The clock went back half an hour ago.

It was already dark, and the main force of the Hamura detachment had already begun to camp.

The camp that Hamura Shuichi chose for the troops was an open wasteland, which was four or five miles in circle and had an excellent view, so there was no need to worry about being attacked by the Chinese at night.

When Shuichi Hamura got out of the armored car, a gust of mountain wind blew in his face, and he immediately felt a hint of coolness, and Shuichi Hamura tightened his windbreaker.

This season is the most susceptible to wind chill, so it's better to be careful.

The chief of staff, Tatsuya Nagajin, had already lit a bonfire with several staff officers, and immediately beckoned to Hamura Shuichi: "Your Excellency General, hurry up and come over to bake the fire and warm up." ”

"Yo Si." Shuichi Hamura nodded happily and strode over.

A combat staff officer immediately moved an ammunition box and put it next to the bonfire, and then looked at Yumura Shuichi with flattering eyes, saying that Little Japan is upright and disdainful of personal relationships, but in fact, it is all false, and the human race is actually the best nation in the world, kneeling and licking the Tang Dynasty in the past, and then kneeling and licking the United States.

Of course, for a nation that is not weaker than itself, the human race will become more ferocious than a wolf.

Not to be outdone, another combat staff officer immediately ran to the stream not far away with a kettle, poured a large pot of water back, and then set it up on the fire to boil hot water for Hamura Shuichi.

Several combat staff officers were too attentive, but Shuichi Hamura's orderly soldiers were idle.

After a few sips of hot water, the cold on his body was gone, and Shuichi Hamura finally felt more comfortable.

"Oh yes, Yongjin-san." Shuichi Hamura politely refused the canned beef handed over by a combat staff officer, and then turned his head to the chief of staff, Nagajin Tatsuya, and said, "Immediately telegraph to Katamura, tell him not to go too far, find an open place to camp, and leave tomorrow after dawn, anyway, it will not be too late for this night." ”

Yongjin Da also looked slightly stunned when he heard this, but he didn't answer.

Seeing that Eijin Tatsuya had a different expression, Hamura Shuichi asked, "Eijin-san, is there any problem?" ”

"Hello." Yongjin Tatsuya paused and said, "Detachment leader, the Katamura Brigade hasn't reported their location to the detachment headquarters for an hour. ”

"Nani?" As soon as Hamura Shu heard this, his face immediately changed.

According to the Japanese army's regulations, the 1st Infantry Brigade, which was responsible for the avant-garde mission, had to report their azimuth coordinates to the headquarters of the Hamura detachment every half hour, but now the 1st Infantry Brigade has not reported their latest azimuth coordinates to the headquarters for an hour.

The idiot of Yoshio Katamura forgot about this? No way!

Is the radio station of the Katamura brigade broken? It's possible, but it's not very likely!

The biggest possibility is that Katamura's brigade encountered the Chinese army on the way, and then Katamura Yoshio, a fool, deliberately cut off contact with the headquarters because he was eager to win, so as not to forcibly suspend his combat operations after the headquarters knew the news, yes, yes, it must be like this.

"Yaga!" Hamura Shuichi said angrily, "Order, the communication team immediately calls the 1st Infantry Brigade, and within five minutes, I must know the specific location of the 1st Infantry Brigade." ”

"Hello." Yongjin Tatsuya paused, then turned around and hurried away.

This time, it was more than ten minutes, and then Yongjin Tatsuya came back with a gloomy face.

Just looking at Nagajin Tatsuya's face, Shuichi Hamura knew that he had not contacted the 1st Infantry Brigade.

Sure enough, Yongjin Daye said: "Detachment leader, the 1st Infantry Brigade still can't be contacted. ”

"Yaga Yalu, the idiot of the righteous man in Katamura, always likes to be self-righteous!" Hamura was immediately furious, but Hamura was angry, but he didn't worry much in his heart, no matter what, Katamura had an infantry brigade under his hands, and Hamura Shuichi never thought that the Dameishan Independent Brigade could eliminate the 1st Infantry Brigade in a short time.

But after thinking about it, Shuichi Hamura decided to send a communications team to catch up and see what was going on.

At that moment, Hamura Shuichi said to Yongjin Tatsuya: "Yongjin-san, immediately send a communication team to catch up with the 1st Infantry Brigade, and see what kind of fame this idiot is doing in Katamura?" ”

"Hello." Yongjin Tatsuya paused, turned around and went to arrange.

Moments later, a communications team of three side motorcycles left the camp, turned onto the road, and rumbled ahead.

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Almost at the same time that Shuichi Hamura sent out the communication team, the Katamura brigade had already been lured into Teapot Pass.

Because it was dark and he was chasing the Chinese army all the time, Yoshio Katamura didn't pay attention to the surrounding terrain at all, seeing that the Chinese troops running in front of him were getting closer and closer, Yoshio Katamura became more and more excited, and the urging of the artillery squad and heavy machine gun squadron around him became more and more intense.

"Hurry up, drop quickly, chase me!"

