Chapter 1025: Pay incense to Okamura and the North China Front.
Chapter 1025: Pay incense to Okamura and the North China Front.
night.
Former Japanese enemy headquarters in Xuzhou.
A Japanese staff officer walked in quickly and reported to Hengshan Yonghui: "General, the Locust Alliance Army has been assembled!"
According to Yokoyama Isamu's order, all nearby puppet troops were to assemble, put on Japanese military uniforms, and then serve as cannon fodder.
As the 11th Japanese Army marched north this time, every Japanese soldier carried a marching backpack and a steel helmet.
Therefore, every Japanese soldier has at least two sets of military uniforms.
But there were no spare helmets, and it was impossible for the Japanese to give the helmets to the puppet troops.
After all, this is something that can save your life.
Fortunately, the puppet troops attacked at night.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army might not be able to recognize him without wearing a helmet.
Hengshan Yong asked in a deep voice: "How many Locust Alliance troops are there?"
"There are fifty thousand people."
The staff officer replied:
"All the Locust Alliance troops have put on the military uniforms of the Locust Army!"
When the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army attacked Central China, the Japanese army had already assembled some main forces in the Xuzhou area, preparing to fight the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army troops were pointing directly at Xuzhou. How could the Japanese army be unprepared?
In addition to the assembled Japanese troops, many puppet troops in Jiangsu also gathered here.
Among them is the main force of the puppet army "Central China Local Army" in Jiangsu.
"Your Majesty Commander, if we do this, it won't cause a mutiny among the Locust Alliance army, right?"
Chief of Staff Major General Nakayama Sadake said with a worried tone:
"A few days ago, the 11th Division of the North China Front Army and other units placed the 2nd Front Army of the Locust Alliance Army in Shimen City and Zhengding as cannon fodder, which caused a mutiny among Sun Liangcheng's troops of the Locust Alliance Army, which directly led to the 11th Division and the 40th Army of the Locust Alliance Army.
The entire division and the 56th Division are in pieces..."
At this time, the Japanese army had already found out what happened in Shimen City.
We also found out why the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrived at the Jinzhou battlefield so quickly.
The 2nd Front of the Locust Alliance mutinied, attacked the Japanese headquarters, and led his men to defect.
However, Sun Liangcheng was captured by the Independent Brigade of the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and then shot in public, so the Japanese army had no way of pursuing him.
Otherwise, Sun Liangcheng would have been hunted by Japanese agents and spies.
Yokoyama Yong narrowed his eyes slightly, this is indeed a problem.
But Yokoyama Isamu didn't care.
They are just a bunch of spineless dogs. So what if they mutiny? How much trouble can they cause?
"Our 11th Army is not a bunch of idiots like the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division."
"Besides this method, does Mr. Zhongshan have any better tactics?"
Yokoyama Isamu asked in a deep voice.
Zhongshan Zhenwu was silent, he really couldn't think of a better tactic than this.
Although the Eighth Route Army is in urgent need of weapons and ammunition, it is not out of ammunition and food.
Even if the locust army is sent up to pretend to attack the Eighth Route Army, there will probably be a lot of casualties.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Things are different now. The Eighth Route Army now has powerful firepower.
Even though the Eighth Route Army did not have much ammunition, it was still several levels stronger than the Japanese army's firepower.
In combat, the Eighth Route Army likes to cover the ground with artillery fire as soon as it comes up.
Even the extremely powerful 3rd Division could not withstand it.
Hengshan bravely drew out the lieutenant general's sword and said in a stern tone: "Set up a team to supervise the army. Once the Locust Alliance troops are found to be mutinous, they will be shot immediately!"
"Hi."
The staff officer suddenly lowered his head, turned around and walked out quickly.
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After Isamu Yokoyama arrived in Xuzhou, the highest command of the Japanese troops in the surrounding areas of Xuzhou was, of course, returned to Isamu Yokoyama.
