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Chapter 347 Where Do So Many Troops Come From?

The regiment commander, Colonel Kunito Kurabayashi, knew very well that if he led the regiment's men to retreat directly to the east, they would definitely not be able to withdraw. The Chinese army must have quickly blocked the road east of Xinye, and with the limited manpower in the regiment now, it was impossible to break through the Chinese army's blockade.

He must take some of his troops out with him, otherwise how can he explain to the division commander? He can't let his troops be wiped out and he go back alone, otherwise he will only be faced with a military court.

Commander Huang of the new 22nd Army also decided on this feint to the east and attack in the west combat plan after communicating with the Second Army by telegram.

According to the plan, thirty minutes after the Second Army launched its attack, the New 22nd Army would launch an attack on Xinye from the south. In this way, the Japanese army would most likely withdraw troops from the south to reinforce other directions because of the Second Army's all-out attack.

If everything goes well, the attack force of the new 22nd Army will break through the Japanese defense line in the south as quickly as possible. As long as they rush into Xinye City, the Japanese army will not be able to gain a foothold in the city, and the numerical advantage of the Chinese army will be maximized.

Things developed just as expected before the war. The new 210th Division, led by the new nd Army, quickly rushed into the Japanese defensive positions, successfully eliminated the few Japanese defensive forces, and then rushed into the city.

As soon as the new 210th Division rushed into the city, part of the troops rushed to the east of the city. They needed to control the east side of Xinye City as soon as possible and try to surround and eliminate all the Japanese troops in the city.

From the information sent back by the intelligence personnel lurking in Xinye before the war, everyone knew that Xinye was currently defended by only one severely understaffed infantry regiment. This was a good opportunity to annihilate the Japanese army in an organized manner.

You know, the Second Army and the New 22nd Army together have nearly 80,000 people. If they surrounded this severely damaged Japanese infantry regiment, the Japanese army would not be able to escape no matter what.

If we can destroy a regiment-sized Japanese army right from the start, it will be a huge boost to the morale of the troops and will also lay a very good foundation for the subsequent attack on the Japanese army. The officers and soldiers will also have greater confidence in the subsequent offensive operations.

The new 211th Division followed behind the new 210th Division, moving quickly northward from the east of Xinye, blocking the retreat route to the east of the Japanese defensive forces in the north.

The remaining troops of the new 100th Division, led by Chief of Staff Ouyang Heng, began to attack the Japanese infantry defense positions between the Xiangzao Highway and Xinye.

Chief of Staff Ouyang Heng also learned from the telegram sent by Zhang Wenwu that the battle on the highway was going very smoothly and that the Japanese defensive positions on the north side of the highway had been successfully captured. This made Ouyang Heng decide to use the method used by the suicide squad to break into the Japanese defensive positions.

Fortunately, Ouyang Heng had asked Hao Jian to teach the attacking troops some basic Japanese, so shouting for help was no problem. As long as the Japanese defensive positions did not open fire, or reacted later and opened fire, it would still be a victory.

So, more than 100 officers and soldiers of the new th Division wearing Japanese military uniforms rushed towards the Japanese defensive positions quickly when they were approaching the Japanese defensive positions, while shouting loudly in very non-standard Japanese such as "Help" and "Get out of the way".

The officers and soldiers guarding this position were from the 116st Battalion of the th Regiment of the th Division, who had also participated in the attack on Changshoudian.

The 116st Battalion of the th Regiment of the Japanese Army suffered a hard battle in the attack on Changshoudian, and lost more than one-third of its troops, but the battalion commander, Major Eiki Takeuchi, was still confident that his battalion could hold its position.

After all, the Third Battalion to the south of him could send troops to reinforce him at any time. In Xinye City to the north, the 58th Regiment could also quickly send troops to reinforce him. Moreover, there were cavalry from the 13th Cavalry Regiment guarding his flanks.

It can be said that we are in the middle of the western encirclement line, which is quite safe, unless the Chinese army can destroy the troops on both the north and south sides at the same time, and also destroy the cavalry troops, which sounds like an unlikely thing to happen.

However, fierce gunfire and explosions suddenly broke out from Shinno Castle, which woke up the captain, Major Takeuchi Eiki, who had been sleeping for half a day. He quickly put on his military uniform and walked out of his command post.

The officers and soldiers of the first battalion on the position were also mobilized by the gunfire from the direction of Xinye City, and the entire position was filled with the loud orders of the soldiers and officers who were quickly entering their positions.

Battalion commander, Major Eiki Takeuchi, is very satisfied with the performance of his troops. Although there are a lot of new recruits in the troops, under the leadership of veterans and officers, the current performance is still worthy of recognition.

However, after hearing the fierce gunfire coming from the direction of Shinno Castle, the battalion commander, Major Takeuchi Eiki, frowned tightly. He was also looking for news about the large-scale gathering of Chinese troops in his mind, but after thinking for a long time, he was very sure that he had never received any news about the large-scale gathering of Chinese troops before.

It seems that the Chinese army came prepared this time. This was a surprise attack that had been carefully prepared for a long time. The battalion commander, Major Takeuchi Eiki, knew that now only the 58th Regiment with less than half of its troops left was defending Shinno Castle. Should he send troops to reinforce the battle in Shinno Castle?

Judging from the sound of gunfire coming from Xinye, the Chinese army has dispatched a lot of troops to attack Xinye. The battalion commander, Major Takeuchi Eiki, believes that with the current strength of the 58th Regiment, it seems difficult to resist such a large-scale night attack by the Chinese army.

Just as the battalion commander, Major Takeuchi Eiki, was thinking about whether to dispatch a squadron to support the defensive positions south of Shinno, fierce gunfire suddenly broke out south of Shinno, which frightened the battalion commander, Major Takeuchi Eiki.

How many troops does the Chinese army have? How many people are needed to launch a night attack on the 58th Regiment in Xinye City from three sides at the same time? Moreover, the Chinese army has already begun to attack the defensive positions in the south of Xinye.

If we don't send reinforcements, even if a squadron of troops goes there to reinforce, it doesn't seem to have much effect. Moreover, it will cause the troops in our defensive positions to be empty. If the Chinese army suddenly launches a surprise attack on our positions, what should our troops do?

Even if the defensive position on the other side of the highway sends reinforcements in time, our own position will have to hold out until then.