NCCnovel Chapter 158 Siege of Yuncheng
Chapter 158 Siege of Yuncheng
Nagano Yuichiro was so angry when he saw the telegram. He didn't expect that after fighting for such a long time, he didn't even know the enemy's number?
"Damn Hattori, it seems that these spoiled nobles are really a disgrace to the empire! Ask him if they could be guerrillas from the Eighth Route Army?"
Hattori Tsuzou was so angry that his nose was crooked. He now wished he could tie Keisuke Miura Kenjiro to Fenglingdu and let him taste the enemy's artillery fire.
He controlled his temper, after all, his family far away in Japan could not provide him with any support.
And the old devil Nagano was indeed his only helper.
If he lost his four 150mm heavy artillery pieces, even the title of successor to the Hattori family might not be able to save him.
"Calling back, we've confirmed it's a large enemy force. According to firepower estimates, it's at least the size of a regiment!"
Only then did Nagano Yuichiro take it seriously. He put on his coat and walked to the battle map, then turned to the window, looked at the slightly bright sky, and fell into an inexplicable panic.
"Could it be the Chongqing troops in Tongguan?"
While Nagano Yuichiro was still "solving the case", the Second Battalion of the Tank Regiment led by Dai Anlan was ready to attack the enemy's position.
"Order the Second Battalion's artillery company to extend their fire, and the tank regiment to penetrate the enemy's positions horizontally!"
"Yes!"
The artillery company of the 2nd Battalion of the Armored Infantry Regiment quickly adjusted the firing parameters and extended the firing deep into the enemy's territory.
At the same time, the Second Battalion also quickly joined the Tank Regiment through armored vehicles, preparing to launch a group attack.
30 Type tanks were lined up in a horizontal row and pushed towards the Japanese. Armored infantry vehicles followed the Type tanks and took advantage of the good firing range to shoot at individual Japanese soldiers.
"Baga, send a telegram to Nagano Yuichiro. We have discovered a cluster of Chinese tanks! We have discovered a cluster of tanks! Organize a suicide squad to blow up the enemy tanks!"
High-explosive bombs continued to explode, blasting the Japanese soldiers into a bloody mess.
However, the Japanese soldiers with bare upper bodies and sanitary napkins on their heads continued to advance, constantly rushing towards the tank cluster with explosive packs or cluster grenades.
Dai Anlan pressed the intercom button.
"Be careful of the enemy's suicide attacks. Don't save your shells, fire when necessary! Armored vehicles and infantry, pay attention to protecting the tank cluster!"
The machine guns on the armored vehicles began to focus on the Japanese soldiers holding explosive packs and cluster grenades. They were either shot into sieves or blown into a bloody mess by their own explosive packs.
There were growls of disgust from the armored vehicle.
"Lao Liu, fight them sooner rather than later. Don't let the devils get so close! The devils' eyes are about to burst into my face! Damn devils!"
"Hey, okay!"
There is no doubt that a mere understaffed battalion could not withstand the impact of a tank battalion and an armored infantry battalion!
The 59nd Independent Infantry Battalion of the 82th Brigade of the Japanese was completely wiped out!
"Just clean up the battlefield, and leave the rest to the local guerrillas! Pedal quickly and encircle Yuncheng!"
Nagano Yuichiro slumped into a chair holding the last telegram from Hattori Takumi.
If nothing unexpected happened, the 82nd Infantry Battalion and its four 150mm howitzers would have been completely destroyed.
In the whole of Shanxi, the only army that could have a tank cluster was the Jinnan Independent Column! And the Independent Column was hundreds of miles away, so it was definitely not as simple as Fenglingdu.
"Baga, immediately send orders to the outposts around Yuncheng to strengthen vigilance. If you encounter enemy armored units, report immediately!"
Just when Kenjiro Keiichiro was considering whether to take the initiative or hold on and wait for help, he only had one option left.
The Chief of Staff of the 59th Brigade rushed in hurriedly.
