freenovelworld Chapter 216: The Japanese Reinforce
Chapter 216: The Japanese Reinforce
216 The devils reinforced their troops
There is no way, the threat made by Captain Miyazaki of the Kirishima is true.
The old Japanese commander of the 13th Division, Hagisu Rippei, really didn't dare to watch the Kirishima being sunk by Ye Qingshan in the Yangtze River.
Otherwise, he will be in trouble after the war.
After all, the Japanese commander-in-chief in this battle, Prince Asaka Naruhiko, had personally given the order to their division to rescue the Kirishima.
Even in this situation, the Kirishima was still sunk by Ye Qingshan.
Then, he cannot escape the blame for his ineffective rescue.
If the Kirishima was sunk, the crime would be so great that even the Japanese emperor would be alarmed.
By then, even the Japanese 13th Division was not primarily responsible.
The joint responsibility alone was enough to get the old devil Hagisu Rippei removed from his position as division commander.
At this time, there was a strong warlike sentiment among the Japanese army.
There were more than one or two high-ranking Japanese generals eyeing his position as division commander.
Just waiting for him to make a mistake so that I can replace him.
Therefore, no matter how angry he was at this moment, the old Japanese devil Hagisu Rikibei still held back.
We still have to rescue the Kirishima.
The reason why Colonel Miyazaki dared to threaten a lieutenant general so boldly.
The reason is that he is from the Navy, not the Army, so he is not afraid of revenge from Hagisu Rippei.
“This matter is not over yet.
After the war, I will make sure the Navy Department punishes Miyazaki."
The Japanese division commander Hagisu Rikuhei said this angrily.
He walked to the map, looked at the section of the Yangtze River that their division was approaching, and fell into deep thought.
Soon, the Japanese Chief of Staff Kameda Hisaichi also came over.
“Where are the reinforcements sent by the 58th Regiment?
Why haven't we reached the riverside after a night? "
Hagiuzui Ribei frowned, looking at the Yangtze River on the map, which seemed to be very close.
He didn't understand because he had clearly given the order to his 58th Regiment.
The commander of the 58th Regiment could not fail to follow orders.
Why this night passed.
On the contrary, Colonel Miyazaki on the Kirishima was so panicked that he sent a telegram directly to their division.
He even used threatening tones to force them to send more reinforcements.
The old Japanese soldier Hagisu Rippei is not stupid.
Based on his understanding of the idiots in the Admiralty, they would not be in a critical moment.
I will never lower myself to ask their army for help in person.
This shows that at this time, Captain Miyazaki, the captain of the Kirishima on the Yangtze River, was really panicked.
In particular, I was frightened by the group of bombers of the Kuomintang army just now.
I thought there would be more Kuomintang bombers coming later.
“The 58th Regiment sent a telegram this morning saying that they had sent two battalions, the Songshi Battalion and the Hubu Battalion.
It was sent out yesterday evening to support the Kirishima on the Yangtze River.
As a result, they encountered a fierce attack from two Chinese armies halfway.
The two sides fought bloody battles all night long.
result……"
Before the Japanese Chief of Staff finished speaking, the Japanese division commander Hagisu Rippei beside him answered first: "As a result, the two battalions they sent were blocked by the Chinese army.
Up to now, we have not been able to break through the Chinese positions and have not been able to reach the river."
"Yes."
The Japanese chief of staff nodded helplessly.
"Moreover, in the fierce battle last night, the Hubu Battalion was attacked by the Chinese at night and was destroyed.
Now, the remnants of the two battalions have been reorganized and taken over by Major Matsuishi.
After they regrouped, they continued to attack.
However, reinforcements also arrived from the Chinese army.
It may be difficult for them to break through the Chinese army's position in time and reach the riverside."
The Japanese Chief of Staff Kameda Hisaichi continued to report.
"This is going to be tricky."
After hearing this, the old Japanese soldier Hagisu Rippei also became troubled.
"Division Commander, the main force of our division is now fighting the Chinese 83rd Army and 36th Division on the Mufu Mountain line.
This time, the two Chinese armies that had been defeated by us before were particularly tough.
Especially the 36th Division, which is also a German-equipped division of the Chinese.
Very strong in combat.
During the day they held their positions and stubbornly resisted our attack.
At night, they would launch a counterattack to regain the positions lost during the day.
In yesterday's fighting, our army lost more than 700 men.
Given our current situation, we cannot spare any troops to go to the riverside to support the Kirishima."
What the Japanese chief of staff said was exactly what the Japanese division commander Hagisu Rippei was worried about at that time.
They have an entire division.
It is outrageous that there is a situation where there are not enough troops on hand.
You know, during the Battle of Shanghai, one of their divisions fought from the beginning to the end.
There will never be a situation where there is not enough troops.
"Division Commander, how about we send a message to the headquarters and request reinforcements as well?"
After a while, the Japanese chief of staff saw that Hagisu Rippei was silent and just staring at the map, so he proposed an idea.
"no!"
But it was directly rejected by the Japanese division commander.
If the task is just this small, they will have to let an entire division of Japanese devils ask for help from the headquarters.
That would be so embarrassing.
After the war, it would be difficult for him to continue to stay in the Japanese army.
"What should we do?
We really can't spare any extra troops to support the Kirishima.
Unless we can wipe out the Chinese 83rd Army and 36th Division as soon as possible.
But now that’s not possible.”
The Japanese chief of staff looked at Hagisu Rippei in confusion and spoke.
"Hey!"
Hagisu Rippei sighed and said, "Send a message to the 116th Regiment that crossed the river earlier and ask them to send out their troops.
Haven’t they collected a lot of ships on the other side of the river?
That's right, let them carry out this task.
Let them go upstream by boat to meet up with the Akikaze and the Hanekaze to clear the mines laid by the Chinese army downstream.
You only need to clear one mine and create a gap in the enemy's mine-laying area.
Allow the Kirishima and the other two destroyers to pass smoothly.
Our mission is accomplished.”
After a moment, the Japanese soldier Hagisu Rippei sighed and came up with a solution.
It turned out that as early as the last time, the Japanese 117th Division sent troops to Mufu Mountain, which was the battle in which Ye Qingshan annihilated the Japanese th Regiment.
The Japanese 13th Division sent a regiment across the Yangtze River and established an outpost on the other side.
According to the original combat plan of the Japanese 13th Division, this Japanese regiment was supposed to carry out the mission of cutting off the Jinpu Railway.
It is also a way to cut off Nanjing's supply lines.
However, the Japanese 13th Division's attempt to capture Mufu Mountain failed.
The mission of this Japanese regiment was temporarily shelved.
But they did not withdraw, and remained on the other side of the river, dealing with several Kuomintang troops there.
And now, the commander of the Japanese 13th Division has no troops to send.
The only option is to use the Japanese 116th Regiment on the other side of the river.