The war on Kyushu Island has reached a stalemate. The Thunder troops who originally took the initiative have escaped into the mountains and are playing hide-and-seek with the Kwantung Army troops. The mixed forces that wiped out the remaining resistance forces in the southern part of Kyushu Island have also been divided into pieces and are gathering in the central mountainous area. In this way,
Under good circumstances, the 23rd squadron following the Motor Squadron
Naturally, the division could not miss the opportunity to continue to pursue and then encircle and annihilate the opponent. Seeing that the 64th regiment suffered heavy casualties, Tsukuihara simply ordered the two follow-up infantry regiments to catch up and advance together. As for the baggage regiment and the field regiment that were attacked,
The artillery regiment was ordered by him to stay behind and serve as the division's rear guard.
Arriving at Saga is Sakkaihara's biggest wish at the moment. Half of the materials and supplies transported by the baggage regiment were destroyed by the opponent, and the remaining supplies were not enough for the entire division. Only by arriving at Saga and controlling the airport there, the 23rd Division
Only then can we continue to obtain supplies. “Damn Thunder, it’s so abominable.
"It's gone." Seeing the burned rice fields along the way, Shakuihara was heartbroken. Along the way from Karatsu Bay to Saga, the 23rd Division could hardly find a place to replenish supplies. There were only helpless and hungry people. Damn it.
Thunder not only destroyed the crops in the farmland, but also robbed farmers of their homes.
At this time, Chichihara was full of resentment towards Lei Ting, but he seemed to have forgotten the Sanguang policy implemented by the Japanese army in China. Zhao Zhi's move was just to retaliate against the enemy, not to mention that Zhao Zhi also ordered not to rob farmers.
The livestock at home. Compared with the Japanese army’s three-guang policy, the Thunder troops on Kyushu Island have
Be merciful like God. Anger is a double-edged sword. People who can control their emotions can turn anger into motivation. People like Tsukuihara who cannot control their emotions can only be carried away by anger. Otherwise, how could he?
He will order the three infantry regiments to advance together, and he himself will be among the advancing troops.
With the 500 mercenaries under Zhao Zhi and the more than 100 people who had withdrawn from the Motor Squadron, there were already more than 600 mercenaries on the Eastern ambush line. All the Japanese heavy weapons captured after landing on Kyushu Island were arranged by Zhao Zhi.
Here, there are so many weapons to use them
There are almost not enough people. Even Zhao Zhi himself has to fiddle with a 75mm mountain cannon. 150 Thor revolvers are the main battle weapons of this ambush. Half of the 2 kilometers wide ambush line belongs to Thor revolvers.
For machine guns, there is an average Thor minigun at 6 meters.
There were more than 100 Japanese light and heavy machine guns, as well as a batch of grenades, mortars and bazookas to serve as medium-range firepower. Four 75 mountain guns and six 92 infantry guns were arranged by Zhao Zhi on the back of the ambush line.
These are all the heavy weapons in Zhao Zhi’s hands. Zhang Jinquan selected the most elite ones from his snipers.
0 people formed a sniper team, and their mission was to spread out on both wings and shoot down the Japanese troops trying to break into the ambush line. Tang Lei led a Qingfeng force of 100 people to the east of the ambush line to the west, waiting for the opportunity to attack the 23rd Division
The regiment's retreat.
All the personnel were assigned tasks by Zhao Zhi, and the U.S. military officers who were parachuted in by U.S. military transport planes were naturally not an exception. The big-nosed officers headed by James were organized into a separate team by Zhao Zhi. Their task was to be in charge of the telecommunications room.
, according to the forward artillery observation hand return
The transmitted data contacted the fighter units to assist in the battle. In the eyes of James and others, Zhao Zhi is now a bit careless and does not have the qualities a commander should have. When everyone is busy, Zhao Zhi actually moved a wicker chair
Sitting next to the shell box and basking in the sun.
"James, you know, the life I want is to live the rest of my life comfortably without worrying about money. No one will bother me. There will be no disputes, no wars, and no deaths." Let Luo Ying move in again.
On a wicker chair, the lazy Zhao Zhi gestured to James, who came to persuade him, to sit down and talk. After getting familiar with these US military officers, Zhao Zhi was not as disgusted with James as he was at first. After all, they were here to help him.
, besides, James is not a battlefield idiot who doesn’t know anything.
James said nothing about the life that Zhao Zhi longed for. This kind of life is what everyone wants, but in fact this utopian life will never be realized, because where there are people, there will be disputes.
Disputes lead to wars, and wars lead to death. "Zhao, I don't agree with your idea. You must know that you are a mercenary. If there is no war, you mercenaries will be unemployed. So,
You should hope that the war will not stop, otherwise how will you raise your children?"
The way James shook his head made Zhao Zhi laugh. This rigid guy who is so fastidious all day long really doesn't understand style and doesn't even give himself any room for reverie. "James, I sometimes doubt your boss.
