"Dude, I have one more request."

"You say!"

"Give me command of the artillery battalion of your 110th Brigade."

"Khan, I thought it was a big deal, didn't I say it, Brother Yang, you are now the supreme commander of the Suxian Theater, don't say that the artillery battalion of our 110 Brigade is the entire 110 Brigade, you can command how you want!"

"So, thank you brother!"

Although Yang Yun was appointed by Commander Li of the Fifth Theater as the supreme commander of the Suxian Theater, he did not show off his official authority in front of Hou Wanshan and others, but gave them great respect, and Hou Wanshan and others also felt very useful for this.

Even Li Wanzhen, the head of the 219th regiment, who planned to compete with Yang Yun at the beginning, completely obeyed Yang Yun at this time.

"Everybody's on orders!"

Hearing this, all the officers of the 110th Brigade shook up.

And Hou Wanshan continued with a solemn face: "From now on, when you see Commander Yang, you will see me as if you see me, everything is under his command, all the orders he gives are directly executed, there is no need to report to me, and those who violate the order will be dealt with by military law, do you understand?" ”

"I understand everything!"

The crowd shook again.

"Brother Yang, you continue to arrange the task."

"Hmm!"

Yang Yun nodded at Hou Wanshan, and then continued: "The whole army is ready, and immediately open Songjialing!" ”

"Brother Yang, are you in such a hurry?"

"Brother, the battle situation is urgent, the fighter plane is fleeting, there is no room for a moment's delay, if I am not bad, the Japanese Ninth Division will arrive at Songjialing early tomorrow morning; In addition, I have sent someone to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and I will report back as soon as I find a situation. ”

"Everyone, all rush to Songjialing?"

"Yes, everyone!"

"Then what about this county, don't you need to send someone to stay behind?"

"If we are the final victors in the first battle of Songjialing, do we still need to send people to stay behind? But if we lose the first battle of Songjialing, what is the point of sending people to stay in Suxian? ”

"I see!"

Hou Wanshan nodded heavily, according to Yang Yun's plan, this is to plan to fight to the death with the little devil in Songjialing.

As a soldier, especially a major general and brigade commander, Hou Wanshan is not only not indecisive, on the contrary, he is also resolute and resolute with most soldiers, and since he has made a decision, there will be no drag in the slightest.

"Everyone, get ready to act, be sure to feel Song Jialing before three o'clock in the afternoon; In addition, the 219th Regiment must blow up all the bridges in Suxian by tonight, do you understand? ”

"I understand everything!"

The crowd shouted in unison.

……

The picture pulls back to the 9th Division of the Japanese Army.

The Battle of Linhuai Pass, although it ended with their capture of Linhuai Pass, as a party, the Japanese Ninth Division from top to bottom, including the division commander Yoshika Ryosuke, knew that they actually lost this battle.

Because whether it is the number of participants or the number of casualties, their Japanese army is far superior to the Chinese.

The most important thing is that they have not yet captured Linhuai Pass within the specified date.

Such a heavy defeat was a great shame for both the Ninth Division of the Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Army, a shame that could not be washed away.

Fortunately, because of the urgency of the war in Xuzhou, Shouichi Teramichi of the North China Front only criticized them fiercely in a telegram, and did not condemn them for any crime or too much punishment.

After resting for a few days at Linhuai Pass and replenishing supplies, the Japanese Ninth Division received an order from the headquarters again.

Move north along the Jinpu line, join up with the large army at Tongshan, besiege the Chinese Fifth Theater, and end the battle at an early date.

After receiving the order from the commander Terauchi Shou, with the mentality of making meritorious contributions, Yoshika Ryosuke regrouped without the slightest hesitation and went straight to Suxian, the southern gateway of Tongshan.

Originally, Ryosuke Yoshika planned to take the train north along Jinpu Road, after all, taking the train is the most convenient and efficient way.

However, in the end, Yoshika Ryosuke still dispelled this idea, firstly, because there was no ready-made train near Linhuai Pass, and if you wanted to take the train, you would need to spend time dispatching it from other places; Second, it is also because Yoshika Ryosuke believes that with the cunning of the Chinese, Jinpu Road will definitely be destroyed in advance.

And once they take the train, they will inevitably abandon the car and other means of transportation, or send a small number of people along the road to the north.

At that time, once the Jinpu Road is destroyed, Yoshika Ryosuke will only have three choices: first, order the engineering troops to repair the railway; second, give up taking the train and continue on foot; Third, wait for the support of the convoy on the road, converge and continue north.

Either way, it would be a very troublesome thing for Yoshika Ryosuke, and besides, there was no ready-made train in Linhuaiguan; Therefore, after much consideration, Ryosuke Yoshika decided to take the car directly north along the road.

I have to say that after this attrition, it is not only bad but not good for them.

Now, for example, after severe attrition, almost all of them in the Ninth Division can travel in military cars, military tricycles, and vehicles such as horses or carriages.

After making all the preparations, Yoshika Ryosuke gave an order and led his little devil officers and soldiers to go straight to Su County.

The setback of Linhuai Pass did not defeat Yoshika Ryosuke, but made him more and more restrained and steady.

Because after this defeat, he understood a truth, that is, no matter at any time, he should not underestimate the enemy.

In fact, when he first set foot on Chinese soil, Ryosuke Yoshika and his Ninth Division have always been known for their steadiness; And along the way, he has won countless battles.

It was precisely this victory that made Tokichi Ryosuke begin to swell in his heart and began to ignore the Chinese army.

Of course, he was proud of his strength, because in front of their Ninth Division, the average Chinese army was no match for them at all.

To paraphrase an old Chinese saying, that is, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are paper tigers and have no meaning.

After the Battle of Nanjing, Yoshika Ryosuke's self-confidence swelled to an extreme.

As the saying goes, how can you often stand by the river without getting your shoes wet, and finally when Yoshika Ryosuke met Yang Yun's new regiment at Linhuai Pass, he suffered the most painful defeat in his military career.

But this time Yoshika Ryosuke is completely ready, he is confident that he will not make the same mistake as Linhuai Pass again, this is not arrogance, but the absolute confidence brought to him by his own strength.

Even he is looking forward to being able to meet a new group in Suxian, and then there will be revenge and revenge.

Endless killing intent is brewing in his heart, and this time Yoshika Ryosuke has already made up his mind in his heart that he will use the blood and lives of Chinese soldiers to wash away his shame!

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(End of chapter)