freenovelworld Chapter 307 Fortunately
Chapter 307 Fortunately
The troops of the 18th Division were stopped in the north of Nanhai City, and the troops of the 42nd Regiment were still fighting hard with the troops of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese Government in Nanhai City. It can be said that up to now, there has been no news that can make people feel a little relieved.
"Yes, please rest assured, Your Excellency the Division Commander. I will personally go to each position at night to cheer up the officers and soldiers. If the Chinese army dares to launch a sneak attack at night, we will let the Chinese army experience the power of the bayonets of the Imperial Japanese Army." The regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, also quickly shouted slogans to express his loyalty.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, also nodded to the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko. He was now thinking that the first troop to come to reinforce must be from his own Fifth Division. If the troops of the Eighteenth Division got there first, then after the war, he would have to bow to Lieutenant General Nagakuni Seiichi, the commander of the Eighteenth Division, when he saw him after the war. The thought of this made him blush.
Lieutenant General Hisana Makoto Hisaichi, commander of the 18th Division, is in a very good mood now. This afternoon, the troops that bypassed Huaxian County had defeated the defensive forces of the 12th Army of the Chinese government in Huaxian County, and completely occupied Huaxian County in the evening.
After receiving the good news, the division commander, Lieutenant General Nagana Seiichi, ordered the 104th Regiment, which was transferred from the 108th Division, to make a major detour from Huaxian to the west, bypass Nanhai City and launch an attack from the north of Sanshui City. This would catch the Chinese army in Sanshui City off guard, and at the same time, it might also rescue the flanking troops of the 104th Division. In this way, the th Division would not be able to escape the first place in the Battle of Yangcheng, and it would also be able to give a great gift to the commander of the th Division, Lieutenant General Miyake Toshio.
After the 12th Army's Commander Yu withdrew his troops to Hua County, he did not let the withdrawn troops continue to defend Hua County. He felt that he had completed his combat mission well enough and there was no need to waste all the troops in Hua County, a place that would definitely be abandoned.
So, after all the troops withdrew to Huaxian County, he ordered the troops to continue retreating northward to break away from contact with the Japanese army. At the same time, he ordered the 186th Division that withdrew from Zengcheng and the 158th Division guarding Huaxian County to defend Huaxian County together. After all the troops had withdrawn, these two troops could choose to withdraw at an appropriate time.
Anyway, the order given to him by the war zone was to hold Hua County, and he did so. However, the troops could not stop the attack of the Japanese army. You can't say that I didn't try my best. It's not like he gave up Hua County on his own initiative. His troops suffered heavy losses and could not defeat the Japanese army, and there was nothing he could do about it.
As a result, under the fierce attack of the Japanese 186th Division's flanking forces, the already devastated 158th and th Divisions, with a combined total of less than people, were no match for the Japanese flanking forces. In addition, the other troops had already evacuated, which made the officers and soldiers of these two forces unwilling to fight, and they retreated directly to the north under the attack of the Japanese army.
When Commander Yu of the 12th Army brought the news of the loss of Huaxian County, Commander He had already retreated to the safe area in western Guangdong with the theater command. After reading the telegram about the loss of Huaxian County, Commander He was frightened. He was glad that he did not insist on letting the New 22nd Army destroy that flanking Japanese army. If he had insisted on letting the New 22nd Army fight that annihilation battle, the situation of the New 22nd Army would be very dangerous now, and the Japanese army might really have entangled the New 22nd Army.
"Tell the New 22nd Army about the loss of Hua County and ask them to retreat quickly. We will wait for them in Lian County. Then send a telegram to Commander Yu of the 12th Army Group and ask him to withdraw his troops to Shaoguan for rest." Commander He also gave the order to Senior Counsellor Wang.
Wang Gaocan also quickly turned around to convey Commander He's order. At this moment, Wang Gaocan was quite uneasy. He did not expect that the 12th Army Group could not hold Hua County for a day after it was concentrated. He knew that with Commander He's character, Commander Yu of the 12th Army Group would not have a good life in the future.
Commander Huang of the New 22nd Army also received a telegram from Commander He of the war zone on the way of retreating westward from Sanshui. When he learned that Huaxian had been lost, he sighed softly. However, this news did not make him worry now. Even if he sent troops from Huaxian to attack Sanshui, it would take at least a day on the road. His New 22nd Army had already begun a full retreat. By the time the Japanese army arrived in Sanshui, his troops would have been completely withdrawn and would not pose any threat to his troops.
"Brother Zhao, send a telegram to Zhang Wenwu with the news of the loss of Hua County, and ask him to notify the new 210th Division and the new 211th Division to withdraw to Sanshui, and ask them to withdraw faster. The sooner they withdraw, the sooner we can feel at ease." Commander Huang handed the telegram to Chief of Staff Zhao Dong indifferently, and then asked Chief of Staff Zhao Dong to urge the troops in Sanshui to evacuate as soon as possible.
When Zhang Wenwu received the telegram from Commander Huang, he was smoking on the streets of Sanshui City with Commander Cai of the New 210th Division who was leading his troops through Sanshui City.
"Commander Cai, the flanking troops of the Japanese 18th Division occupied Huaxian County in the afternoon. The 12th Army Group retreated to the north. The commander wants us to speed up the retreat." After reading the content of the telegram, Zhang Wenwu handed it to Commander Cai beside him.
"The 12th Army is really unreliable. After withdrawing those troops, we couldn't even hold Hua County for a day. Fortunately, we had the foresight to prepare for the retreat. By the time the Japanese army arrived, we had already gone far away." Commander Cai simply glanced at the telegram and spoke nonchalantly.
Zhang Wenwu also felt fortunate in his heart. He silently thanked God for his blessing. From now on, nothing is certain and he can't take risks. If he makes a wrong decision, the price will be the lives of thousands of officers and soldiers.
Since the Japanese army has already occupied Huaxian County, Zhang Wenwu has no more ideas in his mind. Now looking at the Japanese troops in the encirclement, Zhang Wenwu does not feel any pity at all.
When the troops of the New 210th Division and the New 211th Division were retreating westward through Sanshui City, Zhang Wenwu asked Ouyang Heng to order the regiment of the New 210th Division defending the rear of the Japanese army and his own regiment of the New 100th Division to retreat westward secretly to catch up with the troops of the New nd Army.
At three o'clock in the morning, Ouyang Heng also returned to the division headquarters with his men. He gulped down a large glass of cold water and said to Zhang Wenwu: "Division Commander, the troops of the new 210th Division and the new 211th Division have safely passed through Sanshui City. The two regiments responsible for the rear defense of the Japanese army have also retreated to the west. Can we also retreat?"
Zhang Wenwu looked at the officers and soldiers of the division who were busy packing up their belongings, nodded and said, "Retreat, let the Japanese army follow us and eat dust, we will come back later to wipe them all out."
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