Nagano Kamechiro is worthy of being a veteran who has experienced the battlefield!

I won’t talk about his performance on the battlefield in the previous week, but this decisive military order shows his skill.

Such a violent artillery attack was not available in the previous Four Lines regiments. The only possibility was that the attacking troops of the Four Lines regiment not only defeated the infantry defense line of the artillery corps, but also seized some of the artillery and used it for their own use.

Needless to say, the two infantry brigades that cannot be connected are almost destined to become victims of heavy artillery!

Therefore, without any hesitation, he directly ordered all the soldiers under his command to retreat on the front line of Niangzi Pass!

However, it is difficult to attack, but now it is not that easy to retreat!

Because the Chinese army on the defense line may turn into offense at any time, and the only passage for the 21st Division to retreat to Jingxing was blocked. If you want to retreat, you can only throw away the baggage, and the entire division will be lightly equipped, retreat to the mountainous areas, and then climb over the mountains!

The so-called baggage means all vehicles, ammunition reserves, and even all heavy weapons, such as the remaining 12 mountain cannons and the mountain cannons equipped by each infantry regiment, which is only 200 kilograms of 92 infantry cannons. After dismantling, they can be carried into the mountain area by pack horses.

This kind of retreat is actually no longer a traditional evacuation. It is more appropriate to describe it as a retreat. For a division, it is not just a humiliation, but even requires many senior officers to take responsibility.

Moreover, the 21st Division has not yet reached a desperate situation. The three infantry regiments still have 5,000 soldiers who can fight. Even if the Chinese have the help of cannons, they will not be able to eat them within three days. Moreover, the front army has completely controlled air control and requested the land aviation to bomb the Chinese artillery positions.

Anyway, I have to hit and watch it. Anyone who just throws away everything like now and runs away?

Under such circumstances, even if Nagano Kamechiro is the commander of the division, his decision will encounter a lot of resistance.

The three infantry corps commanders sent telegrams asking Nagano Kazuichiro to take back the military order. They expressed that they were willing to lead the infantry corps under their command to open up the evacuation channel for the entire division.

But Nagano Kamechiro replied with great determination: "Those who do not abide by the military order will die!"

He is the highest commander of the Japanese army here. Although the Japanese army has a tradition of infringing on the battlefield, it is definitely not in such a battlefield where all the troops are wiped out. Even if it is as strong as Hengshan Ze, he can only accept the order with hatred!

In the end, before the two infantry brigades were destroyed, the nearly 10,000 troops of the 21st Division located on the front line of Niangzi Pass completed the preparations before evacuation.

Except for each of the three infantry corpses who left one infantry squadron, the rest of the infantry began to evacuate their original positions in an orderly manner. Each single soldier was only allowed to carry their own weapons and 5-day rations, clean water, cannon-taken shells and other materials, and all placed explosives for blasting and destruction!

Even the remaining artillery brigade was done under the strict order of the division headquarters, and all 12 mountain cannons, together with all ammunition, were blown up!

After the Battle of Eastern Jin, Nagano Kameichiro's retreat order was considered wrong and shame by the North China Front Command, which led to major losses to friendly forces, the North China Front Command also misjudged the revenge of the 21st Division. The Japanese Army Major General, who survived by chance, was also sent to the military court and sentenced to five years!

By the time he was released from prison, the war had entered its final stage, and the Japanese Imperial Navy and Army were defeated on their respective battlefields.

It was not until decades later that Major General Nagano Kameichiro, who had died of illness for many years, waited for many war historians to overturn his case!

Most military historians believe that no matter how serious the evacuation of the 21st Division caused, from the perspective of Nagano Kamechiro, who is the commander of the 21st Division, he saved at least the lives of thousands of people in the 21st Division.

Moreover, although he did not promptly inform the North China Front Command that the 21st Division was about to evacuate, it was because of the fierce artillery fire of the Chinese, which caused several field radio stations of his division headquarters to be damaged, which was a crime of war!

The password he was about to send to Lieutenant General Okabe Saburo who was in Baoding had been confirmed to be true by his subordinate Minister of Communications Department!

But as for why Nagano Kameichiro ordered all his troops to evacuate first, it was not until 30 minutes later that the Chinese began to use heavy artillery to scrub the various units of the 21st Division, and they remembered to inform the General Staff of the evacuation.

After all, military historians did not arrive at the real battlefield, so they could only understand the situation by combining the battle reports written by China and Japan at that time. In addition, since Nagano Kamechiro walked to the military court, he not only did not mention the situation on that day, but even refused anyone's defense. No one knew the mood of the Japanese Army Major General at that time.

But the fact is that after 10 minutes after the 21st Division all units began to evacuate, the Four Army Regiment began cluster artillery bombardment.

As small as 60mm mortars, 81mm mortars, as large as Type 41 75 mountain cannons, 75mm Bofos mountain cannons, 150 heavy, 80mm howitzers, and 105 howitzers, there are nearly a hundred large and small artillery guns that are large and small to launch artillery shelling on all units of the 21st Division.

