Chapter 167: Burning the camp

"Baga--" Yoshikazu Heiyan did not expect that Zeng Yiyang had a reserve team in his hands.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, let my brigade charge again!" Looking at the murderous aura in his subordinates' eyes, Yoshikazu Heiyan secretly felt fortunate. The 24th Division finally trained the troops with casualties in this battle.

This is the only reward that Black Iwa Yoshikazu got during his three-day combat command.

"Let the 3rd Battalion prepare." Yoshikazu Black Iron ordered.

The Japanese army had been attacking for three days. Within these three days, there were reinforcements on the high ground on both sides, and there were not many reinforcements. Originally, the high ground troops on both sides could not be placed, and the Japanese army could only invest three squadrons at a time to attack, and the troops between one brigade were only allowed to be deployed.

After attacking for three days, I saw the high ground on both sides shaking. As long as I decided to make a little more ruthless, it would be no big problem to take it down.

But Zeng Yiyang miraculously transformed into the reserve team on the third day. How could Heiyan Yisheng not doubt that Zeng Yiyang used a scam to lure the 24th Division, with the purpose of gathering troops and surrounding the newly formed division?

No matter how suspicious you are, you still have to fight.

What worried Kuroi Iwa Yoshikazu most was that the shells consumed too much in the last attack. The 40th Army obviously had artillery fortifications on its position. Not to mention how the fortification was built, it was not possible to destroy the 75-caliber mountain cannons. It required heavy artillery, but heavy artillery could not be transported into the mountains at all.

It’s not that Black Rock Yoshikazuki thought of using chemical bombs to conquer the opponent’s position, such as gas bombs. Unfortunately, the opponent’s position is set at a high place and the wind has also hit the past few days. The poisonous gas bombs cannot pose a threat to the position at all. Once the wind blows, the poisonous gas will be blown away. In addition to wasting ammunition in vain, it is a waste.

"His division commander, the headquarters asks, how long will it take to take Zeng Yiyang's command?"

The communication soldier took off the telegram headset, stood up and asked Yoshikazu Kuroiyao.

"How long?" Yoshikazuki Heiyan was speechless for a moment, and he was not sure. Maybe three days later, maybe longer. What he wanted to hear most was not when the offensive mission was completed, but reinforcements, who were despised of the combat effectiveness of the puppet army. After the battle began, Yoshikazuki Heiyan no longer urged the Jilin puppet army to reinforce.

What he wanted to hear the most was undoubtedly the telegrams of reinforcements from the powerful A-level divisions, such as the Kurumi Division stationed in Dongning, the Hirosaki Division, etc. Only these elite troops could win in a short period of time.

"Tell me the respected commander that if I give me another five days, I will definitely take down Zeng Yiyang's command center and capture Zeng Yiyang alive."

After thinking for a while, Heiyan Yisheng felt that Zeng Yiyang might have drawn some of the troops from the main position to reinforce the two wings. In this way, as long as the 24th Division successfully occupied the positions on both wings and launched an attack on the main position, it would be twice the result with half the effort. In a very short time, perhaps the greatest victory.

"Hi—" the communication soldier bowed and shouted.

Yoshikazu Kuroiwa's reply made Mijiro Umezu very dissatisfied. Through the battle analysis, the troops invested by both sides in the area were at most about 20,000.

Yoshisaki Black Rock has at least four times the advantage in terms of military strength, but he has not been able to deliver good news for a long time.

Of course, Mejiro Umezu also obtained his campaign expectations, and at least the 40th army troops attacking the Mudanjiang area had evacuated two days ago.

The rear of Dongning and other places has been secured. At this time, the Dongning Fortress was still under construction. The troops stationed were also the best in the Kwantung Army. There were two divisions of troops, and of course the 2nd Army of the Soviet Far Eastern Front was confronted by them. The Japanese army still suffered a loss in their strength.

The Japanese army was not afraid of the 40th Army's attack on the Dongning Fortress, which was no different from seeking death. But they were afraid that these troops would intercept the supplies transported by the Kwantung Army to Dongning on the highway and railway lines along the way.

This is the most deadly thing. Fortunately, Zeng Yiyang evacuated the 40th Army's troops in order to protect his command.

For Mejiro Umezu, this is great, but it also faces a huge danger. If Zeng Yiyang had more reinforcements, so many that the 24th Division could not cope with, Mejiro Umezu would have to consider whether to withdraw the 24th Division.

