Nagajin Tatsu also followed Kawaguchi Heiji and also went to the lookout.

There is only one artillery mirror on the observatory, which has been occupied by Kawaguchi Heiji, so Yongjinda can only hold a telescope to observe the battlefield in Zhenxi, but the magnification of the telescope is obviously not as good as the artillery mirror, and the breadth of the field of view cannot be compared with the artillery mirror.

Yongjinda also put down the binoculars and asked, "Your Excellency Commander, what kind of medicine did you say Xu Rui was selling in the gourd?" ”

"What medicine?" Kawaguchi Heiji turned the knob of the artillery mirror, so that the angle of view of the artillery mirror was constantly pitched or rotated according to his requirements, so that he could observe the entire battlefield more intuitively, and said to Nagajin Tatsuya without looking back, "If I guess correctly, Xu Rui should be fishing." ”

"Fishing?" Yongjin Tatsuya's face immediately showed a strange look.

The battle of Xiaolizhuang that happened three days ago was a flash of classic fishing and anti-fishing.

The final result ended in Xu Rui's victory, this guy not only did not get on the hook of His Excellency the Commander, but even ate the bait carefully sprinkled by His Excellency the Commander - the Muto Brigade!

Now, Xu Rui actually went fishing in Meizhen, this is really a news from the world, and it comes quickly.

However, will Xu Rui also repeat the mistakes of the commander and let others eat the bait?

Heiji Kawaguchi smiled and said: "Yongjin-san, look at it, before the 1st Infantry Brigade is fully deployed, the Zhina Army should turn around and escape, and if I guess correctly, the Zhina Army of this battalion that appeared on the battlefield in Zhenxi was the bait thrown by Xu Rui, but it was here to lure us to take the bait." ”

Yongjin Da also immediately asked: "Your Excellency Commander, if the Zhina Army really escapes, will we chase after it?" ”

"Chasing?" Heiji Kawaguchi immediately frowned, raised his head from behind the artillery mirror and said, "Yongjin-san, you forgot the lesson of Xiao Li Zhuang so quickly?" As I said just now, this battalion of the Zhina Army is a bait thrown by Xu Rui, if we pursue, it will be a bait, and I will not take the bait! ”

Yongjin Tatsuya seemed to be a little unwilling, and said: "Your Excellency, the reason why the battle of Xiaolizhuang failed was because there were too many unfavorable factors together, such as the careful selection of villages as the battlefield by the Shina army, and the use of artillery that was deeply hidden, if, I mean, if the field battle was carried out in the field, the Muto Brigade probably would not fail, at least not so quickly, so ......"

"Yongjin-san, don't leave anything to chance!" Kawaguchi Heiji interrupted Nagajin Tatsuyado, "Although the house-to-house street fighting in the village is extremely dangerous, is it safe in the wilderness?" Don't forget, a large area of corn was planted in the Dameishan Basin, and now the corn on the original has grown to the height of a person, which can also ambush ambush soldiers. ”

After a pause, Kawaguchi Heiji said again: "Immediately inform the 1st Infantry Brigade that if the Shina Army retreats suddenly, don't attack, just let them guard the guard position." ”

"Hello." Yongjin Tatsuya paused, and then went down to the lookout to make a call.

Less than five minutes after Nagatsu came back from the call, the situation on the battlefield in Zhenxi really changed, and the independent regiment, which was still fighting fiercely with the Japanese army just now, suddenly retreated and quickly broke away from the battle, which really made Kawaguchi Heiji right, and without waiting for the 1st Infantry Brigade to fully deploy, the independent regiment turned around and retreated.

"Yongjin-san, how's it going?" The corners of Kawaguchi Heiji's mouth immediately floated with a touch of pride, and he said, "I'll just say that Xu Rui is fishing, but I won't be fooled by him!" ”

Yongjin Da was still a little unwilling, and continued to insist: "Your Excellency, Commander, I think that as long as the 1st Infantry Brigade moves quickly and attacks decisively, it may be possible to eat this branch of the Chinese army that acts as a bait before the arrival of the reinforcements of the Chinese Army, last time in Xiaolizhuang, Xu Rui ate your bait Your Excellency, Your Excellency, why can't you eat his bait in turn, Your Excellency the Commander?" ”

"It's simple." Heiji Kawaguchi immediately frowned.

Yongjin Tatsuya's words were suspected of sprinkling salt on Kawaguchi Heiji's wounds, but Kawaguchi Heiji also knew that Yongjin Tatsuya was just talking about things, and he didn't mean to humiliate him, so he didn't take it to heart.

In fact, Kawaguchi Heiji also wanted to eat the bait released by Xu Rui in his heart, and return the bait with his own way, which was relieving to think about it, but the cruel reality told Kawaguchi Heiji a fact, after all, this is in Dameishan, after all, this is the territory of the independent regiment, and the independent regiment does not have any advantage in terms of troops, and other aspects, such as people, such as geographical advantages, and even the time of day, occupy an absolute advantage.

It is precisely because of this that the independent regiment can pull out its teeth and eat the Muto brigade almost in front of him!

And if he wants to follow Xu Rui's example and also pull out a tooth from the tiger's mouth, maybe the tooth is not extracted, and the tiger swallows it in one bite, Kawaguchi Heiji will never make such a mistake.

Seeing that Kawaguchi Heiji refused to pursue, Nagajin Tatsuya was disappointed, but he couldn't force it.

However, Yongjin Tatsuya's disappointment did not last long, because less than half an hour later, the Chinese army that had just retreated from the Zhenxi battlefield returned, and this time it was not only the troops who came back, according to the report of the forward positions, the strength of the Chinese army had increased to three battalions.

