Age of Rebirth

Chapter 550 The End of Isoya Rensuke ([-])

The tenacious fighting spirit and resistance of the Japanese soldiers under siege exceeded the imagination of the soldiers of the Gui Army, especially the Japanese army's team combat tactics. I am used to this style of play, but I have never seen this style of play. I am very uncomfortable and suffered a lot. For a while, I couldn't help the Japanese army who was surrounded and stubbornly resisted.

The troops of the Independent Division fought against the Japanese army many times, especially the main brigades. They fought from the northeast to the north of China. Team cooperation, fire support, and the tactics of fighting each other were used again, and there was no rush to gnaw at each small firepower point.

Instead, the team used the team-to-team method, and the light artillery was dispersed among the various attacking units. After approaching a solid position of the Japanese army, they did not shoot or yell. Flatten the area with a large circle, and then go up to clean up the remnants of the enemy.

When encountering a place where mortars can't move, they immediately called for heavy artillery support, and the temporary firepower points guarded by the Japanese army were cleared out. Although the speed of this method of attack is slower, it can minimize the casualties of the troops, and The tactics of compressing from the periphery to the center were adopted, and the Japanese army was gradually driven to the central area of ​​Tongshan. [

The dizzying movements of the independent division troops, the quick and clear point-by-point clearing, and the skilled infantry coordination tactics stunned the commanders and soldiers of the Gui Army, and they were amazed. The commander of the Gui Army has a very active head. , Is it a fool not to learn?With an idea, the platoon was used as a unit to disperse the troops into independent divisions and fight accordingly.

However, it is useless to look at it. After learning the tactics, it is useless if the equipment cannot keep up. The domestic army has so many artillery of various calibers equipped with independent divisions, and the walkie-talkies are equipped to the company level. Advanced artillery support.

The battle lasted from day to night. During this period, Isoya Rensuke sent several rescue troops, but they were all beaten back by the blocking troops arranged by Tang Qiusheng. In addition, the two divisions of the Sichuan Army and the Guangxi Army on the front of Xuzhou continued to launch The small-scale counter-assault twisted Isoya Rensuke's main force on the battlefield outside the west gate of Xuzhou, making it impossible for him to send more troops.

Fighting fiercely all night, the artillery fire in the direction of Tongshan continued throughout the night, and the gunfire sounded solidified without intermission. The artillery fire blew up all the areas that the Japanese army was trying to break through into a sea of ​​flames. The remaining 2 Japanese troops were finally compressed in a small area within a few kilometers of Tongshan. The breath of despair inevitably spread among the Japanese soldiers. spread.

Whether it was the more than 2 Japanese troops who were besieged, or the besieged independent division and Gui army troops, they all knew the fate of the remaining Japanese troops. In the middle of the war, all efforts were in the dying struggle. Tang Qiusheng saw that the battle situation was developing according to the original plan, and ordered the infantry to stop attacking, and the artillery to bombard the Japanese army.

The artillery fire like a volcanic eruption flooded the target area. As far as the eye could see, there were only billowing black smoke and constant flashes of light. Four or 10 minutes later, the artillery fire stopped and the smoke cleared. Tongshan had been completely changed by the artillery fire. Terrain and landforms, tall trees with thick waists were blown into sawdust, and hard rocks were turned into fine stones. There were no corpses of Japanese soldiers, only deformed helmets and occasional pools of dark red blood. It proves that there were more than 2 Japanese soldiers entrenched here.

The soldiers are not even interested in cleaning the battlefield. This is not the first time they have experienced such a situation. The soldiers and officers of the Guangxi Army are different. After seeing forty minutes, more than 2 devils were wiped out, and even the bones and dregs could not be found. When they arrived, they were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths from ear to ear, each of them stood there dumbfounded. The only way to describe their feelings was shock.

The battle in the direction of Tongshan was over, and Tang Qiusheng sent a brief telegram to Li Zongren: "Commander Li Xunjian, the battle in Tongshan is over. Encircled by the Guangxi Army and the Independent Division, after a night of fierce fighting, the Japanese army raided our troops in Xuzhou for four days. More than [-] people have all been wiped out."

Li Zongren, who received the telegram, yelled: "Okay!" It was equivalent to breaking his two legs, and it was time to make the final blow.

He immediately ordered Liao Lei's troops under the No. 20 First Group Army to encircle more than 5 Japanese troops outside the west gate of Xuzhou. Like a tsunami, they rushed out from the two wings of the Japanese army. At the same time, on the Lizhuang and Huangkou lines, the troops of the six divisions of the Sichuan Army, which were responsible for cutting off the Japanese army's retreat, also changed their original deployment and came rushing from behind the Japanese army.

