Tachibana Keio held the saber pillar on the ground with both hands, his eyelids drooping, like a statue, sitting motionless in the ancestral hall, and he barely moved that night. 【】

I don't know, but I also said that Tachibana Keio was asleep.

However, the staff officers and orderly soldiers of the headquarters knew that Tachibana Yoshio was not asleep.

Maeda Shaoza, the captain of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, strode in, walked up to Tachibana Yoshio and said: "Detachment leader, even if the Chinese army turns back halfway, it is estimated that it will not come so soon, and it will take some time for the Chinese army to be able to reach Hai'an Town, why don't you go down and rest for a while?" ”

Tachibana Yoshio's slightly narrowed eyes opened, waved his hand and said, "No, the Shina Army is almost here!" ”

"Huh? The Chinese army is almost here? Maeda Shaozo frowned, a little disapproving.

According to the report of the aviation scouts, yesterday evening, the remnants of the provisional 79th Division had already passed through Guxi Town, which was more than 100 miles away from Hai'an Town, and this was only a straight-line distance on the map.

Let's not say whether the remnants of the provisional 79th Division will really kill the carbines, even if they do, it will never be possible to march more than 200 miles in one night.

It would be terrible for the remnants of the provisional 79th Division to be able to march 200 miles in one night, you know, even the most elite Guards Division or the 1st Division would not be able to do such a marching intensity.

Yoshio Tachibana didn't explain to Maeda, but asked, "Is the 3rd Infantry Brigade okay?" ”

"Hello." Maeda paused heavily and replied, "In accordance with the order of the detachment commander, the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Brigade have not closed their eyes all night and have been waiting. ”

"Yo Si." Tachibana Yoshio nodded, turned his gaze to the other Nakasa, and asked, "Sato-san, are the cavalry ready?" ”

Cavalry Captain Sato also paused heavily and said, "Detachment leader, the cavalry team has been waiting for a long time." ”

"Yo Si." Tachibana Yoshio nodded happily, raised his wrist to look at the time, and said, "It's time, the cavalry team can be dispatched, focusing on reconnoitring the southwest direction." ”

"Hello." Sato paused heavily, turned and walked away.

After a while, the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the ancestral hall.

Tachibana Yoshio looked at a large sa not far away and asked, "Ogasawara-san, has the Guards Brigade arrived at the designated position?" Once the Hai'an Town side is launched, once the Chinese army is defeated, it will inevitably rout and flee to the south, so whether the remnants of the 79th Division can be completely wiped out this time depends on whether the Guards Brigade can block the southern pass in time. ”

The chief of staff of the Tachibana detachment, Goro Ogasawara, strode over and reported: "Detachment leader, the Guards Brigade just sent a telegram half an hour ago, saying that it is still more than twenty miles away from the target, and if nothing else, this should have almost arrived at the designated position. ”

Yoshio Tachibana snorted again.

Seeing that Tachibana Yoshio was in a good mood, Ogasawara Goro immediately said: "Detachment leader, all infantry brigades, artillery teams, and cavalry teams have entered the designated positions, and the remnants of the provisional 79th Division, whether they go north, west, or south, will face the encirclement of the imperial army. ”

"Ogasawara-san, don't be careless." Tachibana Yoshio waved his hand, but his expression was inevitably proud, because no matter what level it was, the Tachibana detachment was a sure winner this time.

(Dividing Line)

The independent battalion of the provisional 79th Division is indeed in trouble this time.

"Awesome, awesome." Xu Rui said fiercely, "The little devil has also learned to be obedient, and he actually saw through our plan to attack the west, and he actually nested in Hai'an Town and did not move, but now we are passive." ”

Leng Tiefeng gasped and said, "Old Xu, while the sky is just dawning, the little devil is dizzy, hurry up and go around." ”

"I'm afraid I can't get around." Xu Rui shook his head coldly and said, "The defense line of the 59th Army is arranged along the Manyang River, since the little devils occupy Hai'an Town, the entire defense line on the north bank of the Manyang River is afraid that it will also fall into their hands, if you want to make a detour, you have to go at least one or two hundred miles to the east, we don't have time." ”

"Yes." Leng Tiefeng looked up at the sky and said, "As soon as the sky dawns, the little devil's reconnaissance plane is coming, and we don't have time." ”

As soon as the morning dawns, the devil's aerial reconnaissance plane may fly over Hai'an at any time, and as soon as the devil's reconnaissance arrives, their whereabouts will be completely exposed, and at that time, Hai'an Town and the nearby devils will be like wolves smelling the breath of their prey, swarming from all directions, and then tearing their independent battalion to pieces.

"Reconnaissance aircraft?" Xu Rui shook his head and said, "The devil's reconnaissance plane didn't arrive so quickly, but the little devil's cavalry team will soon be dispatched to search for our whereabouts." ”

Leng Tiefeng said: "Old Xu, otherwise, let's turn around and go south?" ”

"Nope." Xu Rui shook his head categorically, and said coldly, "At this time, it's too late to turn around and go south, not to mention that the devils in Hai'an Town and nearby will not let us go south, that is, in the south, maybe there are devils who intercept our back road, and when the time comes, there will be interceptions in front of us, and there will be chasing soldiers in the back, and we have lost the opportunity again, so it is really no way to enter the heavens and no way to enter the ground." ”

Leng Tiefeng was silent, although the independent battalion won a big battle in Nantong and annihilated the Chongdo detachment unbelievably, he also knew that the miracle of the Battle of Nantong could not be replicated, because there were too many favorable conditions in the Battle of Nantong, and now, they didn't even have a favorable condition.

