I am God of War in Snow Leopard
Chapter 145 Takeshita Jun arrives and finds the prince! (1 words)
Chapter 145 Takeshita Jun arrives and finds the prince! (1 words)
Once the regiment leader died, the Japanese army, which had suffered heavy losses, could no longer hold on.
One by one, they scrambled to turn around and run away, only hating their parents for losing two legs.
The entire offensive momentum came to an abrupt end. Seeing this scene in the trenches, Xu Qingfeng, Zhang Zhijian, Zhang Tianyou and others immediately directed the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion to focus their fire.
A large amount of bullets rained down on the devils in an instant, shooting one devil soldier after another from behind.
As for the pursuit, Xu Qingfeng didn't even think about it.
Leaving the fortification bunker, a rash pursuit may be hit by Japanese firepower.
The napalm bombs that were still burning in front of the position, and the ghost soldiers who had turned into burning men in the rush of wolves, were all huge threats.
If the burning material gets on the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion, it will be bad.
Therefore, hiding in the trenches and pouring bullets at the devils is the most suitable and safest way.
While commanding the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion to shoot as many Japanese as possible.
Xu Qingfeng sent an order to the mortars on the top of the city, asking them to stop the bombardment and quickly withdraw to the pass for transfer.
There were only [-] rounds of napalm bombs, and the devils had already been repelled, so naturally they couldn't be wasted.
Let alone let the artillery stay on the top of the city, waiting for the devils to retaliate with firepower.
Soon, the 47th Wing, which suffered huge losses, retreated like a tide, leaving corpses everywhere on the battlefield.
Many of them were still burning, and a sickening smell of burning began to fill the air.
Xu Qingfeng didn't care about these anymore, and told Zhang Zhijian, the commander of the eighth battalion, "I'll leave this to you, let the brothers transfer their machine gun battle positions.
In addition, seize the time to transport the wounded and fallen brothers to the rear. I will go back to the regiment headquarters to see the battle situation at Xiguankou. "
"Yes!" Zhang Zhijian readily agreed, and immediately went to follow Xu Qingfeng's instructions and directed the bustle.
Xu Qingfeng, Zhang Tianyou, and Chen Qifeng followed the traffic trench and retreated all the way back to the pass.
As soon as I arrived at the regiment headquarters, I saw Chief of Staff Liang Shan talking on the phone.
Moreover, the sound of guns and explosions could be vaguely heard from the west pass.
"Chief of Staff, how is the situation at Xiguankou?" Xu Qingfeng stepped forward and asked.
Liang Shan put down the phone and hurriedly replied: "Tuan Zuo, you came back just in time. Battalion Commander Sun reported that the 18th Division dispatched tanks and artillery to launch a fierce attack on them.
Since there was no artillery battalion fire support at the beginning, the minefields were also destroyed a lot by enemy engineers.
In order to prevent the Japanese engineers from clearing mines, Sun Kui led the officers and soldiers of the ninth battalion to resist despite the enemy's intensive suppressive firepower.
Although most of the enemy's engineers were killed, they also suffered a lot of casualties.
Therefore, it was only a short time ago that we were called upon for artillery support. "
"What about now? How is the battle going?" Xu Qingfeng asked anxiously.
“The enemy has forcibly broken through the minefield outside the West Pass with the help of tanks and armored vehicles.
During the fierce attack on the Ninth Battalion's position, thanks to the support of Wang Tiezhu and other artillery units, the Ninth Battalion barely held the position.
However, the enemy's attack has not stopped, and the two sides are still fighting fiercely.
I called just now just to learn about the battle situation at Xiguankou! "
Xu Qingfeng said: "The Japs here at Nanguankou have suffered a big loss, and it should be difficult to organize a new attack in a short time.
I will lead the guard company and mortar company to support Xiguankou, and I will leave this place to you and Deputy Commander Zhang. "
"Yes." Liang Shan and Zhang Tianyou took the order in unison, and did not forget to remind Xu Qingfeng: "You must be careful when you sit in the group."
"Don't worry, you guys keep in touch with Zhang Zhijian and just defend your position." Xu Qingfeng said.
"Please rest assured, everyone, we will definitely defend our position." Zhang Tianyou immediately took the lead in saluting.
Xu Qingfeng nodded, returned a military salute to them, and walked out with Chen Qifeng.
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Outside the West Pass, the nine battalions of the Huben Regiment are in position.
The Japanese army's offensive was in full swing, and the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion, under the command of Battalion Commander Sun Kui and others, relied on their positions to resist tenaciously.
At the beginning of the battle, they faced the 18th Division, which had heavy firepower such as tanks and artillery, and an absolute advantage in strength.
The Ninth Battalion was at an absolute disadvantage and suffered heavy casualties.
Especially after the minefield was breached by the Japanese army, the defensive positions outside the pass were in danger.
Even Lei Xiong and Wang Changgui's reconnaissance companies directly joined the battle to assist the Ninth Battalion in blocking the Japanese attack.
Until Wang Tiezhu arrived with the main force of the artillery battalion, ten 75mm Krupp howitzers and a 37mm anti-tank gun.
The situation improved. Although the ten Krupp guns were not as good as the overall artillery fire of the 18th Division.
But it also caused great damage and threats to the attacking troops of the 18th Division.
Directly and effectively supported the Ninth Battalion and the Reconnaissance Company, helping them stabilize the situation.
Since the 18th Division arrived relatively late, their offensive launch time was also later than that of the 6th Division next door.
It was about the time when Xu Qingfeng and the others used napalm to severely damage the attacking troops of the 6th Division at the South Pass.
The 18th Division had just broken through the minefield on the Xiguan Pass and launched an attack on the Huben Regiment's field defense line outside the Xiguan Pass.
There was a fierce exchange of fire with the defensive force composed of the Ninth Battalion and the Reconnaissance Company.
After discovering that the defenders were supported by artillery fire, the momentum of our own attacking troops was frustrated.
The commander of the 18th Division, Sadao Nakajima, immediately ordered Chief of Staff Megumi Koto: "Koufuji, immediately order the 12th Field Artillery Regiment to counterattack immediately to eliminate the defenders' artillery to cover the infantry attack."
"Hai!" Xiaofuji nodded heavily, and immediately took the saber and went to personally deliver the order to the 12th Field Artillery Regiment directly under the division.
However, when Wang Tiezhu saw that the artillery fire of the 18th Division suddenly stopped, he immediately felt alarmed and ordered the artillery battalion to move its position.
Therefore, when the artillery fire of the 18th Division hit the Xiguankou, where the artillery battalion stayed just now.
Wang Tiezhu had already moved hundreds of artillery battalion officers and soldiers, readjusted the shooting elements, and once again launched a sudden artillery attack on the Japanese infantry outside the city.
The fierce shelling not only caused heavy casualties to the infantry of the Japanese attacking troops, but also destroyed many Japanese tanks covering the attack, greatly reducing the pressure on the front of the Ninth Battalion.
Moreover, Wang Tiezhu has won Xu Qingfeng's true biography of using soldiers.
Strictly followed the method of "shooting one shot to change another place", basically shooting one shot and ejecting it, and before the devil artillery locked his position, he quickly moved to another place.
In this way, they were not only able to restrain the Devil artillery, so that they had no time to continue bombing their own defensive forces such as the Ninth Battalion and the Reconnaissance Company.
It can also provide some artillery support to the defensive troops from time to time.
Therefore, when Xu Qingfeng led the guard company and ten other mortars from the artillery battalion to arrive, the battle situation in Ximen basically stabilized.
Without the threat of artillery fire, the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion and the Reconnaissance Company relied on the fortifications built in advance and the condescending wall.
The Japanese were firmly blocked from the position, making it difficult for them to take another step forward.
However, as a result, the battle between the two sides in the forward positions became more and more fierce, and gradually entered a fever pitch.
After Xu Qingfeng arrived with reinforcements, he wanted to understand the battlefield situation more intuitively.
With a company of guards and hundreds of artillerymen, they braved the rain of bullets and boarded the wall.
When I saw that the Japanese attacking troops were charging in groups, they were constantly taking turns towards the forward position of the Ninth Battalion.
The officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion risked their lives to fight each other, desperately blocking the attack.
Immediately ordered to an artillery company commander behind him: "Ten mortars don't need to test fire, aim at the front of the Ninth Battalion's position, shoot two salvos, and withdraw after shooting!"
The artillery company commander asked in a deep voice: "Regiment leader, are you still using napalm?"
"How many napalm bombs do we have?" Xu Qingfeng asked.
"We used 120 rounds at South Pass, and now we have 180 rounds left." The artillery company commander replied hurriedly.
"Use!" Xu Qingfeng ordered decisively.
