mtlumby2d Chapter 242: Another 2-choice, General Miyamoto Hashirō's choice
Chapter 242: Another 2-choice, General Miyamoto Hashirō's choice
Charles could run, the deputy commander of Gaul could run, but only Miyamoto Hashiraki could not run away.
Therefore, when the casualty data of the coalition forces was roughly calculated, it was reported directly to the desk of Army General Miyamoto Hashirō.
John brought more than 3000 people this time, but less than of them gathered together.
The others either fled or died in the bombing.
And more than two-thirds of these less than three thousand people are John people.
The White Elephant people, who made up the majority of the population, did not even have a thousand people, which made Miyamoto Hashi Ryo very confused.
As for the Gauls, their fate was also miserable. Of the 6000 people, only more than 1000 are left, and there are only about Gauls, and the rest are Annamites.
When General Miyamoto Hashirō saw the casualties of his own army, he almost rolled his eyes.
This time they brought an army of more than 20, including 5 divisions.
The current statistical figure of casualties is as high as more than 80,000.
If you count it up, three divisions of troops were lost.
These five divisions are not fully organized.
The worst thing was that there was less than a battalion left in a regiment, and the organization was completely destroyed.
Although there are still tens of thousands of them left, even Army General Miyamoto Hashira has no idea how much combat effectiveness they have left after surviving the bombing.
"Damn it, damn Charles, damn Westerners!"
General Miyamoto Hashirō became angrier the more he thought about it and couldn't help but curse.
If Charles hadn't been completely unprepared.
None of this would have happened if Charles hadn't insisted on waiting until the troops arrived before setting off.
Now he just abandoned his troops and ran to Jianggang, leaving them here to deal with the offensive of the Fuxing Army.
Miyamoto Hashirō was not the kind of person who would sit there and wait for death, so he immediately found Wu Zhichang, who looked dejected.
Seeing his expression, Miyamoto Hashirō's heart sank.
He could feel that Wu Zhichang's confidence had been shattered by the Fuxing Army, and he no longer had the fighting spirit he had before.
However, the war is still going on, the Renaissance Army has begun landing, and they must act as soon as possible.
Otherwise there is really no way to save it.
At this moment, General Miyamoto Hashi Ryo was determined to fight to the death.
He knew very well that he and his army of more than 100,000 could not escape, but it was impossible for them to surrender to the Renaissance Army.
But there are still many problems facing him.
"Mr. President, the Fuxing Army has already landed in Xiangshan and will soon reach Guangzhou.
I need Yangcheng. I will lead the remaining troops to engage in street fighting with the Renaissance Army in Yangcheng to deplete their manpower, so I need you to cooperate with me in mobilizing the resources of the entire Yangcheng."
Wu Zhichang suddenly looked at Miyamoto Hashirō, and a hoarse voice came out of his mouth, with a hint of coldness in his tone.
"You want to drag Yangcheng down with you to be buried with you?"
“No, we just live and die with this city.
Are you willing to see the Fuxing Army recapture an entire Yangcheng?"
Wu Zhichang fell silent after hearing this. After a long moment, he sighed and said, "Then I'll leave this city to you. I'll retreat to Jianggang tonight, and then go to Citibank to become a wealthy man."
At this moment, Wu Zhichang had given up the idea of continuing to fight the Fuxing Army and no longer had any capital.
In that case, why not take the wealth you have accumulated and go to Citibank to become a free and wealthy man?
Anyway, the wealth he has accumulated is enough to provide his family with food and clothing for several lifetimes.
After obtaining Wu Zhichang's permission, Miyamoto Hashirō assembled several relatively complete regiments and asked them to build a defense line along the Yuejiang River to buy time for them to reorganize their troops in the city and build defensive fortifications.
If the Fuxing Army wanted to destroy them, he would let the prosperous city of Yangcheng and the hundreds of thousands of ancient people in the city who had not yet escaped be buried with them.
This would also allow the emperor to see that he did not sit idly by and wait for death, but fought the Restoration Army until the last moment.
The 1st Marine Division has completed its landing in Xiangshan.
The 1st Marine Regiment, which landed first, has already advanced towards Yangcheng for reconnaissance.
When they arrived at Yuejiang River, they saw the Fuso people building their positions.
They blew up all the bridges across the river.
It was obvious that they wanted to prevent the Fuxing Army from crossing the river.
"These damn bastards! The Air Force dispatched over 2,000 bombers, but haven't they all been killed yet?"
It hasn't been long since the bombing ended, but the Japanese are already digging their positions again. Their vitality is really strong.
However, through the telescope, we can see that this group of Japanese devils have just begun to build their positions and do not even have the most basic fortifications.
When Zhao Zhijie, commander of the 1st Marine Regiment, saw this scene through the telescope, his eyes lit up.
A moment later, he got back into the command vehicle and said to the communications officer, "Ask the division headquarters how long it will take for the tank regiment to arrive?"
"It'll take another half an hour!"
The communications officer replied shortly afterwards.
Zhao Zhijie frowned.
Half an hour is too long, and every second counts now.
Thinking of this, he directly ordered: "Order the entire regiment to launch a full-scale river crossing operation and build a defense line on the other side of the river."
We cannot allow the Japanese to continue building a defense line opposite the Yuejiang River, otherwise it will be difficult when we fight later.
So he planned to take advantage of the fact that the Fuso people had not yet established a firm foothold and directly open a gap in the Yuejiang River, so that even if they continued to build river defenses, it would be of no avail.
