In Meiling Town, the Japanese headquarters is busy!
People were constantly coming in and out, handing the latest battle reports to the personnel in the headquarters, who then carefully analyzed the intelligence, summarized some valuable intelligence, and sent it to the war room.
In the war room, a dozen staff officers were thinking nervously about the pile of information on the table. From time to time, someone would write something on the paper, or stand up and walk to the map.
These people were all staff members left behind by the Sakai Division Regiment Headquarters, and Chief of Staff Mita was also left behind to take charge of Meiling Town.
Meiling Town is located at the choke point where Rehe enters Fengtian Province. The terrain is difficult and easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Japanese made a lot of sacrifices to get here, so Sakai will not give up easily.
For this reason, the Kwantung Army Headquarters approved the application of Commander Sakai and urgently transferred two infantry brigades to Meiling Town, so that the defense force here was not empty due to the transfer of Sakai and other troops.
The troops of the two brigades, and they are the elite troops of the Kwantung Army. I believe that relying on the steep terrain of Meiling Town, they will have no problem guarding this place.
What's more, two divisions have been prepared in Rerehe Province and can come north to support at any time. As long as the Japanese defenders in Meiling Town can hold on for thirty-six hours, reinforcements will arrive and give the attacking troops a head start.
Attacked from both sides.
It was precisely because of this that Commander Sakai Division dared to lead his troops out of Meiling Town with confidence and boldness, and joined the battle to besiege the two regiments.
However, can the fortified Meiling Town allow the Japanese to escape this disaster?
While carefully observing the map, Chief of Staff Mita heard the sound of rapid footsteps behind him, and then a staff officer shouted, "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the troops sent to the city to rescue General Sakai were strongly blocked by the Yanhuang Army.
, with one-third of the casualties, we are now blocked two kilometers outside the city."
"What?!" Santian was startled. He turned around suddenly and looked at the staff officer who looked a little pale. He thought in his mind how many troops the Yanhuang Army had deployed and why there were their troops everywhere.
Two regiments were surrounded, and at least one division was fighting fiercely with General Sakai's troops outside the city. There were still enough troops to block the two regiments sent out.
When did the Yanhuang Army develop to such a powerful level?
Chief of Staff Mita felt bitter in his mouth. He suddenly felt that this matter might not be that simple. Is there any conspiracy in it?
With this in mind, Chief of Staff Mita quickly walked up to the staff officer and took the information from his hand.
The intelligence was very simple, meaning that the two regiments they dispatched encountered a sudden blockage less than two kilometers out of the city. They suffered heavy casualties and had no choice but to stop.
From the intelligence, we can know that the other side is equipped with the most advanced automated weapons, and they are weapons that I have never heard of. Their combat effectiveness is very strong. The Japanese army is no match at all, and they can only enter a stalemate.
If the opponent's troops weren't relatively small in number, I'm afraid the opponent might have turned to counterattack and suppressed the Japanese.
It’s no wonder that the 95-type improved automatic rifles equipped by the Yanhuang Army’s 1st Infantry Division are all nine improvements and finalizations based on the 95-type automatic rifle in 2021, while the 95-type improved automatic pistol is a new type of 2021 in 2018.
The newly developed gun types are improved based on the Type 95 automatic pistol. These weapons were not born before 2020. How could people in the 1830s have seen them?
Seeing this information that made him suffocated and angry, Chief of Staff Mita sighed helplessly. He finally experienced what it was like to be suppressed and beaten by the Chinese army.
Their weapons are not as good as theirs, their fighting qualities are not as good as theirs, and now there is also the factor of being unpopular. The Japanese now feel extremely depressed, but they have nowhere to vent.
"Have you contacted the commander of the Sakai Division?" After thinking for a while, Chief of Staff Mita turned back and asked a signal soldier, because since last night, the Sakai unit has lost contact, and the phone has not been able to go through until now, and the sent signal soldier has not been able to get through.
Didn't come back.
When the signal soldier saw the chief of staff asking him, he stood up quickly and said, "I reported to the chief of staff, but I haven't been able to get in touch. So far, I don't have any information about General Sakai."
"What's going on? Did Sakai-kun lose the battle?" Chief of Staff Mita had a close relationship with Sakai. They had a good personal relationship. He became worried and said to himself, "It shouldn't happen. Sakai-kun has more than one person."
The division's troops are strong and they have an advantage, so even if the opponent's troops are too strong, it should be no problem to withdraw."
Unfortunately, he didn't know that under the devastating bombardment of the Yanhuang Army, the poor Sakai Division Commander had been blown to pieces and his bones could not be found. As for the troops he led, there were no more than two thousand people alive, and the rest
All those more than 10,000 people were shot dead.
After thinking about it, unable to calm down, Chief of Staff Mita grabbed the gun on the table, turned around and walked outside. He wanted to visit the city to understand the situation of the Yanhuang Army.
