May 30, 1938!

On the 10th day of the Japanese North China Front Army launching the Southeast Jin Battle, according to the original plan, a total of ten armies, including east, west, south and north, have broken through the Chinese military defense line during this period and entered the hinterland of the Taihang Mountains. While the enemy who had no time to retreat, they can also carry out a "three-light" storm on the Chinese mountain people in the Taihang Mountains.

At this time, the Taihang Mountains in China should have been filled with blood and corpses everywhere!

However, all the Japanese troops from the three routes did not reach pre-war plans. Only the 108th Division completed the tactical goals and destroyed the houses in several large towns in Taihang Mountains, and at the same time destroyed some green seedlings planted in the mountains.

However, this is fine. The Japanese North China Front Command has long considered factors of unsuccessful combat, such as the attacks encountered obstacles and the harsh weather that made it difficult to march. The 16th Division and the 2nd Mixed Brigade all prepared sufficient supplies before going to the expedition, and there was also an air group to throw supplies according to the requests of commanders at all levels, and there was still no shortage of ammunition, food, medicine, etc.

What made Xiangyue Qingshi's head hurt was that except for the 108th Division, which "successfully" completed the combat mission and retreated desperately, the casualties were unexpectedly large. The Second Mixed Division alone had thousands of casualties, resulting in the transportation team he organized that he could not transport so many corpses and wounded soldiers.

Even in a truck, the bodies were no longer caring for any dignity, and they were built like piles of wood, and they could not transport the casualties transported from the battlefield by various combat troops.

Not to mention that the battle has not ended, even to the present, the number of casualties counted by various departments has exceeded 12,000, which is nearly one-third of the Xuzhou War.

But that is a large-scale battle with a force of 800,000! Unlike here, both sides only invested more than 200,000 yuan. Even if the final battle really accomplished all tactical goals as expected before the war, this huge number of casualties is enough to shock the Front Command!

For this reason, three days ago, Xiangyue Qingshi, who was already a little angry, cursed Yamashita, the commander of the second mixed brigade, who had the most casualties.

Although the Second Mixed Brigade is not a direct unit of his First Army, how many people die is the thing the boss of the Front Army Command should worry about, but now the Second Mixed Brigade is fighting under his command of Xiangyue Qingshi. The shocking number of casualties still has to be blamed on him, the commander of the Eastern Army.

I was dissatisfied with the arrogant man Yamashita, who was just a major general brigade commander, so there was no need to give him any face. How could Xiang Yue Qingshi, who was as big as a bucket of head, not exaggerated to this person?

This is already very angry because of the heavy casualties of our headquarters, and he was scolded by his temporary boss. The key is that Yamashita, who has not yet made any achievements to refute the battle. What are you feeling?

It is estimated that the Japanese general-level officers who participated in the entire war zone were the most depressed, no doubt about it.

However, on the night of May 29, the Chinese army, which had been with him in the second brigade, actually ran away. I guess it could not withstand the huge casualties. This made the Japanese Army Major General, who was anxious and almost depressed, feel better.

The Chinese defense line has been broken, and the front of his second mixed brigade army is already smooth. Even if the 108th Division runs, it doesn't matter. The Chinese mountaineering people living in the mountainous area of ​​nearly 100 square kilometers will become his soul under his gun.

Victory is right in front of you!

Just below the mountain, I received a message from the reconnaissance vanguard in front that the Chinese army retreated more than 10 kilometers. According to the analysis of the march traces, their main force was disintegrating into the mountains on both wings, and the mountains behind were much smoother than the previous fierce battle areas. Even if we fought again, it would be much less difficult. When we breathed a sigh of relief.

An infantry brigade deployed in the rear to guard the army sent a telegram: A fierce battle occurred 20 kilometers away, and a transport convoy used to transport corpses and wounded soldiers was ambushed by the Chinese army and wiped out the entire army!

Yamashita Fumi was definitely a qualified general. Even when the front line was at its most intense battle, he never called on the elite infantry brigade that was deployed 10 kilometers away to guard his rear wing.