Of course, it also includes the command authority of the puppet army.
As the order from the Japanese 11th Army Headquarters was issued.
The puppet troops wearing Japanese military uniforms quietly moved toward the Eighth Route Army's positions under the cover of night.
The puppet army's tactics were exactly the same as the Japanese attack the night before.
The puppet army's attack was divided into three lines, two frontal attacks and one roundabout outflank.
Compared with the Japanese army, the fighting will is strong, the individual soldiers are highly qualified, and the troops cooperate well with each other.
The performance of the puppet troops is simply a negative example.
As soon as the Eighth Route Army's guns rang out, a dense hail of artillery shells and bullets flew directly over.
Where have they seen this kind of firepower?
Many puppet soldiers were frightened to death on the spot.
The puppet troops did not dare to attack at all, they all lay on the ground and pretended to be dead.
Even the puppet troops who were outflanking took the wrong route and went directly to the Sengge Temple area and entered the Eighth Route Army's lair.
The Eighth Route Army soldiers watched from a distance as the puppet troops walked into the heart of the Eighth Route Army, their eyes glowing green.
These devils all have medals of merit!
At this time, the Eighth Route Army did not know that these Japs were actually puppet troops pretending to be soldiers.
Seeing the main force of tens of thousands of Japs entering the encirclement, the division commander and political commissar were also overjoyed.
As all the puppet troops entered the encirclement, the division headquarters decisively issued an order to close the door and beat the dogs.
The Katyusha rocket launcher opened fire first, followed by various heavy artillery, mortars and mountain artillery firepower.
The puppet troops were dumbfounded on the spot and were blown away like rats.
After half an hour of continuous artillery fire, under the cover of sky-wide illumination flares, the Eighth Route Army infantry and tanks launched a general attack.
However.
Just when the Eighth Route Army infantry and tanks rushed forward, thinking that there would be a hand-to-hand battle.
The surrounded "japs" surrendered immediately.
The jaws of all the Eighth Route Army soldiers who participated in the war were shocked.
After verification, the division headquarters found out that these so-called devils were all puppet soldiers pretending to be soldiers.
It was also the puppet troops who attacked the Eighth Route Army's positions head-on.
The Japanese army's supervising team was not put to use.
The puppet soldiers are all smart people. When the Eighth Route Army opened fire, all the puppet soldiers lay on the ground and pretended to be dead.
Neither attack nor retreat.
The Eighth Route Army's artillery fired for a while, but when there was no movement, they stopped firing.
The puppet troops who attacked frontally lay down in the wilderness all night before retreating back outside Xuzhou City.
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129th Division Headquarters.
"Last night we mistook this group of puppet troops for devils and bombarded them for more than half an hour, wasting nearly half of our base of artillery shells."
The chief of staff said in a depressed tone.
The combat effectiveness of the Japs is very strong, especially the Japanese 11th Army, at least half of which are Japs from the Type A Division.
The combat effectiveness is even stronger.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In order to reduce the casualties of the troops, the Eighth Route Army shelled for more than half an hour before allowing the infantry and tank troops to rush forward to collect corn.
"It's late at night, and the puppet soldiers are wearing Japanese military uniforms. Who can recognize them?"
One of the main brigade commanders was also a little depressed.
You must know that those who broke in last night were puppet troops. With at most one round of heavy artillery fire, this enemy would be wiped out.
Do the puppet troops deserve to eat so many rounds of artillery shells?
"Last night, this group of puppet troops actually touched the vicinity of our headquarters. Do the Japanese know the location of our headquarters?"
A combat staff officer asked worriedly.
Commander Liu shook his head and said: "Probably not. If the Japs knew the location of our headquarters, those who came yesterday would not have been puppet troops, but Japs!"
Everyone nodded.
The political commissar said: "According to the situation explained by the puppet army, they were originally going to outflank and attack our Eighth Route Army troops together with the frontal attacking puppet army. However, they took the wrong path and walked into our central area by mistake.
