Chapter 552: Shijiashan Position
Kunomura Momoyo had no idea of sending troops to Lijiazhuang Town, and Nakano Naozo couldn't say anything about moving Kunomura Momoyo, and this matter was directly reported to the First Army Headquarters by Nakano Naozo.
After Kiyoji Kazuki of the First Army Headquarters in Shijiazhuang received a report from Naozo Nakano, he couldn't help but have a shocked expression on his face.
He immediately summoned the chief of staff, Hashimoto Group, and the Hashimoto Group immediately showed the situation of the battle in Xiyang County on the map with several staff officers from the headquarters.
Seeing the picture displayed on the map, the expression on Kazuki Kiyoji's face changed again, especially when he saw a large number of Chinese troops gathered on the periphery of Lijiazhuang Town, Kazuki Kiyoji realized that this was an opportunity.
"It is simply impossible for the Chinese troops to conquer Lijiazhuang Town, and now they can only fall into a bitter battle, if we send bombers to carpet bomb the Chinese troops at this time, and then send the main force of the first brigade of the melee to attack them from the flank and rear, they will definitely be annihilated by us."
Kazuki Kiyoji pointed in the direction of Lijiazhuang Town, and he said in a serious tone.
"Your Excellency Commander, this is indeed a good opportunity to annihilate the troops of China, there is an old saying in China, a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, Sun Weiguo made a common-sense mistake this time, we have heavy artillery troops to help in the war, these heavy artillery will not be Sun Weiguo gritted his teeth, and the next ruthlessness can solve it."
"In the past, Sun Weiguo commanded the troops to dare to fight, but he ignored the role of weapons in the war, but this is not very strange, Sun Weiguo should not have gone to any military school, where would he know the power of heavy artillery."
"Your Excellency Commander, immediately send a telegram to the First Brigade of the Melee, as long as the First Brigade of the Melee is dispatched from the county seat of Xiyang County, the Zhina troops besieging Lijiazhuang Town will naturally be annihilated by us, and the Zhina troops will be caught in a two-sided attack."
As Kiyoji Kazuki's words fell, the staff officers of the three headquarters said flatteringly, they thought that this was the best opportunity to completely annihilate the Chinese troops.
"Hashimoto-kun, what do you mean?" Seiji Kazuki had a satisfied smile on his face, but at this time, he did not ignore Hashimoto's opinion.
"Your Excellency Commander, Sun Weiguo will not make such a mistake, my real target may not be the 117th Wing in Lijiazhuang Town." Hashimoto said calmly.
Kazuki Kiyoji's brows furrowed slightly, as a commander of an army, Kazuki Kiyoji naturally has a certain command ability.
Whether Sun Weiguo would make such a mistake, Kazuki Kiyoji knew very well, but now for Kazuki Kiyoji, he needed a victory.
Regardless of whether it was Sun Weiguo's mistake this time, the current situation is favorable to the Japanese army, and Kiyoji Kazuki does not want to miss this opportunity.
"Immediately contact the commander of the Tokugawa Shotoshi Corps, order the Fifth Flying Brigade of the First Flying Regiment to immediately dispatch to bomb the Shina troops near Lijiazhuang Town, Xiyang County, and order the First Brigade of the Mixed Battle Kunomura Momo Dai to immediately set off from Xiyang County, and tell Kunomura Momoyo that in this operation, they will fight the First Brigade and the First Brigade in the melee, and the China troops must be heavily damaged!"
Seiji Kazuki did not follow Hashimoto's advice, and Kiyoji Kazuki gave the order directly.
The staff officers glanced at Hashimoto's group, and they immediately began to carry out the orders of Kiyoji Kazuki, and two telegrams were quickly sent out of the headquarters.
As soon as the commander of the Provisional Aviation Corps, Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, received the message, he immediately ordered the Fifth Flying Group to be dispatched, eighteen bombers began to move, and one plane after another began to take off.
The telegram was also quickly sent to the 1st Brigade of the Melee Brigade, and although Kunomura Momoyo had a lot of confusion in his heart, there was a telegram from Seiji Kazuki, and he had to carry out the order.
The troops of the 1st Brigade of the Melee began to set off, and Momoyo Kunomura personally marched with his troops, but he left Hideaki Okamoto and the 1st and 4th Brigades of Nanjiro Araki in the prefecture, and the two infantry brigades were now only more than 1,000 people combined.
Nakano Naozo didn't say anything about Kunomura Momoyo making such an arrangement, but he felt in his heart that Kunomura Momoyo was completely superfluous.
The Japanese troops began to take action, and more than 2,000 infantry of the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Combat began to advance towards the town of Lijiazhuang under the guidance of tanks.
However, in the county seat of Xiyang County, the Japanese army still retained the strength of two infantry brigades of the first brigade and one infantry brigade of the 117th Wing.
ON SHIJIA MOUNTAIN, FUKUDA JIURONG COMMANDED EIGHT 105MM CANNONS TO CONTINUOUSLY SHELL THE CHINESE TROOPS NEAR LIJIAZHUANG TOWN, AND ONE SHELL AFTER ANOTHER HIT THE CHINESE TROOPS WITHOUT WARNING.
At the firing points at the bottom of the mountain, 36 heavy machine guns of the machine gun brigade were deployed at various firing points at the bottom of the mountain.
An infantry squadron was deployed halfway up the hill to support the machine-gun brigade below.
At present, all the attention of the Japanese army is focused on Lijiazhuang Town, even if it is the Shijiashan Japanese heavy artillery unit in Lijiazhuang Town, they are also assisting the 117th Wing of Lijiazhuang Town.
Shells continued to hit the Chinese troops on the periphery of Lijiazhuang Town, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled with Shijia Mountain, and the shirtless Japanese artillery kept transporting shells one after another.
At this time, Sun Weiguo had already brought the guard battalion of the new second brigade, the guard company of the first regiment, the special combat team, the sniper squadron, and two artillery companies to the vicinity of Shijiashan.
Sun Weiguo, who was hidden in the grass, looked towards Shijiashan with a telescope, and his face showed a somewhat solemn expression.
Although the troops were brought here, it was absolutely impossible for the troops to go directly to the mountains without alarming the Japanese army.
"Brigade commander, the Japanese heavy machine gun fire point is very hidden, we only found five heavy machine gun fire points for the time being, we can sneak in to solve the Japanese army, but once we take action, we will definitely be discovered by the Japanese army, which will not achieve the effect of a surprise attack."
Zhang Junjia, the captain of the special combat team, came to Sun Weiguo, Zhang Junjia looked at Sun Weiguo, and he reported softly.
"Zheng Guan Zilin, scatter the snipers around, I will send troops to test in a while, once the Japanese army exposes the fire point, you must keep an eye on me."
After being silent for a while, Sun Weiguo called Zheng Guanzilin, the squadron leader of the sniper team, and he gave the order in a serious tone.
"Brigade commander, you can rest assured, our sniper team will ensure that the mission will be completed." Zheng Guan Zilin, who was carrying a Mauser sniper rifle, replied in a serious tone.
Sun Weiguo nodded, he immediately called Yang Tiezhu, the company commander of the guard battalion of the first regiment, over, and after calling Yang Tiezhu over, Sun Weiguo gave Yang Tiezhu an order.
After a while, more than 100 soldiers of the guard battalion of the 1st Regiment began to change into the civilian clothes prepared in advance, and they also held different weapons in their hands.