Chapter 274: Three thousand puppet army prisoners
The command center of the Hatan Detachment covers an area of more than ten acres and is surrounded by walls. Most of the houses inside are brick and tile structures, or one or two-story buildings with wooden structures. How can such a structure withstand the impact of soldiers' tanks?
Many buildings collapsed under the impact of m4 Sherman tanks. A large number of Japanese devils in the command of the Hatan Detachment saw this and ran out of the houses one after another, running around in panic, some of which didn't even get weapons.
There were already many soldiers entering the entire command center, and the number was much larger than the Japanese in the command center. The soldiers were holding Garland rifles or Tomson submachine guns and firing at the Japanese, and some machine guns on the top of the tank were also constantly firing.
In the command hall, many Japanese devils were in panic all day long, and a hint of despair appeared on Hatan Shigeichi's face. At this time, an m4 tank rushed in from the main entrance of the command hall, smashing the solid wood door and wood chips flew everywhere.
Seeing such a huge creature rushing in, the Japanese in the command hall were startled and stared at the tank blankly. The tank rushed to the center of the hall in the dazed eyes of the Japanese before barely stopping.
At this time, many Japanese devils in the command hall realized, including some Japanese officers. These Japanese devils shouted and rushed out in a swarm.
A large number of soldiers were coming in through the gate of the command hall. The soldiers were carrying weapons and watching the Japanese run over. The soldiers shot fiercely. Suddenly, the Japanese running out fell to the ground.
After the m4 tank that rushed into the command hall stopped, the hatch on the top of the tank opened. A soldier was holding the Browning heavy machine gun on the tank and fired violently at the Japanese in the hall. The dense and thick bullets hit the Japanese in blood and flew everywhere.
Hatan Shigeichi was smashed by several thick machine gun bullets, with several large holes in his chest and half of his head was knocked away. He looked terrible and fell straight to the ground.
As at least a dozen m4 tanks rushed in, as a large number of soldiers rushed in, the battle in the entire Hatan Detachment command was simply one-sided. A large number of Japanese auxiliary personnel in the command were weak in combat effectiveness and could only be shot and killed by the soldiers.
The battles in the entire Jiaxing area were basically over by noon. More than 14,000 people from the Botian Detachment were basically wiped out. Thousands of puppet troops in the Jiaxing area were beaten to death by one, two thousand, and more than 3,000 were captured. Some of them didn't know where to go.
These puppet troops were completely scared. For the first time in their lives, some puppet troops saw something wrong, threw down their weapons, took off their military uniforms and ran away without a trace.
Some of the more than 3,000 captured puppet troops will be shot, and most of them will be used as coolies to carry out labor reform and contribute to the construction of Hangzhou and Ningbo.
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Nanjing, Central China Front Army General Headquarters.
Okamura Yasuji never expected that after a few months of silence, the newly formed 6th Army suddenly launched an attack on him. Just over half an hour ago, Okamura Yasuji received a telegram from the Hatan Detachment.
Okamura Yasuji knew that Hatan Shigeichi must have sent him a report when he encountered such irresistible situations. The telegram also mentioned that the newly formed 6th Army had dispatched a huge group of tanks and dispatched at least tens of thousands of infantry.
The Chief of Staff of the Japanese hurriedly walked in from outside and came to report in person: "Hissergeant Commander-in-Chief, I have personally ordered the troops from Shanghai and Suzhou to hurry over."
Upon hearing this, Okamura Yasuji nodded and felt a little relieved. Shanghai and Suzhou are relatively close to Jiaxing, and both railways and highways reach Jiaxing. It is expected that in three or five hours, the vanguard of reinforcements will arrive in Jiaxing, and in a few hours, a large number of reinforcements will arrive in Jiaxing and meet with the Hatan Detachment.
After reporting, seeing Okamura Yasuji's face calm, the Chief of Staff of the Japanese said with a little pride: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, you are so wise. You have built a highway network and repaired the railway. Our troops have greatly enhanced the mobility of each of them, and the troops have basically become a whole."
There are smooth roads and railways, and the distance between these cities is not far. Once there is war in one place, the Japanese troops in the rest will quickly mobilize and support quickly, and the divisions and regiments echo each other, which is basically equivalent to a large whole.
Okamura Yasuji was also slightly proud of his strategy and vision.
However, Okamura Yasuji was not proud for long. A Japanese colonel hurriedly walked in, his face full of grayish white, as if he was lost. He reported in grief and anger: "Hada Detachment sent a farewell message, and the whole of the Hada Detachment was broken!"
The whole thing is broken!!!
"This is impossible." Okamura Yanji almost shouted loudly, grabbed the message, hurriedly read it, and then sat on the chair weakly, as if all the power in his body had flowed away instantly.
The Japanese staff officer also took the telegram and looked at it. He immediately looked sad and said without thinking that more than 10,000 people per detachment would be gone in such a short time.
