Chapter 46O is in dire need of support

"We must take Xi'an!" Seishiro Itagaki has been preparing for this for a long time. {Www。 zzzcn.Com starter. In his plan, Xi'an and other places have long been listed as targets. There are a large number of military supplies in Xi'an City that can supplement the consumption of the Japanese army, which is also the reason why he is not stingy with that little family background and wants to attack Xi'an to the death.

If Xi'an is in hand, with Jiancheng in hand, he can calm down. There can be many ways out after that. Or you can enter Henan to the southeast and evacuate from Henan. Even if the vanguard army has blocked the road from Henan to Anhui, they can cooperate with the remnants of the enemy in Henan to make a passage together.

This is also Itagaki Seishiro's first plan, after all, 50,000 horses seems to be a lot at this time, but it has no roots. Eventually, it will be slowly consumed. Only by returning to the large army can you get supplies. And to get through to Henan and even to Anhui, it is difficult to attack it at once. Especially at this time, the vanguard army was still attacking the Japanese in Henan. In this way, there must be a safe place to stay.

At that time, in order to prevent the devil's hand, Hu Zongnan concentrated military supplies in Xi'an and Baoji. Baoji is not suitable for the direction of the devil's attack, and there are a lot of vanguard troops near there, and Itagaki Seishiro has no bottom in his heart. That's why he chose Xi'an, which has a large number of military supplies.

"Hold on! Reinforcements are coming! Hu Zongnan encouraged the soldiers and urged the arrival of reinforcements.

The Central Army, which was scattered in Baoji and Weinan, was the closest, and they had already received the news that day, and under the urging of Hu Zongnan, they hurried over.

"Let them pay attention, the devil is very fierce!" Hu Zongnan instructed. The devils fought against the water, and in just half a day at the head of Xi'an, the central army defending the city had six or seven thousand casualties. You must know that with the help of the protection of the city wall, the loss of the devils outside will not be small.

But before his warning could be heard, it was cut off by the devil.

"The devil defeated the reinforcements from Weinan?" After Hu Zongnan received the information, he was immediately surprised. The reinforcements from Weinan were the first to rush over, but they were ambushed by the devils, and the 30,000 troops rushed down and retreated to Weinan.

The devils don't chase after them, they just clean up the battlefield quickly. At this time, Yuncheng and Yongji on the Shanxi side were occupied by the vanguard army, and Sun Liren's new army was there. Once the Central Army asks for help from the vanguard army and recruits the vanguard army, I am afraid that the devil will not have any good results. Itagaki Seishiro's ban on his men attacking Weinan was to let the Central Army block the passage of the vanguard army. In the same way, the same is true for Baoji. As long as Weinan and Baoji were in the hands of the Central Army, Lao Jiang would not easily let the vanguard army in.

"The 30,000 troops were rushed back by the devils, this is simply ......" Hu Zongnan was so angry that he seemed to shoot the division commanders who led the team, but he still calmed down and instructed, "Remind the troops coming from Baoji to be careful of the devil's ambush." ”

He didn't need to remind him of this, Baoji's reinforcements had already started to play soy sauce slowly.

"Shoushan, we must send more reinforcements over, otherwise the defense of Xi'an is in danger." Jiang Dingwen made a color way.

He was the commander of the 10th War Zone, but the real power was in the hands of Hu Zongnan, a student of the old Chiang's lineage. It's just that Hu Zongnan is still young and temporarily serves as a deputy. However, with the rise of the vanguard army, Meng Xiang was made a second-class general and commander of the theater at a young age, and the line of seniority was much looser. In addition, the more than 200,000 troops in Shaanxi basically listened to Hu Zongnan, and Jiang Dingwen also expected that it would not be long before Hu Zongnan would be able to take over his position, and he would intensify his efforts to make special profits.

