Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Sure enough, when the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, heard that the Chinese army had actually dug a grave for him, he was shocked. It turned out that the officers and soldiers saw their division commander being humiliated by the Chinese army, so they fell into the trap of the Chinese army when they were destroying the grave. It was not the fault of these officers and soldiers, it was all the disgusting things that the hateful and shameless Chinese army created.

Thinking of this, the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, relaxed his expression and said to Major Kurokawa Shuichi: "This time it was all caused by the disgusting things that the Chinese army made. The behavior of the officers and soldiers is also understandable. Major Kurokawa Shuichi, please take good care of the injured officers and soldiers, and make the cremation ceremony of the officers and soldiers who died in battle more solemn. They are all warriors of the Empire of Japan."

As soon as Major Shuichi Kurokawa heard what the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, said, he knew that his performance this time had made the division commander very satisfied, and he had not wasted so many brain cells in vain to explain this matter satisfactorily.

"Captain Kurokawa Shuichi, how is the loss of your battalion?" After seeing that the issue that the division commander was concerned about had been well resolved, the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, promptly asked Major Kurokawa Shuichi about the situation of the troops, which was related to the practical issues in the subsequent operations.

"Your Excellency the Commander, the Third Battalion suffered a total of 315 casualties in this attack, and there are still 883 combat officers and soldiers in the entire battalion. But after the explosion, the officers and soldiers are a little depressed. However, as long as Your Excellency the Division Commander and the Commander give orders, all the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion will fight bravely and complete any combat tasks assigned to the Third Battalion." Major Shuichi Kurokawa first talked about the current situation of the troops, saying that his troops were not suitable to continue fighting, and then expressed his loyalty to the two bosses and shouted slogans.

"Captain Watanabe, let the 1st Battalion of the 21st Regiment be responsible for opening the way in front, and they will be responsible for the next attack." The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, also heard the meaning of Major Kurokawa Shuichi's words. Considering that the 3rd Battalion was framed by the Chinese army for its own dignity, he also gave Major Kurokawa Shuichi some sweet benefits. He wanted to send a signal to everyone, that is, as long as you are loyal to me and obey my orders, I will definitely take care of him and will not treat his own people unfairly.

Major Shuichi Kurokawa is in a very good mood now. Now his troops can take advantage of the situation again. His troops have already made contributions and achieved results in this battle. The division commander also recognized him. The losses of the troops are not very large. Everything is developing in the direction he expected, which is very good.

After staying at the position for a while, the division commander Lieutenant General Anriyoshi and the regiment commander Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko led their troops to continue attacking forward. The 1st Battalion of the 21st Regiment was responsible for opening the way in front. As a unit of the 21st Regiment, they stayed in the flanking combat force to participate in the battle and temporarily accepted the command of Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, commander of the 11th Regiment.

Major Kato Maogong, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 21st Regiment, led his troops at the forefront of the entire flanking combat force. Next, his battalion would be responsible for attacking and occupying the Chinese army's positions when they encountered the Chinese army's blocking positions.

Major Kato Maogong knew that although his troops were also part of the 5th Division, to be precise, he was still an outsider this time. The three battalions of the 11th Regiment had already fought before, and this time it was his battalion's turn to be responsible for the offensive mission. It seemed fair, but in fact his battalion was at a great disadvantage.

Everyone has fought against the Chinese army. The Chinese army's defensive method is that the front defense line is easier to break through, and the further back you go, the harder it is to capture and break through. This is a matter of common sense. Major Kato Maogong feels that if the 2nd Battalion of the 11th Regiment had not been accidentally destroyed by the Chinese army's dirty tricks, his battalion would have to wait for a while before coming to the front to fight. By then, what awaits his battalion will be the last line of defense of the Chinese army, which will definitely be the most fiercely contested position.

Major Kato Maogong had no ability to change his situation. His regiment commander was arranged by the division commander to be in charge of the transportation and garrison of materials in Zhongshan City. The other two battalions were transferred to the 42nd Regiment to participate in the offensive on the front battlefield. His own battalion was just cooperating in the battle here alone.

Now his battalion is the vanguard of the entire flanking force, and he can only take one step at a time and hope that the next position of the Chinese army is not their last line of defense. As long as it is not the last line of defense of the Chinese army, he is still confident that he can occupy the Chinese army's defensive position.

