Chapter 469: The flustered General Tada
"Report to the brigade commander that there is an infantry wing of the army, more than 3,500 people, carrying a mountain artillery brigade, a total of 12 mountain and field artillery. A squad of combat vehicles, three armored vehicles ... And carrying a large number of light and heavy weapons, they quickly drove towards the ambush circle arranged by our guard brigade. According to the current marching speed of the army, there is only one hour left before the ambush battlefield..."A cavalry scout, riding a fast horse, quickly rushed to the temporary headquarters, came to Bruce Lee's side, and replied breathlessly..."Okay, great....More than 3,000 little devils are just within the tolerance range of our guard brigade. This time, let's let the little devils in Peking have a good taste of the power of our Reading Division Guard Brigade. , Chief of Staff, pass on my order, all anti-aircraft machine gun companies immediately set up machine gun positions on all the high ground around the battlefield, change the anti-aircraft machine guns to flat fire, and carry out long-range strafing of the army... All artillery companies, immediately look for favorable terrain, build artillery positions, mark the shooting in advance, and wait for the army to enter the position, let's give him a saturated artillery strike... The second and third two regiments, all of which were battalion units, entered the starting position, prepared for battle, and immediately launched an attack when they heard the trumpet of the charge. Tell the two regiment commanders to carry forward the spirit of our guard brigade not afraid of sacrifice and bravely attack. In the process of launching an attack on the Yue army and interspersing and dividing, it is necessary to rush and fight fiercely, divide and surround the Yue army in the shortest possible time, and then destroy it little by little...."The corners of Bruce Lee's mouth showed a long-lost smile, and he commanded confidently to the chief of staff beside him.
"Brigade commander, you can relax....I will immediately give combat orders to all departments. I promise, this time, we will definitely wrap up all of these more than 3,000 little devils. Let the old devil Tada Jun, who has just taken office in Beiping, can't cry if he wants to..."The chief of staff said... With the departure of the chief of staff, the guard brigade and more than 4,000 other directly subordinate troops immediately began to surround this huge battlefield and arrange pocket formations for the reinforcements of the army that were getting closer and closer... Several anti-aircraft machine gun companies, nearly 100 anti-aircraft machine guns, under Bruce Lee's orders, were all arranged around the battlefield, all the commanding heights, responsible for providing fire cover and killing and injuring a large number of living forces of the army... As for the nearly 100 mortars, they were divided into several artillery clusters, all of which held their muzzles high, and all of them aimed at the black holes and holes of the muzzles, all of which were aimed at the path of the little devils... Again, two guard regiments, almost four thousand fighters. All of them were battalions and lay in ambush in the mountains and forests about 500 meters away from the road, waiting for the arrival of the army. When the army entered the ambush circle and was suddenly attacked and fell into chaos, these soldiers in battalion units would quickly plunge into their vital points like a sharp sword out of their sheath... Of course, everything that happened here was unknown to the reinforcements a few kilometers away....At this moment, the supreme commander of the reinforcements of the Chinese army, the commander of the entire wing, was sitting in an armored command vehicle, closing his eyes and recuperating. Unbeknownst to them, just a few kilometers away, a pocket array with a bloody mouth was waiting for their arrival.
"Report to Your Excellency Wing Commander, Your Excellency the Commander sent a telegram asking about the current specific position of our army, and how long it will take to reach Tianjin City and reinforce the port..."
"Nani, telegram from Your Excellency the Commander... Hurry up, call back to His Excellency the Commander immediately: because the railway line along the way has been completely destroyed by the Eighth Route Army before the troops set off. Therefore, our army had no choice but to abandon the train and march on foot. If nothing else, we will arrive in Tianjin City in three hours. Please rest assured that we will be able to successfully complete our mission and protect the port from any danger..."Hearing the telegram from His Excellency the Commander. The Wing Commander, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, immediately opened his eyes and replied to the communications soldier beside him.
"Hi, Your Excellency Wing Commander, I'll call you back right away...."The cavalry correspondent took the order....
