You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you ended up with a German-equipped division

Chapter 113 The Japanese Army's Response, Red Shiba Eightfold Treasure: The Ultimate Hunger-End

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Wan Jianfan thought to himself, "With so few people in Teng County, if we set off after dark, we'll probably only be able to collect the corpses of the city's garrison."

But then he thought that Commander Tang probably never intended to support Teng County, and that the regiment was just sent there as a formality.

Sure enough, after saying that, Tang Enbo added another sentence.

"If they can hold out until after dark..."

The fighting in Tengxian continued into the afternoon, but the 10th Regiment of Akashiba Yaezo, along with several charges by the tank units, all ended in failure.

However, with repeated shelling, and even large-scale launches of poison gas bombs and incendiary bombs, casualties among the military and civilians in the city are constantly increasing.

Li Jianghe's troops were not spared either. Even though some air-raid shelters existed, the Japanese continued to bombard them during their subsequent attacks, forcing them to suffer some necessary casualties.

At this point, both sides became enraged, and large sections of the city walls collapsed, causing a rapid decline in defensive capabilities.

Wang Mingzhang became nervous and repeatedly redeployed troops to support the city walls from all directions.

Li Jianghe remained calm, because he still had many trump cards up his sleeve; this was just the beginning.

The real show begins at night.

At that moment, Chief of Staff Zhao Weibin said:

"A telegram came from the higher command that Commander Tang's 20th Army Group had dispatched a regiment to support our army."

"Commander Tang's troops?"

Wang Mingzhang was somewhat surprised, "When will you arrive?"

"I don't know, they didn't say the specific departure time."

Zhao Weibin replied.

Li Jianghe thought to himself, "That's it, we're doomed. We probably won't be able to wait any longer. If we're hoping for Naidianwang to support our ragtag army, we'll have to wait."

Commander Tang is the kind of person who won't act until he sees a clear benefit.

Li Jianghe judged that the man had little interest in committing his troops to the Battle of Tengxian, a thankless and arduous defensive battle.

Historically, Tang Enbo did send support troops, but after being blocked by the Japanese 63rd Regiment in the southern part of Teng County, he decisively withdrew.

Wang Mingzhang seemed to have noticed this as well, his face showing worry. Only when he saw that Li Jianghe remained calm and composed did he speak:

"Jiang He, you seem quite calm. The troops have suffered heavy casualties. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for three days."

Li Jianghe smiled calmly and said:

"Of course I'm at ease; my tank units haven't even moved yet."

As he spoke, he looked at the setting sun, "It won't be completely dark for another three hours..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingzhang realized that his earlier talk of retaliation was merely a hypothetical scenario.

Who could have imagined that the Japanese army had such fierce firepower and far more troops than them?

Under these circumstances, how can we possibly fight back?

"You're not really planning to retaliate at night, are you?"

Wang Mingzhang asked.

Li Jianghe said with certainty:

"Of course, tonight we'll teach the Japanese devils a lesson."

He thought to himself that the Seya Kei squad had not yet witnessed the power of "blitzkrieg".

What's more, this is an enhanced version of Blitzkrieg.

Previously, Li Jianghe's blitzkrieg tactics used trucks and motorcycles as the main force for the assault.

What we see now are modified armored tracked vehicles and some light armored vehicles.

Whether it's its overall protection, firepower, or impact resistance, it's far superior to previous trucks and motorcycles.

Another very important point is that, to this day, Li Jianghe's dozens of field guns and heavy howitzers have not been exposed.

When reinforcements arrived in southern Teng County last night, his main force had already been dispatched to hide in the eastern mountains.

That place was located on the flank and rear of the Japanese army's Setani Kei Detachment.

Artillery, motorized units, tank battalions, and so on were all there.

After all, Tengxian is only so big. If more than 10,000 people were crammed in there, the casualties would probably be even greater under the heavy artillery bombardment of the Japanese army.

This is Li Jianghe's trump card, and the source of his composure.

Zhao Weibin looked at Li Jianghe, knowing that his words were never unfounded.

If someone can say something like that, it means they are at least 70-80% confident that they can win this night raid.

So he comforted Wang Mingzhang, saying:

"Commander, I don't think there's any need to worry. At this moment, I see Jiang He strategizing with great skill, quite like Zhuge Liang."

Wang Mingzhang couldn't help but roll his eyes at him and said:

"You son of a bitch, why didn't I hear you sucking up to me like this every day before?"

Zhao Weibin chuckled and said:

"Sir, these are all my heartfelt words; there's not a trace of flattery in them!"

As night fell, the entire field was shrouded in darkness.

In the headquarters of the Japanese army's Setani Detachment, Chief of Staff Kitano Suzuki looked towards Tengxian County.

"Given Li Jianghe's fighting style, he'll most likely launch a night attack tonight?"

Although his 10th Infantry Regiment suffered considerable losses during the daytime battles, the entire Setani Detachment consisted of more than just his infantry regiment; it also included the 10th Machine Gun Battalion, two tank companies, and a large artillery unit.

If precautions are taken, an enemy night raid could very well backfire.

Kei Seya was wiping away non-existent dust from his sword, gazing at its gleaming blade and the four large characters "Imperial Gift" that he was so proud of.

"Li Jianghe would do that. He has done it before, both in Nanjing and Shanghai, and more than once."

Having said that, he raised his head and looked at Yaezo Akashiba:

"In any case, we should deploy our troops to the Tengxian area in advance so that we can be prepared should the enemy launch a night attack here."

"Hai!!!!"

Akashiba Yaezo dared not be negligent.

After all, his troops had suffered considerable losses in the past period, and despite having an absolute advantage in artillery fire, they had not been able to breach the walls of Tengxian after a whole day of fighting.

To this day, he is still hungry and has not eaten a single meal.

"Gurgle!!!"

Just then, Yaezo Akashiba's stomach started growling.

He lowered his head somewhat awkwardly, looking at his shrunken belly.

"How about... we have dinner first?"

Kitano Suzuki's face fell, and he forced a smile.

Akashiba Yaezo, however, stated firmly:

"No need, Chief of Staff. I've already said that I'll have my next meal in Teng County."

After saying that, he left the command post and went to the front line to make deployments, concentrating firepower in the direction of Teng County.

Inside the Tengxian command post, Long Wenzhang saluted Li Jianghe and said:

"Report: All tanks are in position. Once the city gates are opened, we can launch a direct assault on the enemy positions."