Chapter 287: The Japanese army dared to ambush this small force?

The Southern Army’s judgment on the Sichuan Army has always been to attack Borneo.

Therefore, the Japanese army’s response was to strengthen the defense of Borneo.

The results of it?
Now the Sichuan Army actually landed directly in Qiongzhou.

This caught the Japanese army off guard.

You should know that there is only one regiment in Qiongzhou, with more than 3,000 people.

In addition, the Imperial Army of Yizhou has quite good combat effectiveness.

But compared with the Sichuan Army, the difference is not just a little bit.

"Yes, the Fourth War Zone has already dispatched a regiment to prepare for landing in Haikou," said senior staff officer Colonel Masami Ishii.

Upon hearing that the Fourth War Zone was withdrawing regiments one by one, Lieutenant General Tsukada Osamu fell into deep thought.

Just one group wants to take over Haikou?

What a joke.

Although they are second-line troops, it doesn't mean they are really incapable.

Especially since the opponent is a ragtag force from the Fourth War Zone.

In other words, the main force of the attack was the Sichuan Army.

The internal management of the Naihechuan Army is very strict, and it is impossible for them to infiltrate.

There is a strict household registration management system, various screenings, and so on.

So they have no idea how many people the Sichuan Army has.

Lieutenant General Tsukada Ko thought for a while. Based on his understanding of the Sichuan Army, they would definitely not attack Haikou headlong.

Then somewhere else.

But he couldn't guess where it was.

Because Qiongzhou can be landed on all sides.

There is no way to completely prevent it.

More importantly, he didn't know when the other party would start the attack.

"Let the navy in Hong Kong dispatch a fleet to support Qiongzhou." Lieutenant General Tsukada Ko thought for a while and felt that the most effective support at the moment was to withdraw troops from Hong Kong.

But Hong Kong also has its own troubles, namely the Dongjiang guerrillas.

As for this guerrilla force, Hong Kong's Lianjie Isogai adopted the strategy of blockade and strangulation.

But the effect is average.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Tsukada Kou could not mobilize many troops.

"Hi." Senior staff officer Colonel Masami Ishii responded quickly.

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In Xiangjiang, after receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Tsukada Issuke, Isogai Liansuke snorted coldly.

"Since when did the affairs of Hong Kong come under the command of the Southern Army?"

He is the Governor of Hong Kong, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the headquarters.

The Southern Army wanted to withdraw his troops to support Qiongzhou with just one telegram?

What a joke.

"Governor, what do you mean?" the subordinate asked.

"Let's wait and see if they are really going to land in Qiongzhou. There are almost tens of thousands of troops there. Even if the enemy really lands, how many troops can they have?" Liansuke Isogai always felt that the Southern Army's battle reports were exaggerated.

Can a group of ragtag troops have such strong combat effectiveness?
What a joke.

It is nothing more than an excuse for the Southern Army's own incompetence.

"Right now, what we need to do is to ensure the safety of Hong Kong and drive away all those refugees. We don't need so many homeless people here." Liansuke Isogai said again.

"According to intelligence, the Dongjiang guerrillas must be mixed in with these refugees and vagrants. If we completely eliminate them, Hong Kong will be able to achieve long-term peace and stability."

I have to say that Rensuke Isogai is still very capable.

At least this move will make the Dongjiang guerrillas very uncomfortable.

"Hayi." The subordinate responded quickly.

After his subordinates left, Rensuke Isogai threw the telegram aside.

To be honest, he is very dissatisfied with his current position.

The Governor of Hong Kong sounds very nice.

In fact, it is just a nominal position and has no real power.

More importantly, he has been assigned to the reserve force. Unless something unexpected happens, he will basically have no hope of making a comeback.

But Terauchi Juichi's stroke gave him hope.

The Southern Army is currently under the temporary command of Lieutenant General Tsukada Isao, but in fact, many people are eyeing the position of Southern Army Commander.

All in all, the Southern Army Commander has a lot of power, which naturally attracts more people's attention.

Rensuke Isogai is just one of them.

He hopes to make a comeback through his achievements in Hong Kong.

Unfortunately, he might be disappointed this time.

That was the Sichuan Army's determination to land in Qiongzhou, which far exceeded his imagination.

.........

After a day of sailing, thousands of fishing boats, escorted by the Siamese naval fleet, crossed the Beibu Gulf and arrived in the waters outside Danzhou.

