ebookland Chapter 865: Inside the Japanese Army
Chapter 865: Inside the Japanese Army
When Major General Takamatsu's men were about to take action, the telegraphist under Major Ishikawa came running over. It was obvious that new changes had occurred on the battlefield, and everyone had a bad premonition.
"idiot……"
After seeing the above content, Major Ishikawa cursed in panic. The people in the 40th Brigade didn't know what was going on. They usually disliked this guy, so they were happy if something could make him unhappy.
"The order has been changed. You are to lead your most capable troops immediately to support the Fifth Division Headquarters."
Zhao Tiezhu was not a man who followed the routine. After defeating the Kawasaki Regiment, he did not stay there at all. Instead, he found out where the headquarters of the 5th Division was. So he didn't need anyone to tell him anything. He concentrated his superior forces and charged directly towards the division headquarters, thinking that the best way to catch a thief is to capture the leader first.
There are only two infantry battalions and one artillery battalion around the division headquarters, which are currently in chaos with Zhao Tiezhu's army. However, according to some Japanese staff estimates, they can only hold out for half an hour at most and cannot resist at all.
Facing the iron torrent under Zhao Tiezhu, the suicide squad composed of more than one hundred Japanese soldiers were completely wiped out in the first 20 minutes. Unfortunately, the results were not great. They only blew up two tanks and three armored vehicles of the enemy, and could not stop the rest at all.
The men of the 72nd Army had long known about the desperate attacks of the Japanese, so when faced with this type of attack, the brothers also had their own methods. In addition to forming a defensive formation with each vehicle, when they discovered that the Japanese army was approaching, many soldiers in the armored vehicles immediately ran out, holding submachine guns and some other automatic weapons, and conducted fire checks on the invisible areas around them.
If any fish slip through the net, our soldiers are also not lacking in the spirit of sacrifice. They will die together with the Japanese and will never let them touch our tanks and armored vehicles.
Many Japanese soldiers were carrying explosive packs on their backs. When they were about to approach the tanks, or when they entered the blind spot of the tanks' fire, they thought they were about to succeed. However, a volley of bullets from the side knocked them down directly.
This was considered good luck. Some were unlucky because the bullets penetrated the explosive packs and the high temperature of the passing bullets directly detonated the explosive packs, leaving none of the Japanese soldiers with a body weight exceeding five kilograms.
"Hurry, stop standing there."
Major Ishikawa said loudly that the guys in front of him were still shocked by the speed of Zhao Tiezhu's army and did not know how to change their direction of advance. If they continued to delay like this, the safety of the division commander would be in jeopardy.
Major General Takamatsu also understood. Although the relationship between the two armies was not good, if something really happened to Division Commander Sakahara and he received an emergency order to go for rescue, the headquarters would definitely hold him accountable. Although he was the headquarters' combat staff officer, compared with Division Commander Sakahara, he was nothing.
"Beat him hard for me."
Zhao Tiezhu was advancing like a hot knife through butter, and all his brothers were capable fighters. No matter how many Japanese soldiers were in front of them, they just charged forward. Now they were less than 500 meters away from the headquarters of the 5th Division.
The surrounding Japanese soldiers were going crazy. They had to stop this advancing army and give the people at the division headquarters time to retreat. It took less than twenty-three minutes from the time Zhao Tiezhu decided to attack to the time he arrived here. During these twenty-three minutes, more than eight hundred Japanese soldiers lost their lives.
As for the seriously injured Japanese soldiers, there was no way to count them. In any case, the path where Zhao Tiezhu attacked was almost littered with wounded Japanese soldiers.
Lieutenant General Itagaki had also witnessed the capabilities of the 72nd Army. At this moment, this guy had already mounted his warhorse and was heading towards the Japanese military camp in the distance. Along the way, many people were heading in the opposite direction of him, all to stop Zhao Tiezhu.
Lieutenant General Itagaki did not want to be a deserter, but he knew very well that if he was captured, it would be a huge blow to the military exercises in North China, and even to the entire Japanese army.
The Japanese Army mobilized more than 100,000 troops and attacked Tianjin for a long time but failed. In the end, a division commander was captured. If this were to get out, not to mention the troops in other places, would the people around Tianjin still have the confidence to continue fighting?
So before the division headquarters had finished retreating, this guy had already mounted his warhorse and, under the escort of the cavalry brigade, quickly retreated to other places. There was no good retreat place at the moment, but as long as he could get away from the original division headquarters, it would be a victory.
"Order all surrounding troops to drop everything and move closer to the division headquarters. No matter the cost, you must keep this army here. Otherwise, it will be a disgrace to our entire Fifth Division."
During the retreat, Division Commander Itagaki also issued very strict orders to his men.
This guy knew very well that if he ran away at this moment, he would become a joke in the eyes of his colleagues, and perhaps in a few years or even decades, he would become a joke in the Japanese army. But if he could kill this army, although it would not sound good if it got out, he could at least save a little face for himself.
"Hayi..."
The unanimous responses from the surrounding combat staffs made the division commander feel a little more at ease. The scene just now was too thrilling. From the time he noticed that this army was about to rush here to the time he was able to see the enemy's tanks clearly without a telescope, only a dozen minutes had passed.
These ten minutes were not a long time, but there were quite a few Japanese soldiers between him and this army. Were they all dead? It would be useless.
When he saw the troops of the 27th Division, Lieutenant General Itagaki's face looked a little unhappy. Although this division was currently under his command, if he let their people in, the secret would be no longer kept. However, in the current situation, the central position of the 5th Division was a bit chaotic. Without strong support, there would be no time to reorganize it.
At the moment, I can only turn my face away and pretend that I didn’t see it.
The news that Zhao Tiezhu had rushed into the core of the Fifth Division quickly reached Li Shaoyi's ears, but unfortunately, he had no reinforcements at his disposal...