si-mexico Chapter 619: False Report of Victory
Chapter 619: False Report of Victory
Commander Uchiyama of the Japanese Xiongnu Front Army is now more than a hundred kilometers away from the battlefield. This guy's escape speed is several times faster than his advance speed. It is precisely because of this guy's escape from the battlefield that the current disastrous defeat occurred.
When he heard that the Kumamoto Regiment and the Nishikawa Regiment were wiped out, there was no expression on this guy's face. He simply looked at his watch. According to the time, they should have held out for another two hours, but they were wiped out so quickly. This meant that there was already an army chasing us.
"Come here, change my horse."
Realizing that the warhorse under his crotch had little strength left, General Uchiyama quickly asked others to change horses. There were still more than 800 people left in the cavalry brigade, and the other more than 200 people were following behind. In addition to being the rearguard troops, they were also riding horses that were almost exhausted.
The cavalry on the grassland were all equipped with two horses, but in order to be able to escape, General Uchiyama specially collected the spare horses of more than 200 people. As for those who did not have spare horses, they naturally had to follow behind to cover their retreat.
Of course, you can't give such a death order to your subordinates. Instead, find a staff officer who is good at fooling people and tell them to voluntarily give up their spare horses, and then let the general flee the battlefield. Of course, you can't say fleeing from the battlefield, you have to say it's turning. Your Excellency the General is in charge of the combat of the entire division. If there is any loss, tens of thousands of us will have to die here. If these two or three hundred of you die for the country, you can ensure the victory of the entire division.
Many Japanese officers and soldiers did not fall for the deception of these combat staffs, but their forces were too small and they were stabbed from behind. Most of them were fooled and honestly contributed their spare war horses. Now they can only follow behind in painstaking efforts.
"Commander, to our right front should be the camp of the 24th Division."
The commander had asked this question just now, but because they escaped in such a hurry that they didn't mark anything on the map, it was impossible to estimate their location.
There is no GPS in this day and age, so we can only determine our location based on our departure point and general direction. Even the combat staff are not sure.
"Advance to the right front and inform the 24th Division to stop temporarily and wait for us to join them."
Commander Uchiyama said arrogantly that the 24th Division, like the 23rd Division, were all temporarily recruited in the Northeast. Commander Uchiyama did not take these people seriously. If he had to choose, he would definitely choose to bring the 13th Division back. After all, its combat effectiveness was stronger. Although it lacked the Kumamoto Regiment and the Nishikawa Regiment, the main force of the division was still intact, which was much stronger than a temporarily recruited division.
Exchanging two garbage divisions for a main division with 60% combat effectiveness is not a loss no matter from which perspective. As for the two garbage divisions, just consider them as your contribution to the empire and your loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor.
"Commander, the 24th Division's communications seem to have been disrupted. There has been no response to our telegrams."
After hearing this, General Uchiyama sneered. How could he have the nerve to use such childish tricks on the battlefield?
"You will all set off immediately, take my orders, and go to the 24th Division Headquarters. If anyone dares to disobey orders, I will immediately report to the Kwantung Army Headquarters."
Do you think you can escape if you turn off your communications equipment and can't receive orders from above? Little do you know that in the Japanese Army, lives are also divided into valuables. Are you dreaming that a makeshift division like yours will have the same chance of escape as the main division?
Five or six cavalrymen set off quickly, carrying the order from Division Commander Uchiyama, and prepared to stop the second-line division in front and let these people hold off for us for a while, so that we can return to the Northeast in a reasonable way.
General Uchiyama was thinking very clearly. Even the Russians lost their ace division in the Far East, but we only lost two second-line divisions. Isn't this normal?
What's more, there has been no air support that we have been calling for since the war began, and now even the aerial reconnaissance planes cannot be found. The Air Force will also have to bear part of the responsibility for the defeat. If we give some gifts to a few superiors, the matter will be over. If it really doesn't work, we can take the commander of the 24th Division with us when we escape. His head plus Idogawa's head will be enough to calm this matter down.
As for Captain Kumamoto and Captain Nishikawa, I must commend them for their achievements when I return. After all, they are my subordinates. I also want everyone to see clearly that if they follow me, even if it means sending you to your death, I will give you a good result in the end.
The Kwantung Army and the Imperial Army Headquarters will erect monuments and write biographies for these two colonels, and their families will be well taken care of. Even memorial shrines will be set up in their hometowns.
Thinking of this, he no longer had any trace of guilt towards his two colonels.
"Commander, their reconnaissance plane."
Less than a minute after I felt better, a reconnaissance plane from the 72nd Army flew into the sky.
"The damn Second Air Division! Before the war, they claimed their 580 aircraft were intact and could provide us with air support at any time. Where are they now?"
General Uchiyama said very angrily.
"Reporting to His Excellency, Commander, fifteen minutes ago, over 120 fighter planes from the 2nd Air Division encountered the 72nd Army Air Corps approximately 75 kilometers to our north. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle for over half an hour, resulting in the loss of over 60 fighter planes from our side and over 190 from the 72nd Army."
After hearing the report from his subordinates, General Uchiyama was so angry that he laughed out loud.
"Since we've achieved such a significant combat advantage, why aren't there any fighter planes in our skies right now? A reconnaissance plane would be fine, but why did theirs show up? These bastards are lying about their results. Can they use their brains? Do they think everyone at headquarters is stupid?"
After Lieutenant General Uchiyama finished speaking, everyone present immediately came to their senses. The people of the Second Air Division were simply too much. If your combat loss ratio with them was 1 to 3, then where were your planes now? The Second Air Division had 580 aircraft. Did they lose only 60 of them and were they completely wiped out?