You should know that the Hatan Detachment is equipped with a lot of war defense artillery, including tanks, anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and light and heavy machine guns. Even if the newly formed 6th Army dispatches tank groups and tens of thousands of troops, it is impossible to be so fast.
If it weren't for seeing this telegram with your own eyes, the Chief of the Japanese Staff would never believe it. After reading this telegram, the Chief of the Japanese Staff said sadly: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, what should we do?"
Okamura Nishi sat in the chair weakly and said weakly: "It's too late to withdraw all our reinforcements."
The entire Hatan Detachment has been destroyed, and there is no point in reinforcement of the Jiaxing area.
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At noon, at Suzhou Railway Station, a large number of Japanese soldiers were boarding the train, and a large number of weapons and equipment were being moved to the train. A major Japanese general was looking at his troops in high spirits. These were the Japanese soldiers who were reinforced by the train.
A Japanese correspondent rushed over and stood attentively in front of the Japanese Major General. He said loudly: "Brig Commander, the latest order from the division headquarters to stop reinforcements."
Stop reinforcements?
The Japanese Major General looked at the Japanese correspondent soldier with a suspicion. After a long time, he slowly realized that his reinforcements must be meaningless and needed to stop. Perhaps the Hatan Detachment had been finished. Thinking that the Hatan Detachment might be wiped out, the Japanese Major General's face gradually became ugly. He no longer had the enthusiasm and pride just now.
On a road from Suzhou to Jiaxing, dust was flying, and long Japanese convoys were driving in a hurry. The long convoys could not see the end at first sight, and every big truck was full of Japanese devils.
A Japanese correspondent soldier, walking with his neck legs, caught up with a large truck, and was out of breath: "Your Excellency the corps captain, the latest order. Stop reinforcements and return the same way."
The Japanese corps captain who was riding in the truck cab could not believe it. He actually had such an order. It was a quick reinforcement order less than an hour ago, but now it was a command to "stop reinforcement and return the same way."
The captain of the Japanese corps thought for a while and said helplessly: "Transfer the order, order everyone to stop reinforcements and return the same way."
The Japanese who were reinforced by Shanghai also received the same order. After receiving such orders, many Japanese officers were puzzled. A few Japanese officers seemed to understand something. After receiving such orders, they sighed.
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Ye Feng and Guo Weiquan were riding in the armored command car. At this time, they were rushing towards Jiaxing City along the highway.
"Military, the battle just now was so beautiful. This is the most beautiful battle we fought." Guo Weiquan sat next to Ye Feng, unable to hide his happiness.
Ye Feng nodded and quickly eliminated the Botian Detachment Ye Feng also felt refreshed. Jiaxing City was restored, and Ye Feng went to Jiaxing City in person to visit the soldiers who had just participated in the battle.
Ye Feng personally went to Jiaxing area to visit and visit the soldiers of the First Armored Division and the Third Infantry Division who participated in the war. When he saw Ye Feng coming, the soldiers were in high spirits and joy, as if they were celebrating the New Year.
Ye Feng visited many soldiers in Jiaxing City, and also visited the injured soldiers in person to encourage the soldiers.
After visiting the soldiers, Ye Feng also visited thousands of captured puppet troops.
Ye Feng's mind was activated when he captured so many puppet troops at once. In Ye Feng's eyes, these more than 3,000 puppet troops were all strong laborers and could be used for various construction projects.
When Guo Weiquan accompanied Ye Feng to the southern suburbs of Jiaxing City, a large number of puppet soldiers were squatting on the ground with their heads in their arms. It was so big. Around them, some soldiers carrying weapons were watching over these puppet soldiers.
"Hello, the chief of staff, and the second battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Third Infantry Division is being ordered to take care of the prisoners. Please instruct." A major battalion commander jogged over, stood attentive, saluted, and reported loudly.
Ye Feng said with great energy: "Continue to take care of it."
With so many prisoners bowing their heads, Ye Feng felt contempt in his heart, and he couldn't help but curl his lips, his face full of disdain. This was a group of backbone-free Chinese, willing to be the lackeys of the Japanese.
There was a two- or three-meter-high ridge in front of the group of prisoners. Ye Feng climbed up. At this time, most of the prisoners saw Ye Feng and saw Ye Feng wearing a general uniform, they seemed to understand who he was.
When Ye Feng saw these prisoners looking at him, he thought to himself that he would teach you to be a qualified Chinese this time. So Ye Feng's voice was loud and most people could hear it clearly.
Ye Feng spoke loudly at these prisoners, talking about the cruelty of the little Japanese and the passionate Chinese children who died for the War of Resistance...
Gradually, most of these prisoners looked guilty and gradually lowered their heads, especially those ordinary puppet army prisoners and those low-level puppet army officers.
Looking at the expressions of these puppet soldiers, Ye Feng knew that his speech was very successful. From then on, most of these prisoners would be Chinese.
After Ye Feng finished speaking, applause gradually erupted among the captive group, even though it was sparse.
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Chapter completed!