Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 48 Just wait one more night!
"Are there really German-equipped divisions?" After looking at all the equipment, Li Jingyi was silent, then murmured.

This is really unexpected.

There actually is a German-equipped division.

It's amazing.

"So the more than 3,000 people in the garrison regiment are all equipped with German weapons?" Li Jingyi came back to his senses and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Yes, the brothers behind me can testify." Wang Lingyun nodded expressionlessly.

"I didn't expect to see a German-equipped division. If it's real, we should have no problem holding out for three days."

"There is no coward under the M35 helmet." Li Jingyi felt very complicated. This was indeed a big surprise for him.

I then asked for some more details and learned that the weapons were sold by a German arms dealer. Although I felt very strange, I didn't think much about it.

Perhaps these were arms stockpiled before the war, and were being sold at this perfect time.

After all, the price is not very cheap, and is obviously higher than before the war.

But this is understandable. After three years of fighting, all external communication channels were almost blocked by the Japanese army.

As for the higher price, it’s fine. It’s good enough to be able to buy it.

And it was purchased with American dollars, which is very considerate.

Normally, it is either foreign exchange or agricultural and mining products.

"What a pity! If I had known this earlier, I would have bought some. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been bullied so badly by the Japanese." Li Jingyi sighed after hearing this.

"Commander, the Japanese troops are coming again." At this time, the communications staff came in and reported.

"Tell the brothers to hold on. The position must not be lost." Li Jingyi ordered.

"Yes."

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Outside Luancheng, at the 18th Division's temporary command post, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi's face was extremely gloomy.

We were about to capture Luancheng. After a brief rest, we would head straight to Gantang and join up with the First Guards Brigade, and then we could head straight to Binyang.

Then the previously made plan will be completed.

The results of it?
The enemy unexpectedly received reinforcements, catching him off guard, and he lost the position he had captured with great difficulty.

This naturally made Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi feel very unhappy.

"Check, check clearly where the reinforcements come from." Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi shouted.

"Hay."

Not long after, the operations staff came in.

"Your Excellency, the division commander, the frontline reports that they have found out the number of the support unit."

"Who is it?" Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi took a look.

"76th Brigade of the 228th Division." The operations staff officer said quickly in fear.

"Is it him?" Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi immediately recalled the information of the 76th Division, especially the division commander Wang Lingyun, who had participated in the Battle of Songhu and performed well, and was even known as the Fukuyama Iron Army. "Isn't the 76th Division stationed in Gantang? Why would they come here to reinforce? Did they not want Gantang anymore?"

Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi was puzzled. Is the 76th Division so powerful?

Not only did it withstand the attack of the 1st Guards Brigade head-on?
Can we also transfer a brigade to support the 49th Division’s position?

Even the German-equipped division back then wouldn't dare to be so rampant, right?

Do you really not take them seriously?
"Mr. Division Commander, could there be a problem with the 1st Guards Brigade?" the operations staff officer asked cautiously.

"What do you mean?" Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi asked with some confusion.

"Could it be that their attack was thwarted? Or did reinforcements arrive in Gan Tang? Otherwise, it is difficult to explain why the 76th Division had the spare capacity to draw reinforcements to support the 49th Division." The operations staff expressed his opinion.

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi fell into deep thought. After thinking for a while, he felt that what he said made sense. This was indeed very strange.

"That shouldn't be possible. The 76st Guards Brigade is the Imperial Guard. Whether it's weapons and equipment or the quality of its personnel, they are absolutely first-rate. Even if the th Division has good combat effectiveness, they can't be so bold as to split up their forces."

"The only explanation is that reinforcements have arrived. If that's the case, then it makes sense."

"How about this? Send a telegram to the First Guards Brigade, asking how many defenders are there in Gantang? Do they need reinforcements? My troops are attacking Luancheng now. Once we have taken over this reinforcement, we will go and reinforce them."

Lieutenant General Seiichi Kuna really had good intentions because he thought that since the Chinese army had sent reinforcements, it would be at least one division, or even more.

Then the 1st Guards Brigade must be under a lot of pressure.

In fact, he didn't even know that the so-called reinforcements were just a regiment, otherwise he would have been shocked.

Major General Sakurada Takeshi, who received the telegram, was completely furious. He pulled out his command knife and chopped the desk in front of him into pieces.

"Baka, baka, baka..." He kept cursing, and it was unclear whether he was cursing his subordinates for not living up to their expectations, or cursing Lieutenant General Kuna Seichi for coming to mock his First Guards Brigade.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, please stay calm and don't let your anger cloud your mind." Prince Kitashirakawa advised.

"Baga, tell me how to stay calm? This is a mockery of our 76st Guards Brigade's poor performance. What does it mean that the th Division sent a brigade to Luancheng for reinforcement? What does it mean that they will eat up this reinforcement and come to support me?" Major General Sakurada Takeshi pointed at the telegram and roared angrily.

Even Prince Kitashirakawa didn't dare to say anything this time.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, we should now find out which unit is on the opposite side. Moreover, based on the ammunition consumption in the past two days, it is obviously beyond the ammunition consumption of normal troops. As we all know, the Chinese troops have limited ammunition. This kind of free-of-charge fighting style is the first time we have encountered it, especially their machine guns, which have never stopped." Prince Kitashirakawa could only change the subject. It was not easy for him to express his opinion on such matters.

"Also, the 76th Division doesn't seem like a unit that can possess so many weapons and equipment. Although they are classified as a regular unit, they may not be able to replenish so many weapons and equipment."

"I know everything you said, but the other side has not yet given out their number, so it is not clear which unit it is." Major General Sakurada Takeshi shook his head and said.

"I have sent a telegram to His Excellency the division commander, requesting heavy artillery support."

Originally, he wanted to take the position in one go to wash away this shame, but he didn't make any progress for three consecutive days, especially since the enemy's firepower density was obviously greater than theirs. In addition, the telegram from Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi made him decide to transfer the heavy artillery regiment.

He wanted to use heavy artillery to completely tear apart the position in front of him.

Upon hearing this, Prince Kitashirakawa was stunned. He wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

At the Shankouxu position, Lu Yuhua looked at the dilapidated trenches and the soldiers who were busy repairing the fortifications, and then looked at the position of the 1st Guards Brigade in the distance.

"Just wait one more night, just wait one more night, tomorrow I will let you experience the feeling of being bombarded by heavy artillery." Lu Yuhua murmured.

(End of this chapter)