"Catch up, kill the Chi Na, kill them!"

"Warriors, show your determination and perseverance, and let the weak people of China see your sprint!"

Yoshio Katamura brandished his saber and roared hysterically until he was interrupted by the sound of gunfire coming from the front.

Although this burst of gunfire was not intensive, it came very suddenly, and when he heard the gunshot, the righteous man in Katamura immediately chuckled in his heart, and his feet involuntarily stopped.

What's going on? The Chinese army has already become a lost dog, and it still dares to fight back?

As soon as he turned his head, he saw a big rock not far away in the village, so he immediately called his orderlies over and climbed on the shoulders of the orderlies.

Standing on the big stone and looking at it condescendingly, the righteous man in Katamura was immediately stunned.

However, I saw that the Chinese army, which had just fled in a hurry like a lost dog, had already stopped, and set up a temporary defensive line about a thousand meters ahead, and because of the suddenness of the incident, the 3rd Squadron, which was pursuing at full speed, did not expect the Chinese army to make such a move, and was suddenly caught off guard.

However, after all, the Katamura Brigade is an elite unit formed by the reserve soldiers of the 1st Division.

After a brief period of confusion, the 3rd Infantry Squadron immediately calmed down, and under the command of Squadron Leader Jun Nakamura, quickly deployed its forces and launched a fierce attack.

Since the artillery squad was not yet in place, the 3rd Infantry Squadron only used its own six grenadiers to fire two rounds of grenades at the temporary defense line of the Chinese army, and then threw in an infantry squad to launch a tentative attack.

Katamura Yoshio was just about to shout for Nakamura Jun's timely, decisive and accurate response, when the sudden change occurred, and the gunfire on the temporary defense line of the Chinese army was still very sparse just now, but in the next moment, a dense gunfire immediately rang out, accompanied by dense gunfire, dozens of dazzling tongues of fire burst out violently, and the infantry squad that was put into the attack was annihilated at once.

"Nani?!" Seeing these dozens of dazzling tongues of fire, the righteous man in Katamura couldn't help but gasp.

As a veteran who participated in the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War, Yoshio Katamura knows very well that every dazzling tongue of fire represents a machine gun, light machine guns with relatively sparse ballistics and relatively large dispersion areas, heavy machine guns with relatively dense ballistics and relatively small dispersion areas, and there are as many as 30 light and heavy machine guns in a rough count!

"How is that possible?" Yoshio Katamura's throat whispered softly, but only he could hear it.

Katamura Yoshio participated in the 128th Shanghai War of Resistance and the Battle of Songhu, and was very familiar with the firepower configuration of the Chinese army; in his impression, the equipment of the Kuomintang Central Army was still quite good, regardless of heavy weapons, and the firepower configuration of light weapons was not much worse than that of the Japanese army, and even won a slight victory.

Basically, each platoon is equipped with a light machine gun, and each company is equipped with at least one Maxim heavy machine gun.

However, the Chinese army in front of it completely subverted the perception of **** firepower configuration in the village.

How many Chinese troops were there in front of them, who hastily moved from fleeing to the defensive? At best, four or five hundred people, a battalion?

According to the **** firepower configuration standard, a battalion is at best three heavy machine guns plus nine light machine guns, but the Chinese army on the front front has at least ten heavy machine guns, plus more than 20 light machine guns! Amakasu, such a ferocious level of firepower is far more than the formation of a battalion!

Then the next moment, Yoshio Katamura suddenly reacted.

Katamura Yoshio said in his heart, it's bad, the Chinese army that seemed to be embarrassed just now was obviously deliberately disguised, obviously to lure them into pursuit, and now the Chinese army is unusual, turning around and starting to block, which can only show one problem, that is, this is already the battlefield they have chosen, and they have stepped into the trap!

However, Yoshio Katamura is worthy of being a veteran of a hundred battles, and at the moment of crisis, he did not mess up, but quickly made a decision to break through head-on!

That's right, a frontal breakout!

Katamura Yoshio could think with his toes that the other party must have laid heavy troops in the direction they came, and if the Katamura brigade turned around and retreated at this time, it would be completely encircled by the Chinese army, and then it would be truly finished, and if it broke through from the front, there might be a chance to break through.

The reason is very simple, the Dameishan Independent Regiment is only one regiment, the strength is limited, since the other side wants to ambush heavy troops on the way when they come, then there will not be many troops left in the front to block the attack, this is probably also the reason why the fire configuration is so ferocious on the defensive line of the Chinese army in front, the Chinese want to scare them!

It's just a pity that the righteous man in my village was not frightened.

Katamura Yoshio immediately jumped down, gritted his teeth and ordered Ogasawara: "Order, the artillery squad will be deployed on the spot, and carry out a ten-minute fire attack on the enemy, and then the 2nd Infantry Squadron will be responsible for the frontal assault, the 3rd Infantry Squadron will be responsible for outflanking the left flank, and the 1st Infantry Squadron will outflank the right flank, be sure to solve the opponent within half an hour!" ”