Chapter 199: The Line of Defense in Crisis
"What else can we do! Send out communications troops immediately and tell other troops that they must hold the position. I will lead the troops to take back the position now. And you should ask the division commander for help immediately. We need military support!" Commander Hu!
Immediately ordered, "Signal Corps, notify all available troops near the regiment headquarters to assemble urgently!"
Commander Hu knew very well that they had to block the gap, otherwise the Japanese army could pass through the gap in the defense line and get behind other troops. At that time, their defense line would really be unsecured.
While there is still a chance to seal the gap, Commander Hu will personally lead his troops to recapture the position.
"Lao Hu, calm down, you are the commander!" the chief of staff pulled Commander Hu and said.
"Just because I am the regiment leader, I should take the lead. Otherwise, how can I retake the position from the well-equipped Japanese army?"
Commander Hu was not impulsive. The company commander supporting the front line had already made it clear that only when an officer was brave and fearless of death could his soldiers dare to charge.
The officer leading the team was afraid of death, and hundreds of soldiers were like a piece of loose sand!
When the chief of staff saw that Captain Hu was determined to lead his troops to retake the position, he had no way to stop him and could only call the division headquarters for help.
The communications troops at the regiment headquarters conveyed Commander Hu's orders as quickly as possible to the positions defended by the battalion and company commanders.
After Commander Zhang received the news, he immediately sent a regiment led by Lu Ziming to support Commander Hu's troops.
Zhao Zhiguo was still wondering on the battlefield why the Japanese attack was so long apart. It had been almost two hours since the last attack, and the Japanese still had no intention of attacking.
"Battalion Commander, it's bad, the Japs' armored forces are mobilizing to the south!"
Yao Pengju originally wanted to scout the Japanese artillery positions with two soldiers, but before they could leave the mountains, he saw the Japanese mobilizing troops.
"Move to the south? Do you want to change the direction of the main attack?"
Zhao Zhiguo did not realize that a position less than three kilometers away from them had been occupied by the Japs. He thought that the Japs had suffered a lot from them and wanted to find a breakthrough from other directions.
"Can they hold on?" Qin Dongsheng was worried.
"Liu Qingsheng, inform the regiment headquarters about the mobilization of the Japanese armored forces. Let Commander Hu make the decision on whether to reinforce the troops!" Zhao Zhiguo issued the order with some uneasiness.
"Batalion Commander, do you want me to go over with a knife platoon and take a look at the situation?" Dianhou could see that Zhao Zhiguo was a little anxious.
"Brothers, have you rested?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.
"Don't worry, I can still hold on!"
Dianhou and the others didn't sleep last night and only had four hours of rest this morning.
"Bring four mortars, remember, you must provide help within your capabilities!" Zhao Zhiguo said to Dianhou.
Zhao Zhiguo learned the news earlier than Captain Hu and others, but Zhao Zhiguo misjudged the news.
When Liu Qingsheng arrived at the regiment headquarters on horseback, he learned that Commander Hu had already led his troops to the front line.
After Liu Qingsheng arrived at the regiment headquarters, the correspondents sent by the regiment headquarters also rushed to Zhao Zhiguo's position. The two sides missed each other. Due to the delay, Zhao Zhiguo did not get accurate news until the afternoon.
"What! The flank position was lost?" Zhao Zhiguo was shocked when he heard the news.
After less than two days with the little devil, the line of defense was broken by the Japanese army.
"When we set off from the regiment, the head of the regiment had taken people to recapture the position in person!" The correspondent told Zhao Zhiguo.
"How many people are around the head?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.
"A guardian company, a reconnaissance company, and other troops that have just been formed, there are about one and a half of the army."
"Bad things!"
Hearing this news, Zhao Zhiguo stunned.
Most of Zhao Zhiguo and their regiments are recruits, including the guards of the head of Hu, and the troops brought by the head of Hu, except for the reconnaissance, can be counted as the main force of the whole delegation, other troops are flower frames.
Such a troops went to fight with the little devil, and Zhao Zhiguo did not have this confidence.
"The head of the regiment said that the troops must adhere to the position. He will take the troops to take the position back and block the gap!" The correspondent said.
"The Japanese army has a tank and a armored vehicle, and it is completely within the scope of the firepower of the Japanese 105 howitzer.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhiguo was sitting up and difficult to settle. Even if Dian Hou now arranged with a sharp knife, his role played was very minimal.
"The Youth League has asked the division's help. If the division commander gets the news, it will definitely send us a reinforcements."
"It has been two hours since Yao Pengju found that the Japanese armored force has been mobilized until now?"
"Just two hours!" Yao Peng replied.
"Two hours, enough Japanese troops will be deployed on the position. Even if the division sent troops to support, it is difficult to recapture the position in a short time!" Qin Dongsheng said.
After the position was lost for two hours, the regiment made a reaction to recapture the position. This reaction speed was too slow. The little devil has stood firmly on the position.
If the Japanese army just seized the position, it was not stable on the position, maybe the head of Hu and the army can really recapture the position, but the hope of recovering the position now is almost zero.
"Captain Zhao Ying, hurry up and think about the commander of the regiment!" The correspondent was analyzed when he heard Zhao Zhiguo. He believed that the head of Hu Tuan was already in danger at this time, and his face showed pain on his face.
expression.
"You go back first and tell the chief of staff that Zhao Zhiguo will definitely do everything possible to help the head of the regiment to regain the position." Zhao Zhiguo comforted the communications soldier.
The loss of the lost position is only three kilometers away from Zhao Zhiguo's position, but there are high and low peaks on the way, and there is no serious road to march.
"Battalion, do we really support the head of Hu?" Yao Peng asked.
"Cold the lips! If the little devil has no worries about our side wings, although their large troops may not be able to attack us over the mountains, they can still be done by continuous harassment of small stocks."
Zhao Zhiguo is not worried about the safety of their side wings. Even if the little devil can penetrate from the wing, they can completely separate a row of troops to stay in the side wing position.
What he really worried about was the loss of the side wing position, which would cause the entire line of defense to collapse, and the Japanese army could drive straight into it, threatening the location of their regiment. Once the regiment was lost, the Japanese army could camp Zhao Zhiguo and they were besieged on the position.
As long as the Japanese army's plan is completed, although Zhao Zhiguo is confident that he will continue to hold on, guard the logistics supply line of the Japs, and restrict the Japanese army from continuing to march towards Pingcheng, the range of activities of their troops will be greatly restricted, and they can only wait to be beaten passively.
Chapter completed!