As the commander of the 3,000 reinforcements that went to the Shichigan Village Aid Brigade, Ryo Ikeda was actually depressed.

Unlike the infantry captain of the Hatori Nakasa, who wants to work his way up, Ryo Ikeda, who is nearly 40 years old, hopes to finish the battle with the Chinese and return to Japan peacefully, and his parents accompany his wife to read this life.

To put it bluntly, the captain of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 79th Infantry Wing is a rare "decadent stream" in the Japanese army, the kind that does not seek merit but seeks no fault, and being ordered to stay at the logistics base is definitely a job that is very much in line with his school.

But I didn't expect that the powerful infantry brigade would fall into the ambush of the Chinese, not to mention that reinforcements were needed, could it be that the captains of the other four infantry brigades grew up eating? Every day they boast that an infantry brigade can fight against an infantry division of the Chinese, but now they are ambushing only one infantry division, are they instigated?

Ryo Ikeda, who received an order from the division headquarters to lead the infantry brigade and four baggage squadrons to reinforce, scolded his colleagues who had been coaxing all day long. But scolding and scolding, if you don't want to fight, you don't want to fight, the division and regiment headquarters gave an order, and Ikeda Ryo could only lead his troops on the road no matter how unhappy he was, and this time, the highest rank of the squadron leader of the four baggage squadrons was only a captain, and he was the commander of an infantry brigade with the rank of a junior officer, and the supreme commander of the reinforcement team with more than 3,100 people could only be held by him.

Although the Japanese army Shaozuo, who doesn't want to earn much military merit and just wants to be safe, is decadent, he must not be said to be a fool, especially the more he wants to live peacefully, he must be more cautious. From the moment he left the county seat, Ryo Ikeda sent a full squadron of infantry as spearheads, at least six miles ahead of the large army, which was enough to ensure that the Chinese mortars could not hit the main force.

Not to mention the 200-man infantry squadron as the top soldier, and once the terrain is treacherous, this one will send the second infantry squadron to climb the mountain beam to look out for no danger before ordering the troops to continue to advance, but it is not the kind that only sends a few soldiers with bayonets to poke a few shots in the bushes on the hillside and shoot a few times without finding anything abnormal.

Its caution made the Niu Er special squad that had been advancing with them about 500 meters away from them in the mountains and forests smacked their tongues, and it was really not easy to fight this group of cautious little devils.

Caution will avoid being ambushed, but the corresponding march speed will be slower. In the first three hours, 3,000 Japanese troops only walked 20 miles, and the speed of the march of 7 miles in an hour was like a snail. The location reported to the division headquarters every hour made Kawagishi Bunzaburo almost lose his eyes when he looked at the map, and if he hadn't held a magnifying glass, he wouldn't have been able to find out where the reinforcements he sent had been.

The longer he lost contact with the 40th Brigade, the more intense the wording in Kawagishi's telegram to the reinforcements became, especially three hours earlier, when he explicitly told Ikeda that if he could not report the situation of the 40th Infantry Brigade to the division headquarters in another three hours, he would not have to return to the 20th Division.

An army lieutenant general has directly issued such a military order to an officer of the rank of junior officer, and it can also be imagined that the division commander is anxious in his heart, it is really that the 40th Infantry Brigade is too important, and the speed of the march of reinforcements is too slow.

Ryo Ikeda had no choice but to give the order to speed up the march, and in addition to the squadron of spearheads continuing to maintain search vigilance along the way, the large army did not have time to check the two steps as before.

Even so, by the time the main force of the Japanese army arrived at the forward observation post, all the officers and men of the 129th Division and the Independent Regiment waited a full hour longer than previously expected.

If it weren't for Liu Lang's secret telegram from the special detachment that the Japanese army would arrive, the two leaders of the 129th Division would almost think that the Japanese reinforcements would not dare to come when they found out that something was wrong.

At this time, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and two hours after the "Dawn" operation was all over and even the battlefield had been cleaned. It was only half an hour before the deadline given by His Excellency Kawagishi Bunzaburo of the 20th Division to a certain "decadent stream" Shaozo.

"The whole army is pausing its advance." Ryo Ikeda, who had been patrolling the mountains in front of him for a long time with a telescope, rode on a tall horse and waved his hand and ordered. There was some hesitation in his eyes, and he looked at the deputy captain who had already bypassed the vanguard of the mountain peak from the front, "Takahashi-kun, what is the news of Lieutenant Cangyue of the 2nd Infantry Squadron?" ”

"Your Excellency Shaozo, there is a river valley ahead, the terrain is relatively wide, the herald of the 2nd Infantry Squadron has returned, and Lieutenant Cangyue has led the 2nd Infantry Squadron through as a whole, everything is normal." The deputy captain with the rank of lieutenant replied respectfully.

"Everything is normal?" Ryo Ikeda was not relieved, but became more suspicious, "Yaga, this is getting closer and closer to the battlefield, how can the Chinese not block the deployment of our reinforcements, this is not normal." Command..... ”

Just as Ryo Ikeda was about to give the order for another infantry squadron under his command to enter the valley and search again as it had begun, he heard the sound of horses' hooves on the mountain road.

The Japanese troops took refuge on the side of the mountain road.

