PFC Chapter 143 Annihilation of the Japanese 1st Mixed Brigade
Chapter 143 Annihilation of the Japanese 1st Mixed Brigade
The resistance at this moment is merely a desperate attempt to prolong life.
The hundreds of armored personnel carriers of the Third Detachment, carrying various artillery pieces, machine guns, and vehicle-mounted machine guns, roared into the night.
They maintained close contact through communication equipment, dividing and encircling these remaining Japanese armored units, and defeating them one by one.
The various units of the Japanese 1st Mixed Brigade originally had a brigade command headquarters for coordination and command, so even if the defensive line was breached, they could barely hold on.
However, with the destruction of the brigade command, their requests to their superiors went unanswered.
"The brigade command has lost contact and may have been destroyed by the enemy."
"No, it's also possible that they activated radio silence to prevent the enemy from detecting their location and locking them in."
"So what do we do now? Our tanks are almost all destroyed. If we don't retreat now, our entire army may be wiped out."
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Similar sentiments spread rapidly among various Japanese military units.
When faced with this desperate situation, the commanders of the various Japanese units also made different choices.
Some continued to lead their troops in a counterattack against the main force of the Third Detachment, intending to die on the way to the charge.
Some, however, chose to withdraw from the battle, hoping to break through the encirclement.
But by this time, it's too late to break through.
The armored units of the Third Detachment were pouring in from all directions, compressing the living space of these Japanese armored units and reducing their chances of breaking out.
The battlefield became a giant crusher, and any Japanese troops in it, whether tanks, armored vehicles, or infantry, would be shredded by the vehicles of the Third Detachment.
During their march to provide support, the Setani Kei Detachment was constantly harassed by the Third Motorized Infantry Battalion.
Under Wang Dayong's command, all units maintained a certain distance from the Seya Kei Detachment and kept firing at them while moving.
If the Seya Kei detachment sends troops to pursue them or try to get closer, they will immediately step on the gas and leave.
In short, this method was used to delay the arrival of the Seya Kei detachment.
It was only at this point that Kei Seya was completely certain that the armored unit had only launched a feint attack.
They did not have the ability to defeat the Seya Detachment; they were merely bluffing, taking advantage of Seya Kei's previous fear of Li Jianghe's Third Detachment to mislead his judgment.
What should have been a journey of just over an hour actually took Kei Seya until after 8:30 in the morning before he finally arrived at the area where the First Mixed Brigade had been located.
But by the time they arrived, it was too late.
There you can see burning tanks, shattered corpses, ruined camps, and Japanese positions riddled with shell craters.
There is no doubt that a fierce battle took place here last night, but the victorious side was clearly not the First Mixed Brigade.
After a search, Kei Seya's soldiers finally found some of the remaining members of the 1st Mixed Brigade.
They looked disheveled, dazed, and their eyes still held lingering fear.
"What happened last night?"
"I asked in a deep voice," said Kei Seya.
One of the Japanese soldiers, whose morale was slightly better, said:
"May I have a cigarette?"
Upon hearing this, Seya Kei gave a wink to the soldier beside him.
After taking a deep drag on his cigarette, the Japanese soldier calmed down a bit and then gave a brief account of what had happened the night before.
"Chariots, endless chariots, chariots roaring and firing as they race along."
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This is how the Japanese soldier described what he saw last night.
"Boundless..."
Kei Seya quite agrees with this.
Just like the scene he saw that night.
This is why Seya Kei, who was in Teng County at the time, chose to retreat directly.
"Where is your brigade commander?"
Kei Seya asked again.
"We can't contact them anymore; they may have already perished."
That's what the soldier said.
A face that always carried a hint of disdain, with a slightly raised chin and an arrogant demeanor, floated into Kei Seya's mind.
"Did he just die like that?"
It was absolutely unbelievable to Seya Kei, but if Li Jianghe's third team had done something like this, it would have been so convincing.
After a moment of contemplation, he looked at the dilapidated city wall and the flag still flying high above it, as if it were the indomitable backbone of this nation.
"Send a telegram to the division headquarters."
"It's a deep voice," said Kei Seya.
Inside the Taierzhuang command post, Li Jianghe was reviewing the battle report from the previous night.
In last night's battle, the Japanese 1st Mixed Brigade suffered over 3,700 casualties.
This is a rather exaggerated number, because the entire First Mixed Brigade consisted of less than five thousand people.
A significant portion of them are logistics personnel who are not deployed to the front lines.
The vast majority of the more than 3,700 people who were killed were combatants.
In addition, hundreds of tanks, armored vehicles, and other vehicles of various types were destroyed.
In total, more than seventy tanks were completely destroyed, and more than forty were damaged, but engineers were able to repair them.
In addition, more than 500 soldiers were killed in action.
He earned a lot of merit points last night, the most he had ever earned in a single battle.
A total of 335,000 merit points were obtained.
After deducting the costs of replenishing combat vehicles, vehicle modifications, personnel losses, ammunition replenishment, and fuel replenishment, Li Jianghe still earned an additional 250,000 merit points.
Just then, Chi Fengcheng and Wang Huayu walked into the command post, their faces covered in blood.
The Japanese offensive in the East District had ended, and they still held a stable position in many blocks, but it was difficult to advance any further after daybreak.
In particular, the guard battalion, after returning to reinforce, even pushed the Japanese troops back several hundred meters.
"How did the battle outside the city go last night?"
Seeing Li Jianghe sitting there, Chi Fengcheng plopped down, grabbed the teacup on the table, gulped it down, and asked.
"not bad."
Li Jianghe said, "It seems that Commander Chi had a tough battle last night."
Otherwise, Chi Fengcheng wouldn't have needed to go to the front lines in person. Moreover, seeing him covered in blood, he probably would have rushed up and hacked down a few Japanese soldiers with his broadsword.
Sure enough, Chi Fengcheng swiftly drew his broadsword from behind his back and slammed it onto the table, saying:
"The broadswords have been worn down. The Japanese attacked too fiercely last night. If it weren't for your guard battalion's timely support, our command post would probably have had to be moved."
Chi Fengcheng did not boast about how powerful he was, because the battle last night was really difficult. The entire 31st Division suffered more than half of its casualties, and now there are less than three thousand soldiers who can continue to fight.