The top of the city is now covered with Japanese soldiers. There is a regiment densely packed with them. All light and heavy machine guns are set up, as well as mortars and grenade launchers. On the ruins of a demolished house behind, eighteen guns
The mountain cannon parked there quietly, ready to fire.
With these weapons and troops in their hands, they felt that defending Meiling Town would not be a big problem. Therefore, although the Japanese soldiers were a little nervous, no one showed any panic.
Chief of Staff Mita walked up the city wall along the horse path, then approached the battlements and looked outside.
Due to the terrain, Meiling Town looked outside and could see far away. Chief of Staff Santian looked around and found that the battle was still going on about two kilometers outside the town, with the sounds of gunfire and shouts here.
Everybody can hear it.
While listening for a moment, Chief of Staff Mita frowned more and more, because he could hear from the sound of gunfire that the Japanese army's firepower was slowly weakening, while the opponent's firepower remained stable.
What this means is that the opponent's combat effectiveness has not declined much, while Japan's casualties are increasing rapidly, and its strength is weakened bit by bit.
This is not going to work. The commander of the Sakai Division still needs support from Meiling Town. The troops cannot be blocked here. Chief of Staff Mita thought this in his mind, and then waved and called out an officer.
After whispering a few words in a low voice, the officer went down. In a short time, two officers were found, both carrying major general epaulettes on their shoulders.
These are the brigade commanders of the two brigades that came to support. They are not under Sakai's direct leadership, but they must also implement Sakai's combat plan.
Because of this, Mita did not use these two troops when he sent reinforcements because it was more difficult for him to mobilize them. But now there is no way. If there is no strong troop support, then the opponent's blockade may be delayed for a long time.
After a while, I'm afraid it will be delayed in rescuing the leader of the Sakai Division.
The two brigade commanders walked up to him, raised their hands and saluted, and then said, "Mita-kun, what do you want from us?"
Chief of Staff Mita had a smile on his face, as if he had great benefits for them this time, "I invite you two to come now because I hope you can make immortal contributions in this battle and become
Champion of the Empire."
Being able to become the brigade commander of a brigade is naturally not an idiot. Mita's words are very tempting, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that it is not that easy. Otherwise, there is no need for Mita not to send his own troops, but the two
The brigade commander really wanted to join the battle, so he met Mita
When the chief of staff said this, the two brigade commanders looked at each other and understood what each other meant. Ono, the taller brigade commander, nodded and said with a smile, "Mita, you are right. Now we are working for the empire."
When we establish meritorious deeds, we will definitely sacrifice our lives to win."
"However, our soldiers are a bit lacking now, so I wonder if Mita-kun can find a way to help us solve it?" The shorter one is called Ming Daoyi. This kid is full of tricks. At this time, he narrowed his eyes, hehe.
Smiling.
This was a rip-off. Chief of Staff Mita immediately understood what they meant and couldn't help but get angry. However, after looking at the fierce fighting outside the city that had not stopped yet, he had no choice but to suppress the anger that was rising in his heart and continue to smile.
He said, "This is easy to talk about, I will solve it right away."
As he spoke, he turned around and shouted in the distance, "Here comes someone."
An officer hurried over and stood respectfully in front of Chief of Staff Mita, "Chief of Staff, what are your orders?"
"Go to notify the warehouse and allocate 100,000 rounds of ammunition, 2,000 grenades, and 100 boxes of artillery shells to the 91st Brigade and the 472nd Brigade respectively."
"This -" The officer stood there without moving. These were all accumulated by his division. Could he just give them away like this? So he stood there and stared at Mita in confusion.
"Why are you still standing there, go quickly." Santian was already in a bad mood. Seeing the officer standing there stupidly, he suddenly became furious and slapped him, "Baga, why are you standing here still?"
"
After being slapped in the face, the officer realized what he was doing and hurriedly turned around and ran away, probably to the warehouse.
The two brigade commanders waved their hands, and the two officers who followed them also followed, nominally to accompany them, but actually to see if Mita really meant what he said.
Seeing a few people walking off the horse path towards the warehouse, Santian couldn't help but despise these two guys. They were so dirty and shameless.
But now he has no choice. Who asked him to ask for help? He can only swallow his anger for the time being and rescue the commander of the Sakai Division.
After a short time, the few people came back. The officers who followed had satisfied smiles on their faces. It seemed that the matter satisfied them. After they came back, they whispered in the ears of the two brigade commanders.
For a long time, smiles appeared on both of their faces.
"Mita-kun, you are truly a man of your word, and we naturally keep your word." Ono smiled and nodded towards Mita, then waved his hand and shouted, "The first wing and the second wing set off immediately and rushed to the fighting area to assist.
Commander Sakai Division, destroy the enemy." At the same time, Ming Daoyi also gave the order.