Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Commander Chen was looking at the large map in front of him. He was also considering whether the First Corps could withstand the offensive of the Japanese army if the Japanese army in Hongcheng attacked the First Corps troops that surrounded the 106th Division.

"Report, our intelligence personnel in De'an have sent us a message. The Japanese garrison in De'an suddenly blocked the road between the train station and the hospital the day before yesterday. The blockade was not lifted until noon today. Our insider in the hospital then passed on the news that a senior officer on the Japanese front line has died in De'an Hospital after failed rescue efforts." The officer in charge of the theater intelligence department reported the news he had just received to Commander Chen.

After hearing the news, Commander Chen immediately thought of the New 22nd Army's request to investigate the situation of Yoshizumi Ryosuke, the commander of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army. He also combined the abnormal actions of the Japanese army in Hongcheng and judged that the senior Japanese officer who died in De'an should be Yoshizumi Ryosuke, the commander of the 9th Division.

After Commander Chen figured out the situation, he also made a judgment on the abnormal behavior of the Japanese army in Hongcheng. It must be that the commander of the Japanese 106th Army, General Okamura Yasuji, could not bear the pressure. They lost two division commanders and a brigade commander in Hongcheng. They could not let the 106th Division be wiped out again or lose a division commander. Okamura Yasuji must have withdrawn the Japanese troops from Hongcheng to rescue the th Division from danger.

After understanding the actions of the Japanese army, Commander Chen was proud that his new 22nd Army had brought him honor this time. They had accomplished such a brilliant record without the assistance of any other troops. Not only had they defended Hongcheng, they had also killed two Japanese division commanders and captured a brigade commander. They were worthy of being his own troops and were reliable.

"Tell Commander Xue of the First Corps that the commander of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, Yoshizumi Ryosuke, has been killed in Hongcheng by the New nd Army. The th Army of the Japanese Army has now withdrawn all its troops from Hongcheng, probably to rescue the besieged th Division of the Japanese Army. Tell him to be prepared. Also, tell the New nd Army this news." Commander Chen ordered the communications staff in a good mood.

After explaining everything to the communications staff, he went to meet with the highest levels of government with the information. He had to report this good news immediately, as it was a good opportunity to score points for himself.

Zhang Wenwu looked at the war zone telegram forwarded by Commander Huang, and he now felt that this was purely "good luck coming to you while you are at home". Although he and Ouyang Heng had analyzed the movements of Yoshizumi Ryosuke before, he had not received the investigation results from the special forces battalion and dared not draw any conclusions. But now, through the telegram sent from the war zone, he has basically confirmed that Yoshizumi Ryosuke was shot to death by his own special forces battalion.

"Brother Ouyang, the Japanese army has completely retreated from Hongcheng. Order the troops to search and attack in the urban area and fully control Hongcheng. Also, let the members of the special forces battalion return to their base as soon as possible. The special forces battalion is now scattered all over the city. We need to quickly find out which small unit has done such a great thing. Haha, I will reward them well." Zhang Wenwu put the telegram on the table and said happily to Ouyang Heng.

Ouyang Heng also nodded. Indeed, the Special Forces Battalion had made a great contribution this time. He had already sent people to contact the Special Forces Battalion. He originally wanted to find out whether they had ambushed the Japanese army at the Hue Gate or something. However, the Special Forces Battalion had long been scattered all over the city, and it was too difficult to investigate quickly.

Now that the Japanese army has withdrawn from Hongcheng, this matter will be clarified immediately once the people from the special forces battalion come back.

"Commander, we won the battle and we didn't lose Hongcheng." Ouyang Heng said to Zhang Wenwu with excitement. You know, since the war between China and Japan, no defense of a big city has ended with the victory of the Chinese army. This made Ouyang Heng very proud in his heart.

In the headquarters of the First Corps, Commander Xue was happy but also worried after receiving the telegram from Commander Chen of the war zone. The 106th Army of the Japanese Army was determined to rescue the th Division, and Okamura Yasuji actually didn't even want Hongcheng. He was really anxious.

Now the troops of the First Corps in the encirclement have suffered heavy losses after the hard fighting in the past few days, and the troops are a little tired. The Japanese army has withdrawn all the troops from Hongcheng to attack this side. This is something Commander Xue had not anticipated before. In the previous simulation, everyone believed that the Japanese 11th Army Command would not give up the strategic goal of capturing Hongcheng and thus withdraw all the Japanese troops from Hongcheng. At most, they would withdraw one or two regiments of Japanese troops to reinforce.

But who could have thought that the new 106nd Army was so powerful that it killed the commander of the th Division, Yoshizumi Ryosuke, and captured the commander of the th Brigade, Major General Ishu Nobutoki. How could Okamura Yasuji not be furious? Anyone would be the same. If the commander of the th Division, Matsuura Junrokuro, was killed by his own troops, Okamura Yasuji would be in great pain even if he didn't die.

