freenovelworld Chapter 495 Be careful of running at 1 o'clock
Chapter 495 Be careful of running at 1 o'clock
The officers and soldiers of the New 100th Division in Luwu are also gearing up for battle. When the news came that Kunlun Pass had been recaptured, the officers and soldiers of the New 100th Division were happy for a long time. The entire Luwu defense position was filled with the cheers of the officers and soldiers of the New 100th Division.
The officers and soldiers of the new 100th Division felt that the battle at Kunlun Pass was over, and the next step should be to deal with the Japanese troops at Luwu. The so-called attack by the 100nd Regiment of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army on the opposite side in the past two days made the officers and soldiers of the new 100th Division very dissatisfied. This was not an attack at all. Even the offensive and defensive exercises within the new th Division were more powerful than this attack.
Unlike the enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers of the new 100th Division, Zhang Wenwu and Ouyang Heng knew very well in their minds that the focus of the Fourth War Zone was still on encircling and intercepting the st Brigade of the Japanese Army. The number and value of the st Brigade of the Japanese Army were much more famous than the number of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade in front of them. If they were the top level of the government, they would also focus their attention on the st Brigade of the Japanese Army first.
Now the only way the war zone can shift its attention to Luwu is to wait until the battle at the 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army is completely over. Moreover, we cannot launch an attack on the 2nd Regiment of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade without authorization. If a chain reaction is caused, we will be in big trouble.
Lieutenant Colonel Junxi Sakamoto, Chief of Staff of the 2nd Regiment of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade, is now on pins and needles in the regiment headquarters. He has also received news that the 21st Regiment at Kunlun Pass has been completely wiped out. The entire Kunlun Pass has now been occupied by the Chinese army.
Moreover, the Chinese army has also launched a counterattack on the 21st Brigade. Even the brigade commander, Major General Masao Nakamura, was killed by the Chinese army. This is scary just to hear about it.
Now his Second Regiment has already suffered nearly half of its troops in casualties. If the Chinese army can surround his Second Regiment after dealing with the 21st Brigade, he will be one step closer to Amaterasu.
Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Junki Sakamoto had already sent a telegram to the commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Hitoshi Imamura. In the telegram, Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Junki Sakamoto tactfully inquired about the next combat mission of the 2nd Regiment, and at the same time also very reasonably reported the casualties of the 2nd Regiment in detail.
Since the telegram was sent, the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Junki Sakamoto, has been pacing anxiously in the tent of the regiment headquarters. This made the anxious commander of the 3rd Battalion, Major Yoshitsugu Matsui, even more nervous. If the division commander, Lieutenant General Hitoshi Imamura, continued to let the 2nd Regiment attack, it would be a big trouble.
As for Kunlun Pass, it was completely occupied by the Chinese army, and the 21st Regiment was also completely wiped out by the Chinese army. Why did the 2nd Regiment still attack?
Nonsense, isn't the 21st Brigade being attacked by the Chinese army again? Now the only one still fighting on the front line is the 2nd Regiment of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade. If the commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, wants to send troops to rescue the 21st Brigade from the crisis, then the 2nd Regiment will be the best labor.
After receiving the telegram from Lieutenant Colonel Jun'ichi Sakamoto, Chief of Staff of the 2nd Regiment of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, the commander of the 5th Division, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He was so distracted by the affairs of the 21st Brigade that he had forgotten that there was such an organized force that could be mobilized in Luwu.
However, before the division commander, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, had time to be happy, he remembered that the current situation of the 2nd Regiment of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade seemed not very good. The regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Nobuyoshi, had died in battle before, and now the 2nd Regiment was temporarily commanded by the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Sakamoto Junkichi.
From the telegram sent by Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Junki Sakamoto, it can be seen that almost half of the troops of the 2nd Regiment have been killed or wounded. Moreover, from the words used in the telegram by Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Junki Sakamoto, it can be seen that the 2nd Regiment currently has little fighting spirit and morale. It seems that there is no hope of asking this unit to reinforce the surrounded 21st Brigade.
Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, commander of the 5th Division, thought about it for a long time and finally decided to send a telegram to the 2nd Regiment of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade, ordering them to make a detour to the west first and then retreat towards Nanning. Because the Yongqin Highway had been cut off by the Chinese army, the 2nd Regiment had to make a detour to get back from outside the Chinese army's defense line.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, also weighed the matter in his mind for a long time. Instead of sending this troop with low morale and fighting spirit to reinforce the 21st Brigade, it would be safer to let them withdraw. As the supreme commander of the Yongqin Corps, he had already lost the entire 21st Regiment. Seeing that the entire 21st Brigade was also in danger, he could not lose another regiment-level unit.
As for the 21st Brigade, they can only wait for the arrival of reinforcements organized by Commander Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi before they can go to the rescue. Now they have to concentrate as many troops as possible in Nanning and do a good job of defending the city of Nanning. Kunlun Pass has been lost. If Nanning is lost again, then this Guangxi-Nanning Campaign will be a complete failure.
When the telegram ordering the retreat from Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi, commander of the 5th Division, was sent to the 2nd Regiment of the Taiwan Mixed Brigade, Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Sakamoto Junki and Commander of the 3rd Battalion Major Matsui Yoshitsugu became excited at once. The spirits of both of them changed from their previous state of lethargy or worry to a look of light in their eyes and full of energy.
After reading the telegram, Lieutenant Colonel Sakamoto Junxi immediately ordered Major Matsui Yoshitsugu, the commander of the Third Battalion, "Matsui-kun, notify the troops immediately and have everyone get ready. We will start retreating after dark and after dinner, and try not to be discovered by the Chinese troops in Rikuya."
When Major Yoshitsugu Matsui, commander of the 3rd Battalion, heard the order from Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Junki Sakamoto, he bowed excitedly and walked out of the tent quickly to announce this exciting news to the officers and soldiers.
Regarding the plan ordered by Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Sakamoto Junki to start the retreat after dinner, Battalion Commander Major Matsui Yoshitsugu felt that this plan of Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Sakamoto Junki was very thoughtful. You know, the troops defending Luwu are the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government. It is always right for the Second Regiment to be cautious when retreating. Who knows whether the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government will launch an attack while the Second Regiment is retreating.