Chapter 649: Uchida surrenders

With Wei Shaofeng's order, four cannon shots rang out in a row, and four piercing and armor-piercing shells flew towards the two Type 97 tanks that rushed in front. Major-General Notomi Shotoku, commander of the 61st Brigade and Regiment sitting on one of the Type 97 tanks, watched a black shell fly straight at him in the observation hole.

Four explosions sounded in succession, and the two Type 97 tanks that rushed in front became two fireballs. The loud explosion not only made the charging Japanese soldiers stagnate, but also made Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida, who was in another Type 97 tank behind, break out in a cold sweat. Two tanks that were still burning after the explosion blocked the middle of the road, and the vehicles behind had to struggle to get around from the side, which gave the four recoilless guns enough time to prepare.

After blowing up four Type 95 tanks in succession, the Japanese tanks had no way out, and the infantry charge also suffered heavy casualties under the fire of the blocking position. At this time, the four battalions of the 462nd Brigade broke through into the Japanese position, and Shioshima Shofu Dasa still wanted to resist to the end, but after he and a dozen officers and soldiers around him were beaten into a sieve by the heavy machine guns on the heavy armored vehicles, the battle came to an end.

The 872nd Regiment also organized two battalions to chase after the Japanese troops who had broken through the encirclement, and they had already wiped out all the more than 1,000 Japanese troops who had failed to break through the position. Chen Dian, the regiment commander, was both ashamed and angry after watching the Japanese tanks break out of his position, and gave the order to the Japanese troops behind the tanks to be completely annihilated. The officers and men of the 872nd Regiment were also red-eyed, and they rushed to kill with the Japanese soldiers desperately.

After eliminating the more than 1,000 Japanese troops on the position, Chen Dian left one battalion to clean up the battlefield on the position, and he chased after him with two battalions all the way. Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida saw that the front could not break out, and the pursuers behind also killed him, and although there were still a few chariots around him, there were only more than 100 soldiers left alive. Knowing that there was no hope of breaking through today, Lieutenant General Takayuki Uchida ordered an officer beside him to raise a white flag.

The remnants of the Japanese army, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Division Commander Takayuki Uchida, raised the white flag and surrendered the news to Tang Longzai, who was excited and immediately reported the news to Wang Haitao. When Wang Haitao received the report, he was already on his way to Nanxiao Town, and Wang Haitao was also very happy when he read the telegram. There are quite a few lieutenant generals and division commanders who died at the hands of the 90th Army, and they are the first to be captured alive.

After the 211th Division cleaned up the battlefield, Tang Longzai ordered the whole division to rest for a day in Nanxiao Town. After Wei Bin called Chen Dian over and scolded him, he saw that he could fight to eliminate more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers on the position, and then personally led the team to chase after the enemy, so as to force the remnants of the Japanese army to surrender, he did not demote him, but still asked him to write an inspection and report it to the division commander Tang Hongming.

The 211th Division decided to rest for a day, and after greeting Tang Longzai, Brigade Commander Wei Bin of the 460th Brigade gave Nanxiao Town to the 211th Division, and led the 460th Brigade to Nameng Town to join the 461st Brigade. When the 211th Division and the 460th Brigade completely annihilated the 70th Division of the Japanese Army, in Nameng Town, the scouts were reporting to the division commander Tang Hongming and found the Japanese reinforcements of the 70th Division.

According to the scouts' report, more than 4,000 Japanese troops had come to reinforce the 70th Division, and the forward was still 15 kilometers from the town of Namon, and no heavy weapons were found in the ranks except for 18 artillery guns towed by cars. Tang Hongming really didn't take the more than 4,000 Japanese troops who came to help, the 210th Division went to Nanxiao Town only the 460th Brigade, and on the side of Nameng Town, not only the 461st Brigade was there, but also the division belonged to the heavy artillery regiment and the guard regiment, and the strength could definitely confront a B division of the Japanese army.

Tang Hongming dared to use a brigade to confront a division of the Japanese army, and he had the confidence to do so. The 210th Division was different from other divisions in the 90th Army, and this division was a division trained by German instructors and equipped with all-German equipment. Wang Haitao trained them as mechanized divisions and provided them with more advanced anti-armor weapons.

Although the armored regiment of the 210th Division was transferred out because of the armored brigade directly under the support army, there were still 20 armored vehicles and a large number of modified armored trucks left in the unit, and the combat effectiveness decreased somewhat but only to a limited extent, but the assault capability was a little worse, and the defensive capability did not weaken at all. After receiving the information from the scouts, Tang Hongming ordered the whole brigade to prepare for battle, and as soon as the Japanese army arrived, he would give the Japanese army a head-on attack.

A simple defensive position had been repaired outside the south gate of Nameng Town, and the 875th Regiment was guarding the position. The 875th Regiment, as a main force, has never been able to get a decent battle, and it has always been the three regiments of the 460th Brigade that have been used as the main force, and the regiment commander Zhang Sanli is almost suffocated.

This time, when he finally won the task of reinforcing the Japanese army in the first battle, Zhang Sanli said to several battalion commanders under his command in the temporary command post: "This time our regiment finally has the opportunity to fight for the first time, and you all cheer me up. If anyone drops the chain, don't blame me for not being merciful! I want to show the division that our regiment is by no means worse than the three regiments of the 460th Brigade!"

