Chapter 69 Japanese troops coming for reinforcements
Author: Entertainment Cat
Chapter 69 Japanese troops coming for reinforcements
Major General Kanichiro Ueno, commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade, and Michichi Hasegawa, commander of the 18th Infantry Regiment, watched the 68th Infantry Regiment being defeated. They did not laugh at the infantry regiment.
Instead, his face became serious,
"The 68th Infantry Regiment was defeated by the local Chinese army on the opposite side. Do you think this Matsumoto Yuki is too cowardly? Or have we too underestimated the combat effectiveness of these local Chinese troops?"
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander!"
Michichi Hasegawa, commander of the 18th Infantry Regiment, was the first to ask.
"Well! Although the weapons and equipment of the Chinese army in these places are poor, they are really brave in fighting. They know that they will die on the battlefield, but they are not afraid of death and launch a desperate attack against our imperial troops. This is also the case with those in the past.
The Chinese army has a relatively rare fighting spirit!"
"The Twentieth Army of the Sichuan Army and the Chinese Army in these places, I remember them!"
"When we go out to fight later, we will never allow carelessness!"
"We absolutely cannot follow in the footsteps of the 68th Regiment. Although we look down upon them, it does not mean that we will underestimate the enemy!"
"Especially there are two more models that have appeared, so I will never allow anyone to underestimate the enemy and fight for me!"
Regarding the inquiry from his subordinate, the 18th Infantry Regiment Captain Hasegawa Michichi, the brigade commander, Major General Kanichiro Ueno, responded seriously.
Although he had just mocked the 68th Infantry Regiment, that was just because he didn't like the brigade commander, Major General Katayama Riichiro, and by the way, he didn't like the troops under his command either.
It doesn't mean that he knew the Sichuan army's bravery and underestimated the enemy's fighting ability.
If all Japanese troops were so stupid, they would not have been able to continuously attack cities and plunder territory in a short period of time.
"Hai!"
"I will never take this lightly. I will definitely go out and fight with all my strength. Please rest assured, brigade commander!"
Hearing this, Captain Hasegawa Michichi also quickly agreed and said.
Major Tetsuo Ito of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment is also reorganizing his cavalry troops and preparing to attack anytime and anywhere.
At this time, he could no longer despise the 133rd Division of the Sichuan Army in front of him. Even though the 133rd Division has been consumed by the two regiments of the 5th Infantry Brigade, it does not mean that they
The troops who are about to enter the battlefield must continue to despise these opponents.
A force capable of defeating two offensive operations by elite Japanese regiments will never be underestimated by these Japanese soldiers who worship the strong.
Even if they think they are invincible, they are not stupid enough to underestimate their enemies.
In particular, they did not want to suffer heavy casualties like the 6th Infantry Regiment and the 68th Infantry Regiment under the 5th Infantry Brigade.
Therefore, when reorganizing the troops, Major Tetsuo Ito of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment also reminded his troops very seriously that carelessness and underestimation of the enemy are absolutely not allowed.
However, there are exceptions to the devil,
For example, they were just dispatched to support and assist in the battle to capture the 9th Division of Chen Jiaxing and the 6th Infantry Brigade under its jurisdiction.
Also under the leadership of their brigade commander, Major General Akiyama Yoshiyuki, the 7th Infantry Regiment (Kanazawa Regiment) and the 35th Infantry Regiment (Toyama Regiment) were also present.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Kazuo Isa, and the commander of the regiment, Colonel Fujisueyoshi, were also reorganizing their troops, obeying combat orders at any time, and launching attacks to encircle and suppress the Sichuan troops of the 133rd Division.
"Yo Xi! The Chinese Army on the opposite side is the Chinese Army that defeated the two main regiments of the 3rd Division Infantry 5th Brigade?"
"Their weapons and equipment seem to be very inferior. How on earth did they defeat two elite imperial squadrons?"
"Has the combat effectiveness of the 5th Infantry Brigade been weakened and become such a loser?"
"You can't even defeat two local Chinese armies?"
"No way!"
However, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Kazuo Isa, who had just arrived at the scene and had not seen the previous battle scene, had a look of contempt on his face, laughing at the combat effectiveness of the 5th Infantry Brigade under the Third Division.
"Hey! Be gentle. The captain of the brigade is not far away on the other side. Do you want to be beaten and scolded by the other party?"
"Although we are in different brigade, my position is higher than yours!"
"Isa-kun!"
As soon as the co-captain, Colonel Kazuo Isa, finished speaking, the co-captain, Colonel Fujisueyoshi, immediately persuaded him.
And intentionally or unintentionally, he glanced at the dark-faced Brigade Commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, Major General Ichiro Katayama, in the distance to see if the other party had heard what they were saying and was paying attention to their arrival.
"Yo Xi! Our brigade leader is here too! What are you afraid of?"
"And what I said is true!"
"Although I don't know what the battle was like just now, from my military telescope, I can see that the Chinese army on the opposite side suffered many casualties, and their weapons and equipment were also very inferior.
We are using the weapons, equipment, and ammunition snatched from our imperial army to fight!"
"With such a China Army unit, I feel like it would be very embarrassing if our Imperial Army lost like this!"
But the commander of the team, Colonel Isa Kazuo, responded with a sneer.
And he continued to raise the military telescope in his hand, continuing to observe the battle situation on the front line and the deployment of the Sichuan Army's 133rd Division.
Since he had just arrived with his troops, he had only heard about the battle ahead, but had not witnessed it with his own eyes. Therefore, he still had little impression of the combat effectiveness of the Sichuan Army's 133rd Division.
It was also because of this that when I arrived here, I laughed a little arrogantly at the incompetence of the two regiments under the 5th Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Division.
However, he did not dare to speak too loudly, so he only spoke a few words to Colonel Fujisueyoshi, the commander next to him.
How can I say that the brigade commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Division, Major General Ichiro Katayama, has also arrived at the frontline battlefield in person and is scolding the two unsatisfactory commanders under him.
Therefore, he did not dare to be too presumptuous. Although he was not from the Third Division, he still had some restraint.
In particular, Major General Ichiro Katayama, the commander of the 5th Brigade, cursed his two commanders for being useless. After the words became louder and louder, the commander of the commander, Colonel Isa Kazuo, was just going to be a spectator and watch the show.
No more laughing.
But at the same time, he also focused all his attention on the 133rd Division of the Sichuan Army.
Although he did not look down upon the opponent's inferior weapons and equipment, he was also very curious about how such a unit with inferior weapons and equipment could defeat two attacks by two elite regiments.
Although he had just mocked the combat effectiveness of the 5th Infantry Brigade under the Third Division, he was even more curious about how the Sichuan Army managed to defeat two well-equipped and well-trained regiments in a row.
This is a feat that no other national army has achieved since the Songhu War began.