Speaking of this, Asakawa Teji swallowed his saliva and carefully looked at the face of Ushijima Mitsuru, who had not heard any good news except bad news after arriving at his wing headquarters. After hesitating for a moment, he still
Said: "In addition, the 44th Regiment has been fighting fiercely with Baoqing's defenders for two days and one night since yesterday's attack on the outskirts of Baoqing. The troops are already extremely tired. [.Com text]"
"And because of the stubborn resistance of the enemy, the 44th Regiment suffered heavy casualties. In just two days and one night, in order to complete the tasks assigned by the division commander as soon as possible, the 44th Regiment had done its best and suffered casualties.
Nearly one-third. Although the Forty-fourth Regiment has not been able to capture Baoqing County, your Excellency, I have to say that these warriors of the empire have tried their best."
"Under the premise that the 12th Regiment has lost its combat effectiveness, the 44th Regiment has to divide its forces to guard against enemy counterattacks in Qixinghe and Jinshagang, and also adopt siege tactics against Baoqing County.
We cannot make ends meet. If the 43rd Regiment does not participate in the war, it will be difficult for the 44th Regiment to complete the task of attacking Baoqing County with its current strength alone."
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I implore you that if you do not want the 43rd Regiment to enter the battlefield prematurely, you should at least mobilize some of the troops of the 43rd Regiment to take over our defense to the north so that the 44th Regiment can put all the troops into the battlefield.
Troops were put into the siege of Baoqing County, so that the 44th Regiment could capture Baoqing in the shortest possible time."
Hearing that the division's regiments suffered heavy losses in this air raid, and even the division's chief of staff was killed, Ushijima Mitsuru frowned in dissatisfaction. However, Asakawa Teiji's decision to put the 43rd Regiment into the battlefield as soon as possible
However, he did not immediately agree to the request. Reason told him that now was not the best time for the 43rd Regiment to attack.
However, Ushijima Mitsuru's analysis of Asakawa Tieji is not unreasonable at all. The 44th Regiment is indeed somewhat insufficient in strength as it has to divide its troops and go north to be on guard. The most important thing now is to win the battle as soon as possible.
Baoqing County, in order to obtain a stable support point in the current chaotic war situation and open the road from Baoqing to Jiamusi as soon as possible. Under the situation where the defenders resisted tenaciously and the 44th Regiment suffered heavy casualties, the single
It is difficult for them to achieve this goal within the prescribed requirements on their own.
After hesitating for a moment, Ushijima looked at Asakawa Teji who looked at him expectantly and said: "Asakawa-kun, you should immediately dispatch a capable man to organize the remaining members of the 12th Regiment in the shortest possible time.
Take over your enemy's defense on the Qixinghe front line in the north.
"And you will vacate the Jiaxinzi front line and hand it over to the 43rd Regiment to take over your attack and carry out the task of opening up the road in Baoqing. Your 44th Regiment will all be transferred to the Dongguan front line to attack Baoqing County with all its strength.
And Dongguan. I'm giving you one day. If you still can't win Baoqing County, you can do it yourself. Remember, this time tomorrow is your deadline."
Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru finally nodded and agreed that the 43rd Regiment, which had been waiting in hiding, would go south to join the battle and take over the 44th Regiment's attack on Nobuko's front line. Asakawa Teiji finally breathed a sigh of relief. The 44th Regiment
Although the casualties suffered by the 12th Regiment are not heavy compared to those of the current 12th Regiment, they are still to the point of breaking their muscles and bones. The 43rd Regiment can at least greatly reduce the impact of the 43rd Regiment's offensive by taking over Jia Xinzi's frontline offensive.
The pressure of the fourth company.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he felt the pressure doubled in response to the division commander's order to seize Baoqing County within 24 hours. Even if the 43rd Regiment was relieved of half of the pressure, it would still remain the same.
Looking at the current battle situation, Second Colonel Asakawa Ti was not sure whether he could seize Baoqing County within twenty-four hours.
Mitsuru Ushijima had no control over whether Asakawa Tiji felt confident. At this moment, he looked calm on the surface, but in fact, his heart was disturbed by the current war situation. Ushijima Mitsuru had no intention of talking nonsense with him. He waved his hand to signal Asakawa Asaka to go out.
Finally, Ushijima Mitsuru couldn't calm down because his thoughts were too deep.
The defeat of the 12th Regiment in the direction of Jinsha Gang cast a thick shadow in Ushijima Manchu's heart. The loss of the division headquarters further deepened the ominous premonition in his heart. This was in contrast to the ominous feeling in his heart.
Compared with the premonition, the pain in his butt was secondary. For the first time, Ushijima had the idea of withdrawing.
After much hesitation, Ushijima Mitsuru decided to at least capture Baoqing County even if he had to retreat. Although he was not the kind of person who forced himself to obey his superiors' wishes, in his opinion, he should still try again. At least he should.
Find out the opponent's true intentions. Baoqing County, which is currently under siege, is a pretty good inducement.
However, although Ushijima Mitsuru gave Colonel Asakawa the time to occupy Hoqiyo before tomorrow evening, Ushijima Mitsuru had already made up his mind, no matter whether this tactical intention could be realized or not. He had already made up his mind that the entire army would shrink back to Misan overnight tomorrow.
Ushijima Mitsuru set the final retreat time at 18:00 the next day. No matter how successful the battle was at that time, even if he occupied Baoqing County and the Jiaxinzi line, he would have to retreat to Mishan no matter what.
Within twenty-four hours, it is still unclear whether Colonel Asakawa can capture Baoqing County and whether the 43rd Regiment can capture the Jiaxinzi line. But the 43rd Regiment finally showed its head and joined
After arriving at the battlefield, whether it was Peng Shilu in Dongguan, Yang Zhen in the city, or even holding Xinzi to the backing line, they all felt the real pressure increase.