Even though various intelligences show that all the Chinese military division-level division-level organizations located in southeastern Shanxi were found, the only thing that has not been discovered is an infantry regiment called the Four Rangers. An infantry regiment has no more than 3,000 people. How can it threaten his mixed brigade with more than 10,000 troops?

But Yamashita still won't let his back be empty. He believed very firmly that putting his own safety in the hands of others is extremely stupid and wise, and only by protecting himself is the most at ease.

The battle lasted for more than 10 days, and it was precisely in the face of his cautiousness that his rear wings had been stable, which was one of the reasons why he had always dared to take the initiative to attack the enemy in front of him with all his might.

But now, enemies have been found far behind 20 kilometers away.

Looking at the telegram in front of him, Yamashita, who had lowered his head and pondered for several seconds, suddenly became shocked.

Of course, a major general of the Imperial Japanese Army would not panic when a mere transport convoy was ambushed and wiped out. What scared him was how the Chinese could operate in that area that had been judged as safe.

In this kind of war, a transport team generally has at least one infantry team escorting the entire journey. Even if the Chinese ambush and want to kill them all, they will have at least one infantry company or even more troops.

"Order the Weaver Master to find out immediately which Chinese army was responsible for the attack, and immediately expand the reconnaissance scope to see which Chinese troops are moving abnormally in the rear wing of our army." Yamashita issued a military order with a gloomy face.

Not only that, Yamashita Fumi once again crossed the level to Major General Eagle II of the Intelligence Department of the North China Front Command, hoping to obtain more information on the deployment of Chinese troops in the southeastern Shanxi.

The entire Second Mixed Brigade Army was originally searching and clearing the defense line that the Chinese army had completely abandoned by the infantry brigade and strideing forward, but under the order of the Major General's brigade commander who was worried about an inconspicuous piece of information, he stopped moving forward and relied on the existing occupied fortification positions to enter a defensive state.

The Chinese can turn this place into a flesh-and-blood mill that uses more than 20,000 people to destroy the lives of soldiers on both sides. The second mixed brigade can do the same. According to the rough estimate of Yamashita, even if the Chinese gather 50,000 troops, the second mixed brigade in a defensive state can still fight against it for more than half a month.

Of course, this is just the worst case that has passed by his mind. It is hard for him to believe that a small group of Chinese troops in the southeast of Shanxi would deploy such a huge force. The 16th Division and the 109th Division alone have already dragged down the Chinese army of more than 80,000 people. In addition, the more than 20,000 Chinese troops here are already nearly 100,000. This is also the main reason why the Zhazha 108th Division can go deep alone.

Otherwise, how could the 108th Division be the first imperial army to break through the defense line of the Chinese army and enter its hinterland?

Unfortunately, the worst case finally happened.

First, the infantry captain Wei Zaijimu, who was left on the rear wing, sent him a telegram in horror to report: "The enemy has fled the transport convoy's jade crushing place, and it is impossible to determine which Chinese troops it was, but a large number of 9mm caliber shells and Czech rifle shells were left on the scene. At the same time, the Chinese buried a large number of mines on the road at all costs, which was also the main reason for the transportation team consisting of 16 trucks and an infantry squad guarding the entire army.

In addition, 6 of the eight vanguard teams sent by the brigade were attacked by the Chinese army, and all of them were killed in battle without exception. The subordinates had reason to suspect that a large number of elite Chinese troops had gathered in the rear wing of our mixed brigade."

If this is just a guess, Major General Yamashita only frowned hard at that time, but the information from the North China Military Intelligence Department at dusk gave him a blow.

The 683rd Brigade under the 80th Chinese Army disappeared from the battlefield. Yesterday afternoon, the First Army Command in Lucheng had already informed the Second Mixed Brigade.

Even though the 683rd Brigade is called the strongest infantry brigade in the southeastern part of China by Japan, an infantry brigade has limited force and cannot pose any threat to the Second Mixed Brigade. In addition, the 108th Division is the best soft persimmon. The judgment made by Japanese generals, including Xiangyue Qingshi, yesterday was almost consistent. The 683rd Brigade of China may be the idea of ​​the 108th Division and the Four Corps that have not appeared.