"General, Yuncheng has been surrounded! All the traffic checkpoints ten kilometers away have been controlled by the enemy!"
"What? Impossible, absolutely impossible. Which army is surrounding us?"
"It's not clear yet. According to the intelligence, judging by the enemy's equipment and clothing, they should be the Jinnan Independent Column!"
This desert camouflage had already caused them deep-seated fear in the past few months, so they naturally remembered it deeply.
This group of Chinese people, dressed in colorful clothes, holding their rifles, ruthlessly shot through the chests of their imperial soldiers.
Nagano Yuichiro climbed up the gate tower of Linfen City and looked towards the southwest, which seemed to be filled with dark shadows.
"How many troops does the enemy have?"
"It's not clear yet, but the ones controlling the checkpoints are all armored units, and they have a lot of heavy artillery!"
运城周围守军仅仅有一个第226联队以及山炮兵第37联队、工兵第37联队、轻重兵第37联队、通信队、兵器勤务队、卫生队、第1、第2野战医院、病马厂。
Most of the 225th Regiment is stationed in Yongji County, southwest of Yuncheng.
The 227th Regiment is stationed in Wenxi County, northeast of Yuncheng.
According to Nagano Yuichiro's estimation, based on the enemy's combat effectiveness, a 226th Regiment in Yuncheng could not withstand the armored and tank units of the independent column.
"Immediately gather the 225th and 227th Regiments to support Yuncheng! And send a telegram to General Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the First Army, to request aviation support!"
"Hayi!"
Yoshio Shinozuka, who was far away in Taiyuan, seemed to not believe his eyes. He confirmed it three times with Kenjiro Kei Miura before he had to believe it.
Yuncheng is under siege!
"General Shinozuka, should we send General Keisanura from Linfen to support Yuncheng?"
Yoshio Shinozuka thought it over again and again, and smiled strangely.
"No, order the 60th Brigade of Changzhi to attack Pingshun County!"
The Chief of Staff expressed his incomprehension. Shouldn’t the top priority now be to support Yuncheng?
"General Shinozuka, I must remind you that Yuncheng has the mineral resources that the empire needs most. Yuncheng cannot be lost!"
Shinozuka Yoshio nodded mysteriously.
"Have you read The Art of War? This is called besieging Wei to save Zhao. If the troops besieging Yuncheng are a small part of the independent column, then there is no need to worry. If it is the main force of the independent column, then Pingshun County must be poorly defended, so we can take Pingxian in one fell swoop!"
"Yoshi!"
After listening to this, the Chief of Staff looked at Yoshio Shinozuka with admiration and issued a combat order to the 60st Flying Regiment and the th Brigade.
Eight o'clock in the morning on May 1942, 5.
The tank regiment, armored infantry regiment (minus one battalion), and artillery regiment of the 1st Armored Division of the Independent Column were concentrated in the plain area southwest of Yuncheng.
The reconnaissance battalion and the anti-tank battalion were deployed on the outskirts of Yongji County to closely monitor the movements of the 225th Regiment.
The mechanized infantry regiment of the 227st Armored Division of the Independent Column was concentrated in the area northeast of Yuncheng, preparing to block the th Regiment.
After all the troops arrived in place, Dai Anlan and Wang Huaibao confirmed the deployment.
"Deputy Commander Wang, when will the independent regiment arrive?"
"The transport battalion directly under the column has begun to assist the transport troops and is expected to arrive at Fenglingdu in two hours."
"Okay, after we gain a firm foothold, the 225st Battalion will support the reconnaissance battalion and the tank battalion to stop the Japanese th Regiment!"
Wang Huaibao nodded.
"In half an hour, we will start shelling the Longju Town positions. At nine o'clock, the tank regiment will charge!"
At this time, a dozen tall Japanese cooks appeared stealthily in the Longju Town position of the 226st Infantry Battalion of the th Regiment stationed outside the city of Yuncheng.