Just when more than 3,000 little devils, under the command of the wing commander, quickly drilled into the pocket array prepared for them by the guard regiment. Dozens of kilometers away, in the headquarters of the North China Garrison in Beiping, it was once again a mess. This time the chaos is no less than the suicide of the former commander Okamura Ninji a few days ago... As for the reason for the confusion, it is very simple, that is, three hours ago, the headquarters received a telegram for help from Ezhou, Tianjin, and Tianjin Port at the same time. At the same time, the three places were attacked by the Eighth Route Army on a large scale, and according to the content of the telegram, the offensive of the Eighth Route Army was very fierce..."Baga, hasn't your communications department contacted the port yet, contact the port immediately." There is also Tianjin City, be sure to know the latest news of Tianjin City and the port... A large amount of supplies have been hoarded in the port, and the Eighth Route Army must not be allowed to occupy it...."A few hours ago, General Tada Jun, who still looked calm. At this moment, the whole face turned pale because of the urgency..."Report to Your Excellency Commander, Tianjin Emergency Telegram... In the city of Tianjin, the two infantry squadrons that had just been preparing to reinforce the port were ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army in less than ten minutes after leaving the city, and the troops lost more than half of them, and now they have withdrawn to the city... In addition, in the process of retreating, the troops were also pursued by the main force of the Eighth Route Army and fiercely attacked. At this moment, the entire city of Tianjin is in danger of falling at any time, please send reinforcements immediately..."A communications staff officer, with a telegram, hurriedly rushed into the war room, and reported with a panicked face..."Nani... The reinforcements were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, and more than half of the troops were lost, how could this be... Can anyone tell me what the Eighth Route Army is trying to do... Also, what are you doing with the special high-tech and intelligence departments, so many troops of the Eighth Route Army have quietly lurked in the core area of our North China garrison army. Why didn't we find anything out of such a big movement, why? An angry Admiral Tada slammed the table in front of him. A pair of eyes that were almost killing fiercely glanced at the staff officers and officers in the war room, and asked loudly..."Hi, Your Excellency Commander, please stop your anger." I don't think it's time for accountability... At the same time, the city of Tianjin and the port were fiercely attacked by a large number of Eighth Route Army, and there was a danger of falling at any time. Therefore, our immediate priority now is to immediately deal with the troops of the Eighth Route Army around the port. Otherwise, once the hundreds of thousands of tons of strategic materials hoarded in the port fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, it will cause unimaginable consequences to the Great Imperial Empire.
"Yo Xi, thank you Chief of Staff for the reminder... Chief of Staff, where have we sent a wing of reinforcements now, and how long will it take to reach Tianjin and reinforce the port..."After listening to the reminder of the chief of staff, his eyes, which were still full of murderous aura just now, immediately showed a trace of sharpness, and his eyes were staring at the combat sand table in front of him, and he asked.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander, I just sent a telegram from the reinforcements. Because the railway line to Tianjin was seriously damaged by a small local group of guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army before the battle began, it had fallen into a state of complete paralysis. Therefore, the troops have abandoned the train transportation and are now marching on foot, rapidly advancing towards the city of Tianjin. According to the calculation of their current marching speed, there are still three hours at most, that is, before dawn, they can rush to Tianjin City..."The chief of staff planted a small flag on the combat sand table in front of him, and replied..."Yo Xi, order Gushanjun, you must hurry up. Now, without a minute's delay, the port is in danger of falling... Tell Gushan-kun that as long as he can successfully rescue the port, after the battle is over, I will definitely ask the staff headquarters to personally ask for credit for him..."General Tada Jun nodded, and ordered with satisfaction to the chief of staff in front of him.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander. I believe that Gushan-kun will be able to complete the task smoothly..."The chief of staff nodded in agreement.
"Chief of Staff, how is the situation in Ezhou now. Ezhou is the only gateway from Pingjin to North China and Shanxi by road. As long as we can guarantee the foolproof nature of Ezhou, even if the Eighth Route Army occupies the entire Tianjin area, they will be surrounded by our army's heavy troops. However, if the Eighth Route Army occupies this choke point, the main force of the Eighth Route Army will be able to drive straight into the Pingjin area..."Tada Jun broke through the important surname of Ezhou in one sentence, and continued to ask the chief of staff in front of him..."Report to Your Excellency Commander, an hour ago, we made a contact with Ezhou... The county seat of Ezhou was fiercely besieged by at least 15,000 troops of the Eighth Route Army. More importantly, this group of troops of the Eighth Route Army carried siege artillery of at least two heavy artillery regiments. Therefore, the whole battle was fought very hard, and in less than two hours, the defending troops directly lost more than 2,000 people, and they were all elite imperial troops... As for the current situation, if nothing else, it must be very unoptimistic...."The chief of staff found a telegram that he had received an hour ago, and said to the commander in front of him, General Tada, with a worried face..."Baga, immediately send a telegram to Ezhou, asking about the current battle situation. Let them hold on and wait for reinforcements, and as soon as the morning dawns, I will immediately dispatch planes of an air wing to reinforce them, and immediately send a telegram to them..." Tada Jun hurriedly ordered..."Hey, Your Excellency Commander, I'll send a report right away..."After saying that, the chief of staff turned around and ran out of the war room, and ran to the telecommunications room not far away, preparing to send a message to Ezhou... Of course, just as the chief of staff of the army began to send a report, more than 3,000 Japanese troops who were marching rapidly along the railway line had already walked into the ambush position carefully prepared for them by the guard brigade without noticing... More than 3,000 little devils, carrying a large amount of heavy equipment, holding torches, like live targets, plunged into the pocket carefully prepared for them by Bruce Lee, and became the turtle in the urn of the guard brigade....