A Japanese soldier Cao jumped off his horse, "Report to Your Excellency Shaozo, my 2nd Squadron found the enemy situation on the mountain road one mile out of the river valley, the Chinese have built positions on both sides of the mountain road, and Lieutenant Cangyue asked for tactical guidance. ”

When he heard that he had discovered the enemy, Ikeda's eyes lit up, "Nani? Found the army of the Chinese? How many people are there and how is the fire equipment? ”

"The number of people should be no less than 1,000, and the light and heavy machine gun fire should not be less than 10 places, because there has not yet been a large-scale exchange of fire, no artillery and other heavy equipment have been found." Jun Cao Lizheng replied.

"Yo Xi, all the forces of the Chinese should be besieging the Imperial Army of our 40th Brigade Regiment, and almost two infantry battalions were used to resist reinforcements, moreover, this position is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the commander of the Chinese is also very good." Ryo Ikeda looked at the map and listened to Juncao's report, but a smile appeared on his face. "Order Lieutenant Cang Yue to quickly seize the commanding heights in front of the Chinese positions, and not to engage in large-scale exchanges with the Chinese before the main forces of our army arrive."

"Hey!" Jun Cao jumped on his horse and ran the way he came.

"Your Excellency Shaozuo, why are you 。。。。。?" The deputy captain of the infantry brigade standing on one side obviously didn't understand his commander's reaction.

Of course, there is no shortage of this similar to the meaning of the ancient Chinese generals who once laughed, there would always be a lieutenant who jumped out to hold his stinky feet: "Why is the general laughing".

Since the Tang Dynasty, he has been stealing from China, learning to cook, making knives, and dressing.

"Takahashi-kun, if it were you, knowing that the opponent would have strong reinforcements, how many people would you send to garrison the dangerous place to block it?" Ryo Ikeda's face was relaxed, and he discussed it with his deputy.

"If I were a Chinese commander, I would send at least one infantry regiment, and even if all the troops died, it would be dragged until the battle on the main battlefield was over." This Japanese captain was also a wonderful person, and he discussed the battlefield situation with his boss with a categorical face, regardless of whether his brigade commander and wing commander were still in dire straits.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with that. The county officials are not as good as the current management, and following their own leaders closely is what a small captain should do.

"Yo Xi! The Chinese were able to ambush our 40th Infantry Brigade here, and its commander was bold and excellent, but why did they send only two infantry battalions to block possible reinforcements? That only illustrates one problem, the battle on the main battlefield is fierce, and the 6,000 troops of our 40th Infantry Brigade cannot eat in one bite, resulting in a serious shortage of troops. This fully proves that our imperial army is still fighting bravely, and it is not as dangerous as imagined. Ikeda's face was relaxed, "Therefore, I ordered the 2nd Infantry Squadron to quickly seize the commanding heights before the Chinese blocking positions, and when the main forces arrived, they would use infantry and mountain artillery to focus on the fire points on their positions, even if the terrain was favorable to them, our troops would be able to overcome them." A gram of position here, the siege of the brigade commander and the wing commander of the Wing Commander will also be solved, if the Chinese are not so stupid. Yours, understand? ”

"Hey! His Excellency Shao Zuo is wise. The Japanese captain had just the right hint of admiration on his face.

"Order the whole army, with the 1st Infantry Squadron as the first sequence, the 4th Infantry Squadron behind the palace to protect the baggage squadron, and the four squadrons of the baggage wing in the center, and quickly reach the battlefield through the river valley." Ryo Ikeda, who turned over and sat on the tall horse again, gave the military order in high spirits.

This battle is not the slightest bit more difficult. Ever since the 2nd Squadron discovered the enemy's situation, Ryo Ikeda, who had always been extremely cautious in protecting his life, had finally fallen to the ground with the big rock that had been hanging in the heart of the county seat of Dejing.

He was not afraid of fighting with the Chinese, but he was afraid of falling into an ambush by the Chinese like several Shangguan, and there were mountains on both sides, and it was very simple to shoot down from the mountains. I didn't look at the cautious His Excellency Shaozuo's military horses are all gray and not outstanding at all? It is afraid that the Chinese who will be ambushed will be cold shots and become live targets.

"Takahashi-kun, send a telegram to His Excellency the division commander, saying that our army has arrived near Shangling Village, and there are still 7 miles away from the ambush place of His Excellency Major General Yoshio last month, although I don't know the specific situation, but the cannon is roaring, and the battle must be extremely urgent, our army should bravely kill the enemy and save friendly troops from fire and water."

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This is definitely talking nonsense with your eyes open. The cannon from Baga is loud? The Japanese captain who had just finished filming his immediate superior's sycophant went to the signal corps with a sad face, and he really didn't want to carry the pot of lying about the military order!

However, may this conjecture of His Excellency Shao Zuo be true? At least 99% likely!

If more than 6,000 people of the 40th Infantry Brigade were swallowed up by the Chinese in six hours, then it would be better to say that they can now counterattack Jingxian County and counterattack Shimen!

The Japanese captain who was sent to fool another boss did not know that in the mountains and forests 500 meters away from him, a pair of eyes were staring at him, staring at him and running towards the signal corpsman who had been protected.