Having said this, Yang Zhen pointed to the map and pondered for a while before saying: "Let them focus their reconnaissance on the triangle area between the east of Baishi River, the south of Tuanshanzi, and the north of Dongquan. If I hadn't expected If it's wrong, the 43rd Regiment should be on standby here."
After issuing all the orders, Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment and asked his staff to send all his deployments and Baoqing's battle situation to Guo Bingxun. He wanted to seek Guo Bingxun's opinion. Yang Zhen, who had always been decisive in killing, had no idea what the entire army was doing this time. It is rare to always attack with some hesitation.
Guo Bingxun's reply was very quick and concise. After the telegram was sent out, it didn't take an hour for Guo Bingxun to reply. There were only eight words in Guo Bingxun's telegram: "If the interruption continues, there will be future troubles." Looking at Guo Bingxun's concise telegram, Yang Zhen smiled slightly: "After all, we are still old brothers who have fought together. We know ourselves well. Eight words explain everything."
Putting down the telegram in his hand, Yang Zhen turned around and pushed open the window of the headquarters. Listening to the deafening sound of gunfire around the county town, he turned around and said to the combat staff beside him after a long time: "Telegram to all the troops and order them to attack during the attack." You must be resolute and courageous, and no matter what difficulties you encounter, you must hit hard with the intended goal in mind at all costs.”
"We must complete the encirclement of the 11th Division in the shortest time, and cleanly and completely eliminate the 11th Japanese Division in the shortest time. Tell Sun San that no matter how high the price, we must give I arrived at the designated area on time to ensure the main force's combat operations."
Although Yang Zhen was somewhat hesitant before issuing the general attack order, he is a person who either does not make up his mind easily, but once he makes up his mind, he will go all out and never look back. Judging from the subsequent development of the battle situation, he is a general The attack order was also quite timely. Even if he issued the general attack order at night, the 11th Division really slipped away under his nose.
Ushijima Mitsuru was indeed not killed in the bombing. He was lucky enough to escape. When An Zaijiang was conducting an air raid on Qingyuan, this guy followed his captain's habit and stayed in a small depression outside Qingyuan. Do morning exercises. Of course, he has always been proud of his kendo. The so-called morning exercises consist of practicing kendo and slashing for half an hour.
This has been his unshakable habit for many years. Whether on the battlefield or at the station, he has to practice swordsmanship for at least half an hour every day. It has never changed for many years. However, this guy never expected that today he would be the one doing this. The habit he developed over the years saved his life.
Although the depression where he was doing his morning exercises was just outside Qingyuan Village and was hit by a bomb, luckily the bomb that landed on the edge of the depression was an ordinary fifty-kilogram high-explosive bomb, not a lethal one. The more powerful napalm bomb allowed him to narrowly escape.
However, although this guy saved his life, it was not much better. He reacted quickly, and when the first bomb exploded, he quickly fell to the ground without being seriously injured, but he had a piece of flesh on his butt that lasted two years. A piece of shrapnel as big as a palm.
Although my physical fitness has always been quite good due to diligent exercise, after all, I have been pampered for many years. Although my reactions are still agile, my body is a bit sluggish. The most important thing is that my ability to resist blows is much less than when I was young. I have a ** on my buttocks. Such a large piece of shrapnel entered, coupled with the impact of the bomb explosion shock wave, Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru fainted at that time.
Several guards around him saw that the division commander was seriously injured in a key position, and Qingyuan was blown into a sea of fire. They knew that they would never be able to return, and all the military doctors and health equipment at the division headquarters were in Qingyuan. The original, I'm afraid, will also be reduced to ashes in this fire.
Qingyuan, which has now turned into a sea of fire, did not even want to perform surgery on the division commander to remove the shrapnel. He even wanted to find a first aid kit to bandage it. Seeing that the division commander was seriously injured, several guards did not dare to delay and did not care about hygiene. It was unhygienic, so he simply bandaged the noble buttocks of the division commander with leggings, then carried Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru and ran southward towards the 44th Regiment on the outskirts of Baoqing.
Fortunately, Qingyuan was only 20 kilometers away from Baoqing County. After passing through Yongle, we intercepted another carriage from the division's baggage regiment to replenish ammunition for the 44th Regiment and escaped. The journey was smooth. Dangdang, by now he had been transferred to the headquarters of the 44th Regiment in Beiguan.
At the Beiguan headquarters, Captain Asakawa Teiji of the 44th Regiment, who was commanding the troops to launch a fierce attack on Dongguan and Baoqing County, was shocked when he saw the division commander being carried back, and quickly gave up his headquarters. , and mobilized military doctors for immediate rescue as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, although Ushijima Mitsuru was injured, there were no major blood vessels in his butt. Although the shrapnel inserted into his butt was a bit larger, the actual injury was not serious, and he woke up in the evening without any use.
But when this guy woke up and learned that the 44th Regiment had not taken Baoqing County yet, he immediately called Colonel Asakawa over angrily and gave him a severe reprimand: "Asakawa-kun, it's been a day and a night, what are you doing? So far, you have not been able to capture Baoqing County. You are so slow in your actions, which has delayed the division's next combat arrangements. You really embarrass the imperial army."
