Quartermasters can also fight the devils

After thinking for a while, the chief of staff of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Saki Hiramiya, decided to report their plan to break out to the brigade commander, Major General Goto Juro, at the expectant look on the face of Major Ito Takuma, commander of the 3rd Battalion. This was not the time to be a hero. Besides, isn't it nice to be alive?

Major General Goto Juro, commander of the 132nd Brigade of the Japanese Army, was standing on the bridge of the warship and watching the 161st Regiment that landed overnight. He estimated in his mind that the 161st Regiment should complete its landing by tomorrow afternoon, and then it would need to transport the supplies and ammunition needed for the troops' operations ashore, as well as the ammunition for the artillery units. In other words, the earliest that the 161st Regiment could attack the 137th Regiment would be the early morning of the day after tomorrow.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki, the Chief of Staff of the 137th Regiment, sent a telegram requesting the brigade to allow them to break out at night. He believes that the current 137th Regiment may not be able to hold out until the 161st Regiment arrives to rescue them." Chief of Staff Colonel Kawakami Mamoru walked quickly to the side of the brigade commander, Major General Goto Juro, holding the telegram he had just received and said.

After hearing the words of the Chief of Staff Colonel Kawakami Mamoru, the brigade commander, Major General Goto Juro, also closed his eyes. It was not that he did not want the 137th Regiment to break out. This was an order directly issued by the 137st Army Headquarters. They wanted to use the th Regiment as bait to hang on to the Chinese government's new nd Army.

"Mr. Kawakami, shouldn't we also explain the situation to the division commander and the headquarters? The 137th Regiment may not be able to complete the previously assigned tasks at the moment, and their bait may very likely be swallowed by the New 137nd Army of the Chinese government." Major General Goto Juro also felt that the staff officers of the headquarters should be reminded that their ideas were good, but they also needed suitable troops to carry them out. Obviously, the th Regiment was not currently suitable for carrying out such a difficult task.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, I also think that the best plan is to let the 137th Regiment break out as soon as possible. You know, the 137th Regiment has not only suffered heavy losses, but is also in urgent need of food and drinking water." Chief of Staff Colonel Mamoru Kawakami also firmly supported the brigade commander's idea.

I must say what I should say. As for what the headquarters decides, that is the headquarters' business. If there is a time to hold people accountable after the war, the 132nd Brigade can also shirk this responsibility. The 132nd Brigade already bears enough responsibility now.

Lieutenant General Toshio Miyake, commander of the 104th Division, was also very anxious after receiving the telegram from the 132nd Brigade. He thought that the staff of the headquarters were too presumptuous. When the combat plan was issued, he firmly expressed his opposition. This was a regiment of his own division, not a cabbage.

After receiving the telegrams from Lieutenant General Toshio Miyake and Major General Juro Goto, the commander of the 137st Army, Lieutenant General Kanro Furusho, fell into deep thought. After calming down and evaluating the plan carefully, he found that there were still problems with the combat plan they had formulated before. The key point lay in the th Regiment.

If the 137th Regiment itself had the confidence to hold on, then the problem would not be too big. But now it seems that the 137th Regiment itself does not have the confidence to complete this defensive mission. In this case, it would be very unrealistic to complete the combat plan to eliminate the New nd Army of the Chinese government.

The landing of the 161st Regiment will still take time. The landing site is so small and there are only so many transport ships. It is impossible to transport all the troops ashore quickly. The commander of the 132nd Brigade, Major General Goto Juro, now has three fully staffed regiments at his disposal, but he cannot use them all at once. This is a strategy of adding fuel to the fire, which is extremely unreasonable.

Moreover, these two telegrams were very obviously attempts to shift the blame. If anything went wrong with the 137th Regiment, the responsibility would definitely be borne by themselves. That would not do. They were already preparing to retire and could not allow themselves to be stained by the stain of defeat.

"Send a telegram back to Lieutenant General Toshio Miyake, commander of the 104th Division, and Major General Juro Goto, commander of the 132nd Brigade, agreeing to their request to allow the 137th Regiment to break out on its own. In addition, the headquarters must quickly formulate a new combat plan to eliminate the New nd Army of the Chinese government." Lieutenant General Kanro Furusho, commander of the st Army, also made a decisive decision.

When Lieutenant Colonel Saki Hiramiya, Chief of Staff of the 137th Regiment, received the telegram agreeing to break out, he quickly called Major Takuma Ito, commander of the rd Battalion, to discuss the time of the breakout and the order of attack of the troops.

"Captain Ito Takuma, we must break out of the Chinese troops' encirclement tonight. While their encirclement has just been established, the direction I plan to break out is behind us. The Chinese army here is the last to complete the encirclement, and their defense line must not be very tight." Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki stated the direction of attack he had determined with a serious face, and the rest was up to Major Ito Takuma.

