After chasing and escaping, the Motor Squadron kept leading the 64th Regiment around, and the other Kwantung Army troops following the 64th Regiment could only follow. It took a few days to get around, not to mention the forwards.
The 64th Regiment was very tired, and even the rear and baggage troops of the 23rd Division were about to be unable to hold on. "Captain, our brothers have discovered the Japs' baggage troops. Do you want to fight?" The mercenaries in disguise ran away.
He jumped down the hillside, and after receiving the news, Ma Da and his mercenaries swarmed up the hillside.
What was discovered by the mercenary scouts on the hillside was the 23rd Baggage Regiment of the 23rd Division of the Kwantung Army. They had been led around by Ma Da Squadron for days, and these strong guys were somewhat overwhelmed. Ma Da framed the major in the telescope
While inside, the 23rd Regiment was preparing breakfast. When the two groups camped last night, they were only separated by a hill. If both the 23rd Regiment and Motor had sent search teams, one of them might have already fallen into a hard fight.
"Fight, why don't you fight?" Ma Da put down the telescope and ordered his few scouts to prepare an escape route. Facing thousands of Japanese troops carrying baggage, Ma Da and his more than a hundred men really didn't dare to attack hard. Ma Da's squadron attacked
The tactics have matured. Two-thirds of the Motor Squadron, which is composed of snipers, is good at long-range attacks. The shortest range of a sniper rifle equipped with a silencer is more than 300 meters. With such a long range, even the most elite among the Japanese army
Veterans can't shoot at such a range with a 38-meter rifle.
Japanese military officers were naturally the first target of snipers, but Ma Da was targeting the Kwantung Army's baggage troops, so he ordered the Japanese army's mules, horses and vehicles to be the first targets of attack. There were no mules, horses and vehicles, 23
The division's baggage supplies cannot be transported smoothly. Failure to transport the supplies will cause the 23rd Baggage Regiment to fall behind. The fallen baggage regiment can be used for sniper training.
"Captain, I just received the order. We are ordered to move to Saga and lead the 23rd Division to the east to fight their ambush." Before the fighting started, Ma Ma received a telegram from the temporary headquarters and used the radio and rifle to
The phone contacted his mercenary squad, and Ma Da began to assemble his troops to have a good fight with the 23rd Baggage Regiment. The number of troops determined the development of the war. The 23 Regiment, who was anxiously targeted by the sniper, refused to let go of the Ma Da Squadron. After hearing the news
The arriving 13th Field Artillery Regiment also moved closer. After a melee, the Motor Squadron finally broke out of the encirclement of the two regiments and retreated towards Saga.
After causing more than 4,000 casualties to the 23rd Division, the elusive Motor Squadron retreated to Saga. If Zhao Zhi had not issued a new order, I am afraid that Ma Da would have been prepared to continue wandering around the mountains with the 23rd Division for a few more days. The day they entered Kyushu Island
The number of military divisions has reached 7, 3 Kwantung Army divisions, 2 Korean divisions and 2 local divisions from Honshu Island. The total strength is close to 100,000. Such a huge disparity in strength comparison makes Zhao Zhibi feel uncomfortable.
Without temporarily modifying the battle plan to deal with the 23rd Division of the Kwantung Army, only by placing the 23rd Division in a flat and open terrain like Saga can Zhao Zhi's battle plan have a chance to be successfully implemented.
Although the 23rd Division is the reconstruction division of the Kwantung Army, most of their troops come from Kyushu Island. The mission of returning to Kyushu Island is still the 23rd Division's mission to get it back from the military headquarters. The landing at Karatsu Bay went smoothly.
But after leaving Karajin Bay, everything went wrong. The elusive Thunder mercenaries led the 23rd Division in circles along the Matsuura River. Not only did the 23rd Division suffer more than 4,000 casualties, but they also suffered two consecutive casualties.
The night attack destroyed most of the 23rd Division's supplies.
Higashikata is an inflection point between Matsuura, Kawashima, and Saga. From the time the first Kwantung Army troops landed on Kyushu Island, Zhao Zhi has been staying in the Litoushan Mountains not far north of Higashikata, with 500 well-equipped mercenaries.
Served as the escort for Zhao Zhihe's entire temporary combat headquarters. "Just when I ambushed the 23rd Division in the east, the 23rd Division suffered the most casualties among the 6 Japanese divisions. I used weak points to avoid strong points to kill them first, and then fight with the remaining Japanese troops."
Take your time and wander around." On the map on the table, a red circle has been drawn on Dongjiu. This is the battlefield where Zhao Zhi chose to ambush the 23rd Division.
The forward of the 23rd Division is still the 64th Regiment, but their commander Mitsuo Hashimoto has been deposed by Motor. Now the commander of the 64th Regiment is the former chief of staff of the Regiment, Tsukuihara. Tsukuihara and Hashimoto Mitsuo have known each other for many years.
Friend, watching his old friend die under the gun of the opponent's sniper, the grief-stricken Tsukuihara wished he could skin those damn enemy snipers alive, but this was just his wishful thinking. The 64th Regiment, which was attacking everywhere, completely wiped out the enemy.
Sniper Fang didn't even bring back any of his hair.
