Chapter 665 Crocodile's Soft Belly (Part 2)
Although Ryanstein is a foreigner, he has always been trusted and valued by Zhao Guanhou. He is the second-ranked figure in the Shandong military system. Except for Zhao Guanhou, no one else can suppress him.
A guest general like Semenov could not be raised in front of him. In addition to this, the power he controlled was enough to suppress Semenov and his arrogant soldiers. In addition to more than a thousand mercenaries, those who followed Reinstein were also the most elite troops in Shandong, and one of the fundamental troops of the Beiyang, the Fifth Division. Since the beginning of the war, the Fifth Division has always been in Qingdao and has not participated in the war. With Reinstein's appearance, Semenov knew that the Fifth Division had begun to take action.
"We have reached a final deal with the shameful Albion, and now it's time to have a big fight. Are you doing well in Weihaiwei?"
Semenov smiled, "The Albion tried to hire my subordinates and I to serve them. My answer was: Go to hell. I have sworn to be loyal to Princess Anna forever. Besides, the ghost place in Tianzhu is too hot. If you get bitten by a mosquito, you may retire early. I won't suffer such a hell. To be honest, I have always been worried that the Albion will detain me in Yantai and prevent my subordinates from participating in the war. I really didn't expect that the duck chip dealers really kept their promises, not only gave us a way, but also replenished a batch of ammunition to us."
"The Fifth Division and I are in Qingdao. What do you think is for? Even if your troops cannot participate in the war, the Fifth Division itself is enough to complete the sweeping mission. It is precisely because of the existence of the Fifth Division that Albion dares not bargain with us. Now that the transaction is completed, the Fusang people, it's time to get out."
Laiyang County, the command center that once belonged to the Kamishiwa Light Craft, has now become the command center of Reinstein. He pointed to the map on the wall,
"All areas controlled by Fusang must be removed in the shortest time. Shandong does not welcome these Oriental dwarfs, so they must know that they are unwelcome guests. General Gregori Mikhainov and Semenov, I hope you and your subordinates can continue to complete the task of completing the sweeping and quest. The salary will be paid in full in Shandong and there will be no arrears. Of course, your discipline must also be restricted. I do not want to be laughed at by the Albion people because of military discipline. It is related to the dignity of all soldiers in Shandong. I hope you and your subordinates can endure it."
Immediately, Reinstein looked at Huo Qiu again. This time, Lai sunshine was restored, Huo Qiu's setting fire, and killing Shibazaki at a critical moment, all played a crucial role. His guard battalion and more than 70% of the troops were scattered in the Fusang occupied area. Like the Shandong Social Customs Survey Department, they were waiting to cooperate with the operations of the large army.
"Huo Qiu, your subordinates will be the main force in the next stage of the battle. Tell them to show their full ability and return to Jinan. I will treat them to a big meal in my personal name."
Huo Qiu replied with a military salute, "Brothers from the Guardians have accumulated a lot of strength since they landed in Longkou. They are waiting for this opportunity. Don't worry, and they will live up to their mission!"
Fusang's intelligence agency knew that Shandong had an extraordinary combat effectiveness battalion-level armed force in the pre-Kinth era, and knew that this armed force had many brilliant achievements. However, due to the gap between the times, it was difficult to understand the significance of special operations in terms of concepts. The Fusang military had serious deviations in the positioning of this force.
In Fusang's intelligence, the Guard Battalion is just a guard force in Shandong with excellent personal combat skills. On the battlefield, it is responsible for hunting soldiers and is a strengthening infantry. Based on this judgment, the degree of attention to the Guard Battalion is not high.
No matter how excellent infantry is, on the battlefield of large corps combat, it is nothing more than a chess piece or a hunting battalion that can perform well, that is, the combat effectiveness of a regiment. Assuming that all the troops are dispatched as snipers, it is nothing more than the level of their own special hunting team. On a battlefield composed of thousands of people, you can't make too many storms.
The results it has achieved are because the overall level of China's battlefield is low, giving it room for performance. For the Fuso Army, such troops are not threatened and are not taken seriously.