The Jiaxinzi front line, which had relatively strong troops, could still hold on, but Peng Shilu, who was already struggling to support himself, was in an even more difficult situation. The entire Dongguan was razed to the ground by Japanese artillery fire, and the defenders could only rely on the ruins of Dongguan to survive.
Support. By the dawn of the second day of the battle, the straight-line connection between the defenders and the county seat was cut off, and only a corner of the southeast corner of Dongguan remained in the entire defensive position.
Although the city defense of Baoqing County is also extremely tight. After the northeastern city wall was captured by the 44th Regiment who launched a desperate attack at midnight, the county has entered the stage of street fighting. But Yang Zhen has been thinking of ways to support Dongguan. In addition to
The limited mortar firepower in the city was concentrated in the direction of Dongguan, and Yang Zhen even sent out his own guard company.
However, compared to the battle until noon on the second day, because the Japanese army had already reached Yang Zhen's headquarters at Baoqing Catholic Church, and was almost within arm's reach of the little tiger who was furious, Yang Zhen seemed not to be very concerned about the battle situation in front of him.
Worried. Judging from the sound of gunfire from the Dongguan direction that had gradually weakened since the afternoon, he was keenly aware that the attack power of the 44th Regiment on the Dongguan front line should have been close to the bottom line.
From the sound of gunfire around Baoqing County, Yang Zhen judged that except for the Japanese troops in the Jiaxinzi front line, who were relatively strong because they had only entered the battle the evening before, the Japanese offensive in the Dongguan direction was obviously lacking in strength.
In other words, the Japanese troops in the Dongguan direction were somewhat unable to attack.
In Yang Zhen's view, as long as Dongguan is in hand and the 43rd Regiment is fully engaged in dealing with Jia Xinzi's front line, even if all the Japanese 44th Regiment with limited strength break into the city, they may not be able to stand.
Stop.
Peng Shilu's tenacious resistance refused to give up an inch of ground. Although the city was not fierce, the supporting artillery fire always appeared at the most critical moments. The 44th Regiment, which was trapped in a bitter battle, was helpless. Although in the daytime battle, relying on the strength of the troops
and firepower superiority have also made considerable progress, but the casualty figures are changing almost every hour.
Although he almost defeated his opponent completely several times, it was just almost. He seemed to be on the verge of death, and it seemed that he could completely defeat the opponent if he worked harder, but he always managed to persevere with his extremely tough tenacity.
Down. The opponent's aviation force that appeared on the battlefield in Baoqing County for the first time posed a great threat to the 44th Regiment.
After receiving Yang Zhen's order, Yuan Bin mobilized all his troops because he was worried about Yang Zhen's safety in Baoqing County. Not to mention his family's fortune, he even took out the bottom of the pot. It's just this kind of close-to-ground support, those
The medium bombers that occupied the main force were of little use and could only bomb the Japanese rear positions. However, the insufficient number of bombs in stock limited the effectiveness of the bombing.
On the contrary, those light ground attack aircraft modified from fighter jets played a considerable role. In order to maximize the damage to the Japanese army, Yuan Bin even sent out the training aircraft on hand, each equipped with two temporarily modified mortar shells.
, which is hand-thrown by the pilot in the back seat for ground attack.
According to Yang Zhen's order, full support was provided to the Dongguan front line, the aviation force brought all suspicious targets on the ground into the attack sight, and all marching brigades, artillery positions, baggage storage areas, and even wounded soldiers' hospitals in the entire Dongguan direction were all attacked.
One is not within the attack range of aviation.
Those pilots almost went crazy. After the small bomb inventory was exhausted, they used airborne machine guns to straf the Japanese troops on the ground. Some even took out grenades and threw them down when the ammunition was exhausted. They did not carry them on the plane.
With their ammunition depleted and their fuel tanks bottomed out, these planes will never return.
If Yang Zhen hadn't insisted on not agreeing, Yuan Bin and Xia Boxun would even have the intention to bring back all the sixty P-39 fighter jets from a brigade that had been refitted in Jiangbei to participate in the war to make up for the serious shortage of ground attack aircraft. I think.
Thinking about the thirty-seven millimeter cannon on this kind of fighter jet, Yuan Bin felt itchy in his heart.
He had seen the power of this kind of machine gun when he went to Jiangbei to inspect the work. A thick tree would be blown up on the spot as long as it was hit by a shot. It was used to attack the ground and conduct ground support battles. It was comparable to those now
Most of the attack aircraft were equipped with ordinary seven-millimeter machine guns, which were much more powerful. It was only because of Yang Zhen's insistence that the two men gave up.
Xia Boxun, who was in Baoqing County, personally guided the bombings in order to ensure that the bombing was as accurate as possible and avoid accidental damage. Because the two armies on the Dongguan battlefield were too close to each other, the closest distance between the two armies was less than a straight line.
Thirty meters. A fart from the opposite side can be heard clearly here. At this distance, it is almost effortless for a 12.7mm bullet to penetrate through.
Although the positions of the two armies are intertwined, which greatly limits the ability of these aircraft to attack the ground, these aviation units still play a great role. The few remaining napalm bombs also bring considerable damage to the 44th Wing.
The number of casualties was high, and even directly destroyed several Japanese offensives.
It is precisely with the full support of the aviation force that although the situation in Dongguan can be said to be precarious, it still persists. It can even be said that if it were not for the full support of the aviation force, the troops on hand would have been casualties and embers. Although their vigor had been exhausted,
However, under the fierce attack of the 44th Regiment, which still had the offensive strength, Peng Shilu could not hold on to the arrival of Wang Guangyu's troops.
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