Songhu dispatch army headquarters…
The first ray of sunlight in the morning of Huaxia invaded the headquarters of the Japanese pirates. Matsui Ishine, who had not slept for the entire night, seemed to have been drained of his energy, but he was not sleepy at all. It was as if he was praying for nourishment as he stared blankly at the ray of sunlight on the land of Huaxia.
"Report from the front, the enemy troops on three sides are taking turns to cover the retreat.”
"Sigh, let them go."
Matsui Iwane, who was sitting on the chair, seemed to have lost some of his beliefs. He did not even want to lose his temper. He did not even have the intention to chase after her.
"Order the 16th division to return to Wu County to regroup. The 3rd, 11th and 13th divisions will rest for a day before advancing along the railway to support the Nanking offensive forces.”
"Hey!"
"Ask the navy for help again. We have to take back the sky.”
Isamori looked at Matsui Ishigen hesitantly. His arrogance and spirit had long disappeared. Perhaps this was the only way he would treat Hainan Airlines as a life-saving straw.
"Didn't you hear?"
"Hey!"
Jinling Headquarters…
"Report! The 6th Army has called. Our troops are being held up by 3 enemy divisions and are unable to rush to Suzhou.”
"Principal, should we speed up? These are three elite divisions of the pirates. The sixth army is now alone in the depths. I'm afraid..."
"Hey, Jingzhi, is this all Wang Qiangguo can do? Everything will proceed as usual."
He Yingqin naturally understood that the bald man wanted to borrow the hands of the Japanese pirates to exhaust the strength of the warlords. However, he really couldn't bear to part with the Sixth Army. Perhaps he still needed their help to attack Shanghai.
"Boom! Boom!"
At ten o'clock in the morning of December 13th, the artillery of the sheep army began a full-scale counterattack. The artillery unit of sixteen German Machinists together was enough to create a massive bombing, especially now that the two heavy artillery regiments of the Songhu dispatch army had been destroyed, giving the Central Army's artillery unit the chance to do as they pleased.
The 3rd division headquarters…
"Report! At 10 o'clock today, the enemy launched a fierce artillery attack on Jinling's attacking forces. The headquarters ordered us to rush over to support them as soon as we were done.”
"Hmm, have you found out the movements of the Sixth Army?”
"Not at the moment. The main force has been stationed near Wu Xi, making it impossible for us to occupy Wu Xi City.”
Fujita Shin frowned again. He had a bad feeling about this because the whereabouts of the sixth army was too strange. Logically speaking, they had been surrounded for more than 20 days and should have run out of ammunition and food long ago. They should have urgently needed to withdraw from the Japanese occupied area.
However, even after they broke through the 16th Regiment's defensive line, they still remained where they were without any intention of retreating. Were they not afraid of being surrounded again? Or did they never think of retreating?
"Order, dispatch all reconnaissance troops to continue scouting for any movements of the Sixth Army.”
"Hey!"
"Boom! Boom!"
Fujita Shinji heard the distant cannon fire. He suddenly felt his heart tighten, as if he was being targeted by a terrifying beast.
"Where did the cannon sound come from? Hurry up and verify it!"
"Hey!"
"Report, there's a call from the front line. The 5th Brigade was suddenly bombarded while resting. It's suspected to be from the 6th Army.”
"Nani? Did the Sixth Army really not want to leave? You want to eat my 3rd division? Aren't you afraid of breaking your teeth!"
In Fujita's opinion, the 6th Army's attempt to annihilate the 3rd division was already wishful thinking, but their real goal was the 3rd division. Armed with such advanced and powerful weapons, it was not something that a single division could sacrifice.
"Order the 29th regiment to move closer to the 5th regiment to avoid being destroyed. The 4th regiment to move towards the north and be prepared to pincer attack the enemy at any time.”
Perhaps the 4th Cavalry Regiment would not be effective in a frontal battle, but they could make full use of their mobility to sneak up on the rear of the 6th Army.
"Hey!"
At this moment, Fujita Shin was still feeling a little lucky. He was glad that the commander of the Sixth Army was arrogant. It was clearly the Japanese pirates and the Locust Army who had let them go. Now, they still wanted to come back and die. Then, they could not blame anyone. It was a good opportunity to avenge their previous humiliation.
"Yuxi, the Regiment Commander has finally remembered us. Order the 3rd, 25th and 26th Cavalry Regiments to set off immediately and quickly advance towards the rear of the 6th Army.”
Ying Xiaosen had asked for battle countless times. In his opinion, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were simply a paradise for cavalry. The weak Chinese could only tremble under their iron hooves, unable to raise their hearts to resist.
Sometimes, history was such a coincidence. Fujita wanted to make use of the advantage of the cavalry's mobility to create a huge problem for the Sixth Army. Wang Qiangguo wanted to use the advantage of the first mechanized unit to quickly move to the rear of the 3rd division and complete the encirclement. No one expected that a battle that symbolized the end of the cavalry would unfold like this.
In fact, as early as the First World War, with the appearance of the Maxim machine gun, the cavalry was already on the decline. However, due to the outdated weapons of the Chinese army, the cavalry of the Japanese pirates gained a new lease of life in China. Unfortunately, their era was destined to end today.
"Everyone, cheer up. No one can drop the ball!”
Liu Desheng's assault battalion had less than a hundred casualties, and most of their combat power was still maintained. Moreover, with enough good food, the soldiers 'physical fitness had improved a lot, and they could withstand the intensity of the battle that lasted for a day.
This was the overall operation of the 135th Division. As the two oldest units of the Sixth Army, the 135th Division was the first in the Army to achieve fully mechanized transportation. Liu Desheng's assault battalion had four SdKfz251 half-track armored vehicles to clear the way.
Although they were fighting continuously, they had to eat. The Sixth Army's appetite had already been raised. The ordinary canned meat soldiers were not interested. Instead, they were extremely greedy for fresh food. However, everything on the battlefield was simple. He could only barely eat two cold cans.
"Battalion Commander, look at the dust rising from the east. It should be the Japanese cavalry.”
"Bah, what era are you in now? You still dare to come out and act like a tyrant, ordering the troops to stop immediately and build a position on the spot.”
"Understood!"
There was only one main road nearby, and the main horsemen of the pirates could only pass through here. Liu Desheng decided to wait for them and sweep them all into the trash can of history.
"Report, we have discovered that the enemy is building a simple position in an open area. There are about 400 of them.”
"Yuxi, the Chinese people actually didn't run when they saw us. Their courage is commendable. Let them use their lives to remember the power of the Great Wei Pirates and Locust Army Cavalry. Everyone, listen up! Form a charging formation and advance at full speed!”
"Hey!"
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