Chapter 230: The Battle of Nanchang (12)

In this regard, Kotaro Fukuda is now deeply disturbed. The destruction of an artillery wing is not a small responsibility! So he hurriedly pulled Tian Xiunosuke aside, lowered his voice and asked: "Tian Xiujun, could it be that what your subordinates said just now is true, the Chinese army really has so many artillery pieces to sneak attack us?" ”

Tian Xiunosuke nodded helplessly and explained in detail what happened.

Kotaro Fukuda was silent for a long time after hearing this, and Tian Hidenosuke said again: "Our artillery wing has suffered heavy losses in a sudden attack, and it is no longer able to fight back, so I think it is better to report the situation as soon as possible, and it is recommended to send naval ships to deal with the Chinese artillery on the west coast." At the same time, it is also necessary to guard against the Chinese army taking the opportunity to cross the water and sneak attack..."

Kotaro Fukuda nodded and said, "What Tian Xiujun said is very true, I have transferred all the troops stationed in Duchang City to prevent a possible attack by the Chinese army. But... Tian Xiujun, with all due respect, the 101st Wing has not only been destroyed in artillery, but also suffered so many casualties, do you really want to report the situation like this? If you report it truthfully, whether the above will believe it or not, I'm afraid you and I won't end well..."

Kotaro Fukuda said vaguely, but Hidenosuke Tian understood it as soon as he heard it. As a matter of fact, the troops have suffered such a great loss, and it will certainly not be possible to cover it up, and once the situation is reported, the commander of the unit is likely to be charged with "dereliction of duty," and the punishment that awaits him will be dismissal from his post and imprisonment at worst, or shooting at the worst. After all, an artillery wing is an extremely important establishment for a division and regiment. With the demise of such an important unit, not only will Hidenosuke Tada, who is the commander in chief of the unit, be punished, but Kotaro Fukuda will also be 100% responsible.

Tian Hidenosuke is also a chicken thief, and after listening to Kotaro Fukuda's words, he didn't say anything, and asked rhetorically, "What does Your Excellency Yi Dasa mean?" ”

Kotaro Fukuda scolded secretly, and could only continue: "I don't know if Tian Xiujun still remembers that there is a unit in China called the 'Military Police Regiment'?" ”

Tian Xiunosuke nodded and said: "Of course I remember, when we attacked Anqing, we also had contact with it, although we didn't have much contact, but we still knew a lot." ”

Kotaro Fukuda said: "Since Tian Xiujun knows something about this Chinese army, then you should also know that when the 106th Division was in Anqing, not only suffered heavy losses to its own troops, but it was also attacked by this unit and destroyed the Fifth Heavy Artillery Brigade, but they did not receive too much punishment, do you know why?" ”

Tian Xiunosuke shook his head and said: "This is not very clear, I only heard that this Chinese army is extremely capable of fighting, the firepower is very fierce, since the Battle of Shanghai, they have been fighting against the imperial army, repeatedly heavy losses including the 6th, 16th, 114th and other divisions, the Central China Dispatch Army even mobilized four divisions to encircle it, but they have not been able to eliminate them, and even this Chinese army has now become the empire's number one henchman in the Chinese battlefield." ”

Kotaro Fukuda said, "You're right. There is an old Chinese saying that the law is not responsible for the public. It is precisely because so many imperial armies have suffered defeats at their hands that if all of them are punished, then will not all the commanders of the troops be punished? So that's why although they have been hit hard, the commanders of the troops have rarely been punished..."

Tian Xiunosuke said thoughtfully: "What do you mean... When we reported the situation to the above, we lied that we had been attacked by a regiment directly under the Chinese military police? ”

Kotaro Fukuda said unhappily: "How can it be considered a lie!" I heard that this Chinese unit was in Changsha before, and it was not too far away. Now that the Battle of Nanchang is about to break out, they are likely to come to the front line to help in the war. What's more, we haven't even figured out the number of the Chinese army on the opposite side, and we have been crippled without even knowing who our opponent is. ”

Tian Xiunosuke pondered, weighed the pros and cons, and said: "What Your Excellency Dazuo said is very true, I think that eighty percent of the Chinese army that attacked me was undoubtedly a regiment directly under the Chinese military police. ”

Kotaro Fukuda nodded with satisfaction and said: "In this case, then we will unify the caliber, and only say that the fierce sneak attack by the regiment directly under the Chinese military police led to the destruction of the artillery wing." Only then will our guilt be less..."

