freenovelworld Chapter 437 Something is wrong with the Japanese
Chapter 437 Something is wrong with the Japanese
Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, commander of the 13th Regiment, was also very anxious at this moment. He had already arranged the defense of his troops and was just waiting for the division commander to come with the main force. Unexpectedly, instead of waiting for the main force led by the division commander, he received a telegram for emergency retreat.
In the telegram, the division commander, Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro, also told the regiment commander, Colonel Tsuboshima Fumio, that the 11th Army Headquarters had discovered that the Chinese army had a large number of troops concentrated on both wings, and was worried that the 6th Division and the attacking troops would be cut off from their retreat by the Chinese army, so they ordered all troops to retreat quickly.
When the commander of the regiment, Colonel Fumio Tsubojima, received the urgent retreat telegram from the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Shiro Inaba, he was stunned. How come so many Chinese troops suddenly appeared from both wings? His regiment was originally the vanguard of the entire offensive force, but now it suddenly became the rear guard lag behind.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, knew very well that under normal circumstances, the troops responsible for the rear guard mission during the retreat of the large army would face the most dangerous situation, and if they were not careful, the entire army would be destroyed.
After receiving the retreat telegram from the division commander, Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro, the regiment commander, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, also quickly ordered the troops to gather quickly and then turn around and retreat. At this time, the regiment commander, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, was also glad that he did not bring any heavy equipment with him, which made this retreat relatively easier.
When the regiment commander, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, had just gathered his troops and had not yet given the order for everyone to clear the way, he heard a burst of gunfire around the original camp. This frightened Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima. The moment he heard the gunfire, he thought that the Chinese army had begun to attack.
Could it be that the Chinese army had already completed the task of cutting off the Sixth Division's retreat? So quickly? The commander of the regiment, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, did not dare to think any further, so he quickly ordered loudly: "Everyone, retreat quickly, don't get entangled by the Chinese army."
The officers and soldiers of the 13th Regiment of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, led by the regiment commander Colonel Fumio Tsubojima, also rushed quickly towards the Miluo River.
"Battalion commander, battalion commander, the Japanese ran away. Damn, what tricks are they playing?" Hao Jian, deputy battalion commander of the special forces battalion, walked quickly to Li Zhengying, shouting loudly.
"Stop howling, I'm not blind. Deputy Captain Hao, please send a brother with nimble legs to report the situation here to the division commander. We'll catch up with this group of Japanese troops and tie them up. Since they want to run away, we can't fulfill their wish." Li Zhengying also put down the telescope in his hand and ordered Hao Jian.
In Li Zhengying's opinion, as long as he prevented the Japanese army from doing what they wanted to do, there would be nothing wrong. Besides, if he took his men to chase them, it would be a good opportunity to see what tricks the Japanese army was playing. If the Japanese army had any ambush, it would be convenient for these people to run away, and they could also scout the way for the main force of the division.
So, the 100th Regiment of the Japanese Army was running wildly in the front, and the officers and soldiers of the New th Division's Special Service Battalion and the Suicide Squad were chasing behind. However, no matter how Li Zhengying attacked the Japanese army, he could not stop them from running, which made Li Zhengying more certain that the Japanese army was really retreating.
When a member of the death squad breathlessly brought the news of the Japanese army's retreat to the headquarters of the new 100th Division, Zhang Wenwu and Ouyang Heng were both confused by the news. The Japanese army did not come to attack and retreated? Then they had waited here for nothing these days.
"Hurry, Brother Ouyang, report to the commander immediately. The Japanese army has noticed our battle plan. We must quickly report the situation here to Commander Xue in the theater." Zhang Wenwu saw the sudden retreat of the Japanese army and immediately thought that the Japanese army had realized that this was a trap and was preparing to run away.
Ouyang Heng was also reminded by Zhang Wenwu's words, and then he quickly picked up the phone beside him to call Commander Huang of the New 22nd Army, and told Commander Huang in detail about the situation he had discovered here.
When Commander Huang heard that the Japanese army had retreated, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, so he quickly reported this sudden unexpected situation to Commander Xue of the war zone.
Commander Xue was originally urging the progress of the troops on both wings in the theater headquarters. After receiving the report from Commander Huang of the new 22nd Army, he was greatly surprised. The retreat of the Japanese army was really beyond Commander Xue's expectations.
Commander Xue couldn't figure out what the Japanese were up to. His first reaction was that the Japanese were plotting something. Otherwise, according to the Japanese strategic goal, they should have attacked. Could it be that they had discovered their troops hidden on both wings? This was unlikely. The troops had just begun to gather. How could the Japanese know so quickly?
However, twenty minutes later, the new 100th Division on the front line reported again that under the pursuit and attack of the small force they sent out, the Japanese army did not launch a strong and effective counterattack at all, but continued to retreat northward without stopping.
The arrival of this news also made Commander Xue of the Ninth War Zone realize that the Japanese army was really going to retreat, and the retreat was so quick and decisive. It seemed that the movement of his troops on both wings must have been discovered by the Japanese army. The commander of the Japanese 11th Army, General Okamura Yasuji, must have seen through his combat ideas and plans.
"Hello, Commander Huang? I order your troops to pursue the Japanese army with all their might. Make sure to leave the Japanese troops on the Laodao River to me. At the same time, launch an attack on the Miluo River where the Japanese 6th Division is located. The troops on both wings will also cooperate with your attack to outflank the Japanese army." Commander Xue also picked up the phone and directly gave the new 22nd Army an attack order.
When Commander Huang's attack order reached all units, the New 100th Division, which had already gathered its troops, quickly pursued the retreating Japanese troops to the north under the command of Zhang Wenwu.
The commander of the 13th Regiment, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, led his troops to ignore the attack from the Chinese army behind them and pretended not to see anything and continued to retreat quickly to the north. This made Li Zhengying, who was following behind the Japanese army, very anxious. These Japs were determined to escape. No matter how he attacked, the Japanese army pretended not to see anything. This made things really difficult.
The special forces battalion and the suicide squad officers and soldiers led by Li Zhengying had a total of only 1,500 people. This number of troops was not as many as the retreating Japanese troops. It would definitely not work if they fought head-on. Without enough troops, it would be difficult to tie down the Japanese troops.