That is to say, the Dameishan Independent Regiment almost poured out, because intelligence showed that the Dameishan Independent Regiment only had a total of three battalions!

"Your Excellency Commander, the Dameishan Independent Regiment is pouring out!" Yongjin Da also said awe-inspiringly, "Xu Rui actually took out all his family resources in order to lure you into the bait, and he really didn't hesitate to spend his money!" ”

Kawaguchi Heiji suddenly straightened up from behind the artillery mirror, and Huo Ran said: "Yongjin-san, order the 3rd Infantry Brigade, Cavalry Wing, and Field Artillery Wing under the 149th Infantry Wing and the 101st Infantry Wing to assemble immediately!" ”

"Nani?" Yongjin Da was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said in amazement, "Gather troops at this time? ”

"Opportunity, Yongjin-san, the opportunity we have been waiting for has appeared!" Kawaguchi Heiji said excitedly, "Didn't Xu Rui want to catch my fish?" This time I bit him, and I wanted to see if it was my big fish that he caught ashore, or whether he was the angler who was dragged into the water by me and drowned! ”

Yongjin Da was also surprised: "Your Excellency Commander, didn't you oppose the attack just now?" ”

"Just now, now is now, don't you hear about this time and that time?" Heiji Kawaguchi smiled and said, "Just now Xu Rui just sent a small force to lure the enemy, if I attack, there will be danger if I send fewer troops, and if I send more troops, it will be useless, so it is better to be still, but now, the independent regiment is pouring out, then we can also pour out of the nest!" ”

After a pause, Heiji Kawaguchi said again: "It's a big deal, it's a trip for nothing, and we return in vain, but if we can seize the main force of the independent regiment, we can completely solve the problem!" Yongjin Sang, on the battlefield, the opportunity to determine the situation in such a battle is not very common, so we must seize the opportunity! ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, no, no!" Yongjin Tatsuya's attitude took a 180-degree turn, and he hurriedly dissuaded Kawaguchi Heiji at the moment, "It was a humble luck just now, Xu Rui failed to lure the enemy with a battalion of troops, and now he is pouring out to lure the enemy again, it can be seen that his fishing plan this time is inevitable, if the imperial army attacks, won't it just fall into Xu Rui's calculations?" ”

"Calculation?" Heiji Kawaguchi said coldly, "Even if Xu Rui really has a plan, so what? ”

After a pause, Heiji Kawaguchi continued: "Yongjin-san, is it possible that you really think that the Dameishan Independent Regiment has the ability to eat our entire detachment in one bite?" ”

Yongjin Da was also speechless all of a sudden.

Even the craziest madman probably wouldn't believe that the Dameishan Independent Regiment could eat the Kawaguchi detachment in one bite.

The predecessor of the Damei Independent Regiment was the Provisional 79th Brigade, although it had a history of heavy damage to the Chongdo Detachment, but after all, it was a detachment formed based on the last Tun Brigade Regiment, and its combat effectiveness could not be compared with the Kawaguchi Detachment? What's more, the defeat of the Shigeto detachment has many coincidences.

Therefore, Nagajin Tatsu never thinks that the Kawaguchi detachment will repeat the mistakes of the Shigeto detachment!

However, Yongjinda was still a little vaguely uneasy, and insisted on persuading at the moment: "Your Excellency Commander, I still feel that it is a little unsafe to be humble, otherwise, I will lead the 149th Infantry Wing and Cavalry Wing to the Commander, and Your Excellency the Commander will sit in the headquarters, so that if there is any mistake, Your Excellency the Commander can also lead the 101st Infantry Wing and the Field Artillery Wing to rush to the aid in time." ”

"Yongjin Sang, don't you hear that Lion Botu is still doing his best, let alone facing an opponent like Xu Rui?" Kawaguchi Heiji shook his head and said, "If you lead the 149th Infantry Wing and the Cavalry Wing to chase and kill, then we will really follow Xu Rui's wishes, and we will really fall for him, and at that time, the tragedy of Xiao Li Zhuang may really be repeated, once the 149th Infantry Wing is in danger, I may not have time to rescue." ”

Kawaguchi's worries are not unreasonable, the Dameishan Independent Regiment can't eat the entire Kawaguchi detachment, but it is entirely possible to eat an infantry wing.

After a pause, Heiji Kawaguchi said again: "Now that our entire detachment is pouring out of the nest, even if it is hooked, it must be Xu Rui, an angler, who has the strength to drag our big fish out of the water, but I prefer to believe that in the end, it will be our big fish that will drag his angler into the water and drown!" ”

From a purely military point of view, Kawaguchi's considerations are undoubtedly reasonable.

For example, in an ambush war, you have set up a pocket formation, which can ensure that you eat one of the enemy's regiments, and the enemy will hit your hands if a regiment comes, but the enemy has come with a whole division, at this time your wisest choice is to give up, if you insist on launching, the final result is very likely to lose a piece of armor.

Seeing that Heiji Kawaguchi had made up his mind, Nagajin Tatsuya didn't persuade him anymore.

At that moment, Yongjin Da also got off the lookout, and soon, the devil barracks in the southeast of the town immediately became lively, the little devils were indeed well-trained, in just ten minutes, four and a half infantry brigades and cavalry wings were assembled, and more than 30 75mm caliber field guns of the artillery wing had also been set up.

Heiji Kawaguchi left only two infantry squadrons with the engineer wing and the baggage wing to garrison the headquarters, and then led the remaining four and a half infantry brigades and field artillery wings to swoop towards the battlefield west of the town.