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Text Chapter 79: The Corrupt War Situation

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    In fact, Ushijima Mitsuru was not mentally prepared for the situation that the war situation had developed to this point. As early as after the division headquarters was destroyed in the bombing, Ushijima Mitsuru knew very well that without external intelligence support, he would lose the ability to understand the external situation.  The most critical thing is that it lost contact with friendly forces and was unable to cooperate with friendly forces. For the 11th Division, which was actually fighting alone, it was tantamount to being in a dangerous situation.

    This is what Ushijima Mitsuru knows in his heart. In fact, there is another point that Ushijima Mitsuru himself does not know. After the defeat on the northern front, he decided to devote the last complete 43rd Regiment at hand to the attack on Nobuko's front line.  An attempt to open up the highway in Baoqing.

    And transferred all the 44th Regiment to the direction of Dongguan, and devoted them all to the attack on Baoqing County and Dongguan, an important stronghold outside Baoqing. Is it really for the convenience of subsequent operations, or is it because of unwillingness in the heart?  I'm afraid only he himself knows how to save some face.

    If he could be truly rational, based on Ushijima Mitsuru's unique tactical insights, he might not understand that Zaoqingyuan was bombed, all the baggage was destroyed, and Baoqing County invested a regiment, but still could not delay  Occupation, the 12th Regiment's attack on the Jinshagang front line failed, and suffered heavy losses in the opponent's air raids. When they encountered a series of setbacks, they should know that they should retreat.

    Although I have figured it out now, for Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru, whose utilitarianism finally defeated his reason, even though he was hesitant at the time, he finally decided to fight for another 24 hours to see, and it was during this short period that  In just twenty-four hours, the situation had undergone a subtle change. It was this change that seemed small now, but could kill someone at any time, but filled Ushijima's heart with an unspeakable sense of foreboding.

    After learning the latest news that the 44th Regiment has lost its offensive capabilities, that the situation on the northern front is critical, and that the defense line is in danger of being breached at any time, although it is not yet known what changes in the battle situation in other directions, the information currently obtained  , but it was enough to make Ushijima Mitsuru shudder in his heart, feeling that an unexplainable conspiracy was coming towards him and the 11th Division.

    At the moment, it seems that he has the advantage on the Baoqing battlefield, but the actual situation is that Ushijima knows very well that all this is just an illusion. The attack launched by the 12th Regiment on the Jinshagang front line was defeated by the opponent, and in the subsequent air raid  When they suffered heavy losses, the battle situation had already begun to develop in a direction that was unfavorable to the 11th Division. For the 11th Division, the battle situation had begun to change in a corrupt direction.

    In fact, I felt this way as early as early in the morning. The Jinshagang front line had been beaten by the 12th Regiment with almost no room to fight back. However, in just a few hours, like a dying man, suddenly the opponent launched a full line of defense.  When you fight back, you already have it.

    However, the reason of face that he could not let go of in his heart, especially the factor of not wanting to bow to Lieutenant General Namada Shigeichi, made him decide to fight for a whole day. In his opinion, as long as he could capture Baoqing County, he would be doing his best.  This operation to the north, which has so far suffered losses of troops and generals, has allowed us to regain some face.

    Facing the 44th Regiment, which was almost exhausted by the small Baoqing County, his uneasy mood became clearer. At this time, he suddenly felt that he had fallen into the opponent's Baoqing County.  As the center, consume one's own strength bit by bit, and then trap oneself in a trap.

    After losing the radio and password that allowed the division headquarters to communicate with the outside world, he became blind and deaf. He knew nothing about changes in the external war situation. At this moment, he could not care less about what the commander of the army who had firmly opposed his move north thought.  He will give himself little shoes to wear. At this moment, he has only one thought in his mind, and that is to withdraw, and in his opinion, it can be done as fast as possible.

    Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru, who finally made up his mind, had all the division's staff officers wiped out, so he could only let Asakawa Teiji, the only colonel-level officer around him, temporarily replace the chief of staff position. As for the staff officer, he could only temporarily replace him.  Recruiting the few combat staff members of the 44th Regiment, fortunately, he is currently in the headquarters of the 44th Regiment, so there is no need to move temporarily.

    Asakawa Teiji was entrusted with an important task at this critical moment. Although the chief of staff who temporarily served as the division commander was full of reluctance, he could only hand over the already damaged regiment to the command of the deputy commander, and he forced himself to  Scalp takes office.

    After making up his mind to retreat immediately without delay, Ushijima Mitsuru briefly looked at the map, and then said to the newly announced acting chief of staff of the division, Colonel Asakawa: "Asakawa-kun, order the provisional brigade of the 12th Regiment to make every effort to stop the troops moving south from Kinshagang.  The enemy forces must stick to the twelve-mile line before receiving orders from the division headquarters. This is their final bottom line. Even if all the twelve regiments are destroyed, they must hold on for at least six hours. "

    "Order the 43rd Regiment toNo less than one brigade strengthened the attack on the front line of Nobuko and the backer, and told Colonel Aoyama Kiyoshi that no matter what the cost, even if the entire brigade was exhausted, he must take the front line of Nobuko before ten o'clock in the evening, and jointly  The main force of the team immediately retreated south to Erdaohezi and Dingtao lines to wait for the 43rd Regiment.

