Chapter 166: The army gathers (Part 1)

Fengyang County, the headquarters of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army.

The atmosphere in the headquarters seemed particularly heavy. The division commander Huozhou soldiers smoked cigarettes with a pale face and were extremely irritated. Colonel Kuramori, the commander of the 58th Infantry Regiment, who had retreated in a hurry from Fengyang Gorge, stood behind him as if walking on thin ice, waiting tremblingly for the punishment of the state soldiers.

Suddenly, a sound of footsteps sounded outside the commander's department.

The state soldiers stopped and turned around and saw Chief of Staff, Dian Yongsanro, strode in with a hurried look, and asked later: "Dian Yongsan, what's the situation? Did Sawada Jun and the 17th Cavalry Brigade retreat?"

Tianyong Sanro shook his head with a tragic expression and said, "General, according to the scout report, our 17th Cavalry Brigade was besieged by the Chinese armored cluster in the first generation of Tianma Peak, and it was already broken. As for General Sawada, he may have already fulfilled his loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor."

"What? The 17th Cavalry Brigade is over?" Huozhou's soldiers' face turned pale in an instant. After this battle, his 13th Division had basically lost more than half of it. Except for the 58th Regiment, the main 26th Brigade, the remaining troops were wiped out. In addition to the 17th Cavalry Brigade, isn't it just half of the division's strength?

Sanro Tianyong did not answer, but nodded with a heavy expression.

He paused and said, "But fortunately, my mountain cannon 19th Regiment has retreated safely because of the timely retreat."

I heard that the Mountain Artillery Regiment was safe and the face of the state soldiers was slightly relieved. After all, the Artillery Regiment is much more important than the Cavalry Brigade. Without cavalry, it can be formed quickly. Without artillery, the strike against the 13th Division is fatal. If the Artillery Regiment is lost, the combat effectiveness of the 13th Regiment will be reduced by at least 30% to 50%. Especially now that the 26th Brigade has been almost wiped out by the entire army, the importance of the Mountain Artillery Regiment to the 13th Division is self-evident.

After pondering for a moment of pain, the Huozhou Army suddenly looked up and said, "Where is our aviation army? Immediately request the aviation army to bomb the Chinese army, especially their armored forces, and they must be eliminated, otherwise it will cause great trouble to the imperial army." The Huozhou Army is now so angry that he hates Qiao Anbang's armored forces.

I always want to get rid of the future quickly, but due to the special situation on the Chinese battlefield and the Japanese base camp has always attached importance to the navy and despised the development of the army, the major divisions of the Japanese army generally lacked weapons and equipment to deal with armored troops and tactical and strategic ideas.

It is normal to think that at this time, due to the weak country in China, whether it is the National Army or the Eighth Route Army, many anti-Japanese armed forces are difficult to guarantee even rifles and bullets. How could there be such a large number of armored assault troops?

Therefore, the emergence of the Armored Brigade of the National Salvation Army was doomed to catch the Japanese off guard. Apart from using air power to bomb, there was no good way to deal with it. Moreover, the hit rate of air bombing was very low, and most of the results achieved were not satisfactory.

In fact, during the Battle of Nanjing, the armored battalion of the Qiao'anbang Huben Brigade had already caused the Japanese a lot of trouble. However, since the armored battalion of the Huben Brigade only had dozens of armored vehicles and did not have tanks, it was just some more advanced armored vehicles with relatively powerful firepower. The top leaders of the Japanese army believed that at best, it had a tactical force that could cause trouble in local battles, so it failed to attract enough attention from the Japanese army.

The most important thing is that at that time, the Central China Front Army had already begun to plan a secret operation to assassinate Qiao Anbang. They agreed that as long as Qiao Anbang was eliminated, his Huben Brigade would be self-defeating and it would be difficult to form effective combat power again.

Therefore, I did not apply to the base camp to develop equipment that can deal with Chinese armored combat vehicles, or apply to equip the Japanese invaders. In fact, it is not that easy for the Central China Front Army to equip the armored troops. Japan is an island country with scarce resources. Almost all strategic resources depend on imports, and it also needs to maintain the navy, a huge gold-swallowing beast, and the strategic resources that can be allocated to the army are pitifully few.

Therefore, it is unrealistic for the Japanese invaders to equip the armored troops on a large scale. Just as the Japanese army does not advocate submachine guns, it is not that they cannot produce them. The main reason is that automatic weapons such as submachine guns consume too much, and the real large-scale equipment tests on logistics.

The main reason is that the Japanese have poor family background and cannot withstand the trouble.

Otherwise, in the long history of history, the Japanese army maintained trade relations with the United States before the outbreak of World War II and imported strategic resources from the United States in a large manner. If they wanted to get some Garland rifles for experiments, it would not be a problem.

With Japan's industrial level, imitating the Garland semi-automatic rifle should not be a big problem, but why didn't Japan do this? The reason is obvious...

So this is also the reason why the Japanese army has always advocated efficient combat and saved ammunition.

In fact, with the stability of the Japanese army's equipment and logistics supply lines at that time, it was hard to compete with the entire Asia. On the one hand, the Japanese army was well-trained, and the well-equipped was only compared to Asian countries such as poor and backward China. Compared with the European powers and the United States, Japanese weapons were just a scumbag.

