Age of Rebirth

Chapter 490

The Japanese soldiers who were marching looked up to find the source of the strange sound. My emperor was big, a piece of cannon flew in the middle of the dark sky, and with an ominous scream, it hit the top of the head, "Evacuate, hide! The Chinese army shelled!" The shouts of Japanese commanders at all levels have changed.

Easier said than done, Zhao Yi's mortar battalion suddenly caught the Japanese army by surprise. More than 1000 cannons hit the Japanese brigade accurately. In such a marching situation, one can imagine the losses suffered without any precautions.

Motojimama spit out the mud in his mouth and got up from the ground. His military cap was thrown far away by the shock wave, and unfortunately fell into a mud pit, and a long bloody gash was cut on his arm. , he was injured, not only his body, but more importantly his heart, and he realized that he was not invulnerable.

The staggering Japanese soldiers, the painful massacres in a pool of blood, those very quiet ones were already corpses, and the Japanese soldiers marching in multiple directions were basically covered by sudden artillery fire. In just ten minutes, 2000 Many Japanese soldiers were killed and injured, and the medicine carts that were marching with the brigade were blown up, and within a radius of 40 meters, there was an open space. [

Honjima went mad with anger. He drew out his command knife and yelled, meaning to attack. He wanted to chop the hateful Chinese soldiers alive. His regiment had never suffered such a big loss. Honjima couldn't bear it, but he just suffered a heavy blow How could it be so easy to organize an attacking formation with so many soldiers? It would take a while just to rescue the wounded.

A dizzy Japanese soldier somehow bumped into the hysterical regiment leader, and accidentally hit his injured arm hard. Motoshima screamed in pain, and vented all his anger on this poor On the soldier, the command knife in his hand flashed a cold light. Fortunately, this soldier returned to his hometown in Japan early, but he was nothing but ashes.

Ben Dao was red-eyed, and holding a bloody command knife, he ran towards the soldiers running around like headless flies, and received a heavy slap in the face, which made his eyes stare, Ben Dao was furious, and The guy who plucks the hair on the tiger's head really doesn't have eyes.Having lived enough, staring at the blood red eyes, he turned his head suddenly.

The command knife in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang". Even the lunatic Motoshima didn't dare to lose his temper. The one who beat him was His Excellency, the commander of the Ninth Division of the Japanese Army, his immediate superior. With a "hum" in his nose, he never looked at Ben Dao again. Next to the head of the division, he followed closely the chief of staff of the regiment that Ben Dao despised. , more like a son-in-law.

The head of the division was annoyed at this muscular island from the bottom of his heart. Before the official battle, he lost his troops and lost his spirit. This guy can do nothing but hack and kill. The Division Field Artillery Regiment heard that the outpost troops were ambushed by the Chinese artillery. Needless to ask, the main island regiment must have suffered a great loss.

The artillerymen of the Japanese army went crazy and poured artillery into the first position of Zhao Yi's troops. The smoke and dust billowed and the dust flew up. The Japanese children were blown up to the sky, and it was as if a door opened in their hearts, not to mention how open it was. The infantry surrounded them enviously, asking questions.

After the bombardment, the strength of a division of the Japanese army, like a violent wave, attacked the outer positions of Wuqiao one after another. The real fierce battle officially began. More than 8000 Japanese soldiers have been killed and injured, and more than [-] people have been killed or injured, more than a quarter.

Some positions used to be defended on a battalion scale, but now they can only be turned into a company. After learning about the situation of the Wuqiao position, Liu Tiehan transferred a regiment of troops from the reserve team and strengthened it for Zhao Yi. Surprisingly, with the South Canal guarding the flanks and the narrow frontal battlefield at Wuqiao, the Japanese army could only attack with one division at a time. Zhao Yi's Brigade gritted its teeth and held on.

The next day, the Japanese commander also discovered this problem. He dispatched a brigade from the troops attacking Jing County, crossed the South Canal eastward, flanked the left wing of Wuqiao, and captured Wuqiao. Dezhou was completely exposed to the Japanese artillery fire. Next, Liu Tiehan, who had been prepared for a long time, deployed a whole brigade here to protect the safety of Wuqiao's flank.

A brigade of the Japanese army who crossed the river first, barely reached the east bank, and received a fierce blow. The rest of the troops were still dangling on the river surface. This is a typical "half-crossing and attacking". , the body drifted downriver and touched the bloody Japanese army, so they had to retreat to the west bank, canceling the plan to cross the river and flank Wuqiao.

After the Japanese army was stubbornly blocked, they changed their strategy, divided their troops into multiple routes, and sought a breakthrough point. With Dezhou as the center, east of Wuqiao, on the south bank of the Zhangweixin River, to Botou, Dashan, and to the crenels on the Bohai Sea, it is hundreds of miles long. Fierce battles took place on all fronts, and Liu Tiehan could only keep dividing his troops to defend various key points.