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A combat staff officer said: "The ones who attacked our position last night were also puppet troops?"
The main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in the Xuzhou area is more than 200,000 people, and this is not the entire main force.
The entire main force of the 129th Division has more than 300,000 troops.
Some of them stayed in the southeastern part of Shanxi to guard their homes, while the other main force, about 100,000 people, has arrived in central Henan and is in full swing to relieve the victims and develop base areas.
Although the National Army's 1st Theater also has a large territory in Henan Province.
However, with the current equipment and combat effectiveness of the main force of the 129th Division, they are not afraid of the national army's attack.
Even if you are defeated, you can retreat temporarily and wait for the main force to free up before regaining the position.
The headquarters judged that the national army did not dare to attack the 129th Division troops entering Henan Province.
With the current combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army's New 1st Regiment, the Independent Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment, and the 129th Division, there is no pressure at all to wipe out the National Army's 1st Theater.
Principal Chang's current strategy and tactics is to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, preparing to reap the benefits.
After winning the battle against the Eighth Route Army, the National Army took the opportunity to regain some territory, and then let the media publicize how many battles the National Army had won, how many Japanese troops it had destroyed, how many territories it had recovered, and so on.
After all, Principal Chang is good at not only micro-management such as skipping command, but also the manipulation of public opinion.
Although Principal Chang is not good at tactical command, he still has some skills in playing politics.
"That's right!"
Brigadier Chen said:
"The puppet army did not organize a decent attack at all. As soon as our heavy artillery opened fire, the puppet army became intimidated. I am still wondering, are the Japanese so intimidated?"
However, the Eighth Route Army mainly defended at night and did not take the initiative to attack.
If the Eighth Route Army had taken the initiative to attack last night, it might have directly defeated the puppet troops attacking from the front.
"How do I feel that the Japanese sent puppet troops wearing Japanese military uniforms to attack our Eighth Route Army positions to consume our ammunition?"
Chief of Staff Li said with a suspicious expression.
"Don't feel it." The political commissar said with certainty, "Yongshan Yong must have had this idea. This old devil saw that our Eighth Route Army does not have much ammunition, and these puppet troops are cannon fodder, deliberately sent to consume our Eighth Route Army's artillery shells."
Brigadier Chen narrowed his eyes and said with murderous intent in his tone: "Yongshan Yong, this old devil, has a lot of tricks up his sleeve."
"So," said a combat staff officer, "we were fooled by the Japanese? A lot of artillery shells were fired last night, and even the Katyusha rockets were consumed a lot."
Commander Liu smiled slightly: "Since the Japanese army thinks we don't have much ammunition, we might as well take advantage of it."
The political commissar's eyes lit up slightly: "Sir, what do you mean..."
Commander Liu nodded to the political commissar, then looked at the chief of staff, "Chief of staff, please immediately invite the captain of the new regiment's sword brigade."
"yes!"
Chief of Staff Li turned around and went to make a phone call.
At this moment, the communications staff officer held the telegram in his hand and quickly walked into the headquarters to report to the division commander: "Reporting to the commander, I have just received a telegram from the headquarters of the New Regiment. The independent brigade of the New Regiment has recaptured Xinxiang. Xinxiang Airport is preserved
In good condition and ready for use!”
The division commander looked overjoyed and immediately ordered: "Order the Headquarters Flying Independent Fighter Squadron and the 1st Flying Regiment to station at Xinxiang Airport immediately."
"yes!"
The communications staff officer turned and left.
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at the same time.
Japanese 11th Army Headquarters.
"General, the frontline scouts reported that the Locust Alliance troops broke into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army last night, and the Eighth Route Army carried out shelling on the Locust Alliance Army for more than half an hour."
A combat staff officer reported to Yokoyama Yonghui.
Although only a very small number of Japanese troops attacked with the puppet troops.
