Chapter 688: Kei Seya's thoughts
"Lao Xie, this kid Cheng Gang sneaked away with the artillery battalion directly under the brigade......"
"Slipped, where did you slip?" Xie Chengrui was taken aback, this kid didn't have any moths, his heart that had been burned by fire was really unbearable. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"It's not a big deal, it's just following the second regiment, planning to blow up the Japanese pontoon bridge once." Han Xianyuan said, "Jiang Hai told me about this, I don't think there is a problem, so I agreed." ”
"You agree?"
"Well, I agreed, Cheng Gang and their regiment know best about the situation of the Japanese pontoon bridge, and now that he has been demoted to battalion commander, it stands to reason that you are not his direct boss now." Han Xianyuan said with a smile.
"Then you should have a breath with me first?"
"Didn't I come to report to you, this fighter plane is fleeting, and when I find you, the report is over, and then I give the order, it will be too late."
"Not to mention, Cheng Gang, this kid has a flexible brain, why didn't I think of this trick, if this blows up the pontoon bridge again, it will take a lot of time for the little devil to repair it, even if this kid is crooked." Xie Chengrui pondered for a moment, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"If you make a meritorious contribution this time, are you ......?"
"The official is reinstated, don't even think about it, let him be the battalion commander for me for at least three months." Xie Chengrui's eyes widened.
"Yes, yes......" Han Xianyuan smiled, and he didn't mention it anymore.
The Japanese army's retaliatory artillery fire almost covered the small city of Juancheng, and after the shelling, the whole city was on fire, although Xie Chengrui had already arranged for the first time after the Japanese stopped the shelling, he arranged people to put out the fire as soon as possible.
But this man-made disaster was too great, and the Japanese army also cruelly used incendiary bombs, and the civil structure of the house could not withstand the burning of the fire at all.
A fire burned until dawn, until half of the sky was red.
One. During the night, tens of thousands of people were homeless, but fortunately, their lives were saved, but the property damage was great, especially a sheltered home was gone.
Many people who fled their homes were silently weeping, and at the same time, anger and hatred were also growing in their hearts, they were all hateful invaders, and if it were not for them, how could a good home be destroyed?
In addition to organizing the people to save themselves, Xie Chengrui also recruited people in accordance with wartime regulations, strengthened the city defense of Juancheng, dug fortifications, and tried every means to strengthen his own resistance.
Although Takashi Sakai held his position on the south bank of the Yellow River, he was very embarrassed, and this was the most disgraceful time since he entered China.
One. In the night, in the case of absolute superiority, he was beaten and had no power to fight back, and suffered heavy casualties.
After counting the losses, Takashi Sakai spit out a mouthful of old blood even more angrily, and there were not many people who died, but the key was that the camp was full of wounded soldiers, especially the most fractures.
These people have basically lost their combat effectiveness.
It's only been a day, and more than half of an elite infantry wing has suffered casualties, and the opponent's casualty number should be far less than his own, is this still the Zhonggj team he knows?
The most serious thing is that in the battle of the night shift, the Chinese actually pushed their limited artillery not far from the Yellow River embankment again.
Then there was an artillery bombardment, and the two pontoon bridges that had just been built were blown up in pieces.
When the Japanese reacted and wanted to seize the artillery position, Cheng Gang had already led people to help disassemble the artillery, and then loaded the car and ran away.
This can make Sakai half dead and hold the position on the south bank, isn't it just to ensure the safety of the pontoon bridge crossing the river, but the pontoon bridge still failed to be kept, or let the hateful Chinese blow it up.
Kenji Dohihara's lungs exploded, and he wanted to rush to the other side and twist Takashi Sakai's head off as a night pot, but this could not change the fact that the pontoon bridge was destroyed again.
Originally, it was ready together, and when it passed the test the next morning, the large heavy equipment could cross the river, but now it is good, and it has to be repaired again.
Tu Feiyuan wanted to cross the river overnight, but the pontoon bridge was unstable, and if it happened at night, it would be impossible to deal with it, and it would be even more troublesome at that time.
Just one. At night time, it was originally a safe thing, but there was still an accident.
Cheng Gang's inspiration at least delayed the Japanese army's heavy equipment crossing the river for half a day, which was undoubtedly quite beneficial to the new 37th Brigade, and time was of the essence.
On May 12, the Japanese Seya detachment had been trapped for eight days, and although it had joined the Sakamoto detachment, it was not yet to the point of running out of ammunition and food, but if it was trapped, in another three or five days, the two elite Japanese troops of the Seya detachment and the Sakamoto detachment would be completely cut off from food and ammunition.
Airdrops can't solve the problem, more than 15,000 people, as well as wounded soldiers, how much food they have to eat on this day, airdrops alone will not work at all.
Besides, before the deployment of the battle, GJ had already cleared the villages in the war zone, and it was almost impossible for the Japanese army to support the war with war.
In addition, the Japanese army's logistics system was very poor, especially food supply, which relied heavily on robbery, so the Japanese army was short of food so quickly.
Once a person has no food and goes hungry to fight, no matter how strong his willpower is, he can't last long, and those who exceed their physiological limits can't be regarded as human beings.
The Japanese army is also human, although they have been brainwashed by the spirit of bushido since childhood, but people cannot survive without eating, without eating, without strength, how to fight.