Who made them take advantage of the 108th Division two months ago? It is normal to have such a psychological logic.

However, when the message sent by Major General Eagle II from the Front Military Intelligence Department was delivered to Major General Yamashima, Major General Yamashimashima was really shocked and angry, and his eyes were almost gone in front of him.

The Chinese side actually transferred a Central Army infantry army into the Taihang Mountains 12 days ago, two days before the front army was still dispatching troops to prepare for the southeastern Jin campaign.

There are at least 30,000 infantry troops.

If it were normal times, for the pride of the mountain, let alone the 30,000 Chinese, even if 100,000 were brought, he would not frown. The front army had invested nearly 80,000 troops this time, and China did not have 200,000, which would be defeated. The extra 30,000 would be just to die.

But after these six days of fierce battles, he not only saw the steepness of the Taihang Mountains in China, but the difficulty of easy defense and difficult attack was far beyond his expectations, but also saw the terrible tenacity of Chinese soldiers who fought to the death.

It is said that his second mixed brigade had conquered the opponent's defense line, but it is better to say that the opponent took the initiative to retreat, and maybe there was another similar defense line for him.

This battle will be a draw.

If you want another 30,000, it will be a life-threatening person.

At least, in the heart of Yamashita, who has been sucked a lot of arrogance, if these 30,000 people come to beat him, at least half of his second mixed brigade will not be able to return to his hometown.

However, compared with the Chinese quietly transferred 30,000 people into the battlefield, the Empire's mistake in estimating the Chinese troops participating in the war, which made Yamashita even more frightened that the Chinese people had hidden and had not appeared in this department until now.

If the Chinese used these 30,000 people to block the road ahead of the 108th Division from the beginning, that would be the most reasonable. 30,000 versus 20,000, plus the legendary four-line regiment with strong combat power, it is in a defensive state, so the problem of defending the defense line should not be too big.

But the Chinese did not do this, so they let go of a hole and let the 108th Division break into its hinterland and rage.

Finally, let it retreat calmly.

"Retreat calmly?" When these four words kept popping up in Yamashima's mind, Yamashima always felt that something was wrong.

"Maeda, give me the battle reports of the idiots from the 108th Division a few days ago." Yamashita Fumi tried his best to remain calm and said to his brigade chief of staff.

In order to make this battle smooth, Xiangyue Qingshi made a new trick, and would inform the other departments of the important battle reports issued by the three divisions and a mixed brigade to the headquarters. This is to let each department understand the intention of the friendly forces' war situation and adjust its tactics at any time according to the friendly forces' war situation.

In the future, it is called information sharing.

"Pack horses have diarrhea...

A large number of people were infected with dysentery, and the infection rate reached one in ten...

A small number of Chinese people continued to harass the army and were all repelled...

Food reserves have decreased, and there is insufficient drinking water due to disease problems...

During the evacuation, Chinese troops appeared, so our troops accelerated the marching speed..."

Yamashita's eyes quickly flew over the battle report, and his eyes gradually became terrified, "No, the 108th Division was scared away by the Chinese."

The 108th Division only suffered a major defeat in the first two months, adding more than 4,000 recruits. Whether psychologically or in fact, it is actually the weakest in these four directions. Logically speaking, if the Chinese want to make achievements in a certain direction, they are the best choice.

But they have successfully evacuated and have now arrived in Licheng.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! But how many Chinese troops did this successfully evacuated imperial army involve? So far, it is only the so-called small number of Chinese people appearing in their battle reports, which also means that the Chinese army with a force of more than 130,000 is focused on all the focus of the other three directions.

The 16th Division involved 40,000 to 50,000 people, and the 109th Division involved more than 30,000 people. Where are the more than 50,000 Chinese troops?

Besides his second mixed brigade, where else can it be?

