The three infantry brigades dispatched by Tanigawa Masanori were nominally chasing the frantically "fleeing" Chinese army, but in fact they were more searching for the vanguard squad that he had sent back basically no effective information.
The three light infantry regiments had covered 20 kilometers in one afternoon, and the three infantry brigades were still wandering seven or eight kilometers behind the Jiaxing defense line.
Bodies lying in the wilderness were carried back to the headquarters of the 36th Infantry Brigade.
When the total number exceeded 120, Tanigawa Masanori was completely numb.
He knew that his worst prediction had become a reality, and the 160 elites mobilized under the order might have killed the Chinese.
At this moment, not to mention that Ushijima Sadao, who had not fully recovered, gave him any military orders to urge him to lead the army in pursuit. The Japanese Army Colonel had the intention of rushing over and pointing at the old bastard's nose and scolding him.
When had the "Strongest Division on the Surface" ever been so frustrated? Almost all the frustrations happened under the unlucky old man Ushijima Sadao.
Of course, Tanigawa Masanori is quite sane, and he also knows that it is not that Ushijima Sadao does not work hard, but that the Chinese are too cunning.
From the beginning of the Battle of Songjiang, the mighty Imperial Tenth Army's hundred thousand troops, which could easily crush the enemy on the opposite side, have never taken the initiative. The enemy seems to have a pair of wise eyes that can see through time and space, and knows the distribution of the Imperial Army's forces.
He knew the troop deployment of the imperial army, knew their next tactics, and even knew where the heavy artillery brigade was stationed during their escape.
The imperial generals involved in the situation may have firmly regarded it as a coincidence on the battlefield, but when the battlefield situation continued to change as time went by, until the Chinese army numbering in the tens of thousands just fled so openly, the Japanese army calmed down.
The generals had to admit that in this battle that lasted for nearly twenty days, the Empire's Tenth Army was completely defeated.
It was this extremely terrifying prediction. However, after the Chinese army of more than 30,000 people withstood an army of 100,000 for several days, they flashed around on this battlefield with a radius of 100 kilometers, and finally were defeated by an army of tens of thousands.
He chased and fought fiercely and even used all his strength to forcefully fight his way out of the encirclement.
The Chinese accomplished all their tactical objectives and left with their organization intact.
This can no longer be regarded as the failure of the two idiots Ushijima Mitsuru and Ushijima Sadao. It is the failure of dozens of generals in the Tenth Army starting from Yanagawa Heisuke. It is even the most failed tactic of the empire since it launched the North China War and the Southeast War.
level battlefield.
However, it is one thing to admit it in your heart. Ushijima Sadao is so ungrateful that he puts the 36th Infantry Brigade at the forefront every time to deal with such a 'dangerous' enemy, and causes the 36th Infantry Brigade to suffer heavy losses. Now
Not to mention using heavy baggage troops to supplement the front-line infantry, even highly professional engineers had to be added to the front line.
If Ushijima Sadao continues to mess with him like this, is it possible that the colonels, lieutenants and majors at the brigade and regiment headquarters will all have to lead pack horses to transport supplies?
The Chinese are no longer able to catch up. Tanigawa Masanori must not unleash his full resentment on the stupid Ushijima Sadao!
Previously, in order to secure the position of acting brigade leader, Masanori Tanigawa could only act as a loudmouth king in the brigade headquarters no matter how dissatisfied he was. But now, they were killed by the Chinese and stripped to only their crotch pants.
When his body was placed in the open space of the brigade headquarters, the Japanese Army Colonel's anger level had reached its peak, like a powder keg, and it was up to Ushijima Sadao himself to light the fuse.
Perhaps, the most awesome scene in the history of the Japanese Army is about to happen. A Japanese Army Colonel rushes to fuck a Japanese Army Lieutenant General with red eyes. Even if he is two levels behind, he cannot stop the frustrated Army Colonel.
determination.
With Ushijima Sadao's small body, he would probably be close to death with that old punch.
If it really happened, Tang Dao would definitely publish an article in the newspaper to warmly welcome this phenomenon, and on behalf of the Chinese people, send an invitation to Masanori Tanigawa, inviting him to return to China after the war in the future.
If he is defined as a war criminal, then he must be waiting for a dog-headed guillotine. If not, then he is a peace messenger, and he killed a Japanese army lieutenant general at him. That will be the Chinese army's strength in the war in the next few years.
I didn’t even try to kill a few guys!
Fortunately, Ushijima Sadao was also an old fox. After hearing about the 160 elite soldiers sent by the 36th Infantry Brigade to infiltrate behind enemy lines, he pretended not to see the fact that the entire 36th Infantry Brigade was working as a foreigner.
To put it bluntly, Ushijima Sadao has completely ceased his activities and has no intention of fighting the Chinese army anymore. It is best for this opponent to run as far away as possible. Even if he faces another opponent with far more troops than himself, he will not
I am willing to meet this army again.
Sometimes, learning to give in is actually a very wise thing.
But there are always some people who are stubborn.
This time it was replaced by the Kunisaki detachment.
It only took four days to cover 200 kilometers. This is definitely something to be proud of for any heavily armed army that does not have a large number of vehicles and relies almost on two short legs no more than 70 centimeters long.
thing.
