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Chapter 1,157: The war resumes

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    On August 10, 1940, the headquarters of the 12th Japanese Army in Shandong issued a combat plan to counterattack Lunan, ordering the Japanese 110th Division stationed in Jining to reinforce the 32nd Division in Tengxian County, coupled with the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Division.  The brigade, the third tank regiment and other troops moved south from Teng County and approached Zaozhuang.

    In addition, the Japanese troops stationed in Tai'an also received reinforcements from two regiments of the 37th Division. Together with local troops, they attacked from Tai'an and went straight to Mengyin and other places to attack the rear of the Sulu theater.

    The Japanese troops in Zhucheng, Rizhao, Linyi and other places also moved into action and attacked the Yimeng Mountain area one after another with great momentum.

    The Japanese army's plan is very clear. They know very well that it is impossible to eliminate the Sulu Theater in a short time. However, the connection between the main force of the Sulu Theater headquarters and Zaozhuang is not very smooth, and the strength of the Sulu Theater is limited. Now  Not only do they want to ensure the safety of Southwest Shandong, but they also want to ensure the safety of Zaozhuang. They also want to guard their old nest, and their strength is seriously lacking.

    Therefore, the Japanese army came up with this tactic. Anyway, with the small number of troops in the Sulu Theater, they could only choose one of them to defend Zaozhuang or their old nest. It was impossible to chase them both.

    If you don¡¯t want to lose any of those places, then the final result will be that you won¡¯t be able to save any of them!

    The sudden counterattack of the Japanese army put huge pressure on the Sulu Theater. Although the fighting was still going on around the outskirts of Teng County on August 10, the frontline troops still felt the huge pressure. The main force had withdrawn from the outskirts of Teng County to Guanqiao.  The town is on the front line.

    But judging from the current situation, Guanqiao Town obviously cannot stop the Japanese attack. As a last resort, the frontline commander had to ask the Sulu Theater Headquarters for instructions whether to defend or withdraw!

    After receiving the telegram from the frontline troops, Commander-in-Chief Yu immediately convened a meeting with the main officers under his command to discuss the matter!

    In the end, everyone had the same opinion. The Japanese army counterattacked with heavy troops, and it was obvious that they could not hold the defense, so they had to withdraw.

    But we can¡¯t just retreat. After all, there are Shanting and Zaozhuang after Teng County. We must buy time for the garrison troops in these places.

    Subsequently, the Sulu Theater Headquarters called the frontline and ordered the frontline troops to find sniper positions along the direction of Zaozhuang and retreat while fighting. At a distance of 80 kilometers, the Sulu Theater Headquarters asked the frontline troops to support the troops for four days.

    At the same time, the Sulu Theater Headquarters once again sent a telegram to Li Guoyao's headquarters, hoping that the Ninth Army could assist the troops in Zaozhuang City to fight and defend this important town.

    However, Li Guoyao simply rejected them on the grounds that the troops had suffered heavy losses and their combat strength had not yet been restored. In addition, the troops' ammunition consumption had bottomed out and they could not go to war.

    Although Yu Xuezhong and others were a little helpless, they also knew that what Li Guoyao said was the truth. In fact, let alone Li Guoyao's command, the Sulu Theater controlled such a large territory and had the support of the National Government, but the troops had not restored their combat effectiveness.  .

    Since the Jiujiu Army was unwilling to send troops, Commander-in-Chief Yu did not force it, but sent another telegram. If Zaozhuang City was not secured, he hoped that the troops in the city could temporarily withdraw into the Jiujiu Army's defense area.

    Li Guoyao agreed to this request after thinking about it for a while!

    Although this may lead to an attack by the Japanese army, there are vast mountains to the east beyond Zaozhuang, and Li Guoyao's troops have been operating here for one and a half years and two years.  A strong attack is impossible.

    Although we cannot take the initiative to send troops to help defend Zaozhuang, there is still no problem in temporarily sheltering other troops of the national army!

    With no worries anymore, Commander-in-Chief Yu immediately ordered the troops on the front line to act according to the original plan. Regardless of whether Zaozhuang and other places could be defended, they had to do their best.

    "It's good to be able to hold on, but if you can't, you have to use up the little devil's vitality to let them know that this person is not someone to be bullied."

    One side is determined to win Zaozhuang, and also wants to completely wipe out the defenders to avenge their previous humiliation!