Zhao Zhijie then added another sentence.
"Contact the fleet and request air support!"
As Zhao Zhijie's order was issued, the entire 1st Marine Regiment began to assemble.
The 1st Marine Regiment has three amphibious infantry battalions under its command, and its main equipment is the multi-functional amphibious infantry fighting vehicle.
Each battalion is equipped with 32 vehicles, and the weapons on board are also varied and can be used to perform different tasks.
The Fuso people on the other side of the river also saw the arrival of the 1st Marine Regiment.
Then this group of Fuso people dispersed in large numbers and looked for cover as quickly as possible.
Since they had no position to build, they could only lie down in the undug pit.
"Report to the wing headquarters, we need support!"
Stationed here is a Fuso infantry battalion.
However, Zhao Zhijie did not give them the chance to wait for support.
Twelve multi-purpose assault vehicles carrying 12mm assault guns raised their guns and began firing at the Fuso positions on the other side of the river.
“Boom…Boom…Boom…”
As the muzzle flashed, the shell whistled and hit the other side of the river.
Balls of fire flickered on the Fuso position on the other side of the river, raising a cloud of dust and debris.
"what....."
The Fuso people, who had no positions, could only lie in shallow pits to avoid artillery fire, but when the shells fell near them, the shallow pits could not provide effective protection at all.
Zhao Zhijie, who was watching the battle on the other side of the river, could see Fuso people being blown away from time to time.
Twelve 12mm assault guns formed dense firepower, suppressing the Fuso people on the other side of the river and making them unable to move.
The remaining amphibious infantry fighting vehicles loaded with soldiers from the 1st Marine Regiment began to cross the river.
The multifunctional infantry fighting vehicle plunged directly into the river, with the water jet propulsion at the rear turned on.
Soon, dozens of multi-functional infantry fighting vehicles formed a steel torrent on the river, sweeping towards the other side of the river.
"Shoot... Organize the shooting immediately. Don't let them cross the river!"
After the order was given, the Fuso people directly fired at the infantry fighting vehicles on the river under artillery fire.
Dense mortar shells whizzed down, raising columns of water on the surface of the river.
Without artillery support, they could not threaten the amphibious infantry fighting vehicles at all.
This section of the river is not very wide, only about 400 meters wide, and the Japanese bullets can even be fired from the other side of the river.
This also means that infantry fighting vehicles can cross the river quickly.
Based on the infantry fighting vehicle's water speed of 10 kilometers per hour, it only takes 500 seconds, or three minutes, to cover 180 meters of river surface.
What can the Japanese do in these three minutes?
Under Captain Fuso's bloodshot expression, one infantry fighting vehicle after another rushed up directly from the river.
"Kill him!"
Seeing that he could not stop the enemy, Captain Fuso directly gave the order to attack, wanting to use his body to block the iron torrent of the Renaissance Army.
It’s better to die on the way to charge than to fail to stop the enemy.
The captain waved his command knife and rushed out of the position first.
"Boom boom boom..."
Facing the Fuso soldiers who jumped out of their positions one by one, the Fusion Army's infantry fighting vehicles began to fire with their mounted machine guns.
20mm and 30mm caliber machine gun shells were fired densely, smashing the rushing Fuso people into pieces.
The madness of the Fuso people did not stop the Restoration Army from crossing the river.
The speed at which the Restoration Army arrived was beyond Miyamoto Hashirō's expectations.
Before they could build a defense line, it was directly penetrated.
The Yuejiang defense line could no longer be relied upon, so they could only retreat to Guangzhou and fight street battles.
As a heavily mechanized unit, the 1st Marine Division's mobility is unquestionable.
Less than an hour after the 1st Marine Regiment broke through the river defense, the Amphibious Tank Regiment, Amphibious Infantry Regiment, Artillery Regiment and other troops arrived one after another.
Two hours later, the 1st Marine Division, which had completed the construction of the pontoon bridge, appeared outside the city of Guangzhou, and the outline of the city could be seen from a distance.
"The Fuso people are defending the city?"
"After the bombing, the Fuso people retreated into Yangcheng, intending to defend the city!
This is at least 100,000 Fuso troops. If they engage in street fighting with us in the city, I'm afraid the entire city will be burned down and millions of people will be displaced!"
Jiang Hua pondered for a moment and suddenly thought of something.
"Then send a letter to Miyamoto Hashirō, who is in charge of the city.
Let him choose between Yangcheng and Fuso Kyoto.
If they continued to choose to fight street battles with us, he would hear the news that Kyoto was razed to the ground the next day.
If he chooses Kyoto, then he will lead his troops out from Yangcheng."
Jiang Hua understood that this battle was also the last battle between them and the Southern Alliance.
No matter what Miyamoto Hashi Ryo chooses, he cannot stop the trend of the times.
"Bakayaloo! Despicable Jiang Hua, die!"
Miyamoto Hashirō originally thought that what was handed to him was a letter of surrender or something like that, but when he saw the content on it, he couldn't help but burst into anger and started cursing.
Kyoto is the current capital of the Fuso people and the residence of His Majesty the Emperor.
As a core member of the Imperial Way Faction, does he need to make this choice?
Thinking of this, Miyamoto Hashirō closed his eyes in pain.
"Gather all forces and launch an all-out attack on the Renaissance Army.
The Empire only has warriors who fall on the road of charge, and absolutely no cowards who surrender! "
The last sentence was shouted out by Miyamoto Hashirō.