Beacon starts from the departure of a strong man

Chapter 407 A Tiger

Regarding Fujita Susumu's speech, some Japanese army staff officers also thought, once all the troops were transferred to Xuzhou, the rear troops would be empty, would the Republic of China troops dare to attack? !

Ushishima Sadao of the No.18 Division stood up and said, "Fujita-kun, I think your idea is superfluous!"

Having said that, Ushishima Sadao glanced at the big guy: "Everyone! Based on the battles in the past few months, we all understand that the Republic of China troops in the third theater are all cowards."

"Our imperial army, even if the army goes northward, the Republic of China army in the third war zone is like a mouse seeing a cat, and they dare not take the initiative to attack at all."

"In my opinion, it is entirely possible to deploy troops to go north to Xuzhou. You know, since our Central China Front Army entered China, it has first achieved victories in the Songhu area and the Jinling area."

"Win Xuzhou now, we must not give up this record to the Pingjin front army."

What Ushishima Sadao said also made many Japanese troops agree, especially Akira Muto, chief of staff of the Central China Front Army.

"Your Excellency, Commander!" Muto Akira looked at Hata Shunroku. "I think we don't need to worry about the lack of troops in the rear."

"My Central China Front Army can now command six divisions and one brigade."

"I think it is enough to leave a division and a brigade in this vast occupied area."

"President Wang has established a new government, and he also has an army in his hands. The imperial army has left a brigade and division to hold the line. Local security can be handed over to President Wang's temporary management."

For Ushishima Sadao, the occupied area has a division and a brigade to supervise the surrendered Chinese troops and keep them in order, so there will be no major disturbances.

The remaining troops of the empire can be thrown into the Xuzhou area and compete with the Pingjin front army for the results!
What Ushijima Sadao said was also recognized by some Japanese military officers. Now in the Chinese army, only the Sichuan Army troops are a little bit fearful to the Japanese army.

The rest of the army, the little devils still don't think much of them!
In the conference room, after being silent for a long while, Hata Junliu decided to take a chance, because he had just served as the commander of the Central China Front Army and was in need of results.

Moreover, what Ushijima Sadao said was correct, Gu Zhutong's third theater, even if it recovered a little combat power, did not dare to take the initiative to attack, as well as the 23rd Army of the Sichuan Army, the commander Tang Shizun.

The Sichuan army under this man is no longer a pure Sichuan army, but a localized central army. For the Japanese army, the 23rd Army of the Sichuan Army is no longer a tiger!

"Everyone!!" Hata Junliu glanced at the big guy: "Order, the No. 18 division immediately goes north to participate in the Xuzhou offensive. The third division and the garrison brigade stay behind."

Following Hata Junliu's order, all the little devils in the meeting room nodded and bowed: "Hi!!"

Hata Junliu has now put most of the troops of the Central China Front Army into the Xuzhou area for his military exploits. Therefore, the Japanese offensive on the southern front has become fierce.

On the northern front, the Seya Detachment and Sakamoto Detachment successfully defeated the remnants of the 122nd Division and the 124th Division of the Sichuan Army defending the city. The Sichuan Army also pretended to be invincible according to the plan and withdrew from Fuji County.

Two old devils, Seya Kai and Sakamoto Jun, immediately sent a good news to Terauchi Shouichi, and Fuji County had let them take it down.

Taierzhuang, this will be the next target of the Seya detachment and the Sakamoto detachment.

The reconnaissance plane of the Japanese army continuously inspected the sky over Taierzhuang, and reported the investigation situation to Kai Seya and Shun Sakamoto.

Taierzhuang is the junction of southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu. It is the gateway to the northwest of Xuzhou. If you take Taierzhuang, you can almost take Xuzhou!
The Fifth Theater Command is in Xuzhou. To Kai Seya and Jun Sakamoto, this is simply a plump abalone, and they can't help but want to take a bite.

The Seya detachment and the version detachment, the assault speed is very fast, and now they have separated from the fifth division and the tenth division, and they are considered to be alone.

Together, the two old devils decided to give Taierzhuang a try. After all, they now have more than 3 people, and they are also assigned a heavy artillery unit. In terms of artillery strike capability, they far surpassed the Republic of China army!
After the two old devils sent a message to Terauchi Shouyi, the commander of the Pingjin Front Army, they began to march towards Taierzhuang.

In Xuzhou, Li De received a report from the scouts that the Japanese Seya Detachment and Sakamoto Detachment had already arrived at Taierzhuang. He clapped his hands happily: "Good!"

"I thought these two old devils were afraid! Immediately send an order to Sun Lianzhong and Lu Han to prepare for battle."

"Yes!" The signal soldier saluted Li Delin.