Negligence must be paid. In war, this price is often blood and human life. Since the beginning of the war, the guard battalion was hidden by Zhao Guanhou as a sharp blade, and he did not even bring them by his side. It is to avoid the sacrifice of this elite force in meaningless battle. With the action of the large army, the guard battalion's quick knife finally came out of the sheath to drink blood.
The Fusang army had limited troops in the occupied areas. With frequent attacks in various places, and the pressure from Semenov's Tiel army and the Fifth Division, the Fusang army in various places adopted the tactic of retreat. They tried to conserve the key counties and leave the vast countryside to the guard battalion to perform.
With the explosions, a bridge collapsed with the explosion. The Fusang army driving on the bridge fell to the river below with the bridge. In a county town, a warehouse stockpiling important materials exploded and caught fire. When the garrison commanded the fire to put out the fire, it encountered a series of attacks from landmines and timed eggs.
In Pingdu, the guard battalion initiated a classic serial murder. First, he killed the county governor who really cooperated with the Fusang people with an axe, and then broke the body open and stuffed it with time-fried eggs.
When the garrison officers investigated the crime scene, a shocking explosion at the autopsy site instantly added more than ten second-level special Jin personnel to Fusang's military headquarters. When Xie Miaonov's troops arrived in Pingdu, the entire county town had been taken over by the guard battalion and the reverse police investigation brigade.
In the mountains and fields, chaotic flags were raised, armed groups in the name of welcoming the Fifth Division and celebrating the restoration, and their actions became more and more active. Relying on police investigations with residents, the organization of soldiers, and the weapons issued by the official, the Volunteers were established very quickly.
This kind of untrained temporary troops had no possibility of causing harm to the Fusang people. However, when the Fifth Division and the Tiel troops attacked, the situation became very different. Scattered Fusang soldiers or search teams often had no advantage in dealing with these brave men. After the soldiers in the guard battalion and these armed forces acquired each other, the role of these troops greatly increased.
The temporary railway built by the Fusang people was destroyed, and the bodies of the road guards were stripped away and left on both sides of the roadbed. A man who had served as the captain of the police investigation team and was now the company commander of the Volunteer Army, looked at several guard battalions soldiers who guided them to do things, as if he was looking at a god.
"Thanks to several people, we can do it so easily. In the past few days, we have touched more than a dozen Fusang people, and it is said that there are engineers inside?"
"The railway engineer is nothing great." These guards enjoyed the feeling of being admired. They looked away and ordered with an expert style: "The Fusang people will either give up the railway or send more search soldiers. You can't stand it, so they can't resist it, and retreat quickly."
"Then you guys?"
"We will bury him a few more landmines and leave them some memory. How can we be worthy of these Eastern Japanese devils? The railway was destroyed almost the same, so we should pull out the Fusang people's telegram lines. Just hide it yourself, but we have a lot of work to do."
One county after another changed ownership, either due to internal mutiny or attacks by the large Lu army troops. Fusang did not pay attention to the defense of the rear before, and its troops were too thin. In the battle of regaining Longkou, the mobile forces were almost wiped out, and the remaining defenders in various places were even thinner. The active guard battalions, coupled with the crushing of the Lu army's absolute superior force, the Oriental strongholds in Jiaodong area were like fallen leaves in the autumn wind, were swept away!
At the beginning of the Weifang front, the Longkou incident was only treated as an armed attack by bandits and defeated soldiers, and did not consider too much. However, shortly after the recapture order was issued, the communication between the front and the rear was completely interrupted, the railway was paralyzed, and the delivery of military supplies was almost stagnant. Even Shenwei Guangzhao had to draw a large brigade of troops to solve the Longkou problem against the background of the tight forces on the front line. As a result, the result was a nearly exhausted messenger and desperate news.
The Fifth Division appeared behind our army, and our Yamada Brigade was besieged by the Fifth Division. The brigade commander was broken and the entire army was in danger!
During this period, the battle with the Imperial Army was overturned. It was not the Fifth Division? This news almost broke the entire front-line staff. The first reaction of the staff was to scream: It is impossible, you must have made a mistake in the opponent. The Fifth Division is on the front line, it is impossible in the rear.
