Age of Rebirth

Chapter 660 Take the Offensive

Chapter 660 Take the Offensive

Neji Okamura besieged the Huangyadong base for more than five days. Except for the two lines of defense at the beginning, the good luck of the Japanese army came to an end. The third line of defense hit the Japanese army badly. The casualties were heavy, and the [-]mm cannon that Okamura Neiji regarded as the biggest lethal weapon also lost its power. Apart from lowering the hill by a few meters, its lethality to the Chinese defenders was almost zero. In two or three years, don't even think about stepping into the core area of ​​Huangya Cave.

Neiji Okamura couldn't figure it out. Under the bombardment of such giant artillery, the survivability of the soldiers in China was almost like that of demons. Every time the artillery bombarded, Neiji Okamura, who was hiding in a cave far away from the artillery positions, was still hit by a huge explosion. The sound made the blood flutter and upset, and the Chinese soldiers who endured tens of thousands of cannon fires every day could still fight back fiercely, and the intensity of firepower did not decrease at all.

Ningji Okamura was in a dilemma. The battle at Huangya Cave lasted for more than five days, and there was no sign of ending. The ambushes in the surrounding area did not find any independent division troops who came to reinforce them. The raid by a group of troops and the plan to encircle the spot to fight for aid seemed to be in vain. In five days, what should have arrived should have arrived. Could it be that Tang Qiuli had seen through his plot, or was he full of confidence in Huangyadong's defensive power?

These two questions are constantly entangled in Ningji Okamura's mind. He is now sticking his hands in his eyes, and he has to follow him if he doesn't turn around. He has spent more than 30 troops and spent a lot of effort and supplies. It is not easy to find Tang. Qiuli's supply base, filled with the lives of more than 1 soldiers, just gave up like this, Okamura Ningji couldn't accept it. [

But what should he do with the more than 5 troops surrounded by Heshun and the exhausted troops outside Shijiazhuang? He no longer has any troops that can be mobilized nearby. In the middle of last night, he received a call for help from the Heshun troops. The whole army has been out of food for three days, and has organized five breakouts. Due to the tight defense of the Chinese troops, all of them failed. If your Excellency, Commander, does not rescue quickly, the entire army will be destroyed. Not far away!

Okamura Ningji was full of anger at the commander of the Heshun army. This timid guy, with more than 5 imperial warriors, desperately broke through. Tang Qiuli did not have 10,000+ people, so don't try to block this torrent. According to intelligence, the siege of Heshun There are only about 8 independent divisions in the country, so how can they say the despondent words of all Yu Sui?

In fact, when the Feng Jiwu Corps had just surrounded Heshun, if Okamura Ningji had not ordered the Japanese army to stand firm and wait for reinforcements, with the fighting power of more than 5 Japanese soldiers, plus the courage and fighting spirit to get out of danger, Feng Jiwu's troops would have If the Japanese army cannot be kept, it will be a pursuit battle at most, and it is already a very good record to be able to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army.

It is a pity that Neji Okamura made a wrong calculation. He originally wanted to solve Huangya Cave within three days. Then, more than 20 troops marched northward. First, he could solve the deadlock on the Shijiazhuang battlefield. Attack the flanks of Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps in the east, and attack Taiyuan in the west, take down the military, political, economic, and cultural centers of Shanxi Province, and drive Yan Xishan out of Shanxi. The plan made is realized.

The sky failed, and Huangyadong became a hard bone that could not be gnawed. Most of his troops were involved here. He had to draw two divisions from the troops sweeping the Taihang Mountains to form a rescue and harmony force. The city is the gathering place, and Starry Night Rescue Heshun.At the same time, he ordered the surrounded troops to actively organize a breakout and move closer to the rescue troops.

This order to Heshun was a bit late. More than 5 Japanese soldiers crowded in the empty city of Heshun. The day after the food ran out, they began to slaughter the army horses. How many horses were there for the hungry soldiers to eat? Only one meal Even the hide and bones of the horse were no longer visible, they were all stuffed into the belly by hungry soldiers. In the open spaces of various courtyards in Heshun City, Japanese soldiers with shovels and pickaxes could be seen at any time, digging the ground fiercely.

Look at the earnestness of the little devil. I don’t know. I thought that the soldiers of the imperial army showed great love and helped the Chinese people to tidy up the vegetable garden. Didn’t they know that these hungry Japanese soldiers hoped to find the food that the Chinese people buried in the ground? , The result is of course empty-handed, as much as hope, as much disappointment, and it also consumes a lot of precious energy.

The Japanese soldiers who had only drank a full stomach of well water for more than three days were shaking with hunger. Not to mention breaking through, even holding a rifle was a problem. With staring eyes staring at the trenches outside the city, he swallowed the smell of the food. As for Huangya Cave, Neiji Okamura gritted his teeth and decided to take it down no matter what the price. This is not just a matter of face, but also involves his strategic goals.