However, the sound of artillery, especially the sound of exploding heavy artillery shells, could be heard far and wide. The Japanese scouts naturally knew the time of the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire.
"More than half an hour of shelling?"
Yokoyama Yong's eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly:
"Yoshi!"
Chief of Staff Major General Zhongshan Zhenwu said with a happy face: "Your Excellency, Commander, it seems that the Eighth Route Army really mistook the Locust Alliance Army for the Locust Army last night."
"After more than half an hour of rapid shelling, the Eighth Route Army's artillery was able to fire about 0.5 base rounds of ammunition."
"There was no mutiny among the Locust Alliance troops in the frontal attack last night."
"With only some cannon fodder, a large number of artillery shells of the Eighth Route Army were consumed. I admire your wisdom, Commander!"
Zhongshan Zhenwu also slapped him in the face.
The upward curve of the corners of Yokoyama Isamu's mouth became wider and wider.
"Your Excellency, Commander, will you send the Locust Alliance troops to continue attacking the Eighth Route Army tonight?"
The deputy chief of staff on the side asked Colonel Futami Akisaburo.
Zhongshan Zhenwu said: "In my opinion, sending the Locust Alliance troops to continue attacking the Eighth Route Army will probably not have any effect. The Eighth Route Army now must know that it has been fooled by the Locust Army. Even if there are Locust Alliance troops breaking into the Eighth Route Army again,
I am afraid that the Eighth Route Army will not be fooled again, and the Locust Alliance troops attacking from the front will not be able to organize a decent offensive at all, and they will not be able to consume much ammunition from the Eighth Route Army."
"If the Locust Alliance forces are pushed into a hurry, there might really be a mutiny."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Come on, Chief of Staff," Futami Akisaburo asked, "What should we do now?"
"Your Excellency Commander!"
Zhongshan Zhenwu looked at Yokoyama Isamu and said in a deep voice:
"The attack of the Locust Army cannot be stopped. I suggest that the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army be sent to attack together tonight to consume the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army."
The Japanese army and the puppet army attacked together, basically using the puppet army as cannon fodder in the front.
Zhongshan Zhenwu also knew very well that without the supervision of the Japanese army, the puppet army's offensive was completely a waste of time.
"Yoshi!"
Yokoyama Yong nodded with satisfaction:
"After passing the order, all the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army will switch to a defensive posture during the day, and the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army will continue to attack at night."
Major General Zhongshan Zhenwu asked: "Will the field heavy artillery brigade and artillery regiments fire tonight to provide artillery support for the attacking troops?"
Yokoyama Yuichi waved his hand and said: "There is no need to waste cannonballs."
Last night, the Japanese artillery regiments did not provide artillery support to the puppet troops.
The purpose is to save shells.
When the Eighth Route Army was short of ammunition or even had no ammunition, the Locust Army launched a counterattack, and then the Japanese army could bombard the Eighth Route Army with heavy artillery.
As for Okamura and the North China Front?
We, Isamu Yokoyama and the 11th Army have limited capabilities, so we can only let Okamura and the North China Front seek their own blessings.
The main force of the 11th Army defeated the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
By then, I, Hengshan Yong, would be promoted to general, commander of the front army, and even commander of the dispatch army, and would reach the pinnacle of my life.
During the holidays, I, Yongshan Yong, will offer incense to Okamura and the North China Front.
After a pause, Hengshan Yong added: "Order all troops to summarize their experience in night battles and close combat! For a long time to come, the Locust Army will fight against the well-equipped Eighth Route Army. I am afraid that they can only fight at night to narrow the gap between them and the Eighth Route Army."
The equipment gap. In addition! Your staff will formulate a counterattack plan as soon as possible. The main task of this plan is to defeat the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and eliminate as many Eighth Route Army soldiers as possible."
"Hi."
Nakayama Sadatake and Futami Akizaburo both bowed their heads.