diskusbooks Chapter 164: Seppuku 2
Chapter 164: Seppuku 2
"Bagayalu! Get back here! Anyone who dares to escape will be shot on the spot!"
Fujiwara roared with a ferocious face, but this did not stop the spread of panic.
Faced with the ferocious and unstoppable armored regiment in front of them, and the numerous infantrymen of the 78th Army behind them, the Japanese soldiers were terrified, dropped their armor and weapons, and fled in panic.
They completely disregarded their dignity and honor and only wanted to escape from this terrible battlefield as quickly as possible.
Fujiwara was extremely anxious when he saw this. He knew very well that if this situation was allowed to continue, the entire war situation might collapse.
He gritted his teeth and ordered, "Everyone, pay attention! We must go back to fight! Military police, stop these cowards!"
After saying that, he raised the samurai sword in his hand without hesitation and slashed at the deserter fiercely.
Accompanied by screams, several deserters fell in a pool of blood in an instant, but more Japanese soldiers did not stop, but ran faster.
Fujiwara was furious, but there was nothing he could do. He knew that it was almost impossible to reorganize the army.
The gendarmerie soldiers also began to shoot the Japanese soldiers who were still fleeing.
At this moment, a staff officer came running over and reported:
"General, our defense line has been breached! China has not only dispatched an armored regiment, they also have a large number of infantry, estimated to be more than 2 people. Now the front line has collapsed completely. What should we do now?" After saying this, he collapsed to the ground in despair.
Fujiwara stared at everything in front of him with wide eyes, looking at it in disbelief.
He never dreamed that the situation he had carefully arranged would develop to such an extent.
However, he did not have time to regret or blame himself. He quickly calmed down and thought about his next move.
So he gave the order: "Everyone listen up! Retreat to the camp immediately and regroup! Remember, we still have a chance!"
After saying this, he hurriedly left with his remaining troops, leaving behind corpses and a messy battlefield...
Fujiwara left a brigade of troops as a reserve behind. He still couldn't understand why so many Chinese troops suddenly appeared in Datong City.
The 37th Independent Brigade hurried back to the rear army, and its commander, Major General Kono Murao, hurried forward to greet the embarrassed division commander.
"Sir! Hurry up and get on your horse! We just received news that the troops intercepting the Chinese army from behind have sent news that the number of the Jinsui Army attacking them has suddenly increased dramatically."
"What? How is this possible? What is going on?" Fujiwara asked in astonishment.
"Sir! The current situation is unclear, but what is certain is that the enemy's strength is increasing, and we must evacuate here as soon as possible!" Kouno Murao said anxiously.
"Damn it! Is this a Chinese conspiracy?" Fujiwara cursed with gritted teeth.
"Now is not the time to look into the cause, sir! We must organize a retreat immediately, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!" Kono Murao urged.
Fujiwara was in a panic, he knew that if he could not evacuate in time, he and his soldiers would face a catastrophe.
He quickly jumped on his horse and led his troops to retreat.
However, their actions were too late. The Chinese army had already noticed the Japanese movements and responded quickly.
Their pursuit was extremely fast, and they kept close to the Japanese army's tail.
In the chaos, Fujiwara could only desperately command his troops to resist and flee at the same time, but facing the large and highly motivated Chinese army, their resistance seemed pale and powerless.
The battlefield was filled with smoke and blood, and the Japanese soldiers were terrified and fled in all directions.
The soldiers of the 78th Army hunted them down mercilessly, not giving them any chance to breathe.
Fujiwara fled the Datong battlefield with a few remaining soldiers, leaving the ground in ruins.
However, their way to break out to the east has been blocked.
It turned out that after learning about the Datong crisis, the Second War Zone quickly mobilized 4 regiments composed mainly of veterans from the four infantry divisions that were still in training to form a vanguard reinforcement force of 11 people.
They were originally undergoing training in Shuozhou, so upon learning of the crisis in Datong, Yan Xishan immediately exerted his remaining energy. He demanded that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, which had just been trained for less than two months, must reach Datong within four days.
But in fact, they were unable to reach the same city in the end. Fortunately, they met the pursuing troops of the 189th Division on the way.
At this time, the 189th Division was already at the end of its strength. It had been fighting for several days in a row. The soldiers were exhausted, and their ammunition and supplies were almost exhausted.
However, despite this, they still kept biting the Japanese blocking forces from behind, and the Japanese were also shocked by the tenacity of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
However, these Japanese troops gradually sensed something from the increasingly weak attack momentum of the 189th Division's pursuit troops.
These lunatics seemed to be finally running out of strength, which made the Japanese army feel a little relieved.
Ever since this group of lunatics broke through their defense line, they have been biting their tails like a pack of mad hounds.
An entire regiment of imperial warriors has fallen at the hands of these lunatics, and their souls have already reported to the Yasukuni Shrine.
They did not want to become the successors of these poor guys. Therefore, even though these crazy guys finally showed their tired and weak side, the Japanese blocking troops did not dare to launch a counterattack easily.
At this moment, their only wish was to stay away from this group of Chinese soldiers who were ready to die, so as to avoid suffering the same fate.
Just when the Japanese rear guard troops were feeling fortunate and thought they had escaped disaster, the remaining 189-plus soldiers of the 2000th Division were extremely frustrated because they had not been able to destroy the Japanese army.
Suddenly, a new force appeared on the battlefield like a god descending from the sky.
They were like a Great Wall of Steel, blocking the Japanese army's retreat.
The appearance of this fresh force plunged the Japanese army into despair in an instant.
This new force is large in number, and although their equipment is not very sophisticated, their morale is very high.
After they discovered the situation here, they quickly deployed their battle formation, and while the Japanese army was fighting with the 189th Division, they bypassed the Japanese army's flank and suddenly launched a fierce attack.
The Japanese army was caught off guard by the sudden attack and suffered heavy casualties.
The Japanese army originally thought that they had escaped the pursuit of the 189th Division, but unexpectedly they faced a more powerful enemy.
Moreover, this group of people actually launched an attack from the east. They completely cut off Japan's retreat, completely blocking the Japanese army's plan to retreat back to Hebei Province.
The appearance of this fresh force made the 40,000 Japanese troops lose their last hope of returning home.
Faced with such a difficult situation, the Japanese regiment began to counterattack frantically, but the fresh troops relied on their tenacious fighting will and always held their positions with the remaining troops of the 189th Division.
Now the situation between the enemy and us suddenly reversed 180 degrees. The 189th Division, which had been attacking desperately, fought a positional defense battle with the reinforcements of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
The Japanese army regiment, which originally only wanted to hold its position, began a frantic attack. They only wanted to go home!