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But then again, even if the guard battalion stays on the road and forcibly blocks it, it can't be stopped, and in less than half an hour, the guard battalion will be exhausted! Since you can't stop it left and right, you can't afford to stay on the highway and block it, so it's better to retreat into the ruins of Badou Town and gamble on him!

If you win the bet, you will be able to leave the Kumamoto Division behind.

If you lose the bet, you can at least preserve your vitality.

This is also the principle that Xu Rui has always advocated, and Xu Rui's principle is actually the essence of guerrilla warfare thinking, which is summed up in 16 words: save the land and lose the people, and the people and the land are lost; If you lose land, you will save people!

Soon, the guard battalion withdrew into the ruins of Badou Town, relying on the fortifications in the ruins to launch a blockade, the devil did not give up at first, biting the butt of the guard battalion and continuing to chase in.

As a result, after entering the ruins of Badou Town, the special service platoon of the guard battalion seized the opportunity to blow up one of the devil's Type 97 medium tanks, and when the tracks of the devil's tank broke after the huge explosion and then stopped advancing, the officers and men of the guard battalion immediately burst into cheers.

After so much sacrifice, after so many attempts, it was certainly a cause for joy that they finally blew up a tank, because it at least proved that the guard battalion still had hope of holding off the devils with the help of the ruins and fortifications, and would not have no chance as it had been when they were outside.

The devil was annoyed and angry, concentrated the remaining eleven tanks, and then mobilized a dozen mortars and more than 30 grenadiers to bombard the ruins of Badou Town, after the shelling, at least one squadron of devil infantry rushed over with bright bayonets, but when it was less than 100 meters away from the edge of the town, it was blocked by the guard battalion.

The battle was extremely fierce, in the ruins, the maneuver of the devil tank was greatly restricted, at least it was impossible to rampage like when it was on flat ground, with the cover of the broken walls, the demolition men of the guard battalion were also more likely to approach the devil's tank, and the exchange of fire was only ten minutes, and two more tanks were damaged.

The casualties of the devil infantry were even heavier, and the infantry of one squadron was quickly killed and wounded.

Compared with the open terrain, the combat effectiveness of the guard battalion in the terrain of the ruins of the town has been significantly improved, and this is also related to the training in peacetime; the various units of the Dameishan Military Sub-district focus their training on jungle warfare and urban street warfare in peacetime, but on the contrary, they do not practice much in positional warfare in open terrain.

The devil's first attack on the ruins of Hachito Town was quickly disintegrated.

After throwing down more than fifty corpses and the wreckage of two tanks, the devil hurriedly retreated.

"Yaga!" Sano Torota put down the binoculars and said to Yuto Tabuchi beside him, "The vitality of these rats is really tenacious, and they can't be killed by such a dense artillery fire just now!" Moreover, after entering the ruins of Badou Town, the combat effectiveness of these Chinese soldiers has been significantly improved, but it is the imperial army, which is obviously not suitable for street fighting. ”

Tian Yuan Yuren paused and said: "This must have something to do with the usual training. ”

"If you continue to attack, the price will be great." Sano Tiger frowned, turned back to the adjutant and said, "Immediately call the division headquarters to ask for instructions, do you continue to storm Badou Town and annihilate the remnants of the stubborn resistance at all costs, or send troops to surround the ruins of Badou Town to ensure the smooth passage of the main force of the division and heavy equipment?" ”

"Hello." The adjutant paused and took orders.

(Dividing Line)

Okabe Naosaburo's temporary division headquarters was located less than ten miles away from Hachito Town.

At this moment, the commander of the 6th Cavalry Wing, Koga Kuzo, was reporting to Naosaburo Okabe.

The retreat arrangement of the Kumamoto Division was roughly as follows: the 47th Infantry Wing was left in Daping Town to serve as cannon fodder, pinning down the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment and gaining ample time for the retreat of the main force of the division, the 23rd Infantry Wing was the vanguard, responsible for clearing the obstacles on the way to retreat, and the 6th Cavalry Wing was responsible for guarding the two flanks.

At this moment, what Koga Kuzo reported was what happened in the two wings.

Koga Kuzo said: "The commander of the division, I have just received a report from the Second Cavalry Squadron that one of their cavalry detachments encountered the Wolf Tooth unit in an unnamed small village less than twenty miles from here, and in the end, this cavalry detachment only escaped with one cavalry, and the rest all died for the Empire. ”

"Twenty miles?" Okabe Naosaburo's expression froze, "So, the wolf's tooth will arrive soon?" ”

"Hello." Koga Kuzo paused heavily and said, "With the strength of the wolf's fangs, in an hour at most, they will be able to reach Hachito Town. ”

"Yaga, an hour?!" Okabe Naosaburo said angrily, "Shigeta-san, immediately send a report to the Sano United and ask them when they will be able to open up Hachito Town?" If you can't get through it within an hour, when the wolf tooth troops arrive at the battlefield, it will be difficult to get through Badou Town, and then it will be a big trouble! ”

"Hello!" Shigeta was stunned, and as soon as he turned around, he saw a communications staff officer hurriedly walking in.

