latelenovela Chapter 855 The Lost Armored Company
Chapter 855 The Lost Armored Company
Just now when there was only one armored unit, Colonel Kitahara was still able to pretend to hold on for a while. Now that two armored units were surrounding him, Colonel Kitahara was dumbfounded. What was going on?
We are on the offensive, why did the enemy take the initiative to attack?
But there was no time to think about this problem now. The soldiers pushed Colonel Kitahara onto the warhorse and quickly retreated towards the port. As long as they could run five kilometers, they would be within the cover range of the naval guns. No matter how powerful the enemy's armored forces were, they could not run within these five kilometers.
In fact, Captain Chu did not want his armored units to charge, because it was still unknown when the battle would end. If these armored units could not be replenished, they would be the last armored forces in his hands and had to be used to the best effect.
But now, an armored company rushed out from somewhere. They did not have enough strength to defeat Colonel Beiyuan's troops, but they still rushed forward without hesitation. If we were still watching from behind, it would be difficult for us to get through.
So after weighing the pros and cons, Captain Chu ordered his armored company to attack. The two teams merged into one and actually defeated thousands of soldiers under Colonel Kitahara.
The train station battle, carefully planned by the Japanese army, had just begun for less than two hours when even the heavy artillery brigade lost more than a dozen artillery pieces. Unfortunately, there was no result at all, and instead, their side suffered heavy losses.
Colonel Bei Yuan, who was leading the team, was hit in the back by a bullet while fleeing and fell off his horse. The soldiers advancing behind him were unable to dodge and stepped on the colonel. He might have been able to save half his life, but he died in the process of being trampled.
"Which part are you guys from, brother?"
After the battle, Battalion Commander Chu also met the armored company commander of this unit.
"Sir, we are the armored company of the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment. To be honest, we are lost here..."
The commander of the armored company said somewhat embarrassedly that according to the combat plan formulated by their superiors, they should have found their infantry unit by now, but who knew that no one in the team had ever been to Tianjin, and they were wandering around the city, and who knew that they ran to the train station.
When the company commander saw the Japanese attacking the train station, he rushed out with his brothers without saying a word. Of course, he was not so reckless. He had also seen the situation just now. The Japanese side lacked armored forces. As long as we fired the first shot, the Japanese infantry army alone would definitely not be able to stop us. What's more, the defenders of the train station were not blind. When they saw us attacking, they would definitely support us from behind, so we had enough stamina.
"Luckily you took the wrong road, otherwise we would have to fight these people for a while. The Third Battalion of the Second Regiment is southwest of us. If you go in that direction, you should find your people in half an hour at most."
Captain Chu really wants to keep them, but now all the troops are short of armored units. If we stay, their original troops will not have armored units to cover them, and their combat effectiveness on the battlefield will be greatly reduced. We can't be too selfish, not to mention that their charge has already disintegrated the enemy in front of us. If the Japanese want to organize another offensive, it will have to be at least tomorrow.
Without a train station, the Japanese side was very cautious. The troops and supplies sent from the Northeast could only be unloaded along the way. However, there was only one track along the way, so how to transport them to Tianjin after unloading was also a problem. What's more, if they stopped to unload the supplies, the train behind would not be able to move forward. Moreover, without a train station, the locomotive could not turn around. In short, there were all kinds of problems.
Therefore, after the Japanese side had sufficient troops, the first thing they had to do was to recapture the railway station, so that all of Japan’s resources in the Northeast could be quickly applied to the battlefield in North China.
According to the idea of the Japanese North China Front Command, they sent out nearly 5,000 people for the first time, and they should be able to take back the train station. Even if they fail to take it back, it will consume the strength of the defenders of the train station, and it will not be so difficult when the second army is sent over tomorrow.
Unfortunately, it had just begun, and in less than two hours, the army led by Colonel Bei Yuan was wiped out, leaving only some small foe. Not to mention launching an attack on the train station, it would be good enough if they could organize a large brigade.
Upon receiving the news, General Terauchi wanted to shoot Colonel Kitamoto immediately. After learning that this guy died on the battlefield, Commander Terauchi issued an order not to allow this guy's body to be cremated and returned to Japan.
According to him, a stupid guy like you sent away thousands of brave soldiers of the empire on the first day of the battle, and the train station was not even damaged. A fool like you has no right to return home.
Under the commander's order, Major General Okawa, commander of the 19th Brigade, will personally lead more than 7,000 of his men, and with the cooperation of the heavy artillery brigade, will re-launch an offensive on the railway station tonight, taking advantage of the night to retake the Tianjin Railway Station.
The headquarters' order also stated that at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, the Fifth Division coming from the northeast must get off at Tianjin Railway Station.
After receiving the order, Major General Okawa led his 7,000 men and surrounded us in a menacing manner. However, it was around five o'clock in the afternoon and the sky was still very clear. The 72nd Army had an absolute advantage during the day, but their superior weapons could not play their full role at night, and the advantage would be on our side.
"Cooperate with the heavy artillery brigade. When they launch their attack, fire all your shells at once. Don't worry about the subsequent operations. You must fire all your shells in the first wave of artillery fire."
Major General Okawa had studied the combat strategies of the 72nd Army, so he made such demands on his soldiers. He knew that after the artillery fired, the Japanese artillery would not have a second chance to fire, so when firing for the first time, they had to use all their strength and fire as many shells as possible to avoid regretting it after all the artillery was blown up.
"Hayi..."
All the artillerymen also had a look of decision on their faces. They knew what the order from the brigade commander meant, which was to let them die at their posts without any chance of retreat.
But some artillerymen had a strange thought in their hearts. Maybe we were not the first wave of artillerymen to be sacrificed, and this train station should not be in our hands...