Kamio Hiro rebelled quickly and made a gesture to interrupt the noise of the staff. "I can understand your mood, but please respect the sacrifice of the frontline soldiers. I believe that Captain Yamada will not make a wrong judgment. We must face the reality. The Fifth Division is behind us, and Tiel's mercenary group is also... the problems of interruption of communication and unfavorable supply supplies are also given the most reasonable explanation. Zhao Guanhou used himself as bait to set up this game for us. He wanted to...eat us."
Although he was unwilling to admit this, the officers in the command center knew that Shenwei's judgment was basically correct. The troops of the three divisions of Fusang were trapped in a huge encirclement net. Strategically, the Lu army seized the initiative.
"Navy! They are all shameful navy! They are useless. If the navy could perform better, the Qingdao Fortress would not be like this. Navy officers should all go to septile!"
Suzuki Suzuki shook his head, "It's meaningless to say these things now. When will our army put the hope of victory on the navy? Now, we can rely on ourselves. If we want to win, we have to rely on ourselves. It's useless to complain."
Victory? The staff members are speechless. How can we win in this situation?
Due to the paralysis of the supply line, the materials on the front line have already encountered huge difficulties. The soldiers' food distribution cannot meet the basic needs of filling their stomachs. Even soldiers who serve as suicide squads can only get Dali Pills instead of a full meal. What's even more terrifying is that even Dali Pills are about to come to an end.
With the lack of materials, the Fusang Army's attack was unsustainable, and the attack on the Lu Army's fortifications gradually became a response. The current situation of the Fusang Army is like a donkey chasing carrots. It is obvious that only one bite can be used to swallow the carrots into its mouth, but in fact, no matter how hard it is, it cannot be reached.
The fourth line of defense of the Lu army became an insurmountable natural barrier. In order to end the battle before starving to death, the soldiers burst out with astonishing fighting spirit and launched repeated attacks on the fortress, but all that was caused was death and injury and despair.
With the lack of ammunition, the army relied more on hand-to-hand combat to solve the battle, and fewer and fewer scenes of fighting for bullets. The Lu army first gathered fire with artillery, then threw the bullets with bullets with bullets with bullets with bullets with bullets with a few rounds of attacks. There were not many people who really rushed to the front of the position. In addition, the influence of hunger, even if they fought for white soldiers, they would not gain any advantage.
Now, I am sure there are more than 20,000 elite troops behind me. At this time, I still want to win? Kamio Hirota said: "Suzuki, if you have any ideas, just say it directly."
"Occurrence! Organize a thorough attack. In a decisive situation, launch a Yusha charge towards the Lu army. All supplies are sent at one time. As long as their strength is strong enough, no matter what network it is, they can be broken. Shandong's power is concentrated on Zhao Guanhou. As long as he is captured alive or killed, we can turn defeat into victory. Or, it is the same for the capture of Weifang County. I believe that the Lu army must have hoarded a large number of supplies for this battle. As long as we get that batch of supplies, we can support it. The country will not sit idly by and watch the three divisions be eaten, they will definitely send reinforcements to support us. As long as we support it, there is hope."
"Suzuki Jun, don't you consider the retreat strategy? At present, opening up the transportation line seems to be more important than capturing Weifang." The leader of the Teraunuchi Division expressed his objection. Suzuki did not answer, but only looked at Kamio.
"The commander of the division in the temple, it may be difficult for us to retreat now." Kamio said helplessly: "The Lu army in front of us will not let us leave calmly. In fact, now we are attacked from both sides, so we can only concentrate our efforts to solve part of it and then consider the other part. In front of us, the fortifications on which he relies on have been mostly damaged in the battle for many days, and the troops have suffered a lot of casualties. Compared to letting soldiers fight the Fifth Division in their current state, I also think it is easier to solve Zhao Guanhou. Since he treats himself as bait and arranges this situation, he should have the awareness of being swallowed up."
He then stood up and said in a deep voice: "I now announce that all troops will rest for one hour, distribute all combat supplies, and carry out a total attack in one hour." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!