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    With the full support of the aviation force, Peng Shilu managed to hold on without collapse.  [.Com text] Colonel Asakawa Asakawa looked at the opponent's planes flying in the sky and dive bombing, and at the troops and equipment that suffered heavy losses under the attack of the opponent's planes, but his lungs exploded with anger.

    The sky is filled with the opponent's planes, but the air support promised by the division commander before going to war has never been seen.  He only saw his opponent dropping bombs and countless large-caliber bullets on his head. His own planes, let alone air support, fought all day long, but there was not even a trace of a ghost.

    This is another vast plain area. Except for those who are lucky enough to find a crater to hide from, most of them can only be exposed to the bombs on bare positions.  And the huge power of the new incendiary bombs used by the opponent, which almost leaves you nowhere to hide, has caused the morale of the troops to drop rapidly.

    " Anyone who sees his comrades being burned like roasted whole lambs or suffocated to death due to lack of oxygen, no matter how strong your nerves are, you probably won't be able to bear it.  Add to this the tragic situation of those who were beaten into parts by the large-caliber airborne machine guns fired at the ground from the opponent's aircraft.

    The tragic situation of the comrades around them and the exhaustion after a long battle caused the morale of the Japanese army to decline rapidly.  After noon, the intensity of the Japanese attack had dropped significantly.  By the afternoon, the morale of the 44th Regiment had dropped to rock bottom.  Although they occupied almost three-quarters of Dongguan and most of the county, they could no longer attack the enemy in a group.

    The most critical thing is the artillery. Not only did it suffer heavy losses from repeated air attacks by the opponent, but the artillery shell reserve that was originally expected to be used for two days has bottomed out due to the losses in battle and air raid losses.  The average artillery shell reserve for each gun is less than five rounds, and the infantry artillery shells that have been used as the focus are less than three rounds on average.

    When the fight reached this level, not only Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru, but also Colonel Asakawa Asakawa, who had always advocated taking Baoqing County first, also began to think about retreating.  I thought that based on the situation the day before, there would be no problem in capturing the already crumbling Baoqing County in a 24-hour fight.  But I didn't expect that my opponent was like an unkillable cockroach, persisting despite heavy casualties.

    Twenty-four hours later, the 44th Regiment suffered heavy casualties.  Together with the previous battle, the 44th Regiment has suffered more than half casualties.  Various field rescue centers are already filled with wounded soldiers.  Because there were too many wounded soldiers, medicines and bandages had been exhausted.  The wounded soldiers who came out later could only be hastily bandaged with leggings and allowed to groan.

    ??The seriously injured were unable to undergo surgery because the medicines were all used up, and even the morphine for pain relief had been used up, so they could only be left to die in a relatively clean place.  Not to mention that several field dressing rooms were bombed during the opponent's air raids, and almost none of the injured who were evacuated survived.

    Because when setting off from Mishan, in order to carry as much food and ammunition as possible, we only carried the minimum standard for the rest of the supplies.  Moreover, I thought that the opponent was just some so-called local security forces and other miscellaneous members of the 11th Division, and I did not expect that the battle would be so brutal.  When we set out, we only carried a few medical supplies.  And most of these supplies were reduced to ashes in Qingyuan.  As soon as the war dragged on, the limited medical reserves of the 44th Regiment were exhausted in a short period of time.

    The Qingyuan baggage base was completely destroyed in the air raid, and nothing could be seen at first.  But after a long war, serious consequences became apparent.  The 43rd Regiment, which had only been engaged in the battle for less than twelve hours, was doing better, but the 44th Regiment was struggling to make ends meet.  Almost all ammunition and medical supplies were in trouble.  In particular, there is no cure for wounded soldiers, which has a considerable impact on morale.

    Although the Japanese army did not pay much attention to the issue of morale in the Japanese army, which always took death lightly, it was impossible not to scare others when seeing soldiers dying and wounded because of lack of medical treatment.  Even if they are not afraid of death, in a situation where there are many kinds of death, I am afraid that no one will choose to be hurt to death.

    On the northern front, a brigade temporarily reorganized from the remnants of the 12th Regiment, which was forced to go south from the Jinshagang front line to reinforce Baoqing County, also fell into a bitter battle.  Although under the supervision of officers, this brigade put up a tenacious defense against the enemy's counterattack.

    However, regardless of the casualties, the offensive blow launched in turn is also the left branch and right.  Even when the opponent adopted flanking tactics many times, he almost didn't get encircled.  In order to avoid being surrounded by opponents, the blocking line of this brigade, which was originally composed of defeated soldiers and temporarily formed, has retreated from facing Jubao on the front line of Jinshaggang to the front line of Nanchangzi in less than 24 hours.

    What makes Colonel Asakawa even more troubled is that the officer assigned to command this brigade has stated several times that if reinforcements are not mobilized, the brigade's blockade is likely to cause casualties within a few hours, or even the entire front collapse.  And the Nancangzi line,?It is already very close to the main battlefield of Baoqing.