"Sir Captain, the troops ahead have discovered a defensive position of the Chinese army, which is very large in scale." A soldier ran up to Major Kato Maogong and saluted and reported.

Major Kato Maogong's heart skipped a beat. This was exactly what he had thought. Judging from the information sent back from the front, this large-scale defensive position of the Chinese army should be their last line of defense. His luck was too bad. How could the Chinese army only have two outer defensive positions? This place was still some distance away from Sanshui City. Why was the Chinese army so impatient?

"Report to the division commander and the brigade commander. Our troops have discovered a large-scale defensive position of the Chinese army ahead. Please give instructions and orders, division commander and brigade commander." Major Kato Maogong also reported the situation here in a timely manner. As for how the division commander and others gave orders, he just had to do it according to the orders. If he carried out the orders of his superiors step by step, there would definitely be no major mistakes after the war.

As for the credit, Major Kato Maogong didn't even think about it. The defensive position of the Chinese army in front was obviously the last line of defense. Judging from the previous combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, it would be difficult for his battalion to occupy the defensive position of the Chinese army.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, the First Battalion in front sent back news that they have discovered a huge defensive position of the Chinese army in front. It seems that this is the last defensive position of the Chinese army outside Sanshui City. Do we need to add some troops to the front? Judging from the strength of the First Battalion, it is unlikely that they will be able to defeat the Chinese army's defense quickly." Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, commander of the 11th Regiment, explained the news he had just received to the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi.

At the same time, the regiment commander, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, also took this opportunity to secretly belittle the 21st Regiment's weak combat effectiveness. He said that one battalion of his own troops could destroy the Chinese army's defensive positions. Although the scale of the Chinese army's defensive positions was larger than before, he felt that these were all stragglers who had retreated from their previous positions, and their morale should not be very high.

"Let the 1st Battalion of the 21st Regiment make a tentative attack first to see the combat actions of the Chinese army on this position. Let's hurry over there too. Go and urge the field artillery regiment to move forward quickly. Let the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Battalion go up to reinforce first. Then we can decide whether to let the 3rd Battalion launch an attack based on the actual situation of the Chinese army's defensive positions." After thinking for a while, the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, decided that it would be safer to send the 3rd Battalion first, and then decide whether to increase the force for the attack based on the situation.

Major Kato Maogong felt helpless when he heard the orders from the division commander and the regiment commander brought by the messenger. It seemed that his battalion had to launch an attack on this huge defensive position of the Chinese army.

Although the 3rd Battalion of the 21st Regiment was sent to reinforce him, he felt that it would be better to wait until the artillery units arrived before launching the attack. Even if it was an exploratory attack, he should at least have some decent artillery support. Otherwise, the offensive troops he sent out would not be able to fully test the strength of the Chinese army on the opposite defensive position.

But orders are orders, and Major Kato Maogong could only send the First Squadron to launch a tentative attack. He told the officers and soldiers of the First Squadron not to rush too far forward and to try to test the situation of the Chinese army with the least loss.

When the officers and soldiers of the First Squadron began to attack, the observation post on the last blocking defense position of the New 100th Division was also stunned. The Japanese army even skipped the artillery preparation. Do they look down on us so much?

When the observation post blew the defense whistle, all the officers and soldiers on the position came out of the anti-artillery holes. When everyone saw that the Japanese army launched an attack on their position without any artillery support, all the officers and soldiers of the New 100th Division on the position felt despised and humiliated by the Japanese army.

Especially the officers and soldiers who retreated from the first two places, they felt that it was because they had not taught the Japanese army a lesson before that the Japanese army was so arrogant.

At this moment, the officers and soldiers of the First Squadron sent by Major Kato Maogong were quite discordant in the eyes of the officers and soldiers on the defensive position of the New 100th Division. Everyone was holding his breath and waiting for the order to open fire. Everyone felt that this time they must keep all the Japanese troops here and let the Japanese army remember a lesson for daring to despise them like this.

When the officers and soldiers of the First Squadron rushed to about 100 meters away from the position, the commander of the new th Division gave the order to open fire. This knocked down more than half of the charging First Squadron. The remaining Japanese soldiers all lay on the ground and began to fight back.

Well, now only soldiers in the First Squadron are fighting back, because the officers just went to see Amaterasu almost at the same time.