Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Chapter 391 It doesn’t matter if you can’t shoot accurately, just bear with it!

The rear defense line of the 20th Regiment of the Japanese Army is now in danger. Although the Japanese troops are still stubbornly blocking the attack of the Chinese army on the defense line, any discerning person can see that the defense line of the 20th Regiment of the Japanese Army will be completely occupied by the enemy in one day at most.

At that time, the Chinese troops will be able to pass through the gap behind the 20th Regiment of the Japanese Army and advance to the center of the 16th Division's defense circle. However, the current strength of the 16th Division is not enough to drive the Chinese troops that have broken into the defense circle out.

Even the 16th Division now has no way to organize strong forces to set up a solid defense line on the path of the Chinese troops' advance. For Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, commander of the 16th Division, the only way now is to delay until the arrival of reinforcements.

When the Second Army and the New 22nd Army launched an attack from the rear of the Japanese army, the 31st Army in the front also began a large-scale attack on the front of the Japanese 16th Division. This made it impossible for the commander of the 16th Division, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, to temporarily withdraw troops from the front defense line to reinforce the rear defense line.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, the 38th Regiment has lost contact with us. Secondly, the regiment reported that the Chinese army has launched an attack on their defense line from the flank, which means that the 38th Regiment's defense line has been completely broken by the Chinese army." Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa had to tell the division commander, Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie, this very bad news.

"When can the air force start airdrops? As long as we stockpile enough supplies and ammunition, we can withdraw all the troops. Then it won't be so easy for the Chinese army to attack our positions." The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, seemed not to have heard the bad news said by the chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo.

In the view of the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, the current success of the Chinese army is only temporary. His own troops are simply short of manpower. In order to ensure that the Air Force can smoothly airdrop supplies and ammunition, he can only expand the defense line. In fact, the manpower on the defense line is not enough to support the garrison mission.

As long as the airdropped supplies and ammunition arrive, the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, will withdraw all the troops and shrink the defense circle, so that the strength on the defense positions can be greatly increased. It will be very difficult for the Chinese army to break through its own defense circle like today.

"Your Excellency the division commander, the Air Force's reconnaissance planes have been hovering overhead, but due to the attack of the Chinese army, the Air Force suggested that they wait until we stabilize our defense line before conducting airdrops to prevent the airdropped supplies from being obtained by the Chinese army." When Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa saw the division commander, Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie, asking about the airdrop, he quickly told him the news that the Air Force had just sent.

The Chief of Staff, Major General Nakazawa Sanfu, felt that the Air Force's suggestion was a fart without any meaning. Didn't the Air Force's airdropped supplies and ammunition drift to the Chinese army before the Chinese army launched an attack? Half of them have already drifted over. Can the Air Force wake up a little?

When the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, heard the suggestions made by the Chief of Staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo, he became furious. At the same time, he also understood why the Air Force said so. The reason was very simple, because he had previously sent a telegram to Commander Okamura Yasuji to complain about the Air Force's previous mistakes.

The Air Force's intention now is very clear, that is to pass the buck for this airdrop of supplies.

The meaning of this telegram from the Air Force is, I'm telling you, due to the attack by the Chinese army, the airdrop of supplies may be inaccurate. If you agree to airdrop supplies and ammunition now, then we will airdrop them to you, but if the airdropped supplies and ammunition are picked up by the Chinese army, then it will have nothing to do with our Air Force.

As for waiting for the Chinese army's attack to end, that was obviously nonsense. The Air Force's reconnaissance planes had been hovering in the air for so long, didn't they know what was going on? By the time the Chinese army's attack was over, their defense circle would have been disrupted by the Chinese army from behind, and the area they controlled would have been even smaller.

If the Air Force dropped supplies and ammunition at that time, how much would they be able to pick up? The Air Force would say that there was nothing they could do because they could not guarantee enough airdrop sites. Anyway, it had nothing to do with the accuracy of their airdropped supplies and ammunition.

"Let the air force airdrop supplies and ammunition immediately. There is no need to wait until the Chinese army's attack is over. It doesn't matter if there is a deviation in the landing of the airdropped supplies." The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, suppressed his anger and tried to speak in a calm tone to the chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, felt that he could not wait any longer. If he could get supplies sooner, he could withdraw his troops sooner. He should not wait until the troops were almost exhausted on the outer defense line. Even if he withdrew these troops, it would not play a big role in the defense behind.

Oh, I have to bow my head. There is nothing I can do now. I have to wait until my 16th Division is successfully rescued and returns to the rear. Then I will go to Commander Okamura Yasuji to report the Air Force. I must avenge this grudge.

After hearing the order from the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, Chief of Staff Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo quickly turned around and went to the radio station where the communications staff was waiting. He needed to contact the Air Force quickly to airdrop supplies and ammunition before the Chinese army completely broke through the outer defense line.

Two hours later, the Air Force transport planes also flew over the 16th Division's position. While there were still sounds of gunfire and killing on the ground battlefield, the officers and soldiers of both sides suddenly found that the planes above their heads began to drop small white flowers.

Now the officers and soldiers of both sides fought even more fiercely. Everyone knew that the planes were airdropping supplies, which was very important to both sides. The Japanese army had to grab all the supplies to ensure that they could hold out longer.

They were fighting so desperately on the periphery against the attack of the Chinese army just for the airdropped supplies. As long as they got this batch of airdropped supplies, they would be able to retreat and reduce the size of their defense line, which would greatly increase their chances of survival.

The Chinese troops also knew that they could not let the Japanese army get all of these supplies. As long as they could get as many of these supplies as possible, the Japanese army's subsequent combat capability and defensive determination would be much smaller. This would also lay a solid foundation for the final decisive battle.

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