0p0 Chapter 179 A river of blood
Chapter 179 A river of blood
The top officials of the Wucheng Deep Blue government naturally knew the strategic intentions of the Japanese devils.
Star City must not be lost.
They hoped that the mysterious team could strike back at the Japanese invaders who were attacking Star City.
But they also know that it is better to rely on oneself than on others.
The mysterious team is a surprise force that can cause casualties to the Japanese devils, but it cannot change the course of the war.
After several years of fighting, the Japanese devils are not as powerful as imagined.
According to intelligence from the Deep Blue Party's Secret Service, in order to successfully capture Star City, the Japanese devils mobilized a total of 40 to 50 troops.
Among them, ace troops account for half, about 20 people.
It can be said that this was the largest deployment of troops in order to capture a city since the Japanese invaders invaded China.
Before they entered Hunan Province, they had no idea about the combat effectiveness of the Deep Blue government army.
But when they entered Hunan Province, they encountered stubborn resistance from the Hunan army.
After detailed statistics, it was found that for every kilometer the Japanese army advanced, the casualties incurred were more than three times that of other regions.
Such losses angered the top brass of the Japanese Empire's Tokyo headquarters, and even more so the Japanese commander in charge of attacking South China.
This is why they arranged for the Imperial Army to massacre ordinary people before attacking Star City.
They wanted the people of Hunan Province to be afraid of the Japanese Imperial Army.
The top leaders of the Deep Blue government are not complacent. For them, this is a war they cannot afford to lose.
If Xingcheng in Hunan Province is lost, the entire Hunan Province may fall into the hands of the Japanese devils.
Once Hunan Province is completely occupied, the southwestern transportation line will definitely be cut off, and the Wucheng government will be trapped.
The Deep Blue Government has directly deployed over one million troops, including over 30 of the Deep Blue Government’s Central Army.
The central army of the Wucheng Deep Blue Government, especially the ace army, is basically equipped with German equipment.
Some of the ace troops were equipped with HX1935 fully automatic rifles provided by Ye Xiaoyang.
Jiang Beihe specially dispatched several of his most proud disciples to defend Xingcheng, the capital of Hunan Province.
He appointed himself commander-in-chief on the front line.
The defense of Xingcheng in Hunan Province began at 2 pm.
The Japanese devils still used the same old tricks. As soon as they came up, they arranged their fighter planes to carry out several rounds of bombing, and then arranged tank attacks.
After several years of fighting between the two sides, the senior commanders of the Deep Blue Government Army have long been familiar with the Japanese devils' combat tactics.
They were not panicked at all because the Japanese tank forces could not play a decisive role in Hunan Province.
They already have rich experience in how to deal with the Japanese devils' tanks.
Hunan Province has many mountains and uneven terrain, and the speed of tanks advancing is at least 70% lower than in plains.
This speed of advance is not much faster than that of infantry.
The impact it can bring to the front-line war is limited.
There was continuous artillery fire and smoke everywhere. The Japanese devils launched many attacks on the front line, but with little success.
The troops fighting around Star City did not retreat at all under the bombing of Japanese fighter planes.
The tenacity of the Hunan Army seemed to be a little beyond the expectations of the Japanese front-line commander.
Before the war, they assessed the difficulty of capturing Star City in a meeting.
The top leaders of the Japanese devils knew very well that the Deep Blue government could not lose Star City.
The war was like a huge monster. After only one day and one night of fighting, both sides suffered huge casualties.
According to statistics from the Deep Blue government forces, they have sacrificed more than 20,000 soldiers and injured more than 50,000 soldiers.
Of course, the Japanese devils were not having an easy time either. Nearly 10,000 of their soldiers had died, and the number of wounded had increased by more than 20,000.
It can be seen how fierce the battle to defend Star City was. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a river of blood.
The battle has just begun, and the commanders of both sides have no idea how many soldiers will die next.
After these days of reconnaissance, the leaders of the eleven special forces teams are discussing together.
Ding Haitao said:
"Brothers, what do you think? The Japanese devils have been fighting fiercely with the Deep Blue government army for a whole day and night."
"I think we should take action tonight. If nothing else, as long as we appear behind the enemy, the Japanese devils will find a way to defend against our sneak attack."
Cheng Dahu continued:
"According to intelligence from the Communist Party, the Japanese invaders have deployed hundreds of thousands of troops to capture Xingcheng in Hunan Province.
