296. Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety-Six Elimination of Yoshino
Li Zhuang strictly obeyed Su Yuan's orders, which was why Su Yuan sent him to fight the first battle. After the first round of fierce shooting at the attacking Japanese, Li Zhuang immediately ordered his two companies to abandon
Heavy weapons withdrew from the battle to the west.
Everyone couldn't figure out this order. Didn't they easily repulse the Japanese's first attack? Why did they have to retreat? Also, even if you retreat, you don't need to throw away your heavy weapons, right? But under the strict order of the battalion commander
The commanders and soldiers still obeyed.
The remaining company used the cover of trenches to avoid the Japanese's crazy bombardment. The company commander followed the orders left by Li Zhuang and quickly evacuated towards the city after firing all the machine gun bullets.
Yoshino finally occupied the position. Although there were a large number of weapons on the position, he did not see the casualties of his opponent, which made Yoshino somewhat confused about his opponent's intentions.
The chief of staff saw the two retreating troops, and judging from the situation that the opponent had retreated very calmly, he wanted to persuade Yoshino to stop the attack and report to the top for support.
Now Yoshino is in a difficult situation. The order he received was to let him rely on his own strength to capture Anjo. However, he realized that it was not easy and finally decided to send a squadron to pursue the enemy troops retreating to the west, while he led
The large army concentrated its efforts to attack the city.
The north gate of Anjo was quiet, and there was no sign of anyone. Could it be that the Chinese army was playing an empty city strategy, and his purpose was to eliminate the squadron he was chasing. Yoshino could tell that it was a deliberate temptation.
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On the one hand, Yoshino ordered his troops to prepare to attack the city, and on the other hand, he sent people to spy on the pursuing troops. At this moment, fierce gunfire came from the west. His squadron was besieged by superior forces and asked for support.
"This is the purpose of Su Yuan!" Yoshino finally understood that this was his opportunity. It was worth the loss of a squadron in exchange for completing the mission and conquering Anjo. He had to make up his mind as soon as possible, so he immediately ordered an attack on Anjo.
attack.
The counterattack firepower on the city was obviously weak, which increased Yoshino's confidence. Sure enough, his men approached the city gate and successfully blew it open with explosives. More than two hundred imperial soldiers had already entered the city. Yoshino's
A smile appeared on his face.
Before Yoshino could give the order for a full-scale attack, he was stunned by the sudden scene in front of him. Countless Chinese figures suddenly appeared on the city wall, and densely packed grenades fell from the air. At the city gate, there were also a large number of
Explosive packets, including falling oil barrels.
The dense explosion cut his attacking troops into two ends, and the raging flames burning at the city gate also made it impossible for subsequent troops to approach.
Yoshino finally understood Su Yuan's intention. He not only wanted to defend Ancheng, but also wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate his own strength. Just when he had no choice but to issue a full response, intensive explosions were heard in the city.
What frightened him even more was that a sharp whistle suddenly sounded in the sky, which was the sound of countless artillery shells flying down.
Until this time, Yoshino finally saw the power of his opponent. The opponent was not only resourceful, but also a strong force. The weapons discarded on the position were deliberately made to make him careless. The opponent did not care about these weapons at all. They still had many pressing forces.
They used artillery and explosives, and to deal with the troops entering the city, it was enough to rely on the light weapons in their hands. From the intensive gunshots, he could tell that they were all American submachine guns.
Yoshino is in a dilemma. Nearly half of his troops have been surrounded by the opponent outside and inside the city. It seems that it is impossible to rescue him. But if he retreats, he will face the end of caesarean section. What's more, he is surrounded by people now.
Covered by dense artillery fire, even if he issued a retreat order, he could not gather all his troops. Just when he hesitated, the battle situation had changed.
The gunfire and explosions in the city gradually stopped, and a powerful force had already emerged from the city gate. Not to mention, two equally powerful troops also surrounded him on his flanks.
This enemy was so terrifying that he actually wanted to encircle and annihilate him. He could no longer hesitate. For the sake of these subordinates, Yoshino finally ordered a full retreat. The Japanese, who were frightened by the sound of artillery, began to flee in embarrassment.
However, some of them were still intercepted, and at the same time, the opponent seemed not to be satisfied with this. Yoshino, who had just withdrawn, was still leading a fierce pursuit.
In desperation, Yoshino had no choice but to order the chief of staff to lead some troops to evacuate, while he led some of his troops and the injured subordinates who were unable to evacuate to cover.
The attacking Chinese army seemed too lazy to fight with them. They launched a fierce bombardment against the surrounding Japanese soldiers. Yoshino, who howled to fight to the end and was loyal to the emperor, and dozens of Japanese soldiers around him were under artillery fire.
It was blown up to the sky...
Throughout the battle, Su Yuan stood on the top of the city and observed the entire battle with a telescope. Li Zhuang successfully gave the Japanese the first blow at the position outside the city, and then lured some of the Japanese to the ambush position in the west of the city. There, Li Zhuang
Led two companies together with Cao Bao, Zhang Dashan's armed forces surrounded the Japanese.
The more than two hundred Japanese who were released into the city were ambushed on the roofs of the surrounding city walls. Meng Tian commanded the soldiers to use grenades and submachine guns to hunt down the exposed Japanese. Zhang Hao, when the situation became clear, came from the east.
Facing the Japanese outside the city, they launched a roundabout outflank, and then Meng Tian in the city and Li Zhuang outside the city also launched a counterattack.
Looking at the five to six hundred Japanese corpses scattered around the city and outside the city, Su Yuan finally showed a satisfied smile. This should be the best result. It would be quite difficult to completely annihilate Yoshino, not to mention that he still has
As for his next plan, he immediately ordered his troops to clean up the battlefield and withdraw into the city to rest.
For the victory in this battle, Su Yuan only received a commendation order from the war zone, and at the same time he was ordered to continue to hold Ancheng. Su Yuan was a little angry about this. He did not expect the war zone to send reinforcements for him, but at least he should be given
He wanted to replenish his weapons and ammunition, but there was no such thing. Su Yuan was disappointed with the war zone.
What's more important is that the war zone still doesn't realize that the Japanese will launch a large-scale operation. According to various sources, the war zone has not shown any signs of fighting. It is simply a joke to let itself hold on to Ancheng and take the opportunity to expand the results.
Ancheng can only be used as the first line of attrition war against the Japanese when reinforcements are sent. At the same time, the time to prepare for victory in the theater cannot be defended.
There are no reinforcements now, but Su Yuan has also decided that it seems that he can only launch a large-scale military operation by the Japanese and resist the fierce Japanese attack in Ancheng, so as to obtain certification for the war zone and buy a short time to face the war. However,
, it will be a battle with great disparity in power and extremely cruel.