Wangdu Mountain, ten miles to the east, on the edge of an uninhabited ravine, the headquarters of the Eighth Division was located here, and Miyamura, the commander of the Eighth Cavalry Wing, walked into the headquarters with a black face.

He retracted his feet and said: "General, the people of the branch are cunning and very much, one hundred and sixty-eight warriors of our cavalry wing are broken, and more than two hundred people are injured!" ”

"Nearly four hundred casualties? How many people did you kill? Division Commander Masaki Honda asked.

"General, it's a great pity that we failed to kill a single soldier of China." Miyamura Osa suddenly bowed his head and said in shame.

"Yaga Yalu!!" Honda Masako was so angry that he slapped Miyamura Daisa more than a dozen times in a row, and then said angrily: "You drip stupid pig-like command, and you have lost the face of Emperor Ben [***]!" It turned out to be 0 to 400, you drop bastard, big drop stupid pig! ”

"Hay!" Although Miyamura Osa was slapped more than a dozen times, and his head was beaten in a mess, he still suddenly retracted his crooked head, and suddenly bowed his head and said: "General, we were attacked by the artillery fire of the Chinese people, so we suffered heavy casualties............"

"Enough, I don't want to listen to your nonsense here, you drip the cavalry wing and watch from behind, and see how the infantry fights!" Honda Masato waved impatiently.

"Hay! Humble duty understands! After Miyamura finished speaking, he covered half of his face, which had almost turned into a pig's head, turned around and strode away.

After Miyamura left, Lieutenant General Honda Masaki called the commander of the 5th Infantry Wing, Yanagi Shoshiro.

Shiro Yanagigami is a high-achieving student who graduated from the official school of Emperor Ben [***], especially proficient in positional warfare and mountain warfare, and once went to study at the Munich Academy in Germany for two years.

After the start of the war of aggression against China, he successively served as squadron leader, brigade captain until the current infantry wing commander, with the rank of Dazuo.

After receiving the order, Shiro Yanagami strode into the headquarters with his head held high, and suddenly retracted and said, "General, you called me!" ”

"Oh! Yanagigami-kun! You're here. Honda Masato nodded and said, "Sit down!" ”

"Hay!" Shiro Yanagigami sat down straight, looking at Honda Masato without squinting.

After Yanagigami Shiro sat down, Honda Masato said, "Yanagami-kun, you should know about the setback of the cavalry wing's offensive just now, right?" ”

"Yes, General, I heard about it." Shiro Yanagigami nodded.

"What do you think about that?" Honda Masachi.

"I think that the reason why the attack of the Eighth Cavalry Wing was frustrated was entirely because Miyamura-kun was too proud of the enemy. First of all, we must clearly understand that our opponent is extraordinary and worthy of our full effort! In the face of such an opponent, there must not be the slightest slackness, otherwise it may create an opportunity for him to take advantage of. Shiro Yanagigami said.

"I want the West!" Honda Masasai nodded happily and said: "Liu Shangjun, it seems that you have analyzed our opponent very thoroughly, there is an old Chinese saying, it is called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent in a hundred battles!" I have decided that you will lead the warriors of the 5th Infantry Wing to break through the line of the Shina people and open the passage for the large army. ”

"Hay!" Shiro Yanagigami stood up and said respectfully: "I must go all out for my humble position!" ”

……………… Wangdu Mountain, on the position of the three regiments.

"Tuanza, you said that this little devil wouldn't be scared by us, why hasn't there been any movement yet, the brothers are waiting for it!" Wang Hu, the commander of the first battalion, stood next to Li Shisan and said.

"No, the little devils are not so easily afraid, they must be carefully preparing for a big attack!" Li Shisan took the binoculars down and turned around.

"What new tricks can the little devil have! It's not the artillery bombardment, the infantry rushes! After the infantry rushed, the artillery bombarded again! 10,000 years of unchanged tactics! We've been prepared. Wang Hu said disapprerovingly.

"Don't be careless, I always feel that this devil is not simple, the military seat is right, we must despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically! We can never know what the opponent is thinking, what he is trying to do. Therefore, order the troops to be ready for all battles, and not to be careless! Li Shi instructed as he walked towards his regimental headquarters.

"Yes!" Wang Hu snapped and stood on the right path.

Not long after Li Shisan returned to the regiment headquarters, a company commander ran in out of breath and stood up and said: "Tuanzuo, it's not good, the little devil is digging in the soil!" ”

"What? Dig the earth! Li Shisan said awe-inspiringly: "Let's go, let's take a look!" After speaking, he took the lead and walked out of the regimental headquarters.

