Chapter 323: Japanese army mutinied again? "Nani? One squadron is gone?" Major General Akira Kato, commander of the 8th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army, looked at the news sent by his subordinates and shouted in disbelief. "Hai." His subordinates could only respond bravely. "What on earth is the Murata Brigade doing? A squadron facing a regiment of the China Army? And it was completely wiped out?" The expression on the face of Major General Akira Kato was extremely angry. You must know that his independent brigade is an independent infantry brigade, not an independent mixed brigade. He only has five independent infantry brigades, which are second-line security forces and are responsible for suppressing guerrillas. This time, a squadron was completely lost, which was very painful. And it was only half an hour before and after, and then it was gone? This is really outrageous. You must know that the intelligence given by Lieutenant General Nakasha Moritaka is that the Fourth Army came to attack Yangcheng this time.

Although the Fourth Army once had the title of Iron Army, that was also the past. Now it is just a miscellaneous army, and after several years of consumption, it has long lost its previous vigor. Even if his brigade is a second-line force responsible for public security, its combat effectiveness cannot be shaken by a motley army. This is a squadron. At the beginning of the war, it was a squadron that could defeat a regiment. Now, everything is broken. This result was really difficult for him to accept. "The opponent has a full range of beautiful weapons and equipment, and the firepower is very powerful. The Murata Brigade cannot stop the opponent's attack." His subordinates quickly explained. Hearing this, Major General Akira Kato's face turned pale and he continued to read the telegram. After receiving the tactical guidance, he was still a little annoyed that Jiro Murata, a loser, was beaten by a group of Chinese troops and asked for help. As a result, when the second telegram contained the word "urgent", his heart suddenly sank. He knew Jiro Murata and would never use the word "urgent" unless absolutely necessary. "Do you suspect that the Central Army on the other side is pretending to be the Central Army? Is it the Central Army that has changed into beautiful weapons and equipment?" Major General Akira Kato asked. Although his infantry brigade is a second-line unit, it has a lot of Type 97 90mm light mortars. The firepower has far exceeded that of the average Central Army. Of course, it cannot be compared with the Central Army after the change of uniforms. But it is impossible for such elite troops to appear here. Has Shancheng figured it out? Want to help the Fourth War Zone recapture Yangcheng?

If not. It was impossible for one of his squadrons to be destroyed in such a short period of time. If he said this, wouldn't the 13th Independent Infantry Brigade laugh at him every day? "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, is it really the Central Army of the China Army?" the chief of staff on the side asked. Hearing this, Major General Akira Kato shook his head and denied it. "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. The Central Army in the mountain city is thousands of kilometers away from here. It is absolutely impossible for them to rush to help here." "And most of the fourth theater is made up of miscellaneous troops. It is impossible for them, the central army, to rescue the miscellaneous troops." Before the war, these senior Japanese military officers had a clear understanding of China's military relations through the intelligence department, as well as the sordid relationship between the direct line and the miscellaneous army. Therefore, they dared to launch a war unscrupulously because they were sure that the other party would not support them. In fact, his guess was indeed correct. How could Shancheng send the newly redressed direct troops to the fourth theater to help them regain Yangcheng? However, this time they met Cun Yunsheng, a different kind of person who did not hesitate to support each other. That’s why the fourth theater will have fine art equipment. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for Shancheng's stinginess to change the uniforms of the miscellaneous army. More importantly, at this time, the direct troops also suffered heavy losses, Yamashiro lost his money bag, and the US military's assistance would not arrive for a while, so it was impossible for the direct troops to help the miscellaneous troops. Akira Kato still has some knowledge about this point. "But, if it's not the Central Army, then who is it? I understand Murata-kun. Although he has some minor flaws, his ability is still good. Even if he is caught off guard when he is attacked by the China Army at the beginning, he can defeat the opponent after he reacts. "The Japanese chief of staff thought for a while and said again. "I know what you said, but the fact is that the Murata Brigade already needs tactical guidance." Major General Akira Kato took a deep breath. "This is a dereliction of duty by the intelligence department. This matter must be reported to Lieutenant General Nakaso Moritaka, and the intelligence department must be ordered to find out why there is a large amount of beautiful weapons and equipment in the fourth theater." "But for now, we should quickly dispatch reinforcements to support. Immediately dispatch a Yoshida brigade to reinforce. In addition, we will inform Lieutenant General Nakaso Moritaka that we need artillery support." "Hai!" … "Major, the brigade commander said that a brigade has been sent to support, and a telegram has been sent to the commander, requesting him to mobilize artillery support. The brigade commander hopes that you can hold on for another hour." The words of the communications soldier reached Murata. Major Jiro's ears made him curse in anger. "Baga, one hour?" "Are you sure you heard correctly?" "When daybreak comes, the planes will arrive. Why do I need reinforcements?" "And can we last an hour now?" If the squadron led by Captain Kawamoto hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid the position would have been lost by now. Even so, the forward positions have also been lost.

