Chapter 195

The pontoon bridge on the tributary of the Jiaolai River had long been torn into pieces. A small team stationed at the bridge head had the 12th Division plow the station with the artillery regiment, and then charged, and then, it was gone, not a single person alive.

It’s not that the Twelfth Division didn’t want to capture people alive, the problem was that the Japanese little noses were very stubborn and no one was willing to surrender. When they were in Ye County, they suffered losses from Japanese wounded soldiers and lost several medical staff. When they arrived in Pingdu, Shen Tongwu said hello in advance that anyone who did not raise their hands and surrender would be killed. This order was naturally extended to take no prisoners. If the Japanese prisoners were captured and had to watch, it would be troublesome, so it would be easier to kill them.

As soon as the Japanese reinforcements arrived at the river, they were hit by fierce artillery fire. They quickly retreated, killing dozens of people, and saw the ruins of the bridge piers. The helpless Japanese had to stop and send people back to report. Kamio At this time, Guangchen was still holding on to some luck and ordered his troops to try to attack the other side of the Dagu River. As a result, less than five minutes after the artillery preparations started, the artillery of the Chinese Army on the opposite side began to fight back, with a large-caliber howitzer carried by the Japanese heavy artillery unit. The ammunition was limited. After an hour of artillery battle, the Japanese heavy artillery almost ran out of food. There was originally a supply of artillery shells in Pingdu, but now they can’t be transported. The result of the artillery bombardment was that both sides suffered damage to each other. Judging from the results, The losses of the Wehrmacht cannot be considered a loss compared to the losses of the Japanese army. The range of the German heavy artillery is higher than that of the Japanese artillery of the same caliber. Only artillery with a caliber above 200 can hit the heavy artillery of the Wehrmacht. But this heavy artillery does not carry many shells. , heavy artillery of other calibers suffered heavy blows in the first wave of the Chinese army's counterattack. In general, the Japanese army lost more than 40 heavy artillery pieces, and the National Defense Forces only lost four heavy artillery pieces. The casualties were even more incomparable. The Japanese army suffered more than a thousand casualties, while the National Defense Forces only had a few dozen. But from Cheng Qian's point of view, it was still very distressing. Heavy artillery was Marshal Fang's favorite, and the artillerymen were also top-notch. After an artillery battle, the number of shells fired was Not counting this account, four cannons and dozens of men were lost. I didn't even dare to report this news to the commander.

The Japanese heavy artillery was completely suppressed and soon disappeared, and the so-called attack could only be given up.

After hearing the report that the Chinese army's heavy artillery was counterattacking, Kamio Mitsuomi completely understood that this was a huge trap. What was ridiculous was that he had jumped in happily before and told others that the Chinese army had good equipment and soldiers. If you can't fight to the death, you can't be as powerful as the imperial army. "Baga!" He cursed angrily, and Kamio Mitsuomi had to face reality.

Since I was wrong, I had to find a way to make up for it. After all, I had more than 40,000 troops in my hand, and no one could eat them if they wanted to. Kamio Mitsuomi immediately asked someone to send a telegram to the 24th Mixed Brigade going south, asking them to turn around. Head north. At the same time, I sent a telegram to the Third Division and the country, reporting that I might be in a tight siege and requesting tactical guidance.

A staff officer at the Japanese military headquarters who received this telegram thought that the translator had made a mistake. After confirming that it was correct, he immediately reported it. The staff officer at the Telecommunications Department took the telegram and hurriedly found his supervisor, Captain Imamura, who was still sleeping. After reading the telegram, , his superior, Captain Imamura, was also horrified, and hurriedly took the telegram and went out to report. Just as he was leaving, he bumped into his familiar colleague Nagata Tetsuzan. Nagata Tetsuzan, who was not aware of it, saw Imamura's panic and asked: "What's wrong? ?Is it Qingdao?”

The relationship between the two was good. Captain Imamura looked around carefully and gave the message to Nagata Tetsuzan. After Nagata took it, he couldn't help but frowned and said: "It only said that it was surrounded, but didn't it mention the strength of the China Army?

How was this battle fought? What did the intelligence officers of the War Department do?"

Imamura whispered: "Yesterday, a piece of information came back from China and was submitted by Mr. Ishizaka-kun of the Mainland Affairs Division. His Excellency Okaichi was very angry when he saw it. He cursed Mr. Ishizaka and sent the report back."

Nagata Tetsuzan quickly asked: "What is written in the report?" Imamura said: "I don't have time to say it now. When I go to see Mr. Okaichi Nosuke, you can quietly ask the Intelligence Department for the report and you will know."

Imamura left in a hurry, and Nagata remembered the letter Ishizaka had written to him before, in which he asserted that the China National Defense Force could deploy at least twenty-five infantry divisions to fight in Qingdao. According to the most ideal force comparison, it would take at least eight to capture Qingdao.

To the strength of ten divisions. However, the Japanese army only had eighteen divisions in total. This shows that it is unwise to force a war on Qingdao.

But now that the war has begun, we can only think of ways to win, and this is not the time to discuss the wisdom and unwiseness of the matter. Nagata Tetsuzan pondered for a moment, and quickly went out to find his boss, the prime minister, Lieutenant General Fuotaro.

The real prime minister, Fuotaro, is the head of the teaching headquarters. His position is high, but he has no actual military power. However, he has many students and a high prestige. Nagata Tetsuzan is a man of few words, so he can only talk to his superiors who appreciate him.