It turned out that the Kwantung military ration warehouse in Zhuhe was destroyed, and it was very difficult to collect it on the spot.

The 24th Division was barely stationed in Zhuhe, but the supply line was likely to be cut off. These troops would become lonely and could not play a role in strategic checks and balances. They might not even be able to survive in winter, and the 24th Division was forced to fight the 40th Army.

Just imagine, in the long winter, food and clothing cannot be solved, how can the 24th Division exert its due combat effectiveness?

Finally, whether there is such morale to fight is a big problem. Thinking of this, Mejiro Umezu was also angry. He guarded the Kwantung Army, a huge army group that was so huge that it was almost one-third of the army of the empire. But in the end, even a small part of the 40th Army of Zeng Yiyang could not do anything about it. In his opinion, the one who restrained the Kwantung Army was Zeng Yiyang's backstage boss, the Soviet ***. But Mejiro Umezu knew that Zeng Yiyang was also skeptical about the Soviets.

He was unwilling to withdraw his troops, but he did not withdraw his troops. He was worried that the 24th Division would become a piece of meat at Zeng Yiyang's mouth and would eat it whenever he wanted.

The communications corps had just sent the telegram to the Kwantung Army Command. Not long after, the Japanese communications lieutenant stood up again and said to Yoshikazu Kuroi helplessly: "General, the commander wants the specific casualties of the 24th Division."

Yoshikazu Heiyan felt a sudden shock. He killed 941 people and injured 2,212 people, with a total casualties of more than 3,000. This means that about half of the infantry used for the final attack had been killed or killed, while more than 10,000 people in the main force of the 24th Division also suffered nearly 70% of the casualties.

Once this result is reported, Kuroi Iwa Yoshikazu concluded that he would definitely be on the commander's blacklist. If you want to be promoted in the future, don't expect it. It is very likely that Mijiro Umezu will find him a place to retire in his old age.

"General, will you report?" The second lieutenant saw the division commander's concern. Everyone in the command center looked like they were facing a great enemy.

The 24th Division attacked for three days, but over the past three days, their losses were in vain.

"Report it truthfully."

How could Yoshikazu Kuroiyao not want to conceal the situation of the war, but if he keeps it, he must have the qualifications to go to the military court. He doesn't want to be the second Komatsuhara. The 23rd Division was in North Manchuria, and more than 2,000 defeated troops were successfully broken through the Soviet encirclement under the command of Komatsuhara. It is not easy to break through under Zhukov's heavy troops. Moreover, from the start of the battle to the command of the front-line battle, Komatsuhara Taro was almost obsolete by Masato Tsuji. But in the end, the unlucky one was still Komatsuhara Taro, the first division commander of the 23rd Division.

Wait for the command of the headquarters! Yoshikazu Kuroi Iwa was disappointed and thought that from his personal emotional perspective, he didn't want to evacuate.

Every day, a large number of injuries from the front line were carried out from the mountains and sent to the field hospital in Zhuhe. This was enough to break his heart. Could it be that there was anything more heartbreaking to the commander than the blood flowing of soldiers?

The wait was long. Half an hour later, the Kwantung Army Command issued a decision to evacuate the Zhuhe area.

Heiyan Yoshikazu's eyes showed disappointment and unwillingness, and then issued an order to start evacuating some troops, preparing to guide the wounded soldiers in Zhuhe County the next day, return to Harbin, leaving three brigades of infantry to evacuate tomorrow.

After this battle, the 24th Division was injured and sick. In order to buy time for these wounded soldiers to evacuate, Yoshikazu Blackiyan was preparing to leave half of its troops to block the possible reinforcements of the 40th Army.

But he had another idea, which was to use a field battle to test the combat effectiveness of the 24th Division, and also wanted to see the style of the 40th Army's field troops.

After receiving the order to retreat, many of them breathed a sigh of relief. The dead were so miserable that many of them rolled down the mountain from a high place. By the time they found it, they were already unrecognizable. It was lucky for them to be able to go home safely.

At least, you can catch up with going home for the New Year.

Unlike other divisions in the Japanese army, the soldiers of the 24th Division were selected from the Fourth Regiment Division of the North China Front Army, and the other sources of soldiers were recruited from the Japanese overseas Chinese in Harbin. Many soldiers' families were in Harbin, and their faces were naturally more happy.

At midnight, except for the often-protected posts of the Japanese army, the other soldiers were crowded in tents. Except for the stove for heating, the water-boiling kettle kept steaming, everyone was asleep.

