Phi-Fic Chapter 336 The Japs Will Also Be Reduced to Zero
Chapter 336 The Japs Will Also Be Reduced to Zero
Colonel Fujii knew very well that it would take at most half an hour for the people behind him to catch up.
We must think of a way, and it has to be one that has not been used before. If we continue with the previous method, no matter how we fight, these people will not be able to escape.
Suddenly he thought of a way. Although this would weaken the combat effectiveness of each unit, at least some of his men could escape. It would be useless to stop and stop the enemy, and it would be useless to split them into two parts.
"Immediately notify the squadron leaders and have them lead their men to disperse quickly and advance towards Aohan."
After Colonel Fujii finished speaking, he found that the communication personnel and combat staff around him were dumbfounded. They had never expected that he would give such an order.
There is a powerful army chasing us from behind, but we want to disperse. Won't this make us die faster?
"Go and pass on my order immediately. If we're fast enough, someone can still make it to Aohan. If we're slow, I'm afraid all of us will die here."
Seeing that his men did not take any action, Colonel Fujii immediately became angry and slapped his adjutant twice. The people around him were also awakened by the sound of the slaps and quickly went down to pass on the task.
In the process of passing on the task, these people also figured it out. The colonel was right. No matter what method we adopted, as long as we were caught up by the enemy behind us, there would probably be no good result. It would be better to break up into small groups and divide everyone into countless small forces. Maybe some of them could still rush through.
When Tang Guoping was halfway through the pursuit, the sky was already beginning to brighten. He could also see part of the Japanese army on the hillside in the distance. At this moment, this guy's face was full of helplessness.
"I thought of everything, but I didn't expect them to flee in separate groups. Although we can chase them separately, this way, at least some of them will be able to escape."
Tang Guoping said with a wry smile, no matter how the enemy fights us, even if all of them are suicide squad members, we have ways to deal with it. The only thing is that we cannot annihilate the enemy completely by escaping in a scattered manner.
"Commander, you better give the order quickly. Once these guys scatter, the boat will be smaller and easier to turn around. We have to hurry. If we give them more time, they'll run into the surrounding towns or villages, and the people will suffer."
The combat staff officer on the side said with some concern that there were quite a few civilians along the way. If they didn't act quickly and let these people enter the village, there would be no living people in the entire village. These animals could do anything.
"Order all troops to separate quickly in platoon units. Each unit should only pursue one Japanese unit. Other units should not pursue a Japanese unit that has been taken over. They should immediately search elsewhere. At the same time, request assistance from the Air Force. After daybreak, reconnaissance aircraft must be dispatched to survey the area."
Tang Guoping also understood the principle that speed is of the essence in war, so he didn't waste time here and immediately ordered his men to chase after them.
After Tang Guoping finished speaking, the army, which had originally maintained two columns, began to split into more than 20 columns. Fortunately, there were more grasslands on the Rehe side, so everyone could find their own way forward.
"Send a telegram to Aohan, saying we've eliminated half of the enemy. Tell them the truth about the rest so they can prepare. Also, notify the First Battalion of the Second Regiment to head to Aohan as quickly as possible."
Tang Guoping knew that it was normal to have problems on the battlefield that you could not solve, but you had to report them immediately so that everyone on your side knew the actual situation here so that they could make the right judgment.
If there is a problem that you cannot solve, and you still want to consider your own face and not report it, or if you report something that is beneficial to you, then you are really violating military law. In the end, you will not be the only one who will be harmed. It is very likely that thousands of brothers will lose their lives because of your idea.
So in this situation, he could only tell the truth and send all the troops he could to Aohan.
A regiment cannot be sent out. In addition to guarding the local area, you don’t know whether other Japanese troops will pass through here. Without Li Shaoyi’s permission, he can only send out a battalion-level organization.
Liu Xiaoshan's troops in Jianchang.
The situation here was different from that on Tang Guoping's side. After receiving the order, Liu Xiaoshan began to look for passing troops around. Unexpectedly, the Japanese army was not in a hurry, but would reorganize before advancing. This gave Liu Xiaoshan enough time to build a defensive position in a certain canyon.
Throughout the entire night, the 8th Independent Brigade had already attacked more than a dozen times, but Liu Xiaoshan's position was as strong as steel and did not reveal any risk. Apart from leaving behind more than a thousand corpses, the 8th Independent Brigade had no progress.
Brigade Commander Matsushita Nimu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
According to the original plan, they should have passed through this canyon long ago, but unexpectedly, all the troops were blocked at the canyon entrance. Looking at the current situation, even if the 72nd Division retreated, would you really dare to enter the canyon? What if they had ambushes on both sides of the canyon? No matter how many people entered, they would be meat on the chopping board.
Liu Xiaoshan also thought at the time that ambushing on both sides of the canyon might be the best way, but the problem was that time waits for no one, and ambushing on both sides would be risky. What if the Japanese really rushed through, wouldn’t he be in big trouble?
So we used the limited time to set up two lines of defense at the entrance of the canyon and let the Japanese charge.
There was definitely no time to dig trenches, so with the help of the favorable terrain, Liu Xiaoshan used some broken cars and other things, combined with some wood and sacks around him, to form a defense line about 600 meters long, which blocked the Japanese here. The fully-strength brigade of more than 10,000 people could not get through no matter what.
When Liu Xiaoshan received the order, he felt bitter. Although he had a brigade of troops under his command, all the troops were in the process of reorganization. Except for his reinforced battalion, the other troops were either in training or marching far away, so he only mobilized these 1,100 people.
Fortunately, these people have not lost face. As the sky gradually brightens, our advantage begins to increase, and the Japanese troops also appear in the distance.
Of course, the Japanese army could choose to go around it, but that would mean walking more than a hundred miles. Liu Xiaoshan couldn't just sit idle for these hundred miles, right?