About 10 kilometers southeast of Kaesong, before receiving a reply from the Southern Route Army, Gao Chu ordered the tank regiment under his command to be ready for battle, and nearly 100 tanks were divided into three groups to completely block the Japanese army's southward escape. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

There are also armored vehicles patrolling the vicinity.

At this time, Gao Chu sat on a tank car smoking a cigarette, anxiously waiting for the call back from the Southern Route Army, and at the same time waiting for the Japanese troops that might come ahead.

His brow furrowed, and a cigarette in his hand turned red from time to time, a little dazzling in the dark night.

All tanks were stationary, and the officers and men were calmly waiting for a possible battle.

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps sounded from behind.

Gao Chu, who was sitting on the tank, turned around when he heard the sound, only to see a signal soldier running over at a rapid pace with a telegram in his hand.

When he came to the front, the signal soldier stood up and saluted, "Sir, the Southern Route Army is calling back." ”

Gao Chu flicked out the cigarette butt in his hand, stretched out his hand to take the telegram, turned on the flashlight and read it, snapped the telegram closed, and immediately said: "Order all companies to defend strictly, this time we will cooperate with the Northern Route Army to make dumplings for the little devil!" ”

"Yes." The signal soldier immediately received the order and turned away.

The commander of the tank regiment came from the front to inspect it, and just now he obviously heard Gao Chu's order, and stepped forward and asked, "Shizuo, let's not go to Seoul?" ”

"Don't go for the time being, the devils who fled from Heiseong are still north of Kaesong, and it was their vanguard that we defeated just now.

Now that we are left to cooperate with the Northern Route Army to completely annihilate this Japanese army, the next battle of Seoul will be much simpler. Gao Chu Dao.

The regiment commander nodded, originally only one regiment rushed to Seoul, the risk was greater.

However, it is obviously not easy to block the main force of the Japanese army evacuated from Heijo now.

But Gao Chu, who was the division commander, had already spoken, and he set an example and fought side by side with them, so what else did he, the regiment commander, have to say.

Present. He deployed his troops on his own and prepared for the next fierce battle.

About 20 kilometers northeast of Kaesong, more than 20,000 men of the 9th and 19th Divisions, as well as a large number of Japanese logistics organs evacuated from Pyeongseong, including field hospitals and other troops, were rapidly advancing in the direction of Kaesong.

Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves in front, and a squad of sharp soldiers had already discovered that it was their own people, and let them go straight to the rear of the troop ranks.

Several cavalrymen galloped over with panicked expressions, and shouted urgently as they ran: "Your Excellency, division commander, where is it?" Your Excellency Division Commander. I have an urgent military intelligence report! ”

A Japanese-style military truck came to a halt, the door opened, and a devil general with a saber jumped out.

Seeing this, the devil cavalry led by the devil immediately jumped off the war horse, and said to the devil general like a mournful test: "Report to Your Excellency General, my 9th reconnaissance wing encountered the tank unit of the Chinese Army ten kilometers south of Kaesong, and more than 600 imperial warriors could not retreat, all the jade was shattered, and the reconnaissance company went to two out of three!" ”

"What?" The devil general was shocked when he heard this.

Hurriedly asked: "How many tanks are there in the Chinese army?" Is there infantry or not?? ”

"There were no less than 100 tanks, and their assault was very fast. Our reconnaissance wing is simply powerless to parry, so whether there is infantry or not, it is not known for the time being. The devil cavalry bowed his head in shame.

"Yagayalu, damn Shina!" General Devil is none other than Watanabe Murai, the current commander of the 9th Division. He paced back and forth like an ant on a hot pot, and suddenly, to his cavalry, he said, "You will immediately go and reconnoiter the specific strength of the Chinese army, whether there are infantry or not." ”

"Hay!" The devil cavalry was determined to die. Gritted his teeth, turned and got on his horse, and turned around with a few of his subordinates and returned the same way.

After watching the cavalry leave. Watanabe Murai said to the adjutant on the side: "Go and inform the commander of the 19th Division, Lieutenant General Kim Kwang-yew, and the commanders of the brigades, that the joint commander is coming for a meeting!" Drop quickly. ”

"Hay." The adjutant bowed his head abruptly, and then turned to leave.

In a short time, several Japanese trucks and side three-wheeled motorcycles sped in from behind.

From above came down a Japanese lieutenant general, two major generals, three large sa, and two center left.

The lieutenant general is obviously the commander of the 19th Division, Kim Kwang-woo.

Seeing them coming, Watanabe Murai didn't care about being polite, so he waved his hand and said to them: "Everyone, come here quickly, the situation is urgent, we must make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

Before Jin Guangyou and the others arrived, some devil orderlies had already prepared maps, flashlights, and foldable portable marching small wooden tables.

The map had already been laid out on the table.

Jin Guangyou and the others saw Watanabe Murai's solemn face, knowing that the matter was important, and they didn't talk nonsense, so they hurriedly surrounded them.

