Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 84: Rush to the rescue of Baoshan City (Seeking follow-up reading)
Baoshan City, the Japs' offensive continues, and Yaoying is still fighting
Colonel Takamori, commander of the 68th Regiment, once again called for air and sea fire support. He was like a gambler who had lost all his chips and placed all his bets in Baoshan City. He would not withdraw his troops until Yaoying was destroyed.

"Miyauchi Kumaichi is a loser who is not good at fighting, but he has a long life and always comes back alive. Why doesn't he serve His Majesty?"

Even though Takamori cursed, he didn't seem to have any intention of ordering Major Miyauchi to commit seppuku. After all, being able to survive the brutal street fighting at Baoshan was a skill.
Most of the officers of the 68th Regiment were killed or wounded. He admired the fact that Major Miyauchi, who led the charge several times, survived. After scolding him, he said to the senior staff officer Major Yamaoka Toshiichi:
"Yamaoka-kun, tell that bastard Miyauchi that my patience with him has reached its limit. If we still can't take over Baoshan Castle, he doesn't need to come back!"

He had said this more than once, so Major Yamaoka did not worry about his friend Major Miyauchi;

Of course, it would be better if Major Miyauchi could not come back, then he would have the opportunity to serve as acting battalion commander in the field army. As long as Baoshan Castle is captured, the Miyauchi Battalion will be renamed the Yamaoka Battalion.

Major Miyauchi obviously would not give him this opportunity. When he received the new order from the regiment headquarters, he drew his command knife with murderous intent and led the remaining 600-odd devils of Miyauchi Battalion to attack Baoshan City again.

宫内大队满编是1091人，118匹马，下辖4个194人的步兵中队、1个139人的机枪中队、1个56人的步兵小队以及120人的大队部，另外还有一个行李队，人数不统一；

These people were usually used to operate mule-horse carts and could be used as reinforcements when needed. Most of them were Koreans.

The deaths of these people in battle are not counted as war losses. This is obviously another routine of the Japanese devils, and it is also one of the reasons why the enemy and our own battle reports are very different after each battle.

For example, if the Nationalist army killed dozens of people from the Palace Battalion, he would immediately replenish them from the baggage team. The establishment was still full, so they could report the loss of 1 person or zero casualties.

The 68th Regiment also had a baggage team with more people. When any brigade was running out of money, the regiment headquarters could fill in the baggage team to make the organization more complete.
At the division level, several replenishment battalions are directly assigned. These are reserve forces and can be replenished to each regiment at any time, so the Japanese's military strength will increase as the battle goes on.

The "baggage team" of the Miyauchi Battalion had been used up long ago, and Takamori Ying also transferred more than 100 people from the "baggage team" of the regiment to him. There were only more than 600 people left in the Miyauchi Battalion, which shows how tragic the loss was.

Yao Battalion also suffered heavy casualties. Including the wounded, there were only more than 300 people left. The consumption of equipment and ammunition had reached a critical point. Two of the four company commanders were sacrificed, and the platoon leaders were replaced. There were only five officers left, and the rest were all acting non-commissioned officers.

"Battalion Commander, the Japs are coming again, hundreds of them!"

The first company commander Wu Kesong came over with a bloody face and reported. The pungent smell of blood made Captain Yao frown and asked worriedly:
"Are you injured? Are you okay?"

Wu Kesong wiped the blood off his face with his big hand and said nonchalantly:
"It's okay, we won't die. Most of the casualties were caused by the devils. The brothers suffered heavy casualties. If we continue to fight like this, the Third Battalion will be wiped out."

Captain Yao knew that Wu Kesong was worried about his brothers, but now was not the time to be sentimental, so he immediately said with a serious face:
"When the country is in crisis, I will die but the country will live. My brothers died for a good cause on the battlefield fighting the Japanese. You won't give in, will you?"

