Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Although Hayasaka Kota was in a panic, he knew very well that if he left his position now, his retreat would turn into a rout, just like the 223rd and 226th Divisions. Now he could only wait for the commander's order.

In a jeep behind, Toshimichi Kamimura was sitting in the car checking the telegram.

"Commander, the 74th Division has called. A large number of Eighth Route Army troops have appeared on their flanks and are surrounding them. They are surrounded!"

"Commander, the 226th Division has called and reported that they and the 223rd Division were hit by heavy artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army. The 223rd Division headquarters has been destroyed, and the division commander may have been killed!"

"Report, urgent telegram from the 71st Division..."

"Report……"

Although Uemura Toshimichi was sitting in a jeep, the signalman on his warhorse kept reporting bad news to him. At this time, Uemura Toshimichi's face turned pale, and he regretted not listening to Mei Jing Meijiro's advice and not leaving the city. He should have defended the important city and waited for reinforcements.

"Order all fighter planes at the airport to take off immediately to cover the troops' retreat. Order all puppet troops to act as the vanguard and launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army's flanks!"

"Hai!"

Just as the signalman was about to send the telegram, another signalman came running over in a hurry: "Report, Xinjing Airport has called, Xinjing Airport has been bombed, and the hangar and runway have all been destroyed!"

"Nani?"

Toshimichi Kamimura's whole body froze. He had not sent out any planes and wanted to launch a surprise attack to give Li Yunlong's troops a "surprise", but this "surprise" was blown up before it was delivered!

He quickly took the telegram, glanced at it, and took a deep breath: "Order the 71st and 74th Divisions to withdraw from the battle!"

"Order the 223rd and 226th Divisions to establish defensive positions on the spot, delay Li Yunlong's troops, and tell them that the Empire needs them to make sacrifices!"

"Hai!"

As soon as Uemura Toshimichi finished speaking, a cry of surprise suddenly came from a distance: "Commander, enemy planes!"

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Note 1: The new recruits are afraid of artillery shells, and the old soldiers are afraid of calls. The meaning of the article is that the new recruits of the Japanese army are afraid of artillery shells, and the old soldiers are even more afraid of the charge of Li Yunlong's troops. It refers to the Japanese army, not our troops.

Chapter 602: Report, Armored Forces Appear Behind Us

Small black dots appeared in the distant sky, and a flying formation appeared above the Japanese.

"Plane! Take cover!"

"Spread out, spread out!"

“Don’t gather, don’t gather!”

Xinjing Airport had just been bombed, and the planes that appeared in the sky at this moment were definitely not Japanese planes, but could only be planes of the Eighth Route Army.

Toshimichi Kamimura also got out of the car and found a secluded place to hide under the escort of several staff officers.

The plane in the sky was the one that had just bombed the airport and was returning to Songyuan. Upon seeing the enemy lines below, it immediately began to descend.

"There's a line of Japanese soldiers below. I have 800 rounds of ammunition left. Requesting a ground strafing attack!"

"Received, permission to strafe, be careful!"

"Falcon Three received!"

Several planes that still had ammunition found a suitable angle and began strafing the Japanese troops below.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

"Om..."

The sound of propellers and the sound of machine guns on the planes intertwined and rang out over the Japanese troops' formation. Although the Japanese troops had begun to disperse, their distribution could still be clearly seen from the air.

The machine gun fired at the crowd of Japanese devils, instantly exploding clouds of blood mist in the crowd. The large-caliber machine gun could easily smash people into pieces.

"idiot!"

Several Japanese soldiers looked at the corpses around them, angrily picked up a Type 99 light machine gun, and fired at the fighter planes that had just flown low.

But just as a magazine was empty, the roar of propellers came from behind, and then another fighter plane lowered its altitude and poured out its ammunition. These Japanese who took the initiative to stand up and fight back were instantly torn to pieces by the machine gun bullets.

"Return!"

After several planes had exhausted their ammunition, they began to return to Songyuan, shaking their wings. A pile of Japanese corpses were left on the ground, and most of them were difficult to piece together.

"idiot!"

Uemura Toshimichi stared at the sky with a grim expression. In the past, it was always the Japanese planes that strafed the ground, killing Chinese soldiers and civilians.

But now he could only watch helplessly as Li Yunlong's plane soared majestically overhead. Not only was he helpless, he had to hold his head and be protected by the staff officer to escape. Uemura Toshimichi trembled all over, feeling humiliated. This was a great humiliation.

"Li Yunlong, I must personally destroy you and avenge the warriors of the empire!"

Uemura Toshimichi clenched his fists, his whole body shaking violently. He seemed to be on the verge of a seizure. The confidential secretary beside him immediately took out some medicine and handed it to him: "Commander, it's time to take your medicine!"

"idiot!"

