Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Immediately after the Eighth Route Army planes dropped their bombs and left, the 10th Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Guards Brigade launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army.

However, the independent regiment's tank battalion and infantry, having been replenished with ammunition, possessed formidable firepower.

With the added cover of artillery fire, the Japanese 10th Infantry Battalion was quickly defeated, suffering heavy casualties.

At this point, the Japanese dared not continue their attack, as their casualties were too great.

Seeing that the Japanese had stopped their attack, the chief of staff of the Independent Regiment also advised Kong Jie to launch a counterattack immediately.

At the same time, destroy the Imperial Guard Division headquarters and eliminate Iida Sadako to prevent any unforeseen complications.

"No hurries?"

Kong Jie took two puffs of his pipe and sneered:
"The real show has only just begun. Are you worried that the main force of the Imperial Guard Division will run away?"

"Order the 1st Battalion: when the Japanese soldiers at the Imperial Guard Division headquarters are installing radio antennas, no one is allowed to fire."

Now that the headquarters of the Imperial Guard Division is surrounded by the Independent Regiment, Kong Jie is sitting comfortably.

Moreover, he had a backup plan: Wang Huaibao personally led a main force of the 3rd Column to infiltrate the rear of the Guards Division.

Judging from the current reaction of the Japanese Imperial Guard Division, the enemy has not yet discovered this infiltrated force.

Kong Jie's goal was to annihilate the entire Guards Division.

"Yes, sir!" The chief of staff's eyes lit up, and he immediately went to give orders to the First Battalion.

……

at the same time.

Commander Yuichiro Nagano, commander of the 1st Guards Brigade, and Major General Masao Yokoyama, commander of the 2nd Guards Brigade, met together.

The two old Japanese soldiers cursed each other in their hearts, calling each other trash and idiots.

"Yokoyama-kun, why has your 2nd Guard Brigade stopped its attack?"

"I asked coldly," Nagano Yuichiro asked.

"Then why isn't your 1st Guards Brigade continuing the attack?"

Masao Yokoyama snorted coldly and asked in return.

"Our 1st Guards Brigade plans a night attack!"

"Night attack?"

"By nightfall, the division commander may have already died for the locusts."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"What should we do? The division commander might already be dead by now. I suggest we bypass the division headquarters and request tactical guidance from the North China Area Army Headquarters."

“Okay!” Nagano Yuichiro nodded and said to Akita Gin, “Akita-kun, immediately call the North China Area Army Headquarters. I need to speak with Commander Tada.”

"Yes, sir." Akita Ginichi immediately turned around to give the order.

……

Beiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

Japanese North China Front Headquarters.

At this time, Tada Shun was in a state of panic. On the battlefield of Niangziguan, the 108th Brigade had only a few hundred men left, fighting like cornered beasts.

The 12th Division attacked Jiuguan, but was met with fierce resistance from the main force of the 129th Division, suffering heavy casualties.

The situation on the Taiyuan battlefield was even worse. Fortresses such as Wohushan, Xishan, and Dongshan were successively captured by the Eighth Route Army, and the First Army suffered heavy casualties.

The Imperial Guard Division was again blocked by the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment on the Datong battlefield, and was unable to capture Datong in a short period of time.

Although Tada Shun dispatched a heavy artillery squadron to the Datong battlefield, it will take about five more days for them to arrive.

This battle was not only being watched by all the major war zones in China and Japan, but it also attracted considerable attention internationally.

This battle was already quite large, with the total number of troops involved exceeding 50.

Even high-ranking German officials who were interested in forming an alliance with Japan were paying close attention to this battle.

The General Headquarters and Tenko sent a telegram to Tada Shun, stating that the North China Area Army was only allowed to win this battle and could not afford to lose. However, the scales of victory seemed to have tipped in favor of the Eighth Route Army.

This put Tada Shun under immense pressure.

"General."

Just as Tada Shun was staring at the map and sand table, carefully considering tactics, communications officer Tatei Toshimatsu walked in:

"Major General Nagano, commander of the 1st Guards Brigade, wants to speak with you."

