Chapter 385: Terauchi Hisaichi: Persist, Persist

Any prisoners of war from the Chongteng Detachment who had been active in the Jinling area were all beheaded by the 123rd Division and the 127th Division!

Chongteng Qianqiu, that old Japanese devil, was also sent back to Teng County by Chen Li and Chen Zongjin, who dispatched a battalion of soldiers to escort him.

Following the defeat of the Chongteng Detachment!

The focus of the Sichuan Army was placed entirely on the Yamashita Regiment.

The 123rd Division and the 127th Division, two divisions, launched a fierce attack on the Yamashita Regiment.

Now!

Yamashita Kazuo was besieged by four divisions of the Sichuan Army, with the Sichuan Army's powerful firepower.

Especially the M2 Heavy Machine Gun and the Type 26 General Purpose Machine Gun, plus mortars, grenade launchers, Type 92 Infantry Guns, and so on!

If not for the Imperial Aviation assisting and destroying quite a few of the Third Group Army's artillery positions!

"Go to the Independent Brigade immediately and transcribe this song for me; our brigade needs to learn it too!"

"Start singing quickly; let's make the other brother units envious too."

With the annihilation of the Chongteng Detachment, it was true that Terauchi Hisaichi felt somewhat distressed, but it was not overly distressing.

Han Fuqu's Third Group Army also retreated without a fight, and the 5th Division suffered no damage at all; upon arriving in Shandong Province, Itagaki Seishiro felt as if he were taking over a massive army, receiving territory and population from the hands of the Lu Army.

Liu Zhangqing taught this song while having the soldiers sing along!

The lyrics were very simple!

In less than ten minutes, all the officers and soldiers of the brigade had learned it!

For a time!

"When everyone kills the Japanese devils together later, it must be just like the song."

Sakamoto Jun also received an order from the Pingjin Area Army Commander, Terauchi Hisaichi.

As he spoke, Isogai Rensuke's gaze turned toward Chief of Staff Tsutsumi Fukaki: "Tsutsumi-kun!"

"Your Excellency, Division Commander!"

There were tens of thousands of people surrounding the Yamashita Regiment; if they waited for a unified action, they might not even see a hair of the enemy.

"It's... it's..."

"Deputy Brigade Commander, hurry up, don't drag your feet!"

"After Major General Chongteng Qianqiu sent the farewell telegram, the communications department sent a telegram to inquire, but we have yet to receive a reply."

It was imperative to wipe out the Sichuan Army in Teng County, bloodbath Teng County, and wash away the shame of the Pingjin Area Army.

Terauchi Hisaichi was woken up in the middle of the night by his Adjutant!

Liu Zhangqing saw that the Yamashita Regiment, entrenched on the hillside, had fewer than a thousand men left.

Terauchi Hisaichi immediately replied to Segaya Qi that the Chongteng Detachment was gone and told Segaya Qi to be absolutely careful.

"Guard... guard..."

Although he could not understand the lyrics, from the sound of the singing, Yamashita Kazuo could feel a thick, heavy murderous aura!

The soldiers from Taiwan were huddled in the trenches.

Taking the telegram handed over by the Adjutant, Terauchi Hisaichi scanned it a few times.

Chongteng Qianqiu asked Terauchi Hisaichi to pay special attention!

The entire regiment of the Japanese Army now had only one thousand men left, and the Shanmu Yikou Battalion still had three or four hundred soldiers from Taiwan.

Everyone also began to sing "Military Soul".

This few people weren't even enough to fill the gaps in the teeth of his Independent Brigade!

This song then rang out across the positions of the Independent Brigade.

Inside the telegram!

The singing, which covered the mountains and plains, was very loud in the silent night sky.

"Urgent telegram from Commander Terauchi Hisaichi."

In the 10th Division headquarters, many Japanese officers nodded heavily, "Hai!"

However!

"If everyone just sings 'Military Soul', it won't show the image of our Independent Brigade."

How could the soldiers from Taiwan in this Chongteng Detachment be such trash, collapsing so rapidly under the strikes of the Sichuan Army?

Now they had actually sent a farewell telegram!