This is the strategy of the Japanese army. It continuously divides the strength of the Chinese defenders, and forms a superiority in strength at local attack points. Once a breakthrough is made, the entire defense line of the Chinese defenders can be collapsed. The troops, at any point, are at a disadvantage and can only grit their teeth and stick to it. As for the counter-attack, they don't have that strength at all.

On the third day of the fierce battle, the whole line of defense in Dezhou was tense, and Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff of the Eastern Finger, was overwhelmed by calls from all over the country to send reinforcements. However, Liu Tiehan had no soldiers to send, so he sent all his guards to Going to the line of defense where the battle is tight, if soldiers must be needed, then only he and Zhao Yuhe took up their guns and went into battle. His military strength has reached the limit of use.

Liu Tiehan didn't understand the Japanese army's plan. Regardless of the loss, they frantically attacked the Dezhou defense line. What was it for?Even if they broke through the Dezhou defense line, around Jinan, on the south bank of the Yellow River, and Han Fuju's Third Army, with 26 troops waiting, the Japanese army's attack on the North Bank of the Yellow River is already at the end of their strength, what else can they do?

If you insist on going south and attacking the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, with the Japanese army's existing strength, they will suffer serious losses in Dezhou. On the south bank of the Yellow River, Han Fuju's troops will be exhausted again. attack?This question has been lingering in Liu Tiehan's mind, lingering.

This is the unified strategy of Xiangyue Qingsi. He requires the three-way attacking force starting from Datong in the west, Niangziguan in the middle, and reaching Dezhou in the east, to maintain an active offensive posture and use force to oppress the Chinese defenders in front of them, especially the independent division. In fact, Xiangyue Qingsi has deeper intentions, but the time has not come, and it is not time for a showdown.

In the face of the crazy Japanese attack, the difficulties of the Dezhou defense line increased sharply. The battle ended on November [-], and the entire line was in a hurry. The brigades had no more troops to strengthen the defense line. In the Dezhou headquarters, Liu Tiehan looked at the statistics from the staff office. The troop casualty statistics table took a deep breath. In just six days since the start of the war, the troop casualties have reached more than [-], exceeding the strength of two brigades, with an average of more than [-] casualties per day, although the casualties of the Japanese army were double that of our own. Above, but the crux of the problem is that we can't afford to spend.

If the fight continues like this, after five days, whether he still has the strength to defend the Texas defense line hundreds of miles long, Liu Tiehan is not sure. Seeing his anxious look, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe reminded: "Commander, defend Han Fuju’s troops on the south bank of the Yellow River in Jinan are currently not engaged in any battles. As long as they can hold the Dezhou defense line, Jinan can be lost. Can Han Fuju, in the name of the commander of the Shandong theater, order Han Fuju to mobilize 15 to [-] elite troops to reinforce the Dezhou defense line.”

Liu Tiehan woke up like a dream, yes, he was fighting the superior Japanese army in Dezhou, and Han Fuju’s 26rd Army, with [-] horses, was doing nothing there, and his body was about to grow hair, and he didn’t offer reinforcements. This Han Fuju, Are you waiting for yourself to come and beg him in person?Looking at the posture, telegrams and phone calls are useless, so let's go, he handed over the command of the troops to Zhao Yuhe, and drove to Jinan with a platoon of guards. [

Liu Tiehan, who was thinking about the war in Dezhou, was so anxious that he didn't make any stops along the way. He drove all night. At dawn, he arrived at Yucheng. The car passed through the city. Liu Tiehan felt that the atmosphere was not right. He took the lead and ran for his life in the direction of Jinan. He was very surprised. No matter how tight the fight in Dezhou was, the people would not let the people run away from their homes?

He grabbed a middle-aged man, looked at his military uniform, didn't dare to say anything, just said that the Japanese had already attacked, and all the soldiers of the Central Army and Han Fuju had run away, and we followed suit, and the Japanese killed people Don't blink, stay here and wait to die, sir, run away too!

After finishing speaking, he didn't bother to say hello, and hurriedly merged into the flow of fleeing people. Liu Tiehan's heart sank, and he felt a bad feeling, "Hurry up, get to Jinan as fast as possible!"

After entering Jinan City, I felt that the city was filled with an atmosphere of panic. When I arrived at the Shandong Provincial Government Building, there was not even a sentinel at the door. When I entered it, it was empty. The doors of every room were wide open. Waste paper, flying with the cold wind pouring into the mouth.

In Han Fuju's office, the situation was even worse. The desks and chairs were tilted here and there, the broken vases, and randomly discarded documents seemed to have been ransacked by the rout. superior.

Liu Tiehan fully understood why Han Fuju ran away, why he didn't see a single soldier of Han Fuju when he crossed the Yellow River ferry, and why the people in Yucheng ran for their lives. 10,000+ soldiers left Shandong counting people and fled by themselves.

(To be continued)