The enemy's attack was very fast and fierce, like a blacksmith holding a sledgehammer.
And our own troops were just a piece of iron, which was smashed into discus by a few hammers from the defenders. No matter how the imperial army attacked, it was of no avail.
What the hell is going on?
Even if the commander of the Eighth Route Army was changed, the Imperial Army would not have fought so poorly.
Zuo Jian Qiao Yi and Gong Xing helped two old devils with dark faces.
The remaining imperial troops in the city were like a bunch of rabbits, being chased everywhere by the defenders.
Needless to say, the third attack was a complete failure.
You can clearly see the smoke rising from the streets of Rencheng, large and small.
Zuojian Qiao Yi stared in the direction of Rencheng, with his fists clenched and an angry look on his face.
Suddenly, he realized a very serious problem.
This tactical command was personally formulated by Shinji Mikami. Why did the Imperial Army suffer such a miserable defeat?
With the countermeasures in hand, even if the effect cannot be immediately shown on the battlefield, at least it should be a successful fight...
But what about the imperial army that entered Rencheng?
It seems that the fight is not so smooth...
"Gong Xiejun." Qiao Yi suddenly said.
Miyazuke Yusuke responded: "What's the matter, Sakuma-kun?"
"Have you noticed that there is something wrong with the tactics provided by the Third Master Division Commander?" Qiao Yi took a deep breath and asked.
"Problem?" Miyazuke Yusuke didn't respond for a while.
Zuojian Qiaoyi pointed at Ren Cheng and said in a deep voice: "Didn't you notice that when we used the tactics of the third master division leader, we seemed to lose faster...
And the imperial army is even more unsuitable. We have fifty tanks, but with the help of fifty tanks, we still haven’t achieved any results!"
Hearing this, Gong Xingxue frowned and savored these words carefully.
Sakuma Qiaoyi added: "Although we successfully occupied a street, the street was taken over by the Chinese army before we occupied it for half an hour!"
"Sakuma-kun, what do you mean..." Miyasuke Yusuke suddenly thought of a possibility.
But then he shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, no, no, there is no reason!"
"snort!"
Sakuma Qiaoyi snorted coldly: "Who says there is no reason? Mikami-kun and our Sakurai division commander are not dealing with each other.
Moreover, if the war in Shanxi had not changed this time, the Third Division would not have come to support..."
"Are you saying that the leader of the Third Master deliberately weakened our strength in this battle?" Yusuke Miyazaki whispered.
Qiao Yi made a silent gesture and said, "This is just a guess."
"But even so, he didn't go so far. He wanted to frame us. He also used fifty tanks himself!" Gong Xingxue said in a deep voice.
"So what about fifty tanks?" Qiao Yi said disdainfully: "This is not the equipment of the imperial army, and the caliber of ammunition is not uniform. Apart from being used as capital to show off after the war, it has no other use!"
That's right.
The captured tanks, without normal ammunition supply, are actually just moving bastards.
If you really want to incorporate it into the imperial army, it would be a waste of time to worry about maintaining it.
"But this is too much!" Gong Xingxing said urgently.
After a pause, Gong Xingxue continued: "We have no evidence to prove that the Third Master Regiment is slacking off on the battlefield."
Two devils, you say something to me.
They had no doubt that there was something wrong with the headquarters of the Mikami Division. Their first impression was that someone wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife and reduce the strength of the Sakurai Division.
Ren Cheng can be used as a soft knife.
The defenders inside are powerful in combat, and the geographical location is very important, so there is basically no possibility of ignoring them.
Besides, the imperial army will never allow this kind of thing to happen in its own territory.
If there is a problem with the attack on Rencheng, the blame will be placed firmly on the two of them.
Two regiments, more than 6,000 imperial troops, and captured artillery, could not even capture a single city. This was simply embarrassing.
If Okamura Neiji saw the results of this battle, it would be strange if he was not severely punished by military law.
"If we continue fighting in this way, we will become bare commanders tonight and there will be no more soldiers under our command!" Qiao Yi said harshly.
"The Third Master Corps is indeed not simple, they actually think of using such soft knives to deal with us!"
"..." Gong Xingxue remained silent.
Zuo Jian Qiao Yi said again: "Gong Xiejun, didn't you notice?"
"Anything else discovered?" Gong Xie Yusuke asked hurriedly.
"From the beginning of the battle to now, the commander of the third master division has never appeared at all." Qiao Yi said through gritted teeth.
"And besides sending chariot troops to assist in the battle, he basically didn't do anything!"