"Yes!" the artillery company commander responded, and immediately began to direct the officers and soldiers of the artillery battalion behind him to set up the artillery.
Xu Qingfeng turned around and said to Chen Qifeng and more than 100 officers and soldiers of the guard company: "Brothers, the guard company and the Ninth Battalion were formed on the basis of our old Ninth Company.
Now they are fighting bloody battles with the enemy on the front line. How can we just sit back and watch? "
Chen Qifeng was the first to express his stance immediately: "No!"
The more than [-] officers and soldiers of the guard company behind him also responded in unison;
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
"Follow me!"
Xu Qingfeng pulled out his gun, waved it forward, and immediately took the lead and rushed down the wall.
Chen Qifeng and more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the guard company followed with guns, and rushed down the horse paths on both sides of the wall.
Then he followed behind Xu Qingfeng, along the traffic trench leading to the defensive position outside the pass, and rushed to the front of the Ninth Battalion position.
At this moment, because the artillery on both sides are restraining each other.
Therefore, the offensive and defensive battles between the infantry of both sides at the front became extremely fierce.
Relying on the superiority of their troops, the devils rushed forward almost regardless of the cost.
Under the command of Sun Kui and others, the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion refused to give up an inch of ground. The two sides engaged in a very fierce exchange of fire less than 200 meters apart.
When Xu Qingfeng arrived with the guard company, he found that the front trenches were almost full of the corpses of his own soldiers.
The blood stained large areas of bunkers and fortifications red.
Of course, there are more devil corpses outside the camp.
Just in time, another wave of fierce Japanese attacks arrived.
Hundreds of Japanese troops shouted various slogans and swarmed towards the Ninth Battalion position again with bayonets in hand.
Xu Qingfeng didn't think much and immediately ordered the officers and soldiers of the guard company: "Brothers, fight me!"
Before he finished speaking, he raised the Mauser sideways and took the lead in firing.
Bang bang bang bang... Several Japanese soldiers fell down one after another, and the Mauser pistols that originally had low shooting accuracy.
In his hands, it becomes perfect, no matter where you point it, you can hit it.
Chen Qifeng and hundreds of other officers and soldiers from the guard company also stood up with guns in hand, and together they pulled the triggers and fired violently at the Japanese.
A submachine gun and a light machine gun formed a dense firepower network that criss-crossed.
In an instant, a large hail of bullets was poured towards the crowd of Japs!
In an instant, countless Japanese soldiers were hit by the dense rain of bullets they fired. Like wheat being harvested, they fell in rows and screams in the charge.
With the addition of Xu Qingfeng and the guard company, more than 100 new troops equipped with automatic firearms, the defensive firepower of the Ninth Battalion's forward position has been greatly strengthened.
The most important thing is that Xu Qingfeng, the regiment leader, personally led reinforcements, which greatly boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers of the ninth battalion.
The fighting power of the Ninth Battalion did not decrease but increased, and a stronger fighting power broke out for a while.
And relying on this alone, it is impossible to repel the attack of the 18th Division with a large number of troops in a short time.
It was about three minutes after Xu Qingfeng and the others joined the battle and caused huge damage to the Japanese with their superior firepower.
The ten mortars on the closed wall opened fire again, firing out napalm bombs one after another in time.
Boom, boom, boom, boom... Since there was no need to test-fire, the artillerymen quickly fired two salvos and fired all 20 napalm bombs.
The two rounds of napalm bombs fell into the crowd of Japanese attacking troops almost in tandem.
Immediately, clusters of dazzling flames burst out, and countless burning substances raged and splashed across the crowd of devils.
The Japanese soldiers who were charging under the intensive firepower of the defenders were caught off guard and were attacked one after another.
In less than a minute, hundreds of Japanese soldiers began to ignite with flames, and various screams began to sound out of shock and fear.
As each devil soldier was engulfed by the flames, they turned into flaming fire men.
The attack of the 18th Division was also disrupted, and Xu Qingfeng, the guard company, and the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion continued to pour ammunition at the Japanese army.
For a time, the Japanese casualties increased sharply, and soon they stopped attacking, turned around, and began to flee and retreat.
Especially those devils who witnessed their companions being burned to death and burned to death, almost scrambled and fled back.
Everyone was terrified!
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18st Division Headquarters.
The old devil Nakajima Sadao was giving the artillery regiment an order to kill the defenders' artillery.
For the sake of his own safety, he returned from the forward observation post to the division headquarters several kilometers away.
After all, the lessons learned by Hisao Tani, Ryosuke Yoshika and others are vivid in his memory, and he doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of these guys.
In case of being hit by the artillery fire of the defenders, the entire 18th Division will be leaderless.
Therefore, instead of motivating morale at the front, commanding and supervising battles.
The safety of his commander is even more important.
I just returned to the headquarters and haven't had time to sit down and take a sip of water.
He was startled by the sound of rapid footsteps. He turned around and followed the sound, only to see his chief of staff, Colonel Megumi Koto, running in from the outside in panic.
"Xiaofuji, why are you so panicked?" Nakajima Sadao asked.
"Division Commander, no good, the attack failed!" Xiaofujie saluted him nervously and reported.
"Nani?" Nakajima Sadao was shocked when he heard this, and immediately asked: "What happened? We invested an entire regiment and a half, how could we fail so quickly?"
In Nakajima Sadao's view, even though the Huben regiment is different from other national armies, its combat effectiveness is stronger.
Then his own 18th Division, relying on its superiority in strength, could also fight against them.
Even within a short period of time, Moling Pass cannot be breached.
But when to stop fighting is up to you.
In short, the initiative in this battle should be firmly in one's own hands.
Therefore, he never expected that his more than 3000 fresh troops would return defeated.
Xiao Tenghui said in a mournful voice: "General, the Chinese defenders outside the Xiguan Pass have received reinforcements, not only the infantry firepower has been greatly enhanced.
Its artillery was also enhanced, and most crucially, they fired a new type of artillery shell that could set fire to a large area.
The casualties of our army's attacking troops were very heavy, and the attack failed because of this! "
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At the same time, outside the temporary headquarters of the 6th Division.
Shiro Inaba, Ichiro Watanabe, Mitsuru Ushijima and other senior generals were checking the death status of the fallen soldiers.
In front of them were corpses that had just been carried back from the front line.
Without exception, these corpses were all burned to death by napalm bombs.
Therefore, everyone was burnt beyond recognition, almost like coke.
Accompanying Shiro Inaba, he suppressed nausea and looked around. Chief of Staff Ichiro Watanabe finally couldn't help but said: "General, these imperial warriors were all burned to death by the mysterious shells of the Chinese defenders and sacrificed. Very tragic.”
Inaba Shiro's expression turned extremely ugly at this moment, and his voice was cold and full of anger: "These damned Chinese troops, where did they get such powerful incendiary bombs?"
Shiro Inaba and the others had never seen napalm bombs, but they knew about incendiary bombs.
However, they had never heard of such incendiary bombs that would not go out without burning people into cokes.
In particular, this type of weapon of mass destruction actually came from the army of an agricultural country.
How can this group of backward troops, which are hardly self-sufficient in individual weapons, have such advanced lethal weapons?
Therefore, in addition to being angry, Inaba Shiro was more surprised and puzzled.
"General, I'm afraid we won't be able to verify this at the moment." Major General Tokutaro Sakai, head of the 11th Brigade, said worriedly: "It's just that the 47th Regiment lost half of its casualties after this battle, and its vitality was seriously injured. I'm afraid it will be unable to fight again. "
Shiro Inaba frowned when he heard this and asked: "What is the loss of the 47th Regiment?"
Tokutaro Itai replied with a solemn face: "The loss of soldiers exceeded 500, and the most important thing is that the commander of the regiment, Masao Tanigawa, also died in battle!
In addition, more than two-thirds of the officers above the squadron commander level were lost.
Moreover, the new incendiary bombs of the Chinese Army had a serious impact on our morale. "
Ichiro Watanabe on the side heard the words and said: "In this case, we will only have one 45th regiment left in our hands."
"Yes, the 13th Regiment is still being replenished in the Suzhou area, and our strength is a bit thin."
Ushijima Mitsuya, the commander of the 36th Brigade, replied with a solemn expression.
Inaba Shiro was distraught when he heard this, and gritted his teeth and said: "Order the 47th Infantry Regiment to move to rest and serve as a reserve team, and the 45th Infantry Regiment to enter the forward attack position and stand by!"
"General, the intensive firepower and tenacious resistance of the Chinese army are obvious to all, especially since they also possess this powerful new incendiary bomb.
With the 45th Wing alone, it may be difficult to break through the opponent's defense line from the front. "
Watanabe Ichiro reminded worriedly.
Shiro Inaba glared at him angrily, and asked, "What can you do?"