Not to mention the 21st Division, even the Fifth Division, which has nearly 60,000 troops, has never invested so many artillery in a certain battlefield at one time in the Battle of Xinkou.

In other words, since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, on a local battlefield at the division level, there has never been a time when one side has concentrated so many artillery attacks on the other side. The Japanese side has not, and it is even more impossible for China to have it.

But on the front line of Niangziguan, it actually appeared.

The fire caused by the shells seemed to completely ignite the mountains and fields before Niangzi Pass, and its light even exceeded the rising sun that was leaping over the top of the mountain.

This is still running fast enough. If the 21st Division is still on the original position, it would be a tragic situation. I probably know it if I want to take my butt.

Even so, the 21st Division, which fled into the mountains, lost more than 2,500 people in this artillery battle where more than 6,000 shells of various types were thrown in just 40 minutes!

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! The artillery battle has not ended yet, and the loud trumpet sounds resounded through the mountains and fields, and countless dark blues rushed out of the defense line, preparing to launch a final strangle on the 21st Division!

In the end, the hundreds of Japanese troops who were left to block the enemy were already dizzy by the overwhelming shells. Ten percent went away forty percent, and only more than 300 infantry remained washed by the flying grenades. How could they still have the strength to stop the charge of at least 3,000 infantry?

In less than five minutes, the last line of defense for the 21st Division's house guarding the car was torn to pieces!

To use the statement of a military historian who is quite well-known in Japan in the next 30 years, if Nagano Kamechiro hesitates for another half an hour, the four-way regiment, whose heavy firepower is already crushing, can completely swallow the 21st Division within 24 hours.

Not to mention that the 21st Division can still preserve the command organization in a basically intact and withdraw to Baoding with more than 7,600 people, I'm afraid even a dog can't run out.

This evaluation reached an uncle who was busy working in the vegetable field in his hometown with his naked upper body. An uncle smiled faintly and asked his eldest nephew who had not seen him for several years and said, "What do you think?"

"I think, with the strength of the Four Army Group at that time and the decisiveness of you, Uncle Lei and Dad Leng, the 21st Division can last up to 12 hours." Shi Tou, who was already middle-aged, replied after careful consideration.

The brawny uncle grinned and didn't say much. He just slapped a slap at Xiao Shitou, who was already the leader of a border guard group.

"You mean, it's only five hours? How could that be possible? They still have 10,000 people, but the Four Lines Regiment had only 4,000 infantry at that time!" Shi Tou was stunned.

"What five hours and six hours? I mean you have been eating and drinking here for five days. You, a large team leader, shoulder the important task of defending the border. What's the matter with a farmer's family? Why don't you get out of here quickly!" The brawny uncle rolled his eyes and waved his hand to drive people away.

"But the chief said..."

"Everyone does their own things, and you will have the chance to drink in the future!"

The back of the sturdy uncle who casually left a sentence made him say nothing.

Here, there are at least 20 snipers responsible for the protection! That is what he, an old soldier who spent his childhood, youth in the Four-Hand Regiment and had 20 years of military career, saw it, and it is also what the uncle wants him to see, and there are more hidden deeper and farther hidden things that he cannot see. At least there is an infantry battalion. Are there such awesome farmers in the world?

No wonder Mr. Leng said that even if he lifted his arrogance and returned to the field to accompany his wife and grandson, no one in the world could touch a hair. Before leaving, the stone glanced at the surrounding mountains and smiled bitterly.

However, he has not gained nothing in the past five days of eating and drinking!

What made the stone commander who returned to the border calmed down was that although his eternal uncle had not said it clearly, he also told him: "The Battle against the North cannot be fought, but the Battle against the South will break out sooner or later. At that time, he will put on military uniform again!"

He will not be defeated! This is a concept that Shitou was deeply rooted in childhood!

It takes five hours to eat the entire 21st Division. It’s not that Tang Dao is arrogant, but that he is confident!

As long as the 21st Division is reluctant to leave those baggage, they are alone. Without sufficient fortifications as a bunker, they can not collapse under the heavy pressure of artillery fire for two hours. Tang Dao changed his name to Tang Dao and was dissatisfied!

The remaining three hours will be the division and siege that the Chinese army is best at in the future, and will not give the 21st Division any chance to breathe.

But this is just a concept, and what Tang Dao didn't expect was that Nagano Kameichiro made the most correct choice.

"That day, the sun was rising, and the glow was surrounded by the glow. In front of the defense line between Niangziguan, which was a bloody defense line between China and Japan, the entire Japanese division fought, waved its sleeves, leaving behind remains of remains and many supplies that were too late to take away, but not a trace of clouds!"

This is what Li Jiujin said seriously when facing the interview with the war reporter sent by the Second War Zone. Dan Tai Mingyue rolled her eyes when she saw the reporter being a little confused: "Speak human words!"

