Quartermasters can also fight the devils

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, according to the previously designated plan, those who are now landing are the officers and soldiers of the 104nd Battalion of the 137th Field Artillery Regiment, as well as their weapons and ammunition. The only troops that have landed so far are the officers and soldiers of the nd Battalion of the Field Artillery Regiment, and their weapons and ammunition have not yet been fully landed. The st Battalion, which had already landed completely, went to support the th Regiment earlier." Chief of Staff Colonel Mamoru Kawakami knew the landing order and situation of the troops very well, but the message he gave was just one meaning, that is, we currently have no field troops on shore that can be sent out for reinforcement.

The brigade commander, Major General Goto Juro, was also stunned. There were no field troops on the shore, so how could they get reinforcements? He was obviously unhappy with this conclusion. He was about to question the chief of staff, Colonel Kawakami Mamoru, on why he arranged the landing order in this way, but he suddenly thought that this was not a problem with Colonel Kawakami Mamoru, but a problem with the 137th Regiment's loss rate being too fast. Before the war, no one would have thought that the 137th Regiment would lose troops so quickly.

"Let the 161st Regiment land quickly and stop the field artillery regiment's landing first. Without the protection of the field troops, it is too dangerous for the artillery to be alone on the shore." The brigade commander, Major General Goto Juro, quickly changed the landing order.

"Brigade Commander, how should we respond to the Chief of Staff of the 137th Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Saki Hiramiya?" Chief of Staff Colonel Mamoru Kawakami also asked the key point. The 137th Regiment is now in danger.

"Damn it, let the 137th Regiment defend on the spot first, and order the Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki to organize the troops to hold on. We will reinforce them as soon as possible after the 161st Regiment lands." The brigade commander, Major General Goto Juro, gave the order somewhat irritably. He felt that the commander of the 137th Regiment, Colonel Mori Takashi, was simply a waste. Not only did he not make due contributions, but now he had to send troops to rescue and clean up his mess.

After receiving the order from the brigade commander, Colonel Yoshiaki Ishida, commander of the 161st Regiment of the Japanese Army, quickly asked his chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Madoka Shimizu, to arrange for the troops to start landing as soon as possible. He knew that the situation on the 137th Regiment's side should be very bad. Although the brigade commander did not explain the situation of the 137th Regiment, some clues could be roughly seen from the temporarily changed landing order.

The press conference of the Fourth War Zone Command was also held smoothly. Commander He once again stole the limelight. At this press conference, Commander He announced the latest victory news of the New 22nd Army on the front line and showed the newly captured artillery battalion commander, Major Ito Shuichi.

This made all the reporters attending the conference excited again. They did not expect that the Fourth War Zone, which had weak combat power and insufficient manpower, could win such remarkable victories in succession. This made everyone look at him with new eyes. They now felt that Commander He might really be an excellent general with strategic and tactical thinking.

The news of the victory of the Fourth War Zone immediately became popular again with the publicity in newspapers. The government was also very happy about this victory. Now the Ninth War Zone has been suppressed by the Japanese army, and the three towns are about to be occupied by the Japanese army. Public opinion has been accusing the government of its defeat and inaction on the battlefield. This time, the government has reduced the voices of criticism a lot.

In the headquarters of the 137st Army of the Japanese Army, Commander Lieutenant General Kanro Furujo was in an extremely bad mood. The New 137nd Army of the Chinese government on the west bank of the Pearl River had caused too much trouble for him. First, the 132st Battalion of the th Regiment was silently wiped out by the New nd Army of China, and then the entire th Regiment was ambushed by the New nd Army of China. Now the nd Brigade was in need of sending reinforcements for the rescue.

Just now, the expeditionary force and the headquarters also issued new orders to themselves, asking them to destroy the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government in this Battle of Yangcheng. The existence of this army is a shame to the entire Imperial Japanese Army. This army has slapped the face of the Empire of Japan many times.

Commander Lieutenant General Furujo Kanro thought that the Expeditionary Force and the headquarters only knew how to talk. Was the Chinese government's new 132nd Army so easy to destroy? Fortunately, he had foresight and transferred the two infantry regiments of the th Division to the nd Brigade to fight. Now he just had to wait for the troops to land smoothly on the west bank of the Pearl River.

In order to allow the 132nd Brigade enough time to destroy the New nd Army of the Chinese government, Commander Lieutenant General Kan'o Furusho also ordered Lieutenant General Seiichi Nagana of the th Division to have his troops attack slowly forward in Daya Bay. In order to prevent the th Division from attacking too quickly and occupying Guangzhou, the New nd Army of the Chinese government would definitely retreat quickly, because there was no need for them to hold on, and he had to hold on to this Chinese army.

After figuring this out, Commander Lieutenant General Kanro Furujo ordered the staff officers of the headquarters to immediately formulate a battle plan to eliminate the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government. He now hated the New 22nd Army very much.