Everyone gathered around the map, and Jin Guangyou asked suspiciously: "General Watanabe, is there any major emergency to come to us in such a hurry?" ”

Watanabe Murai nodded solemnly and said: "Yes, Your Excellency, the reconnaissance wing of our division encountered a tank unit of the Shina Army south of Kaesong, and the reconnaissance wing returned with a heavy defeat, and our road to retreat to Seoul is likely to have been blocked by the Shina Army." ”

As soon as Watanabe Murai's words came out, everyone present changed color, and Jin Guangyou asked with a shocked face: "Is the news accurate?" Obviously, his 19th Division has been frightened by the Northeast Frontier Army, and it has changed color, not to mention that the back road has been cut off.

Watanabe Murai was almost angry, and forced himself to hold back his anger and said: "Of course it's true, how could I joke with the lives of more than a thousand imperial soldiers in my reconnaissance wing?" ”

"Your Excellency the division commander, we now have a strong enemy in front of us and a chasing soldier behind, what should we do?" A Japanese soldier asked with a nervous and blank expression.

Several other major generals, Osa, and Nakasa also nodded their heads in agreement, and all their eyes were focused on Watanabe Murai.

In fact, since the 19th Division was hit hard one after another and the troops suffered heavy losses, Watanabe's 9th Division had subtly replaced the 19th Division's dominance.

There are no soldiers and no human rights.

Watanabe Murai looked down at the map under the expectant eyes of everyone, and said: "There is only one road to Seoul, if you want to go around, you have to climb over the mountains on both sides, it will be even more difficult for us, I have asked the reconnaissance wing to reconnoiter the size of the strength of the Zhina army, if they only have tank troops, and do not have the main infantry of the brigade, then even if we fight to the death, we still have a chance to break out." ”

Watanabe Murai's words were not finished, if there were still a large number of infantry main forces of the Northeast Army in front of them, and they would be able to defend according to the danger, and the fate of their 20,000 troops could be imagined.

Jin Guangyou and the other devil officers had gloomy faces, and they didn't say much, quietly waiting for the report of the reconnaissance wing.

It wasn't long before a cavalryman swept in like a storm.

The galloping sound of the war horse struck the hearts of every devil officer, and no one knew whether the news of the coming was hope or bad news.

In the nervous and expectant waiting of everyone, the devil cavalry came from far and near, galloping wildly, the devil cavalry on horseback suddenly pulled the reins, the war horse let out a long and sad roar, the front hooves rose into the air, the whole horse body stood upright, and fell down fiercely, and turned around twice in place before stopping.

The devil cavalry above hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and saluted Watanabe Murai suddenly: "Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, according to the reconnaissance of my scouts, the Shina Army in front only has tank troops, and there is no large number of infantry. ”

Watanabe Murai, Jin Guangyou and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, Watanabe Murai waved his hand and said, "It's hard work, go down and continue to monitor." ”

"Hay!" The devil cavalry turned over on the horse again, pulled the reins of the horse, turned the horse's head, and hit the horse's buttocks with a whip, the war horse was in pain, neighed, let go of the four hooves and continued to gallop forward.

After the cavalry scouts left, Watanabe Murai said to Jin Guangyou and the others: "The emperor blesses, the main force of the Shina people has not yet arrived, this must be just one of their vanguard armored troops, otherwise our 20,000 warriors will die tonight and there will be no place to bury!" ”

Although Watanabe Murai's words were not good, Jin Guangyou and the others didn't care, what he said was indeed the truth.

Jin Guangyou said: "Watanabe-kun, we still have the pursuit force of the Shina people in the rear, the situation is urgent, let's quickly deploy how to break through!" ”

Watanabe Murai nodded, and then gathered in front of the map with Jin Guangyou and the others and began to discuss nervously.

Kaesong, formerly known as Songdu, was originally the capital of the ancient Goryeo Kingdom, with a history of more than 400 years, located near the 38th parallel, and the military demarcation line of the Goryeo Peninsula and the negotiation site Panmunjom are all in the territory of Kaesong.

The reason why Kaesong was called Songdo by the ancient Goryeo people is that Kaesong is located on Songak Mountain, which is densely forested with pine forests, and the mountains are steep, and it is an important transportation point connecting the north and south of Goryeo.

About half an hour later, Watanabe Murai and Kim Kwang Yu led all 20,000 Japanese troops into the city of Kaesong, and at the moment of their entry, thousands of Japanese troops began to dig and build fortifications on both sides of the Songak Mountain along the highway outside the city, with the obvious intention of relying on Songyue Mountain to resist the pursuit of the Northeast Frontier Army that might be pursued at any time.

At the same time, Watanabe Murai and Jin Guangyou gathered the only remaining 30 tanks and light armored vehicles of the two divisions, as well as more than 5,000 of the most elite combat forces, and prepared to launch an attack on the headquarters of the high junior high school that was holding the official road and blocking their southward retreat.

Because the 19th Division and the 9th Division were almost in a state of rout and retreat in the past two days, and the real tragic battle encounters were not fought, the tank squadron, as the most valuable direct unit of the division, has always acted with the division headquarters and has no chance to fight with the tank units of the Northeast Frontier Army, so it has been preserved.

But at the moment, Watanabe Murai and Jin Guangyou can't care about so much, for the survival of the 20,000 army, they took out the only remaining and only family foundation that can be taken out, and are ready to fight to the death with the Northeast Border Guards. (To be continued......)