156. The second into the wolf ditch
Brigade Commander Ding became more and more angry at Jia Congliang's persuasion, and said indignantly: "I will give up this old life, and I will also have a battle with the old devil Motegi, let him see if there is anyone in our Rehe, and let him see if the soldiers of the 117th Brigade are Chinese men...... As for the red elements, you see that they are red, and that is the meaning of Nanjing. Let's see, they are loyal friends. From the beginning of the war to the present, he has strategized again and again, and has repeatedly made good plans; Whoever helped the 117th Brigade will be our friend. It's a pity that you weren't present in those classic battles, we fought in the Bahrain steppe, you didn't see it; We're bloodbathed in the North Hills, and you're not here, so if you were in the same place with them, it would be nice to watch their actions......"
Jia Congliang said: "Brigade Commander Ding, I, Jia Congliang, still say the same thing, these red elements, in your place, will not have any good intentions, if you kill all the soldiers, they will leave you immediately." I reminded you last time that they seem to have formed a Rehe Special Operations Brigade in the past few days, and it seems that there is still a ......"
Brigade Commander Ding said in disgust: "Brother Jia, don't keep calling red, aren't the blood shed by the soldiers of my 117th Brigade all red?" If they hadn't cut off the devil's transportation line halfway, the battle of Fangshengou might have fallen into passivity; If it weren't for the Anti-Japanese Federation and the Volunteer Army that blew up the devil's shells in Chifeng East, Motegi would have bombarded the city a long time ago, and Chifeng City would have been blown up into ruins, and your brother would have been around me a long time ago. Okay, brother, do it yourself! ”
Jia Conghao finally rushed to Han Linfu again and they were not in the house, so it was a pity to leave like this. He simply sat down, smiled a little bitterly, and said a little scoundrelly: "Sun Dianying said that he would withdraw, our small 117 Brigade, what are you fighting for?" ”
Brigade Commander Ding saw that he was playing a scoundrel, so he stood opposite him and said, "I said Lieutenant Colonel Jia, you had better respect our military commander?" He led the 41st Army to retreat westward, which was both the persuasion of the elders of Chifeng City and the order of Zhang Shaoshuai, and our 117th Brigade fought to block the attack, which was also the order of Zhang Shaoshuai. Soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, and it is expected that I, Ding Boting, will kill myself, as long as I can kill Motegi, I will die without regrets. When he said this, all the personnel of the headquarters were in awe. Jia Congliang sat there without a place to be ashamed, and he didn't stand or sit.
Brigade Commander Ding looked at Jia Congliang in civilian clothes, and suddenly sympathized with him, and said: "Brother Jia is bent on letting the 117th Brigade run quickly, and he will escape from Motegi's clutches. But can you run? How can you bear to throw these wounded soldiers behind? That's not who I did. Besides, the Fourth Brigade is a person, and my 117th Brigade is also a person, since the two departments are defeated, I have to play with him. When Brother Jia returns to Nanjing, he will also report truthfully......"
Jia Congliang smiled bitterly again and said: "Finally, if your Brigade Commander Ding still takes care of Nanjing, then I will ask you to withdraw your troops in the name of Nanjing, do you withdraw or not?" Brigade Commander Ding said with a serious expression: "Brother, I thank you for your concern all the time. However, the hasty withdrawal of troops is a joke on the lives of the brothers, and it is by no means a simple matter, and I am sorry for the Chinese nation and our ancestors. But I also advise you, it is said that you are still a classmate of Director Han, and you have followed him for many years. On the issue of doctrine, I am not interested, but your brother should understand that the withdrawal of troops is the rhetoric of politicians, and you are too serious and careful to become a victim......"
Outside the headquarters, the horse's hooves sounded "Tata", from far and near, and the dust was flying. The guards outside hurriedly came out to pick up the horses, and it turned out to be Director Han and they were back. There is another person among them, that is the head of Liu Guoqing. Entering the house, Deputy Brigade Commander Ji stretched out his hand and introduced, "This is our Brigade Commander Ding." He raised his hand again and said: "This is Regiment Commander Liu of the 16th Brigade of the Northeast Army, and he has nearly 2,000 people who have arrived here one after another, all of whom have volunteered to participate in the fight against devils...... Regiment Commander Liu raised his hand to Brigade Commander Ding and saluted, and said: "Liu Guoqing, the general of the defeated army, is very embarrassed to see you. Not to mention anything else, if Brigade Commander Ding takes us in, then we will fight devils here......"
Brigade Commander Ding stepped forward, stretched out his hands to hold his hands, shook them vigorously, and said, "Whether it is the Northeast Army or the Northwest Army, we are all sons and daughters of China. Now the little devils have to look at Shu, trample on my rivers and mountains, kill my living beings, we are fighting with them, and you have come at the right time. You are welcome to join the 117th Brigade of the 41st Army of the Kuomintang, this is Chief of Staff Zhang, and he will contact and discuss with you on matters related to the coordination with the main forces of each regiment of our brigade.
Also on March 8th, in the afternoon, Motegi Maeyuki lay down on the table and woke up for a short time. Suddenly, I heard the sound of horses' hooves and carriages outside the Fu Hao Yongyuan. Then Staff Officer Xiaoquan came in to report and said, "Report to the general, one of the 25th Wing from Tongliao arrived in Chifeng yesterday and just arrived here. There are also two large carts of ammunition and medicine that have been routinely supplied from Chifeng City, and there are three more carts behind...... "Motegi said: "Shout, inform the logistics captain Shimotoda to accept the baggage." And told Shimotoda Shaozo to arrange for the 25th Wing to camp ......" As he spoke, the herald Fujino led an official to arrive.
