit by the Tiger Shark, it is basically the result of being blown up in the volley.
There is no way, Japan is already short of resources. Therefore, in terms of alloy refining and armor forging, they can basically save money. This resulted in a large number of Japanese fighters with thin skins and big stuffing.
In addition, the Japanese army's mounted machine gun still uses a 7.7mm machine gun, which is difficult to hit the armor of the storage shark. The Japanese fighter only had 10mm armor, and in front of the 14.5mm machine gun, it was almost no different from toilet paper.
With just a slight touch, these Japanese fighters were directly exploded.
"Wehrmacht! Kill!! "On the ground. The soldiers of the 52nd Army of the Southwest Military Region had already fought with the Japanese army. He had just won a great victory in the Dien Bien Phu area, and even killed the commander of the 15th Division, Naoji Sakai, which boosted the morale of the 52nd Division.
Countless soldiers poured into the battlefield like a tide. Directly overturned the Japanese troops on the position.
And the Japanese army was also unable to show weakness, and the Japanese army in the rear rushed directly to the position with a large circle of Annam National Army. They tried to take back their positions by virtue of their numerical superiority.
"Chirp...... Boom! D......"It's not just the Japanese who use artillery fire to support the blockade, but the Wehrmacht does the same.
However, unlike the Japanese army, the Wehrmacht simply did not move its artillery positions after just one round of bombardment. They would hold off the Japanese rear positions for half an hour before they moved.
......As the Japanese Army Air Force in the sky was cleared, the bomber units of the Air Force also rushed to the sky above the positions and began to bomb the Japanese troops on the ground, and at the same time provided practical support to the ground troops.
And that's not even the scariest of all. The most terrible thing was that the Wehrmacht charges were all carried out by tanks directly into the position as the vanguard. The heavy machine guns on these tanks were constantly strafing the Japanese troops on the positions, and the infantry was also constantly covering the tanks to massacre the Japanese troops and the Nationalist Army in Annam.
That's right! It's slaughter!
This Hyo-style is a Type B tank, equipped with a 14.5mm heavy machine gun that can be used against aircraft! Swept by a 14.5mm heavy machine gun, even if these Japanese soldiers had cover, they could only be beaten to the sidelines.
This is a massacre. Naked, bloody massacres. The Southwest Military Region and even the 52nd Division are using this method to celebrate the news that their commander-in-chief has an heir.
"The best gift to the commander-in-chief is the life of those sons! I have given you only one commandment. That is: kill the devil! "This is an order from the commander-in-chief of the Southwestern Military District, Lu Han, to the following. And Luján went on to say it at the time.
"If you ask me if I have any other orders, I'll tell you! Kill devils with all your might! Don't have mercy, don't retreat, kill all these pieces with all your heart, all your strength, all your heart!! ”
Undoubtedly, this order of Luján was thoroughly carried out. The 52nd Division was the vanguard, with troops including the 53rd Division and the 54th Division. From the left, center, and right, they launched a full-scale attack on the Japanese troops in Muzhou.
As a result of the fighting, the Japanese army had so far filled with at least one multi-company unit. And the courage of those Annam National Army who were directly frightened by this high-intensity and crazy battle was broken.
In the past, when they fought against France, they were surrounded by hundreds or even thousands of troops. And like this, how have they ever seen a scene of plane bombing in the sky, ground tanks, artillery fire and then heavy machine gun sweeping?!
If it weren't for the Japanese army behind him and the Annam National Army's warlords, perhaps many people would have chosen to turn around and flee directly. It's better now. However, most of the Annam National Army that rushed to the position chose to play dead directly on the position.
Before the bullet could hit them, they just lay down and threw the gun away from themselves. The fear is that the Wehrmacht will sweep the battlefield.
"Hey...... Kind of interesting! Tell the brethren. We still lack people in Yunnan to build roads! Don't kill all of them, let them go as long as they don't have knives and guns in their hands. After a while, the captives were sent back to the province. ”
Long Rope Ancestor was covered with a bunch of bandages, and said with a smile: "It just so happens that these goods are for us to build roads, what a good labor!" Don't waste ......"
When Long Rope Ancestor said this, the chief of staff on the side suddenly felt extremely reasonable. Although Yunnan has built some railways and highways, the transportation from the Central Plains is still much worse.
This road doesn't work, how can money get through?! But it took manpower to build the road, especially since many sections of the road were built almost around the mountains. Now most of the men in Yunnan have joined the army, and they basically have something to do if they haven't joined the army.
Where are the people who are going to build the roads? For this matter, Governor Long Yun was about to turn his hair gray. I reported several times to go to the imperial capital, but I didn't get a reply, and I even ran away in person.
It is easy to say that he snatched more than 2,000 Southeast Asian prisoners of war from Yang Zengxin. But such a small number of people are simply insignificant compared to the road to be built!
Since Long Yun returned from studying in the imperial capital, he has been ambitious to make a career in Yunnan. When I went to the three eastern provinces to visit and study. Seeing that almost every village in the three eastern provinces has access to highways, Lao Long is envious to death.
When I came back, I put this matter on the agenda. But Lao Long also knew that Yunnan's foundation was weak, so first of all, he asked to build a few more roads and railways from Yunnan to the outside world.
