Chapter 179: 4th Cavalry Brigade
The chief of staff of the army, who was standing beside Matsui Ishone, saw that after Matsui Ishone read a telegram hurriedly handed over by the communications soldier, he scolded him, so he stepped forward and whispered: "Your Excellency General, what's the matter?" ”。
"Look at it! Riichiro Katayama is such a waste, he fell into Li Yunlong's ambush so stupidly! ”
Matsui Ishine's anger did not subside, and he gritted his teeth and handed the telegram in his hand to Kagesa Zhenzhao!
Shadow Zhenzhao took it and took a look, and in less than a few seconds, his face was also very solemn, and the more he looked behind, the paler his face became.
"Your Excellency General, I'm afraid the 5th Brigade is over!"
Kage Satsuaki smiled bitterly, Riichiro Katayama is a sinner of the empire! A brigade was ambushed in Weijiatun like this, and even if Ichiro Katayama led the remnants out of the encirclement in the end, the 5th Brigade was ultimately incapacitated.
Thinking of this, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao was already afraid of the strong combat power of Li Yunlong's department. This is an opponent worthy of the most attention of the empire, and now the opponent commands six or seven thousand troops to drag the 3rd Division around the mountains and rivers, causing the 3rd Division to suffer heavy casualties.
Regarding Li Yunlong's department, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao was even more sure in his heart, even if he wanted to concentrate a few divisions and defeat the 3rd division, he would completely kill Li Yunlong's troops.
Otherwise, there will be endless troubles!
"Yes, the 5th Brigade is finished. And whether Riichiro Katayama can break through is probably also unknown! In terms of Li Yunlong's temperament, I am afraid that he will not easily let go of the last bit of troops of the 5th Brigade! This person is bound to completely annihilate the 5th Brigade!! Matsui Ishone's face was very ugly, and it could be seen from the farewell telegram sent by Riichiro Katayama that Riichiro Katayama also knew that his hope of breaking out was probably very slim, so he sent a farewell telegram.
You must know that the 5th Brigade is one of the very capable brigades under the 3rd Division, and even the arrogant Richiro Katayama sent a farewell telegram, indicating that even Ichiro Katayama was not sure that he would be able to break through in the end.
In other words, the probability that the 5th Brigade will be completely annihilated by Li Yunlong's troops is 99 percent likely!
And for Matsui Ishone, the 5th Brigade was completely annihilated, and the 3rd Division was greatly weakened.
After the 5th Brigade was nearly 10,000 people, and after being completely annihilated by Li Yunlong's troops, Matsui Shigen only had one brigade plus other affiliated arms in his hands at this time, and the total strength was only about 17,000 people, and his strength was greatly weakened.
But the actual troops, the forces in the hands of Matsui Shigen are still much stronger than those in the hands of Li Yunlong, but the losses of Matsui Shigen are too much.
A brigade said that it would be wiped out if it was completely annihilated by others, which really slapped Matsui Ishine in the face.
"Your Excellency, what now? The total annihilation of the 5th Brigade was inevitable. If we continue to move east into Baicha Mountain at this time, I am afraid that we will only be able to collect the corpses of the 5th Brigade! The corners of Shadow Zuo Zhenzhao's mouth twitched, very unnatural.
At this time, it seems that it is useless to continue to advance eastward, not to mention that according to the current situation, by the time he arrived at Weijiatun, Li Yunlong had already led his troops to withdraw from Weijiatun and did not know where to go.
You must know that Baicha Mountain belongs to the Xing'an Mountains Mountains, and it is easy to hide an army of less than 10,000 people in the vast and sparsely populated mountain range.
Although Matsui Shigen still has more than 17,000 people in his hands, it may be very difficult to catch up with Li Yunlong's department at this distance.
It's just that Matsui Shigen waved his hand with a wry smile and said: "Right now, we are less than twenty minutes away from the vicinity of the main peak of Baicha Mountain, and there is no point in stopping or returning at this time, it is better to continue the pursuit." ”。
Kagesa Zhenzhao nodded and agreed with Matsui Ishone's words, "Your Excellency, the 5th Brigade still has nearly 1,500 troops, and under the command of Richiro Katayama, it is breaking through to the south and approaching me. At present, there is no possibility of reinforcing the rest of the 5th Brigade in the rapid march of the infantry, so how about sending the 4th Cavalry Brigade to reinforce Riichiro Katayama? If you can get out of the 5th Brigade Headquarters, at least the formation number of the 5th Brigade can be restored after the war! ”
"Yo Xi, Kagesa-kun, your suggestion is right, I almost forgot that there is also a cavalry brigade! Someone came, immediately passed my order, ordering more than 3,000 people from the 4th Cavalry Brigade to reinforce Weijiatun and meet the headquarters of the 5th Brigade that broke through! Hurry up and drop! ”
Matsui Ishine clapped his hands, there is a 4th Cavalry Brigade in the 3rd Division, and there are three cavalry wings under its jurisdiction, and each cavalry wing has more than 1,000 cavalrymen. This adds up to more than 3,000 cavalry, and there may still be a chance to reinforce Weijiatun on horseback, and to meet the remnants of the 5th Brigade that is trying to break through.
What's more, he was able to rush to Weijiatun while Li Yunlong wanted to completely annihilate the 5th Brigade and entangle Li Yunlong's main force.
You must know that it should not be a problem for a cavalry brigade to entangle Li Yunlong's main infantry force.
Then, with a gloomy face, Matsui Shigen continued to command the other main infantry forces of the 3rd Division to rush to the east of Baicha Mountain, vowing to chase Li Yunlong's main force to annihilate it.
Judging from the current situation, Matsui Ishine has clearly understood the combat strength of the new regiment under Li Yunlong's command, and no matter what the price is, he must completely annihilate Li Yunlong's troops.
Otherwise, if the new regiment grows to tens of thousands of troops in the future, Matsui Ishine estimates that at least one corps and several divisions of Japanese troops will have to be concentrated before it is possible to encircle and annihilate Li Yunlong's new regiment.
And back then, it was definitely much more difficult than it is now!
Therefore, no matter whether the 5th Brigade can withstand it or not, at least now Matsui Shigen has no way to retreat, and he must fight Li Yunlong's troops to the death.
Just when Matsui Ishine received a farewell telegram from Riichiro Katayama, he immediately sent the cavalry of the 4th Cavalry Brigade to the east to quickly advance to reinforce him, and Riichiro Katayama was not happy at all.
"Boom, boom, boom!!"
The violent explosion exploded at a distance of less than 50 meters from Richiro Katayama, and the devil soldiers who charged at a distance of 50 meters from the old devil were blown up crying and crying for their mother, and within more than ten seconds of the smoke of gunpowder, there were five or six devil soldiers howling on the ground.
"Eight Geya Road, order all troops, continue to charge me!"
Katayama Riichiro gritted his teeth, the more than 500 devil soldiers covering behind the hall had already been attacked by a large number of new regiments of troops rushing out from Weijiatun, at least there were two or three thousand people in sight, and they couldn't stand it!
At this time, if you fail to break through to the south and attack on both sides, I am afraid that it will be the consequence of being completely annihilated by others.
"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, Brigade Commander, Your Excellency the General, has sent the 4th Cavalry Brigade of the division to reinforce us. Let's break out, the 4th Cavalry Brigade will be there within ten minutes! Suddenly, a piece of good news was quickly reported to Richiro Katayama by the brigade communications officer who accompanied the army.