Wu Kesong's temper was really ignited, and he immediately put the helmet on his head and said:
"There is not a single coward in the Third Battalion. Don't bully me with your words. When the Japanese come, the brothers will fight them to the death.
I just can't get over it. Baoshan City is so important. The brothers have been holding on for several days, and the superiors haven't sent any reinforcements. Do they want Baoshan anymore?"

"Wu Kesong, fight your battle well. It is up to the higher-ups to decide whether to send reinforcements or not. It is not your turn to complain here.
The devils are coming, quickly take the brothers and beat them down! "

Wu Kesong left without looking back, holding a submachine gun. Captain Yao looked at his back worriedly and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth; sometimes it was not possible for his brothers to come back alive just because he wanted them to. As for reinforcements, he didn't even dare to think about it. There were wars everywhere now, so where would the reinforcements come from to save Baoshan?

Lion Grove, 527th Regiment Headquarters, Yue Qianli hurried over from the battlefield. Liao Lingqi just waved at him, then said to the map:

"You will immediately hand over the Lion Grove position to the Third Battalion. We have received an order from our superiors to send a unit to rescue Baoshan City. This mission will be given to you, the Second Battalion."

Yue Qianli did not expect that the new mission was to reinforce Baoshan City, but Baoshan was a dead city. The Japanese focused their attack on Luodian, and the National Army had already deployed heavy troops in Yangxing and Miaoxing behind Baoshan City. The Japanese occupation of Baoshan City had little impact on the overall situation.

Thinking of this, he said to Liao Lingqi:
"Captain, there is no problem in reinforcing Baoshan City, but Baoshan City is no longer worth defending. Has the higher-ups explained the follow-up arrangements after saving Baoshan City?"

Liao Lingqi was silent for a moment and then said:
"The division commander has a secret message. If you can defend it, then defend it. If you can't defend it, then retreat back to the Lion Grove and reunite with the regiment headquarters. You can't get yourself into this."

A meaningful smile immediately appeared on Yue Qianli's face. He was indeed the "Sixth Brother" who never suffered any loss. It was estimated that sending the Second Battalion to rescue Baoshan City would not be in the interest of Commander Chen. After all, the 98th Division was a civil engineering unit.

With this imperial sword, Yue Qianli felt more confident. He did not want to defend the city under the enemy's naval guns, as the casualties would be too great.

After leaving the regiment headquarters, Yue Qianli returned to the Lion Grove. When the Third Battalion arrived, he handed over the defense to Deng Zhuxiu and led the Second Battalion straight to Baoshan.

The Lion Grove Fort is about 25 kilometers away from Baoshan City, and it takes half a day to get there. The reinforcements are like putting out a fire. The Second Battalion took only 4 hours of forced march to the outskirts of Baoshan City, which is kilometers away. The company commander sent someone to report:
"Battalion Commander, we found the enemy's guard position ahead. There are hundreds of them. It should be a battalion."

Yue Qianli immediately followed him to the location of the first company. He had to understand the situation on the ground before making a decision. After all, there were hundreds of Japanese devils involved.

When he arrived with the main force, Liao Jianping had already sent a reconnaissance squad to find out the enemy situation and reported to Yue Qianli:
"Battalion Commander, there are about 800 Japanese soldiers belonging to the 68th Regiment of the rd Division. They have built a defensive position on the only way to Baoshan City.

The sound of gunfire from the direction of Baoshan City is intermittent, and the battle must still be going on."

When Yue Qianli heard that the battle was still going on in Baoshan City, he breathed a sigh of relief. At least his trip was not in vain. He immediately said to Liao Jianping:
"Old Liao, if we storm a position with several hundred people, even if we put the entire Second Battalion in, it won't be enough. We have to find a way to lure the enemy out of its hole.

As long as they leave the fortifications, we can deal with these bastards."

Then Yue Qianli told Liao Jianping his idea, who nodded repeatedly, and a combat plan was decided upon.

(End of this chapter)