The commander of the Third Battalion, Major Ito Takuma, also nodded and said, "Don't worry, Chief of Staff. I will personally lead the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion to make a desperate charge. The squadron of the regiment headquarters will be responsible for protecting you and the commander, and will be responsible for the rear guard mission. We have set the breakout time at one o'clock in the morning."

"Very good, Captain Ito. Now it is a critical moment for the survival of our 137th Regiment. Let all officers and soldiers eat the dry food they carry with them. We only have this one chance. For the victory of the Great Japanese Empire, please!" The chief of staff of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Saki Hiramiya, also explained to Major Takuma Ito in a somewhat tragic manner.

In the headquarters of the new 100th Division, Zhang Wenwu and Ouyang Heng were also keeping an eye on the time. Coincidentally, they decided on the time of attack at one o'clock in the morning.

"Brother Ouyang, are all the suicide squads organized by the troops in place? Is the artillery ready as well?" Zhang Wenwu also confirmed the situation of the troops again. This was a very critical battle for the new 22nd Army. If they fought well, the rest would be quite easy. Once the defense time was up, they could turn around and run away.

"Division Commander, the troops are in place as required. Don't worry. The new 210th Division and the new 211th Division have also organized death squads. The Japanese 137th Regiment will definitely not be able to escape this time." Ouyang Heng explained the situation again and calmed Zhang Wenwu's somewhat nervous mood.

At 100:100 in the evening, Li Zhengying led the suicide squad officers and soldiers of the new th Division and began to crawl forward. As the vanguard of the new th Division, they were responsible for opening a breakthrough in the Japanese army's defense line so that subsequent troops could quickly rush into the Japanese defense positions.

Liang Fei also led his team members to crawl at the front of the team. As the best group of people in the death squad, they were entrusted with important tasks. But Liang Fei always felt a little strange in his heart. He always felt that there seemed to be no Japanese troops defending in front.

The suicide squad officers and soldiers organized by the new 210th Division were also crawling forward. Their mission was the same as that of the suicide squads in all directions. When the officers and soldiers were halfway through crawling forward, there were some noises in the grass in front of them. This scared the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad of the new 210th Division. How did the Japanese come out from the defensive position?

The leading officer of the new 210th Division's suicide squad reacted immediately and realized that the Japanese were preparing to break out, so he quickly gestured to the team members around him, asking everyone to be quiet, and clenched the big knife in his hand, ready to fight at any time.

Major Takuma Ito, commander of the 137rd Battalion of the th Regiment of the Japanese Army, is now leading his troops to crawl forward quietly. In front of them is a -man "Vanguard Squad" organized by Major Takuma Ito. Major Takuma Ito also wants to sneak into the edge of the Chinese army's encirclement position, and then launch a sudden attack, try to quickly open a breakthrough to allow the troops to break out of the encirclement, and then quickly withdraw to Zhongshan City.

He knew that without artillery support, it would be impossible for his troops to break through through regular attacks. Only this sudden close-range attack could catch the Chinese troops off guard.

The leading officer of the Japanese Army's volunteer team was also crawling forward nervously with his team members. When he pulled away the weeds in front of him, what caught his eye was a big head with two eyes staring at him, which scared the officer.

He knew that these were Chinese soldiers and their stealth had been discovered. The Japanese officer reacted very quickly. He rolled to the right at the first moment and just avoided a stab from a soldier from the suicide squad of the New 210th Division on the opposite side.

"The Chinese soldiers are in front, charge, charge quickly." The Japanese officer shouted loudly. He needed to quickly remind the soldiers around him to prepare for battle.

The soldiers of both sides suddenly met in the middle of the road. The officers and soldiers on both sides stood up and rushed into the other side's team to fight. The troops following behind the new 210th Division and the 137th Regiment also rushed to the battlefield in front with roars without any concealment. For a while, this side was filled with roars and gunshots.

The gunfire that came out after the sudden encounter between the new 210th Division and the Japanese army also stunned the new 210nd Army troops in other directions. How come the new th Division launched an attack in advance while their artillery had not yet opened fire?

The first to react were the officers and soldiers of the New 100th Division's Suicide Squad. When Li Zhengying saw that the New 210th Division had already taken action, although he didn't know what exactly was happening over there, he still decisively led the officers and soldiers of the Suicide Squad to rush forward. At the same time, he sent people to notify the troops behind to catch up quickly and telegraphed the situation here to the division headquarters, asking the artillery behind to stop firing for a while.

Zhang Wenwu also learned about this matter immediately after the encounter between the New 210th Division and the Japanese army. He quickly asked Ouyang Heng to notify the artillery unit to cancel the shelling plan and notify all troops to launch a full-scale attack. He knew that the Japanese army was trying to escape.