Min Zhongyuan, who had been waiting for more than ten hours, finally got such an opportunity and ordered the soldiers of the two battalions to start touching the battalion. Once the prepared large amount of gasoline mobilizers were lit, it could cause great chaos in the Japanese camp.

After the attacks over the past few days, the Japanese camps did not make any mistakes, which made the on-duty officer's nerves paralyzed.

"After the reconnaissance company took off the Japanese sentry, the first battalion rushed in and set fire, blowing up all the things that could be burned and blown up. Then retreated out, and the second battalion will establish a blocking position to respond to yours." Min Zhongyuan instructed two battalion commanders: "The bigger the movement, the better. The Japanese must feel that we are the outpost troops of the large army and are here to hold them back."

"Have you heard it clearly?" Min Zhongyuan reminded him when he saw the two battalion commanders not saying anything.

"Captain, it's okay to touch the battalion and set fire, but it's a bit difficult to make the Japanese army feel like we are a large army?" The second battalion commander shrank his neck. The weather was getting more and more people. In order not to let the Japanese army find out, the troops didn't even dare to make fire. They were hungry and chewed a bite of dry food, and when they were thirsty, they would drink a sip of ice water that was so frozen that they had toothache.

"I asked the cavalry company to sneak attack the Japanese logistics supply station, which would probably make a lot of noise. As for you, you have to harass the Japanese army in the eyes of the Japanese army. At night, it is just to hurt the Japanese. The most important thing is to take the initiative to hold back the Japanese army's troops tomorrow."

"Captain, this is not difficult. After the attacks of the Japanese, the troops have been greatly lost. The underground party comrades in Zhuhe have already figured out that nearly 2,000 Japanese injuries are all in Zhuhe City. But no matter how few Japanese Japanese are, they have a division. Even if they come, the troops are ten times that of ours. Without reinforcements, we can't sing a big show!" The first battalion commander was a dull man, but fortunately, what he wanted to say first, the second battalion commander said for him.

"This is easy to deal with?" Min Zhongyuan suggested: "Want it, we will burrow into the forest. If the Japanese catch up, we will run away. If we don't catch up, we will attack again."

"That's all." The first battalion commander stood up, took his hat, slapped the dust on his body, moved his feet, and then went to the army to assign tasks.

"There are two sentries. After killing them, the entire company rushed in and the grenades greeted me in the tent. Remember, 5 minutes, the attack time is only 5 minutes, and one more second will not work."

"Each platoon is ready to take action."

The Japanese camp opposite the company commander was a brigade of troops, and dozens of guard posts around were cleared one by one. The Japanese also had a patrol team of five people patrolling the camp.

On the side of the fire around the camp, there were only three Japanese soldiers on duty who were cooking fires around the fire.

When the company commander saw the time, it was the time to launch an attack. He raised the waffle gun with his right hand and fisted with his left hand, half raised it above his head. This was a gesture to make his subordinates prepare for all their strength to attack.

The three platoons of soldiers were lurking around the Japanese camp, and rushed inside with just a command.

This time, Min Zhongyuan saw two Japanese brigades. As the target of sneak attack tonight, his troops were too small and he had to arrange the troops to support him, so he could only reduce the targets.

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Three gunshots, the three Japanese were shot one after another. The company commander took the lead and rushed through the Japanese camp gate with his troops and faced the Japanese patrolmen. The two Czech machine guns behind him rushed up, spraying with fiery red tongues, and immediately knocked the five Japanese patrolmen to the ground.

The soldiers of the brigade rushed down the army.

The Japanese in the camp were dreaming. When they heard the gunshots, the veterans woke up and understood that someone was attacking the camp. However, even if the recruits woke up, they seemed very panicked and were busy wearing shoes and wandering around in the tent.

Grenades with white smoke were entered into the tent from the entrance of the tent, and when the crack in the door of the tent was slightly lifted, something was thrown in. Most of the Japanese veterans guessed what was thrown in, but the recruits didn't know. Under the slogans of veterans rushing out of the tent, many Japanese escaped the explosion of the grenades, but died in the guard group soldiers who had been supporting firepower outside the tent.

Puff--

In the first wave of panic, countless Japanese fell down. As the gasoline bottle was ignited, tents were burned one by one, and the soldiers of the guards who were sneak attacking began to prepare to evacuate into the mountains.

