After receiving the order from Naosaburo Okabe, the 13th Infantry Regiment and the 45th Infantry Regiment immediately launched on the spot and stepped up repairs of defenses. The 23rd Infantry Regiment also launched a fierce attack on Badou Town. However, until three o'clock in the afternoon, Badou Town was still firmly controlled by the guard camp.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Langya team arrived at Badou Town and immediately entered the battle.
With the addition of the Wolf Fang Team, the 23rd Infantry Regiment's attack on Badou Town immediately became difficult. From noon to about 3 p.m., the 23rd Infantry Regiment stormed for more than three hours. , there were only more than a hundred casualties, but from about 3 pm to 5 pm, more than 500 people were injured or killed in just over an hour.
Again, in jungle or street fighting, special forces are really terrifying!
Naosaburo Okabe couldn't bear it anymore and quickly ordered the Sano unit to stop the attack.
In the evening, the main force of the Dameishan Military Division also arrived, and then the entire front was deployed to surround the Kumamoto Division. At this time, a relatively harmonious scene appeared on the battlefield. The most forward positions of the Chinese and Japanese armies were no more than three hundred meters apart. , but neither army was in a hurry to start a war, but instead repaired fortifications.
In the night, the soldiers of the Chinese and Japanese armies were desperately waving their engineering shovels and digging fortifications. Looking up from their respective positions, one could even see the dust rising from the opposite position! In this way, the Chinese and Japanese armies were busy with their own affairs without disturbing each other, and the battlefield in Badou Town fell silent.
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The battlefield in Badou Town was temporarily silent, but Feicheng, the home base of the Kumamoto Division, was undercurrent.
Under the cover of night, the three divisions of the 32nd Army quietly entered the vicinity of Feicheng and quickly eliminated the outlying strongholds in the four towns of Feicheng. The puppet Feicheng Garrison Division stationed on the outskirts of Feicheng was almost defeated at first touch. Less than half All peripheral strongholds were lost within hours.
This operation of the 32nd Group Army was kept secret very well, so for the Japs who stayed behind in the four towns including Feixi and Feidong, the more than 20,000 Nationalist troops almost appeared suddenly from underground. The commander of the 11th Japanese infantry brigade in Feixi Town, Kon Shengji, was also shocked.
When he first received the report, Kon Shengzhi didn't even believe it, thinking that the puppet troops were lying about the military situation.
However, not long after, Feixi Town was attacked. Jin Shengzhi believed that the main force of the National Army had arrived. Jin Shengzhi quickly ordered the Japanese troops remaining in Feixi and other four towns to assemble urgently.
After the main force of the Kumamoto Division went out, Naosaburo Okabe left an infantry brigade for Imakatsuharu. Together with the Feicheng Military Police and the garrison at the airport, station, and military depot, the total force was almost more than 2,000 people. These two thousand people They are mainly stationed in Feixi Town and the airport next to Feixi Town, with only a small number of troops stationed elsewhere.
For this reason, Feixi Town is also the main attack target of the 32nd Army.
At this moment, Jin Shengzhi was inspecting a stronghold outside the west gate of Feixi Town.
Laojiu's garrison brigade is responsible for the peripheral defense of the west gate. There are ten peripheral strongholds in Feixi Town. However, all nine of the outermost strongholds have been lost, leaving only one stronghold next to Feixi Town. Because of this , Laojiu nodded and stood behind Jin Shengzhi, not even daring to take a breath.
"Baga!" Jin Shengzhi held on to the guardrail of the watchtower with one hand and held a telescope with the other hand to observe the enemy's movements outside the town. At the same time, he cursed and said to Laojiu, the brigade of the first puppet garrison brigade, "Laojiusang, you are the first What does the brigade do for food? Why did the Chinese army reach Feixi Town so quickly? They are a bunch of losers!"
Laojiu drooped his head and said nothing, but he was murmuring in his heart. You idiots are guarding me like a thief. You can't do this, you can't do that, and you won't even let us keep ammunition. What can we do? ? Is it possible that we should use our fists and teeth to fight against others
During the last Feicheng defense battle, after Nan Batian led his troops to rebel, Laojiu also lost the trust of the Japanese army. Although Laojiu was promoted from regiment commander to brigade commander, the strength of his men declined instead of increasing. When it was a security regiment, there were more than a thousand people under its command, but now it has become a security brigade, but there are only five or six hundred people left.
What made Laojiu even more angry was that the Japanese army did not allow the puppet garrison divisions to keep ammunition. This really cost Laojiu his life. Laojiu originally wanted to secretly sell some arms to make a little money, but now the Japanese army does not allow them to keep ammunition. , then what kind of ammunition is he reselling? What else do you do to make money
Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents. Laojiu has been feeling unhappy for a long time.
Jin Shengzhi scolded you for a long time, and then said: "Old Jiu Sang, the west gate will be handed over to you, the First Brigade of the Imperial Association Army. Of course, I will also leave an infantry team to assist you, but what I need to explain in particular is that the position The main thing is to rely on you to defend it. The infantry team I left behind is just to assist, do you understand?"
"Hai." Laojiu nodded and bowed, "I understand, I understand."