After hearing this, Miyazaki Yukisuke looked like he suddenly understood and nodded.
"Haven't you ever doubted why?" Qiao Yi gritted his teeth and said harshly.
Miyasuke Yusuke thought for a while and looked like he suddenly realized: "I understand!"
"The Third Master Division wants to use Rencheng's hand to consume our strength!" Gong Xie Yusuke said fiercely: "When we are in a fierce fight and suffer heavy losses, he will appear immediately!"
"That's right!" Qiao Yi said: "To use an old Chinese saying, this is to prepare the snipe and the clam to fight for the fishermen's profit!"
"Bagaya Road, it's so abominable!" Gong Xingzhu bared his teeth and cursed in a low voice: "The leader of the Third Master is so cunning. He actually wants to use our hands to consume the city's defenders.
When both of us are almost exhausted, the leader of the third master division will inevitably lead his troops to come and take the victory directly for himself.
In this case, all the previous failures will come back. Even if there are mistakes in his command, I don’t think the military will punish him too much, but we are different!"
"Yes, that's it!" Qiao Yi said fiercely: "The Third Master's plan of killing three birds with one stone is indeed different. He is indeed an experienced officer!"
In the hearts of these two old devils, they no longer knew how many times they had greeted Shinji Mikami's family.
But they shouted loudly, so they could only think about it in their hearts. To be promoted to lieutenant general, there must be some backers in the military department, and they were not people that they could offend.
Even Sakurai Sansei sometimes chooses to give in and will not directly conflict with Mikami Shinji.
"Three birds?" Gong Xingsuke asked in confusion: "Why three birds?"
"First, he weakened our strength and put the blame on us!"
"Two, if he takes Rencheng, Rencheng will naturally fall into his hands, and no one will compete with him!"
"Three, he has also increased his own strength. When the base camp considers promotion, General Mikami will definitely be thought of first!"
A hint of gloom flashed in Zuojian Qiao Yi's eyes, and he said harshly: "These are all soft knives. We have no other choice but to use force."
"Baga, Baga, this matter is really difficult to handle!" Gong Xingzhu also scratched his head when he heard this.
He has realized that he has fallen into the pit dug by the Third Master Division, and his previous actions have undoubtedly added dirt to himself in the pit.
I kept my own efforts and thought I was trying to gain merit in the war.
Even if they went to file a complaint, the Third Division would say that there was something wrong with the 33rd Division and would not admit it at all.
The bottom overcomes the top.
It's fine if you can achieve results, but if you can't, your death will be very ugly, let alone the more hierarchical Japanese army.
"Sakuma-kun, it's almost dark!" Miyako Yusuke said in a deep voice.
Qiao Yi looked up, his face gloomy.
Once it gets dark, it means they have wasted another day. The longer this matter drags on, the worse it will be for them.
"Sakuma-kun, how about we take advantage of the night to launch a sneak attack on Rencheng?" Miyako Yusuke suggested.
This little devil is also anxious and wants to use any method.
"No!" Zuojian Qiao Yi decisively refused: "It's hard for us to take advantage during the day, let alone at night. The enemy doesn't know what the hell they put inside!"
The booby traps used by the defenders on the streets during the day really made Qiao Yi feel a little bit shadowy.
"But we can't go on like this!" Yusuke Miyazuke argued: "If we drag it on, we will only be punished more severely!"
"Are you familiar with the terrain? Do you know what's going on inside?" Qiao Yi asked, "If we could capture Rencheng after dark, we wouldn't be in such a mess!"
After a pause, Qiao Yi said again: "Gong Xiejun, if you want to die, then you can die, don't drag me with you!
Before you think of countermeasures, to do such a futile thing, you have to understand one thing, we have already lost four squadrons of troops!
And among these four squadrons, almost half are veterans of the army!"
Sakuma Qiao Yi's words made Miyazuke Yusuke's face become very ugly.
Although this is an unpleasant thing to say, it makes sense. They have already lost one-third of their troops, and attacking without a correct response is just a waste of time.
Moreover, after three consecutive defeats, some bad remarks have been gradually fermented, and the morale of the military has been turbulent.
The 213th and 214th regiments are now like frightened birds. If they fail again, the recruits will probably pee their pants on the spot.
"Why don't we bypass Rencheng?" Miyazuke Yusuke said, "There should be remnants of the national army nearby, so why don't we just go and encircle them and find any excuse to excuse them.