"Division commander, chief of staff!" The communications staff officer saluted Naosaburo Okabe and Shigeta Shigetoku, and then said, "I just received an urgent telegram from the 23rd Infantry Wing saying that they have opened the road and that the enemy has retreated into the ruins of Hachito Town and is resisting stubbornly.......

Before the communications staff officer could finish speaking, he was immediately interrupted by Naosaburo Okabe.

"The highway has been opened?" Naosaburo Okabe said, "Great! ”

Shigeta Shigetoku also said excitedly: "Sano-san really lived up to the expectations of the division commander for him!" ”

"Hello!" The communications staff officer paused, and then said, "Division commander, chief of staff, although the highway has been opened, but the enemy army is defending the ruins of Hato Town, and its firepower can still block road traffic, and it can still cause a certain degree of damage to the imperial troops passing on the road, so His Excellency Sano Osa asks for instructions, do you need to continue to attack Hachito Town?" ”

"No need!" Okabe Naosaburo said categorically, "Call back immediately, there is no need to continue the attack, just let the Sano Wing surround Hachito Town, although the enemy's machine-gun fire can threaten road traffic, but it is only a disease of scabies, it is no longer enough to prevent the Imperial Army from passing, not to mention, we don't have time to continue attacking Hachito Town." ”

"Hello." The communications staff officer was slammed and was about to turn around and leave, when another communications staff officer hurriedly walked in.

"The commander of the division, the chief of staff, send an urgent telegram to the headquarters of the reciprocal army!" The communications staff officer, who had just come in, paused and handed a telegram to Shigetoku Shigeta.

After reading it, Shigeta Shigetoku was stunned for a moment, and then said to Okabe Naosaburo: "Division commander, send the command to order us to hold on to Badou Town, try to contain the main force of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and win enough time for the Osaka Division to break through the Qingniuling defense line, and besides, the headquarters will urgently transport the batch of munitions originally provided to the Osaka Division to Feicheng, and it will arrive within two days at the latest!" ”

"Nani?" Okabe Naosaburo was also stunned for a moment when he heard this: "Stick to Hachito Town? ”

After a long while, Naosaburo Okabe frowned and asked Shigeta Shigetoku, "Shigeta-san, what do you think?" ”

Shigeta Shigetoku said: "With the ammunition reserves of our division, it is no problem to hold out for two days, if the batch of ammunition hoarded in Pukou can really be transported to Badou Town within two days, then it is worth trying!" In any case, we retreated to Feicheng in disgrace, and our faces were not very good-looking. ”

"But......" Okabe Naosaburo continued, "if the batch of munitions transferred from Pukou cannot be transported to Hachito Town within two days, then our Kumamoto Division will be in a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food, and at that time, it will be impossible to break through the blockade of the Dameishan Independent Regiment and successfully withdraw to Hijo!" ”

"Hello." "It's really a dilemma. ”

Naosaburo Okabe fell into a violent struggle, not knowing how to choose.

After pondering for a long time, Naosaburo Okabe couldn't help but ask Shigeta Shigetoku again: "Shigeta-san, if you had to choose, how would you choose?" Hold on or withdraw to Feicheng? ”

Shigeta Shigetoku did not answer directly, and said: "It depends on whether the batch of arms transferred from Pukou can reach the front line safely and in time, and if it can, then hold on!" If this batch of munitions cannot be delivered to the front line of Badou Town safely and in time, then retreat as soon as possible, and you must not take this risk! ”

Okabe Naosaburo asked again, "Shigeta-san, do you think this batch of arms can be delivered in a timely and safe manner?" ”

Shigeta Shigetoku still did not answer this question head-on, but asked Okabe Naosaburo rhetorically and said, "Division commander, I don't know if you have heard of the crater theory?" ”

"Crater theory?" Naosaburo Okabe shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it, what kind of military theory is this?" ”

"This is not a military doctrine in the true sense of the word." Shigetoku Shigetoku shook his head and said, "It is the experience of anti-artillery summed up by veterans, and its core gist is that in the same battle, the probability of two shells falling into the same crater is very small, so experienced veterans often hide in newly opened craters when defending artillery." ”

"Shigeta-san, I think I already understand what you mean." Okabe Naosaburo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he added, "You mean to say that the probability of two shells falling into the same crater in the same battle is very small, and similarly, the probability of military supplies being robbed twice in the same battle is also very small?" ”

"Hello." Shigeta Shigede shook his head and said, "Division Commander Mingjian, this is what the humble post wants to say. ”

"Yo Si." Okabe Naosaburo's luck finally prevailed, and he said in a deep voice, "Order, the 13th Infantry Wing and the 45th Infantry Wing will be deployed on the spot to repair the fortifications, and the 23rd Infantry Wing will continue to attack Hachito Town, and be sure to deal with the stubborn enemy forces before dark." (To be continued.) )