Is it because I brought you here specifically for you?
It's hard for me. I've been here for so many days and I haven't seen you smile. Are you born unable to smile?" Zhao Zhi, who was accused by James, naturally did not suffer the loss. Even if he fought back, he still showed his smile.
A big smile signaled James to follow him and learn how to laugh.
"Okay, okay, now I know you can't laugh." After working for a long time, seeing that James still didn't smile, Zhao Zhi had to spread his hands and admit his failure. "I'm surprised, are you in the US military?
Don't all the officers in the army always smile? I heard that your troops who landed in France always used military supplies to seduce French girls near the station. Are all the officers sent to Asia like you, or are they pretending on purpose?
Out? Do you want me to send someone to find some Japanese women for you?"
"Zhao, you are a commander. You should maintain the quality of a commander instead of playing a clown here for everyone's entertainment." Although what Zhao Zhi just said was a whisper with James, Zhao Zhi's voice was really not pleasant.
Small, all the guys nearby heard it. James accused Zhao Zhi with a straight face, and his serious look forced the mercenaries carrying the shells to laugh unbearably. The helpless Zhao Zhi had to give up.
The idea of continuing to make James laugh.
"Relax, relax, James. I just saw the war coming and wanted to have fun for everyone. There is no need to be so annoyed." He took out his cigar and handed one to James. Zhao Zhi continued, "Although the 23rd Division has been continuously
We have been attacked by our peripheral troops for a few days, but their current strength will definitely not be less than 10,000. We have less than 700 people. This battle will be very difficult, and many people may die. I just
I want to make the people around me relax before the war begins."
"Zhao, I know you are worried about your soldiers, but the ambush plan has already been implemented, which shows that all this is irreversible. We can only continue to implement it according to the plan. You are the commander, you can't hide here intentionally.
The development of the situation, for the kind of life you want
And these soldiers under your command, I hope you can cheer up and command them to fight this battle well." James rarely criticized Zhao Zhi. Perhaps it was the demeanor of Zhao Zhi when he spoke just now that impressed this rigid guy,
Or maybe James feels the same way about what Zhao Zhi just said.
It took Zhao Zhihe and his staff two days to formulate the Dongjiujiu ambush plan. The simple sand table was used countless times for war games. The map of Kyushu Island had been drawn into a mess, with intricate arrows and arrows.
The circles made the entire map look like ghost symbols. James had always noticed the efforts of Zhao Zhi and others. Even though he looked down on Zhao Zhi's idleness, this did not prevent James from admiring Zhao Zhi's commanding ability.
"Sir, the forward scouts have just sent back information that the forward troops of the 23rd Division have appeared and are still 5 kilometers away from our ambush line." The intelligence staff officer who came over quickly reported the situation while marking the current location of the 23rd Division on the map.
Before Zhao Zhi and James got up from their wicker chairs, the staff officers carrying the artillery shells had already gathered around. They also planted small yellow flags representing the 23rd Division at the corresponding positions on the sand table.
"It seems that these guys can't wait to come here to die." Zhao Zhi put aside the information he had read carefully, walked to the sand table and bowed his head in silence. The forward scout's information said that the Japanese army had appeared at least 100,000 troops.
With more than 8,000 people, Zhao Zhi did not expect that the 23rd Division would gather three infantry regiments together and advance together. After being overjoyed, Zhao Zhi began to worry about whether the hundreds of mercenaries on the ambush line could withstand the three infantry regiments of the 23rd Division.
The coalition's counterattack.
"Since the 23rd Division has arrived, let's fight." The 23rd Division has appeared 5 kilometers away from the ambush line. Now it is too late for Zhao Zhi to retreat. Those machine guns and mortars are okay.
, but the artillery positions that have been established here cannot be evacuated in a short while.
Moreover, the 23rd Division gathered its three infantry regiments together and marched together. It was obvious that they wanted to use their superior force to encircle and suppress Thunder's troops here in Saga. Once they were entangled by them, other Japanese troops who subsequently landed on Kyushu Island would also swarm.
came to Saga, by that time, the situation may be even worse.
"Sir, this is the battle report that just came from China." The intelligence staff officer who came to deliver the battle report looked unhappy, but there was still James standing next to Zhao Zhi, so the intelligence staff officer could only fold the battle report in half and hand it to Zhao Zhi.
Zhao Zhi, who had something wrong, took the battle report and moved to avoid the people observing the sand table.
James, no wonder his intelligence staff had such an expression. The 74th Army, which went north to fight the Japanese army, was pushed back to Binzhou by two Kwantung Army divisions that suddenly appeared. Moreover, the forward troops of the Kwantung Army had already moved eastward and captured Dongying. They were trying to
Avoid the 74th Army and go south to Shouguang and approach Jiaodong.