No wonder the 683rd Brigade can disappear from the defense line against the 16th Division, no wonder the legendary most elite four-line regiment can never be seen. It turns out that it is all because of the existence of an infantry army that is not planned.

I didn't have any thanks to this festival, but instead I was shocked and sweated.

Because the Chinese may not be the target of others, but the second mixed brigade group.

What if a missing 683 Brigade and a four-line regiment that has not been released may not be able to defeat him, a mixed brigade with 7,500 troops remaining, but what if the two infantry divisions that can be fought in one battle, or another infantry division?

The comparison of troops between the two sides will reach 6 to 1 or even 7 to 1, and the cliff is the data that any general will feel cold on his back.

Even from the battle report of the 108th Division's smooth progress to the smooth evacuation, Yamashimi had an intuition that perhaps from the beginning of the battle, the Chinese commander had put his ideas on his second mixed brigade.

In fact, compared with the other three divisions with 20,000 troops, his mixed brigade, which has 12,000 troops but has a unique direction, is indeed the weakest.

The front army was considering how to destroy the survival potential of the Taihang Mountains, but the Chinese were having an ambitious idea.

They wanted to kill an imperial army in an established manner and dealt a heavy blow to the front army, just like they did in the Battle of Taierzhuang.

Thinking of this, Yamashita Fumi discovered that although the geographical environment is different, the tactics are almost the same.

However, they all first numb the opponent, making the opponent think that the opponent is already a trapped beast, and then use the defensive terrain to make the attacker bit his back teeth and attack. They also act as a stance of fighting to the death, and they do not hesitate to invest a team of soldiers in a situation of death, forcing the opponent to do so, and forcing the opponent to do so, just to minimize the opponent's combatable power; finally, when the opponent's troops are exhausted and there are no reinforcements for a short period of time, they will send a huge force far exceeding the opponent and swallow it clean.

Of course, the only difference from Taierzhuang is that the Chinese who are already mobilizing heavy troops to approach him quietly, leaving him with a high ground that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

His second mixed brigade can completely rely on this high ground and wait for assistance!

Then, he gave the Chinese people a unimaginable heavy blow, letting them know that his Second Mixed Brigade was not a coward like the 108th Division who ran away when they were scared. If you want to kill them, you have to pay enough price.

However, what made the eyes full of shock and anger of the Japanese Army Major General was that even if he had severely hurt the Chinese, it would have cost them a terrible price?

Can his second mixed brigade guard the reinforcements arrive?

The 16th Division and the 109th Division were still fighting fiercely with the Chinese, and they were too busy to take care of themselves. Do they have enough troops to support? As for the 108th Division, Yamashita Furu was even more afraid to expect. He even believed that as long as a Chinese infantry division set up a line of defense, the 108th Division would not be able to break through.

If the front army sends another support and transfers the army from Pingjin hundreds of kilometers away, the only function is to collect the body of his second mixed brigade!

Within at least one week, his second mixed brigade would not be able to wait for any support.

It was originally roughly estimated that it could be defended for half a month under the attack of 50,000 troops, but now the authenticity is as high as 90%, Yamashita Fumi felt that it was already a lucky chance to be able to defend for a week.

This mentality is like a man and a woman in love. Anyway, Sha Jiba said he didn't have to pay. He went through fire and water when he swears, but when the magma was really right in front of him, the man who slapped his chest and sweared was not one ten years old.

Hoho, man!

To put it bluntly, what if the Second Mixed Brigade could use the terrain to kill 10,000 or even 20,000 Chinese? His Second Mixed Brigade was probably almost the same at that time. Maybe even Major General Wen at the foot of the mountain might be hung on the cliff of Taihang Mountain.

That is the rhythm of killing a thousand enemies and killing a thousand enemies!

Less than 15 kilometers away from a major general who was struggling, a regiment was asking several heads of the 683 Brigade with a smile: "Yamashimi is only available in these three roads. Big brother, Brother Xiaoqiang, Captain Xu, what do you think Yashimi will choose?"
Chapter completed!