bullyxtreme Chapter 693 Missed Opportunity
Chapter 693 Missed Opportunity
The Japs soon received the plain text telegram.
The Japanese military leaders were so angry that they gritted their teeth and cursed.
"Bakayalu! Damn you marshal, you are so ignorant! Do you really think I dare not send troops?"
The Japanese brigade commander in Qingshan City gritted his teeth, slammed the table and cursed.
In order to deal with General Yuan, the Japanese military leaders directly sent a brigade of about 10,000 people here.
Among them, half of the troops were assigned to Qingfeng City in the north of Xincheng.
The other half is in Qingshui City.
The brigade commander, Higashikawa Shojima, originally wanted General Yuan to surrender so that they could recapture the territory in this area without going to war.
But I didn't expect Yuan Shuai to be so tough and directly use plain text telegram to declare his position.
What’s even more terrible is that General Yuan was also reminding the British and American troops.
Marshal Yuan had already attracted the attention and manpower of the Japanese, allowing the British and American troops to attack boldly.
In order to prevent General Yuan from expanding his territory, many surrounding troops were concentrated in Qingshui City and Qingfeng City. Although other cities were also guarded by people, the number of troops was relatively small.
What's more, there are British and American troops to the west.
The two armies had already begun attacking rural towns where their forces were weak and had captured some territory.
If they attacked the county town again, their brigade would easily be attacked from both sides by the British, American and Yuan Shuai's troops.
"Bagayalu! What's going on with the British and American troops?"
Higashikawa Shojima turned around and looked at the map hanging on the wall, frowning and questioning.
"Report, the British and American troops have not taken any action for the time being!"
"Nari?"
Higashikawa Shojima looked at his men in disbelief.
"Damn it, it's impossible. At this moment, as long as the British and American planes bomb the counties in this area and send ground troops to advance quickly, Qiucheng will be captured in less than three days! They are actually standing still? Impossible, absolutely impossible! Go investigate again!"
"Hi!"...
On the other hand, the British and American military bases had also received the plaintext messages.
During this period, the British Army cooperated with the American Army to fight in areas where the Japanese were weak in strength. Although they occupied some territories, the Japanese used poison gas bombs at every turn and even often used ninjas to assassinate them.
Their team also suffered some casualties.
More importantly, standing in their way is Qiu Cheng.
Although Qiucheng is not big, it houses a Japanese infantry regiment, a tank squadron, and an artillery regiment.
Especially the artillery regiment, which included 36 field guns and 12 120mm howitzers, and was also reinforced with 12 anti-aircraft guns.
The British and American armies had launched several attacks before, and even deployed a large number of aircraft, but they had the advantage of powerful anti-aircraft guns.
They lost many planes.
Ground troops were unable to penetrate.
Therefore, they did not dare to attack Qiucheng again.
They can only move outside the range of Qiucheng's artillery.
Even though they had received Marshal Yuan's clear message, they did not dare to attack Qiucheng.
Instead, the British and American armies simultaneously gave up small-scale attacks and allowed everyone to rest.
Because, at this time, Yuan Shuai had become a thorn in the eyes of the Japanese.
If they don't attack, the Japs will definitely concentrate on dealing with General Yuan.
At that time, no matter whether Yuan Shuai wins or the Japanese win, in the end both Yuan Shuai and the Japanese will suffer losses.
At that time, when they attack again, they can minimize casualties.
There is even a chance to control more territory.
After all, they came here not only to fight, but also to seize territory.
After confirming that neither the British nor the American troops had been dispatched, the Japanese brigade commander Shojima Higashikawa frowned in thought.
"Baka! These British and American troops are too cunning. They actually want me to fight with General Yuan first so that we can both suffer casualties. Then they will take advantage of our insufficient manpower and ammunition to launch an attack!"
"Bagayalo, the British and American troops are more cunning than the Chinese!"
"In that case, I will fight you to see who can outlast the other!"
Higashikawa Shojima gritted his teeth, steeled his resolve, and ordered everyone to stay put.
Because in the south, the Japanese army was fighting with the National Army and was achieving good results. As long as they could stabilize the south, they would have enough time and manpower to deal with General Yuan.
At the same time, Yuan Shuai was looking at the sand table map with Fu Yidao in the command and operations room.
But I didn't expect that those bastards from the British and American armies didn't take advantage of the opportunity to act.
Instead, he discussed with Fu Yidao how to cooperate with the British and American troops in the next step.
"report!"
Suddenly, Tie Xiaogang ran in quickly.
"Why, are the British and American troops taking any action?"
Before Yuan Shuai opened his mouth, Fu Yidao asked anxiously.
"Damn it, forget it. These bastards, before we invented the coded telegraph, they still fought small-scale battles from time to time. But after we sent out the plain text telegraph, these bastards didn't make any moves! They didn't even fight small-scale battles!"
"What?! Damn it, we were just discussing how to cooperate with them to fight the Japanese, and these guys are actually... damn bastards!"
Fu Yidao was so angry that he gritted his teeth and cursed.
Just now he was discussing some methods with Yuan Shuai. If they cooperated well, they would be able to quickly open up transportation lines with the British and American armies. At that time, they would be able to trade with the British and American armies through the transportation lines and obtain enough weapons and ammunition.
But now...
Yuan Shuai was so angry that he slammed his right fist on the table.
"Bunch of bastards!"
"No matter how strong Qiucheng's defense is, as long as the surrounding troops are eliminated and the traffic is cut off, Qiucheng will become an isolated city. By then, within a month, Qiucheng will definitely surrender!"
"These bastards, didn't they think of that?"
Tie Xiaogang smiled bitterly.
"Boss, I guess it's not that they didn't expect it, but they are worried that if they surround Qiucheng, they will inevitably be attacked fiercely. In that case, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties! And now they are not moving their troops. Their purpose is obvious, which is to make us fight to the death with the Japanese, so as to weaken the Japanese and our forces, so that they can reap the benefits!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Yidao became even more angry and cursed.
After a long while, Fu Yidao gritted his teeth and said.
"Boss, it seems that we can't rely on these people anymore. We still have to rely on ourselves!"
Yuan Shuai nodded silently.
"Yes, we can only rely on ourselves, but there are too many devils in Qingshui City and Qingfeng City, and the Emerald River Base can stab us in the back at any time. It's difficult!"
Yuan Shuai looked at the sand table map with a worried look.
"Boss, the most powerful weapons of the Japs are their cannons and airplanes. We can't destroy their cannons. It would be a pity if we did. After all, we are short of cannons and shells. Even if we win this battle, we will inevitably have to compete with the British and American armies for territory in the future. The British and American armies have enough ammunition supplies, but we don't!"
Tie Xiaogang quickly reminded.