"The 18th Division has arrived and has launched an attack on the defenders' Xiguankou area.
They should have more troops than us now, so I suggest asking them for support.
Second a unit to come over and coordinate our attack! "Watanabe Ichiro thought for a while.
Inaba Shiro frowned when he heard this, and said very displeased: "You asked me to borrow troops from the 18th Division?
So the victory over Moling Pass was due to our 6th Division or the 18th Division?
By then, wouldn't the blood of the soldiers of the 47th Wing and the 23rd Wing be shed in vain? "
Ichiro Watanabe was stunned by the disgusted expression, and quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.
At this moment, a communication soldier in charge of operating the radio station suddenly stood up.
Holding a telegram, he snapped to attention and saluted Inaba Shiro: "Your Excellency, Head of the Reporting Division, just got the news.
The newly appointed commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, His Royal Highness Prince Jiuyan of Chaoxiang Palace, has set off from Wuxi a few hours ago and is coming towards us! "
"Nani?" Inaba Shiro naturally knew Asaka Miya Hatohiko, the emperor's uncle, and asked in surprise: "What is he here for?"
The communications soldier answered truthfully: "According to the telegram, His Royal Highness is here to coordinate the attack on Moling Pass and even on Nanjing City."
As soon as the communication soldier finished speaking, a rush of footsteps came in from outside again.
Inaba Shiro and the others turned their heads to look at the sound, only to see a major officer in charge of guarding the division headquarters and artillery positions, suddenly ran in with a hurried expression.
"Major, what happened, are you so panicked?" Ichiro Watanabe immediately took the lead and asked.
The Japanese Major rushed to Inaba Shiro, Watanabe Ichiro and others, stood at attention and saluted: "Report to the Division Commander and Chief of Staff, Your Excellency, the motorcade of His Royal Highness Prince Hatohiko of the Asahi Palace has arrived."
"Are you here?" Inaba Shiro, Watanabe Ichiro and others looked at each other and asked, "Where is His Highness the Prince now?"
"It's less than two kilometers away from the headquarters of our division. I'm here to ask your Excellency, the division commander, if you want to come out to welcome me?"
Before Inaba Shiro made up his mind, Ichiro Watanabe suggested: "General, Prince Asaka is the uncle of His Majesty the Emperor, with a respected status, and the commander of the Shanghai Dispatched Army.
Due to emotions and reasons, we should all go out to greet them to show respect. "
Ushijima also nodded and echoed, "What the chief of staff said is true, general, why don't you go out to meet him?"
Inaba Shiro snorted angrily and said, "Let's go."
Ten minutes later, a Japanese military convoy protected by armored vehicles arrived about six kilometers south of Moling Pass.
The only people who came out to greet them were the 6th Division command staff, including Shiro Inaba and Ichiro Watanabe.
The main officers of the No. 18 Division, including Nakajima Sadao and Koto Megumi, also came after hearing the news.
Obviously, they also got the news. When the two sides met, Inaba Shiro and Nakajima Sadao did not bother to exchange a few words.
An armored vehicle roared from the front and stopped in front of them.
The car door opened, and a colonel officer stepped out first. He first glanced at Sadao Nakajima, Shiro Inaba, Mitsuru Ushijima and other lieutenant generals and major generals, and bowed his head slightly to show respect.
Then, he stood by the door of the armored car with a more respectful attitude, and said solemnly, "His Royal Highness, please get out of the car."
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man wearing black leather boots, a saber on his waist, and an army lieutenant general's uniform walked out of the armored vehicle door.
This man was short in stature, with a thin face and a small beard. His appearance could easily be described as deer-headed and rat-eyed.
This person was none other than Prince Asaka Palace Kituhiko, who was then the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force and the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing front line, with the rank of Army Lieutenant General.
As soon as they saw him, Inaba Shiro, Nakajima Sadao and others immediately took the lead and saluted him: "Your Highness the Prince!"
Chaoxiang Gong Jiuyan raised his head and looked at everyone, raised his hand in return and said casually: "You are welcome, I believe you all know the news, right?
From now on, all the troops attacking Nanjing will be under my unified command. "
"Hai, resolutely obey the orders of His Highness the Prince." Although Nakajima Sadao and Inaba Shiro were unhappy in their hearts, they still had to take the lead in expressing their opinions.
At this time, Asaka Miyakohiko turned to point at the former colonel officer and introduced them: "His name is Takeshita Shun, and he is a top student who graduated from the Berlin Military Academy in Germany.
Now my staff adjutant, I met him in Suzhou.
He has had more than one fighting experience with your current opponent.
I thought he might be able to help in this battle, so I brought him here. "
After speaking, he asked Nakajima Sadao and Inaba Shiro again: "Everyone, how is the battle at Moling Pass now?"
When the two old devils were asked, their expressions changed, and they were obviously embarrassed to answer.
After all, the two majestic divisions, tens of thousands of people, and the powerful fire support of land-based and sea-based aviation, all failed to attack.
Moreover, he suffered heavy losses. How could he have the nerve to speak out about such a record?
But in the face of His Royal Highness, the commander-in-chief's inquiry, it is impossible not to answer.
Therefore, Ichiro Watanabe, the chief of staff of the 6th Division, took the initiative to stand up and answered for Shiro Inaba: "Reporting to His Royal Highness, the Chinese garrison at Moling Pass is extremely powerful in combat.
Moreover, weapons of mass destruction were used against the imperial army, causing heavy losses to our offensive troops.
Therefore, we have not been able to win Moling Pass! "
Koto Megumi, chief of staff of the 18th Division, lowered his head and said: "Our unit's attack also suffered heavy losses, and we are currently making adjustments to prepare for the next attack."
As soon as he heard that it was all bad news, Asaka Palace Kituhiko's face suddenly turned ugly.
Yin Yang said strangely: "You have two divisions, even if the sixth division only has half the strength.
You are still far stronger than the defenders of Moling Pass in terms of both military strength and firepower. Why is the fight like this? "
Watanabe Ichiro thought that Hatohiko Asakamiya hadn't listened to his report just now, so he bit the bullet and added: "Your Highness, the Chinese army used weapons of mass destruction against us..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Hatohiko Asaka in a bad tone and asked: "Weapons of mass destruction?
You mean gas bombs?Will the Chinese Army have poison gas bombs? "
Takeshita Jun on the side spoke in a low voice and reminded: "Your Highness, Xu Qingfeng's troops had a precedent of using poison gas bombs against the imperial army on the Songhu battlefield.
The source of its biological and chemical weapons is still unclear. "
Shiro Inaba stood up at this time and said for Ichiro Watanabe: "Your Highness, the defenders of Moling Pass did not use poison gas bombs, but a new type of incendiary bomb that we have never seen before.
Its power far exceeds that of ordinary poison gas bombs and can be called a weapon of mass destruction. "
Asaka Palace Kituhiko was confused when he heard this, but Takeshita Shun suggested from the side: "General, this is not the place to talk.
Please check into the headquarters first so that you can fully understand the enemy's situation and make further arrangements. "
Asaka Miyato Hatohiko nodded happily, and asked Inaba Shiro and Nakajima Sadao: "Which of your headquarters is closer to here?"
Inaba Shiro quickly replied: "Go back to Your Highness, our headquarters is closer."
"Then go to your 6th Division." After saying that, Asaka Miya Hatohiko said to Nakajima Sadao and Kofuji: "Nakajima-kun, you can also come with me.
We just happened to summarize the battlefield situation together to help me understand the situation as soon as possible. "
"Hai!" Everyone in the 18th Division, including Sadao Nakajima, Megumi Koto and others, did not dare to neglect and bowed their heads to accept the order.
So the group went straight back to the temporary headquarters of the 6th Division.
So many senior Japanese generals were squeezed in at once, and the headquarters of the 6th Division seemed crowded and crowded for a while.
Inaba Shiro, Watanabe Ichiro and others first introduced the specific battle situation to Asaka Palace Hatohiko and Takeshita Shun.
Then I took them to see the corpses of our own soldiers who died under the attack of napalm bombs.
When they learned about the specific battle situation and learned that the 6th Division had suffered heavy losses, only one infantry regiment was left to attack.
Asaka Miyakohiko's face became increasingly ugly.
His brows were even more tightly knitted together. In his opinion, a veteran Class A division like the 6th Division had such strong combat effectiveness.
But the fight was so bad, it was entirely because Inaba Shiro, the new head of the division, had poor command ability.
Therefore, my impression of Inaba Shiro suddenly plummeted.
It's just that he's new here, so it's not easy to blame him in public.
So, he turned to ask Takeshita Toshi, who had been listening to the report behind him, but did not speak: "Takeshita-san, what do you think about the current battle situation at Moling Pass, let me hear it!"
