freenovelworld Chapter 222: The commander of the 66th Regiment of the Japanese Army!
Chapter 222: The commander of the 66th Regiment of the Japanese Army!
The appearance of the Tiger Guards Armored Regiment has made most of the Japanese realize that this war is doomed to fail.
Especially the Japanese patrol captain who witnessed the scene after the battle between the armored regiment and the Japanese 67th Regiment.
Now that most of the senior officers of the 37th Division have died, the captains of these patrol teams have nothing to worry about.
So after the old Japanese patrol team captain finished speaking.
The other patrol team captains thought for a while and decided to follow the advice of the old Japanese patrol team captain.
Then, these hundreds of Japanese soldiers, led by the captain of the old Japanese patrol team, collected the bodies of senior officers such as the division commander and the regiment commander, and then left quickly.
As for the wounded Japanese soldiers on this battlefield, the captain of the old Japanese patrol team who were slightly injured were taken away.
As for the seriously injured and seemingly dying devils.
The captain of the old Japanese patrol team also gave them a good beating.
With the escape of these Japanese patrol teams, there were no more Japanese troops left in the Japanese rear.
At this moment, the Japanese officers attacking outside Chidong County have also learned that there is a big problem in the rear.
They also knew that reinforcements from the Tiger Guard Division had arrived, and that these reinforcements were armored units.
But faced with this situation.
A sense of powerlessness also washed over him as the commander of the 66th Regiment, the highest-ranking surviving officer of the 37th Division.
"Is our 37th Division finished like this?" The commander of the 66th Regiment murmured to himself unwillingly.
In fact, defeat is not scary. There has never been an army in this world that has never been defeated.
But a reinforced division, with a force several times greater than the enemy's, failed to capture the enemy's positions.
Instead, they were defeated and forced to flee. They could not accept such a result, and neither could the First Command of Jin.
The base camp could not accept it even more.
If things go wrong, after their 37th Division escapes, all the officers will be asked to commit suicide by seppuku.
It is better to die on the battlefield than to be asked by the headquarters to commit suicide by seppuku.
This is what the commander of the 66th Regiment thought.
The commander of the 66th Regiment had been attacking Chidong County and had been on the front line, but he did not die.
On the contrary, those regiment commanders who were not active in attacking or those who stayed in the rear died one after another.
In fact, the day-and-night offensive had already caused the 37th Division to lose more than half of its troops.
Now the 37th Division has only more than 13,000 people.
The Tiger Guard Division now has less than 4,000 men.
After a day and a night of fighting, more than 20,000 people died outside Chidong County, which shows how fierce the battle was.
Now the commander of the 66th Regiment is the highest commander of the 37th Division and also determines the fate of the 37th Division.
But the commander of the 66th Regiment was an extreme Bushido soldier, so he would rather die on the battlefield.
Although the commander of the 66th Regiment knew that he was going to fail, he was not prepared to lead the Japanese troops of the 37th Division to retreat.
Instead, he was prepared to fight to the death and also fantasized about attacking Chidong County.
"Order all artillery to cover the Chinese tanks with artillery fire. Make sure to destroy them."
"Even if we cannot destroy the Chinese tanks, we must stop their advance."
The commander of the 66th Regiment gave the only order that could be done at the moment to the Japanese staff officer beside him.
"Sir, we don't have many artillery pieces left, and we have no way to cover the Chinese tanks with artillery fire."
"And if all the artillery is withdrawn, I'm afraid we won't be able to support the infantry."
The Japanese staff officer hesitated for a moment, then whispered to the commander of the 66th Regiment.
In fact, this Japanese staff officer wanted the commander of the 66th Regiment to order a retreat.
After all, with the arrival of the Tiger Guards' armored forces, the outcome of this battle was already determined.
If the 37th Division retreats now, perhaps a few thousand people can survive. If it does not retreat, then the 37th Division will be really finished.
However, the Japanese staff officer knew the character of the commander of the 66th Regiment too well, so he did not dare to express his thoughts.
The Japanese staff officer knew that if he really expressed his thoughts, the commander of the 66th Regiment would shoot him without hesitation.
"Follow orders. The Empire's warriors can fight even without artillery."
"We no longer have any way out. Fighting to the death is our best option."
After hearing what the Japanese staff officer said, the commander of the 66th Regiment roared loudly.
At this moment, the Japanese staff officer had already seen the madness in the eyes of the commander of the 66th Regiment. The Japanese staff officer knew that the 37th Division was finished, and he would be finished too.
But as a staff officer, the Japanese staff officer still mustered up the courage to say to the commander of the 66th Regiment, "Your Excellency, Commander."
"Once we mobilize all our artillery, the Chinese will definitely bombard our infantry."
"Although the Chinese don't have many heavy artillery pieces now, they still have a lot of small-caliber artillery pieces."
"And I don't think our artillery can destroy or stop the Chinese armored forces."
"I think we should retreat now. Our 37th Division has already lost this war."
"Now we should think about how to preserve the 37th Division."
The Japanese staff officer said these words very loudly. When he said these words, he no longer cared about his own life or death.
At this moment, the Japanese staff only hoped that the commander of the 66th Regiment would follow his advice.
Because this suggestion is the only thing the 37th Division can do now, and it is also the only way to preserve the 37th Division.
But the commander of the 66th Regiment, who was already dominated by fear and unwillingness, was not in a position to listen.
After hearing what the Japanese staff officer said, the commander of the 66th Regiment glared at him fiercely and said, "Do you know what you are talking about?"
"You want to be a deserter. You want everyone to laugh at the 37th Division. You want the headquarters, the Imperial Headquarters... to demand that I commit seppuku."
"I tell you, it's impossible. My Kawaguchi family only has warriors who died in battle, not people who committed seppuku."
Looking at the regiment commander with red eyes and a crazy face, the Japanese staff knew that he would no longer listen to any advice.
However, the Japanese staff was still prepared to make a final effort, but the commander of the 66th Regiment did not give the Japanese staff any chance at all.
Because after the commander of the 66th Regiment finished speaking, he drew his gun and shot the Japanese staff officer dead.
Then the commander of the 66th Regiment personally issued an order, which completely destroyed the 37th Division's hope of escape.