vrcanaries Chapter 587: Mountain Slope
Chapter 587: Mountain Slope
Beidingyuan.
Under the vast starry sky, the night has always been the source of fear.
Only the appearance of fire could make people take steps and walk in the darkness, but now the fire has become a fear for Qingye Sanshiwu.
There were raging fires, constant explosions, and the Tiger Guards who seemed to him to be crazy, constantly stirring up trouble in their positions.
"Suzuki Ono, let the tanks on the right wing come over to assist! Don't let this unit rush forward!" Seino Sanshiwu said gritting his teeth. He could no longer feel the pain in his right arm.
But the situation before him filled him with a sense of urgency, and the dizziness caused by the blood loss in his brain made him only able to remain calm.
"Yes!" Suzuki Ono heard this and ran quickly to the surroundings.
As he was leaving, the sound of explosion was heard again. Qingye Sanshiwu's body shrank instinctively and his eyes looked into the distance.
The Tiger Guards Brigade kept infiltrating their positions.
"What on earth are they going to do..." Qingye Sanshiwu's face was tense. This troop broke through their formation, forcing them to change their position.
The impact was not small, but after this team broke through the formation, it was originally thought that they would launch an offensive in the rear, but this team did not.
"Sir! This unit is getting farther and farther away from us..." A Japanese staff officer next to him sounded puzzled.
Qingye Sanshiwu naturally also saw this scene. The Tiger Guard Brigade that broke through their formation was actually moving farther and farther away.
"???"
Qingye Sanshiwu's eyes were full of confusion, and he felt a little relieved in his heart. After all, with such a troop watching him from behind, he really couldn't sleep or eat.
But suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and his expression instantly became serious.
"Northwest..."
"Mountains and slopes!!!"
Qingye Sanshiwu suddenly reacted and his expression changed.
"From the very beginning of this force's infiltration, their target was never us, but the four divisions in the direction of Shanweipo..."
Qingye Sanshiwu's eyes trembled slightly, and he watched the troops moving further and further away, his eyes full of seriousness.
Despite his serious look, a feeling of powerlessness suddenly surged into my heart.
He now knew how terrifying Lin Tianchen was.
They were on guard against ambushes along the way by the Tiger Guards, but they were ambushed at the most unlikely location.
The proud tank armored group, with more than 200 tanks, was enough to roam anywhere in this land, but now it has suffered heavy casualties...
Being passive in the air became his nightmare.
They clearly had an absolute advantage, but now they were being pulled to the same level. He truly felt how terrifying Lin Tianchen was.
Especially the departure of the second group filled him with a bad premonition.
"Telegraph...telegraph headquarters, a unit of the Tiger Brigade has broken through our defense line...and is heading towards the steep slope of the mountain..." Qingye Sanshiwu's voice was a little weak, and his face was even paler.
Suzuki Ono, who was standing by, paused when he heard the telegrams. He asked worriedly, "Sir, aren't we going to support them? If this Tiger Brigade goes over there, they might be greatly affected."
After all, they had witnessed the strength of this Tiger Guard Brigade with their own eyes. If they let it go, the supporting troops would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses.
"Support? What can we use to support you? The only sixty tanks left? They are being entangled by the various units of the Tiger Brigade... I can guarantee that as soon as the frontal forces are reduced, Lin Tianchen will arrange a general attack..."
Qingye Sanshiwu looked at the entire Beidingyuan battlefield, his eyes full of fear, because it was not the first time that he felt the oppression of Lin Tianchen. As long as he made a slight tactical change, Lin Tianchen would make tactical changes according to his changes.
The most important thing for him now is to maintain stability and let Chuncheng find a solution.
However, Lin Tianchen would never stop just because Qingye Sanwu was so stable.
"Report! The tanks of the Tiger Brigade are advancing in coordination with the infantry. The main force of the Tiger Brigade on the flank has begun to attack! They are advancing in full force and increasing their offensive intensity."
Qingye Sanshiwu's face became extremely gloomy after hearing this. He knew very well that Lin Tianchen's active attack must not reveal any flaws, otherwise the defeat of the tank cluster would become a nightmare for the entire team.
"Organize defense and disperse the tanks outside the position to avoid artillery fire! The main force of the Tiger Brigade just left and they probably won't be coming back. We must hold on."
Qingye Sanshiwu thought about it seriously and it seemed that there was no other way except to hold on.
"Yes." When Qingye Sanshiwu looked at the entire battlefield, he knew that the purpose of the Tiger Brigade's attack on them this time was very obvious, without even the slightest concealment, which was to not give them the chance to evacuate Beidingyuan.
It was exactly the same as their original mission to delay the Tiger Brigade, but he was not happy at all, because the situation now was completely different from before.
More than 200 tanks are now filled with smoke.
Spring City.
Inside the Japanese bunker, the command room.
The sound of telegraphs kept coming, and the Japanese soldiers went in and out very quickly, not daring to stay for too long.
Teng Weihao's voice had been echoing throughout the headquarters. His face flushed red as he shouted angrily:
"The ones besieging Chuncheng are six regiments from the base, one division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and the Tiger Brigade, which claims to have a force of 100,000, but only has 80,000 combat troops. There are over 40,000 troops in Chuncheng alone! Excluding the troops in Beidingyuan, the strength of the Shanweipo Fourth Regiment is definitely no more than 9,000..."