After taking his medicine and calming himself down, Kamimura Toshimichi was about to continue his retreat when he suddenly felt the ground shaking. Then, a Japanese officer rushed over in a panic, "Commander, this is bad! Eighth Route Army armored units have appeared ahead of us."

"Nani?"

Uemura Toshimichi was initially skeptical, but then he heard the distant roar of an engine and the slow movement of rocks on the ground. He looked up and saw a line of black lines on the horizon.

The sound came from those black lines. Uemura Toshimichi picked up the binoculars and looked, only to see tanks rushing towards them.

"It's Li Yunlong's armored forces. Damn, how could they appear here?"

Uemura Toshimichi couldn't imagine why Li Yunlong's tank unit was here. Hadn't they already marched south to attack Mukden? And wasn't the armored division near Harbin? How could it be here?

"I don't know, Commander, we..."

"Order the troops to prepare for anti-tank operations!"

"Hai!"

When the Japanese set out from Xinjing this time, they brought with them a number of anti-tank weapons, including rocket launchers, sting mines, and some anti-tank grenades. After receiving the order, the Japanese, equipped with these anti-tank weapons, trembled and walked to the front.

"Tian Nao Black Card, hooray!"

Some Japanese soldiers armed with anti-tank weapons launched an attack on the 3rd Armored Division.

"Da da da……"

"Da da da……"

The tanks' machine guns began firing, directly killing the Japanese soldiers who rushed towards the 3rd Armored Division. Some Japanese soldiers frantically took out their anti-tank rocket launchers, ready to fire at the tanks, but the tank guns slowly turned and aimed at these Japanese soldiers who were still calculating the distance.

The Japanese did have a lot of anti-tank weapons, but using them required trenches or a surprise attack. The Japanese were currently on a plain with no cover except for some trees, so they didn't even have time to dig trenches and were left exposed to the armored forces.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

The 3rd Armored Division did not hesitate to use its artillery shells. As soon as the Japanese entered the range, they fired at them crazily. Shell after shell landed among the Japanese crowd, and the formation that the Japanese had worked so hard to form was instantly disrupted.

"boom!"

Another shell landed, instantly killing several Japanese soldiers armed with rocket launchers. As the tanks drew closer and closer to the Japanese, the steel monsters, weighing over ten tons, fired their cannons and shot at them, crushing them, forcing some of the Japanese soldiers to flee for their lives.

"Don't retreat, fight!"

"fighting!"

"..."

Although the Japanese officers shouted loudly not to retreat, it was of no avail. A group of Japanese soldiers ran behind them regardless of anything.

"Baga, no retreat!"

A Japanese officer drew his samurai sword and chopped a Japanese soldier, trying to stop them from retreating. But it was useless, as more and more Japanese soldiers joined the fleeing team.

"Don't panic, fight, fight!"

The Japanese officer swung his samurai sword and hacked at the fleeing Japanese soldiers around him, but no one listened to him and they continued to flee for their lives. When the Japanese officer was tired of hacking, he held the samurai sword in one hand and supported his knee with the other, and shouted breathlessly: "Keep fighting, cowards, you cowards!"

Suddenly, he felt his surroundings darken, as if the sun or something else was blocking out the view. He looked up and saw a tank looming before him. The Japanese officer, who had been yelling at the deserter as a coward, frightened him so much that he sat down on the ground. Then, using his hands and feet to support himself, he tried to crawl backwards. But the tank was moving much faster than he could.

"crunch..."

The tank's tracks crushed the Japanese officer, merging him with the earth. After nourishing the black soil, the tank tracks, carrying some of his body's red and white contents, continued to crush the remaining Japanese soldiers.

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Chapter 603: Songhua River

On the banks of the Songhua River.

“There’s no way out!”

"There's a river behind us!"

"I don't want to die!"

"Mama-san..."

The 4th Division attacked from north to south, the 3rd Corps outflanked from east to west, the 3rd Armored Division attacked from south to north, and to the west was the turbulent Songhua River.

It was already midsummer, and the winter snow had melted in large quantities, flowing into various rivers and finally into the Songhua River. The Songhua River had also reached its annual flood season, and the water level had begun to rise sharply.

Four Japanese divisions and tens of thousands of puppet troops were trapped in the area around the Songhua River. Originally, the puppet troops numbered over 100,000 and were sent to block the Third Corps, but they almost surrendered at the first sight of the enemy.

The Third Corps had no time to deal with these prisoners, so they let them lie on the ground and left them to the logistics troops to deal with.

Outside the Songhua River, artillery shells continued to fall, and aerial bombers and fighter planes attacked indiscriminately.

"Commander, what should we do?" a staff officer beside Uemura Toshimichi asked anxiously. In the distance, there were the sounds of exploding shells and gunfire, while overhead, bombers and fighter planes were strafing. With enemies in three directions and tanks surrounding them, these Japanese soldiers were completely cornered!