This person looked at Motegi sitting behind the table, stepped forward, snapped to the ground, raised his hand and saluted, the standard Tokyo style, Motegi liked it very much. He said in a loud voice: "The 25th Wing, Wing Commander Matsunao Hosoban Osa, report to General Motegi and ask for instructions. Motegi looked at him and said, "Ryōshi, what do you do with the 25th Wing?" Matsunao Hosoban replied, "Hay." Motegi asked him one by one where his hometown was, where he was stationed before coming to Chifeng City, how many people were in his department, and how many were there this time? Loose straight and detailed answers one by one. Motegi said again: "Matsunao-kun, you are also a disciple of Kumamoto, and it goes without saying that you are brave in battle. At present, the war in Rebei is very fierce. The Imperial Army has encountered a strong enemy, there is a 117th Brigade, and it dares to oppose the Fourth Brigade, we want to let him die, you know? ”
After filling in the baggage and adding people, not only Motegi, but also the entire headquarters was like a shot in the arm, and immediately operated nervously. Motegi ordered Umei to notify the Wing Commanders and Captains of each immediate subordinate to come to the headquarters for a meeting. After some discussion and discussion, Motegi concluded, he said: "I ordered the 13th Wing stationed in Tiegou Men'er, with the 1st Lushun Artillery Brigade, to drive west along Chiwei Avenue to the area of Nantaizi, and occupy the village land; The 17th Wing, the Yamaoka Jie Osa, drove with the 13th Wing to the Wolf Ditch Gate to support the 13th Wing. If the defenders were to move covertly in either side of the north and south, the 13th Wing would respond to all changes with the same and use the excellent firepower of the Imperial Army to block the attack; The 17th Wing flanked the north and south...... "Everyone stood and accepted orders.
Umei and the staff officers hurriedly drew up the battle plan, and separately arranged for each department to cooperate with the details and pay attention to matters. Finally, all the departments participating in the war were notified to launch it on time at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning.
In the early morning of March 9, the 13th Wing suddenly moved westward, and before they could reach the Wolf Ditch Gate, gunfire suddenly rang out in the direction of Xiaoshangjing in the east. The mountains and forests sounded, and the loess flew. Immediately afterwards, in the direction of Huajiagou Gate, gunshots also rang out. It turned out that the routine supply for the Fourth Brigade was 5 carts of baggage, but two carts came yesterday, and this cart came early this morning, pulling medicine and daily necessities, and was platooned to the 1st Company in front by Captain Chu, and was robbed of life. Yesterday, the two truckloads of arms were not robbed, so the car did not carry many guards. The two rifle groups he led, a total of ten devils, were all slashed and killed by the veteran members of Li Maotian's faction.
Xiaoshangjing and Huajiagou are not very far from Monkey's Head Ditch, and the gunshots of the attack can be heard from afar. Not only did Motegi slap the table and scold: "Who said there are no defenders in the east? Dead dead dead ......" At this time, the phone rang, it was Kameda helpless Osa, who called, and he said: "General Motegi, there are unknown forces in Huajiagou, who hijacked a large car of the imperial army, and hacked to death the imperial soldiers who escorted the car and the chief Cao who was driving. Motegi scolded, "Since you have discovered the defenders, why don't you chase after them quickly......"
Kameda said, "General, didn't you hear the gunshots on Kogamikyo Nanliang? The strength of our 7th Wing is drawn from the left and right, and there is still a little more than one brigade left, so we can't take care of both ends no matter how we send troops...... It's better to get a straight line from you. Alas, anyway, they came quietly, and it was a gust of wind to go, and it was too late to send troops from there......" Motegi gritted his teeth and said: "Kameda-kun, you can just take care of your own land and keep your little Shangjing, and I have my own way to do other places." Kameda replied, "Hai." ”
Motegi grabbed the phone and called Ono Taro Osaku and said, "Ono-kun, where did you go?" There is a ...... in the area where we are moving along the established route," Ono said, "General, we have just left the Iron Ditch Gate. Why did there be a shootout in the east? The 117th Brigade will really attack the east and the west, and the more they will attack the east, the more we will have to attack the west. Our 13th Wing is making great strides west......"
Motegi said: "Ono-kun, you go to the wolf ditch gate to take a look, and I will let one part of the 17th Wing of Yamaoka Kai also slowly pull out." The defending troops were still fighting fiercely. I am afraid that the 117th Brigade will be cunning and cunning, and it cannot be ruled out that they will return to the eastern part of the monkey head ditch to work. Ono said: "General, I estimate that it is impossible for the 117th Brigade to make such a detour, their direction of escape is in the west, how can they return there?" There are red elements in the 117th Brigade, and it is unknown that they have recruited the Anti-United Nations? When Motegi heard his analysis, he was a little afraid, and he said: "Could it be the anti-union ...... of the old ladder in western Liaoning?"
Ono Tataro is proud of his analysis, and the team has already opened to the door of the wolf ditch. Since there were garrison positions in the lower camp, he had to wait for the first artillery to come up. At this time, I saw a group of defenders running towards the wolf ditch, and there was a lieutenant of the imperial army in their ranks. One of Ono's heralds, Nakatori recognized it at a glance, wasn't that Lieutenant Shannan? He exclaimed, and all the devils forgot to shoot, staring at Shannan. Shannan looked back at them, and was pulled by the defenders into the bushes,
Ono thought that he had to snatch Sannan back and give it to Motegi...... Thinking of this, he waved his sword and shouted: "Target, Shannan, kill the chicken and give it to ......."