According to the intelligence gathered by our brothers, the east and north of Star City are full of Japanese devils.
We still need to be more cautious. You all know Junior Brother Ye's character. The lives of our brothers are above all else."
Chen Jiadong reminded:
"Brother Jiadong, we know what Junior Brother Ye is thinking, but I still agree with Brother Dahu's idea. We must take action tonight.
The specific location of the attack is not important. What is important is that our special forces team can tie down more Japanese troops and prevent the Japanese troops besieging Star City from freely engaging in battle with the Deep Blue government army.
Wu Xiaolei gave his own opinion.
Yan Chunhua said, "Xiao Lei is right. As long as we launch a night raid, even if we kill a few thousand of Wang Zhaoming's Nanjing government troops, it will be fine."
Mei Zihan said: "I have an idea."
Everyone immediately looked at Mei Zihan, Ye Xiaoyang's senior brother and the leader of the first special forces team.
"Brother Mei, you say."
"I know you want to rely on the weapons and ammunition you brought this time to kill more Japanese devils.
That's why we want to find the right target to maximize our results and inflict the greatest losses on the Japanese invaders."
After hearing what Mei Zihan said, everyone agreed.
Mei Zihan continued.
“In fact, we can fight once, and then arrange three or four teams to go back and get ammunition.
Leaving behind seven or eight special forces teams can still fight around Star City.
In this way, we can fight five or six battles and better contain the Japanese devils."
Li Dawei said:
"Brother Mei has a good idea. In the past, when we attacked the Japanese invaders at night, the two battles were basically over within a week.
Then we retreated to the base to rest.
Let’s fight a few more battles this time so that the Japanese devils can’t figure out how we fight.
This is also what Junior Brother Ye often said, that only by taking the enemy by surprise can we maximize our results and kill more Japanese devils and their lackeys, the Imperial Army."
Bai Jinda continued, "Should we notify the New Independent Regiment?"
Mei Zihan: "No. We don't need to fight together this time."
"Yes, we are going to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese devils. We don't have to kill all of them. We can kill as many Japanese devils as we can within three to five minutes.
Retreat immediately when the time comes. Based on past experience, the Japanese devils will definitely not dare to chase us out.
They've been caught out so many times behind us that it gave us time to make a move."
Cheng Dahu said.
"Brother Dahu is right. We can split our forces into two groups and launch a surprise attack on the two Japanese enemy bases.
We will leave after the battle, no matter what the outcome, our goal is to strike fear into the hearts of the Japanese devils."
Mei Zihan said.
The eleven team leaders finally reached a consensus and discussed which two targets to attack.
The new independent regiment of more than 2,000 people had only recently entered the vicinity of Star City and had not yet figured out how to fight.
The Japanese devils arranged for their lackeys, the Imperial Army, to kill all the civilians within fifty miles of Xingcheng in advance, which seriously affected the intelligence capabilities of the Communist Party organization.
The insufficient intelligence collection made the three deputy commanders of the new independent regiment a little uncomfortable.
Simply put, this time they come to Hunan Province to fight, they have to rely entirely on themselves, and they are not worried about how to fight.
What they worried most was that they would accidentally fall into the trap set by the Japanese devils.
Before setting off, their regiment commander repeatedly reminded them in telegrams not to be greedy for success or act rashly.
If there is no intelligence, we have to find ways to obtain it ourselves, just like the special forces team did in the past.
They had no intelligence support at all before, but they still achieved a lot of results.
A few days ago, Ye Minghao was very angry when he learned that the Imperial Army had massacred the civilians in the northeast of Star City.
Given his personality, he wanted to arrange for the new independent regiment to arrive around Hunan Province and take the lead in killing thousands or tens of thousands of the Imperial Army to avenge the people of Xingcheng, Hunan Province.
But he also knew that killing two or three thousand Eastern Wilderness devils would be more meaningful than killing ten thousand Imperial Army soldiers.
After all, the Japanese Empire is an island country with limited resources, and the number of soldiers who can go to China to fight is even more limited.
As for the Imperial Army, as long as the Japanese devils treat them well enough, they can still recruit a lot of them. It is said that there are more than one million Imperial Army soldiers in the whole of China now.
China is a vast country with abundant resources. Although the proportion of people who do not want their ancestors is not high, the total population of China is large, and there are still many people who are afraid of death and forget their ancestors.
As the saying goes, "There are all kinds of people in the world."