allonlinenovel Chapter 304 What is the turning point of World War II? Pingangrad!
Chapter 304 What is the turning point of World War II? Pingangrad!
Taiyuan City.
Yoshio Shinozuka received the last telegram from Yamamoto's special forces.
"Commander, Ping'an County was attacked by the Independent Regiment's heavy artillery, and Colonel Yamamoto Ikki was killed two minutes ago.
The final words of a signalman. "
Yoshio Shinozuka was holding a stack of telegrams in his hand. After reading the telegram from Ping'an County word by word, he could no longer hold the stack of telegrams in his hand and they fell to the ground.
A few days ago, when Yamamoto Ikki sent him a telegram saying that the attack on the Liaoyuan Arsenal had been completed and the independent regiment's headquarters had been severely damaged, Shinozuka Yoshio was extremely happy.
This was the only good news since the battle against the Eighth Route Army, but who would have thought that after just a short time, the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse. Just now, Ping'an County was actually breached by the Independent Regiment with an unmatched brutality.
Combining the previous telegrams, Yoshio Shinozuka could clearly see that the Independent Regiment's attack on Ping'an County was absolutely not tricky, and it even seemed to be excessive because it was a main attack from all four sides.
Yoshio Shinozuka really couldn't understand how the Eighth Route Army could grow to its current level at such a fast speed with its previous equipment and strength?
In Jin, with the full support of Yoshio Shinozuka, they were able to capture the county town that had been controlled by the locust army for a long time.
I'm afraid even the Central Army or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in the Chinese Army cannot do this?
What's more, this is just a small regimental-level armed force.
Combined with the battle results of the Independent Regiment in the previous period, it is likely that the number of Japanese soldiers killed at the hands of the Independent Regiment has exceeded 1.
When Yoshio Shinozuka thought about it carefully, it was truly shocking.
What a terrifying opponent this is.
After thinking for more than ten minutes, Shinozuka Yoshio finally calmed down and returned to his previous calm state. However, his frown and gloomy expression betrayed his inner anxiety at the moment.
"Tell the reinforcements on the front line to stop sending reinforcements to Ping'an County and withdraw from the battle in an orderly manner."
Yoshio Shinozuka's throat tightened and he gave the order to withdraw with difficulty.
"Yes!"
The staff received the order and quickly arranged the withdrawal.
After everyone left the command room, Yoshio Shinozuka squatted down with difficulty and picked up one by one the telegrams that he had just accidentally discarded.
He sat back at his desk dejectedly, spread out the letter and wrote with difficulty.
"General Gangcun Ningci, the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment has become a major threat to Jin. With the current military strength in Jin, it is impossible to contain it.
The Independent Regiment has severely disrupted the Locust Army's management of Jin, making it impossible to complete the strategy of using Jin's resources to support a full-scale war.
In view of this, I would like to ask the General to dispatch the Type A division previously sent to the Pacific battlefield to provide support.
Yoshio Shinozuka, respectfully submitted. "
Every word was written with great difficulty, and he was well aware that this official document might have a great impact on his career and even the fate of the entire Locust Country.
In order to support the Locust Country's war, a large number of elite Type A divisions were sent to Southeast Asia to plunder various resources. This was the basis for the war to continue.
When military forces are limited, there is a high possibility of losing sight of one thing while focusing on another.
This is an extremely difficult decision.
Because of a small county town, the Japanese attracted the attention of the entire North China Expeditionary Force. It is very likely that they will mobilize the Kwantung Army and the Pacific battlefield to free up their hands to look west with peace of mind, and allow the United States to relax its vigilance against the Japanese.
It can be said that the battle in Ping'an County changed the situation of the entire world.
Yu Ye, the little butterfly, flapped its wings and finally began to change the direction of the entire storm.
In fact, at this juncture, the Japs had already begun laying the groundwork for their southward strategy, and had already transferred seven or eight Type A divisions from the Chinese battlefield to the Pacific battlefield.
In 39, the Japanese had completely depleted their treasury. If they had not launched a full-scale plunder of Southeast Asia, they would not have been able to sustain the war.
If the Japanese high-ranking officials really follow Yoshio Shinozuka's advice and withdraw the troops already sent to the Pacific battlefield, it will be a huge pressure for the Chinese army.
This war is destined to become more difficult.
It can be said that this war in Ping'an County really changed the course of the entire world war.
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When Yoshio Shinozuka issued the order to withdraw, in less than half an hour, the Chinese troops participating in the battle clearly felt the difference.
New Second Regiment.
Kong Jie was holding his pipe when he heard the chief of staff report the latest situation at the front line: "Commander, the front line reports that the enemy has begun to retreat.
Frontline request, should we fight back? "
Hearing this, Kong Jie's eyes suddenly lit up, and he instantly became like a cat seeing a mouse.
"Hahaha, this shows that Li Yunlong has finished his work. Beautiful, beautiful! Our blocking efforts during this period have not been in vain!
Beautiful! Beautiful! "
Kong Jie then said to the chief of staff: "Quickly give me the statistics of casualties and ammunition usage in this blocking battle, as well as the consumption of ammunition!
I'm going to ask Li Yunlong and Minister Yu to pay me back tenfold!"
"Notify the frontline troops to launch a full-scale counterattack!"
"Yes!"
Kong Jie was in extremely high spirits.
Compared to Kong Jie's excitement, Ding Wei seemed much calmer.
He said to the chief of staff of the New 1st Regiment: "Look, didn't we finally not blow up the bridge? Look, you were so anxious just now."
The chief of staff scratched his head and said with a chuckle, "Look, we are all thinking about how to stop the Japanese. Everyone wants to improve their combat performance."
Ding Wei laughed and said nothing.
"Tell me, we have done such a great job for Li Yunlong, how should he thank me?"
When the chief of staff heard what Ding Wei said, his eyes lit up immediately: "I heard that the Liaoyuan Arsenal has developed a 155-caliber heavy artillery. They used this heavy artillery to kill the Japanese division commander when they attacked Bizigou a few days ago.
you say? "
Obviously, Ding Wei has set his sights on the independent regiment's 155-caliber heavy artillery.
"this......"
The chief of staff originally said that asking the independent regiment for two rocket launchers and some Type 56 assault rifles would be enough, but he didn't expect the regiment commander to have such a big appetite and actually set his sights on the 155-caliber heavy artillery.
Before the chief of staff of the New 1st Regiment could figure out how to advise Ding Wei not to let the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment, Ding Wei threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground and stomped it out with his shoe.
"Damn it, I guess we won't get any of these good things. The commander of the headquarters will probably have to go there in person, and the brigade commander will have to go as well.
This time, leaders at all levels should congratulate Li Yunlong on his fortune. "
Ding Wei said this with a smile, obviously with a hint of gloating in his heart.