Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

Chapter 706: The Japs Want to Fight Street Fights

706 The devils also want to fight street battles

"Baga, what do you say we should do?"

Kondo Shinpachi roared.

The Japanese chief of staff remained silent because he couldn't think of any good solution.

The main reason was that the war situation was urgent at the time and there was no time for them to solve the problem.

Kondo Shinpachi's method is simple and crude.

But it is indeed the best way for the Japanese to stop losses at present.

Otherwise, there will be a few more disastrous defeats like the one in Mianhu Town, especially if the Japanese 19th Mixed Brigade’s headquarters in Chaozhou City attacks.

Then they will only lose faster.

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, I will immediately notify all the battalions and have them carry out this order."

The Japanese chief of staff also figured it out and went forward to give orders.

So, that night, the Japs prepared to disarm the few remaining puppet army units.

But these puppet soldiers are not fools.

They also noticed something was wrong.

Some people chose to resist.

"Damn it, the Japs are turning hostile and want to seize our weapons.

Brothers, let’s fight the Japs.

I will take you to General Ye."

A company of puppet troops stationed in a bunker in the south of Chaozhou City was the first to revolt that night.

They killed the dozen or so Japanese soldiers in the bunker, and then sent people to contact a battalion of the New Third Division attacking in that direction and chose to surrender.

And things like this were happening elsewhere that night.

This greatly accelerated the offensive speed of the New 1st Division and the New 3rd Division.

However, most of the puppet troops were successfully disarmed by the Japanese, and only a few were able to successfully revolt.

But that's enough.

Having lost the assistance of thousands of puppet troops, the last two or three thousand remaining Japanese soldiers of the 19th Mixed Brigade were like cutting off an arm of their own.

Can't last much longer.

On the tenth day, the main forces of the New 1st Division and the New 3rd Division successively eliminated the last few defensive positions of the Japanese outside Chaozhou City.

Officially met at the foot of Chaozhou city.

The last remnants of the Japanese 19th Mixed Brigade all hid in Chaozhou city, preparing for a final desperate resistance.

Even the Japanese brigade commander Kondo Shinpachi no longer had much hope for the reinforcements coming from Yangcheng.

“We were all fooled by Ye Qingshan.

Now, the battle situation in northern Guangdong is equally fierce.

The 22nd Mixed Brigade, the 170th Regiment and the Cavalry Battalion were all delayed there.

The 108th Regiment that came to support us was blocked at the Chacheng line and had been unable to break through for several days.

Even the aviation team has to support northern Guangdong most of the time.

Ye Qingshan had planned it all out long ago. In his first counterattack on Guangdong Province, he targeted our 19th Brigade."

“We are really lucky to have Ye Qingshan mobilize tens of thousands of troops to surround us.

This way, even if we lose the battle, it won’t be a disgrace.”

The Japanese brigade commander, Shinpachi Kondo, said this in a self-deprecating tone, his face looking ashen.

During the nearly one week that they were surrounded, he heard bad news every day.

Now, he is desperate.

But even so, he did not choose to surrender.

Anyway, if they fall into Ye Qingshan's hands, they will not have a good ending.

He gathered the last remaining forces of the 19th Mixed Brigade in Chaozhou, relying on Chaozhou's solid city defense to fight until the last moment.

"Noguchi-kun, how many troops do we have left in our brigade?"

Kondo Shinpachi asked the Japanese chief of staff next to him.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, according to our latest statistics.

We had about 2,100 soldiers who had retreated into the city and were still capable of fighting.

This is taking into account the minor casualties.”

“Two thousand more?

Less than two weeks have passed since Ye Qingshan's 89th Army began its attack.

Our 19th Mixed Brigade had a total of people, but now only are left.

Good, what a great Ye Qingshan.

You are truly the most formidable enemy of my empire."

Kondo Shinpachi seemed to be a little mentally abnormal. He was actually laughing at the end of his speech, but his laughter was a bit bitter.

But the next moment, Kondo Shinpachi strode to the city map hanging in front of him and called all the Japanese officers in the command center over.

He said loudly: "Gentlemen, the final moment of our 19th Mixed Brigade has come."

After hearing this, all the Japanese officers looked gloomy.

They understood what Kondo Shinpachi meant. It was almost inevitable that their 19th Mixed Brigade would be annihilated in this battle.

“What are you all doing with your depressed heads?

We, the soldiers of the empire, must always be ready to die for the empire and for Your Majesty, and be loyal to Him.

Now, it’s just our turn.”

"Hi!"

After being scolded by Kondo Shinpachi, the Japanese officers responded excitedly.

"Gentlemen, look."

Kondo Shinpachi pointed to the city map and continued, "This is a city map.

I have previously studied Ye Qingshan's street fighting style in the Battle of Nanjing.

I have to admit that Ye Qingshan is a command genius.

He used street fighting and took advantage of the complex terrain of the city to make up for our disadvantages in weapons and equipment, as well as manpower.

This time, I'm going to give them a taste of their own medicine.

They also used street fighting to fight against Ye Qingshan's 89th Army.

Consume as many of his soldiers as possible while delaying time.

To buy more time for Commander Tanaka to deploy defenses in Yangcheng.

Next, I want you to each lead a team, defend your own defense zone, and support each other..."

Kondo Shinpachi then assigned tasks to each of these Japanese officers.

Soon, the entire headquarters of the 19th Mixed Brigade was empty.

All the former Japanese staff officers also went down to lead the troops and prepare to fight street battles with the 89th Army.

In the end, the only two people left in the command center were Kondo Shinpachi and the Japanese chief of staff.

"Noguchi-kun, please send a final farewell telegram to the headquarters.

Our 19th Mixed Brigade will fight to the death in the form of collective sacrifice and hold off Ye Qingshan's troops for a few days in eastern Guangdong.

Tell Commander Tanaka that he must never underestimate Ye Qingshan.

We pay too much for this.

Let Commander Tanaka complete the defense of Yangcheng as soon as possible.

After Ye Qingshan took over eastern Guangdong, his next target must be Guangzhou.

This time, Ye Qingshan came not only to our 19th Mixed Brigade in eastern Guangdong.

He came here to take back our entire 23rd Army and the entire Guangdong Province."

Kondo Shinpachi spoke calmly, word by word.

"Hi!"

After hearing this, the Japanese chief of staff bowed and nodded, then left the command center to send the farewell telegram.

Soon the telegram arrived at the headquarters of the Japanese 23rd Army in Yangcheng and was delivered to the commander, Tanaka Hisaichi.

"Nani?"

When Tanaka Hisaichi saw the farewell telegram from the 19th Mixed Brigade, he was also stunned.

Prior to this, Tanaka Hisaichi had focused more of his attention on the battle to retake northern Guangdong.

The attention paid to eastern Guangdong is obviously not as much as that to northern Guangdong.

After all, in his opinion, northern Guangdong is much more important than eastern Guangdong.