    "Your 43rd Regiment will all withdraw from Baoqing County immediately. However, in addition to leaving more than two squadrons to continue the siege of Dongguan, you will also transfer the most complete squadron to the 12th Regiment for command. The rest of the Regiment  The troops withdrew to the lighthouse line in the shortest possible time, and after reuniting with the 43rd Regiment, they immediately retreated to Mishan."

    Although he felt that there was a conspiracy coming towards him, in Ushijima Mitsuru's view, as long as he acted quickly, no matter what conspiracy his opponent had against the 11th Division, he might not be able to keep the 11th Division.  In Baoqing territory, as long as the main force of the 11th Division is preserved, Lieutenant General Hatada Juichi will not hesitate to take it on his own.

    Hearing Ushijima Mitsuru's deployment, Asakawa Teiji was slightly shocked. He knew that these troops left to attack were used by the division commander to confuse the opponent. With the entire division retreating,  This force means that it will be destined to be abandoned as a discarded son, and no one dares to imagine what awaits these abandoned troops.

    However, the follow-up progress was not as Ushijima Mitsuru imagined. None of his orders were conveyed. Almost all the radio stations of the 44th Regiment became mute and deaf, and they were unable to obtain any communication with the outside world.  Contact, no matter how the signal soldier called, there was just a lot of noisy and harsh sounds coming from the earphones.

    Although this is not the first time that all tactical radio stations have collectively failed in the past two days, the reason is that no matter how hard the communications soldiers try, they can't find the problem.  Rain clouds don't have as much interference as thunder and lightning areas.

    The radio station failed, and the wired communication was intermittent, which was quite unsatisfactory. In desperation, Colonel Asakawa Asakawa, who made a temporary guest appearance as the chief of staff of the division, could only follow the most primitive method at the urging of Mitsuru Ushijima.  All the war horses in the regiment were requisitioned, and a group of cavalry communication officers were temporarily formed to pass on orders by manpower.

    Although these selected cavalry communication officers performed their duties faithfully, on the unpredictable battlefield, the cavalry communication methods were undoubtedly quite backward and slow. When these orders were finally conveyed to the hands of the people who should convey them, the battle situation changed for the Eleventh  As far as the division is concerned, it has already been corrupted to the bottom of no control.

    No matter how cunning he was, Ushijima Mitsuru paid an unimaginable price for his initial hesitation and his desire to save face, and this price was the main force of his 11th Division.

    As for the 44th Regiment, which had the advantage of being a landlord, it moved much faster. As soon as Colonel Asakawa conveyed the order and attacked the troops inside Baoqing County, they immediately began to search and evacuated Baoqing under alternate cover.  Although it took two days to capture the county seat of Baoqing County, it only took less than an hour to evacuate it, and the evacuation was so clean and tidy that except for empty ammunition boxes on the ground, there were even  Not a single bullet was left.

    It¡¯s just that the 44th Regiment, which has no intention of fighting from top to bottom, doesn¡¯t know that in these twenty-four hours, the entire Baoqing war situation will change, not only for Ushijima Mitsuru, but also for all the officers and soldiers of the 11th Division.  It can even be described as a sudden turn of events. The twenty-four hours of wasted time in Baoqing gave them no chance to return to the starting point smoothly.

    At noon, Colonel Asakawa was extremely annoyed because of the heavy losses caused by his opponent's all-out air strike. Regardless of the impact, he cursed in front of his subordinates that the aviation force, which was still missing, was a waste and was not worthy of being called a warrior of the empire. According to Yang Zhen's order, by  Wang Guangyu's 1st and 5th Brigade, which was marching eastward at a rapid march along the Laotudingzi Mountain front line, had seized the necessary route for their retreat to Mishan from Erdaohezi to the lighthouse line, and was firmly blocking the 11th Division.  The regiment's retreat route to the south.

    Wang Guangyu's timely arrival not only cut off the 11th Division's retreat, but also concentrated an entire brigade of the 5th Brigade at their scheduled retreat assembly point. Under the current situation of the 11th Division's lack of ammunition,  Basically, it can be said that it has curbed its hope of retreating south.

    Moreover, Wang Guangyu, who had been worried about the safety of Yang Zhen who was trapped in Baoqing County, immediately after arriving at Erdaohezi, he immediately attacked northward with no less than one regiment of troops, heading towards Dongguan in the direction of Xigou.  , Wang Guangyu's instructions to this regiment were very simple. After tearing apart the joints of the two Japanese regiments, they should attack Dongguan with all their strength, and rush into the county with no less than one battalion at all costs to protect No. 1  safety.

    He himself commanded the remaining two regiments to be divided into two groups. One regiment followed the direction of Xigou to bypass the southern line of the 43rd Regiment, which was fighting fiercely on the Jiaxinzi line, and the other group was operating on the northern line.The first brigade commanded by the political commissar formed a north-south pincer attack on the 43rd Regiment on the front line of Nobuko. He himself commanded a regiment to follow the attack line of the leading regiment and attack the right wing of the 44th Regiment in Dongguan.

    At the same time, he ordered the second column and one regiment assigned to the first column to be assigned to the 107th Rocket Artillery Battalion to immediately cross the Naoli River and forcibly penetrate Wanjinshan and the Wanzhong and Jinshan lines to cut off the final route of the 44th Regiment's eastward retreat and cut off the entire eastward retreat.  The encirclement circle centered on Baoqing County was finally completed.
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