Chapter 37
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
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Explosions continued to ring out from the Japanese camp in the eastern part of Hailin County. The Japanese who were preparing to rest were immediately disrupted by the sudden bombardment.
However, it had to be said that the Japanese soldiers in this period of time were indeed very good at fighting. After experiencing the initial chaos, they quickly reacted.
They were all looking for cover to hide from the artillery shells, while more Japanese soldiers had already entered their battle positions, waiting for Li Ergou's group and Wang Tiedan's attack.
However, what made the Japanese feel helpless was that the Chinese army did not seem to let the infantry attack. The artillery kept firing.
Many of the Japanese were cursing in their hearts. Because they did not have an artillery regiment, they could not engage in artillery fire with the Chinese army. The only thing they could do was to lower their heads and hide in their positions.
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"Regiment Commander, our Chinese Army has also begun to bombard our position. The artillery bombardment was very fierce. The Chinese gathered hundreds of cannons and bombarded our army.”
Kimura Tokumasa, the chief of staff of the 8th division, walked up to Nishiichi and said in a deep voice.
"Damn it! Where did the Chinese get so many cannons?”
Xi Yi couldn't help but curse.
They did not expect Zhao Wenbin's troops to gather so many cannons. Although the caliber of these cannons was not large, they were all 75mm light howitzers. Even if they were light howitzers, they had no way to deal with them.
This was because their Field Artillery Regiment was currently in the country, and they had no way of dealing with it.
"How is the war going in the west?”
Harada Keiichi wasn't surprised at all. He turned around and asked his Chief of Staff, Kawakawa.
"The situation isn't too good right now. Our two squadrons in the west have suffered heavy losses. Now, they could only fight and retreat. They were about to retreat into the city. Our reinforcements will need at least 40 minutes to arrive.”
Traveling from the east and north to the west, especially in this world of ice and snow, was not something that could be done in a short period of time. It would take some time.
"Damn it! He told them that they must rely on the city wall to defend the west gate. We can't let the Chinese people attack the city like this. In addition, send the guards of our division to the west side immediately.”
After Harada Keiichi finished speaking, he walked up to Nishiichi.
"Xiyi-kun, the situation is urgent now. I have already sent the guard squadron of the division to the western city gate!”
Harada Keiichi looked at Nishiichi and said in a deep voice.
Xi Yiyi understood what he meant and nodded at him.""Harada-kun, don't worry, I understand! Leave the safety of our joint command to me!”
Harada Keiichi nodded. Just as he was about to leave, a staff officer rushed in.
"Regiment Commander, bad news! The Chinese people had already broken through the west gate and entered the city!”
"Nani? So fast!"
Xi Yiyi's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Xiyi-kun, we're moving the headquarters! I think we should move the command center to the front line. Now the Chinese are attacking us from both sides. Since the reinforcements have yet to reach the front line, I think we should move the command center first and then let our 12th and 17th regiments destroy this Chinese army in the city!”
Harada Keiichi was a person who knew when to give up. There was no need to insist on not moving the headquarters and give the Chinese army a chance. In his opinion, the Chinese army had only caught him off guard. As long as he reacted, the Chinese army would definitely not be his match.
"Yuxi! Harada-kun is right. In that case, let's move the command center!”
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The sky gradually brightened. Morning was the beginning of a beautiful day. However, the morning of March 4th was filled with smoke.
The smoke in the air above Hailin County did not dissipate for a long time.
Fierce gunshots were still echoing in the city. Since last night, two Japanese infantry regiments and three Chinese infantry regiments had been engaged in a fierce street battle in the county.
Huang Goudan's three infantry regiments seemed to have more than 1,000 people than the Japanese.
But in fact, this included the field artillery battalion. Other than the field artillery battalion and other troops, the combat strength of both sides was about the same.
After fighting for an entire night, both sides seemed to be on the verge of chaos, but there was still no winner.
Meanwhile, in the eastern part of Hailin County, the artillery bombardment was still ongoing. After the initial volley, the 1st, 2nd, and 6th regiments began to take turns firing.
After all, the artillery also needed to rest, so they took turns to fire. They suppressed the Japanese's infantry regiment at the front line and could not enter the city to provide support.
Mudanjiang City
Zhao Wenbin did not stay in his own command post. Instead, he was on the city gate tower, using binoculars to look at the front line from time to time.
"Young Master, you've been standing here all night. Why don't you go down and rest first?"
Old Man Li looked at Zhao Wenbin and said softly. His face also had a tired expression.
"The soldiers at the front line have been fighting all night, and they haven't rested. As the general of an army, how can I go and rest at this time? How will we be able to command the army in the future?"
"Furthermore!" When Zhao Wenbin said this, he glanced at Old Man Li and continued,"Didn't you also not rest?"
Old Man Li shook his head with a bitter smile and did not say anything else.
"The war at the front lines is getting more and more intense! Our three infantry regiments are fighting with the Japanese in the city. He just didn't know how many casualties there were now!”
Just as Zhao Wenbin finished speaking, an advisor rushed over.
"Reporting to the supreme commander, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th regiments have sent news! After a night of bloody battles, they had suffered great losses. Now, they were requesting reinforcements!”
Zhao Wenbin's brows immediately furrowed. Requesting reinforcements!
These three regiment commanders would not easily request for reinforcements. If they requested for reinforcements, it meant that their losses would not be small.
"No! They could not continue fighting like this! I don't have much time left."
After Zhao Wenbin walked back and forth on the city gate a few times, he suddenly said,"Staff officer, record the order. Order the 3rd, 4th, and 5th regiments to leave Hailin County immediately. If the Japanese chased after them, they would let their artillery fire.
If the Japanese didn't chase after them, they would turn around and fight with them.”
"Yes, sir!"
"Also, give the 1st, 2nd, and 6th Infantry Regiments power and have them immediately attack the Japanese. The artillery troops immediately stopped taking turns to bombard the Japanese's camp. They had to bombard the Japanese's camp for half an hour. After half an hour, they had to stop firing!”
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