Meantime. A large number of Pu'er teas, which have been made famous in the three eastern provinces and even abroad, are planted. The provincial government is responsible for purchasing at a guaranteed price and uniformly producing and selling to the outside world.
That's not all, Lao Long also tried his best to grind Lin Sen so that he reluctantly agreed to get rubber seeds to Yunnan through the connections around and cultivate and plant them in Yunnan.
Yunnan has a subtropical climate, which is just right for growing rubber native to Southeast Asia. Lao Long's idea is very simple, this battle must not only be fought for a year or two, and his rubber can be cut in four years.
Besides, the Soviets couldn't produce their own rubber. They have to buy it from themselves. And the Germans, the British...... And so on, that's a good deal.
Now it's good that the Americans and Europeans have lost Southeast Asia, so they have lost their source of rubber. You can definitely sell this rubber at a good price from them!
Almost three years have passed since the war began in 1937. The old dragon saw that his rubber was about to be cut, and he was happy and worried in his heart!
I am happy that my hard work is about to bear fruit, and the price of these rubbers must not be low. He had already let Chairman Linsen show his mouth, and when the time came, the rest of the goods would be sold to the Soviet Union and the United States under the condition that the Wehrmacht's own needs were given priority.
At that time, this bill will be very large. But he was worried. This road in Yunnan is really not easy to walk. This greatly restricts their own transportation, and the cost of transportation is high.
The old dragon is so worried! As a son, Long Rope Ancestor naturally knows his father's troubles, and he is overjoyed to see this Annan National Army Xiaolong pretending to be dead all over the mountains, what a good coolie! It's all over the mountains!
"Don't even get killed! Don't be crippled, we still expect them to build roads for us in Yunnan! Thinking of this, Long Shenzu hurriedly grabbed the phone and called the commanders on the front line.
"Our warriors probably grow a lot of rubber and tea at home, right?! If there is no way. It's bad luck to ship it out! Now that God has sent us so many coolies, don't kill Lao Tzu on a whim! Otherwise, Lao Tzu will drive you all to build roads! ”
No one knows the virtues of his gang of cubs better than Long Shenzu, and these are all bad habits brought out of the old units of the Wehrmacht. That is, the subordinates are basically not alive.
After a battle, there was never such a thing as a prisoner. Flesh wound?! As long as these cubs pass by, they will be killed directly.
And he who dies absolutely properly cannot die again. The stuff on his body was also looted. This was all learned from the commander-in-chief back then. At that time, the old fourth camp was poor, and his eyes were shining when he saw everything, and he couldn't wait to snatch the beard from his own hands.
Especially after the bastards from Ertoushan joined the New First Army. This situation is even more obvious. When the Soviets were fighting in the Battle of Harbin, if it weren't for the above, these people would have stripped off all their padded jackets.
Fortunately, these cubs still talk about some rules. Whatever is valuable will be handed over to the public as trophies, but the commander of the army will not collect all of them from them. Some of the valuable ones will be handed over, and the worthless ones will be left for these cubs as a souvenir.
So...... These cubs are very hard to scavenge, and they are extremely black. Habitually, a bayonet came up the throat, and then rummaged through the clothes and pants.
The veteran also knows to pull his mouth open to see if there are gold teeth or something, and take off his shoes and pants to see if there is anything hidden. In short, the corpses of those Japanese soldiers when cleaning the battlefield were definitely cleaner than being swept by locusts.
Gun?! Take it back, and use it for the second-line troops to suppress bandits. If you break it, you can disassemble the parts and use it, and if you can melt it, you can melt it. If you can't make a gun, wouldn't it be good to make a farm tool for the people?! The ammunition is also good, and the rationing of the second-line troops is good.
Badges, bayonets, ...... And so on and so forth, the cubs never let go. It's also a good souvenir to make.
Even the uniforms of the Japanese army were not wasted. Take it all back and tear it into strips of cloth, enlarge it in a pot and cook it for bandages. If it weren't for the Japanese army's crotch cloth being too disgusting, these cubs might not even have removed the crotch cloth for him.
"Withdraw...... Seeing that his two wings and a division of the Annam National Army that had been replenished were broken up like this, Sakurai ordered to the chief of staff gloomily.
"Hai ......" The chief of staff, Major General Hiroo Iwabe, answered in a hoarse voice and asked the herald to give the order. The two then withdrew from the forward observation point and retreated towards the rear position.
Fortunately, at this time, it was already dusk, and the soldiers of the three divisions were still busy catching the prisoners who were pretending to be dead and had no time to pursue. Let the tanks shoot at them for a while and that's it.
"Report! Commander-in-Chief Lu of the Southwest Military Region called! Tu Mengben was drinking, and the adjutant came in. Hearing that it was a call from the Southwest Military Region, Tu Menghu put down his wine glass and said, "Read!"
This box is full of high-ranking members of the Wehrmacht and the coalition government, and there is nothing to hide from them. Besides, if you have something to do, let's talk about countermeasures.
"Hearing that my commander-in-chief's wife is happy to be pregnant, the Southwest Military Region is the commander of the Southwest Military Region. In order to congratulate the commander's wife, our unit launched an attack on the Japanese 28th Army in Muzhou three hours ago. ”
Everyone listened to Lu Han's telegram and immediately cried and laughed, this old Lu really did not show weakness! If you can't come, you can fight a battle to celebrate! Show yourself in the Southwest Military Region!