The Sichuan Army troops surrounded the Segaya Detachment; Yu Hua had the artillery unit first aim at the Japanese positions and fire a rapid volley to test if they could open a breach.

He looked at the Adjutant with bloodshot eyes: "How long has the Chongteng Detachment been out of contact?"

Seeing that everyone had just finished singing "Military Soul", Liu Zhangqing said: "This song, 'Military Soul', was taught to our Sichuan Army by our Brigade Commander."

Chongteng Qianqiu asked Terauchi Hisaichi to note that if soldiers from Taiwan were to be used, they must never be deployed to the front lines for combat.

"According to the Imperial Army's combat regulations, Major General Chongteng Qianqiu has likely ordered the radio to be destroyed after sending the farewell telegram."

Liu Zhangqing of the Independent Brigade put down the telescope in his hand.

Both sides had their victories and defeats; Segaya Qi indicated that he had no problems here and could hold out until dawn.

"Yoshi!" Isogai Rensuke smiled with satisfaction, just as he was about to speak.

Having won consecutive battles recently, with the help of the Imperial Aviation, the heavy artillery and aviation cooperated to push Sun Tongxuan's Third Group Army back five hundred meters.

"March south to Teng County and annihilate the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army!"

According to the agreement, during the final charge, the Sichuan Army would act in unison; the signal flare would rise, and then they would attack.

At this moment!

The Sakamoto Detachment in Langye!

Chongteng Qianqiu analyzed the weaponry of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army and told Terauchi Hisaichi.

"Sun Tongxuan, Yu Xuezhong, and the others have finally retreated."

Back when they were fighting the bloody battle of Songhu, it was a favorable battle, and this group of people was valiant.

The Sichuan Army soldiers saw the Japanese Army being struck by artillery fire.

"Gentlemen!"

The Yamashita Regiment was directly beaten by the Sichuan Army with no power to fight back.

"Not long ago, the Brigade Commander composed a new song!"

Especially this song, it is even more pleasant to the ear, having a feeling of an ancient chivalrous hero wielding a sword and walking the world.

"Nani?" Terauchi Hisaichi widened his eyes.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief!"

"The Formosa soldiers are all cowards!"

Seeing the Independent Brigade strike first, Brigade Commander Yang was so angry he cursed: "Good for you, Liu Big-Head!"

"Next, let's sing a new song to liven things up!"

The gleam of blades and shadows of swords intertwined.

Especially the little devils' heavy artillery; the Schneider M1919 artillery of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army simply could not reach them.

The moon hid directly behind the clouds!

The Yamashita Regiment on the hilltop.

"Who doesn't know, who isn't aware, we are properly organized as a Type A Adjustment Division."

If it weren't for the Japanese Army aircraft being effective, Isogai Rensuke would not have been able to find a breakthrough point so quickly.

Isogai Rensuke said sonorously, his gaze sweeping across everyone.

"We must expand the gap as soon as possible and rout the Third Group Army."

Annihilate this annoying Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army in one fell swoop at Teng County!

The Isoya Rensuke 10th Division fighting in Wenshang.

Surrounded and annihilated by the Sichuan Army, stand firm on the hilltop, stabilize your footing, and just fight back, right?!

A group of soldiers were also excited!

However, once the Imperial Army encounters a hard battle or a fierce fight, this group of soldiers from Formosa has no fighting spirit to speak of.

Most soldiers would not retreat with covering fire like Imperial Warriors; they would simply throw down their weapons and kneel to surrender!

"The Formosa soldiers are actually this pathetic, and tonight they were even completely annihilated by the Sichuan Army."

"Liu Zhangqing, that turtle son!"

Given that the main force of the Sichuan Army is all in Teng County!

Terauchi Hisaichi ordered Segu Qi to hold back the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army, and he would immediately mobilize troops.

For Yu Hua, a frontal assault is a losing business, and he is unwilling to do it!

Constantly greeting the Japanese Army positions, making the Formosa soldiers of the Shanmu Yikou Battalion afraid to transport ammunition to the front line.

Liu Zhangqing shouted loudly, and then his guards hurriedly brought over a simple megaphone made of tin.

Therefore!