As Teng Weihaojiu spoke, he inexplicably began to feel confident.
But no matter how he analyzed it, most of the Japanese staff in the command room just kept their heads down.
It's not that they don't want to say it, but the facts are in front of them. The Tiger Brigade is bringing them enormous pressure, not only in Beidingyuan, but also in Shankuaipo, where they are fighting hard.
The troops there could not come over, so their plan to annihilate Chuncheng could not be carried out.
"No more than 9,000... But why haven't four divisions, more than 60,000 men, made it through the steep slopes of the mountain yet? If a battle breaks out, why don't they just crush them and completely annihilate the 4th Regiment of the Tiger Brigade?"
Teng Weihaojiu's tone became very solemn. Ever since their strategic change, they have been like an isolated island here, constantly waiting.
While waiting for information from the outside world, and this waiting was related to the trend of the entire three northeastern provinces, they could not do anything in Chuncheng.
"Is there any news about Bei Dingyuan..." Teng Wei Haojiu vented his anger and turned to look at Kudo Sanben.
"The latest intelligence from Beidingyuan is that an infantry unit broke through the front line of defense and left Beidingyuan..." Kudo Sanben spoke, put down the telegram, and naturally took three steps back.
The command room fell silent, and even the elderly Miyamotoki Shizuo stood up straight with a puzzled look on his face.
"Breaking through the armored division's defense...or the infantry..." Teng Wei Haojiu was very clear about the strength of the tank cluster, but now he suddenly heard that it was broken through, and it was a frontal breakthrough. He couldn't believe it.
This is just an infantry unit. Throughout the history of wars around the world, there is no precedent for infantry breaking through the defense of an armored group, especially on the plains.
How can a body of steel be compared to flesh and blood?
But now the facts were right in front of him, forcing him to believe it. The breakthrough of this army also made Teng Weihao ponder for a long time, and his eyes fell on a group of staff officers.
"A force like this suddenly breaks through. Where are they going?"
"A force capable of penetrating our mechanized army's position, perfectly capable of flanking us and wreaking havoc on our position, is now withdrawing... We must be wary of Lin Tianchen's next move."
In the command room, many staff officers expressed their ideas one after another, but no one put forward a substantive plan. Not only was it because of fear, but more importantly, if they guessed wrong, they would fall into Lin Tianchen's trap.
Lin Tianchen is not like others. Once you are bitten by Lin Tianchen, you will be like a mad dog and you will not be able to get rid of him at all.
Gradually, the command room, from the beginning to the discussion, fell into silence again, accompanied by Teng Weihao's long silence.
At this time, Kudo Sanben broke the weird atmosphere in the meeting room.
"There's another telegram from Qingye 35, saying this unit has already headed towards Shanweipo."
Kudo Sanbon actually didn't want to break it, but no one expected that Qingye Sanshiwu's telegram was sent in two batches.
In the silent environment, Kudo Sanben's voice penetrated everyone's ears.
"Hiroshige, we can't let the two units of the Tiger Brigade meet. They're going to attack from both sides!" Miyamoto Ki Shizuro said urgently, pointing at the map with a serious tone.
"This unit that could penetrate the tank group has crossed it, rendering the entire tank group useless!"
"If such a force appeared on the steep slope, even if we had four divisions there, it would probably be completely thrown into chaos if it were to penetrate..."
"If anything happens to these four divisions, it won't just impact the Battle of Spring City, but the future of the entire Northeast!"
Miyamotoki Shizuo's voice was very solemn. At this moment, Lin Tianchen seemed to be standing in front of him, holding a gun with the black muzzle pointing at him, making him feel an extremely huge threat.
If the four divisions were really targeted, once they were defeated, it would not only affect Chuncheng, but the entire three northeastern provinces, and even their island destiny.
He couldn't understand why Lin Tianchen dared to split his troops when the military strength was so tight. Was he so confident that he could withstand their mechanized troops and a large number of infantry in Beidingyuan?
Shizuo Miyamoto couldn't figure it out and was destined not to get an answer, but he felt tremendous pressure.
Teng Weihaojiu obviously understood the seriousness of the situation, and his eyes were very sharp.
"Send a telegram to the four divisions coming down from the north, and tell them to quickly break through their positions. If they can't, establish defensive positions. We can't wait any longer."
Teng Wei Haojiu stood up directly, pointing his finger at Chuncheng's location, his tone full of determination:
"Order the Qingmu Brigade to stand by in the west of the city. The Imperial Army and the City Guards will reinforce the south of the city and prepare to attack the south. Then, march north to Shankuipo."
Teng Weihao had been fighting for such a long time and was very clear that the traveling force of the Huben was limited. Now that all the forces were known and Lin Tianchen's strategic plan had become apparent, he would certainly not sit idly by and wait for death.
Although going out of the city to fight is not the best strategy, if we can cooperate with the four divisions and destroy the four regiments of the Tiger Brigade, then the entire situation will become clear.
"Yes!"