"That's right, the Japanese guy ran away." Li Jiujin immediately lowered his eyebrows and concluded with his eyes pleasingly.

Thousands of Japanese troops scattered into the mountains and fields, and even the Four-Road Group had no choice!

After all, they now have three infantry battalions, reconnaissance, guards and a cavalry battalion. If they are dispersed to pursue, the birds will not be beaten and will be pecked by the birds!

"The third battalion stayed behind the main defense line of Niangzi Pass, the first battalion, the second battalion, the artillery battalion, and the guard company followed the regiment headquarters to attack!" Tang Dao's reaction was also first-rate and he immediately ordered.

If you attack, you are not chasing the 21st Division, which is already considered a defeated one!

Instead, the 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division, which was fighting with the 17th Division 8 kilometers away!

Yes, the reason why the North China Front Command was so annoyed that it even sent Nagano Kameichiro to the military court was the bad luck that the 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division followed!

It would be fine if Nagano Kameichiro and the 21st Division ran firmly enough, but they did something bad and sold their teammates without notifying them.

The 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division was still fighting with the 17th Division in Weiluling. Then he thought that the 21st Division actually ran away and gave up its own rear completely?

This also led to the fact that Okabe Saburo, who had already evacuated the 21st Division, notified two hours later that when he was in the coffin, the Major General of the 39th Infantry Brigade, Yoshito Takagi, he had already entered the coffin and thought of eating ginseng - the seats were all opened.

The main force of the Four Lines Regiment directly seized the retreat of the 39th Infantry Brigade!

Is this dumpling made? The 39th Infantry Brigade, who has been fighting with the 17th Division for a week, was exhausted when he heard this bad news. It may not be appropriate to describe it as a dull wooden chicken, but should be described as a bolt from the blue and a scattered soul.

After having enough mountain artillery, the 17th Division was not so easy to bully. The 39th Infantry Brigade, which originally had tens of thousands of people, fought for a week, with more than 40% of the battle losses. Nearly 7,000 infantry now only 4,000 troops are available.

The result was that there was a hard bone with geographical advantages in the past. Not to mention that the dog could not chew, a panda with amazing bite force could only be numb. Later, a four-way group that could drive nearly 20,000 people from the 21st Division into dogs!

You said, if anyone else would be scared?

"Request support from the mainland aviation industry, and request support from the ground troops of the Front Command!" Takagi Yoshito sent two telegrams to his division commander Saburo Kawakishi.

He even didn't care about condemning the 21st Division who ran away alone! This also shows the inner fear of the brigade commander of the then major general of the 39th Infantry Brigade.

Saburo Okabe, who was in charge of the Baoding Command, was also incredible at the time. Even if it was a telegram sent by Nagano Kameichiro himself, he also sent a land aviation reconnaissance plane to conduct close reconnaissance on the front line of Niangziguan.

As the "lucky man" who survived the Chinese anti-aircraft artillery countless times without any damage, Captain Sasaki was once again entrusted with an important task!

This time, the halo of luck is coming again!

All air defense positions on the front line of Niangziguan have moved forward to the area of ​​Weiluling. Captain Sasaki fell from 2,000 meters to a height of 1,500 meters in fear. He observed the battlefield of Niangziguan through a telescope. In addition to the positions that were darkened by artillery fire and gun smoke, there were also yellow corpses scattered everywhere!

The Chinese soldiers who were still moving on the ground saw his reconnaissance plane that was pressing down on the altitude, not only were they not afraid, but they also held their guns to shoot and provoke!

"I'm just stupid!" Captain Sasaki, who has been tested by the war, is not the kind of person who is easy to get ahead.

The battlefield he saw showed that the 21st Division was over, and the main force of the Four Lines of Niangzi Pass was indeed moving forward towards the direction of Weilu Ridge. Otherwise, what we greeted him was not provocation, but a rain of bullets.

"Nano Kamechiro is too shameless! Please ask the commander to punish him severely!" This is a secret letter sent by Saburo Okabe after confirming that the 39th Infantry Brigade was surrounded.

He knew very well the truth behind the reason why Kamechiro Nagano had to send him a evacuation message two hours later.

Because Nagano Kameichiro knew that if he had sent him before evacuation, as the commander, Okabe Saburo would definitely ask him to hold on for another half a day, and at the same time promised that he would have support from the land aviation! At that time, he would give the evacuation buffer time for the 39th Infantry Brigade, which was fighting with the 17th Division in Nagano Ridge.

But at that time, not to mention the 21st Division, if it lasts for another half a day, it is possible that the entire army will be able to run out of its territory if it lasts for half an hour in the evening!

‘My fellow dies and I will not die!’ Nagano Kamechiro made his choice!

As for the damage to the field radio stations in Chinese shelling, Okabe Saburo even had reason to suspect that there was an 80% possibility that it was artificial.
To be continued...