nashuaworldcup Chapter 999 He brought this on himself, who else can he blame?
Chapter 999 He brought this on himself, who else can he blame?
He hoped his subordinates would be smarter.
His subordinates were all troops drawn from various places after the Battle of Fujiwara.
Several regimental commanders hesitated.
As soldiers, dying on the battlefield is their mission. From childhood, they are taught that there is no way to escape.
"I must first remind you all that the Independent Brigade's achievements, and all of this, were when it was still a regimental-level unit. The Ushijima Mitsuru Brigade's brigade headquarters was destroyed, the 14th Division's division headquarters was almost completely annihilated, and the Hata Detachment lost a third of its strength. If it weren't for his concern about excessive casualties, the 5th Division's Nakamura Brigade would no longer exist under the 4th Army. Please note that what I'm saying here is that he was only worried about the losses being too great, not that he couldn't destroy it."
At this point, Seya closed his eyes and drifted into memories.
He didn't want to recall it; it was the greatest humiliation in his heart. But if he didn't say it, these people probably wouldn't know how formidable the other party was.
So what if Zhou Weiguo is gone? His fierce generals are still here. As long as his command post remains, these men will remain just as ruthless.
"During the later stages of the Fujiwara War, I was ordered to reinforce the area, but I was ambushed by the enemy halfway there. They are madmen. When they are fighting you with bayonets, they will detonate grenades to take you down with them even if they are injured themselves."
"Squad Leader, we will follow your orders." The group exchanged glances and nodded.
Judging from this, staying would likely mean certain death for most people. In that case, it would be better to find a way out as soon as possible.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is Zhou Weiguo, the fourth regimental commander. Let the enemy come over."
"Yes, yes, let them in. The artillery has adjusted its distance and let them in. The air force has gone back. Japanese bombers may arrive on the battlefield. Let them in and fight them hand-to-hand so that their bombers cannot bomb our positions. Also, leave some people behind to take advantage of this opportunity to dig trenches."
"We don't have enough people, I'll send some more up right away."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Weiguo turned to look at Fang Shengli; "How is the First Regiment recovering now?"
"The troops that were sent to reinforce the Guangxi Army were all trained."
"Wolf Army." Zhou Weiguo blurted out the two words and then said, "Immediately transfer a battalion from the First Regiment to the Fourth Regiment's position to assist them in building up their positions. Also, move two anti-aircraft machine guns over there. The 14th Division may pass through here."
Fang Shengli nodded; "I'll relay the orders to them right away."
"Awen." Xiao Ya brought over a telegram from the radio station; "A telegram from the theater command: the Setani Detachment has passed through from the northwest."
Northwest direction. Zhou Weiguo walked up to them. Sano Tadashi had already found several places along the westward path; "They are probably trying to break out of our encirclement by passing through places like Lijiazhuang, Yuezhen, and Xiaowangtun."
"We can't worry about that now. We don't have the appetite to wipe out an entire division and a detachment in one go."
At this point, Zhou Weiguo turned to Xiao Ya and asked, "What does the Commander-in-Chief mean?"
“I don’t know, should I ask around?” Xiao Ya turned to leave. Zhou Weiguo shook his head: “No, that’s too much of a waste of time. I’ll just call the theater command.”
As soon as the Setani Detachment made its move, Little Zhuge and Commander Li had already figured out its intentions.
"This Setani Detachment is very clever. They want to use the 14th Division to tie down our main force while they break out from another place."
Commander Li pointed to the map; "Jiansheng, what do you think?"
Before Xiao Zhuge could speak, Wang, the adjutant, approached them. "Sir, Zhou Weiguo is on the phone."
"That kid probably has a plan." Commander Li turned and went to the phone. Little Zhuge was still looking at the map. After a while, when he came over, Little Zhuge asked, "What's going on?"
"What that kid means is that you can't bite off more than you can chew. The Setani Detachment is carrying weapons and tanks, so if we insist on keeping him here, it's not that we'll keep him, but the losses will be too great."
After pondering for a moment, Little Zhuge smiled and said, "What a fine example of 'biting off more than you can chew.' So what does he mean now?"
“Move a few troops to intercept them and let Kiyoshi Kazuki make the choice.”
After laughing a few times, Little Zhuge looked towards Beiping and said, "This is not a good choice. The 14th Division is heavily surrounded, and the Setani Detachment will be in the same situation."
Commander Li chuckled; "He brought this on himself, he has no one to blame but himself."
Beiping, the North China Area Army headquarters. The usually quiet headquarters was now bustling with people. Kiyoshi Katsuki, the commander of the North China Area Army, came to the map accompanied by several generals.
The chief of staff immediately took out the command stick; "The 10th Division was intercepted by the enemy's Sun Army Corps and a Sichuan Army Corps and was blocked in the Shanwangmiao area. The Lai Detachment was also blocked by the Guangxi Army's 7th Army and a Sichuan Army unit. Tang Army Corps is building defensive positions behind the Independent Brigade. The 14th Division has launched four consecutive attacks, all of which were driven back by the enemy."
Kiyoshi Kazuki didn't understand much else, but he did understand one thing clearly: both of his forces were now surrounded by the enemy.
"That bastard Seya, who told him to separate from the 14th Division?" Kiyoshi Kazuki had a thought: if Seya hadn't left, the situation might have been different.
The chief of staff pointed to the map; "General, the reconnaissance aircraft report that the 13th Army Corps has received information that a corps is flanking the 14th Division, and the Yunnan Army's 60th Corps is also flanking the 14th Division to the right."
The 14th Division is currently surrounded by the enemy from all sides.
"Regarding the Setani Detachment, although the 7th Army is the main force of the Guangxi Army, its preparations are not as good as those of the Central Army. The Setani Detachment will soon break through their defenses and then withdraw to the north. However, the Fifth War Zone is mobilizing troops to form a second line of defense. Now, the question before us is who to save first."
Rescuing both sides simultaneously would likely be too much for our forces. So, what we can do right now is to rescue one part first, then concentrate our forces to rescue the other part.
This was the result of an emergency discussion between myself and several staff officers.
Seeing that Kiyoshi Kazuki did not speak, Chief of Staff Kuroki thought for a moment and then said, "After the Setani Detachment left from another direction, the Fifth War Zone quickly made an adjustment to accommodate our choice to split up our forces, which also means that our forces will have to disperse as well."
The Imperial army held an advantage in weaponry, but now, this advantage was being gradually eroded by the mountain city's forces. In terms of numbers, their side did not have any advantage whatsoever.
"General." Before Kiyoshi Katsuki could make a judgment, the head of the communications department came up to him with a telegram and handed it to him; "A telegram from the 14th Division."
Kiyoshi Katsuki took the telegram and glanced at it, then felt a buzzing pain in his head.