"The sea at night is so scary." The sun hasn't set yet, but the fear brought by the sea can already be felt.

After all, the sight of everything being pitch black is indeed frightening.

"Okay, fire quickly and prepare for landing." Before the sun completely set, Cun Xingxing immediately ordered the troops to start landing.

Under Sun Guanghua's command, the Siamese Navy began to fire crazily at the positions on the shore.

In order to defend Qiongzhou, the Japanese army set up defense zones in coastal areas, where some Yizhou natives and local Imperial Army were stationed.

The natives who were preparing to have dinner were stunned in an instant.

"The Chinese are attacking?" This was the first reaction of the indigenous company commander. After all, who else could attack from the sea except the Chinese?

They can’t be those poor guerrillas who are almost starving to death, right?
But when did the Chinese on the other side have warships?
This was the second reaction of the Yizhou Imperial Army.

After all, China's warships were basically destroyed.

Now, apart from the Japanese army, the only remaining forces in this sea area are the Siamese and French Indochina navies.

Could it be them?
Do not!
Or is it that the Sichuan Army is attacking?
impossible!
"Impossible, they can't get around." After his mind became a little clearer, the native company commander immediately shook his head.

"Asshole, go call the Japanese army, we are under attack by enemy ships, and it is estimated that the enemy ships will land here."

"Hi!" The communicator immediately turned around and trotted to make a phone call.

At the same time, the native company commander looked at the sea in the distance with concern.

Could it really be the Sichuan Army?

Why did they land here?
You know, this place is very poor.

Moreover, the entire Qiongzhou Island has no decent output at all.

Now he could only pray that the other party was just passing by and fired a few shots.

If you really want to log in.

I'm afraid that the few people I have are doomed.

"Damn it, let all those Imperial Army troops come and join the battle." The Yizhou native company commander ordered.

"Hay."

Here, Lieutenant Colonel Cun Xingxing personally led a battalion of soldiers and drove a fishing boat towards the shore.

Due to the scarcity of landing ships, we can only rely on fishing boats.

Because those landing ships were needed to transport artillery. Half of these fishing boats were full of soldiers, and the other half were loaded with the necessary ammunition and supplies.

After all, no one knows what unexpected events may occur during the landing battle.

In fact, Cun Yunsheng was a little worried before going out to sea.

According to his ideal landing, there should be professional transport ships.

If so, just stuff the tank into the transport ship, open the hatch, and the amphibious tank can be driven directly ashore.

Unfortunately, he reported his request to Stilwell.

A direct telegram clearly rejects it.

Therefore, there is no way to transport tanks.

We can only rely on those dilapidated landing ships to transport artillery.

Amid the sound of artillery fire, the landing formation moved forward towards the landing point according to the pre-arranged plan. Soon, Lieutenant Colonel Cun Xingxing saw balls of flames exploding on the land ahead and the dazzling light from the flares rising into the air.

As a result, on the way to the landing site, heavy rain suddenly broke out in the sky...The weather on the ocean is like this, it changes at any time.

"This damn weather keeps changing." Lieutenant Colonel Cun Xingxing couldn't help but curse, but soon discovered.

In fact, this is also a good thing.

Because heavy rain reduced visibility and thunder would cover up other sounds, it was possible that the Sichuan Army would be able to land on land without being discovered by the natives.

Sure enough, it was just as Cun Xingxing had expected.

When the fishing boat successfully landed, it did not encounter any resistance.

This made Cun Xingxing very happy.

This login is really too simple.

It was completely different from the bloody battle imagined.

"Commander, there is no sound at all." The battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the New 2nd Regiment, who was leading the charge, couldn't help but say.

To be honest, Cun Xingxing was also a little scared. He didn't encounter any enemy defenses, which meant he didn't know where the enemy's defense line was. Groping in the dark was very dangerous because he might end up in the enemy's encirclement.

"Let the first company take the lead, and the rest will just follow. Also, the artillery will set up positions and be ready to provide support at any time." Even though they had practiced this countless times, Cun Xingxing was still a little nervous.

After all, there are still some differences between exercises and actual combat. Even though he repeatedly emphasized that exercises are actual combat, it is useless.

You will feel much more relaxed during the exercise, but it will be different in actual combat.

That was really terrifying.

Because no one knows where the bullet will come from and kill you.

"Commander, how about letting the artillery fire two shells as an attempt?" suggested a battalion commander.

"Well, yes."

Soon, the mortarman fired a shell at the native position in the distance.

