Northwest side? Massa-kun Tsuji is overly worried, right? There is a 47th Wing here, which is a wing of the 6th Division, not a garrison like the 33rd Division. Uemura felt that Masanobu Tsuji's words were exaggerated.

"Don't forget, one of these two divisions is the 40th division, how many of our detachments have suffered since the beginning of the war?"

For this 40th division, Masanobu Tsuji is really worried, and always feels that the commander of this division is not simple.

"That's just bad luck, if it's a head-on battle, our detachment can fight against the existence of that army!" Kamimura didn't want to admit his defeat.

"Perhaps!"

In fact, Masanobu Tsuji didn't want to admit it.

Just as they were waiting for all the troops to withdraw to the north bank, fierce gunfire suddenly came from the north bank of the Luo River.

Hearing the gunfire so close, Masanobu Tsuji hurriedly picked up the binoculars and saw that at some point, a Chinese army appeared on the other side of the river, attacking the stone bridge defended by the 47th Wing.

The arrangement of the entire 47th Wing is approximately: one and a half brigades of troops on the high ground on both sides of the road from Fanjiayuan to Luojiang Town; secondly, there were two squadrons on the opposite bank of the stone bridge on the Luo River; The remaining brigade was on the riverside position on the south bank of the Luo River.

It stands to reason that it is impossible for the Chinese army to bypass the one and a half brigades in front of it and attack the Ishibashi position, but now it has really appeared.

"What's going on?"

Mino Iwasaki hurriedly ran out of the wing headquarters and took the binoculars to see what was going on.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the branch of the branch has somehow rounded our flank and is attacking the bridgehead on the north bank, and the defending troops are counterattacking."

"Why are they here? Could it be that the Yoshida Brigade has all been shattered? Mino Iwasaki was a little shocked.

"Back to Your Excellency, the Yoshida Brigade is still holding its position, and the Shina troops on the other side don't know when they will go around to the back of the Yoshida Brigade."

"Yaga, this army must be defeated!"

Mino Iwasaki, who realized the seriousness of the problem, immediately ordered.

He was even wondering if he should give the Yoshida brigade an order to retreat.

But if you retreat at this time, everything will be in vain, and the Chinese army will reach the bank of the Luo River, and then it will threaten the troops who are still retreating on the bank of the Miluo River.

You must know that up to now, less than half of the imperial army has retreated from the south bank of the Miluo River.

Similarly, Masanobu Tsuji and others also found out about this situation, and it was clear that his fears were fulfilled.

The Chinese army in the northwest was not simple, and a detour interspersed with a detour brought the defense line of the 47th Wing to the brink of collapse.

Now it is up to the army on the bridgehead on the other side to defeat this Chinese army that is interspersed with twists and turns.

If it is defeated, all is well; If you are defeated, then things are bad.

Unless the 47th Wing is willing to abandon its troops on the north bank of the Luojiang River and blow up the stone bridge, it is very likely that the Chinese army will attack the town of Luojiang through the stone bridge.

"Iwasaki, this idiot, tell him that he must hold the Luojiang defense line and block the Chinese army on the north bank of the Luojiang River, otherwise let him cut himself!"

Knowing that the Chinese army had attacked near the stone bridge on the Luo River, Inaba Shiro was also a little anxious.

It would take at least a day for all the troops on the south bank of the Miluo River to withdraw, and the 47th Wing was incompetent in the eyes of Shiro Inaba to allow the Chinese army to approach the Luojiang defense line so quickly.

Of course, in order to ensure safety, Shiro Inaba ordered the Uemura detachment to leave two brigades on the south bank of the Luojiang River, so as to avoid another mistake on the side of the 47th Wing.

"Iwasaki Daisa, I think you should blow up the stone bridge immediately, otherwise let the Shina army cross the Luo River, and you will be sent to a military court!"

Masanobu Tsuji approached Mino Iwasaki and made his own suggestion.

"But I still have two brigades on the north shore, what will they do if the bridge is blown up?" Mino Iwasaki retorted.

"They can follow the upper reaches of the Luo River and find a place to cross the river, otherwise the stone bridge will be lost, and the consequences will be serious." Masanobu Tsuji said.

Mino Iwasaki didn't want to blow up the bridge, but when he saw that the two squadrons on the opposite bank were a little unstoppable, he reluctantly gave the order to blow up the bridge.

The 120th Regiment also discovered the Japanese army's attempt, but they couldn't stop it at all, and in the end they could only watch the Japanese bomb the bridge.

Looking at the stone bridge that was disconnected in the middle, the 120th regiment could only look at the bridge and sigh.

With the bombing of the stone bridge, the Yoshida Brigade and other troops also began to retreat, and if they continued to stay there, they would be flanked by the Chinese army.

As soon as Yoshida's brigade withdrew, several high ground that would have taken some effort to take were taken in less than half a day.

Just seeing the blown up stone bridge, the officers and men of the 40th and 19th Divisions were also a little overwhelmed, and the Chinese and Japanese armies just looked across the river.

"Pass the order and make a bamboo raft immediately!"

"It seems that the Chinese army has not given up, as long as we hold out tonight, our mission will be completed.

During the day, the Chinese army could not cross the river! "Seeing that the Chinese troops on the other side are busy, there is no need to think that they are preparing tools to cross the river.

"Could they have built a sufficient number of vehicles to cross the river in such a short time?" Seeing the busy Chinese army, Mino Iwasaki was a little puzzled.

"Don't forget, this Luojiang River is less than 100 meters wide, and a simple raft or bamboo raft is enough!" Masanobu Tsuji said in a deep voice.

"What then? This Luo Jiang is so long, how to defend? And at night we couldn't see the movement of the troops on the other side of the country. ”

"Could it be that Iwasaki Daisa is showing cowardice? You must know that you are from the 6th Division, and as one of the best divisions in the Empire, you should not be like this! Masanobu Tsuji scoffed.

"Yaga, what do you mean?" Mino Iwasaki said angrily.

"That's what you think, if Iwasaki Daisa is scared, you can leave, and I'll defend here!"

Although Masanobu Tsuji is scolding Mino Iwasaki, he also needs the other side for this defense.

Seeing that the Chinese army on the other side of the river was still cooking normally when it was dark, Masanobu Tsuji knew that the Chinese army was just a façade.

Tonight, the Chinese troops on the other side will definitely cross the river.

But he didn't understand a little, when they had three brigades to defend, where did the Chinese army on the opposite side have the courage to cross the river?

Thinking of an extremely clever commander on the other side, Masanobu Tsuji knew that there would be a fierce battle tonight.

If they win the war, they will be able to retreat safely; If you can't win, you'll be in big trouble.

Just in case, he could only suggest to the division headquarters that they give the order to the imperial army on the south bank of the Miluo River to retreat at full speed, and heavy weapons or those burdens can be discarded.

。。。。。。

"Sir, the Japanese army is retreating at full speed, and even the baggage is beginning to be abandoned!"

On the south bank of the Miluo River, the vanguard of the 14th and 50th Divisions, which were chasing closely, discovered something unusual about the Japanese army, which was difficult to encounter before.

Even if it was a retreat, it would be impossible for the Japanese army to give up all their baggage.

"What's going on? Has the battle situation on the north bank of the Miluo River changed? Chen Lie immediately thought of this possibility, knowing that the 40th Division was on the north bank.

"It's the 40th Division and the 19th Division, they have broken through to the north bank of the Luojiang River, and they plan to cross the river tonight and occupy Luojiang Town!"