"Why is Major General Nagano calling me?" Tada Shun frowned. His first thought was that there might be internal strife within the Imperial Guard Division headquarters, and that Nagano Yuichiro had bypassed the Imperial Guard Division headquarters to contact the North China Area Army Headquarters without authorization.

It is very likely that Yuichiro Nagano overthrew his superiors, which is an old tradition in the Japanese Army. This kind of thing has happened before in the Imperial Guard Division.

Tada Shun was overwhelmed by the recent battles and simply didn't have the energy to deal with this kind of thing.

Tatei Toshimatsu immediately bowed and said.

"The Imperial Guard Division headquarters and Lieutenant General Iida Sadako have been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment at Yujia Mountain!"

"The 1st and 2nd Guards Brigades launched five battalion-level attacks in an attempt to rescue Lieutenant General Iida, but all failed. The Guards Division suffered 5,000 casualties!"

"Major General Yuichiro Nagano requests your tactical guidance!"

"What?!" Tada Shun exclaimed in surprise, "Is that so?"

Kasahara Yukio, Hirata Masahiro, Yamamoto Ichiki, and others standing nearby also turned their heads abruptly, their faces showing disbelief and shock.

"Moshi moshi, I am Tada Shun!"

Upon arriving at the communications room, Tada Shun picked up the radio receiver and microphone and spoke in a somber tone.

"Commander, I am Yuichiro Nagano..."

Over the radio, Nagano Yuichiro quickly reported to Tada Shun the current situation of the Imperial Guard Division headquarters and the Imperial Guard Division:

"Commander, requesting tactical guidance!"

"You two Imperial Guard brigades have been lured into a trap by Kong Jie!" Tada Shun was furious upon hearing this. "Since you couldn't contact the division headquarters, why didn't you contact the headquarters immediately? If you can't contact the division headquarters for so long, Lieutenant General Iida might have already died for the Amako."

"Yes!" Nagano Yuichiro said, bowing his head. "So what should we do now? Advance or continue the attack?"

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly interrupted: "Commander, who did you say was loyal to the Locust King?"

When Iida Sadako entered, he heard someone say that he was dead, and he sounded very dissatisfied.

"Division Commander, you're still alive?"

Yuichiro Nagano's surprised voice rang out on the radio channel.

"Iida-kun!" Tada Toshiya asked excitedly, "How are you doing now?"

“Commander, the situation is very bad!” Iida Sadako said in a deep voice. “The Imperial Guard Division headquarters and the Guard Battalion are trapped in the air-raid shelter on Yujia Mountain. The Eighth Route Army can launch an attack at any time to annihilate us. The 1st and 2nd Imperial Guard Brigades must launch an attack immediately to defeat the Eighth Route Army. Only then will I and the men of the division headquarters have a chance to survive.”

Tada Shun said with displeasure, "But Iida-kun, the 1st and 2nd Guards Brigades have already suffered more than 5000 casualties in the effort to save the division headquarters!"

Iida Sadako coldly replied, "Does Commander intend to stand by and watch us die? I will personally report this to His Majesty the Heavenly Locust!"

“It’s not that we’re just standing by and watching someone die…” After thinking for a moment, Tada Shun said decisively, “Nagano-kun, rescue Lieutenant General Iida at all costs.”

The Imperial Guard Division was the personal guard of the Ame-ko, and Iida Sadako, as the division commander, had a very good relationship with the Ame-ko.

If Iida Sadamoto were to get into trouble in North China, his tenure as commander of the North China Area Army would be over.

So even though Tada Shun knew it was a trap, he had no choice but to let the Imperial Guard Division jump into it.

Who let that good-for-nothing Iida Sadako get trapped in the Eighth Route Army's encirclement?
Yuichiro Nagano: "...Yes!"

After a pause, Nagano Yuichiro continued, "Division Commander, please send the guard battalion to launch a simultaneous counterattack to increase the division headquarters' chances of breaking out."

"Mosimoxi?"

However, the communication with the division headquarters was cut off again.

"Baka! Order the 5th Infantry Battalion to prepare for attack!" Nagano Yuichiro's eyes flashed with madness as he hung up the phone.

Akita Ginichi suddenly lowered his head: "Yes!" (End of Chapter)