If the common people do not have food, they will also take risks, and if the army does not have food, the consequences will be even more unimaginable.
Since being besieged, Seya Kai himself has reduced his food, and he has never eaten enough, not to mention the soldiers under him, and now the cats and dogs in the besieged area are extinct.
There is no way, he has already ordered the slaughter of war horses to satisfy hunger, no one can live, and the war horses are also the enemy's trophies, he can't take care of so much.
The car ran out of fuel, and the tank couldn't drive.
There are no pack horses and cars for heavy equipment, and they can't carry it at all by relying on manual labor, not to mention that the current Japanese army doesn't even have the strength to carry artillery shells, and their morale is low.
It has only been less than two days, and the joy of the victory of the two Japanese armies has long been gone.
In comparison, the situation of the Sakamoto detachment is much stronger than that of the Seya detachment, so the battle on the 11th is basically fought by the troops of the Sakamoto detachment.
However, when the Sakamoto detachment was in it, he realized the huge pressure on Seya Kai's body, and the siege was nearly ten times the number of troops, even if Sakamoto Shun had three thousand iron nails on his body, how many could he block?
With half a bottle of sake, the two brothers sat together, and from the eyes of Kei Seya, whose eye sockets were deep-set, Shun Sakamoto saw something called despair.
Shangfeng's plan is good, but far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and it is clear that this is sacrificing the lives of himself and tens of thousands of soldiers to gamble, and I don't know if there is any possibility of winning.
Even the Sakamoto detachment was deliberately put in, although it delayed the time for Kei Seya to be surrounded and annihilated, but now it seems that there is still no hope.
Especially after the implementation of Shangfeng's plan, the Chinese's attack became more violent, and they obviously also had insight into the intentions of the base camp and grabbed time!
Whether the First Army cut off the Longhai Road first, or the Chinese ate the Seya Detachment and the Sakamoto Detachment first.
The feeling of Kei Seya and Shun Sakamoto in the encirclement is particularly strong.
There were no more reinforcements.
Even if it is the main force of the Fifth Division, which is the closest to it, it is not easy to come over, not to mention that even if it comes, is it capable of receiving them to break through?
However, this hope was not great, and the Chinese were arranging heavy troops in the direction of Linyi, and the troops that had caused him heavy casualties in Taierzhuang did not participate in the siege of him.
The combat effectiveness of this force far exceeds that of the troops besieging him, and its existence is to deal with unexpected situations.
Kei Seya is depressed, pessimistic, and even hopeless inside.
"Seya-kun, it's dawn......"
"Yes, it's dawn, and the Chinese offensive is about to start again." Seya Kai looked up at the white belly of the fish in the east, and a trace of confusion and unwillingness flashed in his eyes.
In fact, the encircled troops have never stopped attacking, as long as they seize the opportunity, they will attack, and fight a fatigue battle with the Japanese army, the Japanese army has few troops, and the troops are divided to guard, the GJ side is different, you can maintain the offensive with a part of the force, so that the Japanese army has a chance to rest, and the other part will rest to replenish physical strength, and then take shifts.
This is equivalent to a wheel war against more than 10,000 Japanese troops, the Japanese army in the past eight days, in addition to the first few days, can also take turns to rest, to the end, the strength is stretched, can only be continuous combat, in this way, the Japanese army is miserable, not to mention that they are not full, there is no chance to sleep, the soldiers fight with high intensity, full willpower support, physical and mental power consumption is amazing.
Some soldiers lost more than a dozen pounds in these eight days.
This day is getting harder and harder, and Seya Kei doesn't know how long he can survive, in fact, he has been thinking about retreating for a long time, but the above has repeatedly ordered him to hold on.
If he clearly disobeys his orders, even if he returns alive, I am afraid that there will be no good results.
He was a high-ranking general, and unlike the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, they might give their lives for the fanatical bushido faith, but he wouldn't.
The more you get to the heart of power, the more you understand what it's all about.
"Sakamoto-kun, do you think we're going to die here?"
"Seya-kun is too worried, as long as we hold out for another three or five days, the battle situation will change drastically, and at that time, the Chinese may not be able to take care of us." Sakamoto Shun is much more loyal than Kei Setani.
Kei Seya is famous for his slippery head, which is well-known in the 10th Division, so many generals don't like a sleek general like him.
"Maybe the Chinese won't give us time, they will soon launch a general offensive." Kei Seya shook his head, Shun Sakamoto was too blindly optimistic.
If he wants to choose a way out, he must have the support of Shun Sakamoto, otherwise, it will be difficult for him to escape the current danger by himself.
"Seya-kun, believe that the empire is invincible!"
"The empire is invincible, that's a certainty, but can you and I definitely win this battle?" Seya Kai smiled coldly and asked rhetorically.
"Seya-kun, what do you think?" The sluggish Sakamoto Shun finally heard the voice of Kei Seya's words.
"I don't want the 10th Division to repeat the mistakes of the 16th and 13th Divisions, if your troops are surrounded and annihilated by the Chinese, the 5th Division will also be greatly injured, these are nothing to the people above, this has little impact on them, besides, war has sacrifices, sacrifice is also the spirit of bushido, but for you and me, what does defeat mean, you and I will die in battle, at least we can be regarded as heroes after death, but what if we don't die?" Seya Kaido.
Sakamoto Shun was stunned, he really hadn't thought about this question.
(To be continued.) )