binnovel Chapter 402: Glorious Capture
Chapter 402: Glorious Capture
The regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, commanded his troops to launch an attack on the 31st Army's blocking forces. However, the Japanese army now had only four heavy machine guns to provide fire support for the attacking forces, and this firepower was completely insufficient to suppress the shooting firepower of the opposing Chinese forces.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, made the tragic discovery that his attacking force was completely unable to get close to the Chinese army's blocking positions. Judging from the firepower of the Chinese army that was blocking him, the size of the opposing Chinese army was far greater than he had imagined.
In just five minutes, the first breakout organized by the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, ended hastily. Apart from the loss of more than fifty officers and soldiers, nothing else was gained.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, felt increasingly bad. He had been observing the previous attack carefully, hoping to find the weakness of the Chinese army. However, the conclusion he finally came to made him very pessimistic, that is, he was doomed this time.
What should I do? What should I do now? Even if I launch another attack, my troops and firepower will not be able to break out of the encirclement of the Chinese army. But if I don't attack to break out, no reinforcements will come to rescue me.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, looked at the officers and soldiers around him who were all exhausted. Up to now, only about 400 officers and soldiers had withdrawn from the positions. The remaining officers and soldiers on the positions would probably not be able to withdraw. He had to use these 400 or so officers and soldiers to open a breakthrough. Waiting there would definitely not work.
"Everyone listen, we must charge out. For the future of the 20th Regiment, for the honor and glory of the 20th Regiment, you must cheer up and charge for the Empire of Japan!" Five minutes later, the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, drew his command knife and loudly encouraged the officers and soldiers around him.
As the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, finished his words, all the Japanese officers and soldiers shouted and rushed forward. Everyone knew that this was a desperate attack. Either they would successfully break out of the encirclement of the Chinese army, or they would die on the road to the charge.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, also waved his command knife and led the charge. From a distance, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, had a blood-stained gauze tied on his head and held his command knife high in his hand. The image looked so sad.
The troops of the 31st Army Group responsible for blocking the Japanese army did not care whether the Japanese army was in a miserable state or not. The order they received was not to let any Japanese army pass through their blocking line. All the officers and soldiers of the Chinese troops on the blocking line also faithfully carried out this order, desperately firing rapidly at the charging Japanese army.
When the commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, rushed to more than a hundred meters away from the defense line of the Chinese blocking forces, he was knocked down by the fierce firepower of the Chinese blocking forces. However, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, was really lucky. This time the bullet only hit Colonel Nobuaki Ohno's chest and did not allow him to see Amaterasu immediately.
However, the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, had lost his ability to move, and could only move forward with the troops if someone came to carry him on his back or on a stretcher.
But now, on the battlefield where bullets were flying everywhere, all the Japanese attacking officers and soldiers were focusing on the Chinese army's blocking line on the opposite side. People around them were shot and fell down every moment. The sound of gunfire and explosions stimulated everyone's nerves. No one noticed that the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, had fallen down.
The commander of the wing, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, was lying in the weeds, feeling waves of piercing pain in his chest. After trying several times, he gave up struggling. He was ready to just lie there and wait for his blood to drain out.
Now the only hope of the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, is that his 20th Regiment can break out of the encirclement of the Chinese army. Even if only a small team can break out, it will be a great victory. At least the headquarters will have a reason to rebuild the 20th Regiment.
Fifteen minutes after the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, had been lying on the ground, the sound of gunfire in his ears had become increasingly sparse, which indicated that the charge was nearing its end. However, from the sound of the gunfire, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno could tell that his troops had not been able to break through the encirclement of the Chinese army.
Well, now the commander of the regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, has calmed down. His 20th Regiment was really wiped out this time, and he has already tried his best. If anyone should be blamed, it should be that bastard Katagiri Morio, the commander of the 9th Regiment. He is such a bastard. That bastard has ruined the 20th Regiment this time.
When the commander of the 20th Regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ōno, thought of the commander of the 9th Regiment, Colonel Morio Katagiri, he became furious. As a result of this anger, coupled with his already weak body due to his injuries, Colonel Nobuaki Ōno fainted. At this time, fainting was a very good thing for Colonel Nobuaki Ōno.
Just as the regiment commander, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, judged, the other remnants of the 20th Regiment on the battlefield were too late or unable to retreat when they received the order to retreat. Some troops on the battlefield did not receive the order to retreat at all because the soldiers who delivered the message did not arrive here at all.
These Japanese troops in the defensive positions were slowly wiped out under the joint encirclement and suppression of the Second Group Bureau and the New 22nd Army. After breaking through the Japanese defensive positions, the New 22nd Army also sent troops to conduct a mopping-up and pursuit operation towards the rear of the Japanese army until they joined up with the troops of the 31st Group Army responsible for blocking the Japanese army's escape route.
While cleaning the battlefield, the commander of the 20th Regiment of the Japanese Army, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, was found to be still breathing by a soldier of the 31st Army Group. Thus, the commander of the 20th Regiment, Colonel Nobuaki Ohno, became a glorious prisoner and was sent to the field hospital behind the Chinese troops for surgery as quickly as possible.
For the Chinese offensive force, this daytime attack has basically achieved the desired results. Except for allowing the remnants of the Japanese 9th Regiment to escape, other combat objectives have been achieved. The only thing left is the final attack target, the headquarters of the 16th Division.
While the Chinese troops were cleaning up the battlefield and collecting various spoils of war, the atmosphere in the 16th Division Headquarters was extremely tense, and it felt as if the temperature in the entire division command had dropped a lot.