After receiving the latest battle plan from the commander, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi, the commander of the 18th Division, was extremely dissatisfied. The attack on his side was unusually smooth. According to Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi's calculations, his 18th Division would definitely have five to seven days at most to defeat the Chinese army's blocking line along the way and occupy Yangcheng.

Now, his troops need to slow down the pace of attack to cooperate with the battle against the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government on the west bank of the Pearl River. He thinks that if it is really not possible, he should transfer his 18th Division to the west bank of the Pearl River to meet the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government. A vigorous attack is the battle rhythm he likes.

Inside the headquarters of the new 100th Division in Shunde City, Zhang Wenwu checked the time. It was already nine o'clock in the evening. He asked Ouyang Heng, who was looking at the map across from him, "Brother Ouyang, have all the troops in front moved to their designated positions? Are there still no large Japanese troops stationed in Zhongshan City?"

"Division Commander, there has been no large-scale entry of Japanese troops from Zhongshan City. This is probably because their follow-up troops have not yet completed landing. Based on the current situation, we judge that the Japanese army should adjust the landing order and send their infantry troops ashore first. However, this takes time, and it is night now. For safety reasons, the Japanese army's landing speed will be very slow. In addition, our front troops have already moved to the designated location as planned." Ouyang Heng also quickly explained the current situation and judgment.

Zhang Wenwu nodded and pointed to the location of the 137th Regiment of the Japanese Army marked on the map and said, "We must eliminate the 137th Regiment in the encirclement tonight, otherwise the Japanese landing troops will definitely launch a crazy attack on the new 210th Division responsible for blocking the gap tomorrow. There are only temporary trenches dug over there, which are not conducive to blocking the Japanese attack."

Ouyang Heng also nodded, and he added: "The officers and soldiers of the Death Squad and the Special Service Battalion have already gone up. With them, we should be able to rush into the defensive position of the Japanese 137th Regiment smoothly. However, the Japanese army should still have the size of a battalion now. It depends on whether our artillery bombardment can reduce the Japanese army's combat power."

"Tell the artillery to extend the artillery attack time by five minutes, and try to use the artillery to kill more Japanese troops. This way, in subsequent attacks, the casualties of the troops will be much smaller." Zhang Wenwu also modified the time of the artillery attack.

The commander of the 137th Regiment of the Japanese Army, Colonel Mori Takashi, is very weak now. He has been in a coma for a while. He occasionally wakes up for a short time, but he will fall into coma again after saying a few words. The military doctor in the regiment has also examined Colonel Mori Takashi. He believes that the commander of the regiment, Colonel Mori Takashi, should be sent to the medical ship for rest as soon as possible. With the current medical conditions on the front line, it is impossible to cure the commander of the regiment, Colonel Mori Takashi, and it is very likely that Colonel Mori Takashi will die directly.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki is now the supreme commander of the 137th Regiment, but he and the commander of the 137rd Battalion, Major Ito Takuma, both have worried looks on their faces. According to previous investigations, they found that their th Regiment had been surrounded by the New nd Army of the Chinese government.

If it was the 137th Regiment when it just landed, they would not have worried too much even if they were surrounded by the Chinese army. But now the commander of the 137th Regiment has fallen, and more than two battalions of officers and soldiers have been wiped out. Now the officers and soldiers of the entire 137th Regiment added together are barely the size of a battalion. The only good news is that there are no wounded soldiers in the camp who need care.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, it is really meaningless for the brigade commander to ask us to hold on here. The morale of the officers and soldiers is low, the regiment commander is unconscious, and there is no artillery support. It is difficult for us to defend this camp." Major Takuma Ito, commander of the 3rd Battalion, looked at the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Kawakami Mamoru, and said earnestly.

Major Takuma Ito felt that the brigade commander's arrangement was too unreasonable. He hoped that the chief of staff of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Saki Hiramiya, would send a telegram to the brigade commander, asking him to withdraw his previous order. He wanted to lead the troops to break out at night. Major Takuma Ito believed that the best strategy was to run away quickly. If they waited for the 161st Regiment to land and then come to rescue him, they would only be left to collect his body. The Chinese army would not remain indifferent during this period of time.

The chief of staff of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki, is now in a very difficult situation. He also agrees with the suggestion of Major Ito Takuma, commander of the 137rd Battalion, but this is an order given by the brigade commander. Moreover, he knows clearly that the st Army Headquarters probably wants to use the officers and soldiers of the th Regiment to attract and entangle the new nd Army of the Chinese government in preparation for the subsequent elimination of this Chinese force.

But the headquarters and the brigade commander overestimated the current situation of the 137th Regiment and greatly underestimated the strength of the New nd Army of the Chinese Government. He wanted to send a telegram to tell the brigade commander, Major General Goto Juro, and the staff of the st Army Headquarters that you are taking things for granted. You have never fought against the New nd Army of the Chinese Government and do not know how terrifying this army is.