Chapter 122: Stone Potian (2)

The arrival of Muto Nobuyoshi made the Chinese defenders in Chengde City and the Japanese outside the city breathed a sigh of relief. After several days of bloody battles, even Masaemon, who kept claiming to be hit by steel and cast iron, had no sound, and his voice was so hoarse that he could hardly speak.

The 6th Division of the Old Street Offensive and Defensive War was completely filled with a full wing. The shells of the heavy artillery wing were exhausted, and the houses on both sides of the old street were all blown into ruins. However, among the ruins, the surviving Chinese soldiers continued to defend the dead. For the two assault companies and subsequent reinforcements, the order they received was to have one house guarding one house, one street guarding one street, and never take a step back until they died in battle.

The officers and soldiers of the newly formed First Division were very clear that the division headquarters and field hospitals were two hundred meters behind them. They had no choice but to retreat. The martyrs died in battle and had a high pension. The pension was cancelled by the military police company of the division and military law department. The reward for killing the Japanese army before was invalidated at the same time. One death was all the Chinese soldiers. I was determined to fight with you. This time the Japanese really hit the wall.

Compared with Masae Eemon of the Sixth Division, Nishiyi's appearance at the moment is more suitable for begging along the street. To describe this man in a cliché in later movies, it is a pity that this appearance is not begging for food!

As the 14th Division's strategic Hugou line, the pressure of the Eighth Division increased sharply, because Matsuki Naoliang almost every day required several telegrams to control the fact that the Eighth Division's attack on Monkguan Peak was not good, because the Chinese defenders, who still occupied the main peak of Monkguan Peak, used five 75mm field cannons on the mountainside to continuously bombard the Japanese troops in the direction of Tiger Gou from a high point, while the Japanese artillery was limited to field artillery shooting high and low shooting boundaries and could not fight back.

A Kanto Army commander Muto Nobuyoshi with a stereotyped face as a square k expression on a playing card, plus the expressionless chief of staff Koiki Akira Koi, Deputy Chief of Staff Okamura Yasuji, and the commander of the 6th Division Masaemon, the commander of the 8th Division Nishiyi, the commander of the 10th Division Hoshousuke Hirose, the commander of the 14th Division Naoki Matsuki, the commander of the 16th Division Pu Mu, and the commander of the brigade commander with even more miserable expressions were like a group of abandoned wives who were beaten by others, sitting in a chair with great resentment, waiting for Muto Nobuyoshi to preside over the justice.

Looking at the divisions under his command and the brigade commanders, Muto Nobuyi's heart was also sluggish, especially the commander of the Xiyi First Division who was wrapped in his head like a slutty Indian slut, and the gauze on his head was still bleeding. What kind of battle was the Battle of Chengde? It actually made the previous energetic generals so decadent? The conference room was filled with a sluggish atmosphere of failure. His generals had lost the will to win the battle. Will the situation of the troops below be better?

Muto Nobuyi closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath and said, "Everyone! Our army swept across the Rehe River and has made extraordinary contributions to the empire. Although we have encountered a small setback in front of us, in the end my brave and fearless imperial army of the Great Japanese Empire will sweep away all enemies and win. This is beyond doubt!"

Muto's Nobuyi's words made the division commanders present secretly relieved. The commander was not here to provoke the army to question! Several division commanders smiled awkwardly, and Nishiyi even touched the wound and sucked a few breaths of air conditioning.

Muto Nobuyi originally wanted to visit Chengde outside to see the actual situation on the battlefield, but from Okamura Nishi to the brigade commanders below, they shook their heads like rattles. In addition to firmly opposing, Major General Nakamura Xin, the commander of the 33rd Brigade, almost hugged Muto Nobuyi's thigh and begged him not to go, and told Muto Nobuyi that the officers above the wing had already changed the soldiers' uniforms and shoes, and even Commander Cao didn't dare to hang a command knife and a southern pistol!

