Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Chapter 488 I am a fast fat meat

Major Chitsuyoshi Ito, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 41st Regiment of the 9th Brigade, which was heading north along the Yongqin Highway to reinforce the battle in the direction of Luwu, also dispatched a squadron of troops to launch a tentative attack on the Chinese army's blocking positions ahead in the morning.

The result of the attack confirmed to the Third Battalion's commander, Major Ito Chitsuyoshi, that the Chinese army that ambushed him was definitely of the size of a division. With his currently understaffed Third Battalion, there was no way it would be possible to break through the Chinese army's blockade and reach Luwu. Moreover, his Third Battalion was now almost surrounded by the Chinese army. What he needed most now was to quickly request reinforcements.

Therefore, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, Major Ito Chitsuyoshi, decisively sent a telegram for help to the commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, in which he told him that his 3rd Battalion was surrounded by a division of Chinese troops. At the same time, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, Major Ito Chitsuyoshi, requested the commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, to send reinforcements as soon as possible, otherwise the 3rd Battalion would most likely be lost.

When Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, commander of the Fifth Division, received a telegram requesting help from Major Ito Tomotsugu, commander of the Third Battalion, he was completely stunned. Where did this Chinese army come from? The most important thing was that he didn't have any reinforcements at the moment. However, he still had to go to the Third Battalion to rescue them, or at least let the Third Battalion withdraw to Nanning City.

The commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, searched the office for a long time, but there were no organized troops nearby, and those who could be used in the battle had already been sent to various battlefields.

The commander of the Fifth Division, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, had no choice but to organize the only two squadrons and two machine gun teams in Nanning City, and have a major staff officer from the division headquarters lead them to Xichangwei to rescue the Third Battalion that was about to be surrounded.

However, what the Fifth Division Commander, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, did not expect was that such a small-scale force he sent out was blocked by the Chinese army near Suwei on the Yongqin Highway not long after leaving Nanning City, and was unable to get close to the Third Battalion that was about to be surrounded.

The troops that blocked this Japanese force were the 188th Division of the 31st Army of the Guangxi Clique of the Western Route Army of the Fourth War Zone. After all, the Japanese army's combat style and tactics had been clearly understood by various Chinese commanders. The Japanese army had a fine tradition, which was to rescue those in need.

Therefore, when the Japanese 3rd Battalion was ambushed, the 188th Division had already quietly advanced to an ambush near Suwei, waiting for the Japanese reinforcements to continue to emerge from the city of Nanning.

The commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, was speechless. The Chinese army had been ready and waiting for his troops to arrive. Now he could only look to the 21st Brigade. They were the closest troop to Kunlun Pass. He could no longer send any reinforcements.

Major General Masao Nakamura, commander of the 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army, now has gauze tied on his head and is waving his command knife to direct his troops from Liutang to Qitang.

Under the frenzied attack of the 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army, Qiu Fengzi of the newly formed 22nd Division also ordered his troops to retreat to the defensive position of Qitang. However, they were prepared to retreat as soon as possible, but they still had to inflict heavy casualties on the Japanese army. They could not let the Japanese army think that they were retreating on their own initiative and have other doubts.

According to the plan of Qiu Fengzi, the commander of the New 22nd Division, the defense line of the New 22nd Division would slowly retreat to Jiutang, causing the Japanese army to constantly lose manpower in the attack. At the same time, the morale of the Japanese army would be slowly consumed. After the Japanese officers and soldiers were exhausted, the flanking troops would attack from the side and rear. At that time, their own troops would use the advantages of tanks and armored forces to attack the Japanese army from the front of the city.

Major General Masao Nakamura, commander of the 21st Brigade, did not realize that there was anything wrong with the retreat of the newly formed 22nd Division of the Chinese government. In the previous attack, both sides had fought very fiercely and tragically.

Of the 500 self-defense forces he had organized before, only more than 100 are left now, and the other officers and soldiers have also suffered heavy casualties. This shows that the casualties of the newly formed 22nd Division of the Chinese government must have been heavy. With such heavy casualties, it is very normal for the Chinese army to retreat from the position.

You know, even he himself, the brigade commander, was injured. This shows how hard the troops of the 21st Brigade attacked just now. Under this level of attack, the brigade commander, Major General Masao Nakamura, did not believe that the Chinese army could come up with any more tricks.

Of course, when the commander of the 21st Brigade, Major General Masao Nakamura, led his troops to attack Qitang, they were still stopped by the troops of the newly formed 22nd Division. However, the commander of the brigade, Major General Masao Nakamura, thought this was normal. If the Chinese army did not resist at all, he would become suspicious. Only the most tenacious defense of the Chinese army could make the commander of the brigade, Major General Masao Nakamura, feel normal.

The person who is suffering the most now is Colonel Miki Yoshinosuke, the commander of the 21st Regiment at the Jieshou position on Kunlun Pass. During the day, the 200th Division, the attack force of the Fifth Army, continuously launched fierce attacks on the Jieshou position. Moreover, the Chinese army also concentrated all its artillery fire on the Jieshou position, which made the officers and soldiers of the 21st Regiment a little dizzy.

Not only were the officers and soldiers of the 21st Regiment suffering terribly from the bombing, but even the regiment commander, Colonel Miki Yoshinosuke, was now covered in mud. Moreover, due to long-term tension and lack of rest, the eyes of Colonel Miki Yoshinosuke were already filled with red bloodshot.

The commander of the 21st Regiment, Colonel Yoshinosuke Miki, had just taken inventory and found that there were only 1,100 combat troops left in his 21st Regiment, some of whom were lightly wounded. This made Colonel Yoshinosuke Miki feel that his previous estimate of holding the Jieshou position was a bit optimistic.

Judging from the current progress of the brigade commander's attack, we have to hold the Jieshou position for at least two to three days before the brigade commander can bring reinforcements. But will the Chinese army let us stay in the Jieshou position for two or three days?

It is definitely impossible. Just looking at the Chinese Army's non-stop attack, you can know how determined the Chinese Army is to destroy the 21st Regiment. Moreover, he is now completely surrounded. How could the Chinese Army let go of this piece of fat meat?

The only thing that the regiment commander, Colonel Yoshinosuke Miki, can do now is to continue sending telegrams for help to Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, commander of the 5th Division, and Major General Nakamura Masao, commander of the 21st Brigade. As for the morale of the officers and soldiers, Colonel Yoshinosuke Miki has no good way to maintain it.