Quartermasters can also fight the devils

In the grove north of Hongcheng, Li Zhengying crawled out of the tunnel. He was in a very good mood. Even when he crawled out of the tunnel, Li Zhengying took a few deep breaths of the air outside the city. He felt that the air outside the city exuded a comfortable fragrance.

"Captain Li, we have checked the edge of the woods and there are no traces of Japanese troops." Staff Officer Hao came to Li Zhengying and reported the current situation to him in a low voice.

Li Zhengying looked at Staff Officer Hao who was wearing the uniform of a Japanese lieutenant. This time he asked Staff Officer Hao to come over to assist him in completing the task. With this bold and careful Staff Officer Hao around, Li Zhengying felt that it would be relatively easy for him to complete the task of finding out the situation of the Japanese army outside the city.

After all the suicide squad officers and soldiers came out of the tunnel, Li Zhengying led everyone to search forward along the circuitous route from last time, while some suicide squad members of local gangs dispersed to the surrounding areas in plain clothes to conduct reconnaissance.

Li Zhengying felt that Yoshizumi Ryosuke of the 101th Division should have learned from the experience and lessons of the st Division and placed his headquarters farther away from Hongcheng, so he led his men to detour further to the outer line.

In the Japanese-occupied area of ​​the city, Major Saburo Hanekawa was looking at the bodies of three Japanese soldiers in front of him. This was the eighth wave of people killed in the sneak attack by the small Chinese force tonight. Major Saburo Hanekawa was very depressed now, as his own battalion had lost fifty-three people tonight.

He had already told all the officers and soldiers in the brigade to be careful, and he also acquiesced to the fact that the troops should not patrol dangerous areas. However, those small Chinese troops were constantly expanding their activity areas, and now many areas that were safer before have become very dangerous.

Major Saburo Hanekawa wants to have a good talk with the commander of the small Chinese unit. We are just doing a patrol in the city. You can do whatever you want. Wouldn't it be nice if we can all live in peace and get through this frustrating time?

Seeing all the officers and soldiers around him looking uneasy, Major Saburo Hanekawa sighed silently in his heart. He knew that the officers and soldiers of his temporary Second Battalion were all worried about when they would be ambushed and killed by the Chinese army. After all, he himself was always worried about this.

Major Saburo Hanekawa had no choice but to do what he had to do, otherwise the commander of the 9th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Yoshisuke, would chop him alive. However, it would be impossible for him to complete the encirclement and suppression of the small Chinese force by relying on his temporarily formed Second Battalion. He was already very grateful to Amaterasu for the care of his battalion that was not wiped out by the small Chinese force.

Major Saburo Hanekawa also ordered all patrol teams to continue to retreat, leaving more area in the city for small Chinese troops to operate. His order was well implemented and carried out by all patrol teams.

In the direction of the breakout of the 106th Regiment of the 113th Division at Wanjialing, Colonel Seimichi Tanaka was inspecting his troops. He learned from the breakout situations of several other troops obtained today that the number of Chinese troops outside of his own was very large. So far, no troop has been able to break through the encirclement of the Chinese army and successfully break out.

The 11th Army Headquarters also sent a telegram to all the encircled troops, telling them that they had sent the 27th Division to help them break out. However, Colonel Seimichi Tanaka understood that with the small number of troops in the 27th Division, it would be difficult to break the encirclement of the Chinese troops, and whether they could successfully reach Wanjialing was still a big problem.

Colonel Seimichi Tanaka looked at the darkness ahead. He knew that the Chinese army must be strengthening their defenses, waiting for the attack that his troops would launch tomorrow. He felt an indescribable sense of irritation in his heart. He looked at the officers and soldiers who were resting around him with some uneasiness. He felt that something big was about to happen.

When it got light, all the officers and soldiers of the 113th Regiment wolfed down the dry food they carried with them. Colonel Seimichi Tanaka ordered everyone to break through the encirclement of the Chinese army today. The uneasy feeling in his heart was getting more and more serious. He didn't want to stay in the mountainous area of ​​Wanjialing for even a minute.

When Colonel Seimichi Tanaka led the officers and men of the 113th Regiment to launch the attack, the encirclement troops of the 113st Corps also held off the Japanese attack head-on. At the same time, the flanking troops on both wings quickly launched a sudden charge towards the th Regiment from both wings.

Colonel Seimichi Tanaka now finally understood where his uneasiness came from. He knew from the charging troops of the First Corps on both wings that the Chinese army wanted to completely destroy his troops. It seemed that the Chinese army had set their first target on his side.