When Nagata arrived at Prime Minister Fuotaro's house, the old guy had just gotten up and was stretching his muscles in the yard. When he saw Nagata Tetsuzan coming in and bowing, his eyes were red, and he was surprised and said: "What? Didn't you sleep all night? Are you working overtime again?

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"Yes, Your Excellency. I have been paying attention to the battle situation in Qingdao. I studied it with Ishihara-kun last night until four in the morning. He went back to sleep. I couldn't sleep, so I studied the battle situation again. I was just about to go back to rest in the morning when I met Imamura-kun from the telecommunications office.

He told me,..."

The smile on Prime Minister Fuotaro's face gradually faded, and became extremely serious as Nagata's story continued.

"What do you mean, if we want to win this war, we must add eight more troops to the Poetry Division? Isn't this a joke?" Prime Minister Botaro asked seriously. Nagata Tetsuzan bowed and said, "Yes, this is

My good friend, Captain Shi Zhongbu analyzed the results. He is in China and knows the military power of China best."

"Aren't you worried that it will turn into a full-scale war against China? The empire can't afford to lose!" Prime Minister Fusutaro raised his concerns, and Nagata Tetsuzan gritted his teeth and said: "Even if it is a full-scale war, we must win this war.

A battle, otherwise the empire will probably never have a chance to conquer China and will have to cooperate."

Prime Minister Fuotaro admires this subordinate very much. I can't say that he fully agrees with his judgment, but at least he agrees with most of it.

"In this case, I will take you to see Mr. Okaichi Nosuke."

The Yanushudai position remained as stable as Mount Tai. The commander of the Anman division was shocked when he received the news from Kamio Mitsuomi and ordered the third division to attack westward to win the round between the two armies. In the Battle of Qingdao, Kamio Mitsuomi was the commander-in-chief, and Anman

It stands to reason that we should obey his command. The problem is that Anman is not convinced by Kamio Mitsuomi's command. They are both division commanders, and Kamio Mitsuomi is just more senior. When it comes to fighting, the third division is not bad at all.

At Willow Terrace, Anman fought very hard. Xu Fei, a major of the 23rd Brigade, was killed in the fierce fire of the Chinese Army in the battle the day before yesterday. This was a very shameful thing. I never thought that Kamio

It was even worse for Guangchen, who was immediately surrounded by people. What kind of battle was this?

The question is, do you want to march westward to support Kamio Mitsuomi? Anman decided to send a telegram to the military headquarters for instructions instead of immediately executing the military order. Kamio Mitsuomi has more than 40,000 people and more than 100 heavy artillery, and he does not want to eat them

Even Anman judged that it would be easy to break through the siege of the Chinese army. Kamio Mitsuomi's order was intended to allow him to advance westward and join forces.

In the telegram, Anman emphasized his difficulties. There are mountainous areas to the west of Liushutai. The best way is to capture Liushutai and then march to Jimo, so that there is a big road to go. The other roads are all small roads, so heavy

What to do with equipment?

While Kamio Mitsuomi and Anman were waiting for news from the military headquarters, the encirclement of the National Defense Forces was taking shape at the fastest speed. The tank brigade from the west rushed to Pingdu, and then Liu Yutang Division also arrived in the morning, along with

A heavy artillery regiment. With these troops blocking Pingdu, it would be difficult for the Japanese army to turn back along the main road. The only way to break through was from the direction of Laiyang. The problem was that Kamio Mitsuomi didn't know that after a short adjustment, the main force of the 18th Division gave up.

Continuing southward, we arrived at the other side of the tributary of the Jiaolai River at dusk on the 21st.

Kamio Mitsuomi's current position is very awkward. The Jiao Lai River and the Dagu River look like a herringbone on the map. The river in front of him is a tributary. After it merges into the Jiao Lai River, it joins the Dagu River downstream.

Located between two rivers, although the tributaries are shallow enough to wade through. The question is what to do with so many heavy artillery troops? Japan is not rich, there are more than a hundred heavy artillery left, and they cannot give up easily even if they want to kill Kamio Mitsuomi.

Therefore, after a short meeting, the officers of the division all believed that unlike the Dagu River, the water here was shallow and the river was only twenty meters wide. It was completely possible to ford the river and defeat the China Army head-on.

Kamio Mitsuomi also thought he could give it a try. What he was most worried about now was whether the Chinese army behind him would cross the river to pursue him. He also suggested taking the mountainous road to Laiyang, but he was unanimously shouted down by his colleagues.

Now that the decision had been made, Kamio Mitsuomi ordered all the troops to go back and prepare. When tomorrow morning, the army would cross the river in full force and defeat the blocking Chinese army in one fell swoop. With the slogan "The Imperial Japanese Army is invincible!", the meeting ended and the staff officers

The briefly drawn up plan was handed over to the commanders of each army, and they went back to prepare for the forced crossing tomorrow.

In Tokyo, there is also a quarrel within the Army Ministry. The report of Ishizakabubi was found from the garbage dump and placed in front of the big bosses. Frankly speaking, many people do not believe this report now. When will there be a China Army?

The combat effectiveness is on par with the imperial army? Isn't this a joke? At the emergency meeting of the military department, Anman's telegram also arrived, so the quarrel continued. It was not about how to fight, but someone scolded Anman for being incompetent.

Can take down Willow Tree Terrace.

After arguing all afternoon, we finally reached an agreement on reinforcements, and then started arguing over the number of reinforcements. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to register as a member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support,
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