At this time, in Taierzhuang, Sun Lianzhong and Lu Han were looking at the map and discussing how to deploy their defenses.

Backed by the canal, Taierzhuang has more than 1000 households. It seems that there are few people, a bit like a town, but Taierzhuang is a small city.

Taierzhuang has four city gates and tall city walls. The streets in Zhuangzi are also paved with bluestone bricks, and the streets are narrow.

"report!"

"Commander-in-Chief, Commander Chi Fengcheng reported that his cavalry has collided with the cavalry of the Seya Detachment."

"This Japanese cavalry is the vanguard of the Seya detachment and the Sakamoto detachment."

After the correspondent finished speaking, he handed the telegram to Sun Lianzhong.

Lu Han looked at Sun Lianzhong: "Old Sun, how about the cavalry of the Chifengcheng army?"

"In my 2nd Army, this is also an elite!"

"However, according to the news in the telegram, the cavalry in Chifeng City suffered a lot after colliding with the Japanese army."

"This little devil's cavalry is really damn good!"

Sun Lianzhong's heart ached a little. The cavalry he had trained with his background in the Northwest Army was one of the best in the entire northern region.

Now there is a battle with the Japanese cavalry, and there are so many casualties!
Cavalry is a living fossil of war in human history. During this period, the Japanese army also attached great importance to cavalry. In the Russo-Japanese War, the cavalry of the little devil also performed well.

Coupled with the land of Lu Province, apart from a few mountains, there are also a large number of plains. On this plain terrain, cavalry can give full play to their advantages.

In addition, the Japanese army has experienced decades of horse breeding, and now the Dongyang horse is much better than the horses in mainland China. The cavalry of the two sides fought, and the Chinese side lost a lot, which is also the past.

After all, the current Chinese army is inferior to the Japanese cavalry in terms of horses, tactics, and cavalry training.

"Brother Luhan!"

"Your Yunnan Army guards the west of Zhuangzi, and my Second Army guards the east of Zhuangzi. What do you think?"

Sun Lianzhong looked at Lu Han after finishing speaking!
"Brother Sun, my Dian army is here to kill devils, so there is no problem with this arrangement. Let's guard Taierzhuang well, and just send troops to Chief Li."

Since the Dian army had no objection, Sun Lianzhong also issued a combat order, and the whole army was ready to fight.

At dusk, large Japanese troops began to appear outside Taierzhuang. Cars dragged artillery, and the little devils were divided into two columns and walked on the road.

As soon as the battle started, the Japanese planes bombarded Taierzhuang first, and then the Japanese artillery units bombarded Taierzhuang again.

After the shelling was over, the little devil's infantry began to attack Taierzhuang.

According to Yu Hua's suggestion, Sun Lianzhong did not defend Taierzhuang's city defenses, but resorted to street fighting.

Therefore, when a large number of Japanese troops attacked Taierzhuang, the Northwest Army on the city defense fortifications withdrew after a few rounds of firepower output.

Seya Detachment and Sakamoto Detachment took down the city defenses so easily!
Seya Qi and Sakamoto Shun, these two old devils also felt that the Northwest Army was a bit strange this time, and they didn't stick to the city defense fortifications.

After the city defense fortifications were taken, the Japanese army also stopped the attack under the orders of Seya Kai and Sakamoto Jun.

In the meeting room of the two armies, Qi Seya and Shun Sakamoto also let everyone speak freely. Today's battle went so smoothly!

Will there be explosions in here? !

According to the fierce resistance of the Sichuan Army in the previous few days, Seiya Qi felt that Sun Lianzhong's troops should be the same as the Sichuan Army.

A Shao Zuo took the initiative to stand up and said, "Your Excellency, Captain."

"Based on the previous case of the Songhu Battle, Sun Lianzhong's Department of the Northwest Army should have learned the tactics adopted by the Sichuan Army at the Temple of Enlightenment."

"This tactic is called new street fighting. The Sichuan army adopted this method, which gave the imperial army a particularly large lethality."

Seya Kai knew this major who took the initiative to speak. He was called Matsushima Ichiro, and he was a good officer.

"Yoxi!" Seya Kai nodded happily: "Matsushima-kun, since you know this tactic, how should our imperial army deal with it?"

"Hi!" Ichiro Matsushima nodded heavily, then stood up and explained roughly how to crack the new street fighting.

After Seya Kai and Sakamoto Shun finished listening, let Matsushima Ichiro personally lead the troops to attack the city tomorrow to see how the tactic he said is going to work.

It was early morning the next day!
The Japanese army still bombarded with artillery first, and then the infantry charged, but this time the infantry all followed behind the tanks and armored vehicles.

Under the command of Ichiro Matsushima, after the tanks and armored vehicles entered the city, they did not walk along the streets at all, but headed towards the ruins.