    The rapid decline in morale, the shortage of ammunition, the casualties of more than half of the troops, and the crisis on the northern front have caused the 44th Regiment's previous offensive to lose the sharpness it should have had.  At dusk, Colonel Asakawa Asakawa, who had already felt that the fight could not be carried out without the order of Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru, first proposed to terminate the attack.

    Colonel Asakawa is not unaware of the consequences of terminating the offensive when he at least seems to have the upper hand at the moment, especially the impact on himself.  He knew very well that once this suggestion was made, it would even mean the end of his career.

    In the Japanese army, which has always focused on offensives and is known for its strong offensive power, it is easy to lose sight of retreat. As a captain of a regiment, he took the initiative to ask his superiors to stop the attack. Although Asakawa Teiji's move cannot be groundbreaking, it is definitely one of the few.  of the minority.

    Under normal circumstances, in the Japanese army that advocates offense, officers who are not good at attacking, especially officers like the regimental captain who are only one level away from the general, will have a great impact on their career.  Therefore, almost all Japanese officers will never give up the offensive as long as they can barely sustain it.

    Even if the troops are exhausted to the point where they no longer have the ability to fight, they will not give up the attack easily.  As for giving up the attack and retreating when the troops and firepower are superior, this is very despised among the Japanese army, especially the Japanese army which is currently at its peak.

    This is also the reason why middle- and lower-level officers of the Japanese army often overcame their superiors during battles and launched attacks without authorization, regardless of their superiors' orders.  You know, even the Japanese army, whose firepower was absolutely at a disadvantage in the Battle of Nomenhan, was actually always on the offensive.  It's just that his offensive was strangled in the cradle by the Soviets' powerful artillery fire and armored forces.

    Although he knew that the consequences would be serious, he would even be dismissed on the spot by the division commander who had strictly ordered him to capture Baoqing County within twenty-four little fingers the day before.  But the current development of the entire war situation made him feel that he could not continue fighting like this no matter what.

    Ushijima Mitsuru felt that before Colonel Asakawa issued the general retreat order, he proposed to terminate the offensive and abandon Baoqing County, which was already shaky in the eyes of the 11th Division and seemed to be able to completely capture it with more effort.  The suggestion that the army retreat back to Mishan was also slightly surprising.

    Although I have already made a plan in my mind to withdraw the entire army if there is no progress in today's offensive.  But this plan is still in his heart, and he will not bring it up until the final execution.  As an old fox, he would not fail to understand what impact this plan would have on the troops in the fierce battle once it was proposed.

    But Colonel Asakawa was the first to propose a retreat, which somewhat surprised him.  General Mitsuru Ushijima, who also came out of the position of Captain of the Colonel-General, would not be unaware of the thoughts of these crazy mid-level officers.

    It can only mean that Colonel Asakawa, who has always been proud, never bows his head, and never gives up easily, and whose tenacity has always been praised as the best among the three commanders of the 11th Division, can propose to terminate the offensive at this time.  , the 44th Regiment has really reached the end of its rope.

    After patiently listening to Asakawa Taiji's reasons for terminating the offensive, Ushijima Mitsuru, who was not as furious as Asakawa Taiji had expected, looked quite calm on the surface, but in fact, his already chaotic heart was even more disturbed.  .  Ushijima Mitsuru, who has always been conceited, discovered that he seemed to be taking the initiative, but in fact, he was not in control of the development of the battle.

    The division headquarters was destroyed and contact with the army headquarters was interrupted.  The 44th Regiment, the vanguard of the entire 11th Division heading north, was equipped with a 15-watt radio, but it did not have a password for direct communication with the army headquarters.

    The serious consequences of the destruction of the division headquarters were not only the loss of all staff and unified command, but more importantly, the loss of all code books for external communication.  In addition to using clear codes for communication, that is, he went crazy and wanted to restore the human method of transmitting information a hundred years ago, otherwise he would not be able to have any contact with the outside world at all.

    The security of clear code communication with no reliability at all is too low. As for using cavalry to communicate with the outside world, that is even more impossible.  The military headquarters is far away in Mudanjiang, and the day lilies will have been cold by the time the news is sent there.  As for the 29th Division, which they most hope to contact, although they are closer to Boli, they have to pass through the entire war zone.  The chances of the dispatched cavalry communications officer getting there were almost slim.

    Although I look down on Hatada Juichi in my heart and feel extremely dissatisfied with the disappointment of the military intelligence department in this battle, at least I still need to communicate with the military headquarters about the situation on the surrounding battlefields.  The direct connection with the military headquarters is lost, although there will no longer be constraints from the military headquarters.  But the 11th DivisionHe also lost his ability to understand the surrounding war situation, and almost became deaf and blind.

    And the most serious consequence of the destruction of the division headquarters was that the mutual cooperation plan that he had reached privately with Lieutenant General Toshidichi Uemura, the commander of the 29th Division, could only be terminated.  Without the interconnected code books, the original plan to cooperate in combat could only be stopped.

    Without the support and cooperation of friendly forces, there is no intelligence support from the outside world.  Although less than forty-eight hours had passed, Ushijima Mitsuru, who knew nothing about the fighting situation in the outside world, realized that he had missed the best opportunity to retreat when the 44th Regiment lost its ability to attack.  time.

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