According to Jiang Dingwen's private account office, 6 Yilin, "the property of Mao Yuqin and Gu Fengxiang, the largest capitalists in the northwest, is only a fraction of Jiang Dingwen's." ‘

Sitting on such a large property, he is the most afraid of the devil snatching into Xi'an City. If Xi'an City is broken, his Wanguan family property may not have anything left. The Five Tiger Generals back then had already worn out their courage with money and beauty, after all, some of his behaviors could no longer be explained by avoiding trouble and defilement.

"Teacher, I've already made the headmaster!" Although Hu Zongnan called Teacher Jiang Dingwen, his tone was only polite, and he looked down on him very much. The students of the Huangpu Department at least maintain a little enthusiasm, and there are few embryos like Jiang Dingwen who prostitute and gamble.

Lao Jiang was also annoyed by the devil's action: "Niang Xipi, this group of people have no conscience. You didn't attack Meng Ribai, but you came to fight my idea. "Angry is angry, but he still wants to turn the onslaught of this devil to the vanguard or the Red Party.

During this period of time, due to the existence of this group of devils, northern Shaanxi has been in turmoil, which Lao Jiang is still very satisfied with. Even the vanguard army, which he couldn't figure out, no longer attacked Shaanxi, and he could only guess that the vanguard army also planned to use this devil as a knife. In this way, the benefits of this devil staying in northern Shaanxi are even more.

And at this time, he could not judge that the Japanese intended to attack the city, but to break through. So Lao Jiang gave the order to intercept:

"Hold Xi'an, stop them!"

However, the Xi'an front was also a little unstable, and he had no choice but to dispatch Wei Lihuang and Mall in the Luoyang area and Tang Enbo in the Funiu Mountain area to support Xi'an, and the men and horses in Hanzhong were also sent out to support Baoji. In addition, vigilance has been strengthened at various passes from Shaanxi to Sichuan. to prevent this stream of devils from flowing in. If you are not careful, even if there are not many people who are rushed in by the devil, it will be a slap in the face of Chi Guoguo.

"Commander, the devil's artillery fire is too fierce!" The staff officer came to report.

"Hold it off for me!" Hu Zongnan burst out, "Whoever dares to retreat will be killed!" ”

Although he knew that there must be too many shells from the devils, the explosions that kept roaring in his ears were dozens of times stronger than Liu Zhenhua's artillery team back then, and he was worried about whether the city walls of Xi'an could support it. At this time, there were already two places that had been bombarded by the devils with explosives under the cover of artillery fire. The two sides are constantly entangled there.

"Reinforcements haven't arrived yet?" Hu Zongnan said hurriedly, but when he saw the eyes of those staff officers, he knew that it was still far away.

"Commander, the vanguard is calling." At this time, a lieutenant colonel staff officer walked in quickly and handed over an urgent telegram to Jiang Dingwen, but he glanced at Hu Zongnan as he spoke.

"Shouwen, the vanguard army intends to come to our aid!" Jiang Dingwen raised the message, said with a smile, and kicked the ball to Hu Zongnan.

The support of the Vanguard Army has been notorious, except for Wuhan due to the direct intervention of the central government, the other supported areas have become the territory of the Pioneer Army. He knew in his heart that Lao Jiang would never let the vanguard army in.

"Forwarded to the chairman of the committee!" Hu Zongnan directly pushed out with a pusher. He also knew what Lao Jiang meant, if he didn't pay attention, this would be a bigger sin than losing Xi'an. At the beginning, the city defense of Xi'an that he arranged was not only to guard against the Japanese army and the Red Party, but even the vanguard army was also to focus on defense.

"The Japanese artillery fire has put the city defense in danger, what if the vanguard army comes?" Looking at the telegram handed over by Jiang Dingwen with a smile in his hand, such a thought couldn't help but flash through his mind.

"The artillery fire of the vanguard army is too fierce, ask for tactical guidance!" The commander of the 14th Wing of the 15th Division, Yasushi Inoue, had to report in tears at this time.

If he knew that someone was saying that the devils under Xi'an City were under fierce artillery fire, he didn't know how to describe the heavy artillery bombardment of the vanguard army. In his sense, at least a thousand large and small artillery pieces were aimed at the various forts built by the Japanese in Zhumadian. At this moment, his ears were full of heavy artillery, and he was hiding in the semi-underground fortress, and he felt that all his internal organs were shaken by the sound of the cannons and he was about to jump out of his throat.