After Zhang Sanli finished speaking, several battalion commanders returned to their units, and on the frontal positions were the first and second battalions, and the two battalion commanders, Jin Keqing and Zhang Jiuqiao, did not dare to relax in the slightest and entered the front-line positions. Two hours later, an infantry squadron of the vanguard of the Japanese army appeared in sight, and when the defenders of the position spotted the Japanese troops, the Japanese also spotted the defenders.

The squadron commander of the Japanese squadron immediately reported the situation to his superiors, and at the same time ordered the troops to stop advancing and stand by in place. Soon the troops behind also followed, and Major General Yumasa Takasaki, the commander of the 17th Infantry Mixed Brigade who commanded this unit, also rushed to the front, raised his binoculars and observed the position of the 875th Regiment for a long time.

In the opinion of Major General Takasaki Yumasa, the defenders' positions were relatively poorly built, and there were no fortifications, the main ones were a few trenches and some sandbag fortifications, which should not be difficult to overcome. As a result, Major General Yumasa Takasaki ordered the 67th Infantry Brigade in front to immediately attack the defenders' positions. The commander of the 67th Brigade, Yanosuke Kadowaki, received the order and immediately sent an infantry squadron to attack under the cover of more than ten mortars.

* Falling on the position of the 875th Regiment, blowing up the smoke and dust, the artillery battalion of the 875th Regiment not only had eight German-made 75-caliber field guns, but also 24 German-made 80-mm mortars. In order to strike at the Japanese army more effectively, Zhang Sanli did not order the artillery battalion to return fire immediately. A Japanese infantry squadron pulled a skirmish line and attacked the front of the position.

The first battalion was about to meet the enemy head-on, and the commander of the first battalion, Jin Keqing, said to his subordinates: "Calm down and let little Japan fight closer!" When the Japanese troops were still 150 meters away from the position, Jin Keqing gave the order to open fire. The position was suddenly full of firepower, and the crossfire of the heavy machine guns swept down the Japanese troops in the front row, and the Japanese troops also began to return fire while advancing, and from time to time soldiers on the position were shot and fell.

The officers and men of the first battalion must have an advantage in the terrain and always occupy an advantageous position in the battle. The soldiers used ferocious firepower and accurate marksmanship to suppress the Japanese attack. Twenty minutes later, this infantry squadron of the Japanese suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat. Soon the Japanese attacked again, this time with two infantry squadrons at once.

The width of the front of the position was limited, and the two infantry squadrons attacked together, and the density of the ranks increased a lot, Zhang Sanli saw that he had an opportunity, and ordered the artillery battalion to attack the Japanese artillery positions with field guns and the Japanese infantry with mortars. As soon as the artillery of the artillery battalion opened fire, it immediately gained a numerical advantage, and the eight field guns destroyed the small artillery used by the Japanese to cover the attack at the first time, while the dozens of mortars blew up the attacking infantry in disarray.

The Japanese retreated again, and without much effort, they repelled the second attack of the Japanese army in succession, and the morale of the officers and men of the first battalion was high. The artillery fire of the 875th regiment's counterattack made Major General Yumasa Takasaki sober up, two days ago in the battle with the Chinese army, the Chinese army's powerful artillery fire blew itself up to the extreme, several carefully constructed defense lines were because of the Chinese army's fierce artillery fire, had to give up, now the Chinese army is holding the road of reinforcements, with their own strength I am afraid it is difficult to break through the defense line of the Chinese army with strong artillery fire.

Major General Takasaki Yumasa couldn't help but feel embarrassed, it was difficult for him to break through the defense line of the Chinese army, but the 70th Division was anxiously waiting for rescue, Major General Takasaki Yumasa couldn't help but sigh, and said to himself: "When did the Chinese army become so strong and so difficult to defeat?" Major General Takasaki Yumasa was still embarrassed, and his subordinates sent a telegram from the Qinzhou City Defense Headquarters.

Major General Yumasa Takasaki opened the telegram and read that it read: The 70th Division was very critical when it encountered the siege of the main Chinese force, and ordered the reinforcements to advance at full speed and immediately rush to Nanxiao Town to rescue the 70th Division. After reading the telegram, Major General Takasaki Yumasa smiled bitterly and ordered someone to call back to the Qinzhou City Defense Headquarters, the troops encountered a strong resistance from the Chinese army in Nameng Town, and were actively attacking, but the Chinese army had a large number of artillery, and it was difficult to break through the defense line in a short time.

In the Qinzhou City Defense Headquarters, Major General Jiro Itada was restlessly waiting for news, and soon a reply from Major General Yumasa Takasaki was delivered. This telegram made him even more anxious, and he always had a bad feeling in his heart about the 70th Division. Sure enough, it didn't take long for his subordinates to report that the 70th Division had lost contact. Major General Jiro Itada was shocked, and the thought that appeared in his heart was: The 70th Division is over!

The consequences of the annihilation of a division and regiment could not be borne by Itada Jiro, the commander of the city defense, so Major General Itada Jiro first sent a telegram to Major General Takasaki Yumasa, ordering him to immediately lead his troops back to Qinzhou. Then he immediately sent a telegram to the Southern Army Command, reporting on the situation in Qinzhou and asking for instructions. After this telegram was sent to the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, General Terauchi Shouichi, General Terauchi Shouichi gritted his teeth and shouted: "Baga! It's the 90th Army of this branch again, and it's this damn Wang Haitao again!"