However, it was said that Fujie Keisuke saw that the squadron resisting on the opposite side turned out to be a military policeman, and he laughed at it.

However, the chief of staff of the 16th Division, Mitsuo Nakazawa, who was beside him, had a somewhat solemn face, and he said: "I once heard that there is a unit in the Chinese army, they used to be called the 66th Regiment, and they once made the 3rd Division, 6th Division, 18th Division and other troops lose face in Shanghai, and later according to the information of the special high-tech department, this unit has been reorganized by the Chinese government into a regiment directly under the Chinese military police..."

Hearing what the chief of staff said, Keisuke Fujie immediately restrained the smile on his face and said, "Are you saying that we are facing them now?" ”

Mitsuo Nakazawa said, "I'm not sure. The news says that they have a machine gun weapon with an extremely fast rate of fire, and I now observe the fire of the other side, which is extremely fierce, very similar to the rumors. ”

Fujie Keisuke immediately raised his binoculars and looked forward, and saw that although the number of defenders on the opposite side was small, the firepower was really fierce, especially the opponent's machine gun was extremely fast, and it was difficult to suppress the soldiers of the 9th Wing, and it was impossible to advance half a step at all.

Fujie Keisuke was surprised in his heart, and was about to speak, when a herald ran to report: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the 9th Wing has suffered heavy losses and requests tactical guidance. ”

Fujie Keisuke immediately said: "Order the artillery to cover the positions of the Shina Army, and at the same time order the soldiers of the 20th Wing to outflank both sides of the railway in two ways, and the battle will be resolved quickly." The situation of the 14th Division is already precarious, and we cannot afford to waste any more time. "Keisuke Fujie and Kenji Dohihara are both from the Kwantung Army, and the two have a good personal relationship, so Keisuke Fujie has an unshirkable responsibility for this rescue, whether it is public or private.

The commander of the 22nd Field Artillery Wing, Osuka, and the commander of the 20th Infantry Wing, Nanbu Xiangji, immediately straightened their waists and said, "Hey! ”

A moment later, the Japanese 20th Wing had already set off as a group. The two brigades heading south soon engaged the 102nd Division, which was ambushed in Penglou and other places south of the railway. The two brigades that went north were also blocked by the 2nd Battalion of the Military Police Regiment directly under Li Shuyang in Yuzhuang and other places.

At this time, dozens of cannons of the 22nd Wing of the Japanese Field Artillery have also been pushed to the open space in front of the Xiayi Railway Station. After setting up the formation, the commander of the field artillery wing, Osuka, immediately ordered someone to lift the hot air balloon into the air, intending to observe the surrounding situation.

Unexpectedly, the balloon only rose about 30 meters before it was shattered by an anti-aircraft missile fired from the opposite side.

Japanese staff officer Mitsuo Nakazawa said affirmatively: "Now it can be confirmed that the defense force on the opposite side is undoubtedly the military police regiment directly under the Chinese army." ”

Fujie Keisuke said angrily: "Regardless of whether the front is a regiment directly under the Shina Military Police, it must be annihilated this time, and the artillery is ordered to open fire immediately." ”

The 22nd Field Artillery Wing received the order and did not care about calibrating the coordinates, and after a wave of rapid fire, the news came that the Chinese defenders on the opposite side had withdrawn from their positions and ran westward. The Chinese defenders stationed on both flanks of the railroad were also defeated and retreated, and it looked like they were about to collapse.

After listening to the report, Keisuke Fujie said with a smile: "It seems that this gendarmerie regiment directly under Shina is a bit exaggerated. ”

Staff officer Nakazawa Sanfu said: "I feel that there seems to be a problem here, I'm afraid that they are deliberately retreating to show the enemy weakness..."

Fujie Keisuke said: "Even if they retreat deliberately, I will let them become a real rout, we don't have time to play a game of cat and mouse with them now, we must occupy Guide as soon as possible, otherwise the 14th Division will be in danger." ”

Mio Nakazawa was speechless, so he had to nod yes.

Fujie Keisuke immediately ordered again: "Order Kasai Toshimatsu to lead the cavalry to pursue immediately, and Shinohara Jiro to lead the 30th Brigade to the west immediately and occupy Guide as soon as possible." ”

"Hey!"

As soon as Fujie Keisuke ordered, the commander of the 30th Brigade, Jiro Shinohara, immediately led his troops to advance quickly, but as soon as they entered the area of Fanji Village, several special combat personnel lurking here immediately pressed the detonator in their hands. For a time, the high explosives buried in Fanji Village, Chengzhuang, Liu Dikou and other places were detonated one after another, and violent explosions rose one after another, as if the sky was falling apart, and the scene was very terrifying.

The soldiers of the 30th Brigade of the Japanese Army killed more than 1,000 people on the spot, and some of the rest were thrown into the air by the overwhelming shock wave, and the stumps, flesh, blood, muscles and bones flew all over the sky, splashing everywhere like rain. After the explosion, the whole place was as if a strong earthquake had occurred, and there were large craters and small bags everywhere, and dust was flying all over the sky, mixed with the stumps and broken arms of Japanese soldiers, which looked both oozing and messy. Even the brigade commander Jiro Shinohara, who had a leg broken, lay on the ground and kept rolling and howling, crying and screaming.

The strong explosion not only caused the devils of the 30th Brigade to take a return plane, but even Keisuke Fujie, who was three kilometers away, was also affected. As soon as the explosion started, Keisuke Fujie sat on the ground, not knowing whether he was frightened or knocked down by the shockwave.

After Keisuke Fujie fell, the attendants immediately helped him up. Keisuke Fujie, who was terrified, shouted, "What the hell is going on, go and find out!" ”

In fact, there was no need to check at all, because soon a herald came up to report: "Your Excellency the division commander, the Chinese army has planted a large amount of explosives in Fanji Village, Chengzhuang and other places, and the 30th Brigade and Regiment advancing west have been bombed, with heavy casualties, and the preliminary estimate is that more than 3,000 people have been killed and seriously wounded, and the rest have been more or less slightly injured. Also..."

Keisuke Fujie's face had turned iron-blue, and he shouted angrily, "What else? ”

The herald swallowed and said, "Besides... The brigade commander, Major General Jiro Shinohara, was seriously wounded, and the commander of the 33rd Infantry Wing, Kizo Yamada, and the brigade staff officer were killed..."

Fujie Keisuke's heart ached, and he kicked the herald to the ground, shouting, "Bagayanu, how can this be..."

Before the words fell, the chief of staff, who had been paying attention to the surrounding situation, suddenly shouted: "Not good!"

Fujie Keisuke was taken aback, and immediately followed the prestige, only to see hundreds of shells flying from several kilometers on both sides of the railway, towards the Xiayi Railway Station. In the blink of an eye, the violent explosion turned the Xiayi Railway Station into a sea of fire, and the dense shells not only blew the railway station into ruins, but also destroyed dozens of field guns and ammunition parked in the open space in front of the railway station, and nearly 1,000 soldiers of the artillery wing and the baggage wing were also buried in the fire.

Seeing this, Fujie Megumi was so angry that he almost didn't vomit blood.

The staff officer shouted anxiously from the side: "Your Excellency the division commander, we have been fooled, judging from the shelling just now, the Chinese army has at least hundreds of guns, and now our artillery has been completely lost, if we don't retreat as soon as possible, we may be wiped out!" ”

"Yes, yes, you're right!" Fujie Keisuke was already distraught at this time, and when he heard this, he immediately shouted to the herald: "Retreat!" Tell the whole army to retreat! ”