The Japanese mobilized a small amount of cement and steel bar, and although they organized laborers to build various fortresses of various sizes, they were far inferior to the Maginot Line of the French, and the heavy artillery of the vanguard army was no worse than that of the Germans.

Inoue knew that the fortress above his head could withstand the bombardment of 15o mm cannons, but at this time, not far away, the heavy artillery shells of the fallen vanguard army were at least 35o mm or more.

He guessed correctly that it was the 38o mm caliber artillery that was bombarding those forts at this time, not the Vanguard cannon, nor the shore artillery converted from naval guns, but the Assault Tiger self-propelled assault artillery.

Meng Xiang still remembers a little bit of this kind of street fighting weapon, although the cities of China are not as many concrete buildings as European and American cities, but at this time, Zhumadian is full of fortresses built by devils. This is just right for the assault tiger who drove to the front line and aimed at the direct bombardment of the fortress.

38o mm heavy artillery, 6 ground is rarely seen. The heavy artillery on the Assault Tiger, which claims to be able to bring down all of any building with just one shot, is simply a stone-to-watermelon style against the fortress where the devil has reduced the material. Each shelling felt as if it were about to lift the ground, and when the smoke cleared, only huge craters were still steaming, and every trace of the fortress fortifications was smashed into the dirt.

Although the length of the Assault Tiger's body tube is only 5.4 times the caliber and the attack distance of 6 kilometers, it is enough to cover the fortress of the devil by constantly moving on its own. With the reduction of the price of weapons in the late stage of World War II, Meng Xiang produced three first test products, and this time all of them were transferred. Three heavy artillery shells together, there really is no building to resist. Sometimes, when a single shot is fired, several surrounding forts are destroyed at the same time. Even if the fort was not crossed, the people inside would have been shaken to death.

"Come to support!" Yasushi Inoue was already covered with blood at this time and asked for support again, and this time he didn't even care about the face of the tactical guidance. Although a heavy artillery shell that fell not far away did not fall on his head, all the personnel in this semi-underground command post were shaken down, and several soldiers on the ground were bleeding and never got up again.

Even at this time, Inoue's head was as if a big bronze bell had been ringed in his ears, he was groggy, and the blood in his nose kept flowing out, but there was more blood in his heart at this time. He confidently arranged the fortress position, and wanted to give the vanguard a powerful look. Even the idea of carrying the people of the 1O6 Division was dismissive and left behind.

At the beginning, in order to prevent the common people from reporting to the vanguard army, they also specially put those people under centralized care. This was just the right convenience for the artillery attack of the vanguard army. The 14th Division did not have many confrontations with the vanguard army, and like Inoue Yasu, they still disdained to use ordinary people as talismans, which also made the artillery bombardment of the vanguard army even more unscrupulous.

But at this time, Inoue Jing regretted in his heart, if he wanted to choose again, after all, he pulled his soldiers around a Chinese people, so that the artillery fire of the vanguard army was not so fierce

At this time, he could only cry silently, the corners of his eyes were full of blood, and under such fierce artillery fire, his 15th Wing had little hope.

The 14th Division, which had been motorized very early, also had strong artillery fire, but in the face of the bombardment of at least 100 large-caliber heavy guns of more than 15o mm, the artillery fire supporting the 15th Wing had not heard movement for a long time. Not to mention hitting the Assault Tiger that is constantly swimming.

"Why haven't you come to support yet?" At this time, Hu Zongnan's mood was also very anxious.

The Japanese were driven to northern Shaanxi by the vanguard army, and although he knew that the Japanese were stronger, he still slightly looked down on the Japanese. But as soon as he actually fought, he learned that this group of Japanese was no worse than the Japanese soldiers he had been in contact with before.

