Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 325 The Japs want to break through?

When the order reached the front line, Ji Guangshun's originally depressed spirit instantly brightened up and he laughed loudly:

"Old Chen actually found the Japanese headquarters and even cooperated with the division's artillery regiment to destroy it. His luck is really fucking amazing..."

Sun Shiqi was reporting the situation on the front line and preparing for retreat at this time. When he heard the words of the regiment commander, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Looking at Ji Guangshun, he asked, "Captain, what did you say? The Japanese headquarters was destroyed?"

It's unbelievable, it almost feels like a fairy tale.

You have to know that they are fighting hard now. His battalion alone has suffered more than 300 casualties, not to mention the other battalions.

"Orders, all battalions, hold on! Even if we have to sacrifice the entire regiment, we can't let the Japanese break through."

Ji Guangshun shouted loudly,

"Yes, Commander, I'll go back to the front line now."

Sun Shiqi understood. It was obvious that what his regiment commander had just said was true, otherwise the division headquarters' plan would not have changed.

Ji Guangshun ignored him, turned to look at the regimental staff and shouted: "Who the hell understands Japanese language? Stand up."

The Eighth Route Army developed very quickly, and he, as the regiment commander, was actually not quite sure whether there were any people under his command who understood the Japanese language. At least there were none before.

Just as he finished speaking, a hand was raised, and he said timidly: "Captain, can I understand a little?"

Ji Guangshun turned around and took a look, without asking how much he understood, he directly gave the division order to the young man.

After reading it, the young man breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Captain, this is very simple."

He had actually only been in the Third Regiment for a few months, and it was the soldiers of the Third Regiment who rescued him from a bandit's lair.

The political commissar saw that he could read, so after asking the young man about his specific situation, he conducted further investigations. Seeing that there was no problem, he arranged for him to work in the regiment headquarters.

This was a coincidence. The young man had studied this for a period of time when he was in school. Later, because the Japanese invaded China, he gave up his studies.

He wanted to fight the Japanese, but he didn't find the right way and fell into the hands of the bandits.

After enduring hardship for nearly a year, I finally escaped from the wolf's den.

When Ji Guangshun heard the young man say it was simple, he immediately pulled him out and said as he walked:

"Later, you'll spread the news of the Japanese commander's death so that all the Japanese on the other side can hear it. Just keep shouting it repeatedly."

He was quite smart. The moment he received the telegram from the division headquarters, he thought that if the news was only passed to the puppet army, there would definitely be a lag, and the Japanese had to know it as well to cause chaos.

Soon, Ji Guangshun brought a few people to the front line, and the broken loudspeaker was already in the hands of the soldiers.

Ji Guangshun gestured, and the soldier immediately handed the loudspeaker to the young man.

Seeing the shells continuously falling from the battlefield, the young man felt a little nervous and said to Ji Guangshun, "Captain, this..."

"Don't be afraid, just shout it out to me. We are here to protect you."

Ji Guangshun noticed the young man's nervousness, but his words of comfort were a bit off, making the young man even more uneasy.

Ji Guangshun couldn't stand it any longer, so he grabbed the loudspeaker and shouted towards the Japanese:

"Brothers of the puppet army at the front, stop working for the devils. Their headquarters has been destroyed by our Eighth Route Army. If you continue to resist, you will die. Lay down your weapons and surrender!"

The words were repeated three times, and the puppet soldiers on the front line were dumbfounded. They all lay on the ground and whispered to each other.

The Japanese were of course not happy when the puppet troops stopped their offensive. The Japanese squadron leader who was in command of the front line found the puppet army battalion commander who was leading the team.

He angrily shouted, "Go ask why the Imperial Army in front stopped attacking."

The puppet army battalion commander was also confused at this time. When he heard the Japanese squadron leader's questioning, he hurried to the front line.

Before he could run a few meters, several puppet soldiers came running back and said anxiously: "Battalion Commander, the Eighth Route Army across the way said that the Imperial Army headquarters has been destroyed and asked us to surrender."

As soon as these words came out, the puppet army battalion commander shouted in disbelief: "What did you say!"

His voice was very loud, so the Japanese squadron leader naturally heard it, but he only caught the words "Eighth Route Army" and didn't understand anything else.

The Japanese translator in the puppet army camp was dumbfounded when he heard this, and then immediately translated it to the Japanese squadron leader.

Well! The Japanese captain was furious, and gave the puppet soldiers who came back a beating, forcing several of them to retreat.

The puppet soldiers didn't dare to fight back because the Japanese soldiers had guns pointed at them, but the anger was hidden in their eyes.

They are just reporting the news, what does it have to do with them?

In fact, the Japanese squadron leader couldn't believe that the brigade headquarters had been destroyed.

How could this happen? It's totally impossible.

The Japanese squadron leader didn't believe it, but the front-line commander Tadaharu Midorikawa had to believe it because he had received news from the rear.

It is a fact that the brigade commander is in critical condition, the chief of staff was killed in the explosion, and even the brigade headquarters was burned down.

However, he did not dare to make it public, as making it public at this time would undoubtedly shake the morale of the army.

Once all his soldiers knew about it, he would be in big trouble.

At the same time, not only Midorikawa Tadaharu received the news that Abe Nobuhide was in critical condition, but also the Japanese headquarters.

When Umezu Mijiro heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue, and he fell to the ground.

Abe Nobuhide may be capable, but to be promoted to lieutenant general at this age, the emperor's favor is essential.

This time Abe Nobuhide died in Jinzhong, and the commander Umezu Michijiro will definitely be held responsible, without any surprises.

So Umezu Mijiro fell into a coma in anger.

His coma plunged the Japanese headquarters into chaos again, and Tadaharu Midorikawa in Huangtuling was completely left without a commander.

However, Tadaharu Midorikawa also realized at this time that they could not fight any further and had to break through.

But a breakout also requires a plan, and you can't just rashly order your soldiers to charge in any direction.

He immediately ordered his subordinates to go out and recall the captain from the front line.

The Japanese were planning a retreat. At the position of the Third Regiment, the young man took the loudspeaker and began shouting in Japanese language to the front.

The repetition back and forth was clearly heard by the Japanese soldiers fighting on the front line.

The Japanese soldiers began to panic.

"What? Is what the Chinese said to you true?"

"These Chinese are saying that the brigade commander was killed in the bombing?"

"Impossible! How could the brigade commander die at the hands of the Chinese?"

Some Japanese soldiers were skeptical, while some were certain that their brigade commander could not be dead.

After more than a year of invading China, how many officers above the rank of major died on the battlefield?

Not to mention the rank of generals, it is no wonder that some Japanese soldiers did not believe it.

Regardless of whether they believed it or not, Tadaharu Midorikawa discussed the retreat for ten minutes, and then announced that they would break out to the northwest of Shangzhuangzi and seek help from outside.

In fact, at this time, the number of Japanese devils and puppet troops was still quite large.

After fighting for so long, the puppet army suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, and the Japanese suffered more than 800 casualties. It was nothing compared to the previous ambush at Yasuya.

Of course, the combined casualties of each regiment exceeded two thousand, and it can be said that an entire regiment was completely wiped out.

The main reason was that there were too many Japanese and puppet troops, and Commander Yang did not fight as openly as he did in the Ya Suya ambush, so the results were naturally incomparable.

Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army occupied the terrain, otherwise the casualties would definitely be greater!