northernbook Chapter 185 The attack failed, report to the division!
Chapter 185 The attack failed, report to the division!
Under the leadership of the captain, the Matsuda Battalion retreated directly three kilometers.
Seeing that the Tiger Guards did not pursue, they stopped.
After Captain Matsuda counted the casualties, he was about to cry.
Less than half an hour.
The 1,100-man Matsuda Battalion suffered 400 casualties.
"Captain, the Tiger Guards' firepower is too strong. Those artillery pieces are all heavy artillery."
"If we don't get rid of these heavy artillery of the Tiger Guard Division, we will have no way of getting close to Chidong County."
After seeing Captain Matsuda's expression, the staff officer spoke cautiously.
No one expected this result.
"idiot!"
"These damn Chinese, where did they get so many artillery pieces?"
"They can't even get enough to eat, so why don't they have to pay for all these shells?"
Captain Matsuda shouted loudly, feeling scared, anxious and angry.
At this moment, Captain Matsuda really didn't dare to test the Tiger Guards anymore, as that would be bullying.
"Captain, I heard that the Tiger Guards are different from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Eighth Route Army."
"The Tiger Guards are part of the Central Army. They are said to be very wealthy. Their weapons and equipment are all German-made, better than ours."
"Now it seems that this is all true, which means that the Tiger Guard Division's achievements are also true."
After hearing what Captain Matsuda said, the staff officer hesitated for a moment, then said to Captain Matsuda.
In fact, all the Japanese in Jin knew about the battle record of the Tiger Guard Division in the past six months.
But many Japanese believed that this was fake and was hyped up by the Central Army.
Of course, this is all Yoshio Shinozuka's fault.
In order not to lose face, Yoshio Shinozuka never publicly announced his failure to the Japanese in Shanxi.
"idiot!"
"You actually knew that. Why didn't you remind me just now?"
After hearing what the staff officer said, Captain Matsuda was stunned for a moment, then yelled at the staff officer.
In fact, this is Captain Matsuda just wanting to lose his temper.
Because what the staff officer knew, Captain Matsuda also knew.
Of course, the staff officer was also aware of this, so after Captain Matsuda finished speaking.
The staff officer quickly bowed and apologized.
"Although our Matsuda Battalion suffered heavy losses during this exploration, we have obtained the intelligence we wanted."
"I believe that the division commander will not punish our Matsuda Battalion."
"Send a telegram to the division commander right now. The Tiger Guards Division in Chidong County possesses dozens of heavy artillery pieces."
"The combat effectiveness of the Tiger Guards Division soldiers is the same as that of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but their weapons and equipment are superior to our Matsuda Battalion."
Captain Matsuda was angry for a while, then calmed down, thought about it, and then slowly spoke to the staff officer.
Captain Matsuda now needs to give an explanation to Takeshi Araiida.
"Captain, our Matsuda Battalion has never fought against the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Division!"
"Wouldn't it be a bad idea to report it like this?"
After hearing what Captain Matsuda said, the staff officer was stunned for a moment, then said.
In fact, the staff knew that the Matsuda Battalion needed to be punished for this defeat.
But the staff officer did not expect that Captain Matsuda would dare to make up a story out of nothing.
"madness!"
"Should we tell the division commander that our Matsuda Battalion was wiped out with over 400 men before they even encountered the Tiger Guard Division?"
"The Tiger Guards Division is part of the Central Army. Our Matsuda Battalion has fought against the Central Army before."
"The combat effectiveness of the Central Army soldiers and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldiers is about the same."
"So there's no problem reporting this to the division commander. Do you understand?"
After hearing what the staff officer said, Captain Matsuda stepped forward, stared at the staff officer and spoke loudly.
In fact, Captain Matsuda just didn't want to be punished at this moment.
As for the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Guard Division soldiers.
Captain Matsuda didn't care. The 37th Division had a total of 26,000 people.
This is the combat effectiveness and number of people that crush the Tiger Guard Division.
Therefore, no matter how strong the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Division were in combat, they were destined to be destroyed by their 37th Division.
"Hi!" After hearing what Captain Matsuda said, the staff officer nodded in response.
Captain Matsuda doesn't want to be punished, but does the staff officer want to be punished too?
In this way, a telegram that was fabricated out of thin air reached the hands of Takeshi Shinida.
This also caused a great loss to Takeshi Arai's 37th Division.
After the staff officer left.
Captain Matsuda thought about it, then gritted his teeth and ordered the Matsuda Brigade to return to the outside of Chidong County.
Of course, Captain Matsuda learned his lesson this time.
He did not give any orders, but only asked the soldiers to pay attention to the position of the Tiger Guard Division in front.
The bodies on the battlefield have disappeared.
Wu Qianli had the battlefield cleaned up, but this was not out of kindness.
Rather, the artillery bombardment just now damaged some facilities in front of the position.
Wu Qianli needed to rearrange things, so he cleaned up the battlefield at the same time.
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The return of the Matsuda Battalion.
The guard regiment saw it first, so the battalion commander went to report to Wu Qianli.
At this moment, Wu Qianli was checking the position.
"You guys need to thicken the breastwork in front. What good will it do with such a small thickness?"
"The enemy's heavy machine gun bullets can definitely hit you, and your life will be at stake!"
Wu Qianli saw that the thickness of the soil cover did not meet the standard requirements, so he shouted loudly.
This is the third and final line of defense.
The defense line here was not dug by the Guards Regiment themselves, but was dug by Wu Qianli who mobilized the young and strong people in Chidong County.
Actually, it’s not just here.
The third line of defense outside the four gates of Chidong County was dug by the young and strong people of Chidong County.
Due to lack of manpower, we had to ask the young and strong people in Chidong County to do the digging.
Of course, Wu Qianli, Wang Dali, and Sun Hu were all hired for money, but these young and strong people in Chidong County did not ask for money.
"Commander, the Japanese are coming again." The battalion commander ran to Wu Qianli and said.
"Has the Japanese army arrived?" Wu Qianli asked hurriedly after hearing this.
"No, it's the group of Japanese devils who just retreated. They are back again." The battalion commander said slowly after hearing Wu Qianli's words.
As for why the battalion commander was so sure, it was because the Matsuda Battalion was in a very difficult situation at the moment.
There was still a smell of gunpowder on his body.
"Why are these Japanese devils back again? Is it possible that a large Japanese force is coming?" Wu Qianli said slowly after hearing what the battalion commander said.
"Commander, should we..." Before the battalion commander could finish his words, Wu Qianli interrupted him and asked, "Have these devils made any moves?"
After hearing Wu Qianli's question, the battalion commander slowly said, "No, these devils didn't make any moves."
"They just stayed there quietly, watching our position."
After hearing what the battalion commander said, Wu Qianli became curious, so he said to the battalion commander, "I'll go take a look."
After saying that, Wu Qianli headed towards the first position.
"Don't pay attention to these devils. They should be waiting for the main force of the devils."
"It seems that the Japanese army is about to arrive. Report this situation to the division headquarters."
Wu Qianli observed for a while, then said to the battalion commander.