In the end, Colonel Yasuda's military order was not conveyed in time. The six infantry brigades that had fully deployed and charged forward quickly came into contact with the last remaining 700 or so remnants of the Baoshan Regiment. From the northwest, due north, and northeast,
The few Chinese armed forces that were driven over quickly came to bear on the Japanese army.
At this time, it would be of no use even if Colonel Yasuda's military orders were conveyed.
At this time, the little devil's excellent military literacy was of no help. The swords and spears of the Communist guerrillas, local security forces, militia groups, and bandits had already poked their buttocks, and they were still charging forward desperately.
Before receiving new orders, they can only keep attacking, attacking, and attacking again until the Baoshan Regiment is defeated!
However, of course, Yue Weihan would not let the Japs get what they wanted. He asked more than 700 remaining soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment to form a dense circular formation between the three main bunkers. Only the more than 200 people on the outermost edge were in close combat with the Japs, and they were exhausted.
You can also retreat into the formation to rest for a while, while other officers and soldiers with sufficient physical strength can step forward to stab.
In an instant, the more than 700 remaining soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment turned into a giant hedgehog covered with spikes.
The Japanese soldiers who rushed up were in a wave-like charge formation. When they rushed to the front of the Baoshan regiment, the Japanese soldiers realized that they had to face at least three or five large glaring knives on both sides.
A sharp bayonet was thrust at them, and if they were not careful, they could be stabbed to the core.
This guy, the little devil couldn't take advantage of the strength of numbers, and instead suffered a big loss!
Even Yue Weihan himself did not expect that the ring formation of the cold weapon era could be so effective on the battlefield of modern warfare!
But then again, this trick only works on old Japanese soldiers from established divisions.
Only well-disciplined and well-trained old Japanese will strictly abide by the instructions of the infantry drill and eject the bullets from the gun chamber before stabbing. The machine gun will not participate in the hand-to-hand stabbing. If it is replaced by the National Army or the Communist guerrillas, then
Regardless of this, if you have so many people gathered together, and they pick up a machine gun and shoot at you, you'll be lucky if ten or eight of you don't die.
In less than a moment, guerrillas, security forces, militia groups and bandits suddenly poured into the battle group. Although the quality of these armed personnel was mixed, some were ruthless bandits, some were farmers, and some were struggling to survive all year round.
There were guerrillas on board, as well as security guards who smoked heavy cigarettes, but there were so many of them, adding up one dollar at a time, there were at least 20,000 to 30,000 people!
On the other hand, the Kunisaki detachment, after nearly half a month of fierce fighting, now only has more than 4,000 defeated soldiers left.
Although the Central China Front Army Headquarters has mobilized an entire regiment of supplementary troops, these more than 3,000 reserve soldiers and a large amount of baggage are still a hundred miles away in He County. At least it is impossible to get here before dark.
, it is obviously impossible to win this chaotic war with more than 3,000 exhausted Japanese soldiers.
If the two armies were to engage in a positional battle, the Kunisaki detachment could easily destroy the miscellaneous armed forces who came for reinforcements with its firepower advantage. However, by now, the soldiers of the Kunisaki detachment had already withdrawn their bullets and were about to fight with the remnants of the Baoshan regiment with bayonets.
, these miscellaneous armed forces suddenly came out, these Chinese people really know how to choose their time!
The more than 4,000 remaining Japanese soldiers were quickly overwhelmed by the influx of Chinese.
Speaking of which, this is probably a spectacle in the history of modern warfare. Since the advent of the machine gun, such war scenes in the cold weapon era have basically become extinct. But today, such scenes have reappeared on the Jiangpu battlefield, and
He actually defeated the elite Kunisaki detachment of the Japanese army in one fell swoop!
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In Jiangpu Town, Major General Noboru Kunizaki finally woke up from his coma.
After shaking his head, which was still dizzy, Kunisaki Noboru's first words after waking up were: "Baga, arrest the Chinese people in this town immediately and kill them all..."
Before he finished speaking, the sound of killing like a landslide and tsunami had already reached Kunizaki Noboru's ears.
"Has the general offensive begun?" Noboru Kunisaki frowned and quickly raised the telescope in his hand. His face changed drastically when he looked at it. He turned around and grabbed Second Lieutenant Kato's shirt and said angrily, "Eight
Hey, where did so many Chinese people come from? Where did these damn Chinese people come from? Why didn’t they report to me!?”
"Your Excellency General, you have been unconscious and I cannot report to you." Second Lieutenant Kato said sadly.
"Then you can report Yasuda-kun!" Kunizaki Noboru said angrily, "Why don't you report Yasuda-kun!?"
Second Lieutenant Kato turned green with anxiety and said in panic: "General, I have already reported this to Colonel Yasuda."
"What? Already reported?" Kunizaki Noboru's facial muscles suddenly began to twitch violently, and he immediately let go of Lieutenant Kato's shirt and said angrily, "Bagagaru, Yasuda Ku, this idiot, idiot! Why didn't he stop the general attack?
,Why don’t we divide our forces to stop the attack?”
Before the curses ended, Lieutenant Kato suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty General, the Chinese are coming to kill us!"
