Glorious Mission 1937

The sun rises in the east, and when the first ray of sunlight in the east cuts through the dark night and pokes out quietly, a new day is coming.

After a night of fighting, the soldiers on both sides were very tired, especially the paratroopers in the eighth war zone. It has been almost a day since they boarded the plane at [-] o'clock yesterday, and the soldiers have not entered a drop of water.

The sound of gunfire was still there, the sound of gunfire was still there, and the battle was still going on. The expressions of Qin Yiwu and others in the headquarters were also exhausted. With the continuous arrival of Japanese reinforcements, Qin Yiwu and others found themselves in danger of being surrounded and wiped out.

"How's the situation outside? Have the casualties of each unit been counted?" Qin Yiwu is most concerned about the casualties of the troops now.

"Report to the commander, the fighting in the north has temporarily stopped, the Japanese army is slowly retreating, but the Japanese army in the front (east) has not retreated, but continues to increase troops. The casualties have also been counted, 774 people were killed and 1387 were injured more than [-] people are missing!" Zhang Haoqiang, commander of the Second Paratrooper Brigade, reported.

"So many casualties?" Qin Yiwu frowned and asked.

"We have been fighting since we airborne Zhengzhou yesterday. First, we wiped out a reinforced brigade of the Devils, and then severely damaged a mixed brigade of the Devils, and fought with the Third Division of the Devils Chariot and the 10th Mixed Brigade. At night, more than [-] casualties are actually very small!" Zhang Haoqiang said with a wry smile.

"How long can our medicine last?" Qin Yiwu asked again.

"The rifle is okay, enough for today's day's battle, but the rocket is basically used up, and it can't be replenished in a short time." [

"That's okay. When the commander left, he personally called me and ordered us to defend Zhengzhou no matter what. No matter how dangerous it is, we must persevere!"

"Yes!"

"However, it won't work if this continues. Send me an order to give up three streets and let the soldiers take turns to eat. In addition, I also sent a report to the theater headquarters, requesting immediate reinforcements from the headquarters!"

"Reinforcement? Commander. There is only one paratrooper unit in our war zone, how can there be reinforcements?" Zhang Haoqiang asked in surprise.

"There are indeed no more well-trained paratroopers, but isn't there a new paratrooper brigade in the theater? Those recruits have been training for more than 5 months, and it's time to participate in actual combat! Don't worry, the Japanese troops on the front line of Lanfeng There are many, and only the Third Chariot Division is used to attack Zhengzhou. The rest are in Yubei and Li Yifeng, the bandit leader. That is to say, the little devil has no reinforcements. Whether it is a brigade or a regiment, it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back for the Japanese army!"

"The commander is right, I'll send a report to the theater!" Zhang Haoqiang said excitedly.

The headquarters of the third tank division of the Zhongmu Japanese Army.

Nishihara Issaku and others also stayed up all night. The battle in Zhengzhou made the atmosphere of the entire division headquarters very depressing. Although the main force arrived in Zhengzhou, the battle situation has begun to change in the direction favorable to the empire, but the Chinese army is still not completely defeated, and there is a comeback at any time possible.

At dawn, Issaku Nishihara and others were analyzing the enemy's situation, when Chiyoko Koga, the head of the intelligence department, hurried in.When he came to Nishihara Yice, he said, "Your Excellency Nishihara, our Tegao Branch just intercepted a telegram from the Chinese army in Zhengzhou, and it was sent to Chen Feng by the commander of the Chinese paratroopers!"

"Have you deciphered it?" Nishihara Issaku asked hastily.

"It has not been fully deciphered, but the general meaning has been clarified. This telegram is a telegram for help. I only know that the Chinese army in the city suffered a lot of casualties. The other information is because we have not fully grasped the telegram code of the eighth theater of China. So I can't decipher it, please forgive me!" Jiaga Chiyoko said.

"Yoxi, Your Excellency Jiahe, you have done a very good job at Tegao. Since the Chinese people have already started asking for help, it means that the Chinese army in the city is at the end of its strength, and the imperial army should step up their attacks." Lieutenant General Nishihara Itsu said excitedly.

At this moment, a staff officer from the left hurriedly walked in and said, "Report to Your Excellency, Commander of the Division, the Front Army Command is urgently calling!"

"It's from Mr. Okamura?"

"Hay!" [

Issaku Nishihara hurriedly read the telegram, the content of the telegram was not much, just a few dozen words, but in the eyes of Issaku Nishihara, it was as heavy as a thousand catties.

After a while, Issei Nishihara regained his composure and said, "Immediately send a report to Mizuno-kun and order them to end the battle before dark today. If the Chinese army cannot be completely wiped out before dark, then we will Withdraw immediately!"

"Hay!"

"Nani?"

This is the reaction of two types of people in the division headquarters of the Japanese Army, one is mechanically obedient to orders, and the other has its own thoughts.

"Your Excellency, why is this? Even if the imperial army cannot wipe out the Chinese army in Zhengzhou City today, they can continue to fight tomorrow. Why are they withdrawing?" Chiyoko Koga asked angrily.

"This is the order of His Excellency Okamura, and we must implement it!" After speaking, Issaku Nishihara handed the telegram to Chiyoko Koga.