The battle reports from the Huangyadong base for several days made Tang Qiuli, who was far away in Zhengzhou, feel all the worries in his heart. How many days can he last? He is well aware of the power of this giant cannon. At the beginning of the design of the fortifications of Huangyadong, it was aimed at the [-]-caliber howitzer with the largest caliber of the Japanese field artillery. Come on such a big guy.

The result of the battle reassured him. Now, it is not a question of how to keep it, but to use this situation to exhaust and consume the main force of Neiji Okamura to the maximum. In his telegram to Changfeng, he emphasized that , the Huangyadong garrison troops use solid defense as the only combat method. The harder they attack the Japanese army in front of them, the more they can contain Okamura Neiji's mobile troops. Aiding the Pingjin area is also beneficial to our Sun Zhenbang Corps and Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang Mountains, looking for opportunities to wipe out a large number of enemies.

After sending the telegram to Chang Feng, Tang Qiuli received another telegram from the Huangyadong base. He took it strangely. After reading a few lines, he couldn't help laughing. Mei Ting and Mei Xue beside him, There are also those staff officers, correspondents, etc., who don't know why, what made the teacher so happy, and they are not so happy.

Mei Ting leaned over, took a look, and couldn't help laughing. This is the complaint telegram from Zhang Quan, the head of the logistics department. There is a sense of heartache and heartache between the lines. He said that the boys like Chang Feng and Ma Chaoyang are authentic. Prodigal son, you can use medicine vigorously. I have never seen a combat team of 25 people. In less than an hour of fighting, nearly [-] hairs and a thousand grenades were involved. If this continues, he, the logistics chief, can't do anything. dry.

Seeing the mountains of medicines piled up in a few days, half of them were thrown out like splashing water, and he felt distressed. Is it easy to accumulate these wealth?No matter how rich you are, you can't do this. Please ask the teacher to give an order to supply medicine in a limited amount, so that these boys can have a long memory. Tang Qiuli shook his head. He knows the logistics minister very well, and he will hold every penny. Sweating, but thanks to having such a big housekeeper, the independent division has been expanding its scale again and again, and it has always been rich, all thanks to Zhang Quan.

However, the defense of Huangyadong had to rely on tons of medicines. Although Zhang Quan was complaining, the medicines and supplies in his hand would never use more than one percent. Therefore, he called Zhang Quan back and said: "Minister Zhang, the medicine consumed in Huangyadong today will be returned in multiples tomorrow. At that time, I am afraid that the warehouse of your logistics department will not be able to hold it." He knows how to make the big housekeeper feel at ease. Distressed to pass out.

At present, the battle situation in North China mainly revolves around three places. The Japanese army is mainly attacking Huangyadong, and the outer battle of Shijiazhuang is fighting. It's not that Tang Qiuli didn't want to kill Heshun's more than 5 Japanese troops, but the time and opportunity were too short.

Feng Jiwu attacked Heshun with more than 8 troops, and the fighting power of more than 5 Japanese soldiers who were dizzy from hunger should not be underestimated. It is bound to be a protracted battle. Neji Okamura will not watch More than 5 troops were wiped out, and Heshun must be reinforced. If Feng Jiwu could not wipe out Heshun's Japanese army before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, he would be forced to withdraw from the battle and become a mess.

If the two Japanese armies advance together, the Battle of Guanshan will be much more difficult. The troops of Niangziguan and Qiusheng will be in a dangerous situation. They cannot over stimulate Neiji Okamura in Heshun. Only the Shijiazhuang battlefield can make a difference. Anyang and Cangzhou are in a relatively calm state. Taking advantage of the current strength of the Sulu Mobile Corps, it is time to take the next step.

On April 24, Tang Qiuli issued an order to Tang Qiusheng's troops of the Sulu Mobile Corps to carry out the second phase of the Shijiazhuang Campaign. The Japanese army, which had fought fiercely with the Sulu Mobile Corps outside Shijiazhuang for many days, had become exhausted. Three days ago, it switched to a full-line defense. On the 25th, Tang Qiusheng gained momentum. With the cooperation of the Air Force of the Independent Division, he commanded troops to storm the Japanese positions.

The Japanese front line shrunk, intending to move closer to Cangzhou. Backed by a group of more than 10,000 Japanese troops in Cangzhou, they resisted the fierce offensive of the Sulu Mobile Corps. The Japanese defense line was shortened, and Baoding was exposed. In this way, Okamura Ningji's troops pieced together from Beiping and Tianjin can't do it even if they want to leave the battlefield. The Sulu Mobile Corps has [-]+ troops, and they are holding on to the Japanese army. [

Regarding this battle, in Tang Qiusheng's report to the division headquarters, he highly appreciated the performance of the independent division air team. On the day of the attack on the 25th, the entire air team was dispatched, and more than 40 aircraft blew up the Japanese positions into a sea of ​​flames. The forward troops of the mobile corps, barely encountering much resistance, successfully tore open the Japanese position, and the follow-up troops poured in from the breakthrough like a tide.

According to post-war statistics, on this day, Le Yiqin's air force dispatched hundreds of sorties, serving as the pioneer of the Sulu Mobile Corps. This time, the shocking thing is still to come.

(To be continued)

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