vrcanaries Chapter 321: The Dangerous Fortress of Ma'anjiang
Chapter 321: The Dangerous Fortress of Ma'anjiang
"Can we come back in the future?" Lan Feng was under the city.
Several military vehicles were parked on the side of the road. From time to time, a truck would come out from outside the city. The trucks were covered with military canvas, so the contents could not be seen clearly, but the machine guns mounted on the top of the trucks clearly told the people watching.
The things loaded on these vehicles must be arms.
The 74th Army was ordered to be transferred to Jiangxi for reorganization. The vanguard 58th Division set out yesterday. The army headquarters moved together with the independent regiment. It was the last batch of troops to evacuate Lanfeng. Here, they were received by the troops originally from the First War Zone.
After several bloody battles, the Independent Regiment lost about 14 people, four tanks, 14 armored vehicles and three anti-aircraft machine guns were destroyed. It defeated the th Division, thwarted the Chahar Detachment, and abducted Asaka Hiderei. The Chief of Staff of the th Division, Sano Tadayoshi, was recruited by them.
The Independent Regiment experienced both sorrow and joy on the battlefield in Henan, but all of this will end with today's departure. The soldiers who died here can only rest here forever, and those who are alive will just go to another place to die.
Wherever people die, there will be concerns. Looking at the city gate, Fang Shengli crossed his hands and turned to ask Zhou Weiguo.
"We will be back. I think when we come back, there will be no threat of war in this place." Zhou Weiguo heard the sound of a car coming from inside. The medical company and the fourth battalion responsible for the rear guard mission had already left the city. He turned his head and looked at the people in the regiment headquarters around him. "Let's go. It's time to find another place to bully people. I think someone will hate me if I always catch a sheep and fleece it."
Aren’t there enough people who hate you?
Chao Xiang Xiuling looked at Zhou Weiguo's tall back, shook her head slightly, and quickly followed Xiao Ya.
After military vehicles and tanks were driven onto the military train, the train began to move south with long whistles.
The 74th Army did not enter Wuhan, but instead divided into southern Henan and then headed to Jiujiang, Jiangxi for assembly and reorganization.
The river water was clear, and the independent regiment that arrived in Jiujiang was assigned to a place near a dense forest outside Jiujiang City to rest. This was also because the military took into consideration the problem of hiding the independent regiment's weapons and equipment.
At the riverside, Zhou Weiguo put down his fishing rod and looked at Sano Tadayoshi beside him. "I heard that the Hata detachment advanced very quickly, showing off their power all the way. It's true."
Sano Tadayoshi lit a cigarette and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, this unit is actually one of your own."
Our own people. Zhou Weiguo snorted coldly; "No matter what he did in the past, as long as he dares to point his gun at us, he is our enemy."
"Since its establishment, the Hata Detachment has not experienced any wars. Therefore, they need to win one victory after another to increase their influence. They are also lucky. The Navy's Third Fleet cooperates in combat and transportation, and their soldiers basically do not have to march on foot.
Ono laughed at the side, "I don't care whether he walks or not, I just want to know what kind of weapons and equipment they have, whether they have tanks or artillery."
Since he came to Jiujiang Independent Regiment, he had no chance to fight. He watched the local troops leave, and he was short of money. He had sold almost all the captured materials on the way south. If this continued, his small warehouse would be empty except for the poison gas bombs in the armored vehicle. I am afraid that even rats would not enter.
"I don't know about that." Sano Tadayoshi spread his hands slightly. He was not from the Boten detachment and had never even been to the south before. He was vomiting and having diarrhea in the past few days due to the unfamiliar climate and water. He just took the pills prescribed by Chaoxiang Xiuling and felt better. So he asked Zhou Weiguo and others to bring him here to fish to kill time.
God knows, if he has the leisure time to do this, he might as well go back to sleep. He is a patient, don’t these people know that?
"The equipment of the Hata Detachment is much better than that of ordinary brigades. It is not much inferior to that of the Chahar Detachment. It can even be said that it is better than them." Asaka Hidere, who was sitting next to them with her hands on her chin and watching the fishing float, took over the conversation.
Fang Shengli turned his head and looked at her; "How did you know?"
"My father who sold his daughter is a prince after all. He was once a powerful person. How could I not know these things? It's because they have no sense of belonging. All the military departments, which are now the base camps, use weapons and equipment to make them feel a sense of belonging. Whether it's food, clothing, or daily necessities, they are all higher than others. And this detachment is generally under the direct jurisdiction of the base camp."
"Old Zhou, let me tell you, if we don't fight, there will be no business, and if there is no business, there will be no food to eat."
"Eat, eat, eat that shit." Commander Bai was furious in his office and turned to the adjutant beside him and said, "Go, pass on my order to execute the commander of the 16th Army on the spot to boost the morale of the troops."
Faced with a powerful enemy, the Japanese Third Fleet and the 11th Marine Squadron fought bloody battles for several days but failed to break through the Ma'an Fortress. Unexpectedly, they allowed the 16th Army to create a gap, allowing the Japanese Hata Detachment to bypass the Ma'an Fortress.
After several hours of fighting, the 16th Army Headquarters staff were not at their headquarters, but went to a graduation ceremony and got drunk. As a result, the Xiangshan position was lost, and the Japanese moved the artillery to the top of the mountain and bombarded the Ma'anjiang Defense Battalion.
"Sir, this 16th Army is..."
"Even if he is that man's father, I will kill him this time and execute the order." Commander Bai was so angry that he was about to vomit blood. When he inspected the Ma'an Fortress some time ago, he mentioned to his superiors that the 16th Army had poor discipline and the entire army followed suit and did not pay attention to defense. Even that guy named Li set up a military and political university. Who does he think he is?
The Madang Fortress, which took the Jiangxi River Defense Committee several years, mobilized hundreds of thousands of laborers, and sank more than a thousand ships, was a natural barrier to block Japanese ships from entering Wuhan. According to my own analysis and that of the General Staff, it would at least block the enemy here for a month or even longer, thus buying more time for the Wuhan defense war.
Who would have thought that in less than a week, the entire defense line would be in jeopardy.
In this way, all the sinners in the world are not killed, but are waiting for him to celebrate the New Year.
"Report, Captain Bao from the Madang Fortress called and said that the Japanese Xiangshan artillery position is launching a fierce attack on the Jiangfang artillery position. We request infantry reinforcement to seize the Japanese artillery position in Xiangshan." The radio operator came to Commander Bai and reported the situation, then handed over the telegram.
Commander Bai took the message and took a look at it. Then he came to the map and chuckled twice. "What's the point of sending it to me? I have no right or ability to mobilize the troops here. Let him send it to Chen."
The Xiangshan position was in a critical situation, so he ordered a division of the 16th Army to immediately intercept them along the main road. Unexpectedly, they did not listen to him and took the small road. By the time they ran out, it was too late.
The chief of staff next to him was hesitant to speak. What else could he say? When the situation became turbulent, it was not that the commander in front of him did not take remedial measures. But the problem was that these central troops simply did not listen to him.
But now, the only one who can stabilize the situation is this man. If he quits, who can stabilize the situation in the Ma'an Fortress on the front line?