After reading the telegram, Koga Chiyoko turned back dejectedly, and went straight out of the Division Headquarters of the Third Chariot Division.

After receiving the order from the division headquarters, Nobuo Mizuno was quite puzzled, but as a soldier, especially a senior officer, Nobuo Mizuno knew very well what his responsibilities were.Since this telegram was indeed sent from the Division Headquarters, it meant that it represented the fighting will of the Division Headquarters and even the entire Third Chariot Division, and bosom friends must strictly implement it.

So Nobuo Mizuno also issued the same order to all the troops in Zhengzhou City, and the Chinese army in the city must be wiped out within one day. If they cannot be wiped out, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Qin Yiwu in the headquarters obviously felt that the Japanese army's attack was more violent this morning than yesterday. Yesterday, the Japanese army almost did not use artillery for fear of accidental injury, but today is different. Support, without any scruples about the Japanese army who is fighting, that is to say, the Japanese army does not care about accidentally injuring their companions.

"Report to the commander, the Sixth Avenue in Dongcheng District has fallen, and the Japanese army is attacking Zhongzheng Middle School!"

"Report to the commander, the Swan Hotel has fallen, and the first regiment, the second battalion, the second company and the third platoon have been wiped out!"

"Report Commander"

The bad news came one after another. Qin Yiwu knew that the devil was desperate now, and if he failed, he would be benevolent. It was a completely lose-lose style of play.

This is not the most important thing. The problem is that the Japanese army now has a superior force. After more than a day of hard fighting, there are less than 6000 paratroopers left, but the attacking Japanese army has more than 3000 troops, which is twice their strength. above.In addition, due to the exhaustion of rockets, dozens of Japanese tanks were still intact, which put a lot of pressure on the paratroopers.

Qin Yiwu straightened his clothes and said: "The little devil is starting to fight desperately. It's a completely desperate style of play. They dare to fight and fight hard, so why don't we dare to fight hard? He is a ball if he is a ball. If he is not, he will even fight. Neither is the ball, grandma's, the guards are assembled!"

After speaking, Qin Yiwu took his guards out of the headquarters and rushed towards the commander. Zhang Huwei in the headquarters looked at the aggressive Qin Yiwu, gritted his teeth and followed along with the surviving troops of the 196nd Regiment of the 2th Division.

By noon in the battle, the paratroopers had been captured by the Japanese on 4 streets, and there were only less than [-] streets left from the headquarters of the first war zone. Once the Japanese army captured the headquarters in the city center, they could hold here and dispatch troops calmly. It will be really troublesome then.

After realizing the seriousness of the matter, Qin Yiwu directly transferred 2 battalions from the west city and the south city to intervene in the battle in the east.

After 2 o'clock in the afternoon, reinforcements from Qin Yiwu and others finally arrived. They were a well-equipped infantry brigade and some special forces. In addition, Chen Feng also sent a large number of planes to join the battle. With the addition of this new force, the defenders could finally Take a breather.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army still failed to drive the defenders out of Zhengzhou City after paying huge casualties. Instead, they lost all the results of the morning in just two hours. The defenders were gone, so they ordered the troops to retreat while destroying.

Under the deliberate destruction of the Japanese army, the Dongcheng District of Zhengzhou suddenly burst into flames. As a last resort, Qin Yiwu had to order the troops to stop chasing the Japanese army and help the people in the city put out the fire on the spot.After Mizuno's headquarters withdrew from Zhengzhou, they did not stop at all, and returned directly to Zhongmou.

With the end of the battle in Zhengzhou City, the battle in the direction of Xinxiang and Liaocheng Linqing soon subsided, and both sides took the initiative to retreat and keep a certain distance.

In this battle, Chen Feng's troops dispatched more than 3 troops from the entire Southern Hebei Military Region and all the paratroopers in the theater. Although heavy casualties were caused, especially the three paratrooper brigades were all injured, only 3000 of the 7000-odd people remained. Most of them still had fighting power, and the rest were either killed or injured, and the number of dead in the battle was as high as 2117, which was the battle with the heaviest casualties of the paratroopers.

But in Chen Feng's opinion, it was very worthwhile. The absolute loss of less than [-] soldiers was exchanged for the lives of millions of people. No matter what, it was a good deal, and he thought it was worth it!

Chen Feng was worth it, but Okamura Ningji also felt that he did not lose money in this battle. Although he failed to win Zhengzhou, he won the entire eastern Henan area. In addition, the Japanese army has also occupied Zhongmu, Xinxiang and other places. Strategically, it has formed a huge strategic threat to Zhengzhou.The national government must have heavy troops stationed in Zhengzhou at all times, otherwise the Japanese army may attack Zhengzhou at any time.

It's just a pity for Neiji Okamura. If it weren't for the emergency order from the country, I'm afraid even Zhengzhou would have been taken this time, but the casualties in the sacrifice would be greater!

Now the only one who feels that he has lost money is probably the old man. After this battle, Chen Feng's hand has been completely extended to Henan, and he has directly occupied Zhengzhou.What made Lao Jiang most angry was that if the territory was occupied, it would be occupied. During this period, many remnant troops who were defeated by the Japanese army organized and actively broke away from the battle order of the Central Army and intervened in the eighth theater. Tiger's regiment.