Facing everyone's complicated gazes, Takeshita Jun organized his thoughts, and said loudly: "Your Highness, gentlemen.
Based on the current battlefield situation, I think.
It is difficult for us to continue the frontal attack because the defenders have weapons of mass destruction such as new incendiary bombs.
And it has the advantages of geographical location, so it is easy to wait for work.
In addition, Xu Qingfeng's command ability is extraordinary, if he continues to attack, the casualties will probably increase a lot.
Even if we can win Moling Pass in the end, our own losses will be an unbearable price. "
After a pause, Takeshita Jun said: "Therefore, I suggest to continue to attack from the front with some troops to contain the defenders of Moling Pass.
Select elite troops to outflank the enemy from the mountains and forests on both sides of Moling Pass!
After the outflanking troops are in place, they can then attack across the board and attack from front to back with the frontal troops. Moling Pass will definitely be captured. ,
Even, I have a bolder idea! "
"What do you think? Keep talking." Asaka Miyako, who was listening with interest and very satisfied, hurriedly waved his hand to urge.
"General, if there are enough outflanking troops, I think that apart from outflanking the defenders of Moling Pass.
You can also divide your troops into one and attack Nanjing City directly! "
"You mean to bypass Moling Pass and directly attack Nanjing City!" Chao Xianggong Jiuyan was greatly surprised.
Inaba Shiro, Nakajima Sadao and others also brightened up after hearing this and looked at each other.
"That's right." Takeshita Jun continued to talk eloquently: "As long as we complete the outflanking, we can cut off the connection between Moling Pass and Nanjing City. By then, Xu Qingfeng's troops in Moling Pass will be unable to escape!
It will be destroyed by the imperial army, and if we wait step by step and take Moling Pass.
If we march towards Nanjing City again, then the Nanjing City Defense Force will be on guard.
There will inevitably be a fierce battle, so I think it is fortunate that while besieging Moling Pass, I will directly attack Nanjing City.
It must be able to catch its city defense forces by surprise. For us to attack Nanjing, it will do more with less! "
Chao Xianggong Jiuyan nodded again and again, and couldn't help but praised: "Yoxi, this plan is perfect, very good."
Seeing that no one objected, Takeshita Jun continued to add: "In addition, we should also order the 16th Division, 9th Division and other frontal offensive troops.
Immediately strengthen the attack on Zijin Mountain and Tangshan area to contain the Chinese defenders in this area.
In addition, the Kuoqi detachment, Chongteng detachment and other units responsible for the strategic outflanking of Nanjing City were also ordered to speed up their advance.
All troops must coordinate and act together, so that they can defeat Nanjing in one battle! "
"Yo Xi." Asaka Miyato Hatohiko nodded again and again, and at the same time asked Inaba Shiro, Nakajima Sadao and others present: "Masters, do you have any opinions on this plan of Master Takeshita?"
Nakajima Sadao was the first to express his position: "Back to His Royal Highness, I think this plan of Colonel Takeshita is very good and you can try it."
Inaba Shiro had no choice but to follow suit: "Your Highness, I also agree."
"Yo Xi, let's discuss this plan and formulate a practical joint operation!
This time, we not only want to capture Moling Pass, but also eliminate the Huben Regiment.
It is even more important to capture Nanjing City in one fell swoop and capture Tang Shengzhi alive! ! "
"Hay!" All the Japanese generals present all bowed their heads and took orders in unison.
……
On the Xiguankou side, after repelling the Japanese attack.
Xu Qingfeng did not withdraw immediately, but stayed at Xiguankou with the guard company and artillery battalion.
But I did not forget to let the various departments of the Ninth Battalion, the artillery battalion, and the reconnaissance company transfer their respective light and heavy machine gun firepower and artillery positions.
After waiting for more than an hour, there was no sign of the devils attacking again.
Xu Qingfeng asked Wang Tiezhu to lead ten Krupp artillery pieces and one 37mm anti-aircraft artillery piece, and left behind to cooperate with the Ninth Battalion and the reconnaissance company to defend the West Pass.
He quietly returned to the regiment headquarters with his reconnaissance company and another part of the artillery, carrying ten mortars.
After returning to the regiment headquarters, Xu Qingfeng didn't bother to drink water, so he asked Zhang Tianyou and Liang Shan: "Are there any movements from the Japs in the south?"
Zhang Tianyou shook his head with a smile and said: "Not yet, I just came back from patrolling the South Pass.
I think the devils are scared of being hit by our napalm bombs, and I'm afraid they won't attack for a while. "
Xu Qingfeng shook his head and said: "I don't know, maybe there is some conspiracy brewing.
You know, although the Japanese suffered a big loss, they have advantages that we do not have.
That is a steady stream of logistical supplies and reserve forces!
Especially now that the battle situation has developed to the point where either the enemy is dead or we are dead, the enemy will never stop just because one attack fails! "
As he spoke, Xu Qingfeng picked up a jug and poured a big gulp into his mouth.
After relieving his thirst, he said to Liang Shan, "Notify the Seventh Battalion, go forward and change to the Eighth Battalion, and the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion will retire to rest and recuperate.
In addition, the supply company and the cooking squads were ordered to send more meals to each battalion so that the soldiers could eat and drink well! "
"Yes!" Liang Shan nodded happily: "I will make arrangements right away."
"Brother Tianyou, you have to go to the east pass and the north pass, I am worried that the two battalion commanders Hua Linrong and Li Beifa are not vigilant enough.
So I trouble you to go there and tell them that they must be vigilant in case the enemy sneaks up! "
Xu Qingfeng knew that although there were mountains and forests on both sides of Moling Pass, they were not high mountains or cliffs.
It can stop the main force of the devils and the supply troops, but it cannot stop the infiltration of small troops.
Therefore, he deployed the two battalions of Hua Linrong and Li Beifa at Dongguankou and Beiguankou, just in case.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Zhang Tianyou also accepted the order happily. After saluting Xu Qingfeng, he immediately turned around and walked outside.
After the arrangements were made, the system elf suddenly sent out a reminder: "Ding, congratulations to the host for sticking to Moling Pass for more than a day and getting a gift bag.
In addition, the host gets a new sign-in opportunity. "
"Help me open the gift bag!" Xu Qingfeng was worried that the number of napalm bombs and poison gas bombs was too small. He immediately gave secret instructions after hearing the system prompts.
"Ding, the gift bag has been opened, congratulations to the host for getting two hundred napalm bombs!"
Xu Qingfeng was overjoyed after hearing the system prompts. He felt sleepy and put his head on the pillow to do whatever he wanted.
He immediately continued to instruct the system: "Sign in for me again!"
"Ding, the sign-in is successful, congratulations to the host for obtaining an intelligence reconnaissance!"
Hearing this, Xu Qingfeng was a little confused and said: "System, what does this intelligence reconnaissance mean?"
The system elf said: "Intelligence reconnaissance, as the name suggests, can provide the host with a high-value intelligence search.
The search range starts from the host's location, with a radius of ten kilometers, and is automatically searched by the system brain!
This is a new ability brought by this system after upgrading to the intermediate level.
Conditions of use, the host needs to be obtained by signing in, which can be understood as an intelligence support function.
After all, this system is the God of War system. For a real God of War, information acquisition is indispensable. "
After listening to the system's explanation, Xu Qingfeng couldn't help but overjoyed and said: "It seems that I have good luck signing in this time."
"Yes." The system elf said.
"Then use this intelligence search immediately." Xu Qingfeng wanted to know if this thing was of any use.
The system wizard immediately responded: "Ding, the use is successful, the search is in progress, please wait..."
About a minute later, the silent system elf suddenly spoke again: "A total of three pieces of high-value information have been detected.
First, the position of Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko, the commander-in-chief of the enemy front line.
Second, the position of Shiro Inaba, commander of the enemy's 6th Division.
Third, the location of Sadao Nakajima, commander of the enemy's 18th Division.
Please choose the host! "
"What? Prince of the Japanese? Do you know the positions of the two division leaders?" Xu Qingfeng was shocked when he heard this, and asked in disbelief: "Doesn't this mean you have turned on the full-screen radar?"
"The host can understand this." The system elf continued.
"Didn't you say we provided an intelligence search? Why are there three?" Xu Qingfeng asked again.
The system elf explained: “The search starts from the host within a radius of ten kilometers.
Based on the target value, the three highest ones will be automatically selected for the host to choose and use. "
"Then what if I choose all three?" Xu Qingfeng asked, suppressing the joy in his heart.
"Yes, as long as the host itself has the ability to kill this important target at the same time." The system elf replied without emotion.
"Damn it, give me the specific locations of these three important targets immediately!" Xu Qingfeng ordered ecstatically.