    "The other side is determined to fight hard and fight to the death to bring down the emperor. Their courage is commendable."

    When these two armies collide, it¡¯s like a comet hitting the earth, like a needle hitting a awn, full of gunpowder!

    Starting from the 11th, the scale and intensity of the battles between the two sides increased. In the battle of Guanqiao Town, the Japanese army dispatched a complete infantry regiment, and also dispatched a large number of technical arms. However, the defenders relied on the strength of a brigade to fight hard.  They held off the Japanese troops for a day and a night, and the troops did not evacuate until all the fortifications on the front were destroyed.

    The Japanese army lost 800 people in this battle, and half of the brigade in the Sulu theater was lost. The remains of the dead on both sides filled the forward positions.

    Starting from Guanqiao Town, the national army retreated while fighting.The Japanese army came all the way. The Chinese army took one step back and the Japanese army took one step forward. Both sides fought hard.

    However, because the strength and firepower of the Japanese army far exceeded the expectations of the Sulu Theater Headquarters, the originally scheduled four-day blockade was not completed. When the Japanese frontline troops arrived in Zaozhuang, it happened to be 6 pm on August 12.  At this point, there were less than three days before the Japanese counterattack.

    Although it was only three days, the national army on the front line suffered heavy losses. At least 3,000 troops were killed, and more than 2,000 people were injured. A Category A brigade was wiped out.

    Fortunately, with the resistance of the frontline troops, the defenders of Zaozhuang had completed the defense of Zaozhuang City. Then two divisions of the 51st Army stationed in Zaozhuang and launched an offensive and defensive battle with the Japanese army.

    Perhaps because it was too late, although the Japanese army arrived at Zaozhuang City on the 12th, they did not launch an attack. Instead, they concentrated their forces and surrounded Zaozhuang City.

    At the same time, the Japanese army also deployed two lines of defense in the east of Zaozhuang City. The purpose is self-evident, which is to prevent Li Guoyao's troops from suddenly appearing.

    " Neither Li Guoyao nor the defenders in Zaozhuang paid much attention to this. With the strength of the 51st Army, if they wanted to break through, how could the Japanese army be able to stop it with just those two lines of defense.

    And based on the current situation of the Japanese army, they simply cannot withstand too many casualties. They can leave more than 5,000 corpses and thousands of wounded people under Heze City, but they may not have the courage to do so in Zaozhuang City.

    Therefore, according to the predictions of the Sulu Theater Headquarters, if the 51st Army can hold on in Zaozhuang for ten days, the Japanese army will inevitably withdraw.

    But whether the 57th Army can hold on for ten days is indeed unknown!

    If there were reinforcements, there wouldn't be a big problem. However, since the Japanese army dispatched multiple troops to attack the hinterland of Yimeng Mountain, the Sulu Theater Headquarters could not allocate extra troops to reinforce Zaozhuang. Therefore, after arranging the retreat of the 51st Army,  The commander-in-chief and others can only leave the situation on the front line to the 51st Army to handle themselves.

    On the morning of August 13th, the Japanese attack officially began!

    The Japanese army launched 4 attacks in the morning. Except for the initial test, the remaining three were brigade-level attacks!

    In the end, they were all defeated by the defenders without exception. Although the casualties were not very large, it made the Japanese troops on the front line realize that the defenders in the city were not simple. Their firepower and fighting will were far superior to those they had fought before.  The national army is much stronger.

    Unlike the 57th Army and the 89th Army, the 51st Army can be said to be the real elite of the Northeast Army, so its weapons, equipment and combat effectiveness are the best among the Northeast Army.

    Even though he is now a motherless child, his heritage will never be underestimated by the Japanese.

    In the afternoon, the Japanese army launched four more attacks, and this time they also used tank troops. With the charge of the tanks, the Japanese army once broke into the defenders' first-line positions, but in the end they were repulsed by the defenders' crazy counterattacks.  .

    Compared to the attack in the morning, the attack in the afternoon was even more brutal, with both the offensive and defensive sides suffering heavy casualties!

    But the huge casualties did not deter the Japanese army, but instead aroused their ferocity. The angry Japanese commander-in-chief of the former enemy headquarters, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotar¨­, ordered the heavy artillery troops behind to speed up and must arrive in Zaozhuang before noon tomorrow.

    He must let these hateful troops have a taste of the heavy artillery troops of the Imperial Japanese Empire. He is determined to win Zaozhuang City!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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