When the Sichuan Army utilized the Japanese Army's Three-Axe Tactics, the little devils on the front line were already engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Sichuan Army.

Now that he had received Terauchi Hisaichi's order, Itagaki Seishiro was overjoyed!

This truly made Terauchi Hisaichi feel shocked!

After reading the telegram!

But, at the same time, the Japanese Army also lost twenty aircraft.

Terauchi Hisaichi hurriedly gave the order to inquire about the combat situation from Segu Qi.

"Rout the Third Group Army!"

The 10th Division needs to slow down the strike against the Third Group Army and immediately withdraw some troops to reinforce the Segaya Detachment.

The Segaya Detachment now has three infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment, an artillery regiment, a transport regiment, an engineer regiment, a heavy artillery battalion, and a tank armored unit remaining.

Isogai Rensuke's division finally tore a hole in the defense line of the Third Group Army.

Otherwise, during the battle, once the Formosa soldiers could not hold on, the entire war situation would completely collapse!!

After reading Chongteng Qianqiu's telegram!

Terauchi Hisaichi was so angry he cursed: "Baka yaro!"

Division Commander Itagaki Seishiro received the transfer order and led the entire division to reinforce the Segaya Detachment.

Poor Segu Qi still does not know that the Chongteng Detachment and the Yamashita Regiment have already been surrounded by the Sichuan Army.

On the hillside where the Independent Brigade was located, many soldiers also shouted happily: "Deputy Brigade Commander!"

Yamashita Kazuo heard tens of thousands of Sichuan Army soldiers singing this song in his command post.

At the same time, Segu Qi reported to Terauchi Hisaichi that the Chongteng Detachment and the Yamashita Regiment were in a predicament, hoping Terauchi Hisaichi would send aircraft to assist during the day.

After the Sichuan Army units annihilated the Japanese Army's Chongteng Detachment and Yamashita Regiment, Yu Hua ordered the 122nd Division to clean up the battlefield.

The current Sichuan Army is even stronger than it was in the Second War Zone and the Seventh War Zone!

Furthermore, the Sichuan Army even hid an army's worth of troops in Teng County, which is more than 40,000 people more than the number given by the Imperial intelligence department.

"Immediately withdraw an infantry regiment, along with some transport troops, artillery, cavalry, engineers, and other arms to form a detachment."

After all, the fallen soldiers are all Formosans, not true Imperial Warriors.

The Yamashita Regiment's small force is like a flat boat in the ocean, unable to stir up any waves at all.

Isogai Rensuke widened his eyes: "Baka!"

"Hiding such a good song and actually not telling us."

The Third Group Army's artillery, machine gun firepower points, and heavy firepower such as mortars suffered a great reduction in firepower due to the Japanese Army's aviation bombing, causing gaps to appear in the defensive zone, and Isogai Rensuke's 10th Division successfully opened a breach.

Next!

The wind rolls over broken cavalry and shattered armor, blood stains ten thousand miles of yellow sand.

Segaya Detachment headquarters!

Upon learning that the Chongteng Detachment was gone, Segaya Qi widened his eyes.

Regarding this battle-hardened Sichuan Army unit, he, Itagaki Seishiro, really wanted to test whether it was as the rumors said.

"To actually disregard martial ethics and strike first!"

Wenshang and Jining!

The Third Group Army's tenacious resistance, coupled with its weaponry, had already held off the 10th Division for several days.

"Get me a megaphone!"

That is, the Sakamoto Detachment abandoned the policy of continuing to attack Langya, choosing to bypass Langya and reinforce the Segaya Detachment.

Pingjin Region!

Subsequently, Isogai Rensuke told the numerous officers that the battle that occurred in Teng County tonight involved the appearance of the Sichuan Army's main force, and Commander Terauchi Hisaichi was preparing to encircle and annihilate the 22nd Group Army.

These were proper Imperial Army soldiers, not soft-footed shrimp like the Chongteng Detachment.

You must know!

The Chongteng Detachment was a brigade, possessing cavalry, artillery, transport troops, and other branches, which could be counted as a small division.

Hearing the singing, they were all trembling with fear!