Kawamoto's squadron is now fighting with the enemy. However, the Chinese army on the opposite side was so powerful that they were completely unable to resist. As for Li Youquan's Imperial Army, they fled halfway without knowing where they went. The so-called plan to raid artillery positions was declared bankrupt. How can he fight with such powerful firepower? How to keep it? Another hour? In just ten minutes, he lost nearly 300 people, and nearly half of the entire brigade was gone. If the fight continues, I'm afraid a large group will be completely wiped out. "Your Majesty, Major, the Chinese attacks are becoming more and more fierce. It is difficult to defend here. Why don't we turn in for the time being and wait until dawn to regain the position by plane?" the lieutenant next to him advised. The Japanese army's request for reinforcements is called tactical guidance, and retreating is called turning in. In any case, it has to give itself a gorgeous excuse. Unless they are really badly beaten, they will call for help and retreat. To be honest, Jiro Murata was really a little excited. He held on until daylight, and under the cover of artillery and aircraft, he had absolute confidence that he could regain the position. But when he thought of Kato Akira's order, he said with a wry smile. "No, without the brigade commander's order, if I retreat without authorization, the only thing waiting for me is to commit seppuku." If they retreat and lose their defense line, it will shake the morale of the army. Moreover, the brigade commander said that he would send the Yoshida Brigade for support. Now that he was retreating without authorization, he might not have been killed by the enemy's gun, but by his own sword. "So what? It's obvious we won't last an hour." "Baga, why are you so cowardly? As warriors of the empire, we must not be afraid of sacrifice." After saying that, Major Jiro Murata immediately pulled out his command sword with a "swish" sound and shouted sternly. "Pass my order, everyone must go into battle, and the Chinese army must not be allowed to break through the position." "Hai!" Seeing that Major Murata was so determined, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and join the battlefield to fight the Chinese army to the end. "Give me the assault!" "Kill me!" Following the order, the Japanese army also began to fall into madness. Since they could not withdraw, they would kill. The two sides continued to engage in battle, but it was clear that the 176th Regiment, which had the firepower, was not afraid of the Japanese army's madness and still pulled the trigger to kill the Japanese soldiers rushing in front of them. Some soldiers who had run out of bullets began to throw grenades. Browning heavy machine guns and light machine guns provide suppressive fire. The Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun and Waipaizi were beaten so hard that they were unable to fight back.

Finally, just when Major Murata was about to despair, the sharp sound of artillery sounded from behind. boom! boom! boom! Mountain artillery and field artillery began to join the battlefield and continuously bombarded the 176th Regiment's offensive route. "Send a telegram to the Brigade Division and request artillery support." "yes." Tang Lian was not surprised by the Japanese artillery. He had even guessed it. He had been waiting for the Japanese field artillery and mountain artillery to fire. This is why he asked the troops to speed up the attack from the beginning, trying to mix with the Japanese army. In that case, their artillery will be afraid of hitting their own personnel and will not fire. However, I did not expect that the Japanese artillery skills were very high. The fighting distance between the two sides was already very close, some were only fifty meters away. However, the Japanese artillery was still able to hit them. This shows that the Japanese artillery is indeed very powerful. At this level, even Tang Lian had to give him a thumbs up. "It will be great when our artillery reaches this level." Zhang Deneng in the rear received Tang Lian's telegram and asked directly. "Where is the division artillery battalion? Can their 105mm howitzers be put into battle?" It was supposed to be equipped with a 155mm howitzer, but this thing didn't even have much power. According to Cun Yunsheng's idea, he would have to collect at least 1,800 doors. He really couldn't bear to give those few hundred doors. "It should still be in the rear. It will take some time to reach the designated location." The combat staff beside him immediately gave the answer. "It's too slow. Let them speed up and provide artillery support within half an hour." Zhang Deneng glanced at his watch and said. "yes." … At the Yangcheng Headquarters, Lieutenant General Nakasa Moritaka looked at the telegram sent by Kato Akira and frowned deeply. The Fourth Army with beautiful weapons and equipment? How is this possible. The troops who changed their uniforms at Yamashiro were no secret at all to the senior Japanese generals. So they have always paid close attention to these elite troops. According to intelligence, these central troops are still waiting in the rear and have not left the mountain city at all.