Wudo Nobuyi was surprised and suddenly found that the glamorous brigade commanders here were wearing thick tweed uniforms of generals, and their lower bodies were soldiers with thick twill cloth pants, and their legs were wearing overgrown shoes.

Okamura Yasuji stood attentively and said ashamed: "Commander, the spirit of Chinese soldiers who would rather die than surrender is comparable to that of our great Japanese Imperial Army. Even if they have a breath, they will still be left with a bullet, and they will lurk in the rubble. Colonel Miyamoto Fushimi and Colonel Naomi Nishimu were all shot by Chinese wounded soldiers. The Chinese army has a group of soldiers with special gun skills. Like our special shooters, they specifically shoot the opponent's officers, machine gunners and other important targets. However, in comparison, the Chinese army sharpshooters who are familiar with the terrain are more efficient. Now some of the squadron leaders of the three infantry corps that have attacked Chengde City are all led by Chief Cao, which shows how much losses the officers have!"

"Bastard!" Muto Nobuyi was furious when he heard that Cao Cao was temporarily promoted to command a squadron, and said in anger: "Then why not stop the attack temporarily? The victory achieved by such a stupid attack is also bitter!"

Everyone present stared at each other and glared for a long time, but no one dared to tell Muto Nobuyi that it was you, the idiot who ordered a fierce attack!

Although Muto Nobuyi is old, it does not mean that he is just a fool. He smelled something from the flashing words of his subordinates, so he hurriedly said, "Thank you for your understanding. Since we don't go to the forefront, let's take a look at the sand table here!"

When the sand table was mentioned, Okamura Yanji's face changed and he took a deep breath and said, "The sand table was overturned a few days ago, and I didn't have time to make a new one! Let's look at the map!"

The division commanders present all knew that Okamura Nishi was talking nonsense, and the sand table was overturned by him two days ago. Because the 6th Division failed to attack Laojie and the defensive forces that came forward from the Chinese army were safely withdrawn, Okamura Nishi had a big argument with Masae Eemon of Okamura, and finally overturned the sand table in anger!

Muto Nobuyi said helplessly: "It's the same when looking at the map, and looking at the map!"

After hearing the map, the commander of the Sixth Division, Masato Yuemon, also looked dark and said hurriedly: "The new map has been sent to pick it up. Please wait!"

The relationship was that day, Masae Eemon of Okamura Yasuji's map was ripped apart. You should know that the Japanese military map and weapons and equipment were all numbers. If you lack one, how to damage it? Lost the location? After the process of "certifiers", filing and other processes, especially the custody system of this 200,000-to-one strategic map is more stringent, which Muto Nobuyoshi naturally knows.

So a lot of people waited for the map patiently. Koiki Aki took advantage of the time to pull Okamura Yanji aside and said very sternly: "Okamura Jun! What are you doing? There is no sand table or map in the command of the dignified Imperial Kwantung Army attacking the Reforeign enemy? Are you testing the commander's tolerance limit?"

Okamura Yasuji deserves to stand attentively and bent down and bowed, "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, please forgive me and understand!"

Soon, after the map was delivered, Muto Nobuyi's face looked a little better, but the loss list and casualty statistics delivered together were a large book. Looking at the thick file, Muto Nobuyi found that his heart seemed to be beating fast.

As the deputy chief of staff of the Kanto Army and commander of the front-line enemy who was personally arriving at the front, Okamura Nishiji took the baton point helplessly and said on the map: "After the twelve hard battles, our army broke through two of the triangular defense points of the newly formed first division of the Chinese defenders from the north and southeast. Now, the main peak of Monk Guanfeng, which is only 179.6 meters above sea level, is still in the hands of the Chinese army. After breaking through the city wall, our army was constantly blocked by the pre-set firepower positions of the Chinese defenders. The Chinese army used combat chariots to carry out counterattacks on our army many times, launching night attacks to restore the lost positions during the day. Although our army compressed the enemy's positions after breaking through the city wall, it was undoubtedly equivalent to the enemy's firepower that was concentrated in disguise."
Chapter completed!