Looking at the mighty procession of little devils lined up in four rows... Standing in the temporary headquarters, the brigade commander Bruce Lee, who was holding a telescope and observing the army's every move, slowly showed a sly smile on the corner of his mouth. Turning to several combat staff officers beside him, with telephones in their hands, he gave the latest combat order.
"Order the artillery cluster, the anti-aircraft machine gun will fire immediately, and completely disrupt the little devil for me..."Bruce Lee's mouth kept smiling, facing everyone, and he ordered with certainty..."Artillery, fire immediately... Anti-aircraft machine gun company, immediately open fire ... All the infantry, immediately enter the attack..."Immediately, in the temporary headquarters, there was a noisy command sound... As the order was issued, Bruce Lee raised the binoculars in his hand for the first time and looked at the mighty marching army column again. However, just as his eyes were aimed at the marching column, a sharp whistling sound of cannonballs reached his ears... Nearly 100 mortar shells, almost at the same time, crossed the sky, and then landed accurately in the dense marching columns of the Japanese army... Suddenly, clusters of orange-red fireballs began to rise one after another in the marching column of the little devils... Immediately after, there was a continuous explosion of shells, which reached his ears ... With nearly 100 orange fireballs, they quickly rose in the dense marching columns of the Japanese army. The little devil troops, which were still in order just now, immediately fell into chaos. Nearly 100 mules and horses, who were particularly familiar with the task of hauling more than a dozen mountain artillery pieces and supplies, were frightened by the huge explosion of the shells, like frightened wild horses, dragging one artillery cannon and one cart of supplies and began to run around in a chaotic formation. The already very chaotic formation was even more chaotic, almost to the point where the soldiers could not find the generals, and the soldiers would not be able to find the soldiers... However, their confusion did not cause pity from the surrounding artillery ... In the face of the chaotic army, one by one, the shells, as if they had eyes, accurately shot into their formation... One artillery cluster after another, under the constant reminders of front-line artillery observers, there are many little devils there, so they shoot shells at that... In this way, the explosion of almost every shell, in the middle of the chaotic army, will set off patches of blood rain and stumps and broken arms that were directly blown off by the shells... Just when thousands of little devils were suffering in pain in the raindrop of shells. Nearly 100 anti-aircraft machine guns, which were arranged at various heights around the area and had an effective firing range of nearly a kilometer, also joined the war at the same time... Nearly 100 anti-aircraft machine guns, condescendingly, under the command of the brigade commander, mercilessly shot a bullet the thickness of an arm into the chaotic group of devils, once again setting off an even more chaotic panic... Because, under the frantic strafing of anti-aircraft machine guns, the chaotic devil soldiers are as long as they are touched by the flying bullets. The result that awaits them is either a severed limb or a broken arm, or a bullet that stops the waist. What's more, directly on his stomach, leaving a bloody hole the thickness of a bowl... In the face of such horror, I have hardly seen a machine gun. One by one, the little devils let out a howl of pain and despair... As for the moment at this moment, the captain of the army wing, who was sitting in a chariot, saw the chaotic troops around him, and he also fell into a look of panic. The constant commander of his own car, shuttling back and forth on the battlefield, giving the chaotic troops, giving orders to assemble and conceal... And it was this kind of shuttle that made the eyes of several anti-aircraft machine gun shooters all converge on this tank..."All of them..."A dull burst of gunfire rang out, and a series of heavy machine gun bullets followed closely behind the chariot where the wing commander was, setting off a rain of blood... Finally, just as the tank was ready to make a turn, several machine gunners finally found the best time to open fire... At the same time, several anti-aircraft machine guns, at the same time, aimed at this armored vehicle, which was temporarily parked in place because of the turn, spewed out several thick tongues of fire..."Bang bang bang..."A metallic crash sounded... A flurry of sparks, which began to flash on the surface of the armored vehicle ... Suddenly, the armored car, which was still extremely arrogant just now, had been punched with countless bullet holes around him. As for the captain of the wing in the armored car, as well as several officers, there is no doubt that the bullets fired into the armored car have been beaten into a pile of flesh ....
"Brigade commander, if nothing else, in just a few minutes of blows, the reinforcements of the army have lost almost half of their troops. More importantly, their chain of command was disrupted, and the troops were thrown into a state of complete chaos. I think the best time has come for us to strike. "Looking at the battlefield a kilometer away, the sound of explosions is constantly heard. The chief of staff, who was holding a telescope, suggested to Bruce Lee beside him.
"Well, I also think that the best time for us to attack has come. Order, each sortie, immediately carry out the sortie ... Still according to the old method of warfare, each main battalion, after hearing the trumpet of the charge, in addition to attacking, still attacked. We must divide the rest of the army in the shortest possible time... Order the trumpeter, blow the trumpet, and the troops attack..."Bruce Lee nodded, and ordered with a serious face to a staff officer behind him... It's the end of the month again, I hope you can get more results in the last few days of this month, thank you for your support.
(To be continued)