Fujimura didn’t believe even a single punctuation mark in Lieutenant Colonel Nakayama’s telegram.
The Chinese have plane support? Just the little Yangzhuang? What kind of joke is this?
And tanks? After fighting so many battles, Fujimura has seen two Chinese tanks.
So he was sure that Zhongshan was lying.
However, Zhongshan is arrogant and full of tactical wisdom. In his 23rd Regiment, he has always been known as Little Zhuge.
The Japanese have coveted Chinese culture for a long time, so they have done a lot of research on Chinese history. They know that Zhuge Liang in China was an extremely smart man. So some smart people among the Japanese also took advantage of this name.
It's just that they still have some self-awareness and used the word "small", otherwise it would be really ridiculous.
So Fujimura felt a little strange. Which Chinese army could push Zhongshan to the point of asking for help?
Although he did not believe that the Chinese had any aircraft or tanks, it was obvious that his Second Infantry Group was in danger.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency?"
Tian Yuan, captain of the Japanese First Battalion on the side, saw old Japanese Fujimura stunned and called out, because the First Battalion was still waiting for Fujimura's order.
The attack has stalled, and the Chinese are reinforcing the city defenses. They are using sandbags to plug the gaps in the crenellations on the city wall, and the city gates are also being blocked with sandbags.
Although such a defense is almost useless under the heavy artillery of the Imperial Japanese Army, it will definitely cause obstacles.
Therefore, what Tian Yuan's Japanese soldiers mean is that now it is better to attack sooner rather than later, and they must attack continuously so that the Chinese have no chance to breathe.
The Fujimura Japanese were awakened, and he also realized that there were many uncertain factors in this battle.
He has been observing the battle with the help of binoculars. Although the enemy fought bravely, they were no match for the Imperial Japanese Army in terms of overall strength or numbers. It was only a matter of time before they captured Baijia Town.
What he is most worried about now is the Chinese reinforcements.
He knew very well the strength of his Second Infantry Brigade, and Zhongshan was a man as cunning as a fox. To force him into a desperate situation, this unit was definitely not easy.
As for rescue, there is no such thing. He can at most call for air support. As for whether the imperial plane will come, that is not up to him. Because there are wars everywhere at this time, and air support is being requested everywhere.
.But where do the empire have so many planes and bombs?
"Send power to the headquarters and request the air force to provide air support to Xiaoyangzhuang, ten miles north of Baijia Town. A large number of enemy reinforcements were found there. The exact number is unknown, but this put the first unit of our 23rd Regiment in an extremely disadvantageous situation.
Send a message to Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan and order him to persist. Reinforcements have been sent."
Japanese Japanese Fujimura gave the order, and the communication soldiers bowed and went to deliver the order. At this time, Fujimura pointed in the direction of Baijia Town and said: "In one hour, within one hour, Baijia Town must be captured."
"Hi!"
The captain of the Japanese First Battalion took the order, and then together with the captain of the Third Battalion, he mobilized his own soldiers to prepare for a new round of attack on Baijia Town.
These two Japs hated the defenders of Baijia Town like crazy. Because just now, the First Brigade and the Third Infantry Battalion, each with a squadron of imperial troops, died under the walls of Baijia Town, and all of them
Killed in action.
For the two Japanese soldiers, this was not just the loss of a squadron of soldiers, but also a shame for them.
At this time, they had even thought about how to torture the Chinese to retaliate against them after entering the town.
Grains
In order to take revenge, the two Japanese soldiers discussed and divided their troops into three groups. The first brigade was responsible for the frontal attack, while the third infantry brigade sent two squadrons of troops to bypass the two gates in the south and north of the city to launch attacks at the same time.
After the battle just now, they have noticed that the opponent's military strength is obviously different from what the intelligence said.
The information they received was that there was only one battalion defending Baijia Town, and the local army had limited combat effectiveness.
But now it seems that the intelligence was wrong. They speculated that the garrison in Baijia Town must have at least two battalions, or even more.
So they had to separate the defenders of Baijia Town and defeat them one by one.
And sure enough, the Japanese conspiracy gave Li Guoqiang a headache. If the Japanese attacked from the front, the remaining battalion strength in their hands could at least hold off the Japanese attack for two to three hours, so that the reinforcements could arrive in Baidu.
Home town.
Zhou Wei's Ministry of Defense had just sent a message to Li Guoqiang, asking them to hold on for two hours. Two hours later, the battle at Xiaoyangzhuang was over, and large troops immediately came to support.
Hearing this news, Li Guoqiang was a little excited, because the Japs in Xiaoyangzhuang had a large group. And if the reinforcements could eat up this large group, then as long as they held on for two hours to fight for the arrival of reinforcements, Baijia Town would be impregnable.
I just don't want things to be unpredictable. Not only did the Japanese not divide their troops for reinforcements, but two groups of Japanese soldiers were moving to the south and north of the city.
The Japanese wanted to attack the city from three sides, but there were less than two platoons of soldiers defending the south and north gates, and no fortifications were built outside the city.
He asked Battalion Commander Zhang, the former Baijia Town garrison, "How many people do you have left? Can you separate two platoons to support the South City and North City gates respectively?"
Battalion Commander Zhang said in embarrassment: "Captain Li, the two companies of the garrison battalion no longer exist. The remaining company has three platoons guarding the South City Gate, the North City Gate, and the West City Gate. All I have to do now is
There is only one guard squad left, as well as some wounded soldiers. They may be able to form a platoon."
Li Guoqiang frowned, his brows forming a knot. His troops were seriously insufficient.
He put his arm around Commander Zhang's neck and lowered his voice: "Brother, our troops are seriously insufficient. You can only bring your guard squad and the wounded soldiers up. You go and guard the south gate and the north gate."
I'll think of a way. I'll detach a platoon from the first battalion to guard the north gate."
Battalion Commander Zhang also frowned and said: "Your first battalion doesn't even have the strength of two companies now, so you need to transfer another platoon?"
Battalion Commander Zhang did not continue. Because everyone knew at this time that the frontal defense was already insufficient in strength. How could we continue to divide our troops at this time?
But there was no way at this time. The combat effectiveness of a platoon of garrison troops was not comparable to that of a Japanese squad. Even if another platoon of troops was sent, they could only barely resist.
As for whether it can hold on, we can only leave it to fate.
The enemy was several times their number, and there were not enough troops in the city, so they had no choice but to resort to this impossible method.
I just didn't expect that at this moment, someone shouted: "Clan Chief Bai is here."
Li Guoqiang said angrily: "Why hasn't he left yet?"
Battalion Commander Zhang was also helpless, because the advice he had just given was of no use.
At the same time, an old man with a stooped body but a cheerful face and an upright face walked up the city wall holding a civilized stick.
Next to him were two Bai clan members dressed in black and carrying guns.
The Bai family is the largest surname in Baijia Town, accounting for 60% of the entire Baijia town with the surname Bai, and most of the remaining surnames are related to the Bai family.
Therefore, Bai Jianqiu, the old patriarch of the Bai family, has a transcendent status in Baijia Town. Even the county magistrate has to look at his face to do things!...