Leave Rencheng to the Third Master Division. Since they want to take Rencheng, let them fight on their own!"
"Avoid it?" Qiao Yi said in a cold voice: "Gong Xiejun, are you kidding me? How to bypass it? When you write a battle report, do you want to write that you are chasing the remnants of the national army?
Shall we pursue the two regiments together? Two imperial infantry regiments can at least defeat the strength of two armies of the national army. Don't you think it's embarrassing enough?"
I have to say that what Sakuma Qiaoyi said is very reasonable.
Two infantry regiments couldn't capture a single county town, so they used the lame excuse of chasing the remnants of the national army.
If this incident spreads, the 33rd Division will become a joke to the entire First Army and even the entire military headquarters.
Where is the 33rd Division?
Who is the face of the First Army?
The two Japanese soldiers were very pessimistic about the upcoming battle, the atmosphere was very dull, and the defenders in the city also felt the pressure doubled.
There were originally more than a thousand skirmishers in the city, plus Chi Yunfeng's battalion and the second battalion brought by Ding Wei.
One day of fighting resulted in casualties.
The skirmishers almost sacrificed more than 300 people.
Chi Yunfeng's battalion lost more than a hundred people.
Even though most of the second battalion consisted of veterans, nearly a hundred people died in this meeting.
In less than a day, a reinforced battalion was lost.
This is also based on the fact that they have already occupied a huge terrain advantage. If they continue to consume in this way, it will be a matter of time before any city is captured.
Even though it was Ding Wei, he still felt a little distressed when he saw the number of casualties.
The Japanese were much quieter now, perhaps because they didn't understand how to fight the next battle.
Chi Yunfeng looked gloomy and looked at the ruins in the distance.
"Don't think about it, the Japanese won't attack tonight!" Ding Wei patted Chi Yunfeng on the back and said with a smile.
After hearing this, Chi Yunfeng's expression remained unchanged and asked: "Why?"
"They can't take any advantage during the day, let alone at night!" Ding Wei said with a smile: "The Japs are not familiar with this place, and the sight at night is not good. The Japs will not launch an attack rashly."
Chi Yunfeng thought for a while, nodded, turned around and sat on the chair.
According to his combat experience, little devils rarely fight at night, and it is difficult to fight in the dark.
Having said that, Ding Wei did not take it lightly. He turned around and arranged for soldiers to place several observation posts throughout Rencheng to be on guard against the Japanese.
Even if there are not a large number of troops, if there is any small-scale Japanese army, it would not be a good thing to come in and cause destruction.
Chi Yunfeng did not express any objection to Ding Wei's cautious performance.
After all, you have to be careful to sail the boat for ten thousand years!
"What are your plans next?" Chi Yunfeng looked at Ding Wei: "Obviously, it's a protracted war now. Let's see who can hold on."
Ding Wei said succinctly and concisely: "Withdraw!"
"Retreat, where to retreat?" Chi Yunfeng asked confused.
"Of course I'm going back to my base."
Ding Wei said with a smile: "I have been away from the army for too long. It's time to return. If I don't go back, those little bastards should be anxious.
With today's style of play, the Japanese will definitely jump over the wall in a panic, so we should be prepared to retreat in advance."
Chi Yunfeng was silent.
They are not the same people. If Ding Wei wants to leave, he really has no excuse to stop him.
"Didn't you say before that you should resist as much as possible?" Chi Yunfeng said.
"Be smarter." Ding Wei said bluntly: "We lost a battalion today, and I believe you know that too."
Chi Yunfeng nodded.
Ding Wei added: "The Japs will have follow-up support, and if possible, aircraft and artillery will continue to be transported here, but what do we have?
Once the enemy surrounds us, what should we do if we don't fight? What should we do if we consume our supplies? Can you afford it?"
Ding Wei added: "If we continue to consume in this way, we will all be finished within a week.
Since this place has fallen into the hands of the enemy, there is no need for us to stay and make some unnecessary sacrifices.
In this current situation, preserving one’s own strength is the last word!”
Chi Yunfeng lowered his head and said nothing.
"Now that there are Japs outside, how are you going to retreat?" After a moment of silence, Chi Yunfeng said puzzledly: "It's okay in Rencheng. If we go out to fight the Japs, wouldn't it be obvious that the lice are on the bald man's head?
Now this place is basically in the hands of the enemy. Once the enemy launches an encirclement and suppression campaign against us, we will have no way to break out."
"Who said we can't break out?" Ding Wei said with a smile: "Have you forgotten the tunnel we hid in before?"