Soon, Li Shisan was led by the company commander to an observation post at the front, Li Shisan picked up the telescope, and saw a ball of loess being thrown out of the trench that the devil was digging.

Li Shisan counted about ten of such trenches, the nearest of which was less than 600 meters away from the forefront of the Third Regiment, and Wang Hu could see it clearly from the telescope.

He said to Li Shisan: "Tuanza, the little devil is doing earth excavation!" We've got to think of a solution! ”

"Hmmm! The little devil opposite us is not simple," Li Shisan put down the binoculars and said, "Let me think, let me think." ”

"There it is! The little devils are digging zigzags, so that if our artillery shells, they will definitely not be able to help them. The only way to restrain the little devil is for us to also do earthwork, they are digging deeply, let's give him a horizontal excavation! That would cut off their digging route. Li Shi struck three times.

"That's a good idea! There is a saying that what is called, the soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth. Hey! Wang Huhan said with a smile.

"Hurry up and arrange manpower, dig immediately, equip each brother in charge of digging with five grenades, and when the devils are about to dig over, immediately set up trick mines, let the sappers bury mines, and bury all the trenches we dug with mines, so that the little devils can taste the taste of making earth planes." Li Shisan urged.

"Okay! I'll arrange it right away. Wang Hu answered, and then ran away.

……………………….

Qingdu, the headquarters of the Reading Army.

Zhang Mingyu was sitting on the big map, holding a pencil in one hand and a piece of pancake in the other hand with the smell of miso to eat.

At this time, Zhang Biao, the commander of the first division, walked in with a bowl of millet porridge and said, "Junzuo, come here is Chang Auntie's millet porridge, specially ordered me to bring it to you, you taste it, it's very fragrant!" ”

Zhang Mingyu was not hypocritical, he reached out and took the bowl and drank two sips, nodding again and again: "Well, it's so fragrant!" After speaking, he continued to take a big bite of millet porridge, eating pancakes, and eating a lot of fragrant.

After a while, he devoured the millet porridge in the bowl and the pancakes in his hand.

After eating, Zhang Mingyu took a towel and wiped his mouth, and then asked Zhang Biao: "Biaozi, how is the situation over there in the third group?" ”

"At present, the situation is quite stable, a cavalry wing in the vanguard of the Eighth Division of the Little Devil was easily repelled by Li Shisan, but then Li Shisan did not report the battle situation to us, maybe the Little Devil has not attacked yet." Zhang Biao pondered.

"Tell Li Shisan that Wangdu Mountain must hold on to me for ten days, and I can't let any devil come over within ten days, otherwise he will come to see him!" Zhang Mingyu looked at the map and said coldly.

"Don't worry, the little devil tosses back and forth like this, and the physical strength of the people on their backs has dropped greatly, but it also gives the three regiments enough time to build and strengthen their positions, and the three regiments are recuperating for a long time, and it shouldn't be a problem to hold on for ten days." Zhang Biao replied.

"Hmmm! Where is Lai San's third division now? Zhang Mingyu nodded and asked.

"Lai San led the third division from Datong to set off at night, and has now reached the Lingwu area, which is at least three hundred miles away from us, which means that it will take at least five days to arrive." Zhang Biao thought for a while.

"Five days? It's been too long, and I told Lai that within three or four days I would see the flag of the Third Division fluttering in the county seat of Qingdu. Zhang Mingyu said a little anxiously.

"Okay, I'll do it right away!" Zhang Biao nodded in understanding, then turned to leave.

Zhang Biao just walked on the front foot, Liu Cheng walked in on the back foot, seeing that Liu Cheng's face was a little heavy, Zhang Mingyu asked, "What's wrong?" Chief of Staff, why is your face so ugly. ”

"Throne, something is wrong! The 1st Division of the Devils and the 8th Mixed Brigade in Baoding are back, and this time it is also about the 14th Division, the main force of the Third Army of the Eastern Army! Liu Cheng said with an extremely heavy face.

"The Fourteenth Division?"

"Yes! The 14th Division was transferred from the direction of Peiping, and according to the report of our intelligence officers, the 14th Division had just arrived in Baoding yesterday. Liu Cheng nodded again and again.

It turned out that the 14th Division was transferred back to China early last year to recuperate, and its 50th Infantry Wing was separated and incorporated into the 29th Division, and just half a month ago, the 14th Division set foot on Chinese territory for the fourth time.