When the Sichuan Army's artillery bombardment stopped, the Independent Brigade took the lead in attacking to encircle and annihilate the Yamashita Regiment.

Mortars, Type 92 Infantry Guns, and Type 41 Mountain Guns established three artillery positions to bombard the Japanese Army's positions.

The artillery units performing rapid fire were all mortars and Type 92 Infantry Guns.

The 5th Division had been counterattacked by the Jin-Sui Army and the National Revolutionary Army in the Second War Zone; except for losing some positions, the unit had not suffered any major casualties, and now it was attacking Shandong Province.

"Your Excellency Commander, Chongteng Qianqiu has sent a farewell telegram." The Adjutant lowered his head and replied.

"What is the situation?"

As for the Japanese Army on the second-line positions, the four divisions of the Sichuan Army concentrated over a hundred artillery pieces.

The Japanese Army officers of the 10th Division all cast their gazes upon Isogai Rensuke.

The troops gathered from Taiwan had poor combat effectiveness and could not be equated to the Imperial Army at all.

"Hai!" Tsutsumi Fukaki nodded and bowed.

"Our Independent Brigade, although only having the establishment of a brigade, is within the Second Route Army."

Now, to be chased and beaten directly by the Sichuan Army and completely annihilated, this truly loses face for the Imperial Army!

Terauchi Hisaichi in Pingjin, upon learning that Segaya Qi's unit had not suffered heavy losses, felt his heart settle quite a bit.

Currently, the Segaya Detachment is in a stalemate with the Sichuan Army, with three divisions and one brigade of the Sichuan Army engaged with the Segaya Detachment.

For a time!

Encircle and annihilate the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army gathered in Teng County, and at the same time, the 5th Division behind the Sakamoto Detachment.

And my spear strikes like a dragon, shaking the universe, one roar piercing the firmament.

The long spear pierces the clouds and mist, letting go of a lifetime of worries.

The Japanese Army officers at the scene also all expressed their willingness to go to Teng County.

For a time!

Everyone also wanted to see the new song by Adjutant Yu; after all, since their own Brigade Commander composed it, it must be used by their own unit first!

Brigade Commander Yang, hearing that the soldiers of the Independent Brigade were actually singing a new song, had his eyes widened.

And there is the Segaya Detachment with seven regiments; its strength is still very massive!!

Such a big chunk, the little devils are still hard to gnaw!

Gazing at the cold moon like a tooth, riding alone, life and death left unspoken.

If the heavy artillery is not taken out, the difficulty of a frontal assault on the Segaya Detachment is great, and the Sichuan Army's casualties will not be small.

Several brother units all came to the Independent Brigade to copy this new song!

A unit of tens of thousands of people was now singing "Treading Mountains and Rivers" together; this sound seemed to pierce the clouds, shocking even the moon in the sky.

However!

In this hand-to-hand combat, the Sichuan Army used Type 26 Submachine Guns exclusively, firing away at the little devils.

Yamashita Kazuo had the soldiers of the Shanmu Yikou Battalion act as transport troops!

However, at the moment, the Sichuan Army's artillery fire was fierce, with grenade launchers, mortars, Type 92 Infantry Guns, and even Type 41 Mountain Guns.

The little devils on the first-line positions hadn't even held out for twenty minutes before they were wiped out by the Sichuan Army's gunfire.

The remaining units all moved closer to the Segaya Detachment; regarding this detachment, Yu Hua wanted to try to see if he could tear a piece of meat off it.

"Tomorrow, the Imperial Army must expand its results at this breach and strive for two days."

"Truly losing face for the Imperial Army!"

"This song, in our Sichuan Army Second Route Army, only I, Lao Liu, know it."

Originally!

A few minutes later!

Segaya Qi also reported the situation to Terauchi Hisaichi.

Upon hearing this!

Who saw, ten thousand arrows fired at once, sparks filling the sky, the night like day.

A Communications Soldier ran over hurriedly, "Your Excellency Division Commander!"

A round of bombardment fired over a hundred artillery shells at the Daying of the Segaya Detachment.

However, the Japanese Army's artillery counterattack followed immediately after.

(End of this chapter)