"Please wait..." The system elf paused and continued: "The location has been marked and the host can check it."
(End of this chapter)
Once the regiment leader died, the Japanese army, which had suffered heavy losses, could no longer hold on.
One by one, they scrambled to turn around and run away, only hating their parents for losing two legs.
The entire offensive momentum came to an abrupt end. Seeing this scene in the trenches, Xu Qingfeng, Zhang Zhijian, Zhang Tianyou and others immediately directed the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion to focus their fire.
A large amount of bullets rained down on the devils in an instant, shooting one devil soldier after another from behind.
As for the pursuit, Xu Qingfeng didn't even think about it.
Leaving the fortification bunker, a rash pursuit may be hit by Japanese firepower.
The napalm bombs that were still burning in front of the position, and the ghost soldiers who had turned into burning men in the rush of wolves, were all huge threats.
If the burning material gets on the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion, it will be bad.
Therefore, hiding in the trenches and pouring bullets at the devils is the most suitable and safest way.
While commanding the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion to shoot as many Japanese as possible.
Xu Qingfeng sent an order to the mortars on the top of the city, asking them to stop the bombardment and quickly withdraw to the pass for transfer.
There were only [-] rounds of napalm bombs, and the devils had already been repelled, so naturally they couldn't be wasted.
Let alone let the artillery stay on the top of the city, waiting for the devils to retaliate with firepower.
Soon, the 47th Wing, which suffered huge losses, retreated like a tide, leaving corpses everywhere on the battlefield.
Many of them were still burning, and a sickening smell of burning began to fill the air.
Xu Qingfeng didn't care about these anymore, and told Zhang Zhijian, the commander of the eighth battalion, "I'll leave this to you, let the brothers transfer their machine gun battle positions.
In addition, seize the time to transport the wounded and fallen brothers to the rear. I will go back to the regiment headquarters to see the battle situation at Xiguankou. "
"Yes!" Zhang Zhijian readily agreed, and immediately went to follow Xu Qingfeng's instructions and directed the bustle.
Xu Qingfeng, Zhang Tianyou, and Chen Qifeng followed the traffic trench and retreated all the way back to the pass.
As soon as I arrived at the regiment headquarters, I saw Chief of Staff Liang Shan talking on the phone.
Moreover, the sound of guns and explosions could be vaguely heard from the west pass.
"Chief of Staff, how is the situation at Xiguankou?" Xu Qingfeng stepped forward and asked.
Liang Shan put down the phone and hurriedly replied: "Tuan Zuo, you came back just in time. Battalion Commander Sun reported that the 18th Division dispatched tanks and artillery to launch a fierce attack on them.
Since there was no artillery battalion fire support at the beginning, the minefields were also destroyed a lot by enemy engineers.
In order to prevent the Japanese engineers from clearing mines, Sun Kui led the officers and soldiers of the ninth battalion to resist despite the enemy's intensive suppressive firepower.
Although most of the enemy's engineers were killed, they also suffered a lot of casualties.
Therefore, it was only a short time ago that we were called upon for artillery support. "
"What about now? How is the battle going?" Xu Qingfeng asked anxiously.
“The enemy has forcibly broken through the minefield outside the West Pass with the help of tanks and armored vehicles.
During the fierce attack on the Ninth Battalion's position, thanks to the support of Wang Tiezhu and other artillery units, the Ninth Battalion barely held the position.
However, the enemy's attack has not stopped, and the two sides are still fighting fiercely.
I called just now just to learn about the battle situation at Xiguankou! "
Xu Qingfeng said: "The Japs here at Nanguankou have suffered a big loss, and it should be difficult to organize a new attack in a short time.
I will lead the guard company and mortar company to support Xiguankou, and I will leave this place to you and Deputy Commander Zhang. "
"Yes." Liang Shan and Zhang Tianyou took the order in unison, and did not forget to remind Xu Qingfeng: "You must be careful when you sit in the group."
"Don't worry, you guys keep in touch with Zhang Zhijian and just defend your position." Xu Qingfeng said.
"Please rest assured, everyone, we will definitely defend our position." Zhang Tianyou immediately took the lead in saluting.
Xu Qingfeng nodded, returned a military salute to them, and walked out with Chen Qifeng.
……
Outside the West Pass, the nine battalions of the Huben Regiment are in position.
The Japanese army's offensive was in full swing, and the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion, under the command of Battalion Commander Sun Kui and others, relied on their positions to resist tenaciously.
At the beginning of the battle, they faced the 18th Division, which had heavy firepower such as tanks and artillery, and an absolute advantage in strength.
The Ninth Battalion was at an absolute disadvantage and suffered heavy casualties.
Especially after the minefield was breached by the Japanese army, the defensive positions outside the pass were in danger.
Even Lei Xiong and Wang Changgui's reconnaissance companies directly joined the battle to assist the Ninth Battalion in blocking the Japanese attack.
Until Wang Tiezhu arrived with the main force of the artillery battalion, ten 75mm Krupp howitzers and a 37mm anti-tank gun.
The situation improved. Although the ten Krupp guns were not as good as the overall artillery fire of the 18th Division.
But it also caused great damage and threats to the attacking troops of the 18th Division.
Directly and effectively supported the Ninth Battalion and the Reconnaissance Company, helping them stabilize the situation.
Since the 18th Division arrived relatively late, their offensive launch time was also later than that of the 6th Division next door.
It was about the time when Xu Qingfeng and the others used napalm to severely damage the attacking troops of the 6th Division at the South Pass.
The 18th Division had just broken through the minefield on the Xiguan Pass and launched an attack on the Huben Regiment's field defense line outside the Xiguan Pass.
There was a fierce exchange of fire with the defensive force composed of the Ninth Battalion and the Reconnaissance Company.
After discovering that the defenders were supported by artillery fire, the momentum of our own attacking troops was frustrated.
The commander of the 18th Division, Sadao Nakajima, immediately ordered Chief of Staff Megumi Koto: "Koufuji, immediately order the 12th Field Artillery Regiment to counterattack immediately to eliminate the defenders' artillery to cover the infantry attack."
"Hai!" Xiaofuji nodded heavily, and immediately took the saber and went to personally deliver the order to the 12th Field Artillery Regiment directly under the division.
However, when Wang Tiezhu saw that the artillery fire of the 18th Division suddenly stopped, he immediately felt alarmed and ordered the artillery battalion to move its position.
Therefore, when the artillery fire of the 18th Division hit the Xiguankou, where the artillery battalion stayed just now.
Wang Tiezhu had already moved hundreds of artillery battalion officers and soldiers, readjusted the shooting elements, and once again launched a sudden artillery attack on the Japanese infantry outside the city.
The fierce shelling not only caused heavy casualties to the infantry of the Japanese attacking troops, but also destroyed many Japanese tanks covering the attack, greatly reducing the pressure on the front of the Ninth Battalion.
Moreover, Wang Tiezhu has won Xu Qingfeng's true biography of using soldiers.
Strictly followed the method of "shooting one shot to change another place", basically shooting one shot and ejecting it, and before the devil artillery locked his position, he quickly moved to another place.
In this way, they were not only able to restrain the Devil artillery, so that they had no time to continue bombing their own defensive forces such as the Ninth Battalion and the Reconnaissance Company.
It can also provide some artillery support to the defensive troops from time to time.
Therefore, when Xu Qingfeng led the guard company and ten other mortars from the artillery battalion to arrive, the battle situation in Ximen basically stabilized.
Without the threat of artillery fire, the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion and the Reconnaissance Company relied on the fortifications built in advance and the condescending wall.
The Japanese were firmly blocked from the position, making it difficult for them to take another step forward.
However, as a result, the battle between the two sides in the forward positions became more and more fierce, and gradually entered a fever pitch.
After Xu Qingfeng arrived with reinforcements, he wanted to understand the battlefield situation more intuitively.
With a company of guards and hundreds of artillerymen, they braved the rain of bullets and boarded the wall.
When I saw that the Japanese attacking troops were charging in groups, they were constantly taking turns towards the forward position of the Ninth Battalion.
The officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion risked their lives to fight each other, desperately blocking the attack.
Immediately ordered to an artillery company commander behind him: "Ten mortars don't need to test fire, aim at the front of the Ninth Battalion's position, shoot two salvos, and withdraw after shooting!"
The artillery company commander asked in a deep voice: "Regiment leader, are you still using napalm?"
"How many napalm bombs do we have?" Xu Qingfeng asked.
"We used 120 rounds at South Pass, and now we have 180 rounds left." The artillery company commander replied hurriedly.
"Use!" Xu Qingfeng ordered decisively.
"Yes!" the artillery company commander responded, and immediately began to direct the officers and soldiers of the artillery battalion behind him to set up the artillery.