Looking at Ushijima Mitsuru who was lying on the camp bed but still looking angry, Asakawa Teji did not dare to argue and quickly lowered his head and said: "Your Excellency, the division commander, you are humble and incompetent. You failed to occupy the treasure within the designated time according to the division plan." Clear the county seat and ask the division commander to punish you.
"But Your Excellency, Division Commander, the resistance of the anti-Manchu armed forces was extremely fierce, and their spirit of determination was extremely strong, no less than that of the imperial soldiers. Although the 44th Regiment concentrated all its forces to launch an all-out attack on the outskirts of Baoqing, it was Under the opponent's tenacious defense, progress was slow."
"In the entire periphery of Baoqing, every position has to be fought over several times to determine its final ownership. The tenacity of these anti-Manchu armed forces to resist is something I have rarely seen in many years of military service. Although they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength and firepower, they still persist regardless of sacrifices. Fight with all your might."
"Moreover, its tactics were clever and flexible during the battle. It was completely different from our previous opponents. They were humble and incompetent. They paid nearly one-third of the casualties of the 44th Regiment and failed to break through Baoqing County. Please invite troops. The leader punishes."
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, although our regiment failed to completely capture its peripheral positions and occupy Baoqing County, in addition to the brave fighting of our Imperial Army soldiers, it also inflicted heavy casualties on the defenders. According to my estimation, the casualties between the enemy and ourselves are Calculated at a ratio of one to five, at most only half of the defenders inside and outside Baoqing County still have combat effectiveness."
"Do you think we should let the 43rd Regiment go south in advance to take over our regiment's offensive in Jiaxinzi, so that our regiment can concentrate its forces and take advantage of the enemy's weakest situation to capture it as quickly as possible? Dongguan, completely destroy all the defenses outside Baoqing, and occupy Baoqing as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the division's retreat northward."
Regarding Asakawa Tiji's request, Ushijima Mitsuru closed his eyes and thought for a while. He did not answer him immediately, but asked: "How is the situation over there with the 12th Regiment? They should have captured Jinsha Gang by this time." First line, we have broken through the Seven Galaxy River, I still know Taho-kun's courage and determination."
Ushijima Mitsuru's question made Asakawa Tiji somewhat hesitant. He didn't know whether he should report the true situation at Jinsha Gang to the division commander, because he didn't know if the division commander would know about Jinsha. What choices will you make after seeing the real situation on the front line?
Ushijima is full of people who can climb to the position of division commander, and even be found a few years later on Okinawa with absolutely inferior troops and firepower, causing almost a one-to-one casualty ratio to the powerful U.S. military. If it weren't for the huge disparity in military strength and the lack of any support because they were trapped on an isolated island, the outcome of the Battle of Okinawa might not have been like this.
During the Battle of Okinawa, he was evaluated as the best Japanese general by the US military, the main enemy he would face in the future. He was so easy to fool. When he mentioned the battle situation of the 12th Regiment to Colonel Asakawa Takaichi, he immediately showed hesitation on his face. I felt like there must be something wrong with the 12th Regiment.
Sensing the abnormality, Ushijima Mitsuru struggled to raise his head and looked at Asakawa Osaka and said: "Asakawa-kun, tell me the truth, did something happen to the 12th Regiment? It was the anti-Manchurian armed forces on the front line of Jinshagang who launched a full-scale offensive." Tabota was defeated in the counterattack, Asakawa-kun, I hope you will tell the truth to me."
As soon as Ushijima Mitsuru said these words, he knew that Colonel Asakawa, who could no longer hide it, could only tell the truth: "Your Excellency, the division commander, Colonel Tabota sent the emperor to the division headquarters and the heavy supply chain in Aohara early this morning. Five minutes before the troops encountered an air attack, they served the emperor loyally during the air attack on the front line of Jinshagang by the anti-Manchurian armed forces."
"As for the 12th Regiment, in addition to casualties in the battle, it also lost one-third of its troops in the enemy's despicable air raids, together with a large number of troops lost in the battle, as well as part of the attached 43rd Regiment. , the 12th Regiment has now lost two-thirds of its troops and has lost its combat effectiveness. The remaining troops have retreated to our regiment's defense zone after Colonel Tabaota was killed."
"The opponent dropped a powerful new type of incendiary bomb during the air strike. Not only was this type of incendiary bomb several times more powerful than the standard incendiary bombs used by the Imperial Army Air Force, but once ignited by it, it was impossible to extinguish. Create large areas of hypoxia."
"Even those who were not affected and escaped by chance would suffocate to death due to lack of oxygen as long as they were within the killing range of this bomb. When faced with this new type of incendiary bomb, even if they were built again Strong anti-aircraft fortifications were ineffective, and it was this new type of incendiary bomb that caused heavy casualties to the imperial army."
"In addition to the heavy casualties of the 12th Regiment, all the personnel of the division headquarters and the chief of staff of the division, His Excellency Colonel Zhengzheng, also died heroically and served His Majesty the Emperor. All the baggage stored in the Qingyuan area of the division, together with the division headquarters All of them were destroyed in enemy air strikes."
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, after all the baggage stored in Qingyuan by the division has been destroyed, each department of our army can only fight with the ammunition and materials they carry. Judging from the current consumption of ammunition, especially artillery shells, if we If we don't capture Baoqing as soon as possible, according to the current reserves of the division, we can maintain our combat needs for at most two days, otherwise, we will have no choice but to retreat due to exhaustion of supplies."