The Motor Squadron chose to retreat, and the angry 64th Wing was chasing after it like an eager wild boar. The Motor Squadron, acting as a bait, seduced the 64th Wing, who was willing to be deceived, to the east.
The Thor minigun that Zhao Zhi had placed high hopes on has never been as useful as it should be in the landing battle. Those US military officers under the banner of coordination will also observe the ambush on the spot. Zhao Zhi plans to use the Thor minigun as this weapon.
The main firepower of the ambush attack could also be used as an opportunity to trick the US military into increasing purchase orders for Thor.
At first, when Zhao Zhi prepared 7,000 vs. 60,000 troops, the airborne US military officers were not very optimistic about the war. Fortunately, Zhao Zhi broke up his mercenaries into pieces and played the morning glory and Ling Chi tactics with the Kwantung Army.
After a while, they were still not defeated. Now, Zhao Zhi is preparing to engage in a 500 vs. 10,000 ambush battle with the 23rd Division in the east. Such a huge disparity in troop strength is something these US military officers have never seen before.
, If it weren’t for the Japanese soldiers everywhere on Kyushu Island, these big noses would have made a fuss about swimming away from Kyushu Island.
"Zhao, I admit that you are a very good commander and the most capable officer I have ever seen, but your plan to ambush the 23rd Division in the east is stupid, very stupid."
James, who was elected by a group of big noses, faced Zhao Zhi and had a discussion with Zhao Zhi about the ambush operation in Dongjiu. "Let's not talk about the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves. Let's just say that the terrain in Dongjiu is not suitable for an ambush. No more.
Your mercenaries are of no use under the cover of high mountains and dense forests. Can we consider moving the ambush point back into mountainous terrain?"
James' words made the big noses present nod frequently. Zhao Zhi looked around with a smile. It seemed that these big noses were not very optimistic about this ambush battle. Zhao Zhi didn't bother to explain that he would use the Thor machine gun, and just casually said a few words.
Then he found an excuse to get James and his gang out of the headquarters. "These big-nosed guys have nothing serious to do, other than helping us plan the details of our actions. They are really good at throwing cold water on us." He looked at them.
Looking at the backs of James and the others, Zhang Jinquan's eyes were full of contempt.
"Sir, let's get rid of these big noses. I feel uncomfortable watching them wandering around in front of my eyes day by day." Zhang Jinquan has been coaching recruits in the training camp for a long time, and his experience is different from the past. When talking to Zhao Zhi , has lost some of the magnanimity of a commanding officer. Like most Chinese, Zhang Jinquan has never dealt with big-nosed foreigners. Even those big-nosed mercenaries in the mercenary army, Zhang Jinquan rarely interacts with them. Zhao Zhi has many people around him. The person who is most dissatisfied with James and the others is none other than Zhang Jinquan.
Zhao Zhi did not answer Zhang Jinquan, but just took the telegram from him and opened it to read carefully. The telegram was sent by the Chongqing Military and Political Department under the guise of Chiang Kai-shek's name. After reading half of the telegram, Zhao Zhi burst out laughing. "These people" We are really idle. We are fighting on Kyushu Island. What does it have to do with them? They actually sent a telegram to advise us not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, saying that the Japanese government has lodged a protest against the Nationalist Government."
The staff officers who were idle in the headquarters gathered around after hearing about the incident. After everyone circulated the telegram, cursing was the lightest reaction. Some of them were already drafting a telegram and preparing to send a telegram to curse the Chongqing Military and Political Department. Those guys. "The Chairman doesn't care about the guys in charge of the Military and Political Department. I think the guy who sent the telegram is either a mentally ill guy, or he's a traitor like Wang Jingwei. The Japanese haven't killed many of our people." Well, why don't we see them protesting against Japan?"
"Forget it, let them say it. We also need a piece of meat. We are self-sufficient in materials and military pay. We have nothing to do with the National Government. We can't take anything they want." Zhao Zhi is open-minded. He casually crumpled the telegram on the table into a ball of paper and threw it away. Wang Jingwei's theory of saving the country through curves has a huge market in China. There are also many traitors who are willing to help the Japanese, especially those who have colluded with Japan for profit. There are so many, and the reaction of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs is nothing more than the Japanese people being impatient. Without the huge pressure brought by Thunder, why would the Japanese be impatient.
Among the staff officers under Zhao Zhi, there are also some people who are discerning and thoughtful. After thinking about it for a while, they came to the same conclusion as Zhao Zhi thought. It was precisely because of Lei Ting's upheaval on Kyushu Island that the Japanese government was facing the current situation. There was huge pressure, so they were anxious. The Military and Political Department was in Chongqing and was beyond the reach of Zhao Zhi on Kyushu Island. As Zhao Zhi said, there was no need to pay attention to the Military and Political Department at all. Anyway, they did not dare to come to Kyushu Island to argue with Zhao Zhi face to face.
"Ignore those irrelevant people and things. I need you to focus all your energy on the upcoming ambush operation in Dongkui. Only by defeating the 23rd Division can we have a chance to lure the next Kwantung Army division into a trap. "Seeing that all the combat staff under him were a little distracted, Zhao Zhi had no choice but to stare. After Luo Ying's covert winks reminded him, the staff who reacted all gathered around the map, making Zhao Zhi very angry. Damn it, why don’t you look at how many heads can fit around such a small map?