Xu Qingfeng turned around and said to Chen Qifeng and more than 100 officers and soldiers of the guard company: "Brothers, the guard company and the Ninth Battalion were formed on the basis of our old Ninth Company.
Now they are fighting bloody battles with the enemy on the front line. How can we just sit back and watch? "
Chen Qifeng was the first to express his stance immediately: "No!"
The more than [-] officers and soldiers of the guard company behind him also responded in unison;
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
"Follow me!"
Xu Qingfeng pulled out his gun, waved it forward, and immediately took the lead and rushed down the wall.
Chen Qifeng and more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the guard company followed with guns, and rushed down the horse paths on both sides of the wall.
Then he followed behind Xu Qingfeng, along the traffic trench leading to the defensive position outside the pass, and rushed to the front of the Ninth Battalion position.
At this moment, because the artillery on both sides are restraining each other.
Therefore, the offensive and defensive battles between the infantry of both sides at the front became extremely fierce.
Relying on the superiority of their troops, the devils rushed forward almost regardless of the cost.
Under the command of Sun Kui and others, the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion refused to give up an inch of ground. The two sides engaged in a very fierce exchange of fire less than 200 meters apart.
When Xu Qingfeng arrived with the guard company, he found that the front trenches were almost full of the corpses of his own soldiers.
The blood stained large areas of bunkers and fortifications red.
Of course, there are more devil corpses outside the camp.
Just in time, another wave of fierce Japanese attacks arrived.
Hundreds of Japanese troops shouted various slogans and swarmed towards the Ninth Battalion position again with bayonets in hand.
Xu Qingfeng didn't think much and immediately ordered the officers and soldiers of the guard company: "Brothers, fight me!"
Before he finished speaking, he raised the Mauser sideways and took the lead in firing.
Bang bang bang bang... Several Japanese soldiers fell down one after another, and the Mauser pistols that originally had low shooting accuracy.
In his hands, it becomes perfect, no matter where you point it, you can hit it.
Chen Qifeng and hundreds of other officers and soldiers from the guard company also stood up with guns in hand, and together they pulled the triggers and fired violently at the Japanese.
A submachine gun and a light machine gun formed a dense firepower network that criss-crossed.
In an instant, a large hail of bullets was poured towards the crowd of Japs!
In an instant, countless Japanese soldiers were hit by the dense rain of bullets they fired. Like wheat being harvested, they fell in rows and screams in the charge.
With the addition of Xu Qingfeng and the guard company, more than 100 new troops equipped with automatic firearms, the defensive firepower of the Ninth Battalion's forward position has been greatly strengthened.
The most important thing is that Xu Qingfeng, the regiment leader, personally led reinforcements, which greatly boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers of the ninth battalion.
The fighting power of the Ninth Battalion did not decrease but increased, and a stronger fighting power broke out for a while.
And relying on this alone, it is impossible to repel the attack of the 18th Division with a large number of troops in a short time.
It was about three minutes after Xu Qingfeng and the others joined the battle and caused huge damage to the Japanese with their superior firepower.
The ten mortars on the closed wall opened fire again, firing out napalm bombs one after another in time.
Boom, boom, boom, boom... Since there was no need to test-fire, the artillerymen quickly fired two salvos and fired all 20 napalm bombs.
The two rounds of napalm bombs fell into the crowd of Japanese attacking troops almost in tandem.
Immediately, clusters of dazzling flames burst out, and countless burning substances raged and splashed across the crowd of devils.
The Japanese soldiers who were charging under the intensive firepower of the defenders were caught off guard and were attacked one after another.
In less than a minute, hundreds of Japanese soldiers began to ignite with flames, and various screams began to sound out of shock and fear.
As each devil soldier was engulfed by the flames, they turned into flaming fire men.
The attack of the 18th Division was also disrupted, and Xu Qingfeng, the guard company, and the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion continued to pour ammunition at the Japanese army.
For a time, the Japanese casualties increased sharply, and soon they stopped attacking, turned around, and began to flee and retreat.
Especially those devils who witnessed their companions being burned to death and burned to death, almost scrambled and fled back.
Everyone was terrified!
……
18st Division Headquarters.
The old devil Nakajima Sadao was giving the artillery regiment an order to kill the defenders' artillery.
For the sake of his own safety, he returned from the forward observation post to the division headquarters several kilometers away.
After all, the lessons learned by Hisao Tani, Ryosuke Yoshika and others are vivid in his memory, and he doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of these guys.
In case of being hit by the artillery fire of the defenders, the entire 18th Division will be leaderless.
Therefore, instead of motivating morale at the front, commanding and supervising battles.
The safety of his commander is even more important.
I just returned to the headquarters and haven't had time to sit down and take a sip of water.
He was startled by the sound of rapid footsteps. He turned around and followed the sound, only to see his chief of staff, Colonel Megumi Koto, running in from the outside in panic.
"Xiaofuji, why are you so panicked?" Nakajima Sadao asked.
"Division Commander, no good, the attack failed!" Xiaofujie saluted him nervously and reported.
"Nani?" Nakajima Sadao was shocked when he heard this, and immediately asked: "What happened? We invested an entire regiment and a half, how could we fail so quickly?"
In Nakajima Sadao's view, even though the Huben regiment is different from other national armies, its combat effectiveness is stronger.
Then his own 18th Division, relying on its superiority in strength, could also fight against them.
Even within a short period of time, Moling Pass cannot be breached.
But when to stop fighting is up to you.
In short, the initiative in this battle should be firmly in one's own hands.
Therefore, he never expected that his more than 3000 fresh troops would return defeated.
Xiao Tenghui said in a mournful voice: "General, the Chinese defenders outside the Xiguan Pass have received reinforcements, not only the infantry firepower has been greatly enhanced.
Its artillery was also enhanced, and most crucially, they fired a new type of artillery shell that could set fire to a large area.
The casualties of our army's attacking troops were very heavy, and the attack failed because of this! "
……
At the same time, outside the temporary headquarters of the 6th Division.
Shiro Inaba, Ichiro Watanabe, Mitsuru Ushijima and other senior generals were checking the death status of the fallen soldiers.
In front of them were corpses that had just been carried back from the front line.
Without exception, these corpses were all burned to death by napalm bombs.
Therefore, everyone was burnt beyond recognition, almost like coke.
Accompanying Shiro Inaba, he suppressed nausea and looked around. Chief of Staff Ichiro Watanabe finally couldn't help but said: "General, these imperial warriors were all burned to death by the mysterious shells of the Chinese defenders and sacrificed. Very tragic.”
Inaba Shiro's expression turned extremely ugly at this moment, and his voice was cold and full of anger: "These damned Chinese troops, where did they get such powerful incendiary bombs?"
Shiro Inaba and the others had never seen napalm bombs, but they knew about incendiary bombs.
However, they had never heard of such incendiary bombs that would not go out without burning people into cokes.
In particular, this type of weapon of mass destruction actually came from the army of an agricultural country.
How can this group of backward troops, which are hardly self-sufficient in individual weapons, have such advanced lethal weapons?
Therefore, in addition to being angry, Inaba Shiro was more surprised and puzzled.
"General, I'm afraid we won't be able to verify this at the moment." Major General Tokutaro Sakai, head of the 11th Brigade, said worriedly: "It's just that the 47th Regiment lost half of its casualties after this battle, and its vitality was seriously injured. I'm afraid it will be unable to fight again. "
Shiro Inaba frowned when he heard this and asked: "What is the loss of the 47th Regiment?"
Tokutaro Itai replied with a solemn face: "The loss of soldiers exceeded 500, and the most important thing is that the commander of the regiment, Masao Tanigawa, also died in battle!
In addition, more than two-thirds of the officers above the squadron commander level were lost.
Moreover, the new incendiary bombs of the Chinese Army had a serious impact on our morale. "
Ichiro Watanabe on the side heard the words and said: "In this case, we will only have one 45th regiment left in our hands."
"Yes, the 13th Regiment is still being replenished in the Suzhou area, and our strength is a bit thin."
Ushijima Mitsuya, the commander of the 36th Brigade, replied with a solemn expression.
Inaba Shiro was distraught when he heard this, and gritted his teeth and said: "Order the 47th Infantry Regiment to move to rest and serve as a reserve team, and the 45th Infantry Regiment to enter the forward attack position and stand by!"
"General, the intensive firepower and tenacious resistance of the Chinese army are obvious to all, especially since they also possess this powerful new incendiary bomb.
With the 45th Wing alone, it may be difficult to break through the opponent's defense line from the front. "
Watanabe Ichiro reminded worriedly.
Shiro Inaba glared at him angrily, and asked, "What can you do?"
"The 18th Division has arrived and has launched an attack on the defenders' Xiguankou area.