Li Zongren had the courage to do so. The Battle of Tongshan wiped out nearly half of the Japanese army. The troops in the hands of Isoya Rensuke were only more than 5 people. His own troops were more than four times the strength of the Japanese army. He wanted to go back to Zhengzhou, but he couldn't even get out of Xuzhou. Tang Qiusheng commanded his troops to attack the west of Xuzhou from the direction of Tongshan.

On the afternoon of December 23rd, the No. 10,000 5+ Squadron Corps on the Xuzhou battlefield surrounded them from three directions and surrounded the remaining [-] troops of Rensuke Isotani under the city of Xuzhou. Under the command of Rensuke Isoya, he desperately broke through in the direction of Zhengzhou. When he rushed to Xiao County, he could no longer move. Retreat into Xiao County and stand by for help.

Knowing that in the direction of Xuzhou, the First Army, which he had placed high hopes on, fell into the encirclement of the superior squadron, suffered heavy losses, and was surrounded in Xiao County. Sorry, not only pinned on my own high hopes, His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters also had high hopes, hoping that through a series of battles by the First Army, they would break the deadlock on the China battlefield and seek a breakthrough. At least it would be a great support for the Songhu battlefield.

However, the current situation is completely the opposite. Not only did Rensuke Isotani fail to break the deadlock, he fell into the trap of Commander Shina himself. The mud bodhisattva crossed the river and could not protect himself. Xiang Yueqing's eyes were burning with anxiety, and the First Army was finished. , I will be finished with him, even if His Royal Highness is carrying people, he will not be able to protect himself.

He issued several strict orders, ordering the Japanese army in the direction of Cangzhou to break through the blockade of the Chinese army at any cost, go south to Xuzhou, and rescue the First Army of Isoya Rensuke. His Royal Highness, as the commander of the Cangzhou Front Army.

Zai Ren, who received the request telegram from Xiangyue Qingsi, was reluctant to go to this troubled water. In the whole of North China, there was no mobile force that could be mobilized. The existing force was difficult to break the deadlock. The head was broken and bloody, and this time it will definitely not be good. He couldn't hold back Xiangyue Qingji's several telegrams in a row, and his words were sincere, and he was almost crying. If he could get away, he would kneel in front of Zairen. There was no other way. , Zai Ren had no choice but to go to Cangzhou to take up the post of commander full of displeasure.

Xiao County, an independent small courtyard, where the headquarters of the Japanese First Army was located. With a lot of ambition, the city has been besieged and can't escape, but it took more than ten days.

Isotani Rensuke sat silently on the chair and went through all the battle situations in his mind. Now he fully understood that the desperate resistance of the Independent Division troops in Kaifeng and Shangqiu was to buy time for the mobilization of the Chinese army. Considering that Tang Qiuli's troops did not have any extra troops to prevent him from going south, he did not expect that there were troops from other places in China that could be transferred to Xuzhou, and they had a scale of 10,000+ troops.

That Li Zongren is a local warlord in Guangxi, China. Why did he take such an active part in the war against the empire?Before the war, the information provided by the intelligence department of the base camp said that all the local warlords in China were not of one mind with their central government, each with the sole purpose of preserving their strength, and the imperial army could easily defeat them all. [

Now it seems that the situation is not like this. If the First Army did not follow the orders of His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters and chose to attack Xuzhou from the east, but to attack Xi'an from the west, echoing the Yamaguchi troops in Shanxi. Creating miracles and establishing immortal feats would not be the current situation.

But, if there is no if, everything happened, and he was desperately getting into a big trap. He couldn't scold the emperor and the base camp for being stupid and mentally retarded, nor could he scold himself for being a lunatic and mentally retarded. He could only scold the Chinese people for being too cunning, especially that China devil Tang Qiuli, thinking of Tang Qiuli, Isoya Rensuke groaned like a toothache.

All the Japanese officers in the headquarters, who were listening to the fierce gunfire outside with their ears stunned, were startled by His Excellency Commander's painful screams, thinking it was a heart attack. With a terrified face and unable to suppress the panic in his heart, Isotani Rensuke was very angry, but it was not the time to play a prestige or lose his temper. He asked with a gloomy face, "Have you sent a telegram to the headquarters of the dispatched army?"

This was the only thing he could do. He hoped that the troops in the direction of Cangzhou would go south as soon as possible. Although he also knew that the hope was slim, it was better to have a life-saving straw than empty hands.

This is a telegram to save my own life. The Japanese military communications officer dared not send it immediately. The content was even more serious than what the Commander dictated, and several copies were sent in a row, exaggerating the urgency and tragedy of the current situation. The Chinese army hadn't launched an attack yet, but that was a matter of time. There were only 13 left of the [-] troops when they set off, which made these Japanese officers who were once full of confidence feel terrified.

(To be continued)