ushernet Chapter 401: Intercepting the 2nd Regiment
Chapter 401: Intercepting the 2nd Regiment
When several officers in the regiment headquarters saw the expression of the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, they hurried out to inform the combat troops in various positions. The order was too sudden, and retreat could not be carried out immediately by just shouting.
At present, all the troops of the 20th Regiment are fighting with the Chinese army. It will take time to withdraw the troops. According to the order of the regiment commander, each unit will retreat separately and there is no need to gather and retreat together.
But in this case, the retreating troops would have no cover and coordination with each other and would be easily defeated or entangled by the Chinese army one by one. How many troops could be successfully withdrawn would depend entirely on luck.
However, since the commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, has already issued this order, it means that the battle situation must have changed significantly now, and it can be said 100% that an emergency occurred in the 9th Regiment, which made the commander so anxious.
After giving the order, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, asked everyone in the regiment to follow him and retreat. Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, commander of the regiment, knew very well that every minute now was very important.
After the Chinese army occupies the defensive position of the 9th Regiment, it will certainly quickly outflank it from behind and block the retreat route of its own troops. Then its own troops will be surrounded by the Chinese army and completely disappear from this land.
Five minutes later, the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, led the regiment staff who had hurriedly packed up their things and began to retreat quickly towards the division headquarters. As soon as the retreat began, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno kept urging the more than 50 officers and soldiers around him to speed up.
Although the troops led by Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, the commander of the regiment, retreated very quickly, they still encountered the attacking force of the 31st Army Group that was outflanking them halfway.
The vanguard of the 31st Army's attack force only had a battalion of troops. Their mission was to block the Japanese army's retreat route before the main force arrived and prevent the Japanese army from withdrawing smoothly from this side.
After all, the order issued by the Fifth War Zone Command required that all attacking forces should try their best to destroy the Japanese troops on the spot and not let them retreat together and concentrate their forces again, otherwise it would make the final annihilation operation more difficult.
When the officers and soldiers of this battalion of the 31st Army just arrived at the designated blockade area and had no time to drink a sip of water, they saw a small group of Japanese troops appearing in front of them and rushing towards them. The battalion commander of this Chinese unit was secretly grateful that he and his troops arrived here before the Japanese. If it was a few minutes later, at least this small Japanese unit would have escaped from here, and he and his troops would have rushed all the way, and the result would not have been so satisfactory.
The regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, is now trotting with his troops towards the division headquarters. He is extremely anxious now, because the officers and soldiers of the regiment he led were the first to start retreating. It should not be a problem to retreat safely to the vicinity of the division headquarters, but whether the other combat units of the 20th Regiment can withdraw depends on God's will.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, felt that if his 20th Regiment could withdraw half of its officers and soldiers, he would be satisfied. After all, he didn't know when the 9th Regiment began to retreat, so he could only rely on luck.
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang"
A burst of dense gunfire interrupted the thoughts of Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, the commander of the regiment. At the same time, he was shocked and his face turned pale. The Chinese army's encirclement and interception troops actually arrived here so quickly? His 20th regiment was finished.
Damn, when did the 9th Regiment retreat? That bastard Katagiri Morio is such a jerk. You could have told me at least five minutes earlier. It was just that little bit short. The regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Oono, felt so frustrated. Hope was right in front of him, but he just couldn't touch it.
This sudden burst of shooting knocked down more than half of the fifty-odd officers and soldiers of the regiment led by the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno. The remaining officers and soldiers were so frightened by the gunshots that they all lay on the ground and blindly fired in the direction where the gunshots came from.
The moment the gunshots rang out, the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, also threw himself forward and lay down in the weeds flexibly. However, perhaps because this basic tactical move was too forceful, it caused Colonel Nobuaki Ohno to feel a sharp pain in the wound on his head.
The commander of the 20th Regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, understood that the current situation was extremely unfavorable for the 20th Regiment, but there were only more than 20 officers and soldiers left around him who could participate in the battle. With this little strength, it was already very difficult for them to break through the Chinese army's blockade, let alone protect themselves from being wiped out by the Chinese army.
There was no other way. The regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, could only shout at the remaining officers and soldiers to form a loose defense line. Now the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, could only pray in his heart that the troops withdrawn from the defense positions would come quickly. In that case, he might still have a little chance to break out of the encirclement of the Chinese army.
If time goes on, once the Chinese army completely surrounds them, they will be unable to escape. The regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, was anxious and at the same time, he cursed the commander of the 9th Regiment, Colonel Katagiri Morio, in his heart again, and also greeted Colonel Katagiri Morio's family.
Under the anxious anticipation of the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, the first troop that retreated from the defensive position finally arrived ten minutes later. However, the size of this troop made the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, laugh and cry. Yes, this troop was just an infantry squad, and now there were only eighteen people left in total.
The regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, reluctantly ordered this unit to join the current defense line, which somewhat strengthened the troops on his side. Now, every additional person means one more hope of breaking out.
As the troops on the position retreated piecemeal, it was not until twenty minutes later that the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, gathered a force of 300 people. Then, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno immediately organized the existing forces and launched an attack on the Chinese army that was blocking him.
However, the Chinese troops currently blocking the 20th Regiment of the Japanese Army have increased their strength from a battalion to more than a regiment.