Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Somewhere in eastern Mongolia

Because of the need to fight in the Xiongnu steppes, the Kwantung Army Headquarters established the Xiongnu Front Army in advance, with Lieutenant General Masaru Uchiyama, commander of the 13th Division, as the commander-in-chief.

Five divisions entered the Xiongnu steppe, but Japan did not want to contribute in this war. Although the navy suffered a lot of losses in the island city and even the aircraft carrier was sunk by the enemy, the Japanese army still wanted to work without contributing, so it only sent three main divisions. The other two divisions were all temporarily recruited by the Japanese in the Northeast. They were composed of some retired soldiers and farmers who were reclaiming wasteland, and their combat effectiveness was not strong at all.

According to the combat plan of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, after entering the Xiongnu grassland, this army only needs to attract a part of the officers and soldiers of the 72nd Army. It is best not to engage in head-on conflict with them, but to hang around near the border between the Northeast and the Xiongnu. If they really come to attack, the entire army will immediately withdraw to the Northeast.

If no army came, the Japanese army would slowly infiltrate forward and let the Russians see their efforts.

But they didn't expect that as soon as they entered the Xiongnu grassland, tens of thousands of troops came like tigers and wolves, and their daily marching speed was astonishing. At that time, Lieutenant General Uchiyama realized that we must retreat as soon as possible. If we still hesitated here, we might not even have a chance to retreat.

So this guy didn't even care about his face anymore, and ran back with the two divisions around him and a division of the Northern Army. However, Liu Xiaoshan's 2nd Infantry Division kept an eye on his main force.

"No news yet about the enemy?"

Neishan was taking a sip of water. He had been on a warhorse these past few days. Riding a horse was the fastest way to run in this place. If he had ignored his troops, they might have already run back to the northeast.

"Commander, our air force took off early this morning to conduct reconnaissance, but failed to detect any enemy forces. However, we encountered enemy fighter planes, which resulted in all of our reconnaissance planes being destroyed. New reconnaissance planes are currently en route."

Uchiyama Masaru was already a little nervous, and he became even more nervous after hearing the news. For others, no news is the best news, but for him, no news is the worst news, and all kinds of possibilities have a chance of happening.

"Have all the nearby scouts returned?"

When fighting in a place like the grassland, the reconnaissance planes in the sky are the first line of defense, and the scouts nearby are the second line of defense. In addition to the reconnaissance planes in the sky, Uchiyama also dispatched more than 20 scouts to the surrounding areas.

“Several have returned, and no abnormalities were found.”

After hearing this, the commander breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the enemy's vanguard troops were not discovered, we would be safe for the time being.

"Go tell the other two division commanders to actively send out scouts to the surrounding areas. The scope of the reconnaissance should be wide and thorough..."

Just as Uchiyama was giving the order, a Japanese officer came running towards him in a hurry from a distance. Uchiyama stopped talking and stood up from the ground, not knowing what news the other party brought.

"Commander, the 23rd Division has sent a telegram saying that an enemy force has appeared to their southwest, less than five kilometers away. Fire has already been exchanged between the two sides..."

After hearing this, fear appeared in Uchiyama Masaru's eyes. Many division commanders who were more capable than him were destroyed by Li Shaoyi, let alone his division which had just been replenished.

The 23rd Division was formed temporarily and was 2 kilometers behind them, which means that the 72nd Army's troops were less than five kilometers away from them.

"Everyone, hurry up and retreat..."

Just as he was about to give the order, the sound of artillery explosions came from the rear. This guy swallowed the order in his mouth. It was obvious that retreat was no longer useful. Even if they had wheels on their feet, they could not outrun the people of the 72nd Army.

"Notify the Nishikawa and Kumamoto Regiments to immediately establish a defensive line behind our army and not allow the 23rd Division to retreat. Send a telegram to the 23rd Division, asking them to hold their positions and fight to the last man."

Uchiyama hesitated for a moment and was about to ask the 23rd Division to take the bullets for them. It was impossible to run away now, and they had to take drastic measures. They were not prepared for the battle from the beginning, and now they heard the whereabouts of the 72nd Army, and they were all panicked.

There was also some fear in the eyes of the remaining combat staff. After all, the Kwantung Army had suffered a lot of losses at the hands of Li Shaoyi. Many famous armies were left with only a number after being defeated by Li Shaoyi.

"Request aircraft support immediately to bomb the troops in front of us."

When he mounted his warhorse, this guy did not forget to ask for support from the rear. Now he had only one idea, which was to keep the cavalry brigade by his side and then retreat madly to the northeast. As for the rest of the troops, that was your own business. If you can run faster, it is your luck. If you run slower, you will stay in the prisoner-of-war camp of the 72nd Army.

Seeing the division commander galloping on his horse, his men were dumbfounded. Didn’t he leave us a single word?

The cavalry brigade didn't care. They had already received orders that over 1,300 cavalrymen were to follow the division commander. Now that the 72nd Army was about to attack, they knew better than anyone what kind of person the 23rd Division was. They knew it was nothing more than a mob.

You're dreaming in broad daylight, expecting them to stop the 72nd Army? Do they have the ability to do that?

"Where's the Commander? Commander Idogawa of the 23rd Division wants to speak to you..."

The signalman ran out of the tent, but was met with indifferent looks from the officers around him.

An officer pointed in the direction of the cavalry brigade and said, "If you can catch up, let our division commander come over to answer the phone."

Such a situation had never occurred in the Japanese army. When the enemy arrived, the division commander actually fled first. After conveying the order, the remaining people also began to use various means of transportation to "retreat" in the direction of the division commander's escape.

At this moment, Commander Idogawa of the 23rd Division was holding the phone with a dull look in his eyes.

Damn, that old bastard actually ran away...

He looked at the east in confusion. You asked me to cover your retreat and you ran away?