With a loud "boom", a shell exploded on the natives' defensive position.

This shell was like stirring up a hornet's nest, and beams of flashlights and searchlights shone in the direction of the explosion.

At the same time, these natives also discovered traces of the Sichuan Army.

"Da da da da..."

"Fire!" At the order, the recoilless gun, which had been waiting impatiently, fired at the flaming position.

boom!
With a loud bang, the flaming position on the opposite side was directly blown up.

Immediately afterwards, the machine guns that had been set up began to fire wildly at the indigenous positions in the distance.

The weapons of these Yizhou natives are not that advanced.

Faced with the Sichuan Army whose firepower far exceeded theirs, they were no match at all.

Especially after the recoilless gun directly knocked down their machine gun positions, they were trembling with fear.

Before they could escape, they were hit by machine gun fire.

Many natives had no time to dodge and fell down like rows of wooden stakes. Some of them were only injured, but were soon stabbed by the Sichuan Army soldiers who followed closely.

The Sichuan Army continued to chase forward, stepping on the corpses of the natives. Even when they saw some natives kneeling on the ground with their hands raised, they did not show mercy and shot them in the head. Anyone who showed mercy at this time was a fool.

After all, Cun Yunsheng emphasized that we must not be merciful when facing these natives.

Because these natives are cruel and ruthless.

Precisely because of such an order, Cun Xingxing also emphasized that everyone must reload their guns and not allow anyone to be taken prisoner.

"Tell the landing troops behind us that the beachhead has been taken and we are advancing deeper." Cun Xingxing said to the communicator beside him after seeing that the beachhead had been taken.

"Yes, Commander." After saying that, he began to send a telegram to the troops in the rear.

The soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the New 2nd Regiment continued to pursue the deep defense under the command of Cun Xingxing.

These Yizhou native imperial troops also guessed the Sichuan Army's plan.

That is to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Danzhou City.

It would be useless even if he knew the other party's purpose.

Because the firepower of the two sides was not at the same level at all, the Sichuan Army was completely unable to fight back against the attack.

Captain Jiro Nakamori, the squadron leader of the Japanese army in the city, heard the sound of gunfire outside the city and led two teams directly to the beach outside the city.

In fact, when they were halfway there, they encountered the Imperial Army of Yizhou. According to their confessions, they learned that the landing troops were from the Sichuan Army Corps, and they were stunned at the time.

Especially when he learned that there were thousands of enemies, he was completely panicked.

With just these few men, they were no match for the fully armed Sichuan Army.

Unless he could block the enemy and then inflict heavy damage on the pursuing enemy vanguard.

But at the moment, the most suitable place he could find to block the attack was the jungle on both sides of the road.

Because the jungle can provide them with hiding places and the trees can serve as cover.

You can even control the road in the middle.

The idea is very good.

The results of it?
When they saw that the pursuing troops numbered hundreds of people.

He was completely silent.

Because the best opportunity is not to ambush on both sides of the jungle, but to return to the city, continue to defend with the help of the city’s fortifications, and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

But now he is in a difficult situation and can only grit his teeth and ambush.

The key issue is that an ambush in the dark is not that simple.

The expected casualties were not great.

But the soldiers of the first battalion reacted quickly and began to fight back.

Along with the sound of gunfire, dense bullets began to pour towards the jungles on both sides of the road.

Compared with the firepower of the Japanese army, the firepower of the Sichuan Army is several times stronger.

Especially with the support of mortars and recoilless rifles.

The Japanese soldiers screamed in agony from the explosion.

Captain Jiro Nakamori's heart sank, he knew that if he didn't retreat, he would be doomed.

The firepower of the Sichuan Army on the opposite side was terrifyingly strong.

Watching more and more of his subordinates falling to the ground, when the enemy finally caught up with them, Captain Jiro Nakamori couldn't bear the fear in his heart and chose to flee with a few trusted men.

This is not to say that he was a coward, but the enemy's firepower was far beyond his imagination.

The ambush that he had planned turned out to be a joke.

More importantly, they are the second-line troops, and he is over 30 years old and has a family. He no longer has the fighting spirit he had before.

So when his subordinates fell one after another in front of him, he had no choice but to run away.

"With just these few Japanese troops, they dare to ambush us?" After occupying the jungles on both sides, a battalion commander looked at the bodies of the fallen Japanese soldiers with a look of disdain on his face.

(End of this chapter)