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

Chapter 54: How could the German-equipped division reappear?

"Kuna-kun, if it wasn't the German-equipped division, would my 1st Guards Brigade have suffered a disastrous defeat?" Major General Sakurada Takeshi's face was full of hatred. This time, he had completely lost the face of the 1st Guards Brigade.

Looking at the expression of Major General Sakurada Takeshi, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi finally came to his senses.

"it is true?"

"Of course it's true, 150mm heavy howitzers, 105mm howitzers, and 120mm mortars, as well as a large number of 81mm mortars, and countless 50mm mortars."

"Juna-kun, tell me, if these are not German equipment, what are they?"

"In addition to these, there were also German-made 37mm anti-aircraft guns and 88mm anti-aircraft guns. All 12 of the Navy's aircraft were shot down without exception."

"If the Chinese army's firepower wasn't too strong, would I have been defeated so miserably?"

At the end of his speech, Major General Sakurada Takeshi's face was filled with grief and indignation.

As the brigade commander of a Type A division, this was the first time he suffered such a tragic defeat.

The brigade, which had nearly 10,000 people, now had less than 5,000 people left.

The rest were basically wiped out or disappeared.

He knew that his future was over. If nothing unexpected happened, he would either commit suicide or return to his country and serve in the reserve.

With every word Major General Sakurada Takeshi said, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi's expression became more uglier.

Especially the other people in the division headquarters, they all gasped.

They are very familiar with these equipment.

Even a 150mm howitzer was captured.

"This is indeed a German-equipped division..." After a long time, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi responded.

"Wait, you said 12 HNA fighter planes were shot down?"

Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi suddenly remembered that the HNA fighter jet was just said to have been shot down?
This is going to be a big deal.

Those bastards in the navy are bound to explode.

"Yes, they crashed directly into the Chinese army's defense firepower network, and five fighter planes were shot down on the spot. The remaining fighter planes tried to climb, but were shot down by the 88mm anti-aircraft guns that followed closely behind." Major General Sakurada Takeshi took a deep breath and told everything he saw.

After he finished speaking, Major General Sakurada Takeshi also noticed something was wrong.

Judging from the nature of those bastards in the navy, if this matter is not handled properly, I'm afraid something serious will happen.

The two sides didn't get along well in the first place.

Before the war, the army tried to overthrow the superior with its own troops, but in order to avoid being affected, the navy sent its warships into Tokyo Bay, took away all the officers of the Navy Department, and continued to watch the show.

This made some of the guys in the Army who were expecting the Navy to quell the rebellion very angry.

Not to mention, in the Battle of Nomonhan, the army was pinned to the ground and beaten to pieces by the Soviet army, and the navy fired cannons to celebrate.

From all these actions, it can be seen that the relationship between the two parties is very bad.

As a result, all the navy's fighter planes supporting the army were wiped out.

With the Navy’s temper, they are sure to explode.

"Sakurada-kun, I'm afraid this matter will cause a lot of trouble." Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi comforted him when he saw the other party's face turn pale.

"Kuna-kun, I'm afraid you are the only one who can save me now. As long as we can destroy this Chinese army, those people in the Army Headquarters can save me." Major General Sakurada Takeshi finally showed a trace of panic on his face.

"Immediately report what happened here to Mr. Iida and ask him to help explain. Then send a telegram to Commander Ando and request reinforcements." Based on the equipment described by Takeshi Sakurada, even Lieutenant General Seiichi Kuna found it difficult to deal with.

The firepower configuration far exceeds that of his division. Even if he attacks now, he may not gain any benefit.

Therefore, the best way is to increase the troops and transfer the entire Guards Division. You should know that the entire Guards Division has 14 regiments, and both the firepower configuration and the number of people are at the overlord level.

Even if the opponent is the reappearance of the German-equipped division, they can still crush them.

Hearing this, Major General Sakurada Takeshi was also a decisive man. He immediately sat down and began to record in detail everything he saw.

.........

The first person to receive the telegram was Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida of the Imperial Guards Division. The Imperial Guards Division led by him was still clearing out the remnants of the Chinese Army near Yangcheng. Looking at the telegram in his hand, he felt dizzy for a moment.

Lost!

To sum up the whole article, there is only one word: miserable failure.

Being severely damaged by an unknown Chinese army, with a death rate of 40%, is simply unimaginable.

This is probably something that has never happened in the entire history of the Imperial Guards Division.

But looking at the final signature and the signature of Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi, his anger finally turned into a curse.

"Baga, Sakurada Takeshi is such an idiot..."

Unfortunately, what we have to do now is to clean up the mess.

He must exonerate Takeshi Sakurada, otherwise it would be a shame for the Imperial Guards Division.

"Prepare the car and go to the headquarters immediately." Shojiro Iida suppressed his anger and shouted while holding the telegram.

"Hay."

Not long after, Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida arrived at the 21st Army Headquarters and found Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi who was enjoying tea.

"Mr. Iida, how come you have time to come to my place? Come and try this tea, top-quality white tea. It was just delivered." Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi looked at Shojiro Iida and said kindly.

"Hi." Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida responded, then sat down, picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.

"Yoshi, this is really good tea."

"Haha, Iida-kun, I didn't expect you to say such compliments? Is something wrong?" Lieutenant General Ando Rikichi smiled and then asked.

"Hai, Commander is wise. Something did happen. The 1st Guards Brigade led by Takeshi Sakurada suffered heavy losses." Shojiro Iida had no choice but to report it.

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi's hand, which was about to serve tea, suddenly stopped in the air and he looked at Iida Shojiro in disbelief.

"Hai, Commander, this is true." Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida knew what he meant and could only say that this was true.

"What's going on?" Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi asked in a cold tone, suppressing his inner anger.

"Please look, this is a telegram from Takeshi Sakurada." Shojiro Iida handed over the telegram.

"150mm howitzer? 120mm mortar? 105mm howitzer? A large number of mortars? And anti-aircraft guns? All 12 fighter planes of the Naval Aviation were shot down?" The more he spoke, the uglier Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi's face became.

Is this still a local ragtag army?

This is simply the reappearance of the German-equipped division.

Moreover, their number far exceeds that of the German-equipped divisions and is almost the same as the Training Corps.

When did China have such a powerful army?
The Fifth Army at Kunlun Pass, even with Soviet weapons, does not have such powerful firepower configuration, and their ammunition is limited.

According to Takeshi Sakurada's description, the Chinese army defending Yamaguchi Market didn't seem to care about the artillery shells at all. In order to block their retreat, they fired 150mm howitzer shells at them as if they were free.

Many soldiers of the 1st Guards Brigade were killed by heavy artillery shells.

"How could the German-equipped division reappear?" Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi growled with red eyes.

(End of this chapter)