After experiencing the defeat of Songjiang, the Kunisaki Detachment, led by Major General Kunizaki Zheng, continuously defeated the enemy on the Kunshan and Xicheng lines and regained the pride of belonging to the "Steel Army".
Thinking that he could take revenge for beating himself into a dog outside Songjiang City, he had to turn to an opponent like the 114th Division, a scumbag division. The nearly 8,000 troops of the Kunizaki Detachment had a dusty journey.
Looking at the dusty face of Major General Kunizaki, who was originally a handsome man, one could tell that the "Steel Army" who were eager for revenge might not have even washed their faces for several days.
The Japanese Army Major General, who had shit hanging from the corners of his eyes, never expected that just a few hours before he was about to arrive, the Chinese would run away like rabbits after hearing the noise.
It doesn't matter if it runs away. For a hunting dog, it's just a matter of chasing the rabbit after it runs away.
But what made Kunizaki, who arrived at the 18th Division's headquarters, angry was that his nominal boss, Ushijima Sadao, looked sickly and didn't understand the matter of ordering the entire army to set out immediately to pursue him.
I don't care at all.
There is a sense that if he runs and lets him run, I have accomplished my tactical purpose anyway. Could it be that the Chinese gave him money?
"The members of the 18th Division have been fighting for many days in a row. They are already extremely exhausted. It is best to rest for a few more days before fighting again. Our Kunisaki detachment came all the way under the orders of Commander Yanagawa Heisuke. How can we sit back and watch the stubborn enemy escape before we have achieved even an inch of success?"
If you want to escape, then our army will be responsible for the pursuit. If you encounter stubborn resistance from the enemy, please come to support us who have completed your repairs!" Kunisaki dropped these few words in a daze and turned around to leave.
That's fair to say. After all, with only his seven or eight thousand men, he can chase them. But if he wants to eat the other twenty or thirty thousand men in one go, he has to rely on the help of the twenty thousand men of the 18th Division.
However, everyone who understands the contempt contained in it will understand.
But what was rare was that Ushijima Sadao, who was sitting on a soft chair, did not get angry. Instead, he quietly watched Kunizaki walk away. For a long time, the corner of his mouth curled up, revealing a sneer.
However, Kunisaki, who is in his 40s, is just a junior to the 60-year-old Ushijima Sadao. How did he know that all his performances had fallen into the scheme of the cunning Ushijima Sadao.
The Tenth Army is now divided into two groups. One is led by Yanagawa Heisuke himself and attacks the front of Jinling along the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway. The other is led by Ushijima Sadao and surrounds the rear of Jinling along Jiashan Jiaxing to Wuhu.
According to the principle of battlefield command authority, from the moment the Kuozaki Detachment came around Taihu Lake, the command authority of the Kuozaki Detachment, a mixed brigade-level unit, rested with him, the Army Lieutenant General.
In other words, no matter how the Kunisaki detachment fights, whether they win or lose, it will all be attributed to him, Ushijima Sadao.
If you win the battle, you can say anything. Kunizaki is awarded the award for his meritorious service, and Ushijima Sadao, as the supreme commander, cannot escape.
And if the battle was lost, it wouldn't be a big deal. The people who died were from the 5th Division and not from his 18th Division. The attempt to shirk responsibility was just that "Kunizaki relied on the support of Seishiro Itagaki and acted unruly and without permission, leading to defeat."
Just one sentence.
Since you, Kunizaki, want to compete with those Chinese so much, I'll let you give it a try.
After the Guoqi detachment arrived in Jiaxing, they stopped for a hot meal, and then hurriedly dispatched the entire army straight to the direction of Guangde.
The 18th Division really acted like a good baby, and the entire army stopped for repairs.
The 36th Infantry Brigade is even more coveted. Now that these unlucky kids from the Fifth Division are serving as swords for the old fox Ushijima Sadao, they can take a breather, right? Masanori Tanigawa, who has always been depressed, even has a high
The urge to call out 'Kuniqi is startled, and I like to be so excited'.
Of course, burning the bones of soldiers who died in the past few days and putting them into small wooden boxes is also what they have to do.
On the Jiashan front line, they cannot and do not dare to burn corpses on a large scale.
If it is closer to the front line, it is simply to indicate the coordinates for the artillery of the Chinese army. If it is further away, after the sixth heavy artillery brigade was wiped out by a night attack, auxiliary units such as engineers and baggage troops no longer dare to be too far away from the main force.
, if they are placed seven or eight kilometers away to do the work of burning corpses, will they also become corpses?
Now that the Chinese are running away, it is the most suitable time.
When did the mighty Imperial Japanese Army fall to the point where it would even dare to wait for the Chinese to leave before burning corpses? It’s quite sad to think about it.
But then I thought about it again, if I don’t rush to the front line to die, what is this sadness? It’s better than the many guys in the Kunisaki detachment who will never be sad, isn’t it?
Perhaps, only the "Steel Army" who were already more than ten kilometers away from them expressed contempt for their colleagues. They were singing loud military songs and approaching Guangde, which was dozens of kilometers away, with a sweeping attitude.
That is, there were no chickens flying or dogs jumping along the way.
The empty villages that had already been evacuated after receiving the news left the Kunisaki detachment with no sense of accomplishment...
ps: I need to take care of something in the college in the afternoon. The next chapter is expected to be published around 9 o'clock, so I will update one chapter of 3,000 words first!