The Northwest Army and the Yunnan Army ambushed in Taierzhuang, after seeing the Japanese army's operation, everyone also understood that the new style of street fighting was no longer possible, and now they could only fight head-on with the Japanese army, brick by brick.

The houses in Taierzhuang were originally constructed of concrete bricks. Now that China and Japan are fighting in the streets, it is necessary to fight house by house, and attack and defend street by street.

This battle lasted for a week!
In one week, the Japanese army took a quarter of Taierzhuang, and three quarters were in the hands of the Northwest Army and the Yunnan Army.

Moreover, the Fifth Division and the Tenth Division originally planned to follow the south to Taierzhuang, but now they are restrained by the Third Army and the Sichuan Army's 22nd Army.

They couldn't reach Taierzhuang for a while, which made Seya Qi and Sakamoto Shun also very anxious. After the bloody battle in Taierzhuang, the two of them deeply understood what some of the imperial army's troops said during the Battle of Songhu.

In the Taierzhuang battle, the Northwest Army and the Yunnan Army did not give up an inch of ground. The Japanese army took the position during the day, and the Northwest Army and the Yunnan Army took it back at night.

Such an intense battle also made Seya Kai and Sakamoto Shun quite unhappy, because their follow-up troops were not available, and if they continued to fight like this, once the fifth theater mobilized troops to encircle and wipe out the two detachments, both of them would be overwhelmed thinking about it.

Seya Kei looked at Sakamoto Jun: "Sakamoto-kun, should we continue?"

Jun Sakamoto heard Seya Kai say this, and pondered for a long time, "Seya-kun, I think we will fight again. We are still struggling, and the enemy should be the same, the Northwest Army and the Yunnan Army, these two troops."

"It is estimated that the casualties are not small. At least one-third of the soldiers died. Now we are fighting for endurance. Once the Fifth and Tenth Divisions defeat the Third Army and the 22nd Army, we don't have to worry about being killed by the Chinese army." Siege."

"The Central China Front Army of the Southern Front Empire is also very powerful, especially the Ninth Division and the No.13 Division are advancing rapidly."

"I conclude that if we fight for another week, the outcome will be very clear."

After listening to Sakamoto Jun's words, Seya Kai let out a long sigh, and then persisted.

At the same time, in the Xuzhou area, Li Delin also received information from Taierzhuang, which listed the current casualties of the Northwest Army and the Yunnan Army, as well as the ammunition needed.

"adjutant!"

"Immediately order a few more locomotives, ammunition and supplies for Taierzhuang, and act quickly!"

Li Delin had to detour behind Taierzhuang before the Japanese army noticed it, cut off the food and grass of the defenders in the city, and sent more supplies and ammunition to the Yunnan Army and the Northwest Army.

The battle on the northern front has fallen into anxiety, and the Central China Front Army on the southern front, the Ninth Division and the No.13 Division, have already pushed to the Huaihe River!

The speed at which the two divisions were advancing made Hata Shunroku full of hope, and his troops might be the first to hit Xuzhou.

As long as you cross the Huaihe River and win Su County, Xuzhou is right in front of you!

Knowing that the Seya Detachment and the Sakamoto Detachment were engaged in a bitter battle in Taierzhuang, and that the Pingjin Front Army on the northern front was stubbornly blocked by the Fifth Theater Army, Hata Shunroku even felt a little secretly happy in his heart.

If it weren't for the natural danger of the Huaihe River, his Central China Front Army would have crossed the river long ago and won the headquarters of the Fifth Theater...Xuzhou!
When the train specially approved by Xuzhou drove into Taierzhuang, a squadron leader of the Japanese army suddenly discovered that the imperial army had made such a big mistake.

He began to report to Seya Qi, requesting to send a regiment to cut off the supplies of the defenders in the city. In this way, the defenders in Taierzhuang City had run out of ammunition and food, so naturally they would not be able to hold on for long.

After Seya Qi got the news, he said with a smile: "Yo Xi!"

"God help me too, the defenders in the city will collapse naturally without food and ammunition!"

Joy also appeared on Jun Sakamoto's cheeks, which was really good news.

"Yuichiro Nagano, you immediately lead your regiment to cut off the food supply of the defenders in the city."

"At the same time, cooperate with the imperial army to harass the troops who dare to approach Taierzhuang."

"Hi!" Nagano Yuichiro nodded and bowed.

A regiment of Japanese troops broke away from the main force and began to detour towards Taierzhuang, preparing to cut off the food roads for the defenders in the city.

However, the Japanese troops in this regiment did not expect that they had already been targeted by a fierce tiger.

This fierce tiger intends to eat the Japanese sacrificial flag of this regiment first! !
(End of this chapter)