Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 266: Laiyuan Battle 7

Major General Kurokawa was indeed waiting for news. The support had turned into an offensive, and he had to wait for the order from the division commander whether to continue the attack or withdraw directly.

We have the confidence to attack him, because he has dozens of tanks, half an artillery regiment and nearly 5000 people in the rear.

In Lingqiu City, Takashi Shibuya killed two girls and just felt relieved for a while before he heard the news that the flight squadron's mission had failed.

He was so angry that he almost chopped Duanmu Chengzi to death. Fortunately, he woke up in time, otherwise his position as brigade commander would have been over.

The strength of the Ume Agency is not weak. If their people die at the hands of Shibuya Takashi, the one who will be unlucky will definitely be Shibuya Takashi, the brigade commander.

It cannot be said that it was a failure, because at least all the aerial bombs were dropped. It was just that four fighter planes were lost and Laiyuan City was not captured.

Shibuya Ryuji, who had regained consciousness, looked at Duanmu Chengzi and asked, "Duanmu, what do you think?"

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, what you should be thinking about now is how to capture Laiyuan City."

Duanmu Chengzi was able to enter the Mei Bureau. In addition to his own strength, the strength of his family should not be underestimated.

She saw everything that Shibuya Ryuji had just done and the murderous intent in his eyes. She was already in a bad mood, so how could she give Shibuya Ryuji a good face?

Shibuya Ryuji stopped talking, turned his back to Duanmu Chengzi, and looked at the sun flag in front of him in thought.

With the power he has now, it is actually seriously insufficient for him to take over Laiyuan. It would be fine if he is not held accountable. What else can he expect?

However, the importance of Laiyuan made him have to retake it. Laiyuan was one of the main passages for North China to enter the Central Plains.

It faces Zijing Pass of the Great Wall to the east, Yanmen Fortress to the west, Daomai Pass to the south, and Feihu Iron Wall to the north.

Once it falls into the hands of the Chinese, the transfer of supplies and the deployment of troops will become major problems.

Ten minutes later, Shibuya Takashi called the division headquarters.

He first pointed out his mistakes in decision-making, and then suggested that the division headquarters continue to request reinforcements from above, and that while taking Laiyuan, this unit must also be eliminated.

As the division commander, the Japanese Sangmu Chongming was naturally very clear about the importance of Laiyuan, otherwise he would not have sent most of his troops there.

But now the flying squadron had returned empty-handed, and he, as the division commander, couldn't bring himself to ask for help. Finally, after thinking for a while, he ordered Shibuya Takaharu to withdraw his troops.

He then notified the Kurokawa Brigade, leaving one regiment to go to Lingqiu and withdrawing the rest to Shijiazhuang.

Sang Mu Chongming knew very well that with the strength of a brigade, if it was to fight against the Eighth Route Army or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, several divisions would be no problem.

However, this army coming from Nanjing is already well-established, and if they continue to fight, they will suffer heavy losses.

It’s not that we are afraid, but the headquarters is already formulating the next plan, so there is no need to fight to the death with this unit at this time.

After receiving the order from the division commander, Major General Kurokawa immediately notified the regiment that had not yet arrived at Gaojia Town, and then led his troops to retreat.

He didn't know that due to the delay in time, the regiment heading to Gaojia Town had already engaged in battle with the special forces and suffered a lot of losses.

The special forces set up various ambushes and used 6 large guns to snipe from a distance. It was useless for the small Japanese troops to chase them. The large force chased the special forces and turned around and ran into the mountains and forests.

This situation made the Japanese regiment commander very angry, and he cursed the Chinese as cowards.

Finally, after several hours of grinding and the loss of nearly two squadrons, they withdrew.

Zhao Ziqing stood on the hillside, looking puzzled at the Japanese soldiers who turned around and ran away, and said, "Could it be that these little Japanese soldiers saw that there was an ambush ahead of us?"

Xiao Wu said, "That can't be right. We came here this way all the way, and this place is not far from Gaojia Town."

Zhao Ziqing thought for a moment and said, "Take a small team and follow them to see what the Japanese are up to. If they retreat, let them do as they please."

Although an ambush circle was set up in front, it only had the strength of one battalion and no heavy firepower, so the purpose of the arrangement was just to delay time.

Boom boom boom!

A sudden explosion caused Gu Changfeng, who was helping to treat the wounded, to stand up instantly.

"what's the situation?"

After a while, a soldier came running from the other side of the block and said hurriedly:

"Commander Gu, we've discovered the Japanese regiment headquarters and their artillery squadron. The first company has already engaged in combat with the Japanese, and the third battalion is also heading that way."

"Okay, I understand," Gu Changfeng nodded, then called a team of soldiers to rush to the west of the city.

"Old Ji, you look over here, I'll go over and take a look."

After Chen Zhengrong finished his instructions, he also took a group of people to follow Gu Changfeng. He had just heard what the soldiers said, so he wanted to go over and see what was going on.

"Hey," Ji Guangshun was about to call for a stop when Chen Zhengrong ran away with a few people, leaving him speechless.

Da da da!

In a large courtyard in the west, the Japanese artillery squadron and the military police relied on the buildings inside to resist.

They knew very well that Laiyuan had fallen and there were a large number of Chinese outside.

Now that they have been discovered, their lives are on the countdown.

"Stop these devils! Don't let them escape. Third Platoon, go around and see if there are other exits."

The company commander of the first company of the fifth battalion is Zhang Yu, a veteran who has followed Gu Changfeng all the way to battle.

It's just the right time to bring these experienced veterans up.

"Yes, company commander," the platoon leader of the third platoon heard the order and immediately led the team to detour.

At this moment, Zhang Yu heard the noise, turned around and smiled.

When the others approached, Zhang Yu said kindly, "Captain, why did you come here in person?"

Wu Mazi was in no mood to reminisce. He asked Zhang Yu, "Is there a Japanese artillery squadron in there?"

"Yes, there is also the Japanese gendarmerie. I guess their regiment commander is also in it." Zhang Yu said truthfully.

They rushed in several times and found that the firepower inside was very strong. After losing more than a dozen bodies, they chose to surround the area first.

"Damn it, you have a sharp eye." Wu Mazi said excitedly.

"Surround this place, don't let any of the devils escape."

"Everyone else, give me some grenades later. After two rounds, the fire squad will charge."

"Yes, battalion commander," the soldiers received the order and immediately began to prepare.

A Japanese artillery squadron may be very powerful in long-range attacks, but trapped in the courtyard, their role is not as great as that of grenade launchers.

The main reason is that there are too many people gathered around, making it even more difficult for them to move freely.

The commander and the staff of the regiment headquarters were all in the central courtyard, and they didn't dare to go over there because people were dying there too.

As grenade after grenade was thrown into the yard, the screams of the Japanese soldiers rang out one after another, and it was obvious that many of them were hit.

Wu Mazi was not going to be polite with the Japanese, and he threw in hundreds of grenades in the second round. Clusters of shrapnel flew everywhere, making the screams in the courtyard gradually become weaker.

The other gendarmerie soldiers did not dare to approach the wall and all gathered in the center of the courtyard.