When Kunizaki looked back hurriedly, he saw that the Chinese on the battlefield ahead were already rushing toward Jiangpu Town like a tide that had burst a dike. And there was no longer a single Imperial soldier standing on the position. Apparently,
, in the large-scale chaos just now, the main force of his Kunisaki detachment has been completely wiped out!
"Bagagaru!" Kunizaki Noboru's face suddenly lost all color.
But soon, Noboru Kunisaki regained his composure, and immediately rushed to the field hospital next to the headquarters with his saber!
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Shanghai Japanese Concession, Japanese Central China Front Headquarters.
Chief of Staff Major General Tsukada hurried into Matsui Iwane's office. He suddenly put his feet back and stood at attention and said: "Your Excellency, General, an urgent message has been sent from the forward command. The Imperial Japanese Army has wiped out all the remnants of the stubborn Chinese enemies. Nanjing, the capital of the Chinese people,
It has been captured by us!"
Matsui Iwane nodded, but there was no joy on his face.
The mere city of Nanjing was defeated by hundreds of thousands of Chinese remnant soldiers, but it took more than half a month to defeat it. This made Matsui Iwane, who was known as an expert in attacking fortresses, feel ashamed. The most important thing was that in order to capture
In Nanjing, all the field divisions that participated in the war suffered heavy losses, and the number of casualties was probably no less than that of the Chinese.
After a moment of silence, Matsui Iwane asked again: "What are the casualties of each division?"
Major General Tsukada's expression immediately became extremely heavy and he said: "Most of the divisions participating in the battle suffered heavy casualties. Except for the 18th Division, the 13th Division and the 6th Division, which suffered slightly smaller casualties, the other six divisions all suffered heavy casualties.
With more than half of the casualties, it will be difficult to regain combat effectiveness without three to five months of rest and recovery."
"More than half of the six divisions suffered casualties?" Matsui Iwane couldn't help but gasped, "Nearly 100,000 people!?"
"Hai." Tsukada suddenly lowered his head and said with a gloomy expression, "Moreover, the number of soldiers killed in the battle was over 60,000!"
"What did you say?" Matsui Iwane stood up suddenly after hearing this and said with a solemn expression, "More than 60,000 people were killed in the battle?"
"Hai." Tsukada bowed his head again and said in a solemn tone, "The street fighting in Nanjing City was really brutal. The Chinese troops guarding Nanjing were just a group of desperate desperadoes. They fired grenades at every turn.
Die together with the Imperial Army warriors. As long as more than three Imperial Army soldiers gather together, the Chinese soldiers on the opposite side will immediately rush over with explosive packs... These Chinese people are crazy, and death has become a mystery to them.
Such relief!"
Matsui Iwane remained silent. Sixty thousand people were killed. This was definitely a terrifying figure that he had not expected!
In the previous Battle of Songhu, the Central China Front defeated more than 70 Chinese divisions in front of them, but only suffered more than 50,000 casualties, of which less than 20,000 were killed. In the small city of Nanjing, more than a dozen
The Chinese army of 10,000 actually caused 100,000 casualties to the Central China Front Army, of which the number of casualties was as high as 60,000!
There should not be too many such Nanjing defense battles. If it happens a few more times, most of the active veterans of the Imperial Japanese Empire will be exhausted, and the Imperial Japanese Army will completely lose the ability to conduct a full-scale offensive!
"Where is the Kunisaki Detachment?" Matsui Iwane finally thought of the Kunisaki Detachment again and said sternly, "What on earth is this idiot Kunisaki Noboru doing? There is only one China-broken corps in Jiangpu Town, with more than 3,000 people, and his mechanized elite brigade defeated nearly
It’s been half a month and it can’t be annihilated, what’s going on?”
At this moment, Matsui Iwane vented all his anger on Kunisaki!
Originally, if the Kunozaki Detachment could quickly annihilate the Baoshan Regiment, the heroic unit in the eyes of the Chinese, the Chinese army in Nanjing would probably lose the will to resist. At least the senior generals of the Chinese army would definitely lose the confidence to resist. In this case,
The brutal street fighting in Nanjing could have been avoided.
As soon as Iwane Matsui finished speaking, Major General Mamoru Iinuma, Chief of Staff of the Shanghai Condemnation Force, walked in with a solemn expression and said: "Your Excellency, General, I just received a farewell message from Major General Noboru Kunisaki!"
Matsui Iwane suddenly turned around, stared at Iinuma Mamoru, and said solemnly: "What did you say?"
Iinuma Mamoru suddenly put his feet back and stood at attention, lowered his head and responded: "Your Majesty, General, Major General Noboru Kunisaki has just sent a farewell message. The Kunisaki detachment has been collectively shattered on the Epu battlefield!"
"This is impossible." Major General Tsukada next to him shouted in disbelief, "This is absolutely impossible!"
Matsui Iwane also couldn't believe it. The Kunisaki detachment was the elite of the Imperial Japanese Army, and had a mixed brigade with nearly 10,000 troops, while the Chinese army on the opposite side only had one Baoshan regiment, both in terms of military strength and firepower.
, the Guoqi detachment has an absolute advantage. No matter how powerful Yue Weihan is, can he really change the world?
Major General Mamoru Iinuma was speechless, and he couldn't believe it was true, but it was indeed true!
Major General Noboru Kunisaki had indeed committed seppuku. As an Imperial samurai, he could not make fun of his own reputation.