The Japanese artillery fire was fierce, not because of the density of their bombardment, but because their bombardment was particularly accurate. Not to mention that the artillery of the Central Army was crippled by him, and even the heavy firepower points of the defense were knocked out one by one. Without the fire suppression of the city, the devils can easily place the explosives bag on the base of the city wall. And the Peeding tanks guarding outside the city also blocked rounds of destruction by death squads. As a result, the openings in the walls became more and more numerous and wider.

The devils couldn't help but fire fiercely, and the rifle shooting was also so powerful that they hardly dared to show their heads on the city walls. Hu Zongnan, who only hated, regretted replenishing the bullets to the Japanese. Who would have thought that these devils who were driven like dogs by the vanguard army and caught and hidden with the Red Party for a long time would be so strong. Even at the gap, the devils who rushed up desperately used bayonets to repeatedly force the Central Army that was blocking there to retreat.

In terms of assassination techniques, the devil is indeed stronger, and it is difficult to say how many soldiers can resist the assassination of the devil in one-on-one stabbing. However, the Northwest Army's broadsword team still has a legacy here, and the big blades are flying at the gap, and they also force the little devils out again.

But with a few bombardments of grenadiers at the opening, the little devil stepped on the fragments of the city bricks that were full of blood and rushed up.

Xi'an is critical. It stands to reason that Hu Zongnan's troops are also well equipped, but under the heavy pressure of 50,000 devils, the missing parts of the city defense can only be filled with their lives.

"In an hour, if I don't see you coming, I'll just wait to eat the gun!" Hu Zongnan said angrily. The reinforcements on the Baoji side are still thirty miles away from Xi'an City, but they have been carefully and slowly rubbing towards this side, lest they fall into an ambush by the devils. Hu Zongnan couldn't help but be annoyed by the hurry.

At this time, Major General Takashi Sakai, the brigade commander of the 28th Brigade of the 14th Division in Zhumadian, was in a hurry and did not need Hu Zongnan to send him, but he thought about using human lives to fill it at this time, but it was useless. The dense artillery fire of the vanguard army continued, and the number of lives was not enough to fill. The Japanese army has always relied on accurate artillery fire, accurate shooting, and fierce bayonets to defeat the Central Army, but it has not played much role against the vanguard army.

The Japanese artillery bombarded the heavy artillery and even the giant artillery of the vanguard army, and the sound was several notches lower, not to mention that there were not planes beating overhead.

Their grenadiers did not have much chance to speak in the face of such heavy artillery fire, and the remnants were knocked out by the mortars of the vanguard army.

It is said that the Japanese veteran rifle shot accurately, but it could not stop the impact of the MG-42 machine gun. The veteran was afraid of machine guns, and before the devil could come over, a rain of metal bullets poured over, and no matter how clever you were, you were also stained with corpses by the rain of bullets. What's more, the vanguard army also has many marksmen, and the sharpshooters with sniper scopes are even sharper than devils, revealing where they are beaten. The officers who took the lead were the most shot in the head.

As for the devil's bayonet, it was even more laughing, and before the devil rushed to his side, he was directly swept down by Suomi submachine guns and pistols.

Even if the devil wanted to hide in the fortress and put a hidden gun, he couldn't stop the bombardment of heavy artillery at all. At this time, there has been no news of Yasushi Inoue, the commander of the 15th Wing, for a long time. Takashi Sakai didn't have much hope in his heart that he was still alive, and the area defended by their 15th Wing had already been brushed twice by the artillery fire of the Vanguard. By this time, the artillery fire of the vanguard had extended to the positions of the 5th Wing in the rear.

A heavy artillery shell landed not far away, smashing the ground and shaking a few times. But Takashi Sakai knew that this 2o3 heavy cannon was far less terrifying than that kind of heavy artillery of a larger caliber. The roar of a heavy cannon comparable to a naval gun, he felt his eardrums tremble even far away. One can imagine how many lives can be filled in such artillery bombardment.

The 15th Wing had been filled, but the artillery fire of the vanguard remained. As a last resort, he began to ask for tactical guidance.

