bayedsolid Chapter 368 Can’t You Wait?
Chapter 368 Can’t You Wait?
It can be said that the commander of the 104th Division, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, did not receive any good news today. The defense line on the west wing may be broken through by the new nd Army of the Chinese government at any time. The th Regiment of the defense line behind is also barely maintaining, and the th and th Regiments in the front are also a little breathless due to the pressure of the st Army of the Chinese government.
As for the reinforcements, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke was even more annoyed. The commander of the 13th Division, Lieutenant General Ogisu Ryuhei, commanded a regiment dispatched from the 3rd Division. With the support of a large number of artillery, they launched a fierce attack on the defensive positions of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese Government for an entire afternoon. As a result, they were unable to advance even one meter towards their side. It can be said that they gained nothing.
Not to mention the 3rd Division. After two infantry regiments were withdrawn, their offensive power was greatly weakened. Although the 11th Army of the Chinese government defending in front of them had suffered heavy losses before, they were still able to hold their line of defense against the attack of the two understaffed infantry regiments of the 3rd Division.
So, after a day of fighting, the commander of the 16th Division, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, helplessly discovered that except for the defense line on his side which was retreating, everything else seemed to be maintaining the same status quo without any change.
"Mr. Nakazawa, are you all ready? Let's set off quickly. The 104th Regiment may be breached by the New nd Army of the Chinese government at any time. Also, notify the commander of the th Regiment, Colonel Tachibana Yoshio, to lead his troops to retreat towards the th Regiment in an hour. They will need to continue to defend our backs at that time." Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke took a look at the empty division headquarters and ordered the chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo.
"Don't worry, sir. Most of the personnel in the division headquarters have already set off for the 9th Regiment in advance. The remaining personnel can set off at any time. The division headquarters guard squadron has assembled and is waiting for your order." Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa respectfully replied to the division commander Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie.
Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke nodded and walked out quickly, taking the remaining personnel of the division headquarters and leaving quickly under the protection of the escort squadron.
Colonel Shizuji Sukekawa, commander of the 38th Regiment, walked alone on his defensive position, encouraging the few remaining officers and soldiers. He no longer had any combat troops to send up as reinforcements, and even the chief of staff of the regiment had been killed in the afternoon's battle.
Before dark, the regiment commander, Colonel Shizuji Sukekawa, also received a telegram from the division commander, Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie. In the telegram, Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie ordered the regiment commander, Colonel Shizuji Sukekawa, to lead the officers and soldiers on the west wing defense line to hold on until nine o'clock in the evening, and then he could lead the troops to move in the direction of the 20th Regiment. This gave the regiment commander, Colonel Shizuji Sukekawa, a glimmer of hope to survive.
This also prompted the commander of the regiment, Colonel Shizue Sukekawa, who had originally planned to give up, to rekindle the hope of living. After all, there is a saying in China that is right: It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.
While the regiment commander, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, was encouraging the officers and soldiers on the position, he prayed in his heart that the attacking force of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government on the opposite side would be able to rest before nine o'clock and not launch another night attack on his defense line.
In the opinion of Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, commander of the regiment, the combat capability of the new 22nd Army of the Chinese government was indeed extraordinary, and the officers and soldiers' desire to attack and fighting spirit far exceeded those of the Chinese armies he had seen before.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, felt that the attacking forces of the new 22nd Army of the Chinese government should take a good rest. For the past two days and one night, everyone had been engaged in combat, and even an iron man should take a break.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Shizue Sukekawa, even wanted to send someone to say hello to the commander of the new 22nd Army of the Chinese government on the opposite side, saying that after 9 o'clock in the evening, you can attack as much as you want and do whatever you want. The positions are all given to you.
After inspecting the defense line, the regiment commander, Colonel Shizue Sukekawa, looked at the time. It was already 8:30 in the evening. They just had to hold on for another 30 minutes. May Amaterasu protect them. The survival of all the surviving officers and soldiers of the 33rd and 38th Regiments depends on your blessing.
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang"
A series of gunshots and grenade explosions interrupted the prayers of the regiment commander, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa. The night attack troops of the new 22nd Army did not go as Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa wished, and the night attack still arrived as scheduled.
Damn, the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government is too strong and energetic. There are only 30 minutes left. They really don't give people a chance to survive. How can they hold out for 30 minutes with such a small number of troops on their defense line?
The regiment commander, Colonel Shizuji Sukekawa, was personally mobilizing the limited forces on the battlefield, constantly tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall. At the same time, the regiment commander, Colonel Shizuji Sukekawa, also concentrated all the troops on the far end of the defense line to his side. He felt that they would have to retreat when the time was up anyway, and there was no need for the guard troops at the far end of the defense line to waste time there.
This could also save some time for retreat. The regiment commander, Colonel Shizue Sukekawa, had already thought about it. Since the division commander's order was to retreat at nine o'clock, he would definitely not be late for a minute. Every moment that could be saved must be saved.
But fifteen minutes later, the regiment commander, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, led the remaining officers and soldiers to retreat to the edge of the position. In fact, the regiment commander, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, really wanted to run away with these officers and soldiers, but he looked at the time and there were still about ten minutes until nine o'clock in the evening.
Time passed so slowly. For the first time, Colonel Shizue Sukekawa felt how time could pass so slowly. In such a short period of time, he had looked at the time at least thirty times, but the hands of the pocket watch seemed to be frozen and moved so slowly.
Looking at the soldiers who were struggling to resist, the regiment commander, Colonel Shizue Sukekawa, was wavering in his heart. He thought that it would be better to lead the soldiers in and move on, as a few minutes would not matter.
Once this idea came to his mind, the regiment commander, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, could no longer hold back. He loudly called on the officers and soldiers to start moving backwards. When almost everyone had gathered, the regiment commander, Colonel Shizueji Sukekawa, led the remaining 300-odd officers and soldiers to quickly retreat to the 20th Regiment.
When the night attack troops of the New 22nd Army saw that the Japanese troops had run away, the morale of the officers and soldiers became even higher. They had finally broken through the Japanese defense line here, and there were only a few Japanese troops left. They could not let them run away.
Therefore, the troops of the new 22nd Army began to pursue the remnants led by the regiment commander, Colonel Shizue Sukekawa, with a clear division of labor.