Commander Xue looked at the enemy and friendly situation markings on the map, and weighed the situation repeatedly in his mind. The number of Japanese troops coming from Hongcheng should be about 106 to . This group of Japanese troops is really difficult to deal with. The troops originally prepared for blocking have been put into the attack on the th Division.

After thinking for a long time, Commander Xue decided to withdraw two divisions from the encircled troops to block the Japanese troops coming from Hongcheng. In addition, he also sent a telegram to the New 22nd Army, ordering it to send at least one division to pursue the Japanese troops evacuating from Hongcheng and try to slow down the speed of the Japanese attack.

Commander Huang was a little worried after receiving Commander Xue's telegram. His new 22nd Army had been fighting for nearly 20 days in a row. Where could he get a division of troops for Commander Xue to complete the mission of pursuit and harassment?

"Commander, the troops are really exhausted now. Not to mention the new 100th Division in the city, there are only about 210 people left who can hold guns, including Zhang Wenwu and the troops we reinforced into the city earlier. The new 211th Division and the new th Division have also been withstanding the Japanese attack on the west bank for more than ten days. Now the number of troops in these two divisions is only about % of what it was before the war, and the officers and soldiers are too tired." Chief of Staff Zhao Dong was also well aware of the current situation of the troops. He counted on his fingers and told Commander Huang about the current situation one by one.

Commander Huang had no choice but to obey the orders of Commander Xue of the First Corps. Otherwise, if there were any deviations in the outcome of the battle to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 106th Division, his new nd Army could not be blamed for not sending troops to pursue as ordered.

"Let the new 210th Division pursue and harass the Japanese army. Temporarily transfer a regiment from the new 211th Division to reinforce the new 210th Division. Tell the troops that they are just to harass and pursue and cooperate with the First Corps to carry out blocking operations." Commander Huang finally made a decision.

Therefore, after being reinforced with a regiment of officers and soldiers, the new 210th Division began to attack forward along the Japanese retreat route from the positions on the west bank of the Gan River.

Major General Fukutaro Nishiyama led the Japanese troops evacuated from Hongcheng and changed their previous low morale after receiving the stern telegram from the 11th Army Headquarters. They attacked forward quickly. There was no other way. If they did not arrive at the designated location on time according to the order of the 11th Army Headquarters, Commander Okamura Yasuji would definitely let all the officers serve as the volunteer team.

As long as they did not have to fight with the New 101nd Army in Hongcheng, the officers and soldiers of the st Division and the remaining officers and soldiers of the th Division felt that they were capable again. They advanced quickly along the way and successfully broke through the first blocking line of the st Corps.

But before Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro could be happy for a few minutes, the rear troops sent a telegram telling him that the New 22nd Army in Hongcheng had sent troops to pursue them, and that the rear troops had already had a brief exchange of fire with the pursuing New 22nd Army troops, and requested tactical guidance.

Major General Fukutaro Nishiyama and a group of regiment commanders were also shocked after looking at the map. If the New 22nd Army blocked the road behind them and the Chinese troops in front blocked them, their troops would be surrounded by the Chinese army.

Moreover, the New 22nd Army has now become the nightmare of these Japanese troops. No one has any confidence in fighting the New 22nd Army. Therefore, Major General Fukutaro Nishiyama strictly demands that the attacking troops in the front speed up their attack and break through the blocking positions in front before the attack of the New 22nd Army troops.

Commander Xue did not expect that the Japanese troops withdrawn from Hongcheng were so afraid of the New 22nd Army. The purpose of sending troops to pursue them was to harass and slow down the advance of the Japanese troops, but this unexpectedly became the motivation for the Japanese troops to attack forward desperately. If he had known that such a situation would occur, it would have been better not to send pursuit troops.

Commander Xue sent out two divisions to block the Japanese army. They were retreating step by step under the desperate attacks of the Japanese army. Telegrams asking for help kept being sent to the First Corps Headquarters. Commander Xue was caught off guard, so he quickly withdrew another division from the encirclement to block the advance of the Japanese army.

The troop movement of the First Corps was soon discovered by the Japanese aerial reconnaissance. The staff of the Japanese 11th Army Headquarters immediately learned from the reconnaissance feedback from the aircraft that the Chinese troops in the encirclement were moving. So, Lieutenant General Okamura Yasuji immediately ordered the Air Force to provide uninterrupted air support and bomb the exposed Chinese troops.

At the same time, he ordered the two forces of the 106th Division to attack simultaneously under the cover and support of the Air Force, trying to get the two forces to gather together.

The troops of the First Corps responsible for encircling the 106th Division also suffered heavy losses in the frenzied bombing by Japanese aircraft. They had no choice but to withdraw to the periphery of the encirclement to reorganize. This allowed the two Japanese troops of the 106th Division to finally merge together smoothly.