On the side of the road, about ten kilometers away from Pukou, Major General Kunisaki Noboru, commander of the Kunisaki detachment, was sitting on a large rock on the side of the road drinking water and resting.

In front of him were groups of Japanese soldiers who were hurrying through the night.

The so-called Kunisaki Detachment was formed based on the 5th Brigade of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army.

Noboru Kunisaki is also the brigade commander of the 9th Brigade, since the landing of the 10th Army from Hangzhou Bay.

The Kunisaki detachment, under the leadership of the old devil Kunizaki Deng, acted as a pioneer all the way, and reached Wuhu and Dangtu from Hangzhou Bay.

A few days ago, it became the first unit of the Japanese army in Central China to cross the Yangtze River.

The continuous rapid march and high-intensity continuous combat greatly consumed the physical strength and morale of all the Japanese officers and soldiers of the Kunisaki detachment, including Noboru Kunisaki, and the deep penetration of the lone army also led to the logistical supply of the Kunisaki detachment, which was very difficult.

In order to maintain the morale and supplies of the troops, Kunizaki Noboru, an old devil, openly allowed his subordinates to plunder the local people on the spot.

Therefore, the Kunisaki detachment burned, killed and looted along the way, did all kinds of evil, and committed a lot of blood debts and heinous crimes.

With the connivance of Noboru Kunisaki, the Kunisaki detachment, which burned and looted all the way, has now completely transformed into a group of bloodthirsty beasts without humanity.

However, although the morale and bloodiness of the troops were stimulated, Kunisaki, who was over fifty years old, was a little unbearable.

Seeing that Pukou was in sight and the vanguard had already been dispatched, he asked the armored vehicle he was using as a command vehicle to stop, get out of the car and go to the side of the road to drink water and rest.

Because, if he bumps in the car again, Noboru Kunisaki feels that his body will fall apart.

After drinking half a pot of water, Noboru Kunisaki lit another cigarette and smoked for a while, when a Nakasa officer rode from the front.

This person is none other than the chief of staff of the Kunisaki detachment, Masao Watanabe.

I saw Watanabe Masao riding a horse to Kunisaki Nobori, and immediately turned over and dismounted and saluted him: "General, the 5th Cavalry Squadron has successfully taken Zhujiadian west of Pukou, and after a short rest, it will continue to march towards Pukou." ”

"Well, the follow-up troops have to keep up as soon as possible, I'm afraid that only one cavalry squadron will not be able to take Pukou!" Noboru Kunisaki smoked a cigarette and nodded in a deep groan.

"Yamada Daisa, who is already the main force of the 41st Wing and the main force of the cavalry, is on the way, and the 3rd Independent Field Artillery Wing, as well as other main forces of the detachment, are also on the emergency march!

It is estimated that in two hours, we will be able to reach Pukou, and we will be able to capture Pukou tonight and complete the strategic task entrusted to us by the headquarters of the dispatch army to cut off the retreat route of the Nanjing defenders to the north of the river and form a joint encirclement of Nanjing. Masao Watanabe nodded in reply.

Kunisaki Deng's blood boiled when he heard this, he took another puff of the cigarette in hand, then threw it to the ground, crushed it with his right foot wearing cowhide military boots, stood up from the stone suddenly, and said arrogantly: "Watanabe-kun, as long as we take Pukou, Nanjing's army will become a turtle in the urn!"

Our detachment is the first hero of the empire's capture of Nanjing, and you and I will be famous for eternity! ”

"It's all thanks to the general's command!" Masao Watanabe hurriedly bowed his head and flattered.

Kunisaki Noboru was very satisfied with Watanabe Masao's flattery, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I have made meritorious contributions to the empire with all the kings!" Honor belongs to all of us! ”

After saying that, Kunisaki Noboru laughed insolently and stepped into the armored car.

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Zhujiadian is actually an inconspicuous small village in the west of Pukou, just because of the road leading to Pukou, passing by this small village.

Therefore, from the topography point of view, it is the last and only barrier west of Pukou.

The reason why Kunisaki Deng couldn't wait to send a cavalry squadron to seize this place despite the exhaustion of his subordinates from the long journey was that he was afraid that the national army would be prepared and fortify in Zhujiadian.

As a result, as Kunisaki Noboru expected, the 5th Cavalry Squadron, which moved quickly, seized this point bloodlessly.

However, after the 5th Cavalry Squadron took Zhujiadian, it did not rush to Pukou again, but stopped to rest.

Because they have been marching and fighting for hundreds of miles since they crossed the Yangtze River in the north of Dangtu, they have not had time to rest at all, even if they can still hold on, the war horses are already weak.

As we all know, raising an equal number of cavalry is much more expensive and laborious than infantry.

At that time, the value of a military horse was far greater than that of a soldier. Therefore, the devils must stop and rest and give the war horses time to recover their strength, otherwise these war horses may be scrapped.

And just when the devils of the 5th Cavalry Squadron were dismounting and resting in the open space at the entrance of Zhujiadian Village.

A deafening roar suddenly reached the ears of the devil cavalry, and the leading cavalry squadron leader Koji Kameda stood up for the first time, his face suddenly became solemn, and he looked east according to the sound, but he couldn't see anything.

Because Xu Wen ordered all the tanks in the tank battalion to turn off the lights and move forward, the devil cavalry only heard its sound and disappeared.

"What sound?" A cavalry lieutenant next to Koji Kameda asked confusedly.

Because there are hundreds of tank units of the Independent Brigade brought by Xu Wen, so many tanks are moving together, and the roar of the engine is a roar, and the noise is very loud.

Therefore, Koji Kameda and his subordinates were a little confused for a while, and they couldn't figure out what the situation was.

However, Koji Kameda still instinctively sensed the danger, and he immediately ordered several subordinates: "You guys, go to the front to reconnoitre." ”

About four or five devil cavalrymen, who suddenly complied, immediately turned on their horses and galloped towards the east.

However, before they could get closer, Xu Wen suddenly ordered all the tanks to turn on their lights! In an instant, hundreds of snow-bright lights suddenly shone towards the devil cavalry scouts.

Several devil cavalrymen who were ordered to reconnoiter forward were all exposed in front of Xu Wen and them.

At this time, Koji Kameda and the others finally saw the situation in front clearly, and under the illumination of the tank lights of the independent brigade, they saw behemoths that far exceeded their own tank fighting vehicles.

Because of the illumination of more than 200 lights, Xu Wen and the others not only found the few devil scout cavalry who were rushing towards their side, but also found the Japanese soldiers such as Kameda Ko in the back, so he decisively ordered to fire.