Kon Shengji snorted, and then said: "Also, I must warn you, if your Imperial Alliance Army's First Brigade still cannot hold its stronghold this time, and if it collapses at the first touch like just now, it will be lost in less than half an hour. Ximen Stronghold, then don’t blame me for being rude to you! Do you understand?”
Laojiu nodded heavily and said, "Hai, I understand your humble position."
Kon Shengji turned around and left, and Laojiu also returned to his headquarters.
As soon as Laojiu entered the headquarters, several of his regiment leaders immediately gathered around him.
"Traveler, are you okay? This old devil, Imakatsuji, didn't bother you much, did he?"
"Old Xing, look at your bad mouth, what can happen to us in the hotel?"
"That's right, can we be blamed for the loss of the peripheral stronghold? If we are to blame, we can only blame the Japanese!"
Laojiu was annoyed by the quarrel among the group leaders. He frowned and said, "Okay, shut up."
Several regiment leaders unanimously shut up. After a while, Laojiu gritted his teeth and said: "Brothers, this old devil Im Katsuji just gave our first brigade an ultimatum. If we can't hold the Ximen stronghold, , he's going to take action on me, and you guys probably won't get any good results."
After hearing this, several group leaders looked at each other in confusion.
After a long while, a regimental leader asked in a low voice: "Brigade seat, is it just our first brigade?"
Although the first brigade of the puppet army is called a brigade, it actually only has two battalions in strength. However, the National Army outside has at least one division or more, and it is also a regular army. Let their two battalions face one division of the National Army? Only an idiot would believe that they can hold on. This is simply impossible.
Laojiu snorted softly and said, "Now Shengji has left an infantry squad for us."
"Just a small team?" the leader shouted, "Damn it, are you here to help in the battle, or are you here to monitor us?"
"Of course they are monitoring us." Laojiu said coldly, "Brothers, the old devil Jin Shengzhi's intentions are very clear. He just wants to use our First Brigade as cannon fodder! To consume the National Army!"
"Damn, the little devil is giving us no way to survive."
"Brother, otherwise we will betray you and stop following the Japanese."
"My enemy, we might as well just defect to the National Army. I heard others say that just a few days ago, even the bandits in Feixi Eighteen Villages defected to the National Army and were given the designation of an independent brigade. No matter how bad we are, we can at least be better than The gang of bandits in Feixi are stronger, right? If they were to be organized into an organization, they would have to be given the designation of an independent division."
Only one battalion commander said weakly: "Would it be better to join the Dameishan Independent Regiment?"
Laojiu's face immediately darkened, and several regiment leaders immediately cast murderous glances at the battalion commander. The battalion commander who just spoke did not know Laojiu's origins, but their regiment leaders knew very well that they It is very clear that everyone here can vote for the Dameishan Independent Group, except Laojiu.
The battalion commander shrank his neck and said weakly again: "Pretend I didn't say anything."
Laojiu said: "Then it's settled. I'll find someone to contact the National Army later."
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Sihe Township, the former enemy headquarters of the 32nd Army.
Li Motang, Wang Xiyuan and Xia Hanzhong were high-fiving each other.
Xia Hanzhong said: "I really didn't expect that the operation would go so smoothly."
Wang Xiyuan said: "It is indeed smooth. Originally, I was quite worried. If I stayed on the periphery for too long, it would inevitably affect the entire battle situation. Once Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment could not withstand it, or deliberately let go, Xiong Ben Division would The main force of the regiment will be able to return from the front line soon, and then we will be in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides."
After a pause, Wang Xiyuan added: "But now, we have successfully removed the outer strongholds, and the frontline is pointing directly at the gate of Feixi Town. The situation behind it is already very clear. At this time, even Xu Rui deliberately acted mischievously and let the main force of the Kumamoto Division return to save themselves, but it would not be able to save the Japanese in Feixi Town."
Li Mutang said: "You still can't be careless. There are only puppet troops stationed in the outer strongholds, so it is not difficult to take them. However, Feixi Town and the airport next to Feixi Town are guarded by elite Japanese troops. It may be difficult to take them." It’s easy, it’s completely predictable, and there will definitely be a fierce battle next.”
"What are you afraid of?" Xia Hanzhong said cheerfully, "No matter how difficult it is, can it be more difficult than the Battle of Songhu? We have all experienced such a tragic large-scale battle as the Battle of Songhu, so why would we worry about such a battle?"
"It's different." Li Mutang shook his head and said, "The Battle of Songhu was a defensive battle, but this time it was a critical battle."
"If you ask me, there is no difference." Wang Dongyuan said, "In the first stage of the Battle of Songhu, wasn't it that we attacked and the Japanese defended? If it weren't for various restrictions, the Japanese who were stationed in Shanghai would have been driven into the Huangpu River by us. It’s time to feed the fish, but this time, we can’t repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Songhu.”
While he was talking, Xia Hanzhong's adjutant Erjican came in and reported: "Military seat, we caught a spy, clamoring to see you, and saying he has important information." (To be continued.) [Important notice from this site: Please use this site’s free novel app, which has no ads, no errors, and fast updates. Members can synchronize their bookshelves. Please follow the WeChat public account gegegengxin (press and hold for three seconds to copy)