"Hey!"

Okamoto nodded heavily.

At this moment, a Japanese soldier walked in and came to Ushijima to report, "Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the reconnaissance unit has found a large branch of troops in the mountains south of Lishui City, which has strong firepower and is suspected to be a target force. ”

"The mountains south of the city?"

Ushijima looked at the map, then looked up at the mountains in the distance outside the door, and wondered, "Are they hiding here?" Right under our noses? ”

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, there is a saying among the people of China, it is called 'the most dangerous place is the safest place', whether it is our goal or not, but since it is under our noses, we should go and see it." Okamoto suggested.

Ushijima also felt reasonable, and said in a deep voice, "Send a team to investigate the situation, remember, if you are defeated, send a report for help in time." ”

"Hey!"

Okamoto was ordered to leave, while Ushijima was lost in thought.

Based on his instincts, he didn't think that this force under his nose was the target he was looking for, and with his knowledge of this opponent, he shouldn't be here now, and he wouldn't reveal his whereabouts so easily.

At this time, he had already received the change from the city of Nanjing, Commander Matsui died, Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya was seriously injured and dying, and Yanagawa Heisuke, his direct boss, was also seriously injured.

Moreover, the commanders of the divisions who participated in the ceremony of entering the city were also injured to varying degrees, and almost the senior generals of the entire front army were killed.

This news will certainly not be hidden, and it is estimated that the Chinese side has already received the news.

It is also difficult to imagine how the Dajiaochang airport could let the Chinese into the airport, but it is still the pilot who can fly the fighter.

Not only did the Front suffer heavy losses, losing two warplanes, but it also brought the entire empire to shame.

How bad is the security problem of the empire, so bad that it can allow Chinese to sneak into the airport and steal planes, the key is still in broad daylight.

He couldn't understand it.

Moreover, this change left the entire front army leaderless, and it was impossible to carry out large-scale military operations in a short period of time, and even the pursuit of the Chinese army that broke through from Nanjing was not so emphasized.

This is also the case, when the headquarters was almost wiped out, it should indeed not be able to move at this time.

After all, after more than three months of fighting, these hundreds of thousands of imperial elites are also a little exhausted, and if they take the opportunity to be counterattacked by the Chinese army, maybe the situation that cannot be defeated will also be affected.

The large-scale pursuit operation had stopped, and with the exception of Ushijima's troops, the pursuing army did not exceed 2,000 men, and it was more just a blockade line for the Kunisaki detachment and the 18th Division.

No matter how these Chinese troops broke through, they would definitely have to retreat into the mountains of southern Anhui, which would have to pass through the area where the 18th Division and the Kunisaki detachment were stationed.

Thinking of this, Ushijima Mitsuru had an idea.

Since the Chinese army will find a way to retreat into southern Anhui, so will the army he chases.

Ushijima looked at the map, Xuancheng and Guangde were undoubtedly the only way for the Chinese army to break through, but which of the two places was the end, and he finally settled on Xuancheng.

With his understanding of Leng Jie, the opponent, the other party will not go around to Guangde's side.

If you want to hide your tracks until now, you can either borrow the mountains or go out by day.

In this way, there are not many places where you can hide your whereabouts.

But it was unrealistic to look for them one by one, so he still decided to go to Xuancheng and wait for Leng Jie.

As for the Chinese army in the south of the city, Ushijima didn't pay attention to it, but it was this Chinese army that actually caused him to lose more than 200 people, and then fled.

From the captured weapons and captured soldiers, it was known that this was not his target, but the name Liao Yaoxiang attracted his attention.

If it weren't for Leng Jie, he might have found a way to eliminate Liao Yaoxiang's troops, but he had more important things.

So he had his army drive the Chinese army to see if they could catch a big fish, because according to the captives, there was a radio link between their three larger troops.

。。。。。。

"Chief Liao, this can't be done, this little devil is eyeing us, what should we do now? To fight or not to fight? ”

A captain saw that the fire was handed over again, and hurriedly came to Liao Yaoxiang to report.

"How? The devils behind this have at least one wing, and this is only part of it.

Even if this is only a part of it, it is the size of a brigade, and we people are exhausted, how to fight?

Alternately cover the retreat, and then find a way to get rid of this devil completely at night. ”

Thinking of the chasing soldiers behind, Liao Yaoxiang was a little big-headed.

He didn't expect to be caught up by a wing-sized devil, how can this be fought?

When Liao Yaoxiang's troops broke through, there were only more than 1,200 people in Yang Yi's troops. However, on the way yesterday, we gathered a lot of defeated troops who broke through from Nanjing, adding up to nearly 2,000 people.

There are only about 2,100 soldiers in the Leng Jie Division, and there are hundreds of civilians, if it is only the size of the army, the scale of the Leng Jie Department can only be sent third.

After Qiu Qingquan broke through with Guo Qi, Li Jing and others, he gathered a lot of routs on the way, with a scale of more than 3,000 people.

This means that the troops led by Qiu Qingquan, Liao Yaoxiang and Qiu Lengjie have more than 7,000 people, accounting for more than half of the entire breakthrough force.

According to incomplete statistics later, from the night of the 16th to the day of the 17th, the Chinese army that broke through from Nanjing was 13,400 people.

More than 30,000 people participated in the breakout that night, including fighting the Japanese in the security zone. It means that half of the people died in Nanjing City that night or were trapped in Nanjing City like Zhao Yongbin.

Among the troops that broke through from Nanjing that night, only more than 9,000 people finally arrived safely and returned to the team, and the remaining 4,000 or 5,000 died or disappeared on the way to break through.

But in the battle just now, although Liao Yaoxiang's troops killed and wounded many Japanese soldiers, they also lost more than 400 people.

The thought of this number made his heart bleed.

Originally, these people could have broken through to the rear, but they didn't expect to die here.

"Sir Liao, I have a suggestion. Why don't we contact Chief Qiu and Chief Leng and find a way to eat this Japanese army?

Gather the strength of our three parts, even if you can't eat them all, you can beat this devil hard. Someone suggested.

Liao Yaoxiang couldn't help but smile bitterly, he didn't want to, but now the three armies are so far apart. In particular, Qiu Qingquan's troops had already moved eastward, intending to withdraw from Guangde to the Third Theater from the mountainous area on the western shore of Taihu Lake.

And Leng Jie's side is also dozens of kilometers apart, and the troops of the two of them can't eat the chasing soldiers behind.

Even if they are close to each other, it is still a question whether the relationship can be united.

But thinking of Leng Jie's ability, he is also a little moved, why don't you try?