When he saw thousands of Chinese troops rushing towards his troops, Colonel Tanaka Seimichi quickly ordered the signal soldiers to send a death telegram to the commander of the 106th Division, Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura, and the th Army Headquarters. He knew that his troops were definitely doomed this time. He could only hope that his troops could hold out a little longer in the encirclement of the Chinese army to give other troops some opportunities to break out.

When Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura, commander of the 106th Division, received the farewell telegram from Colonel Seimichi Tanaka of the 113th Regiment, he was overwhelmed with sadness. He knew that he could not give any help to the 113th Regiment as it was too far away from the other four divisions. At the same time, he also knew that the Chinese army had begun to erode his 106th Division step by step.

In the 113th Army Headquarters, all the staff officers were in sorrow and solemnity after receiving the death telegram from the 113th Regiment. Commander General Okamura Yasuji was also very angry when he saw the Japanese flag representing the th Regiment on the sand table being taken away by the staff.

Damn 101st Division, damn Ito Masayoshi, this is all a chain reaction caused by their series of failures in Hongcheng. If it weren't for solving the big trouble of the 101st Division, the troops of the 106th Division could have been deployed to the frontal attack on Wuning, and the Chinese army would not have had so many troops to encircle the th Division.

But now that things have happened, Ito Masayoshi has also died, and all the responsibilities have to be borne by him. Commander Okamura Yasuji adjusted his mood, and then asked the chief of staff Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi beside him: "Mr. Yoshimoto, the 106th Division still cannot break through the Chinese army's blockade in the direction of Baishui Street? In addition, let the Air Force fully support the 106th Division's breakout operation. The Chinese army is preparing to eat up the five troops of the th Division one by one."

Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi, the chief of staff, nodded, then pointed to the direction of Baishui Street on the sand table and said, "Commander, the 27th Division is still being blocked by the Chinese army on Baishui Street. They are short of manpower and have done their best."

Commander Okamura Neiji knew that it was not wise to send his crippled 27th Division to complete this difficult task, but he really had no other choice. He looked at the location of Hongcheng on the sand table, and his eyes seemed to be on fire.

Damn the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government, how could they be so good at causing trouble? Yoshizumi Ryosuke of the 9th Division is really something, he is the commander of the regular division of the Empire of Japan, and his 9th Division is the main force on the Nanxun Line, why hasn't he been able to capture Hongcheng until now?

"What's the situation in Hongcheng? How much territory has Yoshizumi Ryosuke's 9th Division occupied in Hongcheng? How long will it take him to completely occupy Hongcheng?" Commander Okamura Neiji became more and more angry as he thought about it, and asked the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi in a bad mood.

Speaking of the situation in Hongcheng, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadakazu was also quite helpless. The commander of the 9th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, also sent him a telegram. In the telegram, he talked about the tenacity of the Chinese army's defense and the losses of the troops, but did not say when Hongcheng could be occupied.

"Your Excellency the Commander, the commander of the 9th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Yoshisuke, believes that the Chinese army's defense is very tenacious, and that the combat effectiveness of the new 22nd Army is much stronger than other Chinese troops. His offensive force has now lost two and a half battalions of officers and soldiers. They have currently occupied more than half of Hongcheng's urban area, but the Chinese army has sent many small units into the urban area occupied by us to harass us. This has prevented all officers and soldiers from concentrating their efforts on launching an attack on the Chinese army in front." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto also explained the content of the telegram sent by Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Yoshisuke.

As soon as Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji heard the situation report from Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, he could no longer control his anger. Well, Yoshizumi Ryosuke was obviously complaining to him, saying openly and secretly that the 9th Division was short of troops. I was urging him to occupy Hongcheng as soon as possible, and he was asking me for reinforcements.

"Tell Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke that the military strength is very tight now. The troops on the Nanxun Line are fighting bravely with the Chinese army. Let him display the bravery that a samurai of the Empire of Japan should have and lead the officers and soldiers to occupy Hongcheng as soon as possible and contribute to the successful breakout of the 106th Division." After being angry for a while, Commander Okamura Yasuji cut off Yoshizumi Ryosuke's request for reinforcements in a tough tone.

Lieutenant General Okamura Ningji is getting angrier and angrier the more he thinks about it. If he had any extra troops, he would have used them to rescue the 106th Division. There are already part of the 101th Division and the 106st Division in Hongcheng. It's already very good that he resisted withdrawing troops from Hongcheng to reinforce the th Division. You, Yoshizumi Ryosuke, actually want me to send you reinforcements. Isn't this bullying an honest man?