"I can't hold it!" The commander of the 14th Division, Lieutenant General Takamasa Iseki, sighed in a low voice, and he was the only one who heard it. However, the chief of staff next to him, Tadashi Sano, saw the frustration in his expression, and guessed the meaning behind this expression.

At this time, the sky was already covered with bombers and attack planes of the Vanguard Army, which directly bombed the artillery of the 14th Field Artillery Wing of the 2nd Division and did not dare to show their heads. And the line of defense of the front had already been crushed by the artillery of the vanguard army, but they could not do anything either. The vanguard army is either attacking in the sky, or bombarding with artillery fire from a distance, and if you can't see the opponent, how can you attack?

The 18th Cavalry Wing was trying to outflank the artillery positions of the vanguard in a roundabout way, but it was discovered by planes in the sky, and after more than 50 Il-1O attack planes and Havoc attack planes were continuously bombarded, the entire 18th Cavalry Wing was basically empty, except for the little money left.

More than 30 Zeros rushed to support from Hefei are still fighting with the 40 Thunderbolts and Hellcats of the vanguard army in the air, but the 12-3 record makes everyone understand that the reinforcements in the air cannot be counted on.

The 14th Division had no reinforcements, because the 13th Division and the 5th Division, which were disabled at that time, were sent to Hefei, and the 14th Division except for the 59th Wing was stationed in Nanyang, and the others were all transferred to the Zhumadian area. The resting 1O6 Division was guarding Xinyang. The 6th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, which was defending Gushi and other places, was crushed by the 56th Army, blocking their way to the east.

The 57th Army, which had conquered Miyang, was attacking Queshan, and together with the 56th Army, it closed the retreat of the 14th Division.

At this time, the 14th Division could only wait for the vanguard army to smash their fortresses and fortifications with heavy artillery little by little, waiting for the final defeat of the battle.

"You can't fight with the Vanguard on the plains! To counteract the fire of the vanguard, only in the mountains. Jingguan Takamasa stared at the water in the water cup on the table, which was shaken by the heavy artillery, and said suddenly. Although he didn't talk about street fighting, Sano Tadayoshi also understood that if there were no hostages to make the vanguard scruples, he was afraid that the street fighting would not be able to stop the attack of the vanguard army. In the previous street battles, the Japanese army did not take advantage of a single one.

"Gotta go now! It's late, and we're surrounded by vanguards! Sano Tadayoshi persuaded that this kind of talk was not suitable for Takamasa Iseki, but in order for the 14th Division not to be completely annihilated by the vanguard army, it was necessary to decide. The Hata Shunroku above already knew that the commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Dispatch Army was unpalatable with this hot yam, but the slightest luck that he retained made him hesitate.

"Go to Xinyang, turn the 1O6 Division first." Tadayoshi Sano said again.

He was already bombarded by the artillery fire of the 57th Army, and he definitely did not think that the 14th Division, which had lost its troops, could easily rush through the line of the 56th Army and the 41st Division, and at this time on the Anhui side, the 13th Division and the 3rd Division had begun to attack this line. When the time comes, the 1O6 Division may be able to cooperate with the Anhui side to attack. If you really can't do it, you can also hide in Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain.

Although it was a little harder, there was still hope compared to directly hitting the artillery fire of the vanguard. At that time, you can not only return to the east along the Dabie Mountain, but also cooperate with Okamura Ningji and them to threaten Wuhan to the south, or go west to deal with the devils in Shaanxi.

"What about Nanyang?" Jingguan Longchang pondered for a moment before saying. The 59th Wing was still holding in the Nanyang area, waiting for a new order, and a brigade of the Vanguard Army had already attacked there.

"Collect enough supplies and immediately withdraw to Tongbai Mountain!" Tadayoshi Sano immediately spoke.

"Hmmm! Remove! Jingguan Longchang snorted heavily.

At the same time, Xi'an Chengtou ushered in a new turning point.

"Airplanes! Our reinforcements have arrived! Hu Zongnan was taken aback by the shouting from the head of the city, and he stepped out of the command just in time to see the conspicuous logo of the vanguard army on the fuselage of the plane that swooped down from the air. Ro

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