Zhang Mingyu was no stranger to this 14th Division, and its predecessor was the notorious Kenji Tuhihara, who participated in the Baoding Campaign and the Taiyuan Campaign, and was one of the 17 permanent divisions.

In the Pacific War, the 2nd Infantry Wing of the 14th Division taught the 1st Division of the US Marine Corps a painful lesson in the Palau Islands, showing the demeanor of an elite unit of the Chinese Army.

In August 1943, the base camp of the base camp determined the absolute defense circle (the Kuril Islands, Iwo Jima, the Mariana Islands-Carolin Islands-Marshall Islands, Western New Guinea, and Burma), but to defend such a long defensive line, the existing strength of the army in the Pacific Ocean was obviously inadequate.

So the 14th Division in Manchukuo was drawn out and sent to the Palau Islands. The 14th Division arrived in Palau at the end of April 1944. The main force of the 14th Division was responsible for the defense of the main island of Palau, while the 2nd Infantry Wing was responsible for the defense of Perriliu, which had an airfield. The defense of Angavir Island, at the southern tip of the Palau archipelago, was given to the 1st Brigade of the 59th Infantry Wing. In June 1944, U.S. forces captured Saipan. In September 1944, the U.S. military intensified its bombing of the Palau Islands. On September 15, 1944, the 1st Marine Division of the U.S. Army began preparations for landing on Perrieueu. The U.S. military boasted: "Take Perrieu Island in 4 days." However, the 2nd Infantry Company, which relied on the stubborn resistance of the pillboxes and caves, slapped the American troops in the mouth with practical actions, and two weeks after the landing, the American troops had no choice but to suspend the attack.

Therefore, it can be seen from this that the combat effectiveness of the 14th Division, especially the combat effectiveness of the Second Infantry Wing under its jurisdiction, can compete with the advanced equipment of the First Marine Division of the US Army, and you must know that the equipment of the US Army in 1944 was not of the same grade as that of the Japanese Army at all.

"Where are they now?" Zhang Mingyu asked.

"Just out of Baoding, it is estimated that this time it is already halfway, and at most in the afternoon I will be able to reach the periphery of Qingdu." Liu Cheng replied.

"In this way, order Li Gang to lead the guard battalion and immediately enter the position in the west of the city and fight in the field according to the city!" Zhang Mingyu said coldly.

"Commander, there's something I want to report to you! We are running out of fuel, and most of the tanks of the armored division are no longer able to start! Liu Cheng said with a bad face.

"Huh? Running out so soon? Zhang Mingyu asked with a puzzled face.

"Yes, the last time we fought fiercely with the 1st Division, the armored division made great efforts and made great achievements, and then, the fuel consumption is also very bad, and at present, we only have enough fuel left for 20 Tigers to travel a distance of 50 kilometers." Liu Cheng explained.

"So? Then let the Panzer Division suspend all operations and make a sortie when necessary! Zhang Mingyu snapped the pencil in his hand, and a sense of foreboding arose.

……………… Wangdu Mountain, on the position of the three regiments.

Wang Hu, the commander of the first battalion, personally buried the last mine, and then waved his hand and shouted in a low voice: "Withdraw!" ”

After receiving the order, nearly a thousand soldiers of the Reading Force withdrew to the main position trenches along the communication trenches.

Just now, Wang Hu personally led the soldiers of the three regiments to dig a horizontal trench nearly 1,000 meters long and 1 meter wide more than 200 meters away from their main position.

At this time, the excavation troops of the Yue army had dug less than fifty meters away from the trench they had dug by Wang Hu, and seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the Chinese's position, some devil soldiers laughed at the Chinese for not finding them until now.

While pouting his ass and digging harder, about half an hour later, the devil sappers dug through the trench.

The infantry who followed immediately jumped into the trench that Wang Hu had already dug and listened to a deafening explosion, and thousands of mines and thousands of grenades produced a tremendous force, knocking the soldiers of the three regiments on the main position 200 meters away to the ground.

Wang Hu got up, spit out a mouthful of dirty spit, and said with a smile: "This will be enough for the little devil to drink a pot." ”

At this time, the explosion was not over, Wang Hu was lying in the trench, only to feel the earth trembling, and looked up to see a cloud of flames rising into the sky two hundred meters in front of him, and a large cloud of gray dust flew into the sky with the flames.

(To be continued)