Before the Battle of Nantong, they had 20 Type 92 heavy machine guns, and each heavy machine gun had 20 base ammunition, but now, they only carried four heavy machine guns, and the ammunition was only two bases.

As he spoke, Xu Rui's face suddenly changed, and after listening to it for a while, he said in a cruel voice: "There are cavalry, the cavalry of the little devil is really dispatched!" ”

Leng Tiefeng also hurriedly listened to the words, and after a while, he also heard the faint sound of horses' hooves.

Leng Tiefeng's face changed at that time, and he immediately turned back to Xu Rui and said, "Old Xu, what should I do now?" ”

Xu Rui immediately decided: "There is no other way, but to attack, open the gap, rush over, and then lure all the devil's ambushes away, so that the 1st Company, 3rd Company, and 4th Company will have a chance to break through to the north." ”

Xu Rui's implication is to use the 2 companies as bait to lure the devils away and win life for the rest of the companies.

It is completely conceivable that the 2nd Company as a decoy will face the crazy siege of the devils, and it must be ten deaths.

Leng Tiefeng nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Lao Xu, I still take the 2nd company to attack, you go back to command the 1st company, 3rd company and 4th company, the independent battalion can do without me, but it must not do without you." ”

This is Leng Tiefeng, every time there is a mortal task, he must rush to it.

"Okay, don't fight, this is a bad battle, you and I have to act with the 2nd Company." Xu Rui categorically rejected Leng Tiefeng's kindness, and he had no intention of letting Leng Tiefeng go back to command the 1st, 3rd, and 4th companies, because in the next fierce battle, sharpshooters like Leng Tiefeng were indispensable.

Xu Rui turned back to Heipi and said: "Heipi, you go back and tell Deputy Wan Ying, let him break through with the troops, after the breakthrough is successful, wait for us in Dongtai, we will rush to Dongtai in two days and five days to meet you, if we haven't arrived in Dongtai after five days, there is no need to wait." ”

What does it mean that you don't have to wait any longer, Xu Rui didn't say it clearly, but how could Heipi not hear it?

At that moment, Heipi's face changed, and he said with a hideous expression: "Yingzuo, I'll go with you, you better let someone else inform Deputy Wanying." ”

Xu Rui was relieved in his heart, after his transformation, the concept of not abandoning and not giving up has gradually penetrated into the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the independent battalion, so Heipi categorically refused to send a letter to the deputy of the Wan Battalion, because doing so means that he abandoned his comrades and chose to flee for his life alone.

Xu Rui was relieved, but his face was still cold, and he said in a deep voice: "This is an order, carry it out." ”

Heipi still wanted to argue, but Xu Rui couldn't help but interrupt, and said coldly: "What, you still want to disobey?" ”

Heipi finally didn't dare to face Xu Rui's murderous eyes, lowered his head, turned around and left without saying a word, but he made a decision in his heart, after sending the letter to the deputy of the Wan battalion, he would come back to find the troops, even if he died, he would definitely die with the brothers of the battalion, the deputy battalion and the 2nd company.

As soon as the black skin left, Xu Rui turned around and walked back, and as he walked, he slapped the heads of the remnants who were sitting on the ground with his right hand one by one, and the remnants who were photographed stood up one after another, and picked up the 38 big covers, crooked handles or wild J necks that were resting at his feet, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.

The remnants knew that there was going to be war again.

Xu Rui slapped the heads of more than a hundred remnants one by one, then turned back and stood in front of the queue, and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, I know that you are very tired, sleepy, and hungry, but the military situation is like fire, and there is no time for you to eat and sleep, and we must break through the devil blockade in front of us in the shortest possible time." ”

No one said a word, and more than a hundred remnants of the soldiers were silent, so quiet that they could hear the needles dropping.

Xu Rui said again: "I don't want to hide it from you, the situation is not optimistic, we will die a lot in this battle." ”

After a pause, Xu Rui continued in an impassioned tone: "However, what I want to tell you is that our independent battalion has never been a bad seed, and the brothers of our independent battalion, even if they die, they must pull the little devil on their backs, and the soldiers of our independent battalion, even if they die, will die on the way to the charge!" ”

Listening to Xu Rui's loud reprimand, the eyes of more than a hundred remnants of soldiers immediately became scorching.

Xu Rui removed the 38 cover from his shoulder, pushed the bomb into the load with a click, and pulled out the bayonet C into the card slot.

More than 100 remnants of the 2nd Company pulled the bolt one after another, pushed the bullet to load, and then pulled out the bayonet C from the scabbard and put it into the card slot.

Xu Rui smiled solemnly, and then rushed forward with the 38 big cover with the bayonet, and in the next moment, Leng Tiefeng and more than 100 remnants of the soldiers also held bayonets, followed behind Xu Rui, and swooped towards the devil position in front, in front, the devil cavalry had already crossed the position and was swarming towards this side.