Naturally, the Japanese officers could not swallow this breath. They have always been the most proud night battle of the Japanese army. They were learned by their opponents and caused a large number of casualties.

In the Japanese camp that did not accept the sneak attack, the command of the military roar resounded throughout the camp. The brigade of Japanese infantry was woken up in the bed, and then lined up to go out of the camp under the command of a low-level officer to prepare to reinforce the camp that was sneak attacked.

For a moment, the fire surged into the sky, and the shouts and kills the mountains and forests.

Zeng Yiyang was also alarmed by the chaos of the Japanese army. He followed Xiao Li and shouted in panic: "Chief, go slowly."

When he came to the observation post at the front line, Zeng Yiyang held his sightseeing glasses and saw that the Japanese camp was already in chaos.

"The reinforcements are here?" It doesn't look like that. Zhou Baozhong's reinforcements have weak combat effectiveness. Although there are many people, they are not trained enough and are not suitable for night battles. Could it be that the new 5th regiment, the training level of this regiment can barely launch a night sneak attack, but the new 5th regiment is the farthest reinforcement force from the Zhuhe River.

The fastest thing is, it will take two days to arrive in Zhuhe.

"It's not Min Zhongyuan of the Guard Corps, right?" Zeng Yiyang was startled by his guess. Min Zhongyuan's two infantry battalions were going to monitor and block the puppet troops in Changchun, and where they sent troops to attack the Japanese army at night?

"Chief, is this the main force?" Zhao Shangzhi also led the guards to the edge of the observation post and found that Zeng Yiyang had arrived earlier than him.

Zeng Yiyang lowered his head and passed by, and there might be reinforcements. Judging from the movements from afar, although it is difficult for the Japanese army to have a noisy situation, there will definitely not be many troops to attack, and it is impossible to be the main force. The most likely method for the main force to use is to attack the Japanese supply line, *** Gukou, forcing the Japanese army to turn around and attack the main force.

"It won't be the main force." Zeng Yiyang shook his head decisively and added: "It may be the two infantry battalions that the guard regiment restrained the puppet army on the periphery."

"Two battalions, sneak attack a division?" Zhao Shangzhi said in surprise.

This is not something that should have happened, but a way to hit a stone with an egg. Although the headquarters is now surrounded by the main force of the Japanese army and fight again, it can still defend it. Zeng Yiyang did not issue any orders to reinforce Min Zhongyuan.

Zhao Shangzhi really wanted to say that the best way was to ambush the Japanese army's supplies.

But the Japanese army's supplies are usually sent once every three days. When will Min Zhongyuan wait?

Min Zhongyuan, who was worried about the comfort of the headquarters, immediately thought of reinforcements after the puppet troops retreated to the Wuchang County.

"Chief, Commander Min called, tell us not to reinforce them. The Japanese army began to withdraw troops, and there were not too many Japanese soldiers in the mountains and forests. They were fully capable of getting rid of the Japanese entanglement and revenge." The staff officer ran to Zeng Yiyang and whispered.

Zeng Yiyang said to Zhao Shangzhishu with a bitter face: "He looks down upon me too much. If I could sprinkle beans into soldiers, I would have occupied Meijiro Umezu's headquarters long ago."

Zeng Yiyang stood there for a while and secretly praised in his heart that Mijiro Umezu is worthy of being a famous general in the Japanese army, and there is no reason for being praised. Although this person has no experience in commanding large-scale battles, he must have gained the experience of large-scale battle staff, so it is not to be overlooked.

As the gunfire became more and more sparse, Zeng Yiyang finally breathed a sigh of relief. It is hard to say who will lose and who will win.

But Zhou Baozhong's reinforcements will definitely not be able to catch up with the speed of the Japanese evacuation, so I have to think of a way.

The Japanese corps captain listened to the losses reported by several captains and sat in the ammunition box without saying a word. After thinking for a long time, he waved helplessly and asked the communicator to report to the division headquarters.

After receiving the report from the 22nd Regiment in Zhuhe, Yoshikazu Heiyan, who had just fallen asleep, turned dark before his eyes. The hard battles for several days cost him a lot of energy. He was about to retreat, and the main corps lost more than 500 people and added him more than 600 wounded soldiers.

But the intelligence didn't make him think too much. The Japanese army's secret intelligence department of Yanshou reported to the 24th Division that thousands of troops passed by Yanshou and were expected to reach the border of the Zhuhe River the next day. This made Yoshikazu Blackiang very nervous and immediately issued a retreat order.
Chapter completed!