There is no need to come to support the fourth theater. But Akira Kato will never lie. Because a squadron was gone in a very short period of time. This didn't exist in the past. The only explanation is that the Fourth Army has really changed into beautiful equipment. "What do those people in Yamashiro want to do?" Lieutenant General Nakasa Moritaka murmured. After hearing this, Lieutenant Colonel Tomita Naoliang, the senior staff officer next to him, spoke. "It shouldn't be the fine art equipment given by Shancheng. According to our understanding, those people in Shancheng are not so generous." Hearing this, Lieutenant General Nakasa Moritaka nodded subconsciously. According to their understanding, those in the mountain city were indeed not so generous. "Is it the Sichuan Army Corps?" Lieutenant General Nakata Moritaka said uncertainly. "It is very possible that apart from Yamashiro, they are the only ones who have a large amount of fine weapons and equipment." Naoliang Tomita thought for a while, and now only the Sichuan Army can produce a large amount of fine weapons and equipment. "Did they really join forces?" Lieutenant General Nakata Moritaka had not forgotten the previous humiliation. He was now extremely worried that if the Sichuan Army really joined forces with the Fourth Theater, it would probably be a huge trouble for them. "Your Excellency, Commander, I think we must take the Sichuan Army into consideration. During this period, I have studied the Sichuan Army. They are not as weak as we know. On the contrary, they are very powerful." Naoliang Tomita didn't finish speaking. Lieutenant General Nakazo Moritaka rolled his eyes. If not very powerful? Did he lose more than thirty fighter jets? He still hasn't figured out what the silver-white fighter plane is. Why is it so fast? "According to my understanding, in addition to more than ten infantry battalions, the Sichuan Army also has armored regiments and artillery regiments." "Especially their armored regiments, which are all American M3 and M4 tanks. Their performance and firepower far exceed ours. If they join the battle, they will cause huge trouble to us." Naoaki Tomita continued his analysis. "Currently, our existing means are simply unable to penetrate these tanks." "Of course, if our air force can gain air superiority, there is still hope." These words made Lieutenant General Nakasa Moritaka's face look a little gloomy, but he was not someone who couldn't listen to advice. Instead, he motioned for the other person to continue speaking. "In addition, there is the artillery regiment of the Sichuan Army. This artillery regiment is not the kind of artillery regiment that only has mortars." "But they are all 155mm howitzers. It is said that the number reaches hundreds, which is already comparable to our heavy artillery division." As soon as Tomita's voice fell, the entire headquarters took a breath of cold air. If this was added, I'm afraid the entire Yangcheng would be bombed into rubble. Even Lieutenant General Nakaso Moritaka couldn't help but his face changed wildly at this moment. This idiot, Shozo Kawabe, actually made the Shikawa Army bigger?

Those Confederate fools. Why haven't you taken action yet? In fact, the Southern Army was wronged. How do we act? The Navy does not support it. How can we fight with the army alone? Moreover, the elites were transferred to Tianzhu. The newly recruited recruits are having a hard time destroying the guerrillas. Are you going to attack the Sichuan Army? Isn't this a joke? While Lieutenant General Nakata Moritaka was having a headache, Cun Yunsheng on the other side was staring at the map, weighing the pros and cons. "Senate, what are you looking at?" Meng Fanlang asked doubtfully. "Do you think that if the Japanese 104th Division in Chaozhou rebelled, would the Battle of Yangcheng be smoother?" Cun Yunsheng asked instead of answering the other party's question. "What?" Meng Fan looked confused. What kind of conspiracy was he planning? The new book is begging to be collected. It is still in the group leader sequence, but it has been pushed forward. ​ ​ (End of chapter)