Tian Xiunosuke nodded in agreement, and the two of them whispered, hiding aside to discuss the details, intending to blame Bai Fei's head.

However, I have to say that Kotaro Fukuda is really a blind cat meeting a dead mouse this time, and he wanted to shirk his responsibility and find someone to lie about the military situation, but he accidentally leaked the real situation. However, it was said that Bai Fei had kept a low profile since he accepted the mission to defend Wucheng, and the purpose was not to let the Japanese army notice and prepare, but he didn't expect things to evolve like this, if Bai Fei knew the content of the discussion between the two, I am afraid that he would also cry and laugh, and scold his mother for selling criticism.

Who called him too famous?

Straight to the point.

However, after the two devils discussed it together, they reported the situation to the headquarters of the 101st Division, and the telegram had just been sent out before the headquarters could call back, but they heard bursts of gunfire suddenly coming from the direction of the county town in the east.

Kotaro Fukuda and Hidenosuke Tian have now become frightened birds, and they were shocked when they heard the gunshots, and immediately sent people to find out the situation. Soon, a soldier ran back and said: "Report to Your Excellency Dazuo, a group of local remnants of about 200 people is attacking Duchang County." ”

"Nani?" Kotaro Fukuda was furious, he had just occupied Duchang not long ago, and in the process of occupation, he had also been attacked by the local Chinese army, but those troops belonged to the local security groups, the quality of the troops was low, the equipment was backward, and there was no comparison with the regular army, and the few battles he only fought ended in his victory. After occupying Duchang, he also sent troops to clear the surrounding area several times, but often ran away as soon as the war began, so Fukuda Kotaro did not take it to heart, and even arrogantly ridiculed the other party for being a disease of ringworm, thinking that fighting with him was an insult to himself. However, I didn't expect them to have the courage to attack the county seat tonight.

"Bagaya Road, I don't know whether I live or die!" Kotaro Fukuda scolded angrily: "Immediately order the troops to return to the county seat, I will destroy them all and leave no one behind!" ”

Kotaro Fukuda viciously ordered, tonight's destruction of the artillery wing made him nest in the belly of fire, and now those "incompetent" people who he despises on weekdays actually dare to come to stroke the tiger's whiskers, which is really unreasonable.

So the troops, who had just been transferred out of the city, hurriedly ran back, and when the troops approached the area around Zoujiazui, the chaotic gunfire in the city became clearer and more dense. Kotaro Fukuda remembered some gold and silver calligraphy and paintings he had looted after coming to Duchang, and repeatedly urged the troops to speed up their pace.

Unexpectedly, at this time, there was a sudden sound of shouting in front of him, and there were immediately gunshots on both sides of the road that were a hundred times more violent than fried beans. Kotaro Fukuda was taken aback, and followed the prestige, only to see that there were many people in ambush in the alleys of the houses on the left and right, and they were attacking them, and the fiery red bullets fired were intertwined like red-hot barbed wire in the dark night, which was very terrifying.

"Retreat, retreat!" Kotaro Fukuda was caught off guard by the sudden attack, and saw his soldiers being shot and falling to the ground, like a wave of wheat that had been put down, stubble after stubble, and hurriedly shouted.

However, at this time, there was still no time, so he shouted twice, and there were already several screams around him, but the attendants who followed him were killed.

Kotaro Fukuda's legs were weak, he had been in the army for more than 14 years, and he had gone through a lot of battles, but none of them were so close to death. In a hurry, Kotaro Fukuda immediately wanted to lie on the ground, trying to dodge the dense bullets around him, but before he could completely lie down, a cannonball dragging the tail flame flew straight to his side, and with a bang, Kotaro Fukuda was suddenly blown to pieces, and he couldn't die anymore.