Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

Chapter 120: Bloody Battle in Rong City

Rongcheng.

The 36th Brigade and the th Brigade that came to reinforce have already joined forces.

Strengthened the siege of Rongcheng.

At the same time, ambushes were set up in many places where the reinforcements of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army must pass.

The strategic goal of the Japs this time was to continuously attack the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's effective forces by besieging Rongcheng.

Then, when the morale of the Jinsui Army was low and casualties were heavy, additional reinforcements were sent to attack the Jinsui Army headquarters in Ji County.

As long as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army can be defeated, the Japanese will have an unobstructed path to Qin Province.

Then cooperate with the base camp to attack from north to south and attack Chongqing together with the Japanese invaders in the south.

Attempting to capture the Central Army in one fell swoop.

At this time, under the enemy's continuous attacks, the 72nd and 69th Divisions of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army in Rongcheng had more than people, but now only less than people were left.

Heavy casualties.

Inside the command center, the commander of the 72nd Division, Ge Wenhong, and the commander of the 36th Division, Wang Yuanshan, were slumped on the ground.

The two of them have been leading their troops in a bloody battle with the Japanese for three days and three nights.

At this time, taking advantage of the break in the battle, the two finally couldn't hold on any longer.

"Here, send a message to the commander-in-chief. Our Rongcheng defenders have been fighting the Japanese for three days and nights, and have suffered heavy casualties. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible!"

The commander of the 72nd Division, Ge Wenhong, said in a deep voice.

"Commander, the commander-in-chief has sent no less than five divisions of reinforcements in the past few days, but they are all blocked outside by the Japanese and cannot get in!"

"Commander, the people in the city are now helping us defend the city. The Japanese are obviously surrounding the city and attacking the reinforcements."

"Their offensive has weakened a lot today, and they are mainly besieging us!"

The Chief of Staff of the 72nd Division slammed the ground and said.

"Humph, I will not let the devils succeed. I will organize a death squad and raid the devils' artillery positions tonight!"

"We must destroy those heavy artillery pieces!"

"If the Japs launch a general attack on us, those heavy artillery pieces will be enough to blow us all up!"

The commander of the 72nd Division, Ge Wenhong, said loudly.

The Japs' heavy artillery was too powerful and they simply couldn't withstand it.

That one shot resulted in more than a dozen casualties among their soldiers.

The lethality of heavy artillery does not only come from the damage caused by the explosion of the shells, but more from the powerful shock wave. Many soldiers were shocked to death.

In addition, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army built many fortifications, bunkers, and the like.

It can be taken away with just one shot from heavy artillery.

Not to mention the small caliber and short range of their own artillery, they didn't even dare to fire.

As soon as the cannon fired, the Japanese artillery shells followed.

The two divisions had a total of more than 23 large-caliber artillery pieces, but now only of them are left after being blown up by the Japanese.

Fortunately, the mortar can be moved to another location after each shot, so a lot of them were preserved.

Now we can only rely on the remaining 23 mortars, which are fast-moving artillery pieces, to deal with the Japanese charge.

This battle is simply impossible to fight.

"Yoshi, these Shanxi-Suiyuan troops are quite tenacious. They have the awareness of being soldiers."

"Nozuka-kun, order the troops to retreat. I'm afraid the locust army is too fierce. After a few charges, they will wipe out the enemy army."

"If this happens, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army will not send any more reinforcements."

"This is inconsistent with General Shinozuka's strategy."

"Let the warriors come down and rest first. Now we will focus on the siege."

The commander of the 9th Brigade, Toru Ozawa, said to the Chief of Staff Nozuka.

"Hai, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander!"

"This time, the brigade commander has made such a great contribution. He will definitely be promoted to a higher level after he returns."

"General Shinozuka called earlier and said that he has already prepared a celebration banquet at the headquarters and is waiting to celebrate the success of the brigade commander."

Chief of Staff Nozuka bowed.

If Osawa Toru can be promoted to the next level, he will also have the hope of being promoted to the next level.

After all, he is a loyal subordinate of Osawa Toru.

"Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief is calling!"

The communications staff reported.

Osawa Toru signaled Chief of Staff Nozuka to check.

Nozuka took the telegram, took a deep breath, and became more and more frightened the more he read it. Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead like beans.

"Oh no, Mr. Brigade Commander!"

"The Eighth... The Eighth Mixed Brigade was severely damaged by an Eighth Route Army!"

"Prince Xian Gong, His Excellency is in danger!"

"General Shinozuka has ordered the 3rd Flight Squadron to provide immediate support to the 8th Mixed Brigade!"

"And order us to split up our forces to rescue His Excellency the Prince!"

"Anyone who delays will be subject to military law!"

Chief of Staff Nozuka exclaimed, his hands shaking uncontrollably.

"Nani?!!"

"How did Mr. Sakamoto command? Fangcheng only has one division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Where did the Eighth Route Army come from?!"

"Even if there are Eighth Route Army, General Shinozuka also assigned an infantry regiment to his Eighth Mixed Brigade, a total of more than 10,000 locust troops!"

"We were severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army!"

"Bagaya road!"

"I am ashamed to be associated with Sakamoto Eiji! I am actually a classmate of such a person!"

Upon hearing this, Ozawa Toru became furious.

Once the 8th Mixed Brigade is defeated, the enemy will definitely support Rongcheng from Fangcheng.

The fact that the Eighth Mixed Brigade was able to inflict heavy damage meant that the Eighth Route Army had assembled at least 40,000 men.

But even if the Eighth Route Army could dispatch so many troops at once, with their poor equipment, they could only delay the Eighth Mixed Brigade at best. How could they inflict serious damage to it?

Ozawa Toru was completely puzzled.

That’s right, it must be that idiot Sakamoto Eiji, who is usually addicted to alcohol and sex and gives inappropriate commands.

Only then would they be severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army.

hateful!

His Excellency Prince Kanmiya is still in the 8th Mixed Brigade!

Sakamoto Eiji, that bastard!

How dare you put His Majesty's uncle into such a dangerous situation.

"Quick! Get the Matsui Regiment to withdraw from the battle and rescue His Excellency the Prince!"

"Let the Locust Army take over the position of the Matsui Regiment, go quickly!"

"If anything happens to His Excellency the Prince, we will be killed even if we capture the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army headquarters!"

Ozawa Toru snatched the telegram, his eyes went dark after reading it, and he gave the order hurriedly.

"Hai!"

"I will issue the order right away!"

Chief of Staff Nozuka hurried to the radio station.

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Jinsui Army Headquarters.

The commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was now running around in a panic in the command center.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief! Rongcheng has sent another telegram asking for help!"

Upon hearing this, the commander-in-chief slammed the table.

"Fuck it! The Japs are surrounding the point and attacking the reinforcements!"

"I sent out five divisions, but they were all blocked outside. It's been several days, and we still can't get in!"

"We don't have many troops left!"

"These ten divisions are also responsible for protecting the headquarters. The Japanese special forces will definitely take advantage of the chaos to raid us!"

"The headquarters cannot afford to fail!"

"Send a call to the Central Army and ask them to send troops from Jin Province to support us!"

"Humph, the old man is still sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger!"

"If our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is wiped out, his Central Army will also be eaten by the devils!"

The commander of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army was so angry that he jumped up and down and cursed.