It is because Asian countries are too backward that China's fourteen years of war of resistance have led to the battles of so many Japanese troops to win more with fewer, and hundreds of Japanese bean drum chariots have achieved impressive results in sweeping Southeast Asia.

However, now because of Qiao Anbang's arrival and the existence of the National Salvation Army, all this will be changed. The well-trained and well-prepared Japanese army can only take the path of defeat in the face of the more advanced National Salvation Army.

Whether it is the thousand-mile battle in the Battle of Nanjing or the previous head-on confrontation on the south bank of the Huai River, this is well proved.

Of course, there are many factors in the victory of this battle on the south bank of the Huai River. The excellent weapons and equipment are one aspect. Unexpectedly, it caught the Japanese off guard and occupied a considerable degree of importance. If the Japanese learned about the whereabouts and intentions of the National Salvation Army in advance, they would build fortifications on the south bank to defend along the river.

Then it is a question whether the national-savior army can cross the river smoothly, let alone defeating the Japanese.

"Report to General, our aviation troops arrived not long ago, but the cunning Chinese hid all their armored troops into the deep forest. The aviation troops could not find the target and had to return to the flight." Tianyong Saburo replied with an ugly face.

"The Bagaya Luchina people are very cunning." Qijiao Shengyan, who was so angry that he was in charge of the state military, cursed angrily.

"General, now is not the time to get angry. We should find a way to reorganize the 26th Brigade as soon as possible." Tianyong Sanro reminded.

Huozhou Bing thought about it and turned around to Kuramori, the captain of the 58th United Army who had been standing aside, said: "Kangmori"

"The humble position is here." Gongren Kuramori felt a little sad. After all, he had lost the battle and even his immediate superior, the commander of the brigade of Sawada, was sacrificed. He, the commander of the regiment, naturally, would be punished. However, he knew that he could not escape, fortunately he was extremely calm and stood up and bowed his head to respond.

Looking at Kuramori Gongren's straight body, the state soldiers were slightly satisfied. He said in a deep voice: "Cangmori, you were defeated by Fengyang Gorge. You should have committed suicide by trampling your stomach to thank His Majesty the Emperor, but I think you will lead your troops to fight bravely and give you a chance to make meritorious contributions. I decided that the two direct supplementary corps of the division headquarters can be reorganized into the 26th Brigade, and you will temporarily serve as the acting brigade commander of the 26th Brigade. I hope you can lead the 26th Brigade to avenge your previous shame and redeem your sins."

Kangmori was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then he was ecstatic and moved. He quickly stepped forward and saluted the Huzhou Army and said, "Thank you for not killing the general. Kangmori will definitely do his best."

"Yes," Huozhou Bing nodded, then waved his hand to signal him to leave.

Kuramori Gongren once again stood at attention and gave a respectful salute to the Huzhou soldiers with gratitude, and then turned around and left with a saber carrying a saber.

"General, Colonel Kuramori's defeat caused almost the entire 58th Regiment to be wiped out. Why didn't you demote but instead promoted?" Chief of Staff asked with some confusion.

Looking at Gongren of Kuramori's back, he received the state army meaningfully and said: "Zhen Dian Yongjun, the Chinese people have a saying that "know shame and then be brave." Cang Sen suffered a defeat in Fengyang Gorge. If he was ordered to commit suicide by separatism, it would undoubtedly be a big loss for our imperial army. Now he is like a hungry wolf full of hatred. As long as he is given a chance, he will inevitably launch the most fierce attack on his enemies.

And most importantly, we have no more suitable candidate than him to reorganize the 26th Brigade."

"The general is wise, he understands the humble position." Dianyong Sanro flattered without a trace.

"Zhen Yongjun, send orders to continue, and each regiment should take strict precautions. Before replenishing the troops, he should temporarily hold on the spot. In addition, he should closely monitor the whereabouts of the Chinese people on the North Bank. If there is any abnormality, report it in time." The state soldiers said seriously.

"Hai" Tianyong Sanro suddenly lowered his head and responded, then turned around and took the order and left.

There is a depression halfway up the mountain in Fengyang Gorge, where Qiao Anbang's headquarters is located.

As night gradually fell, Qiao Anbang stood on a rock outside the headquarters with one hand in his chest and smoked quietly. The personal servant Liang Jiahan was guarding the side, and his big watery eyes turned to Qiao Anbang from time to time. Seeing Qiao Anbang sometimes frowning and sighing, it aroused her curiosity, staring at Qiao Anbang with a curious baby.

Just when Liang Jiahan was fascinated by the sight, a slight sound of footsteps suddenly sounded behind him. Liang Jiahan subconsciously stood up suddenly, and his fair jade hand quickly turned to the gun around his waist and shouted coldly: "Who"

"It's me" came the dark curtain of Yali's gentle and moving voice.

Liang Jiahan let out a "oh", relaxed his vigilance, and turned around boredly. Regarding Yali, a confidentialist who is no less beautiful than her, the woman's intuition told Liang Jiahan that she and Qiao Anbang must have an indescribable relationship, but she didn't see it with her own eyes, so she could only guess.

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