nucmednet Chapter 692 A Justified Request for Help
Chapter 692 A Justified Request for Help
692 A Justified Request for Help
"Report, urgent telegram from the front line."
At this time, a Japanese staff officer ran in and shouted.
An urgent telegram from the front line was handed to the Japanese chief of staff, and his face changed after reading it.
With a sigh, he said to the commander of the 102nd Division, Shimayama Yosuke, who was looking at the map in deep thought:
"Your Excellency, division commander, telegram from the front line.
The Chinese army on the southern front has broken through our defense line in the Yokoyama area, and the Yamada Regiment was forced to retreat to the inner defense line. "
"Baka! Yamada Shigeji is such an idiot.
The Yamada Corps is a bunch of losers. In just one week, they lost the strongest Yokoyama defense line.
I'm going to shoot him."
When the Japanese division commander heard the news, he became furious.
Although their 102nd Division built three lines of defense around the city of Nanchang, the outermost line was built based on Hengshan and Fuhe River.
It is definitely the most difficult to crack.
But in the end, just a week later, the Hengshan defense line in the south was breached by Xiao Shanling's troops.
No wonder the Japanese division commander found it hard to accept.
"Your Excellency, please calm down.
Listen to what Captain Yamada reported in the telegram.
The Japanese Chief of Staff calmed down the furious Shimayama Yosuke and continued to read the telegram sent by the Yamada Regiment.
“Captain Yamada said in the telegram that this time Ye Qingshan’s 89th Army dispatched a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, as well as large-caliber artillery.
It was precisely because this Chinese army was equipped with a large number of large-caliber artillery that the Yamada Regiment lost in the previous artillery battle. "
A bullshit defeat is actually just a defeat.
Yosuke Shimayama suppressed his anger and did not flare up, continuing to listen to the Japanese chief of staff reading the telegram.
He also wanted to hear why his powerful team was defeated so quickly this time.
Seeing that Shimayama Yosuke didn’t say anything, the Japanese commander continued to read: “Captain Yamada also said.
This time, the Chinese soldiers attacking them will not only use infantry-tank coordination, but even infantry-artillery-tank coordination.
The infantry relies on tank charges and attacks, and can call for artillery support at any time.
Their shells almost grazed their attacking tanks and infantry and fell on our defensive positions.
Unparalleled precision.
The Yamada team had never seen this kind of play before.
The opponent used this style of play to gradually break through the defense line we built on the Hengshan line.
Captain Yamada also said that the troops coming to attack northern Jiangxi this time must be Ye Qingshan’s most elite troops.
Moreover, there are a large number of troops, at least forty to fifty thousand. It must be that Ye Qingshan’s entire 89th Army stationed in southern Zhejiang has been dispatched.
Ye Qingshan is determined to take over northern Jiangxi.
If we don’t find a way to break the enemy’s infantry-artillery-tank coordinated combat method, we will not be able to stop Ye Qingshan’s Chinese army in this battle.”
When Shimayama Yosuke heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
He walked over, snatched the telegram from the Japanese chief of staff, read it quickly, and found that it was exactly the same as what the Japanese chief of staff had read.
"Baga, when will the Chinese army use infantry, artillery and tanks to coordinate?"
"Your Excellency, the division commander, this is Ye Qingshan's unit."
The Japanese chief of staff was standing next to him and reminded him again.
In short, at this time among the Japanese generals, no matter what surprising things happened, they just had to say that the other party was Ye Qingshan’s troops.
Seems to explain it perfectly.
The same is true now.
After hearing what the Japanese chief of staff said, it was Ye Qingshan's troops that attacked them this time.
It seems that it is acceptable that the 89th Army's offensive forces will use infantry, artillery and tanks to coordinate.
"Yoshi, as expected of Ye Qingshan's troops, they are indeed difficult to deal with."
Shimayama Yosuke nodded.
After all, it was their most elite Yamada Regiment that was defeated.
The Japanese division commander was also a little embarrassed and had to find an excuse for his defeat.
Since the enemy was too strong, it was normal for the Yamada Corps to be defeated.
This does not mean that the combat effectiveness of their 102nd Division is too weak, but rather that the enemy is too strong.
"Your Excellency, the division commander, now that Ye Qingshan's 89th Army has been fully deployed to attack our northern Jiangxi.
With our own strength, I'm afraid it would be difficult to resist Ye Qingshan's 40,000 to 50,000 men.
We can now call on headquarters for assistance."
The Japanese Chief of Staff also took the opportunity to remind Shimayama Yosuke of this.
Before, they were embarrassed to ask for help from the old devil Nishio Hisazo.
After all, their 102nd Division also had nearly people in northern Jiangxi, plus the puppet troops, totaling nearly people.
If the 89th Army had just attacked, they would have asked the headquarters for help.
Wouldn't that make the 102nd Division seem useless?
But now, the battle situation on the front line shows that Ye Qingshan really wants to take over northern Jiangxi this time.
The most elite troops were dispatched.
Otherwise, how could they use infantry, artillery and tanks to fight in coordination?
If these weren't Ye Qingshan's most elite troops, Shimayama Yosuke himself wouldn't believe it.
So at this moment, if their division asked for help from the Japanese headquarters, everything would be reasonable and it would not be embarrassing.
"Hey, what the Chief of Staff said makes sense.
Our 102nd Division is not so arrogant as to fight against Ye Qingshan's army of to people alone.
At that time, even a strong man like General Matsui was reluctant to lose to Ye Qingshan.
On the Burmese side, Ye Qingshan even defeated General Iida, and even the 25th Army led by Yamashita Tomoyuki could not do anything to Ye Qingshan.
It is quite normal for our 102nd Division to lose a battle to Ye Qingshan."
Yosuke Shimayama nodded immediately, agreeing with the Japanese chief of staff's reminder.
At the same time, it also gave them sufficient excuses for their defeat in this battle.
Look, Matsui Iwane, Yamashita Tomoyuki, Iida Shojiro, any one of them is better than me, a small division commander.
It’s the same as losing to Ye Qingshan, so what does it matter if I lose one game now?
The 102th Division, the th Army, the th Army, which one is not much stronger than my small nd Division.
But it’s different. Some were completely wiped out by Ye Qingshan, and some were defeated.
In this case, it would be reasonable for me to ask for help.
The Japanese division commander suddenly felt that his request for help was justified.
And when he thought about it, Ye Qingshan had once wiped out an entire division of theirs in Jinling before, and how many troops did Ye Qingshan have at that time?
Later, when they arrived in Myanmar, they directly wiped out their entire army, which had more than 100,000 people.
Thinking of this, the Japanese division commander Yosuke Shimayama felt a chill on his back.
Ye Qingshan, this unlucky guy, seems to like fighting annihilation wars.
I hope that my 102nd Division will not be targeted by this evil guy this time.
"No, send a message, send a message to the headquarters immediately.
We need reinforcements, and fast.
Also, the air force, let the air force come to support us."
The more Shimayama Yosuke thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he shouted loudly to the Japanese chief of staff next to him.
They wished they could immediately ask Nishio Hisashi to kill the old devil and send a few troops to support them.
If ground troops are not enough, we need troops from the sky too!