They should have more troops than us now, so I suggest asking them for support.
Second a unit to come over and coordinate our attack! "Watanabe Ichiro thought for a while.
Inaba Shiro frowned when he heard this, and said very displeased: "You asked me to borrow troops from the 18th Division?
So the victory over Moling Pass was due to our 6th Division or the 18th Division?
By then, wouldn't the blood of the soldiers of the 47th Wing and the 23rd Wing be shed in vain? "
Ichiro Watanabe was stunned by the disgusted expression, and quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.
At this moment, a communication soldier in charge of operating the radio station suddenly stood up.
Holding a telegram, he snapped to attention and saluted Inaba Shiro: "Your Excellency, Head of the Reporting Division, just got the news.
The newly appointed commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, His Royal Highness Prince Jiuyan of Chaoxiang Palace, has set off from Wuxi a few hours ago and is coming towards us! "
"Nani?" Inaba Shiro naturally knew Asaka Miya Hatohiko, the emperor's uncle, and asked in surprise: "What is he here for?"
The communications soldier answered truthfully: "According to the telegram, His Royal Highness is here to coordinate the attack on Moling Pass and even on Nanjing City."
As soon as the communication soldier finished speaking, a rush of footsteps came in from outside again.
Inaba Shiro and the others turned their heads to look at the sound, only to see a major officer in charge of guarding the division headquarters and artillery positions, suddenly ran in with a hurried expression.
"Major, what happened, are you so panicked?" Ichiro Watanabe immediately took the lead and asked.
The Japanese Major rushed to Inaba Shiro, Watanabe Ichiro and others, stood at attention and saluted: "Report to the Division Commander and Chief of Staff, Your Excellency, the motorcade of His Royal Highness Prince Hatohiko of the Asahi Palace has arrived."
"Are you here?" Inaba Shiro, Watanabe Ichiro and others looked at each other and asked, "Where is His Highness the Prince now?"
"It's less than two kilometers away from the headquarters of our division. I'm here to ask your Excellency, the division commander, if you want to come out to welcome me?"
Before Inaba Shiro made up his mind, Ichiro Watanabe suggested: "General, Prince Asaka is the uncle of His Majesty the Emperor, with a respected status, and the commander of the Shanghai Dispatched Army.
Due to emotions and reasons, we should all go out to greet them to show respect. "
Ushijima also nodded and echoed, "What the chief of staff said is true, general, why don't you go out to meet him?"
Inaba Shiro snorted angrily and said, "Let's go."
Ten minutes later, a Japanese military convoy protected by armored vehicles arrived about six kilometers south of Moling Pass.
The only people who came out to greet them were the 6th Division command staff, including Shiro Inaba and Ichiro Watanabe.
The main officers of the No. 18 Division, including Nakajima Sadao and Koto Megumi, also came after hearing the news.
Obviously, they also got the news. When the two sides met, Inaba Shiro and Nakajima Sadao did not bother to exchange a few words.
An armored vehicle roared from the front and stopped in front of them.
The car door opened, and a colonel officer stepped out first. He first glanced at Sadao Nakajima, Shiro Inaba, Mitsuru Ushijima and other lieutenant generals and major generals, and bowed his head slightly to show respect.
Then, he stood by the door of the armored car with a more respectful attitude, and said solemnly, "His Royal Highness, please get out of the car."
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man wearing black leather boots, a saber on his waist, and an army lieutenant general's uniform walked out of the armored vehicle door.
This man was short in stature, with a thin face and a small beard. His appearance could easily be described as deer-headed and rat-eyed.
This person was none other than Prince Asaka Palace Kituhiko, who was then the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force and the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing front line, with the rank of Army Lieutenant General.
As soon as they saw him, Inaba Shiro, Nakajima Sadao and others immediately took the lead and saluted him: "Your Highness the Prince!"
Chaoxiang Gong Jiuyan raised his head and looked at everyone, raised his hand in return and said casually: "You are welcome, I believe you all know the news, right?
From now on, all the troops attacking Nanjing will be under my unified command. "
"Hai, resolutely obey the orders of His Highness the Prince." Although Nakajima Sadao and Inaba Shiro were unhappy in their hearts, they still had to take the lead in expressing their opinions.
At this time, Asaka Miyakohiko turned to point at the former colonel officer and introduced them: "His name is Takeshita Shun, and he is a top student who graduated from the Berlin Military Academy in Germany.
Now my staff adjutant, I met him in Suzhou.
He has had more than one fighting experience with your current opponent.
I thought he might be able to help in this battle, so I brought him here. "
After speaking, he asked Nakajima Sadao and Inaba Shiro again: "Everyone, how is the battle at Moling Pass now?"
When the two old devils were asked, their expressions changed, and they were obviously embarrassed to answer.
After all, the two majestic divisions, tens of thousands of people, and the powerful fire support of land-based and sea-based aviation, all failed to attack.
Moreover, he suffered heavy losses. How could he have the nerve to speak out about such a record?
But in the face of His Royal Highness, the commander-in-chief's inquiry, it is impossible not to answer.
Therefore, Ichiro Watanabe, the chief of staff of the 6th Division, took the initiative to stand up and answered for Shiro Inaba: "Reporting to His Royal Highness, the Chinese garrison at Moling Pass is extremely powerful in combat.
Moreover, weapons of mass destruction were used against the imperial army, causing heavy losses to our offensive troops.
Therefore, we have not been able to win Moling Pass! "
Koto Megumi, chief of staff of the 18th Division, lowered his head and said: "Our unit's attack also suffered heavy losses, and we are currently making adjustments to prepare for the next attack."
As soon as he heard that it was all bad news, Asaka Palace Kituhiko's face suddenly turned ugly.
Yin Yang said strangely: "You have two divisions, even if the sixth division only has half the strength.
You are still far stronger than the defenders of Moling Pass in terms of both military strength and firepower. Why is the fight like this? "
Watanabe Ichiro thought that Hatohiko Asakamiya hadn't listened to his report just now, so he bit the bullet and added: "Your Highness, the Chinese army used weapons of mass destruction against us..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Hatohiko Asaka in a bad tone and asked: "Weapons of mass destruction?
You mean gas bombs?Will the Chinese Army have poison gas bombs? "
Takeshita Jun on the side spoke in a low voice and reminded: "Your Highness, Xu Qingfeng's troops had a precedent of using poison gas bombs against the imperial army on the Songhu battlefield.
The source of its biological and chemical weapons is still unclear. "
Shiro Inaba stood up at this time and said for Ichiro Watanabe: "Your Highness, the defenders of Moling Pass did not use poison gas bombs, but a new type of incendiary bomb that we have never seen before.
Its power far exceeds that of ordinary poison gas bombs and can be called a weapon of mass destruction. "
Asaka Palace Kituhiko was confused when he heard this, but Takeshita Shun suggested from the side: "General, this is not the place to talk.
Please check into the headquarters first so that you can fully understand the enemy's situation and make further arrangements. "
Asaka Miyato Hatohiko nodded happily, and asked Inaba Shiro and Nakajima Sadao: "Which of your headquarters is closer to here?"
Inaba Shiro quickly replied: "Go back to Your Highness, our headquarters is closer."
"Then go to your 6th Division." After saying that, Asaka Miya Hatohiko said to Nakajima Sadao and Kofuji: "Nakajima-kun, you can also come with me.
We just happened to summarize the battlefield situation together to help me understand the situation as soon as possible. "
"Hai!" Everyone in the 18th Division, including Sadao Nakajima, Megumi Koto and others, did not dare to neglect and bowed their heads to accept the order.
So the group went straight back to the temporary headquarters of the 6th Division.
So many senior Japanese generals were squeezed in at once, and the headquarters of the 6th Division seemed crowded and crowded for a while.
Inaba Shiro, Watanabe Ichiro and others first introduced the specific battle situation to Asaka Palace Hatohiko and Takeshita Shun.
Then I took them to see the corpses of our own soldiers who died under the attack of napalm bombs.
When they learned about the specific battle situation and learned that the 6th Division had suffered heavy losses, only one infantry regiment was left to attack.
Asaka Miyakohiko's face became increasingly ugly.
His brows were even more tightly knitted together. In his opinion, a veteran Class A division like the 6th Division had such strong combat effectiveness.
But the fight was so bad, it was entirely because Inaba Shiro, the new head of the division, had poor command ability.
Therefore, my impression of Inaba Shiro suddenly plummeted.
It's just that he's new here, so it's not easy to blame him in public.
So, he turned to ask Takeshita Toshi, who had been listening to the report behind him, but did not speak: "Takeshita-san, what do you think about the current battle situation at Moling Pass, let me hear it!"
Facing everyone's complicated gazes, Takeshita Jun organized his thoughts, and said loudly: "Your Highness, gentlemen.
Based on the current battlefield situation, I think.
It is difficult for us to continue the frontal attack because the defenders have weapons of mass destruction such as new incendiary bombs.
And it has the advantages of geographical location, so it is easy to wait for work.
In addition, Xu Qingfeng's command ability is extraordinary, if he continues to attack, the casualties will probably increase a lot.
Even if we can win Moling Pass in the end, our own losses will be an unbearable price. "
After a pause, Takeshita Jun said: "Therefore, I suggest to continue to attack from the front with some troops to contain the defenders of Moling Pass.
Select elite troops to outflank the enemy from the mountains and forests on both sides of Moling Pass!
After the outflanking troops are in place, they can then attack across the board and attack from front to back with the frontal troops. Moling Pass will definitely be captured. ,
Even, I have a bolder idea! "
"What do you think? Keep talking." Asaka Miyako, who was listening with interest and very satisfied, hurriedly waved his hand to urge.
"General, if there are enough outflanking troops, I think that apart from outflanking the defenders of Moling Pass.
You can also divide your troops into one and attack Nanjing City directly! "
"You mean to bypass Moling Pass and directly attack Nanjing City!" Chao Xianggong Jiuyan was greatly surprised.
Inaba Shiro, Nakajima Sadao and others also brightened up after hearing this and looked at each other.
"That's right." Takeshita Jun continued to talk eloquently: "As long as we complete the outflanking, we can cut off the connection between Moling Pass and Nanjing City. By then, Xu Qingfeng's troops in Moling Pass will be unable to escape!
It will be destroyed by the imperial army, and if we wait step by step and take Moling Pass.
If we march towards Nanjing City again, then the Nanjing City Defense Force will be on guard.
There will inevitably be a fierce battle, so I think it is fortunate that while besieging Moling Pass, I will directly attack Nanjing City.
It must be able to catch its city defense forces by surprise. For us to attack Nanjing, it will do more with less! "
Chao Xianggong Jiuyan nodded again and again, and couldn't help but praised: "Yoxi, this plan is perfect, very good."
Seeing that no one objected, Takeshita Jun continued to add: "In addition, we should also order the 16th Division, 9th Division and other frontal offensive troops.
Immediately strengthen the attack on Zijin Mountain and Tangshan area to contain the Chinese defenders in this area.
In addition, the Kuoqi detachment, Chongteng detachment and other units responsible for the strategic outflanking of Nanjing City were also ordered to speed up their advance.
All troops must coordinate and act together, so that they can defeat Nanjing in one battle! "
"Yo Xi." Asaka Miyato Hatohiko nodded again and again, and at the same time asked Inaba Shiro, Nakajima Sadao and others present: "Masters, do you have any opinions on this plan of Master Takeshita?"
Nakajima Sadao was the first to express his position: "Back to His Royal Highness, I think this plan of Colonel Takeshita is very good and you can try it."
Inaba Shiro had no choice but to follow suit: "Your Highness, I also agree."
"Yo Xi, let's discuss this plan and formulate a practical joint operation!
This time, we not only want to capture Moling Pass, but also eliminate the Huben Regiment.
It is even more important to capture Nanjing City in one fell swoop and capture Tang Shengzhi alive! ! "
"Hay!" All the Japanese generals present all bowed their heads and took orders in unison.
……
On the Xiguankou side, after repelling the Japanese attack.
Xu Qingfeng did not withdraw immediately, but stayed at Xiguankou with the guard company and artillery battalion.
But I did not forget to let the various departments of the Ninth Battalion, the artillery battalion, and the reconnaissance company transfer their respective light and heavy machine gun firepower and artillery positions.
After waiting for more than an hour, there was no sign of the devils attacking again.
Xu Qingfeng asked Wang Tiezhu to lead ten Krupp artillery pieces and one 37mm anti-aircraft artillery piece, and left behind to cooperate with the Ninth Battalion and the reconnaissance company to defend the West Pass.
He quietly returned to the regiment headquarters with his reconnaissance company and another part of the artillery, carrying ten mortars.
After returning to the regiment headquarters, Xu Qingfeng didn't bother to drink water, so he asked Zhang Tianyou and Liang Shan: "Are there any movements from the Japs in the south?"
Zhang Tianyou shook his head with a smile and said: "Not yet, I just came back from patrolling the South Pass.
I think the devils are scared of being hit by our napalm bombs, and I'm afraid they won't attack for a while. "
Xu Qingfeng shook his head and said: "I don't know, maybe there is some conspiracy brewing.
You know, although the Japanese suffered a big loss, they have advantages that we do not have.
That is a steady stream of logistical supplies and reserve forces!
Especially now that the battle situation has developed to the point where either the enemy is dead or we are dead, the enemy will never stop just because one attack fails! "
As he spoke, Xu Qingfeng picked up a jug and poured a big gulp into his mouth.
After relieving his thirst, he said to Liang Shan, "Notify the Seventh Battalion, go forward and change to the Eighth Battalion, and the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion will retire to rest and recuperate.
In addition, the supply company and the cooking squads were ordered to send more meals to each battalion so that the soldiers could eat and drink well! "
"Yes!" Liang Shan nodded happily: "I will make arrangements right away."
"Brother Tianyou, you have to go to the east pass and the north pass, I am worried that the two battalion commanders Hua Linrong and Li Beifa are not vigilant enough.
So I trouble you to go there and tell them that they must be vigilant in case the enemy sneaks up! "
Xu Qingfeng knew that although there were mountains and forests on both sides of Moling Pass, they were not high mountains or cliffs.
It can stop the main force of the devils and the supply troops, but it cannot stop the infiltration of small troops.
Therefore, he deployed the two battalions of Hua Linrong and Li Beifa at Dongguankou and Beiguankou, just in case.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Zhang Tianyou also accepted the order happily. After saluting Xu Qingfeng, he immediately turned around and walked outside.
After the arrangements were made, the system elf suddenly sent out a reminder: "Ding, congratulations to the host for sticking to Moling Pass for more than a day and getting a gift bag.
In addition, the host gets a new sign-in opportunity. "
"Help me open the gift bag!" Xu Qingfeng was worried that the number of napalm bombs and poison gas bombs was too small. He immediately gave secret instructions after hearing the system prompts.
"Ding, the gift bag has been opened, congratulations to the host for getting two hundred napalm bombs!"
Xu Qingfeng was overjoyed after hearing the system prompts. He felt sleepy and put his head on the pillow to do whatever he wanted.
He immediately continued to instruct the system: "Sign in for me again!"
"Ding, the sign-in is successful, congratulations to the host for obtaining an intelligence reconnaissance!"
Hearing this, Xu Qingfeng was a little confused and said: "System, what does this intelligence reconnaissance mean?"
The system elf said: "Intelligence reconnaissance, as the name suggests, can provide the host with a high-value intelligence search.
The search range starts from the host's location, with a radius of ten kilometers, and is automatically searched by the system brain!
This is a new ability brought by this system after upgrading to the intermediate level.
Conditions of use, the host needs to be obtained by signing in, which can be understood as an intelligence support function.
After all, this system is the God of War system. For a real God of War, information acquisition is indispensable. "
After listening to the system's explanation, Xu Qingfeng couldn't help but overjoyed and said: "It seems that I have good luck signing in this time."
"Yes." The system elf said.
"Then use this intelligence search immediately." Xu Qingfeng wanted to know if this thing was of any use.
The system wizard immediately responded: "Ding, the use is successful, the search is in progress, please wait..."
About a minute later, the silent system elf suddenly spoke again: "A total of three pieces of high-value information have been detected.
First, the position of Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko, the commander-in-chief of the enemy front line.
Second, the position of Shiro Inaba, commander of the enemy's 6th Division.
Third, the location of Sadao Nakajima, commander of the enemy's 18th Division.
Please choose the host! "
"What? Prince of the Japanese? Do you know the positions of the two division leaders?" Xu Qingfeng was shocked when he heard this, and asked in disbelief: "Doesn't this mean you have turned on the full-screen radar?"
"The host can understand this." The system elf continued.
"Didn't you say we provided an intelligence search? Why are there three?" Xu Qingfeng asked again.
The system elf explained: “The search starts from the host within a radius of ten kilometers.
Based on the target value, the three highest ones will be automatically selected for the host to choose and use. "
"Then what if I choose all three?" Xu Qingfeng asked, suppressing the joy in his heart.
"Yes, as long as the host itself has the ability to kill this important target at the same time." The system elf replied without emotion.
"Damn it, give me the specific locations of these three important targets immediately!" Xu Qingfeng ordered